Chapter 39: Action (II)
Rong Hua returned to the house, and Jin Xiu came back after a while. Rong Hua deliberately sat aside with a straight face, Jinxiu admitted her mistake again in front of all the maids in the house, Rong Hua saw that Jinxiu was the maid rewarded by the eldest lady, so she didn't embarrass her anymore.
The other maids in the room were already too frightened to make a sound, but they didn't expect that this eighth lady, who usually looked submissive, was also a little stubborn. Looking at Jinxiu's appearance again, he was already colorless, his eyes were red and swollen, and he thought that he had been punished by the eldest lady.
Jinxiu's incident reminded all the maids, and everyone unconsciously became a little more cautious.
Everyone dispersed, Jinxiu poured a cup of tea for Rong Hua, Rong Hua took the teacup in Jinxiu's hand, and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work." ”
If it weren't for Brother Hong's visit to her a few nights ago, she wouldn't have tested Yaohua like this.
After dinner that day, Brother Hong came to Ronghua's house, and said that there was a maid in his house named Sango, who was more effective than Xia Tao recently, Xia Tao occasionally had to lose some temper with him, but Coral was more well-behaved, and never said a "no" word in front of him, speaking of this, Brother Hong raised his voice, "There is a second-class maid in my house, and I will show my mother Ming'er and raise Coral to the second-class, so as not to say that there is no one in my house to use." ”
Rong Hua didn't know the temper of a few maids in Brother Hong's house, and he hadn't spoken yet.
Xia Tao was quietly listening to Brother Hong and Rong Hua talking outside, and was accidentally discovered by Mu Hibiscus, who deliberately lifted the door curtain and said loudly: "Sister Xia Tao come in!" ”
Xia Tao entered the house, Brother Hong's face suddenly fell, and Rong Hua knew that Brother Hong was talking like this because he was unhappy with Xia Tao.
Brother Hong wanted to pull Rong Hua into the suite, Xia Tao had already walked in, sneered, and asked Rong Hua to comment, "Eighth Miss, tell me, who does the second master want to use, how can we speak, I just reminded the second master a few words, and the second master was anxious with me," Speaking of this, Xia Tao's eyes were already red, "I just said that the second master has the heart to mention the girl in the house, who is not good, I have to mention coral." Bi Chuan and Hong Chuan all followed the second master early in the morning, why didn't the second master want to think about them. ”
Brother Hong played a child's temperament, "I am the master, I can use whoever I want, where you have the right to speak." Don't think that if you are in your mother's house, everyone will look up to you. ”
These words were sarcastic, and Xia Tao naturally understood the meaning of these words.
"Coral used to be in the second lady's house, and there was someone in front of me who followed me as soon as he entered the house, why do you say that coral is not good? According to your calculations, you used to be in the big lady's house, how are you better than coral? ”
As soon as Xia Tao heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red, "Heaven and earth conscience, when did I rely on my wife's house, if I was like that, I would have gone to my wife a long time ago." ”
Brother Hong also sneered negatively, "Don't think that you can get anything good in front of your wife." ”
The more he said this, the more stiff he became, Rong Hua interjected on the side, "Mu Hibiscus, you take Xia Tao to the ear room to sit first." ”
Xia Tao left, but Brother Hong was still angry with a calm face.
Rong Hua smiled, "It's just a trivial matter, the girl in front of you can remind you, and it's also for your good." It's a good thing to want to promote the girl in the house, you have to think about it carefully, I think Xia Tao is good. ”
Although Rong Hua hadn't seen Xia Tao a few times, it was rare that the person in front of the eldest lady could tell Brother Hong about this.
Brother Hong snorted, "Over the years, I have become more and more spoiled by her, and she will fight with me at every turn, she is afraid that Coral will overshadow her in the future, I quarreled with her in the house, Coral heard it and persuaded her, and she scolded Coral and cried." ”
Rong Hua looked at it from the side, Xia Tao was so wronged just now, especially when Brother Hong wronged her as the eldest wife, the tears she shed were not fake, Xia Tao was a few years older than Brother Hong, and she had been by Brother Hong's side for so many years, maybe she had some thoughts about Brother Hong in her heart...... That's why I followed Brother Hong wholeheartedly.
Brother Hong said again: "Sister, you haven't seen coral, and coral's temperament is better than Xia Tao." ”
Rong Hua thought for a while, "After all, Xia Tao has been with you for a long time, and you also trust her, and the less people know about many things, the better." ”
Brother Hong nodded, "Sister, don't worry, Xia Tao just knows that I have a similar temper with my sister, and I don't know the reason." ”
Rong Hua smiled slightly.
Brother Hong's mind is a little more mature than others, and many things are calm, but he didn't expect to make such a fuss with Xia Tao next to him for a girl named Coral today.
"Coral came out of the second lady's house?"
Brother Hong nodded, "Yes." ”
This has to be noted. Coral is really as pure and good as Brother Hong described, and it's good to be docile, just in case...... Rong Hua thought of Xia Tao's red eyes just now.
Rong Hua's words seemed to have an effect, and Brother Hong's anger gradually dissipated.
Jinxiu and Mu Hibiscus sent Brother Hong away, Mu Hibiscus went to pour tea for Rong Hua, and Jin Xiu poured charcoal into Rong Hua's hand stove.
Rong Hua asked Jinxiu, "How is Xia Tao?" ”
Jinxiu sighed, "It's a straight heart, I don't know about others, whenever I talk to her on weekdays, she has the same heart as the second master in and out of her words, and she also has a dementia in her heart, she doesn't talk easily outside, but she has changed in front of the second master, and she can't wait to be thoughtful about everything, and she is doing a lot of things in the second master's house, and she is inevitably spicy." ”
"I'm not looking to her because she's good, Xia Tao is really good."
