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Looking at Lan Yi's excited expression, what don't I understand?

His mother must have tried, but she didn't succeed!

A big rock in my heart fell to the ground. I was even more impatient to know what tricks my mother had played.

"Although it's spring, the wind is chilly. We've been standing outside for quite a while now, let's go inside the house to warm up!" I smiled and invited the ladies inside for a cup of tea.

When Second Miss Xu went to find her little sister, she saw Third Miss and Fifth Miss Xue's small hands tightly clasped together. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Second Miss Jiang and Miss Wen found a pair of official hats and chairs in front of the screen. Second Miss Xu carried Third Miss and Fifth Miss Xue onto the brick bed. Their wet nurses hurried over to help the two little girls take off their shoes.

As soon as the two little guys got on the brick bed, they held each other's hands and went over to the fish tank on the windowsill to play with it.

Second Miss Xu arranged the two children and sat down on the kang in front of Fifth Miss Xue with a smile. Eldest Miss Xu and her sister sat opposite each other across the kang table, right outside Third Miss Xu.

Seeing that everyone had found a place to sit, I signaled to Lan Lingyun with my eyes. She smiles as she kneels her knees and leaves.

Moments later, Lan Lingyun brought three maidservants dressed in the same sprout green armor to serve tea. On the tray painted with pear blossom wood, there was a white three-leaf tea cup in the shape of a pot filled with the same colors as the flower drawn on the Begonia pattern.

I sighed to myself. This is a precious item from my storehouse. I just took it out recklessly to entertain a few little girls. If I accidentally dropped it, wouldn't it be a pity?

After serving tea, Lan Lingyun smiled and stood by my side. She bent her knees and said, "Miss, you were the one who made the cheese for the old lady last time. The cook doesn't know how many almonds to put down, so she asked me to ask you."

This was what they had agreed upon long ago. If there was something that was inconvenient to say in front of others, they would find an excuse to go to the kitchen.

"This depends on how much milk you use. I'll go take a look myself!" I pretended to be vexed and carefully asked, "Big sister, you don't mind me going, right?"

It was impolite of the guests to go out while they were still sitting in the room.

Miss Wen stood up with a smile and pushed me forward. "You just need to go. If it's delicious, we'll let you off. If it's not, we'll come and make trouble for you every day!"

When the ladies heard this rude remark, they all laughed.

Second Miss Xu smiled and said, "In the future, we will have to go back and forth from time to time. Little Sister is too polite!"

A constant?

I don't want to get involved with your family!

Although he thought this in his heart, he couldn't show it on the surface. I smiled and replied, "Then I'll go?" Leaving the green robber to wait on her in the room, he greeted her and led her out of the room.

"Miss!" Lan Li's eyes were filled with excitement.

I glanced around the courtyard. In addition to the maidservants who were serving in my courtyard, there were also many people standing by the entrance of the courtyard.

How was this a place to talk?

Lan Lingyun smiled and nodded her head. She took two steps forward and made a inviting gesture, saying in a loud voice: "Miss, if you didn't come soon, I'm afraid that cheese would have dried up."

I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of the words "without a butcher, you can still eat porcupines" and couldn't help but laugh.

When I entered the house, Wang Ma on the stove was busy leading her daughter-in-law. Seeing me enter the house, everyone hurriedly bowed down and greeted me with smiles on their faces.

"Miss, you're here!" Old Lady Wang wiped her hands with a handkerchief and respectfully greeted them with quick steps.

When they reached the deeper parts of the kitchen, Lady Wang smiled and said, "Miss, the cheese has been prepared. You can bring it up anytime you want."

I smiled and nodded, praising her. "All the cheese you made, everyone in the mansion gave me a thumbs-up!"

Old Lady Wang wore a reserved smile on her face as she knelt down in a proper manner to express her gratitude. Unlike those lowly mothers who rarely saw their master, she was in a hurry to say something vulgar and flattering.

When people were in good spirits, I took out a four point naked little girl from the small purse at my waist and gave her a reward. I also told Lan Li to take a big handful of copper coins and give it to her, so that she could give it to her wives.

Instantly, thanks were expressed in succession. Everyone was beaming with happiness, as if celebrating the New Year.

Mrs. Wang smiled as she led Lan Lingyun and I into a room in the back of the kitchen. The kang was covered with new blue cocoon-silk cushions.

This place was originally a resting place for the mothers on duty. They were afraid that their master would come up with something to eat in the middle of the night, or ask for water in the middle of the night because they were engaged. Since it was only used for night duty, the decorations were naturally simple. The walls were simply powdered, and the skin of the walls was exposed. A simple brick bed was placed on top of the wall. There was a basin rack by the side of the brick bed, and on it was a somewhat deformed copper basin. It was probably because I wanted to come, but it was shining brightly due to rubbing.

It was just a small room, yet it was already filled to the brim with these two items.

Apparently, this cushion that was out of place was specially prepared for me.

"Your conditions are truly difficult!" I got on the kang under Lan Li's help. I pointed to the tea set on the cabinet and said, "I'll just take the tea set and sell it. I can also clean up this!"

Old Lady Wang's eyelids drooped. "You absolutely must not touch Master's things!"

I smiled and nodded, laughing at her. "It's not in vain that you were the Consul's mother! "Why don't I pay to decorate this house?"

"NO!" "No!"

To my surprise, Wang Ma quickly waved her hands and refused.

"Oh?" I was a little surprised. Lan Li, who was passing me a cup of tea, didn't expect that Wang Ma would reject my good intentions. Her hands, which were holding the teacup, were frozen in midair, and she forgot to pass me the teacup.

