concubines are respected

Chapter 48
Suxian's master and servant were talking in the room, Yanzi and Xi'er were busy in the kitchen, and the Yixiang Pavilion became quiet, as if nothing unusual happened.Suddenly, a scream in the kitchen broke the calm, Suxian was slightly stunned and ran towards the kitchen with big strides.

In the kitchen, there was a smell of oil, and the firewood was burning in the stove. Xi'er, with her cuffs up high, stretched her arms into the wooden frame of the window with a face full of pain. with.

Yanzi blushed anxiously, kept raising her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead, and said to Xi'er apologetically, "Sister Xi'er, it's all because of my clumsy servant, it's my servant's fault for accidentally hurting you."

"What's the matter? Work hard, how can you make it look like this?" Suxian entered the kitchen and asked with concern.

"Second Miss." When Xi'er saw Suxian, tears glistened in her eyes, and she said resentfully, "The maidservant is making scallion pancakes for Second Miss on the stove, and Yanzi is responsible for lighting the fire. Originally, everything was fine, but she just wanted to learn how to do it." I was making cakes. I don’t think she is very stupid, and the hot oil splashed everywhere, and the hands of the servants were burned by the hot oil.”

Only then did Suxian see that Xi'er's white arm was shining with oil, and it was very red. Although it had been soaked in clear water, it was already red and swollen. It seemed that the injury was really serious.

The vanilla who followed was also taken aback, and hastily scooped up a ladle of cold water from the water tank, poured it on Xi'er's arm, and said softly, "Swallow is so careless, Cuiya is injured right now. Can't move, the garden is short of manpower, and Xi'er was hurt, but it's good."

Cold water poured down her arm, and the burning pain on Xi'er's arm eased a little, but she still complained about Yanzi's behavior just now, glared at Yanzi in dissatisfaction, and said in a broken voice, "I think she seems to be doing it on purpose." Yes, how could the twisted bread be thrown heavily into the oil pan, I wanted to stop it but it was too late."

When Xi'er said this, Yanzi was so aggrieved that she almost cried, her lips were puckered and she sobbed, "Sister Xi'er, don't blame me, I really didn't mean it. I'll go get you medicine right now, and your work will be done in the future." Son, I'll do it for you, you just need to take good care of your wounds."

After finishing speaking, Yanzi ran out of the small kitchen in a breeze, her expression was extremely humble, unlike the calm and calm expression she had when she was talking to Suxian in the main room just now.

Suxian raised her eyebrows slightly, watching Yanzi rushing to Cuiya's room, a sudden look of surprise appeared between her brows, she thought to herself, this girl is really a big kid, it seems that she should not be underestimated.

Sure enough, Yanzi returned quickly with a box of scald ointment in his hand. This wasn't what Cui Ya had applied in the past, so what was the problematic scald ointment?

"Sister Xi'er, here's the medicine, quickly put on the burn ointment." Yanzi unscrewed the lid of the box, picked up a small piece of white plaster with her fingertips, and wiped it on Xi'er's burnt area.

"Hey, no need, no need!" Xi'er took a step back in embarrassment, and pulled her arm out of the water. Vanilla was caught off guard and poured water all over her body. It's worthy, it's very rare. I can't bear it, for my little injury, just apply some aloe vera planted in the yard."

Vanilla shook the water stains on her dress, turned around and glanced at Suxian, just in time to meet Suxian's stare, and the corners of Vanilla's lips pursed slightly, revealing an imperceptible sneer.

"How about just applying aloe vera? I've already obtained Sister Cui Ya's consent. Sister Xi'er doesn't have to refuse. The wound should be healed first." Swallow said with concern, and greeted Xi'er with the ointment in hand.

"No, really no need." Xi'er became a little anxious, with a slightly annoyed expression on her face, "I told you I'm fine, so don't worry about it, okay, put away the ointment quickly, don't waste it .”

