Chapter 473
The maid outside was a little quiet at first, but then she started to chatter about trivial things. Yuan Jing pressed his eyebrows. Anyone who was not a fool could see that these servants did not take their original master seriously. Otherwise, after a hangover, they would not rush to prepare bath water for the master to wash off the alcohol in the morning? Did the master need to order this?
Thinking of this, Yuan Jing struggled to sit up from the bed. Seeing the several layers of fat on his belly, he couldn't even look at it himself, let alone others. He had to lose weight no matter what. However, he had to do it slowly. If he lost weight too fast, people would think he was a monster.
He patted the bed and shouted, "Someone, prepare some bath water for me!"
The maids outside were talking happily, forgetting about their masters inside. When they heard the voices inside, some of them hadn't reacted yet. They were pushed by others and said, "It's bath water inside. Let's get back to work."
"Okay, let's do it."
The door was pushed open, and they rushed in one after another, the aroma of powder mixed with the smell of alcohol. Yuan Jing sneezed a few times, and then looked at these girls, all of whom looked like charming and seductive young ladies. He knew that the person who arranged them to serve the original body did not have good intentions. It was only because the original body was devoted to the man named Xie Boli, otherwise who knows what would happen.
Yuan Jing impatiently drove them away: "Call the servants over here, all of you get out and quickly bring me some bath water!"
One maid even complained: "I have been serving the young master since early morning, how can the young master be so mean to me?"
Yuan Jing narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Why, you still want me to serve you? As a servant, I didn't even prepare water for bathing in the morning, and you still want me to personally order you to do it. You should just let you be the master instead."
"Young Master!" The girl actually stomped her feet.
"Get out!" Yuan Jing threw something at them, and the girls screamed and ran out.
This kind of opening scene made Yuan Jing, no matter how good-tempered he was, want to curse. Moreover, after what he did, it would not be long before his bad reputation would spread in the mansion again. But for Yuan Jing, given his current position, reputation was of no use. So he decided to do whatever he wanted and just do what made him happy, regardless of the flood outside.
Fortunately, the servants in this yard did not really abandon their master, and the bath water was prepared. A servant named Songshi served diligently and brought Yuan Jing warm tea. Yuan Jing felt grateful that there was finally someone who could serve him properly. From the moment he opened his eyes to the first sip of water from a group of servants, his throat felt like it was smoking.
I got out of bed holding Song Shi's hand. Oh my god, I felt like I was falling down. I must lose weight. I must lose weight.
Fortunately, the tub was big enough, otherwise he suspected that it wouldn't even fit his body. After he took off his clothes and entered the tub, he slowly sank down and the water overflowed. Yuan Jing shook his head speechlessly, wondering what his lover's identity was this time? What would his reaction be when he saw this scene? When he thought that his lover might be stunned, Yuan Jing almost laughed out loud.
Song Shi and a servant named Song Shan were serving on the side, saying nice things to him. Yuan Jing closed his eyes and let them rub his back. The two servants were also telling him how the old lady in the mansion and the marquis and his wife were so good to him. Thinking about it, his original body was quite miserable. Was there anyone around him who could be of use?
When these two servants went out, they would try every means to lure him to drink and spend money or go to the casino. They also collected a lot of brochures about goblins fighting and brought them back for him to read. But the original body really had no interest in these. To be honest, although the original body had the reputation of a little bully outside, he had never done anything to bully men or women. Even to Xie Boli, he would chase after him and try to please him.
After listening for a while, Yuan Jing drove them out. Song Shi and Song Shan had no choice but to leave. It was quite strange that the young master drove out all the maids serving them so early this morning.
After Yuan Jing and others left, he drank a few sips of spiritual spring water to relieve the discomfort in his stomach, then found a pair of silver needles and inserted them into himself. Although he had not specialized in weight loss, it did not mean that he could not do it. There were no ready-made medicines, but he could still give himself acupuncture and conditioning. After the acupuncture, the water in the bucket was obviously a lot more turbid, so he changed it with spring water to clean himself up, and he felt a lot more comfortable than before.
