Yu raised her head. The old lady was looking at her with a stern face. Miao was furious. Sitting next to her was Luo Lingxiu, whose face was full of tears and eyes were red and swollen. She didn't say a word and immediately knelt down.
Miao angrily pointed at Mingyu and scolded, "I thought you were just a little stupid, foolish and ignorant, but now it seems that you are very powerful. You even dare to point at your sister-in-law and scold her! Is this how the Xu family raises their daughters?"
The old lady spoke up, and her attitude was no longer as friendly and kind as before, "Mingyu, our Marquis' Mansion is not an ordinary family. In ordinary families, sisters-in-law would argue over the right and wrong of needles and threads, but Lingxiu is not only your eldest sister-in-law, but also the wife of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. You are so disrespectful to your eldest sister-in-law. I want to punish you. Do you accept it?"
Miao held her breath. This damn old woman was taking sides. She was obviously taking the initiative. Otherwise, she would just give this unruly little girl a mild punishment and be done with it.
Mingyu kowtowed to the old lady respectfully, her voice clear and steady, "Old lady, you want to punish Mingyu, Mingyu has no complaints at all, it must be that Mingyu did not do well, and deserves to be punished. Since Mingyu came to the Marquis's Mansion, she has always listened to the teachings of the old lady and the madam, and never dared to offend the elders. Madam just said that Mingyu was disrespectful to the eldest sister-in-law, Mingyu was stupid and ignorant, please tell me clearly, Mingyu was disrespectful to the eldest sister-in-law, Mingyu, please don't do it again next time."
As long as the old lady is around and is willing to let her reason, Mingyu is not afraid. Isn't Luo Lingxiu good at pretending to be aggrieved and innocent? She is not bad either. As soon as the children in the kindergarten start crying, she can tell who is crying for real and who is pretending. Luo Lingxiu is harsh on the outside but weak on the inside, and can only tell on others. Her skills are not enough for her.
Miao was stunned for a moment, but the little girl was very positive. "Okay, Lingxiu, tell Mingyu how she was disrespectful to you."
Luo Lingxiu never expected that Mingyu would clearly pass the buck to her. She was speechless. If she continued to speak, Yingrong's matter would surely be involved, which would make Miao unhappy. Originally, she just wanted Miao to scold Mingyu severely and punish her to vent her anger, and by the way, make the old lady dislike Mingyu, which would be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. However, Miao was angry these days and immediately ordered to take Mingyu away. She was too late to stop him.
"Well, my daughter-in-law just got a pair of Qilin paperweights. Thinking that my sister-in-law had never seen them, she invited her to take a look. But she said they were not rare and said that my daughter-in-law... She just meant well, but why did my sister-in-law say that to me? After all, aren't we a family..." As Luo Lingxiu spoke, she began to choke up and became speechless, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Miao patted Luo Lingxiu's back distressedly to calm her down. She turned to Mingyu with anger on her face and said, "I'm going to punish you now. Are you convinced? Someone, bring the Second Mistress to me..."
"Madam, wait a minute!" Mingyu gritted her teeth and interrupted Miao. She couldn't be accused of something unclear again today. She had endured enough. Even if Miao wanted to punish her without any reason, she couldn't let Luo Lingxiu be proud.
"Madam, I have no objection to your punishing me. But Mingyu wants Madam to ask my elder sister-in-law, besides going to see the paperweight, did my elder sister-in-law meet someone on the way and tell Mingyu about it? That's why Mingyu had to be disrespectful to my elder sister-in-law." Mingyu asked while facing Miao's sharp gaze.
The old lady narrowed her eyes. She knew Mingyu's personality very well. The girl was quiet and likable, didn't talk much, and had a very submissive temper. The mistress had recommended three concubines to Baoger, but the girl had never complained. When Luo Lingxiu came to complain, she really didn't know Mingyu would do such a thing. However, several maids who accompanied her testified that Mingyu was indeed disrespectful to Luo Lingxiu, and she even imitated Mingyu's expression and tone so vividly that she couldn't help but become suspicious.
Miao was a little shaken, and looked back at Luo Lingxiu. Luo Lingxiu covered her face with a handkerchief, sobbing, "I can tell you that I invited you with good intentions, but you spoke harshly to me. Ask yourself, how did I treat you..."
Mingyu's tears started to fall. Three people were sitting while she was kneeling. It was like they were interrogating a criminal. She also had to face a sister-in-law who was a snake in the heart. She thought of her loving father who raised her as both a father and a son, treated her like his own baby, respected her opinions on everything, and even asked for Mingyu's consent before marrying a new wife after graduation.
