Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 197 Ability (2)

Zhu Jinlun sat up and looked at her, shaking his head helplessly, but still raised his voice to call for someone to come in and serve her.

The maid beside Zhu Jinlun, when she saw the two sitting on the bed, immediately lowered her gaze, not daring to look, but stepped forward to serve with brisk hands and feet.

Xiaotao curled up under the quilt, she seemed a little shy, she didn't dare to come out.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Jinlun only wanted to let the servant girl take care of her, so he went straight to the clean room.

After he left, Du Juan, the maid beside Zhu Jinlun, walked over with a smile on her face, looked at Xiaotao and said politely: "Miss Xiaotao, hurry up and wash up. After the second young master comes back, he has to go to bed, we have to make the bed Just tidy."

Xiao Tao answered yes with a face full of embarrassment.

Du Juan was older than her, and she was Zhu Jinlun's big maid, so she had to be cautious and polite to her.

She got out of bed with her clothes on, and Du Juan didn't even look at her. She just made the bed neatly, replaced the sheets and quilts with new ones, and made them neatly without any wrinkles, as if no one had ever laid them down the way it used to be.

Xiaotao stood on the spot, her legs and feet were sore, and she didn't dare to move easily. After Du Juan made the bed, she turned to look at her and said, "What's the matter? Miss, isn't she ready to put on clothes yet? Don't tell me you still want me to serve you?" ?” When she said this, although she had a smile on her face, there was a hint of contempt in her eyes.

Xiaotao quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I'm just a little unsteady, and I want to ask my sister to help me."

Du Juan chuckled lightly when he heard this, and said more intentionally: "Oh, I was too careless to forget that you served the Second Young Master just now. This must be... well, well, I'll help you right now." After finishing speaking, he tore off the clothes she was wearing, and when he saw a few red marks on her bare shoulders, his eyes sank, but he didn't speak.

Originally, Xiaotao only wanted her to help her, but when she saw that she had a smile on her face, but her eyes were full of disdain and contempt, she couldn't help but feel tight.

While supporting her, Du Juan put on her clothes, and his movements were very strong, causing her to sway.

Seeing her weak appearance, Du Juan couldn't help but sneered again and said: "The second young master is not here now, so you don't need to pretend to be weak anymore, just put on your clothes obediently, and it will save trouble for us all." Wang gave Xiaotao a cold look, then turned around and walked away.

Xiaotao stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Soon, the cuckoo came back again, with a red lacquered tray in his hand, and in the tray was a white porcelain bowl filled with thick black concoction.

Looking at the bowl of thick black concoction, Xiaotao subconsciously took a step back, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.

Du Juan still smiled and said, "Girl, please drink this bowl of soup."

"what is this?"

Du Juan saw that she asked the question knowingly, snorted coldly in her heart, and said to herself: It's all over now, why are you pretending to be innocent?So, he replied lightly: "Don't you know, girl? This is a contraceptive decoction."

Birth control pills?When Xiaotao heard this, her body trembled slightly, she immediately turned around, without even looking at the bowl of soup, she kept shaking her head and said, "I don't want to drink..."

don't drink?There was a sneer on the corner of Du Juan's mouth, and he said in a deep voice: "This is prepared by Madam's order, and it is impossible for the girl not to drink it!"

Xiaotao still shook her head and said, "No, I won't drink, I want to wait for the second young master to come back."

Du Juan was a little annoyed when he heard the words, and was about to reprimand him, but when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him, he hurriedly turned around, and when he saw that Zhu Jinlun had returned, he changed his gentle expression again, Said: "Master, you are back."

Zhu Jinlun returned to the room refreshed, smelled the slightly pungent smell of medicine, and saw Xiaotao standing beside the bed with a flustered expression, and suddenly understood a little.

Du Juan calmed down again: "Miss Xiaotao, you should drink up the medicine quickly, so as not to delay the second young master's rest."

Xiaotao hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly walked to Zhu Jinlun's side, gently grabbed his sleeve, with a look of hesitation.

For some reason, she was full of fear for this bowl of soup, as if she was being asked to drink some poison.

Zhu Jinlun looked at Du Juan's face and frowned, "Who ordered this?"

Du Juan said respectfully: "Back to the second young master, this is the rule set by the madam. Miss Xiaotao is not yet an aunt, so naturally she has to drink the soup."

There are not many maids around Zhu Jinlun, besides Du Juan and Shao Yao, there are also two second-class maids Jingui and Rose.Among them, Du Juan was the only one who served Zhu Jinlun personally, and she was the one who was most likely to be raised as an aunt after Zhu Jinlun got married.

Zhu Jinlun is getting married soon, Du Juan originally thought that as soon as the Second Young Mistress enters the door, she can become an aunt.But what he never expected was that a little girl of unknown origin would suddenly appear beside the second young master.

That girl was indeed attractive, but after all she was an inferior person who was bought in, so she still looked down on her extremely in her heart.

Zhu Jinlun said lightly: "I think it's better to forget it, this kind of thing smells too bad, so hurry up and take it away."

