When Wemelin came back from shopping, it was already too late. It was dark and there was no fire in the kitchen. When he came back, Wemelin first sent the bedding to the main room.
Then he asked unintentionally, "Have you had dinner yet? I haven't had dinner yet."
Li Jie paused and looked at her strangely, "Didn't Ji Qing say you would cook dinner? We are all waiting for you to come back to cook, aren't we?"
Even a slave dared to lie to himself. Li Jie had been in a terrible mood that day. He was just short of being a trigger. At this moment, he finally broke out uncontrollably.
"Damn it, Ji Qing, you little slave, get here." Li Jie's hand instinctively swept towards the small table beside him, but it was empty. Only then did he remember that he had moved to a new home and there was not even a teacup. This sweep
There was no teacup for him to drop.
One day when my mouth was dry and my tongue was drying up, the fire in my heart was rising straight up. Ji Qing happened to come in and started to curse in succession, "You bitch, I have fallen behind. You even dare to lie about me. I have fallen behind."
Even if it is difficult, it can kill you at any time."
Ji Qing's face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground tremblingly, "I don't dare. I have been with you since I was a child. Even if you give me ten courages, I don't dare to do anything to deceive you. I am not happy."
The slave is willing to take it out on me, but even if I die, I have to let the slave know how to die."
At the end of Ji Qing's words, he knocked his head on the ground and started crying.
Wang Yuhuan, who was present, frowned and showed no expression at all, but Wei Meilin turned pale and opened his mouth tremblingly, but no words came out.
"What a wicked slave, you still dare to quibble, okay, I will let you die and understand." Li Jie glared with a cold light like a sword, "I asked you during the day, you said that dinner was given to me.
Wei Zi,, Aunt Wei, but Aunt Wei said she didn’t know about this. What else can you say to make excuses."
Ji Qing raised his head in horror, but looked straight at Wei Meilin, and asked in a stern voice, "Aunt Wei, when you went out today, I told you personally that you said you didn't need to ask for a kitchen, as long as you are there.
Qiu Ju was also present at that time."
Wei Meilin bit his lip and didn't rush to refuse. He started to cry, "Your Majesty, even if you give me the courage, I don't dare to lie. At that time, Ji Qing only said that he wanted to find a cook, and I will find one."
I took over the kitchen duties, but I didn’t take over the cooking of dinner either.”
Li Jie's breath was suffocated. If Wei Meilin had said this before, he would not have lost his temper with Ji Qing, but now he said it, how could he get off the stage?
Even if Qiu Ju was called to confront him, Ji Qing's words were not clear in the end. Now that he had convicted Ji Qing, could he still retract his confession?
After waiting for a while, no one spoke, not even Yuhuan. Li Jie was a little disappointed.
Ji Qing glanced coldly at Wei Melin who was wiping away tears, withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and said in a calm voice, "Sir, it's my slave who did something bad. Please punish me."
It's so calm that it makes people feel scared, just like seeing everything before death and having no expectations for anything.
Li Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he was actually a little scared. All that flashed through his mind were all the details between him and Ji Qing over the years. Thinking about it again, he suddenly turned his anger towards Ji Qing, and he felt ashamed and wanted to find someone.
Place to hide.
"You go and kneel in the courtyard for an hour." After a long time, Li Jie weakly waved his hand, and Ji Qing stood up and walked out. He heard the master's words coming from behind him again, "It's not your fault, but it's also because you didn't explain it clearly. I'm punishing you."
Even if you kneel for an hour, don't complain."
Ji Qing paused slightly and strode out.
His eyes were red, how could he dare to blame him? He was just a slave, and his life was decided by his master. But his master could explain to him that even if he wanted to kill him now, he would be satisfied.
Ji Qing was kneeling in the yard. There was a faint light in the house, but there was no movement at all.
Li Jie stood up irritably and walked out, "I'm going to buy food."
After explaining, the figure was no longer visible, the footsteps in the yard became farther and farther, and finally silence returned.
"Aunt Wei has been tired for a day, so go back to your room and rest." Wang Yuhuan said calmly.
She had planned to speak before, but she thought it might be better to let Li Jie see the difficulty before forcing him to admit his mistake to the emperor. Otherwise, he would not have to worry about food and clothing every day, and he would not know how to be outside.
How long will it take?
It's a pity that Wei Meilin was too stupid to figure out the matter in just a few words. He didn't break Li Jie's right-hand man, but offended Ji Qing. Ji Qing was the person close to Li Jie, so as long as he had the intention, he would not kill her.
What Wang Yuhuan thought of, Wei Meilin naturally thought of it too, and returned to the wing in despair. It took a long time before she smiled. Although it was far from what she had planned, it was not bad.
She originally wanted Li Jie to deal with Ji Qing. Without Ji Qing, the prince would have no one available to help him, and he would have to do everything by himself. Then she would stand up for him when he became impatient. Now, although Ji Qing has only been punished by kneeling down
, Ji Qing will also hate her in the future, but it is just right, so Ji Qing will not let her have the opportunity to show her face next to Li Jie in the future. What about the Wang sisters? One only knows how to confront Li Jie, and the other comes out of the palace.
