When I woke up again, my whole body was cold and stiff, and it was difficult to even move my fingers.
Miaomiao slowly opened her heavy eyelids, and what she saw was the slightly blue sky. It was dusk, and the snow was still falling one after another, casting a dense and huge net in front of her eyes, covering her whole body in it.
It’s unbelievably cold on my body, it’s a coldness I’ve never experienced before. She rolled her eyes, and saw Wei Ling standing quietly beside him, leaning on the silver pine with folded arms, staring at her seriously. The slender eyelashes blinked and blinked, and it took a long time for Miaomiao to come back to her senses, her eyes rounded in surprise: “Wei Ling, you…”
Why is he standing here, where are his legs?
However, Wei Ling seemed very calm, and stepped forward to hold her in his arms. Only then did Miaomiao realize that she was covered with a fox fur. Even so, she was still shivering from the cold. Wei Ling frowned and held her hand, thought for a while and explained: “I have been able to transform into this look three years ago, and I didn’t tell you, so as not to make you think too much.”
That’s true, Miaomiao stared at him intently, if she had known earlier, she would have pestered him to teach herself… But it doesn’t matter now, she can really feel the existence of her legs, not flexible and changeable Instead of a tail, it walks upright on two legs.
Miaomiao smiled with difficulty, and lay obediently in his arms, “What am I like now?”
Wei Ling glanced down at her, and said unceremoniously, “An ugly girl.”
As soon as the voice fell, Guo heard Miaomiao’s disappointment, she was frozen into this appearance, and she still didn’t forget to care about her appearance. She was so eager to save people just now that she didn’t pay attention to how this little maid was born. Hearing what Wei Ling said, she wished she could get up and go to the lakeside to check her face… The little maid is not as ugly as Wei Ling said, she has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, delicate and delicate type. It’s just that compared to Miaomiao’s original face, it is indeed much inferior, so it’s no wonder Wei Ling despises it.
Wei Ling wrapped her up a little tighter, and after a while the warmth returned to her body, and Miaomiao was barely able to lift her arms and move her legs.
She seems to have acquired something rare, with a smile in her eyes, “So that’s how it feels…”
As long as she thinks that she will see that person soon, she can’t restrain her heart from being filled with joy, and once she changes her depressed mood just now, her immature face is full of smiles. Even the ice and snow could not extinguish the fire in her heart, the raging fire was burning in her chest, like wildfire starting a prairie fire, and her limbs and bones were warmed.
There are vague human voices in the distance, not far from here, Wei Ling can’t stay for long, she takes back the fox fur and puts her back, and before leaving, she solemnly tells: “Liu Shui, you always remember one thing, thousands Never touch water in front of outsiders.”
Miaomiao asked in confusion, “Why?”
But the sound was getting closer and closer, Wei Ling jumped into the lake and disappeared in an instant. Miaomiao was left alone in the snow, and her words were accompanied by snowflakes falling, submerged in the howling wind and snow.
When the two of them came here, they saw a slender little maid who was almost covered in snow, her fingers were purple from the cold, and she was dying. One of the servants hurriedly put down the wooden basin, pulled the little girl out of the snow, and sniffed her tremblingly.
Fortunately, there is still a breath. The servant woman beckoned to another maidservant, “Come and help me.”
*
Camellia can bloom from winter to late spring, and the flowering period is very long, so is Miaomiao’s life.
It is a miracle that she survived under the snow and ice. The nanny who rescued her treated her very well, probably because she felt sorry for what happened to her, and didn’t let her go back to live in the back room that night, “You stay here with me until you recover, and then I will let Yuan The manager will find another vacancy for you.”
Guard Yuan and Nanny are a couple, they have lived in another courtyard for decades, and they are very prestigious among the servants.
Miaomiao told her the ins and outs. At that time, Nanny Liu was very angry after hearing this, “These two little hooves are really turned upside down!”
Miaomiao held the hot tea and nodded solemnly.
She didn’t know what would happen to those two people, but Nanny Liu would definitely not spare them lightly. Originally, it was normal for the maids to stumble a little bit, but they almost killed people, so they couldn’t just sit idly by.
Mommy went to the back room to inquire, and found out that this little maid was usually bullied, and all the dirty work was on her alone, and she often couldn’t rest all night. No wonder the little shoulders are so thin and thin, looking sallow and thin, not at all like the radiant and clear that should be at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
If you go back again, you are not sure that you will still be bullied by others. Mother Liu loves her very much. Since she saved her, it is her fate, and she wants to make a proper arrangement for her no matter what. When Steward Yuan came back and mentioned this matter to him, Steward Yuan took a look inside the house, “There is no other vacancy in the mansion. The four kings have come back in a hurry these two days, and there is still a servant girl in front of him. If she is competent, she will come.” Serve at the front.”
The nanny let out a happy sigh, “I see that this little girl has a good personality and a meticulous mind, so she shouldn’t make any mistakes.”
After speaking, he went into the house and told Miaomiao the result of the discussion just now.
The sound insulation of the house is very poor, and their conversation has already reached Miaomiao’s ears. At this moment, she is staring blankly at the side of the bed. Nanny Liu thought that she had froze her brain and hadn’t recovered yet. Only she could hear the sound of her heart beating violently, so heavy and urgent.
Miaomiao raised her head, and her eyes seemed to be shining with thousands of afterglows, which were dazzling, “Thank you, mother, I will definitely do a good job!”
