Mingjuan agreed, but did not leave immediately, but turned around and explained to the remaining two girls, and said: "Mingrui, Mingcui, you stay and take good care of the young lady, remember to go to the front hall to see if there is anything in a while, remember to come back and remind you." ”

After all, today is Su Jinyao's gift, and she can't just be in her own room, and she still has to go to the front to entertain those VIPs after a while.

Mingrui and Mingcui both agreed, and nodded at Mingluo and them, which was regarded as a farewell.

Mingjuan called Mingluo and them and went out together.

When he went out, Ming Luo obviously looked back at Su Jinyao several times, his eyes full of remorse and reluctance.

Su Jinyao didn't look up at all, only lowered her head and continued to eat her glutinous rice porridge and radish cake.

When everyone else was gone and the footsteps were far away, Su Jinyao finished the glutinous rice porridge in the bowl before she raised her head to look at the two maids.

They were busy in the house before, and Su Jinyao was also familiar with each other, but they didn't know their names.

Now that I think about it, these two girls should be doing heavy work, and the bath water in the past two mornings was brought over by the two of them in a big bucket.

Su Jinyao raised her chin and said, "You guys stretch out your hands and show me." ”

Mingrui and Mingcui were a little strange, but they still stepped forward and stretched out all four of their hands.

Su Jinyao looked at it at a glance and saw that the backs of the two girls' hands were a little red and swollen, and their skin was rough.

Su Jinyao asked them to open their palms again, and they saw that almost every finger would have a slight crack, and there were thin calluses on the fingertips and palms.

Judging from their faces, the two maids are both seventeen or eighteen years old, not more than twenty years old, and they look pretty good, which is considered a first-class appearance. But this hand turned out to be a hand doing rough work.

Su Jinyao frowned and asked, "What do you two usually do?" Why are your hands so thick? ”

Mingrui said: "I am responsible for washing the clothes for the young lady." However, after the clothes are washed and dried, they are collected by the open smoke, and then ironed after incense. After speaking, she added: "Ming Yan is the one who followed Ming Luo just now." ”

Mingcui said: "The cleaning work in the lady's house is done by me and Mingxia, I am afraid of dust on the ground, so I can't sweep it, every day after Miss goes out, we use a wet cloth towel to wipe the whole floor." Wardrobes, tables and chairs are also swept with dusters, and they are also responsible for waxing in spring and autumn. ”

Needless to say, Mingxia should be the other one who followed Mingluo.

Su Jinyao roughly understood in her heart that there were four rough maids, and there were only two maids who usually did fine work and directly served their masters, Mingjuan and Mingluo.

Estimated

Luo also watched Mingjuan get closer to him, so he thought about it a little more, so he had the matter of asking for punishment today.

It seems that this result is also good, Mingluo is gone, and Mingjuan is even more clear with these two rough maids.

In the future, there will be no Mingluo who intends to come out and insist on squeezing Mingjuan down; Or Mingjuan is afraid that Mingluo will please her and will make her a stumbling block.

After figuring it out, Su Jinyao nodded, then nodded at the rattan cage that was still at the door, and said, "There is a golden python in there, you usually pay attention when you come and go to clean, don't knock it over." It won't come out to bite you, so don't be too afraid. Follow me in the future, there must be rules, but you don't have to be like a mouse seeing a cat, as long as it's not about the interests of the master, I won't care. ”

Mingrui and Mingcui immediately agreed, saying that Su Jinyao was a generous and enlightened master, and it was their blessing to be able to follow such a master.

Su Jinyao said: "There are two things to keep in mind, the first is loyalty, absolute loyalty. I don't need to say much about this, you can figure it out for yourself, it shouldn't be too difficult to understand. Second, it is smart, this cleverness does not require you to be slippery, but to know how to do things in proportion, and know how to advance and retreat and make trade-offs. Mingjuan has done a good job of this, you can learn from it. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao got up and went to the drawer and took out two more small ingots.

Before, Su Jinyao gave Ming Luo and the others broken silver, about one or two pieces of silver per person. And now what is taken out is the smallest ingot, each of which is only two taels of silver.

