This trip to the West Lake is not in vain for Lu Jue, he not only heard what he wanted the most, but also got closer to Zhou Ruoshui, although he didn't know his troubles, at least he was no longer the fly with his head covered.

It was already nearly dusk when I got back to the inn, and it was already dark by the time I had to eat dinner. Before the meal, Zhou Ruoshui said that she was a little tired, and she had to go back to the room to rest for a while, and she would come over by herself when the meal was ready, so there was no need for Lu Jue to send someone to call her. But until the meal was served, there was still no movement on Qi Zhou Ruoshui's side. Lu Jue couldn't rest assured and went to the next room to look for her, but didn't see her figure in the room, Lu Jue didn't think much about it at first, but when he saw the neat and flat bed, his heart couldn't help jumping, and he hurriedly turned around and hurried downstairs, just arrived in the hall and Liu Fuling who was going upstairs bumped into him, and also learned from him that Zhou Ruoshui asked him for some medicine to treat knife wounds and went back to Zhou's house alone. When it's time for dinner, I'll rush back, so there's no need to worry Lu Jue.

At this time, Lu Jue seemed to realize something, and with Zhou Ruoshui's character, she went back alone without telling it, maybe it was something she didn't dare to talk about. Since she didn't dare to say it for fear of injuring herself, it was better to find out by herself and solve her worries. After thinking about it, he instructed Liu Fuling to prepare a carriage and rushed to Hangzhou with Bai Jiu, who was just in time to return.

Because he was worried that Zhou Ruoshui would be harassed by Zhou Ruoning in Zhou's house, he ordered Bai Jiu to speed up the speed of the car, and rushed to Zhou's house in less time than last time. After the carriage stopped, Liu Fuling was the first to get out of the car and call for the door.

The door opened with a squeak, and it was not the door guarding the door that opened the door, but Zhou Yi, the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion, and he was surprised when he saw Liu Ling, as if he had already known that they were coming, and generously saluted him, and then went down the steps, walked to the carriage and bowed down and said, "Little Zhou Yi greets the second aunt." ”

The chief housekeeper of the mansion was not surprised at all when he came to greet Lu Jue in person, it seemed that Shui'er had arrived home safely, got up and picked up the curtain and squatted at the door of the carriage and smiled: "It seems that Steward Zhou has long known that I am coming." ”

Zhou Yi raised the umbrella close to the carriage and smiled respectfully and did not answer, stretched out his hand and said, "I respectfully invite the second aunt to enter the house." ”

"I don't want to say it." Lu Jue returned to the carriage and took a cloak, reflexively came out again and stretched out his hand just to put it on his hand, but found that there were calluses and a long scar at his tiger's mouth, coupled with his standing posture, Lu Jue probably understood what he used to do. After helping his men get out of the car, he looked at his expression and asked while walking towards the mansion, "Steward Zhou was a soldier before!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yi looked surprised at first, but quickly returned to normal and replied: "Second aunt has good eyesight, the younger one used to be a soldier for a few years, and then he was injured and discharged from the army. ”

Lu Jue said: "Since he is a soldier, then Steward Zhou should know what the purpose of a soldier should be!" ”

Although Zhou Yi was still wondering why he asked like this, he still replied to his words, "How can I not know, it's just that now that my life is comfortable, I don't want to think back to the beginning, I just want to do my duty." ”

"Duty, a soldier's duty is to protect the peace of the territory, and a housekeeper's duty is to maintain the peace of a mansion, but is the Zhou family too peaceful?" He stopped and stared straight at him and said, "Steward Zhou is a sensible person, why should he be called cowardly and incompetent behind him!" It is not difficult to say that Lu Jue is a very good negotiator, very good at grasping people's shortcomings and seeing through people's minds.

I don't know if Zhou Yi listened to his words, or if he had already prepared, he bowed to him and said, "As the housekeeper of the Zhou family, the little one does have shortcomings. The second lady saw the grievances in her eyes, and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she sent the mother-in-law in the house to tell the official about the portrait of the second lady and her situation in the house. ”

The expression on Lu Jue's face changed a few colors, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "How do you know that person was sent by me." ”

Zhou Yi said: "The second aunt is wise, and he has long doubted the death of the second lady in his heart, and according to the character of the second aunt, he will definitely investigate to the end." ”

"Then I have to thank you, don't you?" took two steps forward, and said with a cold face: "Don't play this kind of trick with me, it won't do any good, I don't have any strengths, and the only strength is that I hold grudges." You are the housekeeper of the house, and you must know all the big and small matters in the house. ”

He doesn't fight and doesn't scramble to make everyone think that he doesn't care about everything, but everyone forgets one thing, that is, everyone will have a temper, and if he really forces that part, that is, he is not easy to mess with anyone, not to mention that he is such a high-ranking person.