When Yuan Jing came outside and saw the breakfast laid out, he suddenly felt sick to his appetite. They were preparing such delicious food so early in the morning. He was afraid that he would die from eating so much. However, his stomach made a growling sound out of habit.
Yuan Jing frowned and said, "Let's go. Don't serve so much meat for breakfast next time. Just serve some porridge and a few side dishes."
"This..." Song Shi looked at the young master hesitantly.
"What? Are you not keeping your word?"
"No, I'll go change it right away, Master, please wait a moment."
After a long time of trouble, Yuan Jing was finally able to sit down, pick up the bowl of porridge, and have a refreshing breakfast. In this mansion, he was well treated in terms of food and clothing. But apart from anything else, the dowry left by his mother was enough for him to spend in his lifetime. But now no one knew who was holding the dowry and how much would be left.
After eating two small bowls of millet porridge, Yuan Jing put down his chopsticks even though his stomach was only half full. If he wanted to lose weight, he had to act like he was losing weight. So no matter how the servants persuaded him, Yuan Jing resolutely had the table cleared and went to stay in the study for a while.
This study was just a decoration for the original owner. If it wasn't erotic, it would be a booklet about goblins fighting. Yuan Jing flipped through it and thought it was too spicy for the eyes. Then he sat for a while and started walking around in his yard. After walking around, he stretched his muscles.
Song Shi scratched his head and tried to persuade him, "Young Master, why don't you go and pay your respects to the old lady and the wife?"
Yuan Jing panted and said, "The old lady and the madam have always been kind and considerate of my health so that I don't have to pay my respects every day. Are you asking me to disobey the old lady and the madam?"
Song Shi slapped his mouth lightly. How could he respond to the young master's words? Could he say that the old lady and the wife were unkind?
After an hour of activities, Yuan Jing went back to the house to wipe the sweat off his face and started to tinker with his belongings again. It turned out that his things were managed by a maid named Chunxiang. Yuan Jing didn't even ask for the key, but directly pried open the box. He also asked Song Shi to bring the account book. As a result, the silver and money did not match at all, and some of the items registered in the book were missing.
Chunxiang was still making various excuses, clearly not taking this seriously. Yuan Jing threw the book in front of her and said, "Then tell me, where did the money and things go? If you can't tell, go to the old lady and tell her. If that doesn't work, report it to the police."
"Master?" Chunxiang widened her eyes in disbelief.
"What? You don't believe I will do this? I'll give you one day. If you don't see the silver and things in the account book tomorrow, all of you get out of here!" Yuan Jing looked at the servants expressionlessly, turned around and went back to the study.
It is easy to send the person to the old lady, but it is estimated that the money and things can't be returned. It is better to get more wealth for himself. If it can't be made up, just send the person away. In fact, Yuan Jing is impatient to deal with the old ladies in the mansion. Thinking about the previous worlds, it is not the first time he has experienced the ancient world, but this is the first time he has encountered such a situation.
He really couldn't just leave the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion and start his own business. He also had to fulfill his original body's wish. His original body's wish was simple. He hoped to find someone who truly loved him. Another wish was that he hoped to hear others praise him so as not to tarnish the good reputation of his father and brother.
In his mind, his father and elder brother are heroes. He also wants to make progress and does not want people to say that his father and elder brother have a son and younger brother like him who holds them back and is not ambitious. However, he does not know what to do and no one teaches him.
The first wish is easy to fulfill, as long as Xie Boli is not the only one. Once he is reunited with his lover, the first wish will be fulfilled. It is precisely because of the second wish that Yuan Jing cannot leave the Yongyi Marquis Mansion without hesitation, as that would only add another title of being unfilial and disrespectful to elders to his reputation.
The original body lived a very humble life, and had no wish to even avenge him, but Yuan Jing couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Moreover, with him around, the original body wouldn't have died. Could the people behind the scenes hold back and not take action? Sooner or later, they would have to confront each other.
