The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Hakujo

But right now is not the time to worry about these things. While talking, Ji Cheng has already asked the boy to push the boat to this side.

At this time, Xueyan discovered that there were stone steps leading to the water on one side of the pavilion, and there were wooden stakes, but they were all covered in the water, so you wouldn't be able to find it if you didn't look carefully.

Chang Ning was still in good spirits and could walk as usual. After getting off the boat, he went ashore with the support of his brother.

Because there were female family members present, Ji Cheng did not follow, but bowed his head and said, "Miss Lao will take care of my younger sister."

When the two met at Han's house last time, Daiyu didn't dare to raise her head at all. She still didn't have the nerve to look at each other's appearance carefully, but she just vaguely felt: Why is this voice so familiar.She was too embarrassed to ask, in fact she didn't even dare to answer.

Now, I really see the usefulness of old mothers.I saw Li's mother came to the front and smiled at Ji Cheng: "Young master, don't worry, we are relatives of the Jia family in the Rongguo Mansion. You only need to hand over the girl to us. We will help her change her clothes and keep everything safe. The last one will be sent back to you. If you are worried, you can send the little brother by your side to follow."

Jia's?Ji Cheng frowned, he couldn't believe that the beautiful young girl in front could be raised by Jia's family, but there was no other way at the moment, so he just nodded and said, "I'm sorry." With a wink, the servant hurriedly jumped ashore, and soon struck up a conversation with Ji Liang.

Mama Li and Mama Liu helped Chang Ning ashore, and Chang Ning found that Daiyu looked better when she got closer, her skin was as thick as fat and her eyebrows were as distant as mountains, she grinned and said, "I'm troubling my sister."

Seeing how cute and cute she is, Daiyu's smile became a little more sincere: "It's good that you don't dislike it." After finishing speaking, she looked at the pilgrims on the road outside in twos and threes, and said, "I'll ask the maids to support you. Umbrella, keep it so that no one else can see you."

Chang Ning nodded with a smile, and thought: This time, I am really embarrassing. In the past, I only thought it was cumbersome to bring so many people with me, but now I know the benefits of being cumbersome and cumbersome.If all her mothers and maids had followed her at this moment, probably this kind of incident would not have happened.But it's kind of fun too...

Seeing the change in Daiyu's eyes, Xueyan on the side thought: Sure enough, it is all about appearance at any time. If it is replaced by the appearance of the silly elder sister here, I guess Fairy Jiangzhu would not be so polite.

Coincidentally, when they came here just now, they brought oil-paper umbrellas for Daiyu's shade, which came in handy.Xueyan and Zijuan covered Changning and Daiyu with umbrellas, a few servants led the way ahead, and even a mother stood behind them.All the way, they finally returned to the wing where they rested smoothly.

Now that Xueyan recognized Ji Cheng, she guessed Changning's identity as the princess. She was afraid that she would think that the things in the temple were not clean, so she asked Ji Liang to ask the little novice for a brand new wooden bucket and two buckets of hot water. water.Another room was tidied up to bathe Chang Ning. Zi Juan saw that she was busy, but she was still puzzled: she didn't know her background to be so considerate, and she didn't know what Xue Yan was planning.

She refused to greet Changning, so Xueyan had to do it herself. She mixed warm water and said to Changning: "The water in the lotus pond is not very clean after all. You should take a bath before changing your clothes. Don't worry, this wooden bucket is for you New, unused by others, the toiletries I brought you are also

New. "

Seeing that Chang Ning was still standing there without moving, Xue Yan thought for a while, thinking that this girl can't even take a bath by herself?So he asked cautiously: "Young lady's servants aren't here, why don't my servants wait for you to take a bath?"

Chang Ning nodded hurriedly, since she was a child, she had never worn clothes by herself, so how could she take a bath.

Xueyan wept in her heart: Why is Mao's life so good, she was born as a daughter of 'clothes, hands, food, and mouth', why am I just a poor little maid?God, you are unfair!

No matter how reluctant, Xueyan had to obediently help her take a bath, wring her hair dry with a big towel, and then took out a set of clothes and said: "This is the clothes made by my servants for my girl. As for the upper body, let’s make it right, girl.”

This dress is a goose-yellow dress with embroidered orchids, a moon-white jacket, and an apricot-yellow pleated skirt. Xueyan thinks that the color of this dress is quite bright and suitable for going out, so she puts her in Daiyu. During the salute, I didn't expect that it would be very suitable for the girl in front of me.

Chang Ning saw that the embroidery on this dress was very fresh and elegant, and thought of the conversation between Xueyan and Daiyu just now, he wondered why her girl praised her for her needlework, it was really good, even more unique than the craftsmanship of the embroiderer of the Wangfu.

After Xueyan helped her change her clothes, cleaned up the water stains and things in the house, and Changning's hair was almost dry, Xueyan helped her comb her hair into a loose bun.He took out the small mirror that he carried with him and showed her: "Miss, do you see this?"

