Chapter 207: Miss Table's Grace
Although Chunying's heart was excited. But in front of Huo Yi, he still didn't forget the word cautious. These young masters and young ladies are all high-minded, and their ideas are completely different from what they are girls in, not to mention the differences between the thoughts of ancient and modern people, if you frankly say that you want to redeem yourself and leave the house, God knows if Miss Biao will feel that she is unfaithful, I don't know what to do?
So she bowed gently and obediently, and replied, "The slave doesn't understand what Miss Biao means. But he didn't say the sentence that everyone hung on his lips, "Everything obeys Miss's orders" - it would be bad if Huo Yi believed it!
Seeing this, Huo Yi smiled slightly bitterly, and lowered his head and twisted his handkerchief in some embarrassment, as if he had mustered up enough courage before he spoke again: "I know...... You must have thought I was just talking about the scene...... But I really want to ask you...... I ......" paused, took a deep breath, "I used to think I was smart, I made my own decisions about many things, my grandmother loved me, I was reluctant to say anything, my aunt did everything according to my wishes, Ju'er and they didn't dare to speak, I thought I was doing everything right." On that day, my aunt came to talk about marriage...... She told me a lot of things and told me some things about how to behave in a good way. I've been thinking about it for the past few days. I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. I had done a lot of things wrong! ”
Chunying was thinking in her heart, "It's good if you know it's wrong", but Leng might as well be grabbed by Huo Yi's hand and startled: "Miss Cousin......"
Huo Yi bit her lip, still holding her hand and said: "A few days ago, you persuaded me a few times, but I only half-believed it, and I didn't pay much attention to it, but now that I think about it, it's all right!" You persuade me to let my brother meet with the housekeepers more often, so that the people below will not know the proper master. In the past few months, I have occasionally asked my younger brother to meet with Mr. Cai and several stewards, but I have not asked him to meddle in the affairs of the family, but now I am about to ...... What if I'm not in Kyori anymore, what should my brother do? The family members are accustomed to me as the main one, although my younger brother is the heir, but he has never even seen an account book, and he can't even remember the name of the person called by the family. I forced my aunt to tell the truth, and I realized that there were many stewards who didn't take my brother seriously...... My younger brother is young and honest, and he doesn't dare to mention it to me when he is wronged...... If I could have thought of this sooner rather than later, and arranged it properly, why not?! ”
Chun Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about Miss Cousin, there's still time now, isn't it?" Most of the housekeepers are old people who have been in their lives for several lifetimes, and they are so old that the little master has Sister Jinxiu and Sister Linglong around him to take care of them, and then they will take care of them. There is also Aunt Qing, the second master and the second wife will not stand idly by, you go out, and someone will take care of the little master's house. ”
Huo Yi frowned slightly, but when she thought of Aunt Qing, she also let go, and said with a smile: "That's right, no matter how bad it is, there is still an aunt watching, she must be moving back to the old mansion......" and held Chunying's hand tightly, "I didn't think it through, but fortunately, I listened to you that time, and let my younger brother often come to this house to ask for peace, and my grandmother also likes my younger brother very much." With the help of the Hou Mansion and the care of the second uncle and aunt, the younger brother will be able to gain a firm foothold in Beijing in the future. ”
The biological father of the family is a close minister of the emperor, and there is no coveted fleet, so he can naturally gain a firm foothold. Chunying doesn't think that the Hou Mansion will really take care of the little heir like a nephew, but with the old lady and the Hou Ye for a day, they can still give some face. Of course, she wouldn't say these words. just said euphemistically: "When the second wife came that day, it seemed that the second master was going to be promoted to a bachelor's degree, which was really noble." With his family's care, why should Miss Biao worry that the little master has no one to rely on? ”
Huo Yi was a little disappreciative in her heart, she was originally a young lady from the prince's family, although she knew that the world thought that Hanlin was noble, but in her heart, she always felt that such a family was more reliable than the great family that lasted for a hundred years. The emperor's close ministers are decent, but once they lose power, they will fall faster than others, unlike their old families, although they are not prominent, they will not be too down, no matter the ups and downs, they have a confidence.
But she wouldn't tell the girl these words, so she followed Chunying's tone and said, "Your words are reasonable." "That's it, the second uncle's family is also a branch of the Huo family, and it deserves the name of the family, and with her contribution to the fleet, the emperor will not let his younger brother suffer no matter what.
She took Chunying's hand and smiled, "Look at me, where have you got?" I wanted to say that you kindly reminded me several times, I didn't take it to heart, and I was not very close to you, but you didn't blame me, but saved me once, and my heart is very grateful to you. ”
Chunying was excited, and the alarm bell sounded loudly in her head. Hurriedly broke away from her hand, took a few steps back, and bowed down: "The slave doesn't dare, the slave hasn't reminded Miss Table of anything, nor has she saved Miss Table, Miss Table's words killed me...... Kill the slave and the maid. He reluctantly said something humble, begging that this young lady would not have any demon moths.
