Chapter 204: The So-called Loyal Maid (4)

Dong'er disappeared for nearly a night. It wasn't until the courtyard opened after dawn that the two mothers-in-law sent it back.

According to one of the mothers-in-law, when the old man Wang, who was on a night patrol, passed by a mezzanine, he accidentally found Dong'er crying secretly in the corner. The mother-in-law of the second gate came to take a look, and recognized that it was Miss Biao's girl, so she escorted her to the room at night, and asked her what was going on, Dong'er just cried, and refused to say half a word, the mother-in-law had no choice, and saw that she was not the girl of the Hou Mansion, so she sent the person back at dawn.

Aunt Qing got up early and hurriedly freshened up, with a pair of big black circles under her eyes, thanked the visitor very kindly, and asked the little girl to take a string of money to reward them. The two mothers-in-law laughed so much that their eyes were crooked, and they said a lot of good things before leaving, and they didn't ask more questions that they shouldn't ask.

Wait for someone to go. Aunt Qing pulled down her face, glared at Dong'er fiercely, and shouted, "You still have the face to come back?!" It's just that he broke a bracelet, honestly admit it, and it's over after receiving the punishment, but he escaped and asked the people in this house to find it, which really disgraced the face of our Huo family! ”

Dong'er was stunned for a while, unable to understand what she meant. Aunt Qing didn't give her a chance to ask, and directly ordered: "Don't let me into the house to see Miss soon!" He also gave Ju'er a look at the person who came out.

Ju'er hesitated a little at her feet, looked at Dong'er's eyes complaining and worried, closed her eyes, and looked away: "Dong'er, come in quickly, you can tell Miss well, Miss ...... You may not be to blame. ”

Dong'er's face turned even paler, she bit her lower lip tightly, and slowly walked to the upper room tremblingly.

When the girls around saw this posture, they were very curious, and secretly talked about it from ear to ear, not knowing what mistake this cousin had made with the most decent big girl in front of her. Seeing Aunt Qing and Ju'er entering the house, she closed the door with her backhand, and she didn't even open the window on a hot day, so she didn't let people outside the house see the situation, and her curiosity became even heavier.

After some discussion, they found out that the source of the incident was most likely last night. Dong'er didn't come back overnight, and the person who went to the house and closed the door at night must have had a big incident! Chunying and Shi'er, who were in the upper room at the time, may know the truth. So a few girls discussed, pushed Little Lotus out, and asked her to go to Chunying and Shi'er to inquire about what happened to Dong'er.

Although Chunying likes Little Lotus very much, she also knows that this kind of thing must not be let her know, so she smiled and said: "Their Huo family's affairs, we still take care of it less, and they have to be more careful, thinking that we are deliberately probing, why do you make people wary because of curiosity?" ”

Little Lotus was taken aback: "It's really ...... Does it really matter?! ”

Shi'er walked in with a pile of coarse cloth and said, "Actually, to put it bluntly, it doesn't matter, Dong'er broke Aunt Qing's beloved bracelet, and she was afraid of being punished by Miss Cousin and Aunt Qing, so she hid." It's a joke, but it's just a bracelet. It's great to be hit by a few boards, and it's over, but Dong'er is timid, and he hid in the outer courtyard all night, but he greatly violated the rules, and he also called the people in our house to see the joke, how can Miss Biao and Aunt Qing not be angry? Seeing that Dong'er is so proud on weekdays, I want to see how she will be embarrassed this time! After saying that, he turned around and glanced at Chunying, and Chunying smiled understandingly.

Little Lotus suddenly realized, and a girl lying under the windowsill also showed a gloating look, not mixed with them, but also standing on the side to listen to Yinhuan and Xinghong thoughtfully, the latter quickly said: "If it's just such a trivial matter, why did you go to the room last night and close the door to discuss for a long time?" Sisters didn't coax us, did they? ”

Shi'er walked out with a frown, bluffing those girls to stand up in a hurry and stand with their hands down. Shi'er glanced at him and scolded: "Look what you look like!" When people saw it, they thought that the girls in our Hou Mansion were also unruly! Why don't you get back to work?! ”

The little girls cowered and went, but Sang'er shook over. She was admitted to the hospital at the same time as Chunying and Shi'er, and she was familiar with them again, so she was not afraid of their black faces, so she grinned and grabbed Shi'er's arm, dragged her back to the room, and said, "Okay, I know that you are big girls with heads and faces, don't pay attention to those little hooves, tell me, what kind of joke is that Dong'er?" We usually suffer from her anger, and call me Le Yile when you say it? I'll never tell anyone! ”

Chunying can only believe in this. After all, Sang'er was transferred from Mrs. An's courtyard, although there has been nothing wrong with it in the past few years, but it is difficult to guarantee that she is not a deep infernal, so she smiled and said: "Shi'er is not lying, but when we found out that she was not in the house last night, we thought she was doing something ugly, and Miss Biao was also a little flustered, telling us to hide it from others, so as not to ruin the reputation of the Huo family." Later, Aunt Qing said it, only to know that it was just a bracelet broken. Miss Cousin is probably angry, right? It's embarrassing again, let's stop talking too much, so that she knows that we are talking in private, maybe she will get angry. ”

Shi'er rolled his eyes and echoed a few words, which can be regarded as confirming this statement. Sang'er was skeptical, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was right, so she made fun of it and dispersed.

