Things came too suddenly, and Yu Daqing became some of his wife's jewelry before he could barely level the accounts.[]

Dou Xiuchang arranged for the check of the Dou family's wealth room. Seeing that the accounts were in fact consistent, Yu Daqing ordered the slander. His aunt gave him 200 taels of silver and some rewards, and chose an auspicious day to hold a banquet to see off Madam Yu's family.

It was reported in Zhending County that the seventh master of the Dou family was about to get married. The seventh mother of the seventh brother was Rongyang. The Dou family rewarded her with a lot of money for her to support her.

When Madam Yu's carriage left the city gate, someone quietly measured the marks that were crushed out of the carriage.

Later, someone from the Dou family heard that when Madam Yu's family returned, they encountered a robber. Not only were the property looted, Madam Yu was frightened and died in a few days. Yu Daqing was slashed and injured. Although he saved his life, he was disabled and could not take care of himself since then...

Seeing that the matter had been dealt with almost the same, my aunt said goodbye to the female family in the Dou family: "...Shou Gu's uncle is still waiting for me to go back for the New Year, so Shou Gu will ask you."

Whether it was the second wife or the several wives, they all agreed happily.

After seeing off my aunt, the Dou family began to prepare for the New Year.

After Zhao Guqiu passed away, all the ages in the Western Palace were managed by Dou Shibang and his wife. This year, because Dou Zhao was interspersed in the middle, Dou Duo invited Dou Duo to eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice. Dou Duo was so cold that he was unwell. Dou Shibang was a little unsure and asked the second wife to show him.

The second wife went to Xifu: "... Although I got the consent form, there was no ceremony. After all, Wang's reputation was not right. I think, I might as well ask her to help her with the third wife this year. It can be regarded as learning how to host the gift. For the New Year next year, our two families will live their own lives!"

Dou Duo responded lightly.

Wang Yingxue was called to the third wife for help.

She was naturally overjoyed and thought about her first classics. She could not be too shabby or too luxurious, and tied her hair neatly in a round bun. She wore a half-new and old-fashioned Apricot Yutangchun's makeup pants, and only a little red gold and oily ear dice fell on her ears. She dressed up neatly and modestly and appropriately and went to the East Mansion.[]

The third wife was discussing the matter with the mother in charge. When she saw her coming in, she just looked up and said, "You are here." She asked the maid to bring a slogan to her: "Look at it first, if you don't understand anything, then ask me." While speaking, the mother who was in charge, the decent maid came and left, and then came again and again. The small room was full of emotions.

When Wang Yingxue lived in Kyoto for a while when she was a child, she also followed her mother to some high-ranking families. The Chinese New Year was like now. She didn't think it was offended and said warmly, "Mrs. Third Lady, you are busy with your own, don't worry about me." She sat on the embroidery pier, looking at the four directions, and listening to the three wife's instructions.

The mother who was in charge had a wrong account and argued with the third wife: "When the uncle Zhao family in Xifu came over, the family had a banquet, and the expenses of tea and wine were higher than before..."

When Wang Yingxue heard the word "Xifu", she immediately pricked her ears.

"It's normal to have more than the past." Mrs. Third said, "It's 30% more than the past. Isn't it too much?" Mrs. Third said, flipping through the account, "Look, this is the expenses at home when the Sixth Master passed the imperial examination. Look at the time when Mrs. Zhao's uncle came..."

"The Sixth Master was still mid-autumn at that time, but the uncle Zhao's wife left after the winter solstice. After the winter solstice, the price of chicken, duck, fish and meat increased..."

"Before the winter solstice, aren't the various farms going to deliver things?" The third wife was unmoved, "Why are you still going out to buy it?"

"The uncle of the Zhao family lived in Xiaoxue from Zhongqiu." The mother in charge was so anxious that the corners of her mouth were bubbling. Seeing that Wang Yingxue was wearing half-new clothes, she was very flirting. She just thought she was the wife of the manager. While talking to the third wife, she pointed to Wang Yingxue: "Go, pour me a cup of tea!"

"Me?" Wang Yingxue was stunned and looked at the third wife.

But the third wife and the mother in charge stared at each other like a cockfight.

Wang Yingxue looked at the third wife's maid and mother again, and none of them made a sound, so she had to slowly get up and pour a cup of tea for the mother in charge.

But she couldn't help but feel angry. She quietly asked the little maid: "What does this mother in charge do?"

"You said Mom Dou," the little maid looked over her hand and smiled, "She is our manager Dou's wife, and she is the most upright person. She used to be the personal maid next to the lady. Even if the masters in our house meet her, they would give her some decentness. (Let's read the novel, go to Ye Zi·You~You)" Then she asked her curiously, "Which house do you belong to? Why have I never seen you? Is the newly-recommended manager?"

Wang Yingxue regretted that she was dressed too simply, so the next day she combed a horse bun, wore a large jade flower, and a small green green makeup jacket, which was full of brightness.

Everyone who came in to report the matter smiled and nodded at her, asking the third wife who was.

"It's Aunt Wang from the East Mansion."

When those people looked at her again, they became a little curious, a little exploring, and even a little disdainful. When they were having a meal, the maids and mothers looked at her in groups. As soon as she turned around, the people burst into laughter.

Wang Yingxue was both ashamed and annoyed, regretting that she was wearing too much, and she passed by like needles and needles all day long.

