The daily life of a concubine's daughter

The lady hugged her tightly, her eyes sore.

Shi Yao's hands were stained with tears. She took the handkerchief handed to her by Aunt Liu Hua, wiped her face carelessly, and continued:

"My old master said he would celebrate my birthday. I was so happy. I had a good dream last night. I thought that from today on, my luck would turn. But I never thought...my second brother and his wife had another accident today!

Today, when Miss Lin came to ask me those questions, I had already prepared a draft in mind. Besides, the old man had helped me to get back all the grievances I had suffered before. I have already covered this issue, so I am not that sad.

But my sisters-in-law looked depressed because of what happened in the morning, and the guests looked at me strangely. Just before, I didn’t feel sad at all. I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt that my luck was still a little bad. All this shouldn’t be like this! "

There were tears in her eyes, and her throat would choke or her shoulders would tremble after every few words. After speaking a long paragraph, there were a few words that were unclear, but it made people feel even more sad to hear them.

Shi Yao thought that although the Shi family had many faults, there was one good thing about them, which was that they always tolerated her finishing her words.

The lady said with tears in her eyes, "Who said you have bad luck? If you have bad luck, how can you be reborn into our Shi family? The affairs of your second brother and second sister-in-law have nothing to do with you, and your sisters-in-law are not trying to be mean to you.

However, the couple was almost on the verge of becoming a pair of desperate lovers, one of them hanging himself while the other was strangling himself, so it was not easy for them to put on a happy face.

"Old man, please say something! Yao girl and her guests were happily celebrating her birthday, but it ended up being a disappointment. You can't just let Yao girl swallow this grievance in vain, right?"

The old Duke didn't know what to say.

No one is wrong.

The birthday party turned out to be such a mess. The guests must have guessed that Shi Yao was out of favor and would ridicule her in some way.

Shi Yao had indeed been wronged, and it would have been fine if she hadn't spoken about it. But now that she had spoken about it, there was no reason for her to swallow this injustice.

"It's all because of Xin Niang's trouble," the old Duke thought for a while and found the source. Xin Niang made a figurine for Shi Yao and threw it under Shi Mingzhu's bed, which ruined the fortunes of the two sisters. "I'll find someone to perform a ritual to get rid of the bad luck.

My dear girl, there is nothing wrong in doing good deeds. Since you like to do it, just go ahead and do it. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, see when your third brother is free and ask him to take you there. He is the most suitable person.

Shi Yao nodded and thought to herself that at least the old man thought of Nanny Xin who took the scapegoat on his own, so she didn't have to bother to hint at it.

Then, with eyes washed by tears, she looked at him eagerly.

The old Duke pretended to be puzzled: "Why are you looking at me?"

Shi Yao said shyly: "I, I am short of money."

She secretly pinched the lady's palm.

The lady almost fainted.

I cried for a long time, just because of this.

The old Duke laughed angrily: "Just for the money, right? Why are you crying like this? If you just ask directly, will I be stingy with those few copper coins?"

Shi Yao's throat choked again: "I feel really wronged, but when I say it out loud, it doesn't seem so wronged. I'm not lying to you, it's not necessary - a girl's tears are so precious, they are not worth crying for a few copper coins. Ask grandma, when did I cry for silver?"

The lady laughed and tapped her forehead.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and chuckled at the same time.

The old Duke's face fell as he said, "You are so close to your grandmother that you can't bear to fleece her, so you come to fleece an old man like me?"

Shi Yao blinked her moist eyes and said with a smile: "Old Master, where is the wool? It's wolf hair anyway!"

The old Duke stretched out his hand and pointed at Shi Yao, then raised his head and laughed. After he finished laughing, he told Madam Tang to take his letter and go to the outer courtyard to get the silver, and bring back a silver note for two thousand taels.

Shi Yao put away the banknotes and thought to herself, this old man is so stingy, he almost made her eyes blind from crying!

All the maids and servants in Guanju Courtyard worked together to carry all the birthday gifts back.

Shi Yao carried two thousand taels of silver and led the team back in a mighty procession. They closed the door, fastened the bolt, and set up two tables of feasting in Guanju Courtyard.

Shi Yao sat at one table with the respectable aunts and the senior maids, while at the next table were the old women and maids who were in charge of sweeping, washing, gatekeeping and other rough work in the yard.

After half an hour of lively dining, the dishes became cold, were reheated, and then became cold again before the party ended.

Both master and servant were happy.

Shi Yao drank two glasses of hot wine and didn't dare to go to bed immediately. She asked Banxia and Muxiang to pick up lanterns, and the three of them walked around in the courtyard to get rid of the smell of alcohol.

The sky had been sunny for seven or eight days in a row, and now snowflakes began to fall.

The three of them played with snowflakes, comparing whose snowflakes were prettier, and talking about all sorts of things. Shi Yao then asked Mu Xiang, "Why did the Second Master and Second Mistress fight? Is there any news?"

Muxiang felt that she could not return to Ganlutang, so for the time being she followed Shi Yao wholeheartedly. Therefore, if there was any news, she would inform Shi Yao to ensure her position as the second confidant.

She glanced at Banxia.

Banxia rolled her eyes and said tactfully, "I'm going to relieve myself."

After saying that, he picked up the lantern and walked ten meters away, standing at the intersection to prevent anyone without eyes from suddenly rushing in.

Mu Xiang whispered, "It is said that the Second Madam had a nightmare, cried for a while, jumped up and slapped and pinched the Second Master. These girls know about it. There are even more horrifying words coming from there.

Second Mistress actually cursed Second Master as a "beast worse than pigs and dogs" and a "black-hearted man". She also said things like "confiscate the property and exterminate the clan", "execute the nine clans", and "cut off their heads". She also said that before chopping Second Master off, she would chop off his evil roots first, saying that he had killed Ya'er and Yi'er.

There are even worse things, when they mention the girl, they use dirty words, which pollute the girl's ears."

"It's okay, you go ahead and I'll clean my ears after you finish listening."

Mu Xiang: “…”

She was speechless for a while, then cleared her throat and lowered her voice to an almost inaudible level: "They say that the Second Master harmed the eldest girl and the two young masters for her sake, so why didn't he live with the eldest girl? Well, you just need to listen to this, but you really shouldn't listen to it. Don't take it to heart, it's all just nonsense, forget it quickly."

"Okay, okay," Shi Yao scratched her ears and said, "I forgot, I forgot."

Before going to bed, she was still in deep thought.

How did Shi Mingwei harm Le Anning and his two sons for Shi Mingzhu?

Others thought Le An Ning's words were crazy talk, but only she, Shi Mingzhu and Fu Nanjun knew that Le An Ning's crazy words were all about his bloody past life.

Le Anning and her two sons must have died a miserable death.

It would be even more tragic if he died for Shi Mingzhu.

If these words could reach her, they would definitely reach the ears of other masters.

Shi Yao thought sympathetically, wondering if Le An Ning could keep her position as the second wife.

If Shi Mingzhu heard this, would she want to kill her first, or would she want to kill Le Anning first?

Can the Duke's Mansion allow Le An Ning to live?