At this time, in the upper room, it was a different situation.

Dong'er knelt on the ground and cried: "Miss spare your life, the slave is really not betraying the master...... Slaves and maids are just ...... It's just that...... I think that if the young lady marries the third cousin, her life will be better, so she ...... Only then did I complain to Aunt Zhang and asked her not to pass on Young Master Gu's letter in the future...... But the slave really didn't say Young Master Gu's name! When Mrs. Uncle asked. The slave and maid just said...... Said that the young lady read the letter from outside...... Maybe he changed his mind and was no longer willing to marry the third cousin young master...... The slave maid never expected that the uncle's wife would say such a thing, and when she called someone to inquire, the slave and maid were also frightened and regretted, and only felt that they had no face to see the young lady......"

Huo Yi sat there expressionlessly, no matter how Dong'er pleaded at his feet, he didn't respond. Aunt Qing said angrily: "You girl is so bold! Miss, when will it be your turn to take care of it?! Miss's family affairs have their own second master and second wife in charge. Otherwise, there are also old ladies and Hou Ye of this Hou Mansion who asked, where is your turn to meddle with a little girl?! ”

Dong'er cried: "The slave maid is also dedicated to the sake of the young lady, the second master only thinks about his own knowledge and reputation, the second wife only thinks about the second master, although the old lady and the Hou Ye are good, they are people with foreign surnames, and they can't care about the young lady." The slave and maid really had no choice, and she couldn't watch the young lady be confused, so she had one more mouth...... No matter how good the Gu family is, it can't compare to the Hou Mansion, just talking about the people waiting in his family, there are only about twenty people in the whole family! Mrs. Gu only has two girls, and she has to cook by herself and make clothes for Young Master Gu. If you really want to get married, how can you get used to it? If you marry into the Hou Mansion, no matter what your uncle and wife are, at least the old lady and the Hou Ye are distressed Miss, the third cousin young master has a good temperament, the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother, the second miss and the third miss, are all familiar, and the young lady will never be wronged. Besides, staying in Beijing, being able to take care of the little master, and being close to the second master, he has a family to rely on. Miss, the slave really thinks about you......"

Aunt Qing was so angry that her face turned white, and she pointed at her tremblingly and said, "You girl, you dare to quibble?!" You've lived in this mansion with Miss for so long, what haven't you seen? If you didn't have a heart for the third cousin young master, thinking about climbing high branches to be an aunt, wouldn't you be guilty of running to talk?! How does my uncle treat Miss, don't you know? How dare you go to her and gossip about the young lady?! You still have the face to say that you are thinking about Miss?! ”

Dong'er shrank her head in fear, and the tears and snot on her face were all muddy: "Auntie, I really didn't mean to ......" Thinking that she believed the wrong person, she was so tired that Miss was caught by An's handle. Miss is unlucky, how can she end well? The future of the family is gone! She felt sad and desperate in her heart, and simply fell to the ground and cried.

Ju'er and her sisters for many years, seeing her crying so badly, also had red eyes, lowered her head and approached Huo Yi, and begged: "Miss, Dong'er...... It was also a moment of confusion, and now that the matter has been remedied, please for the sake of her many years of service to you......" Aunt Qing glared at her, and she suddenly didn't dare to say any more.

Huo Yi was silent for a while, and then said lightly: "That's it, I won't punish you, pack your luggage, at six o'clock (ten o'clock in the morning), Manager Cai will send someone over as usual, you can go back with him." I can't keep you here anymore. ”

Dong'er was stunned for a moment and cried even louder: "No! Miss, hit me, scold me! You can punish me however you want, and don't kick me out! Please, Miss! "She is the eldest girl in front of the young lady, she has always been decent, and she has acquiesced to the person who wants to marry, this is not the same as saying that she made a mistake and was disgusted? What face does she have? I'm afraid I won't even be able to see my parents!

Huo Yi turned his head lightly: "You and I are not of the same mind, and it is boring to keep you, besides, I don't know when you have other thoughts, and you think it is for my good, so you sold me." If you are wise, go quietly, and when you return, ask your parents to find you a good family according to your heart. What happens in the future depends on your creation. ”

Dong'er was still crying, Huo Yijing got up and walked back to the room, sat down in front of the dressing table, and Aunt Qing scolded: "What else is there to do?!" Miss is already gracious! No matter how honest you are, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Dong'er's crying stopped, turned into a low sob, but she was a little out of breath, looking at Aunt Qing pitifully with her eyes, seeing that she was unmoved, she showed a pleading look towards Ju'er.

