Chapter 31

Gu Nian exchanged a pearl for a vegetarian steamed bun in the steamed stuffed bun shop, and returned to the original road, waiting at the intersection not far from the carriage until she was discovered by Xiaoxi.

"Miss, you have to worry about us to death. If Da Furen knows that we have lost you, you can't sell us all." She lightly dusted the dust on her clothes and complained: "You'd better not come out in the future." , it’s so dangerous outside, if you really get lost, we will all have to apologize with death..."

Xiaoxi was crying, wiping her tears, and crying, seeing Gu Nian's disheveled hair, she felt uneasy again: "Look at what you did, the pearl hairpin is gone, and the pearls on this shoe are gone too , if Nanny Li finds out, it's time to punish me again..."

Gu Nian is such a master at the stall, Xiaoxi is always on the alert, for fear that if something goes wrong, it will be her who will suffer.

Back in the mansion, outside the second gate, Nanny Li was standing next to the rockery directing people to trim the branches. When she saw Gu Nian coming in, she bowed from a distance.

The servant who was pruning the branches quickly put down the tools in his hand, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly: "The servant has seen the eldest lady!"

These third-class and lowly slaves, it is normal for them to bow down when they see the master's house.

Gu Nian didn't stop, and went straight across the yard. When Xiaoxi behind her passed by Nanny Li, a branch caught her clothes. When she took it off, Nanny Li gave Xiaoxi a wink.

Xiao Xi paused for a moment, and was a bit slower than Gu Nian, turned her head and walked quickly a few steps, followed behind Gu Nian, and came to Gu Qingyue's main room.

Cuihuan, Gu Qingyue's maid at the door, was pulling the curtain for her, and took off the cloak that Gu Nian was wearing.

The warmth coming from her face made Gu Nian stretch her whole body. Gu Qingyue was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch by the window embroidering flowers, and the lifelike orchids seemed to exude a delicate fragrance.

"Mother, I'm hungry. I want to eat fish and flowers." Gu Nian pointed to the orchid on the plain brocade, and licked the corner of her lips, like a lazy kitten.

"Nian'er, these flowers are fake, you can't eat them, can mother ask the kitchen to prepare fish balls for you?" Gu Qingyue said softly, and put the fabric in her hand back into the basket.

She took Gu Nian's hand, took down a small Ru porcelain pot from the flower stand, took out a chrysanthemum and put it into the tea bowl, scalding hot water poured down, and the light yellow petals floated up and down in the cup.

When the water was a little colder, he handed the teacup to Gu Nian: "Drink and see, is it good? It used to be everywhere in the Northland, but looking at it now, I kind of miss the old days!"

Even when Gu Nian was diagnosed by the doctor, when the fever burned her head, she still looked at Gu Nian with sincerity and enthusiasm, and she didn't feel any resentment because Gu Nian was a fool.

Gu Nian took a sip and smiled at Gu Qingyue: "Mother, it's delicious, you drink it too."

"Okay, I'll drink too."

The two of you took a sip, and I took a sip, and drank the little scented tea that was left.

As night fell, Xiaoxi watched Gu Nian fall into a deep sleep, wearing a padded jacket, stepping on the moon and stars, and knocked on the door of Nanny Li's room.

Nanny Li, who had been waiting in the house for a long time, looked at her, the candlelight in the room was dim, and Nanny Li had her back to the candlelight, her whole face was hidden in the shadow, without any expression.

"Get up."

When Xiaoxi said that, just as she stood up from the ground, the candle behind Nanny Li crackled, causing her to kneel on the ground again in shock.

In the dim room, Nanny Li sat up from the stool and stared at her blankly, her cloudy eyes, like arrows, firmly nailed Xiaoxi to the ground.

"Nurse, the maidservant really didn't hide anything, she said everything that should be said, the lady was going out today, the coachman and I saw her there, and the lady disappeared for a while in the middle, when we found the lady again, there was something on her head. The pearls on her hairpin and shoes are gone, and her whole body is in a mess, and when she asks her where she has gone, she just shakes her head and giggles." She looked up at Nanny Li, who was staring at her coldly. , Xiaoxi was afraid of the other party's appearance, immediately lowered her head, lay down on the ground, and knocked her head on the blue brick: "Mother Li, the slave didn't do it on purpose, please spare the slave, we don't dare anymore, please forgive me!" The servants are waiting..."

Xiaoxi stepped forward and grabbed Nanny Li's trousers, knelt on the ground, crying, begging Nanny Li to let her go.

Nanny Li was a little disgusted, lifted and kicked by the leg that was pulling the trousers, Xiaoxi rolled backwards, her head hit the armchair, the pain was so great that she couldn't hold back, she screamed.

However, facing Nanny Li as if she was going to eat people, Xiaoxi, who was under tremendous pressure, quickly got up and knelt down in front of Nanny Li again.

"Get up, I won't punish you, but you have to remember! You are loyal to the second lady in the general's mansion, not the eldest lady and eldest lady who have been abandoned for more than ten years in Cangzhou. You have to remember Wait, your purpose is to report to me immediately and immediately what happens in sister Nian's room, you know?"

Nanny Li raised Xiaoxi's chin, and her thin and long nails sank into Xiaoxi's clean forehead, leaving a long scratch.

Xiao Xi, who was forced to raise her head, could only stammer and say: "Slave...understand..., I will definitely remember your...instructions, if there is...any...thing in the lady's room, the slave will come to report immediately. "

Nanny Li let go of her hand, slid her fingertips from her forehead to her neck, turned her neck back and forth, and threatened: "Remember what you said today, if I find out that you are deceitful at all, Be careful of your little life, the innocent soul who died in my hands, they should be very happy for you to go down with them!"

"Mother, I don't dare. I will obey your orders. I beg you, I don't want to die." Xiaoxi wept, the fear flickering in her eyes, she grasped the hand that was messing around her neck, and hurriedly said She expresses loyalty.

"I'm sorry you don't dare to be a little hoof, go ahead, what to do, you know?"

"The slave knows, don't worry, no matter how big or small, the slave will report to you."

After Xiaoxi left, Mammy Li slightly raised the corners of her lips facing the firelight.

Just thinking about my sister's current appearance, there is nothing to worry about.

The second lady was afraid that she was just pretending, and wanted to invite a famous doctor from the capital to Cangzhou.

Let her see, a ten-year-old girl who has been pampered and pampered since she was a child, if she really wants her to pretend, she may not be able to pretend.

I observed Sister Nian'er myself for a long time, but I didn't find any flaws, so it's unlikely that she was pretending.

Besides, the mansion invited a famous doctor from Cangzhou, and they all came to the same conclusion. They all said that sister Nian hurt her head, and the second wife was too careful.

An old lady who has never been loved by the general, plus a crazy young lady, old and disabled, what is there to be afraid of?
It's time to make way for the second wife!
Under the candlelight, Nanny Li leaned on the table and wrote a secret letter.

(End of this chapter)

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