The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 82 I heard that you have been rewarded by His Majesty?
When it was just dawn, Xu Qingluo heard footsteps coming from around the corner, and his head hurt a little, probably because he really had a cold, but if he needed it later, it would be just right.

Closing her eyes and forcing her dizzy head to wake up, Xu Qingluo raised her eyes, and saw a group of women coming towards her, and she saw at a glance that Xu Weiwan was among them, but she was the last one behind. The previous woman took a step, and seeing the expression of the leading woman, it was obvious that the visitor was not kind.

But Xu Qingluo is not surprised. After all, the leader is Xu Weiwan's eloquent, flexible mother Xiao Zhou. In her previous life, she was deceived by Xu Weiwan to trust her. It's better than my own mother, because as an elder, not only did Xiao Zhou not stop Xu Qingluo's relationship like a parent, but she also helped to cover up her support. If it weren't for the "support" of this elder, to be honest, Xu Qingluo's No matter how much she trusts Xu Weiwan, no matter how impulsive she is, she doesn't have the guts to do so many outrageous things.

The Xiao Zhou family originally belonged to the Zhou family, but later when the Xu family was discussing seniority and recognizing relatives, a more prestigious woman in the clan also had the surname of Zhou. The little Zhou family has gained a firm foothold.

Compared to Xu's mother being too popular in Xu's family, Xu Qingluo can still think of the loneliness in his mother's eyes when someone in his previous life occasionally talked to this relative he knew and didn't call Xu's mother.

At that time, Xu Qingluo still felt that her mother was small-minded, but now that she thinks about the past, she can be foolish.

However, it is obvious that Xiao Zhou, who will be eloquent in the future and will pretend to be good at acting, obviously has not yet reached home at this time, with a cold face and a mean face, showing the aura of wanting to find fault to the fullest, compared to deliberately lagging behind her For Xu Weiwan, who lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, looking extremely innocent, the number of stages was just that far behind.

"Hey, this is the Miss Sun that the old lady always talks about. She looks pretty, but it's not right to behave like this. Not to mention serving the old lady, but she can still sit here. I thought it was so What a lovely person."

The talent just showed his head, and before he came to the front, the sarcastic words came, and he wished that the whole world could hear the general sharp voice: "Xue Ya, didn't you say that the old lady is about to wake up now? How can the lovely Miss Sun sit here peacefully and never even go in to serve, such a granddaughter is simply unfilial to the extreme! If it were me, I would be very sad."

Xu Qingluo waited for Xiao Zhou to play freely. If she was not allowed to make trouble, how could he fight back?

Unaware of the sarcasm in Xu Qingluo's eyes, the woman turned her head to a woman dressed as a maid on the other side and said, "Or did I remember the current rules wrongly, as a junior, I shouldn't serve the elders?"

In just a few words, Xu Qingluo was given several hats, especially the hat of being unfilial. For a woman, the two most important things are her reputation, and the other is whether she is filial to her elders. Without these two, no matter how good-looking and talented he is, he will never be able to find a good family in his life, and most of them will be destroyed. Xu Qingluo in the previous life has lost both of them. Facing these two things, it's just the first time I saw them, so to be able to say such a cruel word is also a cruel heart.

Xu Qingluo narrowed his eyes slightly, but still didn't make a sound.

The maid named Xueya next to Xiao Zhou looked at Xu Qingluo who was in a state of embarrassment and was silent and pale like a ghost. Although the woman doesn't wear gold and silver, the ones on her ears and on her wrists are all accessories given by the old lady when she was coaxed to be happy, especially Xu Weiwan is more dressed up than Xu Qingluo, the authentic The young lady is still like a young lady, even if she is not as flamboyant as the little Zhou, she has already shown her demeanor and beauty with a smile with her eyes down.

"The old lady really got up at this time."

