ma'am, calm down

In the early morning of this day, the old lady specially ordered a woman to invite Shisan to come and talk.Thirteen didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly followed.

Once in the room, the maid and the mother-in-law stood all over the floor, and several young ladies, Mrs. Chi, Mrs. Ming and several concubines were there, chatting and laughing.When everyone saw Shisan, they laughed and said, "It's counted. The old lady is waiting for you."

Shisan Yiyi saw everyone, so he stood aside and waited.He was not used to being with so many female relatives, and now he felt a little uncomfortable.

The old lady said: "I called you here today for no other reason, but eight days later it will be Mei Yu's birthday, and it is customary to celebrate his birthday. I thought he was new here, and he should live a better life, so I called you here Come up with ideas."

Everyone quickly echoed in unison, saying that the old lady is thoughtful, and that Mrs. Mei is really blessed that the old lady is so caring.

Shisan didn't know what was wrong with the old lady. After he entered the door, he was favored by her, which made many people secretly unhappy.Now I don't know what calculations I have made, I must push myself to the forefront.

He quickly said, "The old lady is worrying."

The old lady smiled and asked Mrs. Chi: "You give birthdays to people the most, what should you do on this birthday?"

Mrs. Chi smiled and said: "For my wife's birthday, as a rule, the officials have to pay 50 taels of silver. But since the old lady wants to celebrate Yu'er's birthday, she must not be so perfunctory. I would like to give another ten taels of silver."

The old lady said happily: "It's hard for you to be virtuous. Then I will definitely not be less than you, and I will pay another 20 taels."

Mrs. Ming wanted to pay ten taels later, but she was in a difficult situation, so she hesitated for a while. Thirteen wanted to help her but dared to be too obvious, but the old lady smiled and said: "Others who are willing to pay a little can join in." It's lively, girl Chi is too busy, let girl Ming handle this matter."

Mrs. Ming quickly agreed.

After the old lady yelled, everyone in the backyard knew that Shisan was going to celebrate his birthday, and there was an endless stream of presents, so Shisan's small courtyard was full of things.Aunt Zhao took the maids and women to count everything clearly, tidy up and record them.

The eldest lady, Junfang, and the third lady, Junzhen, each sent a pair of needles and threads. The second lady, Junzhi, Ye Peiqing's own sister, sent a calligraphy and painting of a famous contemporary celebrity. Shisan hurriedly sent Aunt Zhao to thank her in person.Ye Peiqing smiled and said, "You are really in the limelight, so many people are rushing to please you."

Thirteen said: "How did the old lady know about my birthday? You said it? What are you two planning?"

Ye Peiqing smiled and said, "Ma'am, you are too worried. I will also give you a big gift on your birthday."

"Do not care."

"You haven't been teased by me yet, how do you know it's not rare?"

Thirteen turned and left.

On the day of her birthday, Mrs. Ming held a banquet in the flower pavilion in the garden, and called a small theater troupe to play for fun. Everyone was drinking and ordering, and the old lady ordered that there be no restraint, and it was very lively.

After drinking less than half, the old lady asked Shisan unintentionally, "Where's Pei Qing?"

Thirteen said, "I asked my second brother to have a drink and chat in the small hall of the west corner room."

The old lady ordered Yunxi to say: "Pick some snacks and fruits here and send them to Pei Qing and Mu Qing. I think you are not in good spirits today, don't come back later, just go back to the house to rest. There are clear Lan and Qingfang are watching."

Yunxi really felt a little dizzy, so she quickly agreed, chose more than a dozen kinds of fruits, put them on a big plate, and left.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, the old lady told Shisan and Mrs. Chi to say, "Suddenly remembered something and wanted to talk to Pei Qing and Mu Qing. Let's go find them together."

Thirteen didn't know why, so he quickly nodded in agreement.Mrs. Chi thought for a while, but her face suddenly turned pale, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, old lady, I'll go and call the two brothers over, it's fine, there's no need to walk over."

The old lady lowered her face and said, "You don't care where I'm going, you really have the final say in this mansion. Everyone else stay here for me, whoever dares to notify, I'll break her leg!"

He said and walked away.

Shisan and Mrs. Chi hurriedly followed.

After walking for a while, there was no maid or woman on the road.Thirteen knew that something must have happened, so he followed behind silently.When they were approaching the West Courtyard, they saw Ye Peiqing and Mu Guogong walking side by side along the long corridor.

