Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 27
Uncle Zhao was at the door, and when he saw me coming, a smile appeared on his face.I found some familiarity in my heart, walked up to him, and handed him the extra copy.This has been a habit for many years, and Uncle Zhao would naturally not refuse, and thanked me after accepting it with a smile.It's just that there is something in the eyes that I don't understand, it seems to be pity, it seems to be distressed.

Just as I was about to open the door and enter, Uncle Zhao stopped me and said awkwardly, "Wait." After speaking, he went in to report.

I froze for a moment -- never before.The prince has always been tolerant to me, no matter what I do, he will not stop me.And when entering his study, there was never a need to report.Why has this all changed all of a sudden?

Uncle Zhao came out, nodded to me, and then turned sideways, indicating that I could go in.

Although he couldn't figure it out, he still pretended not to feel anything on his face.Thanked Uncle Zhao and walked into the study.The lord is looking at a map on the wall, and I put the snacks on the desk, "My lord, Qinger has made some snacks, you can try them."

He turned around and smiled at me, everything seemed to be back to the way it was before.My heart gradually relaxes.

"Understood. You go down first." Although she was still amiable, there was clearly something different in it.In the past, he would definitely ask me like a father what I did today, whether I was bullied by Cheng Yu, how long did it take me to make the dim sum...

But now he is cold and alienated, and his attitude towards me is no different from that of other servants.

His eyes dimmed, and Fushen said, "Yes."

After finishing speaking, he turned and retreated.Maybe I'm too greedy, I'm just a servant, can I still ask my master to treat me like a daughter.In the past, the prince was kind and treated me well, but now he has withdrawn those kindnesses and turned into an ordinary master-servant relationship.What's so sad about it?

Out the door, a gust of cold wind howled past.Subconsciously tightening his clothes, he ignored Uncle Zhao's question and went straight back to the backyard.

I began to dislike talking very much, or I had no one to talk to.

Every day in silence, I tidy up the room and wash the clothes together with Ziling.She knows I'm unhappy and doesn't bother me anymore.

Leng Xiang pestered me for a few days, seeing that I ignored her, she also felt that she was making fun of herself, and gradually stopped talking to me.

The winter in Mocheng is very cold, everyone wears thick padded jackets, and looks like a bear for no reason.

I heard that Yang Ziyu married the princess of Muyun Kingdom as his queen, and he loved her very much.He gradually secured his position as emperor, but he never had any intention of mobilizing troops against Daye.And under his governance, the number of Qingze soldiers who went to the border to harass the people of Daye became less and less, and finally disappeared completely.

Emperor Jian'an ordered the prince to return to the court.

Although this battle has not been fought, as long as there is no loss, it can be regarded as a victory.

Ziling was originally from Mocheng, so she naturally wanted to stay here.And Leng Xiang and I followed Cheng Yu back to Luoyang.

When the feet really stepped on the stone floor of the palace, there was a sense of solidity in my heart.The concubine and Emperor Jian'an greeted each other outside the city, her smile froze when she saw me clearly beside Cheng Yu, and then walked through the cutscene in a state of anxiety until she returned to the palace.

I think she may be afraid of the prince's scolding.But she doesn't know that now I can no longer let the prince stand up for me.

Fortunately, there are sisters who grew up together in the mansion, at least they sincerely welcome me back.

With red eyes, Ruyi dragged me away from the family banquet, and came to the roof, where we lay down and looked at the stars together.This is our old favorite thing to do.She told me her worries these days, and her self-blame for not being able to protect me.She always felt that it was because she didn't protect me well that day that someone changed the sedan chair, and there were so many twists and turns.

Naturally, she didn't know about the fact that the princess refused to let me go back to the mansion, she just heard the story I told about going to Mocheng.And I don't want to mention the entanglements with Yang Ziyu, Ling Wu, and Chengfeng.