What he meant Zhou Yi naturally understood, it was not that he didn't want to tell him, no matter how he said it, it was also a family matter of the Zhou family, and he was still an outsider when he was his uncle. lowered his eyebrows and said skillfully: "The two young ladies are my masters, and I can't judge anyone who is small." The second aunt doesn't have to worry too much about the boat going straight to the bridge, and things will naturally be solved one day! ”

Lu Jue also understood the meaning of the words, so he didn't continue to ask, and said with his hands behind his back: "Since this is the case, I won't embarrass you, where will the second lady take me." ”

"Yes," he walked to the steps of the verandah first, opened his umbrella, shone the lantern at Lu Jue's feet, and said, "Second aunt, please." ”

Lu Jue didn't say anything more, and walked towards the back house with Zhou Yi.

Besides, Zhou Ruoshui begged for medicine for knife wounds from Liu Fuling, and came to Xining Courtyard where Zhou Ruoning lived alone, but she waited outside the door for half an hour, and she didn't even see the big girl beside her.

When he came, Zhou Ruoshui didn't think that he would wait so long, he was only wearing the clothes he wore to the restaurant, the late autumn night was rainy and rainy, and the skirt of his shoulders was also wet by the rain, although he was standing under the porch, he was still shivering from the cold.

At this time, there was another ridiculed person, Qiu Ju happened to come over with the blood swallow that Zhou Ruoning had to drink every night, and saw her embarrassed look and sneered: "The slave thought it was an ignorant slave who angered the eldest lady and was kicked out, but I didn't expect it to be the second miss." ”

Zhou Ruoshui smiled softly and said, "Now my sister has time to see me." ”

Qiu Ju snorted and said: "How can the eldest lady compare with the second miss, the old lady is not in the mansion, and the eldest lady has to decide everything in the mansion, where is there time to see you!" ”

Zhou Ruoshui said: "Since my sister wants to rest, it is better to have Miss Lao go on a trip, as long as I take medicine for Xiao Ai, I will leave immediately." ”

Qiu Ju glared at her and said, "It's already this hour, it's okay if the second miss doesn't rest, but the slaves and maids have been working for a day, so they are counting on this night to rest for a while, and the second miss is still considerate and considerate of those of us who are subordinates!" ”

"Okay, I'll not bother." As he spoke, he took out a paper bag from his purse, handed it over, and said, "I still have to wait for my son to come back tomorrow, so this knife wound medicine will trouble the girl to put it on Xiao Ai." After she took it, she said: "It's getting late, Shui Er won't say hello to my sister, and Miss Lao will say hello for me." ”

At this time, an eighteen-year-old girl came out of it, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Zhou Ruoshui standing under the corridor, and immediately saluted: "Slave Xiangyue has seen the second lady." ”

Qiu Ju glared at her and reprimanded, "What second miss! Have you ever seen such an embarrassed young lady? Throw the herbs in his hand to Zhou Ruoshui's feet.

Xiangyue was shocked: "What are you doing here?" "I was just about to pick it up, but I was dragged back by Qiu Ju.

Qiu Ju raised her chin and said disdainfully: "How many times have I taught you, I can't teach you, there is only one young lady in this house, an illegitimate daughter who is not even a concubine, where is she worthy of being called a young lady." ”

"Whether it's called or not, it's up to you to be a slave!"

