Marrying a powerful eunuch three times

Zhou Wenyan was unable to dodge and fell to the ground.

He glanced at his scraped palm, which was covered with streaks of blood.

Burning pain.

"Auntie, it hurts."

"You unlucky thing. Why are you crying?" Aunt Ru wanted to hit him again.

The maid hurriedly pulled her back.

"Auntie, don't hurt yourself."

Aunt Ru loosened her hand, with a cold look on her face.

"I won't hit you."

As he said that, he reached out and pulled Zhou Wenyan's ear back.

Brought him into the house.

After a while, Zhou Wenyan's voice begging for mercy was heard from the room.

“It hurts, it hurts…”

He kept begging.

Aunt Ru clamped him with her legs, not letting him move at all. The embroidery needle pierced into his body again and again, "You are a bastard that no one wants. It's just that the Second Master feels pity for you."

"You still want to be registered under the name of Second Grandma, don't you consider whether you are worthy of it?"

"You don't want to follow me. Do you think I want a bastard like you who can't stand up to the table?"

Zhou Wenyan could only cry softly:

"Auntie, I was wrong."

The maid couldn't bear to listen any longer.

Also followed the plea:

"Auntie, please stop beating me. If Second Madam knew about this, I'm afraid she would tell Second Master."

Aunt Ru had a cold face.

"You think I'm afraid of that second-married woman."

Despite what he said, he still didn't dare to do it again.

She reached out and touched Zhou Wenyan's forehead, "Go back here. If people know that I hit you, you won't have a good life in the future."

Zhou Wenyan nodded while crying.

"If you cry again, I'll poke your eyes out."

Zhou Wenyan tried hard not to let her tears flow. She didn't want to stay in the Zhou Mansion, why was it different from what her mother said.

The maid coaxed Aunt Ru, "Aunt, you haven't had your period this month. It would be a shame if you get pregnant and get angry."

Originally, the maid was to be punished.

When I heard her say that, I quickly covered my stomach.

"It would be best if this baby is a boy."

Zhou Wenyan covered his face with his hands, his eyes filled with hatred.

He walked out slowly.

*

In the next few days, all the housekeepers went to Zhou Qiongyu's courtyard to receive instructions.

Zhou Qiongyu is determined to save money.

The money she saved would at least go into her dowry, and she also wanted to let Su Rutang see that she was no less capable than any other noble lady.

Mrs. Zhou noticed that there were fewer dishes every day, so she fiddled with the chicken on the plate.

said angrily:

"How does Su Rutang manage things? Are these four or five dishes meant to send away beggars?"

Old Madam Zhou had long forgotten the hardships she had endured in her youth and opened the pot of stew unhappily.

“Why not pigeon soup?”

Su Ying, who was serving, explained: "These past few days, the eldest girl has been learning how to be a housekeeper."

"She is a young girl, but she still obeys Su Rutang's orders. It can be seen that this second-married girl is born vicious. Just because she spent a few taels of silver, she started to abuse her elders."

Old Madam Zhou was convinced that it was Su Rutang who was behind this.

Suying wanted to defend herself but didn't dare to say anything.

She had served the old lady for several years and knew that she was only kind on the outside.

"Let's go to Chuitangyuan and see what she eats. And by the way, tell her that I want to eat the roast duck, white jade mushrooms in abalone sauce, and fish maw stewed with millet from Zhuangyuanlou."

Su Ying moved her lips and saw Nanny Zhao shaking her head.

She responded and left.

Suying came to Chuitangyuan.

Su Rutang and a few children were eating. There were some delicious light side dishes on the table, a bowl of braised pork and a plate of steamed sea bass.

When Su Rutang heard Xia An say Su Ying was coming, he understood what was going on.

Suying bowed first after coming in.

He glanced at the food on the table calmly and found that it was not as good as the food on the old lady's table.

"Second Grandma."

Su Rutang put down his chopsticks.

He smiled and said:

"Miss Suying is here. Sister Yu is a beginner in housekeeping and she is doing a remarkable job. As a mother, I naturally want to support her. The food on the table may look light, but it is nutritious enough."

She looked at Zhou Qiongyu with relief.

Zhou Qiongyu was so delighted by this that she wanted to show off her skills.

Su Ying whispered:

"The old lady wants to eat the roast duck, white jade mushrooms in abalone sauce, and fish maw stewed with millet from Zhuangyuanlou."

Zhou Qiongyu's eyes were red. It was obvious that the old lady was not giving her face.

"Sister Suying, did I do something wrong and make Grandma angry?"

She bit her lip and stood up, cursing in her heart this old man who only cared about eating.

Born poor, but pretending to be rich.

Su Rutang glanced at it calmly and said, "Sister Yu is in charge now, so let Sister Yu handle this matter."

Zhou Qiongyu felt indignant.

But she didn't dare say more, so she had to get up and give the silver to the old woman, and told the servant in the outer courtyard to buy it back.

