boudoir

Chapter 287 Pry Her Corner
After the coffin was buried, they each went back home.

Because Liuli had informed the coachman a long time ago, after entering the city gate, the carriage drove straight to the old temple alley in the east of the city.

Hongxiu received the news and greeted Jia Fu at the door early in the morning. Yuegui Haitang helped Liuli out of the carriage, and Hongxiu came up to salute with red eyes: "Your servant has seen grandma!" Jia Fu also knelt down: "The slave has seen the master." grandmother!"

Liuli glanced at them with a smile, and said, "Go in and talk."

This shop is his own property, Liuli is still the first to talk about it.It turned out to be a small courtyard where the former merchants lived.Now the rouge shop's business is still going well, and four or five ladies have been invited, so later it will be used as a warehouse and housed by hired workers.Hongxiu and Jia Fu lived separately in a small courtyard at the back of the alley, and the land deed was also connected to this shop, just a few steps away.

Hongxiu welcomed Liuli to the tent on the second floor and sat down, served tea, and stood in front of Jia Fu with hands down.Liuli sized her up. She hadn't seen her for a few years, but she had completely turned into a mature woman, with a ruddy complexion and wide-open eyes, obviously living a good life.Looking at Jia Fu next to her, he is not very tall, but he is handsome, not like that kind of treacherous villain.

After looking around, he pointed to the stool next to him and said, "Sit down. There are no outsiders."

Hongxiu sighed, and pulled Jia Fu to sit. After all, he was close to Liuli, and he had often heard from her over the years. Liuli asked a few words about the situation here, and the atmosphere became less restrained.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Liuli said: "The purpose of my visit this time, Jugeng should have told you, how about Ruyi?"

Hongxiu hurriedly said: "She lives in the courtyard where we live, and this servant will go and bring her here."

Liuli nodded, just in time to see the ledger on the desk, so she flipped through it.

Hongxiu came back soon, and after a clatter of stairs, a woman with a pretty oval face and a slender waist appeared behind her. Seeing Liuli, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she knelt down on the floor with a bang, crying: "Slave and servant wish to thank grandma for saving her!"

Liuli winked at Yuegui, and Yuegui stepped forward to help her up: "Grandma specially came here to make decisions for you, if you have any grievances, please tell grandma well."

Ruyi nods.Liuli waved Hongxiu and others to retreat, then stared at Ruyi, and asked, "Tell me first, how did you get sold to Mingyuefang?"

Ruyi bit her lip, tears came down again, and said: "Speaking of it, it was a few months ago. The servant girl was making the bed in the second grandmother's room that day, her hair was loosened by the tent hook, and she was holding her hair in front of the mirror." , the second master passed by and came in. He didn't say anything else at that time, he just asked the servant a few words and left. Later, when the second grandma was not in the house, the second master called me to come forward to serve him from time to time, and often returned Bring some cloth heads, pearls and flowers to the slaves. Then one day, the second master asked me to wait for him to change his clothes, and then asked me if I would serve him at night. I didn’t dare, so I shook my head. As a result, the second master ran to follow The second mistress said that she wanted to take me in, but the second mistress didn't do anything at the time, and when he went out, someone beat me up, and then asked her servants to bring the slaves out and sell them."

Liuli listened carefully, and was silent for a moment while looking at the teacup in her hand, and said, "Do you like Second Master?"

Ruyi was startled, her eyes flickered, and she lowered her head.

Liuli smiled, "Of course Second Grandma wrongly blamed you. But Second Master is young and handsome, and he never pushes others hard. He will give you some small gifts with understanding. You also like him in your heart, but because you are afraid that Second Grandma will be jealous and won't tolerate you. That's why you dare not, right?"

Ruyi bit her lower lip, her cheeks flushed with shame.

Liu Li slowly covered the tea bowl, and said: "You are afraid of Second Grandma, it is because you are alone, no one will support you, the more Second Master spoils you, the more dangerous you are, no one will be your backstage, you must You can't beat her. If someone is your backstage, it will be different. For example, if I can redeem you, I can also send you back to Second Master, and let you be a considerate person by Second Master's side for the rest of your life. When grandma treats you badly, I can also come forward to protect you, or help you spread the word in front of the second master, anyway, no matter how much you are favored in the second room, it won't affect me, so why not? Don't you think so? "

Ruyi opened her eyes wide, looking at her in disbelief.

Liuli stood up, walked in front of her, and looked closely at her face, "You don't look bad, but you are still much worse than Second Mistress. But why doesn't Second Master like her? That's because, Second Mistress It's a thorn in his heart, it's his shame. You're different, you're what he likes, not something forced on him by others. Now the second room is only the second mistress, Aunt Mo, and Aunt Mo has She is pregnant, and the second master can't get close to her, so it's too easy to be in charge at this time."

