At the table where they sat, Qin Wanru sat next to Shui Ruolan. Next to Qin Wanru was Qin Yuru, followed by Qi Rongzhi.
Since they come from the same house, they will naturally sit together.
Qin Yuru didn't want to talk to Qin Wanru, so she turned to Qi Rongzhi. Although she hated Qi Rongzhi now, she was at least much better than Qin Wanru.
Qin Yuru didn't talk to her, and Qin Wanru certainly wouldn't ask for trouble, so she simply ignored her and talked to Shui Ruolan from time to time.
The dishes were prepared early and served very quickly. Each of the maids stepped away after serving the dishes, and their actions were orderly.
The food on their table passed behind Qin Wanru, and then went around to a lady in front of Shui Ruolan to serve the food.
The last thing served was a fruit plate. This was the time of harvest. There were a lot of fruits in the fruit plate, and there were a few round fruits. I don’t know if it was because the fruit plate was too heavy or because the maid was so slender. She had lost some weight, and when she passed by Qin Wanru, her hand was crooked, and a piece of fruit hit Qin Wanru on the head before it was served.
Qin Wanru was talking to Shui Ruolan when he was hit on the head. He immediately said "Ouch" and went to touch his head.
"Miss, yes... I'm sorry!" When the maid saw that she hit someone, she hurriedly stretched out a hand as if she wanted to rub it for Qin Wanru. She held the fruit plate with both hands, and when one hand loosened, the fruit plate immediately became unstable. , all fell down with a crash, the direction was still Qin Wanru, but Yu Jie next to her was faster and pushed her hard.
Therefore, Qin Yuru was the focus of attention at this time, and Qin Wanru and Qi Rongzhi were also slightly affected.
Qi Rongghi reacted quickly and hurriedly jumped away. Only the corners of her skirt were slightly stained with water, and most of it fell on Qin Yuru's body.
Shui Ruolan was startled and was about to get up. Qin Wanru ignored the embarrassment on her head and immediately held her hand, comforting her and saying, "Mother, don't move!"
Her eyes glanced at several small round fruits on the ground. The small fruits were about the size of a bite, but if you really stepped on them, you would easily fall down.
"Presumptuous!" Qin Yuru looked at the water stains on her new clothes in shock, and was so angry that she had only worn this set of clothes for a short time.
"Plop!" The maid delivering the fruit plate immediately knew something was wrong, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy loudly: "Please, ladies, please spare me, please spare me, ladies!"
Qin Yuru's face was livid, and she stood up suddenly, as if she wanted to scold the girl. Unexpectedly, she stepped on something under her feet. She was so round that she couldn't stand for a moment and rushed towards Qin Wanru. Qin Wanru had already stopped. Being prepared, he stretched out his hand to help her and whispered: "Sister, be careful, mother's body cannot withstand the damage!"
Qin Yuru held Qin Wanru's hand to steady herself, and opened her mouth to scold Qin Wanru, but seeing the guests in the courtyard, she knew that this was not the right time.
Turning to look at the trembling maid who was still kneeling down begging for mercy, her voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth: "Will your maid be able to serve on the fruit plate? If not, find someone else."
"Please miss, please spare me, please spare me!" The maid kowtowed heavily to Qin Yuru, looking panicked and uneasy. After just a few kowtows, there was a bruise on her forehead. It was obvious that she was really serious. It took a lot of effort.
"Yu Ru, forget it!" Shui Ruolan said softly. She was a guest when she was away from home. No matter what, she couldn't really directly punish the servants of other people's houses. What's more, they were still from the Xingguo Duke's house. It was not what they wanted to do. You can punish if you punish.
"I...what the hell, I can't wear these clothes anymore!" Qin Yuru pointed at her clothes in frustration.
The water stains on the skirt were very obvious, with several pieces connected together. It was indeed not very decent. In fact, it was not just Qin Yuru, but also Qin Wanru. She had to stand in front of Shui Ruolan, so she couldn't avoid it!
"Someone will go get you some clothes later, just change them!" Shui Ruolan said in a low voice and looked around. Although there was a lot of movement here, because there were many tables at the banquet, one of them was not at all No one noticed.
At this point, it seemed that this was the only way to go. Qin Yuru gritted her teeth bitterly, fearing that she would not be able to control herself and want to slap this girl in the face.
"Find one of your stewards to take them to change clothes!" Shui Ruolan ordered the maid.
Upon hearing Shui Ruolan's words, the maid hurriedly kowtowed to them three more times as if she was being pardoned. She stood up in such a panic that she didn't even have time to pick up the fruit plate and ran out. Soon she brought a woman from the Xingguo Duke's mansion with her. Come here.
Qin Wanru glanced at this woman calmly. She was the woman who Mrs. Yong Kangbo asked the maid to pass the message to, and who also secretly glanced at her!
If this was just a coincidence, then her two lives would have been in vain!
"You two ladies, please come with me. There is a courtyard for guests to rest over there. You can change clothes there!" The old lady came up and apologized first, then stretched her hand to the right and pointed to the back. There is indeed a row of houses on the edge of the sea of flowers. , they are far apart and cannot be seen clearly.
