Chapter 18: Lingfu (2)
At this side, as soon as Cui Han and Bai Zhu left, Ling Yuxin couldn't help but ask Xiao Yurui a lot of questions: Why did Cui Han react like this? Why didn't the other maids seem to be like her when they saw her? Why is the layout of the Ling Mansion so simple? And there will be so many domestic servants in the house? ......
Xiao Yurui was very patient and answered with a smile one by one. From his mouth, he learned that since her mother died of illness, she began to learn to manage the affairs of the house, and most of the external affairs are still handled by Uncle Quan, and the internal affairs are slowly all taken care of by her, so the demeanor of the maid in the house on weekdays is also taught by her, she has always paid attention to the rules, and the maid is not allowed to be rude. As for this maid named Cuihan, she has served her personal maid since she was a child, because she is closer to Cuihan than other maids, so Cuihan's feelings for her are also deeper. As for why there are so many domestic servants, it is because more than ten years ago, there was a year of serious floods and droughts, and there was famine in many places, resulting in many displaced victims being forced to leave their hometowns and wander around, and some of them actually came to the capital by trekking through mountains and rivers. At the same time, with the gathering of the victims, the security of the capital began to gradually get out of control, and there were successive cases of the victims stealing and robbing the wealthy officials and businessmen, after all, it was at the feet of the dignified son of heaven, and this situation could not be allowed to continue, so the first emperor ordered the expulsion of all the victims in the capital, and at the same time the city gate guards no longer let the victims into the city, for a while the city was full of wailing, one day, when the mother went out, she happened to meet several groups of victims who were expelled by the officers and soldiers, many of them were orphans without father and mother, especially girls, and the mother was kind-hearted, I couldn't bear it, so I took all these orphans back to the house and took them in, so unlike other rich merchants, these servants were not bought, but kept. And because Ling Fengyang has always been incorruptible, although Yu Lu is not low, it is a little stretched to support so many people just by Yu Lu. So, the mother quit some of the domestic servants she originally used, and personally taught the girls who took in the children red, and later these children were mostly grateful to the people who were tapped for the newspaper, the boy took on the work of the original family, and the girl took on the work of the original maid, and also helped the mother to do some knitting and embroidery together, and Uncle Quan would sell it every once in a while to subsidize the family. Because of this, the Ling Mansion is not rich, which is the reason why the furnishings on the Mansion are relatively simple.
When she arrived at her room, Ling Yuxin was surprised to find that although her room was not luxurious, it was still a little gorgeous compared to the simple style of the entire Ling Mansion.
Xiao Yurui seemed to see what she was thinking again, and without waiting for her to ask, he smiled and said, "This is according to your own ...... Amnesia before your own request to furnish the style you used to like. After leading her into the house, he went around the courtyard outside.
Yu Guang swept to Bai Zhu and Cui Han walking towards this side, Xiao Yurui said to Ling Yuxin: "Okay, you take a rest first, if there is anything you can tell Cui Han and Bai Zhu, I will go to see my uncle first, and then go to the palace for a trip, and come to see you later." ”
Ling Yuxin nodded first, and then suddenly remembered something again, "Cousin, when will you teach me martial arts and horseback riding?" After a pause, he added with a smile: "There are still some points? It's like the kind of kung fu you ordered me to sleep in! ”
Xiao Yurui was stunned for a moment, and then reacted that she must have asked Bai Zhu, and after thinking for a while, she said, "I'll talk about it later when I come to you." Without waiting for her to ask again, he turned and left.
Ling Yuxin wanted to ask, but when she saw that Bai Zhu and Cui Han were already approaching, she had no choice but to give up and turn back to the room to carefully observe every object.
Xiao Yurui went to Ling Fengyang's study and told him everything that happened after arriving at Chi Du Villa and on the way back to Beijing.
In addition to worry and surprise, Ling Fengyang's expression always carried a strong look of guilt. This made Xiao Yurui a little puzzled.
After waiting for a long time and not seeing Ling Fengyang speak, Xiao Yurui said respectfully: "If my uncle has nothing else to inquire about, then Rui'er will first resign and go to the palace to report to the emperor." ”
Ling Fengyang nodded, "Looking at Xin'er's expression just now, it seems that she only trusts and relies on you, now that she doesn't know anyone, it must be inevitable that she will be a little uneasy in her heart, you have time to accompany her." ”
Xiao Yurui immediately agreed, and then left the Ling Mansion and went straight to the palace.
