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Chapter 200 The So-called Loyal Maid ([-])
Huo Yi looked up at the three people in front of him, and nodded slightly.Chunying felt joy in her heart, but just to be on the safe side, she asked, "Miss Biao, don't just nod? What did the old lady say?"

Ju'er interrupted and said: "After listening to the young lady, the old lady promised to ask someone to find out where Young Master Gu is staying in the morning, and told the young lady not to worry. It's late today, maybe tomorrow the old lady will call my aunt to ask questions." Woolen cloth!"

Aunt Qing hurriedly said to Huo Yi: "Don't worry, I know what to say." Huo Yi still nodded lightly, Chunying saw that she seemed to be a little out of strength, so she helped Ju'er to help her to sit on the chair, Qing Auntie personally poured a cup of hot tea. Although Shi'er was a little reluctant, she still remembered her duties as a maid, and brought up a wet towel to wipe her face and refresh her mind.

Huo Yi took a sip of tea, as if regaining her strength: "I've never been so afraid, I was only worried that something would show up, but my grandmother seemed to believe it, and she just blamed me... a bit out of control... Fortunately, the old man didn't suspect anything. After finishing speaking, he looked at Chunying eagerly: "What's next?"

Are you relying on yourself now?Chunying thought it was funny, and said calmly: "For the time being, let Aunt Qing mention the promise of the year in front of the old lady, so that the old lady knows it, that's enough. Didn't Miss Biao say that Mr. Gu will be with him soon? Did father go to Master Huo Er's house to propose marriage together? Just wait slowly. Anyway, you and the third young master have no formal engagement, and people outside the house have only heard the rumors, and they don't believe it. As long as the second master agrees, sir It's not easy for my wife to object, right?" With this show being performed in front of the old lady tonight, even if Mrs. An brought up Miss Biao's private correspondence with outside the house, the old lady would not believe her.Chunying doesn't care too much about whether Huo Yi can marry a good husband, she just wants herself, Shi'er and others to be safe and sound.

Huo Yi nodded in a daze, but couldn't let go of her worries: "Grandmother... and uncle, they always thought that I would marry my third cousin. If we make another marriage without telling them... I'm afraid both of you will be angry... in the future The Huo family and younger brother..." She bit her lip and didn't say any more.

Chunying secretly slandered, she wanted to take advantage of others' influence, but also didn't want to marry their sons, how could such a cheap thing in the world be possible?

Shi'er also snorted coldly at the side: "Miss Biao has a good plan! You want to marry your sweetheart, and you want our Hou Mansion to support your Huo family, isn't it too greedy?!"

Huo Yi blushed, lowered her head in shame, Ju'er gritted her teeth and said, "You girl, how many nasty things did you say tonight! Are there any rules?!"

Ten'er curled his lips: "I don't have rules? Do you have one? It's a joke! Let's not talk about the lady, just talk about your family's Dong'er. If the troubles have come to this point tonight, even if the other people in the courtyard don't know what happened It's time to hear the news, but Dong'er hasn't come, who knows where she went and who she was fooling around with!"

Ju'er was so angry that her face turned blue: "How dare you say such things in front of Miss?! Dong'er is sick and resting in the room, don't you want to pour dirty water on her!"

When Chunying, Shi'er, and Aunt Qing heard this, their faces were a little strange. Shi'er rushed out quickly, went to Dong'er's room for a while, and then came back proudly: "You are lying! Where is her room?" Someone?!"

After hearing this, Aunt Qing said solemnly to Huo Yi: "Miss, it's probably Dong'er who leaked the secret!" Then she turned to Ju'er and shouted sharply, "Hurry up and be honest! Where did Dong'er go?! Shi'er heard She complained to you that Miss married Nanqi to Guanshi Zhou, but arranged for her to dowry, and said that she didn't want to leave the capital, did she?!"

Ju'er was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Auntie, Dong'er wouldn't do such a thing!"

"You just say whether she has said these words!"

Ju'er's eyes were red, she nodded with a sob and said: "Yes, there is, but it was just a joke. She was just playing with her temper for a while, so she said stupid things in a daze, but she went to inform her uncle and wife, bad lady She will never do it! Not to mention other things, her whole family is in our house, if she really does this, isn't she afraid that her mother will beat her to death?!"

Aunt Qing stomped her feet and said: "If she has this idea, she should be beaten to death! When did Miss treat her badly? Because she didn't marry a steward, she dared to say goodbye?!"