Chang Ning was not in a hurry to look in the mirror, but looked at the mercury mirror in Xue Yan's hand with interest: "Hey, the mirror in your hand is still a Western product,

I'm afraid it's not cheap, right?Even a maid like you can use such a precious mirror, it seems that the Rongguo Mansion is really a big business. "

Xueyan smiled and said: "Miss, you are joking. Although dioramas are rare, they are also big ones. A palm-sized mirror like this is only two or three taels of silver, let alone a big maid like me. It is us The little girl there, work harder, and you can buy the nets for two months. What's more, my girl's surname is not Jia, we just live in Jia's house."

"So that's how it is." Seeing that she refused to reveal the master's surname, Chang Ning didn't ask any more, but just licked her hair in a bun in front of the mirror and smiled, "It doesn't matter who your master is, your skills are really not mediocre. Yes, not only the clothes are well made, but the bun is also well combed." After touching her body, she suddenly found that she didn't have a purse on her body, so she simply took off a pearl ring on her hand and handed it to Xueyan: "I This time I went out in a hurry and didn't bring any good things, so you can keep this for fun."

Xueyan hastily declined and said: "Miss, you don't have to be so polite, it's just a little effort, you make me feel uneasy." Now she is considered to be a wealthy person, so naturally she doesn't have shallow eyes, so she serves carefully. Even if it was because of the other party's noble background, it was more because of the fear that a bad handling would cause dissatisfaction in Prince Rui's residence.Regardless of Daiyu or Xing's, they are people she cares about now, and she doesn't want these two people to be implicated innocently.

Besides, Xueyan saw that the ring was very exquisitely crafted, and the body of the ring seemed to be carved with patterns like dragon and phoenix, so she didn't dare to take it casually.

Seeing Xueyan's firm attitude, Chang Ning took the ring back: "Alright, I'll give you this thing, but you won't be able to wear it. I'll pick something you can wear and give it to you some other day."

After everything was tidied up, Chang Ning followed Xue Yan out of the inner room, and Dai Yu who was drinking tea saw her eyes brightened: "Sister is indeed a gift from heaven and man, and she looks even more outstanding after dressing up like this." The two of them just now We've already gotten to know each other on the way, they're the same age, Changning is older than Daiyu

It takes half a year.

Although the two met for the first time, they did not expect to have an unusually congenial chat.While talking lively, Mrs. Xing came back with Yingchun.

Seeing a strange girl sitting in the room, Mrs. Xing's slightly angry face eased, and she chuckled: "Hey, sister Yu, where did you abduct a little fairy back from?" Her eyesight is not bad, although she can't guess the identity of the other party, she can tell at a glance that the crested hairpin worn by the other party is a royal item.

Seeing her coming back, Daiyu hurriedly stood up to meet her, but Changning just sat there motionless, and just nodded slightly after hearing what Xing said, "Madam is absurd." She was wondering about Xing's identity in her heart, and heard that Jia's The two wives are not too much on the stage, and the man in front of him looks very extraordinary in demeanor and demeanor, and his words are easy to speak...

When she was guessing the identity of the Xing family, she heard Daiyu call her eldest aunt again, Chang Ning was surprised: So this is the eldest wife of the Jia family, how could she be as unbearable as in the legend, obviously very dignified and graceful, okay?It can be seen that false rumors cannot be heard.

Seeing Chang Ning standing still, the maids were a little annoyed, and were suppressed by Mrs. Xing. She sat down calmly and started talking and laughing with Dai Yu. Her attitude towards Chang Ning was neither flattering nor rude. They chatted one after another.

After a while, the novice came in and said that the vegetarian restaurant had been set up. Mrs. Xing invited Chang Ning to the luncheon, but Chang Ning declined: "I have to go and report my brother's safety, so that he won't worry about it, so I won't bother you here."

After finishing speaking, he said to Daiyu: "Thank you, Sister Lin, for helping me today, and she will definitely come to thank you in the future."

Daiyu smiled lightly: "Since you call me sister, you don't have to be so polite."

Mrs. Xing also smiled: "Since the girl has something else to do, we don't want to stay in vain. It's just that there are so many people in this temple, and some people will bump into each other. Let's find two people to accompany me." followed her.

After Chang Ning left, Xiao Hong complained first: "I don't know what this girl is from, she's so arrogant, she didn't stand up to greet Madam when she came in."

Mrs. Xing scolded: "Okay, don't talk nonsense if you don't know anything." Then she asked Daiyu again, and Daiyu told the process of their acquaintance.

After listening, Mrs. Xing said: "I guess this girl should come from an extraordinary background, nine out of ten she is a noble daughter of the clan. Even if she doesn't want to reveal her identity, she is still a golden branch and jade leaf, and we can't provoke you. Be more careful in the future, and don't offend people who shouldn't be offended."

At this time, Zijuan covered her mouth and said: "No wonder Xueyan has been serving that girl attentively just now, could it be that she guessed her identity?"

Xueyan frowned, and replied calmly: "I also looked at the pattern of phoenix tails embroidered on her skirt. I was afraid that her status was precious, and if she neglected it, it would bring disaster to the house, so I would rather be more cautious. Even The other party’s family background is average, so it’s just a set of clothes anyway.” Well, she asked for a new wooden barrel and hot water in order to go smoothly, but a piece of gold that was given to the little novice could be worth seven or eight taels of silver.It was her private house, and with Zijuan messing around like this, she probably wouldn't be able to take the public account.

Isn't it "Hui" Zicuckoo?Why did he just follow her on the shoulders!