Chapter 44: The Love Network
Aunt Yun told me the truth: "The slave maid heard that Qi'er often cried secretly behind people's backs these days, and when others asked, she was hesitant, and only excused herself that her father was seriously ill. The slave maid let go of the words, saying that the princess's blood jade bracelet was a royal treasure and would be worn at the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet. ”
Xiao Ye said with an indignant expression: "Look at her weakness, she still dares to do this." ”
Xiao Ye's words are exactly what I suspect in my heart, Qi'er is well-behaved and timid, why would she take such a big risk to steal my things, once she is discovered, she will be beaten to death with a stick, which is the matter of Steward Li's words.
I still wanted to listen to Qi'er's own words, so as not to wronged her, so I sent Aunt Yun to call her in, and Aunt Yun said that Qi'er was already kneeling outside the door and waiting, waiting to confess her guilt to me.
Qi'er knelt down in front of me after entering the house, she didn't dare to look at me knowing that she had made a mistake, her head was very low, I saw that she was wearing a light green dress, she was really weak like a willow, and when I saw her sobbing quietly, I was a little soft-hearted.
"Qi'er, why did you take the princess's blood jade bracelet?" There are just three of us in this room, and Xiao Ye asked very directly. She must be like me, she would never have imagined that the thief who stole would be the humble Qi'er.
Qi'er just cried at first, refusing to say a word, I waited quietly, I didn't know where she got such a big grievance, obviously I hadn't said how to punish her.
"What are you crying about? It's the princess who lost the baby, not you, it's not easy to punish you, and it takes so much effort to listen to you cry here? "The former sisters did such a shameful thing, and Xiao Ye was very disappointed.
Qi'er raised her head at this time, her eyes were swollen like walnuts, and her little face was full of tears, which was very pitiful. Xu confessed her guilt to Aunt Yun before, which made her voice much calmer: "Does the princess think that the slave maid doesn't want to live in peace in the palace?" ”
Her eyes were very clear, which made me seem to know her again, as if she had nothing to do with the word weak at the moment.
"In the palace, everyone is a master, and as a subordinate, the slave and maid dare not say much, for fear of saying too many mistakes. The slave maid is also very envious of Xiao Ye, the princess likes her, and even the princess rewarded her with so many things when she reunited with her family in the Mid-Autumn Festival. But I just want to make money honestly and subsidize my family. ”
has confessed her guilt, she simply confessed: "The slave's father has been seriously ill and bedridden for many years, and the burden of the family is on the mother alone, the slave and the maid are not filial and can not serve by the father's side, and the younger brother secretly came to the slave and maid that day, saying that the family has eaten up the rice, and the father's illness has worsened, and he urgently needs a large amount of medicine money." In desperation, the slave took the jewels that the princess had hidden. ”
Xiao Ye didn't speak, she also knew the difficulties in Qi'er's family, who was born to want to serve others, but she was forced by her livelihood and had to enter the house as a slave.
I couldn't hide the disappointment on my face, I asked myself if I had treated Qi'er badly, what was delicious and fun, I never hid it, but she was still thinking about the things next to me, so how could I not chill?
My face was displeased, so Aunt Yun opened her mouth for me and asked, "Where is the blood jade bracelet now?" ”
Qi'er cried again, crying even worse: "The slave maid only took it to the younger brother to save the emergency, and later learned that the younger brother lost the gamble, and the father and mother were still waiting for money at home to save their lives - the slave and maid wanted to be honest, but they were forced to be helpless, so they had to do something that could not live for the princess." ”
Qi'er's crying made me uncomfortable, she didn't talk much, but her hands and feet were sharp, but unfortunately the family was unfortunate and had such an uncompetitive younger brother.
But my mind is clear, and I know that I can't keep Qi'er by my side anymore, once I am unfaithful, and I don't use it a hundred times. This time made me see who I should trust.
After I discussed with Aunt Yun, I sent Qi'er away from the ink garden, she cried non-stop before leaving, begging me not to let her go, she said that she knew her mistake and would not dare in the future, I insisted and did not give her any room for maneuver.
The sky outside was clear, but the sun was not warm when it fell on me. People's hearts are cold, and they are the same everywhere.
The autumn wind was whining, and the cold was even stronger, I gathered my clothes and looked at the chessboard in front of me, Li Xuan finally had time to accompany me, but I couldn't be happy.
Li Xuan put back the sunspot in his hand and asked me, "Are you unhappy about the maid you sent away?" ”
I also abandoned Baizi, he is the master of King Xuan's mansion, and I don't expect anything to be hidden from him. It's just that Qi'er's fact is not glorious, not to mention that the blood jade bracelet is extraordinary, and if I really lose it, I am ashamed of him.
Li Xuan seems to be able to read minds: "If it's a bracelet, I'll find a better one for you." ”
I didn't show any particular joy when he personally put on the blood jade bracelet for me that year, and he must have thought that I didn't value it. I didn't care what he thought before, but now I couldn't help but want to tell him how much I cared about the bracelet, and I stubbornly said, "The blood jade bracelet is my most precious thing, and no amount of gold and silver jewelry can match it." ”
Li Xuan's expression was stunned, he still looked at me lightly, but there was a strange look in his dark eyes, as if he had been waiting for tens of thousands of years in order to impress me. I also want to say that what I like can be easily replaced, but I raised my eyes and met his deep eyes but I didn't say anything, I just wanted to look at the chessboard and fool around.
"Since it's something you like, I'll ask someone to find it." He said gently, although his tone was light, but it gave people the illusion that he was really willing to do anything for me when he spoiled me.
The capital is his territory, and Qi'er told the ins and outs of the loss of the blood jade bracelet, and it was only a day or two to find a bracelet with his ability, and I didn't refuse, because the bracelet was really a rare thing.
I said "um", picked up a white piece again, and was about to fall, but when I looked closely, I had already gained the upper hand, so I had to play tricks and say: "If you don't play, you will lose." "Obviously said that I would accompany him to play chess, but he didn't leave me any face.
He laughed, as gentle as a spring breeze, I looked at him through the chessboard, the soft light of the sunset hit his side face, outlining a perfect outline, handsome and compelling, no wonder so many women fell in love with him, God gave him this good skin, it can be seen that he is not thin.
I remembered something interesting and deliberately asked him: "Li Xuan, the title of the first beautiful man in Daqi was self-appointed by you, right?" "Li Xuan thinks so highly of himself, how can he tolerate his appearance being commented on at will?
Who knew that he was shameless and said: "I deserve it." ”
I was stunned, looking at him like a monster, I had never seen such a thick-skinned person, I muttered in a low voice, took a few sips of the flower tea in front of me, and my lips were fragrant.
Fang Cai's sullenness seemed to disappear between Li Xuan's words, this rare calm made me feel a warm current in my heart, I smiled at him, he looked at me, like an ordinary man looking at his beloved woman, extremely gentle.
The bright sunshine broke through the haze in my heart, and suddenly opened up, since I chose to love him and believe in him, I will treat each other with sincerity and show all my true feelings.
It's just that when I think back to it a long time later, I realize that I am really stupid, how can I fall into the love network he weaved for me so easily?