Chapter 179: The Strange Maiden
Because it was the first time for Chu Qingli to participate, he really had no experience, and he didn't know what the rules were. Chu Qingli stood outside the Autumn Meeting, this place was huge, although there were people coming and going, there was an endless stream, but the direction they walked was different, and they didn't seem to come to participate in the Autumn Festival at the same time.
At this time, a woman dressed as a maid appeared in front of Chu Qingli, "May I ask if you are here to participate in the Autumn Meeting?" The maid asked respectfully.
When Chu Qingli saw the maid, he thought that it should be from the Imperial History Mansion, where he welcomed the guests in. Chu Qingli nodded and handed over the invitation, "Yes, please ask the girl to show the way."
The girl kept her head down, looked at the invitation and handed it back, "Princess, please come with me." The maid made a "please" gesture, and Chu Qingli took Du Qinghe to follow behind her.
Chu Qingli walked all the way, always feeling that something was a little wrong, why did there be fewer and fewer people in this direction, didn't they go to the venue? It's supposed to be a bustling place.
Chu Qingli couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Girl, is this the way to the venue?" Why are there fewer and fewer people? ”
The maid didn't look back, she still walked with her head down, "Back to the princess, Mrs. Yushi explained, the princess is a noble princess, so she deliberately walked from this road to avoid crowding." ”
It's okay not to say this, but as soon as these words came out, Chu Qingli felt even more wrong. Not to mention that Xiao Pan is now a powerless prince, even the royal relatives and nobles who came today are enough for Mrs. Yushi to deal with, how can she spare her mind to think about Chu Qingli and they have never seen it.
Chu Qingli had a calm face, but continued to ask quietly, "I don't know if the second young master of the house is in better health, I heard that he was ill a few days ago, I don't know how to recover?" ”
The maid was stunned at first, and her steps were also out of proportion, "Princess Xie cares, the second young master is already much better." ”
Hearing this, Chu Qingli directly grabbed the back collar of the maid, dragged her, and taught Du Qinghe. He walked in front of the maid. The maid was a little flustered, but she was still in the mood to continue the play.
The maid struggled a few times, and found that she couldn't break free of Du Qinghe's strength, so she could only look at Chu Qingli helplessly, "Princess, what are you doing?" ”
"Do what?" Chu Qingli frowned, as if she was also thinking about what she was going to do. Chu Qingli looked at the maid, always felt a little familiar, and finally remembered, wasn't it the girl who framed her for stealing the eldest prince's jade pendant in Anpingbo's Mansion that day? It turned out to be Aunt Hua's little trick, "It's you, I didn't expect you to confess your aunt, and she is willing to continue to trust you, it's really rare." Chu Qingli thought that with Aunt Hua's character of retribution, she either drove the maid out of the house or sold her to Qinglou, but she never thought that she would be able to see her again.
"What are you talking about? The slave didn't understand. The maid was still hard-mouthed, but Chu Qingli saw through it, and she refused to give in.
Chu Qingli sneered, "Okay, if you don't understand, then I'll explain it to you, in fact, there is no second son in the Imperial History Mansion, only a second miss, let alone being sick, it's all nothing." I didn't expect me to try it casually, and you will be exposed, you say, you just do this for your aunt? ”
The maid knew that she had been recognized, and she no longer struggled, and even took Chu Qingli's words as a deaf ear.
Chu Qingli saw her stubbornness, and she didn't have the weakness of the day at all. couldn't help but laugh loudly, "I remember - when you knelt on the ground and begged for mercy that day, you were still sincere and miserable, why don't you have a brain now, but you have gained a little backbone." ”
"The princess doesn't have to provoke the slave with words." The maid turned her head and didn't look at Chu Qingli's face.
Chu Qing took a step forward, pinched the maid's chin, and forced her to look at herself, "Say, what did Aunt Hua let you do?" ”
The maid's mouth was round, and she said inarticulately, "I won't say it." As she spoke, the maid closed her eyes and gritted her teeth.
Chu Qingli let go of the maid's chin and applauded gently, "Not bad, not bad, and a little arrogant, but you used it in the wrong place." Chu Qingli smiled on his lips, but the words he said made people feel like they were in an ice cellar.
"If you don't tell me, then I'll walk back now with a swagger and tell my aunt that you betrayed her to let me leave safely......" Chu Qing leaned close to her ear, "Does my aunt believe me, or do you believe you?" You've really betrayed her before. Chu Qingli was not in a hurry to let the maid speak, so he sat down on the side and waited quietly for the maid to speak.
"No, Madame won't believe you." Aunt Hua and Chu Qingli have a-for-tat relationship, how could she listen to Chu Qingli's one-sided words and not give her a chance to explain?
Chu Qingli raised his eyebrows, "What you said is right, there is indeed this possibility, why don't we gamble on it?" Chu Qingli's elbow was on his knee, and he looked at the maid detachedly.
But the maid hesitated, even if she won? It's normal for Chu Qingli to be suspicious of her as a maid, it's always just a lesson, can she still be serious? But she is a maid, and if she loses, I am afraid that she will be beaten to death. She didn't have any chips, so she still didn't dare to bet on Chu Qing.
The maid was silent, never speaking. Chu Qingli knew that the maid was a smart person and would not fight her hard, so he must have been shaken in his heart at this time.
"How? Can you think about it? If what you say is true, I have a way to keep you safe. Chu Qingli confidently gave her a promise.
"Really?" The maid's tone was full of suspicion, she had a holiday with Chu Qingli, where would she be willing to help him, "What is your purpose?" ”
Chu Qingli was seen by the girl's nervous look, lowered his head and smiled, "What is my purpose, you little maid, what can you help me?" Come on, what does Aunt Hua want you to do to me? ”
"Let the slave and the maid take the princess...... Lock up the princess so that the princess can't attend the autumn party on time. The maid lowered her head and explained Aunt Hua's intentions to Chu Qingli, through her eyes, it was the inner entanglement and contradictions, I don't know how to serve Aunt Hua in the future, and what will happen to her?
Chu Qingli smiled contemptuously, it seems that Aunt Hua doesn't want Mrs. Yushi to have a good impression of her, and she doesn't want her to have another backer. "Where did she tell you to keep me?"
"Just ......," the maid was fingering, "in the house not far ahead, there are few people, and it is difficult to be found." ”
Chu Qingli nodded, she was talking, and looked at the maid, "You go and call Aunt Hua to the door, and I will try my own way to make her not suspicious of you?" ”