Returning to her own room, Zhilan seemed to have something to say but did not dare to ask. It was Mother Zhang who had been silent all this time who opened her mouth."Eldest Young Miss, those stewards were completely convinced by you just now. Why didn't you just take back the management rights in the residence? Why did you hand it over to a YiNiang who had just entered the house? Even if you take it back in half a month, you can take this opportunity to…"
Wan Qiu looked at her nanny and smiled.""Can't you tell what Grandmother means? She wants to take back this power herself. A little forbearance will ruin a big plan. Mother Zhang doesn't have to be anxious.”
After she finished speaking, her eyes seemed to inadvertently look at the servant girl who was sweeping the floor in the courtyard outside. She smiled and said,"Was she still obedient after she was released?”
Zhilan followed the young lady's line of sight and saw Bi Luo cleaning the courtyard. She said,""She's still stable. She doesn't dare to make a fuss anymore. I guess she's really changed.”
Wan Qiu looked at Bi Luo, who seemed to have accepted her fate, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
From a first-class girl to a third-class sweeping girl, no one could stand it. From the surface, Zhilan's words were not wrong, but would a person's nature change? Bi Luo was a girl who betrayed her master. If she betrayed her once, there would be a second time.
Mother Zhang was very cautious. She thought for a moment and said,"Young miss, Bi Luo has been trying to get into the room for the past two days, but I stopped her. I don't know if she's here to beg for mercy.”
Oh, was I there then?" Wan Qiu asked.
" Now that I think about it, it's all when Eldest Miss goes to school..." Mother Zhang still didn't understand why Wanqiu suddenly asked this.
"Right! "Just now, Jinxin complained that we all went to the reception hall for a meeting today, but Bi Luo ran out of the young miss's room in a panic. Could it be…" Fang Zhilan said subconsciously. After she finished speaking, she and Zhang Mama looked at each other, feeling that something was amiss.
Wan Qiu looked at the sky outside the window, her eyes cold."Go and check what's missing and what's extra in the house!”
" Eldest Miss, are you suspecting…" Zhilan was stunned. Could it be that Sister Bi Luo had the guts to come to this house to steal something? Her face turned pale. Did Sister Bi Luo really want to die?
Madam Zhang was an old woman. When Wanqiu said that she wanted to investigate, she immediately came to her senses and her expression became abnormally serious." Yes."”
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The next day, after school, Wan Qiu went to pay her respects to the old lady. There was a charcoal basin and a smoke cage in the room, and the door was covered with a thick cotton curtain. The room was warm. When she entered, the old lady was drinking tea under the service of Mother Luo. She leaned against the big satin pillow and absent-mindedly listened to the big servant girl Yanxia beside her talk about an interesting thing she heard outside.
Wanqiu entered the room. The old lady straightened her body imperceptibly and slowly leaned back.
"Old Lady." After Wan Qiu bowed, she saw the old lady nod and sat on the edge of the Kang as usual.
The old lady looked very happy.”
Wanqiu smiled and said," Aunt An was worried that she would not know many of the stewards since she had just entered the house. She insisted on dragging me along. I thought that they would not be able to deal with it if Old Lady gave the order. After I went, it was indeed the case. Once I heard that it was Old Lady's intention, I immediately did not say anything.”
The old lady nodded and asked,""Is there a problem with the account book?"
Wan Qiu's eyes were clear and sincere, and the smile on her lips became even more modest."Grandmother is making fun of me. Granddaughter is still in school, so how could she know about accounts? Moreover, it was originally given to Aunt An to manage. I just went to sit and drank a cup of tea before coming back.”
When the old lady heard this, her eyes revealed a satisfied expression, but her face was full of disapproval."Silly girl, I also want you to come into contact with more family matters. In the future, it will be easier for you to take charge after you get married! You're so lazy!" After saying that, he even tapped her forehead with his finger, looking very intimate.
Wanqiu immediately smiled at the old lady and hid the coldness in her eyes.
The old lady had asked him to help Lady An manage the affairs that day because she wanted to use this opportunity to shut Miss Chen's mouth so that she wouldn't use Lady An's recent marriage and low status as an excuse to cause trouble. She didn't really want him to interfere. In fact, it seemed that Lady An must have reported yesterday's situation long ago. Now that the old lady had said this, she couldn't help but have the intention of testing him to see if he had any intention of getting his hands on power.
The old lady was indeed sly and cunning to be so wary of a young granddaughter. She thought to herself, but her eyes were smiling like crescent moons. She leaned against the old lady affectionately and said in a low voice,"I beg Grandmother to spare me. The steward is the most tedious, so please spare me from this difficult task! I still like to go to school every day and play the piano and write poems with my sisters.”
"You!" The old lady was very satisfied and smiled unconsciously.
As they spoke, Lu Wanling, Lu Wanjing, and Lu Wanning lifted the curtain and entered.
Lu Wanling was the first to open her mouth and smile." Greetings, Grandmother. Elder Sister came early. It seems like I'm late."”As she spoke, she quietly sat beside Wan Qiu." After all, Grandmother dotes on Sister. She really runs around frequently.”
Lu Wanjing also smiled and said," Sister really outshines us. Looks like Grandmother will only think of Sister very soon." The Old Madam had always doted on Lu Wanjing and Lu Wanling. She quickly smiled and said that they were mischievous.
Lu Wanning smiled and echoed,"" Sister, you're amazing. Not only are you talented, both father and son are full of praise for you. You even know how to be a housekeeper. It seems like we have to learn more from you in the future." This was a living provocation. It wanted to make the old lady wary of Wanqiu. She was indeed not someone to be trifled with.
Wan Qiu touched her sleeves casually and smoothed them out. She said slowly,""Grandmother is getting on in years. As juniors, we should naturally serve her by her side. I know that my younger sisters love Mother dearly. Just now, they must have come late because they were accompanying Mother. Don't worry, Grandmother won't blame you.”
Lu Wanling and Lu Wanning held their breaths, but Lu Wanjing still smiled quietly.
However, Wanqiu smiled again and casually changed the topic. She said that the venison in the manor was delicious and that she would send some to the Old Mistress later. After a while, she said that she had obtained a new embroidered painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and wanted to look at it with Lu Wanling."When I was young, I often played with us siblings. Unfortunately, when I grew up, I wasn't very close to Xuan 'er. Xuan' er still misses you every day. We don't have many brothers and sisters in our residence, so we should be closer.”
No one could find fault with Wanqiu's tone, which sounded like an elder sister lecturing her younger sister. Grandmother Qi also smiled and nodded when she heard it. She felt that Wanqiu had grown up and was sensible now.
Lu Wanling felt bitter but couldn't say anything. She could only suppress her anger and put on a smile."Big Sister is right. I will naturally interact more with my younger brothers in the future. Oh right, the Morning Dew Water that I promised you hasn't been delivered yet. I specially picked some more this morning.”
"Thank you, Sister." Wanqiu smiled.”
The old lady nodded and said with a gratified expression,"Sisters should be like this, harmonious and considerate. I'm relieved that you sisters are so harmonious.”
Lu Wanjing and Lu Wanning quickly stood up and said yes.
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