I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Zhu'er was young after all and couldn't stand the hardship. In addition, Huanjie'er's cold words made her feel guilty and she didn't dare to refute like she did before. She felt very aggrieved.

Because of this, she became absent-minded every day, had no concentration on her work, and always made mistakes.

That day, when he was making tea for Lin Weiqiao, he accidentally spilled it all over Lin Weiqiao and apologized repeatedly.

Huan Jie'er happened to be there too, and she taunted, "You haven't woken up yet. The material of my mother's dress is very expensive. Can you afford to pay for it?"

Lin Weiqiao wiped the water off her body and said to Zhu'er, "It's okay. Are you worried about something recently? You seem to be worried."

How could Zhu Er dare to say anything? "Uh, no, maybe I'm too tired recently."

Huan Jieer said sarcastically, "Too tired? You don't have to do rough work with my mother. You can just pour tea and run errands, and you will be tired. You used to work under Aunt Xue, and that was hard, but I never heard you say you were tired. How come you feel tired when you are with my mother, even though it's easy?"

Lin Weiqiao saw that Zhu'er was not in good condition, so she said, "I don't have anything to do right now, so you can go back and rest."

After Zhu'er left, she said to Huan Jie'er, "Why bother confronting her? She hasn't offended you."

Sister Huan muttered, "I just don't like her. She definitely has no good intentions."

She just thought it was a little fight between girls and didn't take it seriously.

Afterwards, she went to the private storehouse and helped Mrs. Chen pick out a batch of seldom-used items, cleaned them, and prepared them to be given away. Autumn was approaching, and there were many festivals in autumn.

She also had to prepare Yu Mubao's dowry. No matter how much she disliked Yu Mubao, she had to pretend to do it. At least it had to appear acceptable on the surface, otherwise relatives would gossip about it, and Old Madam Yu would also nag her.

After cleaning for more than an hour, both of them could no longer straighten their backs, so they went to the corridor to rest and asked Yingmei who was passing by to go to the kitchen to get them a bowl of tea.

At this time, a maid brought Song Zan in. When Song Zan saw Lin Weiqiao, he hurriedly sat next to Lin Weiqiao and asked in a flattering manner: "Mother Lin, I have something to ask you."

After saying this, he did not forget to promise her a reward, saying, "I will bring you a piece of new brocade next time."

She ate some melon seeds and waved her hands, "We are all family, why should we be polite? Just tell me what you want to say."

Song Zan flattered, "Why is Miss Qiushi not here? She is the one who entertains us every time. Why is it Miss Chunqing this time? Is she sick? I asked several people, but they all said they didn't know."

"Hey, that's what you're asking."

"Mom knows?"

"How come you don't know? Qiushi, was she transferred out of the government?"

"Outside the palace? What's the matter?"

"I can't tell you the exact reason, but she was transferred out anyway. Why, do you want to go see her?"

"Yes...of course."

Seeing Song Zan’s grim expression, she continued, “She is not as good as before. She has been reduced to doing menial labor.”

Song Zan still didn't believe it, "How could it be so..."

"Hey, things in the back house are complicated. You may not understand even if I tell you. In a word, Qiu Shi was transferred away from the mistress and is no different from a servant. She is in the Five Prime Ministers. If you want to go, go and take a look. It's not easy for her either."

"Okay, thanks mom."

After Song Zan left, Mrs. Chen joked, "Why are you teasing me? And you made up a story that makes sense. Qiushi is the lady's favorite, how could she be reduced to being a servant?"

She said quietly, "I'm testing him. He has long been interested in Qiushi and wants to marry her, but looking at his character, he is not worthy of Qiushi. If I don't test him, he will think he is a good disguise."

A wave of waves has risen again.

No one knew how Meng Xia suddenly had an epileptic seizure. She actually came to the house and said she wanted to take Wan Jie'er back.

He even made up an excuse, saying that Wanjie'er's grandmother was sick because she missed Wanjie too much, and that as long as Wanjie couldn't come back to recognize her ancestors, she would never be able to close her eyes when she died!

This sounds so good. People who don’t know the truth would think that it was the Bo’s family who forced Wanjie to be adopted.

The most speechless thing is that Old Madam Yu still thinks it is okay. She believes that Wanjieer has been taking advantage of the Bo's Mansion too much. If the things are returned, then the things that originally belonged to Wanjieer can be used as dowries for Yu Mubao and her sisters.

She also advised Yu Muyan, "No matter how good your sister is, she is still a child of yours, so you can't raise her well. You already have two sisters, how can you raise them all? After all, they are a close family."

Meng Xia wiped her tears and said, "Since I gave my sister away, I have felt bad. I cry every night. Yu Ge'er asks me for her sister every day."

Yu Muyan's face was gloomy, and she could not hide her anger. She remembered clearly that Meng Xia had cried and begged her to adopt her eldest sister. How many years had passed, and she wanted to go back?

She knew that Meng Xia was just as biased as Old Madam Yu, and she couldn't let her younger sister follow in her footsteps.

Besides, Wan Jie'er is her biological daughter now!

"Wanjie is grown up now. It's not easy for me to make the decision for her. It's all up to her. If she doesn't agree, I won't agree."

After calling Wan Jie'er over, Wan Jie'er was confused. When she learned that Meng Xia was going to take her back, she was scared to death. She kept hiding in Yu Muyan's arms and refused to go back no matter what.

Yu Muyan said, "Since Wanjie doesn't want to, Cousin Xia shouldn't force it. Besides, didn't Cousin Xia say that the family is in financial difficulty? One more person means one more burden."

Meng Xia said: "I am her own daughter, not a burden to her. Come, Wanjieer, go back with your mother."

Wan Jie'er would not allow Meng Xia to arrange this. "From the moment you gave me to my mother, I was no longer your daughter. My mother is still alive, why should I go back with you? Even if I die, I will not go back!"

This made Meng Xia so angry that she was about to die. This was her daughter who she had carried for ten months and gave birth to. It would have been fine if she was just being disrespectful, but she was actually being so stubborn with her. She couldn't help but hit her.

Fortunately, Yu Muyan protected Wan Jie'er in time, and signaled Lin Weiqiao and others to hold down the irritable Meng Xia, saying: "Cousin Xia, you are not asking for the child, you are clearly trying to snatch the child! Wan Jie'er is now under my name. If I don't agree and Wan Jie doesn't want it, it's useless for you to make a fuss."

Meng Xia was not willing to accept this, so she started crying and making a scene, wailing loudly, implying that she had gained nothing from raising Wan Jie'er and all her efforts had been in vain.

In order to calm the storm, Yu Muyan wanted to use money to stabilize Meng Xia.

Lin Weiqiao persuaded her to stop. If this happens once, it will happen again. She said to Meng Xia, "I vaguely remember that when my sister was adopted, the Bo's Mansion gave your family a generous sum of money, right?"

Meng Xia denied it. “How could that be?”