Chapter 65 What Can I Do?
When Shangguan Jin brought Dongmai into the house, Aunt Xin was also startled.
She was still holding a pen in her hand, the nib dipped in ink. A single drop of ink ruined the nearly finished painting...
"Madam!" Aunt Xin quickly put down her pen and then respectfully curtsied to Shangguan Jin.
Shangguan Jin hummed in agreement, and then sat down with Dongmai's help.
Aunt Xin winked at the maid who had followed her in, signaling her to quickly make tea.
When the tea was served, Aunt Xin personally presented it to Shangguan Jin.
Shangguan Jin accepted the drink but didn't drink it; instead, she placed it on the table beside her.
"What were you doing just now?" Shangguan Jin asked with a smile.
"Paint!" Aunt Xin whispered.
Shangguan Jin turned her head and glanced at it; the painting on the long table was indeed newly painted.
Upon closer inspection, however, the painting depicts the scenery of the courtyard outside the window.
Upon closer inspection, Shangguan Jin realized that the ink painting was definitely superior to her own in terms of skill.
"What do you usually do?" Shangguan Jin continued to ask.
"Huh? Do all of these things..." Aunt Xin herself was a little confused.
What does she do every day?
When she first entered the manor, her daily task was to dress up beautifully and then inquire when the Duke would return.
Later, the Duke led his troops to the north...
Every day, she just kept herself looking beautiful, hoping that one day the Duke would remember her...
Then the Duke disappeared, and the funeral was over.
What is she doing?
I paint indoors every day.
She wanted to draw the Duke, but she just couldn't remember what he looked like...
It seems that all these years, she has been waiting...
Waiting for what? She didn't know either!
"Madam! Are you going to sell me?" Aunt Xin asked timidly.
Shangguan Jin...
Why does everyone think they'd sell Aunt Xin?
Does she look like a human trafficker?
Shangguan Jin carefully examined this Aunt Xin.
She's very beautiful, with willow-leaf eyebrows and cherry lips; everyone who sees her is happy to look at her.
Especially those big, watery almond-shaped eyes; one look from them and everyone's bones would melt.
Although Aunt Xin was about the same age as Shangguan Jin, she still gave off the feeling of a shy young girl...
Yes, it seems that what Shen Huaichen said before, that the former Duke of Dingguo hadn't done anything even though he'd taken his pants off halfway, was true.
"Why would I sell you? You were a gift from the Empress Dowager. If I sold you, wouldn't that embarrass the Empress Dowager?" Shangguan Jin said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xin not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but instead knelt down abruptly.
"Madam, you are wise!"
Although I was bestowed this servant position by the Empress Dowager, I have never done anything to wrong the Duke's mansion over the years.
Shangguan Jin was startled...
"What are you doing? Get up! I didn't say anything." Shangguan Jin quickly told Aunt Xin to get up.
Aunt Xin, however, kept her head down, wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, and refused to get up no matter what.
"Didn't you hear what my young lady said? Get up!" Dongmai snapped.
To Shangguan Jin's surprise, Aunt Xin actually said "Oh" and then got up.
Looking at the winter wheat again, Shangguan Jin sensed it.
Judging from the current state of the winter wheat, it feels a bit like the treacherous Shu Road...
"I won't sell it to you! I came here today to ask you something."
The Duke is gone, and you don't have any children in the manor. You can't just keep going like this.
Do you have any relatives? If you can go and stay with them, then go and stay with them!
Don't worry, you can take all your things with you. In addition, I can give you some extra travel expenses.
Go somewhere else, where nobody knows you, and you can still live your own life.
"It's better than being stuck in this courtyard!" Shangguan Jin advised.
It wasn't that she had a saintly heart, but rather that this Aunt Xin seemed to have never done anything to harm the Duke's mansion.
Is a living person just supposed to stay in the mansion like a ghost?
Aunt Xin glanced at Shangguan Jin cautiously, and seeing that she was also staring at her, she quickly lowered her head again.
"No! I have no relatives outside."
When I was old enough to remember things, I was already in the palace.
According to the nanny who raised us, I was sent to the palace when I was four years old.
Then, along with her other sisters, she was raised by the Empress Dowager. When she grew up, the Empress Dowager bestowed her upon the Duke. "Aunt Xin said softly.
Shangguan Jin understood.
It turns out that Aunt Xin really had no family left.
Shangguan Jin remembered that the Duke of Dingguo had mentioned that the Empress Dowager kept a group of girls in her palace.
They were all raised from a young age, each one as beautiful as a flower. Then, when they grew up, if the Empress Dowager felt that a household was in turmoil, she would bestow one upon them.
Even the Duke of Dingguo himself found it strange that the Empress Dowager had found so many girls.
If she's average-looking, then forget it.
The key point is that all these girls are quite beautiful, and even if they were from noble families, they would have the air of young ladies.
Shangguan Jin cursed the Empress Dowager a couple more times in her heart.
Damn, in this day and age, isn't she just a brothel madam?
In later generations, that would be equivalent to a madam in a high-end club...
Looking at the reserved Aunt Xin, Shangguan Jin sensed that the original vitality in her seemed to have disappeared.
Are you suggesting we return the goods to the Empress Dowager?
Hehe, believe it or not, as long as she returns the person to the Empress Dowager, within two months, Aunt Xin will most likely be bestowed upon some minister by the Empress Dowager.
"Have you thought about what you'll do in the future?"
"Or do you intend to just endure this indefinitely?" Shangguan Jin asked.
Perhaps because Shangguan Jin's attitude was different from what Aunt Xin had expected, Aunt Xin finally mustered up the courage to raise her head.
"Madam! It is true that I was appointed by the Empress Dowager to serve the Duke."
However, I am also willing to serve the Duke.
I swear to God that I have never intended to harm the Duke.
The Duke is the guardian deity of northern Chongqing. It is because of the Duke's existence that Chongqing has been able to enjoy peace for so many years.
"This servant respects the Duke, even in the smallest tasks like serving tea and water," Aunt Xin said earnestly.
“But now that the Duke is gone, who will you serve?” Shangguan Jin said calmly.
“This servant can serve you!” Aunt Xin said hurriedly.
"You wish! My young lady has me to serve her; she doesn't need you to serve her."
Also, what are your skills? Can you do the things I know?
Before Shangguan Jin could speak, Dongmai spoke first.
Judging from Dongmai's menacing demeanor, it seemed to say, "If you dare say that again, I'll take the Shu Road to the ground..."
"But you don't know the things I know!"
Perhaps it was because she saw Shangguan Jin there that Aunt Xin suddenly had the courage to refute Dongmai.
Dongmai's eyes widened.
"You can do it, but I can't? What?"
"You don't know how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting!" Aunt Xin said boldly.
Winter wheat...
What should I do if she really doesn't know how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting?
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