055 If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger
The drenching incident turned out to be a disaster, and it led to so many things later, which really surprised the people in the Green Banana Xuan. That night, Ronghuatang's night walking family method can be described as a rare thing in the house in recent years. Although there was a rumor in each room that they were not allowed to go and ask, it had finally spread after half a day, and many people privately felt incredible that Jinmei was "secretly so lewd * promiscuous", and at the same time they were surprised that she was able to turn things around in the end.
When someone inquired, Liucui Biluo only said to the outside world, "Our girl is already ice and jade, and the old lady naturally presides over justice" and sent it away, but internally and privately, she was also deeply puzzled.
After Jin Mei returned to the room that night, he did not go out for two days, sometimes holding a needle and thread in his hand, sometimes holding a pen and paper to write and draw, not taking the initiative to laugh with others, nor seeing a sad face, a thoughtful look. It was such a "normal" eating, drinking, and resting that made Biluo Liucui dare not say much, just silently waiting by the side, and then he was the one who sent all walks of life to inquire about the inside story.
The next day was the eve of Liu's appointment, Liucui was ordered to go to the main house to help, Bi Luo Yimei was busy outside, and Jin Mei called Mochiyue to approach.
"I heard that you and the old lady are very good with the glass?"
Mochizuki responded: "Sister Liuli's family and my family used to live in the back alley, and the two families were next to each other. I came to the house to be recommended by Sister Liuli. ”
Jin Mei nodded, looked at the flowered jacket that appeared under her hood, walked to the table and sat down: "You have been with me for two months, and I know that I have not treated you very well." I ignore you on weekdays, don't blame me. I see that you live frugally on weekdays, and you don't have enough money to come to your home? ”
Mochizuki was a little cramped, snorted, and said: "There is only one father and one stepmother in the family, and my father is sick all the year round, and occasionally when he is better, he makes up the pot with others to make two dollars." My stepmother doesn't do things, and I have to help my family with all my monthly money and treat my father's illness. If there is abundance, there is no need to come out for the call of others. ”
Jin Mei nodded, thought for a moment, took out a silk inlaid jade gold bracelet from the brocade box at the bedside, and kept the money coming, handed it over: "You can take this money to treat your father." Keep the bracelet for yourself, and it will be a dowry in the future, so it should be a little bit of my heart. ”
Mochizuki is just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old half-old child, who has only been in the house for more than half a year, where has he received such treatment, and he was immediately dumbfounded: "The girl is like this, don't you want to drive the slaves out?" If there is anything wrong with the slave and maid, the girl can only beat and scold, and never quit me. Otherwise, not only will my stepmother not be able to spare me, but Sister Liuli will not be able to explain it. ”
As he spoke, tears flowed down his face. Jin Mei sighed slightly, and personally helped her up: "You are too careful, why did I want to drive you away?" The money and the jewelry were given to you for free. Because I see that you are still articulate, and now I want to explain one thing to you, I don't know if you can do it for me? If you can't do it, don't be nervous, and you don't have to pay me back if you keep the money. ”
Mochizuki was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "How can this be done?" The girl had a command, and she only said what it was. ”
Jin Mei nodded and said, "It's not difficult. I just want you to talk to Liuli and transfer you to the third wife's room on an errand-"
"Does the girl still want to drive the slave away!" Mochizuki became restless again. Jin Mei hurriedly pressed her: "You listen to me." I asked you to go to the third wife's room because I wanted you to keep an eye on someone for me. Mochizuki was puzzled. Jin Mei thought about it, beckoned her forward, and spit out a name with her.
Mochizuki wondered, "Staring at her?" Jin Mei hummed and said, "You just have to help me keep an eye on what days her monthly letter came, and what kind of medicine she takes on weekdays." You can remember these two things for me. There is no need to inquire about anything else, and it is not allowed to take the initiative to inquire, lest anything else be provoked. ”
Mochizuki hesitated. Jin Mei said: "You don't have to worry, you just don't want to do it, I won't do anything to you, you can still stay in Lujiaoxuan as an errand." If you are willing to do it, although the Ye family is defeated, you still know what the financial resources are, the money for your father's future treatment, your own rouge pollen and all other expenses, I will give you here. And you don't have to worry about me betraying you in the future. ”
Mochizuki bit her lip and thought for a long time, and looked at her timidly: "The slave is not the kind of mercenary person, even if she does things for the girl, it is not all for the girl's favor." It's just that now there is a saying, the slave maid wants to ask the girl. ”
Jinmei nodded, motioning for her to ask.
