(003) Retreat as an advance to seek people's hearts
After a lot of busyness, I went to the bamboo forest in the backyard with Cuizhu to dig bamboo shoots and cook soup. Yao Menglin served Huizhu to drink, and after settling her to rest, she called Cuizhu.
"Cuizhu, follow me to Shen Yuxuan."
"Go to Shen Yuxuan?"
Cuizhu frowned in surprise, she was happy when she punished Zhang Siniang, but she was also afraid when she calmed down, and now she heard Yao Menglin say that she was going to Shen Yuxuan, so she couldn't help but be nervous again. That Shen Yuxuan is the place where Mrs. Gu, that is, her young lady's mother-in-law, Liu, lives, and she wants to send it to the door at this juncture, can she please her?
"Miss, aren't you stupid? That Siniang is a sieve mouth, but I'm afraid that the noon incident has already spread to the buzz. At this time, it is not ...... to go to Shen Yuxuan It's not ......."
"Shame on yourself, huh?" Yao Menglin walked out with a smile, and suddenly looked back, under the sun, her clear eyes flashed: "Cuizhu, humiliation is not terrible, what is terrible is that you can't get what you want after being humiliated." Come with me to the front yard and see how your young lady has done justice for the nurse." ”
After speaking, Yao Menglin stepped forward quickly, but she also looked back at the hesitant Cuizhu from time to time. This Cuizhu is simple and real, but his temperament is more straightforward, but this straightforward temperament is undesirable in large households. The reason why I brought Cuizhu over today is to teach Cuizhu to bend and stretch.
On the road to Shen Yuxuan, Yao Menglin walked several times, since the day after she became married, she did not fall once, but her mother-in-law Liu did not treat her and never met her.
Speaking of which, Yao Menglin has a lot of incomprehension about this family business. First, a rich and noble family like the Gu family would never marry a woman like the original owner; Second, even if they get married, such an accident happens on the way to welcome relatives, and the Gu family should withdraw from this family for the sake of identity and face, but the Gu family married again; Third, if you marry back, what is the explanation for making such a cold attitude?
pondering all the way, Yao Menglin was puzzled, but she also figured out one thing, that is, the Gu family had to marry her into the door for some special reason. Because of this unknown reason, Yao Menglin has confidence.
"Miss, you'd rather be slower!" Cuizhu chased Yao Menglin for a while, and when she got closer, she said in a low voice: "Miss, why do slaves always think that someone is spying on us?" ”
Yao Menglin's eyebrows moved, but she didn't stop, just pulled the green bamboo and left. It was not uncommon for someone to snoop, it must have been someone sent by the Gu Mansion to monitor their every move.
The two whispered all the way to Shen Yuxuan.
Slowly entering the courtyard, a woman in red stopped her, it was Liu's personal maid Linglong. It was Linglong who brought someone to find Yao Menglin, but since then, Linglong's cynicism has not been less.
"I've seen the young lady." Linglong's voice was loud and respectful, but her face was full of disdain: "Madame has rested, if you have nothing urgent, you should go back first." ”
This Linglong is also a scheming master of the city, and his words are respectful and completely said to the Liu family in the house. In the past, Yao Menglin heard this and left. But today, she knelt on the hard stone slab in the courtyard with a "poof", prostrate all over, and did not speak.
"Young lady, what are you doing here?"
Linglong hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, wanting to pull Yao Menglin up. But before she stretched out her hand, Cuizhu also knelt down.
The actions of the master and servant frightened Linglong. In the past two days, she blocked Yao Menglin left and right, firstly because of Liu's instructions, and secondly, because Yao Menglin was weak and could be bullied, but now such a scene made her a little unbearable.
After thinking for a while, Linglong eased her tone and said in a low voice: "I think that the young lady came for the noon matter, and the slave maid did not violate the wishes of the lady. You're so stubborn and reckless, I'm afraid you won't be able to please you......"
The purpose of stating the situation in this way is to make Yao Menglin retreat in the face of difficulties, not wanting the master and servant to be iron-hearted, so they didn't move at all, and their bodies were even closer to the ground.
The spring cold is steep, and the cold air on the ground is very heavy, if you kneel for a long time, you will get sick. Since the day she entered the door, Liu had confessed that although she didn't need to be served with delicious food and silk satin, she couldn't hurt her body. At this point, Linglong couldn't make up her mind, and after being stunned for a moment, she turned around and entered the house.
When they came out again, they had already passed on Liu's meaning and let them in.
You Cuizhu helped her up, Yao Menglin's face was indifferent, but she was happy in her heart. She was so bitter that she was sure that the Liu family would take care of her body. She figured out that there was definitely some important reason why the Gu family was able to help her when she was robbed, and they were not afraid of rumors and married her. From this, she was sure that the Gu family would never be too rigid with her.
All the way into the house, once again speculating about the reason why Gu Fu married her, but he was soon shocked by the decoration in this house. This Gu family made a fortune by dealing in medicinal materials, and the extravagance is naturally indispensable. It's just that, unlike ordinary businessmen, Xu is stained with the royal atmosphere, and the Gu family's extravagance is less vulgar, but it adds a touch of elegance.
When the inferior maid in the house saw Yao Menglin enter, she was startled at first, and then she was stunned before saluting in a hurry. Yao Menglin didn't squint, and followed Linglong into the back room, where she was greeted by a middle-aged woman. The woman's beautiful eyes were slightly closed, holding a rosary, and she was chanting words in front of a Buddha statue.
Come to think of it, this person is the original owner's mother-in-law Liu.
"I've seen Madame." Yao Menglin held her breath and stared, and then pulled Cuizhu and leaned down to worship.
Regarding Yao Menglin's kneeling, Liu only paused slightly, glanced at it, and then continued to read the words in his mouth.
Although I don't know if this Liu family is really full of Buddha, or deliberately embarrassed her, Yao Menglin is always not in a hurry. It's funny to think about it, when she married into the Meng Mansion, although she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she never knelt less, and in the cold winter, Mrs. Meng poured a cup of tea under her knees and made her kneel for an hour.
-- This kneeling skill is practiced.
When he knelt for half a cup of tea, Liu finally stopped and opened his mouth calmly: "The woman should take care of her body, the ground is cold, get up!" ”
After receiving this pardon, Yao Menglin naturally got up, but her knees were numb, and her body was inevitably stumbling. The tearful gesture had already fallen into Liu's eyes, but she lowered her eyes and pretended to cover up.
This kind of posture is naturally deliberately done by Yao Menglin, and when she kneels, she is full of thoughts. Obviously, Liu is a person who believes in Buddhism, and now in front of the Buddha, it is bound to be uneasy for her to kneel like this. And her aggrieved posture made her guilt even heavier. Of course, such grievances must be grasped well, not too exposed, and not ignored by Liu.
Showing weakness is also a technical job.
"Sit down-" Liu's eyes were really a little unbearable, and he motioned for Yao Menglin to sit down on the wooden bench next to the couch, and then said: "It's not morning and dusk at this time, why did you come to my side?" ”
"The daughter-in-law is...... It's time to seek justice! ”