Ouyang Rong finished bathing.
Behind the screen in the back room.
There was still a bit of sultry mist, and Wei Lai silently put away Ouyang Rong's clothes from the hangers next to the tub.
As usual, the white-haired maid buried her nose in the clothes and sniffed quietly.
The master must be very tired from being outside recently...
Whispering, she opened the window next to her to let out the heat.
Wei Lai got it from the smell of sweat on the clothes Ouyang Rong changed and from the heavy snoring he made after falling asleep every day.
It's a pity that she can't help the master with the big task now.
The only thing that can be done is to not cause trouble and serve him gently after he comes home every night, so that he can fall asleep early and go out energetically with Miss Xie next door the next morning.
Wei Lai carried the bamboo basket containing the master's dirty clothes and walked through the long corridor under the night to the laundry room in the back house.
Perhaps it was because tea had been spilled on her skirt not long ago, which made her look very weak and easy to bully.
At the door of the laundry room, the white-haired maid was stopped by an older maid next to her half-slender sister.
The owner's dirty clothes waiting to be washed were also snatched away by them as if they were treasures.
Logically, this should be her job as a personal maid.
Wei Lai returned to Meilin Courtyard empty-handed.
Still did not disturb the reading lamp lit by the owner.
The master is not her master alone, but the master of the whole family.
This is something Wei Lai realized recently.
Those sisters who bullied and suppressed her may have appeared to be well-behaved and polite in the eyes of their master.
And their evil will only be revealed to her, the new maid who stands in the way.
Hateful people must also be pitiable.
The owner is a county official.
What he focused on was the interests and well-being of the people in the county, and he was dealing with powerful gentry who had been rooted in the place for hundreds of years. What he touched was huge interests that a humble maid like her could not imagine.
Not to mention that there is a cunning and deceitful officialdom in the Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that the master was the youngest Jinshi Tanhualang in Luojing, the capital of the gods, and even the powerful royal princess dared to remonstrate in court.
So the master is a man who does great things.
For the backyard of the home behind you, you will naturally prefer to live in harmony and orderly.
Wei Lai knew that maybe the master loved her more and was more special.
But if you insist on pampering and complaining about every little thing in daily life, men will eventually get tired of it.
Moreover, what we are dealing with this time may be the bullying of ordinary maids such as semi-employees, but what about the bullying of Mrs. Zhen next time? Do you want to file a complaint if you are offended? Add some conflict between aunt and nephew?
Perhaps the master is more special than other men, has a better temper, and is gentle and tolerant to her.
But Wei Lai didn't dare to gamble.
There was only this dazzling light in her world.
Once you lose a bet, you lose everything.
The white-haired maid had recently been vaguely aware of something that made her panic.
The master's kindness to her may not be as special as she expected.
The owner is very kind to everyone in Meiluyuan.
But Wei Lai felt that only such a good master would give her this white-haired maid such precious love as a gift.
Kweila longed to penetrate into his master's heart, but he seemed to be keeping his heart closed.
Occasionally when she wakes up late at night, the white-haired maid hears the inexplicable lonely sigh of the young man next to her.
She wanted to comfort her, but in the end, it was Master Wenrun who comforted her.
But no matter what.
Wei Lai is content to stay with Ouyang Rong as he is now.
Besides, he also gave her the most important thing for a servant girl...
In the next few days, the maids who were waiting for Banxi continued to "occupy" the positions of Meilin Courtyard and Wei La's personal maid from time to time.
Sometimes I would deliver cakes and make tea at night.
Sometimes it was to get ahead of Wei La and report Tan Lang's recent living conditions in front of Zhen.
Sometimes he would rush to wash Ouyang Rong's clothes, and the next morning he would replace Wei Lai and neatly put the clean new clothes on Ouyang Rong's body as he hurried out.
The white-haired maid said nothing.
One night, Ouyang Rongpo returned late and took Xie Lingjiang, who was also busy with travels all day, to have dinner with Zhen in the Meiluyuan living room.
After dinner, Ouyang Rong put his hands behind his back and took a walk with Wei Lai, who was carrying a lantern, back to the Meilin courtyard.
As soon as he entered the house and before he put away the lantern, Wei Lai saw Ouyang Rong stripping off his clothes and walking towards the bathtub in the back room.
"I'm a little tired today, so I'll take a shower and rest first."
"Master, have you been drinking today?"
"You have a really good nose."
Ouyang Rong took off his belt and clothes and smiled:
"I had a drink with someone at noon. It was Magistrate Tian of Xingzi County next door, and he was also very concerned about the matter of Di Gongzha. Xingzi and Longcheng are both downstream of the sluice, so it was related to the welfare of the two counties, so he also took his subordinates to run away Come care, I took them for a tour today.
"But this colleague is an old drunkard. I had a drink with him at noon... I will send them away tomorrow.
"correct."
Ouyang Rong paused, pointed to the official uniform with some dust and mud stains on the hanger, and said casually:
"Please don't wash this coat. You have to wear it when seeing guests off at the pier tomorrow."