"In the past two days, the garden has been spreading the girl's gossip, and several maids and daughters have let the eldest lady catch them to play the board, and the slave maid doesn't want to listen to their nonsense, so she wants to ask the girl herself, are those true?"
After hearing this, Jin Mei looked at her for a long time, then exhaled and said: "You can ask in front of me, it can be seen that you are reasonable, I didn't misunderstand you." Now I will tell you, all the words that are being spread out there are made out of nothing. If I am that kind of person, how can the old lady keep me? It's just that now that I have been wronged, I have to figure out what I did to make people misunderstood, and when I find out the truth, I can explain it to myself. Do you say yes and no? ”
Mochizuki slowly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Yes, although the old lady trusts the girl right now, the people below are still talking nonsense, so naturally it should be clarified." Although the slave did not know what the girl was doing to investigate these things, I believe that the girl was by no means the kind of person who ignored etiquette. I'm going to find Sister Liuli and ask her to make a move to transfer me to the third room! ”
Jin Mei pulled her back: "Don't worry, it's not too late for you to listen to me." ”
Here I whispered a few words to her. Mochizuki nodded again and again after hearing this, and retreated.
Biluo, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, saw that Mochizuki finally went out, so he came in with lotus seed soup.
Seeing that Jin Mei was sitting behind the embroidery frame, he thoughtfully brought the soup forward. "This is a cup of soup from the third girl's house, and I told the girl to drink it while it is hot. I'm afraid that there are ghosts in it, so I just tasted a few bites, and this will be fine. You're almost drunk. Jin Mei glanced at the soup and silently took the bowl. Bi Luo said hurriedly: "The girl is angry with us in her heart, and she has to send it out, so if she holds it in her heart and suffocates her body, won't it make the slaves and maids even more tormented?" ”
Jin Mei tasted the soup and ate two more stewed lotus seeds, "This soup looks like the cook in the old lady's house." Go back and you'll be left to eat with the greens. ”
Bi Luo was angry and sat on the stool: "What's going on?" Just a few words, we don't have to go out of the house, the old lady also assigned you to teach the third girl embroidery! The eldest lady not only exempted from punishment, but also accepted the old lady's instructions not to reprimand you again. Didn't you actually invite the gods to be the middleman and brainwash the old lady? ”
Jin Mei calmly put the bowl down, "I don't have the ability to invite immortals, but I have some ability to see the dishes on the plate." Knowing that I have fallen into someone's trap, I have to think of a clear understanding, wouldn't I be wronged if I didn't die? If you want to clear your name, you have to give up some capital, and at present, 'Tianyi embroidery' is the best capital. ”
Bi Luo was so shocked that he almost lost his breath: "'Tianyi embroidery'?!" You know how to embroider clothes - you actually embroidered clothes to the old lady?! ”
"It's not that serious." Jinmei shook her head and stood up to avoid her eyes: "I just passed on to them the two or three needle techniques that my eldest sister had taught me. I now know that the sentence that my father asked you to transfer to my eldest sister in prison that day is compressed to protect the 'Heavenly Clothes Embroidery Book', how could you ruin your plan for this trivial matter? Besides, once the Tianyi needle method flows out of Hefu from now on, it will attract some people to be ready to move and undecided - if you sprinkle a little drizzle like this, you can relieve yourself from the siege, and you can see unexpected changes, is it possible? ”
Bi Luo didn't seem to understand after hearing this, and only after a long time did he suddenly say: "No wonder the old lady sent the third girl to bring the soup, dare to love for this matter." Thanks to the fact that you are not the eldest lady, everyone knows that the embroidery of the heavenly clothes is not in your hands, otherwise I am afraid that no one will let you go - yes, looking at the attitude of the third girl, I am afraid that I don't know the old lady's intentions? Also, what the girl just said about 'some people', does it mean the culprit who framed Ye Mansion in the first place?! ”
Jin Mei snorted casually. After finishing it, he said: "By the way, in a few days, Mochizuki is only afraid that he will be transferred out, and you should pay more attention to internal and external affairs." ”
Bi Luo frowned: "What are you doing with her again?" ”
Jin Mei raised his lips: "'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger'?" ”