diskusbooks Chapter 227 Don't Let Miss 4 Sprain Her Ankle
Chapter 227 Don't Let Miss 4 Sprain Her Ankle
Chapter 227 Don't Let the Fourth Miss Sprain Her Ankle
She was a maid in the old lady's courtyard. Although she was not serving like Jun Tao, she was also someone who could have a say.
He rushed in at this moment, and before he had time to talk to the old lady, he saw that Mu was about to leave, so he quickly said, "Madam, please stay first." Then he stepped forward to greet the old lady, "The gatekeeper came to pass on the message that Lord Yun from the Imperial Observatory and that eunuch Lian have arrived, and brought a few palace maids with them. They are now sitting in the Xuming Hall!"
The old lady's heart was clenched at that time. She had a conditioned reflex when she heard the three words "Lord Yun". The incident at the palace banquet directly caused her to not dare to leave the general's mansion until now, and she didn't even know when she could go out for a walk again.
Why did Yun Chen come again today? What happened? No matter how reluctant she was, she had to go and see him since he came. The Imperial Observatory was an existence that could not be provoked. Even when the old man was alive, he had to give face to that yamen. After all, it was under the control of the emperor, and his power was greater than heaven.
So she said to Xiao, "Come on, you accompany me to Xu Ming Hall to meet him, and the others can go back to their respective courtyards."
But the head maid added, "Madam, the gatekeeper who delivered the message said that Lord Yun asked everyone in the Ye family, except the fourth young lady, to go to Xu Ming Hall to see him, including the servants in the mansion. In short, no one is allowed to stay in the mansion except the fourth young lady's courtyard, otherwise the Yanhua Palace will punish you."
The old lady's hands trembled, and Xiao's hands trembled as well. The two looked at each other, neither of them knowing what was going on.
Xiao asked the head maid, "Did the person who delivered the message tell me why?"
The maid shook her head, "I don't know, and neither does the gatekeeper. They just said that Lord Yun gave the order, and no one dared to ask more questions." Xiao thought for a while and guessed, "Such a big commotion, could it be that there is some decree from the palace? Or an oral order from the emperor?" After all, this was the only reason why everyone would be called over.
The old lady thought Xiao's analysis made sense, and nodded, then ordered the servants: "Go and do it, call everyone in the mansion to the front yard. Remember not to gossip, no one should talk too much, just gather together."
A servant immediately went to do it.
Mu also ordered Dannuo, who was beside her, to go to Yujing Garden to invite the two young masters, while Xiao asked Jinxiu to quickly invite the second master to the front hall.
For a moment, the whole mansion became busy and everyone was rushing to the front yard.
The old lady was supported by Xiao and Jun Tao, and walked a little slowly. Xiao whispered, "This is a bit strange. Why does everyone have to go, but only the fourth lady can not go? Even the servants in her room can not go?" The old lady couldn't figure out why, and the more she thought about it, the more upset she became. Although only two of the three people who had tricked her came today, Wu Fei was missing. But compared with the Imperial Observatory and Yanhua Palace, the Fairy Palace represented by Wu Fei was not that important.
This hurdle today is not easy! The old lady muttered silently in her heart, and her steps became smaller and smaller. In the end, she almost walked forward by creeping. When she arrived at Xu Ming Hall, the courtyard was already full of servants, and even Ye Jingsheng had arrived.
The Ye family's first and second wives still sat on both sides, and the seat at the top was reserved for the old lady.
Normally, Yun Chen and Lian Shi would have no place to sit, but in fact, the two of them were sitting in the main room drinking tea and chatting. Lian Shi smiled and said to Mu: "I came in a hurry today and didn't have time to bring some gifts to the Madam. It was really rude. I hope the Madam won't blame me. I will make it up to you next time." After saying that, he also bowed to Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei and said, "The gifts from the young master and the young lady will also be presented next time."
Ye Feiyu quickly returned the greeting, "Eunuch Lian, you are too polite." Ye Qingmei also said, "Thanks to Eunuch and Lord Yun for taking care of us many times. We should thank you two."
As they were talking, the old lady came in. Seeing that Yunchen and Lianshi were in good condition and didn't look like they were looking for trouble, she breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up and walked in. She slowed down her pace when she passed by the two of them, waiting for them to stand up so she could talk to them.
She thought that no matter what, she was the wife of the late old general, and these two men should at least give her some face in front of all the masters and servants in the mansion, considering the old general's hard work and great contributions.
However, she was wrong. Yun Chen and Lian Shi were not the type who were good at socializing, nor were they the type who said one thing to one person and another thing to another. Even though they knew that the old general still had military prestige, they also believed that the old general in the past and the old lady now were not the same and must be treated differently.
What's more, the two of them represent the Yanhua Palace. Just based on the old lady's attitude towards Miss Ye Si, let alone her late husband being a general, even if her late husband was the emperor, the two of them could make the old lady so miserable that she wouldn't be able to find her way back home.
Seeing that the two of them just sat there and didn't get up, and didn't even look at her, the old lady was so angry that her nose almost got crooked. She felt humiliated and made a fool of herself by all the servants in the yard.
She wanted to turn around and leave, but she didn't dare to. She could only groan and walk to the first seat, sit there, without saying a word, as if she didn't see the two outsiders.
Ye Jingsheng felt that no matter what, the guests were all guests, and they were male guests, so it would not be appropriate for Xiao to entertain them. He should be the one to speak. So he stood up, took the initiative to salute, and said, "I wonder what important matter has brought you to my First-Rank General's Mansion? Everyone in the mansion has been called to the front yard, except for the fourth lady in the west. Everyone is here. Please speak directly if you have anything to say."
