boudoir

Chapter 97 A flash of light

However, these books are still passive.

Apart from the few small coins, all she had was a picture of ink lotus, originally this picture was not considered a valuable item, but judging from He Cunli's repeated questioning, it was not something that could be easily obtained, could it be that she was looking for this?However, she is a maid, what is she doing with this thing?Even if she could read and write, she wouldn't have fallen in love with this painting like He Cunli, would she?Besides, what did she do with this painting?
Liuli suddenly felt that this matter was a bit abnormal. Although Xiaokuayuan was still her temporary territory, she never watched it every day. If anyone made something wrong, wouldn't she be passive by then?Now all she could guess was that Shuangxi was looking for Mo Hetu, but what if there was something else she couldn't guess?With her searching day and night, wouldn't it be that sooner or later she would disappear from under her nose.

After thinking about it like this, there is a plan.He asked Haitang to pack a few books beside the bed, and said: "The old lady tells me to read the admonitions every day, but I haven't touched them for many days, take them there and read them in my free time."

Haitang just finished packing the book, and Yuegui came back, and said: "The eldest lady said that she is impatient to go to the warehouse to reconcile the accounts for the girl alone, and told the girl to wait, if she doesn't get it, she will get it next month."

Liuli said "oh", but didn't say anything, and asked Haitang to take the book and send it to the main courtyard for her.

The monthly money is in Yu's hands, and she knew that it would not be so easy to get it back, so she gave up hope.Besides, even if you get it back, it's only two slings of money, so what use can it be made?Have to think of another way.

In the evening Wu Yinzhong came out of the two young ladies' rooms and went to the main courtyard to ask the old lady for her pulse.Liuli asked him about his pulse, Wu Yinzhong said: "The old lady's pulse is stable, it seems that she has been recuperating well for a while. It's just that Miss Jiu's eye circles are dark, she seems to be lack of sleep, she must pay attention."

The old lady looked at Liuli and asked doubtfully, "Why do you lack sleep?"

It's hard to say that Liuli was worrying about money, so she said awkwardly: "I didn't do anything, it's just that it's a little hot these days."

Fortunately, the old lady never cared.

In the evening, Liuli held the book "Biography of Martyr Girl" and thought wildly by the bedside, and she didn't sleep until midnight.

Seeing the days go by, she might give birth one day, and she hasn't got the extra money yet, so what should she do?I also thought about embarrassing myself and asking someone to borrow some money, but who can I borrow it from?Borrowing too little is not enough, but who is willing to borrow too much?Like Huanhua, even if she is willing, the money is also in Qi's hands.She has no friendship with other people, only an old lady who seems to be her reliance, but it is also a false cover. When she is alive, she can have two points of face. When she is gone, she will be bullied worse.Besides, on Yuhua's birthday last time, the old lady had already given him some money as a gift, so if she asks again this time, she will probably think that she has some idea.

It's even more impossible to go further. The point is that even if someone is willing to borrow it, she doesn't have the ability to pay it back?Relying on such a small amount of monthly money, I have to spend it myself, and I have to do favors from time to time. I'm afraid she won't be able to pay it back when her hair turns gray.Ruier reminded her that she could put the words in Shangpin Study Room for consignment, but the key point is now that Ruier is gone, who can replace her?For Yuegui and Haitang, it is definitely not possible now.What's more, Lai Wu's line is her last retreat, and she will not let the third person know unless it is absolutely necessary.

Thinking of the pain in her head, she covered her face with a book in depression, sniffing the ink smell, which vaguely reminded her of the fragrance of ink that lingered on Grandpa's desk all the year round.

If only she had relatives by her side... Thinking of her relatives, she suddenly opened the book and got up straight away. If it were relatives, is there anyone in this house who is closer to her than He Cunli?Even if he put her in the name of a concubine and threw her into the mansion and left her alone, that wouldn't change the fact that he admitted that she was his own flesh and blood!
Yes, ask He Qili to borrow it!
Liuli's heart suddenly settled down, she didn't ask him for nothing, so she just borrowed it from him, no matter how many good things she said, she must let him help her get through the current hurdle!
The next day, by chance, he found out that He Cunli came back early, so Liuli told the old lady that she was false, and then went to the long room.

He Cistan was writing in the study, when he saw Liuli coming, he raised his eyelids and said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Li called out "Hello, Eldest Master", and seeing that the glass in front of him was empty, she hurriedly refilled her glass of water.He Yuli wrote a few lines, stopped writing and looked at her: "The ancients said, 'There is nothing to be courteous, if you have to rape or steal', if you have anything to do, just say it."

Liuli then stood still in front of him, thought for a while, and said, "May I have some money, sir?"

He Qili frowned: "Borrow money? What are you doing?"

Liuli didn't dare to say that she was going to give gifts to the two young mistresses, for she was afraid that he might think that she was trying to win people over.So he said: "It's just that money is tight, and the shortcomings are expensive."

He Yuli asked, "Where's your monthly money?"

"It's all spent."

He Cunli raised his eyebrows: "It's good for you to spend two taels of silver a month. You didn't keep a single penny, and you dared to borrow money from me. Who taught you?!"

Liuli hurriedly said: "No one taught me, even if I suddenly thought, only a relative like you can speak, so I came here..."

Yue Mo was moved by the words of his relatives, He Cunli raised his eyelids and said, "How much do you want?"

