boudoir

Chapter 54

In the past few days, there was no one in the small courtyard to bring food, so people from the big kitchen sent it. I think the threat that Mrs. Qi made in the big kitchen last time really shocked many people, or maybe it was because of Cuiying's incident that she was killed. To avoid suspicion, none of the food deliverers came to talk too much, they all put down the food box and left, and took back the food box from the previous meal when they came for the next meal.

Liuli finished her activities and went into the inner room and came out after changing clothes, and saw a man standing by the dining table, with a pale face, clear eyebrows, and a suit of coarse cloth clothes washed properly, one hand on the red lacquer food box was slightly bent, although No longer delicate, but fair and slender.

Seeing Liuli coming out, her thin lips trembled slightly, her eyes with crow's feet bent down like her body: "Cheng Yingniang pays respects to Miss Nine."

Liuli's brows twitched, and she suddenly remembered what Aunt Su had told her, and she subconsciously looked outside the door. Nanny Li was rinsing her mouth with willow branches by the well, with her back turned to this side.

Cheng Yingniang said: "Miss, please have breakfast."

Liuli sat down and looked at her probingly.Cheng Yingniang bent her lips very humbly, brought out all the breakfasts, and then stood aside with her hands down, as if waiting for orders.

Liuli finished a mouthful of porridge mechanically, then said in a low voice, "Why are you here today?"

In the same voice, Cheng Yingniang stretched out her hand to hold a bad goose letter for her, "Two more people were laid off from the big kitchen, and they were too busy, so they sent slaves to deliver them for two days."

Liu Li said: "Why did Hao Duan Duan lay off another person?"

Cheng Yingniang lowered her eyes and said: "The fourth wife has a cousin who used to be in charge of the fourth room. Recently, for some reason, she was transferred to the second door to be in charge. There are two daughter-in-laws in the big kitchen who are more familiar with him. After some contact, the third wife found it annoying, so she dismissed them and went to another place."

Thinking that it was because of Liuli's status as a girl, Cheng Yingniang said it very reservedly, but Liuli knew what was going on as soon as she heard it. The so-called Fourth Madam's cousin is probably Hu Jin. Daughter-in-law, since the Qi family knows that he is a member of the Nie family, how can he not suspect that his sudden transfer to the second sect is plotting something wrong?Naturally, all these young daughters-in-law are to be cut off.

Unknowingly, Liuli finished eating a bowl of porridge, and saw Li Mama walking towards the door, so she waved to Cheng Yingniang, Cheng Yingniang understood, and retreated with the food box.

In the past two days, Nanny Li embroidered flowers with Liuli again, and she said that it was for her own good. Liuli didn't bother to argue with her about these things, and left everything at her mercy.

After breakfast, she took a walk and went to the back garden with that word in her mouth.Today, the snow has melted a lot, and it will soon reach the gate of the garden.

This is a very rudimentary gate, with a gate only three feet wide. Outside the gate is Yangchang Alley, a narrow alley that turns around the back alley of He Mansion.Because there are women who drag the filth in and out from here on weekdays, someone still has to guard it.

Lai Wu usually lived in three huts in a row next to the concierge. This place was far away from the front yard.

When Liuli arrived, he was sitting on the pony under the sun and chopping wood, very engrossed.Liuli stood behind him for a long time without him noticing.Getting impatient, she coughed twice, and Lai Wu slashed twice before turning around, "Who is it?"

Liuli stood with the backlight, he squinted for a while, saw that it was a little girl, so he didn't want to pay attention, just lowered his head, but suddenly jumped up: "Auntie, aunt—"

Liuli waved her hands and said modestly, "Don't call me aunt, I can't afford it."

Lai Wu blurted out, "Girl! Why are you here?"

Liuli took out the scroll and said, "I have something to ask for your help. There is a piece of writing here. Please help me get it to 'Shangpin Study' to frame it, and then make it old. This is the deposit. Take it Then pay the full amount."

After listening to it, Lai Wu repeated it, nodded and said: "At noon, when no one wants to go in and out, the little one will do it for you!"

Liuli took out a few more copper coins: "Take it to buy two wines."

Lai Wu quickly pushed over: "You sent Chun'er back to the little one, and the little one hasn't reported this kindness yet, so how can I collect your money?!"

Liuli said: "That's the condition I promised you, it's not a kindness, it's the reward you gave me for running errands for me, it's different." She put the money on the ponytail, and patted it with a sense of irresistibility. clap.

Lai Wu was very disturbed, but he didn't dare to disobey, he didn't know how to let go of his hands and feet.

Liu Li picked up the piece of wood he had chipped to look at it with interest, and asked, "What are you chipping this for?"

He suddenly blushed, but couldn't help being happy: "Chun'er promised to help me give birth to a son, and I'll cut a small wooden doll for her to play with."

Liuli smiled and put it down: "Congratulations."

Feng Chun'er and Lai Wu are able to get to this point, which really comforts Liuli. Lai Wu's appearance and taste are indeed not as good as Hu Jin, but he can give Feng Chun'er a complete family and a reliable reliance. Feng Chun'er is not made of stone. You should be moved by him too, right?Common people's families have less disputes between wives and concubines in noble houses, and are not bound by various rules. It is easy to cause troubles and easy to resolve.

The [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month is Mrs Yu's birthday, and it just so happened that Mrs Yu had just finalized the matter of the female teacher, and unexpectedly got the news that the head of Chunyang County would come to bid the old lady farewell on New Year's Eve, the old lady was very happy, so she sent a message In other words, take advantage of the [-]th day when the girls are all there, and celebrate her birthday in advance.

What troubled Liuli was not why the Yu family was able to win the favor of the old lady so quickly to save face for her when the turmoil of Cuiying's death was not over, but how she, as a concubine, should do with this birthday gift Preparation is.

Rui'er started to worry about this a few days in advance, from jewelry to embroidery, she didn't think of a single one that suits her heart.At the end, he sighed: "It would be great if Tian'er was still around, she must know what Da Furen likes."

Liuli was reading at the side, and when she heard it, she said, "Then I might as well ask for Cuiying."

Rui'er's expression changed, "Why?"

Liuli glanced at her, "No reason."

Rui'er was speechless, silently lowered her head and folded her clothes.Her injury has basically healed, but I don't know whether it is the death of Cuiying and Tian'er that affected her mood, or the torment from the pain in her body. She has lost weight in the past few days, and there are two big dark circles under her eyes. , The total look of a poor spirit.

Liuli then remembered: "Did you find out when Doctor Wu will come?"

Rui'er stood up with a groan: "Just now when I went to get breakfast, I found out that every four or nine afternoons, he would go to the mansion to ask for the pulse of the eldest grandma and the second grandma. Today is the fourteenth, after lunch Go to the front yard, it's almost there."

Liuli took a look at the copper leak, and it was almost lunch time, so she said, "It's time to get dinner."

Rui'er thought she was hungry, and hurried out of the house.

(End of this chapter)