When Mr. Bao heard that the wife was going to call Mingyu over, his heart skipped a beat and his face felt a little hot. He remembered Mingyu's sarcastic face when he mentioned this to her last night. At that time, he had indeed promised her not to mention this matter again. Now she went back on her word and brought this matter to the wife, trying to bypass Mingyu and use the wife's hand to bring Yingrong over. How angry would that little girl be
"This is not good." Master Bao smiled and said, "Mingyu is young and doesn't understand things. Madam should make the decision." Master Bao was very reluctant to let Mingyu come over. He regretted telling this in front of his mother. He felt that the little girl's temper was not as well-behaved and obedient as she always appeared.
Miao glared at him. "No matter how young she is, she is still your wife. She has to manage your backyard and raise your children. If she doesn't come forward to mention her aunt, how can I, the mother-in-law, come forward? That doesn't make sense!"
Luo Lingxiu also took the opportunity to say, "Madam is right. Now that Mingyu is familiar with our family, there is no reason for you to make the decision anymore." You must be kidding. If she doesn't let the little girl come, how can she watch the show
No matter how much Mr. Bao regretted, he could only watch Nanny Wei go to Yiqing Courtyard.
Mingyu was practicing calligraphy. She was not satisfied with any of the words she wrote, so she crumpled them up and threw them on the ground. Since last night, she had been feeling depressed. Even though Master Bao promised not to mention this matter again before he left, Mingyu still felt unhappy. Master Bao was not a playboy, he was just too sentimental and could not refuse any woman who loved him.
In fact, she shouldn't have had any unrealistic expectations of him from the beginning. Mingyu sighed heavily. She had never imagined that Master Bao would be a good man for her. It was just that when the time came, Mingyu was inevitably disappointed. Now it's Yingrong. Who knows how many more "Yingrong" will want to be a concubine in the future by relying on their emotional relationship
If she could leave the Sima family, she would naturally not mind being a "virtuous" second wife, but if she couldn't leave, what should she do
Seeing that Mingyu was in a bad mood, Lixiang didn't know what to say to him, so she tiptoed over and replaced the cold tea on the table. Mingyu suddenly threw down the brush in his hand, and the ink on the brush splashed all over the white paper.
"Lixiang, when do you think this kind of life will end?" Mingyu looked out the window. The weather was gloomy early in the morning, just like her current gloomy mood.
Through the curtain, Lixiang glanced at the courtyard. Nanny Tan was sitting comfortably under the shade of a tree with her back to them, drinking tea without noticing the house. Lixiang hesitated for a long time and whispered, "Second Madam, be careful with your words..." Lixiang didn't know what to say. It was only after she entered the Marquis' Mansion that she realized what the life of a wealthy family was like, and she realized that the legendary "many wives and concubines" of those rich young men were really true.
At this time, Nanny Wei entered the yard and saw Nanny Tan sitting leisurely under the shade of a tree drinking tea. She smiled indifferently and said, "Old Tan, you are living a very comfortable life these days!"
Nanny Tan's face flushed red, and she snorted, "No match for you. You are now the most important person in front of the Madam!"
Li Xiang in the room had heard the voice earlier, she opened the curtain and said with a smile: "Madame Wei is here, please come in."
Madam Wei smiled and glanced at Madam Tan, then followed Li Xiang into the house. No wonder Madam couldn't do the things she asked Old Tan to do well. How could she be such a good clerk? She would find a comfortable life for herself.
After entering the room, Wei Ma lowered her head and looked at the paper in front of Second Madam with a humble attitude. She looked up and saw a brush thrown on it. The ink had soaked the paper. She seemed to be in a bad mood. "Second Madam, Madam, please come over."
Mingyu asked, "What's the matter?" If Luo Lingxiu's plan to harm Lixiang was exposed, she would have to think carefully about how to retaliate.
Madam Wei smiled modestly, "I don't know about this, but won't you know when Second Madam goes there?"
"Okay." Mingyu agreed readily knowing that she couldn't get anything out of Nanny Wei. Nanny Wei was different from Nanny Tan. Her mouth was so tight that it couldn't be pried open.
Mingyu asked Lixiang to guard the yard, and led by Nanny Wei, the two went to the mistress's place.
As soon as she entered the room, Mingyu saw Master Bao. After receiving Mingyu's gaze, Master Bao looked very uncomfortable. He didn't dare to look at Mingyu and turned away. Mingyu immediately had a bad premonition in her heart. How could this young man be like this if he was not guilty
Mingyu first bowed to Miao and stood aside respectfully. Miao's smile today was particularly kind, which made Mingyu's heart beat fast.
"Mingyu, I called you here today because I need your decision." Miao smiled and glanced at her son who was staring at her toes. "Bao'er wanted to ask Yingrong to be his concubine and came to me for help. Now he has you as his wife, so it would be inappropriate for me to interfere. It's better to let you handle the affairs of the second house. What do you think?"
