Chapter 22 I’m going to pay my respects to Madam
After closing the courtyard door, he leaned against the courtyard door, and then his legs were so trembling that he couldn't stand still.
Hongzhu was sitting in the house. When she heard the sound of the courtyard door closing, she knew that Suyu was back.
But after waiting for a long time and not seeing Hongzhu come in, Hongzhu couldn't help but go out.
When Suyu and Hongzhu were both maids, they originally lived in the same house.
Su Yu has an ordinary appearance, is honest and conscientious, and is not a quick-thinking person.
Hong Zhu became her aunt, and she was not jealous at all. She was just happy to see Hong Zhu and happy for Hong Zhu.
Hongzhu also knew that she was really honest, so after he proposed his aunt, he was short of someone to serve him, so he asked Suyu if she was willing.
Suyu is a conscientious person, and she feels that she and Hongzhu have a bond to live in the same house. Hongzhu mentioned that her aunt is willing to let her serve her, and even if she likes her, she naturally agrees.
To this day, Hongzhu always thinks that she is lucky that she chose Suyu to serve her, otherwise...
As for those other quick-thinking people, now that she is not favored, those servants may be worshiping each other, and there must be a lot of discord between the master and the servant.
Fortunately, it's Suyu. Suyu has always been honest and doesn't say much. She doesn't have so many thoughts. She follows Hongzhu every day. Even if she has poor food and clothing, she doesn't pay attention to it.
After all, in Suyu's view, she was originally Sasu's maid, and her life was worse than this!
Because of the bond between master and servant, Suyu closed the courtyard door and did not enter the house for a long time. Hongzhu did not get angry and annoyed, but found her out.
"Suyu..." The yard was dark. Hongzhu had just come out of the house and couldn't see where Suyu was for a while.
When Suyu heard Hongzhu's voice, she quickly raised her hand to wipe her tears and responded with a choked voice, "Auntie, I'm here." She said and walked towards Hongzhu.
Hongzhu stood there frowning, and she could naturally hear the choking in Suyu's voice.
When Suyu came closer, Hongzhu took her hand and asked, "Are those people in the kitchen in trouble again and bullying you?"
These servants from a wealthy family are accustomed to watching others order dishes, worshiping those who are superior and underestimating those who are inferior. If an aunt like Hongzhu, who is not favored and has no heirs, receives daily food, it is inevitable that she will be taken advantage of by those below. Those women deliberately deducted money.
Suyu often comforted her. Hongzhu had no heirs and had no intention of fighting for her, so she just let them go.
but……
No matter what she did, she would not allow them to bully Su Yu.
She and Suyu have been dependent on each other for these years, and they have long had a deep relationship. Those people who bully Suyu are also bullying her.
Standing on the corridor, Suyu saw the concern and annoyance on Hongzhu's face at a glance through the dim light spilling out of the room.
Seeing the concern on Hong Zhu's face, Su Yu's tears fell uncontrollably.
She thought about the suffering Hongzhu had suffered, and tears fell from her eyes. Each teardrop was very big.
Hongzhu quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. "I'll go find them," she said and was about to go out.
Although Hongzhu is reclusive, if she is offended by someone, she will still come to scold her.
Because Shen Yun, the head mother of the family, is relatively kind, even if Hongzhu comes to scold her, Shen Yun will not punish her because she is justified.
Therefore, those who serve are not willing to offend Hongzhu easily. After all, she has no respect for dignity.
Seeing Hongzhu going out to find someone to settle the score, Suyu quickly took her hand and said, "Auntie..."
After she called Hongzhu, she looked at Hongzhu, who looked confused, with grief, anger and distress.
Hongzhu was confused at first, and then realized that Suyu might have heard something outside, and it was related to her...
Looking at the closed courtyard door, she and Su Yu only lived in this small courtyard, and they were not afraid of others listening in the corner.
Hongzhu took Suyu's hand and said, "Come in and talk."
Suyu and Hongzhu entered the house with tears in their eyes.
In the simple house, the fire flickered, emitting a dim yellow light. This light occasionally swept onto Hongzhu's face, making her look like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.
Suyu sobbed and said everything she heard. Hongzhu kept listening silently, and Suyu didn't say a word after she finished speaking.
There was no movement for a long time, and Suyu only dared to look at her anxiously, not daring to say a word.
Time passed little by little. Seeing that the night was getting deeper, Hongzhu was still motionless and silent. Suyu was a little worried about her. "Aunt..." She shouted softly, as if she was afraid of surprising Hongzhu.
Hong Zhu sat there, blinking her eyelids several times, then pursed her lips and said, "...I'm fine."
She glanced outside in a daze, and then said, "Suyu, it's getting late. I'm afraid it's past dinner time. Are you hungry?"
Su Yu quickly shook her head and looked at her worriedly, "Is Auntie hungry?"
"There are two pieces of cake in the cabinet. I'll give them to my aunt."
Hongzhu shook her head, "Suyu, you go ahead and eat it!"
"I'm... a little tired and want to rest first."
Suyu opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't say anything. She didn't even take out the pastries from the cabinet.
She kept these pastries as a gift to Hongzhu when she occasionally ran out of food. If Hongzhu didn't eat them, she wouldn't eat them.
The cabinet door was closed and Hong Zhu had already gone to lie down on the bed.
Suyu blew out the lamp and went to the small bed outside to lie down and rest.
Not long after Suyu lay down, she heard suppressed sobs coming from inside.
Listening to the sobs, Su Yu also shed tears.
Su Yu was a poor person. Her family had no food that year, so she was sold to a slave by my mother-in-law, and finally ended up working as a maid in the Jiang Mansion.
Although she worked as a maid, she still had enough to eat and money, so Su Yu didn't feel like she was miserable.
But Suyu felt that Hongzhu had a hard life. Hongzhu became a maid and an aunt.
Although my aunt is half a master, half is just half, so she is not a serious master after all.
Not only do you have to be careful in front of the master, you also have to be careful in front of Shen Yun, the mistress of the house.
Just like that, the child she finally conceived was killed.
That man harmed her five-month-old child, and he kept playing tricks to prevent her from getting pregnant again...
Thinking about it, Suyu shed more tears. She had been serving Hongzhu. After Hongzhu's child was gone, she suffered so much in order to get pregnant again.
I used all kinds of home remedies, and drank soups and potions that were bitter than coptis. I tortured myself like this for several years, and I never got pregnant again.
After that, she even marinated herself in the smell. As she got closer, she could smell the faint medicinal smell on her body. Jiang Su gradually became unwilling to come to her yard...
No one knows whether Hong Zhu fell asleep that night.
But when she woke up the next day, her eyes were severely swollen, so Suyu quickly took a handkerchief soaked in cold water and applied it to her.
Hongzhu sat here applying pressure to her eyes, and after a while she said, "Help me clean up later. I'm going to pay my respects to Madam."
Suyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded, "Yeah!"