Li Shì led everyone and arrive quickly, she entered the house and sat down. Qing Feng in a moment carried tea and pastry, in charge of work in sōng zhú yuàn is Xin mā ma who stood at the side awkwardly smiling apologetically. Zhang mā ma has always been trusted, immediately grasped the situation inside the courtyard and narrate systematically and in full detail, Lin Shì listened and suddenly felt her body sweating. Ouyang Jue is a child, also Ouyang Nuan always trusted herself, now sōng zhú yuàn from top to bottom and more than half are all her people. Under her own meticulous arrangements, these people not only neglectful and indolent but are a problem. During the day Lǎo Tài Tai doesn't come out of her house by herself, simply not aware, today if it were not for Ouyang Nuan, this damned girl......
Li Shì's look is unexpected, puts the teacup on the table and heavily sighs: " Where in this courtyard all the yā tou died to went, wanted a xiǎo sī in here to serve tea!"
This courtyard is indeed very chaotic, Xin mā ma was a former fū ren set aside for her own son. Originally was also loyal and devoted, but the age is older, also continuously met with Lin Shì's deliberate suppression, Eldest Miss is trusting of her stepmother and spineless, Eldest young master is a naughty child, she absolutely unable to manage by herself. She was disheartened, so might as well not care about it. Most of the time she turned a blind eye. Sōng zhú yuàn for a short while is not presentable, under the lead of the small servant girl's manner she followed suit, not to go out to play, just goes to another courtyard to visit and chat. Xin mā ma saw Lǎo Tài Tai got angry, also panicked. Promptly towards outside shouted: "Liu er Cui er, still not coming up to serve!"
At this time the yā tou who recited poems a moment ago is soft and gentle as if floating cotton wadding and in three steps came trembling in place, then that one yā tou with an arrogant face followed after and came in. She originally didn't expect herself that the person she grimaced with displeasure to be lǎo fù rén's mā ma. At this time, also became aware of how badly the matter is, was frightened that her complexion turned pale.
Li Shì noticed that these two beautiful appearances went over and are distinguished, the least bit, not looking as if a girl to be a servant girl. Suddenly the heart is on fire, good ah Lin Shì, I see that you are very devoted and magnanimous during the day. A moment of carelessness have not taken care of you, unexpectedly dared to send these two foxes to charm the child and sent here to my own grandson, you, what is the content of your heart!
Lin Shì received Lǎo Tài Tai's knife like eyes, her heart hated Ouyang Nuan bitterly.
"Xin mā ma, how do you manage things, the proof is clear by giving Lǎo Tài Tai added feeling of being stifled." Ouyang Nuan without a doubt knew that Lin Shì hated her at this moment, simply put down the teacup, and with warm words, spoke softly.
Xin mā ma also cannot bear to see these seductive things during the day, already at an earlier time endured a bellyful of anger. At this time actually does not dare to open her mouth to dispute, only lowered her head with speechless mumbling.
Li Shì is angry, took hold of and threw down a teacup, berated and said: "Go and ask Lǎo ye to come!"
Lin Shì and Ouyang Ke in a glance looked face to face, Ouyang Ke immediately stands up and run to Li Shì's side: "Zǔ mǔ, these servants are not sensible, exactly a negligent lesson, do not live with so much anger, injuring the body is not worth it!"
Li Shì is right in a fit of anger, threw down to open her hand, turned her head and commanded the servant: "Go quickly!"
Ouyang Nuan in a glance saw the deathly pale complexion of Ouyang Ke, not easy to sense is the slight hook at the corner of her mouth.
Ouyang Zhi just recently sent off the guests from the anteroom. This servant at Lǎo Tài Tai's side came to call, seems as if most urgent. He hurriedly arrived at Sōng zhú yuàn. As soon as he entered the door, to go and see the dark face of Lǎo Tài Tai, immediately became cautious and solemn: "Lǎo Tài Tai this is, what happened? Who dared to provoke you to get angry?" He said, having slightly a blaming look at the wife and daughters at the side.
Li Shì pointed at that two yā tou kneeling down at the hall, displeased and said: "You ask and question your good fù rén. This Sōng zhú yuàn is quickly overturned by those group of unruly things. What did she do to manage the household as a zhǔ mǔ, neither punish or discipline well!"
Ouyang Zhi was taken aback: "What does this mean? Just, what is going on?"
Lin Shì immediately began to use a small handkerchief to cover up her face, like raindrops on a pear blossom, love, sincerity, and appearance is very much blaming herself: "Lǎo ye, I am entirely no good, recently was occupied with Nuan er's matter of falling ill, has unexpectedly overlooked on Jue er, these servants of the inner courtyard are even more unseemly and offended Lǎo Tài Tai."
