Although Pei Meiniang calculated that things were not feasible, but for the sake of her mother's instructions, in the end, she still ran a trip to the Tai Fu House, and politely probed Mrs. Su.

Sure enough, Mrs. Su didn't even bother to ask Liu, and rejected it bluntly on the spot "For one thing, the national mourning has just passed, and for a family like ours, we're not ready to talk about this now; and for another thing, as you know, I always love Jing'er, and would like to keep her in my lap for some more days of enjoyment. Let's talk about this later."

This is to be expected, Pei Meiniang also do not dwell on, digressing to say a few words on the side, and then leave to go back to Xiangningfu.

Mrs. Su knew that Wei Changying had been to the Xiangningfu mansion a couple of days ago, so she summoned her to ask her carefully, "Why did Pei's family suddenly hit Jing'er's idea?"

"It was Mrs. Min who told her, and it wasn't really Mrs. Min's idea, it was Mrs. Min's sister, the old lady of the Deng family's second house." Wei Chang Ying did not hide anything, and said, "It's also because our Jing'er is really too appealing, not to hide it from my mother, even the last time Duanmu sister came to the house, she also said that Empress Dowager Cai had nothing but good things to say about Jing'er, just that nowadays this situation is not easy to talk about, even though she likes it."

Mrs. Su lightly hummed ''Empress Dowager Cai Wang is a virtuous person, it is said that His Royal Highness Cai Wang is also an excellent disposition, but now this situation I really can't rest assured that Jing'er to the royal family, this side is also even. Deng family, just a family, that Deng Mu Xian is said to be sixteen years old, but in the imperial capital reputation is not obvious, visible even if talented and can be good to where? Dare to think of our family Jing'er? Even if the Six Valves of the Sea don't have anyone suitable for Jing'er, does the Deng family dare to be the best of the best in the world?"

Wei Chang Ying also think to Shen Shujing's origin and person, Xu poor really aggrieved her, but she also knows, Mrs. Su said, not only think the Deng family is not self-conscious, or because of Pei Meiniang in the end a little bit of mustard, and along with it do not like her relatives. She pursed her lips and laughed "The fourth sibling sister also know that it is unlikely, that day I went to the time just bumped into Mrs. Min to say goodbye, the fourth sibling sister said but but but the face of the relatives should be on a sound, is the pressure of no hope to be able to do."

Mrs. Su was about to speak, but an envoy looked outside, so she stopped what she was going to say and said, "Come in!"

The maid entered, saluted, and said, "Aunt Huang of the Jintong Courtyard sent someone outside, saying that she had something to ask the young lady to do."

Wei Changying said unexpectedly, "What is it?"

"The person sent by Aunt Huang said that there is something coming, the visitor is from the front yard, not quite sure."

Mrs. Su didn't have any other things to ask her daughter-in-law, so she sniffed and said, "Huang has always been capable, since she couldn't dispose of it and sent someone, she thought that she couldn't make it clear in three or two words. Don't you know if you go back to see for yourself?"

When Wei Changying heard that, he got up and left.

When she went outside and saw that the messenger was Fei Yu, she asked her as she walked, "What is it that Aunt Huang wants me to go back and dispose of?"

Shiyu said, "It's your former dowry of the Young Lady, a sister said to be called Dewdrop who has returned."

"Dewdrop?" Wei Chang Ying was stunned, thought for a moment and then remembered, that was her first marriage when she was in the kitchen to work as a maid, then because of her husband's staff Nian Jie Yao, she accompanied a dowry and sent it over. Speaking of master and servant since then have not seen each other again, even the news is also at first heard that year 苼 薬 quite like her, and then because of things a lot of no one to mention, but also ......

Could it be that you're in some kind of trouble now? Why else would you come here after not seeing me for several years?

Sure enough to the Jintong courtyard, not yet into the house, on the porch heard someone inside a small voice sobbing, Huang and several other dignitaries are softly and slowly persuade, say something such as when the young lady returned will definitely do for her words.

"What on earth is going on here?" Wei Changying walked in, and was shocked to see Dewdrop at first sight the reason why Dewdrop was spotted and asked for by Nianyouyou among a group of ambassadors was that she was naturally very pretty and delicate. She was two years younger than Wei Changying, and now that Wei Changying has given birth to two sons, she is still very beautiful, but Dewdrop looks like she is already in her middle age.

She was wearing a half-new and not old snow green narrow-sleeved jacket, tied an autumn fragrance color skirt, the body is very clean, almost no hairpin, and even hair buns only take a wooden hairpin Ò, look at the downcast and shabby very much.

After the crowd had greeted Wei Changying, Dewdrop knelt before her and cried, "The servant girl has no choice but to come back and beg the young lady to do something about it. If the young lady doesn't care about the servant girl, she'll have to throw herself into the moat."

Wei Changying knew that she must have met with great difficulties before she would come back to look for herself in the case that the body contract had been given to Nian Jianyao, but listening to her say something so serious, she also showed a few points of gravity and leaned over slightly and said, "You get up and talk properly. It's only been a few years since I've seen you, how did you get into this state?"

As a matter of fact, it is common for concubines to fall into disrepute once they fall out of favor. The problem is that Wei Chang Ying also knew that Nian Lian Yao is a person without long life, worrying that his dowry will suffer in the future, so when he sent the person, he gave Luju a private house as he did with the maidservant. Although that private house is not enough to let Luzhu live a life of wealth and prosperity, but save a little use, compared to the ordinary common people, a person will not have a problem to live for more than ten years after all, in the Luzhu to year 苼 薬this thing Wei Changying heart is not very happy, consciously aggrieved by Luzhu, since she wants to make up for her in other places.

