in spring

Chapter 172

Li You hurried back to Huanhua Pavilion, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Manru standing on the porch, looking at him tremblingly.He sneered, without saying a word, walked straight into the room, sat down on the armchair, and shouted: "Tea!"

Some other maids approached and wanted to pour tea, but Manru called out with a wink. She poured a cup herself, carefully placed it in front of Li You, and said softly: "Just now the second lady sent someone to ask, the third young master I may have forgotten the little bamboo gadgets I should buy for her in the previous answer, but please remember it when you go out tomorrow."

Li You lowered his head and took a sip of his tea noncommittally, paused, and let out a cold snort.

Manru was startled, and immediately recalled how she made the tea just now, and she was convinced that there was nothing wrong with it. Although the third young master looked ugly, since he was able to drink more than half of the cup, it can be seen that the taste is not bad.She is very familiar with the third young master's daily preferences, and thinks that tea is fine, so the third young master must be still angry?
But she didn't expect that Li You felt angry just because there was no problem with the tea.He realized that he had tolerated this girl for too long, and let her figure out his preferences. Look at this cup of tea, whether it is the shape of the tea bowl, the color of the glaze, or the aroma and temperature of the tea, they are all his favorites. In normal times, daily life, sitting, sleeping, basic necessities of life, which one is as graceful as not being well-planned?A well-served girl is certainly a pleasure, but a self-assertive person is disgusting.He said in a cold voice: "You are very careful to touch my mind-it's a pity that you don't need to be on the right way!"

Manru knelt down hastily, feeling confused and a little bit wronged.

Has she had an easy life these past few years?Since taking away Rouge, the third young master brought her dislike to her to the surface, causing the other girls in the courtyard to greatly reduce their respect for her. When changing staff and recruiting newcomers, Lu'er still held the power and refused to give up. She touched her hand, which caused many fewer girls to be friendly with her.How much thought did she put in to keep her position? !
She has to do her best to make friends with the girls around her wife, and she also needs to take care of the new girls in Huanhuaxuan, as well as the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who are familiar with her, and the ladies in charge everywhere, socializing and giving gifts all year round. Wine, everything is indispensable.She is a helpless little girl with only a widowed mother in her family. How difficult it is to be able to get to where she is today!She knew that the third young master didn't like her complaining, but if she didn't disclose the news to the wife, how could the wife believe her?

In order to make the third young master fall in love with her, she has kept almost all his habits and hobbies in her heart for more than two years.She knows what kind of tea he likes to drink, what tea set he likes to use, the salty taste of his food, the dishes and cooking methods he hates, the time when he is used to reading and practicing painting, and even knows when he is finishing a painting. After painting, she likes to have a cup of refreshing hot tea at hand; she knows what clothes he likes to wear when he goes out in what weather, how tight his belt is used to be, and knows that he will buy some gadgets for his sister and nephew when he goes shopping, so Clothes sleeves, belts and other places must sew a small pocket for change, and even the servant must carry it; she knows that he always likes to drink warm tea when he gets up in the middle of the night, in order to ensure that the tea is not cold. Haven't had a good night's sleep for years...

Seeing that the third young master always wanted Rouge to come back, she even went to learn how to read in order not to lose to Yanzhi!
She is so hardworking, and has been praised by her wife in recent years. Although the third young master didn't praise her, he accepted her service frankly. She believed that she would become his confidant sooner or later!Never lose to Mei Xiang and Lu Er!

