Long Yan said: "Grandma, don't say that. I'm not that heartless..."
Before he could finish, Xue Zhilan sneered, "You are affectionate but always heartless. Your master is affectionate, so he is also heartless. Even if he protects me, once, twice, three times, and four times, I will be the only one bullied and complain to him. Are you afraid that he will not get tired of it? By then, I will never be able to turn things around. Am I going to fall out of favor before I am old and ugly? No, I can't let this happen."
Cai Sang sighed, "Although what Grandma said is true, it's just that if you do this, you will fall into Grandma Yun's trap again."
Xue Zhilan's anger gradually faded, and she slowly regained her composure. She said calmly, "So what if I am used as a pawn by her? As long as I can get through this and prevent the Madam and Grandma from getting close and getting along, I will be the most filial daughter-in-law to the Madam. It is difficult to change one's nature, and Grandma has done so much, isn't she looking forward to the day when she can turn things around? Grandma Yun is not one to tolerate any injustice. When the time comes, they will fight for the master, power, fame, and profit. There will always be a day when they fight to their heart's content, and then I can watch the show quietly."
Long Yan clapped her hands and laughed, "Grandma, what you said is really on point. After all, who does Grandma hate the most? Who has the biggest conflict with her? I don't believe that Grandma really doesn't want to take back the power of housekeeper? This is the basis for her to call the shots in the mansion."
Xue Zhilan nodded heavily and gritted her teeth, "You are right. I am just bowing my head temporarily and bearing the humiliation. As the saying goes, God will reward those who work hard. God will eventually make me get what I want."
Let's not talk about Xue Zhilan looking forward to the future and feeling that the situation is very good. Let's talk about Xu Ranyun. Coming out of Qiuyun Pavilion, Fengxian beside her saw that there was no one around, so she smiled and said, "Grandma Lan is very sensible. She understood it after a little guidance from grandma."
"What's the use?" Xu Ranyun didn't look very happy. "After all, I can't throw Grandma back to Meiyue Tower. In the end, she and I still have the worst relationship. If you didn't know this, do you think your Grandma Lan would agree so easily?"
"I think, grandma, are you overthinking? Master clearly said that the eldest grandma doesn't want the power of housekeeper now..." Fengxian carefully persuaded her master, fearing that Xu Ranyun would get stuck in a dead end. Going against Su Nuannuan and completely making the young marquis disgusted, anyone would know that the master and the eldest grandma are now as close as honey.
"Bah! If you don't want the power of housekeeper, why did you take the private treasury? Don't say that the private treasury of the master in the first house is the most important. It is the private treasury of the whole Anping Marquis Mansion. It is no less important than the public treasury. The couple of the second house drool all day long, thinking of ways to dig things out of this private treasury, not that I keep a close eye on it. I don't know what this treasury has become, but now she has taken it away so easily. Don't want the power of housekeeper? Haha. You can fool the devil with this talk. As the saying goes, a dog will always eat shit. Just wait and see, I will be upset in the future."
Fengxian didn't dare to say anything more. Xu Ranyun was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke, but he also knew that the situation was settled. As they were walking, she suddenly changed direction. When she heard Fengxian ask her where she was going, she sneered and said, "Let's go to the kitchen. I heard that the Xue family's daughter-in-law is holding your grandmother's legs tightly. Humph! She is really good at climbing high branches. She doesn't think that if I hadn't taken care of her for so many years, she would have been able to manage the kitchen, the most lucrative place? They are all a bunch of ungrateful people who can't be fed."
Fengxian heard this and said: Well, grandma is just angry and has nowhere to vent. I heard that the daughter-in-law of the Xue family is close to Chunfengyuan, so she just found a vent. Speaking of which, the daughter-in-law of the Xue family is also confused. The kitchen is grandma's one-third acre of land, and she didn't even know that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. She deserves this fate.
But for such a matter, why would Grandma need to personally take action? Send me or Cuiping to reprimand her, and then let the Xue family's daughter-in-law pack up and leave. The kitchen is so lucrative, who is afraid that those waiting to take over will not line up to come and give gifts to Grandma? Fengxian thought in her heart, but did not persuade her out loud. She knew that the master was holding back a bad temper in his heart. If he did not vent it, the people around them would be the ones who would suffer in the end.
The master and servant quickly arrived at the kitchen gate, where they saw more than a dozen maids busy shuttling back and forth. Xu Ranyun coughed to attract everyone's attention. Sure enough, soon the Xue family's daughter-in-law came out with people to greet them. She then walked into the yard, raised her chin slightly, and said proudly, "I have been busy these days, so I have not taken care of the kitchen as much. I thought that you, Xue family, have always been steady in doing things, and nothing will happen. Who would have thought that this is really a secret, and you can't see through it. I have only been away for a few days, and you look at the shabby things you have done, and the money on the account has been spent like water. Let me ask you, do you want to use this kitchen to move all the money in the mansion to your home?"