Back at the palace, everything seems to be back to the past, the only change is that there is more Leng Xiang in Cheng Yu's courtyard.She is beautiful, but not very good at communicating with others, so she is naturally ignored by everyone.Cheng Yu has to go to the court every day, and after the court, he also has to practice with the prince, so he rarely has time to stay in the palace.

So the only person Leng Xiang knew around me was me.But seeing her reminds me that Cheng Yu likes her, so I always avoid her.Anything related to her is handed over to Ruyi.

Only three people in this house know that I like Cheng Yu, one is Aunt Zhao, one is Leng Xiang, and the other is Cheng Yu himself.Aunt Zhao watched me grow up, and she rarely didn't understand my thoughts.As for Leng Xiang, relying on a woman's sensitivity to all the opposite sex around her sweetheart, plus I have confessed to her, she naturally understands.As for Cheng Yu, when I was on the cliff, I expressed my thoughts. Maybe he thought I was just acting, or he understood and just pretended not to understand.

After a while, the princess saw that the prince never went to her because of my affairs, so she naturally understood that I had lost my place in the prince's heart.She was no longer worried, and lost the previous interest in me, and began to shift her attention to Leng Xiang.

It is rumored in the mansion that Leng Xiang is Cheng Yu's favorite woman, the future concubine, and the future mistress of Prince Yi's mansion.Seeing that Leng Xiang did not threaten her current status, the princess was not too embarrassed.From time to time, he took her to attend various gatherings of noble ladies.

I think, maybe the palace is really not a place to stay for a long time.

No one in this place really needs me except my sisters who have been with me since I was a child.Since no one needs it, staying here is just to let the palace support more idlers.If there is anything to worry about, it is that after I leave, there will naturally be fewer people around Cheng Yu.I have been in charge of taking care of him since he was a child. Although there are a few clever maidservants in the yard, they only do some chores, and I have always been in charge of Cheng Yu's personal affairs.

I must find someone to replace me before I leave.

So in the days to come, no matter what I do, I will take Ruyi with me.She is very strange, and often asks me why I don't need her to intervene in these things, why should I change now.

I laughed and said that when the eldest son gets married, we will naturally have one to serve the imperial concubine.Once you get familiar with her, you can have one on each side in the future without delaying the two.Ruyi felt that it was reasonable, so she happily learned it.

After a few days, Uncle Zhao suddenly sent a message, saying that the prince saw that there were too many elderly people in the mansion, so he ordered some money to send them home, and then recruit some younger ones.The words also emphasized that we should choose a few clever ones to take care of Miss Lengxiang, so as not to let her be lonely and helpless in the mansion and be treated badly.

And these things were placed on me.After all, after releasing the elderly servant, I can be regarded as the oldest senior in the mansion. Ruyi was not angry, so she came to me to complain.Anyone in the mansion who has eyes can see that Feng Shui turns, and I am already in peace.Fortunately, I have always been nice to them, and no one has ever made trouble.On the contrary, he still feels wronged for me.

Of course I just laughed it off.

He ordered someone to post the recruitment notice, and there was a steady stream of applicants.Although it is a life-long buyout, the palace has a high status and benefits, and many parents are willing to send their children here.We will first eliminate some of those with bad reputation and inconvenient legs, and the remaining three days will officially start the interview.

Select some pretty girls, and transfer a few diligent and honest servants.The recruiting work is over.The palace has always distinguished the inside and outside, priority and secondary, even men and women must have boundaries.

It happened that Uncle Zhao was free, so the job of training the servants was naturally handed over to him.

The maids, on the other hand, lived in the front yard first, and could only move to the servant's room in the back yard after they were familiar with the rules.First take them to familiarize themselves with the environment of the palace, and then explain various etiquettes in detail, such as how to say hello to the prince and princess, and how to deal with visitors.

After all, they are the daughters of some small families. When they enter such a place, their nerves are always tense, and they dare not make any mistakes.Every word he said to me is kept in mind, which also saves me a lot of worry.