Zhuangyuanlou’s business is booming.

Business has always been accepted only after reservations are made several days in advance. Zhou Qiongyu didn't know the ins and outs here, so he naturally couldn't buy anything if he sent an ordinary servant.

When he came back, as expected, he was scolded by Old Madam Zhou.

With the old lady's scolding, the others naturally had some ideas.

First, the maids in the concubine's courtyard said insinuatingly that she had no right to withhold the money for her brothers' schooling, and now she wanted to withhold their money for cosmetics and hair oil.

Aunt Zhao also sent someone over to say that she had a severe headache and needed to take some tonic medicine.

The snack money of the housekeepers was also deducted.

There is no reward for running errands.

Running errands without any reward is useless.

In the afternoon, several old women decided to make a fuss.

Zhang Caijia watched Zhou Qiongyu sitting at the top, next to him was the incense of lilies and drinking Maojian tea before the Qingming Festival.

Do you secretly pout that the girl outside the house also wants to run away?

"To answer the eldest lady's question, our wife Murong has passed away. According to the old custom, we should give some money for the funeral."

"Mrs. Murong? The concubine at home?" Zhou Qiongyu frowned unhappily.

As soon as these old women open their mouths, they will definitely ask for money.

"My aunt from the eldest grandmother's side caught the old master's eye because she was a widow. He brought her home as a concubine, and later she committed a crime and became a laundry woman."

Zhou Qiongyu's fingers trembled slightly.

Are the people of the Murong family born to be lowly?

"He's dead, so why should we give him money for his funeral? Just let Uncle Chen at the west corner gate bury him." Zhou Qiongyu looked unhappy.

Zhang Cai's wife and several housekeepers were shocked.

The second wife in charge has always been fair in rewards and punishments.

In addition to the funeral expenses, a few taels of silver are also given as condolence gifts for the dead.

"Miss, if we follow the old rules..."

"I'm in charge now, don't tell me about the old rules." Zhou Qiongyu refused to listen. "Just follow my instructions from now on, otherwise don't blame me for punishing you."

The old lady deliberately made things difficult for her, so she had to establish her authority in other ways.

The most effective way to establish authority is to use Murong Feiyue's aunt.

She took the opportunity to ask Zao'er to take out a punishment notice and tell the housekeepers word by word how much money would be deducted as the corresponding punishment.

When the housekeepers heard this, they were shocked.

After working hard for 365 days, he finally owed his employer a few taels of silver.

Whoever wants to do this crappy job can do it.

Break defense instantly.

"The young lady really treats us servants like cattle and horses. Not only did she lose the original reward money and snack money, she even deducted the funeral expenses of the dead."

"The maids who serve the masters personally receive gifts from their masters, and the work they do is light and respectable. But we old women are not human beings?"

"Mrs. Murong followed the old man for seven or eight years. When she died, she was wrapped in a straw mat and buried in the ground."

"So, the young lady wants to suck our blood."

"After all, she was born out of wedlock, and she has never had an eye for money. Now that she has the power of steward, she wants to give the Zhou Mansion as a dowry."

"She is really far from being my second grandmother."

"Humph, a concubine's daughter is not even worthy of carrying Second Madam's shoes. Why is she registered under Second Madam's name?"

……

These housekeepers are very good at talking, and every word they say is spitting out saliva.

The water splashed onto Zhou Qiongyu's face from those standing in front.

She tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand. She hated it most when others said she was a concubine's daughter and hated it most when others said she was not as good as Su Rutang.

Zao'er wanted to say a few words to argue, but how could she win over these unreasonable yet powerful old women?

Su Rutang received a call for help.

Zhou Qiongyu was seen sitting on the chair with a red face, her voice of defense and scolding was drowned out by the volume of the old women.

"Are they all rebelling against the heaven?"

Su Rutang stood at the door.

The old women in the room suddenly became like quails, and no one dared to say a word.

Chunxi lifted the curtain to let Su Rutang in.

She glared at the old women.

Zhang Caijia lowered his head.

Zhou Qiongyu breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and let Su Rutang sit in her seat.

"Mother. I..."

Su Rutang glanced at her soothingly and said, "Sit down."

"Ah."

Zhou Qiongyu felt very aggrieved. These old women should be beaten and sold out.

Find those who are paid less and work more efficiently.

"What are you shouting for? You are all servants of the Zhou Mansion. How dare you not take your master and young lady seriously?" Su Rutang does not get angry easily, but now his eyes are slightly gloomy.

All those old women were silent.

"Sister Yu is registered under my name, so she is my daughter. A legitimate young lady."

Zhou Qiongyu was originally still angry at Su Rutang, but now her nose felt sore. She looked at Su Rutang with more gratitude from the bottom of her heart.

No one would dare to speak of her shameful identity as a concubine again.

She is Su Rutang's legitimate daughter.