After dinner was laid out, another person came outside, and Chu Yunli recognized her at a glance as Taohua's personal maid.
The maid's eyes were red. After entering the door, she bowed first and said with choked sobs: "My girl wants to see you, but she really can't walk, so I asked this slave to invite you to come over."
"Shall I go?" Chu Yunli shook his head: "Young master moved me here specially because he didn't want to spend more time with me. As a servant, the first thing you have to learn is to be obedient."
The maid was stunned for a moment and felt that this was reasonable. She panicked a little: "But the girl must see you..."
"If it's not an urgent matter, you can wait." Chu Yunli picked up the chopsticks: "If you are particularly anxious, you can ask someone to carry it."
But for a person with an injury, it hurts whenever he moves, and maybe even when he doesn't move. How can he be willing to go through the trouble?
Chu Yunli bit her to death and refused to go away.
The maid couldn't do anything to her, so she had to go back and recover.
After dinner, Chu Yunli didn't care whether the peach blossoms came or not, and just took a rest.
The next morning, as soon as Chu Yunli got up, there was a burst of messy footsteps outside. When she looked up, she saw Peach Blossom being carried by two women, holding the door panel tightly with both hands, and kept shouting: "Slow down, slow down.
, Don’t be crooked. I’m going to be knocked down... Do you two understand what I’m saying?"
This kind of noise attracted many servants to watch. However, everyone had their own work this morning. Besides, no matter how much you want to see others laugh, you can't do it too blatantly.
Taohua was carried into the house. She was injured, but she was too lazy to move. She just leaned on it and said, "Pan Jiuniang, did you do this on purpose?"
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "Yesterday you asked someone to call me over, just because you wanted to ask me this?"
Taohua glared at her fiercely: "I didn't offend you, why are you trying to get in trouble with me?" Tears fell as she spoke, and she choked with sobs: "Young master got really angry yesterday and almost beat me to death. You can't do it yourself.
Favor, it is your own misfortune, it is your life! How can you accuse me in front of the young master just because you are jealous?"
These words really made people speechless. Chu Yunli laughed angrily: "Since it is my fate to be stopped and beaten by the gangster, then it is also your fate to be implicated by me. Who can you blame?"
Taohua's face was full of anger: "You obviously framed me on purpose. If you hadn't talked nonsense in front of the young master, how could I have been beaten?"
"You are obviously jealous of me. If you hadn't asked your lover outside to help find the bad guy, I wouldn't have suffered these injuries!" Chu Yunli said plausibly: "If your father was not involved, there would be no need to be busy."
"I don't have a lover!" Taohua screamed in denial.
She is the young master's woman, and her whole person, including everything she thinks, belongs to him. If she is closely associated with other men outside, even if it is just a rumor, she will not be able to please him.
To put it bluntly, if a maid with their status is rejected by the young master, they will never be able to turn around again in this life.
From Taohua's point of view, Pan Jiuniang's words about her lover are simply deplorable!
"No, no!" Chu Yunli waved his hand: "Just think I heard wrong. But it's really unlucky for you to come to question me this early in the morning. Go away quickly. Otherwise, I'll go look for you again.
The young master has filed a complaint."
Taohua was panicking in her heart. Her family knew about her affairs, and whether she had been interacting with men outside could not withstand the investigation. She immediately screamed as if someone had stepped on her and screamed in pain: "You accuser
.”
Chu Yunli raised her eyebrows: "I take it as a compliment from you."
Taohua gnashed her teeth with hatred: "Pan Jiuniang, our knot is getting bigger, we'll see."
The two of them were once the young master's maids, but now it's different. Pan Jiuniang has been abandoned... Even if the young master still can't let her go, even if the madam takes her fancy and moves to live in the village, she can no longer be with the young master. Between men and women, she can no longer be with him.
Relationships need to be maintained. If things go on like this, she, the person who stays with the young master, will become better and better.
Chu Yunli asked curiously: "Are you going to teach me a lesson again?"
Taohua had already asked the mother-in-law outside to come in and carry her away. When she heard this, she said in a deep voice: "You provoked me!"
"That's it!" Chu Yunli sighed with emotion: "That Luo Dajiang gave me three hundred taels of silver just to shut me up. If there is really nothing between you two, why would he pay so much for you?" She touched it.
Chin: "I haven't had time to tell you about the silver yet, so I think I have to mention it."
Taohua suddenly turned around: "Pan Jiuniang, how dare you!"
"You are the one who committed the scandal, why should I not dare?" Chu Yunli looked puzzled: "Don't think that because you have a loud voice and a bad temper, I will be afraid of you."
The two of them were arguing more and more fiercely. Hong Dou's eyes turned and said: "Girl, why don't you ask the young master to judge?"
Taohua would never dare to confront Pan Jiuniang in front of the young master. She gritted her teeth and suppressed the anger in her heart. She stopped talking and had people carry her away.
She didn't pursue it, but Chu Yunli didn't want to let it go easily. After breakfast, he asked Hongdou to find He Junhai.
He Junhai was about to go out, but was stopped by the steward next to his mother, so he had to go to the main courtyard before leaving.
Mrs. He usually doesn't waste the time of father and son. She really has business to find her son: "You are already eighteen, it's time to get married. I haven't seen you get close to any girl in these years. Before I show you my love, I still want to marry you."
