Chu Yunli's tone was very harsh, and Taohua's face changed: "I'm just asking casually, why do you have to say such ugly things?"
"You found someone to beat me twice, and you beat me to death both times. I only said a few unpleasant words, which were not excessive at all." Chu Yunli didn't look at her at all: "I don't welcome you here, so get out!
"
Taohua came to ask for something. Seeing that Pan Jiuniang was still as repulsive as before, she felt helpless: "Jiuniang, does this have to be like this between us?"
This is so thick-skinned!
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "Peach Blossom, we have promised to forget the pain of the scar. My injury is not healed yet. Where do you have the nerve to say such a thing? By the way, it seems that your family has been living on the street. Now you are living in the house."
where?"
When I mentioned this matter, my face turned dark.
The Zhou family's house has been sold, and the owner of the house is not a good person. He threatens to report it to the government at every turn. But the Zhou family has done something wrong and they don't dare to go to the Yamen... Therefore, they don't dare to go back to make trouble at all. And what they have at hand
I don’t have any extra money, so now I only rent a shabby yard.
The cheapest yard nearby was the one where my mother-in-law lived. Now the Zhou family lives in it. It is dirty, smelly, dilapidated and old. Taohua has been there before, and she doesn't want to step into it.
"Jiuniang, the young master has not been to my room for many days." Taohua lowered her eyes, and soon her face was filled with tears: "Can you intercede for me?"
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "You think too highly of me, I don't have that much face."
Taohua was unwilling to give in: "You haven't tried, how do you know it can't work? I have heard that the madam's chief steward was free the day before yesterday, and he wanted to send you to the suburbs while he was free. After the young master learned about it, he immediately went to a
"
In fact, Taohua had no choice but to come on this trip. Before that, she had delivered soup to the young master several times. She also deliberately wore thin clothes on the way back to the young master, and even went to Jin Gui's room.
Stopping people at the door... She hasn't rested at all since her injury recovered. But the young master never looked at her, and when she got annoyed, he just told her to get out. Last night, she refused to leave, and the young master got really angry.
, and called someone to tell her that they were going to beat her up.
If she hadn't run so fast, she would have been lying back on the bed now.
As the young master's maid, if she is not favored by the young master, what hope is there?
To be honest, an unloved Tongfang was not as decent as a personal maid. She didn't want to live like this for the rest of her life. So, even though she knew Jiuniang would embarrass her, she still came.
No matter what the rules are, as long as there is a slight possibility of making the young master change his mind, she will give it a try.
Chu Yunli's face was full of sarcasm: "Even if it is as you said, the young master is willing to listen to me. Why should I help your enemy?"
Taohua smiled bitterly: "You really hate me."
"Yes!" Chu Yunli stretched out her hand and said, "I'm annoyed by you, so get out of here."
"Jiuniang, everything is negotiable. What do you want to do to help me?" Taohua stepped forward and said eagerly: "I know you are short of money. Let's do this. How much do you want? I will write you an IOU and come back as soon as possible.
I’ll give it back to you.”
"I don't want your money." Chu Yunli looked at Hongdou who was packing her things again. The master and servant moved here not long ago, and they didn't buy many things, only two or three baggage. They had already packed up their things.
It's almost done.
Taohua's eyes were red: "Jiu Niang, you know best what will happen if you don't have the favor of the young master. You should be able to understand my difficulties. I can't just die without saving my life!"
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "Go and beg someone else."
"I beg." Taohua really begged. Whether it was the young master's personal entourage or Jin Gui, she had put a lot of thought into it and spent a lot of money, but all of it was in vain.
If she hadn't been desperate, she wouldn't have come to Pan Jiuniang to ask for help.
"It's so annoying!" Chu Yunli ordered: "Hongdou, go look for Dongshan outside and ask her to drive this person away."
Dongshan is the person around the young master.
If he knows it, the young master will know it too.
