Foster son and husband

Chapter 43 Depressed
In the afternoon, Mei Niang and Ru Lan went around the mansion in a small carriage. Everywhere they went, the women in charge were all panicked. , Mei Niang and Ru Lan have inspected the scene, and if they are satisfied, they will appreciate it. When they see the sloppy and unpleasant, they will naturally reprimand them and order them to correct their mistakes immediately.

Rulan told Mei Niang that half of the women in charge in the mansion are domestic servants who have lived in the mansion for a long time, and half are the companions of the old lady, the eldest wife and the second wife. They are not qualified to be stewards, except for Jingyu and Mei Niang who are really in charge of the house, they use people around them to give orders, and the stewards may listen or not, so what can we do with them, as the saying goes, beat the dog Master, those who have served old ladies and wives before, as juniors, dare not move.

Mei Niang laughed: "I know, even if they broke the rules and violated the rules, they have to go back to the old ladies and wives before they can do it, right? It's up to the elders to say whether to do it or not. Doesn't this make us feel He wrote: The mistakes made by the stewards were originally approved by the old ladies and wives before they were made?"

Ru Lan looked at her and sighed: "You dare to act and speak now! The matter of the garment workshop is not that simple. The second wife's companion, Qiao's mother, is in charge, and Jing Yu is in her hand. An embroidery shop, the business is very good, do you think the eldest wife doesn't know? The old lady is biased towards the eldest house, how can she not love the second master in her heart? After so many years, the second house was not allowed to be separated, and she wanted a family reunion. In fact, she didn't want to let The second room left the big room, and lost that glory. I heard from the third master that the second master's qualifications are mediocre. He studied hard but didn't make any progress. Not daring to take the spring test, and later became an official, the elder still begged for grace in front of the emperor... The second house has three sons, the concubine and the concubine, only the second master entered the official position, and recently changed to a better official position, the household department The head of the Ministry of Gold, from the sixth grade to the fifth grade, is all thanks to the uncle. There are also the third master and the fifth master, the two girls who have not left the cabinet, all rely on the uncle to inherit the glory of the Houfu. How can the old lady tolerate the chaos at home? Get up, if the first wife and the second wife have something to do, she will just suppress it. So you just need to understand it in your heart, and you don't have to touch that thorn."

Mei Niang smiled and said, "Are you doing it for my own good, or are you helping your mother-in-law and sister-in-law?"

Ru Lan patted her reproachfully: "Of course I'm doing it for your own good! The eldest lady didn't tell you this, she obviously wanted you to try it, but she kept her good name, and looked at the second wife in embarrassment. You What can we do then? Tell the matter and offend the second wife and Jingyu. The old lady may let them be punished, but she definitely doesn't like it. Besides, how will you punish them during this new year's festival? So what if the punishment is over? It’s still a family, you don’t see each other when you look up, you’re polite on the face, but hate in your heart, why bother?”

Mei Niang looked at Ru Lan: "In this mansion, you are willing to be so sincere for me, I know. Thank you, good sister, good sister-in-law!"

Ru Lan laughed: "You can't yell like that in front of people. I'm a sister-in-law, and I should be courteous to you. This is also a heart-to-heart exchange. I'll accept your kindness to me, and I can't enjoy it enough!"

The mother-in-law led the pony carriage and walked slowly, and the two sat in the warm carriage, chatting and laughing in low voices, Rulan showed Meiniang the famous scenery in the mansion, the directions of each house and courtyard, until dusk, the whole In Mei Niang's mind, Hou Mansion gradually formed a plan that she thought was relatively complete.

I was planning to go directly to Jinhua Hall, greet the old lady, and wait for dinner, but I heard Cui Xi reported that Cui Lian had found it from Tsinghua University, and said that six sets of new clothes from the grandma had arrived. will be delivered later.

Mei Niang smiled at Ru Lan: "You didn't tell me how she treated me in the past, even if she has changed sincerity this time, I will listen to you and leave her alone!"

Ru Lan nodded: "Family and everything are prosperous, no matter what you want, now is not the time!"

