Chapter 42 The Lady on the Roof
Xiao Jinrong walked out a few steps and turned back.
Madam Xu, who had come out of the house, saw him coming again and blocked his way without hesitation. "The young lady has gone to bed. I hope the second young master will not embarrass this old servant."
Xiao Jinrong glanced at the old woman in front of him, frowned and said, "Come here, I want to ask you something."
In front of the Rose Courtyard, Xiao Jinrong and Mother Xu were talking.
"Why is Cousin Liu crying? Is it because your marriage didn't work out?"
He frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable. What was so good about marrying the illegitimate son of the Wang family?
This thought came to me so quickly, isn't it just right that I now realize he's not my ideal partner?
Mother Xu lowered her head, thinking of what the maid had said after returning from Songhe Hall: "It would be great if our young lady was like the cousin from the second house. Now everyone in Songhe Hall likes her. Mother, you don't know that no one talks about the young lady there."
She raised her head and looked at the Second Young Master in front of her with a worried look on his face. "Marriage is one thing, but now that the young lady has to go to Songhe Hall every day, it's inevitable that her life will be difficult. Second Young Master, please don't ask any more questions."
When Xiao Jinrong heard this, his brows couldn't help but frown even deeper.
He thought of the orphan girl of the Xu family who went to learn etiquette from her grandmother with her cousin Liu, and then associated it with the scene of the Double Ninth Festival, and everything became clear to him.
That day, he just wanted to use Mr. Qiu's letter to tease Chen and the girl from the Xu family, but he didn't expect that they would see through him.
What a great skill!
Xiao Jinrong stood there for a while with a gloomy look in his eyes, then waved to the old servant in front of him, turned around and left the Rose Courtyard.
After he left, a smile appeared on Mother Xu's face.
The maids in the yard saw it and thought it was a little strange.
He was clearly looking stern and unyielding just now, how come he changed his expression in the blink of an eye?
Did the second young master say something good to Mother Xu?
After entering the room, Mother Xu saw that Liu Qingwan had not rested, but was leaning against the headboard in a daze. She said distressedly, "Don't worry, young lady. In this mansion, besides having an aunt, I also have cousins. They are much better than that young lady Xu!"
When Liu Qingwan heard her talking about Liu, she didn't take it seriously. After all, her son was more important.
At first he treated her well as his wife, but later he abandoned her just like that.
Mother Xu knew that the girl had a grudge against the Third Madam, and suddenly thought of the Second Young Master whom she had just met, "What are you thinking, Sister? The Second Young Master seems to have feelings for you."
As she said this, she moved closer.
Liu Qingwan was stunned.
Xiao Jinrong!
She had a feminine appearance and already had a maid in the house.
His father was a concubine's son, and he also had an annoying stepmother, Chen.
It can be said that Liu Qingwan had never set her sights on this person before.
It should be said that in front of that Prince Xiao, all the cousins pale in comparison.
But times have changed and there is no hope for my aunt.
As Liu Qingwan thought about this man, a calculating smile slowly appeared on her pitiful face.
Maybe it was because of what Songhetang said first.
Before the Shen family's small banquet, the mansion really prepared to make new dresses for the three young ladies.
Mrs. Chen originally did not allow her daughter to go, but when Xiao Jinshan saw that her two cousins were going, she went to the old lady to beg for permission.
Madam Xiao looked at them and said to Chen Liu and her two daughters-in-law, "If you don't want to go, and the two cousins are not familiar with the young ladies in the capital, then let the third girl take her two cousins! There won't be many opportunities like this in the future."
Since the old lady had spoken, Chen didn't say anything.
When Xu Shuyao came back after being asked by the Duke's wife to measure her body, it was already getting dark.
Perhaps the old lady had given some instructions, so the daughter-in-law who measured her body today was particularly careful.
This delay has lasted until now.
But she was not familiar with the environment here in the big house.
After leaving Wang's yard, I estimated the direction of Jiyunzhai and naturally chose the one on the right.
She and Huixiang walked for a while under the light of some dim lanterns, until they were about to meet the road on the left, and then they saw a man standing on the road on the left, and there seemed to be a servant following him.
Xu Shuyao didn't care. Maybe it was a cousin from the mansion passing by.
But just as she was about to leave, she heard the servant in front of her say, "Second Young Master, do you really want to stop Miss Xu here? We've been waiting for so long, maybe she's already left."
Xu Shuyao suddenly stopped taking a step forward, and Huixiang behind her was also frightened and stopped in her tracks.
The two men squatted down, and another voice from a distance said, "We can't leave. Even though we are on the left, she can still be seen coming from the right."
Is it Xiao Jinrong? !
Why is he blocking himself so late?
Many thoughts suddenly flooded Xu Shuyao's mind.
In the Chengguo Mansion, she thought she had been cautious enough, but she had offended people unknowingly.
Xiao Jinrong is one of them. Because of his aunt, he seems to have a lot of malice towards him.
And that prince, he also seemed to have an inexplicable prejudice against her.
Even Aunt Chen would probably sell herself out at any time if the benefits were big enough.
Just as she was thinking about it, Huixiang's squatting body tilted and Xu Shuyao was also tripped.
"ah……"
A low cry escaped her lips, and by the time Xu Shuyao realized it, it was too late.
"The person is over there!"
Hearing the footsteps coming from behind, Xu Shuyao walked back in a panic. Seeing a small path on the side, she rushed into it.
She had just sprained her ankle and was limping.
Afterwards, Xiao Jinrong did not catch up, but the maid was also lost.
She smelled a rich aroma coming from her nose, and then looked at the environment in front of her. She saw a tall osmanthus tree at the end of the path, and the trunk extended all the way to the roof not far away.
Xu Shuyao suddenly had an idea: Xiao Jinrong had taken the wrong path and would be back soon.
She quickly tucked the hem of her skirt into her waist and walked towards the tall osmanthus tree.
It was late autumn, and some unfaded flowers still hung on the branches, their fragrance filling her nose for a moment. But she did not forget her current situation.
Xu Shuyao climbed up the tree trunk to the top of the wooden roof and suddenly felt extremely safe.
She thought that even if Xiao Jinrong came back now, he would definitely not know that a girl in the boudoir had hidden on the roof!
She was not too worried about Huixiang. Xiao Jinrong couldn't find her, so it would be useless to take a maid.
Feeling some pain in her feet, she took off her shoes and socks.
But when Xu Shuyao shook her white and tender feet and took a closer look, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
How come I can even see the dimples on my feet clearly?
She looked into the room in shock and saw the guard holding a glass lantern, while his master was also looking up.
Their eyes met, both looking stunned.
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