No one noticed when Xu Lingyi came in.

I don't know what he heard or how much he heard.

Several people felt uneasy, and the air in the room became stagnant.

Dong Qing felt even more guilty. He jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and called out "My Lord" tremblingly.

Amber and Binju quickly withdrew their hands, bent their knees and bowed to Xu Lingyi with a slightly panicked look.

Xu Lingyi didn't pay any attention to these, his eyes fell directly on Shiyi Niang.

She was half-sitting on the kang, her face pale, her eyes and nose red, and she was wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

His heart sank.

When I returned to my room, Eleventh Lady always came to greet me with a smile. She had never looked so gloomy and sad!

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but look at the maids.

Holly stood there in a hesitant manner, with the left side of her face red, obviously having been slapped hard. Looking at Amber again, her eyes flickered. The right side of Daisy's face was as red as Holly's. Thinking back carefully to what had just happened, Amber was clearly trying to stop Daisy.

Eleventh Lady was always kind to others. She was alone and weak, so how could she have given such a slap? It was clearly a fight between several maids that had come to her.

No wonder the two maids guarding the gate looked panicked when they saw his face change drastically.

But this is Eleventh Lady’s own business after all, and it is not appropriate for her to interfere.

Although he thought so, Xu Lingyi still showed some unhappiness between his brows.

The three maids couldn't help but feel a little timid when they saw this.

The way he looked just now was indeed outrageous. No wonder the Marquis was unhappy.

Eleventh Lady stood up to help: "The Marquis is back! I'll ask Chunmo and Xiayi to come in and help the Marquis change his clothes!" She then told Amber and the others, "All of you leave!"

After she said that, Xu Lingyi had no choice but to pretend nothing had happened and nodded: "Call Chunmo in!" Then he went to the bathroom to make time for Shiyi Niang to deal with the unfinished business.

Amber and Binju breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xu Lingyi did not pursue the matter, and they bent their knees and said "yes".

Dongqing shuddered and came to his senses.

If this matter gets out to the world, the lady might help me for the sake of her reputation. But if I just let it go like this...

She just felt her heart pounding violently.

The left side of his face, which was slapped by Binju, was burning hot.

Now that things have come to this, can we turn back?

She shook her head slightly.

The first one who would not forgive himself was probably Bin Ju.

The thought flashed through her mind, and she shouted "Marquis" desperately at Xu Lingyi's back. The words fell out quickly and quickly, catching people off guard, "It's all my fault. Aunt Qiao is pregnant. The Marquis's room is empty. The eldest lady in Gongxian Hutong wants to send a few beautiful maids around her to serve the Marquis. I heard about it, so I dared to tell Madam..."

Xu Lingyi ignored it.

Eleventh Lady once mentioned to him that the First Wife had asked her to get a room for her. He guessed at that time that the First Wife would take action.

However, Dong Qing, the maidservant beside Shiyi Niang, suddenly brought up this matter again. Could it be that there was something strange about it that she didn't know about? Or was Shiyi Niang's crying related to this?

No matter what, if there is anything, Eleventh Lady will tell herself.

He walked past her and chatted with a maid...

He shook his head slightly.

Eleventh Lady felt both amused and confused when she heard this.

Even after saying so much, Dongqing still doesn't give up... There is no point in saying anything more or doing anything else.

At this moment, she only hoped that Dongqing would not speak so bluntly, and leave some face for herself, Amber, Binju and other women from the Luo family.

"Okay, Dongqing." She interrupted Dongqing softly, "I will discuss this matter with the Marquis. You guys go down and rest first!"

The meaning of blocking is very obvious.

Before she could finish her words, Amber rushed over.

While secretly cursing herself for being so stupid, how could she let Dongqing yell at this time? She stepped forward and grabbed Dongqing's left arm: "Sister Dongqing, the Marquis is here, let's step back first and let the Marquis and the Madam have a good talk!" As she spoke, she held her arm tightly and winked at Binju, motioning her to come up and help.

Dong Qing could not help but struggle: "My Lord, my lady is very sad to hear this. I think that even if I want to marry you, I should choose one from my dowry..."

After all, Bin Daisy and Holly had been friends for five years, and she had never thought of using violence. But when Holly's words became more and more outrageous and Amber winked at her, she stepped forward without hesitation and grabbed Holly's other arm.

After entering the clean room, Xu Lingyi heard the noises outside and suddenly remembered that Shiyi Niang seemed to have told him that not all her maids had served her since childhood. However, he didn't pay attention to it at the time and couldn't remember the exact words.

Now that I think about it, since she wasn't serving him since she was a child, it must have been a reward from the eldest lady when she was getting married.

No wonder he dares to be so arrogant.

Xu Lingyi thought about it, but couldn't help but turn around and leave the bathroom.

"Eleventh Lady." He stood at the door of the bathroom and looked at Eleventh Lady from afar, his expression was indifferent, and he seemed a little indifferent. "If the maids are disobedient, just send them away."

He appeared so suddenly, and spoke so abruptly, that everyone in the room was stunned.

Seeing that Shiyi Niang didn't understand what he meant, Xu Lingyi's eyes fell on Dong Qing: "If the maids don't listen, just send them away. There's no need to get angry."

Only then did Eleventh Lady understand.

