boudoir

Chapter 38
Nanny Li held back her grievances, and hurried towards the main courtyard. When she arrived near the waterside pavilion by the lake, she was about to take a rest before leaving, when she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.Stopping to watch, it was Tian'er who caught up.

"Why are you here?" she asked.

Tian'er took a few breaths before saying, "I don't know where Mammy is going?"

Nanny Li hummed in a deep voice: "Of course I should complain to the old lady! Don't stop me, you can't stop me!"

Tian'er hurriedly laughed: "Mammy has suffered such a big grievance, so naturally she wants to seek justice. But the old lady is not taking care of housework now, so I am afraid that Madam will be in charge of it in the end. According to me, Mammy It would be more useful to ask Da Furen directly."

Nanny Li paused for a moment, then patted her thighs: "That's exactly what you said! Fortunately, you reminded me, you really are a caring girl!" She happily went to the long room.

Mrs. Nie is drinking tea with Mrs. Yu in the long room, while Yanhua and Yuhua are playing chess.

Nie suddenly became interested, looked at Yu and said, "Madam Li went to the garden, has there been any movement?"

Looking at the teacup with light eyebrows, Yu said, "That girl is very clever, it seems that there is nothing I can do about her for the time being. But Cuiying's hoof is thorny, and it will rub against her every now and then."

Mrs. Nie was surprised: "How could this be? The old lady specially invited Madam Li back from the Duke's Mansion. How could this Cuiying have the guts to go against her?"

Mrs. Yu snorted: "Whether you have the guts or not depends on who is behind her. Besides, Madam Li didn't come here specially for this. The old lady has other things to pick her up. Knowing the reason, there is nothing good I'm scrupled."

Nie heard the smell: "Sister-in-law, besides the old lady, there is someone else behind Cuiying?...Is it 'that person'?!" She frowned pointedly.

Yu listened but did not answer.

Mrs. Nie also fell silent, flicking the lid of the teacup in her hand, and said for a long time: "It's a good deal for that damn girl, if Li Nanny fights with Cuiying, naturally she won't care about her."

Yu frowned, "What's the rush, she is far from mature, and it won't be too late to treat her after all these things are settled."

Seeing that she was displeased, Mrs. Nie hurriedly stopped talking.

Yu Shi didn't speak anymore.

Every time she mentioned the girl in the garden, she felt uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.Madam Li has been away for so long and there is no good news, Yu Shi is not without depression.This girl was able to say such sonorous words to the old man in such a chaotic situation, and now she can safely deal with the old and arrogant Madam Li. I really don't know how she can do it given her age and experience.Even though she had memorized those words in advance, it was already a rare thing to be able to speak so resolutely in the face of a room full of people who opposed her.To put it bluntly, even if she is as smart as Yuhua, she may not be able to have such courage when it comes to crisis.

She really didn't want to make others ambitious, from the day she first met, she felt that this girl was different from Min Hua and Su Hua, she was a poisonous thorn, not only piercing her eyes, but also piercing her heart.

Sometimes she forced herself not to care because of her status as the daughter of the Youcheng Mansion, but a real person stood in front of her, and she was bleeding from the blood of her husband and another woman, and her face was inherited. That woman was all glamorous, so this thorn made her feel uncomfortable all over.She used to think that if she married He Yu, this man would completely belong to her. After all, she "married" to him as the prime minister's daughter, and other women could not give him a bright future.If the existence of Su Meiyin is the result she must endure, then the appearance of this child will release all the jealousy and resentment she suppressed on Su Meiyin, and Su Meiyin has already separated half of him However, this woman surnamed Xu wants to give birth to a child to snatch the rest of him from her!

... Yu Shi couldn't help propping up her forehead, and sighed faintly.

Every time I think about these things, I can't help getting angry, and I really can't think about it anymore.If she thinks about it any further, she might not be able to resist killing her now, she can't be so stupid.She wanted to keep her torment slowly, just like the day-to-day torment He Cistanbi gave her all these years.What's more, she still has more difficult people to deal with now...

She closed her eyes and calmed down for a while, then called Hong Xiu: "Bring the sandalwood bracelet that the abbot of Jinquan Temple gave you last month."

Mrs. Nie couldn't guess that there was such a big turbulence in her heart just now, seeing her voice, she also asked: "I will go to Jinquan Temple on the first day of the next month, will my sister-in-law go?" She picked her chin again in Aunt Su's courtyard opposite. , said: "I think that person has gone every month, and he has never left once."

Yu said calmly: "Meiyin swore an oath for the second girl in front of the Bodhisattva before, and promised Yueyue to go, so naturally she can't be left behind."

Nie pursed her lips and said, "It's really amazing to be a concubine in her role. In an ordinary wealthy family, how can there be an aunt who goes to the temple to pray for the whole family?"

Yu put the teacup down and said: "You have a good mouth. No one will let you go. I am like her sister, but I have never treated her as a concubine. Don't talk about it anymore. But now The transfer order of the Ministry of Officials will be issued soon, if your fourth brother really wants to be a doctor, you have to hurry up."

