After coming out of Shou'an Hall, Yong Ruo took Huarou, Yujing and other girls back to Wuchenju.
She called Huarou to her room and told Huarou what happened in Shou'an Hall.
After Hua Rou finished listening, her face turned pale, and she knelt down on the ground with a plop, her face full of pleading expressions: "Ma'am, slaves don't marry!"
Yong Ruo pulled her up immediately: "Get up and talk! I didn't say that I must let you marry. If you don't want to, this matter will naturally be dropped."
Huarou breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "Thank you Madam!" Then she was a little worried, "I don't know how Madam will reply to Princess Xing'an?"
"It depends on your future plans. What kind of person do you want to marry in the future? Do you want to stay in the mansion and be the daughter-in-law in charge, or go out and find a commoner to marry and be a good citizen from now on?"
Yong Ruo directly gave two choices, implying: Don't expect me to develop you into Feng Liao's concubine in the future. She believed that with Huarou's intelligence, she would understand.
Hua Rou knelt down again, and looked at Yong Ruo very seriously: "Ma'am, this slave will never marry! Serve Madam forever!"
Yong Ruo was slightly taken aback. As a time traveler, she has a high degree of acceptance for women not to marry for life. But is it true that Huarou said "not to marry"
"Huarou, I'm seriously planning for your future, you must speak from your heart, otherwise you will delay your whole life."
"Mrs. Mingjian: The words of this servant are sincere! Slave... Slave..." Hua Rou seemed not to know how to express her heart, but imitated Da Han's way of swearing poisonously yesterday, pointing at the sky with two fingers, very Solemnly said, "If what the servant girl said is half a lie..."
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Before she could say the poisonous oath, Yong Ruo quickly interrupted her, "I just want to ask your true heart, why did you swear like this? It made me panic. "
Hua Rou put down her hands at a loss, and anxiously confessed to Yong Ruo: "Madam, please trust this servant! This servant really wants to never marry and serve Madam all her life!"
Yong Ruo looked at her expression and finally believed her words.
"If you don't want to marry, I will never force you. As long as I have the ability, I won't let others force you." She said softly to Huarou, "But, can you tell me... why you don't want to marry person?"
Huarou's eye circles immediately turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, and she said in a choked voice: "The life experience of this servant is really miserable. This servant is scared..."
Huarou's original surname is Huang, and her family used to run a small business.
It's just that her father, Huang Dalang, didn't learn well, and was lured into gambling by a group of hooligans, and became addicted to gambling.
After Huarou's grandfather passed away, Huang Dalang wiped out his family business within a few years.
In order to get money and continue to gamble, he also resorted to all kinds of naughty tricks, going to various relatives' houses to play the autumn wind, making Hua Rou's family also become the relatives' refusal to deal with them.
Huarou's maiden surname is Yuan, and she was originally a young lady of a small merchant's family. Not to mention rich clothes and fine food, but she also grew up carefree and carefree.
But with such a man in the booth, Yuan could only swallow the bitterness in his stomach. He did housework all day, weaving and embroidering to subsidize the family, not to mention, he was beaten twice in three days, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, making it difficult to see anyone.
The Yuan family once wanted to force Huang Dalang to divorce his wife, but the Yuan family couldn't let go of a few children, and Huang Dalang refused to agree, so the matter was left alone.
The Yuan family also took the Yuan family and Huarou siblings to other places to hide. But Huang Dalang brought a group of rogues to the Yuan's shop every day to make troubles, which made the business in the shop unable to continue. The Yuan family had no choice but to hand over the mother, daughter, mother and son, and paid a large sum of money to let Huang Dalang give up.
The Yuan family had nothing to do, so they had no choice but to pretend that they did not have this daughter, nor did they have those few nephews and nieces.
Yuan Shi and the three children suffered even more.
Because the days are too hard, the Huarou siblings are relatively weak. One winter, Huarou's elder brother caught wind and cold, so he couldn't afford it and died immediately.
In the spring of the next year, Huang Dalang was forced to come to his house by his creditors, so he signed a deed of selling himself and paid off the debt with Huarou's sister.
Shortly after Huarou's sister was taken away, she was sent to a kiln to pick up customers.
After Yuan heard the bad news, she cried so hard that she couldn't bear it anymore, and soon died of illness.
After Huarou buried her mother, she once disguised herself as a kid and sneaked into the brothel to find her sister, hoping that her sister would escape with her, but was terrified by her sister's appearance when receiving guests.
