Chapter 323: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
Chapter 323: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
Madam Chu said earnestly, "Good child, I know you are the most considerate and obedient. Having a child early will give you a support, and it will also put my mind at ease."
Looking at the humble and pleasing Ah Zhi in front of her, Mrs. Chu liked him more and more.
She just likes quiet girls who are neither arrogant nor impatient, and Liu Leqing is too noisy.
He either dresses as a man today or an actor tomorrow, and never looks serious.
She also bewitched Chu Yunzhi. Old Madam Chu naturally didn't like such a daughter-in-law.
Ah Zhi lowered her head and said softly, "I understand, but... the master doesn't seem to care."
Thinking about the fact that Chu Yunzhi did not go to Azhi's yard last night, but stayed in the main yard to accompany Liu Leqing, this is enough to show his attitude.
Madam Chu patted Ah Zhi's hand and comforted her, "Ling Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely help you. Let's think of a way together and we will definitely make Yun Zhi care about you."
Ah Zhi nodded gratefully, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. As long as she got the support of Old Madam Chu, she could gain a firm foothold in the Chu family.
Old Madam Chu also invited Ah Zhi to have breakfast with her.
However, when he saw that Azhi did not bring her maid to serve him.
She couldn't help but pull Ah Zhi aside and ask softly, "What's going on? You are now Yun Zhi's roommate, but you don't even have a maid to serve you?"
A maidservant is indeed not considered a master, but Old Madam Chu had already made it clear to Liu Leqing that even if someone around her is a maidservant, she is still more noble than an ordinary maidservant.
Now that Liu Leqing was so disrespectful to Azhi, Old Madam Chu couldn't help but frown and was about to get angry.
Ah Zhi hurriedly held the back of Madam Chu's hand and said gently, "Madam, you don't have to worry about my affairs. It is my honor to be able to help you solve your problems."
"I still think there is nothing wrong with being a concubine. The master is sincere to the grandmother. I will give birth to a grandson for the madam in the future. I am willing to leave on my own accord, as long as I can repay the kindness I have shown you."
The former Madam Chu could see that the original body liked Chu Yunzhi, and this time she wanted to make the original body get what she wanted. Now Azhi wants to break other people's views of the original body.
The original body had already walked this path of shamelessness, and it really wasn't feasible. However, with the original body's memories, Azhi knew clearly where the original body had failed.
There was nothing wrong with framing Liu Leqing to harm her own child and destroying the relationship between Liu Leqing and Chu Yunzhi.
The original body's mistake was that she was too impulsive and left room for evidence. She shouldn't have attacked Madam Chu, who was the best to her.
If she hadn't been so crazy as to attack indiscriminately, this might have really led to the reconciliation of Liu Leqing and Chu Yunzhi.
But it is not that easy to get Chu Yunzhi. Chu Yunzhi does have feelings for Liu Leqing, but not as deep as the original body imagined.
His feelings towards Liu Leqing were more of a responsibility as a husband, a relationship between a couple who were well-matched.
Chu Yunzhi now holds the third rank and wants to move up a level, so he focuses more on officialdom.
That year, Liu Leqing and Chu Yunzhi discussed their marriage.
Liu Leqing was unwilling to marry blindly. Having been raised as a man since childhood, Liu Leqing would not compromise easily. The first thing she did was to dress up as a man to get to know Chu Yunzhi.
When Liu Leqing saw Chu Yunzhi, who was as gentle as the breeze and bright as the moon, he was immediately attracted to her. The two of them even became brothers. Liu Leqing agreed to their marriage when he returned.
At the same time, Chu Yunzhi also found Liu Leqing very interesting, and their private bedroom pleasure was for the woman to dress up as a man.
For a while, Liu Leqing liked to listen to operas and even deliberately dressed up as an actor to have fun with Chu Yunzhi.
Azhi has all the memories of the original body, and knows clearly that Chu Yunzhi didn't care much about the original body the night before, so the two of them hurriedly called for water and ended the matter.
Old Madam Chu didn't expect that Azhi would actually leave the Chu family. It seemed that she had really given up on Chu Yunzhi.
Seeing that Ah Zhi wanted to stay and expand the Chu family out of gratitude to her, Mrs. Chu was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears.
Madam Chu is an old lady with a very simple mind, otherwise she would not have been used so many times by her original self in her memory.
Mrs. Chu said with a guilty look on her face, "I'm sorry. It's our Chu family who has let you down. Ling Zhang, if you really want to leave, I will personally prepare a sum of money for you to ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"But it's not safe for you to be outside without a father or a mother, so we still need to think about these things carefully."
