Lin Shiben was still smiling and pulling her daughter's hair, trying on the pearl hairpin, and after a quarter of an hour, she began to look out frequently. After two quarters of an hour, her face was distorted, and she sent a little girl to look for it.
Shopkeeper Qian opened the remaining red lacquer box and introduced his jewelry eloquently, which eased the embarrassing atmosphere.
After a short while, Nanny Jin came in holding a box.
"Why have you been here for so long?" Lin asked in a deep voice. Yu Miaoqi was holding a golden hairpin to make up in front of the mirror, as if she didn't hear anything.
"Go back to Madam, the third lady searched for a long time before she found this box and said that she would give it to the second lady, so it was delayed." Jin Nanny handed the box over, and found that it was covered with dust, obviously it was abandoned by Yu Xiang Feeling very embarrassed, he quickly wiped the dust off with his sleeve.
Lin's already gloomy complexion dripped water at this moment, and was about to reprimand "too much deceit", but the shopkeeper Qian exclaimed, "Oh, this is not the only golden phoenix with wings around beads in Jinxiu Pavilion. Buyao? Don’t say that the three oriental pearls wrapped around the Buyao are as big as longan, which are hard to find in this world. The box alone is already expensive. The body of the box is carved from a whole piece of golden silk nanmu As a result, the several crabapple flowers inlaid on the box cover, the petals are made of top red emeralds thinned and spliced together, the color is delicate and lustrous, full of water, it looks like a real flower in the sun, it makes people want to reach out and touch it. "
As she spoke, she took the box and turned it in the bright light, tsk-tsk admiringly, "Two, three, Miss Xiang'er is so generous, this box alone is the treasure of the store in our store, let alone this step. Every piece This is the amount that Dongzhu needs to disassemble and sell." She stretched out a palm and shook it.
It's also strange today, there is a second young lady in Yonglehou's mansion for no reason, who is said to be Miss Xiang'er's twin sister. However, the two people have no similarities in appearance, and their temperaments are completely different, and I don't know why.
Whatever it is, she just needs to make money.
Shopkeeper Qian muttered inwardly, but praised Yu Xiang's gift, which eased Lin's gloomy expression a little, and handed over the pair of cards, "Take the pair of cards and go pay the money."
"Thank you Madam for your patronage. Next time, if you need something, just ask someone to call the women. The women's things are among the best in Beijing, and you will never let Madam down." Shopkeeper Qian received the pair of cards with a smile, and heaved a sigh of relief after going out.
Lin ordered Nanny Jin to put away all the jewelry piled on the table, but when she turned back, she saw her daughter weeping at the opened box of begonias.
"Qi'er, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?" She hurried over and hugged her daughter in her arms and patted her.
"Mother, this box alone is so precious, not to mention the jewels inside." She closed the box and pushed it away, tears falling even more fiercely, "And I have never even seen what Dongzhu looks like in Shen's house. To me For me, those are things that are beyond reach, a life that I never dare to dream of. But what about the fact? In fact, these things should have belonged to me, but they were all taken away by her! Mother, I even bought Some clothing and jewelry have to be reported to her, am I the concubine of the Hou family? If I have to look at her face in the future, why should I come back? Why don’t you send me back again!”
The more she talked, the more sad she became. She untied a purse from her waist and choked with sobs, "Mother, no one in the Hou Mansion cares about me except you. Look at what grandma gave me, it's just a peace talisman. Temple She took a peace talisman that could be bought for a copper coin in my pocket, but she used it as a gift for my meeting. This is really disgusting my daughter from the bottom of my heart!"
In fact, Yu Miaoqi misunderstood, this peace talisman was not bought with a copper plate, but a peace talisman written and consecrated by Monk Kuhai, a divine monk in the Han Dynasty. thing. Thanks to Yu Xiang's friendship with Monk Kuhai over the years when he talked about scriptures and Buddhism, he made an exception for him who had been writing for ten years.
It's a pity that all the old lady's painstaking efforts were fed into the dog's belly. Yu Miaoqi not only didn't appreciate it, but secretly hated her.
Mrs. Lin was furious when she heard this, and while scolding the old lady for being biased, she went outside and threw the amulet into the brazier of burning yellow paper. When the flame licked the talisman paper, it exuded a strong Zen fragrance, but it disappeared in a short while.
She turned back, hugged her daughter and whispered through gritted teeth, "Don't worry, Qi'er, from now on, mother will not let you suffer such humiliation today. After all, mother is also the head of the Hou's house. She has been idle for fourteen years. It's time to regain control of Zhongfu. It's not certain who will live with his face!"
"Mother, you are the only one who treats your daughter the best. The daughter can only rely on you!" Yu Miaoqi threw herself into her arms and wept softly, a dark light quickly flashed across her tear-filled eyes.
Nanny Jin held back her words and was about to persuade the master, but found that the second lady had said everything she wanted to say. If the master is in charge of Zhongfu again, and she is the nanny in charge that everyone fears in the Hou's mansion in the future, how much money is waiting to be fished? Thinking of this, she couldn't hold back the joy in her heart, she quickly covered the smile on her lips with a veil, but the corners of her eyes drooped, as if she was very sad.
In the main courtyard, the old lady was flipping through a scripture book, but she saw Wan Qiu come in with a serious face, and whispered something in Mama Mama's ear, and could faintly hear the words "Ma'am, burn it, I despise it".
