Chapter 41 Easy to wake up, morning and evening, easy to get drunk

It turns out that the way the sun rises from the sea level is different from what it looks out of the window at home. When I was at home, the arrival of the dawn was actually not obvious. I always waited until the sky was bright before I realized that there was a thin light coming from the sky and falling on my hands, without warmth. But at sea, the originally pitch-black night was suddenly lit up with red light, and the splendor of that moment was almost suffocating. I couldn't help but think, there is no difference between such light and fire. ——It also came so directly, simply, and thrillingly.

And the young lady, bathed in the fire-like morning light, stood quietly at the bow of the boat, gazing into the distance.The sea breeze blew her black cloak and long hair rustling, her skin was as transparent as white jade. This picture has been burned into eternity by time, and it remains deeply in my mind.I will never forget what she was like then.Maybe, not only me, but others will not forget. Miss is a beauty. It always has been. I remember the first time I saw her, it was seven years ago.At that time, my father failed in business and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, leaving his orphans and widowed mother as official slaves.I was one of the better off among the sisters, and I was assigned to the well-known Right Prime Minister's family.It was a thunderstorm when I entered the mansion. I was led by a steward named Aunt Rong to the flower hall to meet the owner. As soon as I got to the door, there was a series of hurried footsteps behind me. A boy and a girl covered their heads with their sleeves. Running over from the other side of the yard in a hurry, the boy bumped into me hard when he passed me.I was in pain, but after seeing his robe inlaid with gold and jade, I hastily suppressed the exclamation that had already welled up in my throat.This person is either rich or noble, and should not be offended.

And that girl twisted her wet sleeves while turning her head and shouting: "Chen Yu, hurry up!" I just noticed that there was a third person. It was a girl of seven or eight years old, younger than the two of them, she walked slowly out of the rain, her skirt was not fluttering.My father admired vanity the most during his lifetime, and wished to raise an unparalleled lady of the world. Therefore, he was strict with the words and deeds of my six sisters. Under training, it has done well.But seeing this girl at this moment, one knows what a real aristocratic Fengyi is. Although she was only wearing plain clothes, and she didn't wear any jewelry on her hair in a double bun, her gestures and gestures all showed 120% dignity and upbringing. Compared with her, the young man in the front was simply an idiot. Hooligans.

Shocked by her beauty, I quickly backed away to make way.She walked up the steps, and when I backed down, she raised her head and smiled at me. The raindrops were falling, and the scenery was originally gloomy, but when she raised her head and smiled, it was like light, instantly illuminating the whole world. I couldn't help exclaiming, and then I knew I was losing my composure, and quickly covered my mouth with my hand. Aunt Rong turned around and reprimanded: "What's your name? Why are there no rules here?" The girl looked at me curiously, her eyelashes became darker and brighter with water.

I blushed and said in a low voice, "This... miss, she looks really good-looking, like the jade girl next to Guanyin Bodhisattva." A smile flashed across Aunt Rong's lips, but she still reprimanded her: "Stop talking stupid things, I haven't met Miss San yet. Miss San, this is a new girl in the house, don't take it for her ignorance." "Ah? It was said yesterday that we recruited a new group of girls, and one of them is particularly good-looking. Is she? Let me see, let me see!" , rushed to me, looked at me carefully. I was at a loss, and looked to Aunt Rong for help in a panic.

Aunt Rong smiled and said: "It's not particularly good-looking, that is, it's a bit cleaner, and it's quite clever, and it has been educated before, so it can read, so I brought it to my wife to see, and said it will be kept in the big house. " The young man's eyes were like a brush dipped in oil, brushing me up and down, then the corners of his mouth curled up, and he smiled frivolously: "It looks good. I happen to be short of a girl, so just give her to me." I was taken aback, and before I had time to react, the first girl spat: "Bah, you're the only girl missing? You already have seven or eight girls in your room!"

"I said less is less, what are you talking about!" The young man gave her a look, and turned to Aunt Rong, "That's it. Take her to meet the queen, and then bring her to my room." Although Aunt Rong had a difficult expression on her face, she finally bowed and said yes. My heart sank, although it was just the first time I met him, I didn't know the character of this young master at all, but I knew a little bit, from the fact that he rushed over recklessly just now, disregarding me who was walking in front, and forcibly knocked me away to fight for the road, And at this moment, looking at me bewitchingly with the obvious malicious expression, I knew it was a misfortune rather than a blessing.

