Chapter 117.
When Tangyuan learned that she had been freed from slavery, she covered her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound. If she had wanted to leave before, she had given up the idea at this moment. Tangyuan never thought, her slave status would be canceled by Tang Li. Her heart was filled with emotion, and her apricot eyes had already turned red out of control.
Tangyuan's relatives sold her to Ren Yazi just because she was a drag without her parents. They would have to pay a dowry to marry her off. The family was almost in trouble. Not to mention the dowry, her parents' belongings were all destroyed. The short sighted uncle stayed, so he simply asked his fair-weather friends to sell Tangyuan to Renyazi, and made a fortune from it. Who made Tangyuan beautiful and valuable?
Tangyuan was suddenly reduced from a commoner to a slave. She was shocked. She wanted to escape from home, but she didn't have the strength to do anything. After all, her arms couldn't twist her thighs, so she was tied up and sent to Ren Yazi's carriage.
At that time, Tangyuan thought about dying, but she felt that it was not worth it. After all, the situation was not so bad that it could only be solved by death. She had to live well. Only in this way could she go to her uncle's house to snatch back her parents' belongings.
Tang Yuan relied on that tone to push her past.
Until she entered Qiao Mansion and came to Tangli's side, she found that all the sufferings in her imagination had never appeared. She lived happily every day because Tangli was protecting her behind her.
Tang Yuan covered her mouth and squatted down, tears flowing silently.
She was sold by her relatives, but when she turned around, the best thing for her was the miss with a gentle smile. Tangyuan knew that she had not trusted the wrong person.
Tangyuan's name didn't stop there, it was still mentioned by Qiao Zhentao.
Qiao Zhentao's eyes were furrowed and his brows were like knots that couldn't be opened, and he said suspiciously, "How could Yuanmie cancel that maid's slave status for no reason? Does the maid know about this? No, if she knew about it, She left the house a long time ago."
The subordinate bowed and bent over, and said slowly, "She must not know about it. After I went to the government to check her place of origin, I found that her slave registration was cancelled. After asking people, I found out that it was the second miss's servant who handled it. Besides, there is another thing that I don't know whether I should tell the master or not."
Qiao Zhentao shook his sleeves and said calmly, "Say."
"Does the master remember that a few years ago, I helped him go to Xiangcheng to buy Buyao?"
"Isn't it Yuanmie's birthday? I asked you to go to Xiangcheng specially. What's the matter? What does it have to do with the maid.
He was a foreigner, and he was afraid that Qiao Zhentao would scold him if he mentioned Tangli's birth date directly, so his subordinates mentioned it tactfully. He explained respectfully, "That maid's birth date is written on her place of birth, and... the second miss is... Born on the same day, same year, same month."
Qiao Zhentao lowered his eyebrows and kept a serious smile. The shock that flashed in his eyes was quickly suppressed by him. He pondered for a moment and said, "You can't mention this matter to anyone, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Master."
Qiao Zhentao gave him a warning before he dropped his guard. He then said, "Follow me to the study to get the letter. Remember, you must have the postman rush to deliver it to Mobei."
The footsteps of the two people gradually became distant, and Tang Yuan waited for a while before moving out of her hiding place.
She moved her numb legs, looked around, staggered and dragged her legs away from the place she had inadvertently entered.
Tang Yuan wiped her tears as she walked. In fact, she should be happy, but for some reason, the tears in the corners of her eyes just couldn't stop.
She lowered her head and walked in a hurry. When she returned to the yard, other maids looked at her and wanted to ask, but Tang Yuan walked too fast, so the maid had to shut her mouth and continue busy with her work.
Liu Zhu, who was grinding, couldn't help but said anxiously when he saw this, "What's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"
"It's okay, no one is bullying me, Liu Zhu, where is the miss?"