Now only a few years of work, even if Dewdrop spread some, how can it be so bad that even go out without a decent clothes?

Lulu listened to her question and cried even more sadly, said "It's all because I'm stupid, before the young lady accompanied the trousseau with the maidservant to go out, at first the master treats the maidservant very well, the maidservant doesn't have to use the trousseau, so it's all handed over to the master to buy to serve the maidservant's people. But then the master got a new man, and gradually ignored the servant girl, and the servant girl lived on the trousseau. However, the other day, the person who had been serving the servant girl suddenly took advantage of the servant girl's bath to roll up the servant girl's things and ran away, even the servant girl's embroidered clothes that she had taken into the bath room and changed into didn't leave behind! It was only after I called out through the window that I was able to borrow some old clothes from the master's other concubines before I could get up!"

Wei Changying had never thought that there was such a thing she said in dismay, "That person took away all your things, why did she go out like that and no one asked?" This person took away the Luzhu bathing change down and to change the dress actually do not see just greedy to two sets of clothes and skirts are not put to the point, most likely want to let Luzhu found also can not immediately catch up with their own, but two sets of clothes and skirts ...... inside and outside if it is complete, no decent package certainly can not be loaded, not to mention the other fine soft.

How can you go out like this without attracting suspicion?

"You don't know, young lady, the master has never taken a wife, but there are dozens of concubines in the backyard, and from time to time people are sent, and from time to time people are sent by the master. The first thing I'd like to say is that I don't think I'll be able to recognize all of them, even though I've been serving the master for several years! Because it's useless to recognize all of them, in a couple of days the master will definitely want to replace them again." Dewdrop wiped her tears and said sadly, "So unless it's pinched, no one cares about what's going on in the others' houses."

"......" Wei Chang Ying sighed, said, "I know, but it's just something out of body, you don't want to be sad, anyway, people are good. In fact, the person who serves you is also a fool, nowadays the world is in chaos, she took your things out, even if there is someone to receive, may be moved by the wealth, but instead of harming her."

Dewdrops cried "I think I treat her well, but I don't want this person to be so heartless! Now the maidservant in the year family penniless, a little bit of monthly money also called the master now favored the two deducted all, now has been two days in a row have not eaten a meal ...... If it is not really can not live, the maidservant is now like this, where is the face to see the young lady?"

Said bawling.

Huang and the others gathered around to help Wei Changying persuade her, and after persuading her for a while, when her cries were a little weaker, Wei Changying asked Zhu Yi to lead her to the kitchen to have a meal "Go and have a meal first, and then ask Zhu Yi to find you a change of clothes, and then come back to talk when you have rested well and have the energy to do so."

After sending the people away, Wei Changying furrowed his brows, rubbed the corner of his forehead, and asked Huang, "Auntie, what do you think we should do about this?"

Dewdrop's problem is very good to solve, she is just losing favor and being swept away money, in the mansion of Nianjianyou, she is struggling to make ends meet. As long as you send some money to her, the immediate problem will be solved.

But how much of this money Palo ...... give?

I'm afraid she'll be trapped again if I give her too much. Besides, her body contract is not in Wei Changying's hands anymore, and she wasn't a maid before, so the people who are serving Wei Changying will have to eat too much of it. If you give her too much, she'll be in trouble again, and it'll look like Wei Changying is being stingy.

Huang pondered for a moment and said, "Might it be better to just give the last two months of monthly payment for rough labor this time?"

"According to what she said, she was robbed of all her belongings, even the embroidered clothes she took off during her bath, not to mention the rest of the utensils. Now that she's got the money, she'll have to buy a lot of things, and since she doesn't have a lot of money, is it not enough to pay her for only two months?" Wei Changying said, "After all, our servants here are fed and housed."

Huang said ''To be honest, this Dewdrop has been a servant herself, and was cheated like this by a servant, so she is obviously not very smart. If you give her too much, it might harm her. It would be better not to give her too much, but to reward her with something for the holidays, and it would be better for her if the water flowed over time."

Wei Chang Ying felt that this method is good "Previously, during the festival, I only sent something to Nian Zhen Yao on behalf of my husband, but I didn't give Luju a separate portion. In the future, let's do it this way as Auntie said."

And said, "Usually, can also send someone to send something over. Nian ZhenYao is a person who is always fond of the old and the new, Dew Drops has fallen to this state, even came over to beg me but not to look for him, so it can be seen that this person is so heartless. Only the dewdrop is given to him, husband and want to use him, his backyard things I can't say anything. Auntie in the future to take more care of Luzhu point, in the end is our courtyard out, don't tell her because of the loss of favor to be bullied miserable."

Huang smiled and said, "Divine Doctor Ji is far away in Western Liang, the servant girl's eldest granddaughter is now idle, the servant girl was about to request with the young lady to let her come over to our courtyard to play a hand. Now it's the right time to give her this errand."

"Then you have to be careful, Xiao Weiwei was born beautiful and lovely, Nianyouyou is also a master of private morality, don't let him have a crooked mind!" Wei Chang Ying heard and reminded.

Huang smiled and said, "Don't worry young lady, when Mr. Nian is deliberating in the front yard, the servant girl will then ask Xiao Weiwei to go over there is all."

So it was left to Niwei Yi to look after Dewdrop.