Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Is Shen Luoxin sick?
Didn’t he come to my place for dinner yesterday? Ji Wuyan looked sideways at Ziqiu, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked silently.

Ziqiu shook his head calmly, waved his hand hanging by his side, and nodded again: Not sure, but Miss Shen looked fine yesterday.

Ji Wuyan already understood.

What's more, Ji Wuyan is well aware of Shen Luoxin's medical skills. It is talent and hard work that Mr. Chen has praised highly. She can't really be troubled by ordinary minor ailments. As for the cough that doesn't stop in the middle of the night... If this is really the case, this Why did the maid hesitate to hesitate for so long? She would rather have Zi Qiu point her nose at her and scold her as "shameless" and delay her speech until this moment?
Shen Luoxin was probably really sick, but it was probably no longer serious. That's why she thought of coming to his place for dinner yesterday, but she thought she had heard some rumors and came to ask Xu Siniang. The matter was avoided with a guilty conscience... Now the maid racked her brains and couldn't think of a better excuse, so she could only say this.

However, this maid didn't seem to be very clever, but she was quite thoughtful in her words. Even if she talked to Luo Xin afterwards, she could say that there were some contradictions in her words because Luo Xin was so deep in sleep that she didn't even realize it.

Ha... quite interesting.

Although he looks submissive, he actually has a lot of little thoughts... No wonder he dares to rely on his brother just because of a veil. Little do they know that the more beautiful this thing is, the more dangerous it is... The same goes for people.

Having made up his mind, Ji Wuyan looked down at the little maid whose ears were flushed, and chuckled with interest, "So, this veil belongs to my brother, and you are from Luoxin Courtyard, so this There is no room for me to comment on the matter... Since my brother has agreed to take you back to Jiangnan and allow you to accompany you, and you are willing to do so, I have no objection. Then you don't need to go to Luo Xin's place for a while. "

Bai Xue was startled and then overjoyed. She suddenly looked up at Ji Wuyan. The huge joy rushed straight to Tianling Gai. She didn't even care about the last disguise. There were tears in the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were bright. She was so excited that even her fingers were shaking. Trembling.

She thought that she would be blocked, she thought that maybe her reputation would be discredited, she thought that everyone would be like Zi Qiu, pointing their noses at her and calling her shameless, bad intentions, eating people and dreaming, even this She had already thought about how she would deal with the matter when it reached that person's ears.

She gave up.

People like Mr. Shangguan are one of the best even in Yanjing City. He is handsome and rich. The most rare thing is that he doesn't even have a maid to live with him. If he can stay with him... This idea is not possible, but Once you have it, you can't get rid of it. She had thought about it, and if everyone disagreed, she would say that she was ruined by Mr. Shangguan... No one could explain such things in the boudoir, even if the other party refused to admit it, but when rumors were flying all over the sky , even he is unable to argue.

Is it because his reputation has collapsed, or because he has multiple maids around him? The choice is not difficult.

With great joy, Bai Xue puffed up her chest, bent her knees and thanked her, "Thank you, Miss." When she stood up, she raised her chin slightly, glanced at Zi Qiu, who had an ugly face, and raised her lips with a smile.

Ziqiu was surprised and secretly pulled Ji Wuyan, frowning and shaking his head slightly.

Ji Wuyan smiled, and calmly looked at this maid who seemed to be a particularly villainous person, and then turned to tell Ziqiu, "In this case, you go to your brother's place in person and talk to him, and tell him that I Although there is no objection here, the rules are the rules. The rules in Yanjing City are different from the rules in Jiangnan. This girl is staying in my yard for a while to learn the rules of our Jiangnan... lest she does something when she returns to Jiangnan. It's something that makes people laugh." The smile that could not be suppressed at the corner of Bai Xue's mouth suddenly froze.

The girl on the steps spoke softly, with a faint smile on her lips. She didn't seem to have a good temper, but there was no smile in her eyes as she looked over. They were dark, like the boundless sea under the night sky. Deep and cold. Bai Xue stood there, feeling a lot colder from the sudden wind blowing on her body.

Ziqiu's hanging heart fell back into her chest peacefully, and she said with a smile, "Yes, I will go right now and convey the girl's words to the young master... It's just that Bai Xue was waiting alone in Miss Shen's courtyard before, but now Bai Xue If you want to learn the rules in our courtyard, Miss Shen needs someone to come over. Does Miss Shen have someone to choose?"

"Learn the rules" were three words, pronounced clearly. After saying them, he straightened his chest and raised his chin, imitating Bai Xue's triumphant look just now.

Ji Wuyan seemed completely unaware of the little girl's little moves. He only nodded with his cheeks in his hands and said, "Let Xinyue pass. She is reliable in her work, so I feel more at ease, so I don't have to find people who don't know the details and go there again." Caused a lot of trouble."

She said "again" and "again", and her cold and pointed gaze fell on Bai Xue. She didn't even want to make insinuations. She almost pointed at her nose and scolded him for not knowing the details, being troublesome, and unreliable. Her words were gentle as usual. , only the corner of his mouth is sarcastic and sharp. It's just that he didn't say it clearly. No matter how stupid Bai Xue was, he couldn't just get it right. He just stood there as if he didn't understand, with his head lowered and his eyes only falling on the tips of his shoes.

A pair of embroidered shoes appeared in sight.

The pink embroidered shoes are exquisite and beautiful. They, who worked as maids, had saved their monthly money for more than half a year to buy them with gritted teeth, but they were reluctant to wear them and did not dare to wear them - they were afraid of being jealous. Most of them were kept at the bottom of the box, only to be dug out secretly when no one was around. I put them on carefully after touching them again and again, admiring myself before putting them at the bottom of the box.

But now, Ziqiu is wearing these shoes.

The servants of the Ji family are roughly divided into two groups. One group is the old people of the Ji family who came from Yunzhou with Miss Ji. Their treatment is determined by the Ji family, which is much better than those who were recruited later. They have daily food and clothing. He has a good temperament, and even though he doesn't speak arrogantly, he is confident and calm. He says he is a servant... and he acts like half a master most of the time.

If not, Bai Xue would not have such thoughts - all the servants are treated like this, then... where are the concubines and aunts in the mansion?

She clenched her fingertips and stared at Ziqiu's embroidered shoes half a step in front of her, thinking to herself. But Ziqiu suddenly smiled and said in a low voice, "Oh yes, I forgot to tell you... The first rule of our Ji family is that in the backyard of the inner house, there are no common rooms, no concubines, only the first wife. ...Since you know yourself and have never thought about the position of the son's wife, you can keep your peace in the future. Otherwise...I'm afraid no one can protect you."

Bai Xue was startled, and the blush on her face quickly faded.