Chapter 204: Suffering in the Mansion
After a busy day, Qian Yuning was already extremely tired, and she wanted to rest for a while and then get up for dinner, but she didn't want Mama Liu to come back, saying that she had something to report, so Qian Yuning had to get up and call her into the house. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I saw that the thick cloth curtain embroidered with the pattern of the crane near the lake was beaten up by the little maid, Mama Liu came in, Qian Yuning sat on the edge of the bed in her clothes, and asked with some interest: "Mama Liu, what is so urgent?" ”
Mama Liu said to a few little maids in the house: "You guys, go out, wait outside the door, stand far away, don't get close." Several little maids are working under Mama Liu, so they naturally listen to her, no one squeaks, and they line up to come out.
Qian Yuning saw Mama Liu's cautious look, so she couldn't help but be cautious, grabbed her shoes and got out of bed and walked over and asked, "What's wrong?" What's going on? ”
Mama Liu saw that the maids had gone out and closed the door, but she was still not very relieved, and said to Qian Yuning: "Third lady, wait, the old slave will go and see." She walked quickly to the door, gently opened the door a crack, to see if the maids were eavesdropping, and when she saw the maids standing far away, she put her mind at ease, closed the door again, walked in and said in Qian Yuning's ear: "Third lady, it's terrible, something big happened in the mansion, the old slave has seen a lot of officers and soldiers in the mansion in the past two days, and I didn't care about it before, but early this morning, I heard the two officials of the yamen chatting quietly at the door, saying that Lord Yu angered the emperor, and I heard that the house was going to be raided!" The old slave dressed as a mother-in-law who delivered food and wanted to go in to inquire, but when he went again, Yufu was already surrounded by officers and soldiers, and there were three layers of inside and outside, and the iron was general, so he didn't let people in at all! The old slave wanted to make the money accommodating, but who knew what kind of food the official was very fierce about! will be beheaded, and then the whole family will go to the execution ground to eat the severed head. The old slave hurriedly said that we were all here to deliver food, and it had nothing to do with their family, and gave them two hundred taels of silver, so they were willing to let the old slave go. Third lady, look, what can I do about this? ”
Hearing Mama Liu say this, Qian Yuning also began to panic, what? Yufu is about to be robbed and killed, so what will happen to her Xueying? How can it be good now, Qian Yuning was angry, only to feel dizzy, and the whole person involuntarily retreated a few steps, Mama Liu came to support her, she calmed down, and it was better.
Mama Liu helped her to the table and sat down, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her to drink, and helped her to smooth her back, and said with relief: "Third lady, don't worry!" Now you have to hold on, if you get sick urgently, what can we Xue Ying do! ”
"Yes, yes, Mama, you're right, what should we do with Xue Ying? We Xue Ying, why, why are we so miserable! Oh, my son! How can it be good now, how can it be good! Qian Yuning's whole person began to be confused, and he didn't know what to do all of a sudden.
Mama Liu said: "Third lady, why don't you try it again for the old slave, see if you can get into the Yu Mansion in a different way, and see what happened to Miss Xueying?" Whether it is safe or sound. Ay! Now it would be nice if the little marquis was here, we can ask the little marquis to help inquire! ”
Qian Yuning suddenly felt that her heart had been hollowed out, and she kept thinking of Xue Ying's crystal little face on Dacang Mountain, she smiled so happily and innocently, she should be happy, how can a child who is only a few years old withstand such a big change, these, but even adults are difficult to deal with! Now I don't know what happened to the people in Yufu, they can't protect themselves now, and they probably can't spare their hands, and they don't have the energy to take care of Xue Ying anymore! Now that Xue Ying is a child, and Mrs. Wei, an elderly person, the officers and soldiers have surrounded Yu Mansion, have they been arrested and locked in prison, have they tortured them? Do they have anything to eat now? Will it be cold?
Qian Yuning didn't know anything about this, she couldn't think of any way to know some of the situation in Yu Mansion now, she began to feel a headache, the whole person felt very painful, and the long-lost tears flowed down like rain, she once said to be strong, but now she finds that she has never been so weak as now.
