Zhu Jinyi felt relieved, and then her legs became weak and her heart dropped back to where she was. She fell to the ground and started crying.
Until Ning Lu handed the veil to her hand, "Do you want to cry for a while or come back with me quickly?"
Zhu Jinyi was agitated, complaining in her heart how could she have missed the master's business? She stood up, holding on to the hem of her clothes with both hands, and raised her head timidly, she hesitated not knowing whether to give it to the master.
She saluted, but when she was still hesitating, Ning Lu had already said calmly: "Let's go."
Fortunately, Ning's family is not far from the inn - should it be said, the homes of these dignitaries in the capital are actually quite close to each other. Ning Lu actually brought her to this inn because it was relatively close to his place.
Ning Lu is now a royal guard, so he is naturally not short of money. His background is similar to that of Zhou Xianen. Zhou Xianen's parents are both scholars. Although he has not been an official in the court, he was quite famous in the local area before he came to the capital. Zhou Xianen
My father taught in an academy and was a famous master from all over the country.
The Zhou family is probably born with a sense of aloofness as scholars, so the house is relatively far from the middle of the capital.
On the contrary, it is the Ning family. Ning Lu's father is a businessman. He once became a Huang merchant, but later took a step back during his heyday and just started an ordinary tea business, and brought his legitimate son into the business.
It was Ning Lu's own effort to be sent to the Imperial Guard, and he reached the position of Qianshi in his twenties.
The Ning family is different from the Zhou family. The Zhou family has always kept a low profile and doesn't care about fame or money. Even if others don't take the initiative to ask, others may not know that the famous Master Zhou is the father of Jinyi Wei Qianshi.
The Ning family may also want to keep a low profile, but most of the people doing business have good relationships. Although the Ning family does not have much power, they have a wide network of contacts. The Ning family's house is also very large, which directly led to Zhu Jinyi's move into Ning.
I was immediately confused after I got home.
She stood there timidly, with a pair of deer eyes that wanted to look but didn't dare to look.
Ning Lu softened his tone and said, "This is the housekeeper, his surname is Liu. You can just call him housekeeper Liu from now on."
The housekeepers in this kind of big house are all human beings. The young master brought back a beautiful girl. How could housekeeper Liu not think more about it? When he was thinking about which guest room the girl would stay in, Ning Lu just listened.
Then he said: "Just take her to the kitchen. From now on, she will do odd jobs in the kitchen."
Butler Liu was immediately stunned and began to wonder if he had heard wrongly - the young master actually brought back a handyman girl himself?
Probably because the shocked expression on Butler Liu's face was so obvious, even Zhu Jinyi couldn't help but say: "I... this slave was saved by the young master. Please ask Butler Liu to take this slave to the kitchen."
Butler Liu's eyes circled around these two people, thinking to himself, I still don't know what these young people are thinking in their heads? Wow, this kind of story that only appears in booklets can actually be reflected in reality. The rich family
The young master and the orphan girl in distress...
This little girl is good-looking, and she looks smart. Besides, can the person brought back by the young master himself really be allowed to do odd jobs? Just think about it and you know it’s impossible!
Butler Liu thought he had figured it out, so he immediately smiled and said: "I understand what the young master means. I will take this girl to the kitchen right away. I will make arrangements for food and accommodation."
Zhu Jinyi never expected to go to such a deep place. She was extremely grateful to have a place to eat and a place to sleep, and she quickly thanked her again and again.
Ning Lu felt that things had been arranged to this point. He happened to be sleepy and had to go to Beizhen to interrogate the prisoners in the evening, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'll leave first. If you have any questions,
If you understand, you can come to me."
The last words were said to Zhu Jinyi.
The housekeeper was even more convinced of his guess.
The Ning family is not small, but there are not many masters. The family mainly has enough money to afford so many servants. Zhu Jinyi was still thinking about the rules at the beginning and did not dare to look up until the housekeeper started
Let her introduce to her which courtyard the young master lives in and which courtyard the old lady lives in...
After listening for a long time, Zhu Jinyi asked: "Is the young master not married yet?"
The housekeeper paused and smiled meaningfully: "Of course I don't have a wife. Our young master is very clean and self-sufficient. He doesn't have any concubines. He is twenty-five this year. How old is the girl?"
Only then did Zhu Jinyi remember that she hadn’t told the butler her name yet. She felt rude and introduced her name again seriously: “My slave, Zhu Jinyi, blessings, today’s today, yi... enchanting enchanting.
.”
The butler said: "It's a good name."
Zhu Jinyi was a little confused, "Don't slaves... change their names?" She once heard that people who work as long-term workers in wealthy families have to change their names, and their names are also given by their masters.
In fact, it was originally going to be changed, but it had to be a servant who signed the contract. The housekeeper has not yet figured out what Ning Lu means to Zhu Jinyi. How dare he sign a contract for someone without authorization? This girl
He looked young, so he probably didn't know much about this aspect, so he just laughed it off.
What a joke, if this is the future young mistress or aunt, it will not be his turn to work like a housekeeper.
In this way, Zhu Jinyi moved into the Ning family. After the housekeeper heard about her, he added an extra chicken drumstick to her dish that night.
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When Ning Lu saw Zhu Jinyi again, it was the third day after Zhu Jinyi came to Ning's house.
The little girl looked a little better than when we first met, but her body was still as thin as a ponytail. She timidly stood outside the study door holding the lotus seed soup.
Ning Lu came back with a slight injury. He didn't care about this minor injury at first, but his mother insisted on giving him supplements. He never liked eating these things. Every time someone from the kitchen brought them to him, he would just ask them to throw them away.
If you really have no choice, you will take a few bites and then just leave it there.
But this time it was the lotus seed soup sent by Zhu Jinyi.
Ning Lu stood at the door of the study and looked at her calmly.
Zhu Jinyi was a little nervous, but still held up the tray: "Master, this is the lotus seed soup that the old lady ordered the slave to bring. She said that you were injured and needed..." What do you need? The more she talked, the more nervous she became.
As he spoke, he forgot what he was going to say.
Ning Lu watched her stuttering quietly, and finally there was a smile on his face. He said, "Come in."
Zhu Jinyi entered the door very nervously, put the tray on the desk, and was about to have a long discussion with the housekeeper as he had said, when Ning Lu suddenly asked: "How much lotus seed soup have you made?"
Zhu Jinyi was stunned for a moment and replied: "I probably made a small pot. If the young master wants to eat, my servant will bring you another bowl."
Ning Lu raised his hand, without looking at her, but loudly called his personal servant and ordered: "Go to the kitchen and bring me another bowl of lotus seed soup."
The boy quickly took the order and left. Zhu Jinyi seemed a little happy, "It turns out that the young master wants to eat two bowls today."
Ning Lu pointed to the bowl on the desk: "No, this bowl is for you to eat - if you are willing to eat with me, I will try the taste of lotus seed soup for the first time."