The faint morning light spread like water all over the courtyard, showing a sense of tranquility. Although it seemed calm on the surface, I didn't know how many people were tossing and turning on the bed last night, each with their own thoughts.
Ruan Yuyi had finished dressing up and put on makeup. She was sitting in front of the dressing table with a dazed look on her face. She didn't know what she was thinking about. The young lady in the bronze mirror looked pretty, but the bronze mirror was dark in color, which also covered up her slightly pale face.
face.
There were a lot of gold hostas scattered in front of her, and she didn't have time to clean them up. She stretched out her hand and took out a pair of gold stranded earrings. The pendant lay obediently in the palm of her hand, with no trace of damage at all.
She stared at it for a long time, put it into a small wooden box, and placed it at the bottom of the dowry as if she wanted to seal it away forever.
Mu Xiang chose several sets of dresses in succession and presented them to her. Ruan Yuyi was not interested, so she only glanced at them and touched the pure moon-white dress with her fingertips, "Just this one."
Mu Xiang thought about it for a while, and felt that the white moon was too plain, so she advised, "Miss, I think this silver and vermilion one is more suitable."
The moon is not white, but has a light blue color, just like the bright moon in the sky or the flowing light in the water. It is good for daily wear, but it is still a cold tone no matter what. I am afraid that I will not like it when I see it today, and I think the lady is not happy.
Pay attention to.
Perhaps she resisted entering the palace in her heart, but wanted to secretly express some of her unwillingness, so she still insisted on this. Muxiang couldn't resist her, so she had to put more thought into her hairpin.
When Ruan Yuyi was ready, she called several other girls in the courtyard.
The maids knelt on the ground, all with their heads hanging down, each planning their future days. However, some of them were demoted to slave status and could not be relieved easily, and they were even more worried.
Ruan Yuyi glanced at it and said warmly, "I know that some of you are willing to follow me to the palace, but it is inconvenient for too many people to accompany you, and you are afraid of being criticized. Now that you want to go out, take the money and the deed of betrayal."
, If you want to stay, I will arrange for you to go to Sister Ying's place."
The maids looked at each other in confusion. In fact, even if they left the Cheng family, most of them had nowhere to go. Besides, the monthly money given by the Cheng family was quite generous, but the next family might not be able to give it to them.
"Miss, I would like to go to Miss Ying's courtyard." When one person spoke up, another person followed suit.
She smiled casually and said, "Okay. I will help you talk to the madam." In fact, after she left, most of the people in the courtyard were dismissed. Unless they were able to do things well, they were arranged elsewhere.
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She felt guilty for leaving them here alone, so she thought of giving them multiple choices.
She turned to look at Qing Dai, who was silent for a long time.
All the maids knew that Qing Dai usually talked a lot, but since they learned yesterday that the young lady was going to be summoned to the palace, their expressions had not been right.
She was a high-spirited person. Although she was a maid, she had the heart of a young lady. She thought that her cousin was going to the palace to enjoy the glory and wealth, and she lamented the injustice of her fate and became jealous.
When she heard that the other two people chose to stay, she secretly sneered. She was so cowardly that she deserved to be a slave. She straightened her back and said seriously, "My lady is kind, Qingdai is willing to leave the house."
This answer was also within Ruan Yuyi's expectation.
It had not been long since she came to Cheng Mansion. It was normal for her to have no feelings for the place. But if she kept looking for a new home like this, others would think that she was unstable. No one dared to trust her. One day, she would be trapped in the tooth shop and never leave again.
Not coming.
Ruan Yuyi just sighed softly and gave her the deed of betrayal and money as she said before. She originally thought that if there were still people who wanted to leave, she would give them more money so that their lives would be easier in the future.
It's just that the person in front of her is Qingdai. Ruan Yuyi knows that she doesn't like her, so she has no good impression of her, so she only pays her a monthly fee.
When they reached the entrance hall, they saw a sedan chair parked.
There are no ornate decorations on the sedan, so it doesn't look like something from a palace. If it weren't for the two people dressed as bodyguards on one side, one would almost think it was rented casually.
Mu Xiang glanced at Ruan Yuyi worriedly, but when he came to pick him up for the first time, the emperor seemed perfunctory, and she didn't know how to feel sad in the future. In fact, she still hadn't figured out why he issued such a sudden decree.
Ruan Yuyi, however, had a calm expression and did not say anything when she met the eunuch who came from the palace.
Except for Zhaorong, who felt that he had been disrespected yesterday and was unhappy and unwilling to come out, quite a few people from the Cheng family came.
As if to show her solemnity, Mrs. Cheng Zhu put heavy makeup on her face. She was squeezed in one place due to laughter, but many wrinkles appeared. "I didn't expect our sister Yi to have such a time, aunt."
It means I didn’t hurt you in vain.”
Her words were full of affection that Ruan Yuyi had never seen before. If she had seen her aunt like this before, she might not be suspicious of this enthusiasm, but would be flattered. But at the moment, there is something she doesn't understand.
She calmly pulled her hand away from Cheng Zhu's hand.
As an aunt, she recognized power and money, but she did not recognize people. Ruan Yuyi just put a smile on her face and tried to deal with it.
"If you go out of the palace to visit relatives in the future, don't forget the Cheng family. Your aunt will keep your place for you." As she said this, Mrs. Cheng Zhu glanced at the eunuch standing not far away, as if she was a close relative.
The parting words seemed to be specially addressed to him.
Mrs. Cheng Zhu took her and gave her a few instructions before she stopped talking.
The eunuch stepped forward and said in a respectful tone, "Talented man, please move to the sedan chair."
She turned her head and looked at the sedan chair.
When the palace sedan chair appeared in front of her eyes, she seemed to realize the reality of the will. But did she really want to wade into the mud and compete with several women for a share of favor?
Aniang taught her how to seduce people, but she never taught her how to fight back when faced with other people's malice. All she could do was to protect herself.
As soon as the eunuch said these words, everyone in the Cheng Mansion silenced their voices and turned their gazes to her. For a moment, these people seemed to be very silent, and it was so oppressive that people could not breathe.
She was panicking, as if she had missed the mark. But the power of the Tian family blocked her voice, preventing her from screaming. She couldn't help but take a step back.
Seeing her hesitation, the eunuch's face condensed slightly, but it quickly disappeared and he repeated what he had said before.
She opened and closed her lips, but before she could make a sound, she heard Cheng Xingqiu's voice from behind, "Father-in-law, please wait a moment. Can you ask me to say a few words to my cousin?"
The eunuch was just sent to pick up people, and he didn't know what the relationship between the eldest son of the Cheng family and Ruan Yuyi was, so he didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement. His Majesty Kuang didn't choose any auspicious time, let alone say a few words.
It doesn't matter if we delay it for another quarter of an hour.
Cheng Xingqiu motioned for her to take a step to speak.
She hesitated for a moment, then followed him to the other side of the large screen. He walked farther away, as if to ensure that their voices would not be heard by the eunuch on the other side, and then stopped.