The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 97 Fox Meizi

Jiang Shiwan's face was pale. She lowered her head and picked up the clothes scattered on the ground: "I understand."

Watching her put on her clothes one by one and retreat respectfully, Meng Tingzhou suddenly felt like he was punching cotton.

She always seemed to have a kind of strength, and could quickly adapt to her new identity no matter what the situation was.

Just like she was once a noble lady who was high and mighty, but now she has been reduced to a maid and can be humble and obedient.

When Jiang Shiwan returned to the kitchen, Mother Yuan saw that she looked unhappy and thought something had gone wrong: "Is the governor dissatisfied?"

Jiang Shiwan forced a smile and said, "No, the governor also said that Mother Yuan has been working hard recently, so he asked me to share more of the burden with you."

Mother Yuan was a careless person and did not treat Jiang Shiwan any differently just because she was originally a lady and was now a maid.

She just felt that today was all thanks to Jiang Shiwan's help, and seeing that she didn't think highly of herself just because she was once the master, she couldn't help but have a better impression of her.

"It's your first day working today, so you may not be used to it yet, but you will get better slowly." Mother Yuan took out the warm food for her and said, "Eat some while it's hot and take a rest later. I see you look a little tired. You must not have rested well last night."

Watching Mother Yuan chattering on and on, Jiang Shiwan seemed to be touched by something.

I saw her eating slowly and leisurely, with very good table manners.

Mother Yuan had never seen such a delicate and lovely girl before, so she sighed inwardly: "By the way, where do you sleep?"

"Woodshed?"

Mother Yuan frowned: "The woodshed?"

She somewhat understood why Jiang Shiwan looked so haggard; he must have not slept all night.

After she finished her meal, Yuan's mother motioned for her to follow her: "A rough man can sleep in a place like the woodshed, but how can someone like you sleep there?"

"There's a room that a maid used to sleep in that's now empty. Maybe it hasn't been occupied for a long time. If you don't mind, why don't you sleep in that room?"

Mother Yuan walked in front and said, "While the weather is good, let's dry the mattresses and quilts in the sun. You can sleep on them for a while. We'll be leaving in two days anyway."

Jiang Shiwan choked up and said, "Thank you, Mother Yuan."

"Don't thank me. I am an old woman with selfish motives. I just hope you can help me share some of the accounting work in the future." Mother Yuan smiled and led her to a room. "We are here."

When I opened the door, a musty smell that hadn't been occupied for a long time hit my nose.

Jiang Shiwan coughed a few times unconsciously.

Mother Yuan opened the doors and windows for ventilation, and moved the bedding and quilts to the yard to dry in the sun. "The kitchen needs help, I have to go back quickly. Clean the room yourself, I think it will be ready by night."

"It's good to have a place to lie down. Thank you, Mother Yuan."

After Yuan's mother left, Jiang Shiwan found a basin and a cloth and wiped the house inside and out. She was really slow and it was already late when she finished.

She quickly brought in the things that were drying outside.

The bedding that had been dried in the sun smelled like the sun, and she actually felt a little warmed.

After finishing all this, she returned to the kitchen. Mother Yuan was busy and there were also busy figures beside her.

Jiang Shiwan came closer: "Mother Yuan, I'm here, what do you need me to do?"

Mother Yuan directed people to put some steamed dishes into the food boxes while saying, "The governor has brought the old lady here today, so the dinner will be more sumptuous."

She wanted to ask her to light the fire, but was worried that she wouldn't be able to control the heat, so she said, "Well, since you're here, just carry the food box and pass the food over. The new maid Hu Xiang doesn't know the way, do you know how to get there?" "Yes, I know."

Jiang Shiwan took the food box and went to the front hall with another maid.

Along the way, Hu Xiang, who was passing by, saw that Jiang Shiwan was familiar with the place and took the initiative to talk to her: "I am dizzy after all the twists and turns. Sister Jiang must come to the front hall often, right?
Jiang Shiwan didn't comment: "Yeah, I guess so."

Seeing that she didn't say much, Hu Xiang stopped talking.

The two men carried the food boxes and walked to the front hall corridor, where Old Madam Meng was chatting with Meng Tingzhou.

"I'm not saying anything, I just couldn't stand her coquettish look, and you came to blame me then." When Old Lady Meng arrived, she heard that Jiang Shiwan had been reduced to a slave, and she felt that she had suffered a great injustice before.

"In my opinion, it was she who caused the migration to the northern border."

Meng Tingzhou was holding Ah You in his arms, and had been listening to her chattering absentmindedly. He frowned when he heard this: "Mother, don't mention these things in front of Ah You."

Madam Meng looked at Ah You in his arms, her displeasure growing even stronger. "Besides, Ah You is the legitimate son of the Governor's Office, how come he has the surname Jiang for no reason? Aren't you afraid of being stabbed in the back?"

"In my opinion, it's better to change your last name as soon as possible."

Meng Shuyi, who was sitting next to him, glanced at Meng Tingzhou's increasingly impatient expression, and when he heard the servants say that the dishes were ready to be served, he hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "It's rare that my aunt is back, so my cousin specially asked the kitchen to prepare some dishes that suit your taste. Would you like to try them later?"

Old Madam Meng pursed her lips, glanced at Meng Tingzhou, and then stopped talking angrily.

Someone will bring the food box in.

Jiang Shiwan and Hu Xiang were waiting at the door.

The night wind was getting colder and Jiang Shiwan couldn't help but cough.

With just this faint sound, the person sitting inside realized something.

Meng Tingzhou raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from, but he didn't see anything.

"Cousin, try it." Meng Shuyi picked up a piece of duck and gave it to him. "This is your favorite eight-treasure duck."

Meng Tingzhou picked up the duck meat with chopsticks and put it down again. He said in a deep voice, "Order the people who handle the food made in the kitchen to be very careful and not to infect the old lady and the young master."

Pei Qing naturally understood and immediately took the order to withdraw.

When he handed the food box back to Jiang Shiwan, she nodded calmly: "I will convey the governor's intention to Mother Yuan."

For some reason, even Pei Qing felt that his current situation was very awkward.

The governor's wife, who was so high and mighty just two days ago, had to be respectful to her overnight.

He couldn't bear to look at it, so he turned around and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

When they reached the garden, Jiang Shiwan couldn't help coughing after holding it in for a long time.

Hu Xiang took the lunch box from her and asked with concern: "Sister Jiang, are you okay?"

Jiang Shiwan shook his head: "No...it's okay..."

After a while, she recovered a little, but her face turned red from coughing: "I can't be exposed to the wind since I was a child. Once I see the wind, I will cough easily. It's an old problem."

(End of this chapter)