Since she took the child in, she never talked about her origins. If asked too many questions, she would just cry and say that she was sold by her father.
She was so quiet and well-behaved that sometimes people could not feel her presence. Sometimes even Wei Yang suspected that she was a spy sent by the enemy. However, Yan Gui said that she was not, saying that although she spoke Mandarin, she had the accent of Liuzhou West.
Yan Gui speculated that the child should be from a wealthy family. As for why he didn't tell his hometown where he lived, it was probably because he was abducted and sold to a brothel, and he was afraid of tarnishing his family's reputation if he returned.
After hearing Yan Gui's speculation, Wei Yang also felt that it made sense. Seeing Xiao Hua's usual manner of speaking and following the rules, she must have been specially taught by someone in her family. The daughters raised in this way are kept for marriage, and the reason why Xiao Hua dared not go back may be that the family has strict rules, and it would be better for her to be a maid outside.
Soon, Konggu came over and called them to come over for dinner.
Wei Yang looked at the two maids who followed Nanny Li obediently, and couldn't help but secretly ask Kong Gu: "Where did those two girls come from? Why haven't I seen them before?"
Konggu knew who Weiyang was referring to without turning around, and whispered back, "Didn't Nanny Li go to the palace yesterday to deliver a letter to the Empress Dowager? When she came back, she brought these two sisters with her. She said they were given by the Empress Dowager to serve you and the general."
"Oh." Wei Yang nodded. The reward given by the eldest sister would not be bad: "Then let them follow Li Ma Ma."
Konggu looked at Weiyang, and then at the two maids who were obviously very beautiful and had outstanding figures. He felt that these two maids should be rewarded to serve the general.
She wanted to say something, but swallowed it back after thinking about it. That was a gift from Madam's eldest sister. If she said it, whether Madam believed her or not was one thing, but if it was not what she thought, would it be suspected of provoking the Madam's sisterhood? She was the Empress Dowager.
Wei Yang refused to eat because she had just eaten the health-preserving porridge that Nanny Sun had left for her. She just sat beside Yan Gui and watched him eat. Yan Gui refused to let her sit idle and insisted on picking up the dish in front of him for her to taste.
Nanny Sun prepared Yan Gui and Wei Yang's meals. Since she decided to set off today, she has been busy. She bought soup and ingredients and prepared several days of meals for the journey.
"Is it delicious?" Yan Gui asked Wei Yang to taste each dish and asked her which one tasted better. Soon, Wei Yang, who was not hungry at first, was stuffed with food.
"It's delicious. I can't eat any more. I can't eat any more."
Seeing that Wei Yang really couldn't eat any more, Yan Gui stopped feeding her and started eating it all by himself. Wei Yang, who was watching from the side, kept saying, "Slow down, slow down."
Wei Yang has never been used to Yan Gui's way of eating. She was taught since she was a child that eating slowly and chewing food is good for health. But Yan Gui has been taught since he was a child that if you eat slowly, you will have nothing to eat.
Therefore, since Wei Yang and Yang Gui had dinner together, this scene always happened. However, when Wei Yang and Yang Gui ate together before, Yang Gui ate slowly and waited for Wei Yang on purpose. Today, Wei Yang had already eaten, so he didn't have to wait for Wei Yang on purpose, so he ate faster.
"I'll eat slower next time. I've finished this time." Yan Gui swallowed the last bite of food and showed the bowl to Wei Yang, as if to say it's too late.