Chapter 180 – Driving Away
Xiaozhu had dreamed of being able to serve her master close up, and today she was still serving Shizi Master. She happily agreed, pulled her clothes and gathered her hair, and ran to the ear room where the water was boiled.
There was a copper kettle on the small stove, and the water was already boiling.
She carried the kettle into the upper room. This was the first time she had set foot here since Great Grandmother married in, and she had come in a few times before Great Grandmother married in.
She was overjoyed and looked around.
On both sides of the curtain, the door to the east side of the house and the door to the west side of the house were closed, but the window was wide open, so she could see that the door to the east side of the house was half-open, and on the couch in the west side of the house there was Meng Zhimo half-leaning on the couch, who seemed to be asleep.
A teapot and a few tea bowls were placed on the eight centimeters table directly in front of her.
She went to the table, opened the lid of the teapot with one hand, and poured water into it with the other.
The room was so quiet that only the sound of her pouring water could be heard.
She poured the water into the teapot, made tea in a pink porcelain tea bowl, and walked toward the west side of the house with the tea bowl in her hand.
She gently opened the door and saw Meng Zhimo still leaning on the bench, seemingly sleeping soundly.
She went to the side of the couch again, extremely regretful that Master Shizi fell asleep and didn’t see her come in to serve. Just as she was about to place the tea bowl on the small table next to the couch, she saw Meng Zhimo open his eyes and sit up.
Xiaozhu was startled, and the tea bowl in her hand shook, spilling a few drops of water onto her hand. She held back the pain and laughed, “World Master.”
Meng Zhimo reached out and Xiaozhu handed the tea bowl up. Before Meng Ruimo could catch it firmly Xiaozhu let go and the tea bowl fell to the ground at once. With a crisp sound, the tea bowl shattered, the broken porcelain popped up, and the water overflowed some on Meng Jimo’s feet.
Xiaozhu was scared out of her wits and hurriedly knelt down. Her knees knelt on a few pieces of broken porcelain, and she didn’t even feel the pain.
Meng Ruimo droned, “Dog slave, clumsy, who let you in.”
Jiang Yishi’s voice came from over there, “What’s wrong?”
Meng Zhimo droned again, “You’re scaring Great Grandma, get lost.” He rushed the bedroom and said in a harmonious voice, “You’re awake, nothing’s wrong.”
Getting up, he walked to the bedroom.
Xiaozhu cried and ran out.
Linxiang came back and heard about it, found Xiaozhu and said, “Stupider than a pig, if Great Grandma startles the fetus, that would be a sin. Let’s go, I’ll go and report to Great Auntie in a few minutes.”
Shui Qing came over in a huff and scolded unhappily, “Stupid as hell, can’t even lift it up if you want to, causing me to be scolded by Sister Wu and Sister Shui Xiang.”
Xiaozhu cried and begged, “Sister Linxiang, I won’t dare to do it again next time, I will do my job properly, don’t kick me out.”
Linxiang snorted coldly, “It’s not me who kicked you out, it’s Master Shizi who disliked your hairy hands and feet and let you go. If you don’t want decency, I’ll just have to have the grannies drag you out.”
Xiaozhu was unable to do so, and could only cry as she packed up her few pieces of clothing and left the Floating Life Residence.
She did not go to the second gate, but went to the main courtyard.
Duke Cheng was here, whispering and joking with Fu.
Fu’s eldest maid, Yun Cai, went out to listen to Xiaozhu’s cries and was also angry that Xiaozhu was clumsy and lost such a good position. At this time it is not good to report to the first lady, only to first put this girl to appease.
Yun Cai took two taels of silver to her, suppressed his anger and said, “You are not familiar with the work of close service, and that matter can not be blamed on you. You go home and rest for a few days, the first lady has always appreciated you and will definitely arrange a better job for you. Remember, keep your mouth shut.”
Xiaozhu didn’t think there could be a better job, so she thanked her and promised that she would keep it in her stomach, and went home happily.
Lin Xiang went to the Ming Courtyard where Meng Yue lived. After ousting the maid, it was still necessary to speak to the First Lady who managed the house or the Great Aunt who helped manage the house.
