"Everyone in the mansion calls me that."

As intelligent as Purple Cuckoo was, she naturally understood the underlying meaning and replied casually.

Lady Jia was silent.

The atmosphere was oppressive.

Purple Cuckoo lowered her head and didn't dare to move.

"Good girl, get up." Lady Jia stood up, trembling. She left her seat to support the old lady.

Purple Cuckoo hurriedly got up on her hands and feet and quickly stepped forward to support the old lady.

"Good girl."

Lady Jia smiled and gently patted Purple Cuckoo's hand. She was very pleased, "I know that you have always been sensible and steady. That's why I specially gave you to Yu 'er.

She is young and immature. You should spend more effort to comfort her. "

Purple Cuckoo bowed her head respectfully.

"Let's go inside and take a look at your daughter." Lady Jia's eyes curved.

Purple Cuckoo bowed and left. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the head maid Amber bending over and whispering into the old lady's ear.

She naturally couldn't hear what the old lady was saying. She didn't dare to look closely. She just remembered it and hurriedly left.

In the green screen cabinet, Yuanyang was combing Lin Daiyu's hair.

Purple Cuckoo saw it and took the initiative to take it, "Let me do it."

Yuanyang smiled and retreated.

Purple Cuckoo easily tied up her hair and said casually, "Miss, shall we go back in a while?"

It was obviously a question, but the end of the sentence was lowered.

Lin Daiyu's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Purple Cuckoo's frowning eyebrows in the mirror and nodded, "Yes."

After a while.

Lin Daiyu turned around and asked to leave.

However, Lady Jia wouldn't allow it. She forced her to stay and chat with her.

After a while.

Lin Daiyu read to Lady Jia, who was leaning against the pillow and resting with her eyes closed. Amber opened the soft curtain.

Hearing the sound, Lady Jia suddenly opened her eyes. Her pupils were black and bright.

Amber bent forward and whispered into Lady Jia's ear.

Although Lin Daiyu was close, she could only hear a few useless words like "Madam" and "Grandma".

There was a moment of silence.

Lady Jia sneered, "Tell her to kneel in the courtyard.

Let's wait for Second Madam to come before we talk. "

Lin Daiyu's heart skipped a beat. She recalled Purple Cuckoo's words in the cupboard, and her mind raced.

"Grandma, you …" Lin Daiyu asked tentatively, "What's wrong?

What happened? "

"It's okay," Lady Jia looked at Lin Daiyu with her usual gentle eyes, "Go on."

Lin Daiyu's heart sank. After hesitating for a while, she got up and said, "Since Grandma has something to do here, Yu 'er will take her leave first."

Lady Jia looked at Lin Daiyu and sighed softly, "Well, since you can't bear to see this, you can go back."

Lin Daiyu restrained herself.

When she walked into the courtyard, she saw Zhou Rui kneeling there with a red face. She looked so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

Lin Daiyu didn't want to embarrass her. She looked straight ahead and walked away quickly.

But there was a gaze following her from behind. It was as if there was a knife on her back.

"Gu … Miss …" Purple Cuckoo stammered.

She didn't expect things to develop to this point.

Zhou Rui was Second Madam's right-hand woman. This time, it was tantamount to slapping Second Madam's face.

This wasn't good for Miss Lin.

Purple Cuckoo didn't care at all how she was roasted on the fire at that time. She didn't use Old Madam's uncharacteristic stubbornness to evade the blame. She only thought that she was the one who caused Lin Daiyu to be humiliated by Lady Wang.

Lin Daiyu looked at her gently, "Don't think too much. This has nothing to do with you.

It's my fault … "

At that moment, she was too panicked. She only thought about her father and wanted to go home. She didn't think about the consequences of asking to go home at such an opportunity.

But …

So what if she thought about it?

Would she be able to suppress the urge to miss her family and leave at another time?

Why did she have to reflect on herself?

Lin Daiyu asked herself secretly.

In the dream, you were so cautious and restrained that your eyes were bleeding. Did they let you go?

No!

So …

Since she was an eyesore to those people, why should she endure?!

Lin Daiyu's eyes suddenly became firm, "It's my fault for being too weak. That's why I was bullied!"

Her father was still here, but they dared to bully her so openly. No wonder they changed their faces after her father left!

They bullied her because she was still in mourning and didn't have a marriage arrangement. They used her family's millions of yuan to seek a good marriage. It was really …

Despicable!

The more Lin Daiyu thought about it, the colder her heart became.

Purple Cuckoo looked at Lin Daiyu in a daze.

"Let's go back." Lin Daiyu didn't look at the surprise in Purple Cuckoo's eyes and walked away.

