Chapter 110 Wei Lai: The slave has white hair, but he is not a white rabbit (Part 2)
Ouyang Rong finished bathing.
Behind the screen in the back room.
There was still a bit of sultry mist, and Wei Lai silently put away Ouyang Rong's changed clothes from the hangers next to the tub.
As usual, the white-haired maid buried her nose in the clothes and sniffed quietly.
The master must be very tired from being outside recently...
With a murmur, she opened the window next to her to let out the heat.
Wei Lai got it from the smell of sweat on the clothes Ouyang Rong changed and from the heavy snoring he made after falling asleep every day.
It's a pity that she can't help the master with the big task now.
The only thing that can be done is to not cause any trouble and serve him gently after he comes home every night, so that he can fall asleep early and be full of energy the next morning when he goes out with Miss Xie next door.
Wei Lai carried the bamboo basket containing the master's dirty clothes and walked through the long corridor under the night light to the laundry room in the back house.
Perhaps it was because tea had been spilled on her skirt not long ago, which made her look very weak and easy to bully.
At the door of the laundry room, the white-haired maid was stopped by an older maid next to her half-slender sister.
The master's dirty clothes waiting to be washed were also snatched away by them as if they were treasures.
Logically, this should be her job as a personal maid.
Wei Lai returned to Meilin Courtyard empty-handed.
Still did not disturb the reading lamp lit by the owner.
The master is not her own master, but the master of the whole family.
This is something Wei Lai realized recently.
Those sisters who bullied and suppressed her may have appeared to be well-behaved and polite in the eyes of their master.
And their evil might only be revealed uniquely to her, the new maid who stands in the way.
Hateful people must also have pitiable qualities.
The owner is a county official.
What he was looking at was the interests and well-being of the people in the county, and he was dealing with powerful gentry who had been rooted in the place for hundreds of years. What he was touching was huge interests that a humble maid like her could not imagine.
Not to mention that there is a cunning officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty above.
I heard that my master was the youngest Jinshi Tanhualang in Luojing, the capital of the gods. Even the powerful royal princess dared to remonstrate in court.
So the master is a man who does great things.
For the backyard of the home behind you, you will naturally prefer to live in harmony and orderly.
Wei Lai knew that maybe the master loved her more and was more special.
But if you insist on pampering and complaining about every little thing in daily life, men will eventually get tired of it.
Moreover, what we are dealing with this time may be the bullying of ordinary maids who are semi-employees, but what about the bullying of Mrs. Zhen next time? Do you want to file a complaint if you are offended? To add some conflict between aunt and nephew?
Perhaps the master is more special than other men, has a better temperament, and is gentle and tolerant to her.
But Wei La didn't dare to gamble.
There was only this dazzling light in her world.
Once you lose a bet, you lose everything.
The white-haired maid has recently been vaguely aware of something that made her panic.
The master's kindness to her may not be as special as she expected.
The owner is very kind to everyone in Meiluyuan.
But Wei Lai felt that only such a good master would give her this white-haired maid such precious love as a gift.
Kweila longed to penetrate into his master's heart, but he seemed to be keeping his heart closed.
Occasionally when she wakes up from a dream late at night, the white-haired maid hears the inexplicable lonely sigh of the young man next to her.
She wanted to comfort her, but in the end, it was the gentle master who comforted her.
But no matter what.
Wei Lai was content to stay with Ouyang Rong like now.
Besides, he also gave her the most important thing for a servant girl...
In the next few days, the maids who were waiting for Banxi continued to "invade" the duties of Meilin Courtyard and Wei La's personal maid from time to time.
Sometimes I would deliver cakes and make tea at night.
Sometimes, he would rush ahead of Wei Lai and report Tan Lang's recent living situation in front of Zhen.
Sometimes he would rush to wash Ouyang Rong's clothes, and the next morning he would replace Wei Lai and neatly put the clean new clothes on Ouyang Rong's body as he hurried out.
