Chapter 18: It’s not the name that changes, it’s the new life
The little mute can't hear, speak, or understand lip reading.
Xie Yingmian tried to communicate with the little mute using sign language.
The little mute couldn't understand sign language and his face was full of confusion.
The honest maid said, "Princess, the little mute should be able to write."
"I've seen her write with a twig," the simple-minded maid said. "She often uses it to write a few words repeatedly in her free time, then messes them up after she's done."
"I can't read, so I don't know what she wrote."
Xie Yingmian narrowed his eyes.
She has a dignified appearance, extraordinary bearing, and can also write.
The little mute's origin is probably not simple.
"Bring me a pen and paper," she said.
The honest maid found paper and pen.
Xie Yingmian wrote down the request.
When the little mute saw Xie Yingmian's handwriting, his expression was indescribable.
Xie Yingmian knew that his handwriting was not good-looking.
She is really not good at using such a soft brush.
"The handwriting is ugly, so you'll have to make do with it."
After saying that, Xie Yingmian thought that the little mute couldn't hear her, so she simply shut up.
The little mute read it carefully.
He picked up a pen and wrote a few big words on the paper: "Please give me a name, Master."
This is agreed to stay.
Xie Yingmian is not good at naming and doesn't care much about it.
Just use the original name.
She asked the honest maid, "What's your name?"
The honest maid said, "I've had a big head since I was little, so they all call me Big Head."
Xie Yingmian: ...
Big head, big head, no worries when it rains, others have umbrellas, but she has a big head?
How can a girl be called such a funny name?
"What about you?" Xie Yingmian asked the timid maid again.
The timid maidservant said: "Slave servant, slave servant begs for brother."
Xie Yingmian was very disgusted with this product of favoring boys over girls.
These girls really need new names.
"Yumo." Xie Yingmian said to the honest maid, "You will be called this from now on."
Said to the timid maid, "Your name will be Zhuyue from now on."
The little mute looked at Xie Yingmian eagerly.
The little mute is not very old, and his face is as red as an apple.
She was wearing a lotus-colored dress.
The lotus color contrasted with the rosy little face, and Xie Yingmian inexplicably thought of a poem.
The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, and hibiscus flowers bloom on both sides of the face.
"Wen Ge." She wrote on the paper, "Your name."
The little mute liked it very much and kept nodding his head.
The three maids liked their names very much.
Especially Zhuyue, who was originally begging for a brother, was so excited that she cried out loud.
She was afraid that her crying would disturb Xie Yingmian, so she suppressed her tears and cried very quietly.
Xie Yingmian still heard it.
"Why are you crying?" Xie Yingmian softened her voice, fearing she would frighten the timid girl. "Don't you like it?"
"If you don't like it, let's change it."
Hearing Xie Yingmian's soft voice, Zhu Yue couldn't help crying out loud.
She shook her head vigorously and explained in a low voice:
"My Lady Princess, I like this name very much."
"I was so happy that I couldn't help crying. I am happy."
Xie Yingmian didn't understand.
It's just a name, there's no need to be so happy.
Gossip expert Tamamo innocently took over the conversation: "I can testify that Zhuyue really was crying with joy."
"Your Highness, you may not know that Zhuyue has five older sisters."
"My fourth and fifth sisters were drowned in a urine bucket by their parents as soon as they were born."
"Zhuyue would have drowned at birth, and her third sister would have had to get married in a few years."
"My third sister got married, and there was no one left to work at home. Zhuyue was lucky enough to survive."
"When Zhuyue was three years old, her parents finally gave birth to a younger brother."
"After giving birth to my younger brother, Zhuyue had to do a lot of work to take care of him. She didn't have enough food to eat and was so skinny that she looked pale. She was also beaten and scolded every day. There was not a single piece of good flesh on her body. She was really pitiful."
"Later, when there was a famine, her parents sold her to a human trafficker in exchange for meat for her brother."
Tamamo talked a lot, her eyes were red.
"Her three sisters said they were married off, but in fact they were sold. When her eldest sister was pregnant, her husband beat her into premature labor. The labor lasted a day and a night, and she died.
"My second sister was hacked to death and dismembered by her butcher husband, who was thirty years her senior."
"My third sister hanged herself last year."
"When you changed Zhuyue's name, you changed more than just the name."
Zhu Yue lowered her head hard.
Tears fell like beads from a broken string.
She knelt down in front of Xie Yingmian and kowtowed three times.
Xie Yingmian finally understood.
What Zhuyue changed was not her name, but her new life.
"I won't treat you unfairly." Xie Yingmian helped Zhu Yue up.
Zhuyue's eyes were filled with tears.
Tamamo also cried loudly.
Wen Ge didn't know what was going on. Seeing everyone else crying, she started crying too.
"Okay, okay, stop crying." Xie Yingmian was helpless.
"By the way, you guys must be hungry."
When she parted with Fu Mo, she asked him to ask the kitchen to send some food over.
Judging by the time, it’s almost time.
Tamamo was about to say that she wasn't hungry.
My stomach growled.
She scratched her head sheepishly: "I'm a little hungry."
"Princess, I have a big appetite, but don't worry, I will eat less."
As he was speaking.
The person who delivered the food also arrived.
Since it was Fu Mo's order, the kitchen staff did not dare to be lazy or slack, and the food they sent was both plentiful and of high quality.
As you get closer, you can smell the aroma of food.
It was Tamamo who came out to greet her.
Tamamo sniffed deeply, "Delicious."
"Smelling something so good makes me even hungrier."
The housekeeper's expression was not very good: "Are these meals for you?"
Yumozuo was simple-minded and spoke directly: "Isn't this something you sent?"
"You don't even know if it's for us, how would we know?"
The housekeeper was furious.
She took a step forward and slapped Tamamo in the face.
"Who are you to speak to me like that?"
"Let me tell you, the food in the palace is divided into several levels. Different levels have different food standards."
"Master Fumo asked us to deliver food to the master, not to you lowly creatures."
Tamamo was furious, but she didn't dare to resist.
She knows the rules.
When they were in the Xie family, these maids had the lowest status. They were often beaten and scolded, and could only eat leftovers.
The housekeeper was rude, but she didn't say anything wrong.
They are of low status and don't deserve to eat such good food.
The housekeeper cursed: "What a cheap thing! You think you are worthy of being brought food by us? Come on, take everything back."
"This nanny is so majestic." Xie Yingmian's voice came faintly.
"I wonder if this nanny thinks I'm worthy of having you bring me food?"
Xie Yingmian walked past Yumao and came to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper didn't expect Xie Yingmian to be there, and her eyes flashed.
She was not stupid and knew that Lord Fu Mo would not let the kitchen deliver meals to the maids.
She was just being difficult on purpose.
Her sister was the nanny of her cousin, and her ribs were broken by Xie Yingmian that morning.
She was angry and hateful.
If it weren't for the worsening condition of His Royal Highness Prince Ling and the Concubine Dowager's need to find a woman to bring good luck, how could the position of Princess be given to a village girl who grew up in a farm?
Only the cousin is qualified for the position of princess.
A village girl climbed up to a high branch and really thought she was a phoenix!
Pooh!
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