Ju'er cried: "Where does Dong'er dare to have such delusions? I just heard from her that she was used to living a good life in the south since she was a child. Her parents had a good job in the old house, and she was the only girl who was doted on by thousands of people. She only hoped that she would be successful in the future. She originally thought that when the young lady married into the Marquis's mansion, she would be in the right family and relatives. Young Master Biao has a good temper, and has always been considerate to Miss. Miss will be able to live well, and she will have a place for herself. But Miss misses Master Gu's family... Those of us who have been with Miss since childhood know all about the situation of Miss Gu's family Yes, although the Gu family's family background is not bad, but they are diligent and thrifty in managing the house, the wife of the Gu family has to cook meals for her husband and children, and there are few servants in the family. The young lady has been pampered since she was a child, and she doesn't know how she will suffer when she enters his house!"

Ten'er sneered at the side: "I'm afraid it's more than that? If Miss Biao becomes the third mistress of our family, Miss Dong'er might be able to be a child for the third young master in the future, or she can also marry the steward of the mansion, and she will be beautiful." ... I don't know if Mr. Gu's family likes her or not?"

Aunt Qing interjected expressionlessly: "The Gu family has rules, and only children who are over forty and have no children are allowed to take concubines."

Shi'er winked at Chunying, Chunying held back her laughter, and gave her a small pinch.

Ju'er bit her lips, lowered her head and choked with sobs, and said, "Dong'er... the original intention was also for the sake of the young lady. I thought her words were reasonable, but when it comes to important matters in marriage, such as drinking water, knowing how warm and cold we are, as girls, we must not violate it." Miss, I persuaded her several times, but she didn't mention it again." At this point, she glanced at Shi'er with a bit of resentment, cried and crawled to Huo Yi's feet, kowtowed: "Miss , please be clear! Ju’er has served you since she was a child, don’t you know what kind of person she is? There are some complaints, careful thinking... It’s inevitable, but she has never violated your wishes! It's even more impossible! Don't listen to someone say a few gossips and convict Dong'er! There are many people in this courtyard, only a few are from our own family. Maybe someone heard the news and said I don’t know if I go out.”

Shi'er couldn't hold back anymore, and said with a sneer, "You mean I'm talking nonsense? Okay! I'm not going to be long-winded, I just want to ask you, where is Dong'er at midnight? You just said she was sick Staying in the house, but she is clearly not there! How do you say that?!"

Ju'er was suffocated and couldn't answer, she couldn't help but secretly blamed Dong'er for going out without telling others, why didn't she tell herself a word!
Huo Yi's expression was still in shock. She never thought that the girl closest to her would betray her. If it was true, who else could she trust? !Her hands trembled slightly.

Aunt Qing felt a pain in her heart, so she asked Ju'er: "How much do you know about Dong'er's whereabouts?! Tell me now!"

Ju'er cried and said: "Your maidservant really doesn't know, early this morning, Dong'er said that she was not well, and I heard that Zhang Fulin's family in the second door knows some medicine, and people in this house will come to her for common minor ailments such as headaches and brain fever. I asked for medicine, so I told me that I would also like to ask for a pill, so I let her go. I have something to do all day, and I didn’t bother to look for her. After dinner, I saw that there was no light in her room, so I just When she had already taken the medicine and went back to sleep, Wan never thought that she hadn't come back until now..."

It sounded reasonable, but Chunying knew in her heart that Dong'er was almost [-]% suspected. Zhang Fulin's family on the second door did understand some pharmacology, and would occasionally dispense medicine to the girls in the house to cure her. Spring ringworm and summer prickly heat, but...

Before Chunying could speak, Shi'er had already said: "Oh, what a coincidence! Isn't Aunt Zhang's goddaughter the sister Lilac in front of my wife?!"

Ju'er's face turned pale, and her eyes were full of disbelief: "This...how is this possible...how could she..."

Aunt Qing said angrily: "I didn't expect our family to raise a white-eyed wolf! What are you waiting for? Bring him back and ask for clarification!"

Chunying hurriedly said: "Auntie, this matter cannot be made public! Isn't it arousing suspicion when it comes out for no reason? The young lady is trying to hide the matter!" After thinking for a while, she said: "There has never been a girl who doesn't sleep at night. Destination, she either stays with his wife or hides. After all, she is a member of the Huo family and cannot escape. Miss Biao and Auntie want to find her, they should be more cautious, and don't let her say what she shouldn't say Speak up."

