bookrandom Chapter 211 Mei Rui
Chapter 211 Mei Rui
About a quarter of an hour later, Madam Shen's maid arrived at Wutong Pavilion. She looked hurried, beads of sweat on her forehead, as if she had just been on a long journey. Su Ci, noticing the newcomer, hurried over to greet her, smiling, "Sister Meirui, why are you here? Why are you leaving so hastily? Someone, quickly get Sister Meirui a glass of water."
Before she finished speaking, a maid, who had nothing else to do at the moment, quickly stood up to pour a glass of water, while Su Ci led Mei Rui to the corridor. Mei Rui took the water from the maid's hand, raised her head, and drank it all in one gulp, not even taking a breath.
Seeing this, the maid realized Mei Rui might still be thirsty, so she took the cup and poured another one. This time, Mei Rui drank about half of it before stopping to catch her breath. Then she said, "I didn't expect the young lady to bring the two princesses back to Wutong Pavilion. I've been searching the small garden for them, and I'm exhausted!" After saying this, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
Su Ci smiled apologetically and said softly, "I'm so sorry, Sister Meirui. I just had a sudden impulse and didn't have time to report it to Madam. I wonder if Madam has anything to say?"
Mei Rui was very pleased with the respectful attitude of the maids at Wutong Pavilion, and her tone became much gentler. "It's nothing important. It's just that the King of Yunnan has finished chatting with the master and the mistress and is preparing to return to the palace with the two princesses, so I came here to look for them."
Su Ci showed a look of sudden enlightenment and quickly replied, "So that's how it is. Sister Meirui, thank you for making this trip. I'll report this to the young lady right away."
After saying that, Su Ci turned around and prepared to walk towards the flower hall, but at this moment, several people in the room also heard the noise outside and came out one after another. Su Ci was careless for a moment and bumped into Dugu Jingyao who had just stepped out of the door.
Su Ci turned pale with fear and knelt down to beg for mercy. The moment Dugu Jingyao saw Su Ci, her mind immediately flashed back to the scene in her past life when Su Ci was forced by Empress Zhang to poison her. Although she knew that all this was in the past, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
However, Su Ci knelt for a long time, but she still didn't hear any reproach or scolding. She couldn't help but want to look up to see what was going on, but the princess exuded an icy aura that made her feel intimidated. She didn't dare to look directly at her. Helplessly, she could only continue to kneel, not daring to breathe.
At this time, Shen Zhenzhu's personal maid Su Ci came over and said apologetically, "Sister Jingyao, I'm so sorry. It's all Su Ci's fault for being so reckless. I will definitely punish her severely later!"
Hearing this, Dugu Jingyao's thoughts were finally brought back to her senses. She looked at the kneeling Su Ci and said, "It's okay. She didn't hurt me. But you should be more careful next time. If I were someone as easygoing as you, I would offer your young lady's favor. But I can't guarantee that for anyone else! Okay, get up!"
Then he looked at Shen Zhenzhu and said, "But since Sister Zhenzhu just said she wanted to punish you, let me make a suggestion."
Shen Zhenzhu said nervously, "I'd like to hear more details."
Dugu Jingyao smiled faintly and said, "I remember Sister Zhenzhu once said that Suci's Eight Treasures Cake is excellent. I also want to try it. So I will punish you by making some Eight Treasures Cake for me and my sister!"
Shen Zhenzhu and Su Ci both breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Su Ci hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess. Thank you, Princess!" After saying that, she stood up and made way.
Mei Rui was also a little frightened when she saw Dugu Jingyao, who had a somewhat cold temperament. She quickly bowed and said, "This servant greets the two princesses and young ladies."
Originally, Shen Zhenzhu wanted to call out, but among the three of them, Dugu Jingyao was the oldest in terms of status and age, so she did not speak.
Dugu Jingyao probably guessed that Shen Zhenzhu was waiting for her to wake up the maid named Mei Rui, but Liu Jingyue couldn't stand this kind of person who spoke rudely just because she was the lady's maid.
So, what Mei Rui waited for was Liu Jingyue's question: "Miss Mei Rui, if I remember correctly, you are a servant and Sister Zhenzhu is the master, right? Why did you sound like you were blaming Sister Zhenzhu in your words just now?"
Mei Rui shuddered with fear: "I...I didn't. I just couldn't find the two princesses and the young lady, and I was afraid that the young lady took you to a place that would be difficult to find, so..."
Liu Jingyue interrupted Mei Rui and said, "So, you complained to Su Ci about Sister Zhenzhu bringing us to her Wutong Pavilion?"
Mei Rui was so frightened that she kowtowed and said, "How dare I, how dare I, how dare I, dare?"
Liu Jingyue said: "Forget it, you get up, after all, you are a member of the Shen family. Although my sister and I are princesses, we are also outsiders. It is not easy to punish you. Take us to the front hall first!"
Mei Rui hurriedly said, "Thank you, Princess!" and then stood up, thinking that she had escaped a disaster.
Who would have thought that when they arrived at the front hall and met several elders, Liu Jingyue told them the matter one by one, and Shen Yizhi and Madam Shen's faces visibly darkened.