The next morning, morning mist fell.
The morning sun burned the morning mist, a golden glow, and the branches in the courtyard opened their tender leaves, shining with the vitality of spring. The morning mist was baked by the sun, seeping into the soil, and bursts of moisture rose everywhere, moistening the earth.
After breakfast, Zhu Ping'an started to review his morning reading in his room.
The Marquis' Mansion seemed a little noisy today. When Zhu Ping'an was reviewing his lessons, he vaguely heard a commotion, as if something had happened.
Not long after, the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion sent someone to deliver a set of books, the same set that the naughty kid threw into the toilet yesterday. Zhu Ping'an thanked the person who came and gave him a dime of silver.
The man took the reward, his brows lit up with joy, and he talked more.
Then Zhu Ping'an knew what happened this morning. It turned out that last night Li Yanzhou, also known as Fatty Zhou, had some problem with his character and actually pulled a little maid who served his father, Marquis Linhuai, into bed and rubbed her all night long.
Then, when Linhuai Hou found out this morning, he became very Spartan, much more explosive than when the naughty kid asked the fat man who he was with a smile.
It is said that when Linhuai Hou heard about it, he rushed into Fatty Zhou's room with a horsewhip in his hand, regardless of the fact that he had not put on his clothes properly, and whipped his fat body. He pushed Fatty Zhou into a chair and was about to whip him with the horsewhip.
However, before Marquis Linhuai could crack the whip, he was stopped by the old lady and the grandmother who came after hearing the news. The old lady rescued her beloved grandson Fatty Zhou from Marquis Linhuai's whip with tears in her eyes.
Marquis Linhuai was a bit relentless and the situation became extremely chaotic. Then, the entire marquisate was in chaos.
While Zhu Ping'an was listening to the servants' narration, Li Shu was also in her own yard, sticking fruit on toothpicks and listening to the little maid Baozi talking about the news she had heard with her mouth pouting.
"Haha, after so many years, it's still the same. Aunt's methods are beautiful, but she is still a little impatient." After listening to what the little maid said, Li Shu smiled with the corners of her mouth.
"Eh?" The chubby little maid opened her eyes wide. She looked at her mistress in confusion, "Miss, it's not the grandmother, it's Master Li Yanzhou who bullied our sister Hong'er. Master Li Yanzhou is too much. He is ugly in appearance and ugly in heart. He is so mean. Our sister Hong'er didn't want to do it at all. He insisted on bullying our sister Hong'er. I heard that our sister Hong'er cried so sadly."
"The eldest lady also scolded the eldest young master." The little maid added.
Upon hearing this, Li Shu looked at the chubby little maid with some amusement. It was a good thing that this silly girl followed her. If she was left in the backyard of the Marquis' Mansion, not even a bone would be left.
The secrets of the harem are no less than the fighting on the battlefield. Killings are done without a knife, poisoning is done without medicine, and the means are sinister and insidious, harming people invisibly... ...
But this stupid girl pricked up her ears and didn't notice anything.
"Miss, did I say something wrong?" The chubby little maid looked at her mistress innocently, her chubby face full of confusion.
Li Shu rolled her eyes when she heard that.
"Miss, it's Master Li Yanzhou, not the grandmother."
Then the chubby little maid looked at her mistress with an aggrieved look on her face and said with a pout.
"My idiot cousin was just being used..." Li Shu's mouth curled up slightly, her watery eyes full of disdain.
"Ah?" The little maidservant opened her mouth in surprise.
"Ah, what? Silly girl, didn't you just say that your aunt sent Xiaohong to deliver ginseng soup to your stupid cousin last night?" Li Shu stretched out her slender hand and tapped the little maid Baozi lightly on the forehead.
"Yes, I heard from Liusu from the next courtyard that it was Grandmother who sent Sister Hong'er to bring ginseng soup to Master Li Yanzhou last night, saying that Master Li had just finished his exams and needed to replenish his body. But, but Master Li is a bad person."
The chubby little maid covered her forehead, nodded, and then shook her head.
"Haha, you didn't send it early or late. You just sent someone to send it when people were about to go to bed. Do you think it's a coincidence?"
Li Shu rolled her eyes when she heard that and sneered.
"But, that's also because the young master is a bad person." The chubby little maid still pouted in confusion.
"Do you think that aunt is a good person? Xiaohong is a maidservant of uncle, and aunt also has maidservants. Why does she let the maidservant of uncle deliver ginseng soup to my stupid cousin? My cousin is stupid and a bad person, but don't be fooled by his fat head and big ears. He is as timid as a mouse. Even if he has dirty thoughts, he doesn't have the courage to touch the maidservant of uncle." Li Shu said with a sneer.
"But he bullied Sister Hong'er." The chubby little maid began to doubt her own understanding, but she still had doubts.
"The problem lies in that bowl of ginseng soup. Haha, who would drink ginseng soup so late at night? Besides, who knows what my aunt might have added to it. It would be strange if I wasn't excited."
Li Shu glanced out the window with her watery eyes and sneered.
After hearing this, the maid thought for a long time, then shuddered and said with a puffed mouth: "Grandma is so mean... Isn't she afraid that the Marquis will find out?"
"Found out? It would be strange if uncle found out, as my aunt had planned everything. Besides, even if he found out, what would happen? Would uncle turn against my aunt because of a girl? My aunt's family is not jealous. It's just that my aunt is too impatient. Even if she can't find out, she will still suspect it."
Li Shu glanced at the little maidservant, and then continued, "Aunt is bad, how can uncle be any better? The stupid cousin bullied a maidservant, the worst that can happen is that he should give her a name, why is uncle so angry?"
"Ah? Miss, are you saying that the Marquis and Sister Hong'er also..." The chubby little maid opened her mouth wide when she heard that, with a look of disbelief, and then her whole chubby face wrinkled, as if she was disgusted.
The Marquis of Linhuai had an affair with the maid, and then his son got involved...
Since the arrival of Emperor Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, people have been emphasizing hierarchy, ethics and morality. Things like this in the Linhuai Marquis's Mansion were too shocking for the little maid.
"This mansion looks sunny and harmonious on the surface, but it's extremely filthy inside." Li Shu was very disdainful of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
"The Marquis' Mansion is so scary, Miss, let's go home." The chubby little maid was frightened.
"Are you scared now? Do you think everyone is like you? Everyone in this mansion looks like a spirit. Be more careful in the future, or you'll get sold out without knowing it." Li Shu glanced at the little maid with amusement.
"But, but how does it grow?" The chubby little maid puffed up her chubby face in embarrassment, and then her eyes suddenly lit up, "Miss is smart, I will just follow you."
As she said that, the little maid Baozi took the fruit plate in her hands and handed it to Li Shu in a fawning manner, with a look of flattery on her face.
"You stupid girl, you're really good at saving trouble." Li Shu smiled and picked up a toothpick to pick up a piece of fruit and put it in her mouth. (To be continued.)