"What is Aunt Liu's background? Can you ask clearly?" After walking for a while, Yulan asked in a low voice when Aunt Liu and Mother Zhao could no longer be seen.

The original owner of this body had an indifferent temperament. He "didn't hear anything outside the window and only read the books of sages" all day long. He automatically felt that he was deaf and blind.

Yu Lan has been here for a long time, getting used to her body and dealing with the eldest and old ladies. It was only recently that she straightened things out and slowly had time to fill in these basic materials. So she ordered Xiaoyu to inquire carefully about all the people in the house.

The background information, what background power the natal family has, who is close to whom, who is related to whom, who has a rift with whom, explore them one by one, and tear apart this intricate relationship layer by layer, so that

Know it well.

It’s not that I want to harm anyone. It is said that when looking at a problem, you must see the essence. Only by knowing the intricate genealogical relationships behind it can you understand the true purpose of these ladies and grandmothers and make correct judgments and decisions.

It is still a habit developed in the workplace in my previous life.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Xiaoyu is a prudent person who handles things properly. These days, he has been sneaking around and secretly touching all the relevant people inside and outside the mansion.

"...It was a gift from the old man!" Xiaoyu concealed the subject and lowered her voice at the same time. "I asked about Mrs. Li from the second door. Mrs. Li has been in the house for more than 20 years. She loves to talk most.

There is no big or small thing that she doesn’t know about

, because her mouth was full of trouble. If her brother hadn't been a well-known steward in the outer courtyard, he would have been kicked out long ago... She was originally from an official family. Her father and the old man were very good friends back then, but they had different political opinions.

, gradually

They didn't have much contact with her anymore. Later, something went wrong in her family, she was dismissed from her official position, and her house was confiscated. She was about to be sold to the Jiaofang Department. Her father sent someone to beg the old man. The old man thought about his old friendship.

He rescued her and settled her in the mansion.

Later, when she got older and there was no one from the prison official's family to marry her, and the eldest man still had no son, the old man took the initiative and gave her to the eldest man as his concubine. She was used to flattering people, and she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and soon she became a concubine.

I won the favor of the eldest master and gave birth to a son..."

Yu Lan listened and nodded.

When we arrived at Songhe Hall, as soon as the little girl shouted, "Miss Seventh is here," Mother Su from the old lady's room picked up the curtain and came out, "The old lady just got up from her nap and was talking about the girl."

"Mother Su..." Yulan and Xiaoyu greeted her with a smile and walked around the twelve golden nanmu screens and entered the inner room. Mother Su is the real elder care person around the old lady. She has been with the old lady for several years.

She has been childless for ten years and has been a widow all her life. She has spent more time with the old lady than any of her children. She is an extraordinary servant. Even the eldest and second masters respect her when they see her.

The old lady wore a lilac-colored butterfly-grape patterned flowered coat. She was smiling and sitting on the Arhat bed. Apricot Huang knelt on the footrest and beat her legs with a beauty hammer.

Yu Lan smiled and stepped forward to salute the old lady.

The old lady pointed to a brocade tree beside the bed: "Sit!"

"This is the scripture that I have copied over the past few days. Please take a look at it, grandma." Yulan first respectfully handed over the copied scripture with both hands, then sat down on the brocade, while Xiaoyu stood behind her honestly.

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Xinghuang took the scripture and handed it to the old lady.

The old lady took it casually and took a look, with a satisfied smile on her face. "Qi Yatou's handwriting is getting more and more beautiful!"

Yulan smiled gracefully: "My grandmother gave me such a good opportunity to learn Buddhism and practice calligraphy at the same time."

"This child's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter." The old lady said to Su's mother with a smile. Su's mother said: "Isn't that right? I have watched the seventh girl these days, and she is getting better and better day by day. Old lady, you

He is a lucky person. Each of these grandchildren is more outstanding and more promising than the last!"

The old lady nodded: "You are right. This child has copied the scriptures for me these days without any hesitation. It is indeed a commendable filial piety." Turning to Yulan, she said: "Your handwriting is of a suitable size and I feel comfortable with it."

