"Sister. [ads: This site has a new URL, shorthand method: ..]" Feng Zirui held her hand and shook her, "What's wrong with you?"
Feng Yuheng came back to his senses and rubbed Zirui's head with his hand: "It's okay, let's go." Then he asked Nanny Sun, "How far is it to Liuyuan?"
Nanny Sun pointed to the path ahead and replied, "Go through the moon gate, pass a corridor, go around a small pond, pass a small garden, walk about three hundred steps behind the garden, and you will arrive."
Feng Yuheng laughed. The Feng family hated them to such an extent. Not only did they arrange for them to live so far away, but they had servants to bring them here. However, when they came out of the Peony Courtyard, no servants followed them. Fortunately, Nanny Sun knew the way, otherwise they would have to waste more time arguing.
The reason why Liuyuan is called Liuyuan is not because of the weeping willows planted there. According to Yao, "This Liuyuan existed many years ago. When the eldest young master Feng Zihao was fifteen years old, he once doted on a maid named Liu'er. At that time, Feng Zihao was still a concubine, and Liu'er was at most a concubine, and had no right to open a garden in the mansion. But Feng Zihao doted on Liu'er very much, and begged Shen to ask your father. In the end, your father agreed and let Shen pay for the conversion of the most remote stable in the mansion into a courtyard for Liu'er to live in. Unfortunately, Liu'er was unlucky and fell into the water and drowned before she could move in."
"Speaking of which, Liu'er's death was also strange." Nanny Sun recalled what happened back then. "I remember that year the eldest young master said he would build a small courtyard there for her to live in. Liu'er was so happy that she went to Liuyuan to help every day and was busy all day. The eldest young master and the eldest young lady were siblings and had a very good relationship. One day, the eldest young master came back late after a banquet, and it was the eldest young lady who personally brought Liu'er a meal. After eating, Liu'er was busy for a while, and when she returned home that night, it was a little late. When she passed the pond, she missed a step and drowned."
Feng Zirui was frightened when he heard this, and clenched his fist tightly in Feng Yuheng's palm.
"Are you scared?" she asked Feng Zirui.
The child looked up at her, fear evident in his eyes, but he still shook his head stubbornly, "I'm not afraid."
"Very good." She patted the back of the child's hand, "Zi Rui, remember, you are a child of the Feng Mansion, and your growth is destined to be more bumpy than other children. I can't protect you for the rest of your life, and I can't protect you at all times. But don't be afraid, having bumps and bumps is not necessarily a bad thing. If you want to live safely in this cannibalistic place, you must be able to withstand the wind and rain."
She did not choose to comfort him, but instead told Feng Zirui in the most direct way how difficult the road ahead would be.
Although a six-year-old child could not fully understand these words, she at least wanted to build up an inner defense and a sense of crisis for the child so that he would not be caught off guard when the enemy arrived.
Feng Zirui had listened to his sister since he was young. Whenever Feng Yuheng spoke, he listened carefully and memorized every word in his heart.
Yao looked at the two children and her mood gradually changed. Her Ah Heng seemed to have become a different person since he disappeared in the mountains for one night. He was colder and sharper than before. Although he was not sarcastic, he definitely did not intend to continue to tolerate him like before.
She was a little worried, but when she saw the brother and sister holding hands tightly and looking up, she began to yearn for a brand new life. Xiping Village had gone through such hard times, they had eaten clay, and mice had slept in the same bed, so what was there to be afraid of?
Liuyuan was a very small place, with only a courtyard, three main rooms, four side rooms, two side rooms, and a very small kitchen. Because no one had lived there for a long time, the few trees in the courtyard had long since died, and the tables and chairs that were originally placed in the courtyard had been exposed to wind and rain for many years and were in tatters and could no longer be used.
The eaves were covered with gray hangings and the window paper was mostly torn, but the structure of the house was not damaged. It could be seen that Feng Zihao had put a lot of thought into repairing this yard for Liu'er.
Feng Yuheng thought of the past events that Nanny Sun had told her. She always felt that Liu'er's death was not as simple as an accident. It was just that many years had passed, and she was just a concubine, so there was no point in delving into it.
There were several servants standing in the yard, who had obviously come here earlier to wait. There were only three people, a nanny and two maids.
Seeing Yao's group coming back, the nanny took the lead and stepped forward. Her originally expressionless face instantly gave way to a professional smile. She bowed and said, "Greetings to Aunt Yao. Does Aunt Yao still remember me?"
Yao looked at her and called softly, "Madam Li."
"That's right!" Nanny Li took a half step forward to help Yao, and led everyone to the courtyard, saying as they walked: "The eldest lady said that Aunt Yao just returned home, and she is not convenient to do anything. If a maid who doesn't know the rules comes here, I'm afraid she won't be able to serve well, so let this old servant bring two big maids to help first. After everything is settled here, I will select capable servants for Aunt Yao to serve."
"Thank you very much, Madam." Yao shrank back and put her arm down from Li Ma's hand. Li Ma had always served Shen. When Shen was still a concubine, Li Ma had also bowed and called her Madam when she saw her. Now that the situation has changed, and she is back in Feng Mansion, everything is different from before.
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