The three of them saw that Lu Jue and several people had already arrived, and Lu Jue was even more angry. Qiu Ju's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly saluted: "Second aunt." ”

Lu Jue suppressed his anger and glanced at Qiu Ju, stopped beside Zhou Ruoshui, looked at her with pity, and while putting on a cloak for her, he said for her: "The second miss is an illegitimate daughter with no reputation, and my second aunt, who is married to her, is naturally a person with no reputation in this Zhou family, where do you dare to be a girl!" ”

How could the housekeeper, who had already gone through the wind and rain, not understand what he meant, and immediately excused her: "These girls who have lived in the backyard for a long time are shallow, and they have seriously injured their uncle by saying the wrong thing, and the younger ones will teach them a good lesson, and the second aunt should not worry about them, it is not worth it to be angry and ruined by these subordinates." ”

Zhou Yi did everything possible to excuse her, but that Qiu Ju didn't seem to appreciate it, she didn't realize that she was wrong, but she was also indignant: "The slave didn't discuss the master's family affairs in private, but she couldn't get used to disturbing the eldest lady's rest so late, so she reprimanded a few words, the second aunt reprimanded her so much, and the slave and maid were wronged." ”

What kind of master there is, what kind of slave there is, she has successfully angered Lu Jue!

Zhou Ruoshui, who was face to face with Lu Jue, could clearly feel that his suppressed anger was about to burst out, for fear that it would be out of control, and he also hoped that he could persuade him, so he held his arm tightly with both hands and persuaded: "Today's weather is cold and the boy is not in good health, just so I am going back, let's go together!" ”

Her persuasion didn't work, but it added fuel to the fire. That sentence couldn't help but make Lu Jue's heart sad, he lowered his head and laughed, shook off Zhou Ruoshui's hand, picked up the bag of medicine, walked to Qiu Ju, and said with a gloomy face: "Your eldest lady gave her to me, then she is my person." How can I compare you to the slave and maid of the merchant family, I, a person who is a second-class member of the court, has no status, and anyone who wants to reprimand can be reprimanded. You little slave can't eat this little grievance, how can my people resolve this grudge! ”

Looking at Lu Jue's gaze that seemed to be eating people, Qiu Ju's body was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground.

Zhou Yi knew the consequences of angering Lu Jue, so he hurriedly stepped forward and slapped Qiu Ju in the face, and said angrily: "I think the eldest lady spoiled you, and you forgot what to say and what not to say?" Whether it's a concubine or a concubine, as long as the lord recognizes it, it's all your master. Remember to eat or not, and don't kneel down to ask the second aunt for guilt. ”

This slap woke Qiu Ju up, knelt on the ground with weak knees, leaned over and knocked at Lu Jue's feet, and begged again and again: "The slave and maid are about to say something that shouldn't be said for a while, please atone for your uncle." ”

After all, this is his father-in-law's house, and if it is too stiff, it will inevitably be embarrassing in the future, and it will serve as a lesson. He squatted down and handed over the medicine bag in his hand and said, "Whatever the young lady told you just now, you will do it for me, if there is the slightest mistake or let your eldest lady know something, it will embarrass her." What she suffered, you doubled, understand! ”

Qiu Ju took it with trembling hands, and kowtowed again and again with fear in her eyes: "The slave and maid don't dare, the slave and the maid know, and the slave and the maid obey the order." ”

"I hope you will remember it for the sake of your own life." stood up with another warning, looked at Xiangyue, and glanced up and down, although this little girl did not look as delicate as Qiu Ju, she was smart and steady. Zhou Ruoshui has been by her side for a few days, and she does everything by herself, how can she do it without a girl around after a long time. He asked, "What's your name?" ”

Xiangyue bowed and said, "Slave Xiangyue has seen the second aunt." ”

Lu Jue asked again: "Are you willing to serve by the second lady's side?" ”

Xiangyue hurriedly said: "It is an honor for a slave to be able to serve by the side of the second lady, but the eldest lady is there 、、、、、、."

Lu Jue turned around and looked at Zhou Yi, and without waiting for him to speak, Zhou Yi understood and said first: "Since the second aunt has spoken, the eldest lady will go and say something." It's too late today, tomorrow the little one will be sent over in person, what does the second aunt think? ”

No matter what his intentions were, Lu Jue didn't delve any further, nodded and said, "It's up to you!" Let's go back first. He took the umbrella handed by Liu Lingling and left with Zhou Ruoshui.

"The little one is sent to the second aunt." glanced at Qiu Ju, and it was difficult to hide the blame in his eyes. He snorted and hurried after him.

It wasn't until she couldn't see a few figures anymore that Qiu Ju sat down on the ground, gulping in a big gulp of air, and her hands pressed on her chest could not suppress her heart beating wildly with fear.