A few pairs of eyes met, and Mrs. Chi calmly called out "Master", and the old lady walked into the West courtyard with a sullen face, regardless of Mu Guogong calling him "Mother".Everyone followed, and as soon as they walked in, they heard a woman's lascivious cries from the small hall, accompanied by the violent shaking of tables and chairs.

The old lady sneered, and kicked the door hard no matter what happened.

The lewd screams stopped abruptly, and amidst the panicked screams and the rapid sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground, a man and a woman fell to the ground and hurriedly covered their bodies with their clothes.

The woman cried and hid behind the man trembling all over.

The man's face was blue and his lips were white, and he seemed to be in a daze.

Thirteen looked down, the woman was fifteen or sixteen years old, delicate and beautiful, it was Yunxi.The man was seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in fine clothes and handsome, he was Ye Muqing.

As the saying goes, catch a traitor and catch a double, in this situation, it is difficult for Ye Muqing to escape.Everyone was stunned, and Mrs. Chi's face was pale.

The old lady stomped her foot, and sat on the chair angrily, crying: "It's not good to steal from anyone, but my maid! I only have two trustworthy maids in total, and I still have to make such calculations! This is simply a shame." There is no one I can trust, and the girl next to me has already recognized other masters, so how can I feel at ease when I eat from now on? I may not be poisoned to death any day!"

Madam Chi cried and knelt down: "What is the old lady talking about? I'm so overwhelmed!"

Mu Guogong was so angry that he raised his leg and kicked Ye Muqing fiercely, kicking him to the ground, and cursed: "I'm not filial! You stole someone from the old lady's head, it's a big treason!"

He quickly knelt down and asked the old lady to appease her anger.

Shisan and Ye Peiqing also knelt down with their heads down, and said, "Old lady, calm down."

The old lady stared and asked, "How long have you been dating like this?"

Just as Ye Muqing was about to argue that this was the first time, Yunxi was already crying and said, "It's been less than a month."

The old lady cried again and said, "My eldest girl, Yun Rui, is also being imprisoned now, and she is accused of stealing things. I watched this girl grow up, she is extremely loyal, how could she steal things? Maybe she is too loyal, someone It's not good to see her, so I calculated her."

Madam Chi cried until the makeup on her face was stained: "How can we bear the old lady's words?"

The old lady couldn't stop crying, crying and crying "fainted from crying", she clutched her chest and couldn't breathe, so angry that Mu Guogong slapped Madam Chi backhand: "The good son you taught is so unruly!" , make the old lady so angry!"

Madam Chi could only cover her face and listen, not daring to argue.

Shisan and Ye Peiqing hurriedly fanned the old lady to wipe off her sweat, for fear that she would be tired.

The old lady cried for a while, and finally calmed down. She wiped her tears and said, "Young girl Yunxi looked good when she was young, how could she do such a thing? Do you really like her? Or do you have ulterior motives?"

Ye Muqing's heart was in turmoil, and it was impossible not to admit it at this time. Could it be that she really said that she had ulterior motives for getting close to Yunxi?I had no choice but to say: "The grandson really likes her, I beg the old lady to learn from her."

Mrs. Chi was startled, it was too late to stop her, she just heard the old lady say: "In this case, she has already become yours, you can keep her in the room as a concubine."

Ye Muqing immediately reflexively said: "No!"

Yunxi was trembling all over at first, thinking that she would not survive this time, but when she heard that the old lady was going to give her to Ye Muqing as a concubine, a glimmer of hope rose in her heart, but Ye Muqing refused without the slightest hesitation, like a wooden sculpture made of clay.

Mrs. Chi cried and said: "Old lady, what Mu Qing is going to marry is a young lady from Yuanbeihou's family. If she takes a concubine before marriage, I'm afraid Yuanbeihou will be unhappy!"

One cannot take concubines before marriage. This is an unwritten rule when the gentry in the kingdom of heaven marry, in order to show respect for the bride.If a man takes a concubine before marriage, it means that he does not take the woman seriously.If the man's family background is much better than the woman's, and the woman is eager to get married, she usually accepts it and doesn't care too much about it.However, Ye Muqing is a concubine, and the daughter of Yuanbeihou's family is a daughter-in-law. This marriage was carefully begged by Mrs. Chi for a long time, and Mu Guogong personally came to the door to propose marriage, and Yuanbeihou finally agreed.Marquis Yuanbei would be furious if he abused a girl like this before he got through the door.

The old lady was furious and said, "Then what do you want to do? I have worked hard to teach a maid, and if you say no, then don't, so you just want to ruin it?"