All noble people are accustomed to being served by others. No matter what they can do, in the end, when he steps forward, Li Jie can still see his own good.
After thinking through this, Wei Meilin asked Su Mo to take out the snacks he bought on the street during the day. The master and servant took a simple bite. When they lay down, Wei Meilin told Su Mo, "Don't accept the food that the prince brings when he comes back. Just take a bite."
Said I fell asleep."
The prince was dissatisfied with her over this matter today, and she refused to eat. She felt guilty, and the prince would not blame her in his heart.
Su Mo agreed and took the lamp to do needlework on the small couch under the window, listening to the sounds outside.
The commotion in the main house was loud, and they lived in another courtyard. The courtyard was also small, so anyone could hear it without biting their ears. It was impossible for Wang Yuhuan to ignore what happened.
"Are you full?" Seeing that Xiaolian didn't move, Wang Yuhuan asked her, "Are you worried about something?"
"No, I ate it on the street." Xiao Lian glanced at the buns and lowered her head.
Wang Yuhuan looked at her. Xiaolian was a stickler for rules. It was impossible for her to eat if her master didn't eat. What's more, she was with the master and servant Wei Meilin. He knew she was lying. After thinking about it, Wang Yurong didn't expose her.
"You've been tired for the whole day. Clean up. I'll spread the quilt and let's take a rest."
As soon as Wang Yurong finished speaking, Xiaolian picked up the steamed buns and the plate on the table. Fearing that the master would misunderstand, she hurriedly explained, "It's easy to break if left in the room, so I'd better keep it outside."
Seeing her master nodding without saying anything, Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and left the house eagerly.
Wang Yurong felt strange, so she secretly poked a hole in the window paper and looked outside. She saw Xiaolian holding the bun directly in front of Ji Qing, and handed the bun in her hand over.
Ji Qing glanced up, then lowered his head, looking at the two people from a distance without saying anything. He didn't pick up Xiaolian and didn't take back his hand. The two of them were in a stalemate.
Wang Yurong pursed her lips and smiled. When did this girl Xiaolian start thinking about Ji Qing? Why didn't she realize it? She saved her own food and gave it to Ji Qing. People didn't appreciate it, but Ji Qing was really good and deserved it.
Xiaolian, it seems that we need to find an opportunity to have some good luck.
"Take it."
"You take it."
"I won't leave until you take it."
"I won't take it if you don't leave."
Well,,,
The conversation between these two people sounded like a repeater.
Wang Yurong twitched the corner of her mouth. If this continues, Xiaolian will return without success.
Seeing that Ji Qing was still blinking and didn't bully them when they were in trouble, she just added fuel to the flames.
Clearing her throat, Wang Yurong immediately opened the window and said, "Xiao Lian, you haven't eaten it yourself. You gave it to others and refused to accept your favor. You treat your kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs. Come back quickly."
After being discovered, Xiaolian's face turned red and hot. She turned back in a panic. When she entered the house, she was too embarrassed to raise her head. She said in a weak voice, "Girl, I, I just feel sorry for Ji Qing. What happened today?"
Don’t blame him, he was also wronged.”
There were two women over there fighting for a man, and Wang Yurong didn't want to get involved. Xiaolian knew what she was thinking and still sent food to Ji Qing, which showed that she was really interested in Ji Qing.
"It's not that I feel sorry for you. I'm hungry, but I don't appreciate it." Wang Yurong said with an angry smile, fearing to scare Xiaolian, "Okay, you're stupid too, just put the bun down and walk away. Just keep watching.
Why would he have the nerve to eat with you?"
Xiaolian raised her head in surprise, obviously not expecting that her master not only did not blame her, but also helped her with advice.
Unknowingly, my face turned red with embarrassment.
"Go quickly." Wang Yurong waved her hand, "I'll lie down first. You can make the bed and lie down by yourself when you get there."
After getting the girl's advice, Xiaolian went out without looking at Ji Qing. She wrapped the buns in a handkerchief and put them directly in front of Ji Qing, turned around and left.
Ji Qing was anxious this time. He just opened his mouth, but he was afraid of disturbing others, so he retracted his body.
Xiangwu didn't eat enough, and he knelt on the ground in the cold weather. His muscles were so cold that Ji Qing seemed to smell the aroma of the steamed buns. He pursed his lips, and Ji Qing resisted the urge to stuff the steamed buns into his mouth.
Within half an hour, Li Jie, who had gone out to buy something, came back, but he was empty-handed and had no energy. Ji Qing looked at it worriedly, "Master, are you okay?"
But he didn't dare to get up.
Li Jie shook his head and walked into the room dejectedly, "You should get up too."
Ji Qing picked up the buns and got up from the ground. He caught up with them in a few steps and said, "Master, here are two buns. You should cushion them first. I will go out to buy food early tomorrow morning."
I left angrily at that time, and it was too late for him to speak out. He had no money, and where could he buy food? He came back in despair. He must have suffered a big blow outside, right?