Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 147
Xie Yanniang took a closer look again, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's because I'm blind that I recognized the wrong person. It's just that when I went to Puji Temple that day, I met an old lady at the gate. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She had been guarding for several days. My granddaughter is missing, and I have been looking for it everywhere, which makes me really worried."

The heroic woman in her brows frowned imperceptibly, and soon returned to her original complexion.

"What should the two sisters be called?"

"I don't dare to be a sister, but a servant girl is kind, this is Keyu." The maidservant on the other side smiled and replied quickly.

"I've made a note. I'm only here for a few days, and I'm not a distinguished guest from another hospital. You don't have to be too restrained." Xie Yanniang looked at Keyu's maid again, she was a little absent-minded since she mentioned the mother-in-law.

Ke Xin agreed, and then asked: "What do you want to eat tonight, my maidservant, let the kitchen prepare it."

"You can do as you see, I'm not picky." Xie Yanniang saw that Kexin was going to take Keyu out, so she couldn't help calling them back: "Leave Keyu to stay and serve, and Kexin can just go to the kitchen."

Kexin replied cautiously: "Ke Yu just came, and she is not familiar with the courtyard, and this servant wants to show her around, so don't go to the wrong place in the future, and if something bad happens, you will be punished by the master, so it's not good to delay the girl." An errand."

She insisted on taking Ke Yu away, just because she wanted to tell the maid not to talk nonsense.

It seems that Ke Xin is more stable and scheming, but Ke Yu seems to be simpler, without many palaces.

Xie Yanniang just didn't understand why these two young girls went to Puji Temple and were obedient after being sent to other courtyards?

I always feel that there is something incredible in it.If he figured it out, he might be able to understand what Long Zhiyu wanted to do.

Ke Yu pleaded guilty and followed Ke Xin out.

The maid outside the door was dutifully guarding, Xie Yanniang had to ask, and then she knew her name was Ke Lin.

"How long has Ke Lin been in the other courtyard?"

Ke Lin lowered his head and replied, "It's been a full year since I returned to Miss."

"One year is not too long, but it's not too short either." Xie Yanniang took a look at her, staying in another courtyard for a year, she could see all the nasty things clearly, and she knew Long Zhiyu very well.

It's a pity that seeing her obedient appearance, he had to pry open the maid's mouth, which was simply impossible.

Feeling that her hands and feet regained strength, Xie Yanniang couldn't sit still in the house: "Is there a garden here? I feel uncomfortable lying down, help me get up and go out for a walk."

Ke Lin wondered: "The girl just woke up, and the doctor also said that she should rest well. If the wind blows when she goes out, the master is afraid that she will punish the servants for not taking good care of them."

"Don't worry, if the lord comes, just say it's my idea, it has nothing to do with you." Xie Yanniang waved her hand, what a joke, she stayed in the room, how could she know how to leave the other courtyard and inquire about the news?
Ke Lin couldn't resist her, so he had to help Xie Yanniang out of the door: "The garden is really far away, how about the servant girl accompanying the girl for a walk by the lake?"

"Alright," Xie Yanniang knew that everything should be done step by step. If she was too deliberate and aroused Ke Lin's suspicion, she wouldn't even be able to get out of the courtyard.

After going out, she realized that there was something strange about this yard.

The lake is beautiful, the yard is built on the lake, only a wooden bridge over the water can leave.

The straight wooden bridge can only be passed by one person.If someone stands in the middle, no one can get through.

It's a good place to imprison someone, after all, she can't jump into the lake and swim to the other side.

Xie Yanniang squinted her eyes, and said with a slight smile, "This courtyard is really unique, it's actually built on top of the lake."

Ke Lin replied: "This is designed by the master shipbuilder invited by the prince himself, and it took two years to build it."

It's really hard work, I don't know who it is for imprisoning someone.

Xie Yanniang walked on the wooden bridge, this bridge is very strong, not to mention the two piles at the bottom, there are also hidden piles, very strong.

Unless it is set on fire, the wooden bridge will hardly collapse.

She turned her head to look at the courtyard where she was temporarily staying. If someone set fire to the bridge, she was afraid that she would not be able to get out, so she joked: "If you don't pay attention to the fire, there is nowhere to escape?"

Xie Yanniang pointed at the lake, shrugged helplessly, "I'm a landlubber, it's impossible for me to swim to the other side."

"Girl, don't worry. Although this covered bridge is made of wood, it's covered with a layer of fire-setting wax. I heard that it's a secret manual of the master shipbuilder. The fire can't be ignited, so it can't burn."

Ke Lin's words surprised her a little, is it a covered bridge that can't be burned?

Xie Yanniang looked at other places from a distance, pointed outside and asked, "Are there people living in those courtyards?"

"That's the guest room, and it's all vacant now. The master occasionally takes guests here to hunt, and one of the yards is reserved for Mrs. Yun." Ke Lin answered every question, with a very respectful tone, and didn't know Long Zhiyu How did you explain it.

However, the relationship between Mrs. Yun and Long Zhiyu is indeed good enough, no wonder many people speculated about their private relationship.

It's a pity that those people guessed wrong. Mrs. Yun only likes thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys who have not yet grown up, but Long Zhiyu likes young girls who have just grown up. It is impossible for them to hook up.

