After Mingyu was not in love with Bao Erye, she felt a little disappointed in the farce of several people. She was just a girl who had just graduated from college. There was a boy who liked her so much and tried to please her. Mingyu was not untouched.
However, the little bit of impression that Master Bao had just created in Mingyu's heart was immediately wiped out by him, and the impression score dropped directly to a negative number. The image of Master Bao was marked with a big black cross in Mingyu's heart.
When Li Xiang came in, she saw that the door to the inner room was closed, and hurriedly called out through the door, "Second Madam? Second Madam?"
Mingyu opened the door for Lixiang. Seeing Mingyu's gloomy face, Lixiang asked with concern, "Second Madam, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy with Second Master?"
Thinking of Yingrong and Luo Lingxiu's faces, and the disgusting look of Master Bao, Mingyu said with disgust, "Lixiang, Yingrong wants Master Bao to make her his concubine."
"Ah?" Lixiang was surprised, and then her face showed a burst of resentment. "I didn't expect that black-hearted guy would no longer care about his reputation. He might as well just climb into bed." She learned the same thing as Aunt Zhu.
"That's different." Mingyu sneered. She had read a lot of books during this period. She had read almost all the books in Master Bao's study and understood the customs of this society. Yingrong was never liked by Miao. If she climbed into Bao's bed and became his, there would be no way she could be paired with a servant. As long as Miao left her alone and let her be a maid without a status for the rest of her life, that would be enough for her.
Her goal was to be a concubine below the mistress, so how could she be a concubine without a title? Naturally, she had to take the top position from the beginning.
Even if it was to speak up for Lixiang, Mingyu would grit her teeth and not give in. Mingyu had no choice but to accept the three concubines before, but now she was determined not to accept them. If she wanted to marry someone like Yingrong, she couldn't marry someone with such a dirty mind. Wouldn't that just make things difficult for her and Luo Lingxiu
Mingyu was angry. On the one hand, she hated Luo Lingxiu and Yingrong, and on the other hand, she was extremely disappointed with Master Bao. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Lixiang, who was lying in the outer room, heard the sound of Mingyu turning over. She sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for Mingyu's bad luck. God had arranged such a family of in-laws for her!
The next morning, Mingyu went to pay her respects to Miao. When she arrived at the door of Miao's room, she saw that in addition to Luo Lingxiu, Aunt Yu and Sima Lian were also there. She thought that her father-in-law slept at Madam Cuihua's place last night. And for the first time, Miao had not gotten up yet so late, and asked them to wait at the door.
Aunt Yu's face became a little stiff. Sima Lian looked at Aunt Yu unhappy, a little at a loss, while Luo Lingxiu smiled with gloating attitude.
Smile? Mingyu glanced at Luo Lingxiu. It's not like you're sleeping there. It's unreasonable for you to have such a distorted worldview.
And Miao, who always regarded herself as a well-educated and respectable lady from a noble family in the capital. But when she was offended by Aunt Yu, she came up with this way to fight back, competing with an concubine for her favor, and she didn't even think it was cheap.
After secretly greeting Master Bao's mother and cousin in her heart, Mingyu felt that the anger in her heart had been let out and she felt better.
Sima Lian suddenly said, "Second sister-in-law, I heard yesterday that three maids in the kitchen were beaten to death. You didn't skip a word about this."
Mingyu glanced at Luo Lingxiu with a half-smile in her eyes, and shook her head and said, "No, aren't the household affairs taken care of by my sister-in-law and the wife?"
"Oh, I heard it was horrifying. The three maids were dragged away after they died, and the whole yard was covered in blood..." Sima Lian's pretty face turned pale, and she patted her chest, as if she was overly frightened.
Luo Lingxiu couldn't hold back her anger after hearing this, her eyebrows raised, "Does the master have any problem with me and the housekeeper?"
Aunt Yu smiled and said, "How dare I have any objection? Lian Jie'er just said that it was scary to beat a maid to death, and there was no reason. Big *mother, do you have to involve the wife? You always put a big hat on my head. Lian Jie'er is timid and can't bear it."
"You!" Luo Ling gritted her teeth delicately. How dare a concubine, a young aunt who appeared out of nowhere, come to her and give her orders? How audacious!
If Miao hadn't sternly reprimanded her and forbade her to be disrespectful to Aunt Yu in front of others, she would have wanted to jump up and slap the mother and daughter, who were of the same kind.
Sima Lian had Aunt Yu as her backing. Seeing Luo Lingxiu's angry expression, she smiled with a hint of pride and said to Mingyu, "Second sister-in-law, do you think these maids have committed a crime? Why do they have to be beaten to death? And they are making it so mysterious."
Mingyu looked at her nose and her heart, very calm, "No, maybe he did something shameful, and the dead will not tell the shameful things to others and ruin the reputation of our mansion!"
"What do you mean?" Luo Lingxiu asked aggressively.
Mingyu blinked and asked curiously, "Isn't that the case? Is the eldest sister-in-law the reason?"
Luo Lingxiu was choked and said angrily, "It's not a good thing for you to ask about this!"
