Seeing that Lian Qiu Bai was deep in thought and didn't want to get her distracted, Xu Mingwei smiled and changed the topic, "Seeing that June is approaching, Big Sister Jin Xi's birthday celebration is naturally going to be held soon. "I really envy her for being able to spend her last birthday at home …"
"Jin Xi's birthday is going to be your birthday in a few days, right? "Although I haven't been with my parents before, they would still come to visit me, so it would be no different from being at home."
Xu Mingwei smiled faintly, these were the thoughts of a young lady who had never married before, it was always different in their own home. However, she also knew that Lian Qiubai had deliberately said something to comfort him, so she only nodded and said, "Then don't forget my due diligence. Even if I were to directly exchange the yellow and white rice, I would still accept it."
Jing Xuan and Lian Qiubai just laughed and made a pile, then said, "How can someone ask for someone's life like that, Grandma really doesn't seem like anything at all."
Xu Mingwei ignored them and looked out of the window, saying, "It's getting late, those girls of mine are probably going to look for me too. I'll have to go back now. I'm serious about the birthday present, so don't do it yourself.
Lian Qiubai pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm not using the tofu body, so I can do that sort of thing. Since you still have other things to do, Jing Xuan, send Grandma out for me. Don't forget to bring the water caltrop fresh from this morning. "
Xu Mingwei was still calculating in her heart about what season it would be, so she answered crisply and let her go after hitting the curtain. Although Lian Qiu Bai wanted Xu Mingwei to bring back some fresh farm produce, he didn't really want her to follow Jing Xuan to the side room to get some.
As a result, Jing Xuan only smiled to please her, and said affectionately: "Grandmother, follow me over here, and be careful of my feet. The water chestnut just arrived this morning. It's muddy and sandy, and it's not good for you to get your hands dirty. When I'm done, I'll take you across the yard. "It's still fresh and crisp, tender and sweet. The little girl served it and peeled it off, making it look good on the plate …"
Xu Mingwei nodded her head to thank her, "It will be hard for your family's young lady, even when she got something new, she still thinks about me. "You don't have to rush over to deliver it. It's the same if you have time." "
Jing Xuan laughed and did not speak, but in the blink of an eye, she had already left the courtyard. Xu Mingwei shook her head and expressed her gratitude, "Your family's miss can't leave you either. I even want to go to Master Fang's house to take a seat, you can go by yourself."
Jing Xuan knew that she was just making it up, so she did not insist, and turned back the way he came. However, she thought to herself, a master like this who was kind and afraid of causing trouble was not like a master. If it were a girl in their room, she probably wouldn't be able to control herself.
Xu Mingwei didn't know that Jing Xuan was still silently cursing her, so she leisurely walked back to the courtyard through the path she came from. Along the way, she saw the Master Fang's courtyard door open. She stopped for a moment, but in the end, she still did not enter. Teacher is not feeling well, as a student it is unfilial to not let your worries go away, why take this matter to add to the problem. It would be better to wait for Old Lai's family to report the situation and investigate the real culprit before telling the Master Fang about it.
After a while, she arrived at the entrance of his own courtyard. The old woman guarding the entrance had already been replaced with a new one. She greeted him respectfully when she saw him. Xu Mingwei muttered in her heart, it was again the Wang Clan's "eyes", he also lazily glanced at them, and directly headed inside.
Unexpectedly, he saw a familiar back figure in the courtyard. It was tall and slender, who else could it be other than the Lady Helan!?
Xu Mingwei couldn't believe his eyes at all. She thought she had seen wrongly. But when she opened her eyes, Lady Helan was still that Lady Helan. It was just that from the start, she had her back facing her, and turned to face her.
"Silly girl, how many days has it been? Even your mother isn't coming out?" Lady Helan looked at her with a slight smile. Her gaze was filled with affection, as though a gentle spring breeze had caressed her face. It caused Xu Mingwei to feel a sense of warmth.
"Mother, it's really you!" So you came here? " After the excitement, Xu Mingwei suddenly stopped and asked, "Did the Old Lai family head home to chew on the tongue?"
Lady Helan glanced at her with a smile, then tapped the center of Xu Mingwei's brows and said, "You little thing, you've also learned how to play wily with your mother. Those tricks of yours are still something my mother taught me. You just hope that your mother can come and uphold justice for you. "
Xu Mingwei's plan had been exposed, and she felt a little embarrassed as she said, "I didn't expect that you would arrive so quickly. I was really surprised just now. Have you met my mother-in-law? "
The Lady Helan said, "If I don't suppress your mother-in-law first, how would Mother be able to enter your courtyard?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the old woman guarding the gate and the person patrolling the courtyard, "If we don't suppress your mother-in-law first, how can we send people into your courtyard?"
