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"This servant has already found out that the cake was stolen by a young servant who was responsible for sweeping the garden at the east side of the mourning hall. "After stealing the cake, he did not dare eat it on the way, and so he held it in his hand. He bumped into Manager Liu, who came to the inner courtyard to look for Cui Er's mother. Lu Te was afraid of being scolded, so he gave the cake to Manager Liu."

I nodded to show that I understood.

"Then, Miss, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

Lan Lingxu helped me up the suspension bridge, but there was a faint trace of elegance on her face.

I sighed to myself. Lan Liang was smart, but a little too soft-hearted.

Fine!

It's not like it's a big deal, so I'll help her out.

"Let's find a place to lock them up. Wait until the old master returns, then we can discuss on how to deal with it. "

Lan Lian's face lit up as she hurriedly replied with a smile.

After we entered the courtyard, I brought Lan Liang directly to the east. After we got on the stone road in front of the building, we suddenly heard a wave of chaotic noises coming from behind.

I had to stand on the steps and watch.

It was as if the heart of the crowd were family matters.

His mother, who had just arrived, was holding onto his arm as they headed west. Lan Xi, Tao Er, and the other maidservants were surrounding her as if they were trying to persuade him of something.

I told Lan Li to go over and see what was going on.

In a moment Lan Li came back to say that it was because I wanted to go to the building with her to learn how to handle the family's affairs, as she had done in the past, but Mother Zhao insisted that she let her go back to her room to rest as I had instructed. Although his family was small and weak, he was still a master after all. The servants and women did not dare to force him. However, Mama Zhao was still an adult after all, so there was naturally a huge gap between her and the child.

I smiled.

Praise the boy for being clever, he is sometimes stupid; if you call him stupid, he is sometimes too clever to resist.

I smiled and instructed Lan Ling, "Since Young Master is insistent, bring him here!"

It didn't matter if he hated me or respected me. As long as he was studious well and took over the house one day, the burden on my shoulders would be lifted the other day.

Lan Lingyun quickly responded and dispersed the servants and women surrounding the family as she led him in front of me.

Mothers who came to take care of this had already filled the hall. Seeing that I was still bringing in the family head, they couldn't help but smile and congratulate me. "Second Young Master, you've recovered!"

There was also his mother who patted her chest and said with an exaggerated expression, "You've recovered so well! You still don't know, during the two days when you were sick, Miss had always kept a calm face, but it scared us half to death, so we lost all our face that we saved up in this life just because we were afraid of a erroneous step! "

I looked at the speaker. He was from Ma San, who worked in the kitchens of the various courtyards, and had a good relationship with the Green Bandits.

When Jia Yi heard these words, he tightly pursed his lips. When their gazes met, he immediately lowered his head.

I don't mind. I have never hoped to get anything from this child, so naturally, I am not disappointed.

Still sitting on the couch, Lan Lingyun stood by my side, carrying the usual case of cards. Jiayi sat on a chair with chicken wings on my left hand.

"The Su Clan has come to settle the bill. This year, they have shared the cart with the shaft a hundred and twenty-two times, and the bird's tail a hundred and seventy times …" The total cost is two hundred and forty-three and a half taels. The details are here. "

The family of Wu Xinke, who was in charge of the inner courtyard's carriage, presented a four-fold discount list. Lan Lingyun agreed and showed it to me.

I checked it in my head and saw that there was five hundred and sixty more dollars inside.

After passing the list back to Wu Xinke, I said smilingly, "Mom is really a bit too muddle-headed about this. Is it because I've been busy getting married recently?" If you make another mistake, don't blame me for not showing mercy! "

The moms in the room burst into laughter. Wu Xinke retrieved her list from Lan Ling's hands and retreated with a reddened face.

Then came the mother of the housekeeper's rouge; the mother of the butler's clothes came to bring the maids a card for the New Year's Eve dress; the mother of my grandmother's house had prepared a budget for the cotton curtain; the mother of the head kitchen came to report that Aunt Chen wanted a nest or two a month.

All of this was just a trivial matter in the family, but to deal with it properly, it would have to take at least four hours. By the time his mother left, it was time for lunch.

Taking advantage of the moment when Lan Ling closed the door of the building and no one was looking, I secretly stretched.

