It had snowed for several days in a row, and the roofs, treetops, and the ground were covered with a layer of white frost. The light coming in through the windows covered with lattice paper was much brighter than usual, and the room was filled with a crystal-clear glow.

Eleventh Lady put down the half-read "Records of the Nine Regions of the Great Zhou" and opened the window to look out.

The woods outside the Lujun Tower were all covered with a thick layer of snow. When the wind blew occasionally, the snow balls resting on the tops of the boxwood trees fell down, revealing the green leaves, which was refreshing to see.

It turned out that Yuhang where she lived was in the northwest of Hangzhou Prefecture, with Dadi Mountain in the southwest and Jing Mountain in the northwest. In the south was Tiaoxi River, which originated from Tianmu Mountain in Yuqian County...

Too little information!

She had been to Yuhang before, but that time was on a business trip. The client's wife took the child back to her hometown in Yuhang. She went to Yuhang and persuaded the client's wife to give up the custody of the child. As a lawyer, she received a seven-figure salary. This was the first pot of gold in her career!

Thinking of this, Eleventh Lady couldn't help but sigh.

What’s the use of thinking about these things now!

In the three years since she came here, the farthest place she had been to was the second gate of the inner house of the Luo Mansion - when she sent the eldest lady of the Luo Mansion, her stepmother Xu, to burn incense at Ci'an Temple.

What does Yuhang look like now? How far is it from Hangzhou? What is its relationship with it?

Even if you knew all this and saw it with your own eyes, what's the use?

This world is no longer that world!

Eleventh Lady let out a long sigh - as if she wanted to use this breath to blow away all the things from the past!

"Miss Eleven!" When the maid Bin Ju came in with hot tea and small pastries, she saw Eleven's forehead against the window frame beside her. "You opened the window again. There is a north wind today." As she said that, she put the tea tray on the small table beside her and went forward to help her. "Today I made pastries with plum blossom fillings. Please try them."

Three years ago, this body fell and was in a coma for three months, and then lay in bed for another six months. If it weren't for Bin Ju and another maid Dong Qing's careful care, she would not have been able to survive even if she was inexplicably transported into this body.

Eleventh Lady couldn't bear to refuse her kindness, so she obediently sat down at the table, took the hot tea she handed to her and took a sip.

Rich black tea with a little bit of honey - her favorite.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, revealing a satisfied expression.

Bin Ju looked at it, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he turned around to close the window.

Suddenly there was a knocking sound from upstairs, ringing above my head, making me feel uneasy.

Bin Ju's face changed, and she looked up at Cheng Chen. Just as she was about to say something, Shiyi Niang said like chanting a scripture: "Tolerate her, let her be, avoid her, let her be, endure her, ignore her, and wait a few years and you'll see what happens to her!"

A burst of laughter came from the door.

Shiyi Niang and Bin Ju couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice. A young girl in a pink bodice and carrying a dark blue bundle was standing by the curtain.

"Sister Dongqing!" Binju's eyes lit up, "You're back!" Then she went up to her and helped her carry the bag.

Dongqing is from Yu County. When her younger sister got married, the eldest wife gave her five days off. Today is the fourth day, but she came back before noon.

"Why don't you stay home a little longer?" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "There aren't many opportunities like this!"

"Why would I stay so long?" Dongqing Renbinju took over her bag. "My brother married my sister-in-law, and we have a nephew these few years. Our house is already small. If I go back, I have to make room... It's better not to go back."

In the past two years, Dongqing's family has relied on her monthly salary as the head maid to support their family. Last summer, her brother wanted to buy the land next door, but he was short of money, so her sister-in-law came to the mansion to find her and asked her to help borrow some money.

Seeing Dongqing looking a little embarrassed, Binju smiled and said, "What is it for this time?" Then, he poured a cup of tea for Dongqing.

At that time, Binju lent five taels of silver to Dongqing, and Shiyi Niang gave her two red gold hairpins.

Dongqing avoided the topic and smiled as she untied the bag Binju had placed on the round table: "My mother made a few pairs of shoes for Miss and asked me to bring them back..."

While they were talking, the "bang bang" sound from upstairs never stopped, and it became even more rapid, making it impossible for anyone to relax.

The three people downstairs looked the same, as if they were sitting in a garden with a gentle spring breeze.

"...This Cuihua handkerchief is for Binju...This is the soybean sauce, for Mother Xin..."

"Are you making soybean paste again this year?" Bin Ju smiled. "It seems that your family has a good harvest this year... Miss also likes to eat it, you should bring more back..."

Holly felt a little embarrassed.

The family was very thoughtful. Even Xin Mama, who did rough work in Miss Eleven's room, brought some things, but she didn't even ask for repayment...

She was just wondering how to explain it when Eleventh Lady asked her with a smile, "Have you gone to thank your mother?"

Dong Qing said hurriedly, "I went there. I also met Mother Xu, who gave me two jars of pickled soybeans."

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded. She took the shoes that Dongqing's mother made for her and looked at them from left to right: "Dongqing, your mother's craftsmanship is really good..."

"Of course." Bin Ju laughed and said, "Sister Dong Qing has inherited the true teachings!"

For some reason, Shiyi Niang recalled her college days... After the Spring Festival, when school started again, everyone brought local specialties back for their roommates to taste... Only she always had the most expensive snacks in her bag that could be bought in the supermarket...

There was a hint of sadness on her face.

