The three masters and servants quickly arrived in the front yard.
Most of the lights in the front yard have been extinguished, but the courtyard where Marquis Wu An lives is surrounded by bright lights. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as brightly lit. However, it was quiet and solemn here, without a single sound.
It's late at night, but there are still guards on duty here. There was no doubt that Zhou Baolu, his master and servant, were stopped, and they were not allowed to make any further progress.
Zhou Baolu waited outside the door with a calm expression, but felt anxious and embarrassed in her heart.
She is the third lady in the mansion, but not all places in the mansion can be visited by her, and not everyone will betray her.
Maybe the maids and servants would flatter her, but who among the confidants of the master of the Hou Mansion would ever take her seriously?
She couldn't even enter the courtyard in front of her, so she could only stand upright outside the courtyard gate in the cold night.
Even though I know that there is my eldest brother's study here, no one can enter. But isn't she the wife of the Hou Mansion? Doesn't she even have the qualifications to go into the flower hall to have a cup of tea to warm up?
Zhou Baolu clenched the handkerchief tightly, feeling angry and dissatisfied.
She frowned and secretly plotted in her mind. It was still more than ten years before Rong An came of age. She would have to wait for more than ten years to become the "old lady" in this house. Is it only until that day that she can travel unimpeded in this palace?
Shen Tinglan came out quickly after getting the news, and then the couple returned to the backyard together.
Zhou Baolu was very silent on the road, but Shen Tinglan asked her first, "What's wrong? I think you seem to have something on your mind?"
Only then did Zhou Baolu come to his senses and said with a smile, "What can I have on my mind? I've been waiting for you outside for so long that I almost froze to death."
Shen Tinglan felt a little distressed when he heard this, and was busy writing nice things about the novel, "It's all my fault that I forgot the time when I talked about things with my eldest brother. Blame me, I should have come out earlier and waited for you at the intersection near Qiangweiyuan."
Zhou Baolu pouted, not liking what he said. She was strictly guarding against letting Shen Tinglan and Sang Nuanyue meet. Shen Tinglan still wanted to wait for her at the intersection. What if Sang Nuanyue came out to see her off and the two met?
If he falls in love with her at first sight again, won't she cry to death?
It was too late for her to stop the two of them from meeting, and there would be no chance for them to get together.
What she really wanted to complain about was that she couldn't get into her eldest brother's front yard. But did this idiot not understand it, or did he understand it but thought it was no big deal, so he didn't take it seriously at all?
Zhou Baolu was in a depressed mood, but this time she wronged Shen Tinglan.
Shen Tinglan understood Zhou Baolu's words, but was he allowed to comment on his eldest brother's affairs?
The front yard is the eldest brother's own place, and even Princess Changrong has never walked in. Princess Changrong was originally married to her eldest brother, and Zhou Baolu was just a younger sibling. Even Princess Changrong cannot enter, but she is waiting outside. Is there a problem with this? It's totally fine!
Zhou Baolu and Shen Tinglan said a few more words, but Shen Tinglan still couldn't get to the point. Zhou Baolu could only give up and asked him, "Has your husband's matter been resolved?"
Shen Tinglan said vaguely again, "Solved." As for more, he did not go into details.
He came here to recommend a gentleman to his eldest brother, whom he met while having dinner in a restaurant at noon today. Although Mr. Wang has an extraordinary appearance, he has sharp words, profound insights, and a great talent.
Since Shen Tinglan was optimistic about that gentleman, he recommended him to his eldest brother. If the eldest brother takes a fancy to his talents, he can be accepted as a guest; if that doesn't work, he can be given another job.
In short, nothing is better than that gentleman offending the powerful and having nowhere to stay because of his sharp tongue.
But Shen Tinglan couldn't tell Zhou Baolu this.
Because there are still many nephews and nephews in the Zhou family who have not become officials, and what is worse, several uncles in the Zhou family have also been planning to move their positions in recent years.
The highest official position of the Zhou family is only sixth grade. If they stick to their duties and are capable and talented, Shen Tinglan would not mind recommending them to his eldest brother.
But the Zhou family is so ambitious, so happy with great achievements, and their vision is high but their hands are low.
Their positions are lower and they can still protect themselves; but if they gain power...
Shen Tinglan had no doubt that the Zhou family would become rampant when they gained power, and they might cause a life-threatening disaster at any time.
