Chapter 19
When Mrs. Jiang knelt stiffly beside Liu An'an and removed the fish bones for her with her own hands, the banquet at the governor's mansion was so quiet that it was easy to hear.
Liu An'an's eyes occasionally swept to the embarrassing Mrs. Jiang, and she apologized slightly.
The Jiang family's granddaughter is only two or three years younger than her. Mrs. Jiang's age is enough to be her grandmother. But because of the words of a tyrant, the dignified governor's wife could only condescend to serve her a concubine.
But Liu Anan dared not refuse.
The person who spoke was a tyrant. He was the king of a country. His concubine was made difficult, and the face he had found was his. And according to his meaning, it was Mrs. Jiang's fortune to serve her. As for the wife of the state who made things difficult for her, she didn't even have the face to serve her.
Liu Anan thanked Mrs. Jiang who was shaving her, and chewed the tender fish meat, her eyes drifted to Mrs. Zhou Zong.
She was still standing.
Maybe he was at a loss and did not dare to sit down. He turned pale and looked back and forth in horror at Mrs. Liu An'an and Jiang and the male guest.
The man's face was probably unstoppable, so he took the initiative to bring the wine glass and stepped forward.
"Young Master Chu should also know that my little girl in my family had met Mr. Chu two months ago. The good girl went out and couldn't afford to get sick when she came back. She had been sleeping for more than two months. The girl also thought of Liu... Miss Liu and her little girl met her, so she treated her as a junior. If there is anything inconsiderate, please give up the hurried and confused inner brother for the sake of my poor girl."
These words were sincere. The meal was too quiet, and these words also floated into Liu An'an's ears.
Only then did she remember that the last one was not only a girl who was sentenced to death, but also a girl from a good background. It turned out that she was from the State Administration.
It turns out that the state judge’s wife was because of this...
Liu Anan put down his chopsticks and whispered to Mrs. Jiang: "Madam, I don't need to serve you here anymore, please give me some advice."
The tyrant just said, "I asked Mrs. Jiang to shave her." Now that the fish have all shaved, she has reason to let Mrs. Jiang leave."
He is a dignified governor's wife. If he really acts as a servant, even if the tyrant is the king of a country, he will be afraid that governor Jiang will be disappointed.
Liu Anan felt that even if she was a concubine, she was now a sensible and sensible concubine.
Mrs. Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little grateful: "Thank you, Miss Liu...."
Mrs. Jiang sat beside Liu An'an to serve, her heart was burning. She felt a little uncomfortable when she sat for a moment. She couldn't ask for it if she could leave earlier.
When others left, the state magistrate over there also got the answer.
The tyrant sitting in the main seat just turned his glass casually, and his thin lips were slightly cold.
There was no response to the state verdict.
The state judge stood in front of him with a layer of sweat on his forehead.
The situation froze for a moment.
Liu Anan withdrew his gaze. It was no longer a play of a wife and concubine. The tyrant and his ministers were nothing she could think of.
The fish is fresh and thornless, and the tyrant is really right. She really likes to eat it.
Therefore, Liu Anan, who did not dare to care about the dialogue at the level of "national affairs", buried his head and ate fish with peace of mind.
As she was eating, the shadow in front of her eyes drooped on her eyelids. The next moment, Mrs. Zhou bowed deeply.
"Miss Liu, I was just so shameless and offended the girl. I would like to forgive me for my poor daughter!"
When the Magistrate's wife was saluted, she looked regretful and ashamed. She looked completely different from her contemptuous and disgusted look just now.
Liu Anan bit the chopsticks and subconsciously went to see Chu Yu.
The man held the wine glass, and was clearly looking at her, but while facing her, he looked away openly.
He looked away!
She gave up her sight of clearly asking for a decision!
Liu Anan was panicked.
He doesn't care about her. Is he going to make the decision by himself?
However, this is the wife of the state judge, his minister and the female relative of the local officials.
Liu Anan bit her lower lip, and was not used to a much older lady who was servile in front of her. In addition, the state magistrate girl who didn't know if she had harmed her, she hesitated.
"Madam, please get up."
The state judge was able to say her and then straightened his waist.
The dignified wife of the state judge bowed her head and apologized in front of a fifteen-year-old concubine, and stepped on her face to the ground. She was quick-talking for a moment, but now she was ashamed of shame.
