Chapter 20 The maid I can't think of
Mu Han is back late!
Zhao Youling hurriedly stuffed the regular clothes into the cage, and just got up, Mu Hanchi had already walked in.
Seeing Xiangxiu coming in, Mu Hanchi turned around and waved his hand to let Xiangxiu go back to Mrs. Gao Don't worry, the matter of the manor racecourse has been resolved.
Xiangxiu answered the call and exited the door, but stood at the door and did not leave. Mrs. Gao was indeed worried about Mu Hanchi's handling of the manor, but she did not ask her to wait for Mu Hanchi to come back at the gate.
I thought that Shizi would be delayed in the suburbs for one night before he could come back, but I didn't expect him to come back so early. Presumably, the newlywed Yan'er is reluctant to keep the empty room alone!
Xiangxiu's heart was sour.
Before that, I thought that the little embroidery girl Zhao Youling was not worthy of being a concubine for the prince, but now that the family has become the princess, she is definitely a serious master, and she is also a noble among the nobles in the capital.
Xiangxiu was lying on the crack of the door and wanted to eavesdrop on what Zhao Youling would say to Mu Hanchi, why did she feel that the prince who was not close to women was so spoiled when he looked at Zhao Youling! Presumably Zhao Youling will have the ability to flirt with people.
As soon as Xiangxiu pressed her face against the crack in the door, she heard someone behind her shouting her name. She was afraid that Mu Han in the house would hear it, so she hurriedly walked a few steps, not wanting to face Xiangqiao, but Xiangqiao still blocked her way.
"Xiangxiu, Madame Gao instructed me to serve the princess with all my heart, including not allowing others to eavesdrop on her private secrets. If you let me see the crack in the door again in the future, I will definitely tell Mrs. Gao to go. ”
"Go, go, you think that if you serve the little embroidery girl well, you can turn a sparrow into a phoenix! The same life is not the same, you don't have the rich life of others, or you can learn her sultry methods, maybe you can also win the favor of the world for a while. ”
"You ......"
Xiangqiao has never been Xiangxiu's opponent, Xiangqiao was so angry that her lips trembled, and she watched Xiangxiu roll her eyes at her and leave.
Anyway, at least for now, she thinks that Zhao Youling treats her well, unlike other people's masters who don't have a good face when they beat or scold the maids.
She followed Mrs. Gao to attend many banquets of nobles in the capital, and saw a lot of other nobles' styles, and no one regarded the maid as a human being. Especially Qin Wanyu, the county lord of Pingjin Houfu, even her personal maid can tear her face with her hands. I heard that the emperor gave the marriage to Pingjin Houfu, Xiangqiao was even more nervous and frightened than Mrs. Gao!
The door creaked open, Mu Hanchi led Zhao Youling out, and Xiangqiao hurriedly stepped forward to wait for orders. Mu Hanchi glanced at Xiangqiao and remembered that Xiangqiao was the girl his aunt sent to the bedroom the night before......
"What do the princes and concubines have to say?"
Feeling that Mu Hanchi was frowning at her, slight beads of sweat appeared on the tip of Xiangqiao's nose. Talking relieves tension.
"You are a maid in my aunt's house, why are you waiting in my yard?"
"Back to the world, the maids who were married by the princess were too young to know anything, and Mrs. Gao sent the slaves and maids to serve the princess closely. The princess didn't think the slave was clumsy, so she let the slave stay. ”
Xiangqiao was so nervous that she stammered a little, she was afraid that Mu Hanchi would drive her away. She is already twenty years old, and the best way out she can think of is to stay by Shizi's side and ask for peace and security. As for whether she can let the prince accept her into the house, she doesn't dare to ask for extravagance. It is better to be a slave and maid for the prince and concubine for a lifetime than to be rationed to a small tenant, and to have to work and have children constantly, and to worry about three meals a day.
"I asked her to stay, I don't understand anything, I need Sister Xiangqiao to help me."
