After a while, the car stopped again. Zhuo Xi thought he was there. Xianglan opened the curtain first and saw that it was an inn. Wu Xing whispered, "six younger sisters, you are dusty. How about dressing here first and then meeting your elders at home?"
Zhuo Xi sighed that Wu Xing was thoughtful. It''s true that she''s going to change and take personal leave to dress up.
Soon after they entered the room, Wu Xing sent two sets of clothes and went to Meng Bei to stay downstairs for dessert.
Xianglan washed away the dirt on her face and put on her new clothes. Unexpectedly, she is also a beautiful woman. They changed their clothes and went downstairs to an elegant room of Wu Xing''s bag. Wu Xing was stunned to see Xiang Lan dressed up.
Buried in the dessert tray, qumeng raised his face and cried happily, "sister, come and eat."
Xianglan stared at the dim sum in front of qumeng and couldn''t move his eyes, but he said with restraint, "young master, my maid''s name is Xianglan. It''s not your sister."
Go to Meng''s flat mouth and cry again, "sister, where''s dad? Why don''t you want Xiao Meng? "
Zhuo Xi sat down, stopped qumeng''s crying, pushed the dessert plate in the direction of Xianglan, and motioned her to do it by herself.
Xianglan saluted, "thank you, miss. I haven''t eaten since yesterday. I''m really hungry. I''m not polite." Then she came forward, carefully took a piece of dessert, stepped back and ate slowly. Zhuo Xi saw that although she was very hungry, she restrained herself from swallowing and slowly chewed the food in her mouth. There was not enough dessert. Zhuo Xi called the waiter and ordered a bowl of noodles for Xianglan. Xianglan gratefully kneels down again. Zhuo Xi stops her and asks her to sit down and eat.
She looked at Wu Xing sitting on the side and shook her head, "how can the slave and maid eat with the master''s house?"
Wu Xing also motioned her to sit down. "Sit down. We don''t eat, nor do we eat together. Besides, Xiao Meng is not a young master. He is a young man who takes care of Xiao Bai."
Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to a little stool.
"Xianglan, tell me about you!" Wu Xing asked positively.
"I have been a slave in Sima Jiqing''s family since I can remember." She just started, and Wu Xing hurriedly interrupted her, "is Ji Qing who was just convicted of Mrs. Hu''s witchcraft case last month?"
Xianglan nodded, "exactly. After all the owners were arrested and put into prison, all the slaves were slaves, the men were used as military slaves, and all the women were sold. Because of timidity and cowardice, no one has been interested. "
Zhuo Xi skimmed her lips. You''re not cowardly. You''re pretending to be ill to watch your words and colors and pick your master? Her speech was obviously not from her small family. It is estimated that she grew up with the official lady since childhood.
Sure enough, Xianglan was embarrassed when she saw Zhuo Xi''s look. "The maid was afraid of being bought by any owner, so she tried to apply ginger juice herbs to make herself look less refreshing. It''s a blessing for me to meet you today. "
The smile on Wu Xing''s face grew bigger and bigger. "If you are really a smart, six younger sister, Xianglan grew up in the official family since childhood. You must know deeply about those cumbersome rules, which will be of great benefit to you in the future."
Zhuo Xi nodded and asked, "Xianglan, I''ve just taken office as the seven grade waiter of the Marquis of Guang''an. I''m also miss Wu jialiu, the young minister of the Taipu temple. But I grew up in another courtyard of the villa when I was young. I''m short of food and clothing, not to mention being taught. The road ahead may be difficult or full of dangers. Are you willing to help me? Advance and retreat with me, prosperity and decline together? "
Xianglan stood up, took two steps back, knelt down and bowed to the ground, "since the maid has chosen the miss as the main, she must serve the Miss wholeheartedly, and the miss is the first. I dare not go in and out with my young lady, and I will prosper and decline together. But I have nothing to say where I need to go through fire and water. "
Wu Xing took out a pill. "This is a great tonic pill handed down by our Wu family. Every servant who sells himself to our Wu family is qualified to take one."
Zhuo Xigang wants to stop it. She always disdains to control others with poison. Wu Xing raised his hand to stop her.
