Early in the morning of the second day, Zisatin went to the Splendid Garden again, and when she went, the housekeepers-in-law and daughters-in-law were receiving the right cards and listening to Xia Ruixi arrange the day's housework. Purple satin stopped and waited under the porch.

Sour Jiao'er is now in charge of the distribution of ingredients in the house, and it is the time when the spring breeze is proud, so he came out with a pair of cards, and when he saw the purple satin, he smiled and said: "Purple satin girl, why is it so early?" ”

Zi Sain replied: "Sister-in-law, now that you are in charge of the ingredients in the house and have become a housekeeper, or do you personally cook and serve the fourth lady's three meals a day?" You are really diligent, and it is no wonder that the fourth lady looks up to you very highly. ”

The sour horn smiled brightly: "What kind of lady in charge, it's not the dignity given by the master." If one day the master is not happy, he will fight back to his original form. ”

Over there, Liang'er shouted, "Sister Purple Satin, Madame let you in." ”

Purple satin bowed her head and bowed to Xia Ruixi: "Good morning, fourth lady." ”

Xia Ruixi sat on the collapse, holding the copper hand stove, and let Zisatin get up with a smile: "Did the third master go?" ”

Purple satin replied: "Back to the fourth lady, the third master has already gone out." The luggage was packed up by slaves and handed over to Hua Laohu. It was a donkey cart with three thick mattresses on it. ”

Xia Ruixi responded: "Got it." You are very serious about what you do. ”

Purple Satin raised her head and quietly looked at Xia Ruixi.

Xia Ruixi is wearing a newly made honey-colored cotton jacket and a bean green leather skirt today, because in filial piety, there is no decoration on the neckline and cuffs, but the workmanship is very good, and the style is also the fashionable style brought up by the families of those foreign soldiers of the new dynasty recently. Although the hairstyle is simple, the silver hairpin with a pendant pearl is exquisite, and the pearl of the hairpin head pendant is as big as the thumb, crystal round, exuding a faint light. I have never seen this piece of jewelry purple satin, so I think it should be a new gift from the fourth master.

Purple satin's eyes were on Xia Ruixi's face, only to see that she had never applied fat powder, but her complexion was very pink and white, a pair of beautiful and charming eyes now added some majesty to it, the pink water chestnut mouth, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and her expression was relaxed and happy, so she knew that she was in a good mood, so she strengthened her courage, held her breath, and lowered her head and said: "The third master went to the mountains, and the slave maid was idle, and the slave maid was idle, and asked Mrs. to give the slave and maid an errand!" ”

Under normal circumstances, there are only lazy minions, not so diligent and willing to endure hardships, and they still come to the door to find errands. Xia Ruixi glanced at Liang'er, only to see Liang'er squeezing his eyes straight at him, knowing that something was wrong, so he said, "You are specially assigned by the old lady to serve the third master." In the past few days, the third master is not there, you just took out the bedding in his house and turned it over to dry, and the one that should be changed was changed, and the sewing and pulping were washed, and it was good for the New Year. ”

Zi Sain was about to speak, but Liang'er stopped with a smile: "Fourth lady, yesterday Zi Sain and the slave maid said that they only lived in Juying Courtyard with the rough Zhang Pozi, and they were a little lonely." ”

Xia Ruixi pondered for a while: "The family is still having a good time these days, and I am thinking about whether to add a little girl to a few more masters, and add two little girls in each yard." But there are always times, you wait first, if you are lonely at night, the third master is not there, you can go to find red silk as a companion. ”

Seeing that Xia Ruixi lowered her head and stopped paying attention to her, Zi Satin meant that she should retreat. She saw that there was no one else in the house, only Xia Ruixi and Liang'er, and it was a good time to talk about things. didn't care about anything else, and fell to the ground suddenly, his eyes full of tears: "The third master doesn't want the slave to serve, and ask the fourth lady to give the slave and maid a bowl of rice to eat." If the lady doesn't care about the slave and maid, the slave and the maid are only, and there is only one way to die! ”

Xia Ruixi frowned: "Purple satin!" You have followed the old lady for many years, and you have always been polite and polite, why do you speak so often today! Looking at Liang'er again, she also looked surprised, and it can be seen that she doesn't know what happened in Juying Courtyard last night.

Purple Sain choked up: "The slave has no way out. The third master left a message saying that he didn't want to see the slave and maid again after he came back. ”

Xia Ruiwei said in surprise: "What's going on? Haven't you always served well? ”

Purple satin cried: "Last night, the slave maid replied to the third master, and he asked me how Miss Lin's character was, and the slave maid told the truth, and he was furious and said that he didn't want to see the slave and maid again in the future." The slave maid smashed the old man's errand and begged the third master, so he had to ask the fourth lady, otherwise he would definitely be driven out, the situation outside was so chaotic, and the slave and maid went out only to die. ”

When Xia Ruixi heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart. Although I don't know the reason, Purple Satin's words sound like she is on the same front as her, and she did something wrong for her and to promote justice. But in fact, when I think about it carefully, there is a feeling of asking for merit and rewarding, using her sympathy and hatred for Lin Qingmei to provoke her to make a move.

