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Chapter 198 The So-called Loyal Maid ([-])

Chunying was anxious and didn't care about spending the night at home. As soon as the wedding banquet was over, she greeted her parents and the newcomer and hurried back to the house.

It was already dark at this time, Huo Yi was wearing a slightly formal uniform, reading a book on the beauty's couch.There was a faint sound of water coming from behind the curtain. Yinhuan and Xiaolianhua were sweating profusely carrying buckets in and out. Under Ju'er's command, they brought buckets of hot and cold water into the inner room, apparently to wait for Huo Yi to take a bath.Aunt Qing was knocking on scriptures and chanting Buddha in her room, and most of the other girls and women in the courtyard went back to their rooms except for two waiting outside the door for orders.

Chunying stood outside the door of the upper room for a while, then called Ju'er's name, Ju'er came out in a hurry, and before she could speak, she said: "You are back? Go and rest first, I will speak for you when Miss is there. There is something going on inside, so I don't need you." After saying that, she went back to the room without waiting for Chun Ying to respond.

Chunying felt angry for a while, stomped her feet and went back to the room, closed the door and window and pushed Shi'er on the bed: "Get up, I have something to discuss with you!" Shi'er woke up in a daze: "What's wrong? You Why did you close the doors and windows? It's getting hot to death!"

Chunying threw her a round fan, leaned over and whispered what Mei Xiang had said, Shi'er sat up abruptly: "What did you say?!" just hitting Chunying's forehead, the pain caused her to burst into tears up.

Shi'er hurriedly apologized, then pulled her to ask her about the matter in detail, her face turned pale: "My dear, who is the one who killed a thousand swords to sue for this?! Let's make a fuss, those of us who serve , are all dead!"

Chunying rubbed her forehead and said: "Although I haven't heard of such a thing happening to a high-ranking family, I know that the consequences will be very serious. Didn't someone say that according to the etiquette, men and women are not allowed to give and receive privately? Let's Girls don't say this, and they know to avoid men outside, but the daughters of gold are found to have done this kind of thing, and their reputation will be damaged, right? Sister Mei Xiang told us to be vigilant and not to be implicated. Are you saying that even if we don’t know, we will be severely punished?!”

"Of course you will be punished!" Ten'er said anxiously, "If things get out of hand, not only the cousin, but also the second and third misses, and the guest Miss Fan's family will lose their reputation, and our Hou Mansion will lose face The old ladies and wives can't be cruel to Miss Biao, so they can only vent their anger on us. If they are more ruthless, it is not impossible to kill us directly! What can we do?! Really wronged! Miss Biao You did this kind of thing without telling us, and now you are telling us to take the blame!"

Chunying pressed her shoulders: "Calm down! Sister Mei Xiang came to remind us, it means that things have a turning point! Let's go and make it clear to Miss Biao, tell her to find a way to cover up the matter!"

"You're not crazy, are you?!" Shi'er's eyes widened, "Miss Biao has been hiding it from us, so it can be seen that she doesn't want others to know. If you tell her this, isn't it tantamount to admitting that we know about it? Now she knows Seriously, find a way to get past this hurdle, and settle accounts with us in the future when there is nothing to do, what should we do?! No young lady is willing to let someone take advantage of this!"

"Life is important now, and I can't take care of it!" Chunying gritted her teeth, "If we don't tell her, how can we cover up the matter? My wife has always hated Miss Biao, and I can't wait to take advantage of her! The incident broke out Well, we are the ones who suffer! Let Miss Biao pass this test first. If she wants to do something to us in the future, she will have to wait for the opportunity. At worst, we will pretend to be sick and leave the house and stay at home until she gets married. She is a living relative. , Could it be possible to chase after our house?! What's more, she may not have such courage!"

Kill someone at a relative's house?This doesn't seem like something Huo Yi would do. In order to avoid subsequent troubles, she might be anxious to move back to her own house!
Shi'er hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded: "I'll talk with you! Let's stay away from each other. If there is anything to do, there are many people from our house in this courtyard!"

Chunying pressed her hand with some emotion, and immediately took the comb to comb her hair, the two tidied up in a hurry, and then went to the room.

The old lady waiting in the porch had already left, and Ju'er was talking in the room, she lowered her voice, but she could still hear her instructing Yinhuan to search for the clothes Huo Yi was going to wear tomorrow, and the little lotus reported to Huo Yi that the water had already passed away. When you are ready, you can start taking a bath, and the latter stands up and walks inside.