Meng Yue was chanting.
Lin Xiang stood outside the house and waited for more than half a quarter of an hour before being called in.
After hearing Lin Xiang’s report, Meng Yue frowned. From a young age, Resignation Mo had been said to have a small temperament and a large mind, and it was always bad for a man to have this reputation. This time, because of a small mistake of the little girl, he kicked out, will not sit on this evaluation.
She has only one brother, she wants him to get better and better more than anyone else. In the future, I have to talk to Jiang, let her persuade the resignation of Mo. She also had to find a chance to explain to the First Lady that her brother drove the girl away because the girl was too stupid and had no other intention.
Meng Yue said, “It s not a big deal …… Forget it, it has been ousted, tomorrow I will send another one over.”
Linxiang added, “Reporting to Great Auntie, Master Shizi said that there are enough people in the Floating Life Residence.”
There was no more spies staring at her in the courtyard, Jiang Yishi’s mood was extremely happy, and she even ate more rice.
In the evening, Jiang Yishi told Meng Zhimo about the two things Third Lady Jiang said.
“Third uncle and third aunt are very good, and I play well with fourth sister. There are so many people in my mother’s family, besides Xun’er, the one I want to help the most is Fourth Sister.”
Meng Zhimo said, “Wei Lin is working as an officer in the imperial army, I don’t know him, so I’ll have Zheng Yu help inquire about him. Wang Xian Translation is working under me as a general, he’s a very good person, good character, good family, also has a good martial art, his future can’t be bad. He’s a good match for Auntie Four. His family is reluctant because they’ve been dragged down by Zhou. Some other day I will find Wang Xian translation’s father, General Wang to have a drink and talk about the Jiang family and the fourth aunt’s matter ……”
Wang family and the Jiang family that marriage are almost said to be accomplished, just to meet Zhou’s that matter to make a fuss, Wang family think Jiang family style is not correct, they are not willing.
Now the Jiang family woman married to Meng Ruimo, Meng Ruimo and Wang first translation of the great peak, Meng Ruimo to help talk about, may be able to become a thing.
As for the matter of Jiang Xun, the old lady love money, and has been trying to make Meng Ruimo to promote the Jiang family, Jiang Yishi give her some benefits, let the old lady let go of Jiang Xun’s affinity. Just now it is not good to say, can not let the old lady suspected that the three Mrs. Jiang gave her gas.
Three days later, Jiang Yishi got the news that Xiaozhu was sent by Fu to work in a manor. She secretly grunted, this is just the first step, in a few days that girl will die in an accident. A spy who knew too much and didn’t fulfill his mission wouldn’t end well.
From the 40th day of pregnancy, Jiang Yixi began to have pregnancy reactions. She was drowsy, threw up a lot, and was weak, but the medicinal meals that Floating Life Residence honored the old lady with every day still didn’t stop.
The old lady was very satisfied with Jiang’s filial piety. Previously, as soon as fall started, she was cold, couldn’t catch her breath, and couldn’t even get up from her bed. This year, her body was much better than in previous years, and she felt that the medicinal food Jiang sent her played a big role.
The old lady saw that Jiang Yixi was having a hard time, and gave her a vacation; she didn’t need to go to Fu An Hall in the morning to ask for peace in the first three months of pregnancy, and she could just go to dinner in the evening.
At the end of the month, Meng Zhimo didn’t come back, he had already taken his soldiers to Wild Cang ditch in advance, cooperating with the imperial guards and the guards to protect the safety of the Emperor during the hunting roundup.
Early in the morning of the second day of September, the Meng family was busy again.
Today, the emperor will take the prince and the favored concubines and princesses, some ministers and their families to the Wild Cang ditch to hunt for a period of ten years. Elder Duke Meng, Duke Cheng, the Fu Clan, Second Master Meng, Second Lady Meng, Meng Yue, and Meng Zhi Yu would follow along on the hunt. Meng’s second master, Meng Ruyue, was serving in the Imperial Forestry Army and went on a mission.
The master of the family went along for the most part.