boudoir

Chapter 69
Liuli looked intently, the person who bowed his head and said nothing was not Huanhua!Xindao was looking for her for something, and didn't want to bring it to her.

Huanhua also looked over when he heard the voice, lifted the hem of his skirt and rushed down the foot of the bridge: "Liuli!"

Liuli looked left and right, and Huanhua said: "Don't look, it's just me and Caiping. The third and fifth sisters all went to the Yu Palace with the master and wife to celebrate the new year. I got up early and had a headache, so I didn't go."

Liu Li said: "Having a headache and blowing the air here? Go, go to the Buddhist hall to avoid it."

Huanhua looked in the direction of Xiaokuayuan and said, "I want to sit in your room."

Liuli was in a bit of a dilemma. Shi Yu and Qi Shi were still simmering in a fight and didn't have time to fight. As soon as Huanhua went to Xiaokuayuan, Shuangxi would definitely tell Yu Shi that Yu was still not sure how to make use of the problem!
Huanhua saw her hesitation, and said, "Don't worry, I'll just sit and go and see where you live."

Liuli had no choice but to nod, and told Haitang to go back to make tea and get some snacks.

When he arrived at Xiaokua courtyard, Huanhua frowned when he saw that the walls were mottled with gray and the courtyard gate was just a simple bamboo gate.Liuli pushed open the bamboo door and said with a smile, "Go in!" The scene in the courtyard was revealed.

The house is made of green bricks, and the roof is covered with glazed tiles, but the luster of the glazed glass has long since lost its luster, and the walls are covered with traces of yellow mud flow caused by water leakage.Most of the paint on the pillars supporting the roof beams has been peeled off, and four or five large gaps have been broken in the carvings on the corridor railings. A small black and white cat is lying in one of the holes and patting the moss at the foot of the pillars.

Huanhua was speechless for a long time, and said: "When I went to the garden for nothing, I knew where this place was, but I never paid attention to it. I didn't expect that the nine girls in Hefu lived in such a broken house."

Liuli let her into the room, and Shuangxi personally brought some refreshments to her. After she left, Liuli said, "There's nothing wrong with living in this house. Although it's a bit broken, it's rare and quiet. If you let me live in the front yard, I'm afraid it will There are worse days."

I don't know what kind of sad place Huanhua was touched by these words. Her expression gradually darkened, and her small shoulders drooped, "Yeah, although the front yard is lively, where is there any time to worry?"

Seeing her gloomy, Liuli recalled that she had been troubled since she recovered from her illness, and she looked like that on the bridge just now, thinking what happened, she asked, "Why did Huan'er say that?"

Huanhua glanced at Caiping next to her, and Caiping hurriedly said, "Girl, sit down, I'll ask Ruier for some embroidery patterns." She went out.Seeing this, Liuli winked and let Haitang go down.

There were no outsiders in the room, Huanhua's eyes were red, and he said: "I probably won't be staying in the mansion for long." Liuli was surprised: "You are not in the mansion, where are you going?"

Huanhua cried and said, "Third Madam, she is going to marry me off!" Liuli was startled, and hurriedly handed her the handkerchief: "No hurry, take your time."

Huanhua sobbed for a moment, stopped and said, "Do you still remember what the second wife of Xihe Mansion, Mrs. Yang, said in front of the old lady on New Year's Eve? It was about the youngest son of Mr. Song Pi, the political adviser, asking for marriage. Auntie The idea with my second aunt was to send my daughter to the palace, so I definitely wouldn't agree to it. Last night I was painting in my mother's room, and when I was tired, I lay down on the desk to rest. My mother guessed that I was sleeping When I got it, I went outside and told my father that I wanted to get married with the Song Mansion, saying that it would help my father's career. I am the only girl in the third room, who else is there besides me?!"

Huanhua couldn't help crying again.

Liuli handed her the handkerchief and fell silent.

The youngest son of Song Bi's family is fifteen years old, with good looks and talent, and Song Pi is on the rise again. Even if he wants to send Yuhua Shuhua to the palace, he will not be willing to let this piece of fat go for nothing. .Since the other girls are hopeless, they might as well choose a son-in-law as soon as possible. Of course, the Song family will not hire a concubine daughter, so instead of taking advantage of Nie's mother and daughter, it is better to push Huanhua out, which will help He Pusong find help , and secondly, it also obeyed the old lady's heart...

Liuli felt Qi's mind, and felt sorry for Huanhua.Although the age of ten is quite close, but consummating the house must be at least 15 years old. The Song family boy will be 20 years old by then. A [-]-year-old man will have several concubines whether he consummates the house or not. Huanhua Let's not talk about whether this temperament can be subdued by those people. If a few bastards are born before the consummation of the house, will those days be used?

Liuli grabbed the handkerchief and looked at Huanhua: "Don't worry, the third lady is just talking casually. After all, you are her only child. Although you are not biological, you still have the feeling of nurturing."

Huanhua smiled wryly and shook his head: "You don't know...you don't know at all! If she has feelings for me, how could she poison me—"

After blurting out the words, she herself was taken aback, and quickly covered her mouth with a silk cloth, as if she wanted to stuff the words back.

