Chapter 112: Mother's Wrath (2)
Just when Li Jin was huddled in the carriage and trembled, Mrs. Li was also tormented by the demons in the hall of the Li Mansion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Ma'am, it's true. Whining...... Last night, I saw with my own eyes that Xiangxue left from the corner gate. I also carried it in my hand, so big...... One package. Xia Ling knelt in front of Mrs. Li, whimpering, and said with an oath.
And the cause of this uproar has to start this morning.
Li Jin follows Xiangxue almost inseparably from morning to night every day, so all Li Jin's personal things are also in charge of Xiangxue. It's not that Li Jin doesn't trust other people around him, it's just that Li Jin likes to be quiet and loves to sneak out of the house. Therefore, most of the maids and servants in the Jinyue Pavilion, except for Xiangxue, were either punished or driven away by Li Jin. This has caused the attendants in the Jinyue Pavilion to change batch after batch, and most of the time there are very few servants who can be driven.
Fortunately, Li Jin usually doesn't have many requirements, and most of the time he is self-reliant, so in addition to some items and cumbersome headdress and clothing, Li Jin has never needed to be served by others.
So every morning it was Xiangxue, and I came to the water room to get a morning wash for Li Jin. And that's why when they got up early today, everyone in the hot water room was surprised when they saw that it was an unknown little maid who came to fetch water from Jinyue Pavilion.
Because of everyone's curiosity, the head of the supervisor didn't get up at this time, so he couldn't help but ask about Xiangxue and the situation in Jinyue Pavilion about this little girl who was not very familiar. And this kid is also a sincere person, and three sentences were asked by everyone, and Xiangxue is no longer in Jinyue Pavilion. And where the person was, the young lady did not tell her.
Coincidentally, at this time, Xia Ling, the maid in the lady's room, happened to come to fetch water. Seeing such a lively scene, I also came to have fun. As soon as I heard that such a warm atmosphere was just because Xiangxue was gone, I felt bored. I didn't know what to think at the moment, so I just spoke.
"What's so strange about this, maybe I made some mistake. Maybe she absconded for fear of crime, hehe, I think I probably didn't dare to return to Mrs., and Miss couldn't bear to let her, who had always been with her, suffer, so she let her go in private. Xia Ling smiled and finished speaking, and went to do her own thing.
This Xia Ling is one of the four maids in the lady's room. I heard that I have been serving by my wife's side since I was a child.,But I don't know why my temperament is recognized as bad.。 Especially the way she speaks, the words that come out of her mouth are hurtful nine times out of ten. Everyone in the house knew that they were afraid of her, and because she was an old qualification by Mrs.'s side, everyone dared to be angry with her.
Hearing her say this at this time, although everyone was curious about whether she knew what the inside story was, they didn't want to have too much interaction with her, so the originally warm atmosphere immediately calmed down, and everyone began to do their own work.
But the little maid was still standing there, with a pair of big watery eyes, and the anger that shone through it was enough to burn anything that appeared in them. At this time, she was firmly boarding Xia Ling.
In the blink of an eye, this little girl regained her ability to speak in the initial anger. and immediately replied angrily: "This sister, don't spew blood, if you ruin Sister Xiangxue's reputation for no reason, it will not be so easy." Although I have not been in the mansion for a long time, I also remember that when I entered the mansion, the governor admonished me that the Li Mansion is a place where the family is governed according to law and persuaded by reason, and no matter who does something detrimental to morality, he will not tolerate adultery. I keep in mind that I will not tolerate anyone who commits such a crime. ”
It is estimated that she has not been in the house for a long time, and she does not often walk around outside Jinyue Pavilion, so she doesn't know much about this Xia Ling, plus it is also because the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
Among the people, there are people who are older and kind-hearted and can't bear her being bullied by this Xia Ling, so they secretly quietly pulled the sleeve of this little girl, and whispered: "You can't really do this person, not to mention that you just came, even the oldest qualified person in the house didn't have a hard fight with Mrs. and Miss, and there will be no good fruit for you to eat when the time comes." Even if you are for the most favored Xiangxue by Miss's side, I'm afraid that no one will be able to protect you at that time. Now didn't you say that the young lady had expelled Xiangxue from the house......?
But the boy somehow turned the tip of the bull's horns, and refused to say a word of concession. And Xia Ling has never been angry with the three maids who are on the same level as herself in Mrs. Li's courtyard, and no one has ever contradicted her like this in person. At the moment, his face immediately changed, and he fought with this little girl.
