Chapter 8 Turning big things into small ones
The carriage stopped at the edge of the pavilion, and after a while, I saw Mama Liu walking down with a happy face.
She went straight to Sanniang's carriage, and Bai Ying opened the curtain to let her get into the carriage.
As soon as Mama Liu entered the carriage, she saw Sanniang frowning slightly and resting on Mama Zhao, looking very uncomfortable.
"Yo, what's wrong with Miss? But heat stroke? ”
Mama Zhao glanced at Mama Liu and ignored him. Bai Ying, who was fanning on the side, sighed.
"Miss, this is frightened."
"How can you be frightened?" Mama Liu said in surprise.
Bai Ying told what had just happened, and even exaggerated the conflict between the two sides.
Mama Liu was shocked when she heard this, and she secretly said that it was not good! It was she who took Li Dagai and took this road, if she went back to the master, she would investigate it......
But immediately her eyes rolled and she had an idea, as soon as she went back, she first went to Mama Li to complain, saying that the little master was playful and greedy, and she heard the monk in the temple say that there was such a path, so she didn't listen to the persuasion and had to come here, and it caused trouble. As for Li Da, he naturally can't go to the inner courtyard to reply, what is going on is not her mouth?
"Third Miss, does it matter if she wants to? Why don't you go back and ask the house to ask for a doctor? As soon as she made up her mind, she was not in a hurry, and pretended to be concerned.
Sanniang slowly opened her eyes at this time and saw Mama Liu in front of her.
"Mama Liu, are you here? How is it at home? ”
Mama Liu hurriedly replied: "It's all good." Miss, are you not resting for a while? ”
Sanniang shook her head and let Mama Zhao sit up, but her spirit was not very good.
Bai Ying poured a cup of warm tea and handed it over, Sanniang took it, took a sip and put it down.
"I just had a dream, and I dreamed of an old thing."
Mama Liu asked, "What old things did Miss dream about?" ”
Sanniang tilted her head, thought for a while, and said, "It was Chinese New Year's Eve a few years ago. The sisters and sisters in the house were all there that night, and even the ninth aunt in the capital also came back. My grandmother ordered the maid to set off fireworks in the yard, and I begged my mother to let me go to the yard to play with my sisters. My mother was still sick at the time, so she asked one of the maids that my grandmother had given her to carry me. The fireworks are so beautiful, the fire trees and silver flowers are dizzying. I was young and playful, and I begged the girl to bring me closer to me when I saw the fireworks for fun, but the girl had to hug me closer, but I didn't want a girl to accidentally trip over a burning firework at this time, and the fireworks came at me, and the fire hit my skirt, and I was so frightened that I cried. Fortunately, the fabric of the garment was not flammable, and Aunt Nine took off her cloak and ran over to extinguish the spark quickly. ”
Mama Liu smiled: "Fortunately, there is no danger, the slave has not entered the house at that time, so I don't know about it." ”
Sanniang nodded: "Isn't it?" That time, my grandmother was very angry, and she decided that the girl who was holding me had failed in her duty. Sanniang sighed, "Grandmother is the most dignified and upright person, although she treats people generously on weekdays, but there are some things she can't tolerate." The grandmother later had the maid killed, accused of ...... Betrayal of the Lord. ”
Sanniang's eyes were a little red: "Actually, that girl couldn't help me before she hugged me, I explained to my grandmother, but my grandmother explained that she knew that the master was wrong and didn't know how to persuade her to stop her, and it was useless for this kind of slave to come." The maid was originally very fond of the grandmother, but later she gave her to her mother when the big maid beside her mother let her out. But because of me......" Sanniang sighed again.
The more Mama Liu listened, the more she felt that something was wrong, and carefully pondered the meaning of Sanniang's words, but her face turned white unconsciously.
That maid was given by the old lady to the third lady, that is, the person sent by the old lady to the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard, but she was killed because of a granddaughter who was not favored. Yes, although she didn't have the opportunity to serve the old lady, she had heard of her strictness, and even Mama Li didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the old lady. The third lady is no longer favored, but compared to these minions, she is also the blood and blood of her relatives, and she is the master. The old lady of this master's face has always been the most important.
If the old lady knew about it today, the cold sweat on Mama Liu's forehead fell down drop by drop.
Sanniang didn't look at Mama Liu, she picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip, then held the teacup and rubbed it.
"Mama Liu, how long has your family lived in this area?"
Mama Liu was taken aback by this sudden sound, and subconsciously replied: "I have lived here since my grandfather's generation." ”
Sanniang nodded, "Oh, that's also the head snake here, so you must be very familiar with this area." It would be nice if Mama was there just now, maybe it happened to be someone you knew, so we wouldn't have to be afraid. ”
Mama Liu was so frightened that she almost jumped up. If she really knew those villagers, and also encouraged the young master to take this road, if the old lady knew about it, she would think that she was an accomplice, and she was working with those villagers to blackmail the master of the mansion, then it would be useless for her to justify.