Mrs. Nie hurriedly said: "Only at the beginning of the month, I sent 1000 taels of silver to Zeng Mingfang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. In the past few days, I have raised 3000 taels, and there are also a pair of foot-high suet jade Buddhas, which are about to go to Youcheng's mansion. Please ask sister-in-law to be a guide."

Yu pondered for a moment: "1000 taels to Zeng Mingfang? You guys are very generous."

Mrs. Nie sighed: "What can I do? The wool comes from the sheep, and when I take office in the future, are you afraid that I won't be able to earn back the money? Alas, in fact, our master has no money. To tell the truth, my sister-in-law said, this time I But I even took out my dowry money. Now I hope that the grain collection will go smoothly, so I can earn some money back." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but lowered his voice and moved closer to Mrs. Yu: "I will also pay for my sister-in-law. If you buy two dry stocks, you just wait for the money to come to your door!"

Mrs. Yu hummed lightly, and said, "Who did the grain requisition officer order?"

"It hasn't been decided yet." Nie said, "Isn't everyone the same? Who can't give face to the two houses?"

Mrs. Yu glanced at her: "It's easy to think! If Zuo Cheng Luo Shixin took this job, wouldn't you be in trouble when the time comes?"

Nie was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed.

At this time, Yuhua threw the chess pieces aside, sneered, and said, "It's not easy, why don't we let our family do this grain requisition?"

The two Yu's looked over, both puzzled.Yuhua said: "Luo Shixin is the leader of the battle, my grandfather and grandfather are the leader of the peace, this time the border victory, Luo Shixin has won the favor of the Holy One, it must be a bit dislike for our family, if we don't show some sincerity to show our loyalty to the Holy One, It’s still uncertain what will happen next! If this job is to be done next, firstly, it will reassure the Holy Majesty, and secondly, it will be convenient for making food and money, wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone?”

After hearing this, Mrs. Nie was stunned for a long time, and then she slapped her hand and praised: "Miss San is really an extremely clever and wonderful person! It's fortunate that you came up with such a way to get the best of both worlds—I say sister-in-law, you It's a pity that she was born as a daughter, if it were a man, she would be a pillar of the dynasty with our old master!"

Mrs. Yu glanced sideways at her: "How can you be as airy as you said?" She also looked at Yuhua and smiled, "Yu'er is really up to date." The pride in her tone is self-evident, just looking at Yuhua Huashi's gaze was particularly meaningful.

Nie was flattering in every possible way, Yanhua was watching, her face was full of displeasure, but Yuhua was smiling smugly, so she could only cheer up and said: "Who is the third sister? She is unique in our mansion. It is the only one in the whole house. In Jingzhong, that is also the famous Shuyuan."

Yu Shi listened with a smile, while twisting the sandalwood string, she suddenly remembered: "Speaking of food collection, I heard that the eighth girl has not recovered from her illness?"

Mrs. Nie picked up a piece of sesame crisps and was about to bite them, when she heard that she sneered and said, "It's not that easy!" Seeing Mrs Yu looking over, he put down the crispy candies again, and said, "What did sister-in-law mention her? That girl almost If you ruin our event, even if you don’t see good, you will get retribution!"

Yu Shi slightly lowered her head, raised her eyebrows and blew the tea in her palm: "After all, she is the daughter of the third lady. Although she is stubborn, she should give the third lady some face. Don't say anything else, let's go and have a look together."

Mrs. Yu served tea, stood up, Caiqin suddenly came in: "Ma'am, Mother Li from Ninth Girl's room is here."

Nie looked at Yu in surprise, "Why is she here?"

Caiqin told the whole story, Yu Shi pondered for a while, and said to Nie Shi: "You handle this matter, I'll go and change clothes."

Mrs. Nie had never done anything before, and when she heard that Mrs. Yu had handed over the case to her, she suddenly regained her spirits. When Mrs. Yu entered the room, she signaled Caiqin to bring Nanny Li in.

As soon as Nie sat back, she heard a burst of crying from far to near: "Madam must be the master of this old slave!" Immediately afterwards, a woman with disheveled hair rushed in, knelt down on the ground with a plop, His clothes were as dirty and wrinkled as a rag, his face was covered with dust and blood, he opened his mouth to howl, and lost one of his front teeth.

Nie was startled: "Nurse Li? What's wrong with you!"

"Madam wants to be the master of this old slave!" Nanny Li wiped away her tears, looked up to see Mrs. Nie, her voice stopped abruptly.Nie's face was lowered: "Why, you can't say it?" Caiqin also said: "If you have any grievances, please tell me. The eldest lady will not be free at the moment, and it is the same to let the fourth lady decide."

Although Nanny Li was disappointed, she did not dare to take it seriously in front of Mrs. Nie, so she pointed in the direction of the garden and said angrily: "Cuiying's hoof has bullied me many times, and she is the one who beat me like this today! The old slave is the master!"

Mrs. Nie didn't speak at the moment, she turned her head and gave Caiqin a low voice after half a day, and then asked someone to move a chair for Mammy Li, before saying, "What do you want me to do for you?"

(End of this chapter)