Many people have copied scriptures for me, and your beautiful and graceful handwriting is what I like best."

Yulan said quickly: "This is what a granddaughter should do. I don't dare to take credit." She was very respectful and polite, just like a subordinate treats his superior.

A trace of surprise flashed in Mother Su's eyes. She served the old lady day and night in her house, and she had seen many of the old lady's grandchildren. When she saw the old lady, she would not be full of admiration and flattery. She would always act coquettishly and tease her when given the opportunity.

The old lady was happy. Only this seventh girl did things properly and without leakage. She was respectful to the old lady, but she lacked a bit of intimacy.

It left her puzzled.

Yu Lan also knew that the way he got along with the old lady was not the best choice. How could he let a thirty-year-old woman act coquettishly and sell herself all day long, and then be the one to take care of her? Just thinking about it made her scalp numb.

Some things can be compromised, but the arrogance in my heart is brought over from my previous life, and I can't change it even if I want to.

Therefore, we can only take a step back and seek the next best thing. If we cannot treat her as a biological grandmother, then we can take a step back and support her as a boss.

Fortunately, she had a taste of the old lady's temperament. Even though she was fasting, chanting, and studying Buddhism all day, and seemed to be careless, she knew very well in her heart whether her feelings were true or false. She could see clearly. If there were not a few

No matter how hard you try, you can't make the two daughters-in-law of noble births submissive. On the other hand, she is the most disciplined, respecting both her family background and her direct concubine.

Every time Yulan leaves from the old lady, he always gets some rewards, including food, clothing, jewelry, and everything. If he behaves well, he will be rewarded more, and if he behaves poorly, he will be rewarded less.

.What is deserved and what is not deserved, the old lady has a scale in her heart, with clear rewards and punishments, without any confusion.

He is a good boss! It reassures Yulan that he will not work hard into the shadows.

The old lady carefully read Yulan's copy of the scriptures. The more she read, the more surprised she became. Finally, she covered her head and began to ponder.

"These symbols you added to the text are used to break sentences." I finally understood.

You must know that ancient documents are different from modern ones. They are written in vertical format and have no punctuation marks. Sentences can only be segmented through sense of language, modal particles, grammatical structures, etc. Often ambiguities occur, resulting in misunderstandings of the text. Buddhist scriptures are inherently obscure, and rare characters are

There are so many that it gives people a headache to read. When Yulan first copied it, he cursed the ancients for being idiots and not knowing how to break sentences. He had long wanted to add punctuation marks, but he was just afraid of shocking the world.

Now that I have figured out the old lady's temperament, I dare to do something about it.

The old lady has a proud temperament. The smarter and more capable you are, the more the old lady will look down upon you.

Yulan explained, "The Surangama Sutra is profound and profound, and every word is precious. It is very difficult for my granddaughter to read it, and it is especially difficult to break up sentences. My grandmother is ten times smarter than me, but my granddaughter thinks about it, when you read it, you should judge where to go."

Even, it always takes some effort. The granddaughter took it upon herself to add these symbols between sentences when copying. If it can save her grandmother a

If the grandmother feels something is wrong, the granddaughter can change it right away." She didn't dare to "invent" all the punctuation marks at once, otherwise she would be too talented and would be prone to tricks.

People were suspicious, so they checked some ancient books and chose the "▄" symbol that appeared in ancient books, which has the functions of both comma and period punctuation.

"Sure enough, it saves a lot of effort." The old lady murmured. At this moment, she really couldn't help but look at Yu Lan differently. "Is this all your own thoughts?"

Yulan said: "My granddaughter dare not take credit! My granddaughter read the "Biography of He Ji, the History of Qi" from the previous dynasty and praised He Ji. "Everything he reads is punctuated. The meaning is self-evident, and it can be seen without comment." The granddaughter thought it was just right.

I needed it, so I went to the outer study room to look through ancient books for a few days, and finally found the ancient book marked by He Ji. It was the symbol that my grandmother had seen."