Chunying and Shi'er entered the door, Ju'er saw it immediately, and looked over with a frown: "Miss wants to take a bath, you should avoid it first, we will talk about it tomorrow!"

Shi'er curled her lips, Chunying ignored her, and said directly: "Little Lotus and Yinhuan go out." Yinhuan was a little hesitant, and Little Lianhua looked at Ju'er timidly. Shu: "What are you doing?!"

Chunying just repeated "get out".Since Yinhuan and Xiaolianhua entered this yard, they were trained by her hands. The prestige was still there, and when they saw this, they immediately put down their work and walked out.Shi'er followed behind and quickly closed the door, and stood guard by the door, staring straight at the people in the room.

Huo Yi frowned slightly, walked to the edge of the curtain, didn't speak, just glanced at Ju'er.Ju'er scolded Chunying angrily: "What do you mean?! Doing this kind of thing in front of Miss, clearly did not take Miss seriously!"

Chunying said indifferently: "No one can hear what I want to say. After I finish speaking, it's not too late for you to ask people to come in." Then she turned directly to Huo Yi: "I'm going home today, and someone told me, I don't know who it is, I filed a complaint in front of my wife, saying that the young lady communicated privately with people outside the house, and I was afraid that it would damage the reputation of the third young master. The wife was worried that the young lady would do something scandalous, so she asked someone to go to the second gate to investigate."

Huo Yi's face turned pale, and he grasped the curtain tightly with his right hand.Ju'er cursed tremblingly: "Which bastard made up this nonsense! How dare you talk in front of Miss?! You are Miss' girl, how can you allow others to slander Miss?! We dare not use a girl like you again !"

She was convicted of a crime just after opening her mouth, Chunying sneered in her heart: "I came to remind you out of good intentions. If you have no ghosts in your heart, what is there to be afraid of? Look at your little face that is as white as paper, and you are just pretending." Do you have to pretend?!" Shi'er even said sarcastically by the door: "I really think no one knows about the things you did? Miss has lived here for several years, and she has only moved things from Huo's house, but I have never moved a large luggage back! In the past three months, we have moved a dozen boxes! We are no match for Ju'er and Dong'er who serve by the lady's side, but they are also waiting for orders! We really think we are Where is the dead?!"

Ju'er stared at Shi'er angrily, and Chunying took two steps closer to Huo Yi: "Miss, you probably got used to it for a few years, so you didn't pay attention for a while. Have you forgotten that it was very convenient to communicate with outsiders before?" , is it because Nan Qi is here?! Now that Nan Qi is married, Manager Wang has resigned, and the second sect has already changed people, so you are too careless to tell them to continue sending letters?"

Huo Yi's face was so pale that it almost lost color, but there was a bit of stubbornness between his brows: "I was negligent. If that's the case, let them investigate! I want to see what crime they want to make up for me! I'm not him. The daughter of the family, why should she be wronged like this?!"

Ju'er's eyes turned red when she heard the words, and she cried: "Miss, if your reputation is damaged, how will you see people in the future?!"

Someone knocked on the door, and Shi'er asked quickly, "Who is it?!"

"It's me, what's the matter?" Aunt Qing's voice came from the other side of the door, Shi'er looked back at Chunying, Chunying nodded, she opened the door to let Aunt Qing in, making sure there was no one else outside the door, Only then did he close the door panel firmly.

Aunt Qing looked at the situation in the house, and asked Chunying seriously: "What happened?!" Chunying didn't speak, but Ju'er jumped up and said, "Auntie! Chunying said that someone came to the uncle and wife to sue the young lady and It's about Young Master Gu's correspondence..." Suddenly realizing that he had slipped his tongue, he stopped in remorse and bit his lower lip tightly.

Aunt Qing was taken aback, and looked at Chunying, Chunying said all the previous words, and Aunt Qing was at a loss: "What should I do? Miss, you can't ask them to expose this matter. If your reputation is bad Well, a family like the Gu family with a clean and upright family style also needs face!"

Huo Yi shook her head: "Auntie won't make a fuss, no matter how ignorant she is, she won't take the risk of ruining the reputation of the girls in the Hou Mansion!"

Chunying got a little angry in her heart, and said coldly: "Miss Biao is calm now, but have you ever thought about what will happen to us girls?! Juer Donger is from your Huo family, if the wife gets angry again I won’t overstep my authority, but those of us who are born in the Marquis Mansion, do we still have lives?! Ms. Biao recites Buddha’s name in front of her parents all day, and goes to the temple every month to give alms. "

Huo Yi seemed taken aback: "What did you say?!"

