re comparable to those of the Second Young Master.” 。Tell the brothers in the front yard that as soon as someone comes back, they should report it immediately. 。"The guards were withdrawn, and Quan Qi...All the people in the entire First Rank General's Mansion were not living well.

Under the supervision of Jiejie, all courtyards were served dry dishes and salted vegetables. 。The pickled vegetables were particularly salty, the stir-fried dishes were particularly bland, and the rice was just a plain bowlful, not even an extra grain. 。With more people around the kitchen, Ji Ma would inquire, "Who served such a meal to Fourth Sister before This old one came from the palace, and in front of Fourth Sister, I would call myself a slave. But you mustn't think that this old one is a slave everywhere..." 。"Don't believe me Go ask Madam Ye, the elder of the Ye family. Does she dare to question my words"

At this question, no one dared to speak up again. She let them search the main kitchen for all meat and seafood, then ordered her maid Zhu'er to take everything outside the city and donate it in the name of Ye Si (the fourth sister). " 。Then, accompanied by Xiang Dong, Tai-Tai went around all the courtyards of the mansion, personally seeing the servants seal their kitchens, take away firewood, and send up all the preserved meat. 。The meat in Old Madam's kitchen was the most plentiful. When Jì Grandma left, she snorted coldly: "Eating vegetarian food, eating vegetarian food, it turns out that only the eldest Madam and her family are eating vegetarian." 。To disrespect those who have passed away like this, and not fear that the old general and the elder masters will come out in the middle of the night to talk to you. 。The old madam was so scared that she went straight to the Buddhist hall to recite scriptures. She didn't dare come out until it was dark. 。At the hour of Hai (11pm-midnight), Ye Wen finished her bath and Granny Ji meticulously remade her bed for her. 。As she changed, she crushed the petals and conjured a silver silk chain, which she used to hang the warm jade around her neck. 。The warm jade was not large, no bigger than a fingernail, and carved into the shape of a flower. 。But she didn't know what kind of flower it was. She had never seen one like it before, but it was very beautiful. Wearing it around her neck was like having a pendant; it wasn't too big or too small, not too light or too heavy. 。Most importantly, as soon as this warm jade is worn, the coldness that lacked human body temperature immediately disappears, replaced by a feeling of warmth. 。Ye Wen felt as though she hadn't felt this warmth in ages. It was like the dead had finally come back to life, and she could even hear her blood flowing. 。Seeing the surprise on her face, Countess Ji smiled and said: "Sister, this house is truly too grand. The palace has bestowed so many things upon us, they're piled everywhere." 。"Why don't you ask the household to change yards with me" Ye Wen said shaking her head, "No need, let's put things aside for now. We'll have a place to put them in a few days." 。“ She doesn't know what it means for her to have a place after a few days, but a slave shouldn't ask what she shouldn't. She should just listen to her master's orders. This rule she knows. 。Then she nodded and said, "That's good." 。"Then he pulled her to sit beside him on the couch. 'Our house has lots of things. I'll tell Lao Nu later, and she'll let Zhuier girl know not to sleep too deeply tonight. She should stay awake.'" 。This little girl, she's clever and bold. The elder sister likes her, so let her stay by your side more often. This old servant won't interfere with anything the elder sister has planned before. If you need anything, just give an order, I'll listen to anything you say. 。"It's Master Shili who sent me here, isn't it" Yè Wēn Yán thought for a moment, then leaned in and asked her. Ji Mā Māmā smiled and nodded. "Yes," 。"The Ji family of Quanzhou was quite famous during the Northern Qi dynasty" She recalled how her grandmother and Madam Xiao reacted when they heard the surname Ji. 。"Grandma's still smiling, "Knowing the members of the Ji family in Quanzhou, most are from older generations. It’s normal that you wouldn’t know them." 。But since I've become your servant, you need to know who I truly am. This is related to you..."

