Comprehensive Qing wear good luck

Chapter 172 Chang Zai's Promotion 2

Jihuan was drowsy. She was very tired after walking for so long.

"System, wake me up when we get to the yard."

"Okay, host."

Then she fell asleep without realizing it.

It felt like I had just closed my eyes when the system's voice rang in my mind: "Host, we're here."

Ji Huan forced himself to stay awake, and when he reached the bed, he pretended to be awakened and suddenly opened his eyes.

"Ah! Who are you?"

Mu Ling didn't expect her to react like this, and hurriedly explained: "Ji Huan, don't be afraid, it's Ama."

Ji Huan's expression gradually calmed down. He looked at Mu Ling with wide eyes in disbelief: "Father?"

Then he burst into tears: "Ama, I am not dreaming, Ama is coming to see me, Ama is finally coming to see me, wuwuwu..."

Ji Huan's crying had nothing to do with beauty, she was just really pitiful, after all she was his daughter. Mu Ling listened to the crying and felt very resentful that Fu Jin had gone too far, she should at least have some respect!

"Don't be afraid, Ama is here to see you." Mu Ling comforted her clumsily.

Ji Huan listened and looked at Mu Ling with a moved and admiring expression. Her eyes were very beautiful and when she looked at people, they were full of emotion and could make people feel the emotions contained in her eyes.

Mu Ling felt the sincerity in it.

The doctor came soon and Jihuan lay on the bed.

The old doctor with gray beard carefully felt her pulse, frowning. After a long while, he put down his hand and said, "This girl has a serious problem. The reason she fainted is because she is hungry. She didn't eat enough. She fainted naturally after walking a few steps. Moreover, this girl must have been hungry for a long time. She also has some cold symptoms. She must have been frozen..."

The doctor mentioned many symptoms that would not occur in wealthy families. Taken individually, they were not serious illnesses, but when added together, and falling on a ten-year-old girl, they became quite serious.

Mu Ling also realized the seriousness of the matter, and then she remembered that Ji Huan was not born weak. He was active and lively when he was a child. When did he look so sick?

It was about a year after he married his second wife! His lively daughter became silent. He had other children and many things to do in the Ministry of Rites, so he gradually forgot about her.

The more Mu Ling thought about it, the angrier she felt.

He couldn't understand why Liu did this.

Liu was his second wife, born in a Han military banner. Her father was a sixth-rank local official and her family background was much lower than that of his first wife, Socho Luo.

Suocho Luo had only one daughter. Even if she got married, she would still be a connection in the mansion in the future. He couldn't understand why Liu wanted to target and torture her. He also had two concubines' daughters, but they didn't have such a hard life.

I can't figure it out and can't understand it.

Mu Ling: "Please, doctor, prescribe some medicine for me to take care of my body."

"Okay, I'll go."

After the doctor left, Mu Ling asked, "Don't you have a maid to serve you?"

"Yes, Meihua only comes to bring me food once every night."

Mu Ling suppressed her anger and said, "So, you only eat one meal a day?"

Ji Huan pretended to be confused: "What's wrong? Meihua said that I'm grown up now and one meal a day is enough. I can't waste the food in the mansion. She said that since Mafa passed away, life in the mansion has been difficult. As the eldest princess, I should be considerate of Ama. I'm sorry, Ama, I was just too hungry today and wanted to go out to find something to eat. I didn't expect to faint."

Mu Ling could no longer hold back her anger: "Debao, go check for me what kind of life the eldest princess is living."

Debao was listening at the side and also felt that Fu Jin had gone too far this time.

"Slave, go right away."

Mu Ling looked down and saw Ji Huan's face full of ignorance. She patiently explained: "The mansion is not poor. We can afford food."

Ji Huan looked up at him eagerly: "Really? ... Then can my daughter have something to eat? Meihua spilled the food when she brought it last night, so my daughter didn't get to eat. She's so hungry."

In other words, she hasn't eaten for two days.

Every time he thought his daughter was miserable enough, the results told him that things could get even worse.

Mu Ling immediately arranged for food to be delivered.

As soon as there was any movement in the kitchen, Liu knew about it soon. She brought people to Jihuan's yard with a nervous look on her face. Seeing the empty and deserted yard, and Jihuan lying on the bed, with a sallow face, thin body, and sleeves half-cut, she knew that she was in trouble this time.

"Master~" Liu said tremblingly.

Mu Ling asked coldly: "Why is Fu Jin here?"

Liu knew that the facts were before her and she had to apologize. It would be fine if she was not discovered, but if she was discovered and Jihuan was tortured, it would be her dereliction of duty as the stepmother.

"I feel guilty for not noticing that the eldest princess's share was deducted by me. Please punish me, sir."

Knowing that she was not trying to quibble, she decided to just apologize directly. However, what she said was very interesting, so I withheld her share of the allowance.

Mu Ling glanced at her indifferently. She knew the trick. There is no fool among officials.

Liu had a pair of children who were still young, and it was impossible for the mansion to let a concubine be the housekeeper. Mu Ling didn't want Liu to ruin her reputation, so he looked at Ji Huan.

"Ji Huan, what do you think?"

Ji Huan lowered her head and whispered, "Father, since Mother said it was my fault, then I must have deceived my superiors and lied to my subordinates. Mother has to manage the whole house and take care of her brothers and sisters. I understand that she may be negligent occasionally. Father, please don't punish me."

Mu Ling looked at Ji Huan deeply, and Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

Without waiting for Mu Ling to speak, Liu looked at Ji Huan with a loving face and said, "It's mother's fault. It was a moment of negligence. Don't worry, mother will punish those stubborn slaves."

"Well, I'll have to trouble you, mother."

The two of them talked about "motherly love and daughter filial piety" for a while, and Mu Ling was quite satisfied with the situation. Then she said: "Ji Huan is not young anymore, so let Ji Huan take care of Suo Cho Luo's dowry! If the housekeeper of the wife is too busy, it would be good to let Aunt Wang help you."

Aunt Wang was also a daughter of an official, but she entered the palace as a concubine because her family fell into poverty. She was quite talented, and Mu Ling loved her very much. They had a son who was the eldest prince in the palace.

Liu felt as if she was struck by lightning.

Ji Huan lowered her head deeply, very satisfied with Mu Ling's arrangement. She told him to take it slow and not be impatient. If she screamed and yelled, Mu Ling would punish Liu, but it would not be too severe.

On the contrary, if she behaved more generously, Mu Ling would give her more. She got the dowry left by her mother, and Liu lost part of her housekeeper rights.

This move is called retreat to advance.

Mu Ling might not be able to see through her little tricks, but to him, it was harmless. Liu did something wrong, and Ji Huan behaved in a way that pleased her, so Liu should indeed be taught a lesson. That was what he thought.

Ji Huan raised his head and looked at Mu Ling with admiration: "Thank you, Father."

Liu hesitated: "Master, Aunt Wang has never managed the household, how can she do it well..."

Mu Ling interrupted her: "She didn't take care of it, but you are still here. You should teach her well. You should still be in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests in the mansion, and the distribution of the children's rations in the backyard should be left to Aunt Wang."

Liu said reluctantly: "Yes, I understand."