When she returned to Qixiayuan, Madam Hu told her: "Mrs. The second wife sent Madam Liu to take Sister Ming over. It was almost the Chinese New Year, and you were going to follow the third wife to study for the housekeeper. No one was taking care of Sister Ming, so she just took her over and served as a companion to Miss Fourth."

Dou Ming grew up so old and never left Wang Yingxue. Wang Yingxue felt like she had been cut. At this time, it was hard to go to the East Mansion to bring people back, and blame Madam Hu: "Why don't you send someone to tell me? I'll take Sister Ming back when I came back."

Madam Hu said in her heart, who knows that no one in the East Mansion will know you!

But I dare not say this, so I had to admit my mistakes with fear and fear.

Wang Yingxue was worried that Dou Ming would not get used to leaving her, and she made noises in the middle of the night; she was worried that the people in the second wife's house were arrogant and did not take good care of Dou Ming; she was worried that Dou Zhao would bully Dou Ming, and she tossed and turned around, but she didn't sleep all night, and then went to Dou Duo's place after washing.

"I'm going to the East Mansion." She respectfully explained her whereabouts to Dou Duo, and then smiled in a casual tone, "The Second Lady took Sister Ming over and said that she would be a companion with Shou Gu. Look, when will we bring Shou Gu and Sister Ming back?"

In this matter, the second wife greeted Dou Duo. Dou Duo knew that the so-called "busy" was an excuse. The second wife looked down on Wang, afraid that she would teach the child badly, and he didn't want to see these two girls - one who had half of his property, the other who had traitors/children, and they were not good things! He was upset when he saw him. He thought that if Wang hadn't had such a quarrel, he married him seriously and had a grandson for him. There was a grandfather like Wang Xingyi, who was not vague wherever he went, and he was satisfied. But the heavens were not as good as others' wishes... He was also very upset when he saw Wang Yingxue, and said in a bad tone: "You do your own thing first, don't be careless. The family is in such a mess, where do you let the two children stand?"

Wang Yingxue didn't ask for words but was scolded. She felt very aggrieved and bit her lip and went to the East Mansion.

At noon, the third wife asked her for lunch and said, "Do you have anything you don't understand?"

She originally wanted to go to the second wife's house to see Dou Ming. The third wife kept her, so why could she refuse. She stood aside as a junior to serve the third wife for lunch. When she saw the third wife asking her, she smiled and said, "I see that the affairs at home are old examples. I look for the previous accounts to see, and I think I can get twice the result with half the effort." Then she said humbly, "I don't know if what is said is right, so please ask the third wife to correct me."

"After all, I was born in an official family," said the third wife, "I can understand it at first glance, and I can understand it at all. Unlike when I was at that time, I didn't understand anything, and I couldn't remember it after reading it for a long time. Later, the third master told me that I had only found some ways..." He was very kind to her.

Wang Yingxue talked with the third wife. In the afternoon, she accompanied the third wife to the warehouse to count the New Year's storage.

After finishing work, it was already the hour of Hai.

Her maid Qiongfang came back and replied: "The second wife Xu Zheng got the key."

Wang Yingxue returned to the Western Palace tiredly, and the next day he followed his third wife to several temples and gave next year's incense money.

After a few days of busy day today, she suddenly realized that she had not seen Dou Ming for seven or eight days, and no one told her how Dou Ming was. She became anxious and vaguely felt that the people from the East Mansion had deliberately left the warehouse that had been counted half, and she went to the second wife's place.

The maid and the woman didn't stop her and greeted her in with a smile.

Both Ji and Dou Zhao were there.

Seeing her come in, Ji nodded with a smile, but Dou Zhao called Wang Auntie intimately.

Wang Yingxue stepped forward to salute the second wife.

The second wife lay on a rabbit in a squirrel's skin, leaning obliquely on the big welcome pillow next to the window, holding a box with cloisonné enamel in her hand, and asked her with a smile: "Why, the third brother has rested?"

Not to mention that the third wife was busy at this time, even if the third wife had nothing to do, Wang Yingxue would not dare to say anything in front of the second wife!

"The third wife is so busy that she doesn't touch the ground," she said hurriedly, "I thought I hadn't seen Shou Gu and Sister Ming for a few days, so I came here to take a look."

The second wife nodded with satisfaction and said, "The Wu family is here to send New Year's Day gifts. The fifth young master and the seventh young lady of the Wu family are also here. I asked them to take Sister Ming to visit."

The Wu family refers to the Yu Er***’s mother’s family.

Wang Yingxue was slightly relieved when she heard this.

The second grandmother Yu was also from an official family. Her grandfather was once the county magistrate. Her uncle Wu Songnian is now working in the Hanlin Academy. The fifth master and seventh lady of the Wu family refer to Wu Songnian's eldest son Wu Shan and his eldest daughter Wu Ya.

The thought flashed, and Wang Yingxue felt suspicious again.

Wu Shan is seven years old this year, Wu Ya is four years old, and she is about the same age as Dou Zhao. Why did Sister Ming go to Dou Zhao but not?

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Sisters, today I went back to my mother-in-law’s house for the New Year. There was no network installed there. The wireless network card was not very effective. The modification of the article would be a bit untimely. Please forgive me...hehe...

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Chapter completed!