I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Lin Weiqiao nodded in satisfaction. As expected of a young man, he had a lot of tricks when it came to arguing with others.

Xinlan was choking, not convinced but still wanted to say something, but Aunt Wu stopped her and said with a smile: "Mother Lin, you guys have misunderstood. The food for the second young lady is not from the public, it was paid for by the second wife."

Sister Cuihong snorted coldly, "That's really generous."

Aunt Wu said, "If you want the same meal as the second young lady, you'll have to trouble Aunt Lin to pay for it."

Lin Weiqiao nodded, "Really? Those who know this, it's just that our eldest family doesn't have money to afford good meals. Those who don't know, think it's the second wife's housekeeper who deliberately favors her own family and ignores everyone else."

Xinlan said angrily: "Mother Lin, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. The Second Madam has always been fair, how could she..."

"Of course, the Second Madam is fair. She would not let her daughter eat good food while letting other girls eat poor food. I wonder how much money the Second House paid for the Second Girl's food?"

"Uh……"

Xinlan paused and looked at Aunt Wu.

Aunt Wu just said it casually, but she didn't expect Lin Weiqiao to take it seriously. If she said it too high, she was afraid that people would say it was wasteful, and if she said it too low, she was afraid that Lin Weiqiao would really pay for it.

Seeing that they were speechless, Lin Weiqiao went further and said, "No matter how much, we, the eldest wife, will pay for it. Just make the same dish as the second lady's and give the third and seventh ladies a portion. Make sure they have the same dishes and don't cut corners."

She didn't care whether the people in the kitchen agreed or not, and continued, "Sister Huan, the fourth young lady hasn't been found yet, and the mansion doesn't want to keep idle people. It just so happens that we are short of people here, so you can do some odd jobs or something like that."

After all, they are mother and daughter. Huan Jieer instantly understood her intention, agreed immediately, and quickly found a job picking vegetables.

Leaving the kitchen, Sister Cuihong told her that the big kitchen was managed by the people from the second wife, so naturally they were biased towards the second wife.

Not to mention the kitchen, even other places favor the second bedroom.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Did the Bo family just take Yu Muyan's dowry money and spend it on themselves, and also mistreat Yu Muyan and her daughter?

What is this called.

After returning to Shuangxiyuan, she was about to report the matter to Yu Muyan. Without Yu Muyan's consent, she couldn't make the decision casually, even though Yu Muyan always listened to her.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, another maid, Qiu Shi, whispered, "It's the Second Madam who's here."

She knew without thinking that Ding came for the gold rewarded by the imperial edict.

On the day when the imperial edict was received, the people from the second house looked at the half handful of gold with their eyes shining.

Housekeeper Ding, the uncle's mansion is so big, with a large population but little income. In the past, it was supported by Lu Yuxuan's various salaries and Yu Muyan's dowry. Now that these are gone, what can Ding use to support the uncle's mansion?

Rather than supporting the Earl's Mansion, it is better to say that it is supporting the second branch. The Lu family is the one whose title was inherited by Lu Yuxuan, who was also an official in the court, while Lu Yujing, the second branch, was a commoner.

The entire second house is supported by the first house.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you don't know, during the days you were sick, life in our uncle's house has become increasingly difficult. The Buddhist hall at mother's place is leaking, and I can't afford to repair it." Ding said pretentiously.

These days, Ding knew that the eldest wife had also begun to become restless and started to follow her example. Not only did she not allow her family to borrow things, but she also borrowed things from her family.

How could she not see through this little trick? She was not as stupid as the eldest wife, who was not allowed to borrow a few things. They were all worthless things, so she just treated them as entertainment.

She also didn't let her subordinates borrow things from the eldest wife anymore, since after all, they had borrowed about the same amount.

But life has to go on, and there are so many mouths to feed in the Bo's house, all waiting for her to eat.

The public household has such little income that it is not even enough for the second house to use.

Now, she has set her eyes on Yu Muyan’s reward again. She saw the gold clearly last time. It is enough for the Bo Mansion to use for a few years at least!

Yu Muyan lowered her head slightly on the bed, twisting the handkerchief in her hands, and said nothing. She had heard such words countless times since she married into the Lu family.

Considering that they are all family, she can't just stand by and watch. Considering that Lu Yuxuan asked her to manage the Bo Mansion well, she can't stay out of it.

In addition, over the years, the Bo family first blamed her for not being able to give birth to an heir, and then for not being able to give birth to a son.

She had no choice but to use money to silence the gossips of the people in the Earl's Mansion.

Time and time again, even now that Lu Yuxuan is gone, they still want to ask her for things, without considering them, mother and daughter, at all.

No matter how stupid or foolish she was, she could still see what they were thinking.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Mrs. Ding went on to say, "Sister-in-law, I know it's not easy for you. My eldest brother is gone, and he only leaves you with a few sisters. But when the sisters grow up, they have to get married, and you will still be left alone. In the end, you still have to rely on your nephews and nieces to see you off. Even for the sisters, let alone getting married in the future, even now, they have to rely on their second uncle and his brother for support."

The implication of the words was obvious. Yu Muyan propped herself up slightly, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

Seeing this, Lin Weiqiao, who was standing at the door, stepped forward and brought the medicine. "Madam, drink it while it's hot. After drinking it, get up and walk around. It's easy to feel listless if you lie down all the time. It's time for dinner. Madam, you haven't had dinner with the two girls for a long time. Why don't you have dinner with the two girls later?"

Yu Muyan nodded, "Yes, this morning Yue Jie'er's nanny came over and said that Yue Jie had a nightmare last night and was crying for her mother. I happened to be asleep at that time, so they didn't come to call me. I slept for a while and didn't go, Yue Jie'er must be unhappy."

The master and servant were busy talking and ignored Ding.

Ding felt embarrassed and left in anger.

After closing the doors and windows, Lin Weiqiao was afraid that Ding would brainwash Yu Muyan again, so she quickly struck while the iron was hot and brainwashed her back, "Madam, don't listen to what the Second Madam said about relying on your nephew. Just like this time, the only person you can really rely on is Huiyang County Lord."

Yu Muyan sighed helplessly, "What they said is unreasonable. The Fan sisters have lost their father, so they are easily looked down upon. When they go to their husband's house in the future, they will be even more likely to be bullied. We will have to rely on the second house in the future."

"Madam has her own brothers, so she knows best whether the brothers from her mother's family are reliable."

"I……"

Mrs. Yu gave birth to four daughters and a little son. Except for Yu Muyan who was raised by her uncle, the other children were raised by Mrs. Yu herself.

This time, Yu Muyan lost her husband, so Old Lady Yu brought her two daughters here. Her youngest son stayed at home to study and was not allowed to come. I guess she didn't want to be associated with bad luck.

Lin Weiqiao didn't want to hurt Yu Muyan's heart, but she was afraid that Yu Muyan would not understand if she didn't speak directly. "Madam, not all uncles and cousins ​​from the next room are your support. Most of them are here to eat the black-hearted people who want to exterminate the whole family! Madam, don't you know what the attitude of the second room is towards our first room?"