The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

at the same time.

Pei Jiuniang passed by the school and estimated that it was time for Yu Ge to get out of school, so she waited outside the school in advance. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, she saw students coming out of the school one after another, but Yu Ge was not among them.

She waited for a while, and the school door was closed, but she still didn't see Brother Yu. She panicked, and hurriedly got off the carriage and knocked on the school door.

When the doorman heard that someone was coming to pick up students, he said that the students had all finished school.

"I have been guarding here, but I haven't seen my brother Yu come out. Can you open the door so I can go look for him?"

Pei Jiuniang spoke sincerely, and the other party, seeing that she was dressed richly and was a wife of an official, offered to accompany her in.

Pei Jiuniang readily agreed and was about to walk in when she saw a tall and elegant man dressed as a teacher leading a boy out, followed by a servant boy carrying a book bag.

Pei Jiuniang immediately called out, "Brother Yu, why did you just come out? I thought you were bullied."

Having said that, Pei Jiuniang quickly walked up to Brother Yu and the teacher, bowed to the teacher, then lowered her head and looked at Brother Yu.

"Are you Gu Yu's mother?"

The man nodded to Pei Jiuniang in a clear and pleasant voice.

"I wonder what your name is, Master?"

Pei Jiuniang nodded and then asked with a smile.

"My last name is Du."

"So it's Master Du. I wonder how my brother Yu is doing in school?"

Pei Jiuniang took the opportunity to ask.

"Brother Yu is very good, very smart, and very hardworking. I was the one who taught him calligraphy just now, which delayed the time. Madam Pang was worried, so it's my fault."

As Master Du spoke, he took a step back and bowed to Pei Jiuniang again.

"Master, you are too polite. Master, you think highly of my brother Yu and are willing to teach him. I am very happy. I am grateful to you."

As Pei Jiuniang spoke, she bowed to Master Du again.

Master Du was a little frightened. He already knew Gu Yu's identity and naturally guessed Pei Jiuniang's identity. He was just a commoner and had no official position, but he asked the wife of the Marquis's Mansion to salute him, and he didn't dare to accept it.

The two of them bowed almost at the same time, expressing their gratitude to each other.

It was just a coincidence, but when the two looked up and saw each other, they were suddenly stunned. How could this scene be so similar?!

They were both startled at the same time, and then they both smiled uncomfortably.

On the way back to the Marquis' Mansion, Pei Jiuniang asked Yu Ge what he had learned in school. Yu Ge still didn't say anything, but took out the new characters and poems he had learned in the afternoon, as well as the characters he had practiced, from his book bag.

Pei Jiuniang was surprised to find that Yu Ge had practiced a lot again, and the effect was very obvious. In just one day, Yu Ge's handwriting improved a lot, and he also learned a few new words and two poems.

"Brother Yu, are you tired? If you are, let's take a rest."

Pei Jiuniang hugged Yu Ge and held him in her arms despite his resistance. She had missed the time when Yu Ge needed his mother the most, which resulted in Yu Ge both longing for intimacy with his mother and feeling a little uncomfortable. However, she had to take the initiative to help Yu Ge overcome it.

Brother Yu shook his head at him, and after a while he added, "I like reading."

"It's fine as long as you like it, but don't get too tired. If you get tired of writing, just play for a while."

Other families urge their children not to slack off, but she is worried that her children are tired.

……

at the same time.

Liu took Gu Xijue and Gu Yuzhi to the street to shop. She bought clothes, shoes, and cloth for the two children, as well as the four treasures of the study: pens, ink, paper, and inkstone. Finally, she couldn't persuade Gu Yuzhi anymore, and despite her protest, she took them to the jewelry shop, intending to pick out some decent jewelry for Gu Yuzhi.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw a quarrel at the door, which even alarmed the officers and soldiers.

Liu immediately sent someone to inquire what was going on. This was their own shop, and with such noise, how could they continue to do business?