Rong Hua nodded, what Jinxiu said was similar to what she thought, but in the deep mansion, even if there is an infatuation, it may not be able to get a good result.
What you care about in your heart will also be regarded as a mistake.
"I don't know about Coral, but I'm as kind as Second Miss outside." Speaking of the second miss, Jinxiu paused slightly, her eyes flickered, "Miss Eight, you have to pay more attention to the second miss, you must not be careless." ”
Rong Hua looked at Jinxiu in surprise, but she didn't expect the maid next to her to remind her like this one day.
"Second Miss may be a little different from the surface." Jinxiu made a lot of determination to say this.
Yaohua.
Kind, kind Yaohua. When Brother Hong talked about coral, she thought of Yaohua.
Gentle and peaceful, approachable Yaohua.
She likes Yaohua the same as Brother Hong likes coral.
Once upon a time, when she and Yaohua were getting along, the two of them were in one place all day long, writing poems and paintings together, playing chess and appreciating flowers, there was a lilac tree in the house, and they set the chessboard there, and every year in June when the flowering period came, the white lilacs would fall all over the chessboard, or she thought of an idea, let Qiqi and Chuxiao pour two cups of tea, and when the lilacs blew into the tea bowl, it was the flower tea she made.
She is a stinky chess hand, Yaohua patiently played with her, once Yaohua let her six pieces, she almost won, but at the last moment, she accidentally made a mistake and lost the whole game.
At that time, she only knew the unpredictable changes on the chessboard, and she didn't know the truth that life is like chess.
Now she is back in the world, remembering the old ...... Everything is no longer as simple as it seems.
Why did her father suddenly talk to her about Zhao Xuanhuan that year? And it's so certain. My father didn't have much time in the house, so how could he know everything well, and when she told everything, my father was not surprised.
There are very few people who really know about her and Zhao Xuanhuan. In addition to her and Zhao Xuanhuan, there are only Brother Hong, Yaohua, and Qiqi.
She once wondered if Brother Hong accidentally leaked his mouth in front of his father when he was young, but when they met again, Brother Hong was tight-lipped about knowing Zhao Xuanhuan, and it was impossible to inadvertently tell her secret.
Most likely, it is Yaohua. In fact, as early as outside the house, she already had doubts about Yaohua in her heart. When she returned to the house, she was even more cautious, dealing with the eldest lady on the one hand, and thinking about Yaohua's movements on the other, on the surface, Yaohua was really a young lady recuperating in the boudoir.
Is it or not?
The various news I heard from the house had nothing to do with Yaohua on the surface, but when I looked closely, it seemed to be faintly related to the second lady Yaohua, who was recuperating.
Since Yaohua can meddle in the marriage of the third sister and the fourth sister, she will definitely interfere in her and Yanhua's marriage in the end. It's better for her to start first, and try to see if Yaohua is as she thinks......
So she asked Jinxiu to send the painting, but it was just a painting, so Yaohua tried her best to collect the girls around her.
Compared with Jinxiu's panic, Rong Hua was a little calm. Some things are not too late as long as they are expected, and what she fears most is to suddenly catch her off guard when she is not alert.
Rong Hua thought about the events of the past few days again.
Today's result is both what she expected and what she least wanted.
Yaohua, father, Zhao Xuanhuan, add up enough to negate her life.
Jinxiu was still shocked, "Miss, after you left, the eldest lady really asked me again who arranged my brother and sister-in-law as you said, and I didn't say that it was the second miss just like the young lady taught me." ”
Rong Hua said: "Even if you didn't bite out Yaohua, the eldest lady would have seen it a long time ago." There are some things that don't need to be explained, and besides, you are so kind to protect the second lady, the second miss is the heart of the eldest lady, how can the eldest lady embarrass you. ”
Rong Hua glanced at Jinxiu, smiled and said, "You are not the only one who secretly arranges your relatives in the house, and the eldest lady only turns a blind eye." Now that your business is in the open, the eldest lady has to give an attitude. "Back then, it was because Hou's mother at the back door was Qiqi's cousin, she often asked Qiqi to pass things back and forth through Hou's mother, and after her and Zhao Xuanhuan's affair, the eldest lady changed a lot of maids and mothers-in-law in the house, and she asked Mu Hibiscus to inquire, and this rule was probably established at that time.
Now almost all the young ladies are under the control of the eldest lady, and the rules are not as strict as they began to be.
Jinxiu said again: "Miss, what should we do next?" ”
Rong Hua thought about it slightly, so it seemed that Yaohua was very meaningful about the affairs of the Chenghou Mansion.
When she saw Zhao Xuanhuan for the first time, she and Yaohua hid behind the screen, and she accidentally saw Zhao Xuanhuan through the gap in the screen, and Yaohua must have seen it too.
She fell in love with Zhao Xuanhuan, and could it be that Yaohua was also ......
Yaohua has always been an emotionally unexposed person, which makes people unable to see through.
Rong Hua looked out the window, maybe the eldest lady made a mistake like her, they didn't see Yaohua's mind clearly......
"Miss," Jin Xiu said, "what are you thinking?" ”
Rong Hua looked at Jinxiu, what did she think? In the past few days, she has asked herself this question over and over again, and she has not thought through it until today.
What she wants is an upright wife, a position that can protect herself, and she wants to use this position to protect and take care of herself as much as possible.
Anything else, she didn't want to ask for either.
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