Mrs. Liu lost a daughter and cried with tears washing her face all day long.
To comfort her, Gu Boyan stayed in Zhe Yu Residence to keep her company. Although the two were not very affectionate when they were young, some feelings between a husband and wife have grown.
Coming out of Yongshou Hall, Gu Ying played with the Xichi birthday gift hairpin in her hand.
On the way back to Twilight Snow Studio, the maid Dou Kou suddenly jumped out from somewhere. It was very cold but she knelt down in the snow, grabbed Gu Ying’s skirt, and cried and kowtowed, "Second Miss, please, please save our eldest maid! I beg you, I beg you!"
As the saying goes, master and servant share weal and woe.
Gu Jia had just fallen from power. Dou Kou’s face was already scratched, obviously bullied by other maids in the mansion.
Gu Ying looked down at her condescendingly, "Dou Kou, do you know what your biggest mistake is?"
Tears fell from Dou Kou like rain. She shook her head desperately, "I don't know, please teach me, Second Miss. If I have offended you before, I will apologize to you here. Please forgive me!"
Gu Ying felt very happy. She squatted down and lifted her chin with her finger.
It was heavily snowing and she was wearing thin clothes. As the chief maid beside Gu Jia, Dou Kou had probably never been so pitiful before.
But what did she do in her previous life?
She gave Gu Jia ideas to get people to come and desecrate her in the ruined temple.
Looking at such an innocent face, how could she think of such sinister means?
Gu Ying narrowed her eyes coldly. Her fingers slowly tightened and clenched her jaw. "You made a mistake in being too cruel-hearted."
Dou Kou's eyes widened suddenly. She hugged Gu Ying's arm. Her little face wrinkled in pain, "Second Miss... Spare me..."
Gu Ying snorted coldly and let her go. She said to Yin Lan, "Find someone to knock her teeth out and sell her to a brothel."
Dou Kou was shocked. Her pupils shrank. "Second Miss, what right do you have to sell me!"
Gu Ying said expressionlessly, "I have the right as the only legitimate young lady in this mansion now."
Dou Kou didn't expect to run into a wall when she just wanted to beg for her life. "I'm going to find the Old Madam to get an explanation!"
She got up to leave but Yin Lan kicked her knee directly and pressed her down when she fell.
"Miss, leave this to me. It's windy outside, you should go back first."
Gu Ying tied the belt of her cloak and lightly hmm-ed.
It was really too cold outside. It was the twelfth lunar month and time passed quickly. Beijing would celebrate the new year in another month but she didn't really want to celebrate with Mrs. Liu's family.
The news of Dou Kou being sold spread to Yongshou Hall and Zhe Yu Residence soon.
Li Mama came to reprimand Gu Ying a few times.
Gu Ying dealt with it indifferently. She was the mistress now so selling a maid was not a big deal.
If it was before, she would be skinned even if she didn't die.
But now these people in the mansion didn't dare offend her anymore. Mrs. Liu could only swallow her resentment.
Yongshou Hall wanted to be a kind old grandmother so she couldn't say much to her either.
Back in Twilight Snow Studio, Gu Ying stood in front of the desk, took out the rice paper, and imitated Dr. Liu's handwriting to write "see you tonight, return hairpin". She then called Yin Zhu and told her to pass the message to Mrs. Liu quietly, and also go to Reed Catkin Courtyard.
Yin Zhu left silently.
Yanzhi worriedly poked at the fire in the brazier, "Miss, do you think Mrs. Liu will go?"
Gu Ying smiled, "Of course."
...
That night.
Dr. Liu had bathed and dressed up early, making himself look handsome. He lay on the bed in the east wing of Muffeng Studio humming songs and tunes.
He eagerly waited for a while and looked at the time outside again.
The beauty hadn't arrived yet so he patiently lay back down.
He thought that Gu Ying loved her brother deeply and would definitely come tonight.
On the other side, Mrs. Liu received the note with a slight frown on her forehead, "What is he thinking asking me to secretly meet at this time of the year?"
The new year was coming soon and Gu Ying was getting married to the Duke's mansion. Meeting at this moment was definitely not a good time.
Moreover, she was intimate with the Earl now. Where would she still be willing to fool around with Dr. Liu?
Zhou Mama whispered, "Madam, the one who delivered the message is Cui Ling."
Hearing that it was her own maid Cui Ling, Mrs. Liu's remaining doubts vanished.
But she didn't want to go to the meeting at all.
