Chapter 255: The Lady-in-Waiting
"Oh! I remember. Listening to Xu Shu's words, Wang Xu gradually remembered the two girls. That was rescued from the mansion when Zhang Lie was arrested!
However, Wang Xu immediately shook his head, and smiled indifferently: "Take care of it, take care of it, it has nothing to do with him marrying a wife and having children!" ā
"Not necessarily!" Xu Shu immediately shook her head and said with some concern: "I think Zhang Jing is quite committed to it." ā
"I didn't say that he should give up his promise, and if people don't have faith, they won't stand, and of course I support this. I mean, wouldn't it be nice for him to keep his promise and not delay in forming a happy family? Saying that, seeing that Xu Shu was still a little worried, she immediately couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay! You look for it first, I'll take a moment to talk to him and see the attitude. ā
"That's a nice thing to say." Hearing this, Xu Shu suddenly glanced at Wang Xu. "You asked me to look for it, but you didn't tell Zhang Jing first. At that time, I had already told others, but Zhang Jing directly refused, so how should you let me deal with myself? ā
"It's simple, don't be in a hurry! Let's take a look first, if you think it's good, I'll let you know, and when I make sense here, I'll talk slowly. Wang Xu said with a smile.
"Alright! It's up to you. Saying that, Xu Shu shrugged her shoulders helplessly, but turned to say: "Forget it, I won't tell you, let's hurry up and wash up and sleep, I will go to the workshop tomorrow morning to have a look!" ā
"Hmmm! Okay, I'm going to review the document tomorrow morning. Wang Xu also nodded.
Early the next morning, Wang Xu and Xu Shu got up to wash up, and they were busy with their own things. However, this morning's sky was unusually dark, thick dark clouds obscured the sky, and the whistling autumn wind blew the flowers and trees in the courtyard to hunt, and even the water in the pool rippled one after another.
After reviewing all the official documents that he hadn't read yesterday, Wang Xu couldn't help but stand by the window of the study, looking at the scene outside.
"Hee-hee! Master, are you standing there blowing the wind? Xiao Min walked into the study with a bowl of hot beef soup, and saw Wang Xu standing alone by the window in a daze, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
"Huh?" Hearing this, Wang Xu turned his head and watched Xiao Min slowly put the soup bowl on the table, and couldn't help laughing: "Hehe! There's nothing to do anyway, so I'll just get a feel for the scenery before the rain. ā
Hearing this, Xiao Min immediately looked at Wang Xu with admiration, and said with a smile: "The master is worthy of being a scholar, and his interest is different." ā
"Forget it, it's not fun, it's boring!" Wang Xu smiled and shook his head, slowly walked to the table and sat down, but laughed softly: "That's right!" What about Xu Shu? ā
"Oh! The mistress has gone to the workshop. Xiao Min replied.
"She doesn't eat again?" Wang Xu suddenly frowned.
"No, the mistress has two hot dough to eat!" Seeing Wang Xu's unhappy face, Xiao Min didn't dare to slack off, and immediately opened his mouth to help explain.
"Hmmm! That's good. Hearing this, Wang Xu nodded reassuringly, turned to look at Xiao Min and said, "What about you?" Have you eaten it? ā
"Not yet, wait for the master to finish eating, and the slave and maid will clean up and eat again." Xiao Min suddenly smiled slightly.
Hearing this, Wang Xu suddenly smiled: "That's it! Then why don't you go get another little bowl and eat with me!" ā
"How does this work?" As he spoke, Xiao Min waved his hand again and again, and couldn't stop taking two steps back. "The slave and maid are subordinates, how dare they eat with the master?"
"What's the big deal, you know, I'm the one who hates red tape the most. There are no outsiders here, so what's the big deal about having a meal together. Besides, I can't eat such a big bowl of beef soup, it's not a waste, go get a bowl! Wang Xu waved his hand indifferently.
"This ......"
Seeing that Xiao Min still hesitated and didn't dare to move, Wang Xu smiled secretly, but raised his head pretending to be angry. "What? Don't listen to me anymore? ā
"Slaves don't dare!" As soon as these words came out, Xiao Min was suddenly startled, and then he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, gritted his teeth, and turned around and ran to get the bowl.
Seeing her like this, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Of the five close attendants, this Xiao Min is the most timid and shy, but he is quite stubborn and careful in his heart.
After sitting and waiting for a while, Xiao Min walked in quickly, glanced at Wang Xu shyly, but was a little twisted, holding the dishes and chopsticks and didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly, pointed to the cloth mat on the opposite side of the table and said, "Sit and eat!" ā
"Hmm!" Thin as a mosquito responded, Xiao Min sat down with a blushing face. It's just that she lowered her head in a daze, and she didn't see her move.