After hearing the news of Yuan's death, Huarou's sister burst into tears, and gave Huarou a gold ring and a few pieces of silver, which were privately rewarded by guests and secretly hidden by her.
Huarou's sister asked Huarou to meet somewhere at dawn on the pretext of being inconvenient at night.
The next day, Huarou didn't wait for her sister, only an old woman came to her and brought her a few words: her sister had committed suicide last night, and she left a last word for Huarou to escape by herself, live well, and never go back. She also said that it wasn't that she left Huarou on purpose, but that there was a hunting dog in the brothel that was very good at tracking, and it was impossible for her to escape.
Hua Rou still wanted to go back to find her sister, but was stopped by that old lady.
The old woman said: Her sister is dead, and the people in the brothel are planning to go to her house, and it will be worth it if they catch her!
Huarou was frightened, and fled directly to the pier, pretending to be a kind-hearted old lady's girl, got on a passenger ship, and escaped by boat with the money her sister gave her.
That year, Hua Rou was eight years old.
The kind-hearted old lady was a maid released from the palace in the early years, and she was an old acquaintance with Jiao Tong, the chief eunuch of the Hengjun Palace.
Because she was extremely outstanding among the girls she was trained, Huarou finally entered the Hengjun Prince's Mansion.
"I heard from relatives in the family: When my mother first got married, others said that she was a man and a woman, a match made in heaven. But who knows that in a few years, the original lover has completely changed his appearance, and since then he has lived in the 18th floor of hell. Among them, it is called every day should not be, and the land is not working. I can't understand why my mother has fallen into such a situation! I am even more afraid that I will encounter unkind people in the future, so I would rather not marry!" Hua Rou cried explain.
Yong Ruo sighed and comforted: "The past is over, don't think about it anymore. Live a good life from now on! If you don't want to marry, just stay by my side."
Fortunately, there is no law in this dynasty that a woman must marry at a certain age. If Huarou is no longer afraid in the future, it will not be too late to consider marriage.
Hua Rou's expression was beaming with joy: "Thank you, madam!"
Yong Ruo nodded: "Since you don't want to get married, why not say: Your mother made an appointment for you before she was alive. Although the two parties have lost contact with each other now, you don't want to be a treacherous person. You must find your fiancé and ask about it." One result. In this way, others will not be verbose, and you will be less criticized."
Huarou was overjoyed: "This is a good idea! The servant is still worried that if she doesn't want to marry, she will cause Madam to be gossiped about!"
Yongruo nodded, and said again: "In the future, if you figure it out and are willing to marry someone, just say that you have heard about your fiancé and know that he has married another wife, and this matter will be settled naturally. If you still don't If you are willing to marry, just say you will keep the promise for the rest of your life, others will laugh at you as stupid at most, but they can't say that you are doing something wrong."
"Ma'am, this servant will keep the promise forever." Hua Rou said with a smile.
Yong Ruo didn't argue with her, instead he smiled and said, "As you wish."
"By the way, that Xiao Peng, have you really seen it?"
Hua Rou shook her head: "I really don't have any impression of this servant girl."
"Has anyone ever paid you any attention?"
Hua Rou seriously shook her head again: "No!"
After talking about Huarou, Yong Ruo called all the maids in again, and offered the two choices offered to Huarou to these girls, and asked them what their future plans were.
"Staying in the mansion or going out to marry has its own advantages and disadvantages. I believe you all know it very well. You might as well tell me exactly what you plan to do. Don't be like those people who are not in the public eye and say coyly It's up to Madam to decide what to do. You live your life, and you know your own thoughts and ambitions best."
All the girls blushed a little shyly.
But after serving Yongruo for so long, they also knew that there was no need to twist and turn when talking to Yongruo, so they stammered and twitched about their plans.
And Yong Ruo also learned about the Xiao Peng that Princess Xing'an was talking about from Jiao Zhu.
Xiao Peng was indeed tall, mighty and heroic. Apart from being unmarried at the age of 25, he had no bad reputation to criticize.
Yu Jing said very strangely: "Would Princess Xing'an be so kind and sincere to be a matchmaker? Could it be that there is something wrong with Xiao Peng that others don't know about?"
Yong Ruo shook his head: "It's hard to say. 25 years old and unmarried may be hidden, but it may not be a fault."
"Why?"
"Master Xing'an's target has always been me, and you are just incidental. This time she acted as a matchmaker, not to harm Hua Rou, but to break my arm. So she doesn't care whether that Xiao Peng is good or bad. What she cares about is whether she can be a matchmaker."