Seeing that Xia Ruixi didn't speak for a long time, Zi Sain looked up nervously, only to see Liang'er with a pair of round eyes, looking at her viciously, as if she wanted to bite her. Frightened, she shrank back and continued to cry mournfully.

Xia Ruixi comforted softly: "You get up first, don't cry." Don't be afraid, since the old lady asked you to do the errand, you should reply to the old lady, listen to the old lady, the old lady has always been generous, and I don't think I will criticize you harshly. ”

When Purple Sain heard this, she cried loudly. Xia Ruixi frowned: "Liang'er, you help her up, like this early in the morning, what kind of system is it?" ”

Liang'er stepped forward to help Zi Sain: "Sister Zi Satin, you have always been an understanding person, why are you so confused today?" You are the person in the old lady's room, right and wrong, when you tell the old lady, the old lady has always been generous, will you be wronged! ”

Purple Satin listened to Xia Ruixi's resolute tone, so she had to get up along Liang'er, but she refused to leave, standing in the corner and bowing her head to wipe her tears, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

At this time, Liao Shi hugged Da'er in: "Brother misses his mother, and he refuses to eat half of the rice noodles he fed." "Da'er has been four months old and has started to add complementary foods and eat some rice noodles.

Xia Ruixi put down the hand stove and took Da'er with a smile: "Let my mother feed it?" When Da'er arrived in her arms, he grabbed her collar with his little hand, and only wiped his forehead on her face, and everyone laughed: "Sure enough, I miss my mother." ”

Liang'er put a cloth towel on Xia Ruixi's knee, so that she could feed Da'er and save her clothes from soiling. Da'er really wanted Xia Ruixi to feed him, and when he saw the silver spoon handed over, he obediently opened his mouth, staring at Xia Ruixi with a pair of dark eyes and bent into the moon flatteringly.

Liao sighed: "When Mrs. took her brother, it turned out to be more time than a slave and maid. Brother is in charge of you. She put a lot of effort into it, and Da'er likes her, but she is far from being so intimate with Xia Ruixi, even if she feeds rice noodles, Xia Ruixi feeds him to eat more.

Xia Ruixi laughed happily: "I have personally fed him since he was a child, so naturally I know his temperament better." If you take a few more days, you will know his habits. ”

Everyone was so busy taking care of the children that they seemed to have forgotten the purple satin standing in the corner. After playing for a while, a mother-in-law in the main room came to report: "Fourth lady, there is a guest here, who is in the old lady's room at this time, the fourth master please take the young master over immediately." ”

Xia Ruixi smiled and asked, "Who is it?" ”

The mother-in-law replied: "It's the eldest aunt and grandmother, with a few cousins, young masters, and young ladies and cousins." ”

It turned out to be Mrs. Shang, and Mrs. Shang moved back to the Shang family's hometown with her family two months before she and Ou Qingjin got married - Hezhou, which is about thousands of miles away, even when Mrs. Ou died, she only sent a letter and never came back for the funeral. After the war, there was no news, and suddenly the whole family came, and there was always a problem.

Xia Ruixi still remembers this honest Mrs. Shang, who is not like the second master Ou and the second lady Ou. I especially remember that when she was knocked out by Ah Ke with a snow ball, she was frightened and crying by Mrs. Xia and Master Xia, and she didn't know how to be good, so she had a little smile on her face and asked the mother-in-law: "Can you see the eldest aunt?" ”

The woman replied: "No, I don't know the specific old slave, but the old slave looks, the family is full of filial piety, and the clothes are very shabby, and I don't know what trouble I won't suffer." At this time, they all sat in the old lady's room, as if they were in tears. ”

Xia Ruixi's heart sank, braving the war, coming all the way, and dressing like this, I was afraid that the uncle of the Shang family was gone, and Hezhou couldn't stay, so he came to his mother's house. I couldn't delay this matter, so I got up and asked Liang'er to help fix my clothes, and asked Liao to wrap Da'er in a rabbit fur cloak and go to the upper room.

