I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Lin Weiqiao breathed a sigh of relief after Yu Muyan's idea of ​​committing suicide was temporarily dispelled. This matter was not over so soon.

Those ambitious people will not let Yu Muyan go so easily.

Lin Weiqiao had not fully recovered from her illness yet, and she forced herself to leave Shuangxiyuan. Her legs were shaking and her stomach was growling.

She returned to her room and ran into Xiaohan who came with tea.

She drank it in big gulps, not caring that it was still hot. "Go get some food, preferably noodles. If there's nothing, just cakes or steamed buns. Anything edible is fine."

Soon, Xiaohan brought a bowl of white porridge, a plate of pickles, stir-fried dried fish with green onions, and half a piece of date cake, saying that these were all left in the kitchen at this time and it was too late to cook.

As long as she could eat, it was fine. She ate hastily, thinking that after all, she had become Yu Muyan's companion and had a certain status. She didn't have to do anything herself and would not have to worry about food and clothing.

If it were a little girl or something, she would be exhausted to death.

Xiaohan couldn't help swallowing when he saw her eating so happily.

Seeing that Xiaohan was only thirteen or fourteen years old, she couldn't bear it and gave the date cake to Xiaohan.

Xiao Han was eating. "The head kitchen staff knew that it was my mother who wanted to eat, but they were not happy about it. They thought it was troublesome and refused to cook. They kept making excuses and even asked for a bowl of noodles. It was Miss Huang who found these foods. They are the most snobbish. They all said that since the master is gone and the lady died for her husband, the servants of our first house will have to rely on the second house for their livelihood in the future."

She ate in silence, ignoring all these complaints, and asked Xiaohan to fetch Nanny Guo, who was by the side of the fourth girl.

During the break, she finally had time to look in the mirror and see what she looked like now.

The face that appeared in the copper-yellow mirror was old and haggard, with plain looks, a few fine lines at the corners of the eyes, and a few white hairs. Although he was thirty-five or thirty-six years old, he looked like he was forty or older.

He looks like a simple and honest person.

It’s okay, she’s not too old yet, she can still accept it.

Nanny Guo came and asked, "Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?"

She asked Xiaohan to guard outside the door, and then acted mature and dignified, "You signed a living contract with the mansion, right?"

"Yes, this was signed in front of my wife and mother."

"That's good."

The indentures of servants are divided into life and death indentures. A life indenture means that they are classified as slaves and will stay in the master's household for the rest of their lives, including their own children, who also belong to the master's family, and are known as house-born children.

Just like her, she was the servant girl of Yu Muyan's uncle's family, and became Yu Muyan's companion. Her life and death belonged to Yu Muyan.

As for the indentured workers, they are hired from outside and have freedom. If they don't want to work, they can leave and they will not be enslaved.

Just like Nanny Guo.

When the fourth daughter, Fan Jie'er, was born, there was no suitable candidate in the mansion, so they chose Nanny Guo from outside because she had a clean background and was an honest person.

Fan Jie'er is five years old this year, and Nanny Guo has been in the mansion for five years. She has always been well-behaved and never caused any trouble. She is a reliable person.

"I have something I want to ask you for help with." She whispered.

"Oh, mother, what are you talking about? If the fourth girl is not found, I am half useless and can't be used. If you like me, mother, just give me your orders."

"I'll give you half a month off. Go back with your wife to the countryside outside the city."

"There are many villages outside the city. Which one is it?"

"It seems to be called Lihua Village. Go there to find someone."

"Who?"

"Four girls."

One only regrets not having read enough books when the time comes. What she regrets is herself. She read the novel casually at that time, reading ten lines at a glance, and only got the general idea without remembering the details.

She remembered that Fan Jie'er's disappearance was deliberately caused by the Bo family in order to completely crush Yu Muyan and force her to death.

The reason is simple: Fan Jie'er is the only biological daughter among Yu Muyan's three daughters.

The eldest daughter, Wanjie, was eight years old and was adopted from Yu Muyan's cousin. When Yu Muyan first married into the Bo's Mansion, she had not been able to get pregnant for several years, so Old Madam Yu adopted Wanjie to Yu Muyan, making her the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Bo's Mansion.

The second daughter is the missing Sister Fan.

The youngest girl is Yue Jie'er, who is only three years old. On the surface, she is Yu Muyan's unborn daughter, but in fact, she is a tool used to switch babies.

In the whole mansion, except for Madam Lu from the Bo Mansion and the people from the second house, no one knew that Yu Muyan risked her life to give birth to a son three years ago.

For many years, the second branch has been eyeing the position of lord and has been planning for a long time. They will definitely not let Yu Muyan give birth to a legitimate son to inherit the title.

Therefore, when Yu Muyan was pregnant, she had made all the necessary preparations. If she gave birth to a daughter, she would keep the baby. If she gave birth to a son, she would switch the baby to a son.

With the help of the second house, Yu Muyan's difficult-to-give-up son became a daughter.

She vaguely remembered that the son in the novel did not die, but was wandering outside, becoming the son of a poor family and living a miserable life.

If she had not read the novel, who would have imagined that the wife of the dignified Pingrong Marquis's mansion, although seemingly glamorous, was secretly being plotted against by her husband, her in-laws' family, and her own family.

Not to mention Yu Muyan, any other woman would have found it difficult to escape from so many clutches.

It was getting late, so she fixed her hair again.

Unfortunately, it was a funeral and I couldn't wear any jewelry or new clothes. I could only wear all white and a small white flower in my hair.

It’s ridiculous to think about it. The whole mansion has to wear mourning for a person who is not dead. I don’t know what Lu Yuxuan is thinking. He is not afraid of bad luck.

I am just looking forward to the day when Lu Yuxuan really dies, and the funeral of the Bo Mansion will not be in vain.

"Mom, Sister Chunqing asked me to say that the people up front are here to urge Madam again. Madam has just gone to bed not long ago." Xiaohan said.

"Okay, I see."

She thought that the reason why the Bo's Mansion dared to openly ask Yu Muyan to commit suicide was not only because of the pressure from outside and the Bo's Mansion, but more because Yu Muyan did not have a strong backer behind her.

Even the Yu family has intervened, so it’s no wonder that others don’t take Yu Muyan seriously.

In addition to saving herself, Yu Muyan also needs help from others.

She looked in the bronze mirror, adjusted her makeup, and quietly went out.

Arriving outside the side door of Qi's house, she waited anxiously, feeling somewhat uneasy.

It can be said that the Qi family is Yu Muyan’s real family.

Yu Muyan grew up in the Qi family and has a deep relationship with the Qi family. Madam Qi loves her even more. Even her aunt, Lady Huiyang, treats Yu Muyan better than Madam Yu.

It’s a pity that after Yu Muyan got married, this affection faded.

It's not that Yu Muyan doesn't know how to be grateful, but in her heart, she prefers her own mother. After all, blood is thicker than water. Who doesn't want the love of their own mother?

The Qi family could naturally see how close Yu Muyan was to them, especially the Lady of Huiyang County, who had a barrier in her heart.

Furthermore, Huiyang County Lord’s second son, Qi Motai, has always admired Yu Muyan and wanted to marry her.