"Why don't you acknowledge me as your mother? I will find a good match for you and happily marry you off."
If a maidservant has not given birth to a child, the master can decide to marry her off.
In fact, Mrs. Chu's suggestion is the best ending for Ah Zhi."
Ah Zhi smiled gratefully at Old Madam Chu, "Thank you Madam for still considering me. I will definitely not let you down."
Thinking about how Azhi came to Shoukangyuan early in the morning to take care of him, but looking at his serious daughter-in-law, she had no intention of coming to pay her respects to him.
This made Mrs. Chu's disgust towards Liu Leqing even more intense.
Seeing that she had stayed in Shoukangyuan for too long, Ah Zhi stood up and bowed to Old Madam Chu, saying, "It's getting late. I will go back first. Madam, please come and find me if you have anything to ask."
Madam Chu waved her hand towards Ah Zhi and said, "Don't leave yet. I still have something to arrange for you."
Under Azhi's puzzled look, Old Madam Chu glanced at the maid beside her.
The maid came forward and bowed in front of Ah Zhi.
At this time, Madam Chu said to Ah Zhi, "This is the maid I arranged for you. Her name is Liusu. I thought that after you left, I would let Liusu take your place."
"Now is the perfect time to let her become your personal maid. In my heart, you are not only a maid, but also a half-daughter in my mind."
Liusu said to Ahzhi very respectfully, "Your servant Liusu greets the young lady."
Azhi hurried forward to help Liusu up, and at the same time looked at Liusu twice.
The Liusu in front of him looked very delicate, with a faint smile on her slightly childish face.
She looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, but her eyes have a different glow. This is a little girl with a strong character.
When Ah Zhi was looking at Liu Su, Mrs. Chu beside him introduced her to Ah Zhi, "Liu Su's background is very similar to yours. When I saw her for the first time, I felt that she was very similar to you when you were a child."
"I couldn't help but let her stay by my side to serve me. Lingzhang, you need someone to serve you now, so please accept Liusu."
Ah Zhi did not agree immediately, but said with some hesitation, "I know that Madam has good intentions, but Grandma..."
Without giving Ah Zhi a chance to finish her words, Old Madam Chu interrupted her and said calmly, "This matter is originally Liu Leqing's fault to you. Although you are a maid in the mansion, you did not sign a contract to sell yourself."
"Even if Yun Zhi took you into the room, you shouldn't be a maid. You are mine, and she has no right to control you."
Old Madam Chu was still very tough on this matter.
Azhi did not hesitate any longer and accepted Liusu immediately, and took Liusu with him when he left Shoukangyuan.
Along the way, Azhi told Liusu about his own story in a soft voice.
However, Liusu was a taciturn little girl who would only ask questions when she had some doubts.
When Azhi was about to pay his respects to Liu Leqing.
Liu Leqing from the main courtyard already knew about Ah Zhi going to Shoukangyuan.
Last night, she asked Chu Yunzhi to stay, but Chu Yunzhi was not in a good mood. The two of them just chatted under the quilt.
Liu Leqing was already in a bad mood, and now that he knew Azhi had gone to Shoukangyuan, he felt even more dissatisfied.
Chunhua, who was standing by, held the copper basin and whispered, "This Lingzhang is really too much. Now that she has been taken into the master's room, she should understand who her master is."
"He went to the old lady's yard early in the morning to show his courtesy behind her back. He really doesn't take her seriously."
Chunhua and Qiurong were Liu Leqing's maids who came with her as a dowry. They had followed Liu Leqing since they were very young.
Unlike Qiu Rong who is content with her lot, Chun Hua fell in love with Chu Yun Zhi very early on.
If Chunhua didn't know how petty Liu Leqing was, she might have taken the initiative to seduce Chu Yunzhi.
I had thought that if Liu Leqing promoted a maidservant, it would be my turn to include the dowry.
If it wasn't herself, it should have been Qiu Rong. Unexpectedly, Ling Zhang from Old Madam Chu's side showed up, which made Chunhua feel full of resentment.
How could Liu Leqing not know Chunhua’s little thoughts?
She knew that even if Chunhua had some feelings towards Chu Yunzhi, the other party would not dare to do anything.
Therefore, she did not stop Chunhua from liking Chu Yunzhi. Of course, everyone would like her man when they see him.
Liu Leqing picked up the golden hairpin in front of her and said nonchalantly, "Her master is the old lady after all. She was raised by the old lady when she was eight years old. Over the years, the old lady has treated her as her own daughter."
