Chapter 20 (1/2)
Kikyo thought the woman was so rude, but when she heard that she was sent by Zhao, Kikyo was surprised and had to squat down and salute: ”I just ignored Mammy. Please don't blame Mammy.”
The woman snorted arrogantly and was about to scold Kikyo. She saw Chu Jinyao wave his hand and said to Kikyo, ”I told you many times to restrain your temper, but you always don't listen. Fortunately, Mammy was sent by her wife. She is generous and won't argue with you. How dare you next time?”
Kikyo squatted down quickly and said, ”I dare not. Please spare my life.”
”OK, put your things into the study first. This is the homework assigned by the two mammies in the palace. If there are any mistakes, I only ask you.”
Kikyo bowed his head and ran in. The woman called twice, but she didn't stop Kikyo. Seeing Chu Jinyao's intention to protect the servant girl, the woman was already very uncomfortable. The woman thought that the fourth girl and her wife were right. There are really no rules in the fifth girl's yard. Since her wife sent her to guide the fifth girl, she must rectify the atmosphere here.
Chu Jinyao's waist and legs were very sore. Even so, she forced to hold up a smile, walked two steps closer and asked, ”what do you call mammy?”
The woman stood up and said arrogantly, ”my name is sun.”
”Good mother sun.” Chu Jinyao smiled and said, ”since it was sent by her mother, it's an elder. Don't neglect it. Clove, clean up a clean room and take mother sun to have a rest.”
Clove took orders to go. Before she took a few steps, she heard grandma sun say: ”Miss five, my wife sent me to straighten out the rules for you. To tell you the truth, you may not like to listen. The rules in your yard are too loose, which can't be compared with that of miss four. Miss, you are still young and don't understand the danger of the people. You look bright in the back house, but there are many hidden things, especially those slippery slaves and maidservants who love to collude to deceive the master Son. For example, the girl's silver jewelry. You do a lot of things every day, and you can't remember what jewelry is in the box. After a long time, I'm sure some slaves who are open to money will secretly sell your jewelry. So my wife sent me here. The first important thing is to let me help you learn to be a housekeeper, so as not to be bullied by the evil slaves below. ”
Chu Jinyao was so angry that the woman almost kicked her nose and face. Chu Jinyao wanted to wear a high hat for her, and then offered it far behind. Just don't hinder her, but now it seems that the woman has very long hands.
Sure enough, mother sun paused and said, ”girl, where are the keys to your clothes and jewelry? You are young. I'm afraid you will be cheated by the Diao slave below. You'd better leave it to the old slave.”
”Don't bother, Mammy.” Chu Jinyao said coldly, ”I'm in charge of these things. I'm used to doing it at home, and I won't be deceived. Since mammy is sent by my mother, I should support her. Can you worry about these? Isn't it my unfilial.”
Chu Jinyao has moved out of filial piety, but as the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, she can't explain clearly. The woman's face is very thick. No matter what Chu Jinyao said, she just insisted: ”Madam sent me to palm the eyes of the five girls. Clothes and jewelry naturally need the old slave to worry about. If my aunt refuses, the old slave will have to go to her to reason.”
It was so rampant that Chu Jinyao sank her face and said, ”then go. Clove, prepare pen and ink. I want to review my lessons.”
Chu Jinyao dropped her words and walked to the main room without turning back. Mammy sun was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Chu Jinyao to be so strong. The girl in the inner house was not delicate, soft and circuitous. How dare Chu Jinyao speak directly?
Mother sun shouted, ”I'm from my wife. The wife said...”
Chu Jinyao said calmly, ”clove, pass the word on. I'm going to read a book. No one is allowed to speak loudly. If you quarrel with me and delay me from learning rules with the Queen's mother, I have to go to my grandmother and let her preside over justice.”
Although Chu Jinyao said this to clove, the direction in her words was very clear. Mother sun was dumb. Chu Jinyao glanced back at the people coldly, and then opened the curtain and went in.
When she got indoors, Kikyo was pestling in her study and didn't dare to go out. She also heard the movement outside. When she saw Chu Jinyao again at the moment, she only felt extra admiration: ”girl...”
Chu Jinyao felt very bad. She said to Kikyo, ”she's still yelling outside. You can bear it first. Stay in the west room for a while. When she's tired of scolding, you can go out.”
Platycodon grandiflorum replied: ”yes.”
The study soon calmed down again. The servant girls knew Chu Jinyao's habits. It was customary to leave no one in the study. When there was no one, Chu Jinyao sighed.
Qin Yi chuckled: ”what's the matter? Didn't you just be very powerful? Why did you sigh?”
”I didn't have such a grumpy temper,” Chu Jinyao said. ”It's said that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. Sure enough, you're right. Look what you've brought me!”
If ordinary people dared to talk to Qin Yi like this, Qin Yi would have asked someone to clean up each other. But now he couldn't help laughing at Chu Jinyao's words: ”you're reasonable, don't rely on me for everything.”
Chu Jinyao couldn't hold her face and smiled gently. She smiled for a while, and her tone became sad: ”it's easier to ask God than to send God. How can I send this Buddha out!”
Qin Yi didn't speak. He came out of the jade pendant, sat leisurely at the table and turned the book. Chu Jinyao pretended to be pathetic and found that Qin Yi couldn't fit. He hurried around to the other side of the table and sat opposite Qin Yi. His arm lay on the table and carefully poked Qin Yi's arm: ”Qi Ze, what should I do?”
Qin Yi raised his head and smiled at Chu Jinyao: ”I don't know, you think.”
”I just can't think of it. I'm looking for you now!” Chu Jinyao continued to be coquettish, and finally simply said, ”if you don't say it, I'll cry for you.”
Qin Yi glanced at her and said, ”cry.”
Chu Jinyao finally knew where the sense of familiarity came from. As like as two peas, Sun Momo said he would tell Chao's complaint, and Chu Jinyao said, ”then you go,” the expression and tone of Qin's eyes were exactly the same as Qin Yi's ”cry”.
Chu Jinyao said it was really retribution. She deflated her mouth, carefully, but continued to poke Qin Yi's arm, and looked at him with that kind of poor eyes. Qin Yi didn't move his eyebrows, but he took the book in his hand for a while and was stunned that he didn't turn a page.
Qin Yi couldn't bear it. He closed the book and said calmly, ”you're really brave.”