Ling Yuxin walked around the house three times, looked at the furnishings in the house three times, and found that this so-called "familiar environment" did not remind her of any of the past, and it was not even as good as the scene in front of the gate of Ling's mansion, at least it also made her have a moment of trance when she first saw it, and there was a sense of familiarity that she had seen, although there was a strange strangeness in that sense of familiarity, but it was better than being completely unfamiliar and having no impression, and at this moment, Ling Yuxin was completely unfamiliar with this room that she should be most familiar with since she grew upFinally, she decided to give up the idea that she would find the feeling by looking at it a few more times, and sat down with a frown.
Bai Zhu and Cui Han had been quietly staying beside them, watching Ling Yuxin go around the room over and over again, guessing that she was reminiscing, so they didn't dare to disturb loudly, and seeing that she finally stopped at this moment, but her brows were tightly locked, the two couldn't help but glance at each other, with a hint of worry in their eyes.
Cui Han couldn't help but ask, "Miss, do you think of anything?" ”
Ling Yuxin was silent for a moment, but still shook her head.
Cui Han had a look of disappointment on her face, "It can't be that you don't remember this place at all, right?" ”
Ling Yuxin glanced up at Cuihan and nodded helplessly.
The disappointment on Cui Han's face was even worse, but she suddenly remembered what Xiao Yurui said, "The coming day is long", so she cheered up and said to Ling Yuxin: "Miss, why don't you take the slave and maid around the house, after the lady passes away, you will start to manage the affairs of the house, and you will not stay in the house all the time, you will often walk around the house, the slave and maid will take you to see all over the house, maybe you can think of something!" ”
Ling Yuxin's eyes flashed with hope, and she immediately agreed to Cui Han's proposal.
So, Cui Han led Ling Yuxin and Bai Zhu around the mansion, and introduced them in detail everywhere they went.
Ling Yuxin found that the Ling Mansion seemed to be bigger than she imagined, the backyard where she lived was directly behind the mansion, the front yard was a place for guests on weekdays, in addition to the hall, there were several elegantly furnished wings. The east courtyard is where Ling Fengyang lives, Ling Yuxin immediately felt uncomfortable at the thought of seeing her "father", so she stopped Cuihan's plan to lead her in, and went to the west courtyard instead, the west courtyard is not smaller than the east courtyard and the backyard, in addition to the residence of the people here, the warehouse dedicated to embroidery, the embroidery room for the maids to make female red, the dining room, etc., are all in the west courtyard.
Cui Han took Ling Yuxin to look at the rooms one by one, and introduced them to her one by one, originally none of them were left behind, but only a locked room in the far corner of the west courtyard was skipped.
Since Cui Han was walking in the front, Ling Yuxin couldn't see Cui Han's expression, but when she walked to the door of this room, Ling Yuxin clearly saw that Cui Han's footsteps had obviously stopped, and after a while, they had accelerated again
Footsteps led her quickly past this room, and walked to the next room to start the introduction.
Ling Yuxin couldn't help but be curious, interrupted Cui Han, and pointed to the locked room in the corner, "What is this room for?" ”
Cui Han glanced at the room, her eyes flickered a little, and said casually: "This room...... It's a pile of clutter. ”
"Pile up clutter? Didn't you just have a utility room? And does the utility room still need to be locked? Ling Yuxin asked.
Cui Han was stunned for a moment, his face was embarrassed, and then he avoided Ling Yuxin's gaze, and said, "This...... The slave is not very clear, it may be ...... Maybe there are some valuables in it, and the keys are all kept by Uncle Quan, so the slave and maid don't know very well. After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "Miss, actually...... You should also know, but you have amnesia, so you didn't notice what was missing, and when you regain your memory and remember everyone, you will naturally know. ”
Ling Yuxin looked at Cui Han with a blank face, always feeling that her final words sounded a little strange, but looking at Cui Han who was a little at a loss, thinking about what she said earlier seemed to make sense: even if the Ling Mansion was not rich, but Ling Fengyang was an important minister of the court after all, and it was normal for some valuables to have some valuables at home, and Cui Han was just a maid after all, and it was reasonable not to know this, and when she recovered her memory, she would definitely be able to remember, so she didn't ask anything more.
Seeing that Ling Yuxin didn't ask any more, Cui Han turned around and showed a relieved expression.
After turning the Ling Mansion back and forth, Ling Yuxin frowned and returned to her room, Cui Han wanted to ask her again if she remembered anything after looking at all corners of the Ling Mansion, but after seeing her sad expression, she swallowed the question that had come to her mouth.