Xiao Peng is the owner of Xing'an County. If Hua Rou made a marriage contract with him, she would be considered as half a servant of Princess Xing'an, and she would definitely not be able to use Hua Rou again.
The owner of Xing'an County can dig his own corner without any effort, which is very beneficial and cost-effective.
Hua Rou, Yu Jing, Jiao Zhu and others suddenly realized.
Yu Jing said: "Then why didn't the madam directly reject Princess Xing'an?"
Yong Ruo shook his head: "I can't ignore Hua Rou's lifelong happiness for my own benefit. Therefore, I must come back and ask Hua Rou before deciding whether to reject Xing'an Princess. If Hua Rou is really married to that Xiao Peng Love each other, I don't mind fulfilling them."
She sighed slightly in her heart: the matter between herself and Feng Liao was obstructed by the higher-ups. How could she inflict the same harm on these servants
Do unto others, do not impose on others.
Her eyes swept around the faces of the girls: "Today, I will put my words here: if you have a sweetheart, just come and tell me. No matter who the other party is or whose subordinate, as long as the two of you Feeling happy is not wishful thinking, I must try my best. Remember?"
Hua Rou and the others were surprised.
Before, when Yong Ruo asked them about their plans for lifelong events, although they were moved, they were not surprised. Because this method of win over servants is used by many people.
But now, Yong Ruo actually released such words, as if he had no views of sects, which really surprised them.
Yujing couldn't help but said: "Madam, what if... the servant is talking about what happens! If the servant really takes a fancy to someone under the Xing'an County Lord, and Madam fulfills the servant, wouldn't it be an enemy?"
Yong Ruo looked at her with a smile: "It's okay to change the girl next to me; whoever you marry is a matter of a lifetime. Besides, it may not be an enemy, maybe it's a surrender?"
Yujing and the others frantically flattered Yong Ruo, exaggerating and exaggerating Yong Ruo's magnanimity.
Yong Ruo stopped everyone's flattery, and said to Yu Jing: "Wait a minute, Princess Xing'an may come to propose marriage to you, how do you plan to answer?"
Yujing and Huarou looked at each other, very puzzled: "Isn't the Princess a matchmaker for Huarou? Why do you want to propose marriage to me again?"
"I said before: The princess's goal is to break my arm. For her, it doesn't matter whether she is a matchmaker for you or Huarou. I have been back to Wuchenju for so long, and the princess may think: We have already done it for you. Huarou has thought up the excuse; if she suddenly changes her goal at this time, she will definitely catch us off guard and achieve her goal. If I guess right... "
Yong Ruo smiled slightly: "Princess Xing'an County will come to 'admit' to me soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, a little eunuch rushed outside to report: "The Princess Xing'an is here."
Everyone in the room looked at Yong Ruo in astonishment, and they almost wanted to worship her ingenious calculation!
Yujing quickly asked in Huarou's ear, "What excuse did you think of?"
Huarou replied quickly: "We have a marriage contract for a long time!"
There was a sound of chaotic footsteps, and without waiting for Yongruo to ask, Princess Xing'an hurried in with a few people, and asked with a smile: "Madam Yong asked Hua Rou about the beauty of an adult?"
Hua Rou, Yu Jing and the others bowed to the Princess Xing'an to salute, and then silently retreated to the side to serve.
Yongruo stood up to greet her, and said the excuse he had prepared, and said: "I asked! Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm going to let down the kindness of the Princess!" Then she asked the girl to teach the princess behind her Mammy fetched a chair.
Princess Xing'an immediately patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said relaxedly: "This way, the princess can rest assured!"
She sat down on the grand teacher's chair beside Yongruo, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry! This morning I suddenly thought of it, so I told Mrs. Yong directly. Only after I went back and told the woman beside me did I know I made a mistake with the wrong person, and made a big joke. I misnamed Xiao Peng's sweetheart, what he misses is not Huarou, but Yujing!"
Hua Rou, Yu Jing and others stood by, both amused and annoyed, they could only keep their faces tense.
Yong Ruo's expression remained unchanged: "This can all be wrong? The matchmaker, the princess, is very incompetent!"
"It's my first time to be a matchmaker, and I'm unfamiliar!" Princess Xing'an looked at Yujing with a smile on her face, praised Xiao Peng fiercely, and said, "It's easy to get a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover. Such a loving man Righteousness, outstanding people in everything, if they hadn't been thinking about you all the time, they would have been snatched away by others. Don't let down his infatuation and refute the face of this princess!"
