Chapter 164: Grabbing Cloth

Lu Lingyun had a few leisurely days, but Du Ruoke in the backyard had no leisure at all.

In the past few days, Cheng Yunshuo still hasn't come to her yard.

He even seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, hiding from her, so that Du Ruo had no chance of running into Cheng Yunshuo.

Because she had been taught the rules by Lu Lingyun the last time she went there, she did not dare to go to Lu Lingyun's yard to look for someone directly. She stayed in her own small lotus yard for a few days, but did gain something.

She found out everything about Cheng Yunshuo's concubines.

Qiu Ling was a personal maid who grew up with Cheng Yunshuo. She had a difficult delivery and became ill, and was no longer able to serve him in bed.

But she had children and gave birth to the eldest son for the Marquis's Mansion, who was raised by Lu Lingyun. Even if she could no longer serve Cheng Yunshuo, she still had a considerable status in the Marquis's Mansion.

Aunt Qiu was now even more lazy about competing for favor. She spent all day in her own yard embroidering small clothes and shoes, or going to Lu Lingyun's yard from time to time to chat, without competing with others.

Then there is Linglong, who lives in Yaoguang Pavilion. Aunt Ling was born in a brothel and moved into the mansion before Xing Dairong's death. Although her status is low, her features are somewhat like Xing Dairong. In addition, no one in the backyard competes with her for favor. She also lives directly in Cheng Yunshuo's yard, so she can be said to be favored by Cheng Yunshuo as his exclusive roommate.

In the few days since she got married, Cheng Yunshuo stayed at her place every night.

Thinking of this, Du Ruo's eyes were filled with jealousy.

She must fight to get Linglong down. As long as Linglong is down, Cheng Yunshuo will be hers.

Thinking of this, after a few days of peace, Du Ruo went directly to Yaoguang Pavilion to meet Aunt Ling.

At this time, in the garden behind the house.

April is a good time of year, with the weather warm and flowers blooming. The sun is getting warmer day by day. In a blooming garden, a beautiful woman is sitting on a rocking chair admiring the flowers.

Two maids held a few feet of cloth in front of her and asked her to choose.

"Aunt Ling, this is the material for this season's new clothes. Aunt Qiu has just finished selecting them. You can come and choose."

The aunts made new clothes every season. The warehouse would first send the materials to each courtyard for the aunts to choose from.

Of course, the order in which they were sent for selection was also important, and the first place they would be sent to was definitely Qiu Ling.

Qiu Ling was the first one to be promoted to concubine and gave birth to the eldest son of the Marquis's Mansion. In addition, Qiu Ling was originally born into a family of the Marquis's Mansion, so the servants in the Marquis's Mansion were close to her. The first batch of materials was sent to other courtyards only after she had selected them.

"These materials are all very good." Linglong looked at the two remaining pieces of cloth in front of her, one with a lotus pink peach pattern, and the other with a cyan orchid pattern.

"Are these the only two left?"

"Yes, this year we have three pieces of good material in our warehouse. This is the popular Yunjin fabric in Jiangnan. They all look good."

Linglong heard this and said, "Then I'll choose lotus pink, a bright color."

"Aunt Ling, you and Aunt Qiu have the same idea. Aunt Qiu also liked lotus root powder originally, but she said that she had given birth to a child and is no longer a little girl. The lotus root powder is just right for you, Aunt Ling!" said the maid who was delivering the fabric.

Because of Xing Dairong's childbirth, Linglong and Qiu Ling's relationship is still good. Qiu Ling is now too lazy to compete for favor and is wholeheartedly following Lu Lingyun, so she has no hostility towards her.

Usually, the two of them would go together to appreciate flowers and chat.

"Did Sister Qiu Ling really say that?"

"Of course, Aunt Qiu chose the goose-yellow pattern of the albizzia tree and reserved the mauve color for you."

Linglong couldn't help but smile when she heard this, "Then I'll take this lotus root pink color."

"Okay, then I'll send the last piece of fabric to Xiaoheyuan."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a voice, "Send something to me!"

Du Ruo led Xiao Qin to the garden and heard these people discussing the materials and patterns.

"Auntie Du, this is the material for this year's new clothes." When the little maid saw Du Ruo coming, she bowed and explained, "This is for you from the warehouse."

Du Ruo glanced at the dull blue-green orchid material in front of him, and his eyes fell on Linglong's piece of fresh and lively lotus-pink material.

She frowned and immediately raised her voice, "Why is mine this color?"

The little maid was nervous for a moment, "Auntie Du, this is the color."

"Then why is hers pink?"

"There are three horses in total. Madam Qiu and Madam Ling finished choosing first." The little maid said honestly.

Du Ruo understood, it turned out that she was the one picking up the ones left over!

“Why should they choose first?”

The little maid was speechless.

Linglong, who was standing by, frowned slightly when she saw this. "Auntie Du, there is a certain order of entry. Why are you making things so difficult for the servants?"

"Oh!"

It would have been fine if Linglong hadn't spoken. As soon as she spoke, Du Ruo had something to say. She raised her eyebrows, and a bit of pride and arrogance appeared on her face again. "If I remember correctly, I entered the house as a concubine. You are just an ordinary concubine. Do you have the right to speak?"

Yes.

Du Ruo is a concubine.

Linglong was born in a brothel and had no family background, so the gift of marriage to a concubine was just to offer Lu Lingyun a cup of tea.

According to the rules, she was the lowest concubine.

However, the Marquis' Mansion never paid attention to the status of concubines. After all, all concubines were the same in Lu Lingyun's eyes, and Lu Lingyun never treated them differently because of their backgrounds.

Linglong had been in the Marquis' Mansion for so long and knew Lu Lingyun's temper and personality. She was well-behaved and lived a good life whether as a concubine or a maid.

This suddenly made the newcomer Du Ruo feel overwhelmed. Even the mistress was not so arrogant, so where did she get the authority from?

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes immediately.

"What does Aunt Du mean?"

"Don't you understand? I am the noble concubine of the Marquis's Mansion, and you are just a lowly concubine. Logically, I can teach you, and you must listen to everything I say!"

Linglong sneered and was too lazy to pay attention to her. She called her servants and carried the material back to the Yaoguang Pavilion.

"Stop right there!" Du Ruo shouted, "Give me back the material!"

Linglong continued to move forward.

"Xiaoqin, go get the material!" Du Ruo instructed Xiaoqin to go.

"Aunt Du, this is not good." Xiaoqin didn't dare to go. Not only did she not dare to go, she also had to quickly send someone to inform Lu Lingyun.

"If you don't go, I'll go by myself!" Du Ruo rushed to Linglong in one quick step, stretched out his hand and snatched the material from her maid's arms.

Linglong was annoyed when she saw this, "What are you doing!"

She stepped forward to protect her maid and the material, but was pushed away by Du Ruo.

Du Ruo is a well-trained fighter after all, so there is no way he can lose against a few women.

"How dare you steal my things? Don't you even look at yourself?" When Du Ruo was feeling proud and proud, a cold voice came.

"What are you doing!?"

Just at this time, Lu Lingyun came over with a group of people.

Among the people traveling together was Liu Qingping who just arrived today.

At this time, Liu Qingping was looking at Du Ruo who was stealing things with a look of surprise and astonishment.