Ouyang Rong only has four sets of regular uniforms, and there are two sets of light green official uniforms in rotation. One of the official uniforms has been worn for a long time and was only washed yesterday and has not yet been dried;
Although the suit I took off was dirty, there was a formal occasion tomorrow, so I had to keep it on.
Mainly due to the recent rainy season, it is hot and humid and prone to sweating.
Ouyang Rong bathed in a bucket.
Wei Lai turned her head and silently glanced at the official uniform hanging on the hanger.
Not long after, I saw the owner leaving after taking a bath.
Wei Lai walked over, packed the official uniforms and other clothes into a bamboo basket, and then silently placed the basket on the ground next to the screen.
The white-haired maid waited quietly for a while. Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside the yard.
Wei Lai looked accustomed to it and went to open the door.
"Sister Wei Lai, why are you so slow? Are you not welcoming us?"
Vera shook her head.
Banxi carried the cake box and led the four maids into the plum forest courtyard, looking left and right, as if looking at the figure of the husband.
"The eldest lady asked us to send some mung bean cakes... Where is Tanlang?"
Wei Lai pointed in the direction of the bedroom, "Tan Lang is resting."
His face was slightly disappointed.
Wei Lai turned around and wanted to return to the bathroom, but was pulled aside by a maid to chat familiarly.
Banxi took the other maids and went to the bathhouse in a familiar way.
After a while, Wei Lai saw out of the corner of his eye Banxi and the others walking out of the house carrying the bamboo basket and a set of clean moon-white uniforms belonging to the owner.
This set of regular clothes was given to Miss Ah Qing on her birthday. All the girls in Meiluyuan could tell that Ouyang Rong liked to wear this set recently.
Banxi and the maids did not even look at the white-haired maid not far away who was hesitant to speak. They left the Meilin courtyard with a calm expression and returned home with a full load.
Not far away, a half-spoken sentence came from outside the hospital:
"Since Tanlang is resting, we won't disturb you. The mung bean cake is on the table. Feed it to Tanlang later. The maid is not allowed to be greedy."
In the deserted yard, Wei Lai nodded slightly.
Seems to be following orders.
Early the next morning.
Meiluyuan Hall.
Breakfast.
Sitting next to the Eight Immortals table were Ouyang Rong, who was wearing a white blouse, and Mrs. Zhen, who was dignified.
Beside the two of them, Wei Lai, Ban Xi and other maids stood waiting, as usual.
Mrs. Zhen drank the porridge in no hurry, smiled and held her chin in her hands while looking at her nephew.
Under his aunt's loving gaze, Ouyang Rong finished the hot glutinous rice porridge in one gulp and looked at the clock.
"Let's go now. Eat slowly."
The young magistrate stood up and prepared to leave, his steps hurried.
With his sharp eyes and quick hands, he had already squeezed out a certain white-haired maid and waited not far from the door in advance. He spread out his moon-white uniform in his hand and greeted her with a smile:
"Have a nice trip, Mr. Lang."
Ouyang Rong glanced at Silla's maid and nodded slightly. He opened his hand and let the half-thin clothes be draped. Suddenly he looked down, pulled back the arm that had just been inserted into the sleeve, turned around and asked:
"Where's the official uniform?"
The half-slender smiling face was stunned: "What official uniform?"
"The one I changed into yesterday."
He half-consciously replied: "I washed it..."
The young county magistrate Ying, who was walking a little hastily out of the house, frowned slightly and said in a loud voice unconsciously:
"Didn't I tell you not to wash it yet?"
After a pause: "Also, who does the laundry? Why is it so messy?"
Ban Xin's body trembled with fright. Lang Jun used to speak calmly and gently, but it was rare that his tone was a bit harsh like this.
Mrs. Zhen, who was drinking porridge at a table not far away, slowly put down the porcelain spoon in her hand, looked sideways in the direction of the door, and did not take the handkerchief handed to her by the maid next to her to wipe her mouth.
In the early morning, the room was filled with the warm aroma of porridge and the scent of early sunshine. All the women's eyes quickly gathered because of the serious tone of the male host.
For a moment, there was a flash of light on my back. I panicked for a moment and said hurriedly:
"My slave deserves to die. Sir, don't be angry. This slave is going to see if the official uniforms on the line are dry..."
He was about to run out the door in a hurry.
"never mind."
Ouyang Rong took a breath and said slowly, waving his hand to stop Banxi.
Just when the young county magistrate lowered his head and tried to put on his moon-white uniform, he reluctantly went to the dock to see off the guests.
"Tan Lang, it's all my fault that I didn't explain this to my sister clearly."
The white-haired maid who had just disappeared for a while suddenly appeared on the porch outside the door. She unfolded a light green seventh-grade official uniform in her hand and stepped forward to help Ouyang Rong put it on in front of everyone.
Ouyang Rong was startled, looked down at the official uniform, and then looked at Wei Lai who looked apologetic:
"Didn't you wash it last night?"
Wei Lai said crisply: "This is another set. I touched it this morning and it's already done."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Ouyang Rong looked relieved. Under Wei Lai's care, he dressed neatly and hurried out. Before leaving, he didn't forget to look back. He lowered his head and bit his lip and said half-heartedly: "It's okay."
