Chapter Twenty-Six: The Last Day of Being a Handyman
Su Jiuling returned to the mansion, didn't even change his clothes, and lay straight on the bed, with his hands under his head, looking at the curtain.
The door was wide open, and the candlelight in the room was dim, casting a veil over everything here, and a gust of wind sneaked into the room through the door, and the candlelight on the table was disturbed, and the body swayed slightly.
The shadows in the room flickered.
Su Jiuling turned his head to look at the flickering candlelight, then got up and got out of bed, closed the door, and lay on the bed again, looking at the top of the tent.
He hadn't slept for a long time, no one knew what he was thinking, and even he himself might not be able to grasp exactly every thought that flashed through his mind and the meaning behind it.
After Hongyao returned to the mansion, he carefully packed up everything, and then lay down and fell asleep without heart or lungs.
The days passed like this for more than half a year, and Hongyao gradually got used to life here, but the days were not always smooth sailing, during which someone always asked her to do dirty and tiring dirty work, but these are also Hongyao's own work, so there is nothing to complain about.
Just after breakfast that day, Hongyao went to the pharmacy outside to grab some medicine according to Mama Li's request, and when she walked to the shadow wall, she saw a few people secretly gathered around, talking about something in a whisper.
Hongyao didn't care, and continued to walk forward, until when she left the house, several people were still talking.
When she came back from the street with a medicine bag, she saw Xiao Ling running towards her with a panicked expression, and Hongyao was a little puzzled, so she said, "Xiao Ling, what's wrong?" Look at you in a hurry. ”
Xiaoling is the same age as Hongyao, and among the many maids, she is the one who gets along with Hongyao the best.
She gasped slightly, and said eagerly, "It's about you." ”
Seeing Xiaoling's expression, Hongyao thought it was a very serious matter, so he said solemnly: "What's wrong with me?" ”
"It's a good thing." Xiao Ling's breath gradually stabilized, and she said softly.
"You will be the person in the courtyard of the eldest young master in the future." Xiao Ling said enviously: "In this way, you don't have to suffer like us anymore, Hongyao, you have survived." ”
Hongyao waved his hand, didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time ago, and I still bring it up again, not only did the eldest young master ask me to go to his yard to do things, didn't the second lady also say that I should be her personal maid, but in the end, it was all gone, and this time it was the same, so I don't have to worry about it." ”
The two talked as they walked.
"It's true, this morning, the eldest young master went to the old lady's house to discuss this matter, the old lady didn't agree at first, but finally agreed."
"Who did you listen to about this?"
"The people in the yard are talking about it, so you don't care."
Hongyao still refused to believe that Muxiang Qianhe, who had always paid attention to women's morality, was willing to let go of his principles and agreed to let her be Muchen's personal maid.
This means that Hongyao will often follow the curtain dust in the future, which is completely different from the original intention of the curtain elephant and Hanazhili, who agreed to let her stay in the mansion and be a handyman, the purpose is not to let her show her face in front of people.
Not to mention the curtain Xiangqian and Huazhili, the second lady Liu Qianqian is bound to not agree, she has always regarded her as a thorn in her side since Hongyao entered the mansion, thinking of tricks to drive her away, and said that when she proposed to let Hongyao be her personal maid, it was just because it was easy to bully her by her side.
Mu Xiangqian has always doted on Liu Qianqian, Liu Qianqian disagreed, how could he agree to Mu Chen's proposal?
The more Hongyao thought about it, the more he felt that it was impossible.
Xiao Ling saw that Hongyao still had an expression of disbelief, so she was a little anxious: "What I said is true." ”
Hongyao smiled: "Look at you in a hurry, even if you really transfer me to the eldest young master, I am not happy to go." ”
"Shh Xiao Ling looked left and right, and found that no one was approaching and said, "If your words are heard and misinterpret your meaning, you will be disciplined." ”
Hongyao smiled and nodded.
The two of them walked in the courtyard, you said a word to me, at this time, Hongyao heard someone call her: "Hongyao!" ”
Hongyao turned her head, just in time to see Mu Chen with a smile on her face, she and Xiaoling said respectfully: "Hello young master." ”
Xiao Ling looked at the curtain dust that gradually walked towards them, as if she was like an immortal who had strayed into the mortal world, revealing the elegance of an immortal all over her body, Xiao Ling was excited, and subconsciously grabbed the wrist of the red medicine with one hand.
Hongyao was a little painful, and looked at her puzzled, and when she saw the admiration and love in Xiaoling's eyes, as well as excitement, she was speechless.
I didn't expect Xiaoling to be a nymphomaniac! Red Medicine Heart.
"What's in your hand?" Muchen asked.
"Medicine!"
Xiao Ling's eyes widened in surprise and looked at Hongyao, she carefully shook Hongyao's sleeve, signaling her to pay attention to her identity.
Hongyao just smiled at her, and then added: "Go to the pharmacy to catch the wind and cold medicine for the fourth young lady, is there anything you want to tell the slave maid?" ”
Xiao Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Chen looked at Hongyao's simple face and clear eyes, and felt a little embarrassed, he smiled dryly: "No, I just saw you and wanted to say hello to you, you go and get busy!" ”
After looking at him for a few seconds, Hongyao said in his heart: Strange person.
