Within half a month, Ruan Yuluan heard that the eldest son asked his wife for Yuping to be his concubine.

Ji originally wanted to keep the jade screen for the second son, but she had just told Liu Mama about it and hadn't made it public. Now the eldest son got the upper hand and asked for it. Madam was a loving mother to the outside world, so how could she not give it to him?

The eldest son had just taken Yuping away when the lady in the room couldn't help but smash a teacup.

A cup or plate was nothing, but it revealed the wife's recent anger due to a series of misfortunes.

The anger even spread to Mother Liu.

"Yuping is your daughter..." The woman narrowed her eyes and questioned, "Since she has fallen in love with that bitch's son, don't you know?"

"Madam, you are wise." Madam Liu knelt down and confessed, with an innocent look on her face, "I really didn't know... It is said that girls should not be kept when they grow up. How could she dare to tell me if she had such thoughts?"

Then he said sadly, "It's all because she doesn't know how to appreciate my kindness... It's all in vain that Madam arranged her so well."

"It's just a coincidence..." Madam Liu wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "When I was scolding Yuping and told her to concentrate and listen to Madam's arrangements, Qiuxiu happened to pass by."

"Madam also knew that Qiu Xiu was from the main courtyard, so she recognized me as her godmother and knew Yuping since childhood. Yuping followed her to play, and I scolded her, telling her not to wander around all day... Who knew that after this visit, she would be favored by the eldest master."

Mother Liu added at the end: "Maybe it's fate..."

Ji's eyes fell on Mother Liu's face, and they stared at her for a long time. She really didn't show any guilt at all, as if everything she said was from the bottom of her heart.

The wife then spoke in a leisurely manner: "It seems that the matter between the Third Lady and Yuping was just happened to be encountered by the Fifth Lady..."

She couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, and said in a cold tone, "Tell me, is it the Fifth Lady..."

How can you mediate and calculate?

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Mother Liu understood the hidden meaning of these words. Her lips moved a few times, and she couldn't help but whispered.

"Fifth Lady is only thirteen years old...I'm afraid it's just a coincidence."

"Most concubines are very scheming and must be guarded against," Ji said as a matter of course.

At this moment, Ji was full of anger and suspicion. Naturally, she would not listen to Mother Liu's persuasion. She frowned and remained silent.

Mother Liu knew about Yuping's affairs. Although she knew that it was Wu Niang who helped, she was also implicated and suspected, and could not completely distance herself from the matter.

He did not want to explain more for Ruan Yuluan, lest she arouse her suspicion, but he heard the lady's fingertips resting on the coffee table, tapping it a few times, and whispered, "I found two pieces of jewelry from last year in the storeroom yesterday... Call Qiu Xiu and tell her that they are a reward for Fifth Lady."

"Yes."

The mistress became suspicious, so Madam Liu went there in person. In the Guiyue Pavilion, everything was quiet. Only laughter could be heard from inside the house. The little maid outside the door announced, "Madam Liu is here." Only then did the laughter subside.

Madam Liu pushed the door open and saw Madam Wu and her servants gathered together to look at something. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is Madam Wu doing?"

Ruan Yuluan could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Mother Liu's expression, but she pretended not to know. She took the small blessing bag in her hand and showed it to her, talking and smiling.

"These two girls are making fun of the ugly Five Blessings buns I made! Mama Liu, please give us your judgment."

This is just like a little girl's spoiled and foolish words. Meizhou has the custom of making five-blessing buns around the Dragon Boat Festival to pray for peace and happiness.

Mother Liu looked at it carefully and couldn't help but smile and said, "Fifth Lady, this blessing bag is a little crooked."

The girl curled her lips, and Dong Yu hurriedly said, "Let us do it, madam, take a rest."

Ruan Yuluan seemed to have just remembered and asked quickly, "What are you doing, mom?"

It was almost midnight, which was not early and did not seem like an ordinary thing.

Madam Liu glanced at Qiu Xiu obscurely before answering, "Madam said that she just found a few pieces of jewelry made in the old days in the storeroom. She had forgotten about them and it would be a pity to leave them there. So she asked Qiu Xiu to go and get them for Fifth Lady to wear."

This was extremely unusual. No lady would take such trivial matters seriously at such a late hour.

Besides, we can see him tomorrow, why do we have to go at night...

Ruan Yuluan began to think about it.

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