The white-haired maid said nothing.
One night, Ouyang Rongpo returned late, taking with him Xie Lingjiang, who had also been busy all day long, to have dinner with Mrs. Zhen in the Meiluyuan living room.
After the meal, we parted. Ouyang Rong put his hands behind his back and took a walk with Wei Lai, who was carrying a lantern, back to the Meilin courtyard.
As soon as he entered the house and before he put away the lantern, Wei Lai saw Ouyang Rong stripping off his clothes and walking towards the bathtub in the back room.
"I'm a little tired today, so I'll take a shower and rest first."
"Master, have you been drinking today?"
"You have a really good nose."
Ouyang Rong took off his belt and clothes and smiled:
"I had a drink with someone at noon. It was Magistrate Tian of Xingzi County next door, and he was also very concerned about the matter of Di Gongzha. Xingzi and Longcheng are both downstream of the sluice, so it was related to the welfare of the two counties. He also took his subordinates to run away.
Come and care, I took them for a tour today.
"But this colleague is an old drunkard. I had a drink with him at noon... I will send them away tomorrow.
"correct."
Ouyang Rong paused, pointed to the official uniform with some dust and mud stains on the hanger, and said casually:
"Please don't wash this coat. You will have to wear it when seeing guests off at the pier tomorrow."
Ouyang Rong only has four sets of regular uniforms, while there are two sets of light green official uniforms in rotation. One set of official uniforms has been worn for a long time and was only washed yesterday and has not yet been dried;
Although the suit I took off was dirty, there was a formal occasion tomorrow, so I would just wear it as a casual suit.
Mainly due to the recent rainy season, it is hot and humid and prone to sweating.
Ouyang Rong bathed in a bucket.
Wei Lai turned her head and silently glanced at the official uniform hanging on the hanger.
Not long after, I saw the owner leaving after taking a bath.
Wei Lai walked over, packed the official uniforms and other clothes into a bamboo basket, and then silently placed the basket on the ground next to the screen.
The white-haired maid waited quietly for a while. Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside the yard.
Wei Lai looked normal and went to open the door.
"Sister Wei Lai, why are you so slow? Are you not welcoming us?"
Wei Lai shook her head.
Banxi carried the cake box and led the four maids into the plum forest courtyard, looking left and right, as if looking at the figure of the husband.
"The eldest lady asked us to send some mung bean cakes... Where is Tanlang?"
Wei Lai pointed in the direction of the bedroom, "Tan Lang is resting."
His face was slightly disappointed.
Wei Lai turned around and wanted to return to the bathroom, but was pulled aside by a maid to chat familiarly.
Banxi took the other maids with him and headed to the bathhouse in a familiar way.
After a while, Wei Lai saw from the corner of her eye that Banxi and the others were walking out of the house carrying the bamboo basket and a set of clean moon-white clothes belonging to the owner.
This set of regular clothes was given to Miss Ah Qing on her birthday. All the girls in Meiluyuan could tell that Ouyang Rong liked to wear this set recently.
Banxi and the maids did not even look at the white-haired maid not far away who was hesitant to speak. They left the Meilin courtyard with a calm expression and returned home with a full load.
After walking a short distance, a half-spoken sentence came from outside the hospital:
"Since Tanlang is resting, we won't disturb you. The mung bean cake is on the table. Feed it to Tanlang later. The maid is not allowed to be greedy."
In the deserted courtyard, Wei Lai nodded slightly.
Seems to be following orders.
Early the next morning.
Meiluyuan Hall.
Breakfast.
Sitting next to the Eight Immortals table were Ouyang Rong, who was wearing a white blouse, and Mrs. Zhen, who was dignified.
Beside the two of them, Wei Lai, Banxi and other maids stood waiting, as usual.
Mrs. Zhen drank the porridge in no hurry, smiled and held her chin in her hands while looking at her nephew.
Under his aunt's loving gaze, Ouyang Rong finished the hot glutinous rice porridge in one gulp and looked at the time.
