Chapter 4: Flattered
In Zizhu's opinion, the industries in Sanfang were just entrusted to the clan, but Li Renhe forcibly switched the cloth business with the grain business without permission, which had already violated the old man's instructions before his death.
It's just that no one cares about this matter, if Li Renbo really makes trouble, then the matter will not end well, not only will he lose the face of the Li family but will also be likely to suffer a lawsuit, so Li Renhe will definitely not want to make more trouble, and he will definitely throw out the hot potato of Sanfang.
"Wouldn't that make people see the joke." Hearing this, the Zhao family shook her head solemnly, she naturally knew what Zizhu meant, but she couldn't do it for the sake of the Li family's reputation, otherwise what face would she have to see Li Renhai and the old man in the future?
"Miss, are we going to be bullied by them for nothing?"
Zizhu knew that the Zhao family had scruples in her heart, and couldn't help but say hatefully, "Miss, you have the Li family in your heart, but the uncle is trying to calculate you and the young master, in my opinion, if the uncle is in a hurry, we will break the net with him, otherwise with the young master's generous temperament, he will definitely be bullied to death by the people of the big house in the future!" ”
Zhao's willow eyebrows frowned tightly, and her expression became more and more serious, as the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized, although she didn't want to make things stormy and let outsiders gossip, but if Li Renhe deceived people too much, then she would have to give up for Li Hongyu's future, and it was a big deal to lose both with Li Renhe.
"Madam, just now I heard the maid in the young master's room talking about the young master and Rou'er in the firewood room, so I went over to check and saw that the young master was actually washing Rou'er's feet!"
At this moment, a maid in a white dress walked in briskly and reported to the Zhao family with a shocked expression.
Zhao Shi was slightly stunned when she heard this, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, in her impression, Li Hongyu was honest and shy by nature, how could he do such a frivolous and self-deprecating thing?
"Did Rou'er ask the young master to wash her feet?" Zizhu's willow eyebrows immediately stood up, and she looked at the white-dressed maid coldly, it was obvious that Li Hongyu would not do such an abnormal thing, nine times out of ten it was Rou'er secretly instigated.
As a subordinate who is also from a poor background, she knows very well that Rou'er's mind is nothing more than to hold Li Hongyu firmly in the palm of her hand, and she can also have a backer after becoming a concubine in the future.
"The maid heard that this matter was brought up by the young master in Rou'er, and Rou'er had no choice but to let the young master wash it." The maid in the white dress shook her head and replied one by one.
"Miss, it must be Rou'er who secretly induced the young master to do this, this little girl usually sees that she is quite considerate to the young master, but I didn't expect to do such a ridiculous thing now, I think I'm going to beat her!"
Zizhu didn't believe that Li Hongyu would do such an outrageous thing, and after hearing this, she snorted coldly and said to Zhao, Rou'er actually instructed Li Hongyu to do things, which was a big taboo.
"Is it really Yu'er who did it herself?" To Zizhu's surprise, Zhao pondered for a while and then looked at the maid in the white dress quietly.
"The maid specially inquired about the maid in the young master's room, and it was indeed the young master who wanted to wash Rou'er's feet." The maid in the white dress nodded solemnly, she knew that the stakes were important after learning about this, so she specially asked the two maids to inquire and verify.
The white-dressed maid's name is Qing'er, she is the maid next to the Zhao family, and she is a senior maid in the Li Mansion, and her status is equivalent to that of Rou'er, but because she is serving the Zhao family, she vaguely presses Rou'er, and the two maids in Li Hongyu's house naturally dare not hide it, and tell the truth one by one.
"Miss, this matter can't be easily ended, otherwise the subordinates will be chaotic and humble." Zizhu frowned and reminded the Zhao family, she always suspected that Rou'er was behind her back, otherwise how could a person like Li Hongyu and Puyu be so confused to wash the feet of a subordinate?
"Tell me to go down, this matter must not be spread to the outside world, otherwise the punishment will not be spared?" After thinking about it, Zhao told Qing'er in a deep voice, as if he didn't mean to punish Rou'er.
"Miss, that's it?" Waiting for Qing'er to leave, Zizhu looked at Zhao with some puzzlement, she knew that Zhao cared for Li Hongyu very much, so she would never let the subordinates in the family calculate Li Hongyu.
"Rou'er, this girl grew up under the watch, the reason why we chose her to serve Yu'er in the first place is because she is well-behaved and sensible, and knows how to act in proportion."
Zhao knew that Zizhu was worried that Li Hongyu had been wronged, and said with a slight smile, "All along, Rou'er has been serving Yu'er with all her heart, do you think she has the courage to let Yu'er wash her feet?" ”
"Miss, what do you mean......" Zizhu was stunned when she heard this, and her face showed a look of astonishment, could it be that this matter was Li Hongyu's idea? How is this possible?
"After this serious illness, Yu'er's temperament has changed a little, and it is a little different from before." A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao's mouth, and she thought of the scene of the messy bedding on the bed in Li Hongyu's room during the day.
Although Li Hongyu was cautious in front of Zhao, his words and deeds were still noticed by Zhao, but Zhao didn't think much about it, and thought it was because he was sick.
