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Chapter 208 Blue
When Tushan Hou and Master Chunming were both drunk and the guests had a great time, they left. I then signaled to Ruiyang and Ruofeng and asked them to take Tushan Jing's puppet back.
Jingye said she had some time to eat, so she let me go eat first while she helped the young master wash up. I was really hungry, so I didn't refuse and went to eat a lot first.
When I finished washing up and returned to Tu Shanjing's room, he had already turned off the lights and gone to bed.
I found my little bed and lay down without any interest. I remembered that tomorrow was my real birthday. It was a pity that I couldn't spend it with the real Tushan Jing. Fortunately, the wisteria flowers he moved from Tushan to the yard had bloomed. Looking at the flowers reminded me of him, so I thought of him as accompanying me.
I ate too much and felt sleepy, so I fell into a sleepy state.
The next day, after getting up and having breakfast, he deliberately stayed a little late to pay his respects to Madam Tushan, saying that he had to go even though the new daughter-in-law had just married, so he wanted to avoid her.
He never thought that even though he arrived at the lady's door a little later on purpose, he would still be greeted by Lan Mei, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes.
Lan Mei opened her cherry lips and said, "Meet the Second Young Master. I heard from the housekeeper that the Tushan family has a set of rules. The Second Young Master has to come to pay respects to his sister-in-law. I know the Second Young Master is always busy. I wonder when he will be free?"
Tu Shanjing's puppet bowed and said, "Greetings to the eldest sister-in-law. Since I am the eldest sister-in-law, you don't have to call me the second young master in the future. It's better to follow the eldest brother and call me the second brother. After I greet grandma, I will go to the mansion to pay my respects."
Lan Mei nodded, her usual high spirits and aggressiveness gone, replaced by the submissive and shy look of a new bride, and replied, "Okay, I'll go back and wait for you. Why don't you... Miss Lanxiang go with me first, I just have something to say."
I was shocked. I didn't expect that she would want me to come over. I looked at her quickly and saw that she was also looking at me affectionately. She didn't look at me with hatred as before. For a moment, I couldn't tell whether she had really let go of her hatred and jealousy or her acting skills had improved.
Tu Shanjing's puppet didn't know about our previous conflict. He looked at her carefully and asked, "Didn't you know that Sister-in-law and Lanxiang were also good friends in the past?"
Lan Mei shook her head honestly: "There were some conflicts in the past, so I want to take this opportunity to ask Miss Lanxiang to apologize, so that we can get along better in the future. I swear to heaven that I will never hurt her in the slightest, otherwise I will be struck by lightning tomorrow."
The puppet looked at me, and I pursed my lips. Lan Mei is now the eldest young master's wife, and she politely invited me in front of everyone. I had no way to refuse and give her face.
He replied, "Sister-in-law, there is no need to swear. It is better to say something auspicious on such a happy day. As long as sister-in-law keeps her safe, it is okay for you old acquaintances to chat. Ruofeng, you can go with Miss Lanxiang. I don't need so many people to follow and serve me."
Lan Mei knelt down and bowed: "Thank you, young master." Then she raised her slender hand to cover her mouth, as if she could not change her old habit.
The puppet smiled, looked at me, nodded, and said, "You go first. I'll greet grandma and come right after."
I knew he was saying this for Lan Mei to hear, and with Ruo Feng with me, I wasn't afraid that Lan Mei would do something weird. She had finally become the eldest young master's wife and was cleared of the suspicion of murder. If she had captured the second young master's personal maid and tortured her in front of everyone on the second day of the wedding, it would have been too outrageous. I don't think she would be so stupid.
So I smiled and said, "Young Master, don't worry. The eldest young master's wife said that it's just a reunion. I will just chat over there and wait for you to come."
The puppet nodded, then turned and walked into the lady's yard.
I followed Lan Mei to Tushanhou's yard, feeling a little nervous. I didn't know what she was up to. It would be best if she just apologized to me as she said.
She was silent, just walking ahead, and the two maids following behind her were also silent. I remembered the beatings I had suffered from her before, and how she sent Li Cong to harm me, so I followed her cautiously without saying a word.
When we arrived at the gate of Tushanhou's courtyard, the guard bowed slightly and let us in.
She led me to the door of the guest room. Before I could open the door, I heard two women chatting inside: "Hey, Lan Mei is so lucky! She flew up to the tree and became a phoenix! I heard that Aunt Zhao even adopted her as her adopted daughter and announced to the public that she is a rich lady from the bird tribe!"
"Humph, if we don't do this, we'll be embarrassed if it gets out! The eldest son of the Tushan family married a lowly maid, and was once wanted. Otherwise, the old lady and the young master repeatedly told us not to tell anyone, for fear that it would be embarrassing if it got out!"
"Well, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable! Even if we don't tell her, her behavior is not that of a young lady. She has followed the young master to meet guests a few times, and she knows it in her heart. Does she need us to tell her?"
"Yes, yes! Don't let me say that in terms of appearance, although you are a bit pretty, in terms of temperament, how can you compare to your gentleness and virtue as Sister Maozhu? Moreover, you have served the eldest young master for so long, the young master must have more feelings for you. In my opinion, after you become the legal wife, it won't be long before you are promoted to a concubine."
When I heard this, I rolled my eyes to glance at Lan Mei, and saw that her face was slightly red, but I couldn't tell whether it was out of shame or anger.
She said nothing, and the two maids behind her pretended not to hear.
The sound of sweeping the floor was heard in the room, and Mao Zhu sighed and said, "Alas, I'm not sure. Look at Lan Mei. After being favored by the young master, she was locked up all day long. Her temperament has changed drastically. I guess she realized that she couldn't beat the young master and couldn't be stubborn, so she had to give in. If she becomes gentle and obedient, does that mean my style will be... no longer fresh?"
I thought to myself, you have been serving here for more than 200 years, how new can it be? Tushan Hou was not a love-minded person. Except for the second brother Yanxuan, who was deliberately pursued by him, the others were probably just captured at any time for convenience and for show.
Lan Mei spoke up at this time: "You guys wait outside, I will talk to Miss Lanxiang inside."
The room suddenly fell silent, and the two gossipers were so angry that they were probably sweating profusely.
Lan Mei's two maids looked at each other, neither responded nor said no.
Ruo Feng then continued, "Madam, it seems that the room has not been cleaned yet. Why don't I go in and see if there is anything that needs to be cleaned again so that I can help. Otherwise, the dust will be so strong that it may rush to Madam and Miss Lanxiang."
Lan Mei turned around and glanced at him, then replied, "You are not needed. We are all maids, so how can we not be able to resist the dust? Don't worry, I will open the door so that you can watch Miss Lanxiang from a distance."
Ruofeng listened, smiled and didn't say much.
Lan Mei raised her hand to open the door, and raised her chin towards the two people inside who were blushing and embarrassed, and said, "You guys go down first, I need to use this guest room."
Maozhu and another shorter maidservant walked away dejectedly, holding a broom and a rag.