Su Jinyao handed the two ingots to Mingrui and Mingcui respectively, and said, "Take it, this is what you deserve." You won't lose anything with me, but it's not necessarily that easy. If you stay, you can do things well. ”

Mingrui and Mingcui glanced at each other, and they both reached out to take it and thanked them together.

It's just a reward from the master, and it's also a glory, and it can't be shirked. What's more, these two small ingots are more than they are given to Mingluo at a glance, which shows that the master attaches great importance to them, and these two maids are also happy in their hearts.

When everything was done, Su Jinyao waved her hand and said, "Let's clean up the things on the table." Then go to the front and have a look, and if you need me to come forward, come and greet me, and I'll rest now. ”

The two maids agreed, packed their things and went out together.

After a while, Mingrui came back first and said, "Miss, there is nothing big in the front hall now. Mingcui stays in front to help you watch, and if there is anything, report it immediately. I'm here to serve you. ”

Su Jinyao nodded, feeling that these two girls were also very intimate, and knew that one would stay to see the situation, and the other would come back to report the news.

Since she doesn't need to come forward as a mascot now, Su Jinyao is happy. I took off my robe, leaned lazily on the soft couch, took off my shoes, and put a stove under my feet, which was quite comfortable.

Su Jinyao was closing her eyes and resting when she heard someone passing by outside the door. It was a man and a woman, still talking to each other: "Are you sure you came this way?" Didn't you run outside the wall? ”

"Sure. Of course I can see the big one clearly. Just follow me. ”

Su Jinyao frowned when she heard this, because the two people who spoke were not others, but ...... Gu Yuxuan and Feng Shusheng.

How did the two of them get together?!!

Pure ancient rain silk

Su Jinyao couldn't help but hold her forehead slightly, feeling that this Feng Shusheng seemed to be haunted? and also pulled Gu Yuxuan, the two of them seemed to be looking for something?

"Miss?" Seeing Su Jinyao frowning, Mingrui asked, "Do you want me to say something, just say that Miss is resting?" ”

Mingrui's meaning should be to let Feng Shusheng go away and not disturb Su Jinyao's purity here.

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not so delicate." Besides, I want to see what they're looking for. ”

With that, Su Jinyao sat up, took her feet off the stove, and bent down to put on her shoes.

When Mingrui saw it, she immediately squatted down to help Su Jinyao lift her shoes, and straightened her skirt before she got up to help Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao stood up, and Mingrui had already taken her mink fur and draped it on Su Jinyao's shoulders.

Su Jinyao glanced at her and said with a smile: "Mingjuan is not around, aren't you also quite good at doing things?" In the future, the three of you will take turns to follow me, you are all very sweet. ”

When Mingrui heard this, a little panic flashed in her eyes, and she hurriedly said, "Thank you, Miss, for your support." Mingrui is just a rough girl, and she looks the same on the surface, but I have never served my master closely, for fear of neglecting Miss. ”

Su Jinyao said: "I haven't served, just learn slowly." Mingluo is gone, so you can't let Mingjuan suffer alone. ”

Mingrui listened and thanked her again, her face already showing the joy of being reused by her master.

Su Jinyao knows very well that a girl like Mingrui is the most easily moved. Give her some benefits, and then move her affection and treat her sincerely, and she will definitely be more loyal.

Su Jinyao didn't want to play tricks with a girl, but felt that as long as she was with the person by her side, of course, the more loyal and caring she was, the better.

After putting on her clothes and shoes, Mingrui helped Su Jinyao to walk out. When I went out, I saw two figures in front of me, tiptoeing, and some sneaky.

Su Jinyao shouted directly: "Yuxuan, what are you looking for?" I'm here to help you. ”

"Huh?" Because Gu Yuxuan didn't know martial arts, of course he couldn't hear someone coming from behind. Coupled with her staring at the front intently, Su Jinyao suddenly spoke and startled her.