Stunned by the light reflected in her eyes, Madam Liu was stunned, and stroked her little head in relief, “My good boy, the fourth king is a very gentle person, if you take good care of him, maybe you can He took a fancy to him and brought him back to the mansion in the future.”
Miaomiao hummed happily, full of ambition.
Watching Mammy leave, Miaomiao’s eyes slowly turned, falling into the wind and snow outside the window that was gradually slowing down. Some snowflakes rolled into the room from under the window sills, and melted in the air before they landed, like moths rushing to the flame, desperate for the momentary warm light.
The tea in her hand was cold, and she drank it belatedly. Tightening the quilt on her body, she shrunk and lay on the bed, her dark eyes stared at a place in a daze, and it took a long time to bury her head in the quilt and reveal a slight smile.
Although she has never served anyone before, when she thinks that the other party is him, she has no complaints and is willing to do anything for him.
*
Miaomiao changed into the clothes prepared by Nanny Liu, and stood in front of the bronze mirror to look at the people inside. With a thin and yellow body, with bloodless cheeks and chapped lips, she looks like a malnourished little girl. No wonder Wei Ling called her ugly, because Miaomiao herself disliked her…
There are several frostbites on my body that won’t heal in a short time, and it’s very inconvenient to walk. Miaomiao had never walked on two legs before, so she was very rare. At first, she staggered and couldn’t stand still, and then she learned to walk slowly. Nanny Liu thought she was the root cause of frostbite, so she felt more pity for her. Only Miaomiao knew how happy she was.
She couldn’t wait to find the steward to assign her a job, she couldn’t wait for a moment, and she would go out as soon as she could get out of bed. Grandma Liu couldn’t hold back her, so she could only let her go. With the cold wind blowing outside, Miaomiao took a deep breath and moved slowly with her cheeks in her hands.
The road was covered with thick snow that had accumulated for many days, and a muddy trail was stepped on in the middle of the road, which was slippery and difficult to walk on. Miaomiao is cautious step by step, it looks funny from a distance.
The steward is getting older, and his deep eyes fell on her, “If the service is not good, it will make the four kings angry, but it will be a fatal event.”
For some reason, his eyes seemed to have some meaning, as if he was warning Miaomiao about something.
Miaomiao blinked her clear eyes, “Don’t worry, I will do my best.”
Guan Yuan was expressionless, “In the future, in front of the four kings, you should call yourself a maidservant.”
What a serious person… He is completely different from Nanny Liu, Miaomiao pouted, and stood aside to listen to his orders obediently. At first it was all about formality, Miaomiao was very bored and dozed off in a daze. It wasn’t until she heard the word “Four Kings” that she regained her spirits and looked at Guanshi Yuan with big eyes without blinking, looking very serious.
What time does he have in the morning, what color of clothes does he like to wear, what does he usually eat for breakfast, where does he go most often during the day… Miaomiao memorizes every word firmly, feeling like never before approach that person.
Perhaps the love in her eyes was too obvious, and the steward couldn’t bear to look directly at her, so he waved his hand to signal her to go back, “Go and pack your clothes, and move to the servant’s room in the main courtyard.”
Miaomiao hummed, and because she was in a happy mood, she even jumped up and down while walking.
But she obviously forgot that she only learned to walk, and stepped on a piece of ice inadvertently, slipped and fell to the ground, grinning in pain.
*
At noon that day, Miaomiao moved to Hanyuxuan where Siwang lived. She had very few things, only a few clothes, so she didn’t need to pack at all.
There was an elderly servant girl in the courtyard who took her with her. Her name was Cen Yun, and she was very easy-going. Miaomiao followed her step by step with her burden in her arms, very curious about everything in the courtyard. This is the place where he lives, and there is his breath everywhere, I don’t know where he is looking…
The pines and cypresses stand tall in the courtyard, the branches are covered with snow, the pond is quiet and elegant, and the rocks are piled up on the bank. Bonsai are displayed in the verandah, which bloom in bright colors in winter, embellishing the surrounding scenery.
“The four kings usually get up at the right time, we have to prepare properly at the end of the day, clothes, shoes, socks, towels, pans, everything must be sloppy…” Cen Yun was talking in front of her, and Miaomiao was behind. Can’t stop nodding.
Turning around a verandah, looking up at the person opposite, Cen Yun hurriedly lowered her head, and bowed to the side to salute.
Miaomiao raised her eyes in doubt and froze for a moment. It was none other than the four kings who came to Gein.
The other party was wearing a crow-green uniform with a jade belt on his waist, walking steadily towards this place with steady steps. That was the image that Miaomiao had pictured thousands of times in her heart, engraved every single stroke in her bones and blood, clearly. He was good-looking, with picturesque features, and a clear temperament, like a **** in the sky, making people afraid to approach him easily.
A pair of soap boots stepped into sight, and Cen Yun lowered her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes and called out: “Four kings.”
Yang Fu walked past her, with an icy cold air on his body, fine snowflakes drifted down from his shoulders, and landed lightly at his feet.
There is a bright line of sight falling on him beside him, the eyes are so hot that it is hard to ignore. Yang Fu turned his head to take a look, and saw a thin and small maidservant standing on the porch, behind her was the dazzling silver snow, making her eyes shine brightly, her small face raised up fearlessly, with a bright smile on her cheeks.
That smile… seems to be quite satisfied.