I want to ask if you have a sweetheart."
"No." He Junhai thought about how the yard was full of chaos with just three women. If there was another one, he would be too busy just to settle their lawsuits every day, so where would he have time to do anything serious?
"Mom, don't worry."
"How can we not be in a hurry?" Mrs. He saw her son's thoughts and said helplessly: "Your yard is in such a mess. After all, it is because you don't have a reliable mistress to take charge of it. When you get married, as the mistress,
Mother, if you encounter a disobedient maid or concubine, you can sell it at the drop of a hat, so those people will naturally not dare to do it."
He Junhai could tell that his mother was in high spirits at the moment, and there was nothing she could do to stop her. The unmarried men and women in the city took at least half a year to get married, and sometimes even several years. Even now
It seems that they will have to get married next year. If he argued with his mother over this matter, it would be unfilial on his part to make her angry.
"good."
Mrs. He originally thought that her son was of the right age for his wife, and she wanted to ask someone if he had a sweetheart, so as not to make a mistake. Since there was no one, she might as well let it go.
*
There were rumors in the mansion that Madam was looking for a future daughter-in-law. Others just treated it as gossip, but the people in He Junhai's courtyard couldn't relax.
Especially the two maids of the first-in-law... Before the young master was away, it was the maids of the first-in-law who took charge in the yard. The maids had low status and didn't have to go to greet the madam. They slept all day until noon. If the young master didn't come back, they would be even more at ease. If
How can I be so free and at ease when I have a mistress in the future?
Now that they have received the exact news, the lady is already inviting other ladies to travel with her. Jin Gui and Tao Hua feel as if they are mourning for their heirs. They not only hope that the future mistress will be kind and generous, but also hope that the young master can get married later, and later still.
In comparison, Chu Yunli was much more leisurely. Pan Jiuniang was no longer He Junhai's woman and would move away just as she recovered from her injuries. Whoever he married had nothing to do with her.
On this day, Jin Gui strolled over, looking downcast. When he saw Chu Yunli basking in the sun in the yard, his face was filled with envy: "Jiuniang, your life is so comfortable. Sometimes I want to just go home...
…”
If she can give birth to a son and a half daughter, not only will she be able to rely on her for the rest of her life, but her family will also benefit a lot from it.
She sighed: "I have never been a willful person since I was a child. I am too sensible and I feel wronged."
Chu Yunli was amused: "Young Master values you very much, so you are willing to just leave like this?"
Jin Gui shook his head: "I'm not willing to give in!"
She lowered her voice: "Taohua scolds you every day in the house. I have heard it several times. It seems that she was beaten because you were injured. You have to be more careful when you look back and don't let her scheme against you again."
Chu Yunli thanked her for her kindness.
*
Outer city.
Luo Dajiang handed over three hundred taels of silver, and his heart was empty. He lay down for two days after returning home and still didn't recover. He had no appetite, didn't eat much, and never had the energy to move around.
When the Luo couple saw their son acting like this, they tried to persuade them and made appetizing meals, but their son just couldn't eat them. As time passed slowly, each of them became as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Late at night, Luo Dajiang slowly woke up. He slept too much during the day and had some insomnia at night. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard a woman crying in his ears. It was very familiar, as if it was his mother.
"Mom? It's so late, why don't you sleep?"
Luo's mother wiped away her tears: "How can you sleep? You kid, if something really happens to you, please discuss it with us. Don't bear it on your own."
When the candlelight was lit, Luo Dajiang saw his mother's haggard appearance and immediately blamed himself: "It's nothing, I've been a little lazy these past two days and just don't want to move. Mom, please stop crying now and go back and rest."
Seeing that her son had gained some energy, Luo's mother hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Luo Dajiang didn't want to tell his parents about the immoral things he did outside. It would scare them. He just said: "I'm just a little soft, but I'm feeling much better now. I'll go out to do things tomorrow!"
"Really?" Luo's mother was dubious.
Luo Dajiang nodded. He really couldn't be so decadent anymore!
The next day, Luo Dajiang got up early. After drinking two bowls of porridge, he wanted to go to the shop. The Luo family was considered a quite wealthy family in this outer city, and was actually quite busy.
However, on the way to the shop, Luo Dajiang passed by the Zhou family's yard. He had already passed by, and when he thought of something, he immediately stopped, turned around and knocked on the Zhou family's door.
Zhou's father got back the three hundred taels of IOU, and his heart was full of joy. After returning home, he washed up... He was so frightened during the day that there were layers of cold sweat on his back, which was very sticky.
After washing, he felt relaxed, but his heart was heavy.
He gave so much silver to someone else directly, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. Then he remembered that he still owed Luo Dajiang thirty taels of silver... How could he pay it back?
After thinking about it all night, he had already made up his mind at dawn. No matter what, he would kill him without any money. What he didn't expect was that Luo Dajiang didn't come at all.
The first day didn't come, and Zhou's father felt like he had worked hard but couldn't get it right. He hadn't seen anyone for three days in a year, and Zhou's father felt a little lucky in his heart.
Does Luo Dajiang not want the money anymore?
Zhou's father waited for three days in a row, and the breath he had mustered up had been exhausted. At first, he was thinking about it all day long, but then he forgot about it. When he saw Luo Dajiang appearing at the door, he felt like he was struck by lightning.