"Shi Jin, Shi Jin?" Zhihua patted Shi Jin's shoulder, and when he saw her eyelids move, he couldn't help but show some joy.

The person on the bed opened his eyes suddenly, with some resistance and coldness in his eyes, and looked at Zhihua coldly.

The gaze paused for a moment, and her tense body softened a little.

The dream was too real, and the emotions in the dream were brought into reality, and even the heart was a little colder.

Zhihua was startled by Shi Jin's eyes. She couldn't help but wave her hand in front of Shi Jin, until Shi Jin's eyes were attracted by her, and then she patted her chest and said, "It's scared to death!" You fell straight down like that, and slept for a day, and I thought you were sick......

Shi Jin sat up slowly, looking at the candle flame that had just been lit, only to feel that his mind was still messed up.

She stroked her forehead, and there was some tiredness in her voice, "Is the second master back?"

"During the day, Shimo handed a letter to the house, and the princess Yu and the princess left him to talk, and he couldn't get out for a while, thinking that he had to wait before he could go home." Zhihua said, "The old lady learned that the second master had returned to Beijing, and she was valued by the nobles, so she was rejoicing at this time, and she couldn't take care of you for a while." ”

Shi Jin's heart let go of it a little.

I didn't eat any rice during the day, and I was really hungry. She smiled lightly at Zhihua, "But there is still food?" ”

"Yes! Aunt Zhao learned that you had returned home, so she specially steamed egg custard and made water chestnut ham, but you only fell asleep during the day, but you didn't use the freshly cooked meal. Rest now, and I will go and fetch it from you. Zhihua smiled with crooked eyes, and went to the kitchen to get food.

Shi Jin slept enough during the day, and was disturbed by the dream, so he got up and wanted to go back to the second master's main room to take a look.

The dream was so vivid that her hand ran over the rocking chair and then gently brushed it on the table on the side.

When she was able to walk to the window, which had been closed all the year round, she leaned down a little until it was flush with the bottom of the window edge, and then she carefully examined the paint red on it.

In the dream, day after day, she stood at the edge of the window, glanced at the pale light outside, and then carved a mark on the red paint of the window with the edge of her fingernails.

The imprints are shallow, but overlapping and interlaced, and at the end, a mottled mark is formed, and even the red paint peels off.

She sighed as she stroked the flat lattice, a dream is a dream, how can it really leave a trace?

"Shi Jin, Shi Jin? Time to eat! "In the courtyard, the sound of knowing the painting came as if it were nothing.

She hurriedly collected her thoughts, got up and walked out.

Zhihua brought her a water chestnut ham, an egg custard, and a bowl of japonica rice.

Shi Jin may have been hungry for a long time, but there is no surging hunger at this time. She used some dishes on the japonica rice, then put down her chopsticks and talked with Zhihua.

"You are not in these days, a lot of things have happened in the Hou Mansion," it is rare that Shi Jin came back, and he was quite interested in talking about the painting, "The eldest young grandmother added a son first, and she can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in the Hou Mansion, and in March, the eldest lady married into the Shen family and became the second young grandmother of the Shen family." Even the second son is also talking about kissing. I heard that Miss Liu, the dean of Bailu Academy, has admired the second son for a long time, and even the eldest lady feels that this is a good family. ”

At the mention of this, Zhihua had a gossipy look in his eyes, "Let me tell you, Qing Yu's girl is a stupid, don't want to be a golden and noble person like the second son, and ask to leave, but she was assigned a groom in the house, and now she is very miserable." ”

Shi Jin thought of Qing Yu, and a face that was more delicate than flowers appeared in front of him.

It's just that in the end, everyone has their own ambitions, so Shi Jin had to turn the conversation to Si Qi again.

"Where's Sister Siqi? Are you okay? ”

"She!" Zhihua had some envy in his eyes, "Sister Siqi fell into the honey jar." The husband is pampered, the mother-in-law is respected, and she is pregnant again at this time, she is really a sister in the envy house! ”

"Don't you want to get married too?" Shi Jin looked at her with a smile, "Let the second master find a good family for you another day and marry you, so you won't envy others." ”

"Out these days, how have you become flamboyant!" Zhihua heard Shi Jin joking with her, and when he was a little annoyed, he stared at her, and even put a pair of hands on Shi Jin.

"Good sister, hurry, spare me......" Shi Jin's strength was not as good as Zhihua, and she was bullied and had no power to fight back.

The two laughed for a while, seeing that the night was getting late, and the second master had not returned for a long time, she fell asleep again with a lot of heart.

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"I don't care, I just don't know, Jin'er, are you still willing?" A cold voice sounded, and Shi Jin's eyes were still a little confused.

She crouched on her side and the second master, and he stroked her black hair as if she was bored, and the envy in her heart receded little by little, leaving only boundless horror and despair.

"I'm ......," she licked her dry lips, "the slave doesn't want to." ”

She trembled instinctively, but the corners of his lips twitched slightly, apparently satisfied with her answer.

"The second nephew also saw it, she didn't want to go with you, even my uncle is not easy to force." The rocking chair under him creaked, and the gloom of Second Master Qi for several days also dispersed a lot.

Qi Tianyi stood up, his gaze swept over Shi Jin, "Since she doesn't want to, then forget it." ”

After that, he got up and walked out, and glanced at Shi Jin again when he went out.

The room fell silent again.

The rocking chair under the second master paused slightly, he straightened up, reached out and pinched her chin, and looked left and right, "I don't know, you are a recruiter." ”

"Second, the ......" Shi Jin's jaw was pinched slightly, and tears filled her eyes again.

In my dream, I seem to be crying, like a weak porcelain doll, and I will be crushed if I am not careful.

This voice was extremely soft, but with some almost humble begging. Second Master Qi is used to being strong, but when facing such a delicate porcelain doll, he always has an urge to destroy and shatter.

He squinted and pressed her to himself, his words already carrying an unmistakable coldness, "Please me." ”

She sobbed, but she had to pull herself up.

After serving the second master, she wanted to get up, but was heavily surrounded by his arm.

The man's voice was still a little hoarse, and there was no joy or anger, only a dull coldness, "Since you have waited for me, you will be promoted to a concubine when you catch up with Ming'er!" ”

Her back stiffened, and her whole body froze, not knowing what to do.

The second master stroked the hand on her back, "Don't want to?" ”

It's just three words, and the tail note is slightly raised, which is obviously angry.

She didn't know what to do, she was only a little submissive, "the status of the slave is low...... Don't dare to think about it......"

For ordinary women, becoming a concubine of Houmen is a step to the sky.

But for her, it was tantamount to putting all the humiliation on her face.

She thought that she would be trapped in this small room until the second master got tired and annoyed and swept her out.

Maybe you can ask for a favor and reward her home.

But he was so cruel, keeping her and allowing her to be famous, but he allowed all the maids in the Hou Mansion to watch her, and every time he mentioned it, it was the dirty, inferior, and scheming maid who relied on despicable means to get to the top.

"Cui Shijin," the second master chuckled, "Do you think that the master is discussing with you?" ”

She swallowed all her words back, except for a humiliating and sad "Yes." ”

"Good," the second master was satisfied, and even pecked her on the back of the neck, wrapping her tighter, and his voice carried a slight chuckle, "You'll like it." ”

Love without knowing it

(End of chapter)