Next, the concubines on both sides did not dare to talk to Liu Anan. Mrs. Jiang came to invite Liu Anan in person, saying that it was the position on the right. Her niece was in a state of discomfort and had already returned to rest. She asked Liu Anan to sit down. Liu Anan didn't want to be a monkey for others, so she refused.
For this banquet, everyone except Chu Yuliu An'an had a very difficult time.
After the banquet, Chu Yu wanted to stay alone and let Liu Anan go back alone.
Before leaving the governor's mansion, Liu Anan saw for the first time what the stars were like to support the moon.
A group of righteous ladies led by Mrs. Jiang surrounded her, all of whom were smiling carefully and pleasing her with her words.
This time, the governor Jiang’s mansion was a guest. In the next three or five days, the gatekeeper of Yang’s mansion came to Liu An’an’s yard every day.
"Miss Liu An, today there is another gift from the girl, which was sent by the wife of the Xun Mansion."
Liu Anan was practicing calligraphy in the house, sighed and put down his pen, tidying up his sleeves.
"Send it to the East Cross-Year Plantation."
After she came back, Mrs. Jiang took the lead in delivering a whole makeup box, saying that she got married in Tongzhou Prefecture and had not seen her before. She was a little regretful and specially put on makeup.
Adding makeup... Liu Anan knew very well that she did not have the ceremony of getting married and had no relationship with Mrs. Jiang. It was just an excuse.
Liu An'an didn't dare to answer the connection, so he immediately took the gift list to ask Chu Yu for advice.
"Young Master, today Mrs. Jiang, Madam Jiang, sent a gift list and said it was for me..." Liu Anan said vaguely, "...It looks very expensive, how can I deal with it?"
Chu Yu put down his pen, blew the undried ink traces, looked up and took the gift list, but asked her: "What did you give to you?"
Liu Anan couldn't get over it anymore and his voice was soft: "...add makeup."
A glance at the gift list shows that there are precious gold, jade and jewelry, and there are many rare things.
It's considered a huge sum of money.
Chu Yu put down the gift list and outlined a few strokes on it.
"Put your makeup...what does it mean to add makeup?"
The man was in a leisurely manner and was waiting for the little girl's answer.
Liu An's hands hanging on both sides clenched his dress tightly.
The neck is a little pink.
Add makeup... The day before the girl got married, the girl from the boudoir friend came to buy a dowry for her makeup box.
Do the tyrant really don’t understand, or do you deliberately tease her?
"If you add makeup, you will add makeup..." Liu Anan couldn't explain it seriously and just vaguely, "The women's family gave... a gift to the girls among the younger generation."
"Is that true?" The man leaned against the chair and deliberately lowered his voice, "If I let me know that you lied to me..."
Liu Anan swallowed, interrupted Chu Yu in a panic, and quickly changed his words: "It was the dowry given to the newly married woman by the female family!"
After saying that, her eyes were also slightly red.
Mrs. Jiang knew exactly how she got to the tyrant, and the reputation of using makeup was just a reason. But she didn't even have any ceremony. Where did the people who were sent in the green carriage have any wedding banquets and makeup?
Never in this life.
She had never imagined how lively it would be when her sisters and relatives came to celebrate her on the day of marriage.
There is nothing left, and it is still used as a reason now.
Chu Yu looked at her quietly. The little girl was so sad that she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She wanted to cry or not, but she seemed to be bullying her.
He returned the gift list to Liu Anan, but just told her to send it to her and receive it as much as she could.
"They should respect you, you only hold it."
Liu Anan seems to understand but not.
Then I suddenly figured it out.
In the past, she had heard her adoptive father talk about major national affairs, including when the treasury was empty, and the emperor searched for money from the ministers in the court in various names. She complained in her heart that Governor Jiang wanted to please the tyrant, why should she let his wife use this reason?
"No matter how much you say, what's worth crying about?" After Chu Yu ordered, he looked at Liu Anan with a plain tone, "What are these things? I don't know who to humiliate you for your makeup."
"If you want to add makeup, I will give you enough after returning to Beijing."
"When the time comes, you will cry and show me."
The author has something to say: An An: No! I don’t want to cry!
Chu Yu: No, you want to cry.
Chapter completed!