It's already sad that the family has fallen, if you meet another bad master... I put my hands in my sleeves, unable to hide my sadness. The girl glanced at me, said nothing, and went straight into the room.Aunt Rong motioned for me to follow.Entering the back room, I saw a beautiful woman in her early thirties, luxuriously dressed, leaning on the soft couch and talking to people.The boy ran over while calling "Mother" and leaned over to the couch. The beautiful woman stretched out her hand to smooth his crooked collar, and said with a smile, "Where did you go wild? Why did you get caught in the rain?"

"I went to fly a kite with my sisters. I don't want this hell, if you say thunder, it will thunder, and if you say it rains, it will rain!" He was complaining, but the girl giggled and said: "Mother, you don't know, just now the fish saw the sky When it got dark, he proposed to go home, but he didn't listen, and he wanted to continue, but suddenly a thunderbolt fell from the sky, and it landed at his feet. Mother, look at his pants, they are on fire!" The beautiful woman was taken aback: "How did this happen? Are you okay, Xiaocheng? Let mother see..."

The young man named Xiaocheng said nonchalantly: "You listened to Huayue's nonsense, why don't I come back well?" "You child, you are just playful..." "Forget it, mother, don't mention this. Let me tell you something!" Jiang Xiaocheng glanced at me while talking, and I knew that he was going to bring me into the house, so I couldn't help biting Hold the lower lip. Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, a childish voice rang out one step ahead of him: "Mother, in class today, the master made a fortune for me." I turned my head, and it was the girl who was carved in powder and jade.

