Chapter 273 Maid Xiaoqing

Chapter 273 Maid Xiaoqing

Chapter 273 Maid Xiaoqing
Xiao Xia entered the room. It was a typical three-plus-one courtyard with three rooms in a row. The middle one was the living room, the left wing was the study, and the right wing was the bedroom. There was also a room across the right side of the courtyard, which was the maid's room.

Looking out of the window, the yard is very elegant, paved with stone slabs. There is a large wooden frame covered with wisteria, making the yard look very cool.

There is also a long wooden table and a dozen bamboo cushions, which is where everyone drinks tea together.

There are osmanthus trees and wintersweet trees planted against the wall, a Taihu stone standing in the corner of the house, and a well in the other corner.

There is no toilet in the yard, so people usually use a commode, which is cleaned by a maid every day.

The rooms were not big but very comfortable. Although it was scorching hot outside, the room was cool. Xiao Xia saw the couch and long desk in the study and suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed. He was used to high chairs, so how could he sit on this couch?

There was no choice but Xiao Xia to sit down cross-legged.

At this time, Xiao Qing came in with a pot of hot tea and poured herself a cup of tea. Looking at Xiao Qing's slender white hands, Xiao Xia pointed to the small room in the yard and said with a smile: "You can move your things over, and you can live there from now on!"

Xiao Qing's face turned pale, and she asked nervously, "Master, are you not going to take me with you?"

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Since this is my yard, I will come and stay here sometimes. It's one thing for you to live here, but won't you feel more relaxed when I'm not here?"

Xiaoqing suddenly fell to her knees and begged, "Master, please take me away!"

Xiao Xia looked at her fair and pretty face, smiled and said, "Don't worry! You are my maid, I will make it clear to the princess, she will not transfer you away, she will definitely give me this face, and I will come here often!"

Tears welled up in Xiaoqing's eyes, and there was endless pleading in her eyes, "Master, please take me away! Take me away today, I really can't stay here anymore."

Xiao Xia heard the hidden meaning in her words, so he stood up and helped her up and said, "Stand up and explain to me why you can't stay here."

Xiao Qing stood up, lowered her head for a while and said, "Because... Because the Second Young Master is back."

"Yang Ling?"

Xiao Qing nodded gently, she gritted her teeth and said: "That pervert is back, and the sisters are all scared to death. If the young master doesn't take me away, I really can't escape today."

Xiao Xia suddenly remembered what his eldest brother had told him, that the second son, Yang Ling, was lustful and hung out with a bunch of bad friends, spending all day hanging out in Pingkangfang. Originally, he was one of the four young masters, named Young Master Silver Spear, but was removed from the list because of his father's affairs and replaced by Yang Xuanting.

Xiao Xia didn't expect that he could be so despicable that he even spared the maids in the mansion.

"Has he already attacked you?"

Xiaoqing cried, "My elder sister Hongxiu and my second sister Huangqin were both raped by him. I knew I would be the next one. Last night he asked me to make tea for him, but I didn't go. This morning he grabbed my hair and beat me. He also threatened me that if I didn't go to him tonight, he would marry me to the gardener Liu Quezi. I cried to the lady, and she agreed to let me serve the young master."

At this point, Xiao Qing knelt down again, tears rolling down her cheeks. She looked at Xiao Xia with despair and said, "If you don't take me with you, he will definitely rush into my room tonight. You, he is a devil. Sister Qiulian just refused to agree to him, and in the end she was tortured by him all night and strangled to death."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xiao Xia couldn't help but soften her heart and nodded, "Go pack your things! Come with me this afternoon."

Xiaoqing cried with joy and hugged Xiaoxia's legs and cried.

Xiao Xia patted her head and said with a smile: "Don't cry, go and clean up!"

Xiaoqing then realized that she was hugging her master's legs. She let go of her hands embarrassedly, stood up and ran out with a red face.

Running out of the yard, she stuck out her tongue, thinking how shameless she was for hugging her master's legs. However, her heart was filled with joy as she had finally escaped from this devil's den.

