little wife

Chapter 17

The whole family finished their dinner in a friendly manner. Ning Luo observed for a long time, and the mother Qian who was serving close to her was gone, and only Mother Tong was left. , I just left a few daughters-in-law behind to say a few words after the meal.

Ning Luo stayed outside the door, and when Qin Xianglan came out, she stepped forward to support her, and accompanied her all the way to her parents' yard.

Qin Xianglan was also a little absent-minded, and after walking a few steps, she began to talk to herself: "Your grandmother wants us to strictly discipline the servants around us, so as not to deceive the master, do you think she is arranging my affairs again?" ?”

She didn't expect Ning Luo to answer either, and said with a bit of resentment, "I brought just a few people from Jiangnan, and I'm still regarded as a thorn in the side every day."

Ning Luo pursed her lips, and said after deliberation: "Grandmother must have a reason for saying this, mother, you'd better be careful."

"What could be the matter," Qin Xianglan said disapprovingly, and lowered her voice, "Nurse Qin and the others have followed me since childhood, and followed me away from home. They are loyal to me, so what if I indulge a little bit? She just treats me Prejudice, don't see me and your father getting along..."

Normally, Qin Xianglan wouldn't talk about these things with her daughter, but today she didn't know what stimulated her, so she poured out all her brains.

Ning Luo felt a little uncomfortable. She always felt that her grandmother was prejudiced against her mother, so she tried every means to get rid of her grandmother, but now it seems that her mother has a lot of prejudice against her grandmother. For such a chicken feather, both of them may be to blame.

Mother needs to be more vigilant.

Ning Luo frowned slightly, pondering a solution all the way.Qin Xianglan babbled all the way, and then felt a little more comfortable in her heart. Seeing her small courtyard arrived, she sighed and said, "Okay, I'll just say it casually, Luo'er, you've heard it, but don't worry about it." ..."

Before the words were finished, the courtyard door was pushed open from the inside, only to see the green bamboo rushing up to meet them, and knelt down in front of the two with a "plop": "Second Madam, Ninth Miss, I beg you to be the masters of your slaves!"

In the main hall, Qin Xianglan's eyes were dazed, kneeling on the bottom, on the left was the servant Tian Nai she brought from her natal home, on the right was Ning Luo's personal servant girl Lvsong, on the left she swears and swears, and on the right is clear, she doesn't know Who to trust.

Grabbing Ning Luo's hand, as if she had caught driftwood, she looked at her daughter longingly, "Impossible? I beat Nurse Xiaotian and followed me. How could she do such a thing? Luo'er, tell me ..."

Ning Luo pondered for a moment, then looked at Lvsong: "You insist that the four treasures were stolen by Nanny Tian, ​​do you have evidence?"

"Yes, there must be evidence!" Qin Xianglan sternly said, thinking for a while and then slowing down her tone, "If someone instigates behind the scenes, don't be afraid, I will make the decision for you if you tell me."

The green pine suffered a loss and then grew into a ditch, her voice was loud and clear, without any stage fright: "There are four treasures in the small storeroom of Nine Girls, but the servants accidentally discovered the whereabouts of a treasure that was erased." There is a long life lock with a red gold blessing and longevity pattern on Tianmao's grandson. The grandson wore it around her neck the month before. Then, Madam can send someone to search now."

Ning Luo gave her an appreciative look, raised her hand, and called Mother Qin. The two mothers, Qin and Tian, ​​were old people in front of Qin Xianglan. The Yilaomailao dismissively looked at him, and his face and heart had long been at odds.

Tian's mother's face changed, and suddenly she screamed and rushed towards the green pine: "You bitch! Why don't I kill you!"

Lvsong had been guarding against her for a long time, and moved aside quickly, Mama Tian fell on the threshold, bleeding from her forehead, and her expression was even more terrifying.

Seeing that she was about to pounce on her, Qin Xianglan pulled Ning Luo in a bluff and blocked her daughter behind her, even her voice changed a little: "Ningde...Ning'an!"

A few servants stepped forward and pushed Nanny Tian down, and Nanny Tian burst into tears: "Ma'am... Ma'am, don't listen to this little bitch's slander, she has a grudge against me and is trying to frame me on purpose!"

No matter how blindly she believes, Qin Xianglan should understand, her voice trembled: "You...in vain for me to trust you so much...you actually did such a betrayal..."

Not long after, Nanny Qin led people back, and brought Nanny Tian's daughter-in-law and grandson, crying and shouting, immediately turning the hall into chaos like a vegetable market.

The red gold blessing and longevity lock was hidden in the quilt of the chest of drawers in the servant's room. The little grandson, who was only six or seven years old, refused to let it go, and kept howling: "This is mine! You are not allowed to take it away!" , or I will let my grandfather beat you, he manages a lot of shops, he has a lot of money!"

Qin Xianglan was leaning on the armchair, twisting the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes were red with anger.