Du Juan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, the expression on his face suddenly became complicated, and he boldly retorted: "Second Young Master, this is a rule set by Madam, slaves dare not disobey."

She didn't know how many times she had drunk this kind of medicine.Because it was ordered by the second lady, she never dared to forget it once, but this time... Zhu Jinlun frowned and said, "Hurry up and take it out, and then let someone prepare some supper."

Du Juan's face turned pale, and he nodded in a vague way, and retreated silently.

She gritted her teeth, held back her breath and walked all the way to the kitchen, then threw the bowl of soup on the ground heavily, the thick black soup splashed all over the floor, like ink was splashed on the ground.

Jingui, who heard the sound, was startled, hurried over to check her clothes, and said in a regretful tone: "The clothes are all dirty, sister, do you want to go back to your room and change..."

Du Juan stood there with a sullen face, silent for a long time, thinking that all his painstaking efforts today were in vain. He thought that as long as Xiao Tao obeyed and drank all the soup, then she could rest assured up.It's a pity that that girl is even more cunning than she thought... And this bowl of soup that she prepared with so much pains is naturally useless.

She looked down at the stain on her skirt, and then said, "Second Young Master is hungry, let the kitchen prepare some porridge, and I'll change into clothes before I come back."

Seeing her stern and menacing look, Jing Gui didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she just nodded.

After she left, he squatted down to clean up the mess on the ground. The smell of the medicine was bitter and strong, and his nose wrinkled inadvertently, which felt a little strange.The medicine smelled different from usual, and the smell was too strong... On the other side, Zhu Jinlun looked at Xiao Tao's uneasy look, patted her hand and said, "Don't pay too much attention to what happened just now .”

Xiaotao lowered her head and said softly, "It's because the servants don't understand the rules, which makes it difficult for Sister Du Juan."

She knew it was a rule, but she always felt a little uneasy in her heart, not to mention Du Juan's attitude towards her just now, so she hesitated even more.

Zhu Jinlun smiled nonchalantly: "It's no different than it is now. From now on, if you follow me, you will naturally follow my rules. It doesn't matter if you don't drink those Laoshizi decoctions. I will talk to my mother later."

Xiaotao felt a little relieved when she heard this, and her complexion improved a little.

After a while, the maids brought chicken porridge and some side dishes.

Zhu Jinlun pulled Xiaotao to sit down with him, and asked her to eat something with him.

Jingui and Rose were watching, and they immediately understood why Dujuan looked so gloomy just now.

The second young master had a new favorite, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Although, we have been serving the second young master together for several years, but in all fairness, compared with Miss Xiaotao, Du Juan is really inferior.

Du Juan is relatively older, she is already nineteen this year, and her figure is not as slim as before. Although her facial features are delicate, compared with Xiao Tao who is very beautiful, she can still be distinguished at a glance.

Both are servants, and their backgrounds are almost the same. The only things that can be compared with each other are appearance and craftsmanship.

Craftsmanship is something that can only be seen after a long period of time. Only good-looking is a natural ability.

As the saying goes, Cheng Yaojin can't be killed halfway.Come to think of it, without waiting for the second young lady to come in, Du Juan would no longer be as arrogant as before.

The way Xiaotao eats is very delicate, just like her appearance, exuding a quiet temperament.

Seeing him, Zhu Jinlun pondered for a moment, then looked at Jingui and Yueji, and ordered: "Turn back and call a little maid from the courtyard to serve Xiaotao."

Jingui was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly nodded in response: "Yes, Second Young Master."

Xiaotao picked up the spoon, paused, raised her head to look at Zhu Jinlun, flattered and said, "Don't worry about it, young master, how dare you slave... slave can take care of herself."

She is not even an aunt now, if she has a maid to serve her, wouldn't she be hated even more.Moreover, even if a servant girl came over, she would not obey her in her heart, let alone treat her as a serious master... Zhu Jinlun rinsed his mouth with green tea, waved his hand, and signaled the servant girls to clean up the table.

Seeing this, Xiaotao was about to get up, but Zhu Jinlun held hands and pushed her back to the seat.

The reason why he did this was also to show the maids around him to remind everyone not to neglect the newcomer casually.

Without the effort of a cup of tea, the table was cleaned up and replaced with new tea.Moreover, all the extra people in the room left, leaving only Zhu Jinlun and Xiaotao.

The room was silent, and the atmosphere returned to ambiguity.

Xiao Tao felt a little cautious again, looked around uncomfortably, and heard Zhu Jinlun say: "You can stay and sleep with me tonight."

Although Xiaotao lowered her head slightly, she couldn't hide the shyness on her face, so she just nodded.

The two lay on the bed again, Zhu Jinlun directly pulled the quilt to cover himself, Xiao Tao lay obediently beside him, also wrapped herself in the quilt, hesitated for a long time, then quietly stretched out her hand, slowly He touched Zhu Jinlun's quilt and gently held his hand.Immediately, she peeked at Zhu Jinlun, seeing that he still closed his eyes calmly, as if he didn't feel anything, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Zhu Jinlun's hand moved slightly, held her hand back, cleared his throat and said, "Go to sleep."

(End of this chapter)