Zhong Li had already thought about the words, and said, "Mother Zhang asked Qingsong to buy it. I didn't know it before. When the guard jumped out, I was really startled. I thought I would die, but who would have escaped. , Mother Zhang said, when her mother was young, she almost met a bad person, but fortunately, Lord Hou saved her. She was afraid that I would also meet a bad person, so she bought a guard in private. In order to protect me, she almost spent all her savings. "

Zhong Li said, her eyes reddened, "It's because I didn't live up to my expectations, which made her old man worry. She should have lived in good health at her age, so she stayed for me and Cheng'er, who would have done this for me in private. many."

As she said that, she pressed the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, forcing the tears back, and said in a loud voice, "I made you laugh."

The old lady was so distressed, "What can't you laugh at? When she served your mother before, she did her best. It's also a blessing for you and Cheng'er to have her to protect her. You just need to be filial to her in the future."

Zhong Li nodded seriously, and then mentioned what happened yesterday, "I don't know who it is, who dared to attack the emperor's feet. Now I'm just glad I didn't bring Cheng'er with me because of the bad weather. If Cheng'er also went with me. …”

She didn't say the rest, and her eyes turned red unconsciously.

The old lady quickly patted her on the back, "Oh, don't think about it, it's over, you and Cheng'er are fine, this is a great thing."

Seeing that Zhongli didn't suspect anything, the old lady couldn't say she was relieved, or she felt more heavy, thinking that it might not have been the person who did it, the old lady barely regained her strength.

Before knew it, it was a sunny day. The sun was shining through the clouds. The warm sunshine dispelled the haze of yesterday, and the room was bright.

Zhong Li was talking to the old lady when she saw the maid came in to report that Gu Zhiya was coming, and as soon as Gu Zhiya came in, she looked at Zhong Li with worry, "As soon as you entered the mansion, I heard that you met an assassin. Are there any injuries?"

The expression on her face was very concerned, and the bottom of her eyes was full of concern. The old lady glanced at her calmly, but she couldn't see if she was pretending for a while.

Zhong Li was blessed and said, "Thank you sister Ya for your concern. Yesterday was a near miss, and she was never injured, so my sister misses her."

Gu Zhiya looked her up and down and took her hand, "Fortunately, I'm fine, I just heard about it, it scared me a lot, you are haggard, go back and rest, grandmother is kind, even if you don't Come to say goodbye, she will never pick on your fault."

Zhong Li smiled, but didn't answer the question, the old lady said to Zhong Li, "Li girl, hurry back, if Cheng'er wakes up and can't find you, you must be anxious."

Cheng'er is like a little baby who hasn't been weaned. Since his mother died, he has become very attached to Zhong Li. Before, he had to be coaxed by Zhong Li every day before he would get up, and even fall asleep at night. Not sleeping at all.

Seeing her mention Cheng'er, there was a hint of childish smile in Zhong Li's eyes, "She now has a playmate, and when she opens her eyes, she is playing with Koizumi, so she doesn't care about my sister."

Two days ago, Zhong Li deliberately brought Xiaoquan and Xiaoxiang to the old lady to give them a glimpse. The two children were very clever and got along well with Chenger. The old lady also liked it very much. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "I should have given it earlier. He's looking for two playmates, something we didn't think of before."

Zhong Li heard this but sighed, "Even though Cheng'er likes it, but... I also blame me for not thinking carefully. The reason why I chose Xiaoxiang at the beginning was because I thought that many careful little girls would be able to take care of Cheng'er more properly. But... I'm thinking about whether to send her away."

The old lady has lived for so many years, and she is naturally aware of the turbidity of the back house, and hurriedly asked, "The servant girl's mouth is broken again?"

In the past, Zhong Li was concerned about her body, so she kept it a secret. Now that she has opened up the idea of ​​leaving, she naturally needs the old lady's distress for Cheng'er. , don't open your head and say nothing.

After she controlled the tears in her eyes, she said to the old lady: "Grandma, please rest well, I can't control it if you are in a hurry, Cheng'er is still waiting for me, it's not a big deal, there's really no need to bother you, I Retire first."

She said quit, quit, turned around and left.

Gu Zhiya watched from the side, with irony in her eyes unconsciously, she just felt that her acting skills were really consummate. She finally understood how she, a stepdaughter, was loved by the old lady.

But the old lady was very concerned, thinking that when they were in the school, the group of teenage children not only called Cheng'er a little fool, but also picked up a snake to bite him, forcibly scared him into a serious illness, the old lady In a hurry, he said to his mother, "Go check it out, what's going on?"

Zhong Li has been very busy these years. When she came to the old lady to greet her, she respected the people around her. When she learned that Mammy Zhang always had knee pain, she even grabbed a few packets of herbs for her and soaked it for half the time. Afterwards, Mammy Zhang's rheumatism was more than half healed. When it rained these few days, it wasn't as painful as before.

Mammy Zhang had always liked her, but now she couldn't help but speak for Zhong Li, "It must be those maids who love to talk and talk nonsense again. If an outsider is really sensible, he should have packed up his bags and left, saying that she is fine, and he is still holding on to the matter of the young master breaking his head. Once, the old slave listened to him and said that he was occupying the ditch. No shit, even a minion dares to criticize the master behind his back, which shows how rampant they are."

The old lady's heart sank, and the time was running out day by day. She was already old, and she was unable to do many things in the house. Naturally, there was very little care for Zhong Li, but the girl was like a day for several years. , She felt distressed and blamed herself for a while, "Li girl is so patient?"

Mammy Zhang said, "What can I do if I can't bear it? After all, she's not a serious master, so can she sell these maids? If she really does this, there will be enemies everywhere in the house."

Seeing the master and servant, they completely ignored her. Gu Zhiya squeezed the veil tightly. She really didn't want to speak for Zhong Li. If she stayed silent, it would inevitably make the old lady think too much.

At this moment, she also said, "These people below are all looking at the dishes. It's really too deceiving, not to mention that Sister Li has been bullied, even after Lin'er went to Zhuangzi Shang, she was also subjected to humiliation. I'm sorry."