Xue Ya softly echoed this sentence, there is no need for more, but this sentence shows that Xiao Zhou is not looking for trouble for nothing, and put Xu Qingluo into an embarrassing situation.

With her chin raised high, Little Zhou looked at Xu Qingluo: "Miss Sun, why don't you get up and serve the old lady now? Admit to the old lady? You look so calm."

Xu Qingluo didn't get up, but just looked coldly at the little Zhou who was waiting for him to get up and admit his mistake, and at Xu Weiwan and a few maids who were watching the fun behind the little Zhou, and suddenly curled his lips into a faint smile: "I don't know you Who is it? Although I didn't grow up beside my grandmother, I don't know when there will be such a servant who can replace the grandmother and reprimand the young lady by her side, what a big face!"

Xu Qingluo lowered his voice, and only a few people nearby heard it.

"You, you dare to call me a servant girl? You don't look like a young lady because you dress so shabby, Wan'er, just tell me what kind of old lady's granddaughter she is, and I think it's more beautiful than the maids around us." Shabby, it looks like a little slut who came to cheat people!"

The little Zhou family finally climbed up to Mrs. Xu, and it has only been a rich life for two days. She hates people looking down on her and saying that she is a servant girl. scolded.

As soon as the words came out, the few people who followed Xiao Zhou were a little shocked. Everyone knew Xu Qingluo's identity, and finding fault with sarcasm is one thing. Such a blunt curse, or such a vicious sentence, has passed .

"Mother, this is indeed Xu's sister, why don't you—"

Xu Weiwan's complexion changed slightly, she is still outside the old lady's room now, originally she wanted Xu Qingluo to give her an unfilial reputation without seeing the old lady, it was not the time to let her mother and daughter lower her impression in front of the old lady No matter how much the old lady said to Xu Qingluo, she was also a serious granddaughter, and it wasn't that they could get down immediately after a few days of getting along.

She was about to stop her when Baicao's angry voice came from behind, rushing: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by wearing shabby clothes and not looking like a lady? What do you know? Our lady became like this all for the sake of earlier I came here to pick up the old lady, so I sailed the boat by myself in the rain in the middle of the night. I managed to get through those stormy reefs, and when I got here, I didn’t even take a rest because I was worried about the safety of the old lady. What about you? Which onion or garlic, when our young lady is doing her filial piety, you all have slept on high beds and soft pillows, and come here dressed up, it would be a face to you!"

Baicao rushed in front of Xu Qingluo, opened her hands to block in front of her young lady, and glared at several people headed by Xu Weiwan's mother and daughter of the Zhou family. out.

"Baicao."

Xu Qingluo waited until Baicao had finished cursing directly, then softly called out to the little maid who was eager to protect her, the smile on her lips grew stronger, and the eyes that looked at Xiao Zhou and Xu Weiwan's mother and daughter were unabashedly ironic : "Don't say that, filial piety is something that juniors should do, but outsiders don't have this obligation. What people say, what to wear, what to do, have nothing to do with us. I came here this time just to Grandma is alone, and the rest of the words that should not be listened to should be treated as a strong wind, casually, and not true."

Xu Qingluo's outsiders and just now's servants usually poked someone's heart, and Xiao Zhou's face flushed: "You"

Pointing at Xu Qingluo, he was about to curse.

"Mother."

Xu Weiwan pressed Xiao Zhou's finger, and explained in a soft voice: "Mother, I know that you said those words impulsively because you cared about the old lady, but after all, my sister is—"

She always pays attention to the movement inside the door, thinking about what her mother still said just now, and wondering if the old lady is awake or not, and if she heard it, it will be bad for them if she hears it, the girl frowned slightly. He frowned, but he had to think of a way to turn around.

"That's enough, it's just the servant girl's statement whether grandma wakes up. I know in my heart whether I am filial. I have a clear conscience. Since grandma hasn't called yet, I think everyone shouldn't make loud noises at the door. Please be careful." To put it bluntly, in case grandma is still resting after being exhausted, it is wrong to disturb the rest of the elders and make loud noises outside."