Huo Yi's expression was a little gloomy, and she reluctantly smiled: "I mean seriously, what are you doing like this......" She regretted it slightly, bowed her head and said: "You weren't there before, I asked Shi'er first, and she is like you...... I know that I was wrong in the past, and I always felt that my own family was reliable, and I knew that you were all good girls, and I was careful and thoughtful, but I still relied on my family...... Now that I have figured it out, what about having children? People's hearts are the most important! I myself have not been able to see people, and you don't believe me, but I deserve it...... I just hope that I can do something to make up for it, and I will repay you for saving me. ”
Chunying was skeptical: "You said you asked Shi'er ...... before"
"Yes." Huo Yi smiled slightly, "Shi'er said that she used to wait in the third cousin's courtyard. If I leave this house, I will go back to my third cousin...... I thought, this is not a big deal, the girl in the third cousin's courtyard occasionally comes to ask for peace, and I also mentioned that there is a shortage of manpower there, I only need to mention it in front of my grandmother, and it will be over. You...... What are your plans? Just say it, right? ”
Chunying hesitated, she really wanted to say immediately, you let me go out of the house, I want to be free, but, listening to Huo Yi's tone, she thinks that Dong'er, the "own family", is "born with an outside heart". explained that the other party's thinking was completely different from herself, and she couldn't decide whether the request to redeem herself could be regarded as having an external heart. But this opportunity was so good that she was reluctant to give up, gritted her teeth, and decided to take a risk: "Miss Cousin, don't blame me for being thick-skinned, there are no others in the left and right rooms, so I will be bold to say it." ”
Then he cleared his throat and said slowly: "My parents in my family have discussed, because my sister is married to a wealthy family outside, so she plans to ask for the grace of the master's family in the future and ask me to marry outside, so I only planned to let me be in the house for another two years." Now that Miss Biao is going home to get married, she naturally won't take us away, and it will be troublesome for me to stay and find another place, so it is better to ask Miss Cousin to help me and let me go out. My father has been promoted to steward, and the family is not short of my money for two or two months, plus my father is busy, and my mother is at home with her younger brother, which is very tired, and I can help when I go back. After a pause, he carefully raised his eyes and peeked at Huo Yi, "In this way, Miss Biao doesn't have to be too troublesome, and she doesn't need the old lady to worry, she wants to find a place to place me, you can see ......"
Huo Yi glanced at her, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes: "You say...... Let you out of the house...... It means that you will not be assigned an errand...... Or ......" she was a little puzzled, you must know that none of the children of large families will be willing to give up their errands, which almost means useless and eating white rice.
How could Chun Ying understand her thoughts? He was still there and said as tactfully as possible: "Please be kind to Miss Cousin and let me go directly." It's the same if you're idle, but after two years, you have to ask for grace again. At that time, I will have no errands on me, so it will be difficult to ask my wife for mercy, and it is better to do it now. ”
"This ......" Huo Yi was a little embarrassed, "You are the son of the Hou Mansion, although you are now in front of me, but let you out directly...... I thought you were like Shi'er, and you wanted to go back to your third cousin's courtyard to wait......"
Chun Ying's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "Although I am the son of the family, the old lady has already spoken and given it to Miss Biao, so naturally I should ask Miss Cousin for mercy." Originally, I also thought about going back to Huanhuaxuan, but after thinking about it carefully, Shi'er has already said that she wants to go back, how many are there in Huanhuaxuan? If you can't arrange it, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Miss Cousin? What's more, I can't compare to Shi'er, I haven't been in that courtyard for a year, and I went back with Miss Biao's words, so what do those who have squeezed their heads to go in and wait? I don't want to put Miss Watch in the way. ”
Huo Yi's brows stretched a little, and he smiled: "I know that you girl sometimes doesn't speak well, but she actually has a good heart." It's not a difficult matter, just talk to my grandmother, but what you said also makes sense, I, a married person, sent two girls to my cousin one after another to wait, and others don't know how to arrange it. Only arranging one of the ten sons, it can still be said that it is a complete return to Zhao ......" paused, and suddenly understood a little: "In the courtyard of the third cousin...... It is true that there are a lot of people, and although it has been quiet in the past few months, there is still some gossip...... You are a man of heart, and you don't want to wade into the muddy waters, so I will fulfill you. ”
Chun Ying blinked and held her breath: "What does Miss Cousin mean ......"
Huo Yi smiled: "I will ask my grandmother and aunt to ask for your satisfaction." ”
Chunying was overjoyed, fortunately, under the influence of several years of rules, there was no gaffe, and she remembered to kneel and kowtow: "Thank you Miss Biao for your grace!" ”
Huo Yi smiled and said, "When you go out, just ask Sang'er to come in." Chunying knew that she was going to ask someone else, so she thanked her again, exited the room, called Sang'er, and then went back to her room, closed the door, and threw herself on the bed.
