In the first few days after Yingrong got married, Nanny Tan was very excited to gossip to Mingyu about Yingrong's recent situation, such as how she looked down on her in-laws, how she acted like a young lady and was beaten up by her husband, how her dowry was confiscated by her mother-in-law, how she couldn't cook or do housework and was looked down upon by everyone in the family, and so on.
Mingyu pretended to be nonchalant while listening to the gossip with relish. There is a saying that goes, knowing that you are not doing well, I feel relieved...
In addition to what happened a few days ago, Miao was old and unable to do things well. She was also quite disappointed with Luo Lingxiu. Correspondingly, she became much more lenient towards Mingyu, and Mingyu's life became quite easy.
Master Bao was not happy and started to sulk with Mingyu. Whenever he saw Mingyu, he ignored her and intentionally ignored the little girl. However, Mingyu didn't take the young Master Bao's troubles to heart at all, which made Master Bao even more upset.
On the one hand, Master Bao felt deeply cheated. The little girl pretended to be innocent, but he was so stupid as to believe her. When the eldest sister-in-law and the wife said that the little girl was cunning, he foolishly helped the little girl to speak. Master Bao felt like banging his head against the wall. He was also very disappointed. Thinking about the women around him, Yingrong used him more than she loved him, and the eldest sister-in-law, who married the eldest brother, still wanted to have an ambiguous relationship with him. He couldn't hide from her, nor could he stay with her.
On the other hand, because of Yingrong's matter, he felt somewhat ashamed in front of Mingyu. Thinking carefully about what Mingyu said that day, Master Bao guessed that Mingyu knew something about him and his sister-in-law. He wanted to find the girl to explain it clearly, but Master Bao, who had always been proud and arrogant, was too embarrassed to bow to the little girl.
Luo Lingxiu saw that Master Bao and Mingyu were having a falling out. Every time he saw her, Master Bao would greet her warmly. She felt extremely happy. Looking at Mingyu's calm little face, she felt a sense of gloating, as if "I watched her build a tall building and then saw it collapse." It was as if Master Bao's heart had returned to her. Based on this subtle psychology, Luo Lingxiu felt much more comfortable with Mingyu, the "loser."
As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the Marquis' Mansion spent a lot of money to buy a lot of chrysanthemums, and distributed them to each courtyard. Luo Lingxiu was in charge of this matter. She very kindly let Mingyu choose first, showing the demeanor of a virtuous elder sister-in-law. Sima Lian was stunned and very nervous, thinking that Luo Lingxiu was going to "appease" her "comrade-in-arms". Mingyu was also quite uncomfortable with it. She subconsciously glanced at the sky on the spot, thinking that the sun was rising from the west.
"Cousin, I told you a long time ago that the little girl was full of bad intentions and had a lot of evil intentions, but you still didn't believe it. Fortunately, you now see clearly what kind of person she is, otherwise you would have been deceived by her." Luo Lingxiu asked Master Bao to come out and took the opportunity to add insult to injury.
Master Bao was very unhappy. No matter how cunning Mingyu was, she would never do anything to make him feel guilty. However, facing his sister-in-law with whom he had known for decades, Master Bao could not say any unpleasant words. He just smiled, turned around and left, leaving Luo Lingxiu standing there alone, feeling anxious and angry.
When it was night, Master Bao sat on the windowsill holding a book and sighed for a long time. Finally, he could not bear it anymore, so he got off the windowsill, told Baihao to stay in the yard, and strode towards Yiqing Courtyard. When he arrived at the gate of Yiqing Courtyard, Master Bao slowed down his pace, patted his face, looked left and right, tried to act as if nothing had happened, and walked into the yard with his hands behind his back.
Lixiang and Nanny Tan were preparing water for Mingyu to wash. One of them was carrying a kettle to pour hot water into a bucket, and the other was carrying a bucket to pour cold water. When they saw Master Bao coming in, Lixiang was about to speak, but Master Bao raised his hand to stop her and went straight into the inner room.
Lixiang was worried and quickly put down the kettle to follow them, but was stopped by Nanny Tan, who said, "The masters want to talk, why are you following them?" Although she said that, Nanny Tan's tiptoeing looking into the room and her ears pressed against the wall betrayed her. Lixiang could not help but look at Nanny Tan with contempt, what a fussy old woman!
Mingyu was sitting in the room reading a book, with the book spread out on her knees. She was distracted and thinking about something. When Master Bao came in, there was a gust of cool wind, and the candle on the table flickered a few times. Mingyu came back to her senses and turned around to see Master Bao with a dark face, suddenly appearing next to her like a demon, which scared her.
This idiot, is he trying to scare her to death so he can marry her again? Mingyu angrily complained.
The candlelight flickered only a few times before returning to calm. The warm yellow candlelight shone on Erlangzi's face. Mingyu took a look at him. She had to say that Erlangzi looked quite good, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose bridge. The candlelight turned his skin into a warm wheat color. Perhaps due to his long-term martial arts training, Master Bao was tall and much stronger than his peers, with broad shoulders and a thin waist. He was wearing a brocade robe that was tailored with superior materials, and a golden crown on his head, which added a bit of his elegant temperament.
