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Chapter 199 The So-called Loyal Maid ([-])
"Wait!" Chunying quickly stopped in front of Huo Yi, "What are you going to say?! You said that you and Mr. Gu's family have already engaged in private engagement, and you hope the old lady will fulfill it?!"

Huo Yi's eyes were red again, she gritted her teeth and said, "Otherwise, what else can I do? My aunt is waiting to take my fault, and I can't wait for Uncle Gu's entry to Beijing!"

Aunt Qing wiped her tears and said: "My dear lady, this can't be done. Even if my uncle and wife have found clues from the people on the second door, there is no evidence in hand. Once you go, you will be convicted of the crime!" "

Huo Yi slumped down on the round stool helplessly, shook his head and said, "I've been hiding the truth from her for so long, it's already unfilial, if I ask her to know the truth from my aunt, how can I have the face to meet her?"

Shi'er sneered, and whispered: "Miss Biao still has face now?" Ju'er glared at each other, Chunying hurriedly gave her a hand, Shi'er was not convinced, and said: "Is what I said wrong? As a girl, I also know how to defend men and women. I have never heard of a daughter who would write a letter to a man outside without telling her relatives and elders. Besides, she made a marriage contract without the order of her parents. How can a daughter's family do it properly? Something?! Even if Miss Biao has a noble status... If you do something wrong, you are wrong! I have served Ms. Biao for several years, and I have not been in a hurry to flatter you, but I have not been lazy and made mistakes. Which one is not good? Why call me Lost your life for the wrong thing Miss Biao did?!"

Since Manager Wang abdicated, Shi'er has been holding back his anger.She still respects that uncle, because of his existence, people surnamed Wang are rarely bullied by outsiders in this mansion. If there is any potential, others will give three points of courtesy.But now he resigned without saying a word, leaving a dozen of them here. I don’t know how many brothers and sisters were angered and whipped, and I don’t know how many uncles and aunts lost their jobs. A cousin who doesn't please his wife, but also has to worry about it, for fear that one day it will be his turn to be unlucky!In the end, this young lady did such a scandal, causing her to suffer innocently. She had already felt dissatisfied, but she exposed the other party face to face, and the other party even pretended not to be afraid of others, clearly not treating them as girls. With her life at heart, how could she not be resentful? !
After hearing her words, Huo Yi's face turned red and then pale, and finally gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "I know you must have underestimated me in your heart. Now that I have done it, I have the courage to admit it! When my father was alive , I was on good terms with Uncle Gu's family, and my mother and Aunt Gu's handkerchiefs are also close friends. Our two families are good friends of the whole family. My father and Uncle Gu's made an appointment, and in the future... we will have children and in-laws!" At this point, she blushed slightly, and wiped her face with a handkerchief uncomfortably, before continuing: "Later... when I was 11 years old, , Uncle Gu received the imperial appointment and was transferred to Southwest. Because his predecessor died of a sudden illness, he took over temporarily. When he left in a hurry, he only had time to say goodbye to my father. The two made an appointment. …A wedding date was set…unexpectedly, my father was seriously ill, the distance to the southwest was far away, and communication was inconvenient…the matter was delayed. After entering Beijing, my mother worried that I would be alone in the future, so she entrusted me to my grandmother and uncle, but… My family has a tacit understanding about my marriage, and my mother knows about it. I have believed that I am the daughter-in-law of the Gu family since I was a child, how can I be that person who betrays my trust just because I am greedy for wealth and stability?!"

She was ashamed and sad, and hurriedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Don't talk about the fate of my parents... Let me just say it, my mother died in this mansion for no reason, what kind of attitude does my aunt treat me now? You have also seen that even if I die, I will not be able to marry into this family!"

Shi'er's face was embarrassing. She had heard about the death of the aunt and wife, and she thought it was Aunt Hua's fault. It's just that she was still a little unconvinced in her heart, and muttered: "Then you shouldn't communicate without telling people..." Chunying winked at her, and she closed her mouth.

Chunying looked at Huo Yi seeing her like this, and felt a little pity for her, so she asked: "Miss Biao thinks so, do you know what the Gu family thinks? Doesn't it mean that there is no formal contract? There is not even a token or a marriage certificate. Does his family really admit it? Mr. Gu, now in high school, wouldn't he think of marrying another family?"

