In the evening, the snow was still falling outside, but it was lighter than before. Mrs. Yu Qingwan's residence in the main room of Zhang's mansion is rarely lively, and she will usually be alone at this time, eating some porridge and side dishes without knowing the taste, and then going to the side room to recite the scriptures.

Today, her son came to her for dinner, and she was really unspeakably happy. A few maids in the front hall skillfully prepared, and in a short time, exquisite and delicious meals filled the entire table.

During the meal, Zhang Sizong kept thinking about the girl kneeling in the snow, and looked outside from time to time.

"Mother, I've eaten well, you eat slowly, I still have some things to deal with, I'll come to see you another day, you go to bed early."

Yu Qingwan heard her son say this, quickly got up, tightened the cloak that her son was wearing outside, and re-tied the belt. "Well, you are also a person who is about to get married, so some things should be more restrained in the future."

After Zhang Sizong left, Yu Qingwan watched her son's back until she disappeared into the night. "Dongmei, you go and bring me a cup of tea." Yu Qingwan said to a maid.

Zhang Sizong walked on the snow, stepping on the snow on the ground and making a squeaky sound. As he quickened his pace and walked forward, he suddenly began to worry about the beautiful woman kneeling in the snow.

Turning a corridor, he saw a man lying in the snow, and the snow had fallen on top of her, and she had frozen unconscious. "Girl, wake up, are you okay?" Zhang Sizong helped Qin Liusu wipe the snow off his face and asked anxiously.

At this time, Xiao Yu secretly ran over and begged in a low voice: "Third Young Master, save Liusu, if you don't save her, she will definitely die." Xiao Yu said as she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhang Sizong.

"Get up, and I'll save her." After Zhang Sizong finished speaking, he picked up Qin Liusu, who was already unconscious, and left.

In the room, Qin Liusu was lying in the bedroom of Zhang Sizong, the third young master of Zhang's mansion, and his two maids were standing guard not far away, one was Xiao Lian and the other was Xiaoqing, and the two of them had been serving the third young master since they came to Zhang's mansion.

The charcoal fire in the stove was blazing, and Zhang Sizong sat on the edge of the bed and guarded Qin Liusu lying on the soft collapse of the brocade weaving. Her black hair was scattered like a cloud. When he was asleep, he still couldn't erase the cloud-like sorrow that swirled between his eyebrows.

His gaze crossed her butterfly-like eyelashes and begonia-like lips. The cream-like complexion shines in the candlelight, and she is really a rare beauty.

Involuntarily reached out and touched her face, her face was so hot, and then tentatively touched her forehead, and couldn't help frowning and said to the two maids: "Xiao Pity, you go to ask for a doctor, Xiao Qing, you go and get a handkerchief." The two maids hurriedly split up.

When Qin Liusu woke up, it was already the second day, the weather was still a little cold, the sun came out, and the snow outside began to melt. Snow trickles down the roofs of the houses.

When I opened my eyes and looked closely, there was a soft wooden bed under me, a brocade quilt on my body, and a little bit of sunlight shining in through the window. A few books sit on a table, and a hollow shelf is next to the wall.

There are some antiques on it, and there is a pair of red plum calligraphy and paintings hanging next to the hanger. Men's clothes are hung on hangers and the whole room is simple and tidy. Qin Liusu's first reaction was to quickly look at the clothes she was wearing, fortunately, her clothes were all well worn on her body.

"Girl, it's great that you're awake, I'll go and serve you medicine." Little mercy left.

"I'll tell the young master, and I'll say that you're awake, girl." Xiaoqing also left.

Xiaoqing walked to the study, the door of the study was wide open, the third young master Zhang Sizong was reading, she didn't want to disturb the young master, she stood outside the door and didn't go in. "Is Miss Qin awake?" The young master put down the book and asked eagerly as he walked out. In the bedroom, Xiao Lian was about to feed Qin Liusu to drink medicine.

Zhang Sizong walked in quickly: "I'll come, you all go down first." The two maids retreated with interest, and it was not the first time they had seen the romantic Xiaolian and Xiaoqing about the third young master.