In fact, she is also an honest person who doesn't dare to cause trouble every day, just because after entering the Li Mansion, she was assigned to Li Jin's Jinyue Pavilion to work, so she was taken care of by Xiangxue during this time. He treats Xiangxue as a teacher, so at this time, listening to someone slandering his teacher makes his anger burn out his reason, and he has to distinguish everything clearly and seek justice for Xiangxue.
The matter was out of control because of this, first alarmed the housekeeper to come to adjust, I thought that the matter would be stopped, but who knew that because Xia Ling did not return for a long time, Mrs. Li sent Chunlan to look for it, and this time the matter was revealed to the world.
Li Jin let Xiangxue leave suddenly last night, and only let the housekeeper know - also to get back Xiangxue's deed of sale. But Li Jin also specially instructed the chief manager not to let other people in the mansion know about this matter, even his own mother, if she can hide it, she must hide it for as much as possible for a while. Therefore, the housekeeper came in a hurry to make the big things small and small things as soon as possible, and complete Li Jin's instructions. Who knew that things were so coincidental, and Mrs. Li's people also came at the same time, so that the housekeeper had no way to hide it.
Li Jin wanted to hide it from Mrs. Li just because she expected her mother and would not let Xiangxue leave easily. Maybe Li Jin got married and had children in Beijing normally, and her mother's attachment to Xiangxue would not be so heavy, but at this time, Li Jin was about to marry Saibei. For her mother, having someone who is loyal to Li Jin is indispensable, and Li Jin knows this.
It's just that at this time and that time, loyalty in ordinary days may be rare but easy to find, as long as you are willing to exchange hearts for hearts, and then have some eyes to know people, you can still find it. It's just that Li Jin's situation at this time is not the usual days of a small family. Those who have long been deeply involved in the deceit of various forces in the court, may be in the blink of an eye, their lives are not guaranteed, and they do not have the consciousness to die at any time, and they know that they will harm others and themselves. Li Jin didn't have such an idea before, but the various experiences during this period of time made her have to keep the closest and most credible people who grow in the normal firewood, rice, oil and salt around her, far away, that is, in order to protect each other and protect herself.
But even if Li Jin has tens of millions of reasons, what he did behind Mrs. Li's back cannot be refuted. No matter how necessary this reason is, the result is to exclude Mrs. Li from Li Jin's trust and actions. If Li Jin had more time and a better way, he would never have cut it first and then played it like this. But Li Jin didn't have such time, and he didn't dare to let things develop in the worst direction. Li Jin did not have such self-confidence that she could persuade her mother to give up her claim.
Therefore, Li Jin's behavior essentially negates the trust between her mother and herself.
In the morning, when Mrs. Li looked at Xia Ling, who was kneeling with a blue nose and swollen face, and an unknown little girl, and listened to the report of the general manager Ai Ai about the incident, she also felt the distrust of herself behind Li Jin's behavior for the first time.
Mrs. Li only felt that her chest was sore and stuffy, and the whirlpool formed by the burning anger and the feeling of being secretly betrayed had already engulfed Mrs. Li, and this heart-wrenching pain almost made Mrs. Li lose her mind.
Although the housekeeper flickered, Li Jin couldn't avoid the matter of sending Xiangxue, who was closest to her, out of the house. And after hearing that Li Jin even returned the deed of sale, Mrs. Li not only felt betrayed, but also had a sense of powerlessness to do anything.
And the culprit had already avoided the mansion at this time, and it was even more impossible to call Li Jin, who was about to enter the palace, back because of this little thing. Therefore, Mrs. Li, who had no way to vent, sprinkled all her anger on the three people in front of her.
Xia Ling and the little girl were fined twenty boards for disturbing the order in the house, and were dragged to the court to kneel, while the housekeeper was fined three months' salary, and he was ordered to introspect himself in his house today. The light punishment of the housekeeper was only because he was a person who really followed the Li couple through the ups and downs, so even if Mrs. Li was angry, he would not lose face.
It wasn't until the sun set that Mrs. Lee suppressed her anger a little. After the matter at hand was almost dealt with, the two people who had been kneeling outside until now were called in, and at this time, in order to better grasp the matter, Mrs. Li called Xia Ling indoors, wanting to ask for details. That's why there was this noisy scene of crying and crying.