Lu Zhiyao took it and examined it, then smiled and said, "Granny is a smart person."

"This servant dares not presume to be as clever as my master."

Lu Zhiyao's smile faded slightly. Another spoiled old servant, thinking he could rest easy just because his mother was the old lady's wet nurse.

joke!

With something on her mind, Lu Zhiyao dozed off for a quarter of an hour before getting up and having the two young men who were still kneeling in the courtyard pulled up and led them to the main house's courtyard.

"Little sister."

Lu Zhiyao had just entered and said a word to her sister-in-law when her older brother came out from behind and called her name. She reflexively tensed up, a reaction not only from the lingering muscle reflexes of the original owner of the body, but also from her current soul's awe of this intelligent man.

Madam Xue laughed and said, "You're so grown up now, and you still react like this when you see your older brother?"

"hehe."

"Little sister, you seem to have changed?" The man asked in a question, but his tone was certain.

See? Can you blame her for being nervous? She came right off the bat.

"Indeed, but I'll explain my situation later. This," Lu Zhiyao calmed down and took out two indentures: "These are the indentures of those two maids. I've brought them with me; they're outside. I'm handing them over to you."

Lu Yunqing reached out and took the two indentures: "Did you bring the one who didn't make it big yet?"

"Those who never stand out are the most terrifying."

"I thought you were going to handle it yourself."

"I'm taking Granny Gui with me. The arrival of these two is too suspicious; I can't handle it."

"You're quite clever."

Lu Zhiyao paused for a moment, then turned her head: "Sister-in-law, is he praising me?"

Madam Xue smiled, pursing her lips: "I'm not going to sue you siblings for your quarrels!"

When she entered the family, Yao'er was still young. Although she was not as intelligent as other members of the Lu family, she was kind and gentle. She would stop her mother from managing affairs and ease the relationship between her mother and her older brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, as she grew up, she became less and less talkative. After getting married and having children, her body became weaker day by day. It seemed that she didn't have the strength to say a few words. Her family members practically took care of managing her small courtyard for her.

Lu Zhiyao picked up her teacup, took a sip, looked up, and ordered the servants to leave. She slowly said, "About half a month ago, I made up my mind to drown myself in the pond in the courtyard and leave this world."

"Lu Zhiyao!" Lu Yunqing threw the teacup he had just picked up back onto the table. The cup spun halfway around on the table and then stood upright, the spilled tea slowly flowing to the edge.

Madam Xue stood up, walked up to her, took her hand, and looked at her carefully: "Yao'er, you mustn't do anything foolish."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lu Zhiyao reassured her with a smile, even though the original owner of this body had indeed left on that day.

"Why exactly?" Lu Yunqing's tone was urgent. This little sister was much older than him. Her parents were on assignment in other places. When he first met her, he was already arranging marriages for her. At that time, his mother was holding a thin, pale child and said she was his sister. He didn't dare to touch her because she was too thin. Later, the family did everything they could to take care of her. He watched the thin child get better little by little. In a sense, he watched her grow up.

"Why?" Lu Zhiyao smiled and spoke in a tone as if recounting someone else's story: "I couldn't sleep for years, I had a constant headache, and I drank bowl after bowl of bitter medicine, which ruined my appetite. The less I ate, the less energy I had. I had to put on makeup every day before I dared to see anyone. I was so tired, even breathing was exhausting. That day, the sun was shining brightly. I sent everyone away and used all my strength to move to the porch. I couldn't walk any further, so I sat down to rest before going to the pond. In that brief moment, I heard Zining crying behind the grape trellis. Neither of the two wet nurses were comforting her. Suddenly, I thought, 'If I die, what will happen to Zining?'"

In fact, the original owner couldn't hear the child crying at all because she was already experiencing tinnitus and auditory hallucinations. She made very little noise when she stepped into the pond and didn't struggle at all. Neither of the two wet nurses noticed it. It was the rough old woman who discovered it first.

"What does Tao do? How come you don't have anyone with you?"

"Sister-in-law, don't blame her. I chased everyone out myself." This Tao woman is still quite handy for now.

"Yao'er, you're just too soft-hearted. Don't worry, I'll teach her a few things in a bit, and I guarantee you'll be able to use it more easily," said Madam Xue, who was used to worrying about her sister-in-law.

"it is good."

Lu Yunqing clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, calmed herself down for a moment, and then launched into a tirade against her younger sister, lecturing her about how her body and hair were gifts from her parents, and how her parents were still alive... She went on and on for about fifteen minutes before finally asking, "Is your diet normal now?"

Lu Zhiyao, looking utterly humiliated after being scolded, said, "Huh? Oh, I guess that's normal."

"What do you mean by 'normal'? You,"

Madam Xue quickly chimed in, "Alright, alright, Yao'er knows she was wrong. The other day your elder brother got some Ganoderma lucidum and bird's nest, and he was just thinking of sending them to you in a few days. It just so happens that you came today, so we've asked the kitchen to stew them for you every day."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Lu Zhiyao didn't refuse. She knew that these were not ordinary Ganoderma lucidum and bird's nest, but must be top-quality items that her elder brother had specially ordered people to search for.

"As long as you're doing well, none of this matters."

"Is Mother still protecting that Granny Gui?" Lu Yunqing had already controlled her emotions.

"I'm also getting out of her indenture; I'll take her with me in a bit."

"You're taking it home?"

"I cannot stand servants with such temperaments. I intend to send them to the estate that is part of my dowry, where they will live on their own and never be allowed to leave. No one in the estate is allowed to associate with them."

"Mother agrees? She's very particular about her dowry."

"She agreed, but told me not to make things too difficult for her. I didn't make things difficult for her. She's just looking after the estate that came with my dowry. Isn't that a good job?" Lu Zhiyao subtly changed the subject.

"Alright, you decide what to do with it."

"Brother, who are those two stunningly beautiful maids outside? Why are they being sent to Mother like this?" Even if the old lady is confused, she is still a noble lady of high rank. Her family, husband, and children are all extraordinary. Who has such great abilities?

Lu Yunqing was about to speak when she glanced at her younger sister: "You should go back now. Mother will be looking for you when she wakes up from her afternoon nap."

Lu Zhiyao's expectant eyes dimmed, and she pouted, "You're keeping it from me again. Fine, I'll leave then."

Madam Xue stood up and saw her to the door, then ordered someone to load the things she had given her onto her carriage: "You don't need to come back to say goodbye when you go back. Family doesn't need so many formalities."

"I understand, sister-in-law. If Mother gets confused again, send someone to find me. I'm more useful to Mother than my older brother and sister." Lu Zhiyao instructed. Her older brother, sister, and sister-in-law were all extremely intelligent people. If she wanted to live more easily in this ancient world, she had to maintain good relationships with them. In any era, it's not easy for a person to fight alone. In a family, if everyone does their job well, the family can prosper.

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