Lan Ling came back, covered her mouth to cover her smile, and helped me up, saying, "Where are you having lunch?"

It was only then that I remembered that there was a family righteousness sitting beside him!

Recalling his actions a moment ago, he couldn't help but feel regretful and hurried over to see Meng Lang.

The child blankly sat on the chair, his eyes wide open, as if even his soul was gone.

"Family justice! "Family values!" I called out to him twice, but he looked so ignorant and stupid that I had to raise my voice again: "Let's go!" Let's go back to eat! "

Lan Li suddenly ran out from behind me and reached for Jiayi.

Guanyi softly fell into her arms. Lan Li turned her head to look at me. With a face full of anxiety, she said, "Miss, Second Young Master is burning up again!"

Crap!

I took two steps forward and put my hand on his forehead.

Luckily, although he was hot, it was not a high fever.

I pinched his little hand again, and cold sweat covered my fist.

This child had probably been enduring for a long time.

While instructing Lan Lingyun to invite Huang Lang over, I wrapped my cloak around my family's righteousness and sent it back to the West Room with Lan Xin in my arms.

The maidservants in the room were busy preparing food. Seeing me hurriedly carrying him in like this, they were all startled. Lan Xi took the house from Lan Xin's embrace, opened up her cloak and placed him on the bed.

Through the curtain, the voice of Tao Er berating the little girl came, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and go back to work!"

Then, some disorderly footsteps sounded, thinking that the young maidservants had left.

She poured some hot water into the basin, scooped up two scoops of cold water and mixed them with a towel before bringing it to Lan Xi.

At first, when Lan Xi saw Tao'er scolding the little girl, her face didn't look too good. She probably thought that she had overstepped her boundaries and snatched away her limelight. However, when she saw Tao Er handing a towel to her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before she took the towel and wiped Jiayi's face and hands.

Immediately, Lan Ling and Huang Lang's voices came from the main entrance. Through the window screen, one could just see Lan Lingyun, accompanied by Huang Lang, walking out from the first hall.

"Miss, would you like to sit in the screen?"

Lan Xin reminded me in a low voice that I should avoid being an outsider.

I got up and smiled at her. "This isn't the first time I've met Brother Huang. It's really too late to cover your face now. Let's do it like this!"

When the people in the room saw that I had blocked Lan Xin's words, they naturally wouldn't bring it up rashly. For a moment, the entire room was completely silent, waiting for Lan Ling to bring Huang Lang in.

When Huang Gongzhong entered the room, I still curtsied slightly and called out to him, "Mr. Huang." Even though I had greeted him, I stood by the bed waiting for him to inquire about the matter.

Miss Yang," he replied in a low voice. He took a few steps forward, sat down on the stool in front of the bed, and began to work on his family's wrist.

I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows.

It seemed that ever since the last time the two of us enjoyed the afterglow of the setting sun, and after having a conversation with a donkey's lips that didn't quite fit in, Huang Gangzhong had been in a very low mood.

He was so depressed that every time he saw me, he would put on a face like an iceberg, as if I owed him money!

Speaking of which, I owe him more or less the same amount of money.

A debt of gratitude was a debt that had to be paid back sooner or later.

Huang Lang took out a plain white felt bag from the box beside his feet and untied it to reveal a row of needles. He took one of them and told the maid to bring the candlestick over.

Then he stuck a few more on the top of his head and on the side of his ears, and after a while he pulled them out again.

Jiayi slowly woke up, propped up his body with a confused look, and muttered: "What's wrong? Have you finished discussing the matter? "

At this point, everyone's hearts were finally at ease, and the atmosphere in the room became lively and relaxed.

Lan Lingyun smiled and stepped forward, pulling the welcoming pillow behind her back, allowing him to lean on it. She gently said: "It's already over. It's time for lunch!"

Jiayi acknowledged and kept his head down, not daring to look at me.

I looked at the child, and my heart lightened a little.

Forget it! Forget it!

After living two lifetimes in vain, why did he have to compete with a child? As long as it was good, then it was bad.

Huang Lang took two steps towards me.

I had to endure it for a while before I managed to resist the urge to retreat.

Huang Lang stopped two or three steps away from me, cupped his hands in a salute, and said with a stern face: "Young Master is fine, it's just that he has phlegm." Because the body is weak and has been blown by the wind, it is only because it has temporarily lost its consciousness and passed out that it will be fine after acupuncture! "

I quickly curtsied and thanked him.

