I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 643: The Roots of All Living Beings

It is said that gossip is a woman's nature, and servants are always more snobbish.

This is actually understandable.

Hong'er herself knew very well that for those of them who depended on their masters for a living, if they wanted to live a better life, observing people's words and expressions was a must every day.

What are the owner's preferences?
How is the master feeling today?

Who is the host’s favorite recently?

Who is the latest potential stock?
If you don't want to be excluded, don't want to be bullied, don't want to do the most tiring work but still have a hard time making ends meet, or even disappear inexplicably one night, then you have to figure these things out.

Although not as fierce as the swordplay on the battlefield, with more and more people coming to the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion, the open and secret struggles in this deep courtyard became more and more obvious.

At first, Hong'er was the closest woman to Su Yao. He would always give instructions to Hong'er and take her with him to show up everywhere.

Although Hong'er did not have any status at that time, all the servants looked up to her invisibly.

Those people rushed to help her with any work, and even reported to her every day and waited for her orders.

When the benefactor was completely hands-off and didn't care about anything going on at home.

Little Hong'er, at the youngest age, held up everything and almost became the master behind the whole mansion.

However, as time went on, Su Yao's status became higher and higher, and more women appeared around him.

Hong'er gradually discovered that she was no longer the object of everyone's attention and envy.

The servants began to treat her coldly, and some even whispered about her behind her back.

However, the servants at that time simply stopped being extra respectful to her and just gossiped about her.

Hong'er didn't care much about it either.

She just tried harder.

Whether it is preparing meals, organizing clothes, cleaning rooms, etc., or even taking care of pregnant women and children.

No matter these things she had been doing before or needed further study, Hong'er worked harder.

In order to prevent the eldest lady from having any problems during childbirth, she even declined Su Yao's call and stayed at home.

Is this stupid?
Many people say this about her.

But Hong'er believes that everything she does is not to please or win favor, but to repay the favor and to feel at peace.

She knew that what Su Yao gave her was far more than she could ever repay. All she could do was to do her best to take good care of her benefactor and this family.

However, when the Xianbei slave girl Xiaochun also slept with Su Yao, Hong'er felt unprecedented isolation and neglect.

The attitude of the servants has become unscrupulous.

Those people laughed at her for being just a humble maid, who kept calling her a benefactor all the time and had no knowledge of etiquette. They were really like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, wanting to get to the top so badly that they didn't even look at their own status.

These rumors pierced Hong'er's heart like needles.

Even Hong'er herself doubted her own value for a time and began to worry that she would be forgotten by her benefactor.

Is it true that everything I did was just wishful thinking, or the self-satisfaction that my benefactor mentioned before?
In fact, no one needs themselves?
So, after that, although Hong'er didn't say anything, she still remained strong to the point of being a little crazy.

But whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Hong'er would sit alone in front of the window, staring at the stars in the sky in a daze, and sometimes she couldn't help shedding a few tears.

She didn't know where her future lay, nor did she know how to deal with this growing relationship.

Has the benefactor changed?

No, benefactors are always like this. Her benefactor is a great man, a great hero, always looking ahead, looking at the battlefield and the temple.

I shouldn't and can't bother my benefactor with such a trivial matter.

She just didn't understand why fate had to play such a trick on her.

Once upon a time, she thought she was the luckiest person, and she was already satisfied to be able to accompany her benefactor.

However, reality was so cruel that it pulled her back from the clouds to the ground, making her feel her insignificance and helplessness once again.

Hong'er's heart was full of contradictions and struggles. She wanted to continue to stay with Su Yao, but she was afraid that her existence would bring him trouble and trouble.

She did her own thing quietly, hoping that one day, when her benefactor had finished those important things, there would be a place where she could rest in peace.

Then, give her a little time.
Yes, a little time is enough.

Looking at the noble and beautiful women around Su Yao, she, a humble maid, no longer expected to stand out from so many women.

It would be enough if the benefactor could let her serve him from time to time as before.

What Hong'er didn't expect was that her wish came true so quickly.

During the past few days in Luoyang City, the good old days seemed to have returned a little.

Although there were many women around the benefactor, she had a place by his side when he was patrolling the city.

She felt as if she had returned to that happy time. Her benefactor still cared about her, made her happy, and even approached her without hesitation in front of others.

It was as if all her previous worries were just her own imagination, which made her so happy that she couldn't help herself.

However, the happy days were short-lived.

Just in these few short days, my benefactor will have to go back to the battlefield, and it is unknown when he will return.

So, on this day.

After seeing Su Yao off with everyone in the family, Hong'er couldn't help but sneak out again.

She took out the beautiful clothes that her benefactor had given her from the closet, went out of the city alone, mingled with the people who were seeing her off, took one more look at her benefactor, and prayed for him.

But I never thought that Su Yao would find it so easily.

What Hong Er couldn't have imagined was that her benefactor actually suspected that she had become estranged from him.
This made Hong'er's heart tremble suddenly. She didn't expect that her benefactor would care so much about her feelings. At that moment, all the grievances, loneliness and struggles seemed to turn into tears, swirling in her eyes.

She didn't want to cause more trouble to her benefactor, nor did she want to lie to him, so Hong'er just responded with matters of status and rules, and never mentioned the sadness of the past.

You must know that the Han Dynasty ruled the country with courtesy and had a strict hierarchy.

As the saying goes, all sentient beings have their own aptitudes, so we should prioritize them according to their merits and demerits, and not act recklessly!
The gap between their identities is the biggest chasm that is difficult to bridge.

Facing the high and mighty General of Chariots and Cavalry and Marquis of Guanjun, who were famous throughout the world, how could she, a humble maid who was not even a concubine, dare to be as casual as she used to?

"Identity? Rules?"

Su Yao raised his eyebrows:
"I don't care what happens in other people's homes, but when did these bad habits start to develop in our family?"

Su Yao half-knelt down, pressed his hands on Hong'er's cheeks, looked at her tearful face, and his voice gradually became cold:

"What happened while I was away?"

"Tell me honestly, has anyone bullied you?"

"Who? Is it Ayun?"

(End of this chapter)