I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Zhu Er seemed to want to explain something to Lin Wei Qiao, but because Huan Jie Er was present, she couldn't do it the same way as before, so she just said politely, "Mom, if you have time, come sit over here. I have a lot to say to you."

Lin Weiqiao said hurriedly: "You are too polite, Auntie. I will definitely go when I have time."

For some reason, the situation suddenly became awkward and stiff.

Zhu'er said that life was the same as before, but everyone knew that she could not go back to the past. But she did not regret it. This path might not be glamorous in the eyes of others, and they would talk about her behind her back.

She didn't care about other people's gossip, she only cared that she could finally get rid of that lowly status. No matter how bad a concubine was, she was still half a master and could order people around.

What's more, she is Lu Yuheng's concubine. Lu Yuheng is now the Earl of Pingrong. It is not shameful for her to be the Earl of Pingrong's concubine.

The mistress Ding is a fool. Although she has a pair of children, it is clear that she has no knowledge or means. As long as she puts in some effort, it will not be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the second house.

After saying a few words, she left, and on her way out, she ran into Aunt Xue.

When Aunt Xue knew that Zhu'er had become a concubine, she was thinking of ways to hide, but she didn't expect to meet her here, so she quickly put on a smile and greeted her.

Zhu Er was a person who would never let go of her grudges. When she was under Aunt Xue's control, she had been insulted countless times. When Aunt Xue was in a bad mood, she would be pinched and pinched.

These things are all small matters, but when accumulated over time, even a Bodhisattva will feel resentful, not to mention that she is not a Bodhisattva.

"Where are you going, ma'am?"

"I, I'm going to the Seventh Girl's Courtyard to look for Sister Ying."

"Are you in a hurry, Auntie?"

"No rush, no rush."

Aunt Xue was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Er pointed at her feet deliberately and said, "On my way here, I accidentally got some mud on my shoes when I passed by the garden. If you have time, please wipe the mud off my shoes for me."

After saying that, she found a place to sit down and raised her legs.

Aunt Xue quickly took out her handkerchief, squatted on the ground, and busily wiped the mud off her shoes, even wiping the soles clean.

In just a few moments, Aunt Xue was sweating profusely and asked flatteringly, "Auntie, have you wiped it clean?"

She stood up without even glancing at them, walked to the flower bushes, rubbed mud on her shoes, and said, "Please wipe them again, Auntie. These shoes get dirty easily."

Seeing this, Aunt Xue knew that she was deliberately making things difficult for her, but she couldn't say anything, so she had to bite the bullet and wipe it.

After three times in a row, Aunt Xue's waist was about to break, but she still forced a smile on her face and asked, "Aunt, is this ok?"

Seeing Aunt Xue's flattering look, she felt disgusted, but also extremely happy, nodded, turned around and left. She would have plenty of opportunities to punish Aunt Xue in the future.

Seeing her walking away, Aunt Xue fell to the ground with a thud. That was the end.

In the double courtyard.

Lin Weiqiao went in with Huan Jie'er and saw Li Niangzi and Cuihong Saozi talking and laughing. Huan Jie'er asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Sister Cuihong said, "She is the Second Madam, but she has finally become a countess, and her mouth is so happy that it can reach the sky. But on such a happy day, the Second Master quietly took a concubine, a maid, from our first wife. How can the Second Madam smile now? She is now angry and cursing."

Madam Li said, "She thought it was our Madam who ordered her to do this, and she even made a scene just now. Madam only knew that Zhu'er was with Mama, so she didn't know about these things. She has been unwell these days, so she couldn't handle it. We had to persuade her to leave. If Mama hadn't been here just now, you wouldn't have been able to escape if you had been here. You really don't know about this?"

Lin Weiqiao spread her hands helplessly, "If I had known earlier, would I have used her as a maid? I just found out too, and she even kept it a secret from me."

Sister Cuihong asked: "She must have some tricks, she can even hide it from you. How did she hook up with you? The Second Master doesn't come to our house often, and she follows you all day long..."

Huan Jieer said: "Who knows what she will do behind the scenes."

As they were talking, Chunqing came in and said that Yu Muyan had woken up.

Yu Muyan was so devastated by Lu Yuxuan's incident that she looked much more haggard in just a few days. She forced herself to listen to Li Niangzi and Cuihong's reply, and then told Huan Jie'er and Chunqing to take some things to Qi's house.

"Mother Lin, please stay. Everyone else, please leave."

Lin Weiqiao saw that there was a bowl of lotus seed soup on the corner of the table, and she advised, "Madam, please eat something. You didn't even eat much for lunch."

Yu Muyan shook her head and sighed: “Mom, I feel so depressed that I can’t eat.”

"Madam, there is nothing in this world that cannot be overcome. When you first learned that Master Bo was gone, you felt like the sky was falling and there was no hope for life. Now it seems like nothing. It's the same with this matter now. There is nothing that cannot be overcome."

"I understand all this, but when I think about the past, I wonder if what he said and did to me was sincere or false..."

Lin Weiqiao was not in a good position to persuade her. No matter who it happened to, they would be upset. She could only say something else to divert Yu Muyan's attention.

She took advantage of this critical moment to propose separation from the second wife.

Yu Muyan asked in confusion: "Separation?"

As she spoke, she brought the bowl of lotus seed soup to Yu Muyan and started to feed her directly, "Yes, they knew that Master Bo faked his death, but they united to make Madam die for him. Let's not talk about Master Bo for now, as for Madam, from you to Sister Fan and Brother Xing, all of them have suffered at their hands."

"Then splitting up the family won't solve anything."

"By dividing the family, at least we can draw a line between ourselves and them. If the news of Uncle's fake death gets out, they will be implicated. Also, doesn't Madam want to take revenge? In the past, we couldn't do anything about Sister Fan's disappearance and Brother Xing'er's replacement because of personal feelings."

Yu Muyan nodded. One thing after another, the second branch was too bullying and was almost forcing them and their son into a dead end.

She added: "Madam, there is one more thing. We have to find a way to break away from the Lu family."

This was beyond Yu Muyan's acceptance. "Can I still break away from the Lu family?"

"Why not? Madam, you were not sold to the Lu family. You are a free person."

"But……"

In Yu Muyan's opinion, she married Lu Yuxuan and gave birth to children, so she belonged to the Lu family. Even though Lu Yuxuan had faked his death before, she had never thought of leaving.

Lin Weiqiao's mouth was dry from talking, so she took a gulp of water. Women in this era hold the idea that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog, and it is really impossible to change it in a short time.

"The Lu family treated you and Sister Fanhua like this. They didn't even consider you as family members. They only plotted against you and tried to murder you. With the Lu family like this, what's so good for you, Madam, to stay with them?"

"That being said, I am already a married woman with so many children. Where can I go? Back to my parents' home? Or back to..."