So take it slow, he is not in a hurry, just treat it as a vacation in this world.
It is absolutely true that the original body lived a humble life. Although the original body had not been taught much about the ways of the world, he had a natural keen intuition that allowed him to tell whether others were sincere or insincere towards him. The people in the mansion treated him more and more perfunctorily and did not take him seriously, including the servants around him. So when Xie Boli, a man who deliberately approached the original body, appeared and acted as if he cared about him very much, the original body was easily attracted to him, hoping to exchange his sincerity for his sincerity.
It's a pity that Xie Boli let him down. Maybe the original body's love for Xie Boli was not the kind of love between men and women, but just the hope to have someone who is truly good to her. It makes no difference whether this person is a man or a woman. But Xie Boli just used the original body, so he left such a wish, which is heartbreaking.
Not long after returning to the study, he imitated his original body's dog-crawling handwriting and made a list, and called Song Shi: "Go, find Xie Boli and get these things back. Originally, I gave them to him because I liked him. Now that he says he won't like me, I will also withdraw my love. These things should be returned to their original owners."
Song Shi's jaw almost dropped as he held the list in his hand. Yuan Jing narrowed his eyes and said, "Why? If you don't want to run, let someone else do it."
Song Shi quickly slapped his mouth and said, "I am willing. I will go find Master Xie right away."
"Hurry up, if you do it well, I will reward you."
"Thank you, Master."
Song Shi made up his mind and hurried to do things for the young master. Although he also listened to the mistress's instructions to lead the young master to do some things, he was also very clear that he was different from those girls. Where could he go if he left the young master? Moreover, he noticed that the young master had become a little different after he sobered up today.
Tell him that it would be better if the young master gave up on Xie Boli. Following the young master around, he knew very well that Xie Boli was insincere towards the young master, and coaxed the young master into giving him many good things. Since he had no interest in the young master, why did he pretend to care about the young master and coax the young master into being so nice to him? It was obvious that he was just trying to keep the young master hanging and take advantage of him.
Yuan Jing asked Song Shi to go out and collect the debt, but the old lady and the marquis' wife were so angry that they felt heartbroken, including Marquis Yongyi. Because yesterday, when Yuan Jing got drunk and pulled Xie Boli and cried and didn't let him leave him, many people saw it. Today, the news spread all over the capital. When the servants reported the situation outside, none of the masters in Marquis Yongyi's mansion had a good face.
Zeng Jingshu felt so ashamed after hearing those words that she cursed unhappily, "Mother, look at what Zeng Yuanjing has done. He has brought shame to our Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Anyway, I dare not go out for a while. I don't know how many people are waiting to see me make a fool of myself. Why doesn't that fat pig just die!"
"Keep your voice down. If your grandmother hears this, how will she look at you?" The marquis's wife quickly slapped her daughter, telling her to be careful with her words.
Zeng Jingshu said confidently, "We are all my mother's people here, who would gossip about us outside? Let's see who my mother can forgive. That fat guy is so fat, what else can he be called if not a fat pig? I'm afraid that people will say I'm fat, it's the fat pig that's causing me trouble."
"Okay, just say these words in front of me, and don't complain a word in front of your grandmother, understand? Okay, come with me to pay respects to your grandmother."
Zeng Jingshu calmed down and said, "I know. I will definitely not let grandma know. Besides, grandma doesn't like that fat pig. My eldest brother is much better than that fat pig."
Speaking of her son, the Marquis's wife was also proud. Now in the capital, who would not praise her eldest son? As for her nephew Zeng Yuanjing, a stern look flashed in the eyes of the Marquis's wife Song. Maybe she really had to deal with him, otherwise he would be old enough to get married. What kind of family would she tell him about? It seemed that no matter what she did, it would be bad. Song wanted to have a good reputation. Who would say that she was not good to her nephew now?
No matter what her nephew did wrong, she, as an aunt, always protected her nephew and tried her best to satisfy his needs. However, her nephew was too naughty and unruly, and she, as an aunt, could only feel sad.
