Chapter 4: Many Wives in Luo Wang Mansion No.22 The perspective of a young lady (Part 1)
My name is Xi Niang, and I’m a maid in Prince Luo’s mansion.
When I was young, my family was flooded and my parents died. I was sold from one house to another by a manor boy. I met some good masters and some bad masters . At the beginning, I was ignorant and often bullied. Naturally, I was also disciplined by the master. After a long time, I figured out some tricks. No matter what kind of master, they all like slaves who are submissive.
Keep your mind simple, read people's faces, be diligent, and keep your mouth shut. Be nice to people around you, but never expect others to stand up for you when you have to deal with things. As long as you learn to be patient, life won't be that hard.
When I was sixteen, I was the most beautiful among my sisters, and my husband began to consider selling me to a brothel. During that period, I was worried every day and cried every night. Later, I thought that this was not a solution, and maybe praying to the gods for help could save me.
It was a very cloudy day, but I will never regret my decision to go to the temple that day, because that decision may have changed my life.
After donating the incense sticks, I was about to cross the threshold with the basket in my hand. I was so worried that I didn’t look at the road carefully, and I bumped into someone coming out! I stumbled backwards, thinking that I would be bruised all over, and the bamboo basket in my hand flew out... But the person who bumped into me pulled me back by the waist, and like a magic trick, the bamboo basket made a beautiful circle in the air and was lightly held in his hand, and the offerings and incense sticks inside didn’t spill at all! I was watching in amazement, and the person’s beautiful voice, like the sound of gongs and drums, rang out:
"Are you okay? My lovely lady~"
When I looked up, I saw a handsome face like an immortal, and my heart suddenly tightened!
There are such people in the world!
A few days ago, my sisters all said that the seventh young master of the Wang family was very handsome, so I went with them to take a look. He was indeed handsome and suave, but compared to this man, it was simply... yes... Alas, how could they be compared?
Seeing that I was stunned, he didn't get angry. He continued to hold me and looked at my face carefully...
"Miss, is there something on your mind? Your eyes are red from crying~" he teased, but there was a hint of heartache in his inky eyes.
At this moment, I was shocked! I was actually looking up at the man! I was actually looking up like this! I was really... I was so embarrassed that I wanted to bury myself! I lowered my head in panic, not daring to look at the handsome man again!
When he saw me lower my head and didn't answer, he let go of my hand. I quickly stood up, lowered my head, took the bamboo basket from his hand and held it tightly. When I heard his footsteps gradually fade away, I quietly looked up at his back. He was really handsome and elegant. I wonder which family he was from. Why have I never heard of such a person in Qiuye City?
Suddenly, a thought came to her mind. Since he is a nobleman, he should not mind having an extra maid in his house, right? Thinking of this, she could not stop thinking about it! Compared with being sent to a brothel, even if she could eat and drink well, how could it compare to working in such a mansion? Even being a maid in the outer courtyard would be fine!
In a rush of excitement, I hurried after him, calling out:
"Sir! Sir! Please stay..."
He stopped, turned around, and smiled. If I had seen that noble and elegant smile once, I would have been his servant for the rest of my life! I was determined, and knelt down with a plop, and told him my life story in tears, only asking him to take me in as a maid in his mansion...
He agreed, and didn't want me to be a servant.
"How can a woman do rough labor? She won't be hurt enough. Would you like to come to the inner courtyard and do some light labor?"
When he said this, his smile was extremely gentle, and his fluttering white clothes seemed to be stained with a layer of holy halo... I was so moved that I almost cried. At that moment, he was God in my eyes! I came to worship God, and I really met the living God. I will be grateful for this decision for the rest of my life...
When I followed the guards he assigned to go to the man to get the indenture, I realized that I had stumbled upon such an incredible person! He was actually from the Luo Wang Mansion!
Los Angeles...
I repeated this name in my mind thousands of times. Who is he?
He had unimpeded access in Prince Luo's mansion and could mobilize anyone in it. Even the chief steward, Master Ren, treated him with great respect. Prince Luo's personal guards, Lian Zuo and Lian You, followed his lead. Everyone only knew that he was the master but had no idea where he came from.
