Yijuan cloud

Chapter 8 Be My Concubine

His face was serious, and when he relayed Xing'er's words, his voice was still loud and clear.

The second young master chuckled: "When it comes to telling cold jokes, Brother Fan ranks second, and no one dares to rank first."

Although I found his uprightness a bit funny, I couldn't laugh at all.

I was thinking about what he just said.

Is Xing'er's injury healed?Didn't the doctor who treated him tell him that I was in Cao Mansion?

Last month Xing'er was looking for me everywhere, but now, where has Xing'er gone?
"I'm telling you the truth, what kind of joke are you telling?" Mr. Fan said in a deep voice.

The second young master turned to me with a smile on his face, imitating Mr. Fan's tone and said word by word: "You have big eyes and a small mouth. Are you very good-looking?"

At the end of the sentence, the Second Young Master, perhaps because he saw that I looked bad, his voice became softer and quieter. After he finished speaking, he became solemn and bowed to me: "I was wrong, you failed to find a bride, why should I still tease you? ? Disrespectful, discourteous."

I knelt down and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, your words are serious. I can't thank you enough for your willingness to help me. Don't say, 'My heart has something on my mind, and no one but myself can detect it.' Even if it's me, Even if something bad happens, I won’t be trapped by it all the time.”

Mr. Fan had an indifferent expression and stood leisurely. Except for glancing at me at the beginning, he always turned a blind eye to me. It should be said that he was indifferent to the things around him.

But when I spoke, I clearly felt that two formidable eyes were always staring at me. I met his gaze and said smoothly: "Thank you Mr. Fan for your help. Please forgive me for being presumptuous. I wonder if I can ask you a few more questions?"

The coldness in his eyes dissipated, but his expression remained calm: "Just ask."

I didn't expect him to be so cheerful, and I didn't want to bother him and the Second Young Master for too long, so I quickly asked: "You only said that Xing'er was looking for me everywhere in the city last month. Didn't anyone see him since then?"

He nodded and said: "It can be said that there are no traces."

I was mostly discouraged and continued to ask: "When he came to find me, was he alone? Have you ever seen him with a wandering doctor?"

"Alone."

"Does he look good?"

"Although the clothes are not silk and satin, they are neat and fit."

He answered quickly and affirmatively. Even Xing'er's appearance at that time was clear, indicating that they had conducted a detailed search in the city. There was no movement of Xing'er. Could it be that Xing'er was no longer in Yangzhou City?
If he were not here, where would he be?

It was already afternoon, and Cao Yingshan always wanted to eat some fruit cakes at this time. I was silent for a while, blessed my body, and said: "I have finished asking. Young Masters, maybe my brother is not in the city anymore. If so, If you really can't find it, there's no need to waste any more energy on it. The gathering and dispersing are unpredictable, maybe it's destiny. If the second master has nothing else to do, I'll retire!"

The second young master sighed: "To be honest, Brother Fan borrowed the help of the Dusi guards to look for him. Not only did he dig three feet into the ground, but he also found all the places where he should be looking. There were hundreds of missing person notices posted. Maybe you My brother is really no longer in Yangzhou City."

Mr. Fan looked at me and said, "I will send people to look for people around the suburbs, but there are many refugees now, so don't have high hopes, but try your best."

"Thank you!" I said with a choked voice, filled with sadness, gratitude and shock.

When I first asked the Second Young Master for help, I thought that the Second Young Master was a kind man and had a distinguished status, so he should be willing to help me find a good job. I never expected that he would do so much for me, a slave.And this Mr. Fan.

The second young master said warmly: "Go." I then stood up, turned around and left with a heavy heart.

I originally thought that I would see Xing'er soon, so that I could ask Xing'er to go to Hangzhou to find my family, and then ask my family to redeem her body, but Xing'er was nowhere to be found. How should I contact my family?

Just now, I once thought about asking the second young master to help me find my family, but Hangzhou is thousands of miles away, so it is difficult, how easy is it?How could I have the nerve to speak?
I was feeling worried secretly, when suddenly a voice shouted: "Don't you have eyes when you walk? You bump into people."

I was frightened, so I stopped and looked up. Cao Yingshan was standing a few steps in front of me, followed by the maid Cui Duo.

I lowered my eyes and said, "My slave was carrying a basket of apricots. It was too heavy and I didn't notice anyone in front of me."