However, at this moment, she discovered that the small box that had made her curious for a long time actually contained the servant documents of several maids.What did the third young master think?Among those girls, Chunying and Shi'er were at odds with her, but they followed Miss Biao. Before Miss Biao formally entered the door, it must be a bad situation, but Lixia had to be careful.Ever since Li Xia entered the hospital, she has suffered a lot.This girl is younger than her, she is just handsome, but her skin is fair, her big eyes are the most attractive, and she is restless when she sees her actions, she liked to joke with the third young master as early as when she was a little girl , to please him, otherwise he wouldn't have been promoted to the second class in just one year.How could she let such a girl spoil the third young master? !
Besides, the third young master is growing up year by year, and will soon get married.Most of the future third young mistresses will be Miss Huo's Biao. Miss Biao has always been indifferent to her, so she may not be able to tolerate her. If she wants to succeed, she can only rely on the third young master to take in the house before marriage.Since Miss Biao lives in the mansion, the third young master's house can't be too many people, never more than two people, Yanzhi's place, because of Princess Jing's face, I'm afraid they can't be pulled down, if Li Xia and the others squeeze in, Where is her place?That's why she took the risk of sending the box containing the paperwork to her wife, hoping to use her to get rid of those girls.

She didn't expect the third young master to find out so soon. She only regretted why she took the box away?If I replaced it with an identical box, or just took away the paperwork, maybe there would be no such thing?
Manru just meditated there, the more she thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved, and a little bit regretful, her eyes were red.Li You stared coldly for a long time, then said sarcastically: "Why are you in a daze? With the support of my wife, you don't need to listen to me anymore?! Whose girl are you?!"

Manru came to her senses, and hastily kowtowed a few times: "Your servant made a mistake, please punish the third young master."

Li You sneered: "Punish you? I don't dare. I beat you once that year, but my mother gave me a scolding! I didn't know when you became the person on my mother's heart, and you couldn't beat or scold me." , can only be offered as an ancestor in our courtyard!"

The more Manru listened, the more frightened she became: "No...Third Young Master, madam, madam..." Her eyeballs frantically rolled around, and she didn't give a reason for a long time, and finally she could only say something clichéd: " The wife is only concerned about the daily life of the third young master, and she is afraid that we will not serve you well... Because the slaves are diligent, the wife is willing to show mercy... The wife is afraid that others will know that the third young master beat and scolded the girl... and gossip about you..."

Li You raised his eyebrows, and after listening to her murmuring for a long time, he smiled and put the tea bowl on the table: "Go and pour a bowl of tea, it should be hot, freshly boiled is good."

Manru hesitated: "Third young master...it's too hot and easy to burn."

"I don't want to drink now, can't I let it cool down?!"

Although Manru was puzzled, she poured out a bowl of hot tea cautiously and brought it to Li You.Li You seemed to feel uncomfortable wearing shoes and socks, and was taking off his right shoe to breathe, when he looked up and saw Manru approaching, he frowned: "What kind of fragrance are you rubbing on?! It stinks! Stay away from me! "Manru took two steps back, lifted the tea bowl forward, then lowered her head, tears welling in her eyes.

She specially entrusted someone to buy the incense powder from outside. Everyone said it was fragrant and elegant, making people want to smell it again. How could it be smelly?The words of the third young master are too hurtful!
Li You wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and casually reached out to pick up the tea bowl.Manru raised her head worriedly and said, "Third Young Master, be careful of being scalded." But unexpectedly, Li You slapped her hand, and lifted her foot to put her on her body. Hand, screaming in pain, the whole person backed up, bumped into the flower table behind him, knocked the rather precious pot of orchid above it to the ground, and shattered with a bang.

Manru had already stayed there, completely unaware of why the third young master kicked her, her hand hurt again and again, and tears kept falling down.

The girls outside the house ran over when they heard the sound, stood outside the door and looked in, not knowing what to say when they saw this.But Li You scolded angrily: "Bitch! I just said that you are ugly and smelly. You really regard yourself as a peerless beauty?! I can't even say it?! Mrs. Ren spoils you again , you are just a girl, don't put on airs in front of me!" After that, she looked at the pot of orchids with distress, and then at the broken porcelain on the ground: "I took care of this flower with my own hands, and I plan to honor it when it blooms. To grandma! You have ruined it all now! How decent are you? How dare you show your temper at me?! Turned against me? Throwing tea bowls? Throwing flowers?! Who gave you the guts?!"

Manru waved her hands in panic: "No... no... not me..."

