Chapter 8 Waiting

When the man saw that most of the people had gathered, he continued:

"The person in the painting is Her Royal Highness Princess Dongyang of this dynasty. His Majesty has an order, all over the country, to give 3,000 pigs, sheep, cattle and horses each to the royal family, and to raise the family of the family; those who discover Her Royal Highness the princess and safely escort the princess back to the palace will be given countless gold and silver, and will be crowned with the title of official and the family of the anointed people; those who lie about the news will be punished with 60 rods; and those who strictly endanger the life of the princess will be immediately beheaded!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately stirred, although they did not dare to make a loud noise in front of the officers and soldiers, but because the content of what the officers and soldiers said was really shocking, except for the occasional few voices discussing why the princess above the nine heavens suddenly disappeared, more because of this incomparably rich reward stimulated their minds.

The water slave's hands trembled uncontrollably, and her thoughts were chaotic: Did her father already know that she was missing? Have you ever been sad, is her body fine? The hardships of these days have finally come to an end, and she can finally return to the palace? When Li Lingrong is disposed of, she must take Mingzhao back to the palace and never leave him again.

The disturbing thoughts made her even start to have a headache, and she stepped forward involuntarily, however, the next sentence of the officer and soldier who spoke made her feet nail in place, as if she was poured down by a basin of ice water:

"Above, if there is any news, report to Xin'an Palace!"

Xin'an Wangfu! Li Lingrong! or... Can't escape?

"Water slave, water slave?" Yin Nuan saw that her face was pale, her whole body trembled, her eyes looked straight ahead, and she hurriedly called her name anxiously.

"Huh?" The water slave suddenly came back to his senses and asked a little sluggishly, "What is the matter with Gorou-kun calling the slave?"

"It's fine. Yin Nuan breathed a sigh of relief when she came back to her senses, "What happened to you just now, but what's uncomfortable?"

"Nothing. The water slave clenched the handle of the umbrella with both hands, paused and said, "It may be that the weather is hot and humid, and the maid is just in a trance." ”

"I know. Ah Yuan smiled and said, "The water slave must be the same as me, stunned by the news I heard just now, speaking of which, why did Her Royal Highness the princess disappear?"

As he spoke, he looked at the portrait on the wall again, thought silently for a while, and finally sighed: "I don't have any impression at all, it seems that the servant has no chance with these high-ranking officials who are close in front of him." ”

"Let's go back!" Yin Nuan saw that the water slave was no longer in trouble, and he had no intention of staying any longer. I don't know if I heard the news, has it been turned upside down?

"Yes. The water slave clenched his hands and replied in a low voice. It's just that before leaving, I glanced at the portrait on the wall again.

It wasn't her at all, there was no place like her except for the clothes that once belonged to her. She is the princess of a country, the only bloodline of the current emperor, and thousands of favors are all in one, and the emperor has never let those so-called court painters get close to her.

When I returned to Yin's Mansion and entered the gate, I saw Sui Ying coming over in a hurry, and when I saw Yin Nuan, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gorou-kun, you're finally back!"

"Suiying. Yin Nuan was a little puzzled, "But what's wrong?"

Sui Ying said: "The fourth lady has been here for a long time, and she is losing her temper in Siyuan!"

Yin Nuan said: "Did you alarm your mother?"

"Nope. Sui Ying sighed and said, "No matter how powerful the fourth lady is, she won't dare to make trouble with the eldest lady, but if you don't come back, I'm afraid that the movements of the Shuyan Pavilion won't be able to hide from the eldest lady." ”

When a few people returned to the Shuyan Pavilion, they saw that the original relatively clean courtyard was noisy at this time, and there were two more slaves at the gate of the courtyard.

Yin Nuan was a little helpless, this fourth sister is always like this, even in Yin's mansion, and she never forgets these pomp and circumstance.

"Yin Nuan, you're back. As soon as Yin Luo saw a few people, her face immediately turned cold, "The family is in turmoil because of the so-called princess, so you went outside to hide quietly." ”

"Fourth sister, please be careful. Yin Nuan said, "I don't know what the fourth elder sister has to do when she comes to my yard today?"

"It's not a big deal. Yin Luo shook the fan in her hand twice and said, "Didn't you also see it when you were swimming in the lake before? There was a maid dead in my yard, and it just so happened that there was an extra maid in your yard." I just thought that this is also a kind of fate, how about you give me this extra servant girl you have?"

Before her words fell, Yin Nuan's brows furrowed, she knew best what kind of temperament her sister was, and she could casually ask for the life of a maid, how could a water slave be good in her hands?

"Fourth sister. Yin Nuan shook his head and said, "The water slave is a person in my yard, and there is no reason to give it away." ”

"I don't understand that. Yin Luo snorted coldly, "It's just a cheap maid, and it's not worth a few pigs and cows after selling it." Yin Nuan, since I came here in person today, I must take the maid away, if you are reluctant, I can only let my grandmother go to find your grandmother, anyway, the house is in chaos now, and my father doesn't have the spirit to speak for anyone. ”

Xie's personality is indifferent, and if he really wants to meet the Yin family's housewife, Yin Luo's mother, he can only endure and retreat. Yin Nuan gritted his teeth and frowned, he wanted to say something, but he was still young, and he was gentle and accustomed to it on weekdays, no matter how angry he was, he was no better than Yin Luo's domineering. In addition, she was threatened by her mother, and she was even more speechless for a while.