Xu Qingluo's voice overwhelmed Xu Weiwan's words to explain, because she was the closest to the door, and she had already heard rustling sounds coming from the room.

The next moment, there were two hoarse coughs coming from inside. Xu Qingluo, who had served in front of the old lady in her previous life, knew that this meant that the grandmother couldn't sleep and wanted to get up. Wake up early?
Xu Qingluo thought of Xiao Zhou's rather loud voice just now, and thought of this grandmother's habit of always waking up on the bed for about half a stick of incense before she officially got up. , the curvature of the lips is extremely beautiful.

As long as it can make Xu Weiwan and Xiao Zhou feel uncomfortable with the old lady, she is not stingy in finding opportunities from any small matter.

Xu Weiwan and Xiao Zhou's expressions froze, and the next moment, both of them subconsciously put on expressions of closeness to Xiaoyi: "It seems that the old lady is awake, Wan'er, let's go see the old lady as soon as possible."

The mother and daughter were so happy, as if they were real, they scrambled to go in and wanted to go in to serve the old lady.

Even walking in a hurry, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and slammed into Xu Qingluo. Fortunately, Xu Qingluo was prepared to take a step back in advance, so he was not bumped by the little Zhou's intentionally increased momentum. What's the matter, even so, the person who had been running all night without getting a rest swayed slightly because of the sudden movement, and his footing was a little unstable.

Baicao hurriedly supported Xu Qingluo, looking at Xiao Zhou and Xu Weiwan's backs who pushed the door open with extreme resentment and disgust, especially when hearing Xu Weiwan's gentle greeting from the door, Seeing a few maids and servants at the door who seemed unstoppable after the two mothers and daughters entered, they were angry and wanted to choke when they opened their mouths.

Xu Qingluo pressed Baicao's hand, and Baicao, who had always been obedient and understanding to her miss, held back her mouth with aggrieved face, and looked at the leisurely and unhurried girl: "Miss."

She was already run over by the two mothers and daughters, and the old lady didn't know what was going on. If she went in late, she would really suffer an unfilial death. She didn't understand how Xu Qingluo could still be so leisurely and calm. .

"Go, find Xiaoer and ask for a pot of hot water right away, give him a few coins, I'll use it right away."

Xu Qingluo took out a money bag from the dried and crumpled clothes and handed it to Baicao.

Baicao was puzzled, but didn't say much. She took the money bag and turned around to find Xiaoer. Anyway, she believed that her lady was not the kind who wouldn't fight back when beaten or scolded. Soft buns who know how to fight back.

Money can turn ghosts around, and a pot of hot water can be rewarded with a lot of money. This kind of work can't be found even with a lantern. In just a short while, Baicao came over with a pot of steaming hot water. Followed by Xiao Er, who wanted to help her share her worries a few times, with a flattering smile on her face, she was more enthusiastic than last night when she knew that Xu Qingluo was a serious Miss Xu: "I don't know if Miss has any orders, and I will give them to Xiao Er together." As I said, the little one will definitely make something beautiful for you."

Xu Qingluo smiled: "I really want to trouble you again—"

After explaining a few words to Xiao Er, Xu Qingluo unhurriedly stretched out his hand to the hot water basin in Baicao's hand.

"Miss, it's hot, just hold it by the maidservant."

How could Baicao be willing to take hot water with her young lady's hands that could live and die.

"Your lady is not a porcelain doll. Come in with me to say hello to grandma, and you will be holding it later."

Xu Qingluo insisted on reaching out, and gave Baicao a look along the way.

Baicao reluctantly let go of her hand, after a while of hard work, it wasn't so hot anymore.

Xu Qingluo personally carried a pot of hot water and slowly walked into the guest room of the inn. After a while of delay, no one deliberately stopped her anymore. Everyone had their own things to do.

