Chapter 706: Strategy for the Blind Villain (2)
As soon as Shi Yi returned to her courtyard, she immediately called the butler and asked him to go out and find a craftsman who could carve and understand poetry to work in the mansion.
Although the butler did not know what the eldest lady wanted to do, he naturally had to follow the emperor's favorite Taifu Qu, who only had such a legitimate daughter, and he immediately agreed.
In less than half an hour, the craftsman who met her requirements was found. Three big men stood in front of her, allowing her to choose.
Shi Yi briefly examined the three men and found that the man who looked a little cunning and much older actually did not understand poetry, so she immediately asked the butler to send him out of the mansion.
After confirming the employees, she talked to the two craftsmen about wages.
Unexpectedly, the two craftsmen did not seem to care about wages at all. On the contrary, the two of them were particularly obedient and promised to do everything according to her instructions, just to be accepted in the Taifu mansion.
Since both candidates were satisfied, Shi Yi asked the housekeeper to vacate an empty yard in the mansion, and handed the simplest Thousand Characters to the two, asking them to carve the book overnight.
I thought it would take a lot of effort for the two to finish it, but they finished it during the midnight snack.
Shi Yi held the planed wooden board with the words carved on it, and his mouth was grinning. He couldn't help but praise the two for their high work efficiency.
The brothers Li Ping and Li An didn't expect to be praised by the eldest lady. They scratched the back of their necks and smiled very honestly.
"Have a good rest tonight. You will be busy in the future." Shi Yi glanced at the nanny, and the nanny immediately led the two to the kitchen.
"Thank you, young lady." When Li Ping followed her out, he looked back at her boldly. Shi Yi smiled and waved to him.
The sixteen-year-old daughter of an official family, with bright eyes and white teeth, was noble in every frown and smile. She was a beauty that a peasant like him had never seen in his life. This beauty didn't have any temper, and there was no contempt for him in her words. The seed of his love was planted at this time.
When the nanny came back, he saw that she was so happy holding a large stack of wooden boards, so he boldly asked what she was so happy about.
Shi Yi handed the bound wooden boards to her with bright eyes, "Tomorrow, I will go to the side yard to torture that little bastard."
The nanny was shocked, and her hands became slow, and she almost dropped the wooden boards with words.
The grudge between the eldest lady and the young master started when they were young. The eldest lady has always been a vengeful person since she was young, and the young master is a blind man who can't see. Over the years, he has been tossed around a lot.
As for the master, because his wife died early, he had no intention of raising children. He was only busy with official duties, and he didn't like disputes at home. The
eldest lady, who bullied the young master unscrupulously when she was young, learned to say one thing in front of him and another behind his back after being punished by the master several times.
In front of the master and the servants, the young lady always treated the young master very well. But whenever the young lady and the young master were alone together, the young master would always be beaten and tortured.
When she went to the side courtyard to find the young lady, she saw the young lady beating people several times. Once, she pinched the young master's arm until it was blue and purple, once, she slapped the young master's face until it was swollen, and once, she deliberately tripped the young master and made him fall on a sharp stone.
Shi Yi saw the hidden worries of the nanny at a glance. She wanted to comfort her a few words, but was afraid of scaring her again, so she sat on the bed obediently, waiting for the nanny to pour water for her to wash her face.
Qu Jingrong in the side courtyard was also thinking about tomorrow's affairs at this moment.
According to Qu Shiyi's temper, he would definitely be punished tomorrow. He was not afraid that Qu Shiyi would beat him, but he was afraid that Qu Shiyi would ask him to write and do homework. He had never seen any words, so how could he meet her requirements.
He suddenly missed Hua Jinxiu a little, and didn't know what she was busy with recently, and she forgot about him as a friend.
The yard was silent and deserted. He turned over and covered his eyes with his hands. He
suddenly became curious about what the moon would look like at night.
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Daybreak.
Shi Yi had just packed up and was going to the side yard to find Qu Jingrong when the housekeeper brought a visiting card from the third young lady of the Duke's Mansion.
"What does it say?" She didn't even want to read it.
She and the third young lady had never gotten along because she had embarrassed herself by lying to her when she was a child. It always gave people a strange feeling to suddenly have a visiting card sent home.
"The card said that a poetry meeting will be held at the Duke's Mansion at the end of the month, and the young lady is invited to attend the banquet." The housekeeper closed the visiting card.
"Reply to her and say I'm busy." Shi Yi shook the silk ribbon in his hand, looking quite willful.
"Miss, this... this is not good..." The housekeeper was embarrassed, "This Duke Cheng and the master are officials in the same court..."
"There's nothing wrong with it. If you can't find a reason to refuse, I'll give you one." Shi Yi scratched his arm hard a few times, "Well, now you see, I have a rash on my body, and it won't heal for ten days or half a month. Not to mention the end of the month is only a few days away."
Now it's time to go for a gentle and generous style, which will definitely attract attention, but being gentle on the outside but vicious on the inside and hypocritical double-faced is not as attractive as being truly spoiled and willful without losing the bottom line.
"Miss, I understand."
"I forgot to order one thing yesterday, replace all the furniture in the young master's room. Replace them with the same specifications as mine. How pitiful the little blind man is. If he gets injured by using that kind of wood, he will have to lie in bed for ten days or half a month. It's hard to heal."
"I understand, Miss." The housekeeper nodded.
Although the young lady's tone was a bit bad, what she did was good for the young master. After thinking about it carefully, the eldest lady is not that bad.
The visiting card was a complete act, and he would have to find a doctor to examine the young lady later.
After settling the matter, Shi Yi immediately went to the side yard with the wooden board.
He happened to meet Qu Jingrong eating breakfast.
Shi Yi put the wooden board on the table and looked at the table - he was disappointed.
There was thin porridge that was so clear that you could see your reflection in it, black and even moldy pickles, and a salted duck egg that was oozing with black and yellow oil.
Could it be that he didn't notice that the pickles and salted duck eggs had gone bad? Or did he no longer care about this? He sighed in his heart.
"Sister, you are here? Have you had breakfast?" Qu Jingrong quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and tried to pull her hand to sit down.
"What are you eating? It's so early in the morning, it will ruin your appetite." Shi Yi pushed them aside with a look of disgust on his face, "I didn't have breakfast today either. I'll ask the nanny to bring it over later and I'll eat with you."
Qu Jingrong didn't need to look at her to feel how much she disliked his food.
In fact, today's meal was already considered good.
At least the porridge was fresh, wasn't it? !
(End of this chapter)
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