Miss Biao spoke, this thing must be done, right? It must be possible, right?!
Chunying secretly calculated in her heart that if she could succeed this time, she would not have to bother Zhou Nian or ask Hu Fei for help! At that time, she can help take care of her younger brother at home, or she can quietly help take care of the business of renting a house, and if she moves to her sister's house under the pretext of moving in, she can even think of some ways to make money behind her back. She immediately turned over and got out of bed, pulled out a large box from under the bed, opened the lock, and took out a one-foot-square box from inside, opened the three copper locks hanging on it, looked at the half-box of gold and silver jewelry newly obtained in the past six months, and roughly counted it, counting it to be worth at least a hundred taels of silver, enough for the family to buy another property. This is her private money, if the house she bought is in her name, she will not starve to death just as a landlord, plus Hu Fei earned it......
Well, I still have to persuade my father to redeem myself quickly, with this money, and then ask Hu Fei to help you with the details, find a safe business to do, and you will not be afraid of sitting and eating nothing!
The more Chunying thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and when she heard someone passing by outside, she hurriedly locked the box again, put it back in the box and pushed it under the bed, sat back on the edge of the bed and took the needle and thread to sew, but she couldn't concentrate.
It didn't take long for Shi'er to push the door in happily and ask, "What are you doing here?" They're all having fun in one place! ”
Chun Ying hurriedly threw away the needle and thread, pulled her over and asked in a low voice, "Miss Biao told you to go, right?" You want to go back to the Third Young Master's Courtyard? ”
Shi'er smiled: "That's nature. Where did I come from, but if I don't go back, where can I go? The housekeepers are looking for someone to wait for the new second young grandmother, I don't want to be chosen! ”
Chunying was a little worried: "We are not young anymore, and we are second-class, what kind of charter is it when we go back?" How many more years can you wait? There are already a lot of girls in Huanhuaxuan, and there are many things, so you are not afraid to go back, and you will continue to worry? ”
Shi'er snorted: "I don't want to fight to be an aunt, why bother?" Since Manru returned home, it has been a few months, and the third young master has not let go and asked her to come back, I think that one must be promoted in Huanhuaxuan, and there will naturally be one less person in the second class, I will go back just to make up for it, and those little hooves don't have to worry about new people coming up. I am the old man in that courtyard, and I know everything well, and I am better than I am elsewhere. What's more, our surname Wang is in trouble, if I go back to wait by the third young master, my family can breathe a sigh of relief. ”
Chunying thought about it, patted the other party's shoulder, and sighed: "Then take care, I have already begged Miss Biao, and let me go out of the house when the time comes." ”
Shi'er opened his mouth, very surprised: "So, you can be regarded as having your wish come true?" Amazing! In the future, you will be out of breath, but remember to pluck the hair for me! ”
Chunying knew what kind of allusion she was talking about, and slapped her: "What are you talking about?!" The two burst into laughter.
Huo Yi called everyone in the courtyard to ask questions one by one, most of them agreed to their requests, and some of them didn't nod if they couldn't do it, so some people in the courtyard were happy and some were secretly sad. Chunying and the others were in a good mood to work, and after two days, when the Hou Mansion began to be busy for the wedding of the second young master, the young ladies were all exempted from asking for peace and stayed in their own small courtyards for recreation. Chunying saw that there was nothing important, so she asked Huo Yi for leave and went home to report the good news to her parents.
Mother Lu was stunned when she heard it: "You girl! Good errand, what did you quit?! What else are you saying about letting go of the house?! ”
Chunying hurriedly said: "There is no shortage of my silver at home, I am back, my mother will not have to work anymore, don't you often say that there is too much work at home, and you want to buy a girl to come back?" Dad didn't want to, I came back, so naturally I didn't have to buy it again. ”
Mother Lu slapped the table and said, "These are two different things!" Angry and anxious: "Go back and tell Miss Biao that you also have to go back to Huanhuaxuan to wait!" ”
Chunying refused, Lu's mother wanted to scold again, and Lu Yougui shouted: "What's the noise?!" What's the big deal?! Mother Lu shrunk her neck and said unconvinced: "I lost two or three taels of silver in a month, what a real loser!" ”
Lu Yougui glared at her, and then turned back to Chunying and said: "If you quit, you will quit, it's good to come out earlier, you are not young anymore, in the past few years, you have just learned how to serve people, learn more housework at home, and talk about others." ”
Chunying's eyes widened, she didn't come out just to get married!
"Who's going to talk about people?" A male voice came from the door, and the three people in the room turned their heads to look at it together, and Chunying's eyes were about to pop out: "Brother Xiaofei?!" You're finally ......," rolled his eyes in his father's direction, "you're finally back in Beijing." ”。.。