If Dad's beloved child was stranded here and was abused and bullied by these people, wouldn't he feel so distressed! She missed her father, and she didn't want to stay in this mansion that didn't respect people at all.
"Madam, Madam..." Mingyu's face was full of tears, and she cried miserably, "We met Miss Yingrong on the way to my eldest sister-in-law's yard. My eldest sister-in-law didn't avoid me at all. In front of all the maids, she insisted that I mention Yingrong as my aunt!"
"?!" Miao was shocked on the spot, and looked back in disbelief at Luo Lingxiu who was lowering her head and not daring to look up.
"I've already said that this matter should be decided by my wife. I'm still young and not in a position to take part, but my eldest sister-in-law forced me to express my opinion, and she also said... I... was really ashamed and angry, so I said a few words to my eldest sister-in-law... I did it, I apologize to my eldest sister-in-law!" Mingyu added with sobs. Thinking of her beloved father, Mingyu couldn't stop crying. Dad only has one daughter. When he gets old, his stepmother may support him like his own father. By then, there will be no one to take care of him. How pitiful are the lonely elderly people in the nursing homes on TV! He may also be secretly abused by those black-hearted caregivers... Mingyu became more and more sad as she thought about it. In the end, she cried out of breath and wanted to hit her head against the wall and die. She couldn't even speak.
The old lady's face was almost distorted. It took her a long time to calm down. She took a deep breath and asked Luo Lingxiu, who kept her head down, "Is what Mingyu said true?"
Luo Lingxiu said hurriedly, "No... I didn't do that..."
Mingyu immediately came over and cried, "Old lady, if Mingyu tells a lie, she will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"
"Pooh, pooh, pooh!" the old lady shouted, "Children are just talking nonsense, how can they swear like this!" However, this also confirmed Mingyu's words.
Miao was surprised and said awkwardly, "It's true, Lingxiu, this is your fault!"
Seeing that the matter was about to be lightly exposed by Miao, Mingyu sobbed and said, "I said that we should listen to Madam on this matter, but Sister-in-law... We are the younger generation, can we go beyond the elders?"
Hearing this, Miao's face turned a little ugly. Luo Lingxiu lowered her head and wanted to twist the handkerchief in her hand into pieces, as if the handkerchief was Mingyu's pretty little face.
The old lady took a deep breath and said to Miao, whose face was distorted, "Madam, my eldest grandma is your niece. I won't say anything about this matter. Whether you punish her or not, I won't ask about it anymore."
Miao felt ashamed. If the old lady scolded her, she could still find a way to argue. But now the old lady was obviously angry and looked like she was letting it go, which made her feel very embarrassed. She had originally called Mingyu to scold her and put her in solitary confinement for a few days, but she didn't expect that her niece had done something stupid and had the nerve to complain to her. She was Luo Lingxiu's aunt, so she would be angry for two days at most. But the old lady was really angry. She didn't like Luo Lingxiu to begin with, and now she was even more unhappy. She lost more than she gained, and lost more than she gained!
"Yes, this is due to improper discipline, and I am sorry for causing the old lady to worry." Miao said, looking at Mingyu who was still kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down her face, looking so miserable, confused and helpless, and looking at her niece who was blushing beside her, Miao whispered, "Apologize to Mingyu. You are so old, and you still care about these few words with your younger brother and sister-in-law? People will laugh at you!"
With just a few words, the matter of the eldest grandmother interfering in the affairs of the second brother's courtyard turned into a trivial quarrel with Mingyu.
Luo Lingxiu glanced at Mingyu, who was crying uncomfortably on the ground, and secretly hated her to death. The little girl was really good at crying. When he pointed at her nose and scolded her just now, she didn't look as pitiful as if she was about to die of crying. She reluctantly said, "It's my fault. I made my sister-in-law suffer."
"Okay, okay, Mingyu, don't cry. Your sister-in-law has also apologized. Get up quickly." Seeing the old lady's dissatisfied eyes, Miao felt uneasy and added "lovingly", "The ground is cold. It will be bad if you get sick from touching the ground."
Mingyu stood up and sobbed as she stood beside the old lady. The old lady lovingly pulled her to the couch and sat next to her. She stroked Mingyu's back to help her calm down, and asked Mother Zhao to bring her some hot tea.
Miao was sitting there, feeling uncomfortable when she saw her mother-in-law's dissatisfied gaze. She hurriedly told the old lady that her daughter-in-law was gone first, and took Luo Lingxiu out.
After leaving the yard, Miao saw Master Bao standing there, looking around, and asked with narrowed eyes, "What are you doing here? Didn't you go to the teacher's class today?"
