Soft-waisted little maid

The episode that night was like a pebble thrown into the seemingly calm lake in the backyard of the Sun Mansion. Although both Mistress Xue and the Third Young Master ordered the people below to keep silent, the news still seemed to have wings. Similarly, it slowly spread among the servants in the backyard. After a long time of fermentation, the maids in the second courtyard had already heard about it.

Panpan was the first to come to Xueke.

Sun Zan allowed her to rest for a few days without being on duty, and for some reason Pan Pan came back with tears in her eyes before her shift was over, which shocked Xue Ke.

"What's going on?" Xue Ke was reading a book.She accidentally mentioned to Sun Zan last time that she wanted to read "The Surprise at the First Moment", and she sent it to Sun Zan this morning. However, Sun Zan didn't originally have this book on his bookshelf. She probably went out to find it. .

Panpan was crying and choking, tripping on the threshold when she entered the door: "Sister Xueke, wuwuwuwu, I don't even know, if I had known, I shouldn't have left you there alone."

Xue Ke was a little overwhelmed by her crying but went to comfort her. Seeing that her face was stained with tears, she couldn't laugh or cry: "What can you do here? Don't be stupid. Everything is fine."

Panpan rubbed her eyes: "Sister, you are right."

"Are you giving up right now? You still sneaked out. When Sister Xiaoyu catches you, I will punish you again."

Pan Pan patted his head, as if thinking about something, quickly closed the door mysteriously, and looked outside twice. After making sure there was no one else, he took Xue Ke and sat down together and said, "Sister, this matter I don't know where it came from, but it may be that there was too much noise that day. Sister Xiaoyu must have heard about it. I see that she looks very bad today. No one in our yard doesn't know. She only wants to be the third young master’s wife, and I’m afraid she’ll be angry with you this time.”

Xue Ke was silent. She also knew what Xiaoyu was thinking. There were already enough people in this yard who hated her. Xiaoyu had to explain to her as soon as possible.

Panpan continued: "Also, sister, have you heard about those people and that one whose surname is He?"

Xue Ke shook his head.

"I heard that the servants who were holding you captive made a mess, and their hands and feet were broken by the Second Mistress and thrown out. Even Grandma Guan got a good beating this morning. I'm afraid it will last for ten and a half months. Can’t get out of bed”

"Second Grandma is so angry?"

"No! This morning," Panpan said, she got closer to Xueke and whispered in a low voice, "This morning I was outside the second grandma's yard and heard the third young master and the second grandma having a big fight in the yard. My sister told me that this is the first time that the third young master has talked back to the second mistress in so many years. Come to think of it." At this point, she glanced at Xue Ke meaningfully.

Panpan didn't say the second half of her sentence, but Xueke still heard her thoughts——

"I think it's probably because of you, sister." She thought.

Xue Ke quickly changed the subject: "What about that person's last name?"

Panpan patted his head and said, "Oh, yes, I did ask about him, but no one in the courtyard had any news about him. During my break, I even sneaked to the Xifu to have a look. The little brother at the gate said, It seems that they robbed Grandma Shang’s things and ran away that night, but I always feel that they are hiding something. Anyway, it shouldn’t be that simple.”

Xue Ke nodded thoughtfully.

While the two were talking, someone else came outside. They went to open the door. The person standing outside was indeed Liu Zhu, who was supposed to be taking care of the third young master at this time.

Xue Ke's eyebrows suddenly locked together and he asked quickly: "Did something happen to the third young master?"

Liu Zhu shook his head and glanced at Panpan, who immediately understood.

"I only have a little time to rest. I have to go back now. My sister will wait for me to come back tonight." After that, he went out and closed the door for them.Xue Ke poured tea for him, but saw that his expression was hesitant and his eyes were a little evasive.

Only then did she realize that Liu Zhu's dress today was very different from usual. Although his hair was usually tied up, it was a bit messy, but today it was tied up neatly with a net scarf. He wore a lake-colored round-neck robe with a round collar, and two A hand rubbed his chest uneasily, and even his neck turned red. He swallowed several times, but he didn't dare to speak.

At this point, Xue Ke could already hear his heart beating like a drum and knew the purpose of his visit today.

Thinking of this, she also blushed. When did Liu Zhu have such thoughts? In the past, she didn't even notice at all.

This big brother was so sudden that Xue Ke was so frightened that he became at a loss.

Before she could mentally prepare herself, Liu Zhu suddenly raised his voice and summoned up the courage to say: "Xueke, I——"

"Wait." Xue Ke wanted to stop him, but Liu Zhu made up his mind this time, puffed out his chest and said, "Xue Ke, listen to me first."

"My original name is Xue Yanhua, and I am the cousin of my second grandma. My hometown is in Fuguo County, Yangzhou. My father is a yamen servant in Fuguo County. My mother was originally from a wealthy family. She was a poor man. She married my father and taught me how to read when I was young. I have written some books, and apart from my parents, I have only one grandmother and no one else. Although the family's circumstances are average, they still have three acres of thin farmland, and they are considered well-off in the county."

"Liu Zhu. Me."

"Liu Zhu is the name that the third young master gave me. I don't like it very much. I would rather you call me Yanhua." Liu Zhu looked at her with burning eyes, "Xueke, I have already told you about your brother-in-law." After hearing about it, I thought about it. When the third young master passes the exam, and when you are seventeen next year, I can ask my second grandma and we can leave the house together. I have also saved a lot of savings over the years, and returned to Yangzhou. Grandma will arrange a decent job for me in the county government. Moreover, my parents are very liberal people and don’t care about the woman’s family background, even if you are.”

"Liu Zhu."

Xue Ke stood up suddenly, and his face suddenly became a little stiff.

"You mean that even if I am a slave, even if I have no biological father or biological mother, my adoptive mother is still a servant with nothing, and my brother is a gambler, your parents won't mind, right?"

Liu Zhu became nervous: "I didn't mean that."

Xue Ke didn't want to refute him, but she knew exactly what he was thinking.

He didn't say it clearly, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he was an only son who was close to others and had a good future. If he wanted to marry her, she would naturally agree. He would be her best choice, and he could even be her husband. Her only option to escape suffering.

But Xue Ke doesn’t want this.

"I understand what you mean, but, I'm sorry." Xue Ke looked at Liu Zhu.

She doesn't want the most suitable choice at the moment, and she doesn't want to be forced to make a last resort choice. She doesn't want to be someone's concubine or someone's roommate.

She made up her mind——

This time she wanted to choose for herself.

(End of this chapter)