The old lady nodded repeatedly: "It turns out that the ancients have already used it. It's really a good method. Thanks to your knowledge and knowledge, you remember this!"

The old lady is also a knowledgeable person. After thinking for a moment, she immediately realized that this approach can be generalized. The old lady now reads tens of thousands of words of excerpts every day. What if someone had to break up the sentences first and then read them?

Doesn't it save a lot of energy... Just thinking about Yu Lan makes me happy again.

At this time, Mother Su also came over to take a look, and the old lady explained a few words to her. Mother Su was also very surprised after hearing this, and kept praising her: "No wonder the old lady kept praising the girl for being smart. I think the girl is not only smart, but also has this

His thoughtfulness and filial piety are unparalleled by others."

The old lady was also a little moved, and her attitude became more kind.

Yulan read the Buddhist scriptures to the old lady for a while, and accompanied her to talk about the scriptures for half an hour. Then she said goodbye to the old lady and left. Before leaving, the old lady even asked her kindly not to spend sleep and food copying scriptures like this again.

, walk around more with the sisters, relax your body. There is a little more concern in your tone.

After Yulan left, Su's mother personally helped the old lady to the east wing, where she arranged it like a small Buddhist hall, with the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on the center altar.

Mother Su lit sandalwood in the cloisonné enamel and gold-painted three-legged cauldron, and smoke curled up for a moment.

The old lady sat on the seat in front of the incense table. She neither chanted sutras nor paid homage to the Buddha. She just stared at the white jade Guanyin statue in a daze. Mother Su stood behind her, saying nothing and not daring to disturb her.

The old lady suddenly asked: "What do you think of Sister Lan?" Mother Su was a close confidant, so the old lady would ask such a straightforward question.

Mother Su pondered and said slowly: "Seven girls are smart and filial, so of course it is a good thing."

The old lady laughed and scolded me: "Don't look at me carelessly! We have been sisters for many years. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"That old slave has overstepped her bounds." Su's mother said with a smile: "The seventh girl has good character, open-minded behavior, and is free and easy. The old slave looked at her coldly, she only went to Songhe Hall a few times, and every time she was with the servants

Just a few words, nothing

Such a huge reward, but listen, among the maids, mothers-in-law, and daughters-in-law, who doesn’t praise her? Even I can’t help but want to love her when I see her. This ability to treat people, to put it bluntly, is the wife

Grandmas are not as good as them."

The old lady was not angry and nodded in approval, "What you are saying is that she used to be unattractive, but now she seems to be the most outstanding among all the granddaughters. Humanity and sophistication are everything. She has such ability and it is her destiny.

.”

"You are so calm at such a young age. It's a pity that you were born in the wrong child. If you were born in my wife's belly, she would be the perfect candidate to be the head wife of a wealthy family." After saying this, he shook his head repeatedly with regret on his face.

The old lady said: "Good or bad life does not depend on wealth. I see that she is not a follower of others. She is just like her biological mother. She is respectful on the surface, but she is stubborn and proud in her bones. Even I, the old lady, disdain

To flatter."

Mother Su quickly advised: "Old lady, Miss Seven seems to be a filial person..."

The old lady waved her hand to interrupt her: "I don't care about her attitude towards me. I have ignored her all these years, and she will inevitably be a little resentful towards me. This is human nature and I don't blame her. I'm just afraid.

She is also like her mother, disdainful of small matters, and unwilling to change big things even though she knows she will suffer losses...it is easy to be stubborn!"

Mother Su joked: "Except for the second girl, I have never seen you care so much about any of your granddaughters?" She knew the old lady best, and she was very arrogant. She didn't even bother to ask about those granddaughters who were insignificant and insignificant. Then

This kind of care and love is enough to make things passable on the surface. Having said that, it is also the fault of the girls in the Yang family for their incompetence.

"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It's better for them to deal with the children's affairs themselves. I'm old and can't take care of that much anymore. It's just that Sister Lan, for the sake of the Yang family, will inevitably have to deal with the nobles in the palace.

After a while, I pity her a little more."
Chapter completed!