"Whatever you say. But you have to sleep in my room tonight," Fu Yunchen said. "That's my condition. Otherwise, I'll publicly declare you my wife and let the whole world know."
"Unmarried wife!" He had already divorced her from that previous identity, so he let it go.
"Are you coming tonight?"
"Come on, come on, I'll do it, okay?" Actually, lying next to him and smelling his scent would calm the Heart-Eating Gu in her body, allowing her to sleep well.
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When Mu Run was almost at the Grand Commandant's mansion, she jumped off the carriage. She didn't want anyone to see her, a little maid, riding in the carriage while her master, Fu Yunchen, was driving and acting as the coachman.
Fu Yunchen didn't mind, and handed her the riding whip, jokingly saying, "Call me Yunlang and let me hear it."
“…No.” Mu Run’s ears turned red, refusing to let him succeed.
Fu Yunchen chuckled softly as he looked at her shy expression.
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Mu Run is back, and Qiao Yu and Xiao Xing are overjoyed.
The two men eagerly showed her the articles they had copied.
Mu Run praised them one after another, and it was clear that they had been studying and practicing calligraphy diligently during the time she was away from the mansion.
"After you learned to read, do you feel any changes in yourselves?" Mu Run asked Qiao Yu and Xiao Xing.
Xiao Xing spoke first: "The people in our servants' quarters all envy me. They even ask me to write letters home for them. They go outside to find someone to write them, which costs them two coins, but I don't charge them a penny. I can write as many letters as they want."
Qiaoyu also said, "The food has obviously improved a lot. We used to say that Xiaoxing was greedy, but now we feed her delicious food every day."
"See? Studying hard does have its benefits," Mu Run said with a smile. "More importantly, it helps you become a better person. Through words, you can see a completely different world."
"Yes. Xiaoxing and I are now constantly being urged to leave the library by the steward."
"Hahaha." Mu Run laughed, "He should be grumbling that these two girls are too diligent, cleaning the library every day."
The three of them burst into laughter.
A timid little girl looked at the three of them.
Xiao Xing noticed her and greeted her, asking, "Are you new here?"
"Yes. I heard that I can learn to read from you. I want to learn, is that okay?" the little girl asked timidly.
"What's your name?" Qiaoyu asked. "Where do you work?"
"My name is Xiaocao, and I tend the fire in the kitchen."
"How did you get into the mansion?"
“My father owed gambling debts and wanted to sell me to a brothel to work as a prostitute. When my mother found out, she sent me to the Grand Commandant’s mansion. I heard that the Grand Commandant was kind to his servants.”
"How pitiful." Xiao Xing walked over, pulled her in front of Mu Run and Qiao Yu, and looked her over.
"How old are you?" Qiaoyu asked.
Xiao Cao replied, "Fourteen years old."
"Fourteen years old. Then you're the youngest here, so call us Sister Yu, Sister Xing, or Sister Ling," Qiaoyu said to Xiaocao.
Xiao Cao nodded immediately, "Hello, Sister Yu, Hello, Sister Xing, Hello, Sister Ling."
“We usually study while we’re working, but you’re not with us. How about this, you study with us after dinner tonight?”
"Okay, okay, I'm willing to learn," Xiaocao said, about to kowtow to them.
In private schools, when students were asked to learn from a teacher, they would kowtow and offer tea.
Mu Run quickly helped her up, saying, "No need, no need. Everyone learns while playing, there's no need to be so particular."
Thus, their little group gained another member.
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At night, Mu Run figured everyone was asleep, so he crawled out of bed and quietly went out the door.
Just after she left, the little grass sleeping in the corner sat up and watched her leave the servants' quarters through the crack in the window.
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Goodnight, babies, go to sleep now. There will be more in the morning!
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