main courtyard
Ruan Xi met Zhang's mother-in-law after passing through the servants. At this time, Zhang was busy listening to the reports of various stewards.
Ruan Xi tactfully stood aside and waited. After seeing it, Gao Mama came over and took her to the side hall to offer tea and snacks.
About an hour later, the aunt Zhang came to the side hall after finishing her work, her eyes paused for a while on Ruan Xi's new clothes.
When Ruan Xi saw Mrs. Zhang coming in, she quickly got up and bowed her knees.
"Daughter Ruan Xi pays her respects to her mother."
"Get up." Zhang said with a smile, and then moved to sit on the low couch.
Ruan Xi stood up straight as she said.
"Si Niang, you are now Mr. Wen's fiancée, my aunt will always teach you housekeeping and human relations, so as not to embarrass the uncle's family and be seen as a joke."
Mrs. Zhang suppressed her smile, and said straight to the point, with a very stern tone.
"Thank you mother, thank you for your troubles, my daughter will definitely follow your teachings." Ruan Xi was moved.
Mrs. Zhang smiled: "If you call me mother, you can still be considered my daughter. A mother always wants her daughter to be happy."
Ruan Xi's face was even more moved, but she smiled in her heart, yes, a mother would like her daughter to be happy, but she is not Zhang's own daughter, and Zhang wished for her to live a miserable life.
"Mother, my daughter heard that the third sister ate something she shouldn't have eaten yesterday. Is the third sister okay?" Ruan Xi asked with concern.
Mrs. Zhang suppressed the displeasure in her heart, and said with a smile, "San Niang is fine."
"Will the third sister also study housekeeping with her daughter?" Ruan Xi hesitated for a moment, raised her face and asked expectantly.
Mama Sun and Mama Gao: "..." Fourth Miss, which pot does not open and which pot to lift.
In the past few days, Madam has mentioned the matter of housekeeping to Miss San several times, but Miss San rejected them all, and even said that she wanted to open a teahouse to do business by herself, Madam was very angry.
"San Niang's situation is different from yours, so don't worry." Mrs. Zhang thought of her daughter's recent changes, and the smile on her face faded.
A hint of disappointment appeared on Ruan Xi's face at the right time, she did not miss the flashing expressions of her aunt and the two mothers, and thought to herself, it seems that it wasn't that the aunt didn't want to teach, but that Ruan Sanniang didn't want to learn.
"Okay, let's not gossip. Housekeeping is not an easy task. I will first hand over the sewing room in the mansion to you. This is the easiest job. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Mama Gao." Mrs. Zhang also didn't want to waste time with a concubine, so she directly assigned Ruan Xi the errand that had already been arranged.
"Yes, mother, my daughter understands." Ruan Xi replied pretending to be excited.
As soon as the aunt came up, she directly assigned errands to her who had no experience at all. She didn't teach her anything in advance. Presumably she planned to show up when she made a mistake or couldn't control the servant.
Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and asked Mama Gao to take Ruan Xi to the sewing room.
Ruan Xi was about to leave when Zhang's eldest maid rushed in to report.
"Ma'am, someone from the Wen residence is here."
Mrs. Zhang quickly got up and went to the flower hall, as if thinking of something, she glanced back at Ruan Xi and told her to follow.
Ruan Xi followed Zhang's well-behaved, Mr. Wen mentioned in a letter yesterday that he would send her foster mother over today, and the person from the Wen residence should be sending her foster mother.
Mr. Wen mentioned in the letter that this nurturing mother has a gentle temperament, good conduct, and considerate handling. She is Mrs. Wen's confidant mother.
Mr. Wen is really well-intentioned.
In the flower hall, the head butler of Wen's residence and a mother in her early forties, with an ordinary appearance but an outstanding demeanor, came in.
Ruan Xi was very satisfied the first time she saw this mother.
"I have met Mrs. Ruan, and I am Wen Ming, the chief steward of Wen's residence. I am here this time to send fourth miss Ruan to her foster mother under the orders of my wife and eldest son."
The housekeeper Wen Ming bowed his hands to the sincerity Mrs. Uncle said with a smile after saluting.
The nurturing mother gracefully stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Mr. Lin has met Mrs. Ruan."
"Mrs. Ruan, Mama Lin is Mrs. Wen's confidant, and she is the nurturing mother specially asked by the eldest son for Miss Ruan Si."
Butler Wen Ming pointed out the identity of Mama Lin.
Who is old Mrs. Wen
Very senior.
Ruan Xi was secretly amused, saying that the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, this Lin's mother may only be a nurturing mother, but her status as a master who can't stand her is frighteningly high.
In the future, Mrs. Zhang might be polite to Mama Lin, so she dared not act rashly.
Mr. Wen's move won her heart.
Ruan Xi silently sent a good person card to Mr. Wen in his heart.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhang heard that Mama Lin had such a big background, the smile on her face almost collapsed, and the joy in her heart disappeared instantly.
With this foster mother around, she might not be able to hold back Si Niang.
Mrs. Zhang regretted it again, wishing to go back in time and strangle that stupid self to death.
Fortunately, Siniang had already been sterilized.
Zhang secretly took a deep breath to calm down, and put on a happy smile.
"Mrs. Laowen and Mr. Wen are bothering me. Mama Lin's arrival can be regarded as a solution to my urgent need. Two days ago, Uncle told me that he would find a mother in the palace to teach Si Niang. I almost got angry."
Mrs. Zhang's words showed that her aunt attached great importance to Ruan Xi. After speaking, Mrs. Zhang also brought Ruan Xi out.
"Si Niang is lucky to have Mama Lin personally teach her. Si Niang, hurry up and meet Mama Lin."