The water slave kept looking at this little Langjun, who was younger than himself, and saw his angry but helpless appearance, and finally sighed: It's just a child, no matter how gentle and sensible he is on weekdays, in a place like the Yin family, it's still too early to protect a person.

In the end, the water slave followed Yin Luo back to her Xuanluo Courtyard. Yin Nuan bit her lower lip, and looked at the water slave who calmly said goodbye to herself, I don't know why, he has never felt so helpless, obviously he is just a maid cleaning the fallen leaves in his yard, there is not much intersection, but it makes him feel like he has lost someone.

"Water slave!"

"Gorou-kun. The water slave turned around and smiled, and said to Yin Nuan, "These days, your great kindness to the water slave, the water slave has it in mind. ”

The water slave is usually relatively quiet and indifferent, but this sudden smile made Yin Nuan stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, there was no Yin Luo and the water slave at the gate of the courtyard.

Out of the Shuyan Pavilion, through a long corridor, and then through a rockery, stepping across a stone bridge, it was completely out of the Siyuan where Yin Nuan's mother and son lived. Then I saw four strong women and a soft sedan chair stopped at the bottom of the stairs waiting, a maid cautiously stepped forward to help Yin Luo on the soft sedan chair, and the group walked towards the direction of Xuanluo Courtyard.

During this period, no one spoke, and everyone held their breath, for fear of accidentally making a mistake. The water slave followed quietly. It wasn't until he entered the Xuanluo Courtyard and came to the front hall that Yin Luo sat down on the main seat before turning to the water slave and looking at it with bad intentions.

A servant girl suddenly stepped forward and pushed the water slave, "Haven't you seen the fourth lady yet?"

The water slave bowed his head and stepped forward, saluted and said, "Servant water slave, I have seen the four ladies." ”

Yin Luo looked at it for a while before snorting coldly: "Yin Nuan is really lucky, just fish in the water and look good." ”

Hearing this, the water slave chuckled in his heart, he had heard Rong Liu and Rong Bi say that the temperament of this fourth lady was that he could ask for the slave's life for a casual reason. Therefore, what she said at this time was definitely not a simple whim and a few words of praise.

Sure enough, before Yin Luo finished speaking, she suddenly reached out and took the whip handed by the maidservant girl on the side, and when she stood up, she swept the whip to the water slave.

The water slave snorted unexpectedly, and then closed his mouth tightly, and accepted it indifferently without asking the reason.

"You know each other a lot. Yin Luo played with the whip in her hand, she was not much bigger than a water slave, and she looked quite good-looking, but at this time, her face was full of fierceness, which made it difficult for people to get close, "Do you know why I beat you?"

"I don't know. ”

"You don't know. Yin Luo swept over with another whip, and the water slave's face turned pale in pain, "Yin Nuan has relied on a powerful uncle to fight against me everywhere since he was a child, and you are the living proof that he is against me this time." ”

It refers to the fact that Yin Nuan saved the servant girl she threw into the water and inadvertently saved herself, right? Thinking of the reason why she was saved, the water slave had some bad feelings, and she would not be better this time.

Yin Luo seemed to hate it very much, and with a "snap" sound, a whip swept on her body, and the water slave's body shook and stood straight, with cold sweat on her face.

"This whip is to teach you the rules, and there has never been a housekeeper who was punished by me in the Yin family. ”

His teeth trembled with pain, and the water slave finally knelt down and said in a low voice:

"The servant made the fourth lady unhappy, and the servant admitted his mistake!"

Yin Luo was finally satisfied, raised the whip and wanted to hit it again, but after thinking about it, she threw the whip to the maid behind her:

"I see that you are also a person who understands the times, and I am tired, so you can stay in my room and serve in the future! This is a favor that no one else can ask for, and you must be grateful. ”

"Yes. The water slave bowed down, "The servant thanked the fourth lady for her grace." ”

Yin Luo likes pomp, that is, in her own house, half a step away can not be missing the servant girl, so when she eats, the water slave cloth vegetables, when she admires the scenery, the water slave shakes the fan, and when she bathes and changes clothes at night, the water slave comes forward to serve.

The whiplash on his arm was soaked in hot water, and although his body trembled slightly in pain, his hand still gently washed Yin Luo's long hair.

After that, Yin Luo fell asleep and ordered the water slave to stand beside the bed and wait.

The cicadas are noisy in the summer night, but there is no one in Yin Luo's yard, because Yin Luo hates cicadas, and there are special servants every day to remove the summer cicadas and singing frogs that appear in the yard. The windows were so tightly closed that not even the moonlight could penetrate a bit.

In the inky blackness, the water slave finally bit his lower lip and let the cold sweat on his forehead remain. Ever since she entered the room, she hadn't sat down for a moment, not even bent over. After suddenly calming down, she found that her sore legs and empty stomach made her feel that her body did not look like her own, and the whiplash soaked in cold sweat was even more painful.

Her head became more and more dizzy, and the water slave raised her hand and pinched the wound on her arm, and the piercing pain finally made her completely sober again. The water slave, who had completely adapted to the darkness, looked around a little blankly, and suddenly couldn't remember, did there really appear in his memory Her Royal Highness the princess who was above 10,000 people, and whether the person who enjoyed the supreme honor was his own dream in his previous life?

I don't know how long later, when the window gradually turned white, the water slave was suddenly nudged by someone. The man in the dark night was startled when he saw her eyes shining at him, and almost exclaimed, and then he hurriedly covered his mouth and pulled the arm of the water slave with some annoyance.