Chapter 4: She accidentally hurt Song Jin as a floating wood in the water
When Song Jin was thinking about what to do in the room, Lian Xin ran in, panting and saying:
"Mancao, the people over at Xiyuan are cursing again, do you want to go and listen?"
There was a hint of gloating in his words.
Everyone knows that there is no peace in Xiyuan. Ever since the master died, people have been cursing every day. The servants in the house treat that place as a stage. Whenever they have time, they go outside to listen to the jokes that are passed around.
But the people inside don’t think so.
Now that she's gone, who's going to be scolded? Will anyone be beaten?
She thought of Chunyun's thin body, her heart tightened, and she stood up and followed Lianxin out of Zizhu Garden and headed towards Xiyuan.
You don't even have to go in, you can hear everything going on inside clearly through the courtyard wall.
"You little dog slave, you chased after a bone when you saw it, you don't even know who your master is, you should have tied a rope around your neck..."
"You can't do the job you're told to do, and you're smarter than anyone else when it comes to currying favor with someone. Be careful, I'll kick you to death when you're kicked away..."
"Do you think you can fly to the sky by changing places? You are a dog slave. You will be a dog slave for the rest of your life!"
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Lianxin looked up halfway through listening to Song Jin, who was a head taller than her. Si Niang Ye Wenfu did not mention Song Jin in any of her words, but every word she said was a curse on Song Jin.
Song Jin had seen this kind of innuendo and slander before, and was not moved at all at this moment.
But soon, her expression changed because she heard crying coming from inside.
It was Harugumo's voice.
"You bitch, you didn't say anything when the people came back, are you dumb? All the things were taken away, are you going to pretend you didn't see it even if they emptied the yard in the future? What are your eyes for? Are they just for decoration? I'll just pick them out for you..."
A burst of crying was heard, and Song Jin became a little unsteady, so he walked towards the gate of the yard.
As a result, when I walked to the door, I saw several servants gathered there. They were all there to "listen to the opera". When they heard Chunyun's crying, none of them moved.
This is a very common thing in Xiyuan.
Song Jin was about to push the door open, but Lian Xin stopped her and said in a low voice, "Don't go. If you go, you'll get beaten."
Song Jin hesitated for a moment. Her illness had not yet healed, and the marks on her arm from being pinched in the afternoon had not completely disappeared. Was she going to get beaten again now?
But then she thought about the half steamed bun, the bowl of cold water, and the thin figure who was helping her keep watch, she couldn't bear it and pushed the door open and went in.
In the courtyard, Chunyun was kneeling in the corridor, covering her face and crying. Si Niang Ye Wenfu stood opposite her and scolded her, calling her a bitch.
Seeing someone coming in, she couldn't help but turn her head to take a look. When she found out it was Song Jin, she immediately changed her tone. She put her hands on her hips and half turned around:
"Oh, who did I think it was? It's different now that you've climbed up the social ladder. You don't even need to bow when you enter the door."
After hearing this, Song Jin stood in the yard, bowed and said hello.
"What a blessing!" Ye Wenfu glared at Song Jin and spat on the ground. "You little bitch, I asked you to go to the kitchen to pass on a message this afternoon, but you didn't pass it on to anyone and moved it somewhere else. So why are you back? What, you're coming back to show off after moving to another place?"
"I was wrong about what happened in the afternoon, but I made the mistake. Why did you hit Chunyun?"
On the steps, Ye Wenfu saw Song Jin asking questions with a righteous look on his face and almost laughed out loud:
"Why would I hit her? People in my courtyard can hit whoever they want and hit however they want. If you are really capable, you can teach your sister the skill of climbing up the social ladder so that she can fly away with you."
After saying that, he looked at Chunyun who was kneeling on the ground, raised his hand and slapped him.
Chunyun saw the hand coming and instinctively wanted to dodge, so the slap that was supposed to hit his face hit his ear instead. Chunyun's body tilted and he fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
"Spring Cloud..."
Song Jin thought that no matter how long she stayed in this world, she would never be able to get used to a place where people were not treated as human beings.
Chunyun was lying on the ground and was picked up by Song Jin. She lay in Song Jin's arms and cried.
Song Jin did not close the door when he came in. The servants who were squatting at the door watching the show became a little angry when they saw this scene, especially several girls of similar age who all ran in at once.
"Why do you hit someone?"
"It was Grandma who called Mancao away. If you have the guts, go find Grandma. What's the point of bullying Chunyun?"
"That's right. If the master hadn't married you, you would have been sold as a slave in the future. What's the difference between you and us?"
"You only know how to beat people up. If you have the guts, seduce another man and ask him to marry you!"
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The maids started quarreling, and Ye Wenfu was so angry that she stood at the head and started to curse:
"Bah! I am very different from you. Why don't you look in the mirror and see what kind of people you are? How dare you compare yourself with me? You just took advantage of the fact that the master is dead and there is no one to back me up, and you dare to come to my yard and make trouble. You are a scoundrel!"
Ye Wenfu turned around and called Hong Xing, who was stunned.
"Take the broom and sweep these bastards out, sweep them out!" After saying this, he went to grab the things.
