After coming out of the main courtyard, Guan Suyi bent her knees and waved at Mumu, "Xiao Mumu, can you go back to the main room with your mother?"
Mu Mu immediately hid behind Ruan Shi, her two small hands tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, stuck out half of her head to look timidly, and then shook her head invisibly. Guan Suyi thought that he would not let go of his defenses so quickly. For a child like him, there are still many border crossings, and it often takes more than ten years or even more than half of his life to recover from the trauma of war.
Mu Mu is still young, and her mind is uncertain. As long as she gently comforts her, she will recover sooner or later. She was not in a hurry, and smiled, "Then the mother had to go back alone." Then he straightened up and said sternly, "Brother and sister, did you send him to the clan school?"
Ruan Shi helplessly sighed, "Send it, he can't stay, either hiding by himself or being bullied by the little friends in the clan. What do you know, sister-in-law, his righteous brother really doesn't look like him. Mu's robe was taken off, and he was covered with ink. Mu Mu didn't know how to resist, and when he got home, he scared me to death. It was as black as a little man. If he didn't open his mouth, he could only see a pair of white eyes rolling around. , make me angry, funny and distressed."
Speaking of Zhao Wangshu, Nguyen was full of complaints. On the way back, she had already inquired clearly that this new sister-in-law came from a rich family and was very good at dealing with naughty children. As soon as she arrived, she beat up Zhao Wangshu by the Marquis and restrained him to study and read, which was quite effective. Therefore, she dared to say a few truths, otherwise she would have avoided it with Mu Mu.
"After all, Zhao Wangshu and Zhao Chunxi are not my parents, and now the Ye family has another aunt Ye, I should have been strict with discipline, but now I'm afraid it won't work. If my younger brother and sister don't dislike it, they will send Mu Mu to the main room every day, and I will teach myself. He studied and sent it back after dinner. You are becoming more and more pregnant, and your energy is low. You can't even take care of yourself, let alone Mu Mu. Let's take care of the day and the night, and slowly he will get used to it. Wait five After six months, your body will be heavy, and I will take him over completely, and you will be able to give birth in peace."
Nguyen was overjoyed and said yes again and again. It is really a blessing for Mu Mutian to be able to worship the Guan family, and only a playboy like the eldest young master will try his best to avoid it. Hey, although some people have a good life, they are in the midst of blessings and do not know the blessings.
Guan Suyi got Ruan's approval, and did not forget to ask Mu Mu's opinion, "Have you heard what Xiao Mumu said just now? In the future, you will study with your adoptive mother during the day and play with your second aunt at night, okay?"
Mu Muzheng'er thought about it for a moment and nodded slightly.
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Both sisters-in-law were satisfied and turned around. Guan Suyi walked to the door of the main room and saw a lot of melon seeds and shells mixed with falling flowers. I don't know which servant who was lazy and slippery discarded it. After walking two steps, there was no one in the courtyard, only standing by the east window. With a little maid of eight or nine years old, she was standing on tiptoe, reaching for the top window lattice with a rag.
"Why are you the only one? Where have the others gone?" Ming Lan took the little maid's rag from behind and helped her clean the window lattice.
The little maid was taken aback and saluted tremblingly, "This servant has seen Madam, and this servant is responsible for cleaning. Because of her clumsy hands and feet, she has not finished the work at noon. Please forgive me. Everyone else went to the kitchen to pick up meals. I'll be back soon."
"Don't cover up for them. As soon as I came, I made a rule that there should be no less people in the yard at all times, even if the meal has to be taken in turn, it must not be all gone in a hurry, otherwise the master has ordered it, won't there be no one? Support? I don't think you are clumsy, but you are too diligent, taking other people's work on yourself." Guan Suyi saw the little girl's eyebrows and eyes were twisted into a ball, she seemed to be about to cry, and she couldn't help laughing, "Quickly take the golden beans. I have no intention of punishing you. I have no intention of punishing you. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position and do not seek your government, I have only one principle in using people. I won't praise you for your diligence, but I will give you a credit, just because you broke the rules I set. This time, there will be no next time. Ming Lan, take her to tidy up, and in the future, I will make her a second-class maid. You're an errand in the house, and you should teach her the rules when you have free time."
Minglan obeyed the promise obediently, and took the thankful little maid to the ear room to wash up, not to mention.
Guan Suyi went to the study, spread out the rice paper, and drew down the layout of the Ye Mansion that Minglan had inquired about, used cinnabar to circle the location of the coral tree, and traced the villains on all sides as writers, guests, and proprietors, and then twisted them all. Brainstormed.
It has been inspected once when moving out of the warehouse, and once when the box is closed and locked, and there is no damage. Twenty-four young and middle-aged servants surrounded and monitored them motionlessly. They didn't leave for a moment, but when they opened the box, the treasures were all broken, and the crowd was screaming.
This thing cannot be pondered, the more pondering the more strange it becomes. Guan Suyi beat her forehead, her internal organs felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching. She has a bad problem. When encountering difficulties, she must solve it, otherwise she will lose sleep all night and try her best to study. Because of this, she couldn't specialize in her studies, and she always went to the side door when she learned, often giving Mr. Guan a headache.