At this time, Xu Mingwei was completely shocked, and asked, "Just what kind of weakness do you have, to think that my mother-in-law would even be willing to do this?"
The Lady Helan covered her face and said, "I will explain this to you in detail when the time comes. "You only need to remember that everything Mother has done was for your own good and she will definitely not harm you."
Xu Mingwei replied, "I don't have to worry about that. We can talk about it later. "If it wasn't for the fact that I'm unsure myself, and that you taught me personally as a married woman, my daughter wouldn't have the face to ask you to help her …"
The Lady Helan tenderly caressed her head and sighed, "Silly child, what's wrong with that? Mother will just stand behind you and call out to me once. What happened to you this time, even Mother felt that it was extremely dangerous. If his luck was bad, how could he survive? This person who set the snake on fire had never been heard of before in the entire inner chamber of the capital. This was not even close to a battle between the sons of the snake … I don't believe that your mother-in-law can find it out. Even if they found out, it would be hard to say whether they would deal with it or not. You also know that it's good enough for the Old Lai family to get back to you. You don't need to care about the rest of the matters to avoid losing face for your mother-in-law. You've never seen the couple in her house before. He can't escape the sight of chickens crowing and dogs stealing. In less than five days, this matter will have an idea. "
At this time, Xu Mingwei heard the words that the Lady Helan had said about her concerns, and felt warm and sour in her heart. She carried her new daughter-in-law's identity on her back, so she absolutely could not have a conflict with née Wang. Moreover, the Fu Clan's current housekeeper was the Wang Clan. After all, Granny was not her mother. She might not be able to fulfill that responsibility for a daughter-in-law. The final decision on how to handle the situation was entirely up to her.
Rather than getting controlled by others and waiting for the matter to end, it would be better to let the Lady Helan intervene. After such a huge incident had occurred, it was reasonable for the Lady Helan, as her mother, to be concerned about the safety of her daughter in her parents' home.
But what Xu Mingwei did not expect was that there were still treasures in the Lady Helan that could make Wang Family submit to him. Previously, he even wanted to talk to her about the number of servants in their house. But now, the entire courtyard has been swapped with the Xu family, and Lady Wang actually allowed it.
"Oh right, where are Wan Rong and the rest? "You haven't woken up yet?" Xu Mingwei suddenly thought about the commotion that had occurred in her courtyard. There was no reason for Wan Rong and the others to not be able to sleep and not get up to welcome the Lady Helan.
Lady Helan stared blankly, "I just wanted to tell you about this matter. You are becoming more and more loose in this house. You have spoiled this group of girls to the point that they don't know their place. How can you get someone to steal a snake when it's night time, and then put a living person on your bed, yet you still want to be a human? What kind of a place was the inner chamber? A tiny bit of lax could kill a person without leaving a drop of blood! When I came here, they were still sleeping soundly in the room, and there weren't even any who went out with them.
Although Lady Helan did not scold her loudly, Xu Mingwei still blushed from what she said, and replied softly, "It's my daughter who has lost control of her servants, I have to worry."
Lady Helan sighed, and said, "I know you have been kind to them since you were young, but you must remember, servants are servants, they are useless if they cross the line. Wan Yi, I will have my men bring that girl back first. I will trade her with a useful one from you later. "
Xu Mingwei's face became even hotter as she lowered her head and replied, "Daughter knows her wrongs and will definitely not repeat the same mistake again."
The Lady Helan caressed her hand and comforted her, "You are still young, so there are some things that shouldn't be rushed even if you are in the wrong. However, there are some things that we, as daughters, cannot afford to err on our side. When Wan Rong and the others come back from learning the rules from Old Woman Yang, tell them to search the room again carefully so that no one would cram anything in during the chaos. The doors are always more important in the future, so you must not be careless anymore. "
Xu Mingwei nodded, raising her head to look at Lady Helan, no one knew when, but at the corner of his eyes, there were actually some fine lines, her heart suddenly felt sour, and his eyes started to turn red.
The Lady Helan said that she had said too much, causing her to feel sad. She patted her shoulder and laughed, "Child, you're too thin-skinned. I only said a few words about you and you're already crying? Alright, alright, Mom won't say anymore. Mom even found you two girls from the Martial Competition. They are both honest people and taught by the head of the capital. They couldn't ride their horses to battle, but there were enough guards for the An clan. The first year's wages have been paid for you, from now on you can get your own money. Today, you came in a hurry, and the people behind you weren't able to keep up. In a little while, you'll probably come from home as well. "You are not allowed to let others eat for nothing. Only with the two of them by your side can I be at ease."