The courtyard is deep in spring

Chapter 34
The door of the room was pushed open fiercely, the room was filled with the smell of hot water, and in the mist of water, a woman in the wooden barrel was facing the door naked. The erythema, at first sight, Li Nanny suddenly gasped.

"Why, how could this be?" She was so surprised that she couldn't even speak clearly.

The servant girls behind them shook their heads collectively: "The servant girls don't know."

"Have any of you ever touched her back? Is that a real erythema? Don't pretend to be something?" Lin Nanny turned around and asked.

Everyone looked terrified, and one boldly shook his head and said: "Go back to Madam, the servants don't know what kind of spot it is, it might be contagious, we dare not touch it!"

"A bunch of trash!" Nanny Lin snorted coldly, without looking at them again: "Don't you dare, I'm not afraid, old lady!" As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and strode towards the bathtub.

Qiu Ju sat quietly in the tub without moving, letting Nanny Lin bully her.

"Little girl, you don't want to be confiscated by the prince, and you play these tricks so that my old lady won't expose you!" As she approached, Nanny Lin put on a hideous face, stretched out her long nails, and slapped Qiu Ju scratched her back.

"Hiss..." Qiu Ju snorted suddenly, blood dripping down her back!

Nanny Lin grabbed it, and her fingertips immediately touched the hard pimples. Her nails were particularly sharp. When the flesh was pierced, she even felt blood permeated her fingertips.

Qiu Ju's back is already full of blood!

Other than that, nothing came off, even white pus oozing from the little red bumps where her nails had pierced them.

"Ah!" Nanny Lin screamed like crazy, and suddenly turned around and ran out like crazy!

"Nurse!" The rest of the maids were scared out of their wits, they didn't care about Qiu Ju, and ran out like headless flies behind Nanny Lin!

In the room, Qiu Ju, whose face was full of pain, suddenly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a faint smile.

In her hand, she held a small paper package.

This matter quickly spread throughout the whole house, and even Mrs. Ye was alarmed.

"You said, Qiu Ju's back is covered with abscesses?" She asked in surprise.

Nanny Lin nodded frantically: "Yes! The servant didn't believe it, thinking that the girl was playing tricks, and went up to grab it herself, but I didn't expect..."

"You squeezed the pus, and it drained your hand, right?" Mrs. Ye glanced at her lazily and said.

Nanny Lin looked a little embarrassed: "Old Madam, the servants are also trying to make sure everything is safe..."

"I know you have good intentions, but when I think of your hands being infected with abscess, I feel very uncomfortable. Stay away from me." Mrs. Ye's expression flashed a trace of disgust.

Nanny Lin was struck by lightning. How could she have forgotten that the old lady of the Hou Mansion in front of her has a cleanliness habit and hates dirty things the most in her life!

She grabbed Qiu Ju's back, this matter should not have been told to the old lady!
Mother Lin's guts were turning green with remorse, and she couldn't help taking a step forward: "Old madam, please listen to the servant's explanation..."

"Go down! I don't need your service here!" Mrs. Ye was furious.

Nanny Lin stopped suddenly, with a panicked and aggrieved expression: "Old Madam, this servant has washed her hands more than ten times..."

"That won't work either!" Mrs. Ye leaned her body back, as if she would be able to stay away from Nanny Lin, and shouted loudly: "Come here! Pull her down!"

All of a sudden, many maids poured in from outside the door, they grabbed Nanny Lin's arm and pushed her out, and for some reason, no one dared to touch Nanny Lin's arm , as if it would be infected.

Mother Lin's heart fell to the bottom, and she no longer had the previous arrogance. She shouted loudly to Mrs. Ye: "Old lady! This servant is loyal to you! I beg you!"

Mrs. Ye didn't even look at her, she just told Madam Zhao who was waiting by her side: "Mother Lin is old and is no longer fit to work in the manor, you can make arrangements and send her out later." government."

"Yes, old lady." Mother Zhao replied respectfully.A surge of ecstasy arose in her heart. Nanny Li stayed in the Jokhang Temple, Nanny Lin was kicked out, and beside the old lady, she was the only one left alone!
"Old madam! This servant doesn't want to go out! Please!" After hearing Mrs. Ye's words that almost sent her to the [-]th floor of hell, Mother Lin was ashamed, but she still begged hoarsely: "Slaves If you are loyal to you, what is the use of a servant!"

I don't know why, after hearing this, Mrs. Ye's heart suddenly moved. She remembered the things she had ordered this Nanny Lin to do behind her back, and the expression on her face suddenly became cold: "Pull it down!"

"Old lady! Please spare me!" Accompanied by Nanny Lin's hoarse shout, Mrs. Ye sat there expressionless until the voice gradually faded away.

Afterwards, she waved all the other servants away, leaving Nanny Zhao alone and said, "This Nanny Lin can't stay anymore, tonight, you think of a way..."

