"Madam, you deliberately sent my uncle away to come here to find the young lady. We are here as guests at the moment. If you have anything to say, we'd better keep it quiet for now. It won't be too late to close the door and have a good talk after we get back to our own home. Master and The madam loves the young lady, and the young lady knows it better than anyone else, right?"
Liu Doukou raised his eyes and looked at this servant girl. This servant girl was her mother's most capable servant girl. She used to be her mother's dowry maid.
"Yeah." Liu Doukou nodded and stood up.
If you make trouble here, it will be troublesome if your cousin comes over later and finds out about Xiao Yuxi. You should wait until you get home before begging your parents.
Just as this servant girl said, she is the darling of her parents, the apple of their eye. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what she wants, her parents will give it to her.
This time, of course, there will be no exception.
At Lao Mu's house, as soon as Mrs. Liu came out of the east room, Mu Zichuan, who had been waiting here, greeted her.
"Aunt, how is my cousin?" Mu Zichuan looked at the door of the east room that was closed immediately, and asked with some worry.
Mrs. Liu turned around, smiled calmly at Mu Zichuan, and said, "I have persuaded her to lie down, and she is fine."
Muzichuan still couldn't rest assured, and asked again: "Why did my cousin go back to the river behind the village? Didn't she always go to the theater with my aunt and you guys?"
Mrs. Liu smiled bitterly and said: "Tonight's song is about the birthday wishes of the five daughters. Maybe she saw the kind-faced mother in the opera and thought of her aunt, which made her feel uncomfortable."
"I didn't dare to come back, for fear that if you saw it, it would arouse your sorrow, so that silly girl walked around the village alone to relax. She went to the river behind the village and was in a daze, making it difficult for us to find people. They were all scared to death!”
Muzichuan was deeply moved when he heard that the reason why his cousin was lost was because he missed his dead mother, so he went to the river alone to be in a daze and remember the deceased.
"It's really hard for my cousin," Mu Zichuan said.
"In such a cold day, she stood alone by the river for so long and cried. It's really heartbreaking." Mu Zichuan said.
"Aunt, can I go in and see her?" he asked again.
Normally, what Mrs. Liu wanted to see was that Mu Zichuan was kind to Liu Doukou, but he always looked cold.
Now he took the initiative to show his kindness, but Mrs. Liu did not dare to let him in.
When the dead girl inside gets excited and pulls Xiao Yuxi out, the marriage will be over!
By then, not only would he lose Mu Zichuan, his noble son-in-law who would become a high official in the future, but he would also lose his nephew, Tanhualang. All his fame and benefits would be wasted, and he would also be laughed at.
"I finally coaxed Daukong to sleep. Zichuan, you'd better come see her tomorrow. It's getting late now. You should go back to the house and rest!" Mrs. Liu said.
Mu Zichuan is a gentleman and a gentleman observes etiquette. Hearing this, he bowed slightly to Mrs. Liu, turned around and went back to his room, closing the door.
Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around and go back to the east room when she glanced around and found her younger siblings looking over at the door of the main room.
"Second younger brother and sister, you are also the daughter of a scholar family. You have been in our Liu family for more than ten years. Why can't you get rid of this habit of eavesdropping on others?" Mrs. Liu asked angrily.
Mrs. Liu Er who was at the door stood out with a playful smile, "Sister-in-law, you are serious. I don't call it probing, I call it understanding."
"Although my father is a scholar, he is also a person who reads books from sages. When others are talking, don't pop up easily and interrupt them. You should wait quietly aside. When they have finished speaking, it is only etiquette to show up again."
"I think you are just poking around!" Mrs. Liu said again.
Mrs. Liu Er was still not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why do you care so much about me standing at the door? Could it be that what you said to Zichuan is shameful? So you are afraid that I will hear a few words and say something to you, a dignified sister-in-law. Has the image been damaged?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mrs. Liu shouted coldly.
"Oh, since the content of your chat is so revealing, why are you so afraid of me appearing here? Or has someone done something shady?" When Madam Liu Er said this, her eyes deliberately went to Liu Doukou's room. He glanced at it and smiled meaningfully.
Madam Liu couldn't wait to rush up and tear her sister-in-law's mouth out.
The Liu family has never been divided. As the eldest sister-in-law, she naturally has to take care of the house.
But since this sister-in-law came into the house more than ten years ago, she licked her parents-in-law comfortably with her mouth, and the second brother also doted on her. Although she didn't care about the family, in the Liu family, this second sister-in-law was the most favored.
She has never been short of food and clothing. As a sister-in-law, she still holds the power of housekeeping, so she has to figure out what she wants to buy for herself.
But what about her? You can buy whatever you want. You really don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are when you’re not a homeowner.
If she rejects her request to buy something, she will complain to her parents-in-law in tears. The whole family will think that she, the elder sister-in-law, is using her power as the housekeeper to harshly treat her younger brother-in-law.
I really have no place to complain when I am wronged!
She gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son failed to live up to his expectations and could not study well. He had to stay at home and inherited his father's business and learned to do business. His wife's mother-in-law's family was also a merchant.
As for the sister-in-law, she also gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son was determined to be a scholar and became the focus of the Liu family's training.
Therefore, in the Liu family, the second bedroom has a better future than the larger one.
However, since Dou Kao got engaged to Zichuan, Dafang quickly turned around.
With Zichuan as the son-in-law, the son-in-law is the son-in-law. In addition, he is also a nephew, and the relationship becomes more and more intimate. In the future, the big family will follow the trend. Of course, if there is any benefit, he will take care of the big brother first. Not the second cousin.
So the second wife has always been very jealous. I guess the sister-in-law dreams about the marriage becoming a thing of the past, right? Don't let her see the joke!
"You have to have evidence for what you say. It's simply unreasonable for you to talk like crazy!" Mrs. Liu rolled down her sleeves.
"Doujiao missed her aunt and became sick with worry. She just took medicine and lay down. If you have half the consciousness of being an elder, go back to your own guest room and calm down. Don't make any noise!" she said again.
Mrs. Liu Er's eyes rolled around, but she still smiled kindly: "This child Daukou is really filial. My poor sister died early. Otherwise, having such a filial and considerate daughter-in-law waiting for her would be like a fairy." Days, oh, what a pity..."
"Okay, okay, you go back to the house quickly!" Mrs. Liu waved her hand impatiently, turned around and went back to the east room.
Mrs. Liu Er also returned to the guest room.
"Second Madam, this servant will wait for you to wash your feet and rest."
The maid brought a basin and knelt down in front of the second lady to serve her.
The second lady was not moving, her palm was dragging her chin, and her eyes were not moving.
"Second Madam..."
"There's something fishy, there's definitely something fishy!" the second lady said suddenly.
The maid was stunned for a moment, "Second Madam, what's so fishy?"
