Zhou Shaojin finally saw it clearly.
The master and servant worked together to set a trap for him to fall into!
She just walked away.
Cheng Xu hurriedly chased after him.
Feicui saw it and secretly said "Oops", and hurriedly followed. Unexpectedly, Yuru grabbed her sleeve and said with a smile: "Sister Feicui, I just want to say a few words to the second young lady of the Zhou family..."
"You are so confused!" Feicui could no longer hold back, and yelled at Yuru loudly, and also took this opportunity to warn Dasu, "Even if the master has any thoughts, he should tell the lady and the dowager openly. Why are you pestering the second daughter of the Zhou family like this? A gentleman should be open and honest. Instead of advising the master to act uprightly, you only know how to flatter him to please him. If any bad rumors spread, what will you who serve him do? What about the master's reputation? Not to mention the master, even the dowager and the lady will not let him off easily if they know!"
Everyone was not serving in the same room. Those who served in the Madam's room had face, and those who served in the future Cheng family's eldest son's room also had face. Everyone was always polite to each other. Yu Ru was scolded by Feicui, her face turned red, and she argued: "Good sister, just turn a blind eye to this matter! As servants, we naturally have to do whatever the master says!"
It turns out that the old man really has his eyes on the second cousin of the Zhou family!
Although she had already realized it, hearing this still left Feicui dumbfounded, speechless.
Da Su was, after all, a man who had been out and about, and had more experience than these girls who just wandered around the inner house every day. He listened and said, "I think what Miss Feicui said makes sense. I think we should just go over there. I think the second young lady of the Zhou family looks weak, but she has a stubborn temper. If the master gets angry with the second young lady of the Zhou family, they will definitely part ways unhappily. This courtyard is so big, it would be bad if she got lost! Over at Siyi Tower, several old ladies and madams are still listening to opera!"
Yu Ru panicked when she heard that, and she pulled Feicui and Da Su out to chase after them, but there were green trees all around, and there was no trace of Cheng Xu and Zhou Shaojin.
Da Su looked around, said to them, "Wait a minute," and climbed up the tallest tree with a whoosh.
On the bluestone corridor shaded by emerald green, Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Xu were walking one after the other on the road leading to Siyi Tower.
Da Su breathed a sigh of relief and urged Feicui and Yuru to go east.
Zhou Shaojin was filled with shame and anger.
"… Why are you hiding from me? Didn't I apologize for what happened before?" Cheng Xu kept nagging behind her, "If you are still angry, just tell me. I will do anything for you. If I make excuses, just avoid me next time you see me." He then asked in a low voice, "I went to look for you that day. Why did you leave so early?"
So he called me out in public to help him take out the button seal, just to tell me that no matter how I try to hide from him, I can't, right
Zhou Shaojin was so angry that he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Cheng Xu was still there, saying, "This button seal is not a big deal. I just wanted to find my sister to go out for a walk and let her relax. Is the 'Beauty Under the Moon' pretty? It is one of my grandmother's favorite appreciation vases. It is usually kept in the treasure house. I spent a lot of effort to get it out. We also have an appreciation vase at home, which is from the Jun kiln. Because it is rose purple, it is called 'Wei Zi'. Do you think it is interesting? That appreciation vase is more beautiful than this one. My mother once wanted to ask my grandmother for it as a dowry for my eldest sister, but in the end my father helped my sister find a pair of plum vases from the Ding kiln, and my mother gave up..."
Even a rabbit bites when it is angry.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help it anymore, so he turned to Cheng Xu and said, "Why do you always haunt me? What does the bottles in your house have to do with me? I don't want to see them or get them. Do you think it's interesting to say these things? You and I are no longer at the age where men and women can sit together. You are a person who reads sage books, but how come you don't even understand these ethics and common sense? Don't talk to me anymore in the future. I don't want to see you at all."
Who is Cheng Xu
The eldest son of the Cheng family, the future heir of the Cheng family, has been able to read since childhood and is handsome... From the time he was born until now, even if people who meet him do not fawn on him, no one dares to offend him casually, let alone humiliate him like this.
It was like a slap in his face.
His face changed drastically, and he felt like he was stabbed in the heart.
But when he saw from the corner of his eye that Zhou Shaojin had tears in his eyes but was pretending to be strong, his steps froze, as if they weighed a thousand pounds.
"I, I didn't mean anything else..." He murmured, not knowing how to explain it. He just hated himself for liking the person in front of him and losing his ambition in front of her. She hit him on the left cheek, and he gave her the right cheek as well...
After treating him like this, he still refused to leave. Zhou Shaojin became angry and stomped his feet, saying, "Why don't you leave now? I don't want to see you again!"
As soon as she said this, it seemed as if all the words she had not had time to say to Cheng Xu in her previous life were now said out loud without any scruples. Her troubled mood suddenly calmed down like a clogged river being cleared.
Cheng Xu was furious.
From childhood to adulthood, no one dared to talk to him like this? Even his father, when he was a child and didn't want to do his homework, he talked to him in a kind way and never scolded him...