Liuli pointed out two fingers: "Not much, 20 taels. When I have money in the future, I will definitely return it to you!"

"20 taels?" He Yanli squinted his eyes, put the pen back on the shelf, stared at her for a while, and suddenly said slowly: "I heard that the old lady took away all the jewelry that the wives gave you back then. , why?"

Liuli didn't expect him to ask this question, and he didn't expect that he even knew about this kind of thing. How dare she say that she wanted to use the old lady's place to hide property and was discovered by her, so she took it away, and immediately pursed her lips and said nothing.He Yuli went on to say: "The reason why the old lady took your things is probably because you spend money recklessly and are not good at managing money. The 20 taels of silver are only for expenses. You believe it, but I don't. You don't have any money. If you want to borrow it, you can ask the old lady to borrow it." .” Saying that, he got up with a flick of his sleeves, and went out.

Liuli was so embarrassed that she had no choice but to back out.

When I got outside the courtyard, I looked back at the vermilion lacquer gate, and couldn't help sighing, what a hero who is desperate for a penny!Unexpectedly, Xu Liuli claimed that she was not troubled by money, but now for 20 taels of silver, she lost her face and couldn't afford to borrow it. It was a failure to be a human being.Immediately, he didn't even have the energy to walk, and he leaned against the courtyard wall and became worried.

"What is Miss Nine doing here?"

Suddenly there was a soft voice in front of her, Liu Li raised her head, but saw Heng Wei standing in front of her.Because he didn't want to talk more with her, he said, "It's nothing, just wander around." He stepped up and wanted to leave.

Heng Wei said: "Miss Nine looks worried, it seems that there is something bothering you?"

Liuli didn't stop walking, she didn't want to have anything to do with her and Su Meiyin.But when walking up the steps, Heng Wei said from behind: "If my guess is correct, the girl is worrying about the two young mistresses who are about to have a child?"

Liuli turned around: "How do you know?"

Heng Wei smiled, "No matter what is done in the mansion, Miss Nine will always take action. According to Miss, how can you stand by and watch such a big matter? But this time it is the two noble sons, Although the baptism ceremony used does not need to be too extravagant, it still needs to cost some money, how can the little monthly money of the girl be enough? We must think of a way."

Liuli snorted slightly, "So what?"

Heng Wei said: "Young lady and my aunt can be regarded as old acquaintances, why do you want to be far away?"

Liuli heard this meaning, it seemed that Su Meiyin was willing to pay her.Heng Wei should not be able to figure out this level yet, only Su Meiyin, a woman who wants revenge wholeheartedly, has such a careful heart, and it is not accidental that Heng Wei appears here.It's true that Liuli is worried about money right now, and she really wants to find a reliable ally, but when she mentions Su Meiyin, she thinks of Rui'er, and the disgust of being calculated emerges again, because she still cares about it Then he frowned.

Hengwei has been with Su Meiyin for many years, and she has already cultivated to be half a human being, so she couldn't see her reluctance, so she smiled and said: "Our aunt is making a pair of shoes for the old lady to send, since the girl is here , you might as well sit in the aunt's room and take it with you by the way."

With this excuse, Liuli dared not refuse, so she followed her to the small courtyard where Aunt Su lived.

Su Meiyin was serving a pot of ink orchids by the window, when she saw Liuli coming, she turned her head and let Zhu'er go down to make tea.Hengwei fetched water for her to wash her hands, and then took the cloth handkerchief on the chicken-wing wooden Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea washing stand to wipe her clean, and when she sat down on the couch, she gave her the plain fan on the table.

Liuli took the tea and put it aside, and said, "Didn't you say that there are old lady's shoes to take?"

Su Meiyin looked at her with a smile for a moment, took a sip of sour plum juice, and said slowly: "The nine girls are very good at pretending to be confused."

Liuli remained calm: "What does Auntie mean by that?"

Su Meiyin shook her round fan, held back her smile, and said: "Ming people don't slander, I don't like to beat around the bush, you know that. To tell you the truth, you won't come to the long room today, I'm going to find you too."

Liuli snorted and said with a laugh: "I don't know if there is anything else that Auntie can do for you?"

Su Meiyin looked at her, her eyebrows slightly gathered, "You're still angry with me about Rui'er, aren't you?" Liuli shook her head, "Don't dare." Su Meiyin sighed, and said, "You have I never thought that if you stood in my position, when you had to achieve a goal, would you choose to use any means?"

Liuli thought for a while, and said: "Yes. But, who told me that I was the one being tricked? If you stood in my position and you were tricked by me, you could be indifferent, and then treat me kindly Do you want to continue to get along?"

It's fine if you don't talk about this, but when it comes to this, she is not so calm in her heart.After taking a breath, she continued: "Of course, I know that you hate Mrs. Yu. She took away everything that belonged to you, and turned you into a person who needs to humble her. If it were me, I might be worse than you." More ruthless, maybe not, what is certain is that I will never know that an innocent girl will be punished, beaten and kicked out after being exposed, and I will still lure her to do it like this! You can say that I am dignified and dignified , obviously you were plotting against me because I was not convinced, and she said it was to fight for Ruier, but did she know? After all, Ruier is in this situation because of you, you made her a tool, a person who is destined to be abandoned The pawn. But you still go to me instead, blaming me for being too impatient and too ruthless, do you think you are not ashamed?"

(End of this chapter)