Ouyang Nuan need not to open her own mouth, actually, Li Shì got angry first: "Your meaning is Nuan er should not have saved Jue er? Or you this stepmother unable to make ends meet and not have the skill to manage well the inner courtyard!"
Zhang mā ma at the side saw Lǎo Tài Tai getting angry and face white, immediately said: "Lǎo ye, also cannot blame for Lǎo Tài Tai getting angry. Today, it is rare to come here to appreciate this scenery, the mood is all terribly affected by this group of villains. Xin mā ma, still not speaking honestly!"
Originally Xin mā ma just loathes these group of yā tou and xiǎo sī, anyway she couldn't escape her own responsibility. Might as well come all out and even more shall provide them added interest: "Lǎo ye, both these yā tou dare not do any work during the day, only plays in the flower garden. The garden is not taken care of, the house is not cleaned up, major event and small situation are all ordered to do but still not moving, still stayed idle to chat and to incite a quarrel, I spoke to them a few words, all went against it and answered back!"
Ouyang Zhi somewhat glanced at Lin Shì with a suspicious look, Ouyang Nuan at the side smiled and said: "Xin mā ma, do not talk nonsense, Mother decided to pick the most talented person possible for the benefit of younger brother, they are now like this, the reason is that you have not managed them well."
Xin mā ma also began wiping tears, said: "Eldest Miss, I have not talked nonsense. This inner courtyard's yā tou and xiǎo sī are accustomed to leisure, Eldest young master's age is young and does not know. Those two young yā tou, one eye is higher than the sky, actually dared to look at Master's face! Especially that one, Liu er, at that time when she came in, said to not know who promised her the future shào ye and grow up to become yí niáng, increasingly thought of her own grandeur........."
As soon as Li Shì heard it, her eyes turned red with anger, almost managed to not faint on the spot: "What things, how big is Jue er's ability, how fortunate they also thought to obtain results!"
"There is actually this kind of thing?!" Ouyang Zhi was shocked.
Lin Shì ruthlessly stared at Xin mā ma, wished to butcher her on the spot, but now this situation how she said in a sentence that it's all her mistake, cannot help her finger to severely pinch the cushion on the chair as if to dig a hole in it.
On the other hand, in Ouyang Ke's heart, she is secretly worried, reluctantly smiled and said: "Father do not be anxious, is merely some minor matters. To turn around to lecture next to those unsensible yā tou, there exactly is no need to get angry! Xin mā ma also, you are in charge of work mó mo. Nú bì, it is important to hit and scold yet not a word spoken are you perhaps softhearted, to make these yā tou see you as easy to bully?"
Several sentences of softly spoken words, they want to bring things to the past. Ouyang Nuan still sneered at the side, in the end, she considered flattering to pat the horse's leg, Zǔ mǔ like this only Sūn Zi, treated as a darling treasure, how could she not be affected by the disturbance, how possibly to have everything in disorder of this yā tou wanting to be in the position of the so-called yí niáng, even more, need not say that younger brother is only ten years old and this yā tou right away have kept this kind of despicable thoughts. It was equal to giving Zǔ mǔ a slap on the face in front of everybody, how could she possibly leave the matter at that!
Li Shì is really angry, heavily slap a palm of the hand on the table, raised her voice and said: "What are these words, what are you calling trivial matter? Wicked slave deceiving the master, don't tell me that the family principles of the Ouyang family are in this bad condition?!"
Ouyang Zhi suddenly frowned, demanded to ask Lin Shì and said: "How do you looked after it, inside Jue er's house became noisy like this, you are also not in the least concerned?"
Lin Shì felt wronged and said: "I believed that the child is older, I cannot always get involved in everything......."
She has not yet finished saying her words, was interrupted by Ouyang Zhi's stern voice: "Who is older, Jue er is only a few years old, you also do not help control the slaves, just at one side watching a play?!"
There was fire showing over there, Ouyang Nuan, however, is calmly watching, not batting an eyelid.
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Was able to finish ch 8! Yay! 😆 again thanks for the support even though it takes me like forever to finish a chapter... 😅
fū ren - lady; madam; Mrs.
Lǎo ye - (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
zhǔ - owner; master; main
mǔ - mother; elderly female relative
yā tou - girl; servant girl;
xiǎo sī - manservant; boy servant; guy (derog.)
shào ye - son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
yí niáng - maternal aunt; father's concubine (old);
mó mo - (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun
nú bì - slave servant
Sūn Zi - grandson/son's son
cautious and solemn (idiom) - very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously
like raindrops on a pear blossom - a tear-stained face of a beauty;
to incite a quarrel - to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief