Chapter 4 Man, only by living can there be a way out
That night, I don't know when I went back, I remember that after singing a few songs, I gave up, crawled on that sturdy back, and fell asleep so quietly.
On this day, when I got up early in the morning, I was called to the yard by Master Wu.
I sat on the rattan chair, Wu Xiaoye was wearing a white shirt, an emerald green waistband, and his face was still wearing the white mask, he said, "Naiyi, the one-month deadline has arrived, and I will send you back to Nai Fu in a while." ”
I raised my eyebrows, there was not much emotion in that place, and it was definitely not chic here: "Is there no other way?" ”
Wu Xiaoye shook his head and said: "But it's not as desperate as you imagined, you are now a person from the palace palace, and no matter how bold the An woman is, she will be afraid of three points." ”
"That's not what it meant." I swinged on a wicker chair, "I don't want to go." ”
"Miss, the slave doesn't want to leave...... "Little Peach stood beside me, and also chattered, "Here, Miss likes to talk and laugh a lot more than before, and the slave and maid are happy in her heart...... I'm going to go back here, I'm afraid the house is too deserted......"
Wu Xiaoye sighed: "Having said that, I can delay it for a few days, but long-term is not the way after all." If you stay here, it will indeed affect the name of the girl, and the woman of the An family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and then she will be honest again, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses. ”
"Okay." I've been here for so long, and I've heard Little Peach talk about a lot of rules and etiquette, so I can tell Little Peach which is more important, "You go and pack your things, and when the long-term worker comes back, we'll set off." ”
After Little Peach left, Master Wu leaned over to meet my eyes, "What?" Not happy? ”
Isn't this nonsense?
He grabbed the rattan chair and began to rub my hair again: "I have to go far away, I can come back in two years at the latest, and when I am not there, I must pay attention to proportion, and don't be taught again, otherwise I will be sick, but not everyone can cure you." ”
I pouted and was cute, and I didn't say well-behaved: "Yes, my lord." ”
Master Wu smiled: "Ghost girl." Your body bones have only recovered, you should soak in warm water on time, avoid cold things, can you remember? ”
I continued to nod: "Follow Master Wu's teachings. ”
Then in exchange for Wu Xiaoye, he nodded frequently and played with me: "The son can be taught." ”
The spring breeze was unusually beautiful, the long-term worker bought the carriage from the city, we didn't bring much when we came, only the clothes and some small things that Master Wu gave me when I lived here, and in less than a quarter of an hour, I had packed up and got into the car.
Master Wu rode a horse, not riding with us, and Changgong drove the carriage, just swaying.
In other words, I am a master who doesn't even faint on a boat in the 21st century, and I am stunned. On the way into the city, I vomited four or five times, and the whole person was not beautiful, but I had the idea of going around the city well, and I was stunned to spend my life in the dizziness of the horse-drawn carriage.
Starting from noon, shaking all the way, until the sky was full of stars, then entered the city, at this point, in the night in the ancient city, only the small lanterns on the ridges of the doors, each house was closed, occasionally the slightest conversation could be heard, the candlelight was faint, and the streets could only rely on the brightness of the moonlight pedestrians. This ancient night is really depressed and pitiful, there are few pedestrians, and the silence is a little terrible.
Soon, I heard the chief worker say, "Miss, we have arrived." ”
I feel like my body that I've grown so hard is about to fall apart again. As soon as I heard this, it was like saving an old life, and I quickly got up and probed out of the curtain, but I vomited a lot, and my already weak body, as soon as I stood up and got out of the curtain, I felt dizzy, if it weren't for the little peach's quick eyes, it is estimated that I would have fallen off the car.
Before fainting, I saw that Wu Xiaoye hurriedly jumped over from the horse and hugged me horizontally, "Little Peach, come with me to get the recipe." ”
By the time I woke up, it was noon the next day, and this was probably the boudoir I had been living in.
Light wood color bed frame, cherry pink bed veil gorgeously falling, through the veil, a pond full of lotus flower barrier in front of the eyes, there are a few rows of thin wind chimes on the bed board above the head, I counted carefully, there are nine, white feather rings into a circle, down a bell that is not big or small, no wind and no sound. This is a girl's boudoir, no doubt.
I opened the veil, put on shoes, on the side of the bed, is a dresser, on which is a copper mirror, on the side are a few small drawer-style ornaments, after opening inside is the jewelry that Xiao Nai often wears, a few symmetrical small plum hairpins, and some long earrings......
I took out the crimson bracelet I had received that day from my arms, and I wanted to put it in this jewelry box, but in the end I gritted my teeth and stuffed it back into my arms......
Near the doorway, there was a navy blue quadrangular shelf with a washbasin on top of it and a face towel folded around his waist.
The horizontal frame of the garment was next to it, and the clothes were covered on it, but the side at the end of the bed was empty, except for a crane chandelier, which was in harmony with the height of the bed, and was indeed the most precious thing in the room.
The crane stands with its neck high, its head held high, its wings and arms folded backwards, its legs standing tall and together, a long string of pearls hanging from its slender beak, and this long cone-shaped lantern at the other end, with a picture of a long stream of water and a peaceful valley on its face......
On the other side of the barrier in front of the bed curtain was a square guest table, the same light wood table, with trays in it, a teapot, four teacups, and four small stools, neatly arranged on all sides of the table.
As soon as I was about to sit down, I heard the door squeak open.
"Miss, why are you up?"
It was a small peach, with a plate of pastries and a bowl of dark brown soup in her hand.
"I don't drink medicine."
The first instinct was to get up and run away. However, I am only nine years old, and I can't resist this 15-year-old girl at all, Xiao Taozi put down the tray in her hand, grabbed me directly, grabbed my body and called the long-term worker outside the door, "Brother Changgong, come to help." ”
So, I saw the long-term worker buddy, who entered the house in a hurry, picked up the medicine bowl on the table, picked up a small spoon and scooped a spoonful of brown juice and prepared to pour it into my mouth, and there were words in his mouth: "Miss forgive me, the minions are also for the good of Miss, Master Wu said, Miss This body, the medicine can't be broken...... Master Wu said that if Miss doesn't drink the medicine, let the slave ask Miss if she drinks it herself? Or let the minions feed it bite by bite? ”
Pain...... Bitter......
I said, "Don't! Long worker! Is it okay for me to drink it myself? You feed spoonful by spoonful, and you have to feed it for as long as you want. ”
"Okay, the slave will trust Miss once, peach, you let go. However, Miss, Master Wu also said that drinking this medicine on an empty stomach hurts the stomach a lot, please Miss use a piece of pastry first, and then take the medicine. ”
Master Wu...... Master Wu...... I looked at my two close people with a depressed look...... I see that you are all about to become Master Wu's people.
"Miss, this medicine is still hot, you should freshen up before eating."
How do I think I've been fooled by these two people.
Peaches happily brought me the washing water, finished freshening up for me, and watched me eat two mouthfuls of the snowflake cake with green and red silk for a moment, stared at me seriously and frowned and poured the bowl of disgusting medicine, and then took the tray and retreated.
I didn't want to close my mouth as if I had eaten a fly, and I thought that I would feel the smell of medicine again, so I kept my mouth open and walked out of the house.
The outside of my house is not much bigger than that Wu Xiaoye, but it is unusually empty. Only a poor well was hidden in the corner of the wall, and a few blooming peonies were under the plane tree by the well, and the scenery of that place could be seen.
The rest is the wrapping wall, which should have been white at first, but now it has accumulated over time, and some of it is yellow, and it is still peeling off in some places, and the room is lined up, a few rooms on the left, a few rooms on the right, and I should be the middle room, with a door on the left wall, which should be the place leading to the other courtyard.
The door was bolted in, and I was studying whether the door was strong or not, and I noticed that it "snapped...... Syllable...... Pop ......" rang out! But fortunately, it didn't shake and it looked quite sturdy.
"One sister, one sister......" There was a crisp bell outside the door.
Little Peach heard a sound coming out of the leftmost room, echoing: "Coming, coming......"
Changgong also came out, he trotted up to me and explained to me: "Miss Hui, this sound is Sister Xi'er'er's voice, you should be careful, don't let her hurt." ”
That's a bit weird.
I didn't have time to think about it, as soon as the little peach opened the door, I saw a fifteen or six-year-old little doll with two small balls chirping, and there were two rose-red flowers pinned to the tweet, wearing a wide-sleeved long skirt of the same color, with a gold thread tie tied around the waist.
"First sister, first sister, where did you go, didn't you come to play with Xi'er......"
I really can't help this scene, this little doll is so cute!
I hugged this enthusiastic little guy, looked at it carefully, it looked really good, the face was full of baby fat, white and tender, I really wanted to take a bite, big eyes and long eyelashes, and the crimson little mouth was still talking one by one......
“…… First sister, where do you go next time, take Xi'er with you, Xi'er is reluctant to let you leave...... They lied to me, saying that you haven't come back for a long time, and my mother won't let me look for you, first sister, where have you been, so Xi'er is so worried......"
Little Peach came with the door, pulled the little girl out of my arms, and said, "Sister Xi, your first sister is sick, you can't be so close, otherwise you will get sick." ”
"Peaches are bad." The little girl pouted and coquettishly, "Sister Yi is so good, why is she sick?" Peaches lied to Xi'er, bad, bad. ”
Little Peach pulled down her little face and pretended to be angry: "When did Peach deceive Sister Xi?" Sister Xi, have you forgotten that the last time the first sister was sick, you came back and got sick, and then the first sister was still Guan Zu Temple? Sister Xi'er, if you really love your first sister, just wait for a sister to get better and come to see her, okay? ”
Is there such a thing? It turns out that this is what Changgong meant. If I'm not mistaken, this little girl should be Na Xi'er, the daughter of Mrs. Na'an. Fortunately, this girl is kind and cute.
When the little girl heard Little Peach's explanation, she looked at me pitifully and waited for me to reply.
I winked at her with a smile: "Xi'er is good, the first sister is really not very well, the next time the first sister is well, I will go to Xi'er, okay?" ”
When the little girl heard it, her little mouth was very cute. But the little peach was very persistent, and coaxed the little girl away stubbornly, not letting the two of us get close.
After closing the door again, Xiao Taozi and Changgong explained to me that last year just in winter, I contracted the cold, that Xiao Xi'er came to my yard to find me to play, the little girl did not say a few words to me and launched a high fever after going back, so the lady of Na'an was angry and locked me up in the high fever to the ancestral temple of the Nai family, and was forced to be locked in it for three days, until the little Xi'er fever subsided, and then released me.
After that, Xiao Taozi and Changgong rarely let me have contact with this child, for fear of getting into unnecessary trouble. Fortunately, this child has a pure heart, and she also knows that she herself makes it inconvenient for me, so try not to trouble me. I guess I did go out for a long time this time, and the little doll was also worried about me, so I ran over to see what was going on.
I sighed, from the bottom of my heart: "That's it, what should I do?" ”
In the future, this courtyard will be my long-term residence, so it is a little too bland. I asked Peaches if I could move some flowers and plants, and I was afraid that the yard would have to be whole.
But Peaches told me a very lonely thing: "Miss, although you are the eldest daughter of Naixiang, you have a pitiful amount of silver every month, and even food and clothing are a problem, and you don't even have any savings over the years." ”
No wonder......
No wonder this yard looks like it has been robbed!
No wonder there are only a few pieces of jewelry in that little drawer!
No wonder...... All three of my lords and servants are malnourished......
No wonder......
"Also, miss, let me give this to you before I leave."
Little Peach took out a sachet from her bosom, handed it to me, and then quit her work.
This sachet is flat, it is certainly not silver, I pulled the rope, a piece of paper......