His hurt pride made him furious. His emotions overrode his reason, and he said angrily, "How can there be such a person as you? I treated you with good intentions, but not only did you not appreciate it, you also spoke ill of me. You are really picking on the weak! No wonder Cheng Lu said in front of Cheng Ju that his mother liked you very much and would propose to the Zhou family as soon as he passed the imperial examination. He made a few kites for you by hand, and you loved them so much that you would take them out and fly them every spring. Then he said that your father is now a fourth-rank official, and he didn't know if he would look down on him. But he and you grew up together, and he couldn't let you down. Even if your family backgrounds are not equal, he would always give it a try to know..."
"What did you say?" Cheng Xu's careless words made Zhou Shaojin feel like he was struck by lightning. His ears were buzzing and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Cheng Xu watched Zhou Shaojin's rosy and delicate face turn pale as snow in an instant, like a flower blown down by a violent storm. He then realized that he had spoken out of turn, and immediately felt ashamed and embarrassed, saying, "I, I was talking nonsense? You, don't take it to heart..."
nonsense!
Others will talk nonsense!
But Cheng Xu doesn’t know how to do that!
Given his status and position, even if Cheng Lu was interested in him, he would not use this excuse to slander him.
It turns out that this is how Cheng Lu sees her.
Whether in the past life or this life, she had never spoken to him on her own initiative, nor had she done anything to let him down. Why did Cheng Lu treat her like this
And there is Cheng Xu.
Could it be that the reason why Cheng Xu provoked her in his previous life was because of Cheng Lu
Otherwise, how could Cheng Xu, the future heir of the Cheng family who is the focus of everyone's attention and has a bright future, notice me
Zhou Shaojin was so angry that his heart ached. He leaned against a tree by the roadside and then collapsed in front of Cheng Xu.
Looking at Zhou Shaojin who was hit hard, Cheng Xu felt regret and hatred. How could he dare to say anything? He was worried and heartbroken. After hesitating for a long time, he finally walked forward and called out "Second Cousin" in a low voice, saying: "Why don't you report this to Old An? Or you can discuss it with your sister. Anyway, we can't let it go on. Although the innocent are innocent and the turbid are turbid, there are few people in this world who can distinguish right from wrong. If I didn't know my second cousin, I might have believed him..."
Doesn't he have any selfish motives towards himself
Otherwise, why would I have done something worse than that of an animal or beast in my previous life
Zhou Shaojin felt as if her chest was blocked by a ball of cotton, and she couldn't breathe... Just like when Cheng Lu grabbed her neck... Her tears rolled down like dewdrops, and she shouted loudly at Cheng Xu: "Get out! Get out now!"
Cheng Xu was very embarrassed.
But he didn't dare leave.
Zhou Shaojin looks so scary.
He was afraid that she would do something stupid after she left!
Zhou Shaojin couldn't stay there any longer.
"Okay, okay, okay." She wiped her eyes, "You're not leaving, are you? If you don't leave, I'll leave!"
As she spoke, she picked up her skirt and ran towards Siyi Building.
Yes, she treats me like this, do I have to follow her
Then what kind of person have I become
What's more, she was going to Siyi Building.
Cheng Xu hesitated for a moment.
Zhou Shaojin's figure disappeared around the corner.
Cheng Xu was spinning in place.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't stop her tears from falling as she walked towards Siyi Building with one foot high and one foot low.
A man and a woman were walking towards us, talking to each other.
Zhou Shaojin was shocked.
Whenever she cried, her eyes would become red and swollen like walnuts, and she had to apply a cool towel to them.
There are guests everywhere today. If someone sees us, who knows what kind of trouble will happen.
She hid behind a big tree nearby, and when she looked carefully, she found that the man and woman were actually Pan Zhuo and Pan Qing.
The two of them started arguing for some unknown reason. Pan Zhuo seemed to want to go somewhere, but Pan Qing tried to stop him. The two of them argued in low voices.
Zhou Shaojin was hesitating whether to go out and say hello, but Pan Zhuo and Pan Qing's voices became louder.
All I could hear was Pan Qing getting angry: "… Our family is not a poor family, can we still exchange marriages with the Cheng family?"
Pan Zhuo's expression immediately became very ugly, his lips were tightly pursed, and although he said nothing, one could see his stubbornness and persistence.
Pan Qing started to cry and said, "Brother, is the second daughter of the Zhou family more beneficial to father? Or is the future wife of the Cheng family more beneficial to father? You can't just think about yourself, you have to think about mother. It's been so difficult for mother over the years. Others don't know, but don't you know..."
How could this quarrel between siblings have anything to do with me
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.
Pan Qing's voice gradually became quieter.
Zhou Shaojin gritted his teeth and tiptoed through the bushes overgrown with weeds.
As they were about to approach the Pan brothers and sisters, they parted unhappily. Pan Zhuo went west and passed Zhou Shaojin. Pan Qing went east and headed towards Siyi Tower.
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A sister sent me a message, asking why Zhou Shaojin didn't take her personal maid + mother and other official partners to Changchun Pavilion. You can imagine the situation at that time. Zhou Shaojin, a lady of high status, could only sit in the corner of the wing room. How could her personal maid and mother have a seat? Not to mention that Mrs. Guo ordered her to do something, and there was a big maid next to Mrs. Guo. Could she take a bunch of maids and mothers with her? In ancient times, respect for the superior and the inferior was very important, which is the reason why "If the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die. If the father wants his son to die, the son must die." Of course, I have never lived in ancient times, but I will try my best to write in accordance with the social customs reflected in Ming and Qing novels. If there are any shortcomings, please give me more advice!
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※(To be continued)