After spending a long time in the mansion, I realized that Luo Cheng was not just gentle to me, but was extremely gentle to every woman.
Although there is bitterness in my heart, it is not much. How can a servant like me think of such a person? He is a high god, even if I can only look up to him from afar, for me, it is enough...
There are many women in the mansion, all of them are beautiful and charming, each with their own merits, the first wife, the third wife... there can be more than ten or twenty of them. Logically speaking, such a Luo Wangke can be said to be extremely licentious, but he has never been seen going to any of the wives, but Luo Cheng often appears in the boudoirs of the wives. Who is he?
No matter which family , no matter how well-educated the family is, if there are too many women, war is inevitable. On weekdays, there will naturally be no shortage of intrigues between the ladies! I was not assigned to any lady, so I did not belong to any camp. Although the benefits and benefits were not as good as those of the personal maids who served specially, I did have less trouble...
Two years passed like this, and Luo Cheng still brought women back from outside every now and then. They were all either ladies from famous families or talented women known all over the world. He actually took me back so casually at the beginning. Now I think about it and I feel surprised... And these new women all quickly joined the endless war of concubines. Fighting for favor, using all means, but as the target of all the means to fight for favor, Luo Cheng's heart was not on anyone. He was the most gentle person to women in the world, and this gentleness also made him the cruelest person at the same time... Until one day, that girl came.
It was already night, but I was suddenly called by the housekeeper Ren to serve a new lady. He said that the fourth prince sent her, and her name was Minmin.
Minmin?
In Qiuye City, there is no one who doesn't know the name Minmin. I'm afraid there are not many people who don't know Minmin in the entire Houming! There are many legends about this extraordinary woman. We maids have talked about it a lot after dinner. But after all, only those dignitaries have seen Minmin's true face. Today I actually have such an opportunity! I can't help but feel very happy. But then I was a little worried... Such a famous lady is bound to be arrogant the support of the Fourth Prince behind her, I don't know how arrogant she will be in the future! Working under her may not be a good thing...
His mind raced, but he didn't dare to stop, and followed Butler Ren all the way to the outer courtyard. He couldn't help but be stunned!
No matter how rushed it was, it was too much to arrange for her to live in the outer courtyard! Which of the ladies in the mansion didn't live in the inner courtyard when they came in? The deeper you live, the more favored you are by the master. How could a woman like Minmin be thrown into the outer courtyard? ! Could it be that the master disliked her for coming from a brothel?
Before I could finish my thought, Butler Ren had already whispered a lot of instructions to me, but I didn't hear a word of it. At the end, Butler Ren suddenly rubbed his hands uncomfortably and whispered something, which I didn't hear clearly. Master Ren is usually the butler of us servants, how majestic and imposing he is! I have never seen such an embarrassed look before, and I was confused and couldn't help asking:
"Master Ren, what did you just say?"
"I'm saying... from now on I'm going to change my name to Ren Woxing..."
The sound became lower and lower, and finally I had to prick up my ears and listen carefully before I could make it out.
Changing the name is not surprising. The master's mind changes back and forth. How many servants have not had their names changed several times? But Steward Ren is a big shot in Luo Wangfu, and can be regarded as a veteran. The masters think highly of him. How can he change his name just like us? And...
"Ren Woxing? Why did you change your name to such a weird one?"
I thought about it, but I blurted it out! I was so scared that I quickly covered my mouth, fearing that I would offend Butler Ren. But the butler was waiting for me to ask this question, and said with a look of grief and anger:
"That's right! Who knows how Miss Minmin came up with such a name? It makes her look like a bandit! (Mr. Jin Yong, I'm sorry...) Even my master followed her and made me change my name! She even said that she would inform everyone in the mansion tomorrow... Really, I..."
Butler Ren walked away muttering to himself.
I was still stunned. Miss Minmin chose this name? And the master approved it?
Even the most favored Ninth Madam had never received such treatment, right? But if she was favored, why would she be thrown into the outer courtyard so easily? What was the master thinking? What kind of person was Miss Minmin?
I didn't have to think too much, I knew it when I saw him. I knocked on the door quickly, but no one answered. I felt strange, so I pushed the door open and went in! But I was shocked by the scene inside! !
