Chapter 41: Heaven and Hell
"Thank you, Madame, this afternoon's reward meeting is indeed true
Back to the lively very, can see a lot of strange objects, the last conference there was a round bead, we all thought it was not unusual, think it's just an ordinary plaything, no one wants, left until the end, was taken by a maid who came to the glass courtyard late, I didn't expect the bead that the maid brought back at night can emit bright light, we only know, that is the pearl of the night, priceless, but the maid was happy for several months, and then I heard that the maid secretly took it to pawn, I exchanged ten taels of silver. ”
Huan'er thought of every reward meeting in the General's Mansion, remembered the lively scene in the past, couldn't help but be a little excited, and as she spoke, her face was also flushed eagerly, the third lady gave birth to a young general, such a happy event, today's reward conference must be more grand and lively.
"Madam, I don't want to go, can you ask Hu'er to help me bring the reward back, I want to serve Madame and the major general here." Yan'er looked at Huan'er's excited red face, and couldn't help but be distracted, or Huan'er has a good character, don't think about anything, every day is easy, live happily every day, if Huan'er is a little troubled, as long as there is something delicious, she can forget it immediately, her mind is immature, in this intriguing general's mansion, it is not a bad thing, but her personality and Huan'er are very different, as soon as there is a little thing, she will be stuffy in her heart, thinking over and over.
"Huan'er, look at your excitement, go to the back kitchen to see if Xiao Xiazi's afternoon pastries are ready, this has been tossing for most of the day, I'm really a little hungry." Ye Wanqiu touched her stomach and took it out.
"Yes, madam, the slave will go to the back kitchen, madam, please wait a moment, I will go to the back kitchen at once and ask someone to bring the pastries." Huan'er walked towards the door as she spoke, and disappeared from Ye Wanqiu and Yan'er's eyes after a while.
"Yan'er, why don't you want to go to the afternoon reward meeting, didn't you like to join in the fun in the past." Ye Wanqiu looked at the deep smoke, looking worried, when she asked like this, her eyes turned slightly red, this girl is really a person who can't hide her thoughts.
"The past is the past, but now it's different, the reward conference is full of people, Yan'er is afraid of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing, and causing a reprimand for no reason, people always have to be mature, and they can't be carefree all day long like a child." Yan'er remembered the scene of being reprimanded and scolded by the second lady in the wing room in the morning, and suddenly her voice became choked.
"Yan'er, you're right, people always have to grow up mature, but growing up does not necessarily have to leave that simple heart, and growing up does not mean that you can't laugh uncontrollably, I know that you are still angry about the words of the second lady who scolded you in the morning, and I don't know if you will blame me for not speaking for you."
Ye Wanqiu looked at the smoke choked with her head down, this girl has not yet seen through the world, and she has not completely learned how to take root in the General's Mansion, but fortunately, as soon as she came to the General's Mansion, she was selected by herself to Zhiqiu Courtyard, otherwise she would have been divided into Xueliu Courtyard with her temperament, and she was afraid that she would be depressed all day long.
"Madame can't say that, how can Yan'er blame Madame!" Yan'er hurriedly raised her head, looked at Ye Wanqiu with a pair of red eyes, and shook her head like a rattle.
"Yan'er, the second lady Liu Yiyi has always been ruthless, I think you also know, I heard that Chunchan of Xueliuyuan is not like a person, a ghost is not like a ghost, it is like being tormented in hell, she will slap her at every turn, send her to keep vigil for more than ten days in a row, and let her do rough work during the day, if it were you, what would you do?" Ye Wanqiu is actually not a gossip person, but once she happened to meet Liu Yiyi cleaning up Chunchan, and when she saw it, she asked the maid next to her, and the maid told her about Chunchan's prison-like encounter.
"I, if I was really treated like Chunchan, I'm afraid I would have found a dry well and committed suicide." Yan'er thought about it carefully, and replied to Mrs. 's words, Chunchan's experience was known to the entire General's Mansion, because she was the object of ridicule by the rest of the maids, among the disadvantaged groups, individuals who are weaker than the disadvantaged groups cannot get sympathy, and only get ridicule and bullying, so that those maids feel that they are one level higher than Chunchan, although they are both maids, this can also be said to be complete self-deception, human nature, is so evil.
"Yan'er, look at you, you are fortunate not to fall into the hands of Liu Yiyi in Xueliuyuan, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to see you for a long time, why can Chunchan suffer such abuse, she can still carry it all the time, she is also a flesh and blood girl, and there is also a father and a mother, but her background is really humble, and she has no way to be a slave, although I have not seen Chunchan many times, but every time I see that girl, every time I see her face, there is no bitter hatred at all, and her face has always been a gentle brilliance, smiling, I heard that the girl is extremely careful, diligent, and thoughtful, among the maids in the Snow Willow Courtyard, she is a smart girl with a clever mind. ”
"Madam, I am a little jealous when I hear you praise Chunchan so much, Madame said this, I think about it carefully, it seems that my experience is not enough, I have to increase my ability to resist pressure, like Chunchan in Xueliuyuan to study." Yan'er was said by Mrs. like this, and compared herself with Chunchan, only to find that she was simply living in heaven, and Chunchan was simply living in hell.