Before going out, Xia Ruixi glanced at Zi Sain and said to Liang'er: "You don't have to go, persuade her, it's not good to let people watch her cry out from here." Then take someone to clean up the empty green courtyard in the east, that place has not been inhabited for a long time, I am afraid that it is a little wet and cold, I must prepare a few more thick bedding, hot water should be ready, use it whenever you want, and the charcoal fire should be burned in advance. Then let someone go to the kitchen to inform the sour horn, and immediately prepare the meal, use good rice, serve a few more dishes, and make a few light and nourishing soups. ”

After walking a few steps, Xia Ruixi said again: "Go to the warehouse to get a few good rulers, and prepare them with silk, ready to tailor clothes for my aunt's family." Then inquire about how many people came with me, and the same share as our subordinates. Bring over the pots of daffodils and plums in my house, and it looks more lively. ”

People who come from afar are forced to come to their mother's house, but they are afraid that their hearts will be cold, sensitive and suspicious, so they have to greet carefully.

Liang'er chased out and whispered: "Madam, the fourth master specially found the flower for you, and you can't buy it outside, so it's better to leave two pots." Otherwise, let the fourth master be busy in vain, and he will refuse to send it next time. Besides, the old lady and the eldest lady have them in their rooms, and if you want to send them all to the green courtyard, I'm afraid it's not good. ”

Also, everyone else kept it, and they sent it all away, just afraid that the Wu family would think they were too virtuous. Xia Ruixi smiled: "It's that I can't think about it, little ghost, it's up to you." If you see which two pots are good, keep them. ”

Liang'er responded with a smile, seeing that the time was about the same, first let a mother-in-law go to the kitchen, and then let a daughter-in-law lead someone to clean the green courtyard first, just wait for herself to send away the purple satin, and then go to get the bedding supplies and send them over to arrange it personally, burn a charcoal fire to bake, prepare hot water, and everything will be fine.

Liang'er thought, Zi Satin has always been smart and clever, and she is used to acting on people's faces, where would she suddenly please Ou Qingying? It's clearly deliberate. She first cut off the retreat over there, and then came to tell the fourth lady who didn't know the truth because of Lin Qingmei's words that she offended Ou Qingying, as long as the fourth lady agreed to help her intercede, it would be considered to be planted. It's really dislikeable to be clever like this, but it can't be offended. The fourth lady left herself, but she was afraid that she also considered this, and wanted to appease her herself.

Although Liang'er hated Zi Sain's actions in her heart, she felt a little pity for her in the end, and felt that she was unwilling to be a concubine, but she was also a tough person, but she refused to spare her in her mouth: "You deceived our wife with those nice words, could it be that you are bullying our lady to be soft-hearted?" Count on her for you? ”

Zi Sain knew that her little Jiujiu was seen through, although she had made some ingenuity, in fact, she also saw that Mrs. Ou was old and sick, and wanted to take refuge in Xia Ruixi to find a safer way out.

cried at the moment: "It's because I'm stupid, I can't speak, and I can't please my wife." If I have a solution, where will this be? Sister Liang'er, we all have the same fate, if you don't pity me, who else will pity me? If it weren't for the kindness of the fourth lady, I wouldn't have dared to take this risk. I see that the fourth lady treats you very well, even the dead Chun'er, and the fourth lady also came back and set up a mound for her, burned paper money for her and recited the mantra of death, how many slaves have this kind of decency? I can't help but be delusional. The matter has come to this point, I just ask my sister to show me a way to live, and I will never forget your great kindness for the rest of my life. ”

Liang'er listened to the purple satin praise of Xia Ruixi, and the anger in her heart was about to disappear, and she said with a smile: "You are not mistaken, our lady is indeed very good to her subordinates." My sister is not stupid, she is too smart, but the people in our yard are stupid and don't know how to help you. ”

Purple satin listened to her words, as if she was a little interesting in it, wiped her tears at the moment, and sincerely saluted Liang'er: "Good sister, sister, I am a stupid person, please show me the way." I didn't dare to hide anything anymore, and said everything that Mrs. Wang said to her last night, and said: "I'd rather be a boy than a concubine, and when I enter that courtyard, don't talk about children, it's good to keep my life." ”

Liang'er rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "We really didn't hear any movement last night, if my sister didn't say it herself, otherwise everyone wouldn't know about it." You have always been cautious, and you are the old lady's side, who doesn't give you a little more face? When these words spread, everyone will definitely refuse to believe that the third master will be disgusted with you, and they will say which rumor it is. According to my opinion, if the third master really dislikes you, the old lady will not force you to serve, otherwise it will go against the original intention of taking care of the third master. ”

Purple Sain stood and thought for a while, and gave her a salute: "So, thank you, sister." I'll go back first. ”

Liang'er saw her go, and said softly: "You said everything yourself, I don't believe that you really dare to offend the third master, and you don't leave yourself a way out." If you really make such a determination, it is not impossible to reach out and pull you by when the time comes. ”

She had already hinted that if Purple Satin wanted to get out, she would have to offend Ou Qingying again, and make this matter bigger, so that everyone knew about it, so that Purple Satin could no longer stay in Juying Courtyard. Looking at the appearance of purple satin, I should have understood, but I don't know what purple satin will do, not only to achieve the goal, but also to receive the least punishment?