Upon hearing this, Yunxi lost all interest in life.She stood up blankly, and while everyone was not paying attention, she bumped into the wall next to her suddenly.Thirteen eyes were quick, and he quickly grabbed her with one hand, but the clothes on her body fell down, and she fell into Thirteen's arms.

Ye Peiqing squinted at him, feeling uneasy for a while, but this was not the time to care about it.In order to deal with the matter in a low-key manner, the old lady now has no servants in the yard, so Shisan wrapped her in clothes and tied her to the corner of the table.

Mrs. Chi said: "Master has spent so much effort on this marriage. If such a scandal occurs, I'm afraid that the face of the master and the face of Mu Guofu will be damaged."

The old lady said angrily: "You guys caused the scandal, now it's mine, isn't it?"

Mrs. Chi cried and kowtowed and said: "Old lady calm down, old lady is kind. Otherwise, Yunxi will be sent outside to be locked up for a period of time, and then brought in after the bride enters the house. Seriously open your face to be an aunt. How does the old lady agree?"

The old lady still refused, beating her chest and saying "bullying her old woman", "bullying Yuanbeihou's daughter", "bringing trouble to Mu Guofu".Mu Guogong couldn't think about it now, and couldn't coax him back, so he scolded anxiously: "You guys have caused a good thing! If it wasn't for you and your son, it wouldn't have taken so much trouble."

Madam Chi just cried.

The old lady held her chest for a long time before finally saying: "I am an old bone, what else can I do, just let you continue to make trouble. It's just that this matter makes me really worried. Mrs. Chi even her own son How did she manage Mu Guofu all these years?"

Mu Guogong looked at Thirteen, and he already understood what the old lady meant, and quickly said: "Mrs. Chi is getting old, she should be like Mrs. Ming who doesn't care about anything and only takes care of her son. I think Mei Yu is pretty good. Leave the affairs of the house to him."

Thirteen felt a "clang" in his heart.He has to be a housekeeper, to practice martial arts, to deal with this careless husband, and it seems that he will be an official in the future. In what life did he get his blessings? Why are there so many things to do...

Mrs. Chi just knelt on the ground and cried.

The old lady was still relentless: "Mei Yu is still young and has little experience. Why do you ask him to take over so many things at once?"

Mu Guogong didn't know what his mother was going to do, so he had to ask tentatively: "Madam Yi, what should I do about this matter?"

The old lady then said: "From now on, Mei Yu will take over all the big and small matters in the mansion, and Madam Chi will be there to assist him well, so don't let him slack off. Once he gets the job done, I will hand over all the matters."

Mu Guogong quickly agreed, and after coaxing for a long time, he personally helped the old lady to rest.

The matter finally settled down.

This matter cannot be made public, the servants only know that the masters have been busy in the West Courtyard for a long time, but they don't know what happened.Later, it was passed around, and it became "The old lady celebrated Shizi's wife's birthday. Unexpectedly, a maid came and told him that Shizi was stealing someone in the West Courtyard. As a result, the wife was furious and dragged the old lady to catch the adulterer." Ten San was speechless after hearing this.

Afterwards, Shisan said to Ye Peiqing: "I thought you and the old lady were so kind to celebrate my birthday. It turned out that you set a trap and used me as a cover."

Ye Peiqing smiled and said: "Otherwise, how can we solve this problem? Mu Qing dares to lay hands on Yunxi, does the old lady still dare to keep Yunxi by her side? I added a little medicine to Muqing's wine today, and it happened that Yunxi Come to deliver snacks again, I’m not afraid they won’t take the bait.”

Shisan asked again: "How did you know they were having trouble?"

Ye Peiqing didn't answer, just turned around with a smile and left.

Yunxi was about to be sent out of the mansion, so Shisan ordered someone to help her pack her things.Yunxi tidied up her clothes in a trance, knocked over a small bottle, and the powder inside spilled on the ground.Shisan carefully inspected it, squatted on the ground and looked carefully for a long time and said, "This little bottle is pretty, did you buy it?"

Yunxi looked at the little bottle, thought blankly for a long time and said: "This belongs to Sister Yunrui, she said that it is temporarily stored with me. It is not a valuable thing, and I forgot about it later."

Thirteen carefully collected the powder on the ground, put it back into a small bottle, and said to Yunxi, "It's really not a valuable thing. I'll keep it for now. Don't worry, go outside the house to recuperate."

Yunxi didn't know why, and said tremblingly, "Okay."