Mingyu sneered in her heart, and quickly raised her eyes to look at Master Bao, hiding the disappointment in her eyes. Well, what a good husband! If she disagrees, she will go to the wife instead. The wife has always doted on this dog boy and will definitely agree. By then, it will be a done deal, and no one will pay attention to her even if she objects.
According to Miao's usual overbearing style, if she wanted to propose Yingrong as a concubine, why would she be so hypocritical as to ask her, the second daughter-in-law, what she thought? She probably didn't want to agree, but couldn't let her son down, so she could only call me over and pretend to ask me what I thought.
Mingyu lowered her head and thought for a long time without saying anything. Miao smiled and waited patiently, but Master Bao couldn't see Mingyu's face, and didn't know what Mingyu was thinking, whether she would bear a grudge against him, and his heart was pounding.
Luo Lingxiu couldn't wait any longer and said with a smile, "Mingyu? Madam is asking you a question!" No matter whether Mingyu agreed or not, Madam would not be happy. If she agreed, it would be like stabbing a knife into her heart, and if she disagreed, it would be like offending the Second Master.
Mingyu raised her head, her face calm, and said, "Second Master just told Mingyu last night that he would not propose Yingrong as a concubine. Why did he change his mind today?"
Master Bao's face was flushed. He looked at Mingyu's calm face and said, "This is a different time..." Mingyu pressed on, "But what happened? Master, tell me, so I can have an idea."
Mingyu looked at Master Bao's shy face. What could have made him rush to the madam to mention Yingrong? Could it be that Yingrong had climbed into bed last night...
When Mingyu said this, Miao's face turned unhappy. It was obvious that she had the same idea as Mingyu. If it was another maid climbing into the bed, it would be fine, but she didn't like Yingrong in the first place. She shouted, "What's going on?"
Master Bao saw that he could no longer conceal the truth, so he said, "Yingrong hanged herself last night. If Baihao hadn't discovered it early, I'm afraid... she just wanted to stay and serve me. I felt sorry for her sincerity, and she had served me for so many years, so I just wanted to give her a place to settle down."
Hanging? Mingyu sneered in her heart, why not just hang herself! Good fellow, crying, making a scene, and hanging herself are all done, Master Bao's maid is really good!
Miao was also furious. Before she could say anything, Mingyu said, "Madam, in this case, please forgive me for not being able to mention Yingrong as my aunt."
"Why?" Master Bao asked anxiously, not expecting Mingyu to refute his opinion in front of his wife. After all, Yingrong had served him for ten years, and Master Bao was reluctant to let her commit suicide.
Luo Lingxiu also showed a little anger on her face. This little girl was becoming more and more ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
Although Miao was not happy to mention Yingrong and had long wanted to get rid of that restless maid, she was very unhappy when Mingyu rejected her so bluntly, and felt that her son's reputation had been damaged.
Mingyu looked at Miao's face and sighed in her heart, "Madam, it's not that Mingyu is overbearing. Mingyu often hears Madam say that as a mistress, you must be tolerant and generous in order to manage the servants well. If the Second Master feels that there are not enough people to serve, please Madam pick a few more for the Second Master. But if the Second Master mentions Yingrong, Mingyu feels it is inappropriate."
The little girl flattered him calmly, and Miao felt refreshed. She nodded and said, "Tell me, what's wrong?"
"Madam, Second Master, although Yingrong has served Second Master for ten years and has gained favors and merits, she is, after all, a maid. On weekdays, even Madam, the Marquis, and the old lady have all sacrificed themselves for the Marquis's Mansion, let alone a maid in the mansion. Now, just to become a concubine, she has done such things as crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself, threatening her master with death. She is too bold. If she gets what she wants this time, who knows, she might not be given what she wants next time. Will she hang herself again? Moreover, if something really happens to Yingrong this time, and she hangs herself to death, and rumors get out, what will others say about Second Master?" Mingyu said.
Miao was suddenly shocked. She was only angry that Yingrong dared to hang herself to threaten her master, but she didn't think that if Master Bao's maid hanged herself in the house at night, what would others say about Master Bao? His reputation was not very good to begin with, and coupled with the notoriety of bullying and forcing maids to death, even if Bao Ge'er entered the officialdom in the future, it would be a fatal flaw and could easily become a handle for others to impeach him.
Looking at Mingyu standing quietly beside her, Miao couldn't help but re-examine her. When she first came in, the little girl was dumb and stupid. I didn't expect that she had grown so much in the past few months! It seems that she is more thorough than Lingxiu in terms of problems, but it's a pity that her family background is too low.
"That's right." Miao said with a straight face, "This maid is really abominable. She dares to threaten her master with death? If she wants to die, then grant her wish!"
Master Bao was shocked and quickly pleaded, "Madam, Yingrong was just having a hard time thinking..."
Miao waved her hands impatiently. She knew that Master Bao would come to plead for mercy. "Don't worry, she won't be killed." She then said to Luo Lingxiu who was standing beside her, "Bring me the list of the servants in the front yard. Yingrong is old enough to be released." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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