Yu pretended to be stupid and looked at Luo Lingxiu naively, "Ah? What did the sister-in-law say? What do you mean I know something?" Bah, bah, you little brat are so anxious!
Looking at Mingyu's expression, Luo Lingxiu couldn't tell whether she really didn't know or was just pretending to be stupid. Seeing that they were almost at the old lady's yard, she stomped her feet in anger and quickly walked to Miao's side.
Sima Lian's eyes widened in surprise. It was the first time she saw her eldest sister-in-law, whose arrogance was second only to Miao's, being humiliated, especially in front of Mingyu, who was always taciturn and low-key.
"What did your sister-in-law say to you? Why are you so angry?" Sima Lian asked curiously.
Mingyu smiled, looking confused. "I don't know. I'm wondering too. She doesn't make sense and I can't understand what she's saying."
Sima Lian looked at Mingyu suspiciously and wanted to ask more questions, but at this time she had already walked into the old lady's yard and had to suppress her doubts.
When the old lady saw the lonely Sima Lian, she probably recalled, like Sima Qing, how she had neglected this poor girl for so many years. She suddenly burst into emotion, hugged Sima Lian and shed a few tears, saying that Madam Wen had been well-behaved and polite all these years, and was a good madam, and it was a pity that she was gone.
Sima Lian also started crying, and after the old lady coaxed her for a long time, she gradually stopped crying. The old lady took a handkerchief and wiped her tears distressedly, "Don't cry, don't cry. From now on, my wife and I will take care of you and won't let you suffer any injustice."
Miao stood up and said, "I was just about to tell the old lady that I wanted to take Lian Jieer to live with me, but Aunt Yu came to ask me, saying that she had no children and Lian Jieer had no aunt, so she wanted to take Lian Jieer to live with her. I just asked Lian Jieer's opinion, and she is willing to live with Aunt Yu."
After hearing this, the old lady looked at Lian Jie'er with a distant expression, no longer as friendly as before. She smiled faintly and said, "As long as Lian Jie'er is willing, it doesn't matter where you raise her. She is still the daughter of our Sima family."
Luo Lingxiu curled her lips secretly. It was a great honor for the Madam to be willing to take her in and raise her, something that was not presentable. Even if the Madam was unwilling, the old lady would definitely not be able to save face and would take her in. This little girl only had a pretty face, but was a brainless fool. She had to go to a concubine, and a concubine who was not liked by the Madam and the old lady.
The old lady left Miao behind, and the two wanted to talk alone. Mingyu and the other two left the old lady's yard. Mingyu walked very fast, and disappeared without waiting for Luo Lingxiu to say anything. Sima Lian was not stupid, and seeing that his sister-in-law looked unhappy, he immediately lowered his head and left, leaving Luo Lingxiu standing there gritting her teeth and stamping her feet.
When Mingyu returned to the house, Lixiang was sorting Mingyu's clothes and found the rain flower stone that Xu Mingye had sent. Mingyu played with it in her hands and couldn't let it go. If she could travel back to the modern world with such a top-quality rain flower stone, it would be a priceless treasure!
Li Xiang asked as she packed her things, "Second Madam, will the eldest daughter live with the Madam from now on?"
Mingyu touched the stone in her hand, which felt warm and smooth, and said, "No, she wants to live with Aunt Yu."
"Ah?" Lixiang was surprised. Mingyu smiled and made a hushing gesture. "That's other people's business. We have no right to interfere." Everyone has their own choices. In the eyes of others, living with the madam is the most advantageous, but for Sima Lian, perhaps the gentle Aunt Yu is the best choice. It is not easy to make a living under the madam.
Lixiang nodded and looked at the empty yard. Nanny Zou had left, and the three maids including Zhuxiang were completely powerless. She and Mingyu were the only ones left in the yard. She didn't know whether the Madam would assign more maids or nannies. If so, they would no longer be able to speak without restraint like they did now.
After Sima Qing came back in the evening, he heard that Aunt Yu had offered to adopt Sima Lian, and he was deeply moved. That night, he stayed at Aunt Yu's place under the pretext of visiting his daughter, which made Miao very angry but helpless.
After two days of peace, Wei Mama from the Miao family's courtyard came to Yiqing Courtyard and politely said to Mingyu, "Madam has invited a craftsman to come and measure Second Madam's size and make two new clothes. Please come over, Second Madam."
Mingyu was stunned and asked, "Does everyone get new clothes, or am I the only one who gets new clothes?"
Nanny Wei raised her head and glanced quickly at Mingyu. Her voice was still a little childish, but her eyes were as calm as water, and her face had a calmness that was not in line with her age, which made people dare not look down on her.
"To answer Second Madam's question, you, Eldest Madam and the eldest daughter all have new clothes," replied Madam Wei.
Mingyu nodded, told Lixiang to keep watch on the door, and followed Nanny Wei to the mistress's yard. At this time, Miao was assigning tasks to the maids in the front yard. Apart from Nanny Tan, only Luo Lingxiu, Sima Lian, and two female masters were there.
The two female craftsmen carefully measured the sizes of the three people, wrote them down with paper and pen, and then respectfully retreated to the door. There were dozens of pieces of fabric of different colors on the table in the room. They asked the three people to choose and then they would make clothes.