Taohua was a little frightened and immediately backed down. Just as she was about to say a few words to ease the atmosphere and then leave, she heard a greeting coming from the door. She froze instantly and turned around slowly.
The person who came was none other than the young master.
He Junhai frowned when he saw Peach Blossom: "What are you doing here?"
He had sent people to inquire about Taohua and Luo Dajiang before, but he didn't get any evidence that the two were in conflict... He didn't ask Luo Dajiang, and he didn't know if those gangsters were what Taohua asked him to find. However,
He was very unhappy just because these two people had contact with each other.
Taohua hurriedly paid her respects: "I heard that Jiuniang was leaving, so I came to visit you."
Chu Yunli immediately said: "She wants me to help and plead for her in front of the young master."
He Junhai's face turned dark.
"roll!"
Taohua didn't dare to delay, so she rolled and crawled out.
He Junhai didn't look at her and asked: "Jiuniang, how have you been these past few days? Is your injury getting better?"
"Much better." Chu Yunli lowered his head: "The doctor said that the injury will heal slowly, and the wooden boards will be removed in about two months. It doesn't hurt anymore, it just looks scary."
He Junhai looked complicated.
A woman was born frail, and Pan Jiuniang suffered so much and didn't see him often. Shouldn't she complain and plead for mercy whenever she could?
In fact, he had the urge to keep the woman in front of him, but he still had some sense.
Chu Yunli lowered her eyes: "Do you have anything else to do, sir? Madam should send me away in the next few days."
If you have nothing to do, just leave. If you continue to pester me, your wife will be unhappy again.
Even though it was He Junhai who took the initiative to come to her, it was not her who took the initiative to pester her. But as long as He Junhai fell in love with her, when Mrs. He knew about it later, she would not blame her son, but would only hate her for being so charming and seductive.
He Junhai heard the expulsion in her words and said: "If you encounter difficulties in the future, let Dongshan come and talk to me."
After they left, Chu Yunli didn't speak for a long time.
Hong Dou watched from beginning to end and whispered: "If the girl hadn't been beaten, Madam wouldn't have let you move away." It was obvious that the young master still had his girl in his heart, but he didn't dare to take risks, so he didn't.
Leave people behind.
If those things had not happened, my girl must have been the most favored among the three maids.
It was originally promised that Chu Yunli would be moved to the suburbs after a month or so of injury, but when the time came, there was no movement from Mrs. He's side.
On this day, Chu Yunli was practicing walking in the yard. She had to take a walk to eat after eating too much. Another maid brought snacks, and Hong Dou went to pick them up. The two of them murmured for a long time.
When Hong Dou came back, her face was in a daze.
Chu Yunli reached out and took the tray: "Just leave it, you won't feel tired after carrying it."
"Girl, the young master is getting engaged." Hongdou whispered, "She is the legitimate daughter of Anjia in the city."
In her previous life, Pan Jiuniang didn't live long enough for He Junhai to get engaged. She didn't know who his fiancée was, but she had heard of Chu Yunli in the past few days. The An and He families were considered well-matched, and since the An family only became rich in recent years, they were considered high-ranking.
Seeing that Hongdou's face was speechless, Chu Yunli poured a cup of tea by himself: "It's settled, it has nothing to do with us."
Before the tea was poured, Hongdou took over: "Girl, just now Lan'er said that Madam is going to get rid of all the maids who are close to the young master."
Chu Yunli stretched out her hand to serve the tea and paused: "All?"
After all the young masters find out, the elders in the family will give them several marriage partners, just for fear that their children will be attracted by the women outside and make a joke. Almost 70 to 80% of the families will send away their maids when they are about to get engaged.
But the He family is different!
The He family is already considered the richest in the city. As long as his son likes it and wants to stay, he can stay.
Just at this moment, Jin Gui hurried over.
"Jiuniang!" As she got a little closer, she saw the master and servant talking in low voices, and asked quickly: "Have you heard that the young master is getting engaged?"
Chu Yunli nodded.
