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Lifting up the drapes, I clapped my hands and laughed as I entered the room, startling the people inside.

"Really, what a beautiful picture of a winter girl! You all will still laugh! "

Lan Xi and Lan Xin sat side by side on the wooden feet of a pear tree under the brick bed. Lan Xi found a large praying mat and sat cross-legged on the floor. The three of them gathered around a large brass brazier. The three faces that looked after them were all red.

The three of them were talking and teasing each other while warming themselves by the fire.

From time to time, crackling sounds could be heard coming from the brazier. Clearly, there was a "mechanism" buried inside.

"Miss!"

Lan Li was used to joking with me. She didn't panic when she saw me barging in. He stood up and bowed to me. After calling me, he came over and helped me up onto the brick bed.

The other two maidservants were extremely cautious. They wiped away the happiness on their faces and stood to the side with restrained expressions.

"What did you just say? So happy? "

I studied the two of them in front of me and laughed, which made them lower their heads even more.

Lan Lingyun smiled as she held the bowl with the lid of a pink fish pageant, placing it on the table beside me. After glancing at Lan Xin and Lan Xi, she asked, "My two sisters were asking me when you are planning to release them."

The two of them could not help lowering their heads, their faces red, but they did not speak up to stop them. It was evident that they were very willing to let Lan Lingyun stand up for them.

I sighed and lifted the lid of the cup. Seeing that it was full of red date, wolfberry and silver ear soup, I couldn't help but smile at Lan Li.

Lan Ling put her hands on her hips and said, "The doctor has instructed you, you can't drink strong tea at a time like this!"

I took two bites of the silver spoon, thinking to myself as I worked on the draft.

After doing some mental calculations, I felt a bit of a gap in my heart. I cleared my throat and said:

"Logically speaking, I had originally planned to let you out this month. Since I've vacated this area for a month, I'll prepare a dowry for you. I can even get married before the end of the new year, just like the saying, 'If you have money, you can marry a wife for the New Year'. But now, with such a big matter happening in the family, based on the common etiquette, the family's small achievement of having a servant to serve for three months will be delayed until February next year. Besides, if you two marry out, you will become young wives and naturally cannot continue to work in my house. "If all of you are gone, I won't be able to find many people to fill the gap for you. I'm afraid the house is not in chaos yet. My yard is going to be in chaos."

"Also, as I believe you all know, the grandmother of hers is very determined to go. I'm afraid that it will only happen one year from now. There were also many aged maidservants in that courtyard. It was likely that once she left, they would discuss marriage. If I let you out first and then get married to them, not only would my face be ugly, I would also never be so biased towards you, your steward. "

I raised my head and quietly sized up the expressions of the two maids.

Hearing that I want a bowl of water to be equal, the two maids are disappointed. It was a good thing that they were all well-mannered people. Although they looked a little unhappy on the surface, they still stood there respectfully, not moving at all.

With a sudden change in tone, a slight smile appeared on my face.

"But, after all, you've served me once." But, after you've served me once, you're the senior servant girl next to me. I will not mistreat you. According to the customs of our family, once a maid marries, fifteen taels of silver will be given to the officials, and one set of dowry will be given to the descendants; when a maid marries, ten taels of silver will be given to the officials, along with one set of dowry. Both of you are second class maidservants in my room. Naturally, I will reward you with 10 taels of silver and a dowry as per usual. I will add another five liang on each of you and fill it up with the first-rate maidservants. Then, each of you will put on a head and send it to you as a gift. "

Even I could feel the suppressed joy of the two maidservants as the spring wind blew into the room. Lan Jun was so happy that her eyebrows were raised. She smilingly jumped in front of Lan Xin and Lan Xi, held their hands, and said, "Congratulations, sisters!"

I continued with what I had said. "As for the date, it's not certain. Early February, June at the latest. At that time, you all will be seventeen or eighteen years old. Even if I had the intention to keep you all alive, I wouldn't be able to force you all to stay, right? "

After saying this, my mouth was parched, but the two maidservants were overjoyed. They knelt side by side on the ground in front of me and said with a smile, "This servant is waiting for Miss Xie's grace!"

I smiled and pointed to the brazier in front of me. "If you really want to thank me sincerely, then give me some of the good stuff you buried there. Only by eating them will it look real!"

