Chapter 4: Many Wives in Luo Wang Mansion No.23 The perspective of a young lady (middle)
There was a banquet at the Prince Luo's mansion tonight. There were lights and decorations everywhere. Ladies were carrying all kinds of things in and out. The air was full of tension and excitement. The guests who came to the banquet were all important people. The Prince Luo rarely entertained guests to his mansion, let alone entertaining the Fourth Prince! The women in the mansion were racking their brains to dress up, just to be brilliant and eye-catching at the banquet.
However, in fact, everyone knows clearly in their hearts that there is only one person that everyone wants to look at at tonight's banquet.
Some people are out of the desire to hunt for beauty, some want to understand King Luo's mind, some want to know the movements of the Fourth Prince, some are monitoring, some are being monitored, some are eager to give others a blow, some are deliberately trying to win over the other party, some are acting, some are watching... Everyone has their own ulterior motives, but they are very calm to whitewash the peace and prosperity, and there is only one person who is really pushed to the cusp of the storm...
Now, this person and her maid were busy in front of the dressing mirror. I stood there stupidly and couldn't help at all, because I couldn't understand what they said at all...
"Did you wear eyeshadow? The purple one!"
"In the white bundle!"
"Take it out, take it out! Do you think it looks good with this color of lipstick?"
"It's too plain! If you're going to perform, make it more exaggerated! Do you want to wear false eyelashes?"
"There aren't many left, right? It's not easy to ask the master to make them, so use them sparingly..."
"I beg you, Qingqing, tonight is a matter of life and death! There is no need to wait any longer."
"Okay...but what if King Luo doesn't like the charming and gorgeous type?"
"…That makes sense. What type does King Luo like?"
"Just ask around and you'll find out!"
The two of them turned around at the same time, looking at me with sharp eyes...Immediately reminded me of the scene when I entered the room last night:
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Two people with their faces covered with cucumber slices were twisting on the bed in strange movements, looking horrifyingly hideous under the flickering candlelight... I was so scared that my face turned pale and I fell to the ground screaming!
The little girl with cucumber all over her face came over in a panic, helped me up in a hurry, and tore cucumber slices while explaining something I couldn't understand, something like "Sorry! Sorry! We are doing a facial mask! That's yoga, yoga! It's good for your health! I, I didn't expect someone to come in. I'm sorry for scaring you! Sorry!" Then she quickly pulled me to sit on a stool, poured hot tea in my hand, and repeatedly said, "Drink some tea to calm your nerves! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." while stroking my back to comfort me. The pair of round eyes staring at me nervously were as bright as a puppy who had done something wrong...
Is she really apologizing to me?
Last time, when Madam Nine was angry and threw things around, a piece of paperweight hit my knee, leaving a bruise on it for a long time... Later, when the master pushed the door open, Madam Nine immediately told her attendants to pull me up and apologized to me. I remember she was standing in front of me, looking down at me and saying "I'm sorry", with contempt in her eyes, and then her noble skirt swayed in front of my eyes, and she ran straight to the master...
I sighed. She apologized to me, right? Because she didn't know who I was.
"Miss Minmin, I am a maid sent by Butler Ren to serve you." I said softly.
"Oh, do you feel better? Are you not afraid anymore?" She stared at me with eyes still round and bright, and her little hand stroking my back did not hesitate for a moment, as if my action of identifying myself just now was as normal as saying "The weather is nice today"...
"Okay..." I responded unconsciously. Suddenly, I felt stiff all over. I tried to say it again:
"Miss, I am your servant."
"Okay, I know. You said it before." She blinked a little puzzled, as if she didn't understand why I had to repeat it.
She squatted on the ground, holding the teacup for me with one hand and helping me to breathe with the other. She did it very naturally, staring at me seriously with her eyes like a little animal. When you are looked at seriously by her eyes, you will feel that you are the only one in the world, and you are the most important person...