Jin Gui held the handkerchief and wandered around. The family did leave a way out for her. She had thought that one day she would leave this house, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
Seeing that she was absent-minded, Chu Yunli asked curiously: "You don't want to leave?"
Jin Gui stopped and looked over with helplessness: "We have wages and silver rewards here. The young master has no special hobbies and treats us quite well. To be honest, I don't want to leave. However, our status is so low, we have to leave.
You can’t stay as you wish!”
She was open-minded. She just couldn't accept the news when she suddenly learned it. Now she has calmed down: "When we go out, we can't stop contacting each other and move around during the holidays. Okay?"
Chu Yunli laughed: "Okay."
Jin Gui was in a hurry when he came, but his steps were much more brisk when he left.
The news of the engagement between the two families spread a lot. Hongdou was a little reluctant at first, but now that he can't keep the two remaining maids, he feels calm and just waits for his wife to send someone to send them away.
Compared with Jingui who has a way out, Taohua is unwilling to go home.
In other words, she no longer has a home.
That little shabby yard was stuffy and hot in the summer. When it rained in spring and autumn, it rained heavily outside and moderately rained inside, and the ground was uneven. It was in tatters and tatters everywhere, and there were many people in the house.
How to live in Peach Blossom?
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Jin Gui accepted the fact that she was leaving, and she became cheerful again. Compared to the past where she behaved in a disciplined manner and did not dare to move around, now she is much bolder and comes to Chu Yunli's yard to talk from time to time.
"I heard that Taohua is pregnant."
Hearing this, Chu Yunli looked surprised: "Didn't you drink Bizi Soup?"
Mrs. He chose a woman for her son, but she didn't want to ruin her son's reputation. She specially ordered a maid to do nothing in her son's small kitchen, just make a soup, and then drink it while watching the three women.
In fact, there is no need to keep an eye on them. The three of them are all maids in the house and they dare not disobey Mrs. He's wishes. Anyway, Pan Jiuniang and Jin Gui have always drank honestly and never thought of getting pregnant before the young master married his wife.
It's not that they are timid, it's that they have seen many things clearly during their years of being slaves. For example, your young master will never give birth to a child before marrying a wife. Even if you are pregnant, it will be a matter of taking abortion pills.
.
Compared with the harmless anti-child soup arranged by the madam, abortion pills should not be taken indiscriminately. If you are not careful, you will kill two people.
Jin Gui shook his head and whispered: "I suspect that the child is fake. She was beaten by the young master before, and she couldn't get out of bed for many days. She also drank medicine for the wound and applied ointment. During that time, she was at home
Something happened, and the candlelight was often lit late at night. After all this trouble, there really was a child who should have had fetal contractions long ago. Of course, it could also be that the child was particularly skinny. Who knows? Anyway, Madam has just asked the house to
The doctor has gone to treat her, and there should be news soon."
In such a wealthy family, having a false pregnancy is simply a pipe dream.
Sure enough, before Jin Gui left, another woman stood furtively at the door and looked in.
Jin Gui saw him and waved: "Come here and tell me!"
When the mother-in-law entered the door, she saluted first and did not forget to give Chu Yunli a blessing. Then she said: "Young lady asked the servant to keep an eye on her in the yard. The doctor has left just now. The madam was very angry. She gave her a beating and ordered her to be killed."
Send her out the door."
Jin Gui asked hurriedly: "Is the child real or fake?"
In fact, after Taohua was driven away, it didn't matter whether the child was real or fake. In short, Mrs. He did this because she did not accept the child of a maid. Jin Gui asked this out of pure curiosity, wanting to know whether Taohua was really bold.
I poured out the soup in private.
"No." The mother-in-law shook her head and said, "The doctor didn't find out the XI pulse, and my wife was very angry."
After the mother-in-law left, Jin Gui sat back on the chair again, clicking his tongue and shaking his head: "This is so courageous."
Chu Yunli knew in her heart that Taohua really wanted to stay.
A little later, the lady's steward arrived and told them to get ready and leave early tomorrow morning.