However, Feng Shusheng immediately turned around, with an extremely bright and sincere smile, and said, "Sister, why are you here?" Could it be that we are talking and disturbing you to rest? ”

"Yes. It was so noisy that I couldn't sleep. Su Jinyao glared at Feng Shusheng directly, and then asked Gu Yuxuan: "What are you looking for?" ”

Gu Yuxuan came back to her senses and said, "A cook just now said that a raccoon cat ran away with a big abalone in its mouth, and I came to chase the cat." The third brother of the Feng family said that he saw it, so I came with him to find it. ”

Su Jinyao sighed secretly when she heard this, this Gu Yuxuan's brain is really not good, or is she too naïve? Will the Gu family miss such an abalone?

Su Jinyao said to Gu Yuxuan: "Yuxuan, you didn't think about it, even if you find the cat, it doesn't matter if the abalone is still there." Besides, can the things snatched back from the cat's mouth still be included in the dish? Who eats? ”

"Huh? Also. Gu Yuxuan came back to her senses at this time, nodded, looked at Feng Shusheng with a disappointed expression, and said, "Third Brother Feng, Second Sister is right, we won't look for it." ”

Feng Shusheng immediately nodded and said, "Sister Yuxuan is what she says." If you look for a cat, I'll accompany you, you say

Don't want it, then forget it. ”

Feng Shusheng was so good at talking, which was beyond Su Jinyao's expectations. And why is this guy still so zealous?

But no matter how Su Jinyao looked, she didn't think that Feng Shusheng was a naïve person like Gu Yuxuan, even if Gu Yuxuan couldn't think that the abalone couldn't be wanted, Uncle Feng didn't know?

Gu Yuxuan walked back with a disappointed face, and Su Jinyao said to Mingrui beside her: "You send Yuxuan back, and by the way, go and tell the cook that it's just an abalone, and if you take it in your mouth, you can't eat it when you find it." In the future, don't bother the third lady to know about this kind of thing. ”

Mingrui nodded. Then he said to Gu Yuxuan: "Miss Yuxuan, I'll send you back." ”

Gu Yuxuan pursed her lips, glanced at Feng Shusheng, turned around and followed Mingrui.

Seeing that Gu Yuxuan and Mingrui turned a corner and disappeared at the end of the trail, Su Jinyao turned back to Feng Shusheng and asked, "What do you mean?" I don't believe that you, like Yu Xuan, think that abalone is so precious. ”

When Uncle Feng saw Su Jinyao asking directly, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he put on a bright smile and said, "Does my sister think that abalone is not precious?" It was a fisherman on the beach who pinned his head to the waistband of his trousers and went down to the sea again and again to catch it. Although it is not enough to say that an abalone is a human life, it is indeed not easy for this abalone to come. Therefore, Sister Yuxuan said that she was distressed, so I accompanied her to find it. I don't really mean anything else. ”

Su Jinyao looked Feng Shusheng up and down a few times, and said, "Is that what Yu Xuan said, you listened to it?" ”

"yes." Feng Shusheng smiled and nodded again, and said sincerely: "I grew up with Xue Qi and Yu Xuan, and we played together very well when we were young." It's just that as I grow older and know the difference between men and women, I can't be together often. But sister, look at Yu Xuan, there is no mustard between me and me, or she will believe whatever I say. Even for this trust, I can't live up to her. ”

Trust? Disappoint? Su Jinyao felt that it was too strange for this word to come out of Feng Shusheng's mouth.

Feng Shusheng looked at Su Jinyao's increasingly suspicious eyes, and a trace of indifference flashed in his eyes, although it was fleeting, but it was captured by Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao's brows were twisted together again, she felt that this Feng Shusheng was not simple, it seemed that there was really some purpose? But what is it? She really couldn't figure it out for a while.

Feng Shusheng's smile faded, and his tone was no longer the same playfulness as before, and he said with a little depth: "Actually, I also have sincerity, but you don't want to believe it." She believes in me very much, and I won't lie to her. ”

After speaking, Feng Shusheng turned around and said, "Thank you, sister, for detoxifying me yesterday, the Gu poison really didn't attack." It's just these two feet, so swollen that they can't fit into their shoes. ”

Su Jinyao listened to Feng Shusheng's words, and then noticed that he was walking with a slight slope.