Ouyang Rong's figure walked away, met the beautiful figure of the Xie family's daughter at the door in the distance, and disappeared.
After he left.
Inside and outside the hall, silence remained for a while.
Lang Jun said it was okay, but was it really okay?
In front of the round table, the dignified and dignified woman in a skirt glanced around at the women in the hall.
The maids had different expressions, either lowering their heads or lowering their eyes, but none of them dared to say a word.
As long as it involves Lang Jun, no matter how small it is, it is Meiluyuan's top priority.
And no matter how minor the mistake is, the lady who loves her husband has to go on the scale to see how much it weighs, and she can't easily get over it.
Banxi, who used to be quite arrogant, seemed to be standing at the door, with her head deeply buried in the moon-white uniform in her arms, her face pale.
Wei Lai lowered her eyebrows and stood there.
"Come all over."
Zhen suddenly spoke.
Wei Lai, Ban Xi and other maids hurriedly gathered in front of the woman in the skirt and stood very honestly.
"What's going on? Tell me."
Several maids who had been following him hurriedly told him everything about last night, like pouring beans through bamboo tubes.
Don't dare to add fuel to the fire.
Wei Lai also honestly added some, and then took the initiative to blame himself:
"Madam, it's all slave's fault. Miss Banxi and the others left in a hurry. I forgot to mention Tan Lang's explanation. It's slave's fault."
Hearing the sincere tone of the white-haired maid.
The waiting maids couldn't help but look at her sideways.
Zhen shook her head and whispered:
"It doesn't matter, I can finally get a clean official uniform, as long as it doesn't delay Tan Lang's business."
After saying that, the woman in the skirt looked meaningfully at the pretty white-haired maid in front of her.
Wei Lai's eyebrows became gentler and lowered.
Zhen suddenly asked: "Didn't you call me master before? Why did you call me Tanlang by your nickname?"
The other maids, including Banxi, only dared to shout Tanlang's intimate nickname in private, but no one dared to go beyond it in front of Mrs. Zhen.
Wei Lai's little face was calm and she spoke eloquently:
"In reply to Madam, the master asked the slave to call him. One night, the master held the slave in his arms and whispered, asking the slave to call him Tanlang when there are people around, and then call him master when no one is around."
"oh?"
Mrs. Zhen raised her eyebrows, and all the maids around her showed surprise and admiration.
He is called Tanlang in front of others, and Master after others.
Hiss, what kind of fun is this?
Madam Zhen knew more than a group of little maids, and she suddenly thought more deeply. She was not only paying attention to what was revealed in these words, Tan Lang hugged the unpleasant-looking white-haired maid in the middle of the night and whispered about this in private. thing.
There is also Tanlang's special hobby that I accidentally discovered last time...
Zhen couldn't help but take a look at Wei Lai's slender body.
I didn't expect that I could bear it.
Also, the little girl has already experienced the harsh environment in a cage, so being restrained and tied up with rope skills should be no problem. She is quite obedient and cooperative... No wonder Tanlang likes her.
Wei Lai didn't know what Zhen was suddenly thinking at this moment, so he carefully observed the woman's face, which seemed to be normal, and whispered:
"If the madam doesn't like slave shouting like that, slave can change it."
"No."
Mrs. Zhen came back to her senses and couldn't help but take another look at the white-haired maid. For a moment, she felt that she was more pleasing to the eye.
From this point of view, the last trip to Jinxiaokou Horse Racing Shop was not completely in vain.
She thought for a moment, then lowered her voice and warned:
"Since Tanlang likes you shouting like this, just be obedient."
"Yes, madam."
Zhen stretched out her hand slowly, took the clean moon-white uniform from Ban Xian's hand, and handed it to Wei La.
She turned to the maids and said calmly:
"You are not allowed to run into Tanlang's yard at will from now on. He has a personal maid to take care of him. Don't go and cause trouble."
"yes!"
The woman in the skirt finished closing the coffin and waited for the maids to respond hurriedly. She immediately realized something and turned to look at Wei Lai. For a moment, the expressions of the girls were a little complicated.
The white-haired maid held the moon-white uniform of her returned master tightly in her arms, and a pair of dreamy gray misty blue eyes also showed a flattered look.
Zhen smiled lightly, tilted her head, and glanced at the porridge bowl on the table.
Wei Lai immediately put the Yuebai uniform aside. She took a step forward, picked up the porridge bowl with a porcelain spoon, and carefully fed the porridge to the aunt in front of her, one bite at a time.
The little face was full of pleasing expressions, and the white-haired maid's eyes were filled with joy.
Mrs. Zhen chewed her food carefully and said with a smile: "Tell me how Tanlang has been sleeping recently. Have you ever had insomnia in the middle of the night?"
Wei Lai, the personal maid of Meilin Courtyard, immediately spoke up.
The small mouth with white teeth and red lips spoke slowly and carefully.
It seems that he has been preparing for this moment for a long time.
But this time, no maid sister dared to steal her words.
Here we go, no sleep! This chapter is four thousand, the code is a bit long, hug brothers... the next chapter is 12 o'clock in the evening!
(End of chapter)
