Liu Xin returned to her small courtyard and forced herself to read for a while, but found that she had not turned a page for a long time, her mind was in a mess, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
She threw the book on the table irritably, grabbed a brocade waist pillow and punched it twice, and said angrily: "It's all your fault!"
The little maid in her room was not her original personal maid, but was assigned to her by Gao Pragmatic from Huang Zhiting's dowry maids. She had always been loyal and reliable, and she also knew that Liu Xin and her own lady were close friends. When she saw this, she couldn't help but say: " Miss Liu, who made you angry? Could you help me talk to the master? Apart from the emperor, there are probably not many people in the capital who dare to say no to our master."
When Liu Xin heard this, she became angrier and snorted: "Yes, your master is the most powerful. Who dares to say no to him! I don't think you have to 'except the emperor', even if your master wants to If I want the emperor’s biological sister, I’m afraid the emperor would be willing to give it to me.”
The little maid was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. She shook her head and said, "Miss Liu is joking. The emperor's sister is the eldest princess. The eldest princess of our Ming Dynasty cannot marry...oh, and we cannot demote ministers."
Liu Xin sneered: "I didn't say a drop, I said 'give'."
The little maid was confused and rolled her eyes, but she still didn't understand, so she had to keep silent.
Seeing her little appearance, Liu Xin felt that she shouldn't be angry with others, so she waved her hand and said: "Okay, okay, I'm just a little angry and don't do other people's business. You don't have to worry about me and go down..." "At this point, she suddenly paused and said in a strange way: "Go to Guanhai Tower and see what your master is doing."
Naturally, the little maid didn't know what had just happened. She was very excited when she heard this, so she hurriedly agreed and went happily. Looking at that look, if she didn't have to pay attention to her manners in front of Liu Xin, she would be so happy that she would run away.
Liu Xin looked at the little girl's back, her teeth were itching again, and she couldn't help but spit: "Damn it, he is so good, even a little girl is so excited when she hears that she has a chance to visit him?"
But after saying this, she couldn't help but think about "what's so good about Gao pragmatism."
It is certain that he is talented, he has already won the top prize in the top six titles. If you want to despise him, you have to see if you have the capital. Needless to say, if you are rich, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty will probably not be able to escape. He looks... well, he doesn't look like a human being at all. As for being annoying; there is nothing to say about the future. Looking at the emperor's attitude, he will be made the first assistant sooner or later.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Xin was surprised to find that Gao Pragmatic didn't really have any major shortcomings except that he couldn't win the rank of general among a million soldiers. But this one doesn't work for him, and no one will regard it as a shortcoming of his - he is the number one scholar in literature, but not the number one scholar in martial arts, so he has to follow a basic method to find faults.
"Hmph!" Liu Xin couldn't help but thought angrily: Huang Zhiting told me what happened between them at that time, and I said why I always felt that something was wrong. They had been arguing for a long time and they were able to succeed, but it was Huang Zhiting who was more proactive? Gao pragmatic guy is really lucky. In the Ming Dynasty, he could still meet a girl who actively pursued a man. Fortunately, he went to Guangxi to be an official, and he happened to meet a female chieftain who could make her own decisions. If he went to Jiangnan, would he be a widowed king for the rest of his life?
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh when she thought that Gao Pingshi "almost" would become a widowed king for the rest of his life, and then quickly felt that something was wrong: According to him, the fourth princess might have liked him when they first met in the eighth year of Wanli. She fell in love with him, and she seemed to be destined to subjugate a consumptive man. So it was very likely that the two of them would get involved together, and then...it didn't seem like they would be considered widowers.
Huh? How come this fourth princess is chasing after her just like Huang Zhiting? Is this guy good at this? Then I... Bah, I don't like him, why should I pursue him? Don't even think about it!
Liu Xin startled herself, and hurriedly muttered: "I don't like him, I don't like him, he already has a wife, I don't like him, I won't pursue him..."
"Miss Liu family!" The little maid ran in excitedly, and suddenly she was stunned and asked: "Miss Liu family, what are you talking about? Is a knife awl a weapon?"
"Ah!" Liu Xin was startled by this little girl again. After seeing the person clearly, she said angrily: "What the hell are you doing, little girl? How come you didn't learn from your lady at all? Calm?"