Liuli was so shocked that her whole body shook: "She, poisoned you?"

Huanhua's tears flowed like water, and he buried his face in his arms and just cried.

Liuli thought hard for a while, she remembered that she was poisoned not many times, only the time when she was poisoned by Fushui.That time when Huanhua was seriously ill, Mrs. Qi beat the found murderer half to death, kicked Mrs. Yu out in the face, and managed to take the big kitchen back into his hands. What a beautiful job!At that time, how many people watched Yu's jokes secretly, and how many people saw Qi's majesty!But could it be said that all this is actually a trap set by the Qi family, taking advantage of Huanhua being scolded by the old lady to poison her, so as to achieve the purpose of hitting the Yu family? !
If this is the case, then the Qi family is terrible.The woman looked silent, but she turned out to be a poisonous snake that eats people!No wonder Huanhua's illness was healed immediately after the members of the Yu family were cleared out of the big kitchen. Now that I think about it, those two wives are so courageous, it's impossible for them to keep the evidence of their crimes by their side!

It took her a while to calm down, looking at Huanhua who was still crying, she couldn't help but caressed her arm.

Huanhua gradually stopped crying, wiped away her tears and snot, and looked at her with resentment and fear.

Liu Li said: "Don't be afraid, I won't say it. Even if you beat me to death, I won't say it."

Huanhua stared at her, and nodded slowly after a long time.

Liuli brought her tea, and when she drank it, she said cautiously: "Don't you want to marry the young master of the Song family?"

She shook her head and said in a low voice: "I just don't want to go to the days of competing with the concubines so soon, if I have to go this way. I just want to have someone who will only be good to me in my life..." At the end She blushed, glanced at Liuli, and lowered her head.

Liuli sighed in her heart, if she had this wish, then this young master of the Song family would be twelve inappropriate, what man would stay until he was 20 years old and still not be a womanizer?Or for someone you don't even know?

Huanhua shyly said, "Liuli, can you help me?"

Liuli nodded: "I'll try."

Huanhua smiled as if relieved, held her hands back, and said: "Actually, I also know that in your current situation, it is really difficult to do anything for me, but I don't know why, hearing you say that makes me feel better." There are too many. Although there are many brothers and sisters in the mansion, none of them makes me feel that I can confide in my heart. Sometimes I feel that the intimacy is superficial."

This is really a sensitive child, but in her position, her biological mother can't protect her, but her aunt ignores her life and uses her as a tool of struggle, how can she not become sensitive?Liuli looked at her and asked gently: "I've always wanted to ask you, but so many people treat me like a snake and scorpion and don't want to get close to me, why do you trust me so much?"

Huanhua didn't even think about it, and said: "I know you will ask me. The first time I saw you, I felt that you didn't look like a nine-year-old child, and every time I saw you, this feeling became stronger. I was curious, and then I felt very close. Do you still remember that day in the small courtyard over the main courtyard? At that time, you were not afraid of Hongxiu and that old woman. I really admire you! Since then, I have felt Come on, you are a very brave person, but you will not hurt others!"

Liuli twitched secretly. —Will not hurt others?Nanny Li shouldn't think so.

Huanhua sat for a while, looking at some female celebrities embroidered by Liuli. Liuli sent her out, fearing that she would attract attention if she stayed for a long time.

On the way, Huanhua said: "It's so easy for me to come back, and you hurriedly urged me to leave. If I am really married tomorrow, it will be difficult for us to even meet each other." When I said this, my eyes were watery His eyes turned red again.

Liuli joked, "What are you afraid of? When I get married, I'll go to your house to see you." Seeing Huanhua's face darken, she hurriedly said, "If you don't come today, I'm going to look for you too. Yes. I have something I want to ask you." He dragged her to the back of the bamboo forest, and talked about the details of when Mrs. Qi rewarded Cuiying with the golden silk butterfly.

Huanhua thought for a while, and said: "That day I was learning how to play nets with Biluo in my mother's room. Cuiying came suddenly, and my mother called her into the bedroom. At that time, there was no one else except Biluo. What happened, even the door was not closed. I saw Cuiying answer something, and her mother said, "You have to find out the depth of that girl first" or something, and then Cuiying bargained with her, and then her mother Annoyed, she said, "Don't know what is good or bad. If I cheat you today, I can kill you in the future!" Cuiying stood up when she heard this, her expression slowed down, and she said with a smile:' The servant girl saw that the golden silk butterfly on the madam's head is very nice, why not reward the servant girl? I didn't ask for that just now.' Mother was annoyed, so she pulled out the branch of Huasheng and threw it to her. Scold her for being ignorant..."

Having said that, her voice gradually lowered.Liuli hurriedly said: "Didn't you hear clearly what the third lady told her, and what she bargained with the third lady?"

Huanhua was stunned, and after a long time lowered his eyes and said: "Don't ask, I can only say so much. I know what you are thinking, you are wondering if she killed Cuiying, right? Like poisoning me Repeat the same old trick. But I want to tell you, no, she didn't even kill Tian'er. Otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly ordered Qian Changsheng's family to interrogate Cuiying's parents."

(End of this chapter)