After a few days of training, I felt that it was almost the same, so I took them to see the princess.The concubine was preparing a congratulatory gift for the queen's birthday, and she felt upset when she saw a large number of us coming, but after a few glances, she waved for us to leave.

He respectfully accepted his orders and led everyone to retreat.As soon as she left the princess's courtyard, she met Leng Xiang admiring plum blossoms in the garden.

She was wearing a plain white jacket, with a white feature on the lapel, which set off her fair face, making her even more beautiful.

None of the new maids had ever been in the inner courtyard, so naturally they had never seen Leng Xiang.Now suddenly I saw a beautiful woman standing among the flowers, her glamorous face complemented the plum blossoms, as if she had strayed into a fairyland by mistake for a moment, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.

Ruyi listlessly followed Leng Xiang to serve, and when she saw us, she greeted us happily.I smiled and nodded, and said lightly to the maid behind me, "Let's go, I will show you the room".Everyone also woke up from the temptation of the beauty in an instant, and happily lamented to each other that they had finally achieved a positive result.

It was funny to me, and I couldn't bear to interrupt their little daughter's heart.

Just as he raised his foot, he almost fell down again.

Cheng Yu was dressed in white, walking towards the rising sun.Taohua's eyes were radiant, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

Followed by Yue Shao shaking a folding fan, with a smile on his face, he waved in my direction, his smile was as bright as the sun, which naturally aroused a lot of amazement.

Cheng Yu walked straight towards Leng Xiang, closed her skirt for her, and seemed to reprimand her a few words.I couldn't hear what they were talking about, only saw Leng Xiang raised her face, pouted her mouth, and made a weak excuse.Ruyi's eyes are full of envy, staring straight at the pair of gifted scholars and beautiful ladies.

He lowered his head, and a pair of boots appeared in front of his eyes.

A folding fan appeared under my jaw, forcing me to lift my head.A pair of smiling eyes appeared in front of him.

Sighing, he stretched his hand away from his fan, called the passing servants, and ordered them to take the maid behind them to the servants' room to settle down.A group of people left the garden in an orderly manner, and when they disappeared around the corner, they turned around and smiled at Yue Shao: "Yue Shao, long time no see, are you all right?"

He acted flattered, and even stretched out his hands to cover his chest, looking ridiculous.

Seeing that I didn't smile at all, he stood up in frustration. In the cold winter, he still opened the folding fan and shook it a few times smartly.

"Xiao Qing'er, long time no see, I found you are more and more beautiful." He was still not serious, looked me up and down with a pair of phoenix eyes, "It's really nobody."

Fushen saluted, "Thank you Shao Yue."

The smile on his face froze, and for a while, he looked at me in distress: "Why did you become so unfamiliar?" He closed his fan and tapped his chin lightly.

"Why has everything changed?" Young Master Yue looked very confused, "Cheng Yu doesn't like to talk anymore, and always thinks about things I don't know. Xiao Qing'er has also changed, and she won't make fun of me." He slightly Pause, even more distressed: "Even Xiao Yi has gone somewhere, I haven't seen him for several months."

"What?!" I yelled suddenly, startling Yue Shao.He stared at me inexplicably, and forgot to take off the folding fan, which was pressed against his chin.

I took a step forward and grabbed his hand: "You said the second young master didn't know Luoyang?!"

He paused for a while, then nodded inexplicably: "Yeah, since... By the way, one day after you got married, he left Luoyang, and he didn't know where he went. He hasn't come back until now."

Before he finished speaking, I left him and ran towards Cheng Yu among the flowers.When he arrived in front of him, he gasped heavily, as if trying to calm down something.

Leng Xiang was frightened by me, her beautiful eyes looked at me in panic, but Cheng Yu calmed down, and said lightly, "What's wrong?"

I took a deep breath and looked up at him calmly: "Where did Second Young Master go? Why didn't you come back?"