"The princess can kill the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid should serve the princess."
Xiangqiao said and bent down to kneel for Zhao Youling.
"Since you are at my command, you don't need to be so polite. You stay in the house and clean, and the son and I have something to do. If Mrs. Gao came to ask, she would say that I went out for a walk with Shizi. ”
Zhao Youling stretched out his hand to stop Xiangqiao from kneeling, which was also regarded as giving Xiangqiao a reassuring pill, so that he could rest assured that he could stay in the courtyard of the prince.
It can be seen that Mu Hanchi pays special attention to Xiangqiao, and it is estimated that there seems to be some estrangement between the two people. Zhao Youling didn't ask right away, she was in a hurry to meet Shen Zhao with Mu Han Chi now.
When Mu Hanchi was in the suburban manor racecourse, Shen Zhao sent someone to send a message to see Mu Hanchi and Zhao Youling as soon as possible to discuss important matters.
Shen Zhao wanted to see him, but also saw Zhao Youling, and Mu Han felt that things should be more complicated and troublesome. Just now when I came back and entered the door and told Zhao Youling that Shen Zhao wanted to see them, Zhao Youling immediately said that she still owed Shen Zhao money for food.
Zhao Youling talked about the encounter with Shen Zhao, Mu Hanchi couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, his expression became serious, Shen Zhao wanted to see Zhao Youling, of course, he would not ask them for food.
"It may be related to your marriage, and I will make plans when I see Shen Zhao."
Mu Hanchi said that he had already taken Zhao Youling to the lotus pond in the back garden.
He wanted to take Zhao Youling over the wall to the Zhenguo Mansion.
"Close your eyes and I'll take you there."
As soon as the words fell, Mu Hanchi hugged Zhao Youling in his arms and jumped onto the wall, and then floated to the ground. Stand firm - Mu Hanchi did not let go of Zhao Youling, who was in his arms, he was worried that she would be scared, and wanted to wait for her to get used to the accelerated heartbeat between vertical and falling.
When Mu Hanchi looked down at Zhao Youling, Zhao Youling was staring at him with wide eyes.
Zhao Youling's eyes were clear and joyful, smiling.
Mu Han was stunned, he had been marching and fighting for many years, and even non-commissioned officers would be scared even if they were high or low.
"Your light body kung fu is similar to mine, where did you learn it? Do all the great generals have skills like you? ”
As soon as Zhao Youling spoke, Mu Hanchi heard a thud in his heart, his arms couldn't help but hug tighter, looking at Zhao Youling's pretty little face raised up, he said "um".
"Can you try it with me, then? If I lose, I can promise you one thing. If you lose, you can give me money, how about twenty taels of silver? ”
Zhao Youling was so focused on earning money in the competition that she didn't notice that Mu Hanchi hugged her arm tightly.
"Heh, what are you going to do for me?"
Mu Hanchi showed interest.
"As long as I can do anything, don't you dare or feel sorry for the silver? Twenty taels of silver is not much, the fifth lady of the Zhenguo Mansion just asked me to leave her house and gave me twenty taels of silver. However, the silver money bag belonged to Shen Zhao, and I don't know if Shen Rongzi stole her brother's ......"
Zhao Youling's serious eyes showed worry, worried that Mu Han would not agree to her to compete and let her win twenty taels of silver. She is sure to win, and there is always a sense of security without silver. Even if the Zhenguo Mansion prepared a rich dowry for her, she felt that it was more affordable and convenient to pay for money.
"Okay, I promise you."
Mu Hanchi leaned down, the bridge of his nose was almost on the bridge of Zhao Youling's nose, and his lips were only one finger away from sticking to Zhao Youling's lips. He resisted the urge and didn't kiss the two pink lips.
"No remorse!"
Zhao Youling stretched out his little finger, Mu Han was stunned for a moment, and then also stretched out the little finger of his right hand to hook Zhao Youling's little finger.