Ruan Xi secretly sighed, the women in the back house of this wealthy family are all masters of acting, upon hearing Mrs. Zhang's words, she took a step forward, and said with a generous and calm demeanor, "Si Niang has seen Mama Lin."
Mother Lin looked at Miss Ruan Si with a smile, her eyes were gentle: "Miss Si!"
The Fourth Young Lady looked nothing like the concubine raised by the uncle's mansion in her words and deeds, her eyes were calm, her temperament was restrained, and her appearance and figure were even more outstanding.
The housekeeper Wen Ming was surprised that the beautiful little girl standing next to Mrs. Chengyi turned out to be the eldest son's fiancée, Miss Ruan Si.
Sure enough, she had a beautiful appearance as rumored.
"I have met Miss Fourth, this is a letter from the Eldest Young Master Ren."
Butler Wen Ming smiled and took out a letter from his cuff and handed it over.
Ruan Xi smiled slightly: "Steward Wen doesn't need to be too polite." Then he accepted Mr. Wen's letter naturally, his eyes filled with joy.
Seeing this, Wen Ming's housekeeper smiled more sincerely.
Seeing Steward Wen delivering the letter and Ruan Xi's calm and confident performance, Mrs. Zhang was slightly startled, and looked at Ruan Xi with a look of scrutiny and coldness.
Mama Chen and Mama Gao's heart skipped a beat, they looked at each other and smiled wryly, this fourth young lady is really hiding something.
This time, Wen's mansion sent a foster mother here in a fair and honest manner, Madam's plan was about to fail, with this mother around, no one in the mansion would dare to defy the fourth lady in front of her.
The housekeeper of the Wen Mansion came and left quickly, and Mama Lin stayed as a foster mother, and she would definitely live in Chengxin Garden.
When leaving the main courtyard, the aunt, Mrs. Zhang, faced Ruan Xi in front of Mama Lin with a hypocritical and loving smile.
"Si Niang, you have to listen to Mama Lin's teachings and don't let Mama Lin down, you know?"
Ruan Xi held Mr. Wen's letter in his hand, and responded obediently: "My daughter understands."
Mrs. Zhang glanced at the letter in her hand, looked at Mama Lin, and said politely, "Mama Lau Lin is worrying."
Mother Lin smiled slightly and said, "Ma'am, you are welcome, this is what I should do."
After Ruan Xi took Mama Lin out of the main courtyard and Mama Gao went to arrange matters, Zhang's smile turned cold in an instant, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it, I didn't expect to be deceived by a dead girl for so many years."
Ms. Sun smiled wryly in her heart. She actually understood Miss Fourth. The situation of Miss Fourth was right there. She had no birth mother, no natal family. If she didn't hide it, Madam would definitely not let her go, and she might be gone one day.
"Ma'am, Miss Fourth is now in good weather. With that Mama Lin here, we'd better stop trying to trick Miss Fourth. It would be bad if the young master gets hurt. In fact, you can think about it in a different direction, Miss Fourth. The more the Wen family pays attention to it, the better it will be for the young master."
"Isn't the young master going to participate in Qiu Wei this year? With the relationship of the Wen family, the young master will have the opportunity to get guidance from the great scholars of the academy."
Taking advantage of Mama Gao's absence, Mama Sun hastily tried to persuade her.
To be honest, she actually didn't approve of Madam's attack on Miss Fourth, but Mama Gao was instigating her, and Madam couldn't see Miss Si trampling Miss San under her feet, holding her breath to hide from the old lady and trying her best to deal with Miss Si .
What's the benefit of dealing with Fourth Miss
No.
Didn't you see that Aunt Lin and other aunts don't mix
Mrs. Zhang listened to Sun's mother's persuasion, her complexion was cloudy and uncertain, with Dalang on one side and face on the other. Finally, Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth and chose Dalang.
Uncle is not just Da Lang's son, Da Lang is her reliance.
"Mother Sun, you are right, but I just can't swallow this breath."
Mrs. Zhang has been married to Uncle Chengyi's residence for more than 20 years. Even though the uncle later doted on the concubine, her status has never been shaken, nor has she been angered. Her two children are even more her pride. Their children are not as good as her Dalang Sanniang.
This is what Mrs. Zhang is most proud of.
However, Siniang's sudden rise made her Sanniang look dim, and even the old lady and uncle looked at Siniang differently.
Mrs. Zhang was very annoyed, even though she knew that all this was caused by her accident, she still blamed Si Niang.
Mama Sun: "..."
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Suyu and Suzhu, who were waiting outside the main courtyard, saw that the butler of Wen's residence had left, and the young lady hadn't come out for a long time, their faces could not help showing a trace of anxiety and worry.
At this time, a lavender Miaoman figure came into view, and the two happily greeted her.
"Miss!"
Ruan Xi showed a smile, and Wen Sheng introduced Mama Lin to Suyu and Suzhu.
Suyu and Suzhu couldn't help being overjoyed when she heard that she was Mr. Wen's foster mother.
When the group returned to Chengxin Garden, Ruan Xi arranged Mama Lin to live in a clean room next to her. Mama Gao, who was next to Mrs. Zhang, brought over new clothes, bedding and toiletries, and also sent two maidservants to take care of them. Mother Lin.
After setting up Mama Lin, Ruan Xi went back to the house, looked at the yellow rosewood jewelry box on the table, took a sip of tea, and opened Mr. Wen's letter.
In the past few days, she has been careful every step of the way to resolve her own crisis little by little, and now she has achieved some results.
The aunt should be very 'surprised' seeing her performance.
Ruan Xi raised the corners of his lips, revealing a pleasant smile.
Of course, the biggest hero is Mr. Wen, and what Mr. Wen did gave her confidence.
After reading Mr. Wen's letter, Ruan Xi decided to give him a small gift to thank him.