To tell the truth, the Zhao family is very pleased to see these changes that have taken place in Li Hongyu, if Li Hongyu's temperament has been so honest and weak, he will not be able to face all kinds of sinisters in society in the future, and he will not be able to gain a foothold in the Li family in the first place.
Therefore, the Zhao family thinks that the change between Li Hongyu and Rou'er is a good thing, and it can be seen that Li Hongyu seems to like Rou'er very much, otherwise he would not wash Rou'er's feet, if Rou'er can take the opportunity to guide Li Hongyu to gradually change his honest and taïve personality, then it will be a great achievement for the third room of the Li family.
"It seems that the young master has a lot of words, and his personality is more cheerful than before!"
After Zhao's reminder, Zizhu couldn't help but nod thoughtfully, Li Hongyu was buried in books and schoolwork in the past, even she hadn't spoken to Li Hongyu a few times, but Li Hongyu took the initiative to call her Aunt Zi when they met after experiencing this serious illness, which made her feel inexplicably surprised.
"If Yu'er's temperament can change, Rou'er has made a big contribution, this little Nizi can understand in her heart that she will take the same boat as Yu'er in the future, and she definitely doesn't want others to overturn this boat." Zhao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and his smile revealed happiness.
When Li Renhai died unexpectedly, because Li Hongyu was still young, she didn't see how Li Hongyu was different from other children, and thought that she could teach Li Hongyu to become a talent.
But what Zhao didn't expect was that Li Hongyu's personality seemed a little out of place with the children around him when he grew up, saying that he was honest and honest when he heard it, and he was cowardly and stupid when he heard it badly, not only was he often snubbed and ridiculed by the children of the family, but he also had no prestige in front of his subordinates, which made her secretly anxious.
Now, Li Renhe has openly robbed the property of the third room, and the Zhao family can protect Li Hongyu when he is there, in case she dies one day, then who can help Li Hongyu?
This is also an important reason why Zhao hopes that Li Hongyu can gain fame, as long as Li Hongyu has fame, then it will make Li Renhe jealous, and he will not blatantly take it by force.
"Miss, do you want to cultivate Rou'er?" Zizhu finally understood what Zhao meant at this time, and asked with some surprise.
"Rou'er has been with Yu'er for so long, I'm relieved to hand Yu'er over to her." Zhao bowed slightly, her eyes couldn't help flashing a gloomy look, she has now begun to pave the way for Li Hongyu's future, and compared with outsiders, she believes that Rou'er can take more care of Li Hongyu in the future.
"But in this case, how can the young lady agree?" Zizhu soon realized that this move was inappropriate, and couldn't help but look at Zhao suspiciously.
Even if the Zhao family is satisfied with Rou'er, but Rou'er is always just a maid and can't become Li Hongyu's main wife, if the Zhao family wants to support Rou'er, it will inevitably have a conflict with Li Hongyu's future wife, that is, the young lady of the Li family's third room, how can the young lady's family be happy to see this phenomenon of doves occupying the magpie's nest?
With the prestige and power of the Li family in the local area, the woman who can become the young lady of the Li family's third room must also be from a famous family, if her mother's family sits back and watches Rou'er take charge of the Li family's third room, how can she have face?
Zhao frowned when she heard this, and did not answer, this is exactly what she was worried about, it is good to cultivate Rou'er to take care of Li Hongyu, but it will inevitably cause discord in the back house, and it is really unjustifiable for a concubine to be in charge of the family's finances and personnel, but except for Rou'er, she really can't believe that others can really be good to Li Hongyu.
For the sake of Li Hongyu's future, the Zhao family has no choice but to retreat to find a woman from a small family for Li Hongyu to marry, so that the other party's family will not be able to get involved in the affairs of the Li family's three rooms.
"Madam, the maid is guilty, and he actually asked the young master to wash the maid's feet, and I hope that the lady will punish him."
Before going to bed, when Zhao was removing her makeup under Zizhu's service, Rou'er came to ask for a meeting, and after entering the door, she knelt in front of Zhao with a plop, and sincerely pleaded guilty.
Li Hongyu unexpectedly washed Rou'er's feet, which made Rou'er's heart feel a little sweet and more frightened, she was trained by the old mother of the Li Mansion since she was a child, and naturally knew that offending the master was a big taboo, so she was always uneasy afterwards, and when Li Hongyu fell asleep and hurriedly came out to ask Zhao, she should not accept Li Hongyu's kindness anyway.
"You are the young master's person, the young master naturally has his reasons for doing this, why are you guilty?" To Rou'er's surprise, Zhao was not angry, and said disapprerovingly after smiling slightly.
"Rou'er, our Li Mansion has never had a master to serve his subordinates, you have to remember how good the young master is to you!" At this time, Zizhu stepped forward to help Rou'er, looked at her meaningfully and said.
"Madame, don't worry, Rou'er will definitely do her best to serve the young master." Rou'er was a little flattered when she heard this, and hurriedly thanked the Zhao family, and for a while she couldn't understand why the Zhao family was so lenient to her, was it because the Zhao family had already regarded her as Li Hongyu's concubine and didn't care about it?