Huo Yi shook her head: "If he had this thought, he wouldn't have written to me..." At this point, her face blushed again, "I know it's a bit rude to do this, he wouldn't be like this before... ...Maybe it's because I'm used to living in the southwest, where the rules are not as strict as those in Beijing..."

Chunying was speechless. In fact, she was not very opposed to this practice. The rules of the ancients were troublesome, so what happened to writing letters?Did not meet again!Not even a kiss.If you really want to talk about the rules, there will be many examples in this mansion, just a few young masters, you can't use maids to serve you!
Of course, she also knew that these words could not be uttered, so she cleared her throat and said, "Since Miss Biao has confidence, that is the best. I would like to ask Miss Biao, where are those letters... now? Where are the letters? Is there a name written? It was sent to the mansion from outside, or sent out from the mansion, and how many people passed through it?!"

Ju'er said from the side: "The letters all come from outside. Master Gu first sent them to the old house to Mr. Cai, and Mr. Cai personally delivered them to the second gate of the Hou Mansion. The woman who guarded the second gate came to call, so I or It was Dong'er who picked it up, and it never passed anyone else's hands! In addition, Nanqi also helped a few times. We always said that it was a letter from home, and we never asked about it. Nanqi left Afterwards, there was only one reply, and we haven’t replied yet.”

Huo Yi had already wiped away the tears on his face, and added: "The reply letter was written on the spot, and it was taken out by Manager Cai among other things...Both the Gu family brother and I knew that it was not proper to do so, so the reply in the letter He never signed his name, and did not say anything other than a few words of greeting. We met once at my uncle's house, and we made an appointment that time. When he was in high school and his uncle came to Beijing from the southwest, we would formally propose marriage to him." Although this This kind of practice is a little sorry for my grandmother and uncle, but she still has her own uncle's family, and there is no reason for her mother's family to decide the marriage. Besides, she and her third cousin have never engaged in a marriage contract.

Aunt Qing hurriedly said: "According to this, even if people get the letter, they can't see anything wrong?"

Shi'er curled her lips: "It's wrong to have correspondence!" After finishing speaking, she was somewhat sarcasm: "Miss Biao promised my second sister, but the promise was neat and tidy! Now Mr. Wang and his family have left the mansion, and the rest of us Those surnamed Wang are not less angry! The people who guarded the second gate have also lost their jobs, I am afraid that they may not be able to keep secrets for Miss Biao! Why don't you try to cover it up quickly!"

Chunying hurriedly pulled her aside, and whispered: "Why do you keep complaining about them? Are you afraid they will settle accounts with you?" Shi'er flattened her mouth: "Aren't you angry when you listen to what they just said?!" Chunying was naturally angry Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have been talking sarcasticly for a long time, but it's more important to solve the matter right now, so I asked her: "Do you know the people who guarded the second door? Do you know if they can read?" "Of course they don't, who Are you as idle as the people in this courtyard? You still need to read for nothing?!"

Chunying knew it well, so she said to Huo Yi and Aunt Qing: "Miss Biao has her own opinion, we as little girls don't dare to intervene, but Madam has already got the news, I'm afraid she can't be kind, Madam still has to report to the old lady. Be prepared. I have a suggestion, Miss Biao and Auntie, listen to it, what do you think?"

Her method is actually simple, the previous letters can no longer be kept, or they should be burned, or sent back to the Huo family's old house secretly as soon as possible to collect them, anyway, people from the Hou's mansion can't go there to search.The correspondence before the Wang family withdrew can be said to be a letter from the housekeeper to ask the master for instructions. This letter can be said to be the head of the Huo family who met an old friend after the results of the scientific examination. He had an idea, but was not sure, so he sent a letter to Aunt Qing for advice, and Aunt Qing was also not sure, so she quietly put the letter away, but the young lady saw it tonight, and the young lady was very excited.

Chunying said: "Miss Biao doesn't need to directly talk about your marriage with Mr. Gu, but just said that you have always been very close to the Gu family. My aunt still missed Mrs. Gu's family when she was alive, so when she heard about her son, she wanted to Get in touch with her. In this way, as long as the old lady asks Aunt Qing, it will naturally involve the previous agreement. Even if the wife asks something at the second door, she can deal with it with this question, how about it?"

