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But now was not the best time.

There are many people involved in this matter, but I don't have much contact with them. I couldn't touch any of them; the grandmother who was sitting in front of me hadn't had enough time to hide it from her, so how could I ask her? As for my father and Aunt Wang, who were involved in this matter, one of them was far away from me, and the other wasn't in front of me, so it wasn't a question that I could solve at the moment.

Some truths were clearly laid out in front of you, but the more you wanted to reach out and touch them, the harder it was for you to see them clearly.

Accompanying my grandmother, I ate a lily congee. I said that I still had some family matters to take care of, but my grandmother smiled and did not expose that I was going out to punish those servants who had failed to guard the courtyard properly. She only narrowed her eyes and nodded at me.

Mother Du quickly smiled and got up to escort me out of the house. It wasn't until I saw Song and Lu Kou waiting for me at the door that I stopped walking. Lu Ke took the opportunity to take out the list of items in Grandmother Du's room and told her: "Mom, look. If there is anything that is inappropriate, I will send it back."

"This lady has always done things properly, there's nothing more to see!" Mother Du took the form and stuffed it into her sleeve. Then, as if it were an accident, she asked, "Sister Du, why aren't you by the side of the young lady?"

It turned out that the little girl was waiting at the hands of Du Mom!

I wondered how the boy could have stood out in front of the crowd and left a chance to talk if he had been curious enough to go inside.

"I told her to follow Lan Lingyun to learn how to be a housekeeper!"

Mother Du's face tightened.

If you want to do something good and run ahead, then go ahead. If you want to offend someone, just let it go.

Where did such a cheap thing come from?

"Sister Xu will be the big girl in the house in the future, and I can't let her learn anything from my sister's side, so why can't she even take responsibility for something like this? I think Sister Su is a child with an idea, so why don't you follow me and take a look? "

Although I happily accepted Mother Du's invitation to send the maid into my room, that doesn't mean that I can just sit by and watch her fiddle around with the people in my room. Since she's following me, she should naturally listen to my orders. What's with Mother Du jumping up and down on one side and pointing fingers?

If this child can't figure out whether she should wholeheartedly follow me as a master or listen to her grandmother's advice, then I don't think she's far from a casual job in my yard.

If Mother Du doesn't understand me at this moment, then I'm annoyed that she just randomly dabbled in my room and it's not her anymore. Seeing that my face wasn't good enough to speak with, but also a little angry, I hastily replied with a smile, "Miss, look at what you said. With Lady Lan in your room, even an idiot would be infected by some spiritual energy!"

I smiled and said a few polite words to Mother Du before returning to the courtyard.

The mothers who had gathered to watch the fun had long since been dispersed by the green bandits. A few newlyweds who had recently been assigned to guard my mother's courtyard were still standing silently in the parlour, waiting for me to come back. When they saw me enter, they bent their heads so low that they were about to sink them into their shoulders. They all curtsied together, and their voices were filled with a hint of fear.

"What do you think we should do?" My sister, who was standing behind Lan Li, was serving me tea. She didn't seem to think that I would test her like that.

"Your servant …" This servant thinks that … When we find out who is the talkative one, please go out and use the law as a warning to everyone. "

This answer was within his expectations.

"Then how do we find out?"

"Dang …" "Investigate everyone who went in and out of the courtyard, that way …"

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped. He wasn't too stupid.

Not to mention that my mother wasn't sick, but the matter of my confinement didn't easily cause too much of a commotion. Those people were found! Since they could enter my courtyard, how could they not have a way to clean it afterwards?

It wouldn't be fruitless, but it was too slow!

"Lan Li, tell me." I slightly nodded towards Lan Li, who was standing quietly at the side.

"Mothers who fail to fulfill their duties shall be punished for one month, and shall be punished for two months for failing to persuade the Missus to tire the Missus when she is seriously ill, and for one month for failing to exercise supervision over the Mothers. Actually, the amount of information that this kind of news could spread was due to the negligence of the mothers. They all knew in their hearts who had placed such information inside. "There is one thing that can't be done. If this happens again, the whistleblower will reward you with a 3 month salary."

