[Old Nine Gates] The concubine is polite

The Hong family's tomb is located in a remote location, and its appearance looks desolate and low-key, which is indeed the case.Although the Hong family is not short of gold and silver, what the tomb robbers are most afraid of is that they will suffer the same retribution after death. For this reason, they would rather only place the most basic daily necessities in the tomb for burial, and not allow their descendants to take anything that has anything to do with gold and silver. Buried in.

When Li Yan arrived at the family tomb of the Hong family, the girl's coffin had just been pushed into the tomb by the servants. Er Yuehong walked in following the coffin, and then saw the housekeeper of the Hong mansion and Tao Hua also walked in. What did the people say, the distance was too far, and there was a gong and drum team playing music, Li Yan couldn't hear the conversation of the three of them clearly, but it didn't take long to see the butler come out dejectedly, so he could somewhat guess what the three of them were talking about.

"Come back with me, everyone has worked hard these few days."

The butler shouted loudly for his servants to pack up their things and go back. Soon, the outside of the girl's grave became quiet again.

"Tao Hua, don't look at it, let's go." The housekeeper sighed, and pulled the girl Tao Hua who was reluctant to leave.

"Housekeeper, I really miss Madam." Tao Hua lowered her head again to wipe her tears.

"Why don't we miss Madam? Forget it, let's go back. There is a banquet at the restaurant and it's about to start. We can't keep Miss Yin and the others helping with the work." There are a lot of affairs to be dealt with. In the past, there was a wife who cared about everything and could always manage all the affairs in the house in an orderly manner. Now that the wife is gone, I can only worry and think about it myself.

"Well, by the way, butler, the second master dismissed all the servants in the mansion, so did you also leave together?" After the sadness passed, Tao Hua immediately became worried about the old housekeeper who had taken care of her for many years .

"I don't want to leave either, but who dares to disobey the words of the second master? Well, after the funeral, I will go back to my hometown with my fellow countrymen." The housekeeper sighed again and again, and left by himself. What will the second master do? Nah?

"Dismissed?" Li Yan walked out from the tall grass and walked straight to the two people who were chatting.

"Mrs. Zhang? You're here?" The housekeeper was a little surprised by Li Yan's sudden appearance, but after thinking about the past relationship between Li Yan and the second master, he came over and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing in his heart. Poor idiot.

"The dismissal you and Taohua talked about just now, when did the second master talk about it?"

"What happened yesterday afternoon, before the second master went out, he gathered all the people in the mansion, and sent us one by one the money to go back to our hometown, so that we can choose our own way out after we finish our wife's funeral today." Tao Hua was a little choked up. Answer Li Yan's question.

"It's really nonsense. In the huge Red Mansion, not a single servant is left behind. Is the second master planning to run away from home or something? He is the only young master who doesn't touch Yang Chunshui. Can he take care of himself to eat or take care of himself? He is crazy, are you messing around with the group? No one reported to me on such a big matter?" Li Yan was so angry that she was about to gnash her teeth. This Er Yuehong is really an infatuated kind. Drunkenness escaping from reality, just waking up and always thinking about dying, it's really worthless!A big man with healthy limbs, born in this troubled world, doesn't want to make contributions, no wonder he has too little ambition, but when the country is in crisis, since Banner doesn't want to live anymore, why don't he choose to dedicate his life to the country and die for the defense of the country, But she always thought of committing suicide in front of her wife, but the girl was suffering from illness but she still thought about not dragging others down, but what about Er Yuehong?He has not reported any grievances, but his mind is still full of thoughts about the romance and the world of two after death!

"Ma'am, it's not that we don't want to talk about it, it's really..." The housekeeper looked at Tao Hua with a perplexed expression, then gritted his teeth and said, "Now that you know about it, I don't have anything to worry about."

"It was Er Ye who didn't let us inform you, saying that this was a matter in our mansion and had nothing to do with you, and also told Taohua and me not to go to Zhang's mansion to report anything to you, so as to disturb your life."

"Why is it irrelevant? I promised the girl sister to take good care of the second master. Taohua was there at the time and heard it clearly. After so many years, you, the housekeeper, know my temperament. I, Li Yan, either don't care, or I will absolutely control it to the end. Since I agreed to my sister's deathbed entrustment, I have no reason to let go of the affairs of the Red Mansion." You think I like to control, but I really can't control my own legs , not to mention being unable to control the heart of Mrs. Ma, who is an idler, it is really hard work.

"Then madam, what should we do next?" Because Taohua took refuge in Li Yan, she naturally listened to Er Yuehong's orders at a discount.

"Peach Blossom, go back to the restaurant to help Ms. Yin first. After all, Ms. Yin is not familiar with the relatives and friends of the Red Mansion. It will inevitably make a joke when guiding the guests to sit."

"Yes, ma'am, shall I go there now?"

"Well, let's go, take my car first." Li Yan pointed to the direction where the car stopped, signaling Taohua to leave immediately without delay.

"The lady, I..."

Li Yan turned to look at the steward, and comforted him: "The steward can stay here with peace of mind. The world is chaotic now, and there is no place to settle down. You have served the Red Mansion for most of your life, so there is no reason to drive you out in your old age. .”

"But the second master..."