Yun Chen played by the normal routine this time, and stood up to return the greeting to Ye Jingsheng: "Second Master Ye, you are too polite. It's nothing serious. I just feel that I haven't been to the general's mansion for a while, and I miss him very much. I happened to have nothing to do today, so I discussed with Eunuch Lian to come and take a look."
Ye Jingsheng was so angry that he rolled his eyes. You two just came here to take a look when you have nothing to do? Just take a look, why did you make the whole house full of masters and servants come to watch? What are you still thinking about? What can you think about in my house? Could it be that you are interested in...
Uh, it seems like he really has his eyes on someone.
So he asked again, "Master Yun is here to see our fourth daughter, right?" Then he asked Mu, "Sister-in-law, where is Yan'er?"
Mu didn't say anything, but Lian Shi took over the conversation: "I didn't come here to see anyone in particular, I just wanted to see everyone. Yes, to see everyone. I wanted to see everyone. I missed everyone so much."
Ye Jingsheng gritted his teeth, not knowing what to say next, so he said, "Then you two just watch!"
He returned to his seat, not wanting to say another word.
Seeing him sitting back down, Yun Chen stopped standing, but even when he sat down, he kept talking. He pointed at the front yard and said, "Just now when I walked into the yard, I saw that many bricks in the front yard were lifted up. Was it because the floor duct turned over? We need to repair it as soon as possible. It doesn't look good, but it's also easy to sprain your ankle when walking."
Ye Jingsheng thought to himself, "Does it have anything to do with you whether someone has sprained their ankle or not? Why do you have so many things to do? I have only heard that the Imperial Astronomical Commissioner supervises the heavens, how can he supervise the earth too? But I thought so, but I didn't dare to say it out loud. I also thought that this was most likely a unified arrangement of the palace. Maybe every household had someone go there to represent the court to understand the situation and express concern.
In that case, Yunchen bringing up the issue of broken floor tiles was just normal chit-chat and he shouldn't have any negative emotions.
Ye Jingsheng quickly reviewed himself, and then spoke in a much better tone. He said, "Thank you, Lord Yun, for your concern. The bricks have been purchased and the repairs will be done in the next two days."
Yun Chen nodded, "Well, hurry up! This will save the Fourth Miss from having to go in and out. If she really sprains her ankle, we'll have to come back again."
Ye Jingsheng's face turned pale again, it turned out that his self-examination was in vain, after all, it was all for Ye Wenyan. He shook his sleeves angrily and didn't want to talk anymore.
Xiao glared at him, then looked at the old lady. The old lady was also helpless, facing Yun Chen and Lian Shi, she didn't want to talk, so she returned the look to Xiao.
Xiao knew in her heart that now that she was the mistress, she had to be the first in everything. If the old lady wanted to intervene, she could say a few words. If she didn't want to intervene, she could just sit there without saying a word, and no one could find fault with her.
So she cleared her throat, put on a smile and said, "Lord Yun cares about the fourth young lady, and our whole family is proud of it. Please rest assured, someone will be assigned to repair the front yard tomorrow, and it will definitely not affect the fourth young lady's walking." After thinking about it again, she immediately changed her words, "No, we will repair it today, right now."
Yun Chen was satisfied with this. "Well, let's get started! Take out the broken bricks and replace them with new ones. Be careful when applying the plaster. Don't make it uneven, too big, too slippery, or too rough. In short, the laid bricks must be comfortable to step on. There must be no messing around."
Xiao thought to herself, you guys have nothing to do, so you come all the way to watch people repairing floor tiles? Is it interesting? If you have this hobby, go to the streets. There are people repairing houses and floors everywhere on the streets. That's what you can watch! The work at the general's mansion can be done in an hour at most. What's there to see?
But she didn't dare say this. Not only did she not dare to say it, she had to act active and enthusiastic and get the servants to do the work.
Yun Chen looked at the servants in the yard who had already started to work, and then he nodded with satisfaction and concluded, "That's right! We should hurry up and do the work when there is work to do. We can't put it off day by day. Otherwise, when will it end? Right!"
In response, Xiao smiled and Ye Jingsheng looked gloomy, and the old lady felt ashamed. Only the servants shuttled among them, refilling tea for the master and guests from time to time.
Lian Shi shook his head while drinking tea and said bluntly: "The tea in the General's Mansion is really boring. Not only can't the tea be made into fancy shapes, but even the tea leaves don't smell good, let alone taste good."
Xichun couldn't help but ask, "Can you make fancy moves with tea? Wouldn't that be a magic trick? Who can do this?"
Lian Shi looked disgusted, "How come there are such ignorant servants in the general's mansion? Even if you are a servant, you are a servant in a first-rank general's mansion. Shouldn't you understand these strange and interesting things? Why do you seem to have never heard of them?"
Xichun was so embarrassed by what he said that she wanted to say that she was not a slave, but a concubine. But wouldn't it be more embarrassing to say that she was not a slave at this time? So she had to endure it and said nothing more.
Ye Jingsheng couldn't stand it anymore, and felt sorry for Xichun, so he said, "We are a family of military commanders. We only think about how to protect our family and expand our territory. Who has the time to study those little tricks that only civil servants are willing to study? Tea division and incense pressing, these things are not rare in our Ye family! If you want to see it, go somewhere else. It's definitely not here."
Lian Shi blinked, "So your Ye family is not good at either civil or military affairs?"