The courtyard where Mrs. Pei lives is relatively close to the upper room. When Ye Zhen came over, Mrs. Pei happened to have gone to the upper room and hadn't come back yet.
When she was thinking of coming over later, she saw a brightly dressed woman coming out of the east wing. She combed her hair and dressed, she didn't seem to be a maid, but more like the aunt she used to see in Ye's house .
"You are the third lady, right?" The woman saw Ye Zhen, and immediately came up with a smile, bowed her knees and bowed halfway, "The third lady has gone to the upper room, the third lady might as well wait in the room, the third lady is at this time Should be back soon."
Ye Zhen squinted her eyes slightly to look at her, she was sure that there was no such person in her sister's memory, she should be from the capital, so who is she? This way of acting and talking is definitely not a maid.
"Okay." Ye Zhen was not sure about her identity, so she wanted to stay and inquire.
Just as he walked to the door of the main room, Haitang, Pei's personal maid, came out and saw the woman standing next to the third girl, she bowed to Ye Zhen with a calm face, "Greetings to the third girl."
"Sister Haitang, I'm here to find my mother, isn't she here?" Ye Zhen asked innocently and sweetly.
Haitang gave the woman a cold look, and said to Ye Zhen with a smile, "Madam went to the upper room and will be back in a while."
"Third Miss will wait for Madam in the room, I will sit with Miss." The woman seemed not to notice Haitang's face, and was about to walk into the room.
"Madam said that no other maids are allowed in this room except me and Shaoyao. Sister Xueliu, I don't think you are suitable to come in. The third girl is naturally accompanied by me, so I won't bother you." Haitang blocked it. The woman named Xueliu said in a cold voice.
Xue Liu's face darkened, "You..."
"Third Miss, please come in." Haitang didn't bother to take care of Xueliu, so she opened the curtain and invited Ye Zhen in.
Ye Zhen has already heard the clues, and it seems that this woman named Xueliu is not very popular in this yard.
"Sister Haitang, then I'll go in and wait for my mother." Ye Zhen ignored Xueliu and followed Haitang into the house.
Haitang lowered the curtain in front of Xueliu, without even looking at her, Xueliu was so angry that her face turned blue.
"Who is that? I don't seem to have seen her by Mother's side before." Ye Zhen sat down and asked Haitang curiously.
"She has always been here in the capital, and she used to serve the third master. When the third master went to the border town, she didn't take her with her, so she told the old lady that she would wait for the third master to come back. Two days ago, the old lady took her She was sent to the yard, but the third lady couldn't drive her away, so she let her live in the East Wing. The woman wanted to show her face in front of the master every day, and she talked about the past in front of the wife all day long. Treat her well, that was when the madam didn't come in, now that there is a madam, what is she?" Haitang said with a sigh of relief, not daring to speak too harshly in front of Ye Zhen, otherwise she would have scolded him to death Shameless coquettish hoof.
Ye Zhen understood now, it turned out that Xueliu was Lu Shiming's former housekeeper, Lu Shiming didn't take her with him when he went to the border town, obviously he didn't like her that much, but Xueliu has been able to wait for so many years, not to mention she is old, but At least she also lost the charm of her youth. She didn't want to marry and waited for Lu Shiming wholeheartedly. Those who didn't know would think that Lu Shiming and her were affectionate.
As far as she knew, Lu Shiming was really devoted to Mrs. Pei. In the border town, let alone an aunt, there was not even a housekeeper. How could Xueliu think that she could wait until Lu Shiming moved her
"My mother is depressed these days, is that woman bothering her?" Ye Zhen asked lightly, Pei and Lu Shiming have been in love for more than ten years, and suddenly found that he used to have a maid waiting for him It is normal for him to be unhappy, but Lu Shiming should have no affection for Xueliu, otherwise he would have been raised as an aunt, why is Mrs. Pei unhappy
"I'm not angry with her!" Haitang snorted, "Master has been busy recently, so she didn't go back to the backyard earlier, and she went to find Master with soup while Madam wasn't paying attention."
Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows, "Did the third master spend the night in her room?"
Haitang blushed, and hurriedly shouted in fright, "Third Miss, you must never say this, if Madam hears this, she will kill the servant."
"What are you afraid of? I didn't say it outside." Ye Zhen laughed.
"The third master can't remember her at all, so why would he go to her room? If the old lady hadn't said that she was a lover, the third master would have driven her away a long time ago. Now that she is kept, it is just a gift for the old lady." Face." Haitang said.
Ye Zhen now understood why Mrs. Pei couldn't lift her spirits anymore, she was worried that the night would be full of dreams, and one day Lu Shiming would think of Xueliu, her former confidante.
Any man who has a woman who has been waiting for him for many years will have a sense of vanity, and Lu Shiming is also a man, so he will definitely feel the same.
This is really a problem, she is a daughter, and she can't meddle in the affairs of Lu Shiming's house, Xueliu has a special status, Pei can't solve it, only Lu Shiming can decide.
Knowing the reason, Ye Zhen felt confident. She looked at the timetable, stood up and said, "Mother hasn't come back yet. Mr. Shan is still waiting for me. I'll come back later."
Haitang sent Ye Zhen out, and when she passed the courtyard, she saw Xueliu hanging her neck and looking over.
Ye Zhen smiled lightly and went back to her yard.
At night, Mrs. Pei came to look for her.
"Mother, I was just about to find you, and you came here." Ye Zhen said with a smile, holding Pei's hand and asking her to sit down.
Seeing her daughter's bright smile, Mrs. Pei secretly sighed in her heart that it was indeed a female college student, "Mother knew you were going to study in the afternoon, so she didn't come here to disturb you."
"Actually, I want to talk to my mother about something today." Ye Zhen was sitting next to Mrs. Pei, looking at her flickeringly.
Pei Shi was amused by her puppy-like eyes, "Say, what's the matter?"
"Mother, I heard that there is a hot spring in the suburbs, and our family has a Zhuangzi nearby, shall we go and stay for a few days?" Ye Zhen asked softly.
"Hot spring?" Mrs. Pei was stunned for a moment, "Why do you think of going to a hot spring?"
Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Soaking in hot springs can make people feel happy physically and mentally, and it can also nourish their bodies. Let's go and stay for a few days, shall we?"
"Then you don't need to learn from Mr. Shan?" Pei knew that her daughter wanted her to go out to relax, and she felt warm in her heart, and at the same time felt guilty for her depression and entanglement these days.
In fact, Lu Shiming doesn't remember Xueliu at all, and hasn't asked her to kowtow for so many days. It's clear that she doesn't want to talk to that woman, but she still has a grudge, hating Lu Shiming for destroying the beauty between them. Lu Shiming wanted to prevent her from being sad. Angry, they have been living in the front for the past few days and have not come back. If this continues, the relationship between their husband and wife will also fade.
"Mr. Shan will also go together. Studying there will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." Ye Zhen said hastily.
Pei shook her head with a smile, "Then I'll discuss it with your father."
Ye Zhen smiled sweetly.