Xi'er's actions have already explained everything. It seems that Yanzi's suspicion is correct. Suxian suppressed the anger rising in her heart, and said to Xi'er, "Xi'er, don't lose your temper. There is a shortage of manpower in the yard right now. Yanzi You're new here, and don't know many rules. You'd better take the medicine quickly and heal the injury as soon as possible."

"Yes, Xi'er, Second Miss cares about you so much, so don't make excuses." Vanilla spoke in a much cooler tone, thinking that Cui Ya's foot injury was most likely caused by Xi'er, Vanilla wished Put all the ointment on Xi'er's wound, let her also taste the pain of that skin ulcer.

"This. This." Xi'er's face was a little pale, Suxian and Xiangcao spoke one after another, and Yanzi pressed on step by step with an ointment in his hand, making her groan in her heart. She held back for a long time before she pursed her lips She said, "Sister Cui Ya has used this medicine for a long time, but the injury has not been relieved, so the effect must be mediocre. I don't need to worry about it. I will go to the yard to pick some aloe vera later."

Before Xi'er finished speaking, Suxian couldn't hold back the growing anger in her heart, and shouted loudly, "Shut up, you are still quibbling, it seems that you really plan to play us like fools You have to apply this medicine today, or you have to apply it if you don’t, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude to you!”

Suxian roared without warning, and Xi'er's legs softened in shock, and she leaned on the wooden cabinet a little unsteadily, her eyes full of panic and whispered, "Second Miss, why are you so angry? Slaves. Slaves use medicine."

After speaking, he stretched out his red and swollen arm tremblingly, and Yanzi was not polite, and without hesitation, he applied the ointment in his hand to Xi'er's burnt area, and then, as if he was not relieved, he picked another piece and applied it on it.

"Enough, enough." Xi'er bit her lips tightly and said in a begging tone, tears slid down her cheeks, but she didn't dare to move her arms, and her body trembled more and more.

After applying a thick layer of ointment, Yanzi screwed on the lid, returned to Suxian's side, stared at Xi'er coldly, said nothing, the expression of apology just now was gone.

"Xi'er, do you feel much better now?" Suxian asked coldly.

"Back to Second Miss, I feel better. It's much better." The injured area was already in burning pain, but now she was forced to apply the wrong ointment, Xi'er only felt her arm was bitten by thousands of ants, and she almost lost consciousness due to the pain.Due to the presence of Suxian and others, she had no choice but to endure the excruciating pain and speak against her will.

"Really? It's really much better?" Vanilla smiled coldly, "Don't you feel that the burnt place seems to be more painful?"

"Ah." Xi'er was taken aback, glanced at Vanilla, and immediately looked aside, and murmured insincerely, "How could it hurt more? It's better." There were fine sweat stains, it seemed that she was very sad at this moment, but she was just trying to hold back.

"Still lying! Come to think of it, you really are the one who doesn't cry when you see the coffin!" Suxian no longer entangled with Xi'er, and asked forcefully, "Say, who told you to put the medicine in Cuiya's medicine? "

"Prescribe medicine, what kind of medicine, I don't understand what Second Miss means." Xi'er said with a guilty conscience, not daring to lift her head.

"You really don't understand?" Suxian snorted coldly, "Yanzi, give Xi'er some medicine, otherwise she will definitely not remember."

"Yes." Yanzi replied angrily, unscrewed the lid of the box immediately, and walked towards Xi'er.

"Ah! Don't, don't." Xi'er couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately knelt heavily on the ground, crying, "Second Miss, please spare this servant, and this servant has no choice. It is the meaning of the eldest lady, and the medicine to add the scalding ointment is also given by the eldest lady, the slave servant is soft-spoken, how dare you go against the eldest lady, Second Miss, I beg you."

Xi'er finally admitted, Suxian quickly exchanged glances with Xiangcao, and a triumphant smile rose from the corner of her lips, "I have no choice? You have hands and feet on your body. If you don't want to, who can force you! Even if it's Da Furen Why, you are in Yixiang Pavilion, she can't come to me to force you!"