"Grandma—" Ruyi's chest heaved, her eyes were a little excited, but also a little dazed.

This is an ordinary woman, she is not as steadfast as Lian Xin, after all, being an aunt of the palace is completely different from being a slave, Qi Yunjing himself has a fourth-rank official position, and she is also good-looking, not favored by the royal family, and has no heirs , When you meet a man like him, how many children will be born for him after becoming a concubine?Therefore, it is still very easy to be tempted.

"Grandma..." She lowered her head and kneaded the hem of her clothes with both hands.

Liuli stood still while supporting the desk, and then said: "You are the dowry of the second grandma, the housekeeper girl prepared for the second master, and the second master wants you to serve the night, Yu Li, that's right. Second grandma treats you like this, It's her fault. So, are you willing to continue to be a slave, or to be the second master's pillow?"

Ruyi swayed slightly, then knelt down on the floor with a bang.

"Please, please grandma be the master!"

The corners of Liuli's lips raised, "That's right." Then she returned to her original seat and sat down, and then said, "He who knows the current affairs is a hero. Just do what I say, and I can guarantee that you will live comfortably in this life." .”

"The servant is willing to obey all orders from grandma, and I beg grandma to fulfill the servant." Ruyi kowtowed, and the blush on her face became more and more irresistible.

"Within ten days, I will let you come to the second master again. However, the ugly words must be said first." Liuli looked down at her smooth fingers, suppressed the smile on her face, and said, "You know, waiter The reason why the concubine is favored is all because of her beauty, you will one day grow old, and the second master will meet a new woman who makes him fall in love. If you want to win the second master's heart, you can't Like the Second Mistress, you can't tolerate others, let alone ruin a big event because of it."

Ruyi shivered, glanced at her, then immediately lowered her head and said, "Your servant knows. The servant will never make things difficult for grandma."

She is also a sensible person.Knowing that Liuli would definitely do this for no reason, and she also came from the He Mansion, how could she not know about the grievances between the two sisters?He Yuhua sold her to a brothel, which almost caused her to be trampled by thousands of people. She also hated her deeply in her heart, but she was not able to say this hate word before.

Since Liuli can promise her a lifetime of glory, in order to avenge this, she naturally has to follow what she said.

Liuli nodded, "You don't have to worry, women don't rely on their looks to live a stable life. No matter how beautiful you are, you will die if you have no status and no heirs. So you just need to give birth to the eldest son of the second master as soon as possible. Lord protects you, even the prince will protect you."

Ruyi paused, then raised her head and said, "But Aunt Mo is already pregnant for four months now. I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up—"

"You don't need to worry about Aunt Mo." Liuli snorted slightly, and said, "Do you think Second Grandma will let her have a smooth birth? She didn't even have a son-in-law herself, so she will let Aunt Mo's child take the lead? "

Ruyi thought for a while, then nodded without a trace.

Indeed, according to He Yuhua's situation and personality, it is absolutely impossible for her to let Aunt Mo give birth to the child and do nothing.So Ruyi's worries are really not worth mentioning.

"Then what will the servant do now?" Ruyi finally thought of this question.

Liuli clapped her hands lightly, and Yuegui came up.Liuli and Ruyi said: "Yuegui will take you to a place, which is your temporary shelter. There will be a maid and a woman waiting for you. There are some things that need attention. Lord will come to your place to meet with you. As for the future, I will let you know. But today, whether these things should be revealed or not, you know how to do it. "

"If the servant reveals half a word, let the servant die at the hands of the second grandma!"

Ruyi kowtowed again and swore.

If she doesn't swear this oath, Liuli is sure to hold her, so she doesn't care, winks at Yuegui, and asks her to take her down.

Liuli stood at the window and watched them get into the carriage downstairs. Liu Wei drove the carriage away from Laomiao Hutong before turning around again.

The place Ruyi is going to is a small house near the palace, and Qi Yunjing passes by there every day when he goes out to go to court.At that time, as long as Liuli makes excuses when he passes by, he will be able to find her smoothly.The joy of regaining what is lost can often make a person magnify his original mood. If you live alone in a room without eyes and ears, it is impossible for Qi Yunjing not to take the bait.And how could He Yuhua know that Liuli pried her corner right under her nose?
Compared with the ugly behavior of visiting a kiln, raising a concubine is much more upright. King Dingbei knows it, and he will criticize him. In the end, he knows that Ruyi is a house girl who was sold out because of He Yuhua's jealousy. Such behavior will only aggravate the dissatisfaction with her in his heart.

As for Mrs. Mei, what she needs Yuhua to help her is actually to secure her position as the wife of the palace, and then she wants to use the majesty of the mistress to hold the eldest house together, right?And when Yuhua can't take care of everything in her own room, how much can she help Mei's at that time?
Liuli fastened the strap of her cloak and went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)