The little maid was also frightened by her, and even her little face turned pale. Her voice trembled and she said: "Miss Liu, don't try to hurt me. I am a domestic servant. How dare you compete with the chieftain?" ?My young lady is born to be a master, and she was able to take care of the emperor on behalf of the emperor at a very young age. I am a servant, I can only do chores like boiling water and making beds..."
Liu Xin had seen a lot of the majesty of the chieftain when she was around Huang Zhiting. When she saw the little maid scared to death, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Her complaints disappeared and she comforted her: "Okay, okay, you Don't be afraid, I'm not comparing you to your lady, I'm... uh, praising her in a roundabout way. You haven't read, you don't understand."
The little maid finally felt relieved and stretched out her little hand to pat her little breast, which had just undulated a little: "That's good, that's good. Miss Liu, I don't have much knowledge. Don't be angry with me. If you get angry, If I lose my body, I can’t explain this to the master.”
"What does this have to do with him?" Liu Xin rolled her eyes: "Even if I get mad, I'm sure he won't blame you."
"How can that be possible? Don't be ridiculous, the master cares about you." The little girl said seriously.
Liu Xin became nervous for no reason. She looked indifferent on the face, but her energy was focused on a pair of ears. At the same time, she said: "Really? Why didn't I notice it?"
The little girl hurriedly said: "It's true, why don't you believe it? If nothing else, let's just say that this courtyard was where the young lady lived temporarily before she got married. Later, when the young lady married the master, she moved to Baiyu Tower and seldom came here. Even though I came here, I was still in Guanhai Building. No one else has lived in this courtyard, and you are still the second person to live in this courtyard."
Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, and her expression became very strange: "This courtyard used to be Huang... where your lady lived before she came out of the government?"
"Yes!" The little maid replied innocently, but she didn't notice that the tone of Liu Xin's words had obviously become more serious "before leaving the cabinet".
Liu Xin forced out what she thought was an amiable smile: "But I heard that your young lady came to Beijing and stayed at the Annan Guild Hall."
The little maid chuckled, looked around, and lowered her voice and said, "Most of the time I am at the Annan Guild Hall, but sometimes... I also come here quietly."
Liu Xin's face became even weirder, turning blue and white. If the little maid hadn't been only eleven or twelve years old, she would have wanted to ask directly: Could it be that your young lady had a tryst with Gao Pragmatic here before?
Liu Xin covered her eyes with her hands, as if she couldn't see anything, and she couldn't even mention the awkwardness in her heart.
Gao pragmatic, you bastard, you arranged for me to live in the place where you and your wife had a tryst, what are you worried about?
But when she thought about it, she couldn't help but have a thought: There wouldn't be any secret passages in this place, right? But one night when I was asleep, Gao pragmatism suddenly appeared...
Then I thought about it again and couldn't help but be stunned: What if he really comes, what should I do? This is his home, calling for help is probably of no use...
Thinking of this, Liu Xin suddenly became nervous, and her heart was beating fast - she completely forgot one thing. Even if Gao Pragmatic really came, with her skills, she didn't have to worry about anything.
Fortunately, the little girl didn't know what Liu Xin was thinking. Seeing that she was silent, the little girl quickly said as if to express her gratitude: "By the way, Miss Liu, I just went to see it as you asked, and the master is enjoying the snow in the pavilion." ." She paused, her eyes shining brightly, and said: "Master is so fascinated by the snow, maybe he wants to write a poem!"
The corners of Liu Xin's mouth twitched unconsciously, and she said angrily: "If he could write poetry now, then I would really admire him. There are such heartless people in the world."
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The little girl just felt that Miss Liu's words were strange and confusing today. The little girl thought to herself: Miss Liu's mood is not good, I'd better not say more. Grandma said that if you talk less and do more, your master will like her. Although Miss Liu is not the master, but if the master allows her to live here, she can be considered half a master, right?
Thinking of this, the little girl obediently shut her mouth.
When Liu Xin saw her like this, she thought she had scared people again, so she forced out a smile again and said, "Okay, okay, this has nothing to do with you, you don't have to be afraid."
Seeing that the little girl nodded obediently, she wanted to say, "You go down first," but her lips moved and her words changed: "Did Gao Mo send him a big cloak? I saw him going downstairs. I didn’t wear it when I was there.”
The little girl shook her head and said, "Master is not wearing a cloak. Manager Mo seems to be away at this time."
Liu Xin herself was quite afraid of the cold, so she felt a little nervous after hearing these words. She hesitated again and again, and tried her best to pretend to be calm and said: "Oh, it seems that those rough guys in the black top don't have any eyesight at all... So be it, you Go to Guanhai Tower and get him his fox-cropped cloak."
