Luo Shenyuan was unwilling to try to control his desire and hurt Luo Yining's body. However, rejecting her initiative to get close to him was also very difficult for him. After a long time, he said, "It's fine with me. It's up to you."
"Lu Jiaxue..." Yi Ning said again behind him, "You have to be careful with him. He might do something bad to you."
Luo Shenyuan hummed, "I'll deal with him. Just take care of your health." A little girl like Yining shouldn't interfere in court affairs. He had a plan. If he didn't avenge this, all these years would have been in vain. Luo Shenyuan's eyes were cold, and he walked out the door. The attendants guarding outside immediately followed him.
Yi Ning leaned back against the soft pillow, feeling the comfort of home. After drinking the medicine and sucking on a salt-cured plum, someone came in and announced, "Madam, the master has sent a maid over. He's taken her to the son-in-law's study in the front yard."
"Tell her to come over and pay her respects to me." Yi Ning spat the core into the small dish and said calmly, "No servant should fail to pay their respects to the mistress. If you don't follow this etiquette, kick her out immediately."
The old woman nodded and went out, and after a while she came back with a maid.
Luo Yining looked up and saw the girl immediately kneeling down to greet her: "My name is Xiao Rong, and I greet you, Third Madam."
She had a slender, beautiful figure, wearing a light yellow jacket with a persimmon-pattern pattern, a light green moonlit skirt, and a necklace dangling from her waist. Her face was truly beautiful, with a thin chin, pale teeth, skin, lips as red as vermilion, and eyes as piercing as black.
Such beauty is more than one in a hundred.
Just looking at those delicate hands, with their pointed fingers, one could tell she wasn't a servant. She must have been pampered more than an ordinary young lady. I wonder where Luo Chengzhang found this kind of girl. Thank you for your trouble.
"Since you were assigned by the master to serve, what can you do?" Yining asked her.
Xiao Rong bowed gently: "I know a little about poetry, tea ceremony, music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
Sure enough, she wasn't here to serve... Yi Ning glanced at her. She really didn't like this girl. But if she kicked her out now, she would definitely be known as jealous. She said lightly, "Xiao Rong is not a good name."
Miss Xiao Rong's face froze. Why was her name not good?
"It's not festive enough. I'll change your name to Huarong from now on." Luo Yining continued.
Xiao Rong felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard this, but Zhenzhu and the others behind him almost laughed out loud.
"It's a good name." Yi Ning nodded and said, "You've just arrived, so you probably don't know how to serve the Third Young Master yet. You should first follow the others to gain some experience." She called out, "Diaomao, first arrange for Huarong to go to the kitchen to take care of the stove. The Third Young Master's food is of paramount importance. Huarong should start serving the Third Young Master with this."
Xiao Rong… Miss Hua Rong's face was ashen. She didn't even know how to use pots and pans. She was a skinny girl who had been taught poetry and songs since childhood, and was trained to be a lady from a noble family. And she asked her to go to the kitchen!
Before coming here, Second Master Luo had already said that she would serve Third Young Master as a personal servant, and if she served well in the future, she could even become his concubine. She thought of the rumors about Master Luo's handsome appearance, and her heart began to stir. She probably came here to accompany the young master in reciting poems and chatting about life. They could have ended up in bed while talking, but now, before they even touched the bed, she was heading to the kitchen.
"Huarong, come with me." Daimao said lightly.
She was the most beautiful girl in Yining's house and she was very careful about her appearance. She felt uncomfortable when she saw a girl who was prettier than herself.
Madam Lou struggled to hold back her laughter. No ordinary mistress would be like Yi Ning, who simply sent her to the kitchen. In reality, that was because the young lady knew the Third Young Master would never say a word to her; she knew what was going on.
"Aren't you afraid that the master will say something about you later?"
Yi Ning said, "Why should I be afraid? He said he would come to take care of Third Brother's daily life. Cooking for him in the kitchen is also a service, which is quite good."
At this time, another dowry maid, Mama Fan, came back from outside. She knew that this matter was not going to happen for a long time, but she was also a little worried. She asked the maids and servants to leave and said to Luo Yining, "Miss, I am just saying this, please don't be angry. ... The Duke loves you and has always said that you should wait until you reach the age of marriage. But although you are young and don't know about sex, your husband is already 22 years old, which is the most vigorous period for men. If you don't let your husband get close to you, it is inevitable that he will develop other thoughts after a long period of abstinence. Look, even the master sent a maid here. If someone else sent her, it would be better if she was our own."
"I think it's better to do this. You can pick up a pretty maid by your side and let her be your son-in-law's concubine first. I think Daimao, who serves you, is quite good. She comes from our Duke's Mansion and is loyal to the young lady... After you reach the age of 15, if she is well-behaved, you can ask for her consent to make her a concubine. If not, you can just banish her directly."
It was common for the mistress to raise a maid as a concubine, especially if the girl was still young and had no experience of sex. Forcing the marriage to be consummated would be painful, so it would be better to use the maid first. Some wives were even willing to let their husbands take a concubine because it was so painful.
Lou's mother, however, had a hot temper: "So what if he's in his twenties! If he dares to do anything out there, I'll pack up and go back and tell the Duke of England!"
Mother Fan smiled bitterly. "Ah, what do you mean? What he does outside, is it our turn to know? My son-in-law seems to be a serious man who doesn't like women. Who knows what's going on inside?"
It seemed that it was Madam Fan who persuaded Madam Lou. After the two madams finished speaking, they looked at Yining in unison. Madam Fan said, "...it will be her full moon soon and she will return home. If you think it's okay, we will ask the Duke for his opinion."
Yi Ning waved her hand and said to the two mothers, "Having a concubine is not an option. It will only cause trouble. Let's not talk about it for now."
First, she didn't like it, and second, if she really did it, Luo Shenyuan would definitely not like it, and she knew his feelings.
The two mothers knew what she meant as soon as they heard it. Mother Fan said, "This servant also made a random suggestion. Naturally, we will do as the young lady wishes."
Yi Ning nodded: "Look at Hua Rong carefully. But a girl with such beauty has no tricks, so it's best to deal with her."
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