Chapter 18: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
Gu Yunhua sat on the cloister bench in the small pond with red and swollen eyes, looking at the red carp in the pond in a daze.
It's hateful to think about, why is she Gu Xi proud of herself, obviously she is the daughter that her father is proud of, why was she coldly reprimanded by her father today! After all, it's all that Gu Xi, if it weren't for her, how could her father be willing to reprimand her!
Her maidservant Cuiliu picked up a handkerchief to help her wipe her tears, and puffed out her mouth, "Second Miss, don't be angry, she's not a big deal, isn't she just a concubine's identity?
"Just her......
Before he finished speaking, he saw a snap, and Cuiliu was knocked to the ground.
"Okay, you cheap girl who doesn't know life and death, you dare to despise Miss Ben!" Gu Yunhua's apricot eyes widened, willow eyebrows frowned, his face was full of resentment, and he scolded incomprehensibly, and raised his leg to kick the green willow on the ground.
The cuiliu whimpered and fell to the ground, not daring to speak.
When I raised my eyes again, the five finger prints on my crisp little face were impressive, and I was not shocked to look at.
Gu Yunhua leaned on the edge of the corridor, angrily arranging his loose hair, as soon as he exerted his strength, all the hair that had been bothered to coil in the morning was loosened, and he glared at the maidservant on the ground, taking care of his anger.
"Second sister, it's easy for me to find it, it turns out that you are hiding here. ”
The immature male voice came, Gu Yunhua was startled, and quickly asked the maid Xiao'e to pull the green willow down, and looked at it with a frown, the person who came was Gu Xi's own brother Gu Xuan, dressed in white, his skin was snowy, and the appearance of a young man with a crown of jade.
Gu Yunhua hurriedly greeted him, and joked with a light smile, "Where did I come from, it turned out to be my younger brother!"
As he spoke, he hurriedly tugged at his hand sleeve. Let him sit on a bench in the cloister, and affectionately wipe the fine sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
He avoided it a little unhappily, since he was a child, he didn't like to be close to others, even the best second sister!
"Second sister, look, how to interpret this sentence?" Gu Xuan unfolded the book and pointed to the words on it.
Gu Yunhua gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, sniffed, and leaned over in a thick nasal voice, "Which sentence?"
Gu Xuan noticed that she was not in the right mood, as if she had cried.
Very anxiously put down the book, looked at her and said, "Second sister, what's wrong with you?
Since he was a child, he grew up in the second lady's room, but he was very alienated with the eldest sister Gu Xi of the same mother, and the second sister Gu Yun painting was intimate with the half-sister Gu Yunhua, compared to Gu Xi's rude and willful arrogance, he preferred the gentle and amiable second sister Gu Yun painting.
Now that the second sister is crying, he must be going to stand up for her.
"I know, that Gu Xi must have bullied you again, right?"
He kicked the jade porcelain vase at his feet in anger, and with a bang, the vase was torn apart, and the brilliant daisies scattered to the ground.
Gu Yunhua was very proud in her heart, what she wanted was to watch their sisters and brothers turn against each other, and now it seems that they have almost succeeded.
A slight sneer crossed his lips as he thought to himself.
"Second sister, I'll go find her to ask clearly!" Gu Xuan said and was about to go to Gu Xi......
Gu Yunhua heard that it was not good, his father had just returned home, if he caused an incident now, he was afraid that he would not be able to pick it clean, so it was better to endure that Gu Xi for a while, and wait for the next opportunity to make her never wake up again.
Twisting his fist hatefully, his dark pupils were bottomless.
Pulling Gu Xuan, who was about to settle accounts with Gu Xi, he cried and said: "Brother Xuan, the second sister knows that you are the best, but she is our eldest sister after all, she is used to being willful, so forget it!"
As he spoke, he shed a few tears, and he looked pitiful.
Gu Xuanjian raised his eyebrows, finally sighed, picked up the book and smiled at Gu Yunhua: "Second sister is pure-minded, no matter what! Father is back, and she won't let her come around, second sister, go and rest, I'll go back first." ”
He coughed a few times, turned his back, and paced out.
