Chapter Thirty-Seven: Roche's Speculation
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Qingniang has been in the Qinglou, which is not easy to say, so she only said to the outside that Qingniang was desperate because her father died of illness and happened to be met by her.
Lu Zhiyuan had already nodded at that time, so when Bai Susu mentioned it later, Luo didn't say anything. For such a thing as one more maid and one less maid, Luo obviously didn't care too much, and she didn't bother to care about such a trivial matter. But now I have to think about it more, this girl's appearance is too gorgeous, so gorgeous that she doesn't look like a maid.
There are many ways for women in the back house to compete for favor, and Luo has been exposed to it since he was a child, and naturally knows that some women with average looks put beautiful girls in their yards in order to stabilize their status, in order to retain men's hearts.
But when she thought about it, Aunt Bai's background was shallow, and she took a lot of risk if she wanted to do this, and if she wasn't careful, she would be replaced.
She glanced at Mama Tu who was standing aside, and the two looked at each other, both of them looking thoughtful.
Luo originally felt strange, how could Aunt Bai, who was only delicate in appearance and had no merit, make Lu Zhiyuan so attentive, and even went to her yard for several days. Originally, I thought that this might be the right thought, but after thinking about it again, I suddenly felt transparent, where was I going to see Aunt Bai, this was obviously in the name of Aunt Bai, but in fact, I went to another person.
After such a while, Luo's heart felt like he had broken the five-flavor bottle, and he couldn't say what he felt, he was angry and sad.
I am most afraid of sudden silence, especially if it suddenly makes you scratch your head.
Bai Susu didn't know what was wrong with Roche, so he sat there and didn't speak, his eyebrows deep and he didn't know what to think.
"Ma'am?" She waited for a long time, but she couldn't sit still, so she had to whisper.
Luo Shi came back to his senses and glanced at her, the woman in front of her looked cautious, she paused and said, "Bai Clan, what does the second master do when he goes to you on weekdays?" ”
Bai Susu thought about the fact that she and Lu Zhiyuan usually eat and sleep together, and suddenly didn't know what to say. I can't tell my wife, eh, my second master and I usually sleep together to pass the time. In this way, I'm afraid that no matter how generous Luo is, his face will not be better.
She racked her brains and thought about it, and finally came up with a more elegant hobby, "The second master likes to play chess, and the general concubine accompanies him to play chess." ”
After she finished speaking, the young lady standing behind her glanced at her and thought, Aunt Bai, why are you embarrassed to mention the matter of playing chess.
Lu Zhiyuan likes to play Go, Bai Susu has been with her for a long time in her last life, and she has been pulled by him and studied for a few years, which is considered to be an entry, but she is not proficient at all.
Some time ago, when Lu Zhiyuan was playing in the house by himself, Bai Susu thought about cultivating more common hobbies between the two, so he said that he would also have some.
Lu Zhiyuan was overjoyed, and he pulled her and prepared to fight a game together. As a result, after a game of chess, she saw that the face of the man sitting opposite her was dark.
"Aunt Bai, you can't fall in this place." Lu Zhiyuan glanced at the chess game that was already scattered, and his voice seemed weak.
Bai Susu stared at Hei Baizi and took it back, "Then I'll put it here." ”
Lu Zhiyuan's eyebrows jumped suddenly, he wanted to say that it was not right to put it there, but just as he wanted to open his mouth to remind him, he thought that according to Aunt Bai's temperament, he would definitely regret playing again, "Let's continue to play." ”
Anyway, it doesn't look like playing chess, so it's better to play with her.
Bai Susu played chess without any rules at all, and he didn't quite understand the meaning of the four words "no regrets", at the beginning, Lu Zhiyuan patiently told her which son could not fall in which position, and in the end, he didn't bother to say, no matter where she went, he played with her randomly.
Bai Susu looked at the last remaining sunspot on the chessboard with a surprised expression, his face was incredulous, and his big eyes were shining, "Second master, I won." ”
Lu Zhiyuan frowned, withdrew his hand and nodded, "It is indeed a win." ”
Chunlan and Qingniang standing next to her, Chunlan didn't know anything about chess, and when she saw that her master had won, she immediately smiled and complimented, "Auntie, you are really good, you can even play chess such a difficult thing." ”
"That's natural, or the second master is well taught." Bai Susu did not forget to pat the fart at this time, her life creed is that the fart must be patted often, and the horse will be smooth.
Lu Zhiyuan waved his hand again and again, and said sincerely, "It's your talent, not my credit." ”
Don't put any on my head, don't say you learned from me when you go out in this game of chess, I can't afford to lose this person.
"I'm naturally a bit smart, too." Bai Susu felt that she could win against Lu Zhiyuan, a master, and was very happy in her heart, thinking that she had improved a lot in chess now, and she must make persistent efforts, so she took his hand and said with great interest, "Second master, let's have another game." ”
Lu Zhiyuan, "......"
The young lady on the side, "......"
