Duan Tingxuan was a little angry, frowning and said, "Since the Pushan Temple incident, I have been very busy these days. I haven't even been to Chunfeng Garden many times, and I usually leave after eating. You know all this. Even so, I still found time to comfort her and Lan'er a few times, but she ended up getting spoiled? If she is such a narrow-minded person who can't tell right from wrong, I think we should just not let her be in charge. Wasn't Jing'er's previous management good enough? Just hand it over to Jing'er. In name, you are the housekeeper, and let Jing'er assist you. This way, no one can say anything."
"Won't I become the target of public criticism?" Su Nuannuan was unwilling. But her husband looked at her and laughed, "Can you stay out of trouble if you don't take care of the family?"
"Here she goes again. I know all this, but I don't want to hear it." Su Nuannuan sighed, "Anyway, give her another chance. Go and give her some pressure, hoping she can be more restrained. Really, she has been restrained after the incident with Xue's daughter-in-law, so why is she acting like that again for no reason?"
Duan Tingxuan could guess a little bit of Xu Ranyun's thoughts, so he became more depressed and contemptuous, thinking to himself that this was the daughter of the Earl's Mansion, how could she be so narrow-minded? It was obviously you who did something wrong, but you still suspected others and blamed others for it. What kind of person is this? If I had known that she was such a person, I really shouldn't have listened to the instigation of that old guy Cheng Mingbo and brought her in.
Although he thought so, Duan Tingxuan couldn't really kill Xu Ranyun with one blow. After thinking it over, he finally took Su Nuannuan's advice and went to Xia Yuxuan to give Xu Ranyun a lesson.
"Did you hear that? Grandma Yun didn't sleep all night last night?"
Xue Zhilan gently put down the teacup in her hand and stared at Long Yan with a gleam in her eyes.
"Yes, I heard it exactly. Xiao He was serving in the corridor at that time. The master said in the room that Madam Yun had been a little irritable these days. Even the old lady and the mistress were alarmed. They also said that the New Year was coming soon, so she should take it easy. Some of the servants in the house were hereditary servants, and they had to take care of their faces. Otherwise, if someone talked bad in front of the old lady and made her angry, it would be a big sin. Not long after the master left, Madam Yun smashed the cup and cried in the room. At night, the lights were on in the room all night."
Longyan reported in a low voice, and sure enough, a smile slowly spread across Xue Zhilan's face. She said calmly, "Very good, Master really helped me a lot. It seems that Madam Yun will be panicking soon. When that happens, I'll see how anxious she will be." After saying that, she chuckled a few times, and suddenly asked, "By the way, the news from Chunfeng Garden a few days ago said that when the young masters were there, Madam gave them ice cream. Has this happened again?"
Long Yan nodded and said, "Yesterday at noon, after school, the young masters went to Chunfeng Garden for lunch again and ate ice cream. Fan Ge'er and Sen Ge'er also ate, but there was nothing wrong with them coming back."
Xue Zhilan nodded and said thoughtfully, "Tell Fan'er and Sen'er to go to Chunfeng Garden less often in the future. I am their real mother, but because of a few foods, even a mother like me is ignored. I can't let my son be an ungrateful little wolf."
"Yes." Long Yan agreed, and when he saw that Xue Zhilan had no more instructions, he turned around and left.
Just as Xue Zhilan expected, Duan Tingxuan's criticism of Xu Ranyun not only failed to make her truly understand that Su Nuannuan was giving her a chance, but instead had the exact opposite effect.
"You heard what my master said the other day. What did he mean? Because I dismissed a few housekeepers' wives, your master, a dignified official of the imperial court, came home every day wishing he could stay in Chunfeng Garden forever. He came here to criticize me. He is a man who is busy with imperial affairs all day long. I thought he would not care about the affairs of the harem, but why did he do it so timely this time? Who would believe it if it wasn't instigated by that woman?"
Xu Ranyun paced on the ground. Whenever she had some free time these past two days, she would talk like this. Her two trusted maids, Fengxian and Cuiping, almost had calluses on their ears from hearing her chatter, but they did not dare to show the slightest impatience. Not only did they not dare to persuade her, they also had to comfort her with kind words.
"No, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I got this position of housekeeper with great difficulty, and I can't lose it again. I have worked so hard for this family, and I don't know how many people I have offended. Once I lose this power, what will that villain do to me? Where can I live in Meiyue Tower? I don't have good cooking skills to change your master's mind, so I can't let that woman deliberately take away my power as housekeeper, absolutely not."
"Grandma, don't let your imagination run wild. The reason why I came here to say those words to you is that I am still willing to give you a chance. Especially at times like this, you need to keep your composure." Cuiping was helpless. She had said these words to Xu Ranyun countless times, but her master just wouldn't listen.
As expected, Xu Ranyun got angry, staring at Cuiping and said angrily: "How can you say such things? Didn't you see how those people bullied me? How could it be so coincidental? All the mistakes came out at this time? Your master only listened to the woman's one-sided words, and insisted that I was nitpicking and making a fuss, but don't you know? How could I make a fuss? It's obvious that they don't take me seriously. They fought side by side with that woman in Pushan Temple. They want to change their appearance and join that woman, so they are busy drawing a clear line with me. If I don't punish them, am I waiting for them to ask for credit and reward in front of the grandmother, betray me completely, and then I will help them count the money?"
Cuiping glanced at Fengxian at the side, feeling somewhat resentful, thinking to herself that grandma is in a panic right now, but you accepted benefits from those people and even exaggerated the situation. Now everyone is in a panic and even grandma herself can't keep her composure. Are you happy now?
Feng Xian felt a little regretful, and even suspected that she was being used by someone. However, at this point, she dared not say such words, otherwise Xu Ranyun would tear her apart alive. She had no choice but to persuade him, "Grandma, please be patient and don't panic..."
"That's enough. I've heard so many of these words that my ears are callused. You two are just trying to persuade and comfort me, and you can't come up with any useful ideas. Get out, all of you."
Fengxian and Cuiping had no choice but to bow and leave when they heard the little girl outside report: "Grandma, Grandma Lan is here."
"What is she doing here? To see me make fun of herself?" Xu Ranyun said angrily, but she quickly raised her head and straightened her chest. Fengxian and Cuiping came over to help her tidy up her clothes and hair. After they were done, she said calmly, "Let Grandma Lan in."
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