Chapter 36: Two Choices After Entering the Palace
The carriage drove for five days, and finally returned to Chu Mansion at the beginning of the year and stopped outside the side gate.
Steward Xiao reminded in a low voice: "Miss, do you remember what the old slave reminded?" Wear a curtain fence, don't read too much, follow the old slave, don't panic. The adults have not yet returned, and Madame will see you first. Whatever Madame says, you must remember to respond. Remember? ”
Chu Yueli tugged at the new dress that Steward Xiao had bought for her, and nodded a little crampedly.
Steward Xiao nodded with satisfaction and got out of the carriage first.
Chu Yueli stretched out her hand to pick up the curtain and put it on her head, blocking the disapproving expression on her face. got out of the carriage, and in the flattering voice of the porter, he followed Steward Xiao towards the Chu Mansion.
Along the way, some people greeted Steward Xiao, and some people looked at Chu Yueli with curious expressions, but they couldn't find a trace of useful information, so they could only bend their knees to avoid it. However, the news that Steward Xiao brought back a young lady was like the wind that instantly blew all over every courtyard of the Chu family, and even the horns were not spared.
Steward Xiao directly brought Chu Yueli to Mrs. Chu's Helai Residence.
Yueli looked through the curtain fence, quietly looking at the layout of the Chu Mansion, observing everyone's behavior and expressions. She found that almost everyone had an inquiring and curious look at her arrival, which was clearly a secret that had not yet been revealed.
At the door of Helaiju, there are two girls guarding.
Steward Xiao's usually straight back immediately bent down, and said with a smile: "Say hello to the two girls." ”
The girl on the left side of the door was a round face, famous as the painting, she squinted her eyes and smiled, and said good-naturedly: "Don't you dare to let Steward Xiao say hello." Steward Xiao is working hard, and Madame is waiting, so let's go to the house. ”
On the right is a girl with small eyes, named Siru, who also smiled slightly and echoed: "Exactly." Steward Xiao works hard, please in the house. Reaching out and gently pushing open the door, please let Steward Xiao in.
After Steward Xiao entered the house, Siru closed the door, and like the round-faced girl, her back was straightened, her chin was raised, her eyes were slightly drooping, and she looked decent but proud, and she didn't even look at Chu Yueli.
Chu Yueli understood that these two people were not only Mrs. Chu's henchmen, but also knew who she was. This is just to give her a dismount. Really...... Nothing new.
In the house, Mrs. Chu was eating.
On a table of eight immortals, there are four bowls and eight dishes. Four bowls of plum fragrant small button pork, vermicelli white jade soup, clear water shallow pond playing fish, flower and fruit passion honey, eight dishes of stir-fried shrimp, lotus leaf called flower chicken, green stir-fried vegetables, four happiness meatballs, drunk duck, five-spiced back to the pot meat, fried quail, flavored lotus root slices. These dishes are full of flavor and flavor, and it makes people's appetite move and saliva overflow.
Steward Xiao didn't expect Mrs. Chu to put so many delicacies on the table, and after being slightly stunned, she immediately understood her intentions, which was to deter the young lady who had just returned home.
Mrs. Chu is more than forty, but she is well-maintained, and her full moon-like face looks like she is in her early thirties. Her figure is relatively round, and she is not very good-looking between her eyebrows and eyes, but she has a kind of nobility, and she knows that she was born in an official eunuch's family at a glance.
She wore a lake-blue dress with silver flowers, her hair neatly combed back and her hair in a bun. There are two golden steps on the left and right sides of the bun. There are two magpies on the golden step, each holding a fingernail-sized red gem in their mouths, which are brilliant and extravagant, but not frivolous.
Beside Mrs. Chu stood Aunt Xu, who was serving Mrs. Chu with low eyebrows.
Aunt Xu was wearing a gray dress with white edges, although the material was good, it was not eye-catching. Her skin was very white, like fine porcelain. He has long black hair and a black bun, which is not decorated with too much jewelry, but it is pleasing to the eye. She wears a turquoise jade bracelet on her wrist, the color is not good or bad, but the skin is as crystal as jade, which is very beautiful.
Aunt Xu is plain and elegant, and she does not steal the limelight from Mrs. Chu at all, and she looks very supple and easy to get along with. She is the most pleased with Mrs. Chu, so she can often follow Mrs. Chu and serve.
Further back, there were two girls, Guiru and Nianru, who were quietly guarding behind Mrs. Chu.
After Steward Xiao entered the door, he kowtowed to greet him in a proper manner, and said, "The old slave greets Mrs. The old slave was fortunate not to be dishonored and took the young lady back. ”
Mrs. Chu drank the porridge in her mouth, put down the spoon, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then said, "Get up." This trip out also tossed for a few days, it was really hard enough. Later, I will go to the account office and pay two taels of silver. ”
Steward Xiao said gratefully: "The old slave does things for his wife, and he doesn't dare to call him tired. Thank you for the award. ”
Mrs. Chu said, "How about the girl?" Get up and talk back. ”
Steward Xiao thanked him again, stood up, put his hands at his side, and replied one by one: "The old slave looked at ......" and paused slightly, looking at Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu said, "Say it directly." ”
Steward Xiao immediately lowered his head and continued: "Old slave look, the young lady doesn't have many thoughts, she is not a smart person, and she is even a little stupid. Along the way, in addition to eating and sleeping, the young lady is also easy to get along with. ”
Mrs. Chu asked lightly, "That's all?" ”
Steward Xiao continued: "The old slave inquired in the village, and the young lady broke her brain when she was a child, and the whole family scolded her. Some time ago, the young lady was seriously ill, and after waking up, her mind was much clearer, but occasionally she still made a little confusion. But the old slave looked, except for being greedy and sleepy, the young lady was no different from a normal person. ”
Mrs. Chu pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you sure, it's the master?" ”
Steward Xiao immediately assured: "After the old slave confirmed it again and again, he told the old lady about it, and there will be no mistake." After a slight pause, he peeked at Mrs. Chu's face and added, "Cauliflower...... Oh, that is, Tao Yao, she is now a broken family, her face is disfigured, and she married Wang Lezi again, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for her. When the old slave went to pick up the young lady, he saw that her face was bloody, and at a glance he knew that he had just been beaten. ”
The corners of Mrs. Chu's lips curled and she smiled, obviously very satisfied with Cauliflower's situation. She said: "Let that girl come in first, let me see, our Chu Mansion can't tolerate those cats and dogs, if it's not clean, drive out far away, carefully dirty the place, and insult the reputation of the master." ”
Steward Xiao should get down, retreat to the door, and say to Chu Yueli: "Come in, Madame wants to see you." This time, he didn't call Chu Yueli Miss again. In the backyard, only with the approval of Mrs. Chu can she be qualified to be called a young lady. Otherwise...... Pigs and dogs are not as good.
Now, there are two paths in front of Chu Yueli. First, he was driven out of the house, and since then the idle clouds and wild cranes have been free. Starving, non-existent. The second is to stay in the house, find out the person who harmed the stupid girl, and then save the first pot of gold in his life. Without hesitation, Chu Yueli felt that the second one was more suitable for her. Tension and excitement plus gold and silver wealth are equal to my heart's desire.
Chu Yueli grabbed her clothes and walked towards the house with a somewhat disordered step.