Who knew that this time the little girl hesitated and whispered: "But, I can't enter Guanhai Tower at will."
A wealthy family, a high-ranking family, sometimes has a lot of rules. Guanhai Building is where Gao Jingshi lives, and it is obviously not a place where people from the Ren family can come and go casually.
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, when a gust of cold wind blew in from the door, making her shrink her neck unconsciously. Now she finally made up her mind, and said to the little girl with some annoyance and guilt: "This is just a lack of discipline." But Duo, if I weren't afraid that he would freeze to death and I wouldn't be able to explain to your lady, I wouldn't bother to care about him."
The little girl looked a little confused and thought to herself: My master doesn't seem to be very afraid of the cold.
But when she thought about it, she only remembered her grandmother's teachings and didn't dare to say anything more.
Seeing that she didn't seem to have any other thoughts, Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, pretended to be calm, and walked out the door.
Gao Pragmatic is indeed not very afraid of the cold, but after blowing in the pavilion by the lake for so long during the snow, his hands are still somewhat cold, so he has unconsciously made a gesture of crossing his chest. It's just that he didn't seem to come out of his thoughts yet, still standing there upright, looking at Shichahai in the snow.
It wasn't until the crunching sound of snow came from behind that he said without looking back: "We'll talk about it later. Leave the paperwork on my desk."
The footsteps immediately paused, and then Liu Xin's obviously angry voice came: "There is nothing to say, and there is no paperwork."
Gao pragmatic immediately turned around with a surprised look on his face: "Is it you?"
"If you don't want to see me, I'll leave immediately." Liu Xin gave him a hard look and threw the fox-cropped cloak in her hand at him: "Take it! I'm afraid you'll freeze to death. Then the black-topped man will freeze to death." Check, I found that you came here after talking to me in the end, so I am no longer a suspect? Your wife has hundreds of thousands of troops, and I dare not be suspected of murdering her husband. "
Gao pragmatic subconsciously took the cloak, but Liu Xin's explanation made him laugh a little: "How can I freeze to death in my own house for such a big man?"
Originally, this was nothing, but Liu Xin couldn't help but make a point today and snorted: "Who knows, some people are just so weird that they are only happy if they are sent to their door. It seems that if they don't do this, they won't be able to show how powerful they are." .”
Gao pragmatic was stunned for a moment, looked at the cloak in his hand, and then at Liu Xin's expression, and suddenly said: "Don't tell me, the wind is really cold, I didn't even notice that my hands were frozen Already." He stretched out his hand and took a look.
Liu Xin originally tilted her head and didn't look at him, but after hearing these words, she glanced subconsciously, and who knew that she just saw Gao Pragmatic looking at her with a smile on his face.
She looked as if she had done something wrong and was caught. She looked away with a "swish" and said guiltily: "Your hands are frozen, look at what I am doing. I... I still have many things to do, I'll leave first."
Gao Pragmatic said: "Although you have some things to do at hand, they don't seem to be very urgent."
Liu Xin didn't know why, but she subconsciously stopped, but she refused to turn around. She just turned her back to Gao Pragmatic and replied: "You have the final say whether you are in a hurry or not, but I don't like procrastination in doing things." .”
"Really?" Gao's pragmatic tone sounded very surprised: "Why didn't I notice it?"
This time, Liu Xin couldn't help but turn around and glared: "Are you saying that I got my salary in vain? Ever since I stayed here with you, first..."
"That's not what I'm talking about." Gao pragmatic interrupted: "Your father and your brother have both written to me asking about your situation. I hope you can find a good man to marry as soon as possible. I think you are quite procrastinating on this matter. It’s dragging.”
Liu Xin seemed to be particularly annoyed by hearing this. When she heard this, she immediately turned her head and said with an unhappy face: "This is not procrastination. I have already said that I will not marry those who have nothing in common with me."
After saying this, she felt something was wrong and added: "I mean..."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know." Gao pragmatically waved his hand: "You don't need to explain."
I don't know if it was a psychological effect or something else, but Liu Xin always felt that this sentence was either perfunctory or deliberately irritating her. She gritted her teeth and stamped her feet: "Me! I'm too lazy to care about you! I should let you freeze to death here."
After saying that, he left without looking back, but behind him came Gao Pragmatic's smile that made him feel proud.
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