The servants of the Luo Mansion were packing things, and the housekeeper happened to come out of the backyard and saw the young master of the Zhao family and Luo Ying.
A few days ago, officers and soldiers guarded the door of Luo's house and moved many boxes out of Luo's study. It was not until the next day that those officers and soldiers evacuated.
Now that the evidence of the second master's crime has been found, my wife thought that the government would definitely arrange for officers and soldiers to raid the house. However, she did not expect that in the past few days, there had been no movement at all from the government.
Early this morning, the lady ordered him to have his servants organize things so that they could move out of Luofu at any time. She also specifically ordered him to take inventory of the things in the warehouse.
He had just come out of the warehouse and saw the young master of the Zhao family coming, so he hurried over to greet him.
When the young master of the Zhao family saw that the person who came was the housekeeper, he said, "I came here today because I want to see my wife. If it's not convenient, let's change the day."
The housekeeper said: "Please Mr. Zhao and Miss Zhao go to the front hall and wait for a while. I will go and report to Madam."
The housekeeper invited Mr. Zhao and Luo Ying to the front hall, asked his servants to serve them tea, and then went to the backyard alone.
"Madam, the housekeeper is here." the maid said.
"Let him clean up the warehouse. Why is he here at this time? Let him come in." The lady said.
After the housekeeper entered the house, he said to his wife: "Madam, Mr. Zhao is here, and he is bringing a girl with him. I wonder if this girl is the eldest lady."
"Luo Ying is here too? Where is he now?" the lady asked.
"Let's have tea in the front hall now," the butler said.
"I'm going to meet them right now and see what they want to do," the lady said.
After the lady entered the front hall, she immediately recognized that the girl in front of her was Luo Ying. She had met Mrs. Luo before, and Luo Ying was still very young at that time. However, the girl in front of her looked about seven or eight times the size of Mrs. Luo.
They are similar, but her eyebrows are more heroic and less gentle than Mrs. Luo's. Come to think of it, how can she still be gentle and pleasant after suffering so much?
"Madam," the young master of the Zhao family said.
"Mr. Zhao, if you come here at this time, are you going to search the Luo Mansion again?" the lady asked.
"Madam, I think you have misunderstood. We have taken away the necessary evidence and will not search Luofu again." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Luo Ying, you should still remember me, right?" the lady said.
"Aunt." Luo Ying said.
"Your second uncle killed your father, so what qualifications do I have to be your elder? This time, your second uncle may never come back for the rest of his life. I heard that you took over the Luo family's business, so you must do it well
Take care of it," the lady said.
"I know, Auntie." Luo Ying said.
"I heard that the servants are cleaning up the house. It seems that we came at the wrong time." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"I thought the government would send someone over to count them so they could take them away," the lady said.
"Don't worry, Madam, the government will not come to disturb Madam again," said the young master of the Zhao family.
Madam knew that Mr. Luo's crime was very serious, but except for the things in the study, the government did not confiscate all the property of Luo Mansion, and even the money in the bank was still there.
She knew that this must be related to Luo Ying, so she said, "Thanks to you, otherwise we women wouldn't know what to do."
The Luo Mansion was a little messy due to cleaning, so the young master of the Zhao family and Luo Ying didn't stay too long. They promised to come and sit there often in the future and left the second master Luo's house.
After the young master of the Zhao family left, the servant hurriedly said: "Madam, Aunt Hu is causing mischief in the yard again."
"Come on, let's go over and take a look." the lady said.
After being beaten, Aunt Hu was still restless. She made trouble in the yard every day, but Madam paid no attention to her because of the second master's affairs.
However, Mr. Zhao's words just now finally made her feel relieved. When she heard that Aunt Hu was causing trouble again, she planned to teach her a lesson.
Mrs. Luo didn't have time to think too much, so she went to Aunt Hu's yard.
As soon as I walked to the door of the courtyard, I heard Aunt Hu's hysterical voice. So I quickly
Stepped into the house.
The maid was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. Her face was slightly red and swollen from the beating, and her mouth was still bloodshot.
Mrs. Luo went in with a gloomy face and said, "Aunt Hu, how long do you want to keep making trouble?"
"It turns out it's my sister, she really took the trouble." Aunt Hu said.
Aunt Luo walked a few steps closer and whispered to Aunt Hu: "I'm afraid the second master won't be able to come back. If you want to live a good life in the house, just stay safe for me, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Madam, I know that something happened to the second master, but there is nothing serious in our Luo Mansion, right? You are the only one making a fuss. It seems that you really believe what the man named Zhao said." Aunt Hu said.
"Aunt Hu, are you confused? The second master has indeed been arrested and sent to the capital." Mrs. Luo said.
"If something really happened to the second master, why didn't the government seal Luo Mansion? If it was true, we would have been kicked out of the house long ago. How could we still live so freely?" Aunt Hu said with a sneer.
"Because of the eldest daughter of the Luo family, the government did not seal the Luo Mansion. The county magistrate has long been brought to the capital, and now the county government is full of adults transferred from the capital. If you don't believe it, go and confirm it yourself.