Both Huo Yi and Aunt Qing turned pale and gradually calmed down.After being silent for a while, Aunt Qing took off a white jade bracelet on her wrist forcefully, and the bracelet fell to the ground with a thud, and was broken into three pieces by her foot in a blink of an eye.She raised her eyes and said calmly: "That girl Dong'er actually broke my most beloved bracelet, take her back and be punished!"

Huo Yi gritted her teeth and said nothing.Ju'er wept bitterly, and kowtowed to her: "My servant thank Miss Dong'er for your kindness, and thank Auntie for your kindness."

Chunying blinked her eyes, a little confused, she originally thought that Aunt Qing was planning to accuse Dong'er casually, just like the previous wife punished Qing'er, beat her up before kicking her out of the house, but seeing Ju'er's attitude, not like.But if you think about it carefully, just breaking Auntie's bracelet is not a serious crime. If you deal with it lightly, you only need to kneel for two hours or suffer a few feet.In terms of Dong'er's crime of betraying the master, this treatment is already too light. Although there are factors that Miss Biao and Aunt Qing are both soft-hearted women, on the other hand, it is probably because they are worried about pushing too hard. , will it make Dong'er reveal the master's secret?
Shi'er seemed a little dissatisfied, and took a step forward to speak, but Chunying hurriedly pulled her up and made a gesture, implying that the two of them should quit. Although Shi'er was not reconciled, he had no choice but to give up.

Chunying then smiled and said to Huo Yi and Aunt Qing: "Miss Biao and Auntie want to deal with their own girls, Shi'er and I will leave first, but it's late at night and the dew is heavy, so please rest early."

Aunt Qing nodded, she hurriedly dragged Shi'er out, and after walking a long way, she could still hear Ju'er's sobbing.

Back in the room, Shi'er sat down on his own bed and stared at Chunying.Chunying calmly closed the door, washed her face, rinsed her mouth, cleaned her hands, took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, and then looked back at her.

The two looked at each other, Shi'er finally couldn't help laughing, and Chunying also laughed.Shi'er thumped the bed and said, "It's so refreshing! Tonight is really worth it!"

Chunying smiled and said, "Okay, I know you're holding your breath, but don't overdo it, they are masters after all."

Shi'er pouted, hugged the pillow and thought about it, the more he thought about it, the happier he was. After laughing for a long time, he calmed down, but he was a little worried: "They have passed the test, right? Will they take revenge on us later?"

Chunying thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "Never mind it! Don't we all think it over? Be careful these few days, don't let them catch the handle, let the little girls do the housework! If you look at If the signs are not good, let's pretend to be sick and go home!"

Shi'er nodded heavily, and sighed again: "Aunt Qing usually looks like a good person who recites Buddha's name, but she is actually cruel enough. That bracelet is the best Hetian jade! If you step on it, you will step on it! And Miss Biao, Dong'er is waiting on you. How old is she? Give it up as soon as you say it! Let's be more careful."

Chunying didn't make a sound, changed Bijia and skirt and went to sleep.

In fact, from the standpoint of Miss Cousin Huo Yi, it was indeed not easy for her.Her parents died early, her uncle was a die-hard high-minded person, and her younger brother was too young. Although her grandmother and uncle treated her well, they always wanted to match her with the third young master.His wife, An's, has been trying to plot the Huo family's property, and the Huo family still has a lot of property in the hands of the Houfu. She usually sees Huo Yi indifferently.If Huo Yi really married into the Marquis Mansion, with such a mother-in-law around, how would he die?She just wanted to work hard for herself to get rid of an unsatisfactory marriage and pursue happiness, which is understandable.With her status as a daughter, it is perfectly normal to ignore the thoughts of the girls around her.Which young lady is not like this?Even Sister Lin is only on good terms with Zijuan, not very close to Xueyan.

However, understanding is understanding, Chunying still can't like her.It's okay for Miss Biao to pursue happiness, but can she be more secretive?Think carefully?Can you care more about the people around you?Even if it's for your own safety, you can't ignore the thoughts of the girl next to you, right?How can there be so many loyal servants in the world?If you want to achieve your goals, you must have the corresponding wisdom and means!
Chunying yawned, rolled over, and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)