Zhao Nanny's expression froze, and she immediately replied: "Yes! Old madam! This servant obeys!"

Mrs. Ye looked at her with a satisfied smile, waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's go down!"

However, Nanny Zhao hesitated: "But old lady, Qiu Ju hasn't lost her hair yet! It's really hard for her to serve the prince anymore..."

"Abscesses all over her body, of course she is not good at serving Yuzhen!" Mrs. Ye said impatiently: "Just throw it out, is it worth asking me?"

Zhao Mama smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly said: "After all, she is going to be around the prince, so of course this old slave will come to ask the old lady."

Mrs. Ye was very satisfied with these words, she nodded immediately and said: "You are much better than Nanny Lin, that's all right, let's go down!"

"Yes, old lady." Mother Zhao replied, then turned around and stepped back.

"Wait a minute!"

At this moment, Mrs. Ye suddenly called out.

Zhao Momo hurriedly stopped, turned around and asked respectfully, "Madam, what else do you want?"

Mrs. Ye thought for a while, and said: "Qiu Ju is Nanny Li's daughter. Nanny Li has been serving me with all her heart these years, and she hasn't made any mistakes. Her daughter is not good, so she just kicked her out. Get out, how about this! You go to the warehouse and pay 50 taels of silver for her to see a doctor."

Zhao Momo's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't dare to show the slightest bit on her face, she hurriedly responded with a smile: "Then servant girl will thank the old lady on behalf of Qiu Ju! She might be so grateful to Dade!"

"Just let her kowtow in her own yard, there is no need to come to thank you." Mrs. Ye waved her hand, and said a little tiredly: "Go down!"

"Yes, old lady." Mother Zhao replied, and slowly stepped back.

An hour later, Qiu Ju packed up her clothes, kowtowed respectfully three times in the direction of Mrs. Ye's yard in the courtyard, took the 50 taels of silver that she rewarded herself, and left generously with her bag Hou Fu.

The news of Sister Lin's demotion has already spread. No one thought that this old Sister, who had dominated the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion for decades, would be carried on the body of a little girl. Everyone sighed. Xiang Qiuju's eyes were already frightened.

It's not just because of the erythema on her body, although it has been rumored to have turned into an abscess.

But who knows, in the middle of the night, there are still people dead in the Hou's mansion.

The degraded Nanny Lin hadn't left the Hou's Mansion yet, and she didn't know whether she couldn't think about it or what, but she jumped into the well in the backyard of the Hou's Mansion in the middle of the night. When the body was found, it had been soaked beyond recognition. She was recognized by the clothes on her body.

When the matter got to Mrs. Ye's ears, she was so uncomfortable that she couldn't even eat breakfast. Whether it was a son-in-law or a granddaughter, persuasion in circles was useless. She insisted on reading scriptures in the room for half a day before giving up. The whole person is tired and sick.

Because of this, people all felt the kindness of Mrs. Ye, because of the unjust death of a serving servant, she unexpectedly became ill. This is really a kind person!

If it wasn't for her, the Hou Mansion wouldn't be so prosperous!
Nanny Lin's pension will naturally not be less than Qiu Ju's. A total of 300 taels of silver is considered a buyout of a life.The government won't pursue it, but Nanny Lin's family still kowtows to Mrs. Ye in gratitude. It's only been three days since the incident, and no one cares about it anymore.

At the same time, Nanny Zhao, who had always been able to stand aside, seemed to have become the new favorite of Mrs. Ye's side overnight.

As for Shizi, there were naturally other maids sent over to take Qiu Ju's place.

……

It was night, at the back door of the Wanqiu Pavilion where Ye Xiangwan, the second young lady of the Ye family, lived, a person sneaked up against the wall.

When she reached the door, the person stretched out her hand and gently pushed the door, and the door opened. She walked in lightly and closed the back door.

And inside the door, there was already an oval-faced maidservant in a green cardigan waiting there with a lantern.It was Hongxiang, Ye Xiangwan's confidant girl.

A flattering smile immediately appeared on the face of the visitor: "Miss Hongxiang, how dare I ask you to open the door for my wife?"

Hongxiang frowned, she wanted to lose her temper, she thought of something and held back, she squinted at the person who came, and said in a low voice: "Mother Zhao, why don't you know how to wear a cloak or something to cover you up?" Face! If someone sees this, you will have no way out, and you will implicate our young lady!"

"Miss Hongxiang, you are worrying too much." Zhao Mama hurriedly explained: "The old slave looked carefully when he came, and no one would find out! Besides, in the inner courtyard of the Marquis Mansion, who else is there now? Can you go around me?"

"Don't be complacent! Be careful not to fall!" Hong Xiang took a sip, and without further delay, she turned around and left with the lantern in her hand: "Come with me, mother!"

Zhao mama hurriedly followed.