Shen Tinglan's mind went through these things, but his face remained calm. He asked Zhou Baolu as if to change the subject, "Didn't you go to visit cousin Sang? How is she? Is she seriously ill?"
Zhou Baolu said at a loss for words, "Don't mention it. Nothing is wrong. The illness is all fake."
Shen Tinglan frowned, "Pretending to be sick? Why is she pretending to be sick?"
"Why else..." Zhou Baolu looked like she wanted to cover up her cousin's ugliness, but was heartbroken. "It's not like you want to covet the old lady's things."
Shen Tinglan suddenly realized, "Is it for the deer antler slices?"
"Otherwise, what do you think? She fainted, which made my mother feel bad. As soon as she got the letter, she quickly sent a box of deer antler slices that had not been sent out in the morning."
Zhou Baolu became even more angry when he mentioned the deer antler slices.
That was Yu Gong's deer antler, and she didn't even have it herself. As a result, the old lady's elbows were turned outward. She didn't want to give something good to her daughter-in-law, but instead gave it to an insignificant outsider. So she asked her if her heart was wrong.
Shen Tinglan vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Whether Cousin Sang fainted or not could not be hidden from Doctor Wu. Cousin Sang is a guest of the Hou Mansion after all, and Doctor Wu will inform his mother of her situation as appropriate. And the mother even gave away deer antler slices. Is it possible that Cousin Sang's illness was faked?
And when her mother mentioned Sang Nuanyue, she was full of praises, saying that she had a good heart and a noble character. But when it came to his wife's mouth, Cousin Sang suddenly turned into a villain. Not only did he cheat, but he was also greedy and greedy.
Is it because Cousin Sang is so good at acting that she confuses Dr. Wu and her mother, or is it because Madam has malicious intentions towards Cousin Sang and deliberately slanders her image?
But what good would it do to herself if she slandered Cousin Sang in front of him?
Shen Tinglan thought hard and then heard Zhou Baolu say again, "My cousin has lived in the Hou Mansion for a few days, but her heart has grown up and she has become ignorant. Husband, you don't know, as soon as I told her, these two Tian Tian was going to Xishan, and my cousin clamored to go with her. But in what capacity did she go? We could go, or in the name of accompanying our mother. But who was my cousin from the Hou Mansion? I tried to persuade her, and I explained the truth to her, and also I promised to go shopping with her to buy jewelry when I get back from Xishan, but my cousin got angry and didn't listen to anything, and just kicked me and Zhijin and the others out."
Zhi Cai quickly reconsidered, "My cousin is going too far. She wasn't like this before."
Zhijin said, "That's because you and your wife were deceived by your cousin. Ever since my cousin arrived at the Zhou family, I have to argue with her about everything. I know that my cousin is not a good person. She is unruly and difficult to deal with. She If you find out that our wife is good at sex, you can bully our wife."
Shen Tinglan frowned even more tightly.
Cousin Sang has been demonized in the words of the maid, but her parents are dead and she is living under someone else's roof. Why is she so angry? Why should she be manipulated, spoiled, and bullied by others?
Furthermore, if she was really that evil and unruly, how could she be bullied by her husband's family and almost die?
This logic is obviously unreasonable.
In addition, Shen Tinglan had doubts about Zhou Baolu earlier, which led to him discounting even brocade and color weaving.
Therefore, Shen Tinglan just listened silently and did not answer any more words.
His careless look made Zhou Baolu neither angry nor angry.
What makes him angry is that his master and servant put their heart into the show, but he turned a deaf ear to it, fearing that he didn't even hear a word. I feel happy because this casual attitude shows that my husband doesn't care about Cousin Sang.
Whether she is good or bad is irrelevant, why do you care about her?
Consciously spying on Shen Tinglan's true thoughts, Zhou Baolu smiled again after losing her anger.
Regardless of whether Shen Tinglan heard those words or not, it was prudent to send Sang Nianyue away earlier in exchange for benefits.
Fortunately, she already had a candidate in mind.
As soon as she came back from Xishan, she would arrange the matter and send Sang Nianyue out of the Hou Mansion as soon as possible.
It seems that she has seen Sang Nianyue living in misery every day, and she seems to have seen the picture of her father being transferred to the capital, having a bright career, her natal family having a solid backing, and being highly valued in her husband's family. Zhou Baolu was so proud that she couldn't help but smile. He rose up under control and slowly exhaled a breath of depression.
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