boudoir

Chapter 8 The Uninvited Guest

Liuli saw Cuiying come into the room, so she got up and went to the side to read the scriptures.Then Cheng Yingniang took the food basket and went out.

Now that Liuli's identity has not been finalized, although everyone disdains it, they dare not point it out to be mean, just like Cuiying.Cheng Yingniang has only entered the mansion not long ago, and she entered the big kitchen as soon as she arrived, so she must have some background, and when she mentioned the second girl, she didn't talk much, so it can be seen that her tone is very stable, and her background should not be too bad.What is rare is that Liuli knows that Liuli has a special status, but can still be so respectful, so he guesses that he is not an ordinary servant.

It was getting dark, Liuli didn't think about it any more, she held a lamp and sat under the window.This little room is right next to the courtyard door, and there is movement when coming in and out. She picked up the unfinished handkerchief from the bag and embroidered it with her head down, waiting for He Cistan to come.

Cuiying put a dress on her arm, came over and said, "Sit down, girl, sister Biyun asked me to change a dress for her that day, now that it's changed, I'll send it to her."

Liuli bowed her head to embroider and did not make a sound.Cuiying thought she was in a daze and didn't hear it, and when she was about to ask again, she suddenly turned her head: "Sister, are you going to the main courtyard?"

Cuiying froze for a moment, then nodded: "Exactly."

"How is the old lady?"

"...I heard that after eating two bowls of porridge in the morning, my complexion is much better. I guess the third girl is talking with her now."

After talking for a long time, Liuli was silent again, and wondered if he could leave.Liuli said: "Since you want to go to the main courtyard, then go quickly."

When Cuiying walked out of the door, Liuli still finished embroidering a rose. When the weather was about to change, she took out the tea leaves from the bag and put them in a thin white porcelain jar.

There were four women and two miscellaneous women living in the courtyard. They were all on duty in the back garden. Tonight, four of them went to watch the night, and two chatted and chatted in the corridor, and they all went to sleep.That's good, this time He Yu's attendance to the appointment is the key, so it's not suitable for people to mess up the situation.

Before I knew it, I finished embroidering two small flower buds. I still didn't see anyone pushing the courtyard door. I couldn't help being impatient. After sitting for a while, I wondered if Cuiying had locked the door. She put down her stuff and got up and left the room. Door.

The gate of the courtyard was built in the shape of a moon, and it was not locked. A beam of light from a lantern leaked in through the slightly opened crack of the door. Viewed from the side, it looked like a white jade barrier.Liuli opened her hand to support the door panel, and was about to open it, when suddenly a hand pushed the door open!Liuli doesn't want to meet anyone in this situation, no matter if it's He Yu or not.So he pushed the door open to block the figure, and took advantage of the opportunity to cat into the bottom of the hibiscus flower by the corridor.

The person who came was dressed in Tsing Yi and a management towel, and his attire was the same as that of the person who came to deliver the mung bean cake yesterday.Taking another look, I saw a white-faced eagle nose and a pair of slender eyes, as if to seduce people at any time.When Liuli saw this person clearly, she immediately couldn't help a sneer in her heart, no wonder Feng Chun'er was willing to disobey women's morals and abandon her husband, because this person was Hu Jin, the second steward of the fourth house.

Hu Jin is the nephew of Nie's biological mother. He was unknown when he was young. He entered the mansion a year ago with the help of Nie's relationship. , four or five out of ten have nothing to do with him.The fourth master was afraid of causing trouble, so he wanted to deal with it ruthlessly, but he was very good at talking, and when those sons-in-law and daughters-in-law came to the fourth master, they blindly spoke good things for him.The fourth master had no choice but to transfer him to his side as a steward.

Now it is obvious that being a steward is not worrying, the fourth room and the backyard are usually inseparable, and it took only a few days to chant the scriptures and Feng Chun'er was provoked.

Feng Chun'er was on duty tonight, the room was pitch black, but fortunately there was a light in the corridor.Liuli leaned against the rose bushes and watched him pull out the hairpin and open the window door, stuff a note in, then put the hairpin back into the bun, clapped his hands and retreated the same way.

Hu Jin has always been aggressive, so what did he get this time?
After he left, Liuli came out from the dark place, opened the window and door, climbed in and picked up the paper that fell on the ground.

On the upper half of the paper is a cave entrance, and on the left side of the cave entrance is a portrait of a man holding a pearl. Liuli is familiar with the terrain and recognizes that this is the Stone Forest Cave in the northeast corner of the garden.Shilin Mountain is actually just a rockery piled up with big stones, and the bottom becomes a cave. Liuli once went to feed the kitten under the stone statue next to the cave.

The lower half is a hand with three fingers raised up.Three roots are equal to three shifts. This is not difficult to understand. Hu Jin must have asked Feng Chun'er to have a tryst in the cave, fearing that she could not read, so he specially drew a picture to show it.

Liuli thought for a while, put the note back in its original place, and crawled out.

From being doted on by Xu Niang to being tortured by He Fu, Liuli is no longer an innocent little girl nestled in Xu Niang's arms, reading the Four Books and Five Classics, studying the Wei Bei Liu style and ignorant of the world. Everything is by no means as clean as imagined by the rich ladies who are locked in the embroidery room with Jinxiu.As a virgin, it should be embarrassing to face these nasty things, but for a person who has already died once, it is very difficult for her to avoid anything so pretentiously.

From this point of view, He Fu has given her too much, which may make her enjoy endlessly in this life.

Liuli went back to the room and flipped through the scriptures.

The brilliance of the new moon lightly sprinkled on the flowers and trees in the courtyard, as gentle as a dream.On the third page, the courtyard door opened, and a lantern came in, followed by the person carrying the lantern, and the last person was He Wei who came with his hands behind his back.

Liuli stood up and greeted the door: "Greetings to the Eldest Master."

He Yu stroked his beard and nodded, walked in the door, took a look around, and sat down by the nanmu table.

Liuli started making tea.He Cistanchi asked, "What kind of tea?"

Liuli said: "I know that the old man likes to be light, so he specially brought green bamboo leaves from Emei." Cistanche nodded: "I smell like it too." Then he took the ordinary wide-mouthed white porcelain teacup, hesitated a little, and sipped it.When she looked up and saw that she was still standing, she pointed to the opposite side: "There are no outsiders, just sit down." Liu Li leaned against the edge of the small round stool and sat on her side.

He Yuxi sighed softly: "It's hard for you to learn all the rules at such a young age."

Liuli didn't understand these rules before, Madam He ordered people to work hard, so after eight years, it has already flowed like clouds and flowing water.But it cannot be broken.She lowered her head and filled it up for him again, whispering softly: "It's my mother who taught me well when she was alive. At that time, she always told Liuli that a woman is gentle and sensible, so she can be human, humble and kind, and charming. Liuli Don't dare to forget."

He Yuqi praised: "Very true! Your mother is very gentle and pleasant!" He sighed: "When I followed the prince out of Beijing, I was able to meet your mother. What a blessing it was. ..."

Liuli lowered her head, and said: "Mother is most concerned about the Elder Master in her life, she has always hoped that the Elder Master will go back to pick her up. Later, it was because she couldn't take care of Liuli that she came to Beijing. Fortunately, now Liuli has to serve the Elder At my knees, I can accompany the master day and night instead of her, and she can also rest in peace."

Liuli raised her head with a satisfied expression on her face.

(End of this chapter)