Chapter 16 Lying
It was such a tiring day. Mengxi closed her eyes, leaned against the bathtub, and listened to Hongzhu's busy footsteps outside the screen. She thought to herself: Hongzhu is not her person after all. Even though she kept reminding her in her ear throughout the day, if she really did something a little tricky or out of line, Xiao Jun would know immediately. It was better for her to hurry up and cultivate someone who was loyal to her by her side.
Today, the aunt came to serve tea. Everyone is required to have two personal maids. Why didn’t she get one? Did the Madam forget?
Normally, Mengxi should have brought her personal maid and wet nurse with her when she married, but Mengxi was afraid that her identity as a time traveler would eventually be discovered by her personal maid. Besides, the wedding was originally for good luck, and she didn't know how long the Second Master would live after marrying in. So she told the First Lady that she didn't need to bring anyone. The First Lady usually hated Mengxi because Mr. Li doted on Mengxi's biological mother. This time she was afraid that her own daughter would marry and become a widow, so she asked Mengxi to marry in her place. But she was also worried that if the Second Master of the Xiao family got married for good luck, it would be a waste of money for Mengxi. She felt bad about it no matter how she thought about it. The more she looked at Mengxi, the more she disliked her. She wished that her life would be as miserable as possible. Mengxi said she would not bring anyone, so she took advantage of the situation . Although Aunt Zhao felt sorry for her daughter and was afraid that she would be bullied if she married alone, she thought that if she brought someone with her so that there would be someone to take care of her, but since the First Lady had spoken, she could only be angry but not say anything, and secretly wiped away her tears.
"If she wants to train her own people, it's best if they are newly bought, with a clean background, like a blank sheet of paper. Although they still need to be trained, and it's hard to say whether they are loyal, but those who are assigned here may be from that courtyard. If she has such people serving by her side, she will have to be on guard against thieves every day. Before anything happens, she will die of heart failure. I just don't know what rules this mansion has for selecting slaves. I have to think of a way to buy a few maids and put them in the house."
Mengxi frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't think of any good solution. If Xiao Jun treated her well, she could ask him for help, but based on what happened today, it was impossible.
"Second Madam, you've been soaking in the water for a long time. Come out quickly. The water is cold. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Hongzhu hadn't seen any movement for a long time, so she walked over and saw Second Grandma leaning against the bed with her eyes closed. Thinking she was asleep, she whispered in her ear.
If you really can't think of a solution, just stop thinking about it. There is still a long time to go. You can think about it slowly later. Mengxi finally stood up.
"Second Madam should keep Second Master here today. According to the rules, Second Master can only come to my room after seven days."
Hongzhu said as she helped Second Grandma get dressed.
Mengxi turned around and asked Hongzhu to help wipe her hair. She didn't say anything and sighed:
"Without love, you are destined to not be able to squeeze into his life. What's the point of keeping it?"
Mengxi woke up very early in the morning. There was no other way. There was no Internet or television in ancient times, let alone any entertainment, so she went to bed early at night.
Hongzhu and Hongyu helped her get dressed and washed. Mengxi first went to the small kitchen to make mulberry and chrysanthemum porridge for Xiao Jun, and also made some fancy snacks so that he could have them as snacks during the day. She told Hongyu to wait for the second master to wake up and serve food, and then she helped Hongzhu to go to Shouxi Hall to pay her respects.
Although the old lady said yesterday that the Second Master was not in good health and asked Mengxi to just take good care of him and not to pay respects to him these few days, Mengxi didn't really believe it. What's more, Xiao Jun didn't stay overnight in the new house last night, so of course she didn't need to serve him. The old lady would find out about this sooner or later. If she found out that she didn't need to serve the Second Master today and didn't pay respects to him, she would definitely scold her, so she left early.
When they arrived at Shouxi Hall, the eldest master and the eldest mistress Cui were already there. Mengxi was relieved to see that the eldest master Xiao Qing and the eldest mistress Zhang had not come yet, because at least she was not the last one to arrive. She paid her respects to the old lady, the eldest master and the eldest mistress, and then sat down as the old lady instructed.
"How's Jun'er today? Didn't I tell you not to come over and to take good care of Jun'er? Why are you here again?" the old lady asked after Mengxi sat down.
"Replying to the old lady, the second master is in very good health today. Because of his poor health, he cannot come to pay his respects in person , so he ordered his granddaughter-in-law to come early to show his filial piety to the old lady, the eldest master, and the eldest mistress on his behalf." Mengxi raised her head slightly and replied softly.
In Mengxi's opinion, Xiao Jun's poison has been cured, and today will definitely be better than yesterday. Although the old lady will know sooner or later that the Second Master was not in her room last night, she said this this morning. Even if the old lady knew that she was lying, she would not blame She would only think that she was sensible and covered up for the Second Master, and would never mention it again. However, if she told the truth, it would be equivalent to accusing the Second Master in front of the parents-in-law on the second day of her wedding. The old lady felt sorry for her grandson and did not want to punish him, but she could not explain to her as the new bride. She would be in a dilemma, so she lied.
As they were talking, Grandpa Xiao Qing and Grandma Zhang also came in. Mengxi stood up and waited until they paid their respects to the old lady, the Grandpa and the Grandma before Mengxi came over to greet the Grandpa and the Grandma. The Grandpa and the Grandma were both stunned to see Mengxi here.
"Are you feeling well, second brother? Why did you come here today?" the old man asked Mengxi.
"Second Master is in good health, thank you very much..." Before Mengxi finished her words, a maid came to report:
"Old Madam, Old Madam, something bad has happened." A little maid ran in and knelt on the ground in panic.
"What's wrong? It's so early in the morning and there are no rules at all. Someone, keep your mouth shut!"
The old lady saw this and said angrily.
"I deserve to die. I just heard Hongyu come over and tell the Second Master that he fainted again this morning. I was so anxious that I said the wrong thing. I am willing to be punished."
Everyone in the hall looked at Mengxi, and Mengxi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Oh my god, this second wife is really not the type to lie. She was exposed before her lie was halfway told.
