After Xu Ruoshui moved her position, Mrs. Hu picked up the fire stick and blew on a small piece of fine grass. The flames immediately jumped up. After all, she was the old woman in charge and had rich experience.
The fire in the stove was getting hotter and hotter. Xu Ruoshui thought that the dead mouse was almost burned to ashes, so he felt relieved, "It's almost done. Thank you, mom. I'll ask Yan'er to come over and get water later."
Mrs. Hu clapped her hands, indicating that she understood and there was no need to continue burning the fire.
Xu Ruoshui just stepped out of the kitchen threshold when Mrs. Hu's shout came from behind her, "Madam, please stay." Xu Ruoshui turned around. He didn't say anything just now and wanted to leave. "Mom, please stay."
Is there something wrong?"
"What is this?" Mrs. Hu pinched something in her hand. Isn't it the half-eaten hawthorn fruit that was eaten by rats?
"Hawthorn fruit." Xu Ruoshui replied bluntly. Most people know what is there to ask.
"Is the eldest mistress really not knowing or not? There is arsenic on this. Is it as simple as the hawthorn fruit you said? Do you want to use this thing to harm the eldest young master?" Mrs. Hu was defensive in her words.
Xu Ruoshui was startled and walked back, "Mom said there was arsenic on it?"
"Exactly."
The white frost on the hawthorn turned out to be arsenic. "How did mother know?"
"Young mistress, you don't need to question me about these things. I have eaten more salt than you have ever eaten. Although arsenic is colorless and odorless, just like flour, the inner bottom of the hawthorn is obviously black.
, it is arsenic that causes this." Mrs. Hu explained.
Xu Ruoshui's anger surged into his chest because he was actually poisoned by arsenic. "Thank you mom for teaching me. I just thought a mouse was dead in late autumn, so I burned it. I never thought there was arsenic on the hawthorn fruit," he said.
She explained her purpose of coming, and then said, "Mom, please remember that I have no intention of touching the young master's hair. I just want to survive in this house."
After saying that, she ignored Mrs. Hu and looked at herself again and again, so she could be considered patient. She just warned herself at every turn, how could she not make people angry.
When he arrived at the door of Zi Yan's wing, Xu Ruoshui paused. Hearing Zi Yan's scolding Baomei, he pushed the door open and went in, "Why is it so lively? Miss Zi Yan, don't be angry, the child is important."
"The eldest mistress is such a rare visitor." Zi Yan leaned on the bed, half-smiling, "I'm teaching the maid a lesson, can't the eldest mistress not stand it anymore?"
"I don't dare," Xu Ruoshui sat down on a brocade stool, "Miss Zi Yan seems to be bored, so she came here to talk to you. The girl probably doesn't know. It's very lively at noon.
It looks like I’m panicking at the loss.”
"What's so exciting? I can't watch the excitement right now. If I bump into the child, I'll be a sinner." Zi Yan stroked her belly, "This child is precious."
"No, otherwise I wouldn't have come here to tell you," Xu Ruoshui wondered what Zi Yan would do if she knew about Yu Wenjun, so he smiled and said, "At noon, Mr. Yu Xiao came to look for her noisily.
Master, everyone thought that something had happened, the festival day was actually looking for bad luck today, but they never thought that the person he was looking for was not the master, but Mr. Yu."
Zi Yan listened carefully without any expression on her face, "Mr. Yu is talented in literature, so it's natural to come to him."
"Everyone thought that Mr. Yu admired Mr. Yu's literary talent. After all, he had spent some time in his house before, and they thought he was going to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at his house. But who knew that Mr. Yu was here to bring bad luck to Mr. Yu.
"
"Bad luck? The eldest mistress must have heard it from hearsay. Everyone knows what Mr. Yu is like." Zi Yan asked in disbelief.
"Knowing people but not their hearts, that Mr. Yu is so good-looking that he actually seduced Mrs. Yu's family and even made her pregnant." At this time, Xu Ruoshui's eyes fell on Zi Yan's belly, "Mr. Yu is so heroic.
Not afraid either
The family scandal was publicized, and he was dragged to the government forcefully, saying that he would not be allowed to harm other women. Tell me what the fuss is about, and the master is not happy at all. He thought he had found a good one for the eldest young master.
Where is sir?"
After Xu Ruoshui finished speaking, he paid attention to Zi Yan's expression, but there was no change at all on her unpainted face, "It's quite unexpected."
Baomei's eyes turned red when she heard this, "Madam, are you telling the truth? Is Mr. Yu really such a person? I have been serving him for some time, and I thought it would be a good way out."
"Miss Baomei, don't be sad. It's better now. If you follow her, you don't know what hardships you will have to endure," Xu Ruoshui advised. "The most pitiable person is Mrs. Yu, who is pregnant with him."
I don’t know what to do with my child? That child has a life to live.”
"The eldest mistress is right," Baomei wiped the corners of her eyes, "can you still keep the child?" After all, women are always kinder in heart.
"I don't know," Xu Ruoshui said "Hey" and regained her composure, "Look at me, after talking so much, I don't know if Zi Yan is tired or not, she didn't even say a word."
Zi Yan was a little lost in thought, secretly thankful for her good fortune, "It's rare for the young lady to come here, so it's okay to do more. I'll lie down and rest for a while."
"You should take a good rest," Xu Ruoshui quickly helped Zi Yan lie down, "I'll sit down for a while and then leave."
Zi Yan didn't respond.
Xu Ruoshui pulled Baomei to talk, "Miss Baomei is not young anymore, you four girls are my most proud maids. In two years, my mother will definitely give you a few of her favorites."
marriage."
This is true. Mrs. Meng's several maids are as beautiful as flowers. In the future, they will marry into a small family, which will be considered as fulfilling their blessings. "After Sister Ziyan is born, I will go to Madam to serve you. The eldest mistress can
Don't laugh at me, slave. If someone hears this, they will think that slave is in a hurry to get married." Baomei said embarrassedly.
"There are only three of us in this room, and we have a rare moment of leisure today," Xu Ruoshui said quite naturally, "It's okay to talk and laugh. When Miss Zi Yan gets older, I, as a mother, should also
It would be nice to prepare something for that child."
"Don't worry, young lady, Madam will prepare all these things." Zi Yan listened to Xu Ruoshui's words and continued dissatisfiedly.
It's because you don't dare to ask for it, Xu Ruoshui said in her heart, she has done something wrong, and she still has to guard against others like this. It's really tiring. "It doesn't bother me at all."