Dongqing looked at it and couldn't help but think of what he had been worried about.

"Miss Eleven," she said with a hint of uneasiness in her voice, "Is it because of me…?"

Eleventh Lady was stunned for a moment before she understood what she was saying.

Dongqing is beautiful, calm, and good at sewing. She was noticed by Mama Yao, who was close to the first wife, and wanted to marry her to her nephew. But Mama Yao's nephew was not only ugly, but also a whore and gambler. Not to mention Shiyi Niang, even Dongqing looked down on him. Years ago, Mama Yao came to talk to Shiyi Niang about him. Shiyi Niang agreed to it at first, saying that it was a blessing for Dongqing to marry Mama Yao. As soon as Mama Yao left, she took the cord that she had made for the first wife and went to the first wife. While massaging her legs, she asked her blankly: "... Mama Yao said that his nephew looked for girls all over the yard and chose Dongqing... I am with Dongqing every day, and I don't know where his nephew has seen Dongqing..."

The eldest wife started to treat Yao Mama a little coldly from then on, and the matter naturally fell through. But the grudge between Shiyi Niang and Yao Mama was also formed!

After a while, the first wife began to use Yao Mama again. Yao Mama straightened her back and said, "Just wait and see, within two years, I will make that little bitch lie under my nephew and let him ride her..."

According to the unwritten rule of the wealthy families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if a maid is still unmarried when she reaches the age of 20, she must be sent away to avoid violating the will of heaven.

Dongqing is eighteen years old this year...

Eleventh Lady's biological mother, Aunt Lu, could not help but advise her: "Why do you have to have a grudge against Yao Mama for a maid... She is the mistress's companion... You don't even know where your own way out is, and you are still offending others for a maid..."

Thinking of this, Eleventh Lady felt a little annoyed.

She had no regrets for standing up for Holly.

Living in a place like Luo's compound full of women, if you are kind, you will be bullied. If you can't even protect your own maid, who will take you seriously? Besides, Dong Qing has also paid a lot for her...

She worries about her future!

A concubine's daughter, beautiful, and an unfavored mother... her fate is entirely in the hands of the first wife.

If the eldest wife was just a woman in the inner house who could be fooled by a few nice words, it would be easy to say, but she was born in a prominent family in Qiantang. Her father was promoted to the Minister of Rites. She followed her father in office since she was a child, traveled all over half of the Great Zhou, and was raised to read and write like a man. She married into the Luo family at the age of thirteen and became the head of the family at the age of fifteen. There were six concubines around the eldest master. Except for Concubine Ke, who was originally the eldest wife's personal maid and gave birth to a bastard who was nine years younger than the eldest son, the other children either died young or were daughters... Every time she saw the eldest wife's face as quiet as a bodhisattva, Shiyi Niang felt a little uneasy.

As the thought flashed through her mind, Eleventh Lady couldn't help but look up at Chengchen above her head with a strange expression.

The Lujun Building has three rooms and two floors. Eleventh Lady lives on the east side of the first floor, Twelve Lady lives on the west side, and Tenth Lady lives upstairs.

Aunt Lu, the biological mother of Eleventh Lady, and Aunt Yang, the biological mother of Tenth Lady, had been fighting with each other for most of their lives. In the end, both aunts were dealt with by Aunt Lu, the biological mother of Twelfth Lady... Whenever Tenth Lady remembered this, she asked her maid to knock on the floor with a big stick, making the two of them unable to live in peace.

Eleventh Lady was able to keep her composure, after all, she had a mature soul in her body. And Twelfth Lady, who was only seven years old, was just as calm as her, which made her look at her with new eyes.

"Don't worry, Sister Dongqing." Seeing that Shiyi Niang didn't say a word and the happy atmosphere in the room disappeared, Binju smiled and comforted Dongqing, "Aren't there still two years? Miss is so smart, she will definitely be able to come up with a solution in these two years!"

Dongqing's expression darkened and he seemed to want to say something but stopped.

Eleventh Lady looked at this and felt something in her heart, thinking of Dong Qing’s expression when he came back.

Her expression was somewhat serious, and she asked, "Dongqing, did Mother Yao send someone to your house to propose marriage?"

Holly dropped her eyelids.

The guess was silently confirmed, and Eleventh Lady was furious.

She snorted coldly and was about to say something when the maid Qiuju's voice came from outside, "Mother Yao, it's snowing so hard, why are you here? Come in quickly and have a cup of hot tea to cool off."

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Bin Ju pulled Shiyi Niang's sleeve with a pale face: "What should I do? What should I do?"

There was also a hint of sharpness in Dongqing's usually gentle eyes.

"Why are you so nervous?" Eleventh Lady stood up with a smile and calmly instructed the two of them, "Dongqing, go get the red robe that the eldest lady gave you last time to entertain the guests. Binju, go and welcome Mother Yao in."

Her calmness infected the holly and the oxeye daisy.

The two of them said "yes" and were about to go their separate ways when Mother Yao personally lifted the curtain and walked in. She looked at the three people in the room with a fake smile and said, "Miss Eleven, the eldest lady wants you to come over."

(A new pit has been opened. Welcome to click, collect, and recommend... As for pink tickets, "Good Things Come Hard to Travel Through" needs them this month, and "Strategies for Concubine Daughters" needs them next month. (*^__^*) Hehe... Zhizhi wants to participate in PK and wants to reserve them.)