Chapter 366 Yixiu 44
In Zhixinzhai, Yizhengzhen took his daughter-in-law to play chess, but it was not Go, but Gobang.
"Yeah, I lose again."
Yixiu looked at the chessboard with a smile. Two roads had already intersected on it. No matter which side she blocked, the other side would gain momentum.
Minrong pursed her lips and smiled sheepishly: "You asked me to do that."
"Alas, this is the only way to comfort myself." Yixiu smiled and shook his head, threw the chess piece back, and leaned back: "Let's have some snacks."
Minrong's eyes lit up, Jianqiu smiled and ordered someone to take away the chessboard, then opened the food box and placed the six freshly made snacks on a set of small blue and white porcelain plates on the kang table, and then served the Yunwu tea.
The two sat opposite each other. Yixiu picked up a piece of yam cake and said to Minrong with a smile, "You should also try these delicious dishes."
Minrong then reached out and took a plum cake, nibbling on it. The mother and daughter were chatting happily when Xiuxia walked in. Without shying away, she approached and said solemnly, "Concubine, something happened with Qi Gege."
Yixiu didn't pretend to be surprised, but nodded calmly: "I understand. Let's ignore them for now. After all, Nian and I have to go to the meeting hall tomorrow to deal with business. We'll see how she reacts then."
"Could you please take care of Siegfried?"
"No need. Helping her now would make us feel guilty. She has no time to hide from me when all these dirty things happen in the mansion. If she is not satisfied, she can go to the prince and ask for justice."
As Yixiu spoke, she saw the little girl across from her blinking her bright eyes at her. She jokingly handed her an egg yolk pastry and said, "Just listen to these things and get an idea of what's going on. Don't take them to heart. I'll take care of everything."
"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."
Minrong agreed readily and obediently, and took the egg yolk pastry, silently eating a bite of the pastry while drinking a sip of tea.
During the days since she got married, for various reasons, she could not often come to the back house when the prince was at home. After all, the wife was ill, and her status was slightly lower than that of the real mother-in-law.
But this does not mean that she has no understanding of her own mother-in-law.
In the first two months of their marriage, she had felt her husband's deep filial piety and respect for his mother-in-law. This attitude alone made her realize that her mother-in-law must have some extraordinary qualities.
After secretly observing and personally interacting with her over the past few days, she is even more certain that her mother-in-law has extraordinary skills.
She still remembered that day when she accompanied the prince to his meal. The intimacy and tacit understanding between the two of them in their conversation was clearly not much different from that between her father and mother.
The prince even personally instructed that during the time he was away from home to work, he would be fully responsible for all matters in the mansion, big or small. This shows his trust in him.
Niu Hulu Minrong, who has always had an extraordinary intuition in currying favor with others since childhood, once again accurately found her biggest backer in her new home.
After the two of them had finished their meal for a while, he told her that she didn't need to come for the next few days. He also ordered someone to send his daughter-in-law away properly and went to wash up and rest.
It's easy to imagine that when I meet Nian Shilan tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll have to deal with her again.
The next morning, she had just woken up when she heard Xiu Xia, who was helping her wash up, say, "Concubine Nian has arrived at the meeting room now."
"Why so early? It's only the morning of the 11th, and it's still pitch black outside. Is she going there to get some cold wind?"
Yixiu said it implicitly, but actually she wanted to ask Nian Shilan if she was crazy and didn't want to live anymore.
Miscarriage is not something that can be easily dealt with. Although she has rested for two months and her body seems to have recovered a lot, in fact, these deficiencies need to be carefully maintained.
Nian Shilan refused to give up her housekeeper rights. Forcing herself to go to the conference room every day in the wind and snow was already very damaging to her health. It was still so early today, and lack of sleep could easily damage her spirit.
Speak of the devil and he'll send Mickey over.
Yixiu was sitting in the bedroom, wearing only a shirt. Jianqiu was combing her hair and was obviously about to get up.
When Songzhi came in with her head lowered, her extremely shrewd eyes immediately understood what was going on. She bowed with her hands lowered and said respectfully, "Our concubine sent this servant to bring a message:"
"Because I was tired after walking yesterday, I got up a little early today. It was not intentional. I hope Concubine Nara will forgive me."
"What's the big deal? Your concubine is too cautious."
Yixiu faced the bronze mirror. From Songzhi's perspective, she couldn't see the other person's expression clearly. However, regardless of whether the other person was sincere or not, her purpose in coming here was not to apologize, so she quickly followed up with the words:
"Yes, our concubine said early in the morning that you are always generous and definitely not the kind of person who is petty and calculating. That's why our concubine thought that since she has arrived early, it would be better to take care of today's affairs at the same time, so that you, concubine, can have a good rest today."
"It's winter, there's no need to wear these pearl hairpins on your head. Just this pair of pearl hairpins is fine. After all, you have to wear the lying rabbit when you go out."
After Yixiu finished instructing Jianqiu, she said to Xiuxia, "Tell Randong to prepare. I'll be back for dinner after we finish discussing this matter."
Xiuxia quickly agreed and left. The other people in the room also went about their duties, leaving Songzhi alone there, feeling awkward and not knowing what to do.
"Why is Songzhi still here? Go tell your concubine, I know she means well, but the rules of the mansion can't be broken. You got up early today, and she got up early tomorrow. Maybe the housekeeper will have to fight for food. That would be too embarrassing."
Yixiu smoothed her hair, then slowly stood up and walked over to Songzhi. Her almond-shaped eyes curved, and she still looked kind. "I understand her difficulties, so I'll just turn a blind eye to many things. Let's not bother with anything. Harmony is the essence of a family."
As he spoke, he gently placed his hand on Songzhi's shoulder and patted it twice: "You have always been the most caring person around your concubine, so you should still advise her to take care of herself. Look, she didn't sleep all night last night, I guess she's not fully recovered yet."
Seeing that Songzhi still wanted to explain, he withdrew his hand and walked past her: "Or maybe you are still feeling sad. It can't be that Sister Nian is lying to me, right?"
Songzhi turned away quickly. What else could she say? She could only explain more respectfully, "How could that be? Our concubine was indeed sleepy last night, so she got up early today."
Yixiu paused for a moment, turned her head and nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, go and serve your concubine quickly, don't keep her waiting for too long."
"yes."
Songzhi agreed and left with a slightly heavy expression. She must have been thinking about how to tell her master this not-so-good news in a tactful way.
"Don't mention it, there are quite a few capable people around Nian."
Although it is mainly reflected in emotional intelligence.
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