Liu Zhu clicked on the account book spread on the desk and asked with worried eyes, "Are you really okay? If you get angry in front of others, don't hold it back, just find our miss. Where have you been? After leaving for a long time, the miss was settling accounts, but then my aunt invited her away. I don't know what the old lady wanted to do with her. She asked me to stay and settle the accounts, and she left alone."
Tangyuan couldn't see the woman she longed for, and her shoulders dropped in disappointment. After learning about that incident, she had many, many things to say to Tangli, but now she couldn't see her.
Liu Zhu put the brush on the pen holder, and her frown never relaxed. She whispered softly, "Tang Yuan, you are not a crybaby. No one will give you any trouble, right? If you don't want to cause trouble to miss, you can come to me, I know the Qiao family very well, I am the person of the family, and my aunt is close to the old lady!"
She had an expression of "There is someone behind me", which made Tang Yuan laugh. She explained, "Liu Zhu, thank you for your concern. I just thought about my parents. I couldn't hold back and cried for a while. It's definitely not the case of someone bullying me."
Hearing her explanation, Liu Zhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Zhu saw that Tang Yuan's watery almond eyes were slightly swollen and red from crying, and couldn't help but pity, "Sadness is inevitable, but the matter has passed, don't cry. It hurts my body."
"Hey, I understand."
Liu Zhu rolled her eyes, and while the miss was away, she said mysteriously, "Have you finished reading the book I gave you that time?"
Tang Yuan suddenly had a picture in her mind that she shouldn't have, but what she was thinking about was not the people in the storybook, but her and Tang Li.
She bit her lip shyly, and Liu Zhu immediately understood the expression of her hesitation.
Liu Zhu smiled narrowly, bumped her shoulder, and said in the tone of an experienced person, "Oh, people who read storybooks are like this at the beginning, but after reading them a lot, they develop a thick skin."
Tang Yuan clasped her fingers together, extremely tangled. She hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth and said, "Liu Zhu, you also know that I have just learned to read, and there are some obscure things that I don't quite understand, so I have never spoken before. I usually spend money to go to teahouses to learn about books. What I'm curious about is, do all the books sold in the market look like this?"
Liu Zhu cleared her throat in embarrassment, and the guilt between her brows was obvious. Of course this was not what people said in the book. She explained slyly, "Yes, just because I know that you have just learned to read, I gave you a gift. If there are many pictures and few words in this book, I will write it down so that you can understand it. When you memorize the words by heart in the future, if the book is beautiful, I will also give you a copy."
Tang Yuan is so naive, how could she guess what kind of medicine is sold in Liu zhu's gourd.
She really thought Liu Zhu was doing her best, clasping her hands together gratefully and looking at Liu Zhu with bright eyes.
The clear light in her eyes made Liu Zhu not knowing wether to laugh or cry.
"Then... are there any story books that I can read?"
"Have!"
When talking about this, Liu Zhu had something to say.
"Do you want a woman to disguise herself as a man and enter school, or do you want a noble girl to venture into the world?"
Tangyuan stood on tiptoe and whispered in her ear, "Have you ever told a story about a girl's family, like Miss Zhao and Caiwei?"
Liu Zhu touched her chin and said thoughtfully, "Yes, there is, but you have to let me look for it. I don't remember where I put it."
Tang Yuan tapped her shoulders diligently and warned her, "You must find it."
"I should be able to find it. I put things away properly. Which of the miss's jewelry and clothes did I not pack?"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Tang Yuan smiled, and Liu Zhu couldn't help laughing as soon as she finished praising her.
"I will keep this in mind and never forget it. But now I have to complete the miss's explanation first. Since you are fine anyway, why not go to the old lady's place and wait for the miss? Just stand outside the door and wait."
There was no reason for Tangyuan to refuse. She was eager to see Tangli as soon as possible.
She nodded and left.
Liu Zhu quickly grabbed her, pushed her to the mirror to look at her makeup and appearance, and said, "Get ready before you go. Everything you say and do outside is related to the miss, remember."