"Now you are rushing to get close to the old lady. What's there to blame? In the future, say less such intolerant words. It really makes you look petty."
Faced with Liu Leqing's mild rebuke, Chunhua still looked somewhat indignant.
Qiu Rong kept winking at Chun Hua.
Does Liu Leqing really not care about Ah Zhi's existence? Of course not.
When Chu Yunzhi went to his original yard, Liu Leqing lay in bed crying all night.
Several times, he wanted to ask someone to invite Chu Yunzhi back, but he held back when he thought of Madam Chu's reproach.
When he heard that water was only called for once at night, Liu Leqing felt a little better.
Chunhua knelt on the ground and massaged Liu Leqing's legs. Liu Leqing's favorite thing was to have her maid massage her legs.
Now, facing Chunhua's courtesy, Liu Leqing squinted his eyes and enjoyed it very much.
Chunhua flattered him, "Grandma is kind-hearted. It's already very good that she tolerated Lingzhang."
Liu Leqing pinched the golden hairpin and lifted Chunhua's chin, then chuckled as she looked at her beautiful face.
Different from Qiurong's ordinary pretty face, Chunhua's looks are more gorgeous, and her figure is also voluptuous and graceful, with a bit of mature woman's charm.
Knowing Chunhua's appearance and figure, Liu Leqing was on guard against her.
However, Liu Leqing was still very confident that Chunhua would never dare to act rashly.
"Chunhua, Lingzhang is the master's maid after all, you must not forget to call her young lady."
Liu Leqing did not miss the unwillingness in Chunhua's eyes.
Yes, you have to be jealous to make life difficult for that bitch.
At this time, the little maid who was guarding outside came in and replied, "Grandma, Miss Lingzhang is here to pay her respects to you."
Liu Leqing looked at himself in the mirror and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let her wait first. I'll let her come in and pay her respects once I'm done cleaning up here."
"Yes,"
Seeing the maid go out, Liu Leqing said to Chunhua, "Lingzhang is here, go out and give her a cup of tea and ask her to wait for a while."
With Liu Leqing's instructions, Chunhua got up and went out no matter how reluctant she was.
Azhi, who was waiting outside, had already expected that Liu Leqing would let Chunhua see him, simply to make Chunhua make things difficult for him.
Chunhua always glared at her original body every time she saw him. Now she stepped forward and knelt down perfunctorily with a cold and hard voice.
"Greetings, Miss Lingzhang. Grandma has asked you to wait for a moment while she is dressing up."
Azhi didn't take Chunhua's provocation seriously. He just nodded lightly and said nothing.
Looking at Azhi's pretty face, Chunhua bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes.
Let yourself be served tea?
Is it worthy?
In this way, Azhi waited outside for half an hour. Only after Liu Leqing in the house had eaten and drunk his fill did he let Azhi go in to pay his respects.
Liu Leqing in the room was sitting lazily on the couch.
Ah Zhi stepped forward, knelt down and saluted respectfully, saying, "I pay my respects to the Grandmother."
"Get up, Chunhua, and bring a stool for Miss Lingzhang."
Knowing that Chunhua was hostile to Azhi, Liu Leqing insisted on letting Chunhua get closer to Azhi.
To put it bluntly, this will undoubtedly make enemies for Azhi.
However, in front of Liu Leqing, Chunhua did not dare to do anything rash and could only obediently move a stool for Azhi.
Ah Zhi sat down and lowered his eyes, behaving very well.
Seeing that Azhi was so calm, Liu Leqing ate the snacks on the table with a meaningful look in his eyes.
If Ah Zhi jumped around trying to make himself known, Liu Leqing wouldn't be so afraid.
But it was Ahzhi's law-abiding behavior that made Liu Leqing feel a little uneasy.
Her eyes fell on Liusu who was standing beside her.
"Is this the maid that mother arranged for you? I was originally thinking of arranging someone to serve you."
"It's just that the master is going to host a banquet for his staff these two days, and I was so busy with the banquet that I forgot about it."
"I was thinking of making proper arrangements for you in two days, but now that mother has made arrangements for you, I feel relieved."
Liu Leqing did not arrange a maid for Azhi at the beginning, just wanting to give Azhi a warning and at the same time force Azhi to see how the other party would react.
I thought Ah Zhi would be very angry, but I didn't expect him to suffer this loss in silence.
Ah Zhi nodded gently and smiled calmly and reservedly.
"Thank you for your concern, Grandma. I understand, and I don't want to trouble you for such a small matter."
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