Our goal was not to find the traitor, but to allow our mother to safely wait for our father's return. There were a limited number of people who could enter his mother's yard today, and there were many things that he couldn't hide from them. As soon as this happened, these mothers already knew who delivered the letter. It would be easy to find out who this person was, but it was inevitable that there would be another commotion. With this information gone, who could guarantee that the mother beside her would not use another one? Since that was the case, why not just warn these mothers that as long as they don't give up, nothing can go in, no matter how much trouble there is outside.

As for her mother's army of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, just leave them to her to rest at ease!

Seeing the thoughtful look on Lan Ling's face, I estimated that she probably understood the meaning behind her words and said, "Do as Lan Li says," and let the mothers go.

Usually, the three or five groups of mothers would be especially united this time. They would gather together and whisper to each other, and only one person would stay outside and not talk to her.

It was actually from Red Jade's mother-in-law, Li Sangui.

I secretly nodded to Lan Leng, who smiled faintly and walked out, looking as though she was looking forward to something.

The girl stared at Lan Ling's back for a long time before she came back to her senses.

"Get out!" It will fall to the key later on! " She came to my room three days later, and she still lives with him in the outer rooms of the compound.

"En!" The little girl quickly bowed and ran away with the corner of her skirt.

"Really!" Mother Song smiled and helped me back into the inner room. "How could this child be so reckless!"

I thought of the rumor that Mother Du and Mother Song had been at odds when they were young. I smiled as I glanced at Mother Song and entered the screen to change clothes.

After listening to Lan Li's story, Ye Ling'er followed her to the side of the flower garden, and watched as she went to find her mother, Wang Shi, who was currently in charge of her mother's yard. After listening to Lan Li talk to Lan Li, Ling'er followed Lan Ling to the side of the flower garden, and watched as she went to find her mother, Wang Shi, who was in charge of her mother's yard.

I smiled and nodded. That was more like it!

"Since this is a smart child, you should teach her a little bit more. In the future, it will be easier for you to have an arm."

Ever since I accepted the housekeeper position, not only me, but also the two of them, Lan Lingyun and Lu Kou, started to get busy. Originally, the two of them had entrusted most of their work to Lan Zhi, who was still helping me look after the house in the courtyard. The two of them could only wholeheartedly help me sort out the accounts and the storeroom.

At least I had to smooth things over in the family before my father came back, or else my father would feel guilty about my mother and take back the housekeeper's rights. Fortunately, he had managed the house before. Although it was not that complicated, living in a household was more or less the same, not to mention the fact that they had Lan Lingyun and the Green Bandits by their side.

After some idle chatter, they decided to blow the lamp and rest early because they still had to pick up Aunt Wang and bring her home tomorrow. He had thought that it would take a few more twists and turns to fall asleep, but as soon as he touched the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep and dreamless for the whole night.

After the sun had set and the sun had set, a black car with a flat top drove into the back alley with three large carriages tied to boxes and entered the second gate.

"Aunt!"

I hadn't seen Aunt Wang for a long time, and her face was still filled with worry. When she saw me standing there and bowing to her, she quickly jumped off the bed with the help of her mother and a maidservant nearby. She walked up to me quickly and held my hand, looking at me from front to back, "How have you been these days? I think you're taller? I heard you're the housekeeper now? Are you tired? "

I answered them all with a smile as I walked slowly inside with my aunt.

When Aunt Wang heard that her grandmother's body wasn't quite right, her eyes reddened. She turned around and was about to head into her courtyard, when I hurriedly tried to persuade her, pointing at a mud seal next to her dress. "I think it's better for Aunt to go back and change first so she won't be too distressed and ruin Grandmother!"

Aunt Wang was a little surprised, but nodded her head in agreement after a moment.

After changing my clothes, I accompanied Aunt Wang to her grandmother's place. The old man was sitting on the brick bed with a glowing face as he received his daughter's greeting. His words were filled with joy and jubilation, because he was happy that he had deliberately let her eat with him. He pulled her along and spoke for a long time before letting us go.