When Tang Yuan crossed the threshold and walked out, she no longer looked embarrassed as before. She was pretty and charming, with a plump figure but pure eyebrows. Her youthfulness and charm were mixed together to be particularly charming. Although she was wearing a maid's clothes, the color was not bright, but Tang Yuan's good looks were not concealed by her clothes, but instead brought out her delicate appearance.
Coincidentally, Tangyuan didn't need to walk to Mrs. Qiao's yard because she bumped into Tangli and others on the way.
Tangli saw her at a glance, waved her hand and said, "Yuanyuan."
Tangyuan's beautiful eyes bent in joy. She wanted to run over, but there were others around and she had to follow the rules, so she quickened her pace, the hem of her skirt fluttering like petals blown up by the wind.
She bowed and said calmly, "Madam, eldest lady."
Qiao Ying said nonchalantly, "Get up."
Tangyuan walked to Tang Li's side with bright eyes, she called sweetly, "Miss."
Tang Li touched her hair and asked, "It seems like you saw Liu Zhu."
She nodded, "After I returned to the courtyard from the kitchen, I heard Liu Zhu say that miss was at the old lady's place, so I thought about going over to guard the miss."
Tangli smiled, "It's nothing. It doesn't have to be like this."
Qiao Ying looked sideways and said jokingly, "Sister Yuan has always been kind to maids. The former Qiu Xue was almost turned into a lady by her."
Tang Yuan couldn't help but look at her, already a little unhappy.
Tang Li quickly explained, "I am the best to you."
The others were just treated with normality. Qiao Ying would feel good about it just because she didn't treat the maid harshly. But Tang Yuan was different. She was special in the true sense and different from others.
Tangyuan smiled, nodded shyly, stood behind Tangli and carefully touched her wrist with her fingers.
Tangli took advantage of the wide cuffs and held her hand brazenly.
It was obviously Tang Yuan who took the initiative, but she was frightened by Tang Li's actions and raised her eyebrows. When she saw that no one else noticed this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs, Meng looked at Tangyuan's face without trace. Every time she saw her, the confusion in her heart would deepen. Is there really such a wonderful thing in the world? She actually looks more like Zheng than Yuanmie, which is really strange.
"Yuanmie."
"Auntie."
Meng warned, "When you go to the Wen Mansion tomorrow, remember to keep an eye on Yingmie. If she doesn't obey, you can deal with her as you please."
Tang Li couldn't help laughing, "Sister Ying is stable and won't mess around."
Mrs. Meng shook her head with a sigh and laughed at herself, "We are all members of our own family, so don't hide it. Qiao Ying, be good when you go out. You performed very well in the past and frightened the entire Yuzhou people. Now you look at each other, you must not make any trouble, you must be good."
Qiao Ying lowered her head in a depressed manner. She didn't look as happy as she did just now. She didn't like to pretend to be dignified at all. She just had a cheerful temperament. The disguise over the years was just for her mother. Sometimes she really wanted to be unbridled happily.
Mrs. Meng patted Qiao Ying's bun and said, "Be good."
"I see."
Qiao Ying forced a smile, and Mrs. Meng wanted to say something else, but Qiao Ying hugged Tangli's arm, avoided Mrs. Meng, and urged her, "Mom, I want to go sit with sister Yuan, so don't Wait for me."
"...ok."
Tangli broke away her hand, poked her shoulder and said, "You can go to my place, but you are not allowed to move my things casually."
"Oh, Miss Qiao Er has so many rules."
Tangli saluted Mrs. Meng and glanced at Qiao Ying. Qiao Ying could clearly see the look of disgust without opening her mouth.
Qiao Ying chased Tang Li, chattering as if she wasn't tired.
Mrs. Meng's face was sad and bitter, and she let out a long sigh, "Yingmie, your mother is doing this for your own good."
The world is only willing to accept a virtuous and dignified wife. No matter how much anger and pain you have, you have to swallow it, because this is the kind of wife that men pursue.
