When Cao Ran sneaked back to Qingxin Garden from the back door of Feng's mansion, it was almost dusk.

Yuxiu was packing up the bedding that had been drying for a day in the courtyard, and when she saw Cao Ran entering the door, she quickly pulled her to the side.

"Ran'er, where have you been all day? But I'm in a hurry, Mama Xu came to look for you at noon, I don't know what to do, but fortunately, Mrs. said in time to arrange for you to go out to do errands. ”

"I forgot to ask my wife for instructions when I was in a hurry to leave at home, and my wife didn't blame me, did she?"

Yuxiu breathed a long sigh of relief, and said helplessly: "You don't know Madame's temperament, even if you really blame you, you won't tell us, you better go in and ask Madame for guilt." ”

"Is it Ran'er?" asked the lady from inside the room.

"Madam, it's Ran'er who is back." Yuxiu hurriedly replied.

"Let her in."

In the house, Mrs. Feng was lying on the couch, and it was the spring season and covered with a thin quilt.

Cao Ran knelt on the ground when she entered the door and said, "Ran'er left the house without the consent of Mrs. today, please punish Mrs. ”

"Get up, ahem".

"Madame, but the cold has recurred?" Cao Ran got up and added a cup of hot water to his wife's cup.

"It's an old problem, and climate change always has to be repeated every spring, so it doesn't matter."

"Madame, don't you ask me why I'm out today?"

Mrs. Feng took a sip of hot water, her voice became mellow, and she continued: "I didn't lack a girl like you when I asked you to come to Qingxin Garden, but I couldn't get used to them bullying you little girl." You should indeed be punished for leaving the house secretly, but you will not be a member of Qingxinyuan in the future, and I will not punish you. ”

"What do you mean by that, Madame?"

"Mama Xu came over today and said that there was one less maid in King Qi's mansion who took care of the moon, and she picked you out."

"What! Going to King Qi's Mansion? Why should I go? Cao Ran shouted unconsciously, and Mrs. Feng was also surprised.

"I don't know about this, the mansion has always been friendly with the Qi Wangfu, and it stands to reason that it is reasonable to send a maid over, but why is it you, the reason for this is to ask yourself."

Cao Ran didn't say anything for a moment, thinking about whether it was because he went to King Qi's Mansion in the morning, he could leave from King Qi's Mansion to Mama Xu came to Qingxinyuan at noon to ask for someone, but it was only a few hours, and the efficiency would not be so fast.

"Although going to King Qi's Mansion is not to put you in the sea of fire, but when you arrive at King Qi's Mansion, I can no longer take care of you, you can cherish everything."

Mrs. Feng's words made Cao Ran warm and sour, and leaned down beside Mrs. Feng, "Madam, you remind me of my mother, she is the person who loves me the most in the world. ”

"Silly boy, I can only do the little things I can, which are too small compared to your mother's love for you. You are the person you want from King Qi's mansion, and I don't have the ability to leave you. However, King Qi's Mansion is also a place where Mama Xu and their whips are out of reach, and they will not embarrass you in the future. Mrs. Feng stroked Cao Ran's long hair, her expression gentle and kind.

"Go and clean up, I'll send you over tomorrow, and comfort Yuxiu, she can't bear you."

"Yes".

Cao Ran actually didn't have anything to prepare, just a person dressed in clothes, and the whole night was Yuxiu babbling as if she was saying goodbye to life and death. Although Cao Ran understood that Yuxiu and herself had experienced a friendship of life and death, she still felt that Yuxiu's reaction was a bit too much. I kept comforting her not to be so sad, and I would still come to see her if I had the chance.

Cao Ran couldn't sleep all night, and finally entered King Qi's Mansion to find out that King Qi was not her ex-boyfriend, but now she was asked to be a maid by King Qi's Mansion, is this fate?

The next day, when Cao Ran was sent to King Qi's mansion, it was already dark. As if everyone had forgotten her, she stood in the courtyard and waited for two hours, and everyone ignored her inquiries until Mama Li found her.

"Why are you still standing here, didn't you take care of the moon?" Mama Li asked.

"It was Manager Zhang who asked me to wait here first, and then arrange my place, I have been waiting for two hours and no one has come to arrange it." Cao Ran was obviously a little annoyed.

"Then why are you standing here stupidly, not knowing how to ask people?"

Cao Ran was even more aggrieved, she didn't know where to ask, the people in the entire courtyard treated her as air, how could anyone pay attention to her.

"Follow me".

Under the guidance of Mama Li, I came to a separate courtyard in a circle, and by the faint light of the night light, I saw that Cuizhuyuan was written above the courtyard gate.

"In this courtyard, in addition to me often coming to clean up and take care of the moon, His Royal Highness King Qi will occasionally come over to have a look. In the future, the main work here will be handed over to you, and you can ask me for any items you need in the courtyard. ”

Entering the main room, Mama Li lit the candles in the room in turn by the flame of the night lamp, and explained: "The moon doesn't like firelight, usually when I come to light the candle, it will hide in a dark place, so it is dark here at night." ”

"Aren't you staying here?"

"At night, I have to keep vigil for the Moon, because the Moon's hair will cause ringworm, and that's why it's inconvenient for me to take care of the Moon."

"Shizi? The son of His Royal Highness King Qi? "It turns out that he already has children.

"Naturally, he is the eldest son of His Royal Highness King Qi. You just have to take care of the moon in the courtyard, and don't take the moon out of the Cuizhu Garden without the king's instructions. Mama Li took out a piece of tissue paper and handed it to Cao Ran, and continued: "This records the life of the moon, just do what you do." After speaking, Mama Li picked up the night light and was about to leave.

"Why did you ask me to take care of Moon-loving? Isn't there a lot of maids in King Qi's Mansion who can take care of the moon? Cao Ran asked suddenly.

"Although the moon lover has always been raised by His Royal Highness, he is still very hostile to people, and no one has dared to spend the night with the moon in Cuizhu Garden."

Cao Ran couldn't sit still even more when she heard this, got up and dragged the hem of Mama Li's clothes and said, "Mama don't go, can you stay with me for a while?" ”

"Don't be too afraid, you can talk to me here for a long time, which shows that the moon is accepting of you. If there's really any danger, you blow this, and I'll rush over. Mama Li handed Cao Ran a small black object.

Cao Ran took it and looked closely, it turned out to be a very delicate mouthmouth.

Mama Li added: "Although this flute is small, the sound is warm and transparent, remember to play the flute gently and evenly, don't alarm the whole house." ”

"Ran'er understands".

Cao Ran looked in front of the foyer as the night light in Mama Li's hand gradually turned into a small dot, and finally disappeared into the darkness. Then I remembered how I should spend the first night, picked up a candle and walked to the bedroom at the back of the hall.

Fortunately, there is everything in the bedroom, and after a day of tossing, it is really sleepy to see the soft bed, so I simply cleaned up and went to bed to get ready for sleep.

Lying on the bed and looking at the light in front of him, but he couldn't fall asleep for a while, tossing and turning, Cao Ran still decided to put out the candle and sleep peacefully.

Sure enough, without the flickering of the candlelight, the sleepiness came up, but I always felt that something was not right, and unintentionally opened my eyes, and the door was half opened at some point, and there were two points of green light hanging in the open half of the air.