"What did I say? Doesn't Miss Biao know that if a lady from a rich family commits a scandal like a stranger, her own life is safe, but the people around her can't escape death?! Don't think that the wife cares about Hou. Because of the reputation of the Hou Mansion, she would not make the matter known. One of the young ladies of the Hou Mansion was born to her? If she cared about the reputation of the Hou Mansion, she would not ask anyone to investigate!" Chunying approached a few steps, Gritting her teeth, she added a few more words, "Miss Biao has lived in the Hou's Mansion for several years, and here is your real grandmother and uncle, who have always been loved and loved by you, but you don't even care about their reputation just because of a man from outside? !"

This has already been said very seriously, but Shi'er seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he came over and added: "In the past, I only regarded my cousin as a decent person, and I had to put on airs in order to support the family business. I didn't expect to be mistaken." No matter what Miss Biao thinks, this private letter is a private letter, and it's very irregular for ladies to do this!"

Huo Yi's face was pale, and she was about to fall backwards when her body swayed. Aunt Qing hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and angrily reprimanded Chun Ying and Shi'er: "Stop being presumptuous! How did Miss treat you in the past? How did I treat you? Is there any reason for you to talk to Miss like this?! You really are two white-eyed wolves!"

Chunying really didn't know whether to cry or laugh: "Auntie, it's okay for you to treat me, but Miss treats us, you can't say how well you treat us? Except for the rewards during the New Year and the holidays, she has never been in front of us. Let go of your arrogance! Rewards are available to everyone. Since we have done our part, we deserve a share. Besides, we are here to remind Miss today not to be calculated by others. Wolf?! Is there any reason for you to talk like this?!"

Shi'er even spoke coolly at the back: "Isn't it? If we have something to discuss, we will be driven away without even making an excuse. If we stay in the upper room for a little longer, Dong'er will stare at us as if we are Like a thief! I've grown up so much, I've never been so aggrieved, but what can I do? I'm just a girl, so I have to bear it. But if Auntie says how good Miss treats us, I won't admit it! "

She has been angry a lot in recent years, and taking this opportunity, she wished to vent all her anger.Seeing that Huo Yi's complexion was getting worse and worse, with tears on her face, Ju'er was already very annoyed, if she continued to quarrel, she was afraid that the business would be delayed, so she stopped and said, "Okay! Stop talking Stop talking! Miss Biao, now my wife is going to ask someone from the second door to investigate, and there will be action as soon as tomorrow. You should quickly find a way to deal with it! Don't you want to marry your sweetheart smoothly and cleanly? !"

Huo Yi was startled, and looked up: "You... what can you do?!" Aunt Qing panicked, "Why don't you find the messenger overnight and tell him not to speak out?! Money will definitely work!"

Chunying said: "That's like 300 taels of silver here! There are many cases of letters coming in on weekdays. Wouldn't my aunt say that the letter was given to you by someone else?! Just borrowed the name of Miss Cousin?!"

Aunt Qing suddenly realized: "That's right! There was no name on the outer cover of the previous letter, and it was originally transferred by the family steward. If others ask, just push it to them!" After finishing speaking, she complained to Chunying: " It's not a big deal, but you are so frightening when you say it!"

Chun Ying said angrily: "If I hadn't thought of an excuse in advance, Miss Biao would not have admitted directly when she heard the wife's question?!" After speaking, she turned to Huo Yi: "Shi'er and I are afraid that we will suffer. Ms. Biao's implication and her death are unclear, so she intervenes in this matter. In fact, Ms. Biao's actions are really not secretive. Ordinary maids and women may not know it, but we will definitely notice it if we serve so close Let's open the skylight and tell the truth, Miss Biao, since the young master Gu is in high school, why doesn't he come to propose marriage? If the old lady mentions getting engaged to you and the third young master, what will you do?!"

Huo Yi's face, which was slowly recovering its blood color, turned completely white again: "This..." Aunt Qing hurriedly said: "The old lady is not feeling well recently, the miss is afraid that the old man will get angry! Besides, the master of the Gu family has already left I have returned to Beijing to report on my work, and I will be here soon, wouldn't it be better for him to propose marriage?"

"When will you be dragging around?!" Chunying frowned, but Shi'er said angrily, "Hurry up and cross the Ming Road! If you are worried every day, your life will be shortened for a few years! As long as things It's settled, no one will talk about how many letters Miss Biao communicates with outsiders!"

Huo Yi's face was flushed red, she straightened up and gently pushed Aunt Qing away, gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to tell my grandmother right away!"

(End of this chapter)