Now that two lives have passed, this old problem has not improved, but it has become more and more serious, and she has been asked to get involved with this coral tree. I wish I could take the errand of catching Kuai and go to Yefu to investigate. However, she was only interested in the modus operandi. As for the perpetrator, nine out of ten were the one in the Weiyang Palace.
In addition to beating relatives and appeasing the emperor, he also took advantage of this pretext to clean up the capital's captain, the joint defense department, and the left, middle, and right guards, and cleaned up the remnants of the previous dynasty and the old division of the second king from the defense of Gyeonggi, so as to protect the couch. The side is stable, and by the way, it curbs the unfavorable trend of courtiers forming parties for selfishness. Under this heavy pressure, he never disturbed any people, nor caused chaos in the capital, which shows that he is kind but also cruel.
The early rafters rot first, even if there is no Ye family, no matter which family jumps up first, the result is the same.
Guan Suyi chuckled and shook her head, also full of curiosity about the kind and ruthless emperor. But this person is not something she can get in touch with, but after a moment's thought, she dropped her hand and continued to ponder the case. After a while, Ming Lan brought her little maid over and said with a smile, "Look, miss, she looks like a jade doll after washing up, she's so cute."
The little maid's face was slightly red, and she saluted, "This servant Yinzi has seen Madam."
"Your name is Yinzi? What a good name!" Guan Suyi smiled, "Don't tell me there is a sister named Jinzi at home? I remember your ancestral home in Liaodong, and your family is still at the border?"
"Exactly, they all waited by the second master's side, but they refused to come because of the long distance. The slave's family is poor, and it is enough to get a tael of silver. How dare you think of gold. The slave has five elder sisters and one younger brother. They are called Da Ni'er, Er Ni'er, San Ni'er, Si Ni'er, Wu Ni'er and Fugui."
The little maid counted with her fingers, which made Guan Suyi laugh again. Minglan was a little absent-minded, and when the young lady narrowed her mouth and lowered her head to look at the drawings, she said angrily, "Miss, Aunt Ye hasn't entered the door yet, so the servants dare to neglect you, and the servants will call you back and punish you! "
"You don't need to call. After a night of brewing and someone else's help, the news of the Ye family's bad luck must have spread by now. There are many people in the kitchen, and the news is gathered and circulated, and it doesn't take a moment for those people It will turn itself around. We don’t need heavy penalties, and we can do what they want. I’d rather have no one in my yard to serve, and I don’t need a double-sided minion.”
Yinzi quietly hid behind Minglan, only to feel that the gentle and elegant lady just now was extremely majestic, and those lazy and slippery people will regret it later.
Sure enough, within a few moments, the servants turned around one after another, with an expression of fear and guilt on their faces. Seeing Minglan standing under the porch, she immediately stepped forward to accuse her, but she was not forgiven. Instead, Ren Yazi walked in and signed those The dead deeds are young and strong to be taken away and sold, and the children of the family are sent to other villages to serve as errands.
But after half an hour, in a huge courtyard, there were more than a dozen people, and there were only three masters and servants left. The old lady allowed the person who complained and pleaded to kneel without opening a mouth. Instead, she sent many flat-headed and honest maids and old ladies to choose closely with the lady.
Guan Suyi only asked four questions: first, whether he can read or not; second, what are his strengths; third, what is his family background and where his ancestral home is; fourth, what are his plans for the future. One of the 12- or 13-year-old maidservants was originally a passer-by for the old lady. She was both literate and proficient in medicine. She was an orphan after her family died. households, self-reliance.
Guan Suyi said three "good" words in a row, even if she was promoted as a first-class maid, she filled Mingfang's vacancy, and left a few capable housekeepers, and the rest were sent back to the old lady as usual. In this way, the originally grand main house seemed to be in a lot of depression, but in fact it was full of beetles, and the top and bottom were united, hooping the inner and outer courtyards like iron buckets.
After another hour, the common affairs were sorted out. Guan Suyi continued to ponder the case with the drawings, and saw Zhao Luli hurried in, with dry lips and a gloomy face. The fabric on his knees was worn two pieces, revealing a white single coat. He also knew that he must accompany Mr. Ye to kneel in Chengde Hall and suffered a lot.
"Master Hou is a rare visitor." After several days of humiliation, Guan Suyi couldn't even pretend to him, so he put down his pen and sneered.
Zhao Luli looked ashamed, remembering Ye Zhen, who didn't know her life or death, and quickly regained her composure, begging, "Madam must already know about the Ye family, right? Now Ye Jieyu is seriously ill in bed, Yue, Ye Ye have thought about it behind closed doors. , Ye's house is full of turmoil and anxiety. This matter is all because of the Guan family. Please ask the lady to go back to her mother's house and ask the emperor and Mrs. Taichangqing. They are simple in the emperor's heart, and they are very favored. If they are willing to serve Ye The government asks for love, this catastrophe will be over as soon as possible. The Guan family has always been known for benevolence, but now they are all in-laws, and they are all family.
Guan Suyi stared at him for a while, and then suddenly slapped him in the face, causing a lot of dust to fall from the beams of the house.