I was a housekeeper in ancient times

The night was quiet, the candlelight flickered, and the curtains moved slightly.

The small wooden table was filled with all kinds of delicacies, including fried bacon with bamboo shoots, osmanthus fish fillet, crispy braised meat, angelica pigeon soup, yellow croaker soup, basil shrimp, fortune cake, jujube paste cake, sour plum soup, and candied plums.

This was the most sumptuous meal she had had since she came here.

She and Huan Jie'er, mother and daughter, didn't say a word. They just focused on eating. They worked together and were determined to finish all the food on the table.

At the end of the meal, she pushed the bowl and chopsticks away and said, "No, I can't eat anymore."

She turned to look at Sister Huan, who was still eating. She was afraid that Sister Huan would die of overeating. "Eat slowly. Don't eat the cakes. Save them for tomorrow morning."

"Yes. Mother, the Madam is so good to you. She gave you so many things even though you were slapped. If the Second Madam really punished you, she might give you even more."

"Can't you just hope your mother is a little bit better? Do you think it feels good to be slapped like that?"

But I have to say that Yu Muyan was really good to her, so good that she felt that this little grievance was nothing. No wonder the original owner was willing to sacrifice her life.

Judging from the way Yu Muyan handled things today, she did not look down on her just because she was a servant. She was on her side and even thought of ways to make amends to her when she knew she was wronged.

It is rare to be able to achieve this, she is even more loyal than the original owner.

After eating and drinking, Huan Jie'er looked at the silver silk bracelet on her hand and said flatteringly, "Mom, this bracelet is unique in style and pretty. All you gave me were hairpins and earrings. I don't even have a decent bracelet. I remember you had several, and you gave one to my aunt and sister-in-law, and you also gave one to my eldest sister, but I don't have one."

Can she ignore all her relatives? It is enough for her to recognize Yu Muyan.

She said, "Okay, you want a bracelet, right? Then give me back the earrings and hairpin I gave you before, and I'll give you a bracelet instead."

Huan Jie was stunned. She really didn't expect Lin Weiqiao to say that.

Thinking about her mother's temperament after she recovered from her illness, she became completely different from before. Although she was still very kind to herself, the feeling she gave people was different.

Lin Weiqiao, who was cleaning the table, had no idea that her adopted daughter would actually be suspicious of her.

Huan Jie'er looked at her mother's busy figure and pondered what had happened during this period of time. Her mother seemed to have become a different person. She became much younger in mentality and was not as old-fashioned and conservative as before.

This is good, but it also makes you a lot more stingy.

In short, sometimes she feels that her mother is not her mother, and there is a sense of strangeness.

Thinking about this, she asked faintly: "Mom, are you really my mother?"

Lin Weiqiao, who was holding the bowl and chopsticks, heard this and her hands trembled. She pretended to be calm and turned back to look at Huan Jie'er, "If I'm not your mother, who else could I be? I think you've eaten too much and become stupid. You can even ask such a question. Then let me ask you, are you my daughter?"

"Of course I am your daughter, who else would I be?"

"That's it."

The matter was just glossed over, and Sister Huan did not continue to ask questions. Lin Weiqiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was a close call. She thought, maybe Sister Huan would notice anything?

But even if she noticed something, Sister Huan wouldn't be able to explain it, right?

She thought about it, and in order to dispel Sister Huan's suspicion, she had to pick out a pair of old bracelets for Sister Huan from the few jewelry she had. Sister Huan was a little disgusted.

"Wear it first. If you don't like it, go find a silversmith to have it remade. Or I'll give it to you when I have a good bracelet."

"Okay, mother is still the best."

Huan Jie'er hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, feeling very satisfied.

The mother and daughter ate too much, so they took a walk nearby to digest the food.

Not long after walking, he squatted on the steps, scratching his itch and chasing away mosquitoes, talking about random things.

Lin Weiqiao was still interested in finding out about Wan Jie'er. She really had no impression of this. Why would Yu Muyan adopt Wan Jie'er? It's not like she couldn't have children.

If they want to adopt someone, they usually adopt a boy, so why adopt a girl? And what about Cousin Xia?

She also specifically explained to Huan Jie'er that she was old and had been ill, so she couldn't remember some things clearly.

Huan Jie'er said that when Yu Muyan got married, she didn't give birth in the first two years, and the Lu family and the Yu family were pressing for her to give birth. Lu Yuxuan was the Earl of Pingrong, so he had to have a legitimate son to inherit the title.

It is no exaggeration to say that at that time, everyone was staring at Yu Muyan's belly.

Yu Muyan is the best married woman in the Yu family, and all the relatives of the Yu family want to marry the Countess Yu Muyan.

This cousin Xia is the daughter of Aunt Yu Muyan. Her surname is Meng and her maiden name is Xia. She is older than Yu Mubao. After getting married, she gave birth to two daughters and a son.

The eldest daughter is Wanjie.

Because her husband's family was of declining status and neither rich nor noble, Meng Xia was not satisfied with the status quo and was thinking about how to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy.

Meng Xia had been eyeing Yu Muyan for a long time. When she learned that Yu Muyan had been unable to give birth for a long time, she instigated Old Madam Yu to adopt Wan Jie'er to Yu Muyan, saying that Wan Jie'er was blessed and could give Yu Muyan a child.

Old Mrs. Yu was old and confused, and she believed whatever people said. She was also afraid that Yu Muyan really couldn't give birth, so she agreed and went to persuade Yu Muyan.

Meng Xia and Old Lady Yu had been struggling with this matter for a long time. At first, Yu Muyan and Lu Yuxuan disagreed. After all, Wan Jie was already sensible at that time and had no blood relationship with the Lu family. It was obvious that she wanted to take the title of the eldest daughter of Marquis Pingrong.

But Meng Xia was determined to give Wan Jie'er away for adoption, saying that if Yu Muyan didn't acknowledge her, then she would no longer want Wan Jie'er.

Old Madam Yu also put pressure on Yu Muyan, saying that Ji Wanjie would be able to give birth.

"And then he was adopted?" Lin Weiqiao asked.

"Yes. Fortunately, not long after my elder sister was adopted, my wife became pregnant. My elder sister is a lucky star. It's a pity that my uncle passed away too early, and my wife had no children, so she was bullied by the second house."

The mother and daughter were chatting animatedly when they suddenly saw a figure walking hurriedly and stealthily outside the door.

They both leaned over to look at it at the same time, and Huan Jieer said, "It looks like an incense burner."

Just as he finished speaking, the incense guide who was walking in front walked too fast and too hurriedly and dropped something on the ground, spilling it all over the floor.

Yinxiang squatted on the ground in a panic, looking around while picking up the items, with a strong sense of stealing.

After Yinxiang walked away, the mother and daughter went forward and saw some debris left on the ground, which were what Yinxiang had not picked up.

"This looks like medicinal herbs, mother." Sister Huan said as she picked up some broken dry leaves.

"Really?" She sniffed it and found a medicinal smell. "Is Aunt Lian ill?"

"I don't know. But I heard from Ah Ya, the fireman, that he saw Yinxiang sneaking out the back door and sneaking back in these few days. I don't know what he went there for. He's very mysterious."

"That's strange. What could possibly happen between Yinxiang and Aunt Lian?"

She increasingly felt that there was something mysterious about Aunt Lian and her servant.