After Mingyu finished her assessment, she curled her lips inwardly. No matter how handsome he was, he was still a fool. While Mingyu was assessing Master Bao, Master Bao was also assessing Mingyu.
He felt that the current Mingyu was completely different from the Mingyu who was sickly and had to be supported by someone to marry him when she first entered the mansion. She had grown a lot taller, and her body, which had just begun to develop, was wrapped in a half-worn skirt. She was slender and beautiful, with the graceful curves of a young girl. Her pair of bright black eyes reflected the candlelight, and there seemed to be twinkling lights, which attracted people unconsciously. Mingyu seemed to have been reborn.
"Second Master, what's the matter?" Seeing Second Master Bao staring at her without saying anything, Mingyu had no choice but to speak.
Nanny Tan outside the door immediately entered a level one combat readiness state, wishing her ears could grow longer.
Master Bao opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't think of what to say. He ran to Mingyu on impulse. He was angry and didn't want to talk to this annoying little girl anymore. Master Bao suddenly remembered Mingyu calling him and Luo Lingxiu "a couple of dogs", and couldn't help asking: "Did you know something? Why... didn't you say anything? And you lied to me, didn't you know?"
One only regrets not having studied enough when one needs it. Master Bao regretted that he did not study hard. He scratched his head but could not think of any words to describe his mood at the moment.
Mingyu looked at Master Bao and said, "What do you think?"
The girl's delicate face was bright and lovely under the candlelight. The sixteen-year-old boy stuttered, "How should I know?" Why would I ask you if I want to know
Mingyu smiled, with a bit of helplessness in her tone, "Everyone knows my status in this mansion. It's better to have less trouble than more. As long as I can live in peace and keep Lixiang and I safe, that's enough."
Master Bao muttered, "Little girl, you are acting pretentiously again. Why are you talking so arrogantly? What do you mean by keeping you safe? The Marquis' Mansion is not a man-eating tiger!"
Mingyu was annoyed. My sister is older than you. How dare you, a young boy, look down on me? "Well, I was sick for a while. I was on the verge of death once, so I let everything go. Besides, telling this will only bring shame to the Marquis's family. Madam will definitely not let me off easily. I just want to keep the peace. If she hadn't pushed me too far, I would have kept it in my heart for the rest of my life."
Master Bao looked at Mingyu's thin cheeks. She still had baby fat when she first came into the mansion, but now she has lost all the weight, making her eyes look even bigger. Master Bao felt a soft sense of guilt in his heart. He knew that the Madam and the eldest sister-in-law did not like Mingyu, and the little girl's life was not easy.
"You...it's getting late, you should go to bed first, I'm leaving." Master Bao coughed softly and changed the subject.
Mingyu nodded and simply replied, “Okay.”
Master Bao strode out, and after leaving the courtyard, he looked at the moon in the sky, and his face couldn't help but feel a little hot. He secretly blamed himself, "You are so useless that you came to see her again!" Who knows, the little girl is laughing at him behind his back.
Nanny Tan looked at Second Master Bao's back as he walked away, her mind full of questions. Could anyone explain to her what the two of them had said? It sounded like they were talking about Yingrong, but Yingrong had been married for a few days, and Second Master hadn't shown any abnormal reaction. He shouldn't have come to quarrel with Second Madam in the middle of the night over a maid.
The next morning, Mingyu took Lixiang out and prepared to pay their respects to the mistress in her courtyard. As soon as they opened the door, they saw a small stool placed at the entrance of the courtyard, and on the stool sat a brocade box with a blue satin surface.
Before Mingyu could figure out whether the box was a gift from Santa Claus or a bomb from a terrorist attack, Lixiang had already reached out and opened the box.
The box was not big, and contained several handkerchiefs and a purse, with a string of small pearls in the purse. Mingyu had been in ancient times for so long that she had a certain understanding of embroidery. Just looking at the material and embroidery of the handkerchief and purse, it was definitely a fine product embroidered by a professional embroiderer.
Who put it here? Mingyu subconsciously looked around. The sun hadn't risen yet in the early morning, and the air was shrouded in a navy blue mist. A golden dot was faintly visible behind the tree, and its shape was quite similar to the golden crown that Master Bao often wore to tie his hair. However, it seemed that the person behind the tree saw her looking over here and quickly shrank back.
Baihao behind the tree looked at his master in confusion and whispered, "Second Master, you went to buy these so early in the morning, didn't you just want to please Second Madam? Why didn't you let her know?"
Master Bao turned around and scolded fiercely, "Who wants to please that little girl? Don't say anything, she can hear you if you make a fuss!"
Baihao looked at Master Bao, whose handsome face was slightly red, and felt the pain in the back of his teeth again. He suddenly said, "Master, the Second Mistress and the others are gone."
"Ah?!" Master Bao was startled and quickly stretched his head to look. Could it be that she didn't like those things
At this time, Baihao behind Bao Erye did not hesitate at all and reached out to push Bao Erye, who was hiding tightly, out. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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