The substitute sister found that the plot collapsed

Chapter 9

Seventh Miss looked at the mother and daughter enviously. Her aunt was originally a maid who warmed the bed, and she and the other concubines could only stay in the other courtyard most of the time, living separately from the children. The last time she saw her aunt was still in the At the bimonthly big gathering, but at that time, there were several seats between them, and there was no chance to even communicate.

But at least the young lady still has chairs to sit on, and these maids can only stand by. Even though it has been like this for two or three years, it still feels difficult.

This kind of time will last until the men of the Li family return home early in the morning.

Mr. Li, the official residence minister, got up around four o'clock. He was going to arrive at the palace before five o'clock. When he came back, it was about eight or nine o'clock. Even though it was winter, the sun was already high in the sky.

Xiaoying quietly moved her aching calves, and only when the masters started eating breakfast would they have a chance to rest.

Xiaoying and Xiaoling changed shifts and followed Miss Qi to say good morning, while the other one cleaned the room and washed the clothes at this time.

But compared to scrubbing and washing clothes in the freezing cold well water in winter, it was so cold that my hands were cracked, it was good to be able to stay in a room with a heater now.

The special places for eating are usually only opened during festivals and dinner parties. Usually, the hosts eat in their own rooms, so Xiaoying has to follow Miss Seven and go back to the other courtyard first, waiting for the people in the big kitchen to set the table. The food is delivered.

Seventh Miss is like a transparent person in Li's house, but she is also the master after all, and the eldest lady will not let herself have the reputation of being harsh on concubine daughters, so the food is not bad, the porridge is thick, and a sip can warm my heart. It can also be accompanied by the side dishes delivered, which has a special taste.

And Xiaoying and the others naturally couldn't eat it now, she had to wait for Miss Seven to finish eating, and send the bowl to the big kitchen.

But because she is the lady's personal servant girl, she doesn't eat steamed buns every day like when she first came here. She eats in the kitchen with other servants, and occasionally she can get a piece or two of meat to taste.

Xiaoling didn't go to pay her respects, so she ate first, and it happened to be serving Seventh Miss at this time.

Fortunately, the dine-in food is served separately by each person, so that those who come late will not be unable to eat.

Today's food is not bad, Xiao Ying tastes it happily, the pickled radish has a light spicy taste, the tofu is stirred with sugar, the sweetness is just right, and then a mouthful of hot porridge, this is the happiest time for her to come to Li's Mansion It's time.

But only halfway through the meal, she heard someone shouting loudly, but the distance was a bit far away, and she couldn't hear it clearly.

There is a rule in the mansion not to shout, what happened?

Xiaoying hurriedly drank the remaining porridge and followed the flow of people to the courtyard.

The Li family is rich and powerful, not to mention each master has his own room, and built a forest garden in the middle, with rockeries and ponds. It is cleaned here, and sometimes young masters and ladies from other families are invited to come here as guests.

Taking advantage of her small size, Xiaoying squeezed to the gate of Lin Yuan, and the people inside panicked, saying, "Help! The second lady has fallen into the water!"

what!
Xiaoying was also shocked. In the winter, if she fell into the pool, she might have lost half of her life even if she didn't die.

"You guys, why don't you go down to save people?" The eldest lady's tone lost the calmness of a housewife. She has three sons, but only the second young lady is the daughter. A little tribulation?
Xiaoying and a group of maids also came to the pool. They can't swim, so it's good to lend a hand.

The cotton coat wrapped around Second Miss had absorbed enough water and became extremely heavy. Coupled with Second Miss's unconscious swinging of her limbs, several servants who jumped to save her were almost unable to hold her back.

The eldest lady watched her daughter ups and downs on the water, but couldn't reach the shore, and jumped anxiously beside her, "Hurry up! Why are you being raised in the house for food!"

"Ma'am," a servant girl saw the clue, "I am afraid that the young lady's clothes have absorbed water and cannot be pulled up."

"This..." Da Furen gritted her teeth, "Let's rescue the person first, let me see who dares to leak the news!"

The eldest lady looked around sharply, and everyone who was seen lowered their heads.

The servants in the pond received the order from the eldest lady, and immediately untied the second lady's robe, which lost more than half of the weight. Only the two servants supported the second lady near the shore.

"Miss! It's all the servant's fault!" Someone cried bitterly, and Xiaoying went to see that it was Lan Xiang, the second young lady's personal maid who brought her with her when she first arrived.

"Get out of the way!" Seeing that her daughter's chest was still heaving, the eldest lady hurriedly asked Lan Xiang and another maid to carry her into the room, and the crowd made way for her.

Xiaoying saw with sharp eyes that Miss Seven was in the other half of the crowd, and Xiaoling was trying to protect her.

"Don't be crowded here, what should you do?" It was Mother Qiu, who usually conveyed the orders of the eldest lady.

All the miscellaneous servants did not dare to disobey the order, and they all returned to their posts one after another. As soon as Xiaoying and Miss Seven met, they were stopped by Mother Qiu.

"Ma'am, please come to the wing room to have a talk." Madam Qiu's eyes skipped over the third, fourth and seventh misses who were present. It is absolutely impossible for the second miss to fall into the water this time by accident.

"I see." Fourth Miss is the second master's banished daughter, and there is a married elder sister above her. If Second Miss has a delicate and lively personality, then Fourth Miss is that kind of gentle and generous woman. "Second sister will be fine."

"I still have to go to the street to buy rouge!" The third lady who spoke was also the daughter of the elder.

However, unlike Miss Seven's aunt, her mother was also from a rich family. There are rumors that the elder was young and vigorous at the time, and said that he would only marry her mother alone. Unfortunately, he was severely beaten by this society, and the elder was decisive The prime minister's daughter, the current eldest lady, was chosen.

But maybe it's because she feels owed, her aunt has been given the privilege to raise a son and a daughter under her own name, so the third miss and the second miss are the most difficult to deal with.

The third lady didn't hide her gloating attitude towards the second lady's falling into the water, "She fell into the water by herself, and she still wants me to accompany her to waste time? I didn't cause her!"

Seventh Miss watched the undercurrent between them and dared not speak.

"Third Sister," said Fourth Miss, "Second Sister has encountered such difficulties, so it's better not to say that."

"But my rouge is almost used up!" Miss San said angrily.

The third miss usually has a good relationship with the fourth miss, because their mothers were best friends before they got married, so naturally there are more intersections between them.

"Let the servant girl buy it." Fourth Miss leaned on Jing San and whispered in her ear, "Besides, if you behave like this, beware of someone slandering you."

"Okay, then I'll go in a while." The third lady glared at Mother Qiu dissatisfied, if the fourth sister hadn't persuaded me, you thought I would listen to your servant!
"Your maidservant knows." Qiu Mama looked indifferent, "My maidservant went to call another young lady."

Miss Nine is also the daughter of the Grand Master, born of a concubine.

Miss Fifth and Miss Six are the daughters of the third master and the fourth master. Although the ranking is still counted as a family, they do not live in this "Li Mansion". The other younger girls are less than five years old and are raised by their aunt There, there is no chance to come to this forest garden.

"I'll come as soon as I go to the room." Seventh Miss said softly, pointing to the fabrics that Xiaoying and Xiaoling were holding, "Mother told me to learn female red."

　There is no need to change this chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)