It seems that he left me a letter, and to be honest, I would have liked it to be a silver ticket. How...... Ay......
It reads: "Naiyi, I have gone, your medicine has been instructed to help the church, the elder will take it from time to time, you can rest assured." Time is short, time and you are goodbye, cherished. Don't, there is a shop inside, called Splendid Fragrance Powder Workshop, if there is something important to look for, Fang's, holding the things of the bag, it should be requested, remember. Stop. ”
Incense Powder Workshop? Where to sell rouge gouache? What's in it? I felt into the sachet again, and hey, there was a thing, a small key, because it was so petite, I really didn't see it just now. It's golden, the size of my little thumb, and this key is not made of gold?
"Smack...... Syllable...... "I don't know who is knocking on ......the door."
Little Peach shouted "Come on, come on" as she ran, but as soon as she opened the door, her body trembled, and I saw the girl stunned for a moment from afar.
"A sister ......" is an old-fashioned voice.
Little Peach staggered her body and saluted, "Mother Xue......"
This time, it was a fifty or sixty-year-old aunt, with a short coat tied around her waist, a dark robe reaching to her ankles, a pair of embroidered shoes on her feet, and a handkerchief in her hand......
Changgong was beside me, bowed his head and saluted: "Mother Xue......"
"The first sister seems to be fat. It seems that Master Wu has taken care of his first sister well. The eldest lady told me, the old mother, to come and take a look, to see how the first sister is, if there is nothing wrong, tomorrow like the other sisters, please go on time. ”
I haven't really felt this situation, but I've watched a lot of TV series, it seems that it was sent by the poisonous woman of Na'an, I nodded with a smile: "I'm tired of Mother Xue's trip, and I'm going to ask for peace tomorrow." ”
The old mother Xue seemed to be surprised by my well-behavedness, but soon showed a face full of disdain, "It's good to hear it, I also brought the words, if the first sister is fine, my old guy will retreat." ”
"Okay. I'm tired of Xue's mother. ”
This kind of person is too easy to deal with, doesn't he just like to listen to good words? I won't die if I say a few more words, when the shopping guide looks at people's faces a lot, it's not bad for this dignity.
Sending the old mother away, Little Peach hurriedly rushed to me and looked at me carefully: "Miss, you have changed ......"
I let out a "high" sound.
Little Peach continued: "In the past, Miss would only keep her head down and not speak, but she would not talk to her like she did today. ”
"Really?" I scratched my itchy nose and told her, and to myself, "This time and that time, and now I want to live." ”
On that day, a group of people came outside the door again, and I heard from the chief worker that it was the maid of Naixiang's concubine Mrs. Xiang's room, who had never interacted with me before, and it was estimated that it was because of the relationship between the palace prince's family that he came to visit the door.
Although the eldest son of the prince of this palace is a fool, this palace is the heir to the throne. The one who is now in power is almost 60 years old, has no children under him, and only has the royal brother of the palace prince. However, there are six heirs under the palace prince, namely the eldest princess born to the former princess, the second princess and the fourth princess Qing, and the current princess born to the third princess, the most promising to become the crown prince, the remaining two do not have any conditions, because they are all born in the outer chamber, there is no hope. Although I don't have much hope as a quasi-husband, but I am the son of the late princess of Ling Xiaoguo, and no one dares to do anything about that status here. This Mrs. Xiang has a young son, who is only one year younger than me, and he is also a thorn in the side of the poisonous woman of Na'an......
This Mrs. Gao Zhi'er Xiang definitely didn't expect to be able to climb, and she probably wanted to find my low pole to walk, but she also ate a closed door......
But is there any way about it? I just want to be a wall-to-wall grass that doesn't listen to anything outside the window and grows up quietly. Man, only by living can there be a way out.
Otherwise, in this deep mansion compound, my nineteen-year-old girl, helpless, how can she grow up in this big mansion?
Just like that flower, if you want to grow well, you must first learn how to water the dung, otherwise how can it bloom mellow and long?