Qingwen snorted and suddenly realized that the servant girls were all looking at her as if they were holding back their laughter. She scolded,"What are you all looking at? Is there a flower on my face?! Master had just returned and all of them knew how to slack off? Have you boiled the water? Have you finished cooking the porridge? And you, have you returned to the old lady's place? There was still a lot of things to do, and they were all standing here like wooden sticks. Could it be that they were waiting for their master to personally handle it?!”
In the past few days, which day did he not prepare water early in the morning?
In these few days, which day didn't they prepare porridge and rice early in the morning for their master?
These few days, which day didn't he stretch his neck to look, just waiting for his master to return.
If you don't prepare properly, wouldn't your sister Qingwen scold you?
The girls held back their laughter and knew that Qingwen was angry. They all agreed and said," Yes, yes, I'll go boil water now."" Yes, Miss is so tired. You need to use the flower essential oil to take a bath. I know Xiren has more. I want a bottle."
All the servant girls had left, leaving only Lin Ming and Qingwen sleeping in the inner tent. Qingwen opened Lin Ming's luggage. She folded his clothes one by one and placed them in the cabinet. She wiped the books one by one and placed them on the shelf. She carefully placed the manuscripts on the desk in order. When she saw that there was an unfinished half, she changed the Four Treasures of the Study and even polished the ink.
Qingwen was washing her hands after cleaning up. She could hear Lin Ming's breathing."She's the calmest of people. Usually, I wouldn't hear her even when I slept beside her bed. Sigh, I don't know which one of them didn't train him. He didn't know how to take care of his master's hot and cold. It wasn't easy to go back to handle the funeral, and he caught a cold. Now, he probably wouldn't feel good in his dreams.”
Qingwen quickly wiped her hands and took the incense burner outside. She met a little girl and called out to her, instructing her to fold a bunch of flowers from the garden and telling her that the girl wanted them.
Just as the little girl was about to respond, she suddenly heard someone outside say with a smile,"What flowers do you want?”
When the little girl saw that it was Second Grandmother, she hurriedly asked An to wait at the side. Qingwen also hurriedly came up to her.
Xi Feng walked over and said,"I heard that your girl's body isn't well. I came to take a look and also brought some things over." Are you asleep?"
"Thank you for thinking about it, Second Grandmother." Young Lady has just returned and is not well. She has slept for a while. When I went just now, her complexion was much better. I think it is not a problem. If there is anything, I will reply to Second Grandmother.”
"Alright." Xi Feng nodded and smiled. Although you have a strong temper, I can rest assured when you do things.”He added," It's been quite a long time since your two girls went back. It's inevitable that this courtyard will be a little deserted. Since they're back today, I thought of sending some flowers to fill in the festive atmosphere. Arrange for them to put the flowers in and find a bottle to raise them.”
"Second Grandmother, please come in. I'll wake you up."”
Xi Feng waved her hand." No need, no need. She's worked hard all the way here. She finally fell asleep. Why wake her up?" I'm just here to take a look. If there's anything missing, just let me know. Oh, right, I almost forgot something important. Second Master specially told me that your lady brought a few capable family guards and asked me to help settle them. What did your lady say?"
"Those few are also considered as some kind of family generals," Qing Wen said. Second Grandmother, please sit." He invited Xifeng to sit down and served her tea." Miss told them to find a place to stay first. They've already gone out."”
"Haha, since that's the case, I don't have to worry."”Xi Feng took a sip of tea." What kind of tea is this? It's too rough. Does your lady like this taste?"”
Speaking of tea, a courtyard without a master naturally wouldn't have good tea. Moreover, Lin Mingsu didn't care about this, so Qingwen didn't specially prepare it. Now that Xifeng asked, it was inevitable that she would lose face. "Look at my poor memory," she said with a smile."I would have forgotten if Second Grandmother hadn't mentioned tea."”As he spoke, he turned around and took out a palm-sized box from the cabinet and opened it.
Xi Feng smelled it and exclaimed,"Yo, what treasure is it? It smells so good."”
Qing Wen took out a jade box and handed it to Xi Feng, smiling.""Miss brought it back. She fell asleep the moment she came back. She didn't explain anything and only told us to send it to various places. We can't tell what it is exactly. I counted it and the number is right. It must be a gift for Madam, Grandma, or Miss.”
Xi Feng took it and opened the box, only to see a small crystal clear box. It was fragrant and refreshing, much more elegant and noble than ice and musks. He picked a small piece with his fingernail and put it in his palm to look at it. He smiled and said,"I don't know what specialty Suzhou has. Let me tell you, this isn't a specialty.”He sniffed again." It looks like tea, but it smells like it hasn't been fried.”
Qingwen said proudly," There are always things that Second Grandmother doesn't know. This is tea. It's made from the stamens of more than a hundred kinds of fresh flowers. It's white and has a thin skin carved from lotus seeds. I heard that drinking it will make your skin smoother and moisten your blood."”
