There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

"Oh, no, since this guy has offended you, Second Miss, how to deal with him is not for others to say. However, what he said just now was not entirely unreasonable."

Jiang Mo naturally had no liking for Xu Da's nephew, who was a relative by connections.

He stepped forward not to plead for leniency, but because he was inspired by the fact that the other party had offended Hu Meier.

Who knows, if you try to persuade her, Hu Meier might get angry!

Thinking this, Jiang Mo adopted a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, presented the Crimson Spirit Blood Mushroom to Hu Meier, and said:

"I am also quite confused about how this Crimson Spirit Blood Mushroom ended up in my hands."

"After much thought, it's probably related to that scholar from earlier. But in any case, this item wasn't obtained through my own abilities. I'm afraid my skills are insufficient to meet your needs, Miss. Furthermore, it would be difficult to convince everyone, and I'm not fit to be a top-notch servant."

"I would be very grateful if the Second Miss could find someone more capable!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished. Although many people did not understand why Jiang Mo would give up such a great opportunity, they could not help but show their admiration.

The reason I was unconvinced just now was because I felt that Jiang Mod was unworthy of his position and did not have the ability.

But now that they saw the other party frankly admit it and strongly urge the second young lady to find someone else, they couldn't help but feel admiration.

Honestly, they would never do such a thing.

At least in terms of upholding justice and fairness, he risked offending the host family to point out impropriety, doing what others had not. Moreover, unlike his nephew Xu, he never thought of seeking personal gain.

Thinking this, Chunlan couldn't help but show a rather appreciative expression.

"Oh? How do you know what I need from that so-called top-notch servant? Besides, isn't luck also a kind of ability?"

With a half-smile on her face, Hu Meier looked at Jiang Mo.

For some reason, the more the other party tried to refuse, the more determined she became to make him pass. It seemed that simply acting against him and making Jiang Mo feel awkward made Hu Meier feel comfortable.

"Besides, who said that the public is not convinced?"

"Sister Chunlan, what do you think of Jiang Mo? Does he deserve to pass the selection?"

Hu Meier turned her head slightly and glanced at Chunlan beside her, secretly giving her a wink. But in reality, Hu Meier didn't need to give a signal at all.

Chunlan naturally nodded in approval: "There's nothing wrong with it."

Therefore, Hu Meier made the final decision without any room for argument: "This matter is beyond discussion! Tomorrow, you will come to take the second test!"

Chapter 36 This is a once-in-a-lifetime event

"Oh, such a thing actually happened?"

In the main hall of Huoyu Manor, after listening to Chunlan's report on the details of what had happened that afternoon, Huoyu Gong, holding a teacup, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, and a hint of anger flashed across his usually amiable face:

"I thought they had worked at the resort for many years and had put in a lot of effort, so I didn't impose any restrictions on them."

"I never imagined it would grow to such a scale without us even realizing it!"

"That's right, that's right! One after another, they bring their families and even their dogs to the resort!"

Standing behind Huo Yugong, Hu Meier, diligently massaging her father's shoulders with her delicate hands, chimed in with an air of caring devotion, adding her own embellishments:

"If this continues, this villa might end up belonging to someone else!"

"This time, my little sister has actually done something serious."

Hu Yu'er, who was standing to the left of Huo Yugong, rarely praised her younger sister, but there was no joy on her face.

She flipped through the bamboo slip register in her hand, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper, until she couldn't help but slam her hand hard on the table:

"Forming cliques and colluding with each other, these guys... they're really something!"

Seeing Hu Yu'er angry, Hu Mei'er instinctively shrank her neck, and then remembered that she had clearly done a good job this time, so she said with a sense of pride, "That's why we have to strike hard and teach these guys a good lesson."

"Let them know who the real owner of the manor is!"

"That's not your place to make that decision!"

Seeing her younger sister about to become arrogant and smug again, Hu Yu'er, who was already angry, couldn't help but glare at her and reprimand her:

"Why are you trying to recruit helpers on your own, and even putting together a three-question selection process? This is ridiculous!"

Shrinking her body and hiding behind Huo Yugong, Hu Meier used her father as a shield against her sister, but she still muttered with some resentment:

"Didn't you tell me to host this...?"

"I didn't tell you to send people to that dangerous place in the back mountains!"

The thought of someone losing their life in the back mountain and having to run around cleaning up the mess made Hu Yu'er feel extremely overwhelmed. Her usually dignified and composed voice became much higher and sharper.

"Okay, okay, Yu'er, don't always be so angry~"

Seeing Hu Meier cowering pitifully behind him, Huo Yugong's heart softened immediately. He quickly stepped forward to mediate and persuaded Hu Meier:

"Mei'er's actions were somewhat ill-considered, but this isn't the first time she's done something like this."

