mtl008 Chapter 253 Keeping an Appointment
Chapter 253 Keeping an Appointment
Xiao Qingyu glanced at Jian Qing, and then saw him step forward and open the door.
"Bring it in!"
After the person left, Jianqing glanced at the exquisite snacks on the table.
It looks delicious and must have been carefully prepared.
"Young master, you didn't eat much for dinner tonight, why don't you have some?"
Jianqing set out the plates and chopsticks, urging his master to eat.
Xiao Qingyu glanced at the fragrant food, but her eyes drifted to a dish placed in the middle.
Biyunting.
As Wu Weiwei was pondering how to proceed with her plan, a maidservant rushed over.
She whispered something in Wu Weiwei's ear, and Wu Weiwei frowned.
But a moment later, she smiled again.
"Okay, Sitao, you can go now!"
"Auntie, what happened?"
Seeing Sizhu and her aunt whispering to each other, Lingfu was honestly a little jealous.
Sitao was just a maid who swept and cleaned the outer courtyard, but in just over a month, she quickly caught the eye of the concubine.
However, she overlooked the reason why St. John's wort was given such an important role.
Sizhu was of low status, only a third-class maid.
However, because she was clever and quick-witted, she was the same type of person as Little Stone.
Compared to a man's identity, it's a small stone.
The fact that Sizhu was a maid made it easier for her to do things for Wu Weiwei, and that's why Wu Weiwei valued her.
Wu Weiwei noticed Lingfu's resentment and asked with a helpless smile, "What's wrong, Lingfu? Are you jealous of Sizhu?"
Lingfu, whose name was called, stiffened slightly. "Auntie, Lingfu dares not..."
Lingfu lowered her eyes guiltily.
Wu Weiwei watched, but didn't say anything.
Instead, he solemnly said to the two of them, "Although you are both my maids, Lingfu and Wanqiu have accompanied me through so many journeys, so you hold a special place in my heart."
As your master, I will naturally assign tasks according to each of your temperaments and strengths, so you don't need to be jealous of Sizhu.
"I'll make arrangements when I really need your help..."
Wanqiu nodded beside her.
She knew that her master always had his own methods, so she never showed prejudice because her aunt favored someone.
Lingfu, on the other hand, is too straightforward. She says whatever comes to mind and is easily agitated.
"Aunt, I'm sorry, it's Lingfu who's too superficial!"
Wu Weiwei's words made Ling Fu feel ashamed, and she blushed with embarrassment at her own jealousy just now.
"Hehe, it's alright, I'm glad you understand!"
Wu Weiwei was afraid that the maids in her courtyard would start fighting among themselves over such a trivial matter as favoritism, so she took this opportunity to make things clear today.
"Alright, Sizhu reported to me that Dingxiang ran into someone while cooking in the kitchen, and she suspects that Miss Biao has ulterior motives towards me, so..."
He Yuyan had just asked Dingxiang to go to the kitchen to cook ginseng soup for her when she happened to run into the Marquis's servants delivering a midnight snack to the eldest brother of the young master.
Dingxiang chatted with the servant who delivered the late-night snack for a while, and she happened to see this scene.
Although she didn't know what connection there was, Sizhu felt it was still necessary to tell her.
So he made a special trip to report the matter to her.
Although Wu Weiwei couldn't be sure what kind of trouble the female lead would cause her.
But just because of Sizhu's thoughtfulness and sense of crisis, I can give her a thumbs up.
Just as Wanqiu was helping Wu Weiwei lie down, she heard birds chirping outside.
Wu Weiwei instructed Wanqiu to light the candles, and then sat up herself.
finally come.
"Lingfu, you're brave, why don't you go and see what's going on?"
Lingfu, who was called out, suddenly felt a surge of confidence and courage because of what had just happened.
See? She really is very useful to my aunt.
She carried the candle and pushed open the door to walk out of the courtyard.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo!"
Lingfu walked outside the courtyard and heard two cuckoo calls.
Her eyes widened.
The last time I heard such bird calls was a few months ago, when my aunt was falsely accused by Chen Qingpan.
Who is trying to frame her master this time?
To her surprise, she saw a rolled-up piece of paper lying at the entrance of a small hole in the corner of the courtyard wall.
"Auntie, this is the note that person left."
Lingfu entered the room and handed the note she had received to Wu Weiwei.
Looking at the contents, Wu Weiwei couldn't help but smile.
Seeing her aunt smiling so happily, Lingfu asked curiously, "Aunt, what's written on this that makes you so happy?"
Wu Weiwei handed her the note, "Read it yourself!"
After Lingfu finished reading it, she handed it to Wanqiu.
After reading it, Lingfu's expression was as if she had eaten something disgusting.
She couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, do you believe this was written by Young Master Xiao?"
Wu Weiwei looked at the two of them.
"Do you believe it?"
Lingfu didn't believe it.
Wanqiu shook her head; she didn't believe it either.
Such a clumsy framing tactic, it's too low-level!
"But it is precisely because this lie is so obvious that it seems so real..."
"Then, Auntie, are you really going to keep the appointment later?"
Wu Weiwei looked at the flamboyant handwriting on the note.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he readily replied, "Of course I'll go!"
Since Young Master Xiao invited her out in the middle of the night, how could she refuse?
At the side gate, the figure of a maid appeared outside Qiu Xinyuan.
A short while later, the calls of three cuckoos could be heard.
The person inside listened and responded.
After the people outside left, Dingxiang lifted the curtain and went inside.
He Yuyan sat quietly on the couch reading a book without even looking up.
"Is the matter settled?"
Dingxiang lowered her eyes.
He asked uncertainly, "Miss, the trap you've set is so obvious. Do you think Aunt Wu will fall for it?"
Whether she falls for this trap or not depends on whether she wants to leave the Marquis's mansion...
He Yuyan put down the Chinese medicine book in her hand and gently fiddled with the wick of the lamp that was about to go out.
Once she takes this step, the rest will be much easier.
Did you send out the two letters I asked you to mail yesterday?
He Yuyan looked at Dingxiang.
"delivered."
Yesterday's letters were sent to the Xie family mansion, and the other one was naturally sent to Chuzhou.
Dingxiang was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand her master's plan.
"Miss, what if the Duke Xie's mansion doesn't make a move?"
"Hehe, if they don't move, someone else will take care of it."
He Yuyan touched her face.
Don't forget, Shen Bazhi owes me something.
Moon Tower.
Jianqing stared at the delicious snacks in front of him, but his heart was filled with dread.
As a trusted servant of his master, he seemed rather incompetent.
If it weren't for his master's reminder, he really wouldn't have noticed that the young master's food had been tampered with.
Thinking back to how he had just urged the young master to eat, he feared that if Jian Hong found out, she might just chop him up with a knife.
"Young master, this food was sent by the Lady of the Marquis. Do you think it might be...?"