"No, no, how can the slave and maid recognize those unscrupulous people." Mama Liu waved her hand.
Sanniang seemed to be immersed in her own thoughts and didn't hear Mama Liu's words, so she started talking about the previous topic again.
"When I first woke up, I wondered if the maid wouldn't have died if it hadn't made such a big fuss."
Mama Liu's eyes lit up when she heard this. Although the young lady was a little frightened by this incident, after all, there was nothing big wrong, can this matter be concealed from the old lady? These people who came today, Li Da also had the responsibility of failing to protect them, and they were from the outer courtyard, so it was not difficult for them to keep quiet. As for the rest of the people in the Lotus Incense Temple......
Mama Liu's eyes rolled and said, "Miss is really a bodhisattva, these maids and grandmothers who follow you are really blessed." ”
Sanniang shook her head lightly and sighed.
Mama Liu also put on a worried expression and said to Sanniang: "Miss, the slave maid has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”
Sanniang raised her head and said sincerely: "Since Mama is by my grandmother's side, what can I say that I can't say?" ”
Mama Liu sighed again.
"Today, the third miss is frightened, and with the old lady's love for you, I am afraid that she will blame the people around you for not taking good care of you, and thus punish you heavily."
"Yikes!" Sanniang exclaimed, "What can I do then?" ”
Mama Liu frowned and said worriedly: "I heard Mama Li say yesterday that the old lady has not slept well these days and nights, and she is always not energetic during the day. If she knew that the young master and the young lady were frightened today, she would definitely be even more worried. ”
Sanniang also had a worried face.
"What's more important than having my grandmother and her old age healthy? In fact, Sanniang was not frightened today. ”
Mama Liu said, "Miss, do you think this is the case? What happened today, the old lady asked the slave maid to look at her old man when he was in good spirits. In this way, it will not make the old lady anxious and hurt her body for a while. ”
Sanniang thought for a moment and nodded.
"Then grandmother will bother Mama Liu, Mama must put her body first, and she must not be annoyed. It's just that Mama Li may not be able to hide it, but Mama Li is also thinking about her grandmother, and Mama Liu can discuss it with Mama Li. ”
Mama Liu said in her heart: That's right, it's easy to hide things from the old lady in the yard, but it's almost impossible to hide from Mama Li. Otherwise, she would have discussed this matter with Mama Li and asked Mama Li to cover it up on her behalf. After all, Mama Li also took a big advantage from coming to Qingming Temple today, and she definitely didn't want to make a big deal about it. She pinched the twenty taels of silver in her sleeve pocket, and her heart was even more angry.
When the carriage arrived at the palace, it was already Shen time. got off the carriage at the second gate, the brother and sister went to Hexiang Courtyard, and Mama Liu went back to Songling Courtyard to resume her life.
The old lady Sun, not long after she got up from a nap, invited Mama Chang to comb her hair, and Mama Li was talking with her.
Mama Li saw Mama Liu poking her brain outside through the screen window, and said with a smile: "The mama who followed the Qingming Temple is back, does the old lady want her to come in and talk back?" ”
Sun waved his hand absently and said, "Let her go back to you, you don't have to come in." ”
Mama Li retreated in response.
When Mama Liu saw Mama Li out of the main room, she immediately greeted her, Mama Li went straight to the opposite inverted room, and Mama Liu bowed down to follow.
"Did your errand go well today?" Mama Li sat on the kang bed by the window and sent a maid who was originally doing embroidery work in the house to bring a bowl of tea.
Mama Liu took out a purse from her sleeve pocket and handed it over respectfully.
Mama Li took it and checked it, pretending to be puzzled: "Mama Liu, what are you?" ”
Mama Liu leaned over and smiled cautiously: "You are careful about the girl's errand, and the slave is a filial piety to Mama." ”
Mama Li put the silver sleeve without a trace, and said with a gentle expression: "You do your best, I have my own sense of proportion." Just put your heart in your belly about your daughter, and I won't say anything else. ”
Mama Liu hurriedly thanked her, and when she saw that Mama Li pinched her shoulders and seemed to be a little stiff, she immediately stepped forward and gently helped Mama Li knead them. Mama Li saw that she was pinching it quite smoothly, so she closed her eyes and let her go.
Mama Liu glanced at Mama Li, saw that her expression was relaxed, and said: "There is nothing to do today, on the way back, I think about Mama Li, you usually take care of the villain, and I think that I must be filial to you, at that time, the sun was still early, and the Qingming Temple was close to the slave's house, so I asked the third lady to let me go to my house, and the slave's savings over the years are in my old man's hands......"
Seeing that Mama Li squinted her eyes and didn't react, Mama Liu continued to say carefully: "Who knows, the slave maid has gone out of a little way." ”
Mama Li opened her eyes, glanced at Mama Liu, and said, "Okay, what's the matter." ”
Mama Liu accompanied her smile to talk about the afternoon's events, and she tried her best to downplay the conflict at that time.