After Chu Yunli finished speaking, he asked the maid next to him: "Have you brought the seeds?"
"It's ready." The maid smiled and said, "The soil has also been turned, it's just waiting for you."
Recently, Chu Yunli has had nothing to do and started planting flowers and plants, which makes her whole day quite fulfilling.
Chen Nankang wanted to say more, but the beauty had already taken the maid away, so he had no choice but to put down the hand he raised to call people, and said in a low voice: "I really gave up on Wu Qingling. I slapped her twice just now, you can go
Take a look."
The voice was very low and disappeared in the wind.
On the way back, Chen Nankang had been thinking about countermeasures. It seemed too deliberate to call people over to see Wu Qingling's miserable condition. It was best to let Cha Miyue see it naturally.
Chu Yunli spent two days planting seeds in all the open spaces in front and behind the courtyard where she lived. The interest in planting disappeared as quickly as it came. When the maid suggested that they could be planted in the garden, she refused.
"It will be easier to watch them after they have been planted. I am too lazy to plant them." Chu Yunli threw away the small shovel in her hand and planned to go for a walk in the garden.
The Chen family's garden is relatively large. Chu Yunli usually doesn't go out of his way to enjoy the scenery. He just walks around casually and enjoys the scenery wherever he goes.
"County Lord, we have hired a new mason, and we have just built a rockery. It looks like a picture of eight horses. It is very beautiful."
Hearing what the maid said, Chu Yunli became interested and walked in the direction pointed by the maid.
There was indeed a new rockery, and it was quite cleverly stacked. However, Chu Yunli had seen many better ones than this one. After the initial novelty, he circled around again and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, he heard an exclamation not far away. Chu Yunli followed the sound and saw a slender figure being pushed to the ground by a stout woman.
The figure looked familiar, it was Wu Qingling.
Chu Yunli looked surprised, and the maid who said there was a rockery and led the way whispered: "She has been miserable since she fell into the water and returned to work. The master seems to have really disliked her, and sent her to the garden to sweep and manage things.
To add insult to injury, he pushed her to the new gardener. The gardener didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but made her pick excrement every day... She was too weak and fell many times a day. I heard that she fainted and fell to the ground for a long time the day before yesterday.
No one cares."
While talking, the woman who was pushing people was startled when she saw the people here.
"I've met the county lord."
Chu Yunli glanced at her: "Are you bullying people?"
"It's unjust!" the old lady shouted, knelt down and said: "This slave is just a servant, and she is all ordered by the young master... The young master hates her and just wants to teach her a lesson. If the county master wants to save people, he can discuss it with the young master.
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Thinking of Chen Nankang's recent enthusiasm, Chu Yunli immediately guessed the cause and effect, and said with a faint smile: "No need. I am just a guest, so I can't take care of too much."
With that said, I really didn't want to care, turned around and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Wu Qingling rushed over, bringing up a smell: "County Lord, please help me."
Chu Yunli looked at her condescendingly and asked softly: "How do you want me to help you?"
"I want to leave." After going through so much, Wu Qingling has seen that Chen Nankang really has no feelings for her at all. If she stays, she will just be tortured in various ways.
"It was you who picked me up. Only if you let go will the Chen family let me go."
Chu Yunli smiled: "You two wanted to grow old together, but you changed your mind just now. You have to keep your word for the rest of your life. As long as I live, you can only stay by his side in this life. You can't go anywhere.
Want to go."
Wu Qingling lost all her strength and slumped to the ground, muttering: "What do you want to do to let me go?"
Chu Yunli didn't answer, but turned to look at the little maid who was leading the way: "Let's go."
The little maid was startled: "County Lord..."
"I will not keep people with ulterior motives." Chu Yunli waved his hand: "I understand Chen Nankang's thoughts. Tell him, no matter how much he hates Wu Qingling, even if he kills people in front of me, I will not let him stay."
I won’t marry!”
Chen Nankang learned of this in an instant. He was so angry that he twisted the account books in his hands into twists, but there was nothing he could do.
The attendant asked tentatively: "Will Miss Wu continue to pick shit?"
"Change to an easier job." In the final analysis, Chen Nankang's real purpose in tormenting Wu Qingling was to make Cha Miyue change his mind after seeing clearly that he no longer has his sweetheart.
Since Cha Miyue is determined not to marry, there is no need for him to let Wu Qingling suffer any more. However, he cannot take care of her right away, otherwise Cha Miyue will guess his intentions in an instant, let alone get close to him.
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Wu Qingling went out early and came back late. She was so tired that her back ached. The key was that she had not healed her previous injury and caught a cold, which seemed to have caused the disease. After working for most of the day, her waist felt like being pricked by a needle when she moved.
I wanted to get some hot water for a soak, but found out that there was no hot water, and there wasn't even much firewood. If I wanted to wash up, I could only use cold water.
It was late autumn now, and the weather was extremely cold in the morning and evening. If she took a cold bath, her little body, which had not yet recovered, would probably die.
Just when he was so angry that he burst into tears, the people around Chen Nankang arrived: "Miss Wu, the master has asked me to go to the kitchen to help out early tomorrow morning."
Wu Qingling looked numb, as if she hadn't heard the words.
