Chen sat on the couch, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of hot tea, then looked at the two maids standing beside him, smiled and ordered: "Luqing, you go to the big kitchen and give an order, let Ruhua make another dessert like this, and send it to Mo Yuzhai to the young master of the table, the young master of the table works hard every day, and he should also taste such a delicious snack." ”

Lu Qing immediately responded, turned around and went out, Lu Yi on the side walked to Chen Yingyue's side and asked, "Madame wants the eldest lady to punish Ruhua?" ”

Chen walked to a pot of ink chrysanthemums placed in the house, picked up scissors to prune some withered flower branches, and said casually: "Actually, this flower is really good for my appetite, and the dishes are good, I am really a little reluctant......

As he spoke, he cut off another rotten leaf, held the withered leaf in front of him, and said: "She is the only woman I have seen so far who can compare with Liu Ruxue, I think the young master should also take a fancy to her, if she is killed by our eldest lady again, you say, will the young master make a big fuss?" Will the master be able to suppress the news then? Can our eldest lady keep her reputation while she is outside? ”

The dead leaves were crushed, and Chen Yingyue's face was full of cruelty, "The lord has only Liu Ruxue in his heart, my Chengming, Chengye, and Ruyin He doesn't care about it at all, over the years, that little slut has been against me everywhere, as long as the lord has a little warmth for me, she cried and shouted about her mother, she looked gentle and virtuous outside, and her methods were vicious in private, and I don't know how many lives I have killed in the past two years, if it wasn't for the lord's desperate cover, this news would have been hidden. I just want her true colors to be revealed! ”

Greenery lowered her head and didn't say anything more, she knew that she just had to listen at this point, and Madame didn't want to hear what she had to say.

Meng Xiaoran was shocked when she received such an order, that cousin young master was her character like a snake and scorpion, she hadn't forgotten what Xiaocui told her about Wan'er when she first came, but Madame had all orders, did she have any other choice than to do it?

With a complicated mood, Meng Xiaoran thought about what the maid had told just now, and she must personally send it to Mo Yuzhai, she shook her head secretly in her heart, it seems that this Xiangfu is really more troublesome than the other, and Mrs. Xiangfu is probably also ill-intentioned.

Xiao Cui looked at her worriedly on the side, Meng Xiaoran smiled at her comfortingly, Xiao Cui sent her to the courtyard, and finally admonished: "Sister Ruhua, you must be careful, don't talk to the young master." ”

Meng Xiaoran patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll be fine, you go back to do things, it's too late, Mother Li will scold you again." After saying that, he carried the food box out of the yard.

Like last time, she ducked to the side and smeared her face with black ash, and then walked in the direction of Mo Yuzhai, thinking that if she was lucky, she gave this glutinous rice lotus to the little maid in the courtyard of the young master, and she could go back, but it seemed that her luck was not very good.

As soon as Meng Xiaoran entered Mo Yuzhai's courtyard, he was shouted, "Wait, it's you?" ”

The voice came from behind her, it seemed somewhat familiar, she turned around, and saw a man in brocade standing not far behind her, looking at her with a surprised expression, she searched her mind for the memory of him, and suddenly remembered that when she first came, she was mistakenly pulled into a mansion, this person had helped her, and invited her to a meal.

Finished! This was the only thought in Meng Xiaoran's mind, she lowered her head and quickly thought about how to deal with it, and finally found that she could only kill and not admit it, pretending not to know it, she raised her head and pretended to look at the person in doubt, "Childe, you just spoke to the slave?" ”

The man raised his eyebrows, looked her up and down, and said, "Miss Meng is really a noble person, how forgetful!" ”

He recognized himself!

Meng Xiaoran continued to pretend to be at a loss, "The son recognized the wrong person, the slave maid is not the "Miss Meng" in your mouth, the slave maid's name is Ruhua, she is the maid of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and today she was ordered by her wife to send snacks to the young master." ”

This brocade-clothed man is the nephew of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the son of the Admiral of the Nine Gates, Lu Ziqing.

He laughed suddenly, and then walked towards the courtyard, "Well, since you have come to bring me a snack, come here, I will taste what kind of snack, worthy of being ordered by Madame herself." ”

Meng Xiaoran smiled bitterly in her heart, it seems that she really hit her feet with a stone today, she knew that she shouldn't have done anything glutinous rice lotus to please Chen, and now she was touched by an "acquaintance", and she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

Lu Ziqing took Meng Xiaoran to the front hall, Meng Xiaoran took out the glutinous rice lotus, took out a pair of jade chopsticks and handed it over, Lu Ziqing took it and took a bite, and then nodded, "It's really good, thank you for me, Mrs." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, "The slave and maid are retired." ”

As soon as I walked out the door, I was stopped again, "What did you say your name was?" Like a flower? ”

She had no choice but to turn around again, bow down to Lu Ziqing, and replied, "Yes, the slave's name is Ruhua." ”

"What's the last name?"

"The slave's surname is Xia."

"Alright, you can go back." Meng Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned around and left.

Lu Ziqing put down the chopsticks in her hand, looked at her back and smiled as she left in a hurry, obviously it was the same person, but her complexion had become dark, why did she say that she was a maid?