Gu Yunhua chased after him, his face was full of worry, "Brother Xuan, you have to take good care of your body, it's getting colder this day, you don't want to go out sooner or later." ”
While saying this, he helped him pull up his clothes, Gu Xuan frowned very uncomfortably, Gu Yunhua was stunned, and retracted his hand in embarrassment.
When she was embarrassed, the maid Xiao'e came in a panic.
"Second Miss, the eldest lady sent a mangrove to deliver a gift to Miss. ”
The maid said unsteadily, the hair on her forehead was messy, as if she was startled, and she was very surprised that the eldest lady suddenly gave a gift to the second lady.
As soon as the words came out, Gu Yunhua and Gu Xuan were stunned.
"Second sister, I think she's showing off, and the younger brother has also gone back, second sister, go back and have a look!"
Gu Xuan sneered and walked out.
Not long ago, in the Yifeng Pavilion where Fu Liluo lived, there was a storm outside the courtyard, and the master and servant in the room bowed their heads and murmured softly with solemn expressions.
Manluo changed her previous giggle, and sat down to look at the young lady with a serious face, "Miss, do you really want to send it to the second miss?" She still couldn't believe that the eldest lady wanted to give such a good thing to the second miss!
Fu Liluo smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and put down the teacup, "Send it! ”
Her eyes were slightly cold, and she shook her cold fingertips, and a gust of wind blew open the window.
Vigilantly, he glanced outside and motioned for the mangrove to go.
Chaoyunxuan, the boudoir painted by Gu Yun.
Chimney was about to come in with her head held high and holding her head high......
I happened to see the second lady's personal maid Cuiliu, sitting on the circular corridor bench to wipe her tears, the maidservants surrounded her, and her other close maid dismissed everyone, walked into Cuiliu's side to comfort and persuade, "You are too straightforward, you don't know the temperament of the second miss, she is the most taboo to show this identity, you are good, you are a clever person on weekdays, this will not be hidden!"
Xiao'e took the sorbet as she spoke, covering her red and swollen cheeks.
Manluo saw all this scene, and sure enough, Gu Yunhua was gentle and demure in the past, but he didn't expect to be so cruel to his maid just for a sentence, thinking to himself, his hand unconsciously touched his fat cheeks, and secretly thought in his heart, it is better to be his own young lady, and he has made himself fat.
In a daze, Xiao'e walked out.
"Sister Manluo, why are you here?" Although Xiao'e is Gu Yunhua's personal envoy, she and Manluo and Cuiliu were sold into Otsuka's mansion at the same time, so it can be said that they grew up together since childhood, although they follow different masters, they still have affection.
Xiao'e grinned and grabbed Manluo's arm, and glanced at Cuiliu again......
Cuiliu understood and understood what Xiao'e meant, after all, Manluo followed the eldest lady, and at this moment, she didn't want Manluo to see her face, otherwise it would not be good if it reached the ears of the eldest lady.
Cuiliu covered her face and was about to run away, but she didn't want to be pulled by Manra's arm.
"Cuiliu, what's wrong with your face?" said and pulled down Cuiliu's blocked hand, and in an instant, the white little face was red and swollen, and the five finger prints were deeply sunk in it.
Manluo gasped, these two young ladies were really ruthless.
Cuiliu looked at Xiao'e in a daze, covered it in a panic, and whispered: "It wasn't the second lady who hit it, it was ...... I fell on my own, yes, I fell!" Cuiliu hurriedly distinguished, and ran out as she spoke.
Xiao'e paused, pulled Manluo and sat on the bench, "Sister Manluo, what are you here for today? Second Miss Zi is not here, or she will go to Young Master Xuan's to play chess." ”
As he spoke, he instructed the little maid to serve tea.
