Maid's Counterattack

Chapter 5
The next morning, Zhui'er took the finished clothes and came back. The goose-yellow long gauze skirt dragged on the floor, with dark patterns of gold threads on it, the chest was wrapped in silver brocade, and a lavender ribbon hung around the waist, revealing a graceful figure. Wearing eight-treasure jadeite peony hairpins, and embellished with gemstones, it is elegant and pretty.

Lan Yu was holding the bronze mirror, and the third lady turned Qianqian's slender waist from side to side while facing the mirror, and adjusted the hairpin on her head from time to time.

Zi Luo wiped the tables, chairs and cabinets with a rag, very listless, probably because she was tired and nervous yesterday, although she fell asleep at night, she woke up early in the morning with a sore back and sore back, so she came to Madam with a fresh head.

"Chui'er, bring the clothes you made for Da Furen, and go congratulate her on becoming a mother-in-law."

The third lady's frustrated voice was mixed with a smile.

"Yes." Zhui'er backed away in response, and came back in a moment holding a larger sandalwood tray, on which were two sets of clothes, one dark green and one dark purple.

"Zi Luo, come here." The moment Zi Luo took the tray, his arms slightly bent, thinking that this thing really has some weight.

Zhui'er turned around to support the third lady, Ziluo followed behind them, went out, and walked along the corridor to the other courtyard of the eldest lady.

The eldest lady's yard is bigger than the third lady's, without all kinds of flowers, only a few peach trees planted in the gazebo on the left, a landscape mountain on the right, and a few large pots of bonsai nearby.

The maids Yun'er and Fang Xin who were sweeping the floor in the yard were the first to see them and bowed their knees to the third lady.

"Third lady."

The third lady ignored them and went straight into the house.

The furniture and utensils placed in the house are of great value just by looking at them. Zi Luo thinks to himself that there is still a difference between a wife and a concubine. Although the third wife is very favored in the Zhao family, she still can't be overbearing in front of the eldest lady.It can be seen that the great lady is powerful and should not be underestimated.

Directly facing the door is an exquisite sandalwood table on the innermost wall. There are two chairs on both sides with cushions on the chairs. The lady is sitting on the chair on the right and drinking tea. The wandering dragon meanders and hovers on the roof beams, and then spreads out, transforming into thousands of small dragons rushing into everyone's nose, which is intoxicating.

"Congratulations to sister for being promoted to mother-in-law." The third lady blessed her, showing a charming and captivating smile.

"Sister, please sit down." As soon as the eldest lady spoke, Chu Qing served tea and placed it on the table on the lower right.

The eldest lady is several years older than the third lady. Even though the years have left some traces on her face, she can still see her delicate face and exquisite facial features. Years of precipitation have given her a calm and elegant temperament.

"Sister has all kinds of rare treasures here, so I made two sets of clothes and gave them to her as a token of my love."

Hearing what the third lady said, Zi Luo took a step forward and knelt down, raising his arms with all his strength.

When she saw the clothes, the lady's expression changed for a moment, but she soon returned to a decent smile.

"Thank you sister for the gift." The eldest lady raised her chin slightly, and the maid beside her, Yazhu, stepped forward to take the tray in Ziluo's hand. This Yazhu is really tall and has a long face.

"If my sister has nothing else to do, please go back first. I still have a lot of things to arrange today. I'm not as idle as my sister."

The eldest lady still maintains a faint smile, giving people a sense of intimacy and awe.

"Then I won't bother my sister, there's nothing I can do to help, so let my maid, Zi Luo, stay for a day and let you send me."

Zi Luoru was hit on the head, and instantly felt like a gift being given away by someone. Fortunately, she and Chuqing, Yun'er, and Fang Xin knew each other well, and they were all very nice people, so they finally relieved some tension.

"Since my sister said so, I'm not impolite, Chuqing, you take Ziluo to the kitchen to supervise the ingredients to be prepared that day." The eldest lady said calmly.

"Yes, madam." Chu Qing replied.

After the third lady left, Ziluo followed Chuqing and left the eldest lady's courtyard.

"Fortunately, you're here, I'm so nervous." Ziluo muttered after leaving the courtyard.

"Ma'am looks a little strict." Chu Qing laughed.

"You are new here, so you should first understand the situation of the two ladies. The eldest lady is not from a high family background, and she attracted the master completely by her beauty. On the contrary, the third lady's family is a well-known wealthy businessman, but the eldest lady is still just a little girl in the current emperor. When the prince was a prince, he sent the eldest son to the palace as an accompanying student, and now he is also an official, it is true that the mother is more valuable than the child."

Chuqing lowered her voice and chatted with Ziluo while walking.

"No wonder the third lady gets angry when she sees the third son." Zi Luo said bitterly, and couldn't help thinking of what happened to her yesterday.

"Look, look." Chu Qing pointed to the veranda not far away, very excited.

I saw red silk flowers tied with silver threads on the upper beam of the veranda, which looked very festive at first glance.

Zi Luo seemed to hear a sigh, light and short, seemingly absent, maybe he heard it wrong, Zi Luo thought this way and looked back to see Chu Qing's fleeting sad expression.

We who are maids are afraid that there will not be any grand wedding ceremony in this life, and we will even be lonely for the rest of our lives.

Thinking of this, Zi Luo also became sullen, and then the two of them were speechless, and even their pace quickened a lot, and now they only have to be busy to have no time to think about these sad things.

The location of the kitchen is far away from each residence, so as to prevent the smell of oily smoke from wafting into the main room.Hidden in the northeast corner of the entire yard.

When they were about to approach the kitchen, they saw servant girls walking towards them in a line carrying all kinds of nut snacks, so Zi Luo and Chu Qing turned and stood aside, letting them pass first.

Tomorrow is the day of the eldest son's wedding, so we must prepare early today.

"I heard that the older maids will be assigned here."

Seeing that most of the marching team were older maidservants, Zi Luo suddenly said this.

"Yeah, do you think Fang Xin looks older? She is about the same age as the third lady, but she is good-looking and capable. She has served her for many years. The lady is kind, so she will continue to be a rough maid by her side. gone."

Chu Qing thought of Fang Xin, so she said it casually, then suddenly thought of something and said, "Lan Yu's mother is also working in the kitchen."

Ziluo looked at Chuqing in surprise.

"Lan Yu's mother lost her man, and she took Lan Yu, who was over a year old, begging the housekeeper to accept her alone. In this way, Lan Yu still grew up in the Zhao Mansion."

Ziluo listened to Chuqing talking about these things, but stared at a very small white wild flower in the grass that had been stepped on by someone. Although black marks were left on the white petals, it was still blooming proudly. With a lot of emotion, I secretly thought: After all, little wild flowers are not elegant. Everyone likes peonies and hibiscus, but I just like this little wild flower.

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