"It wasn't you, did I drop it?! Don't open your eyes and talk nonsense! I treat that orchid like an eyeball, and you won't drop it if you drop it!" Li You held up the flower in distress, and moved back and forth, up, down, left, and right After looking around, I decided to find another pot to see if I could survive, so I called out loudly, "They're all dead?! Why didn't anyone answer? Why don't you find an empty pot soon?! Lixia is here. Clean up, Rong’er, go get some tea!” After saying that, she turned her head and gave Manru a disgusted look: “Why don’t you get the hell out of me?! You’re standing dead here?! Take advantage of your wife’s free time, go to sue Manru?! Remember first Splash some water on your hands before going out!" He carefully went inside with flowers in his hands.

At this moment, Manru noticed that he had put on the shoes again at some point on his feet, walking smoothly and smoothly, how could there be any discomfort?She looked down at the burn on her hand, and suddenly understood something.The maids outside the door were busy walking around, looking for brooms, dustpans, tea pourers, flower pots... Everyone passed by her without saying a word to her, but they looked at her However, it is full of ridicule and gloating.

She suddenly felt that the kick just now made her heart hurt...

The fact that Manru was reprimanded for disrespecting the third young master was publicized by the girls present, and within two days the whole family knew about it.Because she made a mistake without knowing the heights of the world, the wife also punished her, and seeing that her hand was injured and unable to work, she punished her to go home and think about her mistakes.The third young master spoiled his mother for a long time before she agreed to transfer Yanzhi back to Huanhuaxuan. No matter what, his son could not be without a big girl to serve him.

When the news reached the small courtyard where Huo Yi lived, Chunying had already returned from home, and Shi'er dragged her away as soon as she entered the door, and listened to her excitedly telling about Manru's unlucky experience.Chun Ying was half-believing and dubious: "Manru loses the temper of the third young master? Can't she? Where does she have the guts?"

Shi'er curled her lips: "Of course she doesn't have the guts! I heard from Xia He that at that time, because Man Ru heard the third young master say some nasty words, she couldn't hold her hand firmly for a while, so she dropped the cup and almost burned the third young master. As a result, the third young master lost his temper, and Man Ru bumped into the flower pot when she stepped back in fright. Xia He patted her heart and said that she saw it with her own eyes, and it was absolutely not adulterated!"

Chunying believed this statement, so she smiled and said, "She deserves it too! In the past few years, she has been very well-behaved, but she is always sneaky. The third young master suddenly scolded her, it must be because she has become a monster again." ? She should also be taught a lesson!"

Shi'er nodded vigorously in agreement, and then remembered that Chunying had just returned from home, and hurriedly asked, "How is sister Qiuyu? How is our little nephew?"

When Chunying thought of Xiao Kang'er's small arms and legs, she was happy: "It's very good, he's already crawling around very fast. My mother said, he must be in good shape when he grows up!" Then he took out a small bag from the bag Pastry: "This is the cake you said you wanted to eat last time. It was freshly baked this morning." Shi'er was overjoyed, took a bite and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, then I'll go find Xia He!" Turned around and ran away .

Chunying packed her luggage and sorted out the gifts to be distributed, and was about to report to Huo Yi, but on the way, she met Ju'er and called herself: "Are you back? Just in time, I want Miss Waiting to go to the old lady's courtyard for dinner , follow me." Chun Ying hastily adjusted her appearance and followed.

When Huo Yi saw her, he also asked a few questions about her family's situation. She answered them one by one. Huo Yi nodded and walked into the old lady's yard, only to see Amber coming out with a smile: "Miss Biao is here? My wife is asking, there is a happy event today, and a distinguished guest is coming to our house!"

Huo Yi was a bit curious, so she went in and greeted her grandmother. Seeing that all the cousins ​​were there, the eldest cousin was also standing by with a smile on her face, and only An's sat on the side with a faint smile.She then asked: "I heard that a distinguished guest is coming, who is it?"

The old lady happily took her hand and patted it. Before she could say anything, Yijun had already said: "It's the cousin of the Fan family who is coming!"

Fan family?Chunying immediately remembered, wasn't the surname of Master Hou's previous first wife, Fan?

(End of this chapter)