Chapter 171: Off the Rails
Liu Xin has already recognized her as the maid Liu Hong in Cai Yan's room, Liu Hong was also the daughter of a scholar family in Jiangxia, because her father helped Huang Zu resist the attack of the Jingzhou army, after the city was broken, the whole family was used as official slaves, Liu Hong had read, could read, pretty, smart and clever, and was picked by Cai Yan, Liu Xin also once joked about her name, saying that the peach blossom is red, she should be called Liu Lu, so remember her, see that she is a little sneaky, and can't help but wonder: "You don't take care of Mrs. in Cai Mansion, what are you doing here." ”
Liu Hong hurriedly replied: "The third lady has returned to the house, and the slave maid is waiting for the master here." ”
Liu Xin was pleasantly surprised: "Zhao Ji has returned, she asked you to wait for me here, there must be something important." ”
Liu Hong snorted: "It wasn't the third lady who asked me to come, it's me, I, I have something to tell the master." ”
Liu Xin knew that these maids in the house usually dreamed of being able to get their favor, but it was the first one like Liu Hong who dared to boldly confess, and he didn't want people to misunderstand that he and a maid were here, so he nodded and said, "Come with me to the study." ”
Since Chinese New Year's Eve that year, there is no need for maids to serve in the study, but to change a few small houses, Liu Xin is sitting behind the desk, there are two small houses standing aside, so there is no need to worry about causing any misunderstanding, Liu Xin nodded towards Liu Hong, signaling her to say quickly,
Liu Hong looked at the two little servants beside Liu Xin, stopped talking, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Please ask the master to tell them to retreat, so that the slave and maid dare to speak." ”
Seeing that Liu Xin's face was a little worried, Liu Hong said hesitantly: "This matter is related to the third lady. ”
Liu Xin waved his hand at the two little guys and asked them to retreat outside the door and wait,
Liu Hong took two steps forward and whispered: "Back to the master, the slave maid is serving the third lady in the Cai Mansion, and I saw the third lady meeting General Zhao privately. ”
Liu Xin's face suddenly fell, he was silent for a moment, and said, "You go and invite Zhao Ji here." ”
Liu Hong saw Liu Xin angrily asking her to call Cai Yan, she was secretly happy, she was originally the daughter of a good family, but now she has been reduced to a slave and a maid, she naturally knows the rules of the state pastoral mansion, in a few years, if she can't get Liu Xin's favor, she has to be married to a house slave, and she still can't avoid being a slave when she gives birth to a child, she is so unwilling to end up like this,
Cai Yan sent someone to invite Zhao Yun to Cai's mansion, and asked them to step aside when they spoke, obviously there was some ulterior secret, especially when Zhao Yun came back from Luoyang, he also brought a beautiful girl, the girl's appearance was that these women were all thrilled when they saw it, and they didn't know what the origin was.
Liu Hong knew that these maids in the house, she was at most a middle-class posture, and then brought in such a girl, her hope was even more slim, in a hurry, she thought of telling Liu Xin, after all, Cai Yan had a private meeting with Zhao Yun, which was not allowed in the society at that time, maybe in this way, Liu Xin would look at herself differently,
Cai Yan heard that Liu Xin called her, so she walked to the study in a hurry.
As soon as she arrived at the door, Liu Hong took the first step in and said, "Master, the third lady brought it." ”
Cai Yan frowned, why did this girl have no rules today, how could she talk like this, raised her head, but saw Liu Xin's face was gloomy, and said in a deep voice: "Cheap girl, don't kneel yet." ”
Liu Hong was looking back at Cai Yan triumphantly, but she heard Liu Xin's angry voice behind her: "Liu Hong, didn't you hear what Master Ben said, do you want Master to do it himself." ”
Liu Hong was taken aback, turned around and knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Master, what the slave and maid said is true, the third lady's private meeting with General Zhao is what the slave and the maid saw with their own eyes, if there is half a lie, I am willing to let the master deal with it." ”
Cai Yan had lost his face when he heard this, and with a "plop" sound, he also knelt on the ground, shed two lines of tears, and choked up: "Master, I ......"
Liu Xin had already taken a step forward, helped Cai Yan up, and said: "Zhaoji, you don't have to say anything, the most important thing between husband and wife is trust, if I suspect you of being unfaithful because of this cheap's words, then what qualifications do you have to be your husband." ”
If you talk about others, Liu Xin may still be suspicious, but Cai Yan is a lady who has read poetry and books since childhood, how can she do something sorry for herself, not to mention, what is Zhao Yun's character, it is a foregone conclusion in history, Liu Xin has absolute trust in him, hearing Liu Hong's informant, Liu Xin was already furious in his heart, he forcibly suppressed his anger and asked Liu Hong to invite Cai Yan to come, just to punish this tongue-chewing slut in front of Cai Yan.
Cai Yan was really frightened when she heard Liu Hong say that sentence just now, although she didn't really do anything to be sorry for Liu Xin, but if she met a narrow-minded man, it would be a terrible sin to meet Zhao Yun privately, and it was not impossible to even be suspended, and in that society at that time, there were really many such men, especially in the upper echelons of society, there were more such men, so there were so many big families who confined their young women at home, and they couldn't even go to their mother's house casually.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xin did not blame her in the slightest, but expressed unconditional trust in her, and the tears on Cai Yan's face flowed even happier.