The beautiful woman was attracted by her and asked curiously, "What did the master figure out?" The girl lowered her eyelashes, looking a little melancholy: "The master said that my fortune-telling has nothing to do with jade..." Jiang Xiaocheng let out a "ha": "Nonsense, can our family still have no jade? How much do you want!" "There is no jade in fortune, the principle of ideas, not the inside." "Is there any difference?" Jiang Xiaocheng scratched his head. The girl walked up to the beautiful woman, held her hand and said, "Mother, the master said that if ordinary people don't have jade, it's not a big problem. But I'm different. In my whole life, I have been closely connected with jade, ranging from worrying about lack of sleep to worrying about sleeplessness. The blood is overwhelming." The beautiful woman said anxiously: "Then what should I do? Master Zhou said how to remedy it?" The girl nodded: "Yeah. He said that finding two daughters born in Xin Zinian who are born with soil in their lives and have jade in their names will accompany them day and night. Although it can't completely relieve the disaster, it can also keep the whole life safe." "There is soil in your life, and jade in your name..." The beautiful woman turned her gaze to Aunt Rong, "Is there such a maid in our house?" Aunt Rong thought for a while, and replied: "The youngest daughter of the accountant Gong's family is. And then..." She looked at me, "This girl is too." Jiang Xiaocheng was alerted immediately: "What? No way! Mother, this girl was my first choice, so I can't give it to Chen Yu!" "Did you see it?" The beautiful woman frowned slightly. "Yes, mother. I don't have a reading girl in my room, and she happens to be literate again..." Before Jiang Xiaocheng finished speaking, the girl named Huayue sniffed: "Just your lumpy head, ten It’s useless to have a companion girl, and it’s a waste to have one.” "Anyway, this doesn't work." Jiang Xiaocheng didn't bother to talk to her, and turned directly to the girl, "Chen Yu, you can't fight me!" The girl looked at him quietly, and said after a while: "Brother, if I lack jade, I will die." Jiang Xiaocheng's complexion suddenly changed.The beautiful woman hurriedly said: "Chen Yu, you can't talk nonsense!" "I won't fight with my brother." The girl said, "Aunt Rong, are there no other qualified maids in the house?" "This... I really don't have it for a while. Or, I'll buy it outside again?" "What to buy, isn't there a ready-made one here?" Jiang Huayue pushed me in front of the girl, "That's it. This girl, and Gong's accountant's daughter, all belong to Chen Yu!" Before Jiang Xiaocheng could speak, Jiang Huayue had already glared at him fiercely: "Is it more important for you to eat, drink and have fun, or your sister's life?" Jiang Xiaocheng muttered, and sure enough he didn't ask anymore. The beautiful woman sighed softly: "That's it." Things turned so fast that I couldn't believe for a moment that I had changed masters again.The girl smiled at me, turned around and left first.I was taken by Aunt Rong to collect daily necessities, and then in a small room I saw another girl born in Xin Zinian who was born with soil in her life and jade in her name.Finally, the two of us were taken to Miss San's residence. That is a very beautiful garden. The snow-white pear blossom still does not hide its beauty in the rain scene, blooming peacefully, elegant and elegant, and under a slanting white pear branch, there is a green lattice window pasted with high-quality chiffon, and a girl sits quietly beside the window Standing, resting his chin and staring into the distance, his beauty is unspeakable. It was Jiang Chenyu, the third lady of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Aunt Rong led us in, bowed and said, "Miss San, someone brought them here. This is Gong Yu, and this is Liu Pu." The girl turned around, looked back at us, and finally fell on me: "Liu Pu, a good name." I hurriedly thanked: "Thank you miss for your compliment." "The master said that I was born with Shaoyu, so I need the two of you to accompany me. Aunt Rong has already told you about this?" Seeing us nodding, she continued, "The master also said that although you want jade, you should not be bright." So, I want to change the names for the two of you. Uh... what's the name..." She thought for a while, got up, walked to the desk, and wrote down two names: "Let's call it this. " I stretched my head to look, and on the paper was written: "Hold Yu, Huai Jin." I couldn't help being a little surprised in my heart.This third lady looks like a soft and weak lady, but she doesn't want to be so arrogant and unrestrained in naming someone.Holding Yu and Huai Jin, could it be that she wants the Prime Minister of Shu, Kong Ming, and the governor, Zhou Yu, to be by her side? Over there, the girl named Gong Yu asked curiously: "Holding... Yu, Huai... is the word Nian Jin, right? What does this have to do with Yu?" Before the girl could answer, Aunt Rong smiled and said, "Yu and Jin are both nicknames for Meiyu. Why don't you thank Third Miss for giving me the name?" Gong Yu said "ah", "Then who is my name?" The girl asked, "Which one do you like?" Gong Yu thought for a while: "Gong Juyu, Gong Huaijin...well, I like Juyu." "Then your name is Hold Yu." The girl turned to me with a slight smile in her eyes, "Your name is Huai Jin, okay?" How dare I say no, thank you again quickly.In this way, from now on, Huaijin and Yuyu had a pair of maids in the Youxiang's mansion, as the maids of the Youxiang family's youngest daughter, accompanying Yiren. It's strange to say, although there have been rumors about Xiaocheng, the eldest son of the Jiang family, coming to my ears one after another, why did he fall in love with a famous prostitute and stay overnight, why did he have an affair with a certain widow, what It's no good for him to molest someone's girl in the street... But, he never troubled me again.Even if we met in the mansion, he just looked at me with lustful and regretful eyes, without any practical actions. Regarding this matter, Holding Yu once asked: "Why does the Eldest Young Master always look so painful every time he sees Sister Huaijin?" At that time, the second lady, Huayue, happened to be present, and she burst into a smile when she heard the words: "Of course. The fat he likes is snatched away by someone when it comes to his mouth, and the fat is often dangling in front of his eyes. If he can’t eat, of course he’d rather die.” I blushed with shame and said angrily, "Second Miss actually compares a servant girl to fat..." The second lady smiled and said: "It's lucky that you escaped his claws, so what if you just suffer a little bit and become fat? You know, in this mansion, he can't move the things that sink fish. If you are Mother or my maid, it is estimated that he will be able to eat as well." My heart skipped a beat.What the second lady said was the truth.Indeed, Jiang Xiaocheng, as the only son of the Right Prime Minister's family, was lawless and extremely favored since he was a child.Only towards Chen Yu, his younger sister, he was very affectionate, and all his bad habits disappeared in front of her. The second lady poked the third lady's forehead and jokingly said, "Say, you're also a younger sister, why did that pig treat me so badly, but