concubines are respected

Chapter 8
Although it was secretly rumored that the eldest lady would allocate Suxian to her nephew, Mother Hu knew that this was just a rumor deliberately released by the eldest lady, and the purpose was only to push Suxian to escape from the mansion. Madam hates Suxian, but because of her status as the second miss of the Lin family, it is impossible for her to be so messy.Therefore, at this juncture, Mother Hu still did not forget to seek some benefits for her nephew.

"Hmph, that's a good idea. Your nephew is so incompetent, he messed up my big business, and it's fine if he doesn't get punished. How can he be so cheap?" The eldest lady snorted coldly, and glanced at Mama Hu contemptuously. "Furthermore, you really heard what that girl Suxian said just now. Although Vanilla is currently serving in the bird garden, she used to work in the master's room, and the master personally Rewarded to that girl Suxian. If it is solved in such a hasty manner, it is not intentional to make the master unhappy. I think it is better not to think about it!"

Mother Hu smiled awkwardly, because she was so focused on thinking that the girl Xiangcao actually hurt her nephew with her own hands, so she begged Da Furen for this person to vent her anger on her nephew's behalf, but who knew that she bumped her face abruptly? A nose of ashes.Seeing the lady's disdainful expression, Hu's mother wished she could slap herself again to punish her delusional thoughts that came out of a momentary fever.

"Then... According to Madam, how should we deal with this girl, Xiangcao?" Mother Hu calmed down a little, and asked tentatively.

"..." The eldest lady was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Let her go to work in the dining room in the front yard tomorrow, and let her return to the bird garden to serve in a day later, saying that the second young lady has already returned, everything is just a misunderstanding , and the rest don’t need to be said.” After finishing speaking, the eldest lady said with a cold face, “But regarding the matter of the outsider coming to the backyard, please tell me that no one should mention it. Otherwise, be careful with his skin!”

"Yes, yes, this old slave won't have to worry about it." Mother Hu responded repeatedly, and retreated nonuo.

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Coming out of Yulan Garden, Cui Ya finally took a deep breath and relaxed a little, "Phew, Second Miss, I frightened the servant just now. The servant thought that the eldest lady would punish you for what happened last night. Fortunately, the eldest lady is merciful." , cover up this matter..."

"Grace? Hehe." Suxian walked slowly, looking at the winding bluestone path with deep eyes, and smiled coldly, "If Ling Zhilan hadn't been involved in this matter, how could she let me go so easily. No On the other hand, just because of the accusation of a boudoir girl leaving the mansion without permission, I have to bear it. Being grounded and punished is a minor matter, but ruining the reputation of innocence in Kangzhou City is a major matter!"

Cui Ya's face showed a look of surprise, "I understand, no wonder the eldest lady changed her face when she heard the second lady you mentioned Bichunxuan and other houses, even the smile on the face of the eldest lady who was always smiling It also stiffened a lot. The slaves are stupid, I really didn't expect this..." Speaking of this, Cuiya suddenly snickered and approached Suxian with a gossip, and said in a low voice, "Second Miss, could it be that The person who sneaked into the Sparrow Garden really came all the way to pick up flowers, and peeped at the Bichun Garden of the eldest lady?"

Su Xian laughed, looking at Cui Ya who was half a head taller than herself, she couldn't help laughing, this girl is good at everything, but she is too simple-minded, otherwise she wouldn't just listen to the rumors that a big lady wants to marry her , and hurriedly persuaded the same simple-minded deity to escape from the house privately, which almost caused disaster.

"You are really a great lady. The head of the house is a vegetarian, her father is sick in bed, her elder brother is away studying abroad, and the mansion is full of female relatives. Even the eldest lady will be so careless and let a man with a foreign surname enter the back house easily. The villain who broke into the Sparrow Garden was Mama Hu's nephew, he was clearly ordered by his superiors to come after me on purpose, as for who is behind the scenes, you should have guessed it without me telling you, right?" Su Xianneng On his face, there was a maturity that did not match his age.

"Ah! Could it be that the man yesterday was instigated by the eldest lady to deliberately come here to spoil the name of your boudoir?" Jing Suxian asked for a while, and Cuiya came back to her senses. Just as the words were out of her mouth, her teeth were tense due to excessive horror. Biting her pink lower lip, her pair of shining eyes revealed an unbelievable expression. Seeing Suxian's bland complexion and slightly nodding, Cui Ya couldn't help lowering her voice, and asked in a dark voice, "What about the second lady last night?" Your captivity may have something to do with Da Furen..."

Suxian glanced at Cui Ya approvingly, it seems that this girl is not too stupid, she can still be saved, with a little guidance, she knows how to make a big deal out of it.Suxian nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "If my guess is right, then the rumor that I promised Hu's nephew to Madam Hu's nephew is just a deliberate release. It's just a trap set by the person in Yulan Garden. Let us just drill in foolishly..."

"Ah... so dangerous... so dangerous... fortunately, Second Miss, you decided to return home last night, otherwise we would have long mouths all over our bodies and we wouldn't be able to tell..." Cui Ya's frightened little face turned pale, her mouth turned pale. Li said in a broken voice.

"Forget it, it's over, so don't mention it again in the future, Cui Ya, you can remember that I was kidnapped last night, you must not mention it to anyone. If someone asks about it in the future, just say that we went out for a walk After making a circle, just go back along the road.”