Nanny Tian lay on the ground and begged for mercy: "Ma'am, I'm the one who has lost my mind. You are a large number of adults. Seeing that I have served you for so many years, go around me! I will never dare again! Ma'am, why don't you give up?" I remember when I was a child..."

"Shut up her mouth." Ning Luo said plainly, and if she continued, she was afraid that Qin Xianglan would soften her heart, "If someone hears about it, what's wrong with her as our second wife?"

The mouth was blocked, and the hall finally became a little quieter.

Qin Xianglan looked at her daughter, her immature face was calm and calm, and she finally came to her senses, thinking of the shop run by Nanny Tian's husband, she said anxiously: "Luo'er, what do you think?"

Ning Luo whispered a few words into her ear, and Qin Xianglan felt relieved and relieved: her daughter is really grown up, and she does things in a clear and well-organized way.

"Okay, you've all seen this matter," Ning Luo swept towards the crowd, her voice was calm and majestic, "Nurse Tian stole against the master, the evidence of the crime is convincing, this matter must be reported to the authorities of."

Nanny Tian fell on the ground and trembled, her grandson was not stupid after all, he didn't dare to howl anymore.

"My mother was very kind to Mother Tian. She provided delicious food and drinks, and promoted her husband to be a steward. Now, the friendship between master and servant for so many years can't match this golden lock. It's really chilling. From now on Finally, we must rectify the arrogance in the room. If you have made any mistakes in the past, you have explained to us yourself, and let it go. If you still think about stealing or begging for glory in the future, you know that one will sell the other. Appease!"

The servants in the room immediately responded respectfully.

Ning Luo paused for a moment, and said in a slow tone: "I really didn't expect that, Mother Tian, ​​you have served my mother for so many years, and my mother has always praised you very much..."

Nanny Tian immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and the daughter-in-law of the Tian family beside her also cried and begged for her life.

Qin Xianglan couldn't help showing a look of unbearable expression, Ning Luo looked at it and sighed: "Shut up in the firewood room first, and we will deal with it tomorrow."

The noisy people were invited away, Qin Xianglan had a headache, leaned on the soft couch, closed her eyes and frowned, Ning Luo sat behind her, pinching her forehead.

"This time... they will laugh my teeth out..." Qin Xianglan murmured.

Ning Luo pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Who was laughed off by?"

Qin Xianglan sighed heavily: "Who else is there, your grandmother and eldest aunt."

"Mother, if they want to see your jokes, they can just bring him to them, why let you close the door to deal with this matter?" Ning Luo asked back.

"That's true..." Qin Xianglan thought about it, and felt a little unbelievable, "Could it be that your grandmother is so foresight?"

"Grandmother is well-informed after all, she has far-sightedness than us in some things," Ning Luo persuaded tactfully, "Mother should really listen to grandma's opinion more sometimes."

Qin Xianglan thought deeply, and suddenly sighed heavily.

"However," Ning Luo chuckled softly next to Qin Xianglan's ear, "If grandma still wants to give dad a concubine, mother must never listen to her."

Qin Xianglan also laughed, and gave her daughter a gouged look: "When will I learn to talk nonsense like this."

She is only in her 30s, and she is well maintained on weekdays. Her eyes are full of anger and joy, and they are so soft and charming that they seem to drip water. Ning Luo stared at her for a moment, then suddenly buried her head in her mother's neck and rubbed it greedily. rub.

The little adult who was still calm just now turned into a little daughter again. Qin Xianglan felt soft in her heart, hugged her daughter and said, "My dear Luoer is thinking of my mother, she understands it in her heart, don't worry, your father won't accept it." Concubine, if he dares, I will go back to Jiangnan."

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed for a while, then Qin Xianglan hesitated and asked, "Luo'er, do you want to tell your grandmother about this?"

Grandma Tian's family all came from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are the slaves of the Qin family. It stands to reason that they don't need the approval of the old lady and the eldest aunt to deal with them.

Ning Luo couldn't help but feel happy when she heard what her mother said. Does this mean that her mother no longer has the same rejection from her heart as before? "Mother, it makes sense if you don't say it, but as an old man, you always want your children and grandchildren to respect you. Since grandma just mentioned us, isn't it just a matter of smooth sailing if you ask grandma for an idea?"

Qin Xianglan nodded secretly in her heart, and said gratifiedly: "My Luo'er has really grown up, thanks to you this time, even if this tricky slave is caught, and you have prepared for your cousin to check the accounts in the shop and put in people, mother, please be careful." Reward you."

"How can a daughter ask for a reward from my mother?" Ning Luo said coquettishly, "If my mother really wants to reward me, why don't you help my brother speak well in front of my father? It's Chang Xinhou."

The smile on Qin Xianglan's face suddenly faded, and it took a while to say with a sad face: "Luo'er, you don't have to worry about this matter, and you can't."

(End of this chapter)