A girl who suddenly became tough …

Purple Cuckoo looked at Lin Daiyu's straight back and suddenly, a big smile bloomed on her face.

That's great!

The suffocating feeling in her chest was swept away. Her whole body and mind were incomparably carefree.

"Miss, wait for me!"

Purple Cuckoo trotted to catch up.

Hearing that, Lin Daiyu looked back and saw Purple Cuckoo's sincere smile. The corners of her mouth hooked up.

She stopped.

She waited with a smile.

The master and servant walked into the distance together.

In the other room.

Lady Wang came quickly. She arrived not long after Lin Daiyu left.

As soon as she entered, she took the initiative to apologize to the old lady, "What did this daughter-in-law do wrong to make you angry? Please teach this daughter-in-law."

"There's nothing wrong with you." Lady Jia looked at Lady Wang, "But the people around you are very wrong."

Lady Wang's face changed greatly, "Old lady …"

Lady Jia didn't care about her. She tilted her head and said to Amber, "Let her in."

Lady Wang stopped talking and pursed her lips.

Zhou Rui's servant came in dejectedly. Before she could open her mouth, the old lady reprimanded her.

"Tell me, how did you offend my granddaughter?"

"Old lady, this servant is innocent."

Zhou Rui's servant knelt down and swore that she didn't offend her granddaughter, "This servant just happened to send a few palace flowers on behalf of the concubine. I didn't think too much."

Both singing and acting were done in one go.

"I think you're really black-hearted!"

Lady Jia was furious. She directly used Zhou Rui's own oath to scold her, "Even now, you're still claiming to be the concubine?!"

After all, she was her own concubine. Being scolded by the old lady like this, Lady Wang's face didn't look good.

"Xue family's mistress knows how to give flowers. You first gave four to Feng Ge 'er and the last two to Yu' er?"

Lady Wang frowned.

So it was like this.

She only knew that Lin Daiyu's complaint against Zhou Rui's servant provoked the old lady's punishment, but she didn't know the reason.

Because Zhou Rui's servant kneeling in the courtyard was too ugly, and the old lady sent someone to invite her, she didn't have time to investigate carefully and rushed over in confusion.

She didn't want to …

Lady Wang was a little unhappy.

Zhou Rui's servant panicked.

Of course, she couldn't admit to that.

Not to mention that it wasn't the case, even if it was, for the sake of Aunt Xue's reputation, she couldn't admit it.

But if she told the truth, it would be a crime.

She thought that with Aunt Xue's involvement, the old lady would be worried that the Wang family would turn the matter into a small one. She didn't expect that …

How did the old lady know so clearly?

Zhou Rui's servant peeked at Lady Wang.

Lady Wang glanced at her.

Zhou Rui's servant hurriedly lowered her head.

No one knew her servant better than her master.

Lady Wang knew very well what was wrong with Zhou Rui's servant.

She was disrespectful to Lin Daiyu, but in the end, she didn't send the palace flowers to Lin Daiyu to disrespect her.

She was just rushing to please Wang Xifeng, who was the housekeeper, and Lin Daiyu was ignored.

Lady Wang still felt uncomfortable when her own dog wagged its tail at others, even if the dog was guarding the house and barked loudly.

"Hmm?

What did the concubine say? "Lady Jia asked calmly, ignoring the conflict between the master and servant.

With wisdom in hand, there was no need to be aggressive.

Zhou Rui's servant was so anxious that her forehead was sweating. She murmured, "No, I didn't mean that …"

Lady Jia looked sideways at Lady Wang, "I heard that you were also there at that time."

Lady Wang hesitated for a moment and repeated Aunt Xue's words.

First, she sent two to Three Springs, then two to Lin Daiyu, and the last four to Sister Feng.

"This is the way to be a guest."

Lady Jia praised.

She glanced coldly at Zhou Rui's servant, "How did you do it?"

"I just …" Seeing that her master didn't protect her, Zhou Rui's servant panicked, "It was on the way … on the way, I gave it to Second Young Mistress …"

"On the way?!"

Lady Jia was so angry that she laughed.

"You're so frivolous!

You took the order to send the flowers, but you didn't report to Pear Courtyard after sending them?

Which family's rule is this?

If word got out, it would be the Jia House's fault! "

Zhou Rui's servant was shocked and hurriedly bowed, "Old Madam, please calm down … calm down …"

At this time, Zhou Rui's servant wanted to bite off her own tongue.

At that time, she did pass by Sister Feng's place on the way, and then she thought of taking the opportunity to please Sister Feng. She immediately went forward to please her, and she didn't mean to embarrass Lin Daiyu.

But she couldn't say that.

Therefore, she couldn't defend herself against this frivolous accusation.