Manluo handed the box to her and responded lightly, "Can Sister Xiao'e go to find the second miss and come back?" He looked outside again and continued: "In addition, my young lady also wants to borrow a baby from the second young lady. ”
When Xiao'e heard this, she laughed in her heart, no wonder Baba sent such a delicate box, it turned out that she was here to borrow the baby!
After a pause, thinking that she couldn't delay the business, she would make up her mind after telling the second lady whether to borrow it or not, Xiao'e got up busily, "Sister Manluo, you sit down a little, I'll go find the second miss." ”
After speaking, the person went out of the courtyard, looked at the exquisite box that Xiao'e put back in his hand, and Manluo took a deep breath.
Boredom looked at this courtyard, gazebo, pool, pine and cypress shady, although there is no lady living in the Yifeng Pavilion elegant and pure, but also picturesque.
From a distance, she saw the maid sitting on the stone pier by the pond in the courtyard with her back on her back, so close to the lake, and she was startled when she saw it.
Hurriedly ran over with the box in his hand, and said loudly: "Don't throw yourself into the lake!
As he spoke, he was going to pull her up.
When the man turned around, she froze.
It's the green willow that just ran away......
She pulled Cuiliu's sleeve violently, and said, "Silly girl, isn't it just a slap, and you can seek death?"
Seeing her smile like this, Cuiliu suddenly burst into tears and told all her grievances to Manluo......
Roughly speaking, being beaten by Gu Yunhua, her status as a big girl is not guaranteed, and she didn't have to let those little girls make fun of her, that Xiao'e took advantage of the situation to stammer the second lady to suppress herself, and she just ran to find it, and the mother who was in charge of the kitchen wanted her to comfort herself a few words, but she was scolded instead, and she was depressed for a while and didn't want to live.
Cuiliu sobbed and took Manluo's hand, "Sister Manluo, I really envy you, although the eldest lady is willful, she is also really kind to her subordinates, unlike the second miss......"
As soon as it came to his mouth, he poured it back again.
Suddenly, Cuiliu hurriedly grabbed Manluo's wrist, and a line of tears flowed down, "Sister Manluo, can you talk to the eldest lady and let me go to your Yifeng Pavilion!" Looking at the silent Manluo, she cried again: "Sister Manluo, I promise not to compete with you for favor, I will be content to be a second-class maidservant, can you tell the eldest lady and let me go?"
As he spoke, he pulled up his skirt, and his white calves were full of deep and shallow scars, like hideous little earthworms, curving all over his calves.
Manro's eyes widened, and she looked at it incredulously, only to feel her head swell.
I couldn't imagine that the second lady was so vicious, and even the maid who had been with her for so many years was so harsh.
Cuiliu cried so pitifully, pointed to one of the huge hideous scars, and said: "This is the day the eldest lady just woke up, the second lady beat me with bamboo and rattan, she was in a very bad mood that day, I accidentally broke a cup, and then she beat me crazy...... And also...... This one is ......"
Manroe felt as if a flame had risen in her heart.
She angrily pulled up Cuiliu, and wiped the tears from her face distressedly, "Cuiliu, go, I'll take you to see the eldest lady!"
As he spoke, he pulled Cuiliu and was about to get up.
Cui Liuleng paused for a few seconds, put down the group swing, and shook her head, "Sister Manluo, I can't tell the eldest lady about this matter, the eldest lady has a hot temper and loves to fight the most, but now it is the second lady who is in charge...... I'm afraid ......" he said, looking around, and whispered, "I'm afraid...... It's a big deal!"
As if he remembered something again, he touched his forehead, "Forget it, eldest lady, I still won't go, if I suddenly go to the eldest lady, the second lady will be suspicious!"
Manluo tugged at her hair in distress.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice:
"Sister Manluo is here, come in and sit down!"
The two looked back, Gu Yunhua smiled lightly as he spoke, and walked towards the pond, followed by Xiao'e, who lowered her eyebrows.
Cuiliu was startled, hurriedly wiped the tears on her face with her sleeve, and silently moved behind Manluo, shrugging her shoulders and not daring to look again.