The master and servant had long known that such a day would come, but they accepted it well. Hongdou thought that he couldn't sleep, so he fell asleep on the bed and slept until the steward came with his people.
There was already a carriage waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. Hongdou moved the luggage. When the master and servant left, Chu Yunli specifically asked to go to the main courtyard.
"Madam has taken care of me so much, I should say goodbye before leaving. "
The steward hesitated for a moment: "Madam may not necessarily see you."
Chu Yunli didn't force it: "Then salute at the door. That's what I want anyway."
Pan Jiuniang was very grateful to Mrs. He. If Mrs. He hadn't picked her out of the maids and sent her to the young master, she would not have lived so smoothly these years.
When they arrived outside the main courtyard, Mrs. He happened to be at the door. She kept looking in the direction of the mansion door. When she heard the movement of the carriage, she saw that it was Chu Yunli and his party, and waved her hands: "Go in peace, you can tell me what happened in Zhuangzi."
Calculate."
Chu Yunli got off the carriage and said to her, "Thank you, madam."
Mrs. He looked complicated: "As long as you don't blame me."
Chu Yunli understood what she meant. Pan Jiuniang was not bullied. Mrs. He was afraid of what might happen and did not want her son to touch Pan Jiuniang again, so she drove him away. But she also understood that Pan Jiuniang was most likely not bullied, because
It was quite unjust to be kicked out of this matter.
"No." Chu Yunli said seriously: "When I was still an infant, it was the Salesian Home run by Mrs. He who saved my life. I will always remember these kindnesses in my heart."
"Have a good life from now on!" Mrs. He said casually when she saw someone approaching at the archway, then turned to look at the maid: "Go and see if the young master is here. The mother and daughter of the An family are here, so don't waste your time."
It would be disrespectful to stay here at this moment. Hongdou hurriedly came over to help, but Chu Yunli was injured now. She could move very fast, but it was not suitable for her condition, so she moved slowly. She had just climbed onto the carriage and had not yet sat down.
He Junhai has arrived.
At the same time, the An family's mother and daughter also arrived.
Speaking of which, except for the master, servants are absolutely not allowed to ride around in a carriage in this mansion. That is to say, Mrs. He will give special treatment because Pan Jiuniang is still injured.
Mrs. He signaled the coachman to leave quickly with her eyes, and went up to greet the An family and her daughter. He Junhai did not look here and saluted to Mrs. An.
Just when Chu Yunli was about to get into the carriage, a young female voice asked: "Is this Miss Ninth?"
The speaker was An Ning, the daughter of the An family.
Mrs. He was not willing to let Pan Jiuniang appear in front of An's mother and daughter, but they had already seen each other, so she could only ask Pan Jiuniang to leave quickly. She did not expect An Ning to ask this, and after being stunned for a moment, she said with a smile: "
Yes. She was injured and wanted to go back to take care of her elderly mother-in-law. I am sending someone to send her away."
Mrs. An naturally knew who the ninth girl her daughter was talking about was, and she frowned slightly: "Then why did you get to the entrance of this courtyard?"
"She is grateful and wants to say goodbye to me!" Mrs. He didn't want to stand at the door with them discussing a maid, so she stretched out her hand and said, "It's windy outside, please come in quickly."
An Ning did not leave, however: "I heard that Miss Ninth has set up a small Salesian Home and taken in many homeless people?"
Chu Yunli didn't want to have too much interaction with her, but it was obvious that An Ning didn't want to let her go. She asked all these questions. If she didn't answer, it would be her fault. She stopped moving into the car and smiled.
He smiled and said: "It's just to treat a few poor people. I had no family when I was born. If it weren't for Mrs. He's kindness, I wouldn't have grown up at all. Mrs. He doesn't care about my repayment, but I am very willing to become
A kind person like her."
In and out of words, he praised the He family for their generosity and kindness.
Mrs. He smiled happily: "Jiu Niang, you still have to hurry. If you delay any longer, you won't be able to get there until dark. Hurry and leave!"