Ju'er bit her lip, hesitated in her heart, and only whispered to her after a while: "The coming day will be long...... It's not necessarily a bad thing to go out......" Dong'er looked at her in disbelief, gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless person!" Sisters of more than ten years, can't you say a few words of love for me?! Ju'er's eyes suddenly turned red, and she only felt full of grievances.

What about sisters of more than ten years? She persuaded her bitterly, did Dong'er ever listen to a sentence and a half? also deceived himself, did this kind of thing, and was stubborn afterwards. Miss is just picking up people, and the punishment is already light, if she helps to intercede again, who knows that Miss will not be angry for a while and get rid of her?! In the end, they are just girls, even if they are selfish, they can't hide it from Miss and go against Miss. Why is Dong'er so confused? As a servant, if you lose the word "loyalty", how can it end well?

When Dong'er saw that Ju'er was silent, she knew that there was no hope, and she was remorse and despair in her heart, and she was about to cry again. Aunt Qing said coldly: "Who are you going to show to crying like this ghost at this time?!" Why don't you go back to the house and pack your things?! What to say and what not to say, you know it yourself! If you tell me to hear something I shouldn't have said, I'll have your family sold to Yili! ”

Although Dong'er hadn't heard of what the situation was in Yili Jiangli, he also knew that it was a distant foreign country, and it was a barren place in his imagination, maybe he would eat people, even if he was scared, his heart trembled, and when he thought about it, he felt that going home was better than being sold, so he was busy crying, and kowtowed three times in the direction of Huo Yi, and kowtowed to Aunt Qing again, before he withdrew slowly.

Ju'er choked up, and Aunt Qing scolded impatiently: "What are you crying for?!" If you knew she had an outside heart, you should have reported it early! Now I just look at you and it's okay, so I didn't kick you out! If you make another mistake, you can do it yourself! Why don't you hurry up and do something?! Ju'er hurriedly curtsied, reopened the doors and windows, and went out.

Aunt Qing's body was crooked, she was busy supporting the table with her hands, standing firmly, and when she turned around, she saw Huo Yi sitting in front of the dressing table, but the tears on her face were faintly reflected in the mirror, and she hurriedly walked over and persuaded: "Miss, don't take that cheap maid to heart, she doesn't know what to do, and she can't be trusted by Miss." Without her, there is a good coming. ”

Huo Yi wiped away the tears on his face and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, I'm just sad that I can't know people clearly, and I treat fish eyes as pearls, but I hurt the hearts of good people......"

Aunt Qing thought about it and understood: "Miss, do you think Chunying and Shi'er are two girls?" In fact, although they are a little bad-tempered, they know the importance of children......" After a pause, she suddenly had a good idea, "Miss! There is also a shortage of people around you now, and ...... in the future If you have to bring a few people, you might as well ......"

The wry smile on the corner of Huo Yi's mouth deepened: "Dong'er has been with me for more than ten years, and he still doesn't want to be separated from his family, not to mention that Chunying and Shi'er are all here?" After all, they saved me once, how can I take revenge? In the past, guarding against them has already hurt people's hearts, and if you do it again, it will really be a loss of people's hearts......"

Aunt Qing couldn't help but feel sad: "Miss lifted them, how could it be revenge?" ”

Huo Yi shook his head, lowered his head to wipe away all the tears, took a deep breath, stood up, and said lightly: "Although this level has passed, there are some risks, so it is better to settle things as soon as possible." ”

Aunt Qing hurriedly said: "It's like this, when you turn around, let Manager Cai come, let him give a message, please take action as soon as possible, right?" ”

Huo Yi glanced at her and smiled slightly: "There is a better way." Have you forgotten that in three days it will be sixteen? ”

"Sixteen?" Aunt Qing was a little puzzled, thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered that on the sixteenth of every month, the queen always sent someone to visit her young lady, and from time to time she would take her into the palace to talk, and she was suddenly very surprised: "By the way, sixteen!" How could I forget?! ”

Huo Yi bit her lip, and a faint crimson color appeared on her cheeks: "Auntie...... How about accompanying me to the palace? ”

Aunt Qing immediately responded. It is not easy for the young lady who has not left the cabinet to mention marriage, but as a concubine, she can say a few words, and with Young Master Gu's current status, she is also qualified to be married by the saint.

Ju'er's voice came from outside the door: "Auntie, the old lady is passing you there." Aunt Qing paused, knowing that it was the old lady who was going to ask, she answered, and then gave Huo Yi a calm look, and walked out. When she went down the steps, she saw Chunying and Shi'er standing under the corridor of the wing room and looking over, she nodded slightly, and then raised her feet and followed the girl who came to pass the word.

Shi'er approached Chunying and whispered, "Aunt Qing seems to be very calm?" It's a big difference compared to last night. ”

Chunying nodded in agreement, a little puzzled in her heart, when she got up in the morning and saw Aunt Qing, she felt that she looked panicked, just after a while, she even had a different spirit, what happened?

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