Chapter 25: The Faithful Servant

Come and wait, and don't waste it with me. If any of you want to go out, come to me and get a mina of silver, and then he will go. ”

Several little palace maids had eager expressions on their faces, but no one dared to move, just look at me and I will look at you.

I said again: "Today, Wen Zhaoyi has already named Grandpa Su and Xiaodouzi to serve, pack up your things and leave." You don't congratulate them both. ”

Everyone sparsely said a few words of "congratulations", but Qiushui couldn't bear it, gritted his teeth and said: "Father-in-law Su, the little master treats you well every day, and you will get the first share of any reward." Why is it that now that you have climbed the high branches, you just say you will go? ”

Seeing that she was so aggressive, Xiaodouzi had already unconsciously taken two steps back, but Su Xiaojin's expression remained unchanged and said, "The girl in Qiushui is wrong, and the slave can't help herself." The slave wanted to serve the noble concubine, but who knew that the master of Li pointed out, and the slave was helpless. ”

Qiushui sneered: "I can't help myself, but I don't know that there is a reason in this world that a cow does not drink water and presses its head!" Since you are bent on serving your concubine, this will give you a chance to show your loyalty, you go and resign from the master, and tell her that you are a loyal servant, and you do not serve the two masters. Master Li naturally doesn't blame you, but also praises you for your loyalty! Su Xiaojin and Xiaodouzi's faces were red and white, and they were very embarrassed to be robbed by Qiushui.

I pretended to be angry and said, "Qiushui, I naturally know the 'loyalty' of Grandpa Su, give him the silver!" ”

Ah Zhu strolled forward, put the silver in Su Xiaojin's hand, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Su can hold it steady." This silver is what you have been thinking about and rewarding you, and you have to recognize it as true. Keep it away, don't mix it up with what Wen Zhaoyi rewarded in the future, to show your loyalty in Cao Ying's heart in Han. He gave Xiaodouzi again: "Xiaodouzi, you have taken it too." In the future, learn from your master's loyalty, and the future is bright. Su Xiaojin was obviously very embarrassed, but he never dared to attack in front of me, and walked out of Yonghe Palace with Xiaodouzi in a disorderly manner.

I looked back at the rest of the people and said in a cold tone, "If you want to leave today, let's go together, and I still have money to share with you." In the future, if you can't bear the hardships of following me and then have to leave, you can only be dragged to the punishment of the prudent punishment and do hard labor, and you can think clearly for yourself. ”

The sunlight moved eastward minute by minute, shining brightly on the ground, leaving a snow-white mark, and the west was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water. Finally, a female voice whispered: "The slave is stupid, I'm afraid that I can't serve the little master well." I didn't look at her, but I glanced at Azhu, and she threw the silver on the ground, and there was a "thump", and it rolled away, and the man finally went down carefully and picked it up, and two more people got the money together and went out.

Most of the day was silent, I turned around, and there were only Ruyi, Xiang'er, Qing'er, Yanzi and the inner supervisors Xiao Guozi and Xiao Lianzi kneeling on the ground. I glanced over one by one, and saw them lying respectfully on the ground, not even daring to make a sound, before I lowered my voice and said, "Do you have anything else you want to leave?" ”

Ruyi straightened up and said briefly and neatly: "The slave and maid swear to be loyal to your concubine!" ”

Xiang'er, Qing'er, and Yanzi also said loudly together: "The slaves and maids swear to be loyal to the little master, and they will never dare to do those things that are not humane. ”

Xiao Guozi knelt down and moved to me, grabbed the corner of my clothes and cried: "The slave has received the great favor of your concubine, and you will never dare to turn your back on your concubine." ”

I nodded, "You know?" ”

Xiao Guozi kowtowed and said: "Last month, the slave's mother was sick and had no money for treatment, the little master was still thinking about it in her illness, and specially gave the slave fifty taels for the old lady to treat, and now the old lady replied that she was already healthy." The slave has received such a great favor from the little master, and there is nothing to repay in this life, so he can only serve the little master with all his heart. In the future, when he dies, he will become a Wei Tuo, and he will also carry the little master to become a Buddha. ”

I laughed out loud: "What a monkey's flamboyant mouth!" ”

Xiao Guozi "banged" and kowtowed a few times and said: "These are all the true words of the slave, and I will never dare to deceive the little master!" ”

I motioned for him to get up: "If you knock down again, you will break your head, do you want to call Imperial Doctor Jin to treat you too?" Everyone laughed.

I asked Xiao Lianzi again, "What about you?" Xiao Lianzi Zhengse said: "The little master has a good slave for the minions in his eyes, and the minions are not people without conscience. ”

There was a surge of warmth in my heart, and not everyone in the palace was unkind! I thought about it for a while and said: "Now that the night is cold, it is not a matter for Xiao Guozi and Xiao Lianzi to go on the corridor at night, give them a thick quilt, let them stay in the side hall, and don't be on the corridor." The two hurriedly thanked them. I stood up and lifted up the kneeling men one by one, and said softly, "You have not enjoyed even a day of happiness with me." I'm just a noble lady who has been sick for a long time, and I can't treat you well if you treat me like this. But one day with me, I will never let you be treated badly in this palace. Everyone thanked them with a smile on their faces. I said to Qiushui Azhu: "You guys go and clean up a table of wine and food, and tonight the people of Yonghe Palace will sit down and have a meal together, regardless of dignity or inferiority!" As soon as the words fell, I couldn't help but be moved when I saw that everyone was already in tears.