Chapter 52
Xue Shun was sweating all over, but he slept very well.
When I woke up in the morning, the uncomfortable feeling was gone. Although my body was still a little weak, my spirit was much clearer than yesterday.
Shen Jiao sat on the footstool, leaning against the bed, sleeping soundly with her arms propped up. The sunlight shone through the window paper onto her, as if covering her with a layer of divine light, like a Bodhisattva in a temple.
However, she said she was willing to kill for him and carved a flower for him. Everyone criticized his filial piety, but she was the only one who cared about whether he had eaten and whether the scars on his body looked good. She would stay by his side and take care of him when he was in pain. She was also one of the few people who still stayed in Liao'eyuan.
Xue Shun grew up in a brothel and saw many people coming and going, and how relationships faded away like smoke. In his heart, he sneered at the so-called love, but he had to admit that the feeling of having someone accompany him was wonderful, so wonderful that he wanted to sink into it without hesitation, but only asked for pity.
But he himself lives like a puddle of mud. With such a background and such experiences, what qualifications does he have to drag others into his quagmire?
He couldn't even give her freedom.
"Shen Jiao, wake up and go back to sleep. The floor is cold."
Xue Shun avoided the smooth arm and poked her shoulder.
Shen Jiao opened her eyes and saw a worried face: "Master, you woke up so early. You probably don't have any classes today. Why don't you take a rest for a while?"
Xue Shun sat up and said, "No, you should go back and rest. Tell Jin Yu to go outside after breakfast and ask what happened yesterday."
"yes."
Spiritual power surged to his limbs and bones, and the numbness in his arms and legs disappeared instantly. Shen Jiao got up and went out, and was surprised to see the people in the yard.
"Sister Liangua and Sister Yuge'er, why are you up? Aren't you still not fully recovered?"
"It's not good, but I can still work," Liangua whispered hoarsely, "It's not good to just rest forever. What if the Seventeenth Young Master gets upset? Besides, this courtyard isn't peaceful either. If I'm caught by the Sixth Young Master..."
She shrank her neck and pouted.
He was obviously remembering the painful experience last time.
Yuge'er said nothing, but nodded in agreement with her.
Shen Jiao: "Then you guys keep working. Call me when you get tired. I'll go take a rest first. By the way, where's Sister Jin Yu?"
"In the Rat House."
The maids in Liao'e Courtyard named the room where the rats were kept in the warehouse the Rat Room. When they chatted privately, even though that place was annoying, it was still worth talking about.
It's lively after all.
There was an endless chirping sound all day long, and a bunch of fat rats jumped up and down. It was quite amusing to watch through the cage.
Not many people are willing to hold and play with things, at least not the gold and jade of the past.
"What's my sister doing?"
Shen Jiao looked at her hand holding several rats in confusion.
"I didn't do anything."
Jin Yu was frightened by her, and took a step back with the rats in the warehouse and one foot, as if he wanted to hide but had nowhere to hide. After denying it, he said embarrassedly,
"I saw that there were more and more of these little things, and the cage was almost full, so I thought of secretly throwing some of them out. Don't tell Master Seventeen."
"Don't worry, sister. I'm very tight-lipped. Besides, the young master wouldn't care even if I told him openly. He only likes Xuan Xiao and the others. As for these..." Shen Jiao walked around the room and said, "He hasn't even looked at them. Our young master seems to be aggressive and unkind, but in fact he is ruthless but affectionate. He cares a lot about his beloved pets and people around him. But it's a pity that he is incompetent and has a hard mouth. No one will take him seriously. It's inevitable that the maids under him will have second thoughts, and he knows it all.
If you ask me, there's really no need to make such a fuss. Even if everyone had asked him earlier, he would have agreed. It's just that people are weird. They won't say directly what they don't want to do, but have to bear grudges behind people's backs. To put it bluntly, they are cowardly and don't want to bear the stigma of betraying their master. They have to wait for others to bring it up first, and then they will scatter like birds and beasts, and still feel wronged...
It's really hateful, but it's also human nature. We are slaves, helpless, so pitiful. What's wrong with being a little timid? It's for self-protection, isn't it? Being afraid is not just for self-protection, right? "
Shen Jiao bent down to tease the mouse in her hand.
"What do you mean? Those who wanted to leave have already left. Why did you suddenly say so much?" Jin Yu asked in confusion.
Shen Jiao said, "I just said it out of inspiration. Don't you think people are sometimes like these rats? If a cage is too crowded, they will try to squeeze into a wider place, even eating each other. Even if their lives are better than before, they still won't stop. Isn't it scary..."
"It's human nature, just like people tend to go higher and water flows lower. What's wrong with wanting a better life?" Jin Yu stuffed the rats into a mousetrap, picked it up, and pinched Shen Jiao's face. "Don't overthink it. If they want to leave, let them go. Aren't we all fine?"
"That's true," Shen Jiao smiled. "I almost forgot. The Master asked me to go after breakfast and find out what happened yesterday."
"Okay, I got it. I'll be there in a minute. You should go and get some rest too. The Sixth Young Master and his group of people must be very powerful. It shouldn't be difficult to find out."
Jin Yu was about to leave, but Shen Jiao was still in high spirits and asked her:
"That's good. Sister, do you think Mr. Song will come back?"
"I think so. Didn't the Sixth Young Master say yesterday that he would definitely invite the gentleman back? Don't worry about it. I'm leaving now." Jin Yu was about to leave with the cage.
Shen Jiao's voice continued to pursue:
"Can you believe what the Sixth Young Master says? If he really came back, Mr. Song would have come to your house today and urged you to study, right?"
"Maybe he hasn't been invited back yet." Jin Yu changed his words.
"Maybe the Sixth Young Master doesn't want to invite us at all." Shen Jiao guessed.
Jin Yu: ...
"How could that be? They are brothers."
"Yes, they are brothers..."
Shen Jiao didn't seem to want to ask any more questions. Jin Yu quickly walked towards the door. Just as she opened it a crack, her voice came up again like a ghost: "Sister and him are still master and servant. Do you hope Mr. Song will come back?"
"What does this mean?" Jin Yu tilted his head slightly.
"It's nothing special. I just remembered that day in the woodshed. My sister was full of resentment towards the young master, but she believed in what the Sixth Young Master said. I thought my sister would leave, but who knew... she seemed like a different person as soon as she came out, and she was loyal again." Shen Jiao said softly.
But Jin Yu still heard it clearly, turned around and explained:
"Oh, so that's why. I was wondering why you were acting so strange. Why don't you just ask directly? I was so scared at the time, but I calmed down after I got out. No one is perfect. The young master is quite good. There's no need to leave him because of this. Let the past be the past."
"The mouse doesn't think so, sister. The blood on your cage hasn't been wiped dry yet." Shen Jiao reminded timidly.
The smile on Jin Yu's face faded. "They hurt Yin Bao, shouldn't they die? Why are you so suspicious today? Do you think I'm a bad person just because I killed a few mice?"
"That's not the case, it's just that what my sister said before is different from what she said now, so I'm curious...
"Sister, have you already voted for the Sixth Young Master? Are you secretly spreading the word for him?"
Shen Jiao asked with an innocent and confused look on her face.
The door, which was ajar, was closed by Jin Yu with a creak.
The light in the room and her face dimmed...
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