treat you so well? It really makes people jealous." Third Miss replied slowly: "Probably... because I never call him a pig, right?" As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of laughter on the spot. After the second lady left, when I was combing the third lady's hair, she suddenly grabbed my hand and looked at me quietly.I wondered: "Miss San, what's the matter?" "You followed me, do you regret it?" "Miss San, what are you talking about? It is a blessing for servants to follow Miss San. It is impossible for others to ask for it. Why do you regret it?" "Brother likes you. If you had entered his house back then, you might be a concubine now, and you don't need to serve tea and water as a servant..." I didn't wait for her to finish, and hurriedly said: "But I don't want to go to his house!" The third lady stopped talking. I bit my lower lip, looked straight into her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Miss San...didn't you see this at the time, that's why...you want me from the Eldest Young Master?" Miss San's eyes flickered, she let go of my hand, and smiled slightly: "So you know." "Yeah. Miss San's kindness to the servant, the servant always remembers it in his heart." "Actually, I'm sorry for my brother. However, if you follow him, it will be really ruined. Compared with brother Gu Quan's lustful heart, I think it is more important to let a girl live happily and freely. Alright." Having said that, she sighed softly. I pursed my lips, took a step back, and knelt down. "What are you doing?" "Four years ago, the slaves suffered a catastrophe, their father committed suicide, and their mother and sisters were separated from each other. It is unknown whether we will see each other again in this life. I thought that was already the ultimate pain, and I thought about dying. If I don’t know what my future life will be like if I didn’t meet the young lady in the prime minister’s mansion. But now, I’m dressed warmly, fed enough, can continue to study and read, and the young lady treats me like a sister... I think, there is no other maidservant in the world who can be as happy as I am. Therefore, Miss's great kindness, Huaijin will always remember it in this life, and never forget it!" "Get up." She reached out to help me.They are obviously younger than me, but the warmth and strength brought by those hands made me feel an indescribable strength, powerful yet extremely gentle. "Huaijin. I need two maids born in Xin Zinian. It's a fabrication, but according to the fortune teller Shaoyu, it's not fake." The third lady has the most beautiful pair of eyes in the world: black like ink, soft like moonlight, and ...a star-like loneliness. I have never forgotten the expression on her face when she said that, and she looked at me with that expression that I will never forget, and said word by word: "I hope you and Juyu can really keep me safe, What I lack." Three years later, the young lady's order back then was fulfilled. The man she admired with all her heart almost became her husband's man, and overnight, because of an imperial decree, he became a passerby. That man is as gentle as jade, known as Qi Ao in the world. The fortune teller Shaoyu originally referred to...it was him. Three years later, in the early summer, I went to Chengguo with Miss, where Miss met Qi Aohou again.After that, the young lady followed him back to the country of Bi. From Luwan to Qinghai, thirty-six days. Miss spent those thirty-six days to get along with Qi Aohou as much as possible.She went to see him at Sishi every day, and sat in the study with the young master of the Xue family, playing chess, playing the piano, making tea, grinding ink, and discussing matters.So until Youshi, I didn't rest after returning to my room, but read through piles of medical books, often looking into the night. She has always been a beauty, but during that time, she almost undisguised and fully let her beauty bloom, becoming as dazzling, eye-catching, and colorful as the sun on the sea. The accompanying people were very surprised, they didn't know what made this low-key and introverted junior sister of Dong Bihou change overnight.Although she still has scars on her face, and although she still wears a big black cape, everyone can feel her change. She is more melancholy, but also brighter. Melancholy and clarity were originally two completely different qualities, but they were revealed in her body at the same time. When she smiles to people, people can see flowers blooming in her eyes; and when she is silent, she is as sad as the wind returning to snow. Everyone was dumbfounded by this, and they secretly discussed and speculated in private.But no one knows the real answer.Maybe only I know the answer. And just because I know the answer, every time I see such a young lady, I always feel very sad. It was morning when the ship arrived at the final ferry crossing in Wonju.Miss stayed up all night, and when Yin Shi was approaching, she asked me if I could accompany her to the bow of the boat to watch the sunrise. When we walked on the deck, the sea was pitch black at that time, only the lights at the bow of the ship emitted a dim yellow light, faintly illuminating everything in front of us. The young lady just stood at the bow of the boat, blowing the sea breeze, and kept silent. Then, the sun came out. Light up the whole world in an instant. In the moment when the light and shadow intersected, I seemed to see the young lady crying, but when I looked closely, there were no tears on her face.She just stared at the burning sea, watching quietly and deeply, as if she wanted to see the end of time like that. "Miss, shall we go back to the house?" "I didn't understand why my master said that if I have less jade in my fortune, I would be seriously injured. I thought that the eight-character theory was only related to the five elements. Jade, something that is neither gold nor stone, does it matter if there is less or less? I didn't expect ...I didn't expect that..." Her voice was in a trance like a dream. "Miss……" "Huaijin, I already have you and Zhuyu, so why am I still missing Yuyu?" "Miss……" "Obviously I don't believe in fate. But, I'm afraid, maybe I'm really cursed." "Miss..." I don't know what to say other than this title. The young lady turned around, looked at me, and suddenly smiled, just like seven years ago, when I first entered the prime minister's mansion, she raised her head from the rain and smiled at me.The pictures of the past overlapped with the scene of the present, and my eyes suddenly became moist. The young lady stretched out her hand, gently held mine, and said with a smile: "Anyway, I have these thirty-six days. I want to... thank you for these thirty-six days. In these thirty-six days, I am very happy." Happy. Really, really happy." "Miss……" "Huaijin, look, the sun is so beautiful." The young lady said as she gazed at the gorgeous sea. The sea breeze blew her black cloak and long hair rustling, her skin was as transparent as white jade. I never forgot this scene. Because, that was the last morning of the lady at sea. It was also the last morning she had to spend with Qiaohou. After that day, Miss completely lost the jade fate in her fortune-telling. Easy to wake up, morning and evening, easy to get drunk. Hallucinations mistake this life for this life.