Chunlan on the other side, "Auntie is so powerful." ”
Qing Niang's inadvertent expression fell into Luo's eyes and turned into Aunt Bai lying, this concubine was personally selected by Luo, and all her information was naturally investigated, and everything that would and would not have been checked in advance.
The previous generations of the Bai family were honest and responsible croppers, but in Bai Susu's father's generation, because several brothers divided the fields, the land was thin and it was difficult to survive, so he learned to hunt with an uncle in the village, and hunted some wild animals in the mountains on weekdays and sold them in the city for silver.
Bai Susu grew up growing up, and he didn't know a lot of words, and he didn't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Luo gave Lu Zhiyuan a concubine at that time, although he really wanted to leave a queen for the Lu family, but he still didn't want this concubine to be too prominent, so he chose Bai Susu, who was timid and afraid of things, and didn't know how to write and ink.
"You can also play chess?" Roche's smile was meaningful.
Bai Susu said a little embarrassed, "It's all foolishness." ”
"What did Qing Niang's family do before?" Roche's topic changed quickly, and a pair of eyes suddenly sharpened, and the burning gaze seemed to make a hole in a person's body.
Qingniang's face was a little pale, Bai Susu glanced back, her eyes were quite worried, she probably remembered her parents at home, I heard that Qingniang made her parents sick for Wei Qiao, of course, in the end, her parents died not all because of this, but more or less there are reasons why she insisted on going her own way, and now that she knows Wei Qiao's nature, she feels more and more guilty in her heart.
"The slave's hometown is in Mengyang County, and her parents did a small business in their early years. Later, when her parents died of illness, the slave maid wanted to take the silver to her relatives, but she didn't want to be killed by gangsters on the way, and cheated all the money. In order to repay Aunt Bai's kindness, the slave maid stayed by her side to serve. ”
Qingniang could hear Luo's seemingly random words, but in fact, she wanted to inquire about her details, these words were the truth, and she had nothing to say.
Luo took a sip of tea, pondered her words, and asked a few more random questions, and the topic always revolved around Qingniang.
Although Bai Susu didn't understand, she thought that it was a good thing for Luo to talk to herself without words, and she could also be in a daze by herself.
This time, I stayed in Luo's courtyard for a lot longer than usual, and just when Bai Susu was sitting there and was about to fall asleep, I finally heard Luo's words to let them go back.
"The concubine won't bother the lady." Bai Susu's sleepiness was swept away, and he quickly stood up and said respectfully.
"Go ahead." Roche nodded.
After going out of Luo's courtyard, Bai Susu breathed a long sigh of relief, turned back to Qing Niang and said, "Madame doesn't know what's wrong today, she talks a lot more than usual." ”
Qing Niang's expression was a little complicated, Luo's attitude was very strange, she didn't react for a while, but she listened to Aunt Bai's words, and she didn't know why, she suddenly remembered something.
It was an old incident that happened many years ago in their Mengyang Town, when I heard that there was a wife who was too powerful, and the man did not dare to take a concubine in private, so he secretly hid a beautiful lady in a friend's house, and blatantly mixed with the concubine every day under the banner of meeting friends. Later, the lady didn't know how to know about it, so she rushed to a friend's house with someone, and the matter broke out.
At that time, Qingniang was still young, and her mother said this when she had nothing to do, so she listened to it casually and didn't pay much attention to it.
This will suddenly remember this, and in combination with Roche's attitude, it seems that he suddenly understands something.
The beauty of the maid is higher than that of the master, especially if there is a beautiful maid next to the concubine, it is difficult for people not to think about it.
"I'm so hungry, let's go back quickly, it's time for lunch." Bai Susu touched her stomach, she didn't expect that it would take a whole morning to invite Anhui, and she ate less during breakfast, which would make her hungry and uncomfortable.
Qing Niang sighed, she had to find an opportunity to remind Aunt Bai about this.
The two of them left, but the face of the Luo family in the house was not very good, and after some temptation, she became more and more sure of her guess, this Aunt Bai is actually a disguise, every time Lu Zhiyuan goes to the Hefeng Courtyard, what he really sees is the maid of Qingniang.
"Mama Tu, why do you say he did this, if you really like that girl, just say it, is it possible that I will disagree?" A trace of pain flashed across Roche's face, and he covered his heart and leaned against the cushion behind him.
Mama Tu figured it out before she spoke, "I heard that the second master's performance assessment this year is going to come down." ”
One sentence directly reminded Roche that Lu Zhiyuan has been in office in Anyang for three years, and he will decide where the next one will go in the spring of next year.
This kind of official activity is said to be a flat tone, but there are many doorways in it, such as whether the relationship between the upper peak who assesses his political performance is good or not, and the reputation of his or her in office, all have a great relationship with the whereabouts of the next term.
Lu Zhiyuan wanted to return to Beijing, after all, the Lu family's home was in the capital, and now the official in charge of the assessment was surnamed Cai.