Chapter 14: Dinner
After that, Mr. Chen Sanye and Liu Yu didn't say anything else. They just stood at the gate of Qinyuanju.
Feng Mo muttered to himself that other ladies all used various means to gain the favor of their masters, just like that lady Jiang just now.
But Miss Liu from Qinyuanju is so ignorant of etiquette. The Third Master has been here for such a long time, but she didn't even bother to invite him in to sit down.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and winked at Lixia behind Liu Yu several times, hoping that she could remind her master.
Lixia saw it, but she didn't move. She really wanted her wife to be favored by the Third Master, but she also secretly pulled her wife, but she still didn't move, as if she really didn't want to invite the Third Master into the house. As servants, they could only worry.
Liu Yu really didn't want to invite Master Chen San in, he just wanted to wait for him to leave, but Master Chen San and his men showed no signs of leaving for a long time. If this got to Old Madam Chen's ears tomorrow, she would be afraid that the good impression she had from the past few days would be gone. After all, I don't need a housekeeper or the responsibility of carrying on the family line. I'm here to serve her son!
If Liu Yu couldn't even take good care of her son, she would definitely end up in trouble.
Liu Yu smiled and finally asked:
"Third Master, it's scorching hot at noon, do you want to go in and sit for a while before going back?"
"Okay." Master Chen San stepped into Qinyuanju, and a comfortable cool breeze hit him. Looking at the lush greenery in the garden, his hot and unbearable mood outside was mostly gone, and he sincerely praised:
"Your place is quite nice."
"Thank you very much for the reward, Third Master." Liu Yu answered carefully. She didn't dare to say another word. Just now in the main hall, she had already attracted his attention. If she could gain the favor of this Lord Chen again, she would probably lose her peaceful life in the future. This was what she least wanted to see.
And the old lady will be anxious to carry her into the Chen Mansion.
Although the Chen Mansion has a good reputation outside, the inner houses of these large families in Yanjing are not as simple as they seem. All kinds of infighting, both open and covert, are common. From the last time I entered the Chen Mansion, I saw that there were frictions between the sisters-in-law.
Liu Yu was not afraid that they would target her. She was just a concubine and didn't have that much face, but it was not difficult to ensure that no one else would be harmed.
Now she is alone here, feeling comfortable and relaxed. She hopes to keep it this way unless it is really necessary.
How could Mr. Chen San not sense that she was deliberately distant? He thought that she was young, had been kept at home for many years, and was very wary of others, so there was nothing special about her.
Since she didn't say anything, he had to speak first. However, Master Chen San didn't know anything other than what happened in the court, let alone topics to talk about with a woman.
So, what was said was: "The people from Pingnan Marquis' Mansion have been released."
"Yeah." Liu Yu nodded. She knew it at the first moment. There was no reason why she didn't know it now.
There was another moment of silence.
Mr. Chen Sanye continued his boring topic:
"It was Prince Qi who used his connections to release them."
"Yeah." Liu Huan had already shown off to Marquis Pingnan's Mansion.
Fortunately, the courtyard was small, and it was only a few steps from the entrance to the reception hall. After welcoming Mr. Chen San to sit down, Gu Yu sent Bai Wei to the side room and locked her up, and then came over.
Liu Yu told Guyu, who was serving him, "Go find Jingzhe and bring some of the ice fungus and lotus seed syrup that I usually eat."
Soon Guyu came back with a large bowl of sugar water in his hand. Liu Yu took a small bowl and handed it to Mr. Chen Sanye.
Uncle Chen put down the Buddhist beads in his hand, took it and tasted it: "It's bitter and sweet, with a faint fragrance. It's very good." He took two more bites.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "As long as Third Master likes it." He stood aside and served carefully.
Mr. Chen Sanye has always been a very restrained person. Even though he thought the food was really good, he only took two bites and put down the bowl.
Liu Yu's unwillingness to serve others does not mean that she does not know how to serve. On the contrary, she understands this kind of superior very well. The moment Mr. Chen San put down his bowl, she had someone remove it, change the tea, and make tea and pour water for him.
Mr. Chen San casually pulled out the Buddhist beads in his hand and looked at her busy and slender figure. He said:
"Let the people below take care of all this! Please sit with me!"
Liu Yu paused while pouring the water, and handed the teapot to Gu Yu behind him. She sat not too far from him, not too distant, and not too flattering. She smiled and asked:
"Third Master, you speak, and I am listening."
Seeing her looking at him so seriously, Mr. Chen San didn't know what to say.
"Sister Yu'er, Sister Yu'er, the Third Master left without saying goodbye..." Lian Bao'er's voice outside the door broke the delicate atmosphere between the two.
Liu Yu glanced at Master Chen San and said to him embarrassedly: "Bao'er is from Pingzhou and is still learning etiquette and rules. Master San, please don't be surprised..."
"You go out and talk to her first. I'm not leaving yet." Mr. Chen San interrupted her.
Looking at her back as she walked out quickly, he felt a little uncomfortable. Was he such an unreasonable person in front of her?
But she really cares about Lian Baoer.
After a while, Liu Yu brought Lian Baoer into the room. When they saw Mr. Chen San sitting in the main seat, his little face flushed and he smiled dryly.
"Haha, the Third Master hasn't left yet!"
Mr. Chen San nodded: "You saw it, didn't you? Or are you just like your sister Yu'er and want me to leave?" He looked at Liu Yu and joked.
Mr. Chen San was not as cold to Bao'er as he was to others. There was a faint smile between his eyebrows. No wonder Bao'er was so favored.
Liu Yu was also happy for Lian Baoer. At that age when she is as beautiful as a flower, she is lovable. It would be even more perfect if she could have a true love.
Just following a man of such noble status as Mr. Chen San,
It's difficult. If she were the old lady, after her son took concubines like them and was sure that there was no problem with Mr. Chen San, she would choose a noble lady with good family background and character for him to marry into the Chen Mansion.
After hearing what Mr. Chen San said, Lian Baoer turned to look at Liu Yu in surprise:
"Sister Yu'er, do you want the Third Master to leave? Why?" She still wanted Sister Yu'er to accompany her to the Chen Mansion, so how could Sister Yu'er let the Third Master leave?
"What?" Liu Yu looked at Lian Baoer and Chen Sanye blankly.
She was thinking about Baoer just now and didn't hear clearly what they said.
Lian Baoer's eyes flashed with cunning light:
"Sister Yu'er said she wanted to keep Master San for dinner." She turned to look at Master San Chen again, blinking her big round eyes with a hint of pleading in her eyes:
"Will the Third Master stay?"
Mr. Chen Sanye did not reject Liu Yu, and even felt that being with Liu Yu made him feel more relaxed than ever before. Although this feeling was puzzling, he was willing and nodded.
Seeing that Master Chen San actually agreed, even Baoer's usual fear of Master Chen San in the Chen Mansion disappeared, and she began to talk about how delicious Jingzhe's dishes were, what fun things there were in Qinyuanju, and even took Master Chen San to the small vegetable garden over there. In the end, she even asked Master Chen San to sit on Liu Yu's exclusive rocking chair...
Later, Liu Yu even told Master Chen Sanye everything he did to kill time.