She snorted coldly: "Who owes you money? Looking at me with a sad face makes people upset. Get out of the way!"

I said nothing and stood aside.

She stopped talking to me and hurried away. I heard her voice again in the distance: "How is my makeup today?...Should I wear that red coat and skirt? Brother Fan loves me wearing red..."

I shook my head and smiled bitterly. The cunning and arrogant Cao Yingshan also felt so uneasy sometimes.

As the days passed, I began to feel cold and disappointed.

Because I often wash clothes in cold water, I have frostbite on my hands. I get extremely itchy when I get into bed at night.

During this period, the second young master came to see me again and said that he had searched all over the suburbs but could not find Xing'er.Although I never saw Mr. Fan again, I often heard Chang Yingshan asking her maid to find out if Mr. Fan was here. When he came, he dressed up carefully, but when he didn't come, his mood waned.

However, Mr. Fan was on good terms with the second son and would come over every two or three days.

The autumn sky is bright and the moon is hanging.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Cao Mansion held a banquet and invited young ladies and young men from famous families in Yangzhou City.

Cao Yingshan started dressing up after lunch, changed into different sets of clothes, tried on countless jewelry, and the maids in the room were all busy.

As the sun set, everything was ready, and several of us maids, big and small, surrounded her and walked all the way to the lake.

The banquet was held in an open space by the lake. The lanterns had not yet been lit as it was getting dark, and the lake and courtyard scenery were dim and colorless. But when it was completely dark, the lanterns were lit one by one, hazy, like stars falling into the world.

There was laughter and laughter in the attic, and the music of opera orchestras was rippling.

The work is finally over, I just need to wait outside and wait for the banquet to end.

I was sitting on the steps, staring at the moon in the sky, thinking about all the Mid-Autumn Festivals in the past, and I couldn't help but feel sad.

Suddenly I heard hurried footsteps in the corridor, and after a while, Cao Yingshan walked over with her skirt in hand.

Because I was sitting in the dark, she didn't see me. As she walked, she said to Cui Duo: "It's really embarrassing this time. It's all Cao Wenqing's fault. Okay, what poem do you propose?"

She suddenly stopped and asked Cuido nervously: "Tell me, Brother Fan doesn't think I came out to avoid writing poetry, right?"

Cui Duo said: "How could this happen? The slave accidentally spilled the tea and made the lady's clothes wet. Can't we change clothes?"

Cao Yingshan was silent for a while, sighed, and turned to leave.

I walked forward quickly and said, "What poem do you want to write for me? I am willing to share my worries with you."

Cao Yingxing didn't expect to be quiet, black, and there were me who was there. Xu was thinking that my scandal just now was known to me, and she dumped my hand on my face: "You ... you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you , Are you trying to embarrass me?"

I knelt still, determined to adapt to life as a slave.

Since you are a slave, you must be the most valued slave.

After Cao Yingshan beat me, she was still so angry that she raised her foot to kick me. I stood up suddenly and she missed the kick.

"You..." She pointed at me angrily.

"You can hide from the first grade of junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth grade. Unless the lady doesn't come back to the banquet tonight, and unless the lady doesn't care about the criticism behind other people's backs, it doesn't matter if she doesn't write this poem."

She opened her mouth to say something again, and I quickly said, "I know a little about poetry and I am willing to serve you."

Cui Duo scolded in a low voice: "The lard has blinded your heart, you are itchy and need to be beaten, why don't you get out of here!"

Cao Yingshan raised her hand, stopped Cui Duo, and pulled my arm towards the resting room in the side hall.

Watching Cao Yingshan walk into the attic, I stood there, feeling confused for a moment, and could only suppress my unwillingness.

"You are really wronged by following her." The sound of wind in my ears suddenly turned into a deep voice.

I turned around in surprise and saw Mr. Fan standing tall and tall under a tree not far away. I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could imagine his cold and cold expression at this time.

After being stunned for a moment, I leaned down and saluted. After a while, he said, "Get up."

He has already walked in front of me.

"Do you want to leave the Cao family?" His voice was cold and indifferent, blending into the late autumn wind.

I raised my head in surprise and looked at him in confusion. After a while, I said, "So what if you think about it. I signed a contract of sale with the Cao family. Even thinking about it is just a fantasy."

He said: "I can accept you as my concubine. You are good-looking, understand poetry, have good embroidery skills, and can take care of people. All of the above are the reasons why I chose you."

(End of this chapter)