The Stepmother is Unkind

A child who is not short of food may not be greedy at ordinary times, but the same thing will be extraordinarily rare if someone competes with him.

Xie Ce went back crying, and Yin Mingyu could imagine that Mrs. Xie would not be in a good mood, so he sat in the pavilion and drank a cup of tea before getting up and returning to the main courtyard.

Mrs. Xie was really unhappy, but the child didn't really suffer much, just vented his emotions for a while, and stopped crying after entering the room.

And Mrs. Xie comforted her. When Yin Mingyu came in, Mrs. Xie didn't get angry as directly as last time, but she also looked bad.

Her old man is the oldest master in the mansion. The old lady acts casually as she gets older. As soon as she gets emotional, the atmosphere becomes very rigid. level.

Of course Yin Mingyu can find reasonable reasons to explain her behavior, but if she doesn't explain, she saves the most effort.

That's why she didn't say anything, just lowered her head and looked ashamed. In fact, not only was she not shocked, her thoughts flew to the sky long ago.

Xie Ce also seemed to be affected, and looked at everyone's eyes carefully.

Mrs. Xie made a sound, "Mother, Dalang is taking a rest today. Why don't the family have dinner in the main courtyard at night?"

Yin Mingyu was pondering when it would be more appropriate to go out to the mansion to do business, when he heard Mrs. Xie say that Xie Qin was going to rest today, and doubts flashed past.

She had absolutely no idea that Xie Qin was taking a break today, but only heard Qingyu say that he was out of the house as usual.

When Mrs. Xie heard the words, her face softened, and she nodded in agreement with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

The atmosphere in the room was relieved, and Xie Ce leaned softly against her great-grandmother.

Mrs. Xie and the old lady talked a few words about the dinner menu, and also asked Yin Mingyu's preferences, and then called Yin Mingyu away when they left the main courtyard.

"Why don't you go to the West Court and have a seat, I'll tell you about Ce Erniang's dowry."

Yin Mingyu nodded obediently and followed Mrs. Xie slowly to the west courtyard.

The size of the west courtyard and the east courtyard are not too different, but the overall style is more solemn than that of the east courtyard. Yin Mingyu walked in with Mrs. Xie, and the attendants all saluted respectfully without any sloppiness.

In the main room, the handmaiden served Yin Mingyu tea and stepped back, looking much more stable than the maids in the east courtyard.

Jin'er accompanied Yin Mingyu, and was even more tense, not wanting to be compared in terms of etiquette and teaching people to pick out mistakes.

And their masters and servants are really not picky in terms of etiquette, so that every time Mrs. Xie sees it, she doesn't understand why some people can show their magnanimity and not be generous enough.

Her thoughts flew around, her face was as usual, and she asked people to get account books and other things, and then said to Yin Mingyu: "If there is something wrong, you don't need to send someone to ask for instructions in advance, just come directly."

"Yes, mother."

While waiting for the account book, Mrs. Xie said gently: "You and Ceer-niang are sisters in the same family, and Ce'er and Ceer are blood relatives. The old lady is a little nervous, but I see that Ce'er likes you very much, you Take the initiative to get close to him."

Yin Mingyu nodded meekly, "Yes, mother."

It's easy to agree to the left and right, and it's not that she doesn't do it. When they push her, she will move, and if they don't push her, she will be idle.

In the past life, she had been in the workplace, if she had lied down early, she would not have died suddenly.

Fortunately, this life is not too late.

Mrs. Xie was obviously satisfied with her meekness, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she asked with concern, "Is the servants of the East Court safe?"

Yin Mingyu thought about it and said, "It's okay."

Mrs. Xie reminded her: "You should treat your servants with kindness and power, and you should not be too indulgent or too strict. Your rules are good, and you should act fairly. Generally speaking, it will not be bad."

This is all from experience. If you absorb more, it will become your own nutrients. Yin Mingyu is taught and listens carefully.

Bringing the account book, keys, etc., Mrs. Xie asked the maid to give it to her directly, "Only the body deed to accompany the room is not included."

"My daughter-in-law knows."

The mother-in-law, Mrs. Han, carefully selected the accompany room for the eldest lady, and she naturally had to hold the deed in her hand.

It was different when she got married.

If Yin's father forced the marriage between the Yin family and the Xie family, she would not disobey it after measuring it.

However, her mother-in-law Han was really generous to her, more than 20,000 taels. Therefore, even if some selfish considerations were not made explicit, Yin Mingyu would remember her benefits and feed them back to Xie Ce.

Moreover, even though Xie Ce is indeed a little squeamish, he is well-behaved by nature. After enlightenment and strict upbringing by a big family, the possibility of becoming a scoundrel is extremely low.

Yin Mingyu just wanted to amuse children, and he brought some other intentions by the way. It was also based on some premise, and he had no intention of lowering his head to please a child.

Mrs. Xie didn't ask much about the communication between the Yin family's mother and concubines. She said to Yin Mingyu, "You can go back and take a look at it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

Yin Mingyu did not retire directly, but thoughtfully asked Mrs. Xie some relatively simple questions from experience on the spot, showing that although she was average-minded and did not know much about flexibility, she was diligent and had room for improvement.

After doing this a few times, Mrs. Xie would lower her standards and not be too strict.

Mrs. Xie was indeed as she thought, and she was a little disappointed that she was incompetent, but she was meticulous and patient when answering, and comforted her to take it slow.

After Yin Mingyu thanked him, he resigned in time and left the West Courtyard.

