Xuanmen Xiaoguo Shi is divination again

Chapter 38 Buying People's Hearts
On November 22rd of the [-]nd year of Changle, it snowed heavily in central Beijing.

Kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet, Mu Shiyan put down the ink-dried lower script pen, raised her hand and let out a sigh of relief. She entered the ancestral hall on the ninth day of November, and half a month has passed now.

For the past half month, she had to come here every day at dawn to copy scriptures on her knees, and only at night could she go back to her Chaohuaju to rest and sleep.

After all, her uncle felt sorry for her as a girl, and never let her stay in this empty and cold ancestral hall all day and all night, but even so, her knees were still bruised and her calves were swollen.

She worked hard day and night here, but the one in Fulanxuan enjoyed the happiness.

A deep gloomy look suddenly appeared in the girl's eyes. Although she was not allowed to go out in the ancestral hall, she could occasionally piece together some things she wanted to know from the gossip of the servants.After the little bitch fell into the water, the uncle's attitude towards her softened countless times. Not only did people inside and outside the house no longer allow her to "resist her father and her mother", but he also went to Fulanxuan from time to time!
If this continues, will there still be a place for her, Mu Shiyan, to speak in the Duke's mansion?
Mu Shiyan pursed her lips, and slowly clenched her hands on the low table into fists. She knew very well in her heart that all the honors bestowed on her now—whether it be praise or fame—had more than half of it. Thanks to her uncle and cousin.

Her father, Mu Wenhua, loved poetry and books since he was a child, and he didn't serve martial arts. Up to now, he is only a small fifth-rank minister in the Ministry of Industry, and there is still a long way to go from a minister of the third-rank Ministry of Industry.If it wasn't for the fact that the two heirs of the Duke's House had never separated, and the eldest daughter, Mu Xiyin, was too weak and unable to socialize like ordinary noble daughters, how could those reputations fall on her?
Even at the Shangyuan Palace Banquet every year, she was honored by her uncle, the Duke of the country, so that she could be ranked in the first row of seats like those princesses.

But now that Mu Xi has resigned and returned to the mansion, the eldest house is not limited to Mu Xiyin, the sick son-in-law's daughter. Once she wins the favor of her uncle, the praise and glory that belonged to her in the past will all be taken by that little bitch. Take it away!

Mu Shiyan lowered her eyes, the knuckles of her long and slender fingers turned white from her pinching, and the silver charcoal in the charcoal basin was burning vigorously, but the warmth did not touch her body at all.

If she wanted to use Mu Guogong's century-old meritorious service to raise her own value, she had to cling to the Changfang family.

And Mu Xici is the biggest obstacle on her road to prosperity.

She was lucky not to be robbed by bandits on the way back to Beijing, but she didn't believe that her luck could be so good every time.

Mu Shiyan loosened her clenched hands, and slowly kneaded the bloody nail prints on her palms. The closed wooden door of the ancestral hall was suddenly pushed open, and immediately a wind and snow came in from outside the house with air-conditioning.

Yun Shu carried a mahogany food box, walked quickly to Mu Shiyan's side, and called "Miss" in a low voice.

"You're here." Mu Shiyan calmly sorted out the copied scriptures on the case, Yunshu opened the food box, carefully took out a few plates of steaming food, and handed her bowls and chopsticks: "Miss, You use it slowly, iron carefully."

"Whether it's hot or not is not in a hurry." Mu Shiyan took the porcelain bowl and put it aside, "How is my mother's...?"

Last night Xiao Shuhua had time to visit her, and seeing her legs swelled into carrots, she shed tears for half the night in distress. Before leaving, she said that she would go to her father today and ask her father to intercede with the uncle so that the remaining Punishment for the second half of the month.

Although her father is not very capable, he has a good relationship with his uncle's brother. If he can save his face and say something nice to his uncle, the latter will let her go for the sake of their brotherhood.

It will depend on whether her mother persuades her father.

There was a light smile in Mu Shiyan's eyes. She felt that her father must have been persuaded by her mother because of her father's soft-hearted temperament.

"Miss, this..." Yun Shu's face showed embarrassment when he heard this, she hesitated for a while while pinching the hem of her clothes, and then suddenly sank, "Miss, ma'am, she failed to persuade the master."

"What?" Mu Shiyan's hand holding the chopsticks sank suddenly, and the silver-inlaid chopsticks touched the porcelain plate, making a snort, "My father won't agree to plead with uncle for me?"

"Yes, yes." Yun Shu bit his head and nodded, and stumblingly relayed Mu Wenhua's words, "Master said...whether you did it intentionally or not, miss, it is an indisputable fact that you pushed third miss into the water. If you break the family rules, you should be punished. It is a great grace for the Duke of the State to allow you to live in Chaohuaju at night, and he has no face to plead with the Duke of the State."

"in addition……"

"What else? You just say it." Mu Shiyan pursed her lips and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks. Now she is copying the scriptures and thinking about it, so there is not much meat in the food, and it is clean and light. This made her lose her appetite.

"In addition, the master said that Madam was too arrogant and indulged Miss, and that it is a good thing that you were punished this time, so that you can develop a long memory, and don't be so frivolous and flamboyant in the future." Yun Shu said, and immediately took half a step back after speaking, I was afraid that Chi Yu would be harmed by my young lady who was in a rage.

Mu Shiyan put down her chopsticks abruptly, her face was cloudy and cloudy, Yun Shu lowered her eyebrows and dared not speak, she gasped for a long while, trying to gather herself together.

Very well, even her good-for-nothing father is unwilling to help her.

Mu Xici...

well.

"Where is Yunshi? How is she?" Mu Shiyan pressed her chest and let out a turbid breath, her brows slowly climbed into the shadow of prey. After listening to Yunshu, she bowed slightly: "Most of the wound has recovered, and I will be able to go to the ground. She is still limping when she walks, and the servants have not dared to turn over at night after seeing her."

"Okay." Mu Shiyan closed her eyes and put her bare hands on her knees tightly together, the luxurious fabric was cut by her nails immediately, "You go and prepare some good wound medicine, and get some more to help the wound heal Soup and snacks, I will go to see her personally tonight."

"Yes, ma'am, this servant obeys." Yun Shu responded with a blessing, and took a pair of new chopsticks from the food box, "Miss, hurry up and eat, if you delay the meeting, I'm afraid the food will be completely cold."

"En." Mu Shiyan hummed softly, her eyes darkened.

Rhyme is a think tank specially cultivated by her mother for her. She is very clever and easy to use, but people who are too smart often know how to avoid bad luck and follow the wind.

Yun Shi was punished because of her, and she might have some complaints about her as her master in her heart. Accumulating too many complaints will only lead to two hearts... Now is the time to employ people, and she can't leave her for the time being.

It's meaningless to put icing on the cake, and it's to win people's hearts by sending charcoal in the snow, especially when she herself is in trouble, and she will send some wound medicine and snacks at this time, which will definitely show her gentleness and generosity.

What's more, in the final analysis, the source of the punishment for the two of them is Mu Xici, that little bitch. As long as she uses it properly, she can pour out this bowl of black water.

At that time, Yun Shi would naturally be more willing to work for her wholeheartedly.

Mu Shiyan closed her eyes, her long eyelashes covered the fierce light in her eyes.

　Mu Shiyan is going to be a demon again

　　
　
(End of this chapter)