I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

Zhao Rulan's dominance made Sun very angry, and she vented her anger on Qiuyue.

Tell her to get out of here because she has no vision.

Look, Sun scolded the maid Qiuyue in front of her. Zhao Rulan also said that Ziwei was fined three months' salary.

Qiuyue, who was originally still angry, felt better after hearing Zhao Rulan say that Ziwei was fined three months' salary. Her mistress always liked to scold people and was strict with her subordinates. Beating and scolding were common, and she was used to it.

But if I am fined monthly wages, that is unacceptable.

My parents at home still rely on her to send home the little monthly allowance she gives them.

Ziwei was fined, but she still did not regret beating Qiuyue.

But she did not forget that when the eldest lady was protecting her pregnancy, it was Qiuyue who brought people to Lanyuan to take charge of the Lu family's internal affairs.

The old lady came out slowly from the inner room, and seeing the solemn atmosphere, she asked a question.

Zhao Rulan said softly, "It's just that the people below called me by the wrong name. It's just a trivial matter."

"Mother, this is your daughter-in-law's filial piety to you."

After Zhao Rulan finished speaking, the servant standing behind Dingxiang walked in holding a box.

The boy opened the box, and inside was a white jade cabbage as big as a round plate.

"Knowing that you like this cabbage, your daughter-in-law will keep it in mind."

The old lady doesn’t like cabbage at all, she likes white jade cabbage, especially the cabbage with a round longevity character carved on it.

The old lady's birthday was in winter, and Zhao Rulan was in a bad mood at that time, so she didn't prepare any expensive gifts for her.

The old lady didn't say anything, but she was naturally unhappy in her heart.

Now that Zhao Rulan has control over the Lu family's inner house, she will inevitably have to compete with Sun when doing things in the future. Sun has some kind of kinship with the old lady, which Zhao Rulan cannot compare with, but she can please her.

Sure enough, when Sun stepped forward to speak, the old lady was thinking about the white jade cabbage in her mind and just perfunctorily answered.

"You are the wife of the first house, the eldest sister-in-law. As the eldest sister-in-law, you should be more tolerant. Before, it was because Lan Niang didn't come often, and the servants called her by the wrong name. Now that Lan Niang is here, we should follow what she said, so that it will be easier to distinguish."

"But, mother, your daughter-in-law is here to accompany you all day long."

Sun felt aggrieved.

No matter whether her husband was there or not, she would come to pay her respects every day.

She just felt that she was filial.

The old lady said, "Didn't I tell you? You don't have to come. It's fine if you don't come. I'll have more peace and quiet."

The main thing was that when Sun came, she always liked to cry in front of the old lady, saying that she spent money here and there, how Yoona had to prepare a dowry, and her son Tiancheng also had to get married.

The old lady was also anxious at first, but Sun was not satisfied with the marriage she found.

The rich say that others don’t have the foundation of the educated.

Those who are good at studying say that other people’s families are poor.

What Sun wanted was someone who was rich, powerful and had a good family background.

But he didn't think about it. From such a good family, whether it is a son or a daughter getting married, would they be interested in the eldest wife of the Lu family?

Lu Zhaowen is now a Beijing official. Even if he becomes successful in the future, he will help his own son. How could he help his nephew?

Sun did not see the situation clearly, and therefore her expectations were somewhat high but her abilities were low when it came to her children's marriages.

After the perfunctory chat, the old lady eagerly asked about Zhao Rulan's health.

"After the New Year, you should stay in the Orchid Garden to take care of your pregnancy. You don't need to come to my place."

"I will remember all your kindness to me as a mother. Come on, stop standing and sit down."

"When Erlang comes back, we'll have the banquet."

Lu Zhaowen went to his teacher's house to give him a gift, and it seemed like it was time for him to come back.

Mr. Song was the teacher Lu Zhaowen found in the inner house. He taught him for a period of time before the imperial examination. He was not a teacher in the academy.

In modern terms, this means inviting a teacher from an after-school tutoring class to your home.

If it’s a serious teacher, you have to go and pay your respects to him/her.

In addition to Lu Zhaowen, several of his classmates were also present this time.

Zhao Rulan guessed that she would have to wait. Fortunately, before she came, Cheng Yu had someone stew red dates and bird's nest for her on the stove in the small kitchen. She ate that and was not hungry at the moment.

The food was delivered one after another, and without any announcement of the banquet, it was all put into snack boxes.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Lu Zhaowen finally came back.

"Mom, I came back late, and some classmates insisted on taking me out for a drink."

"The whole family is waiting for you." The old lady said, and then sat down, "Let's prepare the banquet."

Sun had been feeling hungry for a long time, and when she heard the old lady talking, she immediately sat down. Next to her were the eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Yuner, and the eldest son, Lu Tiancheng.

Zhao Rulan watched Lu Zhaowen sit down and disliked the smell of alcohol on her.

"Send someone to get some scented tea for the Second Master to rinse his mouth and change his clothes."

In the eyes of outsiders, Zhao Rulan appeared gentle and considerate. Little did they know that Zhao Rulan's heart was filled with disgust towards him. She would feel nauseous even if he got a little closer to her, let alone sitting next to her.

The maid went to get some water, and Lu Zhaowen rinsed his mouth. He looked at Zhao Rulan with gentle eyes, "Madam still misses me."

Zhao Rulan smiled, but she was actually disgusted in her heart.

The New Year’s Eve dinner has been set out and is still hot.

Only in front of the masters were two plates of sliced ​​venison.

Lu Yuner looked at the raw meat in front of her with disdain, "Who made this dish? Why is it served raw? It's disgusting just looking at it."

As Lu Yuner finished speaking, Sun and Lu Tiancheng also looked over.

They all found themselves with a plate of raw meat.

"The kitchen staff must have been careless and served the meat raw."

"I've said it before, the people in the big kitchen need to be reorganized now."

Lu Tiancheng said angrily.

Sun finally found a reason to find fault with Zhao Rulan.

"Sister-in-law, this is the New Year's Eve dinner you prepared. How could you make such an outrageous dish? There was nothing like this in previous years."

In previous years, it was prepared by the Sun family.

She was praising herself in order to suppress Zhao Rulan.

Lu Zhaowen seemed to defend Zhao Rulan and said, "Sister-in-law, this is the first time that Lan Niang is preparing a New Year's Eve dinner, and it's already very good to have it turned out like this."

"Someone, take this dish away."

"Wait a minute." Zhao Rulan looked at everyone present, raised her eyebrows, and said softly with a bit of tenacity, "This dish is served raw meat. I thought everyone has never eaten venison roasted in this way."

"What are you talking about? We have eaten everything!" Lu Tiancheng shouted.

"Tiancheng, I am your aunt after all. How dare you speak to me in such a tone? You have no manners at all."

Zhao Rulan didn't explain and waited for someone to call Cheng Yu over.