As soon as Xu Qingluo entered the door, he saw several people inside around an old lady helping her dress up. It seemed very lively, while Xiao Zhou and Xu Weiwan were sitting on the side watching others serve the old lady's mouth. He kept saying flattering and amusing words, and he really looked like a master.

Just to make fun of it, the two mothers and daughters still called the old lady, how could they be as close as a foregone conclusion that Xu Weiwan showed last night?

Xu Qingluo's eyes were slightly bent, and it looked like he was smiling gently, but in fact his eyes were full of sarcasm, but if they get along like this a few days later, I am afraid that this mother and daughter can already directly call the old lady mother and Grandma is gone.

"Granddaughter visits grandmother."

Xu Qingluo handed the copper basin in her hand to Baicao next to her, and just now she just made a show, saying that she brought the hot water by herself, after all, her grandmother likes it like this.

The young girl knelt down on the ground with a slim body, and respectfully bowed to the old lady who was sitting on the bed surrounded by several servant girls.

Even though she was dressed in a mess, even if her hair was disheveled, but following such an upright and full of respectful etiquette, listening to her soothing and intimate voice that suppressed all the noisy voices in the room made people feel uncomfortable. I didn't feel offended at all, but subconsciously felt respected, and felt that the other party was full of admiration and closeness to me.

After all, it is the rule taught by the strictest female official in the palace. If Xu Qingluo wants to show a polite side, not to mention these people at the scene, even if they go to the palace, they are also outstanding. It is really ridiculous if a person who becomes a demon girl has only one face.

The room fell silent for a while, everyone looked at the old lady who was already dressed on the bed, how to treat Xu Qingluo, no matter what Xiao Zhou or Xu Weiwan said, the attitude of the old lady That's the key.

The old woman looked at the young girl who was kneeling on the ground respectfully, and after a greeting, she had no words and appeared to be extraordinarily quiet. She looked at the crumpled clothes on her body, at her messy hair, and then at Baicao. Holding hot water in his hand, he stretched out his hand to support the maid beside him, stood up, and walked up to Xu Qingluo full of strength: "What are you bringing this for?"

Mrs. Xu is a long-faced, high-cheekbone, serious and mean-looking old lady. She usually looks unsmiling. She seems to value rules the most, but because of her background, she is also the most superficial. Otherwise, there would not be such a funny scene in the previous life, directly hiring a widowed woman with a daughter as the wife of his third son who died young, and even letting the unrelated daughter Cheng Si, who did not know what happened behind the scenes. No amount of gossip, that is, Xu Qingluo's more exaggerated performance later, made Xiao Zhou and Xu Weiwan's mother and daughter compare her, but eliminated those bad impressions, and successfully whitened the superior.

Thinking about her contribution in her previous life, Xu Qingluo raised her body after listening to the old lady's question, her heart was full of sarcasm, but her face was full of admiration and intimacy, which was more than her voice expressed. Youli: "Grandmother, that is the hot water that granddaughter prepares to cleanse your face. I have not seen grandma for a long time, and I have no chance to be filial in front of grandma. My granddaughter feels ashamed. Now, grandma, you must give granddaughter this opportunity. Luo'er waits for you to wash and wash, so that the granddaughter will feel better."

Xu Qingluo's eyes are full of longing, like an ordinary little girl who desperately seeks to express herself when she meets someone she wants to get close to but dare not.

Xu Qingluo hasn't washed and washed all night, but she can remember herself. Looking at this pale granddaughter, the old lady thought of the quarrel heard outside the door this morning, especially when she looked at Xu Qingluo, who was so proud because she was raised up. The chin lip was very similar to his own son, even though he was still a little worried about Xu Qingluo's mother, he finally softened his expression: "You are a good boy, get up."

Xu Qingluo was surprised at first, and then stood up happily: "Then grandmother promised to make her granddaughter a filial piety?"