He paused, his eyes lingering on my face, his expression difficult to discern.Leng Xiang's eyes flicked back and forth between me and Cheng Yu, she was in a coma the entire time, maybe she didn't even know that Li Xiaoyi had ever looked for me.

Cheng Yu didn't speak, but observed my expression with an inquiring look in his eyes.I don't know why he refused to talk, but I was very annoyed and confused. I don't know what happened after they went down the mountain, but I know that Li Xiaoyi is not someone who will make me worry.

He didn't follow me to Muyun, he didn't even go to Luoyang, I started to panic, he was kind to me, and I really hoped that he would be safe and sound.

"After we went down the mountain that day," Cheng Yu finally said, "He said he would wait for you to go down the mountain. I was in a hurry to take Leng Xiang back to Mocheng to recuperate, so I didn't try to persuade you any more."

I froze: "Then why didn't you tell me when I returned to Mocheng?"

He narrowed his gaze, indifferently, as if he was just talking about an innocuous matter. "I thought that after so long, he should have left. That's why I didn't say anything. It's just that I never thought that when we returned to Luoyang, there would still be no news of him."

Hearing this, her mind was in a state of confusion, and when she regained her senses when she heard an exclamation beside her ear, she saw her hand resting barely an inch away from Cheng Yu's cheek.He was still expressionless, looking at me quietly, the things in his eyes were inexplicable.

Ruyi was also frightened, and hastily stepped forward to grab my hand, pulled it back to her side, and clasped my five fingers together.

"Master, I'm sorry. Sister Qing'er suffered from a cold a few days ago, her head was hot, and she was not clear-headed." She hurriedly explained to me, with a worried expression on her face.

Cheng Yu didn't speak, and didn't even look at Ruyi, his eyes were still fixed on my face.

Breaking free from Ruyi's hand, she turned and left under her panicked cry.

If I continue to stand in front of Cheng Yu, I don't know what else I will do.He has never been a reckless person, I really can't figure out why he didn't tell me why Li Xiaoyi was waiting for me in Qiansheng, but just think that maybe he forgot about it because he took care of Leng Xiang, or even because For other reasons, I would feel a flame bursting out of my heart, as if it was about to burst out of my throat.

Back in the room, I immediately started packing.He took a few pieces of underwear and another thick one, took the moon silver that he usually saved and the jewels he got from Ling Xiang, and left with his bag.

Turning around, he saw Cheng Yu standing at the door.

He fiddled with his hands, the clothes on his body did not become thicker due to the change of the weather, standing there, taking a cursory look, he was also graceful and handsome in front of the wind.

But he didn't seem very happy.

When walking past him, Cheng Yu grabbed my bag and said lightly, "It's so cold, don't go." With a little force, the bag fell out of his hands.It seems he didn't put much effort into it.

I didn't know what to say, so I didn't say anything.Leaving the dumbfounded Yue Shao and the preoccupied Leng Xiang, he left the courtyard and headed all the way to the back door.

Ruyi caught up and begged me for a reason without knowing why.I could only caress her hair and say "Take care of your son" helplessly.Spare melancholy.

Later, every time I think about it, I always feel that Li Xiaoyi did not occupy a very important position in my heart at that time, but I almost beat up Cheng Yu for him, packed up my burden for him, just like I went to Mocheng to look for Cheng Yu back then Like rushing to Qiansheng, probably because of a sense of being needed.

No one needs me in the palace anymore.Life wouldn't change without me.The prince is still up and down, caring for Leng Xiang in his spare time.The princess still enjoys flowers and plants, eats and drinks tea with other princesses.Cheng Yu is still with Leng Xiang as usual, I don't know when it will be.

But Li Xiaoyi was different.

He was waiting for me in Qiansheng, waiting for me to find him.

I often exaggerate my charm, imagining that if I don't go, he might stay there for the rest of his life.

(End of this chapter)