The so-called mother and daughter sat together for a rare time and chatted for a while.

Ruan Yuluan held the teacup in her hand, her expression showing that she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"I did hear something today..." She hesitated on her small, oval face, "It was Aunt Xu who said it."

"Oh?" Ji's expression couldn't help but become more serious. "What did she say?"

The girl bit her lip gently and replied in a low voice: "Luan Niang only vaguely heard one sentence... It was Aunt Xu scolding Aunt Du, saying that Aunt Du was so young but couldn't lay eggs... She didn't quite understand what she said. She also said that now the two Aunt Bais are leaning towards the main courtyard, and her power is declining... She has to lift up another person to show her face and gain favor."

The girl deliberately said a slightly vulgar Huzhou slang, and sure enough, the lady looked at her with contempt.

"No wonder you don't understand," the wife couldn't help but spit, "This is Huzhou dialect... Aunt Xu is from Huzhou!"

Ji said, pondering over this sentence carefully, and sneered: "She is really arrogant! Does she want to compete with me, the legitimate wife?"

Ruan Yuluan didn't know how to respond to this, so she lowered her head and said nothing.

There was no need for her to say anything more. This paragraph was enough for the lady to ponder. Anything more would be superfluous.

She asked Xia Yue to light the lamp and send Ruan Yuluan back. Mother Liu held the teacup, lifted the door curtain, and walked slowly inside. She heard a sneer from inside.

"Xu Qingyan is so cunning!"

Madam Liu placed the teacup on the tea table and advised, "Madam, have a sip of tea to calm down."

Then she saw that the lady's expression was uncertain. She stretched out her fingertips to take a sip. After she calmed down, she couldn't help but whispered, "Is what you said about Fifth Lady true?"

The graceful figure of the girl appeared in Mother Liu's eyes, smiling gently and gently.

But that smile never seemed to reach his eyes.

In some cases, you say she is smart, but she is really smart. But in some cases, she seems to be ignorant of the young age.

Even Mother Liu couldn't see through her and couldn't tell her true intentions.

"Perhaps," Madam Liu lowered her voice. She was still thinking about Yu Ping's incident, so she had to help the Fifth Lady. "If we talk about intelligence, the Fifth Lady is one of the few ladies in this mansion who is as smart as her."

In Ji's eyes, the image of the girl appeared, calm as the sea, as if she didn't care about anything.

Her eyes darkened: "Then we must be on guard... In a few days, you should carefully select the maids in the main courtyard to see which ones are qualified."

Mother Liu responded in a low voice: "Yes."

After a few days, Ruan Yuluan heard that a second-class maid named "Xiangxue" in the main courtyard was sent to the study in the front courtyard to serve as a clerk. Within three days, she was chosen by the master and became a maid in the same room.

Because she was recommended by the lady, she was soon promoted to concubine. Her original surname was Xi, so people called her "Concubine Xi".

Ruan Yuluan met her once when she went to the main courtyard to pay her respects. Aunt Xi was young and beautiful, with a slender figure, and was very gentle and considerate. It was said that she was originally from a troupe of actors, and was sold as a slave when the troupe was disbanded. She sang very well.

Mr. Ruan loved listening to her singing, which was melodious and beautiful.

This was clearly something the Madam had deliberately done to share Madam Xu's favor. She was even almost as good at singing and dancing.

When Aunt Xu saw Aunt Xi, she naturally didn't look happy. Ruan Yuluan rarely saw her without a smile on her face. She always had a smile on her face no matter what.

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