Hongchuan looked at her master, who had been sitting like this for several hours, and couldn't help but sob softly. However, she was quickly tugged on her sleeve by another maid who was standing with her hands down like her.

Hong Chuan turned his head, looked at Ban screen with the same worried face and shook his head towards him, obviously disapproving of her crying.

Hong Chuan, who had always been lively and lively, was now both angry and scared. After all, she did not listen to Ban Sheng's advice. She opened and closed her lips, pouring out all the dissatisfaction in her heart like beans, "Young Madam, how can you swallow it with such a breath?"

In private, the master did not insist that they must abide by the rules, so the distinction between master and servant was not so obvious, and many things could be said directly, but Banping did not expect Hongchuan to be so reckless, and quickly shouted, "Hongchuan, stop talking!" These words were like stabbing a knife in the master's heart, but her thoughts couldn't help but spin, thinking about what she had experienced in the past year, she felt panic in her heart.

The Wang family was a big merchant in the south of the Yangtze River. The master later bought a small official residence, and the master was the eldest daughter. Although the master could not say how much he loved his master, his status meant that he was naturally noble.

But no matter how noble they are, the Wang family is still a businessman, and they have always been a well-matched businessman. Who would have thought that a year ago, the old man was invited to a banquet, and he happened to meet Chu Fenghua, the general of the dynasty.

The move of the two elderly people naturally caused an uproar. The wife of the Chu family looked down on her master, who was just a merchant, so she didn't like it. However, the old general insisted and Mrs. Chu had no choice but to accept it even though she was unwilling. As for the master, he was naturally overjoyed with this highly sought-after marriage. He happily married his daughter and bought a large dowry.

On the first day after the master married into the house, the concubines who were supposed to serve tea complained that they were sick and ignored the master at all. However, the master was arrogant and couldn't stand the arrogance of the concubines. Although he was a newlywed, he still punished all the concubines for three months.

This move naturally angered Mrs. Chu who didn't like her, but the master's punishment was reasonable, so Mrs. Chu couldn't say anything more. But from that day on, Mrs. Chu always wanted to put people in her son's room. Except on the first and fifteenth day of every month, the young master had to sleep outside the main room according to the rules and almost never set foot in the Yongxue Courtyard. The couple was completely alienated, and their relationship became increasingly cold.

The mother-in-law didn't want to see the master, and the young master didn't show much respect to the master. As a result, the servants who had been working in the house for a long time took advantage of the situation to mock the master openly and covertly.

Faced with such a situation, how could Hong Chuan and her not be anxious?They often advised their master to spend more time and care for the young master. After all, in such a big family, even if the fathers do not love and respect them, they still have to have a child to rely on. But they talked so hard that their mouths almost broke. The master just smiled faintly and did not care about the young master at all. Instead, he took care of the dowry and doubled his property.

"Half screen, go out later and ask shopkeeper Liu to come see me." The worried expressions of the two maids did not affect Wang Xilu, and she calmly ordered.

After just meditating, her mind had returned to calmness, and her speech was as calm as usual, as if what happened earlier had never happened at all.

"Young Madam, it's already this time, why are you still thinking about business?"

You must know that my good aunt just dropped her words and said that she would tell the young master when she came back.

Several maids shared the same room, but the good aunt was always favored. Although no one said it openly, they all knew secretly that the good aunt's influence in the Chu family should not be underestimated.

"No matter when, what should be done must be done." Wang Xilu said lightly.

Seeing his master's unshakable appearance, Hong Chuan became anxious."Young madam, how can you be so indifferent? We have to do something, otherwise when the young master comes back, I will blame you again after listening to my good aunt's teasing."

Obviously the master is not without ideas and resourcefulness, but recently he has always allowed those concubines to throw dirty water on her, and sometimes even add fuel to the fire, which makes the young master even more dislike the master. Even the maids like them know that if this continues, the master's situation will become more and more difficult.

"So what?" Wang's green lips curled up slightly.

"How can you not be concerned about this kind of thing? If things continue like this and you don't have a young master by your side, I'm afraid the young master and his wife will dislike you even more."

"Well, it's time to make plans early."

I thought that my master would remain silent as before, but I didn't expect that my master would agree with what I said. This change made Hong Chuan feel energetic.

She has always believed that with the young lady's beauty and skills, as long as she is willing, how can she not win the young master's heart?

Wang Xilu's smile drove away the original coldness, making her look more beautiful. The crystal eyes under the curved willow eyebrows were also stained with a smile, looking straight at Hong Chuan.

"What are you going to do, Madam?" Ban Ping and Hong Chuan's eyes lit up and they asked enthusiastically.

"I plan to... meet with Shopkeeper Liu first."

Hearing this, Hong Chuan was stunned and stared at her master blankly. She couldn't recover for a long time. How dare she think that all her words just now were in vain?She thought her master had finally enlightened her, but her joy turned out to be in vain. She refused and said helplessly: "Young Madam, you..."

Looking at Hong Chuan's unwilling look, Wang Xilu shook his head with a smile, and then urged Ban Zheng, "Go quickly, or the door will be locked if it's too late."

Seeing her master's calm and calm look, Hong Chuan originally wanted to persuade her again, but when she caught sight of the young master striding into the yard with the corner of her eye, she suddenly stopped talking and hurriedly signaled to her master before half a screen hurried away.

"Young Madam, please speak more leisurely later!" As a maid, how could she not understand the faces of the masters? Hong Chuan only took one glance and saw that the young master looked livid, looking like Yama who was here to seek justice for others. She whispered with a little fear and worry.

Wang Xilu first glanced in the direction of Half Screen, then turned back and saw Chu Jingnan quickly walking into the room. His angry look made her suddenly feel sad, but she refused to show weakness in front of him. She stood up and bowed slightly to him with an expressionless face.

But Chu Jingnan didn't even look at her, and walked straight towards the main seat in the flower hall.

Wang Xilu felt the cold wind blowing as he passed by. Just as bitterness was rising in her heart, she suppressed it.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at him. He was wearing a jasper hair crown, tall and straight, handsome and handsome. His appearance was not that outstanding, but there was a kind of person in this world who attracted everyone's attention whenever he appeared. He was such a king-like person.

She once had a rare opportunity to see him galloping at the racecourse, and she even saw him on the street saving a child who was almost run over by a carriage at the last moment. When she first knew that she was promised to him, she had been deeply attached to him, and even hoped to be a couple with him who would hold hands and look at each other for the rest of their lives. But who knew the origin of sweet dreams is the easiest to wake up from.

However, after more than a year, she had clearly understood how ridiculous the idea she had once had was.

"Did you punish Ah Hao again today?" Chu Jingnan asked straight to the point with a serious face.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because she was speechless and offended the mistress." Ignoring his anger, Wang Xilu replied calmly.

When she entered the house, the old general had already told her to preside over the ceremony, so she was the head mother of the Chu family. Although her mother-in-law often took the lead in making trouble, she could tolerate her elders, but she could not allow her concubines to provoke.

Who knew that Chu Jingnan, who had never been too lazy to say a word to her, sneered mercilessly: "I don't know when you became so rich, but if you say the wrong thing, you can be accused of collision."

He looked at her with a sneer. Although her father donated his official position and she could be considered a daughter of an official family, she was actually from a merchant family. She actually had the nerve to pretend to be the mistress of the house and was really self-righteous to the extreme.