After the two walked a long way, Xiao Ling said, "The eldest young master seems to be very special to you. ”
Red Medicine said nonchalantly: "Really? ”
"Hmm."
While talking, the two rushed to the kitchen, Hongyao put the medicine bag on the shelf on the side, turned around and went to get a black casserole, which was filled with water, and then put the medicine in it, and then put it on the stove, and began to light the fire to fry the medicine.
"Red medicine, it's true, the eldest young master is really special to you." Xiao Ling said seriously.
"Impossible." Hongyao fanned.
At this time, Mama Li rushed to the kitchen and said to Hongyao: "Hongyao, from tomorrow onwards, you will go to the eldest young master's house to do things, and the work of decocting the medicine will be handed over to Xiaoling." ”
Hongyao stood up from the ground and said in disbelief: "Mama, are you mistaken?" ”
"Make no mistake." Mama Li said hoarsely.
After speaking, Mama Li gave Xiaoling a look and left.
Hongyao looked at Mama Li's back, wondering in her heart, she turned her head to look at Xiaoling and said, "What you said is true?" ”
Xiao Ling took the pu fan and said, "That's right." ”
Hongyao is strange, if what Xiaoling said is true, why would Muchen ask the old lady for her? Liu Qianqian has always looked at her unpleasantly, why didn't she stop it?
After thinking about it for a while, Hongyao didn't come up with a result, so he said: Maybe Mu Chen saw that she was well-behaved and capable, and the old lady couldn't find a reason to reject him, so she agreed.
"What about the personal maid in the eldest young master's house?"
Xiao Ling squatted beside the stove, gently fanned the pu fan, looked at the red fire inside, and said, "I should be able to swap with you." Speaking of this, Xiao Ling sighed: "It's a good thing that you were transferred, but I really don't want Peony to come over." ”
"Why?" Hongyao had heard Mu Chen call the name Peony before, so when she heard this name, she knew that she was talking about Mu Chen's personal maid before.
Xiaoling said: "You don't know, the servant follows the master, the more expensive the master, the higher the status of the servant and maid, the so-called rising tide lifts all boats; In the past, peony offended a lot of people, and he looked arrogant all day long, and bullied us little girls who did chores. ”
Hongyao smiled: "Then she is demoted now, and you don't have to be afraid that she will bully you like before." ”
Xiao Ling smiled and nodded.
Xiao Ling put the decocted medicine into a bowl and picked up the tray again, she looked at the red medicine with an embarrassed face and said, "Can you help me send it to the fourth lady's boudoir?" ”
Hongyao smiled and took it, "It was supposed to be sent by me." ”
She came out of the ear room with the decoction and went straight to the west wing, before she reached the west wing, she heard the sound of smashing things from a distance, Hongyao sighed helplessly, and then took a big breath hard, and then continued to go to the west wing.
"Miss, don't be angry, you are still sick, if you are angry about this matter, it is really not worth it." A trembling, submissive voice faintly came out of the door.
"You say, is she a vixen who seduces people everywhere, otherwise the eldest brother would not be so anxious about her, and he would not hesitate to turn his face with his father and aunt in order to make her his personal maid."
When Hongyao walked to the door, she suddenly heard this, and her heart was shocked, but soon, she regained her composure.
She stretched out her hand and knocked lightly on the door, and an impatient voice came from inside the room: "Who? ”
Hongyao said respectfully: "Miss Huisi, it's a slave maid, who came to deliver soup medicine to Miss." ”
Green Lotus glanced at the meaningful curtain Tongtong, and cautiously went to open the door.
After looking at the expressionless and unthinking Green Lotus, who had no idea of taking the medicine, she walked in with the tray, and as soon as she entered the room, she saw many fragments lying on the ground, and Hongyao looked at them with some distress, and then respectfully put the medicine on the table.
As soon as she was about to leave, she heard Mu Tongtong say: "Green Lotus, you go and get a broom and come over, and let Hongyao clean up this place before leaving." ”
Mu Tongtong sat on the stool, looking at her with a smile on her eyebrows, but Hongyao could feel the hostility hidden behind the smile; After a while, Green Lotus came over with a broom.
Hongyao was just about to pick it up, but then he heard Mu Tongtong say: "These fragments are relatively large, just pick them up by hand." ”
Green Lotus also took back his outstretched hand.
"Just give her the dustpan, and put the broom in the corner of the wall first."
Hongyao squatted down and seriously picked up the fragments on the ground, she looked at the fragments on the ground, and estimated in her heart how many precious bottles this arrogant fourth lady had broken.
"How much ecstasy soup did you pour with my brother?" Mu Tongtong said coolly.
Hongyao picked up the fragments and said calmly: "The slave doesn't understand the meaning of the fourth lady's words. ”
She looked at Hongyao's face and sneered: "This face is not outstanding, how can you seduce men but her skills are first-class?" ”
Red Medicine ignored her and concentrated on picking up the pieces.