The two maids went to get clothes. Qin Yuru and Qin Wanru followed the mother-in-law to rest there first. Shui Ruolan was worried and wanted to go with them, but Qin Wanru refused.
He squeezed Shui Ruolan's hand gently to reassure her.
The two of them followed the mother-in-law to the right rear. There were so many people coming and going that no one noticed this incident. Of course, those who should have noticed it did.
Mrs. Xingguo quietly curved her lips, narrowed her eyes and was still chatting and laughing with the lady next to her. No one noticed that she had already paid attention to what was going on there!
Mrs. Yong-Comb's eyes were cold, and she chased their figures with her eyes. After a while, she snorted softly, and then turned her eyes. What happened next was beyond her control.
Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with her.
This is a relatively large guest courtyard, and the scenery is quite good. Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, you can see that there are five or six side rooms on the left and right, plus a few rooms in the main house, there are indeed a lot of rooms.
"You two ladies, please go inside and have a rest first. After the two maid sisters come over, you can change. After the banquet is over, I will report this to our lady, and I will definitely punish that maid severely!" The old woman smiled and pointed at the empty courtyard.
Qin Wanru looked at the yard calmly. There were also chrysanthemums planted in the yard. Although the number was much smaller than outside, there were many varieties. The small flower bed formed a beautiful landscape of its own in the middle of the yard. Beautiful scenery.
Besides, it is quiet, very quiet!
Compared to the banquet outside, this is really a quiet and leisurely place. Today's banquet is held right here in Juyuan, but the actual place is far away from here, and basically no one will come. .
The so-called giving guests a rest is actually just a saying. After a while of the banquet, all the guests will basically leave. If they are really close friends, they will not rest in this deserted corner.
Looking outside, this courtyard should be close to the wall of Xingguo Duke's Mansion. The high wall is right behind the courtyard wall.
Looking inside, there is a big tree on the right side of the flower garden. Under the tree is a stone table and four stone benches. There is also a plate of fruit, a teapot and two teacups on the table. It looks very peaceful and peaceful.
"Let's go over there and wait for a while!" Qin Yuru pointed out.
Qin Wanru stopped and said, "I'll take a look here before going over!"
"Oh, whatever you want!" There was no one else here, so Qin Yuru did not suppress her temper. She turned around and entered the courtyard gate alone, heading towards the stone table.
He walked closer and sat down, reached out and touched the teapot. It was still hot, so he poured himself a cup. The tea was light green in color. He knew it was good tea at first sight. He took a sip and felt that the aftertaste was endless. He glanced sideways at Qin Wanru. With one glance, he sneered and looked away, sipping his own tea.
It has nothing to do with her whether Qin Wanru wants to come in or not!
"That slave will go back first. The two ladies will come back after changing their clothes!" the old woman said with a smile.
"Wait a minute!" Qin Wanru frowned, reached out and pinched her earlobe, "Have you seen my earrings?"
"Slave... I didn't see it!" The mother-in-law panicked when she saw that Qin Wanru had a ruby earring hanging on one ear, but the other ear was empty.
"What should I do? These are new earrings that my grandmother just bought for me. Did that maid just get them? When she threw the fruit on my head, I felt like she touched me!" Qin Wanru frowned. He frowned tightly and his face didn't look good. Of course, no one would look good in this situation.
"This... can't happen!" The mother-in-law shook her head hurriedly.
"Then where are my earrings?"
"Slave... I don't know!" The mother-in-law panicked and rolled her eyes. She originally wanted to leave as planned, but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen in this Jiegu's eyes.
"Will you accompany me to look for it? If you can't find it, report it to your wife and explain it!" Qin Wanru narrowed his eyes and said.
"But there are still water stains on Miss's clothes. Do you want to change them first before looking for them?" The mother-in-law suggested cautiously after looking at the large water stains on Qin Wanru's sleeves.
"You won't find it after a while!" Qin Wanru shook her head without any hesitation, turned around and walked out.
The voices they spoke were not soft. Qin Yuru had been listening carefully. She smiled coldly and secretly mocked Qin Wanru for being so petty. He lost an earring and didn't even have time to change his clothes. He actually went out to look for it. Really? It's embarrassing.
However, this has nothing to do with her. She'd better not want everyone to see Qin Wanru in such a mess.
"Slave... slave..." The mother-in-law was a little panicked.
"If you don't leave, I'll go find it myself!" Qin Wanru saw her look in his eyes and turned to leave.
"Slave... I will accompany you there!" Seeing her leaving, the mother-in-law had to follow her. The two of them walked away slowly, looking for her.
The yard became quiet again. Qin Yuru poured another cup of tea out of boredom. The tea was very good, and her lips and teeth were fragrant. She reached out and pulled up her dress. There was a large wet spot in front of her. How come there was something in that fruit plate? So much water, and most of it spilled on myself.
I reached out and picked up the long skirt to see if it was wet inside. Then I lifted up the long skirt and heard a "thump" sound. When I looked back, my face suddenly changed with horror...