He put his right hand on his chin, touched his chin with a frown, and said, "Interesting." ”

Meng Xiaoran returned to the big kitchen, Xiaocui saw that she was back, and immediately looked at her with concern, but because Mother Li was on the side, she didn't dare to come over.

Meng Xiaoran's heart warmed, suppressed the chaos in her heart and nodded at her, Xiaocui was relieved, she thought that Meng Xiaoran didn't talk to the young master, but she didn't know that the situation was worse.

I don't know if she can fool Lu Ziqing by pretending to be stupid like this, Meng Xiaoran always feels that Lu Ziqing is not so easy to fool, but now she can only pretend to be able to keep going, and it is best to meet Shen Qian.

But how can I contact Shen Qian? In the Prime Minister's Mansion, she and Shen Qian have always been in one-line contact, only he can find someone to deliver the news to her, but if she wants to find him, she has no way.

"Like a flower, like a flower, what is the daze? Hurry up and get ready to make lunch. The chef's voice pulled her out of her thoughts, and she calmed down, calming her mind and concentrating on helping the chef.

"Bang", the sound of tiles shattering came, and everyone in the inner courtyard of Ruxue Pavilion lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out, for fear of annoying the eldest lady who was angry at this time.

In the room, there were fragments on the ground, the shelves in the room were empty, the best vases and jade were smashed clean by Liu Ruxue, and there was a trembling maid kneeling on the ground, it was Chunya.

At this time, her face was high and swollen, like a pig's head, and the bruise on her forehead looked shocking, and her eyes were red and swollen, and she sobbed quietly.

"You said, didn't you tell me last time that she was mediocre, why did my cousin talk to her for a long time today? And even let her into the room? Liu Ruxue's delicate facial features became a little distorted by anger at this time, and her chest was also rising and falling, and she seemed to be angry.

Chunya sobbed and said: "The slave maid doesn't know, the young lady did see her last time, although she looks good, but her complexion is dark, it is really not brilliant, and the slave maid doesn't understand why the young master is different from her." ”

Xia He watched from the side, his face was unbearable, and he wanted to come forward to persuade him, but he was stopped by the winter frost on the side, and then Qiu Lu hurriedly walked in, and Liu Ruxue asked her with a cold face.

"How's it going, can you inquire clearly?"

Qiu Lu nodded, glanced at Chun Ya, who was kneeling on the ground and was beaten to an inhuman appearance, hesitated for a while, Liu Ruxue saw this and immediately shouted: "What? You want to be like this too? ”

Qiu Lu immediately shook her head, knelt on the ground, and told the news she had heard, "The slave maid went to the big kitchen to inquire, and they all said that the Ruhua was very good-looking, and the slave maid asked them if they had dark complexions, and they all looked surprised and said...... said that the flower skin is white and beautiful, and people can't take their eyes off it when it comes......"

Liu Ruxue snorted coldly when she heard this, and a fierce light flashed under her eyes, "I didn't expect that I was deceived by this stinky girl!" Dare to play tricks under my noses, it seems that I am too long. After speaking, he looked at Xia He and Dong Shuang, "You two, one of you will go to the big kitchen and call Ruhua to me, and say that I want to eat glutinous rice lotus, and the other will go out and ask someone to come in and clean up." ”

The two of them immediately took the order out, Xia He looked at Dongshuang and said, "I'll go to the big kitchen, you go and call someone to clean up." Winter Frost nodded, and the two went their separate ways.

Meng Xiaoran heard Xia He say that the eldest lady wanted to eat glutinous rice lotus, and she didn't know if it was her illusion, she felt that Xia He, the maid, seemed to be looking at her intentionally or unintentionally when she spoke, and her heart jumped, could it be that Liu Ruxue was going to trouble herself.

After the glutinous rice lotus was ready, Xia He took her to Ruxue Pavilion and walked to a hidden place, suddenly Xia He turned around, kept rubbing his face with a handkerchief, his mouth moved, and then quickly turned around to lead the way in front, Meng Xiaoran saw clearly, what Xia He's mouth just said was: be careful of your face.

What do you mean? Meng Xiaoran's heart jumped, and she lowered her head and followed behind, but her brain was running rapidly, no, Xia He had been rubbing her face just now, it must have been Liu Ruxue who knew that her face had done something on her face, she subconsciously touched her face, she deliberately smeared some black ash when she saw Xia He just now, what can I do?

Passing by a pond, Meng Xiaoran's eyes lit up, and he coughed lightly and said to Xia He: "Sister Xia He, I just came out of the kitchen, and my face is covered with a lot of putty, so it is disrespectful to go to see the eldest lady, there is a pool here, I should go and freshen up." ”

Xia He looked impatient, nodded and said, "It's really troublesome, go quickly!" ”

Meng Xiaoran put down the food box, hurriedly walked to the edge of the pool, took a handkerchief dipped in water to scrub the black ash on her face, and when she turned around and walked over, Xia He saw her appearance, and couldn't help but gasp, and sighed secretly in her heart, "Let's go, the eldest lady is waiting." ”