She ran back to the yard happily to get her luggage.

At this time, Yang Feiyan came with a dozen young women, and she was responsible for receiving the young women.

"Let's go sit in the teahouse and have a cup of tea over there. That's my father's teahouse, but I'm basically the one using it. It's okay. There are also some fun things."

"Sister Feiyan, do you have a quiver?" Cui Mei asked.

"Of course, if you like, we can drink tea and play quiver throwing at the same time."

The women chattered as they walked into the yard, and just in time they saw Xiao Xia coming out of the room. "Hey! Third brother, why are you here?" Yang Feiyan asked in surprise.

Xiao Xia was speechless at her second sister's question. It seemed that her aunt had not told her what happened in the yard.

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Auntie arranged for me to rest here!"

"Mr. Xiao, long time no see!" someone next to him said with a smile.

Xiao Xia then realized that Li Ping and Yuwen Eying were beside him. He quickly greeted them, "Sister Li, Sister Eying, it's been a long time since we last met."

Several young women nearby laughed and teased Yang Feiyan, "Feiyan, this Mr. Xiao must be the one you're with!"

"No, you misunderstood."

Yang Feiyan quickly pulled Xiao Xia over and introduced him to everyone: "This is my brother, the third child in our family. He took his mother's surname, so his last name is Xiao. Now he is the general of the Right Wuwei Guard!"

Everyone suddenly realized that this young man was General Xiao, the powerful Prince of Xihai, and the number one scholar in last year's military examination. He was also said to be the richest young man in Chang'an. It was rumored that the princess gave half of her property to him.

He was young, held a high position, was handsome and rich, and was so tall and straight. Standing there he looked like a handsome man, and all the young women's eyes lit up.

Xiao Xia felt a little embarrassed and clasped his fists and said, "You guys rest here, I'll go somewhere else!"

Yang Feiyan smiled and said, "Go ahead! Maybe Big Brother needs your help."

As Xiao Xia was leaving, a girl in a yellow skirt stared at Xiao Xia with fiery eyes. She suddenly blinked and said, "Fei Yan, we just need a referee to score when we play pot arrows. Why don't you let your brother stay?"

The girls all laughed and said, "Yes! Young Master Xiao is very good at riding and shooting, so he can give us some points and teach us at the same time."

Seeing these young women looking at their brothers with shining eyes, Yang Feiyan was very proud, so she pulled Xiao Xia and said with a smile: "You must do labor now and be the score referee for us!"

Xiao Xia smiled bitterly and said, "Second sister, didn't you say that eldest brother was busy?"

"He has the second brother to help him, and I am also entertaining guests here, so you can help me!"

Xiao Xia felt overwhelmed, but had no other choice but to smile and say to the girls, "I'll go get the quivers ready for everyone!"

The girls all applauded and cheered. At this moment, Cui Mei suddenly felt an unprecedented crisis. She whispered to Cui Yu, who had been silent the whole time, "Sister! Look, they are all targeting Master Xiao!"

Cui Yu was upset for a while and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, it will make others laugh at you."

Cui Mei pouted and muttered, "Instead of hiding in the room all day and missing you, why not take the initiative now!"

Cui Yu blushed and gently pinched her sister's wrist, "Don't talk nonsense, little girl!"

"I don't care about you!"

Cui Mei ran into the house, "Brother Xiao, I'm here to help you!"

Everyone looked at Cui Mei in surprise, but no one cared too much. After all, Cui Mei was too small and posed no threat.

Yang Feiyan asked everyone to sit down on the bamboo mats. Just at this moment, Xiaoqing walked into the yard excitedly with a package. Suddenly, she found so many people in the yard. She was so scared that she stopped immediately, suspecting that she had walked into the wrong place.

When Yang Feiyan saw Xiaoqing, she was overjoyed and waved, "Xiaoqing, you've come just in time. Please prepare some sour plum soup for me. I want to entertain the guests!"

"I understand. I'll be ready right away."

Xiaoqing went into the living room in a panic.

(End of this chapter)