She knelt on the ground, folded her hands, raised them high, kowtowed to God, and said in her mouth: "God, God, please give my Xueying a way to live, don't let her have anything to do!" My Xue Ying, she is just a little child who doesn't understand anything, her father died not long after she was born, and she left her mother at the age of three months, her life is already very hard, why not make her life better, I beg you, God, bless my Xue Ying for me! The believer is willing to live for ten years! ”
Seeing her like this, Mama Liu also knelt down behind her, folded her hands, kowtowed, and said: "God, I beg you too, let our Xueying girl be well, happy, healthy and grow up safely, no illness and no pain, no disaster and no difficulty, if this is the case, the old slave I am also willing to live for ten years and accumulate blessings for the girl." ”
Qian Yuning turned her head and hugged Mama Liu, crying and said, "Mama, why are you doing this, for the sake of our mothers, you are like this, how can I bear it!" ”
Mama Liu also hugged Qian Yuning, like holding her own child, gently stroked her green hair, and said: "Third lady, since the first time the old slave saw you, the old slave felt that you were just like my daughter, saying a big rebellious word, you are the master, I am just your subordinate, but in the old slave's heart, all along, you are not the master, you are the same as your daughter!" The old slave is willing to pay for you, as long as you and the children are good, the old slave will feel good, as long as you and the children are happy, the old slave will also feel happy. ”
Mama Liu's words shocked Qian Yuning all of a sudden, she has always felt that Mama Liu is very good to her, and she also has an indescribable cordial feeling towards Mama Liu, probably she has long been aware of this feeling similar to family affection. It's just that he has his own identity, and it's inconvenient for him to have any contact with a slave or maid who sells himself to have anything to do with family affection, and this kind of intimate feeling and warmth that goes beyond the knowledge of the master and servant cannot be tolerated by this hierarchical society and famous families who do things according to the rules and regulations. If any of them knew that a lady wanted to recognize her slave as a godmother, then she and Mama Liu would be in trouble, maybe more serious, and they would die.
For the sake of the reputation of the Hou Mansion, the old Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou Ye will definitely not hesitate to kill Mama Liu, and Qian Yuning will naturally not get any good end.
Thinking of this, Qian Yuning shuddered, and suddenly came to her senses, she helped Mama Liu up, took out a handkerchief to help her wipe her tears, and said: "Mama get up, don't say this kind of thing in the future, let others listen to it badly, Mama, you also know, since you came to me, I have been very respectful." That's it, you're tired enough for Xue Ying's things these days, these two **** rest and rest, and help me take care of the two children in the future, Lichun and Osmanthus are young after all, I'm afraid they don't understand many things, or you look at the children, I'm relieved! ”
Mama Liu wiped her tears again and asked, "Then, what about Miss Xueying's side?" ”
Qian Yuning thought for a while and said: "I think, it's better to go and ask the old marquis, now that the little marquis is not here, only the old marquis has these ways to go in the officialdom in our house, I will beg him, as long as he is willing to help me, it's fine." ”
Mama Liu said, "Then how do you ask for it?" What if he won't help? ”
Qian Yuning exhaled heavily in his nose and said, "I'll kneel and beg, if he doesn't agree, I'll keep kneeling." ”
Mama Liu was a little worried: "Third lady, don't go, the old slave feels that the old marquis doesn't look like a good person, he may not only not agree to this matter, but maybe he will punish you!" After all, Miss Xueying was not born to the little marquis, and the temper of the old marquis, you know, don't go. ”
Qian Yuning walked to the bed, picked up her clothes and put them on quickly, sat down and was about to put on her shoes, hearing this, she paused with her hand in picking up her shoes, and continued to wear them, after putting them on, she thought about it, took off her shoes again, and changed them to a pair of thicker sheepskin boots, then stood up and said: "I have no other way, Mama, you don't have to worry, just guard the two children in the yard, I will come when I go." ”
Mama Liu saw that she was very stubborn, and she didn't listen to her own persuasion at all, so she had to take a thick fluffy cloak to put it on her, and said: "Since the third lady is going, then take the old slave with you, and the old slave will be on the side, so you can take care of it." ”
Qian Yuning tied the strap of his cloak, shook his head, and said: "No, don't go, Mama, it will be very cold to kneel on the ground at that time, you are old, where can you stand it, or watch the children in the house, otherwise, I don't worry, I asked Dongxue and Xiaoman to accompany me, you can rest assured, it will be fine." ”
After speaking, Qian Yuning opened the door and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she felt that now she was the same as a soldier who was going to the battlefield, she was afraid and had a trace of indescribable excitement, yes, she was going to fight, she wanted to cheer for herself, she couldn't lose, she said to herself over and over again, don't be afraid, you are Xue Ying's mother, don't be afraid! Think about your lovely daughter Xue Ying, you are not afraid of anything, she silently read her daughter's name in her mouth: "Xue Ying, Xue Ying, my good daughter, waiting for my mother, waiting, mother, will come to save you, don't be afraid, don't cry, Xue Ying, wait!" ”
Qian Yuning went out of the door, and called Dongxue and Xiaoman, except for the two of them, no one brought, went straight out of the gate of Bicui Garden, and walked towards the old marquis's study, she knew that if the old marquis was in the Hou mansion, he would always stay in the study, and this was also what the maids and women who delivered meals in the big kitchen said.
As soon as she walked out of the green garden fifty meters away, suddenly, far away, a little maid ran from the snow and shouted at her: "Third lady, third lady, please go to the gate, a person came, saying that he was looking for you." (To be continued.) )