After all, returning to Pear Courtyard to report would mean going back the way she came, and going back the way she came was naturally not on the way.

"Originally, I wanted to sell off all of these slaves, but I didn't want to sell them off.

But on second thought, she was brought here by you, and you've worked hard for this family these years. If I punish her, it will inevitably hurt your reputation. So, you decide how to deal with her. "Lady Jia said to Lady Wang.

"Thank you for your understanding, Old Madam.

She did such a thing, it's my fault for not being strict enough. "

"Being lenient is a good thing, but being too indulgent is not good." Lady Jia said.

Lady Wang thought for a moment, "After all, she's been with me for so many years. She's also old, how can she survive outside?

Why don't we send her to the farmstead? "

She wanted to teach her a lesson and let her know who her master was.

When she suffered enough and the limelight died down, she could call her back.

Lady Wang had a good plan.

But Lady Jia was old and shrewd, and saw through her thoughts, "You're kind, so it's not your fault that you don't have the heart.

It's just that this servant is very cunning, and who knows how many tricks are waiting for you in the future.

So, in the future, no matter who intercedes, she's not allowed to come back. "

In one sentence, she blocked her way out.

Lady Wang was stunned.

When Zhou Rui's servant heard this, the world was spinning, and she felt that the sky was about to collapse.

Lady Wang was very unhappy that she was forced to do this, and she really didn't want to agree.

Silence.

The air was so quiet that even the sound of breathing couldn't be heard.

Lady Jia silently forced her.

Filial piety was the most important thing. Even if Lady Wang didn't want to, she couldn't refute her mother-in-law.

"You … you're right …" Lady Wang lowered her head.

"Old Madam!"

Zhou Rui's servant saw that it was over, and she struggled to save herself. She kowtowed heavily and said, "If you want to punish this servant, this servant has nothing to say!

But this servant can't bear this frivolous name!

This servant was just lazy!

Because concubine is kind, she empathized with me and allowed me to not report back, so I was lazy and sent flowers on the way! "

Liar!

Lady Jia's eyebrows were raised!

After all, Pear Courtyard was a Jia House's place. Most of the servants in the courtyard were also from the Jia House. Although there were no personal servants, Aunt Xue didn't hide the flowers behind her back. What they said and did at that time, Lady Jia clearly knew.

But …

"At that time, my wife was also there. That was indeed the case. My younger sister is too good-natured." Lady Wang lied through her teeth.

Sure enough!

That Wang woman would cover up for her servant!

"What a glib tongue! What a good mouth!" Lady Jia sneered.

"Everyone has one. These two flowers are for the young lady."

"You said that, didn't you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Yu 'er was angry and said that you gave her the leftovers. What did you say?"

Lady Jia became angrier as she spoke. She suddenly stood up and kicked Zhou Rui's servant to the ground, "You didn't say a word. That means you admitted it!"

"What do you think I, Yu 'er, am?

How dare you say that you didn't disrespect her! "

"Yu 'er is only a seven or eight-year-old child. If you said' everyone has one. These two flowers are for the young lady ', she would think that it was a predetermined allocation and you would brush her off!

But you didn't even bother to brush her off!

You didn't just disrespect her!

You disrespected her!

I only have one daughter, Min 'er. Min' er had a hard life and passed away early. She only left me Yu 'er, this child!

She's the apple of my eye!

Back then, I wrote to take her back several times to take care of her and treat her well. I didn't write to you to disrespect her! "

Lady Wang had never seen Lady Jia so angry. She was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Rui's servant's shoulder hurt from the kick, but he didn't dare to speak. His face was ashen.

Yuanyang?

She gathered her courage and stepped forward to support Lady Jia, who was trembling with anger, "Old Madam, you should at least care about your body!"

Lady Jia was old. She was dizzy from her anger. She weakly leaned on Yuanyang and pointed at Zhou Rui's servant with a trembling hand, "I gave your master face and didn't want to scold you. Do you think I'm old and confused?

Today, I'll let all the servants in this mansion know that I can't tolerate a servant bullying a master! "

The old madam was so angry. What else could Lady Wang do?

It was good enough that she didn't have to suffer at Jia Zheng's place!

"Old Madam, don't be angry. It's not worth it to hurt your body because of a servant like this!"

Lady Wang waved her hand and ordered, "Take her out and send her to the farm. Never use her again!"

Lady Jia sneered in her heart.

The old madam knew very well that Zhou Rui's disrespect for Lin Daiyu was Lady Wang's will.

Lady Wang received a letter from the Xue family the day after Lin Daiyu came to the capital. The old madam knew very well what this meant and was very unhappy.

But now that the Wang family was powerful and the Jia family was weak, the old madam had some scruples.