It rained for three days and three nights. When the sky cleared, it was clear and blue, and the hot weather became much cooler. But as the rain stopped, it started to get hot again.
"Miss, try some chilled plum juice, it'll cool you down in the heat." Lianzi carried the plum juice to the pavilion and placed the bowl in front of Fengguang.
Feng Guang, who was lying listlessly on the table, perked up when she heard it was plum juice, especially chilled plum juice. She picked up a spoon and took a sip. The icy liquid made her feel much cooler instantly. She asked happily, "When did we get iced plum juice at home?"
"It's been hot lately, and the master was worried that the young lady would get too hot. So he specially ordered the ice to be transported from the Northern Region. It's said that there were several ice blocks the size of several carriages. By the time they arrived at our Xia residence, they were no more than the size of one carriage."
The northern regions are far from the south of the Yangtze River, so transporting ice from there would be no easy task.
Feng Guang smacked his lips and said, "My dad must have spent a lot of money."
"I don't know about that. The master didn't say. He only said that as long as Miss is happy, that's all that matters." Lianzi spoke the truth without hiding anything.
Feng Guang was deeply moved. "I never expected my father to treat me so well. I must take good care of him in the future."
"Actually, Master just likes to say one thing and mean another, but he's really good to Miss. Every time he says he's going to punish her, he can't bring himself to do it in the end, so he just says a few words and lets it go," Lianzi said. "And Madam, Madam is also very good to Miss. Madam's favorite thing is to buy Miss lots and lots of beautiful clothes and dress her up so she looks gorgeous!"
"What? Are you envious?" Feng Guang took another sip of plum juice and said indistinctly, "Don't worry, if you follow me, you'll have meat to eat."
Lianzi cupped her face and said happily, "I'm not envious at all. Miss is so good to Lianzi. Lianzi has Miss and that's enough."
"I'm good to you?" Feng Guang scratched her head. In her memory, she had indeed taken good care of Lianzi, but it was hard to call her good.
But she forgot that this was ancient times, she was the mistress, and Lianzi was a servant. She treated Lianzi like a little girl, and didn't let Lianzi do any heavy or rough work. At most, she would just fool her. If this were a servant in another family, she would be satisfied as long as her master didn't make things difficult for her. She would never have thought that she could live such an easy life every day.
Lianzi patted her chest and said, "Miss is good to me, so I will definitely protect Miss in return."
"No thanks." She didn't need a child to protect her.
Lianzi pursed her lips, feeling wronged. She thought to herself that one day she would prove herself right.
Fengguang quickly finished the bowl of plum juice, feeling completely refreshed. Just as she was wondering whether she should go back to her room for a nap, Wu Qi, who was carrying a flowerpot, came over and greeted her, "Hello, Miss."
"Wuqi." Fengguang's drowsiness vanished, and she took a few steps over. "What are you doing here?"
"The housekeeper said this potted plant is dying and told me to take it to someone to see if it can be saved."
"Isn't this my mother's favorite spider lily? How did it get sick?"
"It's been raining for days, and I forgot to bring the flowers inside. It seems the roots rotted from being soaked in water." At this point, Wu Qi looked guilty. "It's all my fault... If only I hadn't been so careless..."
“Don’t blame yourself. I heard from the housekeeper that you’ve only been here a few days, but you’ve already done a great job with the things he asked you to do. You’re amazing.” Feng Guang reached out and touched the leaves of the spider lily. “If this flower can’t be saved, don’t worry. I’ll talk to my mother and ask her not to punish you.”
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