On September 17th, the autumn air was crisp. Xu Ruoshui opened the door of the wing. The things inside were almost packed. There were ten loads of gifts from Mrs. Meng on the floor. They were all household items such as cloth and tidying. Xu Ruoshui
Ruoshui touched a pair of jade bracelets in her arms, which she planned to give to Zi Yan.
In front of the dressing table, Mrs. Li inserted the last hairpin, which was considered ready. Zi Yan was wearing a green peony skirt with blooming peonies embroidered all over it, but she did not look happy.
"Young Mistress, I have dressed up Zi Yan. Please see if there is anything missing." Mrs. Li did not leave. Mrs. Meng specifically told her not to make any mistakes today.
"Very good," Xu Ruoshui said with satisfaction, "Mom is very good at her craftsmanship." She took out a pair of aqua jade bracelets, grabbed Zi Yan's hands and put them in one by one, "I don't have anything to give as a gift.
This will still be your natal home from now on. Today should be a happy day, but I still want to explain a few words. Come back and sit down when you have been wronged. You have also served the eldest young master for a period of time. The past is in the past. It is time to look forward. From now on
Live a good life."
There was no expression under Zi Yan's delicate makeup, but a tear rolled down from the eyelid of her left eye, which happened to fall on the jade bracelet and splashed, "Mama Li, go and wait outside the door while I say a few words to the eldest mistress.
talk."
Mother Li was a little reluctant. Xu Ruoshui winked at Yan'er. Yan'er took out a small piece of silver from her waist and said to Mrs. Li with a smile, "Mom, you have worked hard today. When sister Zi Yan gets married, you can take care of yourself."
rest."
Mrs. Li took the money and said, "The young lady must hurry up and don't waste time."
Xu Ruoshui nodded towards her, Yan'er went out together and closed the door.
"It's really thanks to the eldest mistress that I can become Lord Yuwen's concubine today. The eldest maid who was originally decent in front of Madam actually ended up being a concubine." After Xu Ruoshui, Zi Yan had something to say to herself, have you gone?
It was expected that she would have a thorn in her mouth. In fact, as Zi Yan said, she came up with the idea herself.
"Zi Yan, I..."
"Let me finish," Zi Yan choked, "I have hatred in my heart. I have never made any decisions for myself in this life. The only time I lost my own flesh and blood is that I have lost my own flesh and blood. I have thought a lot these days. Now that we are gone,
At this point, in addition to being greedy at the beginning, she was also filled with boredom and was attracted by the trap of beauty she had set. Before she left, she could hear such heart-wrenching words from the young mistress, which Zi Yan will remember in her heart."
She lowered her head and stood up, Xu Ruoshui raised her hand to support her.
"Let her go as she said, and just look forward." It turned out that Zi Yan was not targeting her anymore.
"No, the eldest mistress asked me to finish." Zi Yan sat down again, "After the eldest mistress in front was gone, my wife asked me to come in and serve the eldest young master. She also said that as long as I am pregnant with the eldest young master's child, I will carry her as a slave.
As a concubine, the child will be raised in front of the slave. You said, after being a slave for a lifetime, who wouldn't want to do it one day. But the eldest young master dislikes slaves, and the slave can't do anything if she wants to have a son. When she knows that Yuwen Jun has entered the house, she is obsessed with it.
I did this because I got into my mind."
Mrs. Meng's promise was the reason why Zi Yan took the wrong first step.
"I know in my heart that this child is not the eldest young master's, but who knows, the eldest young master is a fool, and no one believes his words. It was only when the eldest mistress told me about the birthmark that I became afraid. It is useless to say so much now.
, I just want to tell the eldest mistress that the scariest person is the one who smiles all day long. You should be more careful. Before, I said that the eldest mistress in front suddenly disappeared, but this is true. I didn’t mean to scare you."
Zi Yan made it very clear in her words that she had been deceived by Mrs. Meng. If Xu Ruoshui hadn't proposed that she marry Yu Wenjun, she would have been sold to a brothel. These were all used by Mrs. Li to threaten Zi Yan.
Said at the time.
Xu Ruoshui naturally knew Mrs. Meng's personality, but she was extremely curious about Meng Tianbo's ex-wife, so she asked, "Do you know the eldest young master's ex-wife?"
Zi Yan smiled bitterly with tears in her eyes and said, "You are the only one who doesn't know anyone in the house. Madam doesn't allow anyone to talk about it. She only says that she left the house."
"What kind of person is she?" Xu Ruoshui hesitated for a moment, but still asked, otherwise there would always be something blocking her heart.
"The eldest young mistress is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. The master personally announced the marriage to the eldest young master. When she smiles, she has two small dimples at the corners of her mouth. However, she is not willing to talk, and she dare not show her arrogance in front of the lady.
, so Madam doesn’t like to see her very much,” Zi Yan told everything she knew.
It's strange that a person left the house without any reason, and the family didn't hold it accountable, unless she was a maid with no relatives like Wan Qiu, but it was impossible, as the young mistress of the Meng family, and Master Meng personally told her
In matters of marriage, even if you have a good family background, your tutor will not be any worse.
"Young lady, it's almost time." Granny Li urged outside the door, and heard Yan'er whispering again, "Mama Li, it's not a hurry, tell me something interesting again." Granny Li suddenly stopped talking.
sound.
"Zi Yan, I have remembered all your words," Xu Ruoshui held Zi Yan's hand. After some life events, she no longer had any grudges about late autumn, and she didn't even hate Zi Yan for poisoning herself. Everything was like a cloud of smoke.
But then, wouldn't life be easier?
Xu Ruoshui helped Zi Yan out with her own hands, and Mrs. Li sent her out of the Ningxiang Hall. From then on, the courtyard seemed more deserted. The scene of Zi Yan kneeling down for the first time turned around in front of her eyes. Meng Tianbo was busy beside him.
, until the end when Zi Yan left the cabinet and Meng Tianbo sobered up, "It's really unpredictable."
"What did the eldest mistress say?" Yan'er asked, tilting her head.
"It's okay, you go and clean the wing to prevent others from living in it," Xu Ruoshui didn't believe that Mrs. Meng would give up on providing Meng Tianbo with people to serve her.
"Who would come in? Zi Yan just left... Oh~~~ It can't be..." Yan'er turned out not to be stupid, but it was Meng Tianbo's matter that she didn't dare to ask any more questions about.
In the afternoon, Baoju and Baozhu delivered autumn clothes. Not to mention that they were all newly made, and the styles were still up to date. "My wife said that the jewelry would be delivered in the evening, so she sent someone to ask the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper said that it was too late to make it. Recently,
A big shot has come to Lincheng, so Duyun found time to do it for him."
Xu Ruoshui was not interested in big shots and said to Bao Ju, "I will go there to pay my respects to my mother tomorrow morning, please excuse me two girls."
After collecting the clothes, Xu Ruoshui tidied up the wardrobe. She was indeed a bit useless in late autumn. She didn't have any good clothes. It was so pitiful. She didn't know how she got through those few months.