"What are you sitting for? Why not eat it? "Anyway, Wang Xu is not hungry, seeing that Xiao Min is so interesting, he is also sitting still, intent on teasing this girl.
"Oh! I'll help the master serve the soup first. Xiao Min was also clever, and immediately found a way to divert Wang Xu's attention.
Playing this, Xiao Min was a little too tender, Wang Xu almost didn't hesitate, and immediately grabbed Xiao Min's hand, with a hint of a smile on his face. "I'm not hungry right now, so I want you to eat first."
As soon as his hand was grabbed by Wang Xu, Xiao Min's face suddenly turned even redder, and he was immediately so anxious that he couldn't speak. "The hosts! This...... Slave ......"
"Huh!" Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Wang Xu felt bad in his heart. However, he didn't tease her anymore, and slowly let go of his hand and said, "You can eat with confidence!" I'm not hungry right now, and I don't have much appetite. You're busy every day, and you're tired, but don't be hungry. ā
"Oh!" Not daring to meet Wang Xu's eyes, Xiao Min immediately lowered his head. But because he was afraid of being caught by Wang Xu again, he served soup for himself.
Just when Wang Xu showed a faint smile with satisfaction, there was a sudden snickering outside the door of the study, and then he heard Xiao Ling's naughty voice: "Ha! Xiao Min, you dare to eat with your master, and you eat first, I want to sue the master's mother, saying that you seduce the lord. ā
"Ahh As soon as these words came out, Xiao Min almost overturned the bowl in his hand. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stabilized the bowl in time, but even so, a lot of it was spilled on the table, and it quickly flowed down the table to Wang Xu's side. Although he reacted quickly and did not get it on his body, the cloth cushion under him was dirty.
This scene suddenly scared a few girls stupidly, and with a "swish", Xiaoling and Xiaomin both knelt on the ground at the same time. "Slaves should be damned!"
Xiao Yu, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Rong, who were following closely behind Xiao Ling, also stayed in place, not daring to say anything.
Although he didn't care about it in his heart, Wang Xu still frowned on his face: "Xiaoling, this kind of joke, don't make it in the future." It's okay to be lively, but you can't talk nonsense if you have something to say, you know? ā
"The slave knows what is wrong!" Xiao Ling was also frightened at this time, knelt on the ground, and nodded again and again.
"Okay, I won't punish you this time, and I won't take you as an example!" Wang Xu immediately said softly.
In fact, Wang Xu didn't want to care about this kind of thing at all. But Tian Feng once mentioned Jian yƬ to him, saying that if he was too indulgent to the slaves, something would happen. And if there are too many people, if there is no rule, there will inevitably be chaos. Originally, Tian Feng shouldn't have asked about these things, but because he often came to the backyard, he knew more or less about the situation in the backyard, so he said to Wang Xu euphemistically.
In this regard, Wang Xu also agreed after discussing with Xu Shu. Of course, it is a good thing to be harmonious as a family, but there are no rules and there are many people, and sooner or later there will definitely be problems. Therefore, for Xiaoling's matter, he will make a slightly angry look.
Hearing Wang Xu's words, Xiao Ling's nervous heart was also slightly relieved, and she immediately kowtowed gratefully: "Thank you, master!" ā
"Alright, get up!" Wang Xu didn't want to affect his mood because of this, so he immediately revealed the matter.
"Thank you, master." In response, Xiao Min and Xiao Ling glanced at Wang Xu timidly before slowly standing up.
Seeing the two of them turn around and walk out, Wang Xu suddenly said, "Eh! Xiaomin, you haven't eaten with me yet, why did you leave? ā
"Ahh This ......" As soon as these words came out, Xiao Min was suddenly at a loss.
Seeing this, Wang Xu suddenly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Go and tell the kitchen to get a few more dishes, and you guys can come in and eat together!" I don't have an appetite now, and I can't swallow it when I eat alone. ā
Hearing this, Xiao Ling and Xiao Min didn't dare to say anything, but just stopped quietly. However, Xiao Yu, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Rong couldn't help but laugh "poof", nodded in response, and Xiao Rong immediately rushed to the kitchen.
