For the jennyking crystal slipper, the old lady gave Ji Man a surprised look. Ji Man straightened her back and didn't dare to look back at her old man.
Mo Yuhou looked at Ji Man silently, then turned his head and told Gui Bai beside him to go to the pond to fish for things. They also sent people to the backyard of Feiwan Pavilion to check the legendary dead fish.
After a lot of tossing, three or four hours had passed, the medicine bottle was fished out, the fish was stripped for autopsy, and the final conclusion was that the bottle fell into the pond, and some fish bit the stopper and were poisoned. Diffusion and dilution, some fish continue to die from the poison.
Ji Man wanted to laugh when he heard the person's rigorous analysis. But for the sake of being cleared of suspicion, she still watched gratefully.
Since the poison did not come from the mansion, why did Wen Wan get poisoned? Who put the poison in it? Mo Yuhou ordered people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate the case, which seemed to be very important, but in fact, he knew that there was no reason to find out, so he just put on a show for Wen Wan to see.
In the end, it was Wen Wan who came out by herself and said: "Let's forget about the past, Wan'er's life is still there. Since it has nothing to do with the people in the house, then Lord Hou doesn't have to pursue it anymore. If someone really wants to harm Wan'er, they must It will show its feet."
It's already caused a lot of trouble to come out and say this, Ji Man just smiled and didn't comment. Mo Yuhou didn't ask the people from the Ministry of Punishment to investigate again, but he just stayed with Wen Wan for several days.
The relationship between the male lead and the female lead is reconciled again. Although Wen Wan has become a maidservant, but she is favored every night, and the house slaves under her are sharp-eyed. Naturally, they dare not treat her as the current person, and it will not be her turn to do any work. , and some people flatter.
Looking at it this way, the maid's life is not much worse than the madam's.
The Yuan Festival of this dynasty is here, which is similar to the modern Spring Festival, but it will be about a month later, and every household will start to decorate and visit relatives.
As the mistress of the Hou Mansion, Ji Man spent a lot of money to decorate the Hou Mansion, and did not embarrass Mo Yuhou at all. But the expenses on the account were not much, which made the old lady admire her financial management ability quite a bit, she praised her several times in a row, which made Qi Siling next to her too ashamed to sit still.
While accepting the compliment, Ji Man thought, it is naturally impossible to buy all these gold, silver, pearls and jade back at the price of cabbage. She put a lot of private money in it. But with so much money, there is no other use, and there is nothing wrong with using it to make life more comfortable.
On the first day of the Yuan Festival, the prince and the princess came to visit first. Jing Wenhou was going back to his fief after the Yuan Festival, so the crown prince also came to see him off.
Ji Man hadn't seen Ning Mingjie for a long time, and when he saw him again, he was surprised to find that he and Wen Wan got a lot closer. I don't know when it happened, Ning Mingjie stood in the yard and bowed his head to talk to Wen Wan, his appearance was very gentle.
After all, he is the affectionate male lead, so he may not be able to resist the fate of being attracted by the female lead after all. Ji Man felt a little lost in his heart, thinking of the pair of daffodils behind the wall, he sighed slightly.
No matter what, it's impossible for her to have any affection in this place, so it's good to let that person go to Wen Wan.
While comforting himself, Ji Man went in to greet the prince and concubine.
Zhao Zhe still annoyed her as always, and when he saw her come in, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen Sang Yu for a long time, and she is even more beautiful."
Ji Man couldn't help but slander, the princess was sitting next to him, he shouted so affectionately, as if he had an affair with the two of them, is it really okay
The Crown Princess Shen Youqing came from a wealthy family, she was quite gracious, she didn't lose face on the spot, but she glanced at Ji Man with a smile, and said: "I can't blame the Crown Prince for always praising Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Ning has such an elegant temperament, which is really rare beauty."
"The Crown Princess has won the prize. The concubine and the Crown Princess are nothing more than the stars and the moon, so I dare not compare them."
Shen Youqing covered her lips and smiled: "Look at this sweet talker, that's fine, today I just came here for a family dinner, so you don't need to hold a gift, just take it easy."
"Yes." Ji Man agreed.
Wen Wan behind her held the tea and went up to the Crown Princess to pay her respects. She didn't know where she found the props, but she hadn't seen the tea just now.
Ji Man saw the princess' slightly surprised expression, and stood there waiting for her to speak.
In name, Wen Wan was a matchmaker made by the princess, but now she was demoted to a maid, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
"I have also heard about Wan'er." The princess took the tea and looked at Wen Wan and said: "I have wronged you, but fortunately I heard that Lord Hou still loves you."
Wen Wan secretly wiped away her tears, and said with a smile: "You have let down the Crown Princess' wishes."
"Alas..." The Crown Princess shook her head and sighed, not knowing what she was sighing. The family banquet on the table was ready, and the old lady stepped into the dining room after a while.
Ji Man sat down in her seat, she was the only one who could sit down at today's banquet, and the rest of the female family members in the backyard had to stand and serve dishes.
Wen Wan stood leaning against the princess's back, and served dishes obediently as soon as the banquet started.