"Madam, the miss is still young. She will understand your difficulties later."
Mrs. Meng smiled, with sadness in her eyes.
She was also like this back then, and later... I won't mention what happened next.
It's really unlucky.
That night, Tang Li looked at Qiao Ying lying on the soft couch with displeasure. She held her chin and said, "Sister Ying, maybe you are planning to stay here tonight."
Qiao Ying kicked her feet and said dissatisfiedly, "I, the elder sister, eat your meal. Do you feel that you are at a loss?"
Tangli sighed faintly, "That's not really true. The main thing is..."
[Mainly because she is an eyesore! She's a light bulb! right. ]
[Humph, I'm different. Although I go online randomly, I go offline faster than anyone else. Who let me know about Tangtang? If something goes wrong, I'll go offline immediately to avoid having Tangtang block me. ]
001 appears and disappears, and Tangli is used to this way of getting along with it.
Tangli's eyes fell on Tangyuan, who was sitting low next to Ruantan. She was looking down at Tangwen and Yizhi. Occasionally, when she didn't understand something, she would look up and ask Tangli.
Qiao Ying glanced at the two of them and teased, "Sister Yuan, why do I always feel that you are different to this little maid?"
Tangli said nothing and just smiled.
It's a good thing that your eyesight is fine and you're not blind.
Qiao Ying didn't think much about it. Anyway, it was Tang Li's business. She had no control over it and she couldn't do it. You should know that her younger sister always had big ideas.
The window was supported by a fork pole, and she could just see the silver moon outside while lying lazily on the soft couch. Incense was hung in the room to drive away insects and mosquitoes. Every time Qiao Ying came, she could always feel that Tangli' place is very relaxing. She didn't know if it has something to do with the incense in her room or with her as a person.
Qiao Ying asked coldly, "Sister Yuan, do you have anyone you like?"
It was a bit deviant to ask this question. Although this dynasty did not restrict women, such matters had always been reserved since ancient times. Therefore, Qiao Ying's words shocked Tang Yuan away from reading.
Tang Li smiled lightly and teased, "You just drank a glass of green plum wine at dinner, and you become like this? Sister Ying, you don't have a good drinking capacity."
Qiao Ying sat up suddenly, lying on the low table on the soft couch, and asked with interest, "Anyway, we are just two sisters, so it shouldn't be a problem to say this. You will definitely look down on Mr. Lu, so sister Yuan, do you have a sweetheart?"
Tangli kept her original movements unchanged, held her chin up and said with a smile, "Yes."
Tang Yuan clenched her hands, fidgeting, her heart about to jump out of her throat.
Qiao Ying moved closer to her, urging her to hurry up and stop showing off.
"Want to know who it is?"
Qiao Ying nodded nervously and looked at her eagerly.
At this time, Tang Li straightened up, stopped holding her chin, and said calmly, "I won't tell you."
"Hmph, you're being a scumbag, I've told you."
Tangli would not spoil Qiao Ying, so she raised her voice and said, "Xiang Ling, take your miss away quickly."
"I do not go!"
Tang Li said slowly and calmly, "It's okay if you don't want to go. I won't be going for Wen Xiu's birthday tomorrow, so you can go by yourself."
"That's no good. You have a better relationship with Wen Xiu than I do. I wouldn't feel comfortable going alone."
With her threat, how could Qiao Ying dare to provoke Tang Li? She bent down and put on her embroidered shoes, fearing that her slow walking would make Tang Li change her mind.
Her maid Xiang Ling pushed open the door and came in. When she saw this scene, she knew that the eldest miss had not taken advantage of her. She smiled kindly and helped Qiao Ying tidy up her clothes and hair. Qiao Ying said, "Sister, I'm leaving first. Yes, I'll pick you up tomorrow."
She pulled Xiang Ling and walked out without saying a word, without even looking at Tang Li.
When Qiao Ying left, she took away the excitement with her.