"Mrs. Yun has a close relationship with your master. My sister was invited by Mrs. Yun when she went back to the hot spring village, but she met the prince. She was very happy when she came back, but it was a pity that I couldn't go there." Xie Yanniang said with a naive look. It looks like it's really a pity to pout.

Ke Lin took over the conversation: "If the girl likes it, there is a bath in the other courtyard, but without the permission of the master, the servants dare not make decisions without authorization."

Xie Yanniang waved her hand and said: "No, I'll just talk about it. How can I use the prince's bath casually?"

Just thinking about letting her share a bath with Long Zhiyu makes Xie Yanniang feel sick.

I'm afraid that after washing, she will have to rub her skin hard when she comes back?
After listening, Ke Lin didn't say any more, and only advised Xie Yanniang not to blow the wind, as if she would fall if blown by the wind.

She didn't make things difficult for Ke Lin, and agreed with a smile. When she turned around, she asked again: "My lord said that he would send someone to Xie's mansion to deliver a letter. I am really worried. Can my sister ask for me? If so, I will write a letter. Go back, don't let father and mother worry."

"Miss, you don't need to worry, the master speaks well, and what you promise will definitely be done." Ke Lin was unmoved, and never took a step away from Xie Yanniang's side.

Xie Yanniang also followed her, it seems that it is not an easy task to get rid of this difficult maid.

Ke Xin and Ke Yu came back soon, but Xie Yanniang's sharp eyes saw that there was still a little redness in the corner of Ke Yu's eyes, which seemed to be from crying.

But I was afraid that she would see Ke Yu's strange appearance, so she stood in front of her and took the initiative to serve Xie Yanniang.

Xie Yanniang also acted as if she couldn't see it. Compared with Ke Xin, Ke Yu's stay here seemed to have something inside.

To inquire about things, it might be easier to start with Ke Yu.

Xie Yanniang also planned to get closer to Ke Yu, so she asked her to come and serve her.

"How old are you? How long have you been in the yard?"

Ke Yu lowered her head, and replied cautiously, "Your maidservant is seventeen this year, and she has been in the courtyard for less than a month."

He answered firmly, obviously being taught how to answer.

Xie Yanniang nodded slightly, and asked again: "Who is there in the family?"

"There was no one else in the family, so I had only a servant girl, so I sold myself as a servant girl, and I had a good meal." Ke Yu insisted that he had no relatives, but when he mentioned selling himself as a slave, his tone was a little unstable.

"Seventeen is enough to marry, why not marry an honest and good family?"

After Xie Yanniang asked, she inadvertently caught the flash of hatred and sadness in Ke Yu's eyes, it seemed that she was a person with a story.

"The maidservant comes from a humble background, and there is no one to help her at home. If she gets married, she may not have her mother's family to support her."

But Yu answered the truth, even if a woman without the support of her natal family is married well, once her color fades and her husband finds a new love, she will lose her place in the family and end up in a miserable end.

So when Ke Yu came to the other courtyard, he wanted to rely on Long Zhiyu's backing to marry a good family?
Thinking of this, Xie Yanniang couldn't help laughing.

Selling oneself as a slave just for this reason is really too impulsive and reckless.Moreover, the Fifteenth Prince has a high position and authority, so how could he interfere with who these low-born girls marry and help find a good family?
She felt that her idea was too absurd, it would be better to just climb into his bed directly if Long Zhiyu was looking for her husband's house.

Ke Yu felt that she had said too much, so she quietly backed away a few steps.

Ke Lin raised the curtain and reported in a low voice: "Girl, the master is here."

Xie Yanniang almost opened her mouth to ask, what is Long Zhiyu doing here again?
Swallowing these words back abruptly, she saw Long Zhiyu walking in slowly, and asked softly: "Young lady lives comfortably, is there anything wrong?"

"No, it's very good here, Lord Lao, don't worry about it." Xie Yanniang got up quickly and replied respectfully.

"Don't be restrained. I'm just a little bored eating alone, so I invite the girl to join me, don't you mind?" Long Zhiyu's eyes were softer. If it was any other girl, he would have already bowed down to his tenderness.

Only Xie Yanniang felt that those eyes wrapped around her body like a poisonous snake, making her whole body uncomfortable.

"It's a girl's honor to be invited by the lord." Even if she knew, facing Long Zhiyu, she might not be able to swallow the dinner.

As soon as the words fell, the maid waiting outside the door came in with various dishes.

Ke Lin directed the maids to put down the dishes, while Ke Xin and Keyu were busy serving them.

Long Zhiyu sat down first, and then asked Xie Yanniang to take a seat on the right.

Xie Yanniang glanced at the dishes on the table, they were all southern dishes, obviously this man put his heart into it, knowing that she had been living in the south, and her tastes were probably more southern.

It's a pity that Long Zhiyu is different this time. She lived in the south for a long time in her previous life.It's just that when I came to Beijing and lived in the palace for five years, my taste has long since changed.

The light taste of the south in the past has long been forgotten.

Xie Yanniang watched Long Zhiyu move his chopsticks, then picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.Clear and light, it is indeed the taste of the south.

She remembered that the Fifteenth Prince's taste was stronger, and he also loved pasta. He didn't like the bland dishes in the south very much.

Sure enough, Long Zhiyu didn't move his chopsticks much, basically watching himself eat.

(End of this chapter)