"Don't worry, I'm here. If he drives you away, I'll keep you. From now on, you can live in the Red Mansion with peace of mind. I'll send peach blossoms to you every month for your monthly salary. Don't take the second master's money." One stitch at a time, if he wants to drive you away again, you can stay there confidently, don't eat or use their food, but just borrow a night, if he doesn't even agree to this, at worst, you can go there during the day You go to work in the Red Mansion and come back to live in the Zhang Mansion at night, unless the second master closes the gate of the Red Mansion, otherwise you can go in openly, and he has nothing to do with you." Such a rascal begging for care, thinking about it is also drunk.

"This, this is impossible, how can I take your money?" The housekeeper was about to tremble. He knew Li Yan's thoughts all along, but he never thought that Li Yan would do this.

"What can't be done? It's all my private money. Anyway, I will go to the second master to get it back. You, just put 120 hearts, I won't let myself suffer." What's more, the second master Yuehong obviously doesn't care about everything anymore, but that's fine, the housekeeper will take care of the daily affairs of the Hongfu and the rent of the villa, and the foreign affairs can be discussed with the second master, as long as he agrees to hand over the hall and shops to the housekeeper. Myself, I don't mind leaving some dividends to the second master for living expenses.The reason why I set my eyes on the second master's territory is not because of any conspiracy, but rather than letting the second master let his mouth fend for himself, it is better to take over by himself. First, he can train anti-Japanese manpower for the war four years later, and second In order to have enough funds to operate, buy more arms and equipment for Buddha's army. After all, only when one's own military strength is strengthened, can there be more possibility of survival.

The housekeeper didn't understand how Li Yan kept him from suffering, but he felt a little relieved when he heard that Li Yan would go to Second Master to ask for his expenses back, "Second Master is here with you, so I'll go back first, the mansion will definitely pay you back at this moment." It's messy, I don't worry."

Li Yan nodded and agreed: "Go back first, I will leave this place to me."

The housekeeper thanked Li Yan again, then turned and left. Li Yan looked at this old man who had worked so hard for the Red Mansion all his life, with admiration and sadness in his heart.

"Okay, take care of the servant's affairs, it's time to deal with the master's affairs." Li Yan stretched her waist, and strode towards the girl's grave.

"Huh, where's the person?" Li Yan was dumbfounded when he saw that there was no one in the tomb, "The person obviously walked in, but he stayed outside all the time, so it doesn't make sense for a living person to disappear out of thin air? "

Anxious, Li Yan quickly looked around the tomb, and suddenly found a depression in the mud on the right side of the coffin!

"I'll go! What's the point of Er Yuehong? If you want to commit suicide, you don't have to dig a hole in your daughter-in-law's grave and bury yourself?" Li Yan's mind was in a mess, and he had all sorts of random guesses. He probed the edge of the hole with his finger, and said in surprise: "No, this is not a newly dug robbery hole, look at the caliber and method..."

"Hey, isn't this the Hong family's anti-robbery hole?" Li Yan squatted at the entrance of the cave in a daze, "What kind of habit does the Hong family have? Why do they like digging holes in their ancestral grave? I went to the pile of my own daughter-in-law."

Guessing that Er Yuehong must have descended into this robbery hole, Li Yan was hesitating whether to follow down to find out, or stay on top and wait for the rabbit.

"Forget it, let's just sit back and wait." After all, she is pregnant, who knows if there are traps set up by the Hong family in the tomb below, and in Jiumen, the Hong family loves to set up various traps at every turn to prevent other tomb robbers. But he has no interest in asking for trouble. God knows whether it is the Hong family's mechanism or his own life-saving skills?

Red Mansion Lobby——

"Baye?" The butler was about to send a group of servants away, but he unexpectedly met Qi Ba.

Seeing many servants carrying their burdens, Qi Ba was shocked and said, "What are you doing here?"

"Yesterday, the second master explained that after the wife was buried, all the servants in the family were dismissed. Today is the day when the wife is buried. The second master asked us to come back first, saying that we are on our own, and then accompany the wife."

"This lady is gone, but don't you have to take care of the whole house? Now that you are all gone, who will take care of the second master in the future?"

"The eighth master misunderstood. Although the second master had this intention, the wife did not agree, so I decided to keep the two homeless servants. As for the others, I plan to give some money and let them go back to their hometowns to live. The second master has stabilized, and then consider whether to recruit him again."

"lady?"

"It's Mrs. Zhang, blame me, Mrs. Mrs. is used to calling, and I can't change it for a while."

"Oh." Qi Ba couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "It's only Ayan's violent temper that can control the second master."

"By the way, how long has Second Master been away, and he hasn't come back yet?"

"We came back after sending our wife there. It has been several hours by now."

Qi Bayi panicked when he heard this: "I said, how can you leave the second master there alone? What if something happens?"

The housekeeper looked at the sky worriedly: "Mrs. Zhang was there with the second master, so I, I came back."

"Where is Ayan?" Qi Ba was taken aback, and murmured: "With Ayan here, there should be no need to worry."

"Since Madam left, Second Master's spirit seems to have been taken away. I'm worried that if this continues, it will be easy to become depressed." The housekeeper hesitated for a while, then looked at Qi Ba and said, "Eight Master, the younger one has a problem. Please help me, I would like to ask Eighth Master Qi to come and visit Second Master often when he is free."

"Okay, don't worry." Qi Bagang let go of his heart, and was lifted again.

"Thank you, Eighth Master Qi." The housekeeper bowed to thank him. With the good brothers like Master Eighth helping to enlighten Second Master, Second Master must be able to get out of his knot in the end.

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By the way, what is Li Yan doing at this moment?

She was silently squatting beside the girl's grave, pulling up weeds one by one, "Should I go down, or not?"