She stood in front of Mei Niang at a trot, braked suddenly, stretched her neck, and swallowed the last sip of wine. The plum wine tasted like the drink, sweet and delicious, it really quenched her thirst.
"You are Xiaoyue!"
Mei Niang's cunning eyes looked at Zhao Lu'er with evil intentions, looking her up and down, and finally her eyes fell on her feet, and she frowned unconsciously.
Zhao Luer subconsciously pulled his feet back.
"How dare you not wear shoes in the palace!"
Mei Niang looked at Zhao Luer in surprise. This was the first time she saw such an unruly washerwoman. This was a palace, not a vegetable market, and washerwomen had to go through strict screening. How could she run out without wearing any shoes?
"I, when I came here, I didn't have any shoes!" Lu'er grinned and suddenly smacked her lips. She immediately covered her mouth for fear of being caught drinking plum wine.
"Have you been drinking?" Mei Niang leaned forward and seemed to smell something, but she was not sure. The laundress here didn't even dare to drink.
Zhao Luer stepped back and shook her head vigorously. Her eyes were full of innocence. She was determined not to admit that she drank. Mei Mei said that drinking should be punished for palace ladies.
"I didn't drink. I spilled the wine on myself yesterday..." Zhao Luer smiled awkwardly, wondering if this reason was valid.
Yesterday when we were serving wine, it was Eunuch Cao who asked this woman to serve him. Mei Niang became even more unhappy when she thought of this. This lustful old eunuch was specifically staring at the pretty washerwoman.
Mei Niang looked at Lu'er with disgust. Although this washerwoman had a playful and smiling face, she actually had thin skin, tender flesh, and beautiful appearance. She felt a little worried in her heart. Early this morning, Eunuch Cao asked her to find Xiaoyue, looking very anxious.
appearance
Mei Niang still felt a little strange at the time, why her father-in-law was so interested in the new washerwoman. Now that she saw it, she understood completely. She turned out to be a beautiful little woman. I guess the fat father-in-law couldn't wait for it.
Mei Niang looked at Lu'er warily. She was worried about her status in Eunuch Cao's heart. If she fell out of favor, her position as a laundry lady would be lost. At least she would not be able to have any say in the clothes department.
"Why don't you go to work!" Mei Niang glared.
"Working?" Zhao Luer stretched out his jade-green fingers. He doesn't know how to actually wash clothes?
"You are responsible for those clothes and wash them clean, otherwise there will be no food to eat!" Mei Niang ordered angrily.
Lu'er looked along Mei Niang's fingers and almost fell down with fear. No, those clothes... there were dozens of them. She couldn't finish them in a week, let alone a day.