The daughter-in-law of the Xue family was also a smart person. After hearing this, she understood that it was because Grandma Yun was dissatisfied with her and the eldest grandma being close. She knew that since Xu Ranyun had come in person today, she would have no chance of getting along. It was useless to argue or not. But the black pot that the other party put on her head was too big. If she didn't argue a few words, she would be crushed to death. Yin hurriedly smiled and said, "Grandma Yun doesn't know? The old lady and the prince have instructed that because the food made by the eldest grandma is delicious and there are always new styles, the kitchen should bring in more fresh ingredients and more styles every day. Who knows what delicious food the eldest grandma can make on a whim? If there is a delay due to lack of ingredients, the masters will also feel regretful. When this word was passed down that day, I was going to report it, but Rong'er in the old lady's room said that the prince would tell Grandma about this matter, so that I don't need to bother. Unexpectedly, the prince probably forgot to tell Grandma, and this is the fault of this maid..."
Xu Ranyun sneered. Duan Tingxuan had said this to her, but she came here to cause trouble today, so how could she give up just because of these reasonable arguments? So she said leisurely: "I know what you are talking about. Even so, the expenditure is too much. I guess you are taking the words of the old lady and the master as an excuse to act recklessly. It's not just this matter. There have been a lot of smoky places in the kitchen these days. I am too lazy to explain it to you one by one. You are also an old man in the family. If you drive her out like this, you will lose face and you will definitely say that I am harsh. Forget it, you can go to the laundry room now. Wu's health is not good. You go to help her for a few days. When she can't work anymore, you can take over her position and manage the laundry room."
The Xue family's wife was startled, thinking to herself, when did the Wu family's wife become ill? She is as strong as an ox. If I want to take over her position as a manager, how long will it take? This Yun Madam is too cruel. Even if I am close to the eldest grandmother, it is because she is a good person, not arrogant, and does not hide anything from a servant like me. Even so, I have not given her any benefits. The prince relies on this to please the eldest grandmother. How can it be my turn? You just beat me to death with a stick and let me not turn over?
She was so angry that she dared not show any resentment on her face. Besides, it was expected, so the Xue family's wife calmly agreed and returned to the kitchen to pack her things. Until she entered the house, she could still hear Xu Ranyun's arrogant voice scolding the women. She became more and more angry. Suddenly, she saw the majestic and beautiful red-feathered green-tailed rooster in the cage beside the water tank staring at her. A pair of black bean-like chicken eyes showed a strong fighting spirit. The Xue family's wife didn't know what she was thinking. She opened the cage and kicked the rooster, kicking it to the door. Sure enough, she heard a long "Cock-a-doodle-doo". The rooster was very smart and seized this opportunity to escape, flapping its wings and flew out.
Xu Ranyun was giving a lecture to the other maids. Although they were just servants, she felt the pleasure of being domineering again, which comforted her heart that was hurt by Duan Tingxuan. Unexpectedly, just as she was feeling proud, she heard the crowing of a rooster. The maids turned around and said: Well, the big rooster that everyone had worked so hard to catch actually ran out again. Didn't they say it was going to be stewed at noon? It was already in the cage. Who accidentally let it out?
Reacting instinctively, everyone no longer cared to listen to Xu Ranyun's lecture, and all of them dispersed to catch the rooster with a loud noise. A dozen old women and servants surrounded and blocked the rooster, and even though the rooster had amazing fighting power, it was now "outnumbered". It was so anxious that it crowed and flew and jumped. Suddenly, it saw a gap in the dense crowd for some reason, and the rooster quickly pulled itself together and flew out from the gap.
The next moment, a scream rang in my ears, and the sound was so high that it could reach the sky. It was a provocation, absolutely a provocation. What's the point of having a loud voice? If you dare, let's have a fight. The big rooster grabbed it with one claw in a threatening manner.
"Ah! This damned beast."
Grandma Yun, who was unlucky in this year, felt a sharp pain on her face while screaming. It was the big rooster that scratched her and drew blood. This almost drove her crazy. She no longer cared about her manners as the head of the family. She pointed at the flying rooster and screamed, "Catch it! Cut this beast into pieces! Ah..."
The last cry was filled with deep fear. It was the rooster that saw no hope of escaping in other directions, so it turned back. Xu Ranyun was so frightened that he took a step back and almost fell on his butt. Fortunately, Fengxian beside him supported him. The master and servant shouted and waved their arms desperately to drive away the "bullying the weak and afraid of the strong" rooster.
After all, it was just a chicken. No matter how strong it was, it was no eagle. With everyone's joint efforts, they finally caught the beast. All the maids were exhausted and panting. Xu Ranyun and his servant were sweating profusely. Their exquisite and gorgeous satin clothes were torn by the rooster's claws. They looked extremely miserable.
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