Sima Lian looked at the brightly colored materials on the table, and a smile flashed across her face. However, she still had her wits about her shoulders, and she said respectfully to Luo Lingxiu, "Sister-in-law, you choose first."
Luo Lingxiu sat upright on the chair, fanning herself with a silk fan, and said with a neutral smile, "I dare not do that. Who is the one who went to the master and said that he didn't even have a piece of clothing to wear out? He caused the master and the mistress to be at odds. If I choose first, what if I take away my sister's favorite? Wouldn't that make the master unhappy again?"
Mingyu looked at Sima Lian in surprise. So that was the case. However, Mingyu did not believe that Sima Lian had the guts to say that the mistress treated her badly. It was probably Aunt Yu's fault. Sima Qing was now worried about his daughter and thought that Miao treated the concubine badly. He asked Miao to be considerate of the concubine and make some clothes for Sima Lian.
Miao got angry and pulled her and Luo Lingxiu over at once. She said that they should be treated equally, so she would be considerate to them both.
Sima Lian's originally joyful expression immediately faded, and she clutched her handkerchief tightly and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this? The master and his wife were kind enough to make clothes for us, and you, what are you saying about this!"
Mingyu saw Sima Lian's face flushed and she was stuttering. This was probably the first time she mustered up the courage to refute Luo Lingxiu. Her first sentence was a little lacking in confidence and fear, but she spoke more and more fluently afterwards.
Luo Lingxiu never expected Sima Lian to talk back, so she immediately widened her eyes and snorted, "You are so bold. After following Aunt Yu for two days, you have learned her ways, pretending to be so bad!"
Sima Lian's eyes turned red, tears began to well up in her eyes, she looked at Luo Lingxiu and complained: "Sister-in-law, you... it's fine if you look down on me, but why do you have to be so sarcastic? Aunt Yu took care of me with all her heart, and she is an elder, but you still treat her like this..."
Mingyu looked at them stupidly. It was obvious that Luo Lingxiu represented the Miao family and Sima Lian represented Aunt Yu. One was overbearing and fierce, the other was weak and pitiful. It was like two elementary versions of the Miao family and Aunt Yu were fighting each other.
Luo Lingxiu turned away in disgust, "I dare not look down on you. You are the apple of my eye now. You are asking for a lot just because you don't have a concubine. I have seen that my master has given you a lot of things in the past few days. I advise you to be content with what you have and not be so demanding!"
Sima Lian wiped her eyes and said, "Since the elder sister-in-law has said so much, I can't bear the scolding from the elder sister-in-law for nothing. The elder sister-in-law said that I asked for too much. What did I ask for from my father?"
Luo Lingxiu was speechless. She just heard the maid say that a lot of things were moved from outside to Aunt Yu's yard in the past few days. They all said that they were given to Sima Lian by the master. They used the master's private money and did not use the family's account. Therefore, she didn't know what the things were.
Seeing Sima Lian's tearful eyes, she looked just like the annoying Yu concubine. Luo Lingxiu said with a stiff upper lip: "Didn't you ask for this new dress? Do I need to say more? Don't be so shameless!"
"Father and Madam love us younger generations so much that they make new clothes for us. How can it be my fault? Besides, don't you, sister-in-law, also have a share? Could it be that you are shamelessly asking for it?" Sima Lian retorted in a soft voice, her tone gentle.
"Nonsense! Do you think I'm as shameless as you and Aunt Yu?" Luo Lingxiu was furious. She had seen all kinds of fine fabrics and fine clothes, so why would she want just one or two new sets of clothes
As soon as she finished speaking, Miao pushed the door open and scolded with a stern face: "What are you arguing about? Are you afraid that people outside can't hear you? Are you afraid that the servants don't know that you are arguing?" She stared at Luo Lingxiu with extra significance.
Luo Lingxiu lowered her head in embarrassment, but she didn't expect that Miao had heard everything.
Mingyu lowered her head and said nothing. Luo Lingxiu was only capable of showing off her power but not resorting to trickery. If it were Miao, she would never have shouted out Luo Lingxiu's last words.
Seeing that the three people bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, Miao snorted and turned to leave.
Luo Lingxiu glared at Sima Lian with hatred, lowered her voice and cursed: "No matter how careful you are, you can never guard against a thief in your own home! How has Madam let you down? I hired a master to teach you how to play the piano, but you turned around and helped Aunt Yu to scheme against Madam. You are such an ungrateful person!"
Sima Lian's face flushed red, and she was obviously very angry. She was speechless for a while. After a long time, she slowly said: "I don't understand what you said, sister-in-law. Aren't we a family? What's the point of scheming?"
"Stop pretending!" Luo Lingxiu snorted and turned around to pick out the material. Since Sima Lian insisted on being humble, she would not be polite.
Sima Lian's face gradually regained its composure, and he turned to Mingyu, who had been standing silently beside him, and said, "Mingyu, you are right. These days, my sister-in-law has been talking incoherently and it's hard to understand her!"
"Huh?!" Mingyu was a little dumbfounded, looking at the angry Luo Lingxiu and the silent Sima Lian, "Just have a fight, why drag me into this!"
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