There were many people with watchful eyes in the mansion now. Gu Ying's people went to check on the little bastard Ning sometimes. If she was seen going there now, her future would be ruined.
She casually threw the note into the brazier, not intending to go at all. She just wanted to hook the Earl back to her yard tonight.
But Zhou Mama said, "Madam, the Earl went to Reed Catkin Courtyard after leaving the office."
Mrs. Liu suddenly felt unhappy, "What ability does that fox spirit have that the Earl's heart is always hanging on her?"
Zhou Mama was listening carefully to Mrs. Liu's complaints. But her eyes suddenly saw the unfinished words on the note in the brazier, "return hairpin". Her heart beat faster.
"Madam!"
Mrs. Liu said impatiently, "Why are you shouting?"
Zhou Mama quickly grabbed the note from the fire and pointed to the words on it. She also opened the box in front of the bronze mirror and rummaged through it.
Mrs. Liu asked impatiently, "What are you looking for?"
Zhou Mama was panicking, "Oh no, Madam, we are missing an Xichi birthday gift hairpin!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu's face changed instantly as well.
...
Dr. Liu was impatiently waiting on the bed. His mind was full of Gu Ying's appearance. Just when he was feeling unbearably itchy, he suddenly heard footsteps outside.
He didn't light the lamps and the room was pitch black.
But he had lived here for a long time and could come and go freely even at night.
To add passion, he had also lit some aphrodisiac incense in the room.
When the dark figure approached the door, he opened it nimbly and pulled the person in from outside, "Good girl, why did you come so late?"
"Liu Yu! Have you gone mad? Let me go quickly!"
At this moment, Dr. Liu didn't care about anything else. He had smelled the scent in the room for too long and was already impatient.
Hugging this body suddenly, he simply didn't hear the woman's voice was wrong. Following his usual actions, he forcibly and brutally pulled the person inside.
Running into this nemesis, Mrs. Liu was furious, but for some reason, smelling the scent in the room, her body softened from the nudging of the head in her arms.
With the floating strange scent on her nose, she gradually felt that the man would not let her go. She simply stopped struggling.
It had been many days since she came to him. He was still so passionate.
Mrs. Liu snorted a few times, closed her eyes, and let him be.
Zhou Mama was guarding outside the east wing. Hearing the shameful sounds inside, she somehow felt uneasy.
Mrs. Liu lost a daughter and cried with tears washing her face all day long.
To comfort her, Gu Boyan stayed in Zhe Yu Residence to keep her company. Although the two were not very affectionate when they were young, some feelings between a husband and wife have grown.
Coming out of Yongshou Hall, Gu Ying played with the Xichi birthday gift hairpin in her hand.
On the way back to Twilight Snow Studio, the maid Dou Kou suddenly jumped out from somewhere. It was very cold but she knelt down in the snow, grabbed Gu Ying’s skirt, and cried and kowtowed, "Second Miss, please, please save our eldest maid! I beg you, I beg you!"
As the saying goes, master and servant share weal and woe.
Gu Jia had just fallen from power. Dou Kou’s face was already scratched, obviously bullied by other maids in the mansion.
Gu Ying looked down at her condescendingly, "Dou Kou, do you know what your biggest mistake is?"
Tears fell from Dou Kou like rain. She shook her head desperately, "I don't know, please teach me, Second Miss. If I have offended you before, I will apologize to you here. Please forgive me!"
Gu Ying felt very happy. She squatted down and lifted her chin with her finger.
It was heavily snowing and she was wearing thin clothes. As the chief maid beside Gu Jia, Dou Kou had probably never been so pitiful before.
But what did she do in her previous life?
She gave Gu Jia ideas to get people to come and desecrate her in the ruined temple.
Looking at such an innocent face, how could she think of such sinister means?
Gu Ying narrowed her eyes coldly. Her fingers slowly tightened and clenched her jaw. "You made a mistake in being too cruel-hearted."
Dou Kou's eyes widened suddenly. She hugged Gu Ying's arm. Her little face wrinkled in pain, "Second Miss... Spare me..."
Gu Ying snorted coldly and let her go. She said to Yin Lan, "Find someone to knock her teeth out and sell her to a brothel."
Dou Kou was shocked. Her pupils shrank. "Second Miss, what right do you have to sell me!"
Gu Ying said expressionlessly, "I have the right as the only legitimate young lady in this mansion now."
Dou Kou didn't expect to run into a wall when she just wanted to beg for her life. "I'm going to find the Old Madam to get an explanation!"
She got up to leave but Yin Lan kicked her knee directly and pressed her down when she fell.