And as soon as she returned to the West Courtyard, she threw all the account books to Jin'er Yin'er, and said confidently: "I have raised soldiers for a thousand days, and I used them for a while. I have trained you for many years, and it's time for you to dedicate to me."

Jin Er had been prepared for a long time, and his face was calm.

However, Yin'er stared at the stack of account books and was speechless, covered her chest exaggeratedly, staggered back a few steps, and stood on the table, "Miss, you didn't mean to take us to enjoy leisure, why is that?"

She took this play at her fingertips and acted much better than Jin'er.

Yin Mingyu gave her a look of admiration, learning and applying it, and said with grace: "It is your responsibility to share the worries and solve problems for the master. If you do well, you will naturally have many rewards."

Immediately, in order to encourage the two maids, she taught people to go to the dining room to order a table of dishes that the two of them like to eat, and said, "Lang Jun and I are serving dinner in the main courtyard, you might as well ask a few well-connected maids to eat together. "

Yin'er was worthy of being Yin Mingyu's maidservant. She had a table at the table, and she was bought in an instant. She happily took over the job, turned around and went out to invite people.

Jin'er calmed down, Fushen said, "My maid called Hong Silk to be by your side."

Yin Mingyu said with a smile: "The only one who knows me is Jin'er, go and go."

Jin'er couldn't help laughing, and when she turned to go out, she saw Yin'er also wrapped around the red silk, "sister is long" and "sister is short", very shy, shook his head amusingly, told them, and went to prepare dessert for Yin Mingyu.

For the whole day that followed, Jin'er and Yin'er clattered about their plans to settle accounts, and even Yin'er, who seemed to be escaping, sat there with a shrewd and capable aura.

The red silk couldn't help looking sideways in surprise.

Yin Mingyu was very calm, took a bite of the pear and swallowed it, and asked her what she would do with a smile.

Hong silk has a charming face, but her temperament is sincere. After Mrs. Ji's soft questioning, she answered all the questions without any omission.

Jin'er looked up at Hong Silk, who knew nothing about it, and gave her a pity look.

Yin Mingyu noticed it and glared back gently, until Jin'er took it back, and then continued to look at the red silk tenderly.

Hong silk taught her to look with straightforward and fiery eyes, and she couldn't help but blushed, making her even more charming.

Yin Mingyu couldn't help but mutter about Xie Qin's "destroying things" in his heart, unlike her, who likes to be surrounded by beauties.

Thinking like this, Yin Mingyu asked Hong Silk again, "Where's Qingyu?"

Hong silk replied: "There are still some things in the front yard that have not been finished. After the explanation is clear, Qingyu will stay in the east yard to serve you every day."

Yin Mingyu took another bite of the pear and responded vaguely.

At the beginning of Shen, Xie Qin returned to the East Courtyard, Yin Mingyu saw that he had come back early, and finally confirmed that he was indeed Xiu Mu today.

And Xie Qin didn't care about the two maids who were planning to settle accounts. After a few words with Yin Mingyu, he went straight into the study and waited until he went to the main courtyard for dinner.

Yin Mingyu packed up and walked out of the inner room, "Lang Jun, let's go."

The husband and wife walked together and went to the main courtyard together.

The moment he stepped into the main courtyard, Yin Mingyu changed his appearance, more quiet, silent and unobtrusive...

This is what Xie Qin first knew, and she deliberately showed it.

When the Xie family head and Mrs. Xie came together, the Xie family sat in a chat.

Mrs. Xie mentioned that they would return home in a few days, and the ceremony was ready, but she just brought Xie Ce back to Yin's house, and she needed to make some more arrangements.

Yin Mingyu listened patiently, asking and answering questions without saying a word.

Xie Qin listened and lowered his eyes to hide the thoughts in his eyes.

During the banquet, Xie Ce was uncharacteristically, holding a spoon by himself, and looking at Yin Mingyu from time to time with a pair of big and round eyes, for fear that she would grab a lot of food and eat too much.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Xie praised him very much.

Master Xie and Madam Xie also looked at their grandson with a smile, and the topic revolved around him.

Xie Qin watched Yin Mingyu out of the corner of the eye. She didn't intervene, nor was she cautious, but she had no plans to join in.

After the meal, the two left the main courtyard. Xie Qin invited Yin Mingyu to take a walk in the garden. With her consent, he waved his entourage to follow him away.

The two were quiet at first, until Xie Qin stopped by Qushui, and Yin Mingyu also stopped.

He was as rich as jade, standing under the moonlight with his hands behind his back.

Yin Mingyu glanced at him admiringly, pulled him back to the world, and asked bluntly, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Lang?"

Xie Qin turned back slowly, faced her, and said, "With your intelligence, you must have seen that grandmother and mother are both troublesome people. In fact, there is no need to act like that. If the elders find out, I am afraid they will think you are. It's rude to play, and I'm angry."

Yin Mingyu looked at him silently, and then chuckled.

Xie Qin had doubts in his eyes.

Yin Mingyu looked away and said indifferently, "Don't worry, Langjun, I will pay attention to proportions."

Not being a bad person doesn't mean they won't be demanding.

Even if you don't fully understand the matter of the eldest lady, you can infer one or two things. She didn't believe that a woman who had a very good life and was melted by tenderness would be willing to arrange a room for the rare man in the world.

Different positions and unequal demands are prone to conflicts.

Yin Mingyu didn't want to have a heart-to-heart with him, so he bowed his knees slightly, "Langjun is free, I'll go back to the East Court first."

She said she would go away without any reluctance.

Xie Qin watched her leave, with a rare lack of clarity in his eyes, as if there was a fog that disturbed his thoughts.