Qiuyue came out of Princess Pingyang's mansion. It was already dark. She looked up at the sky. There were many stars in the sky, illuminating the darkness.
But she didn't know why so many stars couldn't illuminate her life.
I remember that when she was a child, her family was very poor. Her father died early. When others were still in their parents' arms, she had to help her mother pick grass for pigs and break corn.
At that time, A'niang was still pregnant with her younger brother and could not do many heavy work, so she had to shoulder the burden of the family. When her younger brother was born, he was weak and sickly. A'niang had to take care of her younger brother and work at the same time. As a result, life became increasingly difficult and they often had no food to eat. In order to make more money, she and A'niang went to the city and found many jobs, but no one wanted them.
By chance, she heard that she could earn money by working as a maid in a wealthy family, so she took the initiative to go to the family's house and lied about her age.
Originally eight years old, the employer took her in only because she reported that she was two years older. She worked diligently but never talked much. The employer's mistress liked her very much and her monthly salary was decent. She thought that her hard work had finally paid off and her life would be better. However, the good times did not last long. One day, the lady secretly gave her jade bracelet to her brother from her natal family to pay off his gambling debts. The old lady found out and her grandmother made her take the blame, saying that she had secretly given it to her cousin's son without her knowledge.
In the end, she was kicked out, and she was not given a single cent of Yueyin.
She had been sad and desperate, but she would never give up. She vowed to make sure her brother and mother had warm clothes and enough food.
Finally, her hard work paid off and she finally found the Mu family.
When she first arrived at the Mu family, she did not forget her original intention and worked diligently. Because she worked hard, was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, was not talkative, and was smart, she was appreciated by Mrs. Mu. She was transferred from the lowest-ranking maid who did rough work to the fourth-rank maid who sprinkled water in Mrs. Mu's yard.
Old Madam Mu looked serious but was gentle to others. Seeing that she was thin, she often gave her some food and occasionally gave her some silver. Finally, she and her younger brother A Niang could have enough food and warm clothes.
However, it seemed as if God was playing a joke on her. Her brother's condition worsened. The folk doctor she hired was completely useless. She spent more money to hire a doctor from a well-known clinic. The medicine had originally controlled the condition a little, but unexpectedly, it suddenly worsened again.
She would never dare to hire a famous head of the Imperial Medical Service like Doctor Mu. Firstly, she couldn't afford it; secondly, Doctor Mu was the exclusive imperial physician of the royal family and was only responsible for treating the royal family. People like them were not qualified to have him treat them; thirdly, her boss had already taken good care of her, and she couldn't ask for help and let him think she was greedy.
Qiuyue looked up at the sky, lowered her head and sighed. The Mu family treated her very well. She could see that Old Madam Mu was very fond of Second Mistress, and Second Mistress was also a very good person. She shouldn't...
Spreading out her palms, Qiuyue looked down at the magical medicine bag Princess Pingyang had given her. She closed her eyes. Princess Pingyang had brought her mother and brother to her with obvious meaning. On one side were her mother and brother, and on the other was her landlord who had done her a favor...
She couldn't bear to see anything happen to either side.
Unconsciously, Qiuyue had walked to the door of the shogunate. When Butler Mu opened the door, he saw her. Seeing that her clothes were wet, Butler Mu exclaimed, "Ouch!" "Come in quickly, kid!"
He took out another umbrella and held it up for her: "The weather is bad today, and you went out without an umbrella. Look, you are soaked all over."
Qiuyue was stunned for a moment, then cracked a smile when she realized what was happening: "I was in a hurry to go out this morning and forgot about it."
"Silly child, go change into clean clothes."
Housekeeper Mu treated the servants in the mansion who were about her age as if they were her own grandchildren, being kind and attentive.
Qiuyue sometimes wondered how lucky she was to be able to work as a maid in a family like the Mu family.
"Thank you, Grandpa Butler. Qiuyue understands."
"Okay, okay, good boy, go change your clothes quickly. It's cold, don't catch a cold."
Qiuyue took the umbrella and left, but the moment she turned around, her eyes turned slightly red.
She walked inside woodenly and bumped into Zhuye at the second door.
"Qiuyue."
Zhuye called her and when he walked in, he saw that her clothes were all wet and her hair was wet, sticking to her face.
Zhuye was slightly stunned. "How did you get yourself into this state?"
She took the umbrella from Qiuyue and held it for her. She then took off her cotton cloak and put it on her. She put her arm around Qiuyue's shoulders and said, "But something happened at home?"
When asked this question, Qiuyue lay in Zhuye's arms and burst into tears.
Zhuye held her back and patted her: "If you have anything to say, you can tell me. We are sisters."
Qiuyue got up from Zhuye's arms and wiped away her tears: "No, nothing happened."
"I, I just miss my mother and brother so much. When I go back to see them today, I just wish I could spend more time with them."
Zhuye took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears. "What's so difficult about this? When you have lived for five years, Second Grandma will be merciful and let you go home."
Zhuye took Qiuyue's hand and held it tightly in his hand. Feeling that Qiuyue's hand was too cold, he blew on it from his mouth: "This will warm it up."
Qiuyue burst out laughing, and Zhuye also smiled at her foolishly.
"That's right. Nine out of ten times, life is not going to go smoothly. How can everything go smoothly? Whether you are happy or unhappy, it's still a day. Why not live a happy life?"
"As long as you have firm faith in your heart, everything will be fine."
Zhuye held Qiuyue's hand and quickened his pace towards the maid's room.
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