Chapter 42: Seeing with Different Eyes (1)

Chapter 42: Seeing with Different Eyes (1)

Su Qing has always maintained a non-proactive and non-refutational work attitude. She would go if she was asked to do so, and would do her job honestly if she didn't receive any orders.

Although Chuan'er just said that this autumn banquet is a big event for the Huainan Marquis' Mansion, and each courtyard will dispatch maids to serve at that time, his words also implied that this is an opportunity for Su Qing. If she can show her face through this event and attract the attention of the Crown Prince's wife, then she might get the position of the third-class maid beside the Fourth Young Lady.

No one knew what Wang was thinking. The positions of the two third-class maids beside Meng Qi had not been filled for two months, which made those who were eager to try calm down.

Later, I learned the reason from Qingrui. It turned out that Wang was extremely cautious in choosing these third-rate maids. The reason was simple: if they were trained well, they would be Meng Qi's dowry to the Zhou family.

Come to think of it, Jiao Xing will be released in two months, and she has not been around the Fourth Young Lady much during this period. Jiao Hong and Jiao Lian are much older than Meng Qi, so it is impossible for them to be used as dowry. They should be trained by Wang Shi to be Meng Qi's concubines in the future.

There are also Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue, who are also older than Meng Qi. Therefore, the third-class maids are very important. You always have to choose a few who are about the same age as Meng Qi, and you also have to observe their good character and work ability. The most important thing is loyalty. You can't be too anxious if you take all aspects into consideration.

Su Qing thought it was okay to be a third-class maid next to Meng Qi, but she was not very interested in being a dowry. In the past two months, she had a vague plan for her future, which was to learn from Chunyi in the Song family's room, work hard, have enough ability to support herself, and then live on her own without getting married. Or earn enough money to redeem herself and have a small courtyard. Of course, this is just her current idea, and whether it can be realized depends on her own efforts and God's arrangement.

Arriving at the warehouse, Su Qing skillfully picked up the bird food and fed the birds first. Then he went to look at the two turtles. The two little guys were lying there lazily, not moving at all. Su Qing stretched out a finger to poke the turtle's back and whispered, "Did you guys come here too?"

Suddenly, she felt someone pulling at the hem of her clothes. Su Qing stood up and looked around to see if there was anyone around. Thinking that the hem of her clothes was caught by something, she reached out to pull it, but ended up touching a pair of chubby little hands.

When she looked down, she saw a chubby child as big as a snowball standing next to her, smiling at her with his little face tilted up.

Su Qing knew he was a young master by his attire. She stuck her head out to look, but didn't see anyone following him. Su Qing thought about it and realized that there should be two young masters of this age in the mansion, one was Yue Ge'er from the first wife and the other was the legitimate son of Meng Ji from the second wife. However, she had been in the East Mansion for so long, and except for Meng Xiu, no one else from the second wife had ever been to Qin Garden.

He squatted down and looked at the boy at eye level and said, "Master Yue, why are you alone here? Where are the people around you?"

Yue Ge'er just smiled at him but didn't say anything. One hand still pulled her clothes, and the other hand pointed at the two little turtles.

Su Qing had heard from Qing Rui that the Third Young Master Sun was good in every way except that he didn't like to talk. Now it seemed to be true.

"Want to see a turtle?"

Yue Ge'er obviously didn't understand what a turtle was, but when he saw Su Qing pointing at the glass tank, he nodded vigorously, looking very cute.

Su Qing looked outside again and confirmed that no one was around, so he decided to tease the child. So he smiled and said, "Master Yue, do you want to see the turtle?"

Yue Ge'er nodded vigorously again.

"I don't understand what Master means. You have to tell me. Master Yue told me, 'I want to see the turtle.'"

Yue Ge'er's face flushed red at this moment, and he just kept pointing at the turtle with his hand but still didn't say a word.

"Oh, I'm so stupid. If Master Yue didn't tell me, I wouldn't know what you were going to do. What should I do?" After saying that, she pretended to stand up and walk away.