Thinking that the stone table smashed on the top of his feet yesterday was indeed enough for him to bear. I couldn't help but say: "After you go back, rub it with wine, it doesn't hurt your bones, and you don't need to apply medicine." ”

"Well, thank you, sister." After Feng Shusheng finished speaking, he walked away.

Looking at his back, Su Jinyao was still full of puzzlement. This guy is so strange, he is obviously a smart person, but he wants to pretend to be cynical, what is it for?

It's a day like a marquee

As soon as Feng Shusheng left, Su Jinyao saw Mingjuan walking back briskly from the other end of the path. Mingjuan also saw Su Jinyao, walked a few steps to the front, and said, "Miss, Aunt Ma is leaving, Madame asked you to go over and say hello." ”

Come to think of it, although Aunt Ma is everyone around the Queen Mother, she is only a grandmother. So she can stay here and talk for a while, and she shouldn't sit down with these ladies and ladies to have a banquet in a grand manner.

Su Jinyao let Mingjuan lead the way, and the two of them came to the front yard again.

At this time, the front yard is not as lively as just now, and it is estimated that some people are just to watch the ceremony, and after a moment of greeting, they will leave.

On the contrary, those young sons and ladies still talk together occasionally, but they are not very close, and they should just know each other.

Su Jinyao walked over, and there were a few people who had been introduced before who knew each other, so they came to greet her.

Su Jinyao also politely went back one by one, talking and laughing and doing enough kung fu on the face, which is also the style of the eldest lady of the ancient family.

When I came to Aunt Ma's side, I saw that Xi Zhao'er and another palace maid were there. Xi Shen'er still stared at a pair of black and white eyes, and couldn't stop looking at Su Jinyao.

When Aunt Ma saw Su Jinyao, she politely blessed her body and said, "Now, I should call you Miss Gu, right?" Or do you call you a little master? ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "Aunt Ma is really out of sight. You can also call me Jinyao. ”

"That's something you don't dare, it's better to call it Miss Jinyao." Aunt Ma confirmed the title, pushed the Xizhu'er beside her forward, and said, "This little girl has been thinking about you, I have discussed it with the Queen Mother, and I will give it to you if I say yes." Do you see if I will leave her behind today, or will I send her to the Prince's Mansion later? ”

Aunt Ma said that if she sent it to the Prince's Mansion, she should wait for Su Jinyao and Gu Xuebin to get married, and then send Xizhu'er over.

Su Jinyao looked at Xi Shen'er, saw that her big eyes had been staring at her, and remembered what she had promised the fourth prince before, so she said, "Thank you Aunt Ma, just leave her this time." I promised to take her with me before, but something went wrong and I didn't take her. ”

The first time he left the palace, if it weren't for the second prince, Xi Shen'er would have followed Su Jinyao a long time ago. Now it's just a matter of fulfilling a promise.

Aunt Ma said to Xi Shen'er: "That's okay, you can leave her." ”

Instead, Aunt Ma said to Xi Zhuo'er again: "It's rare to meet such a good master, you have to be more disciplined and sensible." Don't cause anything, let the family know that you came out of the palace, blame us for not being strict with discipline. ”

Xi Shen'er agreed repeatedly, and then blessed Aunt Ma and walked behind Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao said to Mingjuan: "Let her follow you in the future, is there any difficulty?" ”

Mingjuan looked at Xi Shen'er, smiled, and said, "I won't be embarrassed, this little sister looks quite sensible." Miss, don't worry, leave her to me. ”

After Aunt Ma explained, she said, "Okay, the gift has been given, and the person has been handed over to you." It's time for me to go back. Early tomorrow morning, when Miss Jinyao entered the palace, I also told Mrs. Gu that I would personally greet her at the palace gate at that time. ”

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "Then it's troublesome for my aunt." Thanks a lot. ”

Aunt Ma said goodbye to Su Jinyao again, and then left with another palace maid.

Aunt Ma had just left for a while, and several more ladies were about to leave with their daughters.

Some Su Jinyao knew it, so she went over to send it; Some don't know each other, and when they see Gu Xueqi or Mrs. Gu sending them off in person, Su Jinyao will also go over to say goodbye.