Ji Man didn't say much, he didn't eat or sleep. After the meal, the Crown Princess dragged Wen Wan to talk, and the Crown Prince went to the garden with Ning Mingjie and Ning Yuxuan. Ji Man had nothing to do by himself, so he walked around the mansion.
Guan Wenwan's firewood house has now become a blessed place, and many maids still offer incense here, hoping to be loved by Lord Hou like Wen Wan.
When Ji Man passed by, he saw two or three servant girls kneeling at the door of the firewood room, chanting and bowing.
Judging from her experience in reading novels for so many years, maids always gossip the most, and they are idle anyway, so she simply hid in a corner and listened to what they had to say.
"Damn girl, you just said it too loudly, I heard it." After making a wish, several maids started teasing each other, and the older maid smiled and pushed the little maid next to her: "You still want to marry me like this?" Master Biao?"
The little maid blushed, and said unconvincedly: "Look at Wen Wan, don't you still have to be a maid for the rest of your life? As a result, being locked up inside can lead Master Biao to visit her two or three times. I still have Fei As for the chance to be on the branch, maybe I can be a concubine for Young Master Biao."
"Just daydream." The other servant girl smiled and said, "I just want to be the servant girl of Lord Hou."
"Then you should learn from Clover and use your master to climb up." The big maid giggled, "We are just poor servant girls, it would be nice if we could leave this backyard and go to the front yard, and we still think about sparrows." Turn into a phoenix."
The maids were pinching each other again, Ji Man felt bored and was about to leave, but suddenly heard a crisp voice: "Why is the incense burner lit?"
Ji Man stretched out his head to take a look, and there was a purple-clothed maid outside, who seemed to be from her aunt's yard, but she didn't know which yard it was, and she had never seen it before.
The three servant girls became honest in an instant, cleaned up the incense burner, and called sweetly: "Sister Ah Zi."
There was nothing interesting about a group of maids gathering, Ji Man yawned and continued to walk, but before he could finish opening his mouth, he heard the eldest maid politely say: "Isn't the princess coming? Why didn't Sister Ah Zi go to serve her?" ?”
Princess? Ji Man stopped his yawn and continued to squat back to his original position.
AhZi smiled and said, "I'm thinking of you guys, don't you? Well, the Crown Princess gave me a box of dim sum, but it was brought out from the palace, and I specially brought it to share with you."
The maids were very happy, and while shouting thank you to my sister, they went to get pastries from the box.
Ji Man thought about it, Wen Wan was born in a poor family, and the dowry was prepared by the princess, and even the dowry maids were prepared a lot, but Wen Wan only used sandalwood for her body. This AhZi sounds like she belongs to the Crown Princess, maybe she was married as a dowry.
Leaving calmly, Ji Man went back to the Feiwan Pavilion, and Deng Xin ran up to report that Wen Wan and the princess were talking in the side hall.
Ji Man smiled, asked the kitchen to make a plate of snacks, and went to the side hall with it.
Sandalwood saw her approaching from afar, so she went in and told the princess. When Ji Man entered, the Crown Princess was sitting beside her, Wen Wan was standing by her hand, very gentle.
"Wen Wan's body is only recovering soon, she can't stand for long." Ji Man said with a smile: "The princess is not an outsider, Wan'er, you can just sit down and talk."
Wen Wan glanced at her, then shook her head timidly: "Your servant should just stand."
"Look at you, you're always so stubborn that it hurts your heart." Ji Man said with authenticity, "Why do you do these things that hurt yourself? Just sit down, it's not easy to save a life."
The concubine looked at Ji Man and said with a smile: "Mrs. Ning is kinder than the rumors. Just now, I was worried about Wan'er being wronged. Now it seems that Mrs. Ning is protecting her, so I am too worried. "
Ji Man laughed and said: "How dare I wrong Wan'er, she is the heart of Lord Hou, and if there is a slight mistake, Master Hou will be very distressed."
Putting down the pastry, Ji Man said: "It's not easy to disturb the Crown Princess and Wan'er, so Sang Yu will leave first."
Shen Youqing nodded, watched Ji Man go out, and then sighed: "Wan'er, look, how many ranks are higher than you, it's not easy for you to deal with."
Wen Wan raised her head, she still had a soft and weak appearance, she gritted her teeth and said: "I may not lose to her! The person in Yu Xuan's heart is still only me after all!"
"Bengong said you can't be in a hurry." Shen Youqing said: "Let's settle down for a while, your journey is much easier than hers."
Wen Wan calmed down, took a deep breath, and nodded seriously.
Biting the brush, Ji Man asked Steward Qian leisurely: "Who were Wan'er's dowry maids back then? Let me hear them all. Now that Wan'er is not in good health, some of her people are still serving in my yard. In case Lord Hou blames me again."
Steward Qian didn't suspect him, so he gave Ji Man the list of the maids who were Wen Wan's dowry, and Ji Man changed all the rough maids in the yard that night, and replaced the maid named A Zi from Aunt Xue's. The yard is coming.