Song Jin watched as this farce showed no sign of stopping. Chunyun in his arms was crying again. He did not want to argue for the moment and just walked out while holding Chunyun.
When the maids saw her leaving, they cursed Ye Wenfu and ran away.
Fortunately, Song Jin knew a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty because the proprietress had been close to a businessman who loved history, especially the Ming Dynasty.
In order to get close to him, she studied the history of the Ming Dynasty, including the Ming Code.
There is unfairness in sentencing between the lowly and the good.
If a lowly person harms a good person, the crime is one level higher; if a good person harms a lowly person, the crime is one level lower.
The word "unfair" has never left Song Jin's mind since she woke up in this world.
She doesn't want to fight or argue, she just wants to live in peace and freedom.
Song Jin carried Chunyun for a while, but he was still very weak as he had not fully recovered from his illness.
As he was walking with the person in his arms, he was already sweating and his legs and feet were weak, so he had no choice but to put Chunyun on the corridor and let the beauty lean on him to rest and catch his breath.
"Mancao, are you tired?"
"What should we do? Should we send her to her parents?"
Song Jin looked at Chunyun, whose crying was gradually getting quieter in his arms, and thought that Ye Wenfu's slap should not be a big deal.
"Forget it, I won't go out. I'll take you to my place to rest for a night."
As they were talking, Lianxin came with Dujuan.
It turned out that Lianxin saw that there was going to be a commotion inside, so she turned around and went back to Zizhu Garden to call for help.
Dujuan was a maidservant serving Grandma Wenya, and she had some influence outside. Moreover, she was also involved in the matter of not stewing the pigeon chicks.
"What's going on? Why are you all hiding here? Are you all dead?"
When Dujuan arrived, she saw the maids huddled together, so she quickly drove them away. She only came to see Chunyun after they had left.
"What's going on?"
"Fourth Mother was mad at me and took it out on Chunyun, and got slapped in the face."
Dujuan sighed after hearing this. As slaves, they had all been beaten to some extent, but Chunyun's crying was really miserable, so she said:
"What should we do? Send it to her parents up ahead?"
Before Song Jin could say anything, Chun Yun had already shaken her head desperately and buried her head in Song Jin's arms: "No."
Seeing this, Song Jin asked tentatively: "Maybe you can sleep in my room for one night. We used to sleep in the same bed."
Du Juan sighed and said, "They already dislike each other, and now both girls are living in Zizhu Garden. If they find out, I don't know how weird they will be. I don't know who will be in trouble."
"Just for one night, can you please not let anyone else know?" Song Jin begged.
Du Juan was helpless and advised: "Tell her to stop crying. If she disturbs Grandma, we will all be scolded."
After hearing this, Song Jin nodded repeatedly, which meant he agreed.
She was a little unable to hold the person, so Du Juan helped to carry the person and walked in front, with Song Jin following behind.
It was dinner time now, and Du Juan had to go back to serve after taking some time out, so she put Song Jin on his bed and went out.
Before leaving, she reminded her not to make any noise, and Song Jin left with peace of mind only after she agreed.
Chunyun's face was already dirty from crying. Song Jin found some water and a towel to wipe her face, and asked her quietly:
"Does it still hurt?"
Chunyun was dazed and noticed that Song Jin's mouth was moving, but she didn't hear it clearly.
"What did you say?"
Song Jin raised his voice: "I asked you if it still hurts?"
Chunyun said: "My ears hurt and my head feels dizzy."
After hearing this, Song Jin grabbed her ear and tried to look inside, but it was too dark and he couldn't see anything, so he had to give up.
He just told her to sleep in her own room tonight and go back to Xiyuan tomorrow.
It would be fine if Xiyuan was not mentioned, but as soon as Chunyun was mentioned, her mouth smirked: "I don't want to go back."
Tears streamed down his face.
Song Jin had no choice but to comfort her: "If you don't go back, Si Niang will definitely make trouble, and you will be unlucky then. Just look at me and you will know. I had a fever and almost burned myself to death."
Chunyun came over and asked, "I heard from them that you were able to see spirits when you had a fever, so if I have a fever too, maybe I can come to Grandma's room."
Song Jin quickly stopped him after hearing this: "You'd better give up this idea. One person who can communicate with gods is a god, but two people who can communicate with gods are haunted. People who don't know would think that gods have moved into our house. If everyone can communicate with gods, I'm afraid the whole Suzhou will burn down if the news gets out."
Chunyun chuckled when he heard this, and his ears hurt from being pulled, so he immediately stopped laughing.
"Your place is really nice, living here by yourself, and there are clean quilts, which are much softer than the one in our room."
Song Jin chuckled after hearing this. Being someone's glove has its price, but now she has no choice. Either go in, or stay where she is and be a slave for the rest of her life.
She bet on herself to win.
As the night grew darker, Song Jin heard no more sound outside, so he fetched some water, washed up, and crawled into bed.
Chunyun, who was under the quilt, noticed Song Jin coming in, and immediately moved forward, hugging Song Jin's arms with both hands, being very well behaved.
She treated Song Jin like a piece of floating wood in the water. Obviously, both of them were trapped in the water and neither of them could get out of the water, but she felt at ease just holding him.
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