"Look... turtle..." A tender voice came over, soft and sticky. Su Qing's heart seemed to melt at once, and he squatted down again.

"Oh, this time I understand. Our Master Yue wants to see the turtle, right?"

"Look...turtle" Yue Ge'er repeated it again, this time speaking faster than last time.

Su Qing picked him up and got closer to look at the two little turtles. One of them just happened to raise its head, and Yue Geer clapped his hands and laughed, saying to Su Qing, "Ah, ah..."

"Master Yue, tell me what the turtle is doing?"

Brother Yue stretched his neck and made the movements for Su Qing to see.

"Master Yue knows that I am stupid, so why don't you understand? Master, you have to explain it to me, then I will understand it!"

"neck……"

"Your neck is stretched out, right? Your head is lifted up, too, isn't it?"

"Yes, raise...your head." Yue Ge'er said and then started to giggle.

Su Qing held Yue Ge'er in her arms and slowly told him about some of the turtle's little habits, her voice was very slow and soft. Just as she was concentrating, she heard Yue Ge'er shouting, "Daddy, turtle."

Su Qing was startled and looked up quickly, only to see a man in a light bamboo-green robe standing at the door. He was facing away from the sun, so Su Qing couldn't see his appearance clearly, but Yue Ge'er's call of "Dad" revealed his identity.

Su Qing quickly put Yue Ge'er on the ground and knelt on her knees, "This servant pays respects to the young master."

"Get up. Are you the girl who tells stories to Fourth Sister and Brother Lang? What's your name?" Meng Shao asked in a gentle voice.

"Master, my name is Su Qing." Su Qing stood up and stood aside obediently.

Meng Shao leaned over to look at his youngest son and asked softly, "What did you tell Dad you were looking at just now?"

"Turtle, look up," Yue Ge'er said and laughed again.

"Carry Yue Ge'er and follow me." After Meng Shao said this, he walked out of the back room with one hand behind his back.

Su Qing hurriedly picked up Yue Ge'er and followed behind, her heart pounding. She really couldn't figure out what this young master meant. Judging from his expression, he looked neither happy nor unhappy. Su Qing now deeply hated herself for being nosy. She should have just carried the child to the wet nurse.

Jiang was standing on the corridor of the main house of Qin Garden. She and her husband, their two sons and Meng Qi had just returned from Shanzhi Hall.

Wang was sick again. She had been feeling unhappy ever since the Marquis fell ill. She had always thought that Wang was pretending because she and Liu had conspired to give her the power to be the housekeeper. But now it seemed to be true.

Jiang knew that Wang didn't like her. First, she was the niece of the second wife Liu, and second, she was favored by Meng Shao. In order to marry her, he rejected the man Wang had arranged for him to marry, which made Wang very unhappy. Therefore, from the day she entered the Meng family, she didn't expect Wang to treat her well.

Of course, because Wang was not active and proactive when she married Meng Shao, and even inadvertently revealed her disdain on some important occasions, she lost face in the circle. Therefore, she never thought about how to please Wang.

Therefore, as soon as she entered the house, she joined hands with her aunt to weaken Wang's power bit by bit. Of course, she would not let Meng Shao find out anything. After all, Wang was his biological mother. Even if marrying her made them unhappy, they were still mother and son after all. Therefore, Jiang either pushed many things onto Liu or did things secretly.

But she didn't expect that Wang was easier to deal with than she thought. She even felt that, especially since last year, Wang no longer cared about their power grab. A few days ago, she finally got the first wife's card she had always dreamed of. Jiang began to feel uneasy about how easy it was.

Therefore, she really put in some effort during this period of time. She would go to Wang's place every day to take care of her. Even if Wang clearly told her not to go, she would still go. Not only did she go, she also took her two children with her. Today, she even brought Meng Shao with her.

A few people came out. Lang Ge wanted to listen to a story, so Meng Shao suggested that the couple bring their children to Qinyuan together.