Mei Niang stretched out her hands to caress the thin padded jacket on her body: "This dress is actually very close-fitting and easy to wear, but it's too thin. It's fine to sit in it, but it's cold when you go out for a walk. I'm going back to my room to try on the new clothes. You going or not?"

Ru Lan said with a smile: "It's really a child's heart. Why don't you come back to try new clothes at night? But the one on your body is really too thin. It's going to snow, so go back and change into a thicker one. I..."

Her face was slightly red, "I want to go back to the room to have a look. The third master went out in the morning and probably came back. I have to tell him and go to the old lady's place."

Seeing her shy look, Mei Niang was both envious and funny, and joked: "It's not easy to say? Just send a girl. You think about the third master yourself, right?"

Ru Lan blushed now, and patted Meiniang: "You are sister-in-law, don't make fun of me!"

The two fought in the carriage for a while, and when they arrived at the gate of Tsinghua University, Meiniang and Rulan said goodbye, Cuixi lifted the curtain, and Cuisi and Cui Lian helped them get out of the car.

With the help of the three maids, trying on six new clothes in one go, it feels like shopping in a previous life, trying on everything you like, who cares if you buy it or not?I can honestly say that the embroiderer of the Xufu Garment Workshop is really superb. The six robes, the colors are chosen by herself, the styles are not repeated, the embroidery is exquisite and elegant, and all of them use invisible stitches. The whole robe looks beautiful on the surface. There is not a single seam, so the person who measured the size is also a master. The degree of fit of each piece of clothing is actually too wide for one point, and narrow for one point. Mei Niang is wearing a new dress, turning around in front of the mirror Go, Ms. Wang and Cuixi watched from the side, also smiling, the master and servant were in a good mood.

Cheng'er shouted outside the door: "Master is back!"

Meiniang just remembered something, looked at Ms. Wang and Cuixi: "I will teach them to call Hou Ye later, and I will call you that too... You guys go down first!"

When Xu Junying came in, Madam Wang and Cuixi saluted him and went out.

Meiniang greeted Xu Junying with a blessing, and Xu Junying nodded, and sat down at the round table. After a while, Ping'er brought tea in, saluted and retreated. Meiniang came closer, facing Xu Junying. Sit down, the husband and wife look at each other, but no one is in a hurry to talk.

Mei Niang pointed to the new clothes on the hanger, smiled and said, "Master Hou, take a look at my new clothes, okay?"

Xu Junying glanced over: "I heard that you are getting more and more made. They only have four pieces. How did you make six pieces? In order to catch up with Tsinghua University's clothes, the garment workshop missed other things, but this is it?"

Mei Niang looked at him: "Master Hou didn't come here just for this, did he? The news spread very quickly. I made six pieces because of the lack of clothes. Master Hou can ask if there is any grandma in the house who doesn't have more than ten pieces." Twenty cotton robes and jackets? I even paid for the money myself! As for the delay, I have to ask the second grandma, and I really want to know how it happened!"

Xu Junying lifted the lid of the tea bowl, gently pushed aside the tea leaves floating on it, and said lightly: "You are hardworking and have some talent for managing affairs, but you are not very sensible...The garment workshop rushed to make your new clothes, Do what you have to do, just do it, don't ask any more!"

Meiniang knowingly asked, "Why?"

"Just understand it in your heart. How can I have time to come here to talk to you? Think about things in the future. Rulanken will help you the best. She comes from everyone. If you don't understand some things, she won't." I don't understand! Are you ready? Let's go to the old lady's side, she just got someone to call, and she will eat that kind of food tonight!"

What kind of dish?It's hot pot!
Meiniang was so depressed, she could still accept Rulan explaining the situation in this family to her like that, Xu Junying is completely in the style of a warlord, he can do whatever he wants, he cares so much about the brotherhood, he is unwilling to ruin the big thing for such a thing The family is united and friendly, and they are not even allowed to ask, for fear of sweeping Bai Jingyu's face, right?But before she asked to be the housekeeper, he said so bluntly: If you dare to have a greedy heart, you can do whatever you want!

(End of this chapter)