Ah Rui was startled, with a look of sadness on her face, "My brother has gone. I'm about to go back to do some errands."
She originally planned to return to her hometown for a few days after asking for permission from the young lady, but now it seems that she doesn't even need to ask for permission.
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was silent, except for the sound of Ari's sniffing gently. Such silence seemed to grab people and pull them to a room without doors and windows, making people unable to breathe.
In the end, it was Ruan Yuyi who spoke up, "Arui, just go back, I won't stop you. If you are still willing to come back after everything is done, we will leave a bed for you."
Ah Rui knocked hard on the ground twice, with a cry in her voice, "Miss, you are kind, I will remember it for the rest of my life."
She slightly raised the corner of her mouth and said, "You have praised me so much, so I will do this good thing to the end. Muxiang, go get twenty taels of silver." Even in the countryside, money is needed for funerals, and Arii is here with her at least.
After working everywhere for so long, I had to leave some way out for her.
As for the silver hairpin incident, it can be considered a thing of the past. She must have some selfish motives. After all, she was the reason why Ari committed this incident. How could she bear to criticize her harshly?
After a while, Mu Xiang brought a small box.
Ah Rui felt guilty and quickly refused. However, Ruan Yuyi said, "Part of this is the monthly payment due to you. The rest is not for you, but for your family."
In the end, she couldn't resist her. Thinking of her younger brother and the situation at home, she accepted it.
She thanked Ruan Yuyi repeatedly, gave her last salute, and left.
As she closed the door, she glanced at Ruan Yuyi from a distance. Today, she was wearing an emerald flowered crepe skirt. Her back was naturally straight, and the haze from those days of observing festivals had disappeared from her face. Her pink face and peach cheeks were just like that day under the pear tree,
She was just as eye-catching as when I first met her.
Ari was relieved and slowly closed the door gap.
After sending Ah Rui away, Ruan Yuyi looked at the door for a while, and then ordered, "Mu Ling, go and return this veil to Qingdai, and take this silver hairpin as a reward."
Although she didn't pursue the case anymore, she still had to give Qing Dai the explanation she deserved.
The two days passed in the blink of an eye. Red silks were gradually hung up in the mansion, and the idle red lanterns were lit again. The maids and servants were walking around and busy with their own affairs, adding a bit of liveliness to the late autumn Cheng Mansion.
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Ari has been away from the house for two days. Ruan Yuyi is not used to seeing the timid little maid every time she goes out.
Qingdai took care of the cleaning in the courtyard, and Mu Ling came to talk to Ruan Yuyi from time to time. She found out that Qingdai said something bad about the young lady again.
Ruan Yuyi smiled helplessly and just pretended that she didn't know.
In fact, she was not unwilling to respond, but if she lost her Qingdai hair, she was afraid that she would not be able to find her whereabouts for a while. So she kept it for the time being. By then, she would no longer need to stay in the Cheng Mansion, and would only take the Muxiang Muling with her.
No matter how good Qingdai is, it has nothing to do with her.
In this way, it can be regarded as a master-servant relationship, with the utmost benevolence and righteousness.
Seeing that Zhao Rong and Cheng Xingqiu's marriage was put on the agenda, her relationship with the prince was only allowed to be by his side and allowed to come and go at will.
Occasionally, she would jump in when something crossed the line, which made her very frustrated.
The prince seemed to be enveloped in a sense of alienation, making it difficult for people to get close to him.
Just standing there, his posture seemed to be squinting at her, watching her with a cold gaze as the tips of her ears turned red again and again under his gaze. He seemed to regard all her actions as her contempt for him, too lowly,
So there is no need to refuse.
This was naturally just speculation in her spare time. As for the Crown Prince's attitude toward her, she couldn't figure it out.
On this day, Mu Ling saw that it was sunny outside and the wind seemed to be warmed by the sun, so he became interested and suggested that he go to the open space by the stream to put paper kites. There were still two paper kites from last year, so he took them out to take a closer look.