Yujing made a sullen face, and after listening to Princess Xing'an's words, she blessed the princess of Xing'an, and said forcefully: "To the princess: I have a marriage contract for a long time ago, so I don't have to accept it. This Xiao is in charge, the princess is still Leave it to your own girl!"
She directly borrowed the excuse Yong Ruo made up for Huarou.
Princess Xing'an giggled: "What a coincidence, you also have a marriage contract? Could it be that your wife is unwilling to fulfill your lover and forced you to say this? Look at your little face, it's so tense, it's insincere, right? ?”
Yong Ruo was amazed. What do you mean by telling lies and telling lies? This is a typical example!
"The princess is really good at joking! Madam treats her slaves very well. Unlike some masters who wantonly play with the life-long affairs of their slaves, they are not afraid of losing their fortunes and retribution!" The irony in Yujing's tone, Can't hide it.
Princess Xing'an's face darkened.
Before Princess Xing'an got angry, Yong Ruo said, "Okay! Yujing step down!"
It's good for Yujing to express her attitude to Princess Xing'an face to face, and she doesn't have to fight hard with the princess, because she can't bear it!
"Princess, Yujing already has a marriage contract, so this matter is absolutely impossible. Please also tell that steward Xiao, tell him to stop having delusional thoughts and find another good match as soon as possible!"
Princess Xing'an sneered: "Madam said there is a marriage contract, so there is a marriage contract? Who is Yujing's fiancé? Madam might as well tell me."
"This matter has nothing to do with the princess, but if the princess insists on listening, I can't help but say something: Yujing's fiancé is a good citizen outside."
Letting her out to marry a good citizen is the future plan that Yujing told Yongruo before.
"Good people? Which family? Who's the name? When did you get engaged?"
"The princess forgives the crime, but you can't tell the princess!"
"Why can't it? Could it be that there is nothing, and I'm afraid I'll find out that it's fake?"
"Of course not. It's just that the princess has too much temper. If one doesn't go his way, he can even smash the house in his younger brother's yard. If the princess knows who Yujing's fiancé is from, how can she not seek bad luck? I'm afraid that if the Princess loses her temper, she will smash Yujing's fiancé's house too. It's fine to smash something, but if someone dies, it will be a serious matter. Therefore, I have to take precautions before they happen."
"You..." Princess Xing'an was speechless by her, and said angrily, "Didn't you say that this house is not yours, the things are not yours, and if I smash it, you don't care?"
"It is true that the house and things do not belong to me. But after all, I am living and using them, so there is always something to do with it. Naturally, I urge you to make up for it, so that I can give the master an explanation! Princess, you smashed so many things. Good thing, do you want to forget it like this? It’s only natural to pay back the debt. The dignified princess, do you still want to renege on the debt? "
Princess Xing'an's face turned red and blue with anger, and he kept exhaling, looking like a toad.
"If you pay, you will pay! This princess dares to do it! However, in order to prevent you from going up and down and enriching your own pockets, and swallowing the things that the princess paid for, the things will not be compensated to Wuchenju. This princess will directly pay the princess. Sister-in-law."
Yong Ruo said with a smile: "That's fine, lest the princess shove it as a good one, and let me take the responsibility again. Yujing, make a copy of the list of things that the Xing'an princess smashed last time, and give the princess a copy to take back."
"Hey, this princess will make it better? Are you as poor as this princess?"
"The concubine naturally dare not think like this. Although the emperor has taken back the property bestowed on the princess, the princess still has many shops, villages, silver, and all kinds of jewelry, calligraphy and painting ornaments, and antiques given by the princess. .In terms of financial resources, I can't catch up with the princess. I'm just afraid that the princess loves money, so I don't want to give away good things."
Princess Xing'an was stabbed again, her heart ached, her breath was stuffed in her chest, she couldn't spit it out, she couldn't swallow it! Those things given by Concubine Shen are all dowries! But now...
She wanted to suppress Yong Ruo's limelight again, but she couldn't find a topic or a reason, so she could only take a few breaths of depression, and left resentfully.
Hua Rou, Yujing and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Jing couldn't help asking: "Ma'am, when are we going back to the Hengjun Prince's Mansion? I'm afraid we'll lose our lives if we get quarreled with by Princess Xing'an a few times like this!"
"When the prince comes back at night, we will go back."
However, around April 14th, I still have to go back to Prince Ying's Mansion, because I have to go to the palace with Concubine Shen and Princess Ying to add makeup to Princess Longqing.