I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Grandma Xia was such a shrewd person that she saw through Lin Weiqiao's thoughts at a glance. She came all the way here, saying that she wanted to pick someone, but in fact, she was probably here to look for someone.

Lin Weiqiao was anxious. Logically, Mugua would not have made a mistake. The person was not there. Could it be that she was a little late and was sold by Xia Yapo?

Or maybe it was that Grandma Xia Ya deliberately hid the person?

"Mom, are you not satisfied with this? As a servant girl, I just need to be quick and honest."

"Hey, to be honest, I didn't like any of them."

"Really? I just don't know what exactly mom wants?"

"Just a younger one, about six or seven years old."

Granny Xia rolled her eyes, and seeing that Lin Weiqiao still didn't speak directly, she smiled secretly, thinking that this lady would ask for help from her sometimes. However, Lin Weiqiao was the housemother of Lady Pingrong, and she couldn't afford to offend her, so she might as well do her a favor.

She smiled and said, "Mother probably has an idea, so why not tell me directly. Even if I don't have it, I will find it for you."

As she spoke, she patted her head and said, "Look, I forgot that there are a few more in the back room, and they have been reserved long ago."

After that, she led Lin Weiqiao to the back room and opened the door. There were a few little girls huddled together talking. When they saw them coming, they were so scared that they fell silent.

Lin Weiqiao locked onto the little girl hiding behind the table. Seeing that there was indeed a red mole at the corner of her eye, she pointed and said, "Whose family has decided on that one?"

Grandma Xia said, "Oh, that's a coincidence. Half an hour before my mother came, Madam Liang from Chuqing Hall came and picked these people. She said she would take them away in two days."

"Chu Qing Pavilion?"

"Yes, they buy these young ones and take them back home, train them well for a few years, and then let them serve others. Those with good luck will become prostitutes, no worse than proper young ladies. Those with bad luck will stay in the restaurant and serve men for the rest of their lives."

Lin Weiqiao widened her eyes in surprise and looked at the little girl Papaya in the corner in disbelief. A child this young was going to be sold to a place like that?

This world is far more cruel than she imagined.

She said, "I'm not trying to ruin your business, but I'd like to ask you to talk to Liang's mother and ask her to give the child to me. I don't care what the price is."

Grandma Xia was puzzled. "There are so many girls, why did mother choose this one? I think mother came here just for her. I can't make the decision on this matter. Mother Liang has already given the money, so logically speaking, she is already hers. We have to ask her first. If she disagrees, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Lin Weiqiao still thought the matter was too simple and never expected that someone would get there first.

It was her fault.

She asked Mother Liang when she would come to pick up the person, and she would come to negotiate with Mother Liang then.

The second wife insisted for a while and was reluctant to agree to the two conditions. The first wife didn't force them, so they just refused to hand over the public property. Who is afraid of who?

However, the people in the second house are the ones who suffer from this matter, especially Ding. If the money is not handed over to the public treasury, it means that Ding will have to pay for the household management herself.

It's not that Ding couldn't afford it, she just didn't want to spend the money on others. What's the difference between that and cutting her flesh? But if she didn't pay, the people below would certainly not do it. It would be fine if the eldest wife didn't give it, but if the people in her own room didn't give it either, who would listen to her?

She is stingy and she knows this.

Unfortunately, there are more people in the second room, and the monthly allowance alone is enough to make her feel painful.

It would be fine if she could just pay for it for a month or two, but if it goes on for a long time, how would she be able to protect the private money she had saved with great effort?

But how could she bear to return those things?

Because of this, she was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep well, and her face was full of worry.

This made Hua Jieer look at it, and Xin Lan fanned the flames, "It's all Aunt Lian's fault. Why didn't she get pregnant when Uncle was here? She got pregnant as soon as Uncle left. It's really strange. And the eldest wife thinks Aunt Lian's pregnancy is very important. She relies on this pregnancy to look down on us even more, and now she's making things difficult for us."

Hua Jie'er remained silent, her expression showing a depth and calculation beyond her age.

She came to the garden alone and saw her sisters playing hide-and-seek behind the rockery, laughing. But at this moment, it sounded so ironic to her.

She was once the only legitimate daughter of the Earl's family, and the eldest daughter. This identity was the basis for her pride.

However, this confidence disappeared with the arrival of Wan Jie'er and the births of Fan Jie'er and Yue Jie'er. She was only the eldest daughter of the second wife, and this title was not impressive.

Therefore, she has always regarded the eldest wife's daughter as her enemy, and secretly competed with her.

She was not as good as the eldest daughter in the eldest wife in terms of family background, including her youngest sister. Although she was not their biological daughter, she was given the title of the eldest daughter of the Earl's Mansion. It was obvious that she was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Earl's Mansion.

When Wan Jieer came, she fell behind. How could she accept that a child no one wanted came to the Bo's house, took over her original name, and lived better than her in every way?

Thinking about the fact that Wan Jie had a father who was a great uncle, and that she would have a brother who would be a great uncle in the future, how could she compare to them? She couldn't be inferior to a wild girl.

Thinking about this, she unconsciously walked towards Guanyu Pavilion. Before she had walked all the way there, she saw Aunt Lian leaning against the window upstairs, lost in thought about something.

She walked to the pond beside the Fish Viewing Pavilion, pretending to watch the fish, while in her heart she kept thinking: If it weren't for Aunt Lian's pregnancy, she, her mother, and the entire second house would not have fallen into such a passive situation.

If Aunt Lian hadn't been pregnant, her father would have naturally inherited the title of Earl, and she would have been the eldest daughter of Earl Pingrong.

This was not the first time she had such a thought, but this was the moment when it was most intense. This thought was like a seed that grew wildly in her heart and occupied her mind.

She looked at the big carp in the pond, and then noticed that there was no one else around, and there seemed to be no one around Aunt Lian either...

She walked to the edge of the unfenced pool and pretended to fall to the ground, "Ouch, it hurts..."

As she spoke, she looked upstairs innocently, "Aunt Lian, it hurts so much, I think I sprained my ankle, can you come and help me up?"

Aunt Lian came to her senses and went downstairs without hesitation without thinking too much.

Aunt Lian was not pregnant yet, but because of her weak body, she was extra careful and walked slowly, holding her waist with one hand and her belly with the other, "How did the second young lady fall down?"

As she spoke, she went to help Hua Jie'er up. Hua Jie'er was strong and it was a little difficult for her to help her up.

Hua Jie'er smiled innocently, "Thank you, Aunt Lian, I didn't pay attention for a moment." While saying this, her eyes were always looking at Aunt Lian's belly.

Aunt Lian didn't notice it, and said with concern: "There is no fence here, the second girl dare not stand here."

"No, I'm very careful. By the way, Aunt Lian, I just saw something strange in the water. Can you take a look for me?"

"What is that? Aren't there only carp in the water?"

Aunt Lian took two steps forward and looked over. "Nothing?"

Hua Jieer stood behind Aunt Lian and pointed forward casually, "It's right there!"