Huo Yi hesitated: "This...you just said it, I shouldn't hide it from my relatives and elders for the sake of outsiders...my grandmother loves me so much..."

Chunying held her breath and said: "Could it be that you have to tell her directly who you want to marry and ask her to fulfill you? The old lady is not in good health. After hearing this, I don't know if she will faint!"

Huo Yi blushed, and Aunt Qing hurriedly said: "Let's put it this way! Miss, this is also an expedient measure. I am willing to bear this responsibility for Miss. Don't worry, when my wife was dying, she mentioned to the old lady about the Gu family's crimes." The marriage contract...she knows it well. Brother Lanzhang has achieved fame now, and you two are just right for each other."

Huo Yi nodded, and asked Ju'er to wash up for her, she was going to change clothes.Chun Ying said: "It's fine to go like this, with tear stains, it still looks real! Now I'm in a hurry, the old lady will go to bed any later!" Huo Yi sighed: "It's just too disrespectful." Then she called Ju He came to wash his face with a wet veil, reapplied makeup, straightened his hair, and inserted two jade hairpins, and then he wobbled and went out with Ju'er.

Chunying lamented Huo Yi's behavior as a young lady, and turned her head to persuade Shi'er: "Don't be angry anymore, the important thing is to escape, the key is that she can pass this test smoothly." Shi'er also knew this was the truth, so she had no choice but to put aside her anger , and said to Aunt Qing who was wiping her tears: "Auntie, according to what you said, not many people should know the truth. Who leaked the secret?"

Aunt Qing paused, and immediately raised her head to look at Chunying, Chunying waved her hand and said, "Don't look at me, the person who told me the news never mentioned who it was." Aunt Qing grabbed her hand: "Who is that?" Tell you the news? We must thank him properly!" Chunying took a step back vigilantly: "I'm sorry, Auntie, I can't tell. That person also took a risk, I can't confess her." Mei Xiang married It was Xiao Chen who was in charge, and the couple could be regarded as his wife An's confidantes. If the wife was told that Mei Xiang had leaked the secret, wouldn't it harm their husband and wife?

Aunt Qing frowned: "Then who could it be?"

Shi'er looked outside the door, and suddenly asked, "Why is Dong'er missing tonight?"

Chunying's heart moved, and she remembered Dong'er's strange expression in the yard when Miss Biao received the letter that day: "Could it be Dong'er who told you the secret?!" She turned to Shi'er: "Didn't you hear about chrysanthemums a few months ago?" Dong'er talked with Dong'er, and Dong'er seems to be very dissatisfied with Miss's choice of Mr. Gu?" Shi'er suddenly realized, and hurriedly repeated what he heard that day: "Dong'er must have done it! She wants to stay in Beijing! Always Said, I don't want to go to other places with Miss Biao to suffer!"

Aunt Qing gritted her teeth with hatred: "Damn girl! Miss treats her so well, how dare she betray the master!"

Chunying was a little disapproving, Dong'er was not good, but she wanted to be with her family, so she had nothing to criticize: "Auntie, we are girls, not wood, who has no parents or relatives? Isn't it normal not to want to be separated from the family? I heard that when you were young, you also married with your aunt, but when you came back 20 years later, your family was gone. If you compare your heart with your heart, you will not feel bad? No matter how bad Donger is, there are her reasons. You said that Miss treats her well, she You shouldn't betray the master, but the young lady never asked her if she would like to marry and go to other places, right? The young lady is smart and talented, but she is too incomprehensible in the world. Teach her? No matter who she will marry in the future, she will always be a housekeeper. She only knows how to order people around, but doesn't know how to buy people's hearts. How can that be?"

Aunt Qing's face turned green and pale, with a bit of shame and a hint of shame.Seeing Shi'er next to him, he smiled triumphantly.

After half an hour, the courtyard door reopened, and Huo Yi walked in with Ju'er.Chunying and the others stared at them immediately, fearing that what they brought back was bad news.

Huo Yi walked into the upper room, raised her hand, and Ju'er quickly closed the door, then the former slipped and fell to the ground, weeping silently.

Chunying became a little nervous: "What's the matter?!" Shi'er pressed: "The old lady doesn't agree?!" Aunt Qing also held her breath, waiting for her answer.

(Recently, the portion is still enough, right? Be cheeky and ask for little pink...)
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