Suddenly, she tilted her head cutely, smiled sweetly, and two shallow dimples appeared on her face:
"You know my name is Minmin, but I don't know your name yet~"
"...I call you Xi Niang..." In an instant, I suddenly felt very comfortable, very comfortable.
The tea in my hand was warm, the caress on my back was comfortable, and my internal organs felt so soothed. I thought, I really like this Miss Minmin. Yes, I really like her...
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Now this girl who made me feel so comfortable is once again nervously staring at me with her puppy eyes.
"My dear...what type of girls does your master like?"
"this……"
"Tell me, please." His eyes were twinkling...
Being stared at pitifully by the two of them, I no longer knew what I was saying: "Ying, it should be comfortable, right?"
"What?!"
Then she fell into extremely painful thinking, muttering to herself: "Comfortable? What's comfortable? Who is comfortable? Is it comfortable to look at or to be on top of? (Hey, you're the heroine, make sure you maintain your innocent appearance~)"
She was late for the party that night.
The reasons are complicated.
The news that Butler Ren changed his name and lived with Miss Minmin in the outer courtyard spread throughout the mansion almost at the same time. In the waiting pavilion, during the short period of time waiting for the banquet to begin, because the master and Luo Cheng were not there, in this small world, the ladies in the mansion were the masters! This is a war that men don’t know, this is gentle violence.
The ladies were sarcastic and eloquent, and some of the words were very blunt and unpleasant! Even I got angry when I heard them. Miss Minmin sat upright and elegantly, sipping tea with a smile, not anxious or annoyed, and was as comfortable as if she was in a beautiful forest with beautiful birds singing all around! It was not until the eldest lady told Qingqing to massage her legs with a fake smile that Miss Minmin's eyes showed worry. Qingqing, who had been with the young lady for a long time, was able to bend and stretch at this time, and served the eldest lady respectfully, with impeccable attitude and etiquette!
However, since these women were determined to show their power, how could they let her get away with it? The third lady pretended to accidentally drop a cup of boiling tea on Qingqing! Qingqing instinctively hit her legs hard because of the burn. The first lady got angry and kicked her! The pavilion was originally built on the water, and this kick actually kicked Qingqing directly into the pool!
The maids screamed in fear! Miss Minmin hurriedly called the guards to save people, but no one was willing to move! Qingqing obviously couldn't swim. The water in the pool was not shallow. Qingqing was splashing in the water, and the ladies were sipping tea slowly in the pavilion. Everyone looked at Miss Minmin with the corner of their eyes, let's see what you can do, yes, what can you do?
I suddenly felt cold all over...
In the strange silence, Miss Minmin stood alone by the water, trembling all over. Qingqing's cries for help and the sound of the water were unusually harsh in the silence...
Without time to hesitate, Miss Minmin tore off her gorgeous and long robe and jumped into the freezing water. My home had been flooded when I was young, and I knew how difficult it was to save a drowning person. But when she exhaustedly dragged the almost dying Qingqing to the shore, all the ladies stood up one by one and left with their skirts fluttering!
"Don't be late~ Our King Luo hates others being late the most!" Madam Nine laughed with gloating.
The ladies' exquisite embroidered shoes passed gracefully past Miss Minmin's arms, which were clinging to the shore tightly, and no one even helped to pull them up.
Miss Minmin's short, soft hair was soaked by water. Her bright eyes were blocked by the wet hair sticking to her forehead. I couldn't see her expression clearly. I only knew one thing: she couldn't hold on for much longer while holding a drowning person!
When all the ladies disappeared down the path, I hurried over and held out my hand:
"catch me!"
Helping her would be the same as going against all the ladies. After such a long period of peace, am I really ready to get involved in the fight between the ladies? She is already in such a mess today. She will definitely make the master angry at the banquet later. If she loses the master's favor, her future life will not be easy. Do I really want to stand on her side? She swallowed her anger when the ladies bullied her like this. With her childlike innocent temperament, how long can she survive in the undercurrent? Do I really want to help her like this?
Yes,
I suddenly wanted to laugh.
I want to help her!