Ma Momo's face changed drastically, and the hand holding the handkerchief trembled unconsciously.
"What are you talking about? Let me listen too?" The old lady turned a page of the Buddhist scriptures and spoke slowly.
Mama Ma sent Wan Qiu away with a hesitant expression.
The old lady sneered, "Is Mrs. Lin acting like a demon again? Tell me!"
Kneeling at her feet, Ma Momo said sadly, "Go back to the old lady, Miss said that you disliked her, and the meeting gift you gave was actually a peace talisman that can be bought for a copper coin in the temple. Madam was furious when she heard this, and took the talisman paper Throw it into the fire and burn it straight away."
Ever since she knew the fate of her granddaughter, the old lady asked Yu Xiang to ask for this talisman, enshrined in Zhenguo Temple and asked eminent monks to chant scriptures and bless it every day. This offering lasted for four years, and the sesame oil offered to Zhenguo Temple every month It costs two hundred taels of silver, all paid by the old lady herself. Leaving aside this sincerity for the time being, there are tens of thousands of taels of silver alone, how can it be burned in a flash
You burn it and burn it, but you still want to slander the old lady in words, what kind of wolf-hearted, ungrateful! As long as you have a little respect for the old lady, you can't do such a thing!
Mama Ma wished she could rush to the main room and slap Lin and Yu Miaoqi twice.
The old lady was not angry, but smiled lowly, and said in a sad tone when she spoke again, "You are right, that Yu Miaoqi has a cold personality and holds grudges but not gratitude, so she should stay away. No matter how I treat her , how can she be compared to the Shen couple who raised her? She can even give up on the Shen couple, how can she remember me? That's all, let's not do this hot face and cold butt thing in the future , just marry after raising her for a year or so, just like Yu Siyu, she is also a worry."
Ma Momo nodded repeatedly, and said after a while of deliberation, "The girl also said that the madam is afraid that she wants to snatch the power of the family from Miss Xiang'er. Old madam, look at this..."
Hearing this, the old lady was really angry, and snorted coldly, "The power of the family? Just rely on her? The current Hou's Mansion is not the Hou's Mansion when Junjie was there. I'm afraid she won't be able to play with that little skill. But if she dares to say this, I can fulfill her."
Mother Ma was shocked when she heard this, and reminded, "Madam, what should I do if something goes wrong?"
As the old lady said, the current Yongle Hou Mansion is very different from the past. Although Yu Pinyan had the name of a Hussar general, in fact, the Tiger Talisman was handed back to the emperor long ago, and he wholeheartedly acted as the sword in the emperor's hand, and marched through thorns and thorns. In order to pave the way for the crown prince to ascend the throne, the emperor, who has eliminated several kings with different surnames, will have a knife against the entangled family in the coming year. Under this general trend, the Yongle Hou Mansion can only be a lonely and pure minister, and must not get involved with any party.
Not only did Yu Pinyan need to grasp this scale, but also the contacts between the women in the back house could not cross the emperor's bottom line. Yu Xiang had done a good job before, in the eyes of the old lady, it couldn't be better. She didn't expect that Xiang'er was already so smart that he could even figure out the holy will so thoroughly that she didn't even need a reminder from her side.
Lin Shi was also very shrewd and capable before she became confused, but that kind of shrewdness was limited to the small calculations and careful scheming in the back house, which was in no way comparable to Xiang'er's broad vision.
If this family is handed over to the Lin family, there will definitely be troubles.
The old lady thought for a while, then waved her hands and said, "If she dares to speak, let her take care of it. Xiang'er and I will watch and nothing will happen. Xiang'er manages the Hou's mansion with iron and blood, and she has her brother's true teaching. Lin's little tricks will collapse within a few months after taking over. She has been sticking to the house all these years and obsessed with the past, but I can't find her fault. Let her take the divorce letter and go home, and her natal family can't say anything."
After hearing this, Mama Ma understood the old lady's plan. That's right, it's not wrong to miss her deceased husband. The old lady doesn't want to tolerate Mrs. Lin anymore! Fourteen years, it's time to endure.
"Master Hou..." Mama Ma couldn't help reminding.
"Go and ask Yan'er, do you still recognize Mrs. Lin as your mother?" The old lady sneered. She didn't make any big moves because she was concerned about her grandson's face before, but this time she took Yu Miaoqi back and she really saw his grandson's heart clearly. The grandson probably didn't want to recognize Lin's family anymore, and he didn't even want to recognize Yu Miaoqi, otherwise how could he be so indifferent.
"She doesn't recognize Marquis, so Marquis naturally doesn't recognize her either. She doesn't have Marquis in her heart, all she cares about is Second Miss, and she doesn't think about who earned the good life for so many years." Mama Mama Shaking his head and sighing.
The old lady also sighed deeply, picked up the Buddhist scriptures and chanted in a low voice.
In the main house, Mrs. Lin didn't know that except for Nanny Jin and her two daughters, all the servants in her yard had become the eyeliner of the old lady and Yu Xiang, and she also regarded herself as the uncompromising mistress of the past. He doesn't avoid people either.
Yu Miaoqi didn't know what to do, and she relaxed when she saw her wantonness. The mother and daughter discussed how to speak to the old lady, and they didn't go to sleep until three quarters past Haishi.
Early the next morning, Yu Miaoqi dressed up meticulously and followed Mrs. Lin to the main courtyard to greet the old lady.