Chapter XII: Punishment

The water slave returned to the dining room to greet the cook, and was about to leave, when the cook suddenly said:

"Water slave, I heard Yin Nong say that your leg is injured, so don't do those heavy jobs for now, and it's easier to help wash the dishes and choose vegetables in the kitchen for the time being. ”

The water slave nodded in thanks, but she glanced around the dining room and didn't know what she should do. The dining room of Xuanluo Yuan is very large, and it is even divided into several areas. The domestic servant and the master do not share the same place, and the place where the master cooks food is not only very exquisite, but also the pastry, soup, and stir-fry are all different stoves, and each has its own master in management. It's just that although there are many people, each performing its duties is also in order, and the water slaves are a little at a loss for a while.

The cook who talked to the water slave was surnamed Li, who specialized in making pastries, and when she saw the water slave like this, she handed him a basket of red dates and said, "Remove these cores first, and use the pastries prepared at night." ”

The water slave stretched out his hand to take it, only to hear Chef Li shake his head and say to her, "Look at your appearance, you don't look like a servant, Yin Nong said that you spent a few days in the fourth lady's room before coming to the East Kitchen?"

"Yes. The water slave nodded, and his subordinates kept separating the jujube pits, only occasionally looking up at the door, and then lowered his head as if relieved, but he still seemed to be relieved, and frequently looked out of the door.

"Si Niangzi, no wonder your leg hurts. Chef Li sighed lightly, and then said no more. After she put the small cage drawer in the pot, she came over and pitted the dates with the water slave.

The water slave silently gave way to his position. Except for the occasional chatter from the other cooks, the dining room fell silent for a while. Chef Li looked at the water slave for a moment, and suddenly sighed in a low voice:

"Although I am injured, it is good to be able to leave those masters, as long as I am diligent and careful, I can always live. ”

"The servant understands. Knowing that Chef Li was kindly reminded, the water slave also whispered, "Thank you Chef Li!"

Then the dining room was restored to its former tranquility.

"Chef Li, is the water slave here?" Suddenly, a somewhat sharp voice sounded in the ears of the two, and the water slave's hand shook, and a pitted red date fell to the ground.

Sure enough, there is no way to hide from what should have come.

Chef Li got up and looked at the visitor: "But what does the fourth lady command?"

"It's not. The visitor swept around the dining room, and finally his eyes fell on the water slave, "It was Sister Yunxiu who asked me to call the water slave over." ”

Chef Li glanced at the water slave with some concern and asked, "Did you say what happened?"

The person who came pouted and said: "What Sister Yunxiu said is almost what the fourth lady meant, I don't dare to ask, but I think it will definitely not be to receive the reward." ”

Chef Li wanted to say something more, but the water slave came over and said:

"Chef Li, the maid will go over first. ”

Chef Li wanted to speak and stopped, and finally just looked at the back of the water slave leaving and sighed:

"Quiet and tall, extraordinary appearance, partial to the life of a servant, this child in this life, I am afraid it will be difficult to be good. ”

In the past, there was no reason why Yin Luo could use all kinds of means, but today this ready-made reason is in hand, and Yin Luo is taking her own life and cleaning up.

Therefore, when he saw the moon-like Yin Luo beside a strange piece of sand and stones in the spacious courtyard from a distance, the water slave was not much surprised, at most he was just curious about how those sand and stones could be connected to what he was going to experience today.

walked in front of Yin Luo step by step, saluted, greeted, and was meticulous. The water slave always thought that she should be very calm, after all, if she couldn't be numb to the pain, at least she was used to it, but her hands hidden in her sleeves still couldn't help but tremble.

After all, he is still a sentient person - the water slave thinks a little self-deprecatingly - how can he also be afraid of pain.

"Sure enough, he is a dignified and polite one. Yin Luo looked at the water slave coldly, and snorted, "I didn't expect that a little maid in this courtyard would be able to give me a long face in front of outsiders." ”

"The servant doesn't dare. ”

"Don't dare?" Yin Luo looked at the water slave in disgust, "You really shouldn't dare." Do you know what you are calling for today?"

The water slave bowed his head, "The maid doesn't know!"

"I'm too lazy to go around in circles for you. Before Yin Luo's words fell, several maids stepped forward and forcibly took off the shoes and socks of the water slave. The water slave didn't dare to struggle, and even obediently cooperated. Just looking at her feet and then at the sand in front of her, her heart couldn't help but start sinking, and the water slave thought that she should have understood the purpose of these sand lands.

Sure enough, the water slave was immediately pushed onto the hard sand and gravel by several people after being barefoot, and the sharp pain made her whole body tremble, but Yin Luo's extreme personality deprived her of the right to cry out for pain.

Yin Luo said: "It seems that I have really grown in my yard for a few days, and I know that it is useless to beg for mercy, although today is also to teach you the rules, but it is not to teach you how to advance and retreat properly, but to ......" She paused, leaned forward slightly in the direction of the water slave, and said viciously, "In order to let you know how to be a slave and maid." ”

The water slave endured it, and finally spoke: "The maid doesn't understand what the lady means." There was a tremor in his voice unconsciously.

Yin Luo seemed very satisfied with her reaction, and said sarcastically, "You don't need to understand, you just need to walk on the sand and gravel in your usual 'gentle and gentle' posture, so that this rough housekeeper in this yard can learn your noble manners." ”

After Yin Luo's words ended, she sat in the soft sedan chair that had been put aside with the support of several maidservants. Several servants stepped forward to lift the soft sedan chair and planned to leave, but before leaving, Yin Luo poked his head out and said, "Don't worry, I won't leave any more words for Yin Nuan, so at least I will let you see the golden crow hanging high tomorrow." ”

Before Yin Luo's soft sedan disappeared outside the courtyard wall, the water slave gritted his teeth and began to walk step by step. She could see clearly the long whips or wattles in the hands of several servant women standing next to her, since no matter how she chose these feet today, the result would be the same as being abolished, so if she could suffer a little less sin if she took the initiative, she didn't mind doing it, at least the current situation was not so hopeless that she couldn't see the sun tomorrow.

"Mother, where is there any news from my uncle?"

Xie put down the note in his hand, nodded and said, "There is no news of the princess anywhere from your uncle, but it can be determined that there is no trace of the princess in the palace so far." ”

After hearing this, Yin Nuan finally breathed a sigh, and her slightly frowning brows completely dispersed.

"Ah Nuan. Seeing him like this, Xie said sternly, "Tell me, why do you care so much about the princess's traces? Although your uncle mentioned it to me, because of Yin Xin's marriage to the princess over the years, the housemother and the princess thought that they would have fewer taboos and worries about the Xie family because of their marriage to the princess, and they would have too much to do with our mother and son. But Ah Nuan, according to my understanding of you, these are not the reasons why you care so much about whether Yin Xin can marry the princess. ”

I never thought that my mother could see it so clearly, Yin Nuan was silent for a while, and then she spoke:

"Mother, I want to save the maid in the fourth sister's house. ”