"Old lady, it's been a long time since I've seen Miss. I'd like to invite her to accompany me in my courtyard for the night!" Aunt Wang took advantage of her grandmother's fondness to make a request.

Maybe Grandmother was still concerned with the etiquette, so she hesitated for a long time before agreeing.

When I came out, the sky was already dark and the night was breezy. Aunt Wang pulled me to the courtyard door and stood for a long time before saying indifferently, "Luckily it was you!"

It was me?

What did that mean?

Just as I wanted to ask a few more questions in detail, Aunt Wang had already withdrawn her stunned look from before and pulled me forward.

"Go and pack up my usual things and bring them to my aunt!"

The Green Bandits, who were following behind me, quickly turned around and headed towards a nearby courtyard.

On the way, Aunt Wang's quick and light footsteps made me uncomfortable, but she clenched my wrist so tightly that I could only stagger after her. It wasn't until I reached the light at the entrance of her courtyard that I could see her ashen face.

"Aunt, are you alright?"

I gently shook my hand that was being pulled by her a few times, trying to reach out to feel the temperature of her forehead.

Aunt Wang pursed her lips, gave me a deep look, and continued to use brute force to drag me into the courtyard.

A light sigh came from behind him, and when he turned around, he only saw the gorgeous and threatening head maid that was normally by the side of the concubine.

In the past, I felt that this maid was very different. However, she was a daughter-in-law and had never seen her husband before. The mother's maids in her courtyard all called her "Miss Yan Rong".

When I entered the main room, my aunt placed me on the kang and personally made me a cup of tea. She then quietly sat down across from me and drank a full cup of hot tea.

She was about to tell me something before I asked.

I signaled to the people beside me. Lady Yan Rong also cleverly chased the rest of the people out of the room. After personally closing the door, she said in a charming voice, "All of you can leave! I am here to serve. "

The rest of the maidservants seemed to be completely convinced of her abilities, and they all kneeled down in unison as their footsteps became chaotic.

Aunt Wang saw that I was still staring at that willowy woman. She smiled awkwardly before she added a few more drops to my teacup, which was still filled to the brim.

"She …" She was my personal servant, and later on she became my … "All in one room."

No wonder!

I had always suspected that girls who had not experienced love between men and women would never reveal such a gesture. As for other people, although they had lost their chastity, they still called them "girls".

Since it was originally her personal maid, it was likely that she was the one who ordered it to be taken into her room. He was still willing to follow his master even when he was facing danger due to his own pregnancy. He could be considered a righteous servant!

I nodded to show that I understood.

There was another silence, and the air between us seemed to freeze.

"Why don't I ask my aunt?" Because the room was silent, even the sighs were clear.

Aunt Wang hesitated for a moment before she nodded.

"Is this courtyard of yours modeled after something else?"

With just this one question, Aunt Wang's shocked expression was completely broken. She suddenly looked up at me, her eyes filled with astonishment, her cherry mouth slightly open, revealing the blubber that hadn't completely opened yet.

"You … How to find out … In the Lu Residence... There's such a courtyard? "

The fright from before had turned into bitterness. Aunt Wang lowered her head again, her eyes filled with bitterness.

Lu Manor?

How could it be the Lu mansion?

I have never set foot in the inner city, much less talked about the Lu Manor!

I live in a Xue Manor on the outskirts of the city!

The best thing to do now was to remain silent.

I stared at the miserable woman sitting across from me, watching her slowly fade into memory.

"It's not my courtyard that is imitating another place, but mine." Aunt Wang's sparkling white face suddenly lit up and dimmed under the dancing flames, making her look even more mysterious and unfathomable.

"Back then, when he married me, he was afraid that I wouldn't get used to it and didn't have any relatives to go with me, so he came to my house and measured the area in front of my house one year before we got married. He recorded everything down to the size of tables, chairs, bowls, teacups, and even the way they looked, and said that he wanted me to be as free as if I was married in my own family." With that, Aunt Wang paused for a moment. She had never seen Leng Ning's resolute expression on her face before.

"As expected, when I got married, I found that there wasn't a single place in the house that wasn't similar to this one, making me so touched that I couldn't control myself."