"Haha, you little girl, you actually dare to show off your cleverness in front of me.”Xi Feng put away the box and handed it to the servant girl. She smiled and said,"Go back and tell your master. Let her starve you for another two days and see if you still have the energy. Alright, I've been sitting here for a while. I think you should be here by now. I should go over too.”
He then instructed Qingwen,"I've brought some ginseng and deer antlers. Get someone to grind them and cook them in porridge to replenish your master's energy. In addition, there are a few batches of satin here. Make some clothes for her. She wears too much plain these days."”
Xifeng asked someone to bring the things in and was about to say goodbye. Qingwen went to send her off first and then came back to collect the things. A moment later, she heard a noise inside and quickly went in to take a look. As expected, Lin Ming had woken up. She quickly ordered the water and personally helped him put on his clothes.
Lin Ming felt much better after a nap. Seeing that the girls were busy, he asked Qingwen,""How long have I slept? Is Miss Lin back?”
Qingwen said," She hasn't even slept for 25 minutes. How could Miss Lin come back so soon? Second Grandmother just came over to our place. Looking at Second Grandmother, I reckon that Miss Lin will have dinner with her over there before coming back."”
"I don't want this." Lin Ming pushed the buyao that the girl had chosen and chose a jade hairpin. He said,""Little Feng came? Why didn't you wake me up? Oh, right, you personally delivered the tea leaves to everyone. I wonder if Daiyu has prepared anything. You asked Daiyu. If she has it, then forget it. If not, just say that Daiyu gave it to everyone. This time, they came and went in a hurry and did not have time to prepare some good gifts. They only had this rough tea for the girls to eat and play with. Fortunately, it was made from hundreds of flowers, so it was considered fresh.”
"Got it." Qingwen pouted.
After combing her hair, she looked at herself in the mirror. She looked very different from before.
Qingwen tidied up her clothes and asked," Just now, Second Grandmother personally sent a few bolts of silk over. She also said that Young Lady's clothes were too plain. When I saw the way she came back today, I thought that she was some young scholar's brother." I can't wear these clothes anymore. I'll put them in the cabinet, sigh? I didn't find a single silk when I was packing just now. Did I lose it on the way? However, he had to check if he had lost anything else.”
Lin Ming had changed into a ruanluo dress and wore a pearl hairpin. If it weren't for the calluses on his hands, he would indeed be a young lady from a wealthy family. "I didn't use much silk and gave it all to Daiyu. If there's less, I'll just make a few more. Speaking of counting, have you seen my manuscripts?”
Qingwen snorted and shouted,"I haven't eaten yet. I haven't even had a sip of hot tea. What treasure is so urgent?" Then, I'll put all the words on the desk. The ink has also been freshly wiped. If you want to write, go ahead.”
"I'm hungry now that I mention food. Have you eaten? Since Daiyu is coming over after dinner, we don't have to prepare for her.”
Qingwen said," Master hasn't even eaten yet, so how can we have anything to eat? What a strange question."”She didn't know that Lin Ming had done so many things in the past few months. She was just used to it.
After eating slowly, the servant girls came in one by one to see them. Lin Ming sat high and Qingwen arranged for them to leave. She made some arrangements and transferred the two second-class servant girls out of the room. One of them was called Cherry and the other was called Qing Xing. The rest were still the same. After lecturing and rewarding him, Lin Ming went to the study to do his own things. Qingwen would naturally make arrangements outside.
Lin Ming was reading in the study when he suddenly heard crying outside. He tilted his ears and heard that the girl who was transferred out was not convinced. She was arguing with Qingwen, scolding Qingwen for using the girl's trust to overstep her authority and suppress dissidents. She was a wicked servant.
Lin Ming didn't know that there was such a talkative girl in his courtyard. He found it funny and heard Qingwen say,""Who am I suppressing? Hmph! When the master isn't around, you are all so capable that you can go to the heavens. Those who help the east courtyard deliver scented sachets and fawn on the west courtyard, the entire residence is your master, but this courtyard is not in your eyes. You didn't even water the flowers, sweep the ground, or even help up the broom when it fell. You're not Lord Zeng. I should have kicked you out a long time ago. If they didn't persuade me, I would have let you get in my way!”
Qing Wen said again,"Today, I've exploited you in front of Master. Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll teach you a lesson!"”
The girl was crying and arguing with Qingwen, but she didn't give in. Before she left, she said," Just you wait. I can't stay in this courtyard."
A moment later, Qingwen came in and took out the embroidery shed to sit there and work angrily. "What's wrong?" Lin Ming laughed.
"It's nothing. A blind little girl asked me to send her away.”Qingwen stretched a handkerchief and said angrily,"When she has food, she can eat more than anyone else. She doesn't know how to do a single thing, but she still rebukes her a few times. Fortunately, Snow Goose has been putting in good words for her, otherwise, I would have kicked her out long ago.”
