So she has actually been supervising herself, right?
Zhou Mengli checked everyone around her in a very short period of time, but sadly discovered that except for the maid Liu Ying she brought with her, the rest of the people were sent by the eldest lady, so she had been living in the big house for a long time. Madam was under tight surveillance.
Some things really can't be thought about in detail. The more you think about them, the more uncomfortable they become.
The eldest lady didn't know what she was thinking. She thought she had heard what she said. She stood up and held her hand. She said seriously: "Mengli, I told you the day you came here. I am you." Aunt, I won't harm you. If you have anything to do, you must tell me and I will make the decision for you. Why are you separated from me now? You really make my aunt sad."
As she spoke, she took out the handkerchief and pressed it on the end of her eyes.
Zhou Mengli has always been soft-hearted and has no ideas. If he sees her crying, he will definitely relent.
The eldest lady's wishful thinking came true, but she didn't know that after Shen Lansui's advice, Zhou Mengli now felt disgusted when she heard these words.
She gently broke away from the eldest lady's hand, her eyes were red, and she begged: "Aunt, I really don't want to be my third cousin's concubine. Please understand me, I want to go home."
The expression on the eldest lady's face quickly disappeared, and the raised hand slowly fell back. During the long gaze and silence, Zhou Mengli's heart beat violently, and she always felt that the eldest lady would give her a hug the next moment. He slapped her and scolded her for being ignorant.
She was even prepared to be beaten, but she didn't expect that after a while, the eldest lady's expression softened.
"That's all, I won't force you. If you don't want to, just don't want to. If your mother is still alive, she won't blame me."
Zhou Mengli felt happy and was about to say thank you when she heard the eldest lady say: "But your third cousin's birthday is coming soon. How about you stay with her to celebrate her birthday before leaving? Don't you like her very much?" You’re not in a hurry right now, are you?”
Zhou Mengli hesitated, "But my cousin didn't tell me."
"It's still early. Have you told her that you are leaving?"
Zhou Mengli shook her head.
"That's it." The eldest lady sighed and touched the fur collar of her cloak, "If you had told her, she would definitely let you stay for two more days. She didn't give you a reception banquet before you came. How about having a meal together as a family this time as a farewell party for you?"
The eldest lady should not lie about this kind of thing, after all, you will know it as soon as you ask.
But she was afraid that the eldest lady was just a delaying tactic, so she would keep her first, and then slowly force her to contact Lu Xingyue.
"Do you think I'm delaying time on purpose?"
The eldest lady suddenly spoke, and Zhou Mengli suddenly raised her eyes, "I...I didn't mean that..."
Her face turned red, and the eldest lady looked at her hurt, "So I am such an unscrupulous person in your heart."
"That's all, if you want to leave, just leave. I'll have someone pack your luggage now."
The eldest lady turned her back and waved her hand, and He Chu asked Zhou Mengli to go out with a wink.
Zhou Mengli hesitated to speak, but the eldest lady obviously didn't want to talk, so she could only talk and go out.
After going out, she looked back hesitantly. Hechu sighed and advised: "What do you think, Miss Cousin? Madam may have some words that are too blunt and you don't like to hear them, but Miss Cousin might as well think about it. If you If she doesn't want to, can she still hold your head and pray to heaven and earth with the Third Young Master?"
Zhou Mengli stopped talking and shook her head.
"If you can't do it, why are you worried? She is your aunt after all. The prince had many heirs back then, but the only one who really cared about you was the madam? This is all I have said. Please think about it yourself, cousin."
He Chu bowed and turned around and went back. Zhou Mengli stood in the cold wind, once again seduced by the meager family affection, and left hesitantly.
Little did he know that He Chu had been watching at the door, and only went to return to the house with the eldest lady when he saw her leaving.
"Madam, it looks like my cousin won't be leaving."
The eldest lady sat back in front of the dressing table, picked up the gold hairpin and inserted it herself. Hearing this, she sneered and said, "Don't I know what her temperament is? She is indecisive and has soft ears. It's hard to make a difference."
"Then why did the madam ask her to seduce the third young master? If she acts like this, the third young master may not like her, right?" He Jiao muttered.
"You don't understand." The eldest lady looked in the mirror and whispered: "What a man likes is not necessarily the same as what he keeps by his side. If he likes it, he may not be able to keep it, and if he doesn't like it, he may not see it. superior."
Hejiao frowned, still not understanding.
"A man's love can be separated from his body. He is thinking about one and sleeping with the other. Isn't that the case?"
The eldest lady thought of her father. Although he liked her mother and was completely obedient to her mother, didn't he have a bunch of concubines and aunts in his house?
"But not the Duke." He Jiao said with a smile, "The Duke is devoted to his wife."
The eldest lady paused her hands and looked at her with a smile on her face, "You are the only one who can speak."
"Zhou Mengli is here, and you still want to leave? Naive." She sneered, "I thought that if she was affectionate, I would help her and suffer less, but since she is so ignorant, don't blame me. So cruel."
He Jiao and He Chu looked at each other. He Chu hesitated for a moment, thought for a while and whispered: "Madam, the third young master and the third young lady have just gotten married. If something bad happens, the Duke of the country will probably... I’m afraid I’ll be too worried.”
She reminded her tactfully, but the eldest lady didn't take it seriously, "So what, I didn't want that scoundrel's life. I promised him my niece, and he should thank me."
He Chu hesitated to speak, but in the end he said nothing.
*
Shen Lansui didn't know that the eldest lady had planned her birthday party. As soon as she drew the latest batch of jewelry drawings, the account books were sent over. Last month, Zangzhu Pavilion made a lot of money. She His pockets also bulged.
She counted the numbers in the account book and smiled with her eyebrows creasing.
"It feels good to have money."
Lu Xingyue was cleaning his knife. When he heard this, he glanced at him and couldn't help laughing: "You like money so much?"
"Of course, you have to have a good life if you have money." Shen Lansui closed the account book and shook her head and said: "As the saying goes, poor and humble couples have nothing to do with each other. When you are rich, you don't need to worry about trivial things. Husband and wife are naturally harmonious. In love, if you have no money, you won’t even be willing to light a candle. Natural friction will continue, and no matter how deep the relationship is, it will be worn away.”
Lu Xingyue nodded in agreement after hearing this, "What Madam said is absolutely true."
He sheathed the knife and shouted outside: "Zhou Quan."
Zhou Quan opened the curtain and came in, "What are your orders, Master?"
"Go and calculate the money Madam spent on wiping her hair last month, wrap it in red paper and send it over."
comprehensive:"???"
"Really, really knotted?"
"certainly."
Lu Xingyue smiled and looked at Shen Lansu, "I'm afraid my wife will run away if I don't pay."
Shen Lansui pinched a peanut and threw it at him, "You are getting better and better at choking now."