Turning around, he brought the basin in Baicao's hand and put it in front of the old lady, as if he really wanted to help the old lady wash herself.

Little Zhou, who was originally interrupted by Xu Qingluo's plan to please the old lady, was already dissatisfied. Now seeing that the old lady who has been showing a lot of rejection towards Xu Qingluo for the past few days actually softened her expression towards the other party, and even He praised Xu Qingluo for being a good boy, what is he going to do?
Could it be that my own Wan'er is not good enough to do her filial piety in front of her?
Little Zhou couldn't hold back her temper, and choked out loudly, regardless of the winks from her daughter beside her: "Of course there is a maid to help the old lady wash and wash, and the job is guaranteed to be fast and good. What do you do for work? A servant girl has a servant girl to do, and a young lady has a young lady to do it. There are really no rules, and nothing makes me look like a lowly maid instead of a young lady!"

She didn't know about the old lady's background, but relying on her understanding of the seriousness of the old lady's serious manners these days, she went out of her way to find fault with this point. She chose to be dissatisfied with Xu Qingluo's performance or not to be so happy, but Mrs. Xu is a maidservant. What she hates most in her life is that some people say that she doesn't pay attention to rules and despise Xu's children and grandchildren, saying that they don't look rich.

For a moment, the corners of the old lady's lips drooped violently, and the brows also drooped slightly, already angry: "It's Luo'er's filial piety to groom my old lady herself, everyone who has nothing to do with it, please step down, don't worry about it." Being here disturbs the relationship between our grandparents and grandchildren."

Little Zhou's expression was as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.

Xu Weiwan immediately knew that her mother had said something wrong again, and secretly hated this mother who had no brains, and when Xiao Zhou was unwilling to open her mouth to refute something, she quietly grabbed the woman His hands and nails dug into the woman's flesh, Xiao Zhou almost yelled out in pain, but met her daughter's warning look, and closed her mouth embarrassingly.

Xu Weiwan bowed profusely: "It's my mother who said the wrong thing. Wan'er is here to apologize to her sister. I hope my sister will forgive me. My mother's status is not as valuable as my sister's. Sometimes I don't know how to speak. Please forgive me. My sister and grandmother haven't seen each other for a long time. Son and mother will not bother you."

Sure enough, no matter how young Xu Weiwan is, she is the one with a higher rank than the little Zhou family. Maybe she realized something from the sudden change in the old lady's face just now, and specifically named Xu Qingluo's status as "precious", and then said Xu Qingluo I haven't seen Mrs. Xu for a long time, isn't it because Mrs. Xu never grew up beside Mrs. Xu?It's really killing people without seeing blood, and trapping people doesn't need to be dirty.

Xu Qingluo looked at Mrs. Xu's cold side face again, and sneered secretly: "This girl speaks so strangely, Luo'er really can't understand, grandma, hurry up and wash up, the hot water is going to cool down , Luo'er can't bear to let her grandmother use cold water to wash her face."

He didn't argue much with Xu Weiwan, but he cared for Mrs. Xu in every sentence.

The smile on Xu Weiwan's lips froze, after all she didn't stay where she was and said anything, and if she really had to be chased away by herself, that would be a lost adult.

"Grandmother, Luo'er will apply a face mask for you."

Xu Qingluo smiled very nicely at Mrs. Xu.

First he cleaned and rubbed the old lady's face, then put willow branch and green salt on the other person, and finally combed the other person's hair in a bun. The movements were extraordinarily dexterous and meticulous, which made the old lady's complexion more relaxed. She doesn't like people to mention her maidservant background, but her granddaughter completely put down her body to serve her, which made her feel better.

When I was in a better mood, I naturally thought to ask some questions: "I heard that you have experienced a lot of things in Huai County. You said that you have made great contributions to the disaster and even received a reward from His Majesty?"

The old lady's searching voice sounded slowly in the room where there were only two people.

(End of this chapter)