"Besides, what she said makes sense. True gold needs to be refined by fire. How can you select good talents without some difficulty? Isn't that young man named Jiang Mo quite good?"

Huo Yugong's words revealed his considerable appreciation and admiration for Jiang Mo.

But Hu Meier didn't dare to agree.

She dared not say that the problem she set up was not to find a capable assistant, but to try to find out the possible bastard thief.

If Hu Yu'er knew what she was thinking, she would definitely scold her for being silly.

It can be turned into a set of confinement feasts in a flash.

Huo Yugong most likely wouldn't side with Hu Meier, so no matter how hard she tried to massage her shoulders and back, it wouldn't make a difference.

Even now, upon hearing Huo Yugong mention Jiang Mo, Hu Yu'er couldn't help but furrow her brows even more, and she demanded of Hu Mei'er, "Yes, there's also this matter."

“How can it be proper for an unmarried young woman like you to have a young man hovering around her?”

"If word gets out, how will I ever get married?"

Hu Meier hadn't really considered this at all. When her older sister asked her this, she was immediately at a loss for words and subconsciously mumbled:

"This is only the first question; who can guarantee he'll pass?"

"Hmm? You're not thinking of going back on your word..."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yu'er immediately became alert, as if she had already foreseen what trouble her troublesome younger sister would cause, and her eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Seeing that she was about to scold her, Hu Meier quickly grabbed Huo Yugong's arm, shook it slightly, and said coquettishly:

"Why get married? If you want to get married, then you get married."

"I want to stay at the manor and stay with Father for the rest of my life. Father, what do you say?"

"Good good."

Seeing Hu Meier act coquettishly, Huo Yugong was overjoyed, his face full of doting affection, which made Hu Yuer sigh softly.

"Father, don't spoil Mei'er too much. This is a matter of lifelong importance, how can it be treated so lightly..."

Seeing that Hu Yuer was about to launch into her motherly nagging mode, Hu Meier immediately felt a headache coming on. Quickly, she thought to herself and interrupted:

"Speaking of marriage, sister, haven't you found your Mr. Right yet?"

"Don't suddenly change the subject..."

Hu Yuer was surprised that the topic had suddenly turned to her, and her expression immediately became a little unnatural, with a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

She was unwilling to discuss the matter in detail, but Huo Yugong, upon hearing this, couldn't help but interject:

"Yu'er, you are indeed getting on in years, it's time to think about marriage."

"Putting everything else aside, the manor needs to be inherited."

"father……"

Like everyone else who is pressured to get married, Hu Yuer couldn't help but show a helpless and embarrassed expression on her face, and just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

Hu Meier kept fanning the flames from the sidelines: "I think that general from before was pretty good..."

……

"I'm sorry, Brother Mo is already resting and cannot receive guests."

With a stern face, the little swallow, though not tall, blocked the door completely, shutting out the smiling visitors outside.

He glanced slightly at what the other person was carrying, his voice unwavering:

"I won't accept the gift; please take it back!"

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to respond, he slammed the door shut, almost knocking the nose out of shape of the visitor who tried to follow him in.

"This brat is so rude!"

"Hmph, he's only gained the Second Miss's favor temporarily. In the end, he's just a servant who just joined the manor. Does he really think he's something special?"

"Pah! You two ungrateful brothers, let's go!"

The visitor, resentful at being turned away, changed his expression before he could even get far, and began to grumble in a low voice about Jiang Mo's behavior of refusing to see guests and turning people away.

Little did they know that even though they tried to keep their voices down, the people inside the room could still hear them clearly.

Not to mention Jiang Mo, whose skills have improved, even a child like Chu Yan can hear their criticisms through her internal energy.

Her originally thin face became puffy, like an inflatable pufferfish.

Why bother getting angry with those vulgar people?

Jiang Mo, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, finished circulating his energy. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but find it funny and reached out to pinch the other's cheek.

“Those guys, we didn’t invite them! They just kept trying to get close to us, and when that didn’t work, they started slandering us.”

Chu Yan tried to dodge Jiang Mo's hand, but even though her lightness skill had been improved to a basic level under Jiang Mo's guidance, how could she compare to Jiang Mo? Her face was still lightly pinched by his fingers.

His voice was somewhat muffled: "Isn't it wicked?"

“A gentleman is sociable but not partisan, while a petty person is partisan but not sociable. Those guys see that we are not on their side and there is no possibility of us getting along with them for personal gain, so it is natural that they have such an exclusive attitude.”

Jiang Mo released his face after Chu Yan protested strongly, shrugging his shoulders as if he didn't care at all.

"With the second young lady protecting us, how could we be afraid of being ostracized by them?"

As he said, those sycophants in the villa are not worth paying attention to at all.

Who knows, Hu Meier might take care of him in a couple of days.