Taking Tangli's signal, Liu Zhu gently closed the door and went out to see Qiao Ying off.
Now that there were only two of them in the room, Tang Li bent down and hugged Tang Yuan's waist, saying in her ear, "Why don't you get on the bed?"
Tang Li tried to hold her in her arms, but Tang Yuan tilted her head and said in amusement, "You have a good relationship with Miss Wen?"
Tangli half hugged her to bring her down, and asked with a smile, "Are you jealous?"
"I don't think so. I'm just asking casually. I don't mean anything else." She said hard and didn't want to admit it, but the aggrieved look in her eyes showed how much she cared about this matter.
Tang Li explained, "We don't have a deep friendship, we just met each other a few times."
That was a friendship with the female supporting character, and Tang Li had no part in it. For her, in a different world, only the heroine was a development other than the plot and character. It was also an accident that made her satisfied and addicted to it.
Tangyuan pursed her lips and laughed after hearing this. She put her hands on her waist and said duplicity, "This is for the muss to explain herself. It has nothing to do with the slave."
"Then I can't see you feeling wronged. Do you think I would be like this if it were someone else?"
Tangyuan glanced at her and kissed her on the lips with a blushing face. It was obviously not the first time she had done this, but she was always shy when facing Tangli. However, she didn't know that it was because of this, it was her innocent look that made Tangli kiss her so deeply every time.
"Miss."
"Um?"
Tang Yuan plucked up her courage and thought that since she could tell about the strange illness, why not tell her about what happened today.
She said warmly, "This slave accidentally overheard something very important today."
Tangli lowered her eyes and smiled, "How important is it?"
She left Tang Li's arms, sat up, and stared at Tang Li intently. The playful look on her face disappeared, and she said seriously "It has something to do with you and this slave."
[Is it related to you two? My curiosity was piqued by Yuanyuan! Let her speak quickly. Tangtang, you are too calm! ]
Tangli was resting and waiting for her next words.
Tang Yuan whispered, "Miss, have you revoked my slave status?"
As soon as she said this, Tangli's eyebrows slightly arched and she said, "Yes."
Tang Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Why would the miss do this?"
She touched Tangyuan's cheek. The plot of the other world caused their identities to be changed. Tangyuan was supposed to be the second miss of the Qiao family, so she sent someone to cancel the slave status after getting Tangyuan's deed of sale, all of this is what should be done. If Tang Li had no memory, then she would definitely take the route of a vicious female supporting role, but now that she has memory, how could she treat Tang Yuan so ruthlessly as a maid?
She can't tell the real secret now, and helping her regain her good status is not only because Tangyuan is the second daughter of the Qiao family, but also because Tangli has her in her heart.
"I have you in my heart, and I want to give you the best."
Tang Yuan burst into laughter, and at the same time her eyes became moist, and she choked with sobs, "Young lady just loves to say these things that make slaves cry."
Tang Li hugged her and explained, "This is really a very trivial matter. Just don't blame me. I have wronged you by staying by my side even after being separated from slavery."
"How can it be a grievance! If I hadn't met miss, I can't imagine what my life would be like now."
Tangli kissed her, "Will you blame me in the future?"
Tang Yuan smiled and scolded, "Is it possible that the miss is also drunk? You have always been so kind to me, how can I blame you? What a coincidence, it turns out that the miss and me were born in the same year, the same month and the same day!"
She hooked Tangli's neck, her eyes full of affection, "Miss, we are really destined."
Tangli was about to continue kissing her when she heard an "ouch" coming from outside the window.
The two people on the soft couch looked at each other. Tangli patted her to comfort her, then stood up and walked to the window, saying coldly, "Eavesdropping in the corner? The eldest miss of the Qiao family really opened my eyes."
As expected of the two sisters, they both did the same thing today.
Where is 001? Doesn't it know how to give a warning that someone is on the wall?
Oh, it turns out it's offline, so that's okay.