Master Bao laughed and said, "I heard that my sister-in-law is at the old lady's place. I want to ask if my sister-in-law can return the Kirin paperweight she borrowed from me a few days ago. Oh, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
Luo Lingxiu wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Her face was red and white, and her eyes were red and swollen. She was so ashamed and angry at being ridiculed by Master Bao both openly and covertly.
Miao spat, "It's just a paperweight, but you all treat it as a rare toy. Come on, I'll ask your sister-in-law to send someone to deliver it to you later!"
Master Bao left with a smile on his face. Not long after, he looked back to see Miao and Luo Lingxiu walking away, then he turned around.
After returning to the courtyard, Miao asked the servants to leave and went into the room. Luo Lingxiu did not dare to hesitate and followed in. Miao closed the door. Before Luo Lingxiu could come to her senses, Miao was furious and scolded her, "Did you take medicine or are you mentally ill? You are getting bolder and bolder! Didn't I tell you about Yingrong's matter? You are the eldest sister-in-law, why are you meddling in this? Is this something you should worry about?"
Miao became angrier and angrier as she spoke. Thinking of the old lady's look, she pointed her finger at her face and cursed, "You have made me lose face. Who knows what the old lady is cursing at me in her heart! You are so capable that you are even trying to get into my second brother's inner courtyard!"
Luo Lingxiu stammered that her daughter-in-law just felt sorry for Yingrong, who was old and still had no place to stay, and she was doing her best to take care of her cousin... "
"Don't say these nice things to fool me!" Miao said coldly. She knew what kind of person Luo Lingxiu was. How could she be so kind? Now she wanted to bypass her wife in doing things. "Do you pity her? Don't you pity Bixi? Don't you mention Bixi as Yang Ge'er's concubine? If it gets out, will you still have any face?"
Luo Lingxiu was scolded to death, but she didn't dare to refute. Her face turned red and white for a while, and she lowered her head and said that it was her daughter-in-law who overstepped the boundaries and didn't think clearly for a moment, so she went astray. "She hated Miao for getting angry at Mingyu on the spot, giving Mingyu the opportunity to clarify, and she also hated Mingyu for being sharp-tongued and biting her at the critical moment.
At the old lady's side, Mingyu cried for a long time, and was comforted by the old lady in her arms. Gradually, she stopped crying, thinking that no matter which family she went back to, it was hopeless, and she had to continue to make a living in the mansion. Luo Lingxiu wanted to learn Miao's fierce and domineering, but she didn't have Miao's momentum or skills. She learned hypocrisy and arrogance, relying on some ideas to trample on others. It was really hateful.
"Okay." The old lady said softly, "I'm sorry for wronging you today. It's because your grandmother is old and her eyesight is not good, so you were deceived by a villain." She then told Mother Zhao to give Mingyu a box. When she opened it, she saw a pair of water green jade bracelets. Mingyu's eyes widened as soon as she saw them. This jade bracelet was as green as a pool of green water. It must be worth a lot of money.
"Mingyu can't accept it, it's too valuable." Mingyu was greedy for money but still had some sense, so she immediately declined.
The old lady smiled and said, "These worldly possessions cannot be brought with you when you are born and cannot be taken with you when you die. Besides, you can't wear them anymore. My future will not all belong to you. It's the same if I give them to you now."
Mother Zhao also smiled and said, "Second Grandma, take it. The old lady has wanted to give it to you for a long time. This is a token of my love."
Mingyu then accepted it and held the box tightly in her hands when she went out. This is what is called giving a stick and then a candy.
Master Bao waited outside for a long time before Mingyu came out. The little girl's eyes were red, and tiny crystal tears were stained on her long eyelashes. There was a blush on her fair face, and her expression seemed aggrieved. When she looked up, her pair of big, bright and clear black eyes met his.
"Are you still here?" the little girl asked.
Master Bao walked up slowly, and after a long pause, he asked anxiously, "How are you?"
Mingyu laughed. This little dog boy still cares about people. He raised his head and smiled innocently, saying, "I'm fine. The old lady gave it back to me."
Under the wisteria trellis in the old lady's yard, Mingyu's smile mixed with the brightest sunshine in summer, rushed straight into Bao Erye's heart with an irresistible momentum. He had no intention of resisting at all, and a door in his heart was opened, allowing that smile to take root in his heart and leave a mark, which was filled with Mingyu's tearful smile and bright sunshine.
"I... will take you back to Yiqing Courtyard." Sima Hong said slowly, his chest full of emotions that seemed about to burst out.
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