That night, Nanny Ji told stories about the Ji family in Quanzhou until Ye Wen slept. 。I was dazed and dreaming again of my family's massacre at night. The old house was filled with blood and corpses, and countless people armed with spirit guns stormed in. 。The Ye family fought back with all their might, killing many of the attackers. However, the Ye family suffered even greater losses. 。She heard many people shouting and asking what a soul-shooting gun was, wondering how such a thing could possibly exist. 。Some people are still asking, even though the Ye family has chosen to live in seclusion and never participate in worldly affairs, why do they still not let us go 。There was no answer, those people didn't say a word, they just did one thing from beginning to end: kill the Night family. 。She watched one by one her relatives fall, saw her uncle shot in the head while protecting his wife, and witnessed servants betraying them, leading those people into every corner of the night mansion. 。The grand mansion, a river of blood within...He awoke the next morning in a cold sweat, soaked in the fragrance of blooming flowers. 。Xiāng Dōng came in to attend, and as soon as she lifted the curtain, she saw her sitting on the couch in a daze. She hurriedly asked, "Sister, did you have a nightmare Why are you sweating so much" Yè Wēn yán raised her hand to wipe her forehead, indeed sweating. 。This is the first time this body has sweated, unfortunately it's cold sweat. 。Xiang Dong took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She sniffed the air in the tent twice and asked in a low voice, "Are there flowers in your tent" She shook her head, thinking there weren't any, but then she felt like maybe there were. So she nodded again. 。Xiangdong helped her up while saying, "The mansion doesn't allow the use of flowers. After your sister changes her clothes, I'll open the window to air it out. Don't let someone with ill intentions smell it and cause trouble." 。She pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is it Xichun who has a heart"Xiangdong sighed and after a long pause nodded. 。Ye Wenyan smiled, "You asked me to forgive her once, but this forgiveness has to have a premise..." 。For example, last time she stole my red date soup to drink, I could forgive her. 。"If she colluded with outsiders to harm me, would you still forgive her” “No.” 。"Xiang Dong earnestly said, "I understand my place and know how to advance and retreat. I also understand what can be done and what cannot." 。If she only makes mistakes within this courtyard, I'll risk my own reputation and plead for her. But if she commits any wrongdoings outside our courtyard, it is unforgivable and cannot be pardoned. 。"If you understand this principle, that's good enough." 。She told Xiandong, "I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can mentally prepare in advance." 。"What did you discover"She shook her head. "Not yet, because I didn't really pay attention to her." 。But you have to know, those who want to cause trouble will always do so suddenly, they will never give us a chance to prepare by revealing their plans in advance. 。"Sister, you have to 。Xiangdong watched Ye Wenyan wash, change clothes, the whole process he basically didn't use her help, and she felt a little disappointed in her heart. 。"Sister now does everything herself. Even at night, she doesn't need us to attend to her bath. This servant feels that sister is unlike she used to be." 。“What was I like before” Xiang Dong thought for a moment, “Although my sister used to do many things herself, she still relied on us servants to some extent.” 。It's definitely easier than getting dressed myself in the morning. The maids just bring me my clothes, and I only need to reach out. 。In the evening, she would bathe, and it was always her maidservants who attended to her, watering and rubbing her back. Sometimes, as they rubbed, she would fall asleep. 。She thought back to the original owner's past, memories indeed had several times of sleeping on the edge of the bathtub. 。

Then she smiled and said: "The past is the past. Now that I have come of age and been married, having gone through these experiences, I have learned a lot. If I were to live like before again, it would be a waste of all this elaborate arrangement by my family."

It must be to stimulate my growth, after all, growth requires experiencing setbacks and pain. I have to thank the old madam and the second madam for this. 。"But the price is too high. " 。"Xiangdong sighed again, "Forget it, let's not talk about the past. It'll only make my sister sad." 。"Today's the Eighth Day of the Lunar New Year, and our household has made glutinous rice porridge. Sister, have a bowl!" With Granny Ma overseeing things, today's breakfast at our household was noticeably better than the previous two days. At least the glutinous rice porridge is generous with its ingredients and portion size. 。Xiangdong: "Grandma Ji went to the big kitchen early this morning. From now on, sister won't go hungry. She just still has to eat vegetarian food." 。" It's okay 。She sipped her congee, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. "Let's just let our family weather the storm, I certainly won't be able to hold out." 。But if everyone in the household stayed with us through it all, I could weather any storm. 。This morning, I went to the temple with my grandma. 。On the way, ji ma ma said: "Sister's courtyard doesn't have a name. Now that there's a signboard outside, why not give it a name!" Ye Wenyan frowned, "I've never been good at naming things. I also think hanging a plaque on the courtyard gate is rather old-fashioned. In fact, it's fine without a name. When people mention it, they just say 'Fourth Sister's Courtyard', which is more straightforward. The servants in the mansion don't have to memorize so many strange courtyard names, saving them the trouble of getting them wrong." 。“ Auntie Ma listened and laughed, “ Sister is really different from ordinary girls.” 。"She rolled her eyes, "Did Granny Ji attend to other young ladies Was it Shi Liyuan who sent you" "No! Absolutely not!" Granny Ji instantly realized she had spoken out of turn and quickly explained, "Old slave has attended to no other mistress since I met Lady Sister. " 。Before, I had worked in the Yanhu Palace, but I only followed Lord Lian to manage the palace maids. I rarely even saw Emperor's face. 。Just now, the old slave overheard from other maidservants or saw at a palace banquet that other young ladies... Fourth Sister, please don't misunderstand. 。She smiled, her lips pressed together, “Okay, I understand.” 。As for the name of this place, I'll have Shi Lifen come up with one later. I'll have him write it down and hang it up. 。"She did so casually, just like it was an ordinary thing to drink a bowl of porridge in the morning. But Mama Ji kept smiling wryly, "Sister, do you know that being able to have the Emperor bestow a name and write another plaque to hang up is something that even the royal family of Beiqi wouldn't be able to get""How could the royal family of Beiqi compare to me!" She said this so naturally, as if it were an act of righteousness. 。Grandma also nodded in agreement, feeling that it was a just and righteous thing to do. 。Looking again at this Ye Si Jie, she's not at all like the rumors claimed, just arrogant and airheaded. She's clearly a remarkable woman with a sharp mind, every move exuding an aura of coolness and confidence. 。When she got to the Fu Lu Courtyard, as expected, she was the last one. It seemed like everyone was waiting for her, even the old madam was a little anxious. 。As soon as she walked in, he quickly shouted, "Alright, everyone's here, let's begin!" She frowned, begin Begin what once. He learned about his younger sister's birth from the Third Prince, including who her mother was. He also learned about her mother from the Third Prince. 。He still remembered when he heard the...