"What's up?"
After Grandma Zhou brought up the business, she didn't care that the corners of her eyes were still red.
He quickly raised his head to look at the worried princess, waiting for her next words.
"Princess, mama, I'm back."
At this time, Zizhu, who had just tidied himself up, happened to return in a hurry.
But after she excitedly stepped into the threshold, she was stunned by the solemn and solemn atmosphere in the room, as well as the look on Nanny Zhou's face that was obviously no longer as usual and her eyes that were too red.
"What's going on here?"
But Danyang only waved, asking Zizhu to put down the bamboo curtain and come to him.
"You came just in time. I have something urgent to do right now and I need help from grandma. You can come along and help me."
When Zizhu saw that her princess was taking matters seriously, she immediately put everything else behind her.
After taking three steps and two steps at a time, he quickly arrived at the side of Princess Danyang, and then he only focused on obeying orders.
…
On the other side, there is the hanging flower gate of Qishuang Pavilion at this moment.
Mei Lan didn't want to disturb everyone's chat, so he just walked from the other side of the corridor to the courtyard gate.
Unexpectedly, just as he walked to the door and before he reached out to close the courtyard door tightly, he heard the group of people not far away exclaimed:
"Why?!"
"Is this true? Sister Dou'er, don't lie to us!"
Dou'er, however, didn't bother to vouch for what he just said, and was too busy covering everyone's mouths.
"Shh! You all, please keep your voices down!"
Seeing Dou'er's face change with fright, all the little maids also immediately woke up. Right now, I am gossiping, which is different from the gossip in the past.
If someone is not good, he will also be punished!
This time, Dou'er didn't need any more warnings and instructions. Everyone covered their mouths tightly and nodded like chickens pecking at rice, indicating that they would not draw attention by making loud noises.
When Dou'er ordered everyone to stay, he immediately glanced around to make sure no one was passing by or eavesdropping.
Even the moment he looked at the courtyard door, he stretched his neck involuntarily and took a second look. Just in case the door is not closed tightly and someone passing by happens to hear it.
It was also because she was so nervous that she never noticed whether anyone had closed the courtyard door after she entered.
But before she could see clearly, the little maids in front of her couldn't wait any longer. They stepped forward and surrounded her again, chattering and asking questions.
"Sister Dou'er, are you saying that the princess will not only drive away those who are involved with Aunt Feng this time, but also the subordinates of Butler Sun who were driven away before?"
This time, Dou'er didn't need to speak. Another little girl who was listening on the side already said with a sad face:
"You still don't believe it. Anyway, my aunt's sister-in-law used to be close to housekeeper Sun's niece, so she was kicked out this time. At first we were surprised that she and Aunt Feng were not close to each other. Why? We were kicked out together. But I understand this time."
While everyone was sighing and complaining about each other, Shui Dou'er only grinned at the side, neither saying anything right nor retorting.
In fact, she didn't know whether this was the case.
It's just that the relationships among the servants in the princess's house are all intricately intertwined, and it seems that any explanation can make sense.
And what she just said was just what her parents heard from the old aunt in the Duke's Mansion, and they were told that she must memorize it.
She only said that the noble person above wanted to borrow her mouth and ears. Let her get acquainted with the people in Qishuang Pavilion so that she can pass news back and forth.
If the matter can be done well, you can get a large reward of silver, and you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and you will no longer have to be a slave. The nobleman will also help their family escape from the princess mansion.
Naturally, I will enjoy peace and happiness for the rest of my life, and I don't have to worry all the time about being kicked out by the princess mansion and sleeping on the street.
But she was still afraid. She had only been promoted from a third-class maid to being next to Grandma Zhou not long ago, and it only took more than half a year at most. This was considered a happy job in the princess's house - she didn't have to be beaten or scolded, and Aunt Feng had nothing to do with her.
If so many things hadn't happened and she wasn't afraid that her parents would be kicked out of the house for no reason, she would definitely not have done such a betrayal.
Not to mention, the nobleman’s nonsense from the Duke of Xinguo.
Dou'er sighed sadly in her heart, but she didn't dare to show any of it on her face.
At this time, the little maids in front of her also said that enough was enough. They all stood up and smiled at Dou'er:
"Good sister, thank you for this news. We'll treat you to a drink of Douhua after the errand."
Dou'er was still awkward and waved her hands repeatedly:
"No, no need. It's not a big deal. I just heard it from hearsay. Where did you hear it?"
Everyone pursed their lips and smiled when they heard this:
"knew."
"Sister, don't worry. We won't let anything slip. We heard it from Sister Dou'er."
"That's right, Sister Dou'er did us a big favor, how could we be ungrateful and betray you."
Dou'er was stunned by these words.
"How can this help? Why do you think so much about it?"
Although she was joking, she said it casually.
But his eyes were fixed on everyone, even if he wanted to clear up confusion, he was also afraid that he would miss an important word, or miss a subtle expression, and misunderstand the meaning of the little maids.
There was a little girl among the crowd. Seeing that Dou'er didn't believe it, she explained seriously:
"My mother is from the garden. Although she used to work under Butler Sun. Not to mention she was lucky. In the past, she was always bullied by the evil-hearted man. She had a lot of work and was tiring. If she is implicated this time, Wouldn’t it be bad luck to be kicked out of the house?”
Hearing this, Dou'er became more and more puzzled.
"Then even if you hear the news, what else can you do? This can't be explained clearly, right?"
The little girl pursed her lips and said with a smile:
"Sister is an honest person, and she has just arrived to serve in the master's house not long ago. Therefore, I haven't seen much of the twists and turns inside, so Monk Zhang Er is confused. After a while, sister will go there. You’ll know just by looking at it.”
Dou'er was completely confused by these words, but even though he didn't understand everything, he still vaguely sensed an ominous feeling.
"You, you guys, don't want to do anything bad, right?"
These words made everyone stunned, and then they laughed and waved their hands:
"Where did Sister Dou'er want to go?"
"That's it. Sister, please wait patiently for our thank you gifts, that's all."
"Sister, sit down and rest, we're going on errands."
Everyone chatted for a while and then turned back to the door to guard the door.
At this time, a little girl who turned back first suddenly screamed in a low voice, making everyone tremble in fright.
"What's wrong?"
"what happens?"
Dou'er also jumped up from the bench because of her guilty conscience, unable to sit still any longer.
"There, there seemed to be someone there just now!"
This sentence immediately made everyone's hearts twitch.
It was an eventful time now. They gathered together to chat and found out about the secret plans of the princess and Aunt Zhou. If this was spread or reported, there might be some consequences waiting for them!
Therefore, after everyone was stunned for a moment, they immediately followed the finger of the little girl who made the noise and rushed to the suspicious place - not only to confirm but also to prepare to make amends.