Xianglan knelt down and picked up the pill. "Since it''s the rule of the Wu family, slaves and maidservants naturally have to abide by it." Then he put the pill into his mouth, took his cup from the table, took a sip and swallowed the pill.
Wu Xing laughed, "you are not only intelligent, but also courageous. You are a person who can be entrusted. I''ll give it to you. "
Zhuo Xi helped her up. "Xianglan, brother, he''s playing with you. That''s an ordinary cough pill. It''s not toxic or tonic. Sit down. I''m really a country girl. I''ll rely on you to give me more advice in the future. "
Xianglan saluted again. "You''re welcome, miss. I''ll do my part." She looked at qumeng, who was still unbelievable, walked forward and said softly, "Xiao Meng, although the maid is not your sister, I will treat you as my brother."
Qumeng came up and hugged her, sobbing, "sister, sister..."
Xianglan felt something wriggling between his abdomen. He immediately burst into a cold sweat and jumped to point to his arms, "that''s, that''s..."
Meng happily held Xiaobai out, "sister, don''t be afraid, this is Xiaobai..."
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Wu Xing then emphasized the precautions in a low voice, and urged Zhuo Xi to explain some preferences and habits to Zhan Jingjing''s Xianglan. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he boarded the carriage again and went to Wu''s house.
In the palace. Jing Ti was holding a memorial and casually said to Jing Leng, "prince, I didn''t meet Guang''an Hou today. Is it too stingy?"
"It can be seen that the king of the country is broad-minded, and the king of the people is broad-minded. It can be seen that the father''s mind is the king of the country. Three days later, there will be a grand court meeting, which can also accept the presentation of Hou Guang''an. What''s the difference between seeing and not seeing today? "
"Having said that, I really misunderstood him before. Hua''er went to meet him, but he was injured and returned. I''m really sorry." This is the beginning of family affairs.
"My father is serious. My third brother has always been obsessed with poetry and music. This time, he invited himself to Huling mountain villa to meet uncle six. Unexpectedly, Zuo Heng, the governor of the Imperial Army, was drunk and talked nonsense, which led to the conflict between the two sides, resulting in the third brother''s injury and return. Father doesn''t have to blame himself. " To find a scapegoat and block the long mouth of the world, you can have a smooth mood.
The five rivers who served next to him also said, "the prince said very well. The Zuo Heng was jailed for Xichi the day before yesterday. Since Chen that day, he has drunk and injured the three princes by mistake. The file has been submitted yesterday. You can ask and behead him after you reply." He found the file from a pile of bamboo slips and handed it to Jing ti.
"How''s your third brother?" With the scapegoat, Jing Tai was relieved, and then asked about his son''s injury.
"The third brother is already well. It''s said that it''s all right. "
Five rivers saw that they were relieved at the same time, but they frowned at the same time. They understood that although this Guang''an Hou escaped the disaster with cast iron this time, he must have a heart of sorrow. I''m afraid it will be more difficult to set up another bureau to deal with him in the future. Besides, now he still has 100000 army amulets. The current king and the future king cannot rest in peace unless this great trouble is eliminated.
The next day, Zhuo Xi woke up in a vague shallow sleep all night, and then made a little movement. He heard Xianglan come in with a basin. Xianglan put down the basin, "Miss, are you awake? The young master has sent someone to ask three times. He is anxious to send you back to the Marquis house! "
Zhuo Xi got up and said, "he''s in a hurry to go back to the camp!" Well, military orders are like mountains. Don''t let him be too late. She got up to wash and remembered the scene of arriving at Wu''s house to meet the old lady yesterday evening. Fortunately, Xianglan taught her the etiquette of kneeling down to her elders in the carriage yesterday, so she didn''t make a fool of herself. Mrs. Tai and her wife obviously disdained her, a common woman raised in the outer yard since childhood. Instead, they asked Shu Yue about her. After learning that she was buried in the belly of the wolf, they sighed a few times. The lady also asked her if she needed a servant girl. Zhuo Xi politely declined on the grounds that she needed to return to the Marquis house to serve the next day. The lady did her part and gave up when she refused. He also asked about the newly bought Xianglan. Zhuo Xi is a seven grade official after all. There is nothing to intervene in buying a servant girl.