She felt a little warm in her heart.

"Thank you, Lord!" Eleventh Lady raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, "I will consider it."

She understood, and so did Holly, Amber, and Oxeye Daisy.

Dongqing's face turned pale in an instant.

"Send him away..." She looked at Xu Lingyi in disbelief and whispered, "Send him away..."

Amber and Binju felt relieved and looked at each other.

With the Marquis's words, there was no obstacle for the Lady to deal with Dong Qing.

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When Xu Lingyi came out of the bathroom, the inner room had returned to its former tranquility.

Eleventh Lady sat cross-legged on the big kang by the window, staring blankly at the bare branches outside.

Hearing the noise, she turned her head and smiled slightly.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Lingyi sat down next to her and looked outside in the direction she was looking.

There is a crabapple tree outside the window.

"I'm looking at the branches," Eleventh Lady smiled and looked out the window, her voice gentle and soft, "They should sprout in a couple of days, right?"

Xu Lingyi thought for a moment and said, "Spring is coming a little late in Yanjing. It will probably be the end of February!"

"Oh!" Eleventh Lady nodded.

The room became quiet again.

The two of them sat like this quietly for a while.

Only then did Eleventh Lady's mood completely calm down.

"My Lord," she whispered, "Dong Qing doesn't want to marry Wan Daxian, so she's making a fuss. I think a forced marriage is not a happy one. Why don't you find a reason to cancel this marriage?"

If she just didn't want to marry Wan Daxian, then why did Dong Qing bother to talk to her, and why did Amber and the others bother to stop her...

Isn’t Eleventh Lady embarrassed?

He thought of her eyes and nose turned red from crying.

Touched her head.

"After the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon rises, most of the managers in the outer courtyard will have to be replaced. The maids, wives, and old women in the inner courtyard should also be moved!" He said in a calm tone, "You can draw up a list in the next few days, and I will ask Manager Bai to find someone for you. If there is a maid or wife you like, you can also tell Manager Bai."

"My Lord..."

Eleventh Lady was very surprised.

By doing this, he is giving himself the power to appoint and dismiss personnel.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "As soon as Third Brother and the others leave in the spring, you will be the housekeeper. You can't just ignore your orders, right? Changing orders every day is not good, and not following orders is probably even worse!"

I didn't expect he still remembered this.

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "My Lord, you are thinking about that small kitchen, right? No matter how much you talk, I will not agree to reopen it."

Xu Lingyi laughed.

After the two of them joked around like this, Eleventh Lady felt much better.

Xu Lingyi stood up and said, "You are tired today, so take a good rest! Don't go to mother's place. I will tell mother that you are not feeling well."

"How can that be possible!" Eleventh Lady said hurriedly.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "You have to get sick sometimes!"

Eleventh Lady was stunned.

Xu Lingyi quickly walked out of the inner room.

Eleventh Lady looked at the swaying door curtain for a long time before she came to her senses and couldn't help laughing.

She forced herself to drink half a bowl of porridge for dinner, then asked the maid to call Amber and told her what Xu Lingyi meant: "...We need to quickly decide on the vacancy and the candidate."

"Ma'am, don't worry. I know the seriousness of the matter." Amber smiled happily. "I will definitely draw up the list before the second day of February and will not hold back the outer courtyard."

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked the maid to bring a plate of shredded bacon, a plate of fried yellow croaker, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a bowl of white porridge, and a small bowl of white jade rice.

"Now you can eat it!"

Amber was startled for a moment, then she laughed: "Madam, you are so mean!"

Not wanting to make Shiyi Niang worry, she drank a bowl of white porridge with the dish.

"Okay. Go back and get busy!" Eleventh Lady didn't want to force her. "Tell Bin Ju the news by the way. Let her sleep well too. Let her bear with it for a few days. Don't do anything, just stay with Dong Qing. If others ask, just say it was me who asked her to accompany Dong Qing to embroider the dowry. After a few days, when the rumors are not so tense, I will find an excuse to say that she is sick and send her out of the house. It will also avoid ruining Wan Daxian."

Amber nodded, her eyes dimming slightly.

If the woman has a hidden illness, the man can cancel the engagement.

Eleventh Lady decided to use this excuse to get the Wan family to cancel the engagement.

But if this happens, it will be difficult for Dongqing to get married in the future.

Such a promising future, but ended up like this...

She couldn't help but sigh softly.

Seeing that although Eleventh Lady spoke cheerfully, a trace of melancholy flashed across her brows, she knew that she was not feeling well either. She smiled and changed the subject: "Sister Hui from the Lin Residence will be here in a few days. What do you think we should prepare?"

Thinking of that proud little girl, Eleventh Lady's expression became cheerful: "Sweet white porcelain tableware, green bamboo chopsticks, a clean house, and a few daffodils on the table are enough."

"Is that enough?"

As the two were talking, Lin Bo, who was beside Xu Lingyi, suddenly ran in panting.

"Husband, Madam, you, please lie down quickly. The Madam heard that you were not feeling well and came to see you in person..."

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Overhauled a bit.

I can’t help but wonder, if someone reads a pirated version, I wonder if they will post comments tomorrow saying that I can’t keep up with the writing!

⊙﹏⊙bSweat!