After joking with the girls, I had Lan Lan go to the east wing to ask around. Lan Li came back and rubbed her hands together with a sigh. "I don't know who it is. Those old mothers were all freezing cold as they cursed loudly. The young maidservants were also cold and hungry. Each and every one of them cried for their parents, but not a single one of them admitted to it. "

When I mentioned this matter, I couldn't help but stare coldly. He held the pincer in his hand and held the freshly roasted pecan in his hands, and casually said to Lan Lingyun: "Go and find a few wives. Have them go to Mother's yard to find Mother Feng, and ask her to pull out two coffins from Mother's warehouse to give them to me." "Just take them to that house and let them think about what they want!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the cheerful atmosphere in the room was swept away. Lan Xin and Lan Xi lowered their heads and quietly peeled the freshly roasted chestnuts from the oven. Lan Lingyun opened her mouth as if she wanted to advise me.

I raised my eyebrows and glanced at her.

The drum doesn't have to be hammered.

Since the man was someone who didn't understand the road ahead and couldn't understand the situation, I had to point out a path for her.

Lan Lingyun pursed her lips, took two steps back, and left the room, following my instructions.

The room was silent for a moment, except for the crackling sound of my walnut.

I took out a book of words from the slot in front of the brick bed. It was about Miss Yingying and her reunion with her lover in the back garden.

In the past, I looked down on such cliché books the most. I would rather go through the Four Books Collection Note than read it. Furthermore, the matter of me running away from him in my previous life was also a sore point in my heart. I didn't dare to casually flip through it for fear that I would fall in love with it.

If it wasn't for the fact that I was young and didn't understand anything and read these books, believing in the truth of the reunion conclusion, I might not have walked on such a dangerous path.

He didn't know why, but when he got excited today, he had already gone through most of the books.

The two maidservants looked at me attentively, peeled a bowl of chestnut seeds and came out with a small pink bowl. Then, they respectfully placed it on the table in front of me.

Drinking the sweet red dates and ginger soup, roasted chestnuts with the soft and sticky fragrance, and flipping through the alluring and strange word book, it could be said to be the joy of a girl's family!

Unfortunately, such leisure was not common. I have a long way to go to live such a happy life.

After about three or four meals, Lan Lingyun came back.

He knelt down and saluted. His face no longer had any trace of laughter and his solemn voice resounded in the room, "Miss, a young maid named Cui Er has been recruited."

Lan Yi rolled her eyes, glancing at Lan Xin and Lan Xi. The two of them immediately understood and hurriedly stood up. They obediently bowed to me before silently leaving the room one by one.

I stood up from the brick bed and said to Lan Ling, "Come, let's talk in the inner room." Lan Lingyun hurriedly took the coat that was wrapped around the bamboo cage and put it on me. She added a new hand stove and held it in my arms before following me to the study room.

"Cui Er is a fourth rate maidservant who specializes in flowers and trees in the mourning hall. She said that she stole a plate of cool cakes from the kitchen in the evening yesterday. But before you could eat, you were discovered by Miss Ying'er, who went to arrange things in the mourning hall. Miss Ying'er immediately confiscated that plate of pastries and clamored to come before you to explain herself. Later on, Miss Wen Lian also rushed over. Seeing her sobbing, unable to bear it any longer, she advised Miss Ying'er a few words. "Miss Ying'er saw that Wen Lian's words made sense, so she dropped her hand as well."

Cui'er?

What kind of person is this? I've never even heard of it!

Why would Lan Xin hook up with this person on the rankings, and even need her to do something?

As I caressed the surface of the furnace with my hands, I thought to myself.

Could it be that this Cui Er, was really a fierce character that hid her strength?

Lan Ling stealthily glanced at me, as if she had some sort of feeling in her heart, and quickly explained: "That Cui Er is the wife of the outer court's caretaker, the granddaughter of Mommy Xing. Her mother was currently working in the old mistress' storehouse. Her father was a steward in charge of the outer court earlier, but had suffered from an emergency the year before and was cured. Because her grandmother and mother Du were sisters in the same house, so she went along with her mother Du and went to work in the mourning hall. "

He was the son of an innocent family.

It seemed as if he had inadvertently involved himself in these matters.

