Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 694: Lu Jiayi's Transformation Part + Part

Not long after, the two arrived at the laundry room, and the sounds of pounding clothes mixed with shouting and cursing instantly reached the little kid's ears.

Little Yining walked around the water stains at the door, stood on tiptoe and grasped the door edge to look out. What came into view were various kinds of clothes hanging out to dry. The air was filled with moisture, and many palace maids in plain coarse cloth aprons were busily moving around.

"Nuan Fei" winked at the palace maid behind her, who understood and stepped forward, shouting unhappily at the door: "What's going on here? No one came out to greet Concubine Nuan and Princess Le'an when they came."

As soon as the words fell, the maid who managed the laundry department came out with her people, looking horrified. She bowed to the two people, one big and one small, and apologized repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Princess, please forgive me. It's really that the laundry department is busy, and the maid who looks after the door has been temporarily transferred to another place, so no one informed me. I hope your Majesty and the princess will forgive me."

After saying this, she put on a flattering smile and said, "I don't know what gust of wind brought the queen and the princess here, but what do you want me to do?"

The "Nuan Fei" touched her nose lightly with the embroidered handkerchief, glanced at her with disdain, then pointed at the little kid on the ground and said nonchalantly, "Yes, Princess Le'an has a little friend who is being punished here. Madam, take her in to take a look, let them have a few private words, then take her out, don't let her delay my service to the emperor."

The housekeeper responded hurriedly and lowered her eyes to look at the little boy, who was holding up a silver note and approaching her.

She quickly asked with a smile: "Princess, what are you doing..."

Before she could finish her question, Xiao Yining interrupted her and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. This is a small token of my appreciation to Sister Lu."

The housekeeper subconsciously glanced at "Nuan Fei", and after seeing her glance at her lightly, she covered her mouth and chuckled.

She was startled and quickly refused: "Oh my, no, no, it's my honor to serve the princess, how can I accept the reward from the princess, princess, please don't embarrass me, quickly take it, I will take you to see Miss Lu."

Little Yining blinked her eyes in confusion, slowly put the banknote down, and asked in confusion: "Can I see Sister Lu without spending money?"

The housekeeper hurried to the front to lead the way for the little kid: "Yes, yes, my lady, please watch your step and follow me."

Seeing this, the little kid happily put away the banknotes and praised her sweetly, "Mammy, you are such a nice person!"

The housekeeper smiled back somewhat uncomfortably, and then competently led the way for the little kid, not noticing at all that the little kid behind her exchanged a look full of a "successful" smile with the "Nuan Fei".

Soon, Xiao Yining arrived where Lu Jiayi was.

There were little palace maids of about the same age, huddled side by side on their own small stools, mechanically hammering and washing dirty clothes.

The pile of clothes in front of them made them look particularly thin, and also told others that the work was arduous and could not be completed in one day.

Xiao Yining looked at it quietly for a moment, then looked up at the housekeeper and asked silently.

The housekeeper whispered, "Princess, this is the easiest job in the laundry department, and it is all done by these young palace maids."

The easiest job?

The little girl turned her head and looked elsewhere. There were also a few young palace maids there, just following behind the senior palace maid, gently patting the clothes that were hung out to dry. There were also some who were carrying the dried clothes and handing them over to the senior palace maids elsewhere for further processing.

She turned her gaze back and looked at the housekeeper again, her eyes full of dissatisfaction, as if accusing her of lying.

Madam Steward: ...

The old woman's face froze, and she quietly explained, "My princess, you don't know that Miss Lu was sent here by Chief Steward Pei to be punished. If the job is too easy, I won't be able to explain it."

Xiao Yining nodded in understanding and responded seriously: "This princess understands. Grandpa Pei is a bad guy, and Mammy is a good person."

Madam Steward: ...

When the old lady heard this, she felt inexplicably flustered. Just as she was about to open her mouth to explain, Xiao Yining had already taken the lead and shouted happily, "Sister Lu, I'm here to see you?"

As soon as the words fell, one of the little palace maids raised her head suddenly, looked back in disbelief, and the pestle in her hand fell into the basin, splashing a large amount of water.