As a few people came in, Wang Xu's table suddenly became a little small. When he spoke: "I can't sit here, go to my bed!" The table is bigger, so you go and bring some cloth pads. ā
As soon as these words came out, several girls hesitated, and after glancing at each other, they pushed Xiaoyu out. In desperation, Xiao Yu could only bite the bullet and say: "Master, the table in front of the Hu bed is a place where the master and his close ministers discuss top secrets, and it is also a place for the master to have a moment of drunkenness when he is tired. ā
"That's just as well." That table is really important, it is full of very important documents on weekdays, and it is also a status symbol. If there are more people eating, it will inevitably get dirty. After thinking about it, Wang Xu smiled slightly: "Then let's just do this, let's go to the stone table of the pavilion to eat, how about it?" ā
"Hmm!" A few girls nodded suddenly.
In fact, Wang Xu's backyard also has a special room for eating, but the entire backyard is just him and Xu Shu, and the house is big and empty, and it is simply prepared for a large family to eat. If there are few people, no matter how good your appetite is, you can't eat it. As for the maids and the guards on duty, they also had their own places to eat, and the guards were far away in a courtyard to the east. Therefore, on weekdays, Wang Xu and Xu Shu just find a place to go. Anyway, it's just two of them, so it's okay to get it.
Sitting in the gazebo chatting, waiting for the kitchen to be ready, Wang Xu found that Xiaoling and Xiaomin were both aggrieved and silent, obviously not coming back to their senses. Immediately, I couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong?" Xiaoling, aren't you the most lively on weekdays? Why don't you say a word? ā
"The slave doesn't know what to say." Xiao Ling replied a little nervously.
"Say whatever you have to say!" Saying that, Wang Xu glanced at Xiaoling with a smile, and then slowly continued: "Since you have entered my palace, you are my royal family." Therefore, I don't have too many requirements for you on weekdays, and I don't restrict your behavior too much. However, after all, this is a big family, and I am also General Zhennan, so there must be a rule in this house, as long as you follow the rules, then you can say whatever you want, and do whatever you want. As for making mistakes, it can happen all the time, my second brother broke the house rules when he was a child, and he was whipped all over the ground by his uncle! Therefore, if you make a mistake, you can know how to change it, but you must also remember that you must not commit irreparable sins. Mistakes and sins are two different things, you know? ā
"Hmm!" Hearing this, the five girls all nodded seriously.
"Huh! If you girls don't understand anything on weekdays, you can ask more, except for military affairs, you can ask anything. Learn more, and you won't be bullied when you get married in the future! Anyway, you are also half of the Wang family, and this will be half of your mother's family in the future! Wang Xu smiled slightly.
But as soon as these words came out, several girls looked at each other, not knowing why. After a long time, Xiao Yu hesitated and said, "Master, slaves and maids are all sold into the house and will be slaves for life." Unless you redeem yourself, where is it possible to marry? ā
"Huh? Didn't Xu Shu tell you? Hearing this, Wang Xu immediately frowned suspiciously, but after a while, he reacted, with Xu Shu's temperament, he must have turned his head and forgotten. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry! After eight or nine years, when you reach the age of twenty-five or sixteen, I will find you a family for your mother-in-law, and I don't want you to redeem yourself and marry them all. I don't want to have a bunch of old mothers at home in a few decades. ā
"Poof!" Several pretty girls were immediately amused by Wang Xu, but then they understood the meaning of Wang Xu's words, and they all widened their eyes and looked at him in disbelief. Because this kind of thing is unique in the whole world.
"What's wrong? Any questions? Seeing that they were all staring blankly at him, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly.
"No, no!" Several people immediately shook their heads again and again, not knowing what to say, but their eyes were wet.
"Alright! Cry any hard, anyway, when the time comes, you can stay, you can stay, you can leave if you want, whatever you want. The five baht money that is given to you on weekdays, you can save it yourself, and then give some dowry when you leave, it should be enough. ā
As soon as the words fell, these hard-working girls couldn't help it even more, and their tears were all flowing in a hurry.
Seeing this, Wang Xu suddenly became two big, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't cry!" Don't cry! Ouch! It's scary for you to cry like this at the same time, I'm going to have to eat later, and I finally got some appetite, but you cried and lost it! ā
Fortunately, at this time, the maid from the kitchen happened to come over with the dishes, which made a few girls quickly converge. But those maids still saw some clues, although they didn't know what was going on, they couldn't help but sneak a glance at Wang Xu.
However, of course, they did not dare to ask more, so they bowed, put the food on the stone table, and hurriedly retreated.
After all the dishes were ready, Wang Xu glanced at a few girls with a wry smile, and shook his head helplessly: "Hey! See, people think I'm bullying you! Forget it, let's eat! Eating, the more you talk, the more boring it becomes......"