Chapter 637: Chaos (Part 1)
The so-called "bright way" of Qingwen was to use the strategy of "Li Dai Tao Jiang" - that is, to let Caixia take her place and serve Sun Shaozong on her own initiative.
As long as the second master is willing to accept her, what would a mere thirty or fifty taels of silver mean to him?
Of course, Qingwen didn’t say it so bluntly; she went around in circles and left some room for maneuver.
But even if it was a roundabout way of speaking, Caixia was still irritated and her face turned red. She jumped up from the ground and gnashed her silver teeth, "You...you know my feelings for the Third Master, but how dare you say such words?!"
With just two sentences, his bulging chest began to rise and fall like a bellows, and the collar, which originally had a right lapel, almost swelled into a Y shape.
This is also one of the most significant physical changes in her in the past two years.
However, despite being stared at by Caixia with resentment, Qingwen just silently took the copper basin in her hands, then walked around Caixia and walked out of the kitchen.
This silent action seemed to pour a bucket of hot oil on Caixia's heart!
In the past two years, she had suffered countless injustices and ridicules because of Jia Huan.
However, she didn't mind the ridicule and sarcasm from others. She thought that Qingwen, who was also deeply in love with Jia Baoyu, could understand her infatuation.
Who would have thought...
The more she thought about it, the more depressed and resentful she became, and a hint of viciousness gradually emerged on Caixia's originally flushed face.
Suddenly, she reached out, lifted the door curtain, and strode out!
But when Qingwen left the kitchen, the sense of pleasure she had felt from venting her emotions gradually faded away, and she began to feel a little regretful, thinking that she shouldn't have taken her anger out on Caixia because of Jia Huan.
But she has always been a proud and arrogant person. Even if she knows that she has made a mistake, she will never turn back.
Besides, Qingwen couldn’t care less about Caixia at the moment - there was still a hurdle waiting for her in the west wing.
That's all~
If it is a blessing, there will be no disaster; if it is a disaster, there is no escape!
Thinking of this, Qingwen made up her mind, picked up the copper basin and walked quickly to the west wing.
"Qingwen!"
Just at this moment, Caixia suddenly rushed over with big strides, snatched the copper basin, and said resolutely: "As long as it's for the Third Master, I'm willing to do anything!"
Having said that, he went straight into the west wing.
"you……"
Qingwen subconsciously took a half step forward, but seeing that Caixia had resolutely entered the west wing, she stood there in a daze again.
At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind: If it were for Baoyu, would she be able to give it all like Caixia?
The answer seems to be...
Not very sure.
Not to mention how Qingwen was struggling outside.
Caixia carried the copper basin to the door of the inner room, took a deep breath, then lifted the curtain and went in.
She secretly raised her eyes and saw Sun Shaozong sitting on the bed, flipping through a collection of poems he had found from somewhere. Caixia then quietly approached him and placed the copper basin steadily on the footstool.
Although Sun Shaozong heard some noise, he didn't even raise his eyelids. He just stretched out his legs and placed them on the edge of the footstool.
Caixia originally planned to put down the copper basin and act according to her plan.
But seeing that Sun Shaozong was so absent-minded that he didn't even notice that it was not Qingwen who came, he couldn't find a chance to speak for a while.
She had no choice but to bend down and take off Sun Shaozong's shoes and socks one by one, and then carefully immersed the two big feet in the copper basin.
Although he had been working in the kitchen for two years, the skill of serving people had already been deeply engraved in his bones. Although he was a little unfamiliar at first, he soon became familiar with it.
He even subconsciously used the foot massage that he had learned for Lady Wang when he was in Rongguo Mansion.
"Hiss~"
Sun Shaozong finally lost interest in the poetry collection. He took a deep breath and praised, "Your craftsmanship is really... eh?"
Halfway through praising, he realized that the maid who was rubbing hard in front of him was not Qingwen, but Caixia, who had grown greatly in size.