The third young master, Zhang Sizong, had already set up a family affair, and when the weather was warmer, the lord and his wife were ready to let him get married. But the third young master always goes in and out of the fireworks land in the capital, in his own words: "Since ancient times, there have been many literati, and people are not romantic." ”

It is for this reason that the lord and the lady are not less angry. If the master talks too much, the lady will stand up to protect the young master, after all, it is her own son.

After a long time, the old man didn't bother to care about him anymore, and the old man and the lady both hoped that the third young master could change after they got married. "Miss Qin, let Young Master Ben feed you medicine!" Zhang Sizong smiled evilly, took the medicine bowl and said.

"No, I'll do it myself." Qin Liusu said angrily. She didn't like this man who was so frivolous at all.

"Your name is Qin Liusu, right, then I will call you Liusu girl in the future, and let Young Master Ben feed you medicine, that is a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes." Zhang Sizong said as he leaned his face over and took a deep breath through his nose.

"Miss Liusu, you are so fragrant." Zhang Sizong said with a smile.

"Third Young Master, please be respectful!" Liusu said impatiently.

"Don't forget, I saved you, if I didn't save you, my life would have been gone!" The third young master said as he approached Qin Liusu.

"Thank you Third Young Master for saving your life, Liusu will definitely repay your kindness as a cow and a horse in the future."

"The girl is serious, it's not necessary to be a cow and a horse, why don't you be my concubine."

"After I get married, I will tell my mother to accept you as a concubine, or now you will fulfill this young master." Zhang Sizong said as he put down the medicine bowl and walked towards Qin Liusu.

"The third young master is also a scholar, do you want to be a villain who takes advantage of people's danger?" Qin Liusu was afraid that Zhang Sizong would really do something to her, so he hurriedly said so.

"You wait, I will go and tell my father and mother, when I get married, I will accept you as a concubine, and then you don't have to be a little maid at the mercy of others, don't you think you should really thank me?"

In the face of such a brazen Zhang Sizong, Qin Liusu was speechless by what he said, so he could only bow his head silently, yes, maybe he was really as he said, he was a lowly little girl.

But in Qin Liusu's heart, she didn't want to marry a gentleman like Zhang Sizong at all, but she couldn't make things worse, because she wanted to continue to stay in Zhang's mansion.

In the afternoon, Qin Liusu quietly left Zhang Sizong's bedroom and returned to the maids' residence. Xiaoyu's eyes turned red when she saw Liusu coming back, she was afraid that if she was not careful, she would never see Liusu again.

The two hugged each other tightly as soon as they met, which can be described as a deep sisterhood. The other maids also heard about the third young master saving Qin Liusu in the snow, and they all cast curious eyes.

The eldest lady Yu Qingwan also heard about her son saving Qin Liusu from the snow, and her impression of this little maid was terrible for a while. The son is going to marry Miss Wang Bilian, the daughter of Lord Wang's mansion, who is an official with his old man's colleagues, and I heard that she is also a well-informed lady.

Now that the marriage is imminent, the son not only does not have the slightest restraint, but also wants to take a concubine as soon as he gets married.

Maybe after his son got married, with the company of Miss Wang, the newlywed Yan'er may be like glue. A smile was fleeting on her face.

Since Qin Liusu returned to the place where the maid lived, she was arranged by Liu's mother to help in the kitchen, because of the incident that angered her wife last time, Liu's mother and the housekeeper didn't dare to let her show up in the mansion again.

As soon as Xiao Yu heard that Liusu was going to be transferred to the kitchen, she hurriedly ran to the kitchen in advance and begged several cooks and maids in the kitchen to let them take more care of Liusu.

Everyone heard that Qin Liusu came to Chang'an from Suzhou, and was deceived and sold here by the scoundrels of Chang'an City, and they all sympathized with Qin Liusu's experience, and everyone felt that Qin Liusu was a hard-working girl.

The next morning, Qin Liusu went to the kitchen to help.

The several cooks in the kitchen looked at Qin Liusu one by one, looking at this seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, which made Qin Liusu embarrassed to pinch the corners of her clothes, so she could only stand there with her head down. "Sisters, aunts, my name is Qin Liusu, I want to learn to be a cook well, I hope you will teach me more."

