Chapter 31: Past Events at the Zhou Mansion (Part 2)

But Zhou Xiaoyao was born after all, so we can’t strangle him to death.

The eldest lady didn't want to see him, so she randomly pointed to a remote courtyard and asked the wet nurse and servants to raise him randomly.

The eldest lady came from a noble family, so she was not so short-sighted as to criticize her about her food, clothing and living expenses. She just tried to avoid seeing anything.

But the servants didn't think so.

Everyone wants to bully Zhou Xiaoyao.

In front of other masters, they can only swallow their anger and work like slaves, but in front of this little master, they can act arrogantly, which makes some people feel like they have gained some kind of twisted psychological release.

Nanny Wei was someone close to the eldest lady, and would occasionally go to see the fifth young master on her behalf, whom she didn't want to see.

Nanny Wei is a considerate person and does not want to give the eldest lady a chance to be criticized, so she warns the servants who take care of the fifth young master not to go too far.

However, she soon discovered that although those people appeared respectful, they actually did not take her words to heart at all.

Nanny Wei was also very distressed.

She was worried that this incident would be used to attack the eldest lady in the future.

However, this possibility is not high, and Nanny Wei is also very busy, so she didn't care about this matter.

The fifth young master grew up stumbling and struggling until he was fifteen years old. He was already studying in the provincial school and gradually began to show his talent.

But his clothes were often too small, and his shoes and socks were torn. He was no better than the children from lower-class families who accompanied him to school.

That's too much.

He is so outstanding and has been praised by the master many times. The master wants to take him out, and he is the face of the Zhou family.

Moreover, Nanny Wei also advised the First Lady, "Brothers fight together to fight tigers, and fathers and sons fight together in battle. When he becomes successful in the future, he will be able to help the Sixth Young Master."

The eldest lady sneered: "My father and brother will take care of Sega's future."

She still doesn't care.

Nanny Wei was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Madam has really been spoiled since she was a child...

There was no other way, Nanny Wei could only find a way to solve this problem herself.

Then one time when she went out, she met Lu Qiniang who was standing up for a little beggar on the roadside and demanding compensation from the person who had crushed the little beggar.

Nanny Wei took a liking to Lu Qiniang and asked her to come into the mansion to take care of the Fifth Young Master.

She was attracted to Lu Qiniang because she was a widow with three daughters and would not seduce the Fifth Young Master.

Lu Qiniang was very willing to go to the Zhou family. She wanted her three daughters to see a different big family and gain some experience.

She also devoted herself to the Fifth Young Master.

Because she was a warm and fair person, worked hard and did not care about anything, but had her own rules, Lu Qiniang quickly became friends with many servants in the Zhou family.

Among them was Mulan, the only daughter of Wei Ma.

Nanny Wei is also a widow.

Her husband died of illness, and she stayed with her daughter, with no intention of remarrying. She just wanted to raise her daughter well and save more money for her, hoping that her daughter could get rid of her status as a citizen and marry a well-off small landlord or a promising scholar who didn't mind being poor, and become a proper wife.

Nanny Wei takes care of everything, but she raises her daughter to be innocent and lively.

Mulan liked Lu Qiniang and often went to talk to her, brought her food, and got along very well with Lu Qiniang's three daughters.

Everything was fine until one day, Mulan secretly gave the Fifth Young Master a handkerchief to express her feelings.

It turned out that this girl had fallen in love with the Fifth Young Master at some point in time.

Logically speaking, the Fifth Young Master has a gentle temperament. Even if he feels that it is inappropriate, he will not make it public after rejecting it.

But it just so happens that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Where there is a world of martial arts, there is interest.

Where there is interest, there is calculation.

As the most trusted concubine of the eldest lady, Wei Ma Ma was envied by others.

The man couldn't find a place to attack from Wei Ma, so he set his sights on Mulan. He took the handkerchief that Mulan had secretly placed under the Fifth Young Master's pillow and reported it to the First Lady.

Nanny Wei remained calm in the face of danger and pushed the blame onto Lu Qiniang.

Lu Qiniang was very disappointed with the Zhou family because of other things at the time and had decided to take her three daughters away, but she had not left yet.

She knew that this matter had spread to several families and many people were waiting to see the eldest lady make a fool of herself.

After all, the eldest lady is usually so aloof and arrogant, who wouldn't want her to make a fool of herself?

But the eldest lady has a bad temper and will not forgive Mulan after she loses face.

So Lu Qiniang thought about it and said that the handkerchief fell when she was making the bed for the Fifth Young Master, and it was an unintentional mistake.

Nanny Wei then said, "Whether intentional or not, it's your fault for not serving us well. You're not from this mansion, so leave. This mansion can't tolerate someone like you who doesn't put his heart into his work."

The eldest lady was furious and ordered that Lu Qiniang was not allowed to take anything away.

But she forgot that Lu Qiniang was not from the mansion.

She could take away what she had saved.

Lu Qiniang thought about it and decided not to reason with her. She just quietly took away all her gold and silver jewelry, and then she and her daughters put on two more pieces of clothes.

"...You don't know, it was summer, and the four of us mothers were so overwhelmed with baggy clothes, it was hilarious." Lu Qin's mother still found the scene funny when she recalled it. "But I think that little arms can't twist the big ones, and what the eldest lady says is what it is. There's no need to irritate her for that little thing and then have her use it against us mother and daughter."

Xiao Yan looked at her heartless smile, and for the first time he was not infected by her smile, but felt bitter.

Lu Qiniang is of low status and has three daughters. When she is bullied, what else can she do except endure it?

She might not even dare to complain.

Because that will only make you feel powerless and overwhelmed.

Other than that, there's no use.

"It's a coincidence, isn't it? Erya ran into Mulan that day when she went in to deliver the handkerchief. She wanted to find me and tell me, but I wasn't there at the time... You know Erya's personality. She would rather eat shit than suffer a loss, so she has always held a grudge against Wei Mama."

"What about you?" Xiao Yan asked, "Do you hate it?"

"I do feel a little bit of resentment. If I didn't want to leave, I'd feel even more resentful. But since I've already decided to leave, and I love Mulan, it doesn't matter." Lu Qiniang said, "In this life, it's better to be a little confused. You can't be too serious and think about this what-if, that hypothetical. Haven't we caught up yet? It's great."

She lowered her head and remained silent for a moment, probably trying to digest some emotions.

Soon, she looked up again, her eyes brightening. "Madame Wei hasn't forgotten me either, and sent me something. If I don't accept it happily, she'll definitely think I'm upset, so I accepted it, and now we can have meat to eat!"

Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "So what's wrong with you? How come it happened just as you were leaving the house?"