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why is it you? Where is Qingwen?"
"she……"
Caixia looked up and exchanged a glance with Sun Shaozong, then lowered her head in panic, hesitating, "She...she just sprained her ankle, and was afraid that Master would...would get impatient waiting, so she asked me to wait on her."
Anyone who saw the evasive look would think that there was something fishy going on.
Thinking about Qingwen's panic and embarrassment when she left, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sneer: "Sprained ankle? Which ankle did she sprain?"
“Yes… yes… yes…”
Caixia lowered her head and said "yes" several times, but each time she said it was weaker than the last.
Suddenly, she knelt on the ground with a thud , kowtowed and cried, "I dare not lie to you, Master. It was Qingwen who was afraid that you would ask her to warm the bed, so she forced me to come and take your place!"
This statement was nine out of ten true and one out of ten false, so even Sun Shaozong did not suspect it, and he secretly said in his heart, "It is indeed so."
In fact, he didn't think much about it at first. He just wanted to tease Qingwen when he saw her hurriedly packing her bedding. Of course, if Qingwen took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, he would definitely not refuse.
It was just a harmless joke.
But Qingwen's method of using someone else's power made Sun Shaozong very unhappy - the master wanted someone to serve him, so how could a maid act on her own?
With a head full of feudal dregs, Sun Shaozong sneered again: "Tell me, how did she force you?"
"She...I was in urgent need of money, so she used this to blackmail me!"
Caixia raised her eyes to this point, secretly looked at Sun Shaozong's face, and then continued: "Although she has cut off contact with Master Bao in the past two years, she still can't forget Master Bao's romantic talent in her heart. She even spoke without thinking in front of me just now, saying... saying... "
"What did you say?"
"I would rather die than obey a crude warrior!"
Hearing this, Sun Shaozong's eyebrows raised, but then he sneered in his heart.
He almost believed all the previous statements.
But this last sentence is superfluous and reveals its inaccuracy.
Although Qingwen is sarcastic, she is not a fool. How could she say such outrageous words in front of Caixia?
Moreover, I had just helped her settle her brother and sister-in-law, so I should at least show her some sympathy...
So Sun Shaozong immediately said in a deep voice: "Go and call her to confront me, I want to see what she has to say!"
"this……"
When Caixia heard the words "confrontation", she felt a little guilty, so she carefully reminded him, "Master, no one else heard this, she...she may not admit it."
"So what if she denies it?"
Sun Shaozong sneered, "Even a murderer and robber can't hide from me, let alone two maids."
Caixia suddenly remembered what Sun Shaozong was famous for in the capital. She was terrified, and when she heard him specifically say that he wanted to interrogate the "two maids", she became even more panicked.
But it's too late to retreat now.
So she had to get up tremblingly and stagger outside.
Seeing Qingwen standing in front of the door, her face full of trance and loss, not at all like her usual smart look, Caixia felt a little relieved.
In fact, what I said was not entirely false. I just expressed Qingwen's unspoken thoughts directly!
Comforting herself in this way, Caixia raised her voice and said, "Qingwen, the Second Master wants you to come in and answer the question!"
Qingwen suddenly started and finally freed herself from her entanglement. When she was about to ask what happened, she saw Caixia had already turned around and went back to the inner room.
She just thought that Sun Shaozong was dissatisfied with Caixia, so she gritted her teeth and quickly followed in, intending to firmly reject Sun Shaozong's dirty request.
Who knew that when they entered the house, they saw Caixia kneeling down in front of Sun Shaozong, with her head down and not saying a word.
Qingwen was somewhat confused, and hesitantly took two steps forward, bowed and said, "Master asked me to come in, but is there anything you want to tell me?"
"Nothing else."
Sun Shaozong hastily wrapped his feet with a towel, put one foot on the bed, and asked calmly: "Just now I heard Caixia say that you would rather die than obey a vulgar warrior. I want to know, which scholarly family are you from? How can you be so arrogant and proud!"