"If you want to chase him out, then chase him out. What are you angry about?”Lin Ming found it funny." I know that in the past few months when I wasn't around, the people have been cold and warm. It's not easy in the courtyard. It's inevitable that some of the servants will reveal their true colors. It's been hard on you.”
Qingwen's eyes turned sour and she turned her back to him." I'm eating well and wearing well in the courtyard. Why should I be tired? I'm fine!"”
Lin Ming's heart softened when he saw her throwing a tantrum. Qingwen was good-looking and outstanding in every way. Ever since she came out of the old lady's place and went to the distant and close Second Miss Lin, many people said that she was unlucky to have followed the wrong person. Who didn't hear the rumors and was wholeheartedly making things difficult for her?
"I'll be leaving an empty courtyard when I go back these few months.”Lin Ming went to pull her shoulder, but she shook him off." You're the prettiest one in my courtyard, and you're also my favorite. You're also dressed prettily, and you're not any weaker than Daiyu. Looking at you again today, other than your clothes, you don't have any good jewelry on your head or hands. However, you don't want to be seen by others, and you're afraid that your Second Grandmother will laugh at you, so you took them off?”
Lin Ming went to pull her again. She wanted to twist but was pulled up by his hand. Lin Ming's hands were rough, even thicker than Qingwen's. Qingwen was a servant girl, so she naturally felt sorry for her master. She couldn't bear to twist with her anymore and let her pull her up with red eyes.
" What are you doing? You're a master, yet you're pulling and tugging at a servant like me. Do you still have any face left?"
Lin Ming pulled her to sit in front of his dressing table and smiled.""Since you became my person, my clothes were also made by you, my shoes were also made by you, and the porridge, rice, and tea were served well. Today, your master will also reward you. When I was in Yangzhou, I often hung out with the second daughter of the Zhang family. She taught me a makeup method called 'spring peach blossom bash'. I thought it was only suitable for you.”
Qingwen chuckled and said," I don't want you to draw. I don't even see you drawing anything. You even drew faces. I'm afraid you'll look like a ghost. I don't want you to draw."”
"What are you running for!" Qingwen wanted to run but was pulled back by Lin Ming. "You've never seen me draw, so you know I'm not good?" Lin Ming laughed. You've never seen many of my abilities before. Just sit there peacefully.”
Qingwen couldn't run away. She went around to her, holding a pink casket in one hand and a small jade pen in the other. She gradually approached the pen, and a little pink gradually approached her eyebrows. She couldn't help but beat a small drum in her heart. She couldn't swallow or spit it out. She quickly closed her eyes and locked her breath, waiting for that little bit of spring to dye her eyebrows.
"Qingwen, open your eyes." Lin Ming put down the object in his hand and took Qingwen's handkerchief from her clothes to wipe her hands. Qingwen was shocked and wanted to scratch her itchy left chest, but she held back. "You're a master," he scolded with a red face."How can you snatch someone's silk and use it like this?"!”
Lin Ming came from a family of military officers and was not a well-bred young lady. After going through countless rounds in the officialdom and business world, he felt much more free and unrestrained. His mind was more focused on the overall situation. He put aside the dignified rules and relaxed for a moment. He smiled and said,"There's only the two of us in this room. There's no need for so many rules.”
Although she hadn't painted for a long time, her skills had not lost a single bit. With this peach blossom makeup, Qingwen was more beautiful than the few young ladies of the Zhang family. This beauty was even more stunning. She couldn't help but praise,"There are thousands of flowers, but none can compare to this. Qingwen, you're so beautiful.”
The two people in the mirror were so close. They shared two mirrors. It was impossible to tell who was the young lady and who was the servant girl. One was the face of a lotus in clear water, one was the face of a peach blossom in spring, one was clear waves, and the other was ripples.
"Miss…"
" Oh, right," Lin Ming suddenly said. He walked to Qingwen and took out a ruby peach blossom hairpin from the bottom of the box. He put it on her lips." I've long thought of giving you something, but it never suited you. Now that I've gotten this ruby peach blossom hairpin from overseas, it's more suitable for you to wear."”As expected, it was the most suitable. Lin Ming took half a step back and looked around. He couldn't help but nod in admiration. Suddenly, he heard Qingwen say,"Come over and help me up. I suddenly feel dizzy and have no strength.”
"What's wrong?" Lin Ming quickly went over to help her up and placed his hand on her wrist. As expected, her pulse was uneven. He immediately wanted to carry her to the bed to rest, but Qingwen did not dare to let her carry her. She hurriedly broke free and leaned against her body. She pressed her chest and begged,"Good master, you are my sincere master, right? If anyone sees me, how can a girl like me live? Just pour me a cup of tea.”
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