When they reached the flower hall inside the house, Nanny Lin stood at the door and knelt down to the stunning beauty sitting on the couch and kowtowed: "Your maidservant, please see Second Miss!"

"Get up! Mommy Zhao, it's really hard for you to come here so late." A clear voice like a yellow warbler came from above her head, and Mommy Zhao felt her whole body go limp, and she couldn't help but He secretly thought, no wonder everyone said that the second young lady is going to become a dragon and a phoenix in the future, and I can't stand just hearing this voice, let alone those men with full blood?

That eldest prince must be in the second lady's pocket!
I secretly obey her, and prosperity and wealth will always be indispensable in the future!

Zhao Momo's heart was full of good expectations for the future life, she said yes, then got up and stood there respectfully, she knew that the second young lady must have something to ask when she was invited here.

Sure enough, Ye Xiangwan straightened up slightly from the couch, and asked suspiciously, "Can you tell me what happened to Qiu Ju yesterday?"

"Yes, Miss." Zhao Nanny opened her mouth, telling how Nanny Lin went to Qiu Ju's house to piss off that day, and how she angered Mrs. Ye. With a lot of emotion, he said: "This mother Lin is really looking for her own death! This time we didn't get in the way at all..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhao mama felt Ye Xiangwan give her a soft look.

This glance was ordinary, but she broke out in a cold sweat from fright.

"I think you have forgotten how you were suppressed by the two sisters, Li Lin, and you couldn't even turn over." Ye Xiangwan said lightly, "Don't be complacent, we didn't make up the situation in front of us." , you need to be more careful, getting carried away will only lead to bad things."

"Second Miss's lesson is that slaves and servants will keep it in mind!" Zhao Nanny nodded repeatedly.

"I don't know how the erythema on Qiuju's body came about." Ye Xiangwan said: "I've never heard of her having this kind of disease before. Xiaofang, who shared the same room with her, confessed that Qiuju took a bath seven days ago. She helped her get clothes when she was young, and Qiu Ju didn't even have a single erythema on her body at that time, so what happened in the past few days?"

Mother Zhao couldn't help being shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that Ye Xiangwan had even inquired about this, but she had never heard of it. The second lady of the Hou's mansion had her Some unknown force!
But this is not what I should spy on.

"Going back to the second lady, because Qiuju was determined to be a housemaid for the eldest son a month ago, no matter what she does, someone will follow her, and I'm afraid she won't be able to think about it." Zhao mama racked her brains to think. After a long time, he said: "But the slave girl heard from the people below that she had never done anything. She should eat and sleep this month, and she has never seen any suspicious people. I think the red spots on her body are caused by her own growth Did you come out?"

After hearing this, Ye Xiangwan glanced at Zhao mama, lowered his eyes and murmured, "I really haven't seen anyone? Could it be that I'm thinking too much?"

It's not easy for Nanny Zhao to answer.

Ye Xiangwan sat there thinking for a while, then raised her eyes to look at Zhao Nanny and said, "The red spot on Qiu Ju's back, have you seen it yourself?"

"Going back to miss, I saw it when I took people to resettle Qiu Ju." Zhao mama said with a face full of fear: "Her back is full of white pustules and coagulated blood. They are all real." Really, this can't be faked anyway."

She described it too carefully, Ye Xiangwan thought about the scene for a while, and was so disgusted that he almost vomited.

"Miss! Are you alright?" Hong Xiang was shocked when she saw her young lady wrinkled her face and retched while covering her mouth, and hurried over to give her a light pat on the back.

"I'm fine." Ye Xiangwan raised his head to signal Hongxiang to back down, frowned and said, "No wonder grandma would dismiss Nanny Lin without politeness, it's too disgusting, she really didn't feel wronged at all. "

"Who says it's not?" Zhao Mama hurriedly said, "Fortunately, the old lady is merciful, and her family can get 300 taels of silver, which is a lot of money! She may not earn it in her whole life."

Ye Zhaoqing sneered: "Whether it's true or not, this Nanny Lin has done many dirty things for grandma. Once she dies, these things will never be found out again."

Mother Zhao listened with a smile on her face, but for some reason, her expression suddenly changed, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

How could this escape Ye Xiangwan's eyes?
She raised her eyes and glanced at Zhao Nanny, and said sincerely: "Of course, Grandma and I appreciate Xiang Lin who is so loyal to his master and amiable to his subordinates. Don't worry! As long as you can help me with peace of mind." Work, your future will never end like that of Nanny Lin, I, Ye Xiangwan, will definitely do what I promise you!"

"What the second lady said is that the servants will naturally believe you." Zhao Nanny replied with a smile.

How could Ye Xiangwan not hear the reluctance in her words?Immediately, he said with a more serious tone: "Mother Zhao, I heard that you also have a sixteen-year-old daughter under your knees?"