Cuiya knew very well that this matter was related to Suxian's reputation, she quickly pressed her lips tightly, and nodded warily.

Suxian gave a faint smile in satisfaction, and continued to walk forward, muttering in her mouth, "There is no witness or physical evidence about the captivity, even if it was instigated by the eldest lady, as long as we keep our mouths shut, how can she be self-defeating? If you can pretend that you don't know, this matter can be regarded as being temporarily exposed..."

The two of them were talking and walking forward. At this time, intermittent voices came from the garden not far away, "Please wait here for the shopkeeper. The old slave will go and invite some young ladies to come and choose."

"Thank you, mother."

Suxian raised her eyes, and saw a man in his fifties wearing a silver-brown brocade gown, sitting on a low bluestone bench in the middle of the garden, turning his head to tell a young man in Tsing Yi who was about twelve or thirteen years old behind him. The servant, put several huge red lacquer brocade boxes in his hands on the stone table in front of him, "Place it carefully, the ladies will come later, so be smart, the ladies in the Lin Mansion are always generous in choosing accessories." , I will recommend it to the ladies later on. There is also the opal, but the eldest lady has taken a fancy to it early in the morning, and you will have to wait on it later."

This person is the shopkeeper of Yuzhenzhai, and just now, according to the message of the eldest lady, he personally delivered the newly arrived beads in the shop for Lin Zhilan and others to choose.

The two of Suxian stopped and watched from a distance through the magnolia trees. The young boy in Tsing Yi respectfully lifted the lid of the ornament box. The garden was full of light, and the box full of jewels and jade ornaments were shining brightly in the sun. Extraordinarily dazzling.

On the other side of the garden, there was a burst of brisk laughter. The eldest lady, the third lady, and the fourth lady, led by Mama Hu, walked towards the garden, talking and laughing all the way, followed by a middle-aged man in plain clothes with a book in his hand. Man, this person is Mr. Guo, the accountant. Presumably, he came here to keep accounts and register at the order of the eldest lady.

Cuiya looked envious, and then glanced at Suxian who was calm, the luster in her eyes dimmed, and she said to herself: "It's also the young ladies of the Lin family, they can be well-clothed and well-fed, with pearl rings all over their buns, and my second young lady , but even the three meals are uneven, and now it is so reduced that it needs to be mixed with some wild vegetables to barely fill the stomach.It's really pitiful, if the second wife hadn't died young, or if the master hadn't been lingering on the sick bed, the second lady wouldn't have fallen into such a neglected situation. . .

Thinking of this, Cuiya sighed sadly, and softly persuaded the expressionless Suxian, "Second Miss, I will wait for you to go back. The master's birthday is approaching, so I must have bought a lot of ingredients in the dining room, and I will run away later. Let’s go, try to find some back, and save yourself from spending the whole day with those rough and hard-to-swallow wild vegetables..."

"No need." Suxian pursed her lips and smiled, interrupted Cui Ya's words, raised her legs and walked towards the garden, "Although I have the upper hand in front of the eldest lady today, she definitely hates me in her heart. If you go to beg for ingredients, you will return empty-handed. Instead of waiting for others to give you alms, why don't you go and get what should belong to me!"

While speaking, Suxian walked a long distance with firm demeanor, Cui Ya was slightly stunned and immediately understood what the master meant, and although she was uneasy, she still followed closely.

"Elder sister, look at this golden powder bead flower is really beautiful, the beads are even in size and transparent in color, they are strung together with the best pearls..." The third lady Lin Yinglu smiled like a blooming flower, holding up a pink bead in her hand The hairpin swayed slightly, and the sun hit the red cheeks, which made the already good appearance even more charming. At this time, Lin Yinglu didn't look as embarrassed as she fell in front of the Magnolia Garden just now.

"Miss San has a good eye. The pearls on this hairpin come from the best mother oysters in the South China Sea. The pearls are pink and moist without any artificial dyeing. They come from the shells themselves. Top-grade pearls!" The shopkeeper hurriedly said flatteringly, taking the opportunity to make a fuss about his goods.

The joyful expression on Lin Yinglu's face became even stronger, and she quickly inserted the pearl hairpin into her bun, as if afraid of being snatched away by others, at the same time she did not forget to ask Lin Zhilan and Lin Ruxue with a smile, "Can you return it?"

Lin Ruxue played with a pair of mutton fat jade bracelets, nodded and smiled lightly, "The third sister was born fair and clean, which matches the pink ornaments best, my sister looks great!"

Lin Zhilan casually glanced at the fluorescent pink bead hairpin in Lin Yinglu's bun, and said absently and perfunctorily, "It's not bad, the pink beads are a little vulgar, but it's barely enough..." After finishing speaking, she didn't care Paying attention to Lin Yinglu's slightly stiff lips, she raised her voice and asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, where is the opal I chose? Show me quickly..."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly took out a brocade box from his bosom, carefully opened the lid of the box, and suddenly a colorful and round opal the size of a broad bean appeared impressively.For a moment, the large boxes of accessories on the table also lost their color.

"Sure enough, it's a good thing. If I'm not mistaken, this cat's eye is the sea blue opal second only to golden green cat's eye." A crisp voice came from behind everyone.

Everyone looked back, only to see Lin Suxian approaching slowly and dignifiedly with a harmless smile on her face. . .

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