"Miss, leave this to me. It's windy outside, you should go back first."
Gu Ying tied the belt of her cloak and lightly hmm-ed.
It was really too cold outside. It was the twelfth lunar month and time passed quickly. Beijing would celebrate the new year in another month but she didn't really want to celebrate with Mrs. Liu's family.
The news of Dou Kou being sold spread to Yongshou Hall and Zhe Yu Residence soon.
Li Mama came to reprimand Gu Ying a few times.
Gu Ying dealt with it indifferently. She was the mistress now so selling a maid was not a big deal.
If it was before, she would be skinned even if she didn't die.
But now these people in the mansion didn't dare offend her anymore. Mrs. Liu could only swallow her resentment.
Yongshou Hall wanted to be a kind old grandmother so she couldn't say much to her either.
Back in Twilight Snow Studio, Gu Ying stood in front of the desk, took out the rice paper, and imitated Dr. Liu's handwriting to write "see you tonight, return hairpin". She then called Yin Zhu and told her to pass the message to Mrs. Liu quietly, and also go to Reed Catkin Courtyard.
Yin Zhu left silently.
Yanzhi worriedly poked at the fire in the brazier, "Miss, do you think Mrs. Liu will go?"
Gu Ying smiled, "Of course."
...
That night.
Dr. Liu had bathed and dressed up early, making himself look handsome. He lay on the bed in the east wing of Muffeng Studio humming songs and tunes.
He eagerly waited for a while and looked at the time outside again.
The beauty hadn't arrived yet so he patiently lay back down.
He thought that Gu Ying loved her brother deeply and would definitely come tonight.
On the other side, Mrs. Liu received the note with a slight frown on her forehead, "What is he thinking asking me to secretly meet at this time of the year?"
The new year was coming soon and Gu Ying was getting married to the Duke's mansion. Meeting at this moment was definitely not a good time.
Moreover, she was intimate with the Earl now. Where would she still be willing to fool around with Dr. Liu?
Zhou Mama whispered, "Madam, the one who delivered the message is Cui Ling."
Hearing that it was her own maid Cui Ling, Mrs. Liu's remaining doubts vanished.
But she didn't want to go to the meeting at all.
There were many people with watchful eyes in the mansion now. Gu Ying's people went to check on the little bastard Ning sometimes. If she was seen going there now, her future would be ruined.
She casually threw the note into the brazier, not intending to go at all. She just wanted to hook the Earl back to her yard tonight.
But Zhou Mama said, "Madam, the Earl went to Reed Catkin Courtyard after leaving the office."
Mrs. Liu suddenly felt unhappy, "What ability does that fox spirit have that the Earl's heart is always hanging on her?"
Zhou Mama was listening carefully to Mrs. Liu's complaints. But her eyes suddenly saw the unfinished words on the note in the brazier, "return hairpin". Her heart beat faster.
"Madam!"
Mrs. Liu said impatiently, "Why are you shouting?"
Zhou Mama quickly grabbed the note from the fire and pointed to the words on it. She also opened the box in front of the bronze mirror and rummaged through it.
Mrs. Liu asked impatiently, "What are you looking for?"
Zhou Mama was panicking, "Oh no, Madam, we are missing an Xichi birthday gift hairpin!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu's face changed instantly as well.
...
Dr. Liu was impatiently waiting on the bed. His mind was full of Gu Ying's appearance. Just when he was feeling unbearably itchy, he suddenly heard footsteps outside.
He didn't light the lamps and the room was pitch black.
But he had lived here for a long time and could come and go freely even at night.
To add passion, he had also lit some aphrodisiac incense in the room.
When the dark figure approached the door, he opened it nimbly and pulled the person in from outside, "Good girl, why did you come so late?"
"Liu Yu! Have you gone mad? Let me go quickly!"
At this moment, Dr. Liu didn't care about anything else. He had smelled the scent in the room for too long and was already impatient.
Hugging this body suddenly, he simply didn't hear the woman's voice was wrong. Following his usual actions, he forcibly and brutally pulled the person inside.
Running into this nemesis, Mrs. Liu was furious, but for some reason, smelling the scent in the room, her body softened from the nudging of the head in her arms.
With the floating strange scent on her nose, she gradually felt that the man would not let her go. She simply stopped struggling.
It had been many days since she came to him. He was still so passionate.
Mrs. Liu snorted a few times, closed her eyes, and let him be.
Zhou Mama was guarding outside the east wing. Hearing the shameful sounds inside, she somehow felt uneasy.