An older cook said with an amiable smile: "Liusu, you are a smart and clever child, although the kitchen work is not too tiring, it is more tedious.

The only advantage is that you don't have to be angry with the masters in person, as long as you study hard, do it with your heart, and make the food that makes the master happy and happy, there is no problem! We'd love to teach you. ”

Hearing everyone say this, Qin Liusu's eyes turned red again.

Qin Liusu's days in the kitchen are so careless, although a little tired, a little tedious, but also happy, when choosing dishes, when stewing things, when pickling dishes, Qin Liusu can still be busy. Don't be as nervous as you are when you serve those ladies and young masters.

The only thing she had to show up was when the food was served, and she had to hand the dishes on the plate with the other three little maids to the hands of the ladies and the young masters.

If the master thinks that the dishes served on the table are very good, he will give the kitchen ladies and maids a little reward, of course, such things are rare.

At dinner time, the lord returned. said that there was a happy thing in the court today, and the whole family had a meal together, which was a simple family banquet, and the eldest young master and the second young master took the young grandmother to have a dinner with the whole family.

The eldest young grandmother is pregnant and has been living in her mother's house, and today she was also picked up by the eldest young master. Usually, the eldest young master Zhang Yu said that he always dined at the second lady Yao Shuyun, and the second young master Zhang Sifu usually took the second young grandmother to eat at the third lady Ye Lingxi.

Only the eldest lady Yu Qingwan occasionally eats with the third young master, and the rest of the time she is alone. The lord usually goes to the third lady's room more.

Yu Qingwan and the second and third ladies also rarely move around, so as not to be always said by the lord that a group of women are arguing all day long for some trivial things, and the house is not peaceful.

Looking at other people's sons, daughters-in-law sitting around talking and laughing, and the eldest and youngest grandmothers are already pregnant with Liujia, and they look like they are about to give birth. Yu Qingwan sat there, feeling like she had knocked over a five-flavor bottle, all kinds of tastes.

In the kitchen, Qin Liusu and all the kitchen maids were busy for this rare family banquet in the house.

"Xiaoyu, go and see if the kitchen is ready? Let's start serving! The eldest lady Yu Qingwan said to the maid Xiaoyu. It didn't take long for Yu Qingwan and a few little maids in the kitchen to come to the front hall with exquisite and delicious meals.

Today's Zhangfu is rare and lively. Everyone couldn't say how happy they were. "What about the heirs? Why hasn't he come yet? Master Zhang asked Mrs. Yu Qingwan with a displeased face.

"I've already asked Xiao Ren to go to the study to call, I should come over right away." Yu Qingwan said expressionlessly. Xiao Lian went to the study to look for a long time but didn't find the young master, so she decided to go to the young master's bedroom to have a look.

When he walked to the door of the bedroom, he heard a strange sound inside, Xiao Lian quickly stopped, gently pushed the door, and saw the third young master and a woman on the bed in the gap in the door, and was about to inform the third young master to go to the family banquet, but in the next second he heard Xiaoqing's voice.

Xiao Lian was nervous and speechless, the young master actually ...... with Xiao Qing But the master and the lady are still waiting for the young master. Today is a rare family feast. Thinking of this, Xiao Lian knocked on the door.

"Who? Disturb the interest of Young Master Ben! Zhang Sizong shouted.

"Young master, the master is back today, and a family banquet was set up in the front hall, saying that there is something important to announce, and everyone is waiting for you, Madame asked me to call you."

Hearing Xiao Lian's voice, Xiao Qing said nervously: "Third Young Master, it's Xiao Lian, what should I do?" ”

"What to do, hurry up and get dressed."

"Third Young Master, Xiaoqing will be your person in the future, you can't bear me! If one day, you don't want me, you know what I'll do. Xiaoqing cried and cried.

"Don't cry, I'll be nice to you in the future. The third young master on the bed said sweet words to Xiaoqing while dressing in a panic.

"You go first, just say I'm painting in the study, and I'll be there soon." The third young master said to Xiao Lian at the door.