boudoir

Chapter 53
Rui'er was very surprised to see that she brought back a bird after going out without success, and inevitably asked why, Liuli only said that she picked it up on the road.Rui'er happily took a bamboo basket to put it in. Seeing Mo Tuan'er wandering around, fearing that it would eat the bird, she found a bamboo dustpan with a hole in it to cover it.

Nanny Li didn't come back until near sunset in the afternoon, and she was completely new from head to toe, with two pomegranate flowers on her temples, her face was full of joy, it was completely different from the previous two days.

At this time the turtledove had woken up, but it was still limp and weak.Rui'er was holding a bowl to feed it bran grains, seeing that it didn't open its mouth, it was a little anxious, Liu Li said: "Maybe it would be better to give it some water." As she spoke, she picked up the empty bowl and prepared to go to the well.

Nanny Li turned around for a long time and saw that no one paid attention to her, her face sank, "Young lady is getting more and more unruly. When the princess of Chunyang County was your age, she was already one of the most famous ladies in Beijing. She entered the palace in front of her mother." The rules are not bad at all, that is, her elder girl is about the same age as the girl, no matter whether she is sitting, lying or walking, she looks like a lady from a big family, she is not like a girl, and she is with her when no one is restraining her. Maids play with birds together!"

After hearing this, Liuli stood up, looked around her carefully from bottom to bottom, and said, "Nurse is dressed so handsomely today, do you think she is going to see the county lord?"

Nanny Li raised her hand to touch the pomegranate flower, and snorted, "It's close! Today is the county lord's birthday, and the eldest lady brought me to the palace to celebrate the county lord's birthday! The county lord's eldest daughter and second daughter are all here , if you want to talk about his style, it's really beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

After hearing this, Liuli stood for a while, then hehe said, "So that's how it is."

That night, Liuli took the initiative to invite Madam Li to have dinner at the same table, and offered her the exclusive lamb milk soup.Although Nanny Li is stupid, after all she has been in the big family for decades, she still has the basic vigilance, she refuses to eat right now, and her eyes scan her up and down like shuttles.

Liuli took a breath and said: "You have also seen, Mama, you and Rui'er are the only ones left in my room. In the past, there was a difference between the number of people, but now, what is there to care about? What's more? Your status is different from others. You are from the Duke’s Mansion, and you have served the first aunt and the county magistrate. I am lonely and alone. In front of the eldest lady, I can only rely on you. Please don’t refuse me. Some thoughts."

Nanny Li didn't expect such words from her mouth at all, of course she didn't believe it at first, she stared at her for a long time, then thought about it, she loosened again, isn't this Nine Girls just lonely?It sounds nice to say "Miss", but which lady would get so mixed up as to live in the same yard as a servant?There were only three servant girls around, and one of them died. Four or five days have passed, and there is no news of anyone coming over.As for the little supplies distributed by the mansion, let alone the charcoal in Cuiying's and her house was more severe than that of the master's house!Otherwise, it wouldn't be suffocating to death, would it?

Thinking of Cuiying, Madam Li still felt a little nervous, who is the enemy?But having said that, every maidservant who died in the house would be implicated and punished accordingly. I'm afraid there are not many young ladies like this in the world?Look at this Nine Girls, as soon as she heard that she came back from the palace as a guest, she immediately took the initiative to invite her to sit at the same table. Maybe this time she really recognized the situation, and she is not sure if she has the intention to curry favor with herself...

The aroma of the milk soup could not stop hooking Nanny Li's mouthpiece like a hook, and she almost couldn't stand it any longer. How could those crooked women in the big kitchen make such delicate and smooth food?
She thought for a while, with Liuli's age, how likely is it to play tricks?Immediately swallowed, moved the milk soup over, and slowly swayed the score: "Since the girl has made it clear, then I won't beat around the bush, old lady. You are indeed inferior in terms of background, but there is no need to worry, you just need to follow along." I'll do it, in a few years I'll ask Da Furen for marriage for you, if you work hard on your own, it's still possible to be an aunt in a mansion in central Beijing."

Liuli squinted her eyes and smiled, and passed half of a plate of southern fried eel to her, "What Mammy said is that I will listen to you in everything from now on. Come and taste this - the food in the house is good, after all, everything can't be exquisite, For my meals from now on, you can eat whatever you like!"

Nanny Li let go of her courage, but she still insisted in her eyebrows and eyes, "I can't eat much when I'm old - leave me two pieces of pickled venison!"

Liuli took a mouthful of sauced eggplant, and said casually: "What do you eat in the big kitchen on weekdays?" Since Nanny Li has become a habit of eating her food, she has never served her own share. Luckily, Liuli There's always a way to snatch some food from her windswept leaves to keep her fed.As for Nanny Li, anyway, she still has her share to eat after returning to the room without eating.

"What can be delicious? It's nothing more than fish and tofu."

Can't it be considered a good dish with fish?It seems that her old mouth really spoiled her.Liuli glanced at her, and then said, "You don't eat rice cakes often, do you?"

Nanny Li raised her head from the preserved deer preserved in milk: "Why didn't you eat it? Just a few days ago, during the days when it snowed heavily, I always ate white rice cakes for dinner! Those things are bland, and they are more delicious than white flour steamed buns. Better!"

"Really?" Liuli poked the back of the unicorn fish with chopsticks, and said very casually: "Is it so bad? I remember that Cuiying didn't like this. Hey, by the way, you were at the same table with me for a few days When eating, how do you know what the servants eat?"

Mammy Li showed a little embarrassment on her face, "Although we ate together with the girl, the food in this big kitchen was not enough for the two of us to eat. I ate my share." After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized: "Who said Cuiying doesn't like rice cakes? She had a cold a few days ago, and if she didn't eat anything else, she just ate this with pickles!" Speaking of Cuiying Ying's name, there was still a hint of taboo in her words.

Liuli squinted her eyes and looked out the window, as if recalling, her voice was distant and soft, "Who did Cuiying eat dinner with that night?"

"Who else could it be? Tian'er and Rui'er!" After Mama Li finished speaking, she lowered her head and started chewing the venison again.

Because Liu Li was restrained by Shi Yu, she was not allowed to go out at night, these days were very boring, and Sheng Sheng even went to bed half an hour earlier.Even when I got up early in the morning and did half a day of exercise on the porch, my genius began to shine brightly.

These days, she insists on stretching her muscles and bones, her physique has improved significantly compared to before, and her height seems to have grown a little.She will be ten years old in February, and maybe in another year or two, she will be as tall as Rui'er.

Rui'er brought her a glass of water and said, "Girl, take a break." Now she can walk without supporting the wall, but she still walks slowly, because the redness and swelling on her buttocks have not disappeared for a long time.

Liu Li took the tea and drank it, and said: "I have had a pain in my shoulder these past few days, please inquire, if Dr. Wu comes into the mansion, please let me know."

Rui'er sighed, and said: "The eldest young mistress seems to be happy again. Recently, she asks for peace pulse. It is not difficult to see Dr. Wu. But, will the eldest lady let him come to see the girl?" She didn't believe it. Mrs. Yu really cared about her girl's well-being.

But Liuli said: "It's okay, if you find out, I'll go and see him."

(End of this chapter)