Chapter 2: Jade's Plea for Help
Yun Zi put on a cloak, walked towards the main hall, bypassed the screen, and saw a young woman in coarse cloth clothes and a little boy about eight years old in the same coarse cloth clothes sitting on an armchair, the middle-aged woman lowered her head, ten fingers clasped together and hung down on her knees, her fingers were slightly tightened, her expression was nervous and restrained, and the boy also lowered his head, his expression was indifferent, and there was no expression.
Yun Zi was shocked in his heart, no matter how he looked at it, he looked like a mother and son from an ordinary mountain and wild family, how could he be a person from a noble family like the Li family.
Yun Zi retracted her expression and approached her, the woman heard the footsteps and immediately raised her head, "Miss Yun", a seemingly unfamiliar and somewhat familiar face appeared in front of Yun Zi, "You are...... The personal maid Jade next to Mrs. Li? Yun Zi was a little unsure.
After all, after four years, a young woman should not have changed so much. Three years ago, when her parents were still alive, Mrs. Li had come to Yun's house as a guest, although the jade beside her was not particularly beautiful, but as a first-class close-fitting maid from a large family, she was also rich and beautiful, and she would definitely not become such an old, pale and haggard appearance in four years.
"I didn't expect Miss Yun to remember the slave." A layer of mist appeared in Cuiyu's eyes, her rough hand wiped her tears, she knew that she was a little rude, she smiled embarrassedly, and gently rubbed her hand on the corner of her clothes, and glanced at the little boy beside her.
Yun Zi was slightly shocked in his heart, what kind of change has happened to the Li family, so that the personal maid beside a lady in the hall can be sharpened into such a look, and the little boy next to Jade is not like this Jade at all, but is seven points similar to Mrs. Li, this is ......
Seeing the surprise in Yun Zi's heart, Cuiyu didn't hide it, and told the Li family about the changes.
It turned out that Mrs. Li passed away due to illness three months ago, and Mrs. Li lost his beloved wife, and he couldn't accept it for a while, drinking every day, and malaise. Until...... One day, Lord Li went to the restaurant to drink again, and saw a red-clothed dancer in a restaurant, named Zhao Rong'er, whose appearance was six points similar to his late wife, and his demeanor and charm were nine points similar.
Miss Rong'er is also a gentle and considerate woman, and soon after entering the mansion, she won the favor and trust of Lord Li. If this woman is really a gentle and good person, it would be fine, but this is only a mask of that vicious woman.
She was jealous of Mrs. Li's favor, and knew that she was just a shadow of Mrs. Li, and she was even more dislike for Li Moran, the child of Mrs. Li, who was very kind and loving on the surface, but in fact she was mean and harsh, and even framed Li Moran many times, and made Li Moran's image unacceptable because of the death of her biological mother, so she was willing to fall and be domineering. made Master Li a little disappointed in this son, so much so that Li Moran explained many times, and he didn't understand, he only thought he was quibbling.
In addition, the new lady was also pregnant, so Master Li pinned all his energy on the fetus in the womb, and he could be said to have ignored Li Moran. Losing the protection of his mother and being ignored by his father, Li Moran made life at home even more difficult, and even almost died "accidentally" in layers of traps many times. Cuiyu, as the personal maid of Mrs. Li before her death, and the young master of clothing after the death of Mrs. Li, was also targeted at various levels, and in the past three months, she has done all the rough work in the house obediently, and she is still often scolded and whipped by the new lady for all reasons.
Cuiyu recounted very calmly, but a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes when she recounted the suffering and humiliation suffered by the little young master.
After listening to this, Yun Zi didn't know how to feel in her heart, this season she was busy dealing with all kinds of difficulties and problems in the expansion of the rouge shop, and she didn't care about the things around her, she didn't want so many changes to happen in the Li family.
Seeing that Cuiyu hesitated for a moment, and then explained her intention, "Miss knows, when Miss was not born, Mrs. Yun and my wife were married to Miss, and if my wife can give birth to a son for the first child, the two will be married." As she spoke, she carefully took out a black and ebony box from her cuffs, opened it, and there was half a peacock golden hairpin lying quietly inside, although it was only half, it was enough to see that the workmanship of this hairpin was exquisite and delicate, and half a peacock bird had been portrayed vividly, and the aura was compelling, and it seemed that the whole one could be danced.
This hairpin, Yun Zi knows it, and she has heard her mother mention it in the marriage contract, but she has always thought that she is five years older than the little son of the Li family after all, but I am afraid that it is not suitable, and the little son will definitely not be willing to marry, just wait for when the Li family will come to dissolve the marriage contract and readily agree.
Yun Zi was silent, waiting for Jade to finish speaking.
"The slave is just a slave maid, she has no face to speak of, and now she is even more cheeky and has come to beg Miss Yun to admit this marriage in advance, so that she can ...... can let the little master enter the mansion. ”
Yun Zi groaned for a moment, "This...... I'm afraid that if you and I can't calculate it, will Master Li agree? ”
"The slave won't hide it from you, the slave ran away from the house with the little master, the slave didn't ask for anything else, I just hope that Miss Yun can take the little young master out of the place where people eat people because of the friendship between Mrs. Xian and Mrs. Yun." Cuiyu finished speaking in one breath and looked directly at Yun Zi.
Yun Zi thought for a while, and then replied, "Mrs. Jia and my mother had a very close relationship when they were alive, and they treated me very well, and now that the little son of the Li family is in such a situation, I will do my best to help." It's just that there is too much age difference between me and him, so there is no need to mention the marriage, and he will live in the house in the future, and I will treat him as my own brother, and I will give him a few shops when he marries a wife in the future, and it will be easy to leave the house and set up his own door. ”
Cuiyu's eyes were red, and she knelt down and kowtowed to thank Yun Zi for her help. Yun Zi smiled helplessly, and ordered someone to quickly help her up. She naturally knew that this Li Xiaogongzi was only nine years old this year, and Cuiyu didn't want Li Moran to be forced to marry a woman five years older than him, but she was forced too much by the Li Mansion to make such a helpless choice!
Late at night, Yun Zi lay on the bed and couldn't sleep, thinking that the disappearance of the little son of the Li family was not a trivial matter after all, how could he hide people in the mansion safely. After thinking about it, I still made a decision secretly in my heart, but it was just a little troublesome.
The next day, Yun Zi didn't sleep well all night, and when he woke up, the sun was already shining. I heard that Hongshang said that Cuiyu, who came with Li Xiaogongzi, went out early, saying that she had gone out to buy some things, and it had been three or four hours, and she had not come back yet.