The person who went to inquire soon came back with a stern face and reported everything to her. When Liu heard that the person detained inside was her eldest daughter Gu Lanzhi, she didn't even listen to what was said next and rushed over in a hurry.

After finally squeezing in, they saw a mess on the floor. Gu Lanzhi and the maids she brought with her were smashing things in the shop. Liu immediately became angry and shouted, "Lanzhi, what are you doing? You smashed all this?!"

Hearing this, Gu Lanzhi immediately raised her head. When she saw that it was her mother Liu, she felt wronged and angry, "Mother, are you here? It's all because of that bitch Pei Jiuniang. She harmed me!"

Gu Lanzhi suddenly changed her previous arrogance and unreasonableness. She was about to cry out of grievance and wanted to throw herself in front of Liu, but was stopped by the people in the shop and the soldiers.

"What are you doing?!"

When Liu saw her daughter being wronged and someone trying to stop her, her expression changed. She felt that something was wrong and asked Gu Lanzhi, "Do you think it has something to do with Pei Jiuniang? What did she do to annoy you?"

"Mother, she sold the shop, and these people didn't tell me. They told me after I had brought people to choose. They also asked me to pay. I said I didn't bring that much money when I went out... Mother, they also said that Pei Jiuniang is no longer in charge of the household expenses in the mansion. Is this true?"

Gu Lanzhi remembered and asked Liu hurriedly.

"Who spread the rumor? She is the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. If she doesn't care, how can I care? Okay, I know you've been wronged, but you shouldn't have made this place like this."

As she spoke, Liu looked up and glanced around. Seeing the man who looked like the shopkeeper, she asked in a somewhat arrogant tone, "Are you the manager here?"

"Hello, old lady. This is me."

"Humph, you are so bold, you detained the official's family without permission, what crime should you be charged with?"

"Madam, what are you talking about? This lady came to our shop to pick out some jewelry, and we greeted her with smiles, but she wanted to take it for free. We told her that if she didn't have money, she could go to our house to get it, but she refused. She got angry and destroyed our shop. Everyone was watching. We didn't do anything. It was this lady and her people who did it. We had no choice but to ask the yamen runner to come."

As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, someone echoed him.

"I can testify that this lady couldn't come up with the money and was rude, but she wasn't disrespectful at all."

"Yes, I can also testify."

……

Many people blamed Gu Lanzhi, and Liu felt a little embarrassed.

She couldn't scold Gu Lanzhi, so she looked at the shopkeeper with dissatisfaction, "She just picked some jewelry. Rich families don't care about such a small amount of money. It's common to forget to bring banknotes every time you go out. You could have kept a record and settled the bill when you had enough. But you have to make a fuss and let everyone know. Well, I'll pay for her today. Just tell me the amount."

When Gu Lanzhi heard that Liu was going to pay, she wanted to say something, but was glared at by Liu.

"The old lady is considerate, so we won't be polite. This lady originally only picked jewelry worth two thousand taels...

"What? Two, two thousand taels?!"

Originally she thought it was just a matter of a few hundred taels, but unexpectedly it was two thousand. This made Liu feel a little regretful and her face looked a little unnatural.

"Not only that, the old lady also saw it. This lady not only smashed our shop, but also beat people. The most important thing is that she broke a lot of jewelry. Some of them were specially customized for the nobles in the capital, such as this ruby ​​hairpin, which was customized by the second daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and this dragon and phoenix jade hairpin with beads is..."

With each identity reported by the shopkeeper, Liu and Gu Lanzhi's faces became more and more ugly.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

Gu Lanzhi, who knew that she had caused a serious disaster this time, was both afraid and angry.

"Madam, we have been saying that these are custom-made by the noble..."

"You said noble people, who knows? Anyway, it's your fault. It has nothing to do with me. Don't try to blackmail me. Mother, give them two thousand taels quickly so that we can go home."

Gu Lanzhi said this and quickly winked at Liu.