When Yu entered the room, she saw Sima Xi sitting with the old lady at the bottom. The old lady couldn't help but glared at Luo Lingxiu when she saw her. Luo Lingxiu looked at Sima Xi aggrievedly, lowered her head and sat next to Miao.
Mingyu had no choice but to sit next to Luo Lingxiu. She couldn't ask her to sit next to Sima Xi.
Miao spoke first, with a hint of accusation in her tone, "Brother Yang, Lingxiu has been serving the elders and taking care of the household chores over the past year. She has made great contributions, but she has also worked hard. Why are you angry with her as soon as you get back?"
Sima Xi had a cold expression, showing little emotion even when facing his own mother. He bowed and said, "Don't worry, mother. I won't do it again."
"Alright, alright." The old lady said dissatisfiedly, "Brother Yang finally came back, so you should say less."
Miao lowered her head and nodded in agreement, feeling dissatisfied in her heart. She thought that when she was willing to lose her temper with her own son, it was all instigated by this old woman. She might have said something bad about Lingxiu in front of her son. Yang Ge'er had never been kind to Lingxiu.
Luo Lingxiu looked a little nervous at first, but seeing Sima Xi admitting his mistake with a good attitude, she felt relieved. However, she never expected that what Sima Xi said, "I won't do it again in the future", had another meaning.
After paying respects, the old lady asked Miao and Sima Xi to talk, and Mingyu and Luo Lingxiu left the house first. There was no one in the yard, and the maids and old women were waiting outside the yard. Mingyu walked behind Luo Lingxiu, lowering her head and walking slowly, but she bumped into Luo Lingxiu in front of her. It turned out that Luo Lingxiu had stopped and wanted to go back to stand closer to listen to what the people inside were saying.
Before Mingyu could apologize, Luo Lingxiu couldn't hold back her anger and spoke. She had been holding a lot of anger in her stomach last night and now she finally found an outlet to vent. "How do you walk?" Luo Lingxiu glared and cursed.
Mingyu guessed that if Luo Lingxiu hadn't cried for so long that her eyes were swollen into a line, fire would have come out of her eyes.
"Didn't you see it?" Mingyu smiled foolishly. Luo Lingxiu was angry now, and Mingyu didn't want to have any conflict with her.
Luo Lingxiu was not willing to give in. She hated Mingyu for playing dumb. "Oh, you can't even walk at your age? Do you want the Anxi Marquisate to teach you how to walk again?"
This is too harsh to hear.
Mingyu's smile faded, her face sullen and her eyes narrowed. Could it be that Luo Lingxiu thought that she could do whatever she wanted when the old lady was not around? In the past few days, she had repeatedly made trouble for Mingyu, but she had always played dumb and avoided it. Now Luo Lingxiu was becoming more and more arrogant.
However, before Mingyu could speak, Luo Lingxiu looked as if she had seen a ghost and lowered her head in embarrassment. Mingyu turned around and saw the eldest young master of the Sima Marquisate standing a few steps away from them with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at Luo Lingxiu. His expression was indifferent and seemed to be mocking, "The eldest young mistress of the Marquisate has such a high status and such a bad temper!"
Mingyu lowered her head. The young master was indeed brought up by the old lady. The tone and manner in which he cursed was exactly the same as the old lady's.
Luo Lingxiu stood there with her face flushed, her chest heaving a few times, she lowered her head and walked out of the yard quickly, Sima Xi stood there, not even trying to catch up with her. Mingyu stood there awkwardly, the couple was arguing, why was she, an outsider, intervening? However, it was Sima Xi who helped her out, Mingyu was grateful in her heart, bowed to Sima Xi, and walked out.
Mingyu returned to her own yard and thought of Sima Xi's indifferent and cold face. In fact, he and his younger brother Sima Hong looked very similar, with the same eyebrows and face shape, but Sima Hong was playful and unserious, while Sima Xi was serious, mature, dignified and serious. There was a huge difference in their temperament.
Through the incident with Luo Lingxiu, Miao, who had always been domineering, also figured out that one should not be too fierce to men. One must be as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, but also as warm as spring. Which man likes to see his wife's cold face and quarrel with her when he gets home
A few days later, Miao finally gave in to Sima Qing and took the initiative to propose picking a day to invite Ms. Yu home, serve her tea, and give her a status, so that she could be included in the establishment and transferred from a contract worker to a regular employee of Sima Hou Mansion. Sima Qing was moved but still rational. He did not happily agree immediately, but only said that he would leave the matter to his wife, and both parties were happy.
It was already June, and the lotus flowers in Hibiscus Garden were in bloom. The broad, green lotus leaves covered the entire lotus pond, with pink lotus flowers popping up occasionally. Mingyu picked a day to take Lixiang and Madam Zou to Hibiscus Garden to see the lotus flowers. Now that she was alone, she would never go into Hibiscus Garden again.
The breeze blew by, and the lotus leaves swayed non-stop. Even the plump crystal dewdrop in the center of the lotus leaf swayed and rolled along, which was very cute. Mingyu was very happy watching it while lying on the waterside pavilion. Life in the Marquis's Mansion seemed to be in a state of war alert every day. She had to be on edge all the time. Miao couldn't help but find fault with her every day, and the eldest sister-in-law, who seemed virtuous and kind on the surface but was actually weird in secret, wanted to vent her anger on her.