"Yan'er, you are also very good, there is no need to praise you, otherwise I can cross the rules of the General's Mansion, less than three years, two years I will give you a mention to my personal servant, the treatment of a personal servant is better than that of an ordinary servant, you forget that when you are an ordinary servant, you have to wash clothes and carry heavy objects." Ye Wanqiu looked at the smoke that gradually stretched her brows, and couldn't help but feel slightly relieved, this girl, I'm afraid that the more she thinks about it, the more she will go around it, and she won't be able to get out of a dead end.
"Yan'er, in this world, everyone's birth is different, some are noble as the son of heaven, some are as humble as ants, some people are gorgeously dressed, eating meat and drinking high-quality tea, and some have no food to eat for three days, and they are not clothed, this is what we can't choose, but what we want to live into, but we can choose ourselves, you don't have to worry about your background, and you don't have to mind Liu Yiyi's words at all, her mouth, have you heard her say anything good? No matter how nice the words are, they all change their taste when they come out of her mouth. ”
Ye Wanqiu took a sip of the water in the warm cup, moistened her throat, and continued, "On weekdays, I actually don't want to take care of her, she has a bad stomach all day long, thinking about how to deal with me, don't I know, she is very jealous, if I publicly defend you today, and don't reprimand you a few times according to her wishes, it is not impossible for him to find your fault one day, or ask you to go to Xueliu Courtyard to serve her for a few days, you must know that she is the second lady, I am the third lady who married back to the general's mansion later than her, in the general's mansion, In terms of seniority, she is taller than me, although I am favored, but when I see her, I also have to salute, Yan'er, you are so smart, you don't know my intentions, you have been staying in Zhiqiu Courtyard recently, and the things in the front yard are called Xiao Xiazi to do, don't bump into her muzzle, I just gave birth to a major general, she can't get my anger now, of course, you have to take the maid next to me first, so as to shock and deter me! ”
"Yan'er thank you Mrs., Mrs. doesn't say so much, Yan'er really can't think of so much, I always thought that the second lady was just vicious, jealous of Mrs., secretly targeting Mrs., I didn't expect that the second lady dared to speak disrespectfully to Mrs. today, and it was clear that she was killing the chicken and monkey by reprimanding me, and giving Mrs. a dismount, but she didn't look at it, Mrs. has the favor and protection of the general, how can she bully her."
Yan'er heard Mrs. say this for the first time, and thought about the cause and effect carefully, if Mrs. relied on the general's favor, she would have a public war with the second lady for her, and she had a falling out, which spread out not to pass Mrs. into a person who behaves recklessly and wantonly by pampering her, it turns out that Mrs. has been protecting her, she is really narrow-minded, Mrs. has always been very good to herself, when she was reprimanded by Mrs. at that time, there were still many grievances and dissatisfaction in her heart, Yan'er, Yan'er, how can you become the personal servant of the third lady, According to Mrs. Shi, she is really not worthy of virtue, and she still has a long way to go.
"Flowers are not red for a hundred days, people are not good for a thousand days, I heard the old lady before I talked about it, when the eldest lady and the second lady first entered the mansion, the general also loved them very much, because I entered the door, they fell out of favor, so when can I be favored, if there is a new lady into the mansion, the new lady will give birth to a young general, I will not end up with the same ending as them."
Although Ye Wanqiu said it, when she thought of the general marrying a new lady again, her heart suddenly tingled slightly, she shook her head and threw her thoughts out of her mind.
"Madam, you can't think so, the general loves Madame so much, he will definitely not marry a new Madame!" Yan'er saw that Mrs. was a little lost, and was distressed for a while, and hurriedly persuaded Mrs.
"Speaking from the heart, I don't want the general to marry again, but this matter is not something I can call the shots, you look at Liu Yiyi's anxious appearance of taking concubines for the general, so I almost stuffed those yellow flower girls directly on the general's bed, I am only afraid of someone with a heart for everything, let her go, this matter of taking concubines or not accepting concubines is ultimately up to the general, she can't be the master, I just gave birth to a child, and I don't think much about it, just take my child well, Yan'er, you remember, it's yours after all, it's yours, not yours, and you can't force it." Ye Wanqiu remembered Liu Yiyi's hurried appearance, and couldn't help but sneer, this time she really wanted to see her good show of stealing chickens and rice.