"I just met the eldest lady just now, and I originally planned to summon all the sisters later to talk about the current situation. But as soon as they left, you were about to cause trouble," Mrs. Luo said.
"Whatever you want to say, Madam, just say it," Aunt Hu said.
Aunt Hu didn't believe what the madam said. She just thought that the madam wanted to drive her out of the house, so she said this.
The lady glanced at Aunt Hu, said nothing, and left Aunt Hu's yard with her maid.
"In a moment, we will notify each courtyard and ask the aunts to come to the main courtyard," the lady said.
"Yes, but madam, you must not be angry with Aunt Hu. You will be hurt if you are so angry." The maid said.
"Don't worry, I don't take her to heart at all now. Without the second master's favor, the first person who can't spare her is not me." The lady said with a sneer.
I thought that Aunt Hu had offended all the aunts in the backyard in order to compete for favor. Now that the second master has been arrested, how could those aunts spare her so easily.
"Madam, are you saying that the aunts will cause trouble?" the maid said.
"Then it depends on whether Aunt Hu is still arrogant." Madam said.
After the madam returned to the main courtyard, the four maids beside the madam went to the backyard. About half an hour later, all the aunts had arrived at the main courtyard. When the official came to the door that day, the aunts all saw it, and they knew
Something serious had happened, so she had been careful even in speaking these days. However, when the lady came out of the inner room, she found that Aunt Hu had not arrived yet, so she asked her maid to invite her over.
After hearing this, the maid said: "Madam, I have already been there just now. What Aunt Hu means is that it is not convenient for her to come here now. If you have any instructions, go to her place and give them in person."
The lady was not polite and said to the nuns beside her: "Mom, arrange for a few nuns to come over. If Aunt Hu refuses to come, help her."
"Yes." Grandma said.
The aunts looked at each other and knew that something big was going to happen. But because the lady didn't speak, they didn't dare to say anything. They just didn't understand why Aunt Hu couldn't keep to herself at this time?
After a while, Aunt Hu dragged Aunt Hu over. Aunt Hu had anger in her eyes. She was just about to question Madam, but she was ruthlessly thrown to the ground by Aunt Hu. Because Aunt Hu didn't stand firm, she was standing beside her.
The moment grandma let go, she fell to the ground with a thud.
"Madam, you clearly know that the whiplash on my body has not healed yet, why do you treat me like this?" Aunt Hu said in a loud voice.
"Because there is something to discuss, everyone must come over, unless you don't want to stay in Luofu anymore." The lady said.
Aunt Hu looked a little embarrassed, and the maid who was following her realized what she was doing and helped her up.
Aunt Hu didn't know what Madam wanted to do, so she had to sit quietly
On the chair next to it.
The lady said: "I believe all the sisters have seen what happened in the past few days. The second master has committed a serious crime, and he probably won't be able to come back. If some sisters who have just entered the house don't want to stay, they can go to the accounting office to collect some money and leave.
Luofu."
The aunts talked a lot and decided to stay. Madam treated them well, so if they stayed, they could at least help each other.
After hearing Madam's words, Aunt Hu said: "Madam, you'd better stop pretending. Don't you just want us all to leave Luo Mansion? When the second master comes back in the future, let him see that you are the only one who is sincere to him?
I really want to tear off your hypocritical face in front of the second master."
The aunts didn't believe what Aunt Hu said at all, so they said, "Aunt Hu, please stop provoking us. We won't believe what you say."
"Please wake up. Since the second master really committed a serious crime, why didn't Luo Mansion be sealed? Everyone knows who the second master is. How could he be caught so easily?" Aunt Hu said.
"When you were acting up just now, I told you that it was all because of the eldest lady, otherwise you might be begging for food outside now," the lady said.
"Madam, we believe in you. I plan to stay. What can we do to at least make a living?" said an aunt.
"good."
"We also choose to stay." The aunts said one after another.
Aunt Hu hated Madam, but the second master was not here at this time, and no one would support her no matter what she said. She knew that she could only stay in the house, and there was no way she could survive without it.
The lady glanced at Aunt Hu and asked, "Where is Aunt Hu, do you plan to stay or leave?":
"How could I let you succeed? I will never leave." Aunt Hu said firmly.
Madam smiled and did not continue to trouble Aunt Hu. Instead, she said to the aunts: "The food and clothing expenses of Luo Mansion will also be reduced, including the monthly salary of the maids around you. If they are not willing, they can choose
Leave Luofu. That’s all I have to say. You can go back and discuss it with the maids.”
The aunts naturally knew Madam's good intentions, but Aunt Hu didn't think so and said, "Madam, how can you reduce your monthly salary?"
"If we don't reduce our manpower, we will be penniless in two or three months. We are already almost out of food, so why should we waste money?" said the lady.
"I don't believe you would be so economical with yourself, let's see." Aunt Hu said.
After Aunt Hu finished speaking, she limped back to the yard with the help of her maid.