Zhao Momo's expression suddenly became terrified: "Second Miss, you don't mean to..."

"What are you thinking!" Ye Xiangwan cast a sideways glance at Zhao Nanny, and said with a sneer, "I'm going to find a good family for her! The son of Housekeeper Lin in our house is eighteen years old and handsome. I have been working by my father's side all the time, and my future is limitless, so would you be willing to do this kind of marriage?"

"Lin, butler Lin's son?" Zhao Momo stammered with her eyes wide open, "Is what Miss said true?"

But Hongxiang laughed from the side: ""When did our lady lie!Do you not believe it or what? "

"Your servants believe me! Of course my servants believe me!" Madam Zhao said again and again: "Steward Lin's son is young and promising. I don't know how many people in the house are looking forward to marrying them. I just can't believe that such a good thing will happen. On Numaid's head!" As she said that, she suddenly knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed to Ye Xiangwan several times in a row: "Nubi, on behalf of my family, Xiaoye, thank you, Second Miss!"

Seeing her excited appearance, Ye Xiangwan exchanged a glance with Hong Xiang, and said with a slight smile, "What are you doing, ma'am? You do your best for me, and I will give your daughter the best marriage in return. At the same time, I promise to keep you rich and worry-free in the future, which is what it should be, and you don't have to."

"Yes! I want to thank the second lady, servant girl!" Zhao Momo apologized again and again with a happy face.

"However, just now you thought that I was going to let my elder brother take over Xiaoye's house, and you were so frightened into that appearance. Mother Zhao, does my elder brother know how to eat people? Even if your Xiaoye followed my elder brother, that would be her honor! "Ye Xiangwan said seriously.

After hearing this, Mother Zhao trembled all over, quickly stretched out her hand and slapped herself fiercely on the face: "Second Miss, it was the servant who made a mess just now! Please spare the servant!"

"Forget it, I just remind you to be more careful in the future." Ye Xiangwan resumed his previous amiable appearance and said, "Mother Zhao, it's getting late now, go back and rest! Be careful not to be seen by others .”

Zhao Mama immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and after thanking her repeatedly, she turned and retreated. It was still Hong Xiang who led her to the door with a lantern.

As soon as her figure disappeared, the politeness on Hong Xiang's face turned into contempt. She returned to the house and said to Ye Xiangwan, "Miss! Why do you have to greet such lowly slaves so well, and treat Lin Lin like this?" The housekeeper's son promised her!"

"Why, Hongxiang, could it be that you have taken a fancy to Lin Butler's son? What should I do?" Ye Xiangwan raised his head and glanced at her with a smile.

Hong Xiang blushed and said coyly, "Miss, you're making fun of me again!"

"You are the person by my side, so I naturally want to give you the best." Ye Xiangwan said, and suddenly became serious: "The son of Butler Lin is good, but it's all on the surface. Do you still want to become my brother's man?"

After hearing this, Hongxiang's face instantly turned pale: "Miss! You mean..."

Ye Xiangwan nodded, and sighed weakly: "I don't know when I can get rid of this hobby of big brother! I always feel that it will cause trouble in the future!"

Hongxiang listened silently, without saying a word.

After all, Nanny Li has stayed in the Hou's Mansion for decades. Even though she is no longer favored by Mrs. Ye, she still has a lot of connections. She soon got news of what happened in the Hou's Mansion.

"God has eyes!" As soon as she got the news, she went to Ye Zhaoqing's place and kowtowed heavily to her: "This old slave thanked Miss on behalf of Qiu Ju! Your kind and virtuous servant girl I will never forget..."

"Okay, mammy, don't say these words of gratitude now." Ye Zhaoqing smiled and said, "Qiu Ju was kicked out of the house, the first thing she should do is to come to the Jokhang Temple to find you, she is a young girl. Little girl, with so much silver of 50 taels, what if you are targeted by bad guys along the way? Mommy should hurry up and send someone to meet her!"

Nanny Li was so excited that she didn't think of this level for a while. After hearing this, she nodded again and again: "It's still the young lady who thinks about everything! I will arrange it now! After Qiuju comes, I will bring her here again." Thank you Miss!"

"Don't!" Ye Zhaoqing shook his head immediately after hearing this, and said, "Although the old lady has returned home, there are still people from the Ye family in the Jokhang Temple, so can you guarantee that these people are all from your own? Although Qiu Ju has gone out, you still have to work in the mansion, mama! It is better to be careful, if the people in the mansion find out that Qiu Ju's illness is fake, all our hard work will be in vain..."

Nanny Li was shocked, and her excited mood calmed down immediately. She nodded heavily, and regained her previous shrewdness: "Miss, don't worry, the next thing is left to the servant! You have already planned it for the servant." In the first half of the round, if the slave girl still loses the second half, then it would be better to kill her head-on!"

(End of this chapter)