I opened the lid of the copper cauldron. Lan Ling quickly handed over a small silver carbon clamp and a tray. She carefully stood by my side.

I smiled at her and asked her, "Look at that Cui'er. How is she?" I took the half-burnt charcoal out of the stove and tossed it onto a small tray in Lan's hand.

Lan Li lowered her head, not saying anything for a long time, as if she didn't know how to answer.

I raised my eyebrows and pressed the back of her hand. "You can just say so without worry. I just want to hear it. Naturally, I have to see it with my own eyes before I can really do it."

Lan Qing panicked a little and looked up at me. She explained hurriedly, "Miss, your servant really … It doesn't mean that. It's just that this girl is a little special. "

I nodded at her, encouraging her to go on.

Even though she was still so young, and I had coerced her into doing so, she was still able to endure for eight to nine hours.

"This servant girl is very clever." However, when this servant asked her why she hadn't told her about it earlier, she stammered and stammered, unable to speak. She only said that it was because she was afraid, so she didn't dare to speak carelessly. The servant asked her why she was willing to say it now. She answered again, because she saw how the young mistress was … Knowing that you have found out the truth is only a matter of time, so … "Yes."

No wonder Lan Li praised her so much.

Being forced into this situation, he was still able to move freely, so what he said was reasonable. It was hard for others to see what flaws he had.

For a moment, I couldn't tell whether she was born with a quick wit or if she had colluded with others in advance, so she was exceptionally calm.

I coldly snorted and continued to ask, "Then, just watch with cold eyes. Can you tell what's wrong with the others?"

Lan Ling pondered for a while, and then muttered to herself, "But no one else did." However, all of the mothers were especially excited, and took turns, coming up and spitting at Cui Er, scolding her for wasting so many hours of their time, causing them to be frozen and hungry. "

The mothers who worked in the mourning hall mostly went out of their grandmother's yard. He was an old man who had served his family's ancestors before, so he had a bit of a sense of dignity. There are many times when we are held by others. It is unavoidable that even our bodies and bones become light and light, as if we are slightly nobler than others. Sometimes, we don't even put ourselves, the masters of the younger generation, in our eyes.

If I think about it carefully, they were indeed implicated by the young maid, Cui Er, and thus, I locked them up in the room, starving for the rest of the night.

Not to mention a few curses, even if he were to hit them twice, it wouldn't be a surprise!

I didn't take it to heart and asked again, "Who was the one who started it?"

"It's the human monster that started this match!"

A trace of confusion appeared on Lan Qing's face. She counted on her fingers and said, "They are from Gan Sanquan's house." Miss, do you think it's strange? This Gan Sanquan family member was just a young wife, how could he have the guts to take the lead and bully Cui Er. It had to be known, Cui Er was recommended by Du mom. On the surface, she might be just spitting on a little girl, but in reality, she wasn't spitting on Mother Du's face … "

It was as if a lightning bolt had struck my head, waking me up in an instant.

That's right!

If it was for no reason at all, how could this Gan Sanquan family dare to show off like this?

Normally, this Gan Sanquan family was the most silent one, they were practically the same as her master.

So, I didn't know about such a person until I went to the funeral for my mother and got a roll call!

At this moment, all the scattered matters were linked together.

The flat face of Gan Sanquan appeared in front of me.

Very good!

Very good!

If it wasn't for her superfluous actions, I would never have thought that she would be the one!

"I remember that she was in charge of the fruits and snacks in the mourning hall, right?"

My voice was so flat that it didn't waver in the slightest. It was as dull as a cup of water, but there was a monstrous anger hidden within it.

Lan Lingyun was familiar with me and was acutely aware of it. As she replied, she became more careful and respectfully said: "Yes, there are also three other mothers who are jointly supervising this matter with her."

I smiled and nodded.

That's right.

I've always suspected that Lanxin caused this, but there was no evidence to link her to it.

Now, it was truly true. He had just woken up, yet he had already sent a pillow over!

Before I transferred him to the mourning hall, this family member of Gan Sanquan's served in Lan Xin's courtyard.

Calmly getting off the brick bed, I straightened my clothes in front of the mirror and turned back to Lan Guang with a smile. "Let's go!" The good show tonight has only just begun! "