The nanny beside the old lady was teaching her what was said outside, which made the old lady feel ashamed. At this time, Mrs. Song happened to arrive and advised: "It is all because of Yuan Jing's ignorance that the old lady has a headache. The daughter-in-law apologizes to the old lady on behalf of Yuan Jing."
The old lady asked the nanny to press the acupoints on her head, and said with a headache: "You just doted on him too much. Now the whole mansion has lost face because of him. Someone go and tell Yuan Jing to punish him by confining him to his house for a month. He is not allowed to go anywhere during this month."
Someone immediately went to pass on the message.
When Yuan Jing heard that he would be confined for a month, he touched his chubby chin and smiled. Let him be confined, he didn't want to see this family for the time being anyway, so as not to make him sick and ruin his good mood.
Besides, restricting his feet does not restrict the feet of servants. Servants can run errands for him, and if he wants to go out, can this yard really trap him? Of course, looking at his body that is two or three times wider than Songshan, Yuan Jing sighed. He should just stay in this yard and lose weight. Otherwise, it will be difficult to climb over the wall with this body. It would be embarrassing if he got stuck halfway.
As for the jokes made outside, he didn't take them to heart at all. Moreover, this was a good thing for him. The wider his name spread, the easier it would be for his lover to hear it. All he had to do was sit at home and wait for his lover to come to him.
Xie Boli of the Xie family has always been a good person in the capital. He can be ranked on par with the prince of the Yongyi Marquis's family. However, his family background dragged him down. Originally, the Xie family also had a title, but Xie's father was too pretentious and lost the title. Xie's father also passed away. It would have been fine if Xie's father had died, but he left behind an orphan and a widow, who had to live on their mother's dowry. Their life in the capital became difficult because everyone could step on them.
It has to be said that Xie Boli's life has gradually become better since he met Zeng Yuanjing. He devoted himself to studying and just recently won the top prize in the provincial examination, which made Xie Boli's reputation rise suddenly and the life of the Xie family became even better.
Xie Boli's approach to Zeng Yuanjing was carefully planned. After two or three encounters, he had mastered Zeng Yuanjing's personality. He lived a more comfortable life with the things Zeng Yuanjing gave him, but he was extremely disgusted with Zeng Yuanjing and regarded this relationship as a humiliation, because he was forced to please and flatter Zeng Yuanjing, otherwise he would have vomited if he had anything to do with him.
But Han Miao was different. Miao'er never minded each other's identities when interacting with him. She was always open and generous. She encouraged Xie Boli many times to take the imperial examinations and become an official, so that he could make a name for himself in the future. In Xie Boli's eyes, Han Miao was his soul mate.
But this morning, the servant next to Zeng Yuanjing came to his house with a list and asked him to return the property he had taken from Zeng Yuanjing. After Xie Boli looked at the items on the list, his body shook: "Did your young master tell you to do this? I don't believe it!"
Although Song Shi was not very loyal to his young master, that was because his life was in the hands of the master of the Marquis' Mansion, but he really couldn't stand Xie Boli and said contemptuously: "The young master liked you before and wanted to please you, so he gave you these things, but since you are unwilling to accept the young master's kindness, shouldn't you, a self-proclaimed gentleman, return these things?"
The contempt in Song Shi's eyes hurt Xie Boli's eyes. He had always been a humble person, but now even a servant looked down on him. His self-esteem was so strong that he blurted out, "Return it! Of course I will! Just wait for it!"
Sooner or later, you and your master will regret it.
Xie Boli asked the servants in the mansion to sort out the items on the list, but in the end, more than half were missing and it would take a while to get them all together. The servants came over and whispered to Xie Boli, who blushed and gritted his teeth and said, "Wait, I'll deliver it myself in two days."
"Goodbye, I'll give you two days. Two days from now, I'll come and get the rest myself. Give these to me first."
"Then get out!" Xie Boli said angrily.
Song Shi didn't care and took the part he had handed over back first. At least he would not leave the young master without any explanation and he could also take credit for it when he returned.
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