At this time, Wei Mama lifted the curtain and came out, saying that the mistress had gotten up and asked them to go in. Luo Lingxiu rolled her eyes at the remaining three people, then walked in first with her head held high.
Sima Lian happily held Mingyu's hand. This was the first time that Mingyu clearly stood on her side and went against Luo Lingxiu, which made her feel like she had found an ally.
Miao sat in the main seat, watching with satisfaction as Aunt Yu kowtowed to her. Every time, she would insist that Aunt Yu perform the etiquette perfectly. Only after she had to torment Aunt Yu, who was as beautiful as a "white flower", could she vent her anger.
Luo Lingxiu was afraid that Sima Lian and Aunt Yu would bring up the matter of the three maids who were beaten to death by her in front of Miao. Miao was very dissatisfied with her because of this matter, and she would definitely be angry again if she brought it up again.
Fortunately, from the beginning to the end, Sima Lian and Yu Yi Niang were very quiet and could not be faulted. Luo Lingxiu was relieved. If she made Miao unhappy, she would not live a comfortable life. However, the silence of Sima Lian and Yu Yi Niang made her feel uneasy, as if something bad was going to happen.
After coming out of Miao's yard, Aunt Yu was not qualified to pay a visit to the old lady, so she took her leave and returned to the yard. Luo Lingxiu stepped forward and took Miao's arm, and they walked side by side as affectionately as if they were mother and daughter. Miao was very touched by Luo Lingxiu's thoughtful behavior. She had no daughter, and she really treated Luo Lingxiu as her own daughter.
When they arrived at the old lady's place, Luo Lingxiu brought Mingyu and Sima Lian and bowed respectfully to the old lady. The old lady was in a bad mood today, so she asked Mingyu and Sima Lian to sit beside her, one on her left and one on her right.
Mingyu sat leaning on the old lady's arm, listening quietly to the old lady and the mistress. The two hadn't said a few words when Madam Zhao in the old lady's room opened the curtain and came in. She looked a little unhappy and said to the mistress, "Madam, Madam Wei has something urgent to talk to you about."
Miao was surprised. Nanny Wei was a prudent person. If it wasn't an emergency, she would never be so rude to ask the old lady for help. She quickly stood up, apologized to the old lady, and left.
The old lady asked, "Why is it so urgent? Do we have to go up and deal with it now?"
Mother Zhao's face changed several times. She said that there were more than ten people in mourning at the door, crying and making a scene. They also made a few braziers to burn paper money and made a mess. They said that we had beaten their daughter to death for no reason and came to ask for an explanation..."
"?" The old lady was extremely surprised. "Is there such a thing?"
Madam Zhao didn't know how to answer, so she could only say, "I don't know, Madam has already gone to see it."
The old lady thought about it for a while. Since they came to cause trouble, it meant that someone must have been beaten to death in the mansion, and she didn't hear anything. Looking at Luo Lingxiu, who was helping Miao's housekeeper, her face was as white as paper. The old lady asked directly, "Grandma, what's going on?"
The handkerchief in Luo Lingxiu's hand was about to be crushed by her fingers. She forced herself to speak uneasily and said, "It must be those rogues who covet the Marquis' Mansion and want to extort money. Just chase them away with sticks. Why bother Madam to intervene?" She was so angry that she wanted to bite her teeth. Didn't she give those three families a lot of money to settle the matter? Why are they causing trouble again
Mingyu, who had been quiet all this time, spoke up now. She didn't think the three maids were innocent, but they didn't deserve to be put to death. The culprit was still talking nonsense here. "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. Regardless of whether those people are here to blackmail you, you can't just beat them out! If they are seen by others and they keep talking nonsense, won't our mansion be known as a bully?"
Sima Lian glanced at the old lady and said timidly, "Second sister-in-law is right. Our Sima Marquis Mansion has always put benevolence first. Grandfather and father are both known for their kindness. Even the Madam is very lenient. How can we hit people casually?"
Luo Lingxiu's face turned red with hatred and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak.
The old lady looked at Sima Lian with satisfaction. She didn't expect that a little concubine who had always been ignored could actually say such a reasonable thing. She praised and said well said! Our mansion has always been kind to people. Even if they have committed a crime, we can't just beat them with sticks. Sister Lian is really a good daughter of our Sima family!"
Sima Lian smiled shyly, leaned in the old lady's arms, held Mingyu's hand on the old lady's left, and said with a red face, "It's all because of the old lady's good teaching that we young people can learn well!"
The old lady didn't even look at Luo Lingxiu from beginning to end. Luo Lingxiu looked embarrassed, scared, and her hands and feet were cold. Seeing that Sima Lian didn't look surprised at all, she was 100% sure that Aunt Yu and the others had something to do with this!
Mingyu glanced at Sima Lian, who was smiling happily, and then at Luo Lingxiu, who was pale. Sima Lian would not mention the matter of the three maids in front of Miao's door for no reason. There must be something fishy. However, seeing Luo Lingxiu suffer, Mingyu felt very happy.
Oh, the sentence that came to her mind at this moment was that evil will be punished by evil
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