Only after she was away from the people in the Marquis' Mansion did Mingyu feel more refreshed. Life is but for a few decades. Some people live happily and freely, while others live happily and contentedly. But she could only keep a low profile in the Marquis' Mansion, always bearing the label of "climbing above her station", being scolded by the Miao family and suppressed by Luo Lingxiu. The world was so big, but the only place she could move around was the backyard of Sima Marquis' Mansion.
Mingyu thought about it and couldn't help but sigh. Her interest in appreciating the lotus also faded a little. When would this kind of life end? Her parents' home was thousands of miles away in Jiangnan. She was alone here and didn't even dare to ask for a divorce.
"Hey, isn't this the Second Mistress? No skipping words. Mingyu was lost in thought when a slightly excited female voice came over.
Mingyu looked up and saw Aunt Wen holding Sima Lian's hand and walking towards her. Thinking of the last time she was sick, the little girl took a purse to visit her, Mingyu couldn't help but smile, "Aunt, Miss."
"You don't have to be so polite." Aunt Wen smiled ingratiatingly, "You are her sister-in-law, just call her Sister Lian."
Mingyu smiled. Sima Lian was wearing a high-waisted skirt with a blue background and white flowers today. She had the graceful curves of a young girl when she stood there, and she looked pretty and shy.
Seeing that no one was around, Madam Wen took Mingyu's hand and said earnestly, "Second Madam, I know you are kind-hearted, and I want to ask you for a favor. You see, Lianjie'er is fourteen years old this year, and it's time for her to get engaged. Unfortunately, the master and the mistress are busy with other things at this time and have no time to take care of Lianjie'er."
Mingyu was surprised and looked at Lianjie, who was standing gracefully and elegantly like a lotus flower emerging from the water. When Lianjie heard Aunt Wen talking about this, she blushed and stood aside pretending to admire the lotus. Mingyu smiled and said, "Aunt, you asked the wrong person. You should ask Madam for this matter. I'm new here and I don't know anyone."
Besides, isn't matchmaking the job of the elders? It doesn't make sense for the second sister-in-law to help the younger sister-in-law with matchmaking.
Madam Wen wiped her face, revealing a sad and helpless expression, "Second Madam, I can't do anything about it. I'm useless and can't please the master and the mistress. I've only delayed my daughter. If Sister Lian was born in Madam's belly, I wouldn't be so worried!"
Mingyu looked at the tears rolling down Madam Wen's eyes and felt a little pity in her heart. Perhaps Madam Wen really had no choice. The mistress had been sulking with the master recently and was unwilling to take care of the trivial matters at home. Although Lian Jie'er was a daughter of the Marquis's family, she was a concubine's daughter and had never been introduced to anyone by the mistress. If she acted later, it would not be Lian Jie'er's turn to marry into a good family.
Mingyu felt uncomfortable when hearing Aunt Wen constantly belittling herself and saying she was useless. She said gently, "Aunt, please don't say that. The greatest favor you can give is to give birth to Lianjie and raise her to this age. This is the greatest gift to her. Aunt, you belittle yourself so much, which makes Lianjie feel ashamed. Don't worry, think of a way slowly. Lianjie is the only daughter of the master. The master and his wife will never leave Lianjie alone. When the news of Lianjie's marriage is released, she will be the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, and she will be sought after by hundreds of families."
Mingyu's voice was crisp and tender, her tone was steady, her attitude was kind and sincere, and her gentle words soothed the depression and impatience in Madam Wen's heart. Madam Wen wiped the water from the corners of her eyes and smiled, "Look at me, really, I am so useless at my age, I am not as clear-sighted as Second Madam, and Second Madam is laughing at me."
Mingyu smiled slightly, "Those involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. Auntie is just worried about Lian Jie'er. Lian Jie'er is lucky to have someone like you who cares about her... Auntie." Mingyu wanted to say mother at first, but then she thought it was inappropriate. Lian Jie'er's mother was Miao, and she could only call her biological mother auntie.
Madam Wen hugged Lian Jie'er and nodded gratefully. Her face blushed again, and she said hesitantly, "Second Madam is a kind person. I heard that the old lady likes her the most. If... if it is convenient, please ask Second Madam to mention it to the old lady. The old lady has the greatest reputation in Tianshui. If the old lady can come forward to find a marriage for Lian Jie'er, it would be great. Lian Jie'er will remember the old lady's kindness all her life."
Madam Wen has given up on the Madam and has no hope anymore. Even if the Madam finds someone for Lian Jie'er, she will not take the trouble to pick the best one. But the old madam is different. Lian Jie'er is the old madam's granddaughter, and she hopes that the old madam will take care of Lian Jie'er out of the love between the grandmother and the granddaughter.
Mingyu wanted to say that the old lady's liking for her was just a superficial favor. She didn't know how much of her love was from the bottom of her heart. Mingyu's reputation was probably not big enough to ask the old lady to act as a matchmaker. However, seeing the hopeful eyes of Wen Niang and Sima Lian, as if Mingyu was their life-saving straw, Mingyu thought of the simple but finely crafted purse Sima Lian sent her when she was sick. The words kept turning around on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't say them. Finally, she nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll mention this to the old lady when I see she's happy one day."
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