Chapter 99: Harming the master secretly?
When Bai Lu heard the word "favor", she was startled, then turned around and stood still, lowering her slender eyebrows.
"Miss, be careful with your words."
Yue Lingshu looked at her, suddenly chuckled, walked forward, stood on tiptoe, and lowered his sweet voice.
"Good sister, I understand what you are thinking. You want to emulate Madam Du, right? Even if you are born as a maid, as long as you serve well enough, long enough, and attentively... one day, you can become the master's concubine and stay with him for a long time."
Bai Lu raised her head, turned her face away, and looked away without answering.
Seeing that she didn't dare to look at her, Yue Lingshu smiled and took a step back, speaking in a soft voice with the innocence of a little girl.
"Hehe, my cousin is so good-looking and so young. And you, sister, have stayed with him for so many years, day and night, alone with him... Haha, how could I not be moved?"
Bai Lu blushed slightly and started to argue.
"Miss, the Third Master never leaves anyone in the room to serve us at night, so we are not alone..."
Yue Lingshu smiled, stretched out an index finger and touched her thin lips.
"No need to explain, I understand. It is precisely because there is nothing that it is the most exciting~"
After laughing, she turned around and sat leisurely on the purple bamboo chair under the corridor, then waved her hand, motioning Bai Lu to come closer to her.
Bai Lu lowered her head and said nothing. She took the green umbrella, pinched the wet corner of her green silk skirt, and sat on the footstool beside the bamboo chair with her knees bent.
The courtyard was filled with mist and rain. Yue Lingshu asked the maids to move away and personally poured her a cup of tea.
"Sister Bailu, I remember that you came to the Yue family in your early years. You were originally with Madam Du, learning the rules from the maids. Later, you were sent by the old man to serve your cousin... Hehe, I guessed it back then. Grandfather wanted to promote you and make you his aunt when you both grew up. What a pity..."
Yue Lingshu slowly took a sip of tea and observed the emotions in Bai Lu's eyes with interest.
"It's a pity that your master married a woman like that! A woman like Shen, who puts on airs like a young lady from an official family, looks well-educated, gentle and dignified, but is actually the most cunning! Tell me yourself, can she treat your cousin's concubine well? Does she have such a tolerant mind?"
Bai Lu raised her head slightly to see the raindrops dripping onto the steps under the eaves.
"Miss, what do you mean? If you have something to say, please speak frankly."
"What can I mean? She is my cousin's wife and I am her younger cousin, and we have nothing to do with each other... It's just that I think Shen has been too proud these days! She is the granddaughter-in-law, but she is always lazy, using the excuse of not feeling well and refusing to come out to serve the elders. Occasionally she comes out to sit with me, and follows my cousin wherever he goes, like her servant! Even my grandfather lowered his head and dared not look at her when he saw her, and he didn't speak as loudly as usual. This is too glorious! Oh, Sister Bailu, I really have no other intention in saying this today, it's just..."
She smiled again. Beside her was the slanting wind and drizzle, and she was carefully calculating the heart and mind of the person in front of her.
"…I'm just worried about my sister. You are young, and so is she. If you want to wait until their relationship fades, until your cousin sees your affection…it's okay to wait for three to five years. But what if it takes eight to ten years? What if it takes more than ten or twenty years? Your youth is like the rain, splashing down on the ground and flowing away with the water."
The spring rain was damp and Bai Lu seemed to feel a little cold around her. She could not help but hugged her arms tightly, pursed her thin lips, lowered her head slightly, and lowered her voice.
"My lady, you are going to get engaged tomorrow. Why do you still worry about my worries? I have been poor since I was young. Fortunately, my parents sold me to the Yue family, so I can have enough food to eat. Even if... I really don't dare to ask for anything."
She paused and glanced at Yue Lingshu who was swinging his legs leisurely on the bamboo chair.
"...Is there any way for me, a servant, to harm my master secretly?"
"Harm? Hahahaha... look at you, what are you thinking!"
Yue Lingshu laughed as if he had heard a huge joke. He held his stomach and laughed uncontrollably. It took him half a day to calm down and his face turned cold.
"Sister Bailu, please don't talk nonsense! How dare I, a good girl, harm others? At most, I just want to embarrass the Shen family. Don't think that just because Daddy is an eighth-rank official, he can suppress everyone!"