The attendant also vaguely guessed some of his master's thoughts today. No matter whether the master doesn't care about his past feelings, he can't be cruel to Wu Qingling. In this case, he must not offend her and look for opportunities to form a good relationship with her. Therefore, he
He whispered: "Don't worry, girl, you won't be too tired when you get to the kitchen."
Hearing this, Wu Qingling finally turned around: "What do you mean?"
The attendant didn't want to say more.
The next day, Wu Qingling went to the big kitchen and was assigned the task of selecting vegetables. There was more or less grass in the vegetables, so there was no one to rush her, and as long as she was not too lazy, she would not be punished.
While working, Wu Qingling was in a daze. Suddenly she moved and covered her mouth with her hand... At this moment, she finally understood why Chen Nankang was torturing her like this.
In the beginning, she was asked to pick manure in the garden just so that Cha Miyue could see it and understand the fact that the two of them had no feelings at all. If she was really interested in him, she would be very happy. However, Cha Miyue was not happy.
Or there was no response, so she came to the big kitchen and became a real maid.
After thinking about this, Wu Qingling felt a mixture of joy and resentment.
Fortunately, Chen Nankang probably still had some feelings for her and didn't want to kill her. What was angry was that he wanted to marry someone else wholeheartedly and had forgotten the vows they had made.
She is not willing to give in!
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Sun Kunshan, who lives in the outer courtyard, has not been doing well recently. He has been injured, and the doctor in the mansion refuses to treat him. He has some savings and wants to hire a doctor from outside. However, the concierge has been in trouble. Every time the doctor comes, he has to go through a lot of difficulties.
It is extremely difficult to bring in the prepared medicine. Even if you bring it, there is no small stove to boil it.
In the words of the steward of the outer courtyard, Sun Kunshan is a scholar who is not diligent in all aspects of his life, does not distinguish between grains, cannot light a small stove, and is prone to leakage.
Sun Kunshan was so helpless that he entrusted the kitchen to prepare medicine for him, but he was afraid that the medicine would be changed... Mrs. Gu hated him, so this kind of thing might happen.
He worked hard for a while and finally got better. Then, he found that he couldn't go out!
Being locked up in the mansion, he might turn into an innocent ghost one day. And most importantly, he will have to take the provincial examination after the spring!
If you can't get out and protect your hand, what's the use of reading well?
After trying several methods and being stopped at the door, Sun Kunshan gave up the idea of going out.
If you can't go out, then go in.
On this day, when Chu Yunli was wandering in the garden again, a figure suddenly ran out from among the trees and stood in front of him.
"County Lord, please help me."
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "How did you get in?"
It was not easy for the men in the outer courtyard to enter the inner house. Sun Kunshan saw several people gathering around him out of the corner of his eye. He smiled bitterly and said quickly: "Mrs. Chen won't let me go out, and I won't be allowed to take the imperial examination."
"What does this have to do with me?" Chu Yunli asked funnyly.
Sun Kunshan looked at the relaxed smile on her face and felt quite unhappy. It was about his future and the rest of his life. How could this person smile?
"County Lord, help people to the end. I have always kept in mind my previous protective feelings. If I have the opportunity, I will repay you later. But now that I can't go out, I can only think about repaying in my heart."
"I protected you, but I didn't forget about your fraudulent marriage." Chu Yunli said with a cold face: "I was in a good mood that day, but I'm in a bad mood today, and I don't want to help you."
She turned her head and greeted: "Come here, all the male guests have arrived in the inner house. Is this the rule of the Chen family?"
Sun Kunshan's eyes widened. He never expected that the person complaining would be Cha Miyue. It was not easy for him to come in this time. He really had the idea of doing it or not. If he was pursued by Mrs. Chen, don't think about the next time.
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In other words, I'm afraid I have to confess this time, so how can there be a next time?
"County Lord!" Sun Kunshan said in a serious tone: "You will kill me. I cheated on my marriage before, all because of my love and no malice... You can't do this to me!"
While they were talking, the messenger had already left.
When Sun Kunshan saw the woman in front of him, he did not change his intention to complain, so he ran away. This time, without Chu Yunli's instructions, the onlookers immediately stepped forward to stop him.
Mrs. Gu came very quickly and saw Sun Kunshan actually appearing in the back house. She was furious and said, "Someone, tie him up for me."
Sun Kunshan was restrained before he could defend himself. He was tied up like a rice dumpling and could not move. He knew that begging Gu was useless, so he only looked at Chu Yunli from beginning to end, with pleading eyes.
Mrs. Gu had already accumulated a lot of anger. Previously she was worried that Cha Miyue would protect him, so she could not openly oppose him. Today, Cha Miyue no longer wanted to protect him, so why should she be polite? She scolded:
"Hit me!"
Several women came forward with sticks and beat her without any explanation.
Sun Kunshan's eyes widened. He thought that the last time Cha Miyue spoke to protect him, even if it wasn't out of admiration, there was a sense of appreciation for his talent. But today...she was like a mute and refused to save him.
"Madam, spare your life!"
Gu was condescending and sneered: "You sneaked into the backyard and wanted to be rude to the county master. Shouldn't you be punished? Even if you get in front of the emperor, the beating will be worthwhile!"
Sun Kunshan: "..." If he is really going to be charged with being rude to the county leader, then he deserves to be beaten to death.
He regretted it!
Thinking that Cha Miyue was willing to protect him, he would not just watch him miss the provincial examination. Who would have thought that the county boss would fall out with him at any time?