"Let's go now. Eat slowly."
The young county magistrate stood up and prepared to leave, his steps hurried.
With his sharp eyes and quick hands, he had already squeezed out a certain white-haired maid and waited not far from the door in advance. He spread out his moon-white uniform in his hand and greeted her with a smile:
"Have a nice trip, Mr. Lang."
Ouyang Rong glanced at Silla's maid and nodded slightly. He opened his hand and let the half-thin clothes be draped. Suddenly he looked down, pulled back the arm that had just been inserted into the sleeve, turned around and asked:
"Where's the official uniform?"
The half-slender smiling face was stunned: "What official uniform?"
"The one I changed into yesterday."
He half-consciously replied: "I washed it..."
The young county magistrate Ying, who was walking a little hastily out of the house, frowned slightly and his voice was a little louder unconsciously:
"Didn't I tell you not to wash it yet?"
After a pause: "Also, who does the laundry? Why is it so messy?"
Ban Xin's body trembled with fright. Lang Jun used to speak calmly and gently, but it was rare that his tone was a bit harsh like this.
Mrs. Zhen, who was drinking porridge at a table not far away, slowly put down the porcelain spoon in her hand and glanced sideways in the direction of the door. She did not take the handkerchief handed to her by the maid next to her to wipe her mouth.
In the early morning, the house was filled with the warm aroma of porridge and the scent of early sunshine. All the women's eyes quickly gathered because of the serious tone of the male host.
For a moment, there was a flash of light on my back. I panicked for a moment and said hurriedly:
"My slave deserves to die. Sir, don't be angry. This slave is going to see if the official uniforms on the line are dry..."
He was about to run out the door in a hurry.
"never mind."
Ouyang Rong took a breath and said slowly, waving his hand to stop him.
Just when the young county magistrate lowered his head and tried to put on his moon-white uniform, he reluctantly went to the pier to see off the guests.
"Tan Lang, it's all my fault that I didn't explain this to my sister clearly."
The white-haired maid who had just disappeared for a while suddenly appeared on the porch outside the door. She unfolded a light green seventh-grade official uniform in her hand and stepped forward to help Ouyang Rong put it on in front of everyone.
Ouyang Rong was startled, looked down at the official uniform, and then looked at Wei Lai who looked apologetic:
"Didn't you wash it last night?"
Wei Lai said crisply: "This is another set. I touched it this morning and it has already been done."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Ouyang Rong looked relieved. Under Wei Lai's care, he dressed neatly and hurriedly went out. Before leaving, he didn't forget to look back. He lowered his head and bit his lip and said half-heartedly: "It's okay."
Ouyang Rong's figure walked away, met the beautiful figure of the Xie family's daughter at the door in the distance, and disappeared.
After he left.
Inside and outside the hall, silence remained for a while.
Lang Jun said it was okay, but was it really okay?
In front of the round table, the dignified and dignified woman in a skirt glanced around at the women in the hall.
The maids had different expressions, either lowering their heads or lowering their eyes, but none of them dared to say a word.
As long as it involves Lang Jun, no matter how small it is, it is Meiluyuan's top priority.
And no matter how minor a mistake is, the lady who loves her husband has to go on the scale to see how much it weighs, and she can't easily get over it.
Banxi, who used to be quite arrogant, seemed to be standing at the door, with her head deeply buried in the moon-white uniform in her arms, her face pale.
Wei Lai lowered her eyebrows and stood there.
"Come all over."
Zhen suddenly spoke.
Wei Lai, Banxi and the other maids quickly gathered in front of the woman in the skirt and stood very honestly.
"What's going on? Tell me."
Several big maids who had followed him before, like pouring beans through bamboo tubes, hurriedly told everything about last night.
Don't dare to add fuel to the fire.
Wei Lai also honestly added some, and then took the initiative to blame himself:
"Madam, it's all slave's fault. Miss Banxi and the others left in a hurry. I forgot to mention Tan Lang's explanation. It's slave's fault."
