It was not easy for Lin to grasp Yu Xiang's big clue, even if she asked to send her to the countryside to live alone, the old lady and Yu Pinyan couldn't say anything. How can there be any reason for a daughter to embezzle her mother's dowry, so she can't wait? In other words, even the mother's dowry can be usurped, what else can stop her greed
Such a poor character is enough to overwhelm Yu Xiang! Even if the old lady and Yu Pinyan insisted on protecting her, she would not be able to be rampant in the future!
The more Lin thought about it, the more complacent she became, her steps were fast, and she arrived at the gate of the main courtyard in the blink of an eye, followed closely by Yu Miaoqi.
Mama Ma, who was standing on the porch, saw the two of them and hurried into the room, and said in a low voice, "Madam, they are indeed here."
"Hmph~" The old lady twirled the Buddha beads lightly, and said slowly, "I only waited for an hour to find it, and I was too anxious. I'm afraid I didn't even read the account books behind."
Momo Ma lowered her head and dared not answer, knowing that there would be a lot of noise in the room later, she winked at Wanqiu, implying that she would get rid of all the idlers and others.
"Come on, make a fuss, make a fuss, how many troubles have happened in the two days since I came back? Let me count." The old lady put down the prayer beads and pinched her fingers to calculate, her smile became colder and colder. Day. I thought she would be able to persuade Mrs. Lin to stop, but I didn’t expect her to be an even more restless person. All she wanted was to compete for favor and family business. Isn’t Mrs. Lin pampering her enough? Where is Yan'er? If I had known this, I shouldn't have taken her back in the first place."
The old lady shook her head and sighed.
Mother Ma comforted her softly, "You are not so hard-hearted, how could you not pick up your granddaughter when she is living abroad. She is also young and frivolous. You will wake her up and train her slowly in the future. In less than a year It takes two years to cut out a new look."
"Training? Just because of her inferior character, it's useless for me to train her for hundreds of years. This is a bad root, and she got the true inheritance of the Lin family. After all, it's all my fault, because I didn't know people clearly back then. , welcome such an inconspicuous entry, and even gave birth to a small family star, and this makes the family have no peace." The more the old lady talked, the more depressed she became, and she just waited for Mrs. Lin to come in and take care of her.
Ma Momo was about to speak, Wan Qiu reported outside the door, "Old Madam, Madam and Second Miss are here, and they said they have something urgent to see you."
"Let them in." The old lady waved her hand in a very impatient tone.
After the two entered the room, they greeted each other slowly.
"Come on, if you have something to say directly, don't give me a salute, I'm afraid of losing my life."
Before Lin's appeal, the old lady glared, and she hesitated for a while. Yu Miaoqi knew that there was no room for her to intervene at this moment, so she picked up a stool and sat down, and secretly tugged at Lin's sleeve.
Lin quickly calmed down, sat down next to her daughter, and said, "Mother, let's wait until Yan'er and Yu Xiang arrive. This is a big matter, and I'm afraid that someone will say that I wronged her behind my back."
The old lady laughed angrily, and asked, "Should I call Siyu along? It's a big matter, so I might as well ask the whole family to listen to it."
"That's fine." Lin Shiben was still a little guilty, but when he thought of those ledgers that had been hollowed out with big holes one after another, it was rare for him to be stubborn.
The old lady waved Wan Qiu to call someone, then closed her eyes and twirled the beads.
Mama Ma, who was standing by the door, looked at the mother and daughter with a look of pity and sarcasm, and then lowered her head to reduce her sense of existence. Even if Lord Hou called him, courting death is not such a way to seek death. After living in seclusion for fourteen years, all the shrewdness and ability have been wiped out, leaving only a head full of muddleheadedness.
In the hall, the quiet needle drop can be heard, and the air is lingering with the light and elegant fragrance of Buddha. It should be refreshing, but it makes people feel a little depressing for no reason. Yu Miaoqi rubbed her chest, a slight but unignorable feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.
He clearly agreed to take his time and gain a firm foothold in the Hou Mansion, but he took away the power of the house the next day, and then confronted Yu Xiang. Wouldn't it be too much of a move? I'm afraid this eating looks ugly in the eyes of others, right
Her heart trembled, and only then did she realize that she was blinded by jealousy and played the wrong chess piece. It should be slower, at least after winning over the old lady and Yu Pinyan. However, it has come, and we can only carry out the mistakes to the end. It is simply that Yu Xiang's fault is even greater, the old lady and Yu Pinyan know the truth that there is absolutely no reason for connivance.
Even Lin's dowry can be used, so the dowry must also embezzle a lot. If he had thought of this earlier, he should have read all the accounts of Zhongfei and brought them together.
The more Yu Miaoqi thought about it, the more mistakes she made, her rosy face gradually turned pale, and she couldn't help pinching the purse at her waist.
The sound of tearing and tearing caused the old lady to open her eyes to look, raised her eyebrows and said, "Did you finally wear this amulet?"
"The things my grandmother gave me, I should naturally carry them with me. I was the one who took pictures before, and I was a little bit reluctant. How could my grandmother not ask for a new one for me if this one was worn out? The grandmother loves me so much that my granddaughter dare not buy it. forget."
These words were so sweet that they could drip honey. There was no joy on the old lady's face at all, she just gave her a fixed look with a gloomy, depressed, and creepy look.
