Chapter 71 Yidiantong
As soon as Tiangongxu came back, he saw Yunying already waiting at the second door, as if he had been waiting for a long time. When I saw him, I was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
With a little shyness, he walked up to Gong Xu and said softly: "The master is back. Madam went to the eldest lady's room to talk. Before leaving, she told the slave to serve you well. Zhang Ma is already ready. I wonder if I can come over for dinner?"
When Gong Xu heard that Wen Mingqian was not here and knew that she would not be back for a while, he put aside the only worries in his heart and said, "Now that it's ready. Then I’ll go over! Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste?”
He turned back to the boy who was following him and said, “Go over and tell the person in front of me to let her have a good meal!” Go to Madam’s place for dinner. Then go to the study to write a few letters, let her take medicine, and have a good sleep first.”
"The little lady is taking medicine to support the fetus, and she must have many taboos." Yunying said with a slight smile, "From now on, it will be enough to ask them to provide the little lady with meals. If the master is at home, let Zhang Ma take care of her." Okay, I guess it’s to your liking.”
Gong Xu didn’t speak, as if he didn’t hear what Yunying said.
Yunying pursed her lips and smiled quietly, moving her steps lightly to lead the way.
She has a graceful figure, charming yet dignified, her manners and conversation are filled with indescribable gentleness, and she never shows her teeth even when she smiles.
Every time Gong Xu saw her, it was as if he saw the people in the picture of ladies come alive.
It was quiet in Wen Mingqian's yard. Many lotus flowers were in bloom at this time, and the evening breeze was accompanied by the fragrance of lotus, which was refreshing.
"Master, would you like to enjoy the lotus?" Yunying noticed Gong Xu's thoughts from the slight pause in his steps, "Then the slave will bring the wine and food to this pavilion. Wouldn't you like to drink while enjoying the scenery? Elegant?"
"You are really considerate." Gong Xu smiled, "How much money did Madam spend to buy you into the house?"
"Go back to me, sir. Two hundred taels." Yunying lowered his head slightly, a blush appearing on his cheeks.
Gong Xu understood immediately. Generally speaking, a maid who is sold on a death contract only gets twenty or thirty taels of silver, so she still has to choose a good one.
Wen Mingqian obviously didn't buy her at such a price to make her a maid.
"Master, please wait here for a moment, and I will go and serve the food and wine." Yunying turned around shyly, but accidentally dropped her handkerchief on the ground.
She left a little eagerly, and Gong Xu had no time to call her, so he had to bend down and pick up the handkerchief.
A pair of colorful mandarin ducks are embroidered on the solid gauze material, and two lines of poetry are embroidered next to it, which is: There is no colorful phoenix flying in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart.
After a while, Yunying and the little girl Meier brought the wine and food.
"Good sister, go and bring the two newly made snacks." Yunying said to Mei'er gently.
Mei'er left, and Gong Xu asked Yunying with a smile: "Are you literate too?"
"How do you know, sir? This slave does know a few words." Yunying Quite unexpected.
"Did you embroider this handkerchief yourself?" Gong Xu spread his hands and asked.
“Oh, look at me, why are you so reckless? I didn’t even know I lost my handkerchief.” Yunying’s face turned red again, and Gong Xu realized that she really loved blushing.
"Do you know the meaning of these two lines of poetry?" Gong Xu couldn't help but want to tease the little girl. "I don't know much about my servant, but when I read these two lines of Li Yishan's poem, I didn't know what was going on in my heart. I seemed to be happy and sad at the same time." Yunying sighed carefully, "I have never forgotten it since then, so I embroidered it on The veil is on. You are so stupid that you are making fun of me.”
“I am not laughing at you. The meaning of these two poems is just that you are young. Even though I understand the meaning of the words, I still don’t understand the deep meaning inside." Gong Xu sighed sadly. (Does Lao Deng like to pretend to be serious?)
“It’s not good that we are all slaves,” Yunying blamed herself, “I will never use this veil again.”
She said He reached out and took the handkerchief from Gong Xu's hand, and his cool fingertips lightly touched Gong Xu's palm, like a petal falling down.
"It's not because of you that I sigh. You are smart and spiritual, which is good." Gong Xu comforted her, "If you like to read, you can read."
"The master doesn't laugh at me, but he still calls me It’s really weird to read more.” Yunying was puzzled, “People like us will be laughed at if we read.”
“You can only understand things if you know books. What’s wrong with reading?” Afraid." There was a tenderness in Gong Xu's tone that he had never noticed.
“But I can’t understand it by myself. I have to have a master.” Yunying bit her lower lip and looked at Gong Xu, “I wonder if you can accept me as your disciple?”
Seeing her eyes full of expectations, Gong Xu couldn't bear to refuse: "If I have free time, I can naturally answer a question or two for you."
At this time, Mrs. Song was not having a good time. Gong Baoan fell asleep in a fuss, but he was still murmuring in his dream: "I want rose cake..."
Mr. Song was so dizzy by him that her mood was even worse. Bored.
"Little madam, how about I invite a goddess to come and take a look?" Mrs. Yang asked tentatively.
"What are you asking for? Does everyone know that our yard is haunted?" Mrs. Song was not happy.
"Don't be angry, little madam. Just wait and see, maybe it will be fine tomorrow." Mrs. Yang hurriedly followed her words.
"I think it was the little brat Gong Changan who did it. That kid was so full of evil, why didn't he die on the road?!" Mrs. Song gritted her teeth in hatred.
"Little madam, the master's people came over and said, you can have dinner by yourself! I also asked you to rest early." Liu Yun came in and said with some trepidation.
They all knew that Mrs. Song was agitated at this time, and hearing this would definitely bring bad luck.
Sure enough, Mrs. Song sneered after hearing this: "Ha! He must have been seduced by the little goblin in that courtyard! This man surnamed Wen got two little fans from nowhere, and they fascinated the master. I can't tell the difference between east and west!"
"Don't be angry for them, little madam. It's important to take good care of yourself. Don't you worry about not having firewood?" Mrs. Yang advised.
"I have told you before that to capture the thief, capture the king first. As long as Wen Mingqian, the king of thieves, is here, he can always attract the wild fox spirit. Once he knocks her down, the rest will not be afraid." Mrs. Song knew that she had to calm down at this time. , must not be completely defeated.
"Have you thought of a way to deal with her, then?" Mrs. Yang asked.
Mrs. Song put her hand on her lower abdomen and said after being silent for a long time: "It's hard to save this child. Instead of letting him be soaked in bitter medicine every day, it's better to go away happily, which can be considered as a way out for me. "
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang didn't think what Song said was wrong. Instead, she said helpfully: "As the saying goes, if you don't be a cruel person, you will not be able to enjoy the glory. She has been back to her hometown for seven years, and this time we are going to completely cut off her future."
"Besides, she has not been able to have peace of mind since she was pregnant with this child, and I also feel that it is unlucky for him. It’s a short-lived pain, I’ll just save him from now on.”
(End of this chapter)