Liu Xin asked in surprise, "Why are you still crying?" ”
Cai Yan sobbed: "I'm not crying, I'm happy, I really didn't misunderstand you at the beginning." ”
Liu Xin wiped her tears for her, and said angrily: "You stupid girl, let's talk about it, what do you want to do with this who spreads rumors and slanders her master." ”
Cai Yan glanced at Liu Hong, who was trembling, shook his head and said, "Actually, she is right, I did meet Zhao Yun in private, I think this matter will be forgotten." ”
Liu Xin sighed and said: "Zhao Ji, you are too kind, do you know why she told me, she just wants to invite me to pet through this matter, if this matter is not disposed of, others will follow the same in the future, then the family is not messed up, the affairs of the inner house should be decided by Mrs., you really can't bear it, so you will hand her over to Mrs. to deal with." ”
Compared with Liu Xin's amiable spirit, Ma Yun gave people the impression that she was very strict in the house, Liu Hong heard that she was going to be handed over to Ma Yun for disposal, and she was already so frightened that she couldn't possess her body, and kowtowed again and again: "Please spare the slave and maid this time, the slave and the maid will never dare again, third lady, please, help the slave and maid talk." ”
Cai Yan looked at Liu Hong's panicked appearance, and also felt a little pity for her, so she said to Liu Xin: "Husband, why don't you look at my face and give her a chance." ”
Who knows, a voice came from behind her: "No, the master said it well just now, there are no rules, there is no chaos at home, sister, you don't care about this matter, leave it to me, come on, take her down." ”
Cai Yan and Liu Hong heard the voice, and turned their heads together, but saw that Ma Yun didn't know when she was already standing behind them, Liu Hong "ah", she was already frightened and fainted, Cai Yan was also taken aback, and asked with a red face: "Sister, when did you come, you heard what we said, then the master ...... him"
Ma Yun interrupted her with a smile and said: "I just arrived home, I heard that you came back, so I went to see you, who knew that you were called to the study by the master, I followed, of course I heard what you said, you think, the master is the most pitiful and cherishes the jade, if you don't know that I am here, how can you be so generous to hand over this cheap maid to me to dispose of." ”
Liu Xin said curtly: "Where do I have what you think is so unbearable." ”
Ma Yun ignored him anymore, took Cai Yan's hand and asked, "Sister, what are you looking for Zhao Yun, tell your sister." ”
Cai Yan glanced at Liu Xin, hesitant, unable to speak,
Ma Yun said disdainfully: "Leave him alone, my sister is your master of everything." ”
Cai Yan said: "I was afraid that my sister would be unhappy, so I didn't dare to say it." ”
Women seem to be a little gossipy, and after hearing Cai Yan say this, Ma Yun became even more curious, and said: "What do I have to be afraid of, say it quickly, say it quickly, my sister doesn't blame you." ”
Cai Yan glanced at Liu Xin again, and then said, "I, I asked General Zhao to bring someone back from Luoyang." ”
Liu Xin was also curious and asked, "You are looking for Zhao Yun just to let him help you bring someone back, who is that person?" ”
Cai Yan glanced at Ma Yun again, and said uneasily: "She is the dancing girl Diao Chan in Wang Yun's mansion that the master said." ”
"Mink Chan,." Liu Xin and Ma Yun exclaimed together, and Ma Yun then asked, "Did Zhao Yun bring Minchan back?" ”
Cai Yan saw that Ma Yun didn't look angry, but seemed to be looking forward to it, so he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded vigorously, and said, "Bring it back, I'll let her live with Sister Ling'er for the time being." ”
Ma Yun looks like a star chaser, if there is any woman in this era who is worthy of letting Ma Yun be her fan, Cai Yan, a talented woman, is counted as one, and Diao Chan, who is one of the four beauties in ancient times, should also be counted as one, she couldn't wait to ask: "How is it, is she really beautiful." ”
Just when Ma Yun was excited, pulling Cai Yan there to ask this and that, Liu Xin was already stunned, he was just on a whim that day, and asked Cai Yan a few words casually, who knew that Cai Yan would take it to heart, and asked Zhao Yun to bring Minchan back, Minchan is now in Jingzhou, there is no Diao Chan, so how can Wang Yun use a serial plan in the future, Wang Yun does not make a serial plan, how can Lu Bu turn his face with Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu does not turn his face with Dong Zhuo, then who will kill Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo will not die, continue to entrench in Chang'an, Liu Xie will not be able to reach Xuchang, Cao Ying's strength will not grow, so who will compete with Yuan Shao in Hebei,
Just because of Cai Yan's self-assertion, there were a series of unknown consequences, history completely deviated from the original track, and many things will happen in the future, Liu Xin can no longer be unpredictable, Liu Xin didn't feel a headache, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and couldn't help shouting: "Cai Yan, how can you be so nonsense." ”