She looked at Bai Lu again and smiled sweetly and affectionately.
"I'm doing this for your own good, Sister Bailu. Think about it. If I help you get hold of something on Shen's body, she'll naturally give you some benefits to cover it up. If she doesn't agree, just tell it to your cousin! As long as your cousin has any doubts in his heart, Shen's life will be in vain! Well, of course, you have a good opportunity, too. As long as you put in a little more effort, your cousin will naturally look at you differently..."
Bai Lu took a deep breath, her eyes were somewhat doubtful, but her tone was filled with impatience.
"Miss, are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious! Remember, I'll only help you once. If you succeed, it's your good fortune, and you'll be half the master from now on. If you fail... you'll be a maidservant for the rest of your life, and what does it have to do with me?"
Half master, this title made Bai Lu couldn't help but smile.
"But Third...Mrs. Shen has always been cautious, and my master is always by her side. Miss, what do you think I should do to make her look bad in public?"
The rain was heavy. Yue Lingshu smiled when she heard that, then she lay down on the bamboo chair leisurely, lowered her eyes, and slowly clenched the teacup in her hand.
"How can I tell you this now? If you really want to, tell Shen to attend the banquet tomorrow. A maid will come to see you at the banquet and tell you what to do then."
Bai Lu frowned, "Tomorrow? There will be an engagement party for the eldest lady in the mansion tomorrow..."
"Yeah, that's why everyone will come. The more people there are..."
Yue Lingshu tilted her head and smiled, looking cute and adorable.
"…She will be more embarrassed, won't she?"
After Bai Lu left with an umbrella, Yue Lingshu put down her teacup and walked back to her room. Yue Liuer had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Sister Shu, what are you talking about with a maid? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
"I'll tell you later. By the way, will your brother from the Huang family come tomorrow?"
Yue Liuer was younger, but her family had arranged a marriage for her early on, with Huang Youshan, the only son of a wealthy family in the city.
Yue Liuer giggled, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. There will be a happy event at home tomorrow, so he will definitely come."
Yue Lingshu said "Oh", and there was a hint of discomfort in his smile.
"You are lucky. You have been engaged to a playmate you have known since childhood, and you are also the only son in the family. As for the Duan family, although Duan Kecheng is the eldest son, he has two younger brothers, three younger sisters, and so many sisters-in-law..."
Yue Lingshu gritted her teeth. What she hated most in her life was that other girls were better than her.
The Duan family is not as wealthy as the Yue family, but it is much richer than the Huang family. However, when she thought about having to see two sisters-in-law younger than her for the rest of her life, even if they are not yet visible, she felt hatred in her heart.
Yue Liuer thought about her fiancé whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and lowered her head shyly.
"Brother Shan and I have known each other for many years, so he naturally treats me very well. He has long said that when I get married, he will drive everyone out of the room and only want me..."
Yue Lingshu couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard such silly words. Suddenly he saw the maid Cui Xi bringing tea and he had an idea in his mind.
She left Yue Liuer, who had a sweet look on her face, aside and asked Cui Xi to kneel down with a smile.
"Cui Xi, you are not a child anymore. When I get married next year, I will marry you to Liu Er, the horse feeder, okay?"
Cui Xi's face changed and she immediately started to kowtow.
"Miss, please have mercy on me. I don't want to marry Liu Er. He loves drinking and gambling. He beats his wife when he's drunk... He forced my last wife to hang herself!"
Yue Lingshu made a "tsk" sound, her peach blossom eyes full of smiles.
"Am I the master, or are you? Whose servant has the final say on his marriage? If I say yes, then it's yes."
Cui Xi’s face turned pale and beads of cold sweat ran down her cheeks.
Yue Lingshu felt relieved when he saw her expression that made her feel like she was living a life worse than death. He could not help laughing out loud, and his laughter was still as clear and moving as a silver bell.
"Hehehe... Look at you, you're so scared. As long as you listen to the master, I will arrange a marriage for you. What's so difficult about that?"
Cui Xi knelt on the ground and nodded fearfully.
"This servant...will definitely listen to the young lady's words!"
Yue Lingshu held a handkerchief to his hands, smiled and pinched Cui Xi's face hard, just like when he was a child and pinched the little rabbit to death that had soiled his skirt.
"...You are so good!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