Yu Miaoqi lowered her head like an electric shock, her heart beat like a thunderous drum. She vaguely realized that she had said something wrong, but she couldn't find a clue after thinking about it. Could it be that the old lady knew that I had burned the peace amulet, so she tried me a few times
The first thought made her breathless. In this way, it may be extremely difficult to win over the old lady in the future! In her mind, she might already be a double-faced and hypocritical character! Wrong wrong wrong, why every step is wrong? Is this step wrong again
After thinking about it several times in her heart, Yu Miaoqi seemed to be sitting on a nail board, wishing she could fly away.
Just at this moment, Yu Xiang was pushed into the door by two maids, who nodded to them one by one.
Lin snorted coldly, gouging out her eyes like sharp knives. The old lady patted the soft couch beside her and called, "Xiang'er, come and sit with the ancestor."
The two maids hugged her onto the soft couch and adjusted the hem of her skirt.
Yu Xiang leaned on the kang table, turned the small kang screen with one hand, rested her chin with the other, and asked lazily, "Ancestor, what happened at home? I'm about to take a nap, and I can't open my eyes right now."
She blinked her black and white cat pupils, and a few strands of water vapor stuck to her thick eyelashes, looking innocent and cute. The old lady rubbed her head and said, "Let's wait until your brother and sister come. Your mother has something important to announce."
The old lady's tone seemed calm, but in fact there was a gloomy chill hidden in it, which made Lin Shi and Yu Miaoqi move uncomfortably.
Yu Xiang nodded, moved a plate of peanuts on the Kang table to her, and peeled them. She didn't eat it after peeling it off, but pouted her red lips to blow off the inner layer of red clothes, leaving the round peanuts behind.
In the silent hall, there was only the crisp sound of cracking peanut shells, and the vermilion-coated rolls fell to the ground one after another, like a light snowfall. The cold and solemn atmosphere quietly dissipated in the bursts of crisp sounds.
The old lady looked at her hard-working granddaughter, her stern face softened a little, and she saw that she stuffed all the hard-earned peanuts into her hands, and persuaded herself to eat quickly, she immediately laughed , pinching her cheek lovingly. Although Yu Miaoqi is the granddaughter who is connected by blood, it is not as good as the one raised by her own hands, and there is a layer of emotional separation after all.
At this moment, Yu Miaoqi finally realized that it would be impossible for her to surpass Yu Xiang to please the old lady. Originally, she still had a chance the day she came back, but she burned the old lady's peace talisman, and also burned the gentle image she worked so hard to build beyond recognition.
The blame is that they didn't sort out the situation in the Hou Mansion. What is Lin's mistress? On the contrary, she is in an awkward position, neither up nor down. Except for Nanny Jin, everyone in her small courtyard might have become the eyeliner of the old lady and Yu Xiang.
It's just that the husband and son-in-law are dead, and it looks like the sky is falling. It's really useless!
The more Yu Miaoqi thought about it, the more she hated Lin Shi.
Nanny Jin was ordered to invite Lord Hou, and she was standing tremblingly at the door of the study at the moment, when she was about to open her mouth, Master Hou's cold and indifferent eyes froze her, and she quickly lowered her head, seeing the portraits all over the room out of the corner of her eye, her heart ached. Shake it hard.
She is very familiar with the people in the painting, all of them are Yu Xiang's extremely bright face, from the age of ten to fourteen, crying and laughing, happy and sad, sitting and lying down, with various expressions and postures, it is simply It is vivid and vivid, and there is a strong feeling of nostalgia flowing out of that stroke, even people who don't know how to appreciate it can't ignore it.
Mother Jin thought that the master intended to deal with Yu Xiang today, but she still asked the Marquis to make a judgment, fearing that she would not be able to do so. Not only can't get what they want, but there must be a gap with Lord Hou. The mother and son are not close at first, and it may develop to the point of confrontation in the future.
Thinking of this, she regretted it more and more, but the master was ordered to obey, so she had to grit her teeth and continue to wait.
Standing behind the desk, Yu Pinyan had an unfinished portrait spread out in front of him. His pair of wonderful eyes had shown a divine brilliance after repeated sketching, only a little cherry lip remained uncolored.
He diluted the cinnabar, dipped it on the nearby paper to test the color, felt that it was still too rich, so he diluted it a little more, tried the color over and over again, and finally dared to lightly stain the small mouth of the cherry with the appropriate shade of cinnabar. The small mouth that has been rubbed countless times with fingertips in real life still makes him unable to look away in the painting.
He stared at it for a long while, and waited until the paint on the pen tip was almost dry before looking at Nanny Jin, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Nanny Jin trembled, and said in a low voice, "Go back to Lord Hou, Madam invites you to the main courtyard, saying that there is something important to discuss."
"No." Yu Pinyan refused very simply, dipping the pen into the brush washer and stirring it while speaking.
Nanny Jin took a deep breath and continued, "Back to Lord Marquis, it's about Miss San, please be sure..."
Before she could finish speaking, the handsome young man had put down his pen and walked with his hands behind his back. When passing by her side, he glanced at her lightly. There was no trace of anger in those deep eyes that seemed to have been tempered for countless light years, only the desire for wind and rain remained. Come coldly.
Nanny Jin really regretted it, shrank her head, and followed behind him in fear, seeing that the main courtyard was approaching, she felt a lot of timidity.