"Second miss, you don't know. The cousin of the servant girl was working in the front yard. He disappeared a few days ago. The eldest lady promised to find someone for the servant girl, but she made a condition of putting medicine in sister Cuiya's burn ointment. The servant girl is really worried. Cousin, I agree." I don't know if it's because of the pain from the injury or the nervousness, Xi'er's originally pale cheeks flushed a little.

"Your cousin is also on business in the mansion, what's his name?" Suxian asked in surprise.

"He. His real name is Chen Zishan, and everyone calls him Xiaoshanzi." Xi'er bent down and replied in a broken voice, but her arms on the ground trembled more and more, and the wound was red and swollen and shiny. The medicinal effect of the grass juice has completely penetrated into it.

Suxian frowned unbearably and said, "Stop kneeling on the ground, go and wash off the ointment." Then she turned sideways and said to Xiang Xiang, "Go to the yard and pick some aloe vera for her to apply."

"Second Miss, she made Cui Ya so miserable, you pay it back." Xiang Cao said unwillingly.

"Forget it, I have to be forgiving and forgiving. All I want is the truth, and I don't want her to lose her arm." Suxian spoke softly, and Xiangcao walked into the yard reluctantly.

Xi'er felt amnesty, and immediately kowtowed to Suxian, got up and came to the copper basin, and hurriedly poured water to rinse the thick ointment on her arm.

Not long after, Vanilla picked a green and thick aloe vera leaf, and handed it to Xi'er with a cold face.

After washing off the ointment, and applying cool aloe vera juice on the injured area, Xi'er looked much more relaxed, grateful for the blessing of Su Xian's body.

Suxian ignored Xi'er's respectful expression, concentrated on thinking, and murmured to herself, "Xiao Shanzi. The name sounds so familiar."

"Second Miss, Xiaoshanzi is a servant in the front yard." Xiangcao thought for a while, then said softly, and then said to Xi'er sarcastically, "What cousin, I think this person has an affair with you !"

"No, no, no! Sister Xiangcao, the maidservant and Brother Xiaoshan are innocent." Xi'er's cheeks flushed anxiously, ignoring the pain in her arm, she hastily swung her denial.

"Look, you said you were a cousin just now, but now you're Brother Xiaoshan again. Second Miss, this girl doesn't tell the truth, don't be fooled by her!" Vanilla didn't like Xi'er anyway. , wholeheartedly picking the thorns in her words.

Xi'er grimaced and squeaked, not knowing what to say.

Suxian waved her hand, and said in a calm manner, "Forget it, I don't bother to care about your relationship with Xiaoshanzi, but I remembered that this boy named Xiaoshanzi came." She said, A cold light flashed in Suxian's eyes, "One of the two servants who locked me and Cuiya in the small wooden hut that day was named Xiaoshanzi. If I guessed right, your Xiaoshan Brother, you must have disappeared after the Denglou fire?"

"Yes, what the second lady said is true. My cousin, brother Xiaoshan, indeed disappeared after the fire in the lamp building. The servant girl went to the front yard to inquire from Mama Chen, and Mama Chen said that he disappeared on business. After the eldest lady found out, So I sent my servant to ask questions, and promised to find someone for my servant, so this servant complied with Da Furen's request." The more Xi'er spoke, her voice became lower and her eyes lowered to the ground, she didn't dare to look up at Suxian at all, as she spoke, suddenly Thinking of what Suxian said just now, she looked up boldly and asked, "Second Miss, what did you say just now that he locked you in the cabin?"

It seems that Xi'er didn't know that Suxian was murdered in Denglou that day, and only thought it was an accident. From this point of view, Xi'er was not the eldest lady's confidant, but was used as a gun.

"You give up, your Xiaoshanzi brother won't come back." Suxian said in a low voice, although Xi'er almost hurt Cuiya, she is just a poor person who is being used by others.Just imagine how many of the servants in Lin's mansion escaped the control of the eldest lady. Thinking of this, Suxian suddenly couldn't hate Xi'er, instead she felt a little pity.

(End of this chapter)