The copper kettle gurgles boiling water, and the flames are cheerful and bright, illuminating a small world in the middle of the night. Xiao Ju unfolded a gray squirrel hair sprinkled with dark red plum blossom lake green short jacket, carefully spread it on the incense burner, ready for tomorrow's change. Sheng Qiuxiao sat alone at the small table, and began to make a cup of tea again.

"My sister is tired after a day, and she has been talking to the Oiran lady for most of the night, so don't do this, go to bed early." Xiao Ju prepared her dress, and was busy cleaning up the already cold tea soup cups on the table, "The slave maid took these to wash, and came back immediately to serve my sister to freshen up." ”

Qiu Xiao stopped beating the bowl and pressed the back of the little girl's hand, "No need, it's so cold, it's okay to scrub it tomorrow, don't freeze your body for this time." ”

At this time, there are only two masters and servants, and Sheng Qiuxiao does not have the slightest shelf of a popular girl. She has always been like this, generous and gentle, calm and quiet, in the Leng Xiang Pavilion, almost everyone mentions this Sheng girl, and the first thing that comes to mind is such a beautiful word.

Xiao Juyuan is just a rough maid, and she can be promoted upstairs to serve Qiu Xiao, all because of her honest temperament, and she ordered to go east, so she won't look west. She was also afraid at first, for fear that the new master would have the same temper as the Guanying lady, and if she didn't do it well, she would be tortured.

However, after only three days of getting along, this timid little maid knew that in the whole building, I am afraid that there is no one better than Miss Sheng.

The sky outside the window is as dark and dark as a deep pool of inkstones, there is not a single star in sight, the moon is very round and bright, and it can only shine on a halo of light around it, and it cannot break through the dark and boundless heavy darkness. The cold was bitter, whistling to break the silence of the night, constantly trying to get in through the cracks in the windows.

Xiao Ju looked at the crystal frost flowers on the window, and could imagine how cold it was outside, and couldn't help but be even more grateful to Qiu Xiao, "Sister is serious...... Xiaoju is just a maid, serving a good sister is the most important thing, she can be loved by her sister, and the slave is really unable to repay her. ”

The maid's hands were calloused, and the backs of her hands were slightly cold, because of the years of labor, leaving layer after layer of roughness that was difficult to erase. Qiu Xiao held Xiao Ju's hand, sighed in her heart, and said with relief, "I understand, you have suffered a lot in the past, and now you are in my room, it is the fate of you and me." I have also tasted hardships, and I will definitely try my best to protect you, and I will not treat you as a human being. ”

As she spoke, she put the bowl aside for the time being, and began to take the lotus flower bowl that the Oiran had used before, and emptied a few small dishes containing dried fruits, and put them together.

Xiao Ju hurriedly said "I can't help it", hurriedly put away the cups and saucers, trotted a few steps to place them on a large stool in the corner, and waited for the morning dawn to take them to the backyard to wash. When she came back, her sister Qiu Xiao had already prepared the eight-treasure tea ingredients, extinguished the fire, held the pot in one hand, and stirred the tea in the other.

She hurriedly stepped forward to help, carrying a large copper kettle and carefully pouring boiling water. As the autumn shinoi continues to whip, the soup gradually becomes rich and dense, and the enticing fresh aroma hovers up again, wafting out.

Qiu Xiao stopped the teaspoon, and two dense and tempting eight-treasure teas were quietly placed on the table. She raised her hand and pushed one of them forward, nodding her chin to the other side, "It's just you and me, you sit down too." I'm so sleepy that I can't sleep when I lie down, so the two of us can talk. There are also two plates of dim sum and fruit here, so don't hide it from me if you're hungry, just take it and eat it yourself. ”

This is what makes the Moriaki Shino special. Shen Yuan treats Scarlet Moon and Scarlet Cloud very well, but he can never cross the difference between master and servant, even if he sits in one place to eat tea and joke, the two maids have absolutely no right to make their own claims, and Shen Yuan has never thought about it.

In Xiaoju's opinion, her Qiu Xiao girl is not like her master, but really like Sister A, and she cares for herself sincerely. It is very comfortable and reassuring to be by the side of Miss Qiu Xiao, this feeling is very subtle, which Xiaoju has never experienced, so she cherishes it, so she is more and more diligent and willing to work, just so as not to lose.

She couldn't remember where she had heard a sentence, and it was clearly Sister Qiu Xiao. How do you say that? Xiao Ju tried to remember, and it seemed to be ...... Like a spring breeze.

"Thank you, sister." She smiled shyly and knelt carefully on the embroidered mattress with the corners of her skirt lifted. The stomach was not angry, and there was a strange gurgling movement. When Qiu Xiao heard it, he cast a playful gaze, Xiaoju's face immediately turned red, her cheeks were surprisingly hot, she lowered her head deeply, and she was embarrassed.

Sheng Qiuxiao's gentle voice couldn't hide the smile, "I knew you would be hungry, don't bear it, eat some mille-feuille cake, and then try the tea I made, there are a lot of fruits in it, and I will be hungry even if I drink it hot." ”

Xiao Ju didn't want to excuse herself, she took a piece of pastry with a red face and ate it, she didn't have time to chew it and swallow it quickly, and she almost choked in her throat. In front of Qiu Xiao, she really didn't want to make any more troubles, so she pretended to be fine, and used a small spoon to skim out a layer of light tea soup and smooth her throat.

The fragrance of tea is mixed with the fragrance of nut oil, moisturizing things silently to dissolve the sweetness of the pastry, Xiaoju can't help but praise from the bottom of her heart, "The tea made by my sister is so good, and the slave maid is blessed." ”

"I also saw that Mrs. and Oiran both liked to make tea, so I turned over the tea scripture in private, learned the tricks, and specially looked for Shuizhi and inquired about the tastes and preferences of the two masters." Qiu Xiao said lightly.

Xiao Ju put down the soup spoon, sat up straight, and put her hands on her knees in a proper manner, "Sister, since you have said this, the slave maid does not know the importance of what she said, Miss Oiran has a temperament...... has a noble and cold temperament, and her sister usually gets along with her, just like a little deliberately pleasing ......"

The maid's voice became lower and lower, and her fingers pinched the hem of her skirt tightly, wringing out two chrysanthemum-like wrinkles. In the end, she was born in poverty, and she can't change her shrinkage with Qiu Xiao's love, not to mention that what she is talking about is a cold beauty who has always had a bad temper.

"Oiran lady is not a bad person," Qiu Xiao did not blame Xiao Ju, and patiently came one by one, "She has been loved by her wife since she was a child, she was pampered, and her personality is naturally strong." You must understand that she and her wife are the proper masters, and in front of them, everyone here is a servant to be called, and so am I, it is my duty to serve the young lady. ”

"And ......" Qiu Xiao held the tea cup in both hands, absorbing the temperature of the tea soup, "The Oiran lady has a great kindness to me, and I can't repay it too much." ”

Xiao Ju leaned forward and said curiously, "Great grace?" The slave remembered that my sister had no intersection with the Oiran lady in the past, so what was going on? ”

Qiu Xiao blinked, tasted a few sips of tea unhurriedly, and said, "You remember correctly, but if it weren't for Miss's kindness, who often comforted and relieved me, there were many times when I couldn't survive here." Okay, it's getting late, I'm sleepy, change my clothes and wash up. ”

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