These words were not so much said to Chu Yunli as to tell the mother and daughter of the An family that the place where Pan Jiuniang would live was quite far away... In this way, even if the people in the city were interested, they would not be able to make a few trips.
Chu Yunli thanked him again.
They all got into the carriage and could still feel Miss An's gaze.
When the carriage left the house, they saw Jin Gui waiting there with a baggage. She had already changed out of her rich clothes and was dressed simply, with her head wrapped in cloth. She looked like a young woman from an ordinary family.
The steward asked the coachman to stop, turned around and said with a smile: "Miss Ninth, do you mind if Madam asks you to give Miss Jin Gui a ride?"
Madam has already arranged something, does she mind using it?
Of course, Jin Gui has a good temper, so she doesn't reject it: "Come up quickly."
Jin Gui's family also lives in the outer city, not far from the courtyard where her mother-in-law lived. After sending people there, Chu Yunli said, "I want to see the peach blossoms."
The steward glanced at her: "You seem to be at odds with Taohua..."
"It's because of the discord, so I came to see her laugh." Chu Yunli said frankly: "I owe all my injuries to her. I haven't recovered yet, and I don't know if there will be any hidden diseases.
. Even so, I can't buy the trouble like her. However, I am still very happy to see her unlucky. If I can see it with my own eyes, I will be in a very good mood in the future. "
When the steward is around Mrs. He, he has seen too many people who are pretentious, and there are almost no people who are so open-minded. Besides, it is still early today, so there is no time.
It was Hongdou who knocked on the door. Chu Yunli got out of the carriage and heard the sound of arguing coming from inside. It seemed that Taohua's two sisters-in-law were arguing.
The space in the courtyard was originally small, and the family was extremely crowded, but now there was one more person, and it was impossible to accommodate them. Another person said that it was difficult for the family to have enough money to fill their stomachs, and now that there was an additional patient, they couldn't afford it at all.
There was a knock on the door, and the room was quiet for a moment. The person who opened the door was Zhou's father. He didn't recognize the steward next to Mrs. He. When his eyes fell on Chu Yunli, he was slightly stunned: "Jiuniang?"
Chu Yunli nodded: "Where is the peach blossom?"
Father Zhou was in a daze for a moment. If he remembered correctly, Pan Jiuniang knew who beat her and blackmailed her for three hundred taels. She shouldn't come to visit Taohua again. However, being on good terms with Pan Jiuniang is not a bad thing... She can
With three hundred taels in hand, and living in Madam's village, the situation is much better than that of Taohua.
"It's inside."
After reacting, Zhou's father was very enthusiastic and asked his two daughters-in-law to boil water to entertain the guests. As for Zhou's mother, she was angry with her daughter-in-law for being disobedient and worried about her daughter. She fell ill yesterday.
The Zhou brothers were not here, so the two daughters-in-law probably guessed that the quarrel just now was heard, and felt quite unnatural, so they hid in the kitchen.
Taohua and Zhou's mother were lying on the same bed... There was really no room in the house, so fortunately it was Datongbu, and Zhou's mother lived with her granddaughter. Now that she had an extra daughter, there were more people living in the house, and the house was particularly messy.
Chu Yunli found the two of them in a pile of quilts. Peach Blossom's cheeks were red and swollen, and she had lost her former beauty. When she saw her coming, she said angrily: "Why are you here?"
"It's a joke on you." Chu Yunli looked at her: "You are so brave."
Taohua turned away: "If you hadn't been kicked out by Madam, I don't believe you would be willing to leave." She just stayed and lived a good life, what's wrong? Why did Pan Jiuniang laugh at her?
Chu Yunli smiled and said: "If it weren't for you, I might not be willing to do something wrong and end up like you."
Taohua: "..."
Chu Yunli thought to himself and said: "You have someone who knows the truth, but Mr. Luo is still waiting."
At the mention of this person, Taohua's face suddenly darkened.