Huang Lang raised his eyelids and stared at me with his dark eyes that were like clear spring water.

I felt a chill run down my back, and I could feel goosebumps all over my arms through my heavy jacket.

I chuckled dryly and put on a dry smile. Word by word, a sentence popped out from my throat, "Sir, you … You still don't need lunch? "

Lan Li, who was coaxing the child at the side, was somewhat astonished. She hastily looked at me.

Not to mention that I was a daughter who had never left her boudoir, it was not proper for me to leave an outsider to eat in the yard. Even if it was, the kitchen still wouldn't be able to cook a table of steaming hot food.

But when Lan Li heard my next words, she turned her head, pursed her lips, and continued talking to Jia Yi while holding back the smile on her face.

I lowered my eyes and stroked my sleeve as I said smilingly, "I'm guessing that you won't be able to stay for long since you haven't even eaten lunch!"

Everyone in the room seemed to be staring at me at home, not paying any attention to my movements at all. However, all of them had their ears perked up, wanting to hear what I had to say to Huang Gongzhong.

They are all young ladies of the same age, and there aren't many men seen throughout the year, not to mention a handsome man like Huang Luochong.

But when I became the star of the gossip, it was not so pleasant!

Listening to the first part of my sentence, a slight smile appeared on Huang Lang's face, and then he was struck by the second half of my sentence. The expression on his face was terrible to behold, as if he was struck by lightning.

I gave him an embarrassed smile and touched my sleeve.

Carrying the medicine box on his back, Huang Lang bent his waist slightly, maintaining the shocked expression on his face. After a while, he recovered from his shock and with a lonely face, he made a bow and said in a low voice: "Then …" "Then, I won't disturb the Young Miss from eating anymore!"

After saying that, without waiting for me to bow, she turned around and left.

Everyone in the room had different expressions on their faces. Some of them were shocked, some of them were afraid of silence, and some of them were secretly peeping at my face, wondering if I was angry.

This is truly … He was a person that loved favors!

I glared at Lan Ling. Not only did her hooves not stop moving, she even winked at me.

"What are you standing there in a daze for? Look at how young master has woken up! Hurry up and prepare some food!"

Upon hearing Lan Li's rebuke, the maidservants came to their senses. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was not right, they all ran out, afraid that the city gates would be set ablaze, causing harm to the fish in the pond.

While everyone else was busy, Lan Li sneakily came to my side, tugged on my sleeve, and said with a smile, "Miss, actually being the wife of a husband isn't bad either!"

I ruthlessly pinched her and said with a smile that didn't reach my eyes, "If you think it's good, I'll help you find out if there's any smart and handsome juniors who can betroth you to them!"

Lan Li let out a cry, rubbing her arms as she whispered in my ear, "I was obviously talking about you, but why are you talking about me now?"

I rolled my eyes at her a few more times before I let it pass.

Because his body was not well and the wind was not good, he set up a large round table in front of the bed. He heated up the food on the table again and then put it on the table.

After eating, his family decided to dawdle in bed. The maidservants wanted to coax him to sleep, but he insisted on not wanting to. I put down the teacup in my hand and walked over.

When Lan Xi saw me coming over, she became increasingly flustered. She said helplessly, "Miss, Young Master, he …"

"Elder sister, I …"

Jia Yi's small face scrunched up into a frown. He raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes. He wanted to say something.

I suddenly felt stupid.

I always felt that I had let down my own child.

As a mother, not only did she not protect him, she even allowed him to be born into a human. She did not even have the chance to look at this world.

So, when Grandmother gave me the family justice to take care of, I was actually very happy.

Whether I want to admit it or not, I treat family righteousness to a certain extent as my dead child, and he, to a certain extent, soothes the pain of my loss.

I take good care of him, spare no effort to teach him, and make every effort to consider his future.

The result was just the opposite, leaving the child's heart further and further away from me.

I smiled wryly to myself. Maybe I don't have the talent to be a mother!

If I had given birth to the child, perhaps it would have been like this. The child would not even have spoken a single heartfelt word to me.

I suddenly felt dispirited and tired. I instructed Lan Xi, "..."