The two sisters, however, were extremely sarcastic and sour. Fortunately, she''s leaving today, and she doesn''t have to see things like them. The other two daughters of the Wu family have been married, and the other two brothers of Wu Xing are also out of office and not at home.
She shook her head, threw out the bad experience of last night, and watched Xianglan take out a set of complex navy blue clothes with dignified style and top-grade material workmanship. It is absolutely impossible for Mrs. Wu to prepare. She asked Xiang Lan with her eyes. Xianglan spread out the clothes one by one, smoothed them, smiled and said, "Miss, this is the appropriate official service just sent by the Marquis house. There are eight pieces inside and outside. After washing, please move this way and put them on for you. "
A set of eight pieces. It seems that this is the official official dress. The one previously worn in Huling villa may be an emergency temporary dress. Zhuo Xi was surprised. Fortunately, Xianglan was experienced and dressed them one by one slowly.
"The breakfast maid has brought it. The old lady has sent someone to say it. Miss Nian will go to the Marquis house early in the morning. It''s better to leave as soon as possible. There''s no need to say hello. The lady also sent someone to say that she felt uncomfortable occasionally. The young lady doesn''t have to go to greet her. "
Zhuo Xi asked again while eating coarse millet porridge, "according to the rules, I have to go to these two places to greet you every day?" Give her a break. She has never looked forward to working in Hou''s house like this.
Xianglan said with a smile, "yes, miss. It seems that the old lady really treats the young lady. "
Zhuo Xiqi said, "why can''t you see that madam is not?" They also let her not go to greet, but one is sincere and the other is false?
"Miss, I don''t know. Madam is only appointed from five grades, which is not comparable to miss seven grades. If she doesn''t call herself ill today, she needs to come out to see her off. The old lady is different. She has long been a patent, and her seniority is there. "
i see. Zhuo Xi smiled. Fortunately, she didn''t have a wife to come and she didn''t accept the gift. Otherwise, if she buried the root of resentment in her heart, she won''t lose.
After breakfast, she walked out of the gate of Qingluo courtyard where she lived, and had been waiting for Meng to meet her outside, "sister Zhuo Xi."
Xianglan scolded, "what''s your name! Be careful of your tongue! "Miss!"
Meng frowned wrongfully, but did not shrink his mouth, "yes, sister Xiang Lan. Miss, just now miss three and miss five said they would come to see you off. As soon as they saw Xiao holding Xiao Bai, they were scared and left immediately. "
Xianglan was very satisfied with the performance of qumeng. He patted his head and asked if everything was ready?
Qumeng replied, "housekeeper Wu has collected all the medicinal materials sent, and my wife has sent someone to send a lot of clothes and materials, which have been loaded into the car."
Xianglan nodded, "Miss, the old lady asked me to send some ornaments. They are all playthings, so I didn''t show them to miss. They are all packed in the baggage and have been pulled to the car."
Zhuo Xi nodded her head and poked the small official hat like a fan on her head. She wanted to find a mirror to see her funny appearance. Xianglan had laughed and blossomed on one side, "Miss, you look very dignified in your official clothes!"
She swaggered back and forth for several times, as if she had found a little feeling. Just about to get a ride, a servant hurried to her, "miss six, the young master has been waiting for you for two hours, and is drying outside the door at the moment!"
"Front ~ square ~ belt ~ ah ~ road" Zhuo Xi pointed forward with his index finger and middle finger, shouted a Peking Opera tune, and went out with Xianglan and qumeng laughing together.
When I went out of the door, I really saw Wu Xing already riding on a horse. He looked like he could start immediately. Seeing that she finally came out, dressed in rigorous official clothes, thought about it, jumped down again, personally opened the curtain for her, saluted her and asked her to get on the bus. He knew she didn''t like stepping on people''s stools, so he specially prepared a small stool in front of the car. Zhuo Xi nodded and got into the carriage. Yesterday, the carriage of Hou''s house has passed. This time, it is the carriage of the Wu family. The specification is completely incomparable with what she sat yesterday. The cushion is also hard. Xianglan took qumeng and sat in front of the carriage loaded with goods. Wu Xing still rode beside the carriage all the way, chatting with Zhuo Xi one by one.