Zhao Youling smiled happily and subconsciously broke free from Mu Hanchi's embrace.
There was a banging sound in my ears, and it was time.
The corner door of Fuxiang Garden was hidden, and Shen Zhao walked back and forth by the door, looking up at the moonlight from time to time. At this time, he heard the door knock and saw Mu Hanchi and Zhao Youling, and he immediately stepped forward to hold Mu Hanchi's hand.
"Brother Mu is not good."
After Shen Zhao finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Youling again, the expression on his face was complicated, and his eyes were full of anxiety.
"It's not appropriate to talk here, so let's go into the house and talk."
Mu Hanchi's expression was calm. The more nervous his brother and partner were, the more he showed Tarzan's unmoved composure. There is nothing difficult in the world, but the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth. When the sky falls, it can be used as a cover, and be positive and optimistic to find a solution.
Shen Zhao carefully locked the door, and when he entered the room again, he no longer covered up.
The inferior maid of the Zhenguo Mansion committed suicide last night by throwing herself into the moat.
The emperor gave the marriage kiteer to the prince of Huai, although the Wang family felt incredible, but did not dare to resist the decree, she asked people to help the zither dress up and prepare the auspicious time to send the sedan chair, but Mrs. Shen came back, left the zither and did not mention it, and directly married Zhao Youling to the Huai Wangfu.
Zheng'er couldn't stand the blow for a while, and she couldn't stand the servants talking about her empty joy, the inferior maid was destined to die for a lifetime, and there was no chance to turn over, so she ran out of the Zhenguo Mansion alone in the dead of night and jumped into the moat in front of the outer gate of the imperial city.
"Ah, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have lied to the prince of Huai that I was a zhenger. But this shouldn't have been hers in the first place, why couldn't she think about it! Wouldn't it be better to act as if nothing had happened. It's a pity that you only have one life. What a stupid kite! ”
Zhao Youling said regretfully after listening to Shen Zhao's words.
Mu Hanchi realized that things shouldn't be so simple, otherwise Shen Zhao wouldn't have sent someone to send a message to invite them over because of the death of a maid in the mansion.
"Zheng'er deliberately ran to the moat in front of the palace gate to seek death, in order to expose Zhao Youling for pretending to be Zheng'er?"
"Exactly!"
Shen Zhao shook his head again after speaking.
"I'm not sure if that meant that, but her father and brother made a big deal out of it. I have already gone to the yamen to beat the drum to pretend to be a zither to Zhao Youling, and deceive the emperor, the Zhenguo Mansion, and the Huaiwang Mansion......"
Shen Zhao sighed and continued:
"It's not going to be easy now. If Zheng'er didn't die, my grandmother would have no problem doing it. Even if my grandmother doesn't let Miss Zhao marry into the Huai Palace, I won't let Zheng'er marry Brother Mu.
I have already understood the events of that night, when Zheng'er served Miss Zhao to bathe, she had not seen Brother Mu, and the Zheng'er that Brother Mu said would naturally not be her. However, the person is already dead, and the government has already filed a case on this matter, so I am afraid that I will go to the Huaiwang Mansion tomorrow to trouble Miss Zhao. I don't want you to be caught off guard, so I'll talk to you first......"
The more Shen Zhao said, the more severe his expression became, the more ugly his face became, he hadn't reported this matter to his grandmother, for fear that his grandmother would hurt his heart if he was angry.
Who would have thought that an inferior maid would be so resolute, not to fight for a good future without her life.
"The best outcome of this matter may be that Miss Zhao was found to be a fake Zhenger and sentenced to be an official slave; My mother was confused for a while, and she made a mistake and married Miss Zhao to Brother Mu by mistake, and was stripped of the title of Mrs. Yipin. ”
"No, it's the worst possible outcome. I'm not going to let that happen. ”
Mu Hanchi held Zhao Youling's hand and said in a deep voice.