Look, it hasn’t been eaten away by insects.
It’s just that the prince’s side——
Mu Xiang knew that Ruan Yuyi was in trouble. After all, the wedding of Cheng Xingqiu and Zhao Rong was coming soon. After finishing their arrangements, Mrs. Cheng would probably start planning the marriage of the second young master.
However, this time Mu Xiang did not accuse Mu Ling of being playful. Instead, he followed her words and said, "It's okay if Miss doesn't go for a day or two. It's not like His Highness didn't ask you to wait in vain. What's more, I haven't signed a contract to go with you."
If you don't go, it's your freedom, and even the prince is blameless.
"I am just taking this opportunity to test His Highness's attitude. After all, I can't let him hang around like this. If His Highness is interested in you, I can use this to force you."
If it was unintentional, then while there was still some time, hurry up and find someone else. Ruan Yuyi thought about it and felt that what Mu Xiang said was reasonable, so she agreed.
While I was dressing up, a maid came outside to deliver a message.
She was led in. She bowed first and then said, "The master has something to say. The letter of separation has been drawn up, but we still need to..."
She paused for a moment, swallowed back the sentence "young madam," and struggled with the title for a while, but decided to avoid the important and take the easy one, "You still need to confirm."
Ruan Yuyi pushed away Mu Xiang's hand holding the hairpin and turned around, "Has the eldest son already signed it?" She was afraid that he would tear it up again. Although the document could be reprinted, it would inevitably be delayed for a longer time.
"Go back to Miss Ruan," the maid lowered her eyes and said, "The signature has been signed. The eldest son is waiting for you alone in the study."
After hearing this, she sat back, stared at the person in the bronze mirror, and said softly:
"In that case, I would like to trouble you to make another trip to get the documents. I can't move around right now, so it would be the same if I sent them back after signing." Ordinarily, an elder must be present for separation, so Cheng Xingqiu called her over alone, but she didn't dare to say anything.
What exactly was he thinking?
She was too lazy to speculate and didn't want to see him, let alone be alone with him through signing and leaving the letter, so she avoided it whenever she could.
The maid got what she said and retreated.
But before Heli Shu arrived, Aunt Mei arrived. She was supported by a maid on one side and bowed politely, "Good morning, Madam."
Ruan Yuyi hurriedly stepped forward to help her, "No need to be polite. Aunt Mei was called by the wrong name. The future young lady is in the west wing."
Aunt Mei just heard that the government had written a letter of separation for her, and she was worried that she might feel depressed, so she came to visit her. She asked, "Has the document already taken effect?"
Of course not. She shook her head twice.
Aunt Mei laughed and said in a gentle voice, "If not, then you will still be the young lady of the Cheng family." Besides, there is no telling whether this young lady will become the second young lady of the family in the future.
The term "young lady" is not only based on seniority and kinship, but actually represents a status and the right to speak in the Cheng family.
I think when she first came here, she was just a cousin of the Cheng family, a guest, not a serious master. It was after marrying into the Cheng family that the servants in the mansion became more interested in her. It can't be said that they were jealous.
Using the helm is just a matter of intimacy and distance.
Ruan Yuyi felt that she could not defeat her, so she led her to sit down while Mu Ling served tea.
In fact, she knew that the weight of what Aunt Mei said was no less important in the eyes of people in the Cheng family than that of the Cheng Zhu family. It was indeed rare for her to be polite and respectful.
Aunt Mei glanced at the maid on the side, and then presented two pieces of paper. "This is the piece of music that I answered for you before. I should have sent it to you quickly. I was really unwell the past few days. I didn’t have much energy to study the music, so I wasted some time.”
On the gold-sprinkled paper, there is a piece of Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu, which is full and not messy, and has not been erased. It can be seen that a lot of thought was put into it and it was copied out separately.
Ruan Yuyi took it and looked at it, feeling warm in her heart. She handed it to Mu Ling who was standing by and told her to keep it safely.