Lu Tao looked sideways and said in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Wen Qingzhu saw the change in Xi'er's expression and raised his hand to stop Lu Tao's questioning.
He turned to Xi'er and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. I don't care about rules here."
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's gentleness as always, Xi'er felt more and more that what she did was right.
So she told Wen Qingzhu everything about Xi'er coming here to take a peek and then going to the west courtyard.
After hearing what she said, Wen Qingzhu nodded gently and said, "Thank you very much. When you go back later and meet Huan'er, just say you didn't say anything. Do you understand?"
When Xi'er heard this, she knew that Wen Qingzhu was doing this for her own good, and her eyes immediately turned red.
When Xi'er left, Lu Tao asked strangely: "Miss, why is Xi'er so loyal all of a sudden?"
Wen Qingzhu took a sip of tea, the temperature was just right.
It seems that Xi'er also serves her with care.
"Xi'er is just a coward and is used to being bullied, but she still has a loyal character." Wen Qingzhu explained.
In her previous life, Xi'er was the only person besides Lu Tao who came to see her.
Later, when she came back, she wanted to repay Xi'er.
But after asking, I found out that Xi'er made a mistake and was betrayed by the new mistress Wu.
Huan'er brought the breakfast for the next day.
As soon as she stepped into the house, she smiled flatteringly and said: "Miss, Xi'er is not very good at handling things. From now on, I will leave the rough work of serving food and water to the slaves."
Upon hearing this, Lu Tao was about to have a fit, but Wen Qingzhu responded in advance: "Yes."
"Thank you very much, Miss. I will serve Miss the meal now." Huan'er turned around and started setting out the meal.
If she hadn't met Granny Zhang in the kitchen this morning, she wouldn't have known that Xi'er spent money every time she came to get food.
In this case, why not do this job for her.
As for the money, she had put in the effort and deserved some kickbacks.
Wen Qingzhu took two bites and stopped eating.
"I have a bad appetite, please take it off." Wen Qingzhu knew that Huan'er was the loser of the West Courtyard, so he dealt with it casually.
Huan'er had just run a leg and was feeling tired.
As a result, after hearing Wen Qingzhu's instructions, his face instantly became dissatisfied.
Just when he wanted to stab her, Huan'er thought of the money again, so Huan'er endured it.
With a fake smile on his face, he packed up the food box and turned to leave.
After leaving the house, Huan'er wanted to throw it away directly.
Then she thought about it, she couldn't eat this elk meat porridge and crystal dumplings only a few times a year.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she quietly carried the food box back to the wing.
When it was lunch time, the meal brought by Huan'er became two vegetables and one soup.
Lu Tao frowned and said nothing, staring at Huan'er angrily.
Huan'er was fuming secretly because she took the money, so she didn't pay attention to Lu Tao's expression at all.
When it was dinner time, Huan'er came late and coughed to set out the food for Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu's eyes stopped on Huan'er, and there was a flash of understanding in his eyes.
When he saw the dishes, Lu Tao immediately became angry. He restrained his anger and asked, "Is this the dinner you brought from the kitchen!?"
Huan'er felt a little uncomfortable, coughed twice, and said a little irritably: "This is what the kitchen gave you! If Sister Lu Tao is dissatisfied! Go to the kitchen to argue!"
"Didn't I give you money?!" Lu Tao was furious when he saw her arrogant look.
Huan'er didn't want to quarrel, but she didn't know why, but she just couldn't hold it in: "How about spending that little money on a beggar! Cough cough! Cough cough cough cough..."
Her breath was short, and Huan'er covered her chest and coughed.
Lu Tao wanted to say more, but she noticed Wen Qingzhu's eyes and restrained her anger.
"Since you're not feeling well, go to bed early today, and call Xi'er over for night watch." Wen Qingzhu ordered with a half-smile.
"Yes!" Seeing that Wen Qingzhu's attitude was quite good, Huan'er felt better, packed up her things and left quickly.
A quarter of an hour later, Xi'er came.
"You boil this and drink it every day, and don't touch even a bite of the food Huan'er brings back." Wen Qingzhu handed her three small paper bags.
Xi'er took it, didn't ask anything, and nodded.
In the early morning, as soon as Wen Qingzhu woke up, Lu Tao stood outside to report.
"Miss, Aunt Yue is here."
"Well, tell her to wait and I'll come in a moment." Wen Qingzhu got up with a smile on his lips.
She was finally going to meet the number two person in the garden.
Uncle Wen was not a womanizer, so he didn't have many women.
Before marrying Mr. Lu, he only had two maids.
I wanted to get rid of them all before getting married, but at that time, Aunt Yue used some tricks to make Uncle Wen keep her.
After Mrs. Lu came in, Uncle Wen never went to Aunt Yue's place again.
It wasn't until Aunt Wu came in that Uncle Wen felt some rain and dew.
Aunt Wu was born into a declining official family, and she had all the looks and means.
She didn't dare to openly deal with the Lu family, but she was brought in as a concubine, so it was easy for her to suppress Aunt Yue.
If Mrs. Lu had not been helping her, Aunt Yue would not even have a child now.
Mrs. Lu was kind to Aunt Yue.
After washing up, Wen Qingzhu walked to the front hall.
"I've met Miss Seven." When Aunt Yue saw her coming, she immediately stood up and saluted.
"Auntie, you're welcome, please sit down." Wen Qingzhu raised his hand to tell her not to be polite.
After the two sat down, Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and looked at her carefully.
Aunt Yue has a gentle appearance, a soft voice, and a petite figure. She gives people a comfortable feeling at first glance.
"Last time Ruyun was ignorant and caused trouble to the seventh lady." Aunt Yue apologized while quietly looking at Wen Qingzhu.
Although they didn't meet often, Wen Qingzhu seemed to give her a more troublesome feeling than Aunt Wu.
Originally, she didn't want to get involved in the fight between Wen Qingzhu and Aunt Wu.
But Wen Qingzhu helped her twice in a row, seemingly unintentionally, forcing her to play.
"Auntie, you're welcome. Are you okay, Ninth Sister? When my father came to see me earlier, I was thinking that Ninth Sister hadn't seen my father for a long time, so she made her own decision and mentioned Auntie. Auntie won't blame me, right?"
Wen Qingzhu poured tea for Aunt Yue with a smile.
Hearing this, Aunt Yue's heart sank slightly.
The last time Third Master came to her place, she felt strange.
Later, through Third Master's words, she guessed that Wen Qingzhu helped her, but now she brought it up directly...
Aunt Yue had to think more.
"Auntie, is this the pastry you brought?" Wen Qingzhu took a piece of lotus cake on the table and took a bite.
Then, she sincerely praised it: "It tastes really good."
Aunt Yue couldn't see Wen Qingzhu's intention, so she could only follow her words for the time being, and continued: "Miss Seventh is too polite, I don't know anything, only my cooking skills are impressive, if Miss Seventh likes it, concubine You can often cook it for Miss Seven."
"Thank you so much, auntie, Qingzhu is disrespectful." The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face deepened.