I coughed lightly. Lan Ling realized that she had lost her composure and immediately passed me a cup of tea with a blushing face.

"This servant doesn't know how to talk, but I've been on the stove for more than ten years. I'm familiar with the mama in the stove in all the courtyards. Even the kitchen in the old lady's courtyard is like that. Those who know about it would say that the young mistress is being considerate to us and they wouldn't know … " Wang Ma's voice became quieter and quieter.

Although he did not finish his words, his meaning was clear.

If I hastily modify the kitchen's eardrum, saying that I understand a servant, then wouldn't that mean that I suspect my grandmother of being cruel to a servant?

Even though I've married someone, if you carefully calculate it, I should be in my thirties by now. However, there are still many twists and turns that you can't think of.

I sincerely thanked Wang Ma: "Thank you for your reminder, I overstepped my boundaries!"

Wang Ma blushed as she murmured, "Miss, please forgive us for a moment but we didn't think of it!"

Looking at her stocky and loyal appearance, I couldn't help but smile. If it was a sharp-tongued person, he would probably not dare to accept my thanks.

I didn't expect to find such a pearl in my kitchen!

"You may leave! I want to talk to Lan Li! "

Mother Wang secretly let out a sigh of relief, her expression also became a lot more relaxed. The taut lines on her back became even, she squatted down to pay her respects and left the house, then gently closed the door from the outside.

"How is it?" As soon as Wang Ma left the room, I waved to Lan Li, gesturing for her to come to my side.

Lan Li also did not stick to mud, laughing to sit beside me, lying on my ear to talk to me.

"As you expected, Madam took advantage of the time when there were many people around during the lunch banquet to make her move. In the courtyard of the old lady, Zhu'er came to me to tell me that the Madam had made an excuse that all the banquets were made by the old lady's kitchenette, so she didn't have time to make lunch for Aunt Chen and sent a lunch from her own kitchen. Zhu'er said that after Lady Lan Xin tasted the food, she found the powder with red flowers in it. The woman, Madame Lü, whom we sent over, also said that there were red pollen in it. By the way, you don't know what a red flower is, do you? I heard that red flower is a kind of abortion medicine, very powerful! "When Aunt Chen heard this, she was so frightened that she didn't even eat lunch. She only took the card you sent over."

Of course I know what saffron is, but I drank that safflower soup to make a child!

However, I clearly sent a nanny Lü, who was originally a midwife, to look after her. Why is Lan Xin mixed in with it?

Because I guessed that my mother was going to do something to Aunt Chen, I was afraid that there wouldn't be anyone by her side to take care of her, so I asked Manager Xiao to find a medicine woman who understood medicine from outside for me. He told the others that the girls in my courtyard were all old and needed someone who knew better to come over and teach them. As it happened, Grandmother left behind the new maidservants for her mother to deal with. Since the main courtyard was empty, she placed them in a row of deer-roofed houses outside Aunt Chen's side courtyard. I told Mother Du that the woman was not sensible and that I was afraid that she would get into trouble clumsily at Grandmother's party, that I had to entertain the young ladies in the courtyard, and that I had to restrain her to the side yard, where no one was going to avoid bumping into the guests. He also had Lan Lingyun secretly tell Aunt Chen about this old woman, telling her to be careful in every way. She was going to test all the things he sent in that day, but she shouldn't let others see that she had contact with that old woman.

Aunt Chen knew this was no trivial matter, so she naturally agreed. She guaranteed that no one else would notice.

How come there was nothing wrong with the people around her, but a Lan Xin who was recuperating in her grandmother's courtyard?

Furthermore, he had even brought out Zhu Er. She wasn't someone from her grandmother's courtyard, so how could Lan Xin be at ease telling her about such an important matter?

He blurted out, "Is that Zhu Er reliable?"

Lan Xin's face was a little obscure. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Lady Lan Xin has hit the nail on the head! She said that was what you were going to ask in your first sentence. Lady Lan Xin wanted me to tell you that Zhu Er is the same as Shopkeeper Xiao, except that one is in the inner courtyard and the other is in the outer courtyard. As for her meddling in this matter, it was only a coincidence. When she came out for a walk, she happened to see Liu Lang standing in the shade of the flower garden at the side door of Lady Chen's courtyard. She made up her mind and went over to take a look. She told Zhu'er to tell Xinghong that the old lady had sent her to look after her concubine and that Xinghong should give her the lunchbox. She didn't think that Xinghong would give the lunchbox to Zhu'er without thinking. The young lady felt that something was wrong with the rice, so she opened it and took a look. Sure enough, she found red flowers inside. "The young lady knows that Madame Lü was sent by you to Lady Chen, so she took it and gave it to Madame Lü. The two made sure that Zhu Er would come and report to me."

It was no wonder that Lan Xin was suspicious. If this food was normal, how could Xing Hong easily hand it over to a young maid?

It must be because he did such a thing to the death that he felt uneasy, right?

However, Lan Xin …

Since Mistress Lü was recommended by Shopkeeper Xiao, knowing Lan Xin was something that I had thought of a long time ago.

But when I warned her not to recklessly come into contact with Madame Lü, she completely ignored me!

Originally, we were discussing to have the new maidservant come to find Lan Li, but she actually sent a maidservant from Grandmother's courtyard to report to us.

Although in the eyes of outsiders it was more reasonable, what if this little servant girl called Zhu Er was unreliable!

A layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on my back. Just now, Lan Leng said that Lan Xin saw Liu Lang under the shade of Hua Yin. With her reckless personality, would she have caught that Liu Lang and interrogated him?

This was terrible!