Hear the sincere tone of the white-haired maid.
The maids waiting for a while could not help but look at her sideways.
Zhen shook her head and whispered:
"It doesn't matter. Finally you can get a clean official uniform, as long as it doesn't delay Tan Lang's business."
After saying that, the woman in the skirt looked meaningfully at the pretty white-haired maid in front of her.
Wei Lai's eyebrows became gentler and lowered.
Zhen suddenly asked: "Didn't you call me master before? Why did you call me Tanlang by your nickname?"
The other maids, including Banxi, only dared to call Tanlang this intimate nickname in private, but no one dared to go beyond it in front of Mrs. Zhen.
Wei Lai's little face was calm and she spoke eloquently:
"In response to what I said, Madam, the master asked the slave to call him. One night, the master held the slave in his arms and whispered, asking the slave to call him Tanlang when there was no one around, and then call him master when no one was around."
"oh?"
Mrs. Zhen raised her eyebrows, and all the maids around her showed expressions of surprise and admiration.
He is called Tanlang in front of others, and Master after others.
Hiss, what kind of fun is this?
Madam Zhen knew more than a group of little maids, and she suddenly thought more deeply. She was not only paying attention to what was revealed in these words. Tan Lang hugged the unpleasant-looking white-haired maid in the middle of the night and whispered about this matter in private.
thing.
There is also Tanlang's special hobby that I accidentally discovered last time...
Zhen couldn't help but take a look at Wei La's slender body.
I didn't expect that I could bear it.
Also, the little girl has already experienced the harsh environment of being locked in a cage, so being restrained and tied up with rope skills should be no problem. She is quite obedient and cooperative... no wonder Tanlang likes her.
Wei Lai didn't know what Zhen was suddenly thinking about at this moment. He carefully observed the woman in the skirt, who seemed to have a normal expression, and whispered:
"If the madam doesn't like slave shouting like that, slave can change it."
"No."
Mrs. Zhen came back to her senses and couldn't help but take another look at the white-haired maid. For a moment, she felt that she was more pleasing to the eye.
From this point of view, the last trip to Jinxiaokou Horse Racing Center was not completely in vain.
She thought for a moment, then lowered her voice and warned:
"Since Tanlang likes you shouting like this, just be obedient."
"Yes, madam."
Zhen stretched out her hand slowly, took the clean moon-white uniform from Ban Xian's hand, and handed it to Wei Lai.
She turned to the maids and said calmly:
"You are not allowed to wander into Tanlang's yard at will from now on. He has a personal maid to take care of him. Don't go and cause trouble."
"yes!"
The woman in the skirt finished closing the coffin and waited for the maids to respond hurriedly. She immediately realized something and turned to look at Wei La. For a moment, the expressions of the girls were a little complicated.
The white-haired maid tightly held the moon-white uniform of her returned master in her arms, and a pair of dreamy gray mist blue eyes also showed a flattered look.
Mrs. Zhen chuckled, tilted her head, and glanced at the porridge bowl on the table.
Wei Lai immediately put the Yuebai uniform aside. She stepped forward, picked up the porcelain bowl and porcelain spoon, and carefully fed the porridge to the aunt in front of her, one bite at a time.
Her little face was full of flattering expressions, and the white-haired maid's eyes were filled with joy.
Mrs. Zhen chewed slowly and said with a smile: "Tell me how Tanlang has been sleeping recently. Have you ever had insomnia in the middle of the night?"
Wei Lai, the personal maid of Meilin Courtyard, immediately came and spoke eloquently.
The small mouth with white teeth and red lips spoke slowly and carefully.
It seems that I have been preparing for this moment for a long time.
But this time, no maid sister dared to steal her words.
Here we go, I didn’t sleep! This chapter is 4,000, it’s a bit long to code, hug my brothers... The next chapter will be at twelve o’clock in the evening!