Before Lu Jiayi could savor the joy of reunion, she was pushed away by the person next to her and fell heavily to the ground.

The man cursed viciously: "Why are you pretending to be a young lady again? Believe it or not, I will complain to the nanny and ask her to let you wash all the clothes here by yourself."

Lu Jiayi struggled to stand up from the ground and apologized in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Xiao Yining was frightened by this scene and immediately ran over to check the situation.

The housekeeper at the side quickly stepped forward and slapped the maid who had just cursed to the ground. With a fierce look in her eyes, she angrily scolded: "The princess is here, and you dare to be so presumptuous. This is really outrageous. Chunhe, let these little girls wash somewhere else. If you don't finish washing the clothes here today, I will tear your skin apart."

The face of the little palace maid suddenly turned pale. She knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy: "Mammy, please spare me, Mammy, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again, never dare to do it again..."

However, everyone here was hard-hearted. None of the palace maids who had just washed clothes with her spoke up to plead for her. Instead, they all followed the other maid and left with numb faces.

The housekeeper didn't even glance at her. Instead, she turned around and helped Lu Jiayi up from the ground. She asked in a gentle voice, "Miss Lu, are you hurt anywhere?"

Lu Jiayi's body trembled suddenly. She glanced at the little kid who was concerned about her with tears in her eyes, and shook her head repeatedly: "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Jiayi is fine."

The housekeeper's eyes showed a satisfied look, and she turned to the little kid and said attentively: "Princess, this place is dirty and messy, you and Miss Lu can go to the house to chat!"

Little Yining looked at the little sister's swollen and white hands, feeling mixed emotions. She nodded and reminded, "Mammy, Sister Lu's hand is bleeding!"

The housekeeper heard this and took over the conversation, "Look at how careless I was. I didn't even notice it. Miss Lu, you don't have to wash clothes these days, so as not to offend the noble lady. I'll ask someone to arrange some easier work for you."

Lu Jiayi obviously did not expect that she would have such a benefit. She looked up in surprise and thanked her gratefully: "Thank you, Mammy!"

The little kid praised again: "Mammy, you are such a good person!"

The housekeeper's face froze again. For some reason, she felt that nothing good was going to happen every time she heard these words.

She threw this ominous and weird idea out of her mind, gave the two little ones a smile that she thought was amiable, and led them to a small house where they kept their clothes, and considerately closed the door for them.

"My lord, Concubine Nuan is still waiting for you outside. I will come and take you out later."

The housekeeper gave some instructions outside the door, and the figure outside left.

At that moment, Lu Jiayi dared to enjoy the joy of reunion after a long separation. She took a step forward and wanted to hold the little girl's hand, but suddenly became at a loss because of the little girl's gorgeous dress. Her hands, which were covered with dirt and soap foam, could not help but rubbed them on the hem of the dress, trying to wipe them clean.

She raised a bitter yet happy smile, unable to hide her joy and said, "Sister Yining, I really didn't expect you to come to see me."

At this time, Xiao Yining also looked at the little sister carefully.

Lu Jiayi's face was not good, her face was sallow and haggard, her eyes had lost their former luster, and there was a deep blue in her eyes. The coarse cloth skirt she was wearing had long been soaked by water, clinging to her thin body, looking particularly thin, and her hair was tied carelessly with only a faded small hairband, and a few messy strands of hair were scattered beside her water-stained cheeks.

If others saw her for the first time, they would never have thought that she was the daughter of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

The little kid had a complicated look on his face, so he asked, "Sister Lu, didn't Lord Lu take care of you? You've been bullied here."

Hearing the little kid's question, Lu Jiayi's smile gradually turned miserable, and she shook her head dejectedly: "No, Dad must have been busy and forgot."

Xiao Yining: ..., Lord Lu still dislikes Lu Jiayi as always!

Then, the little sister murmured, "Sister Yining, tell me, if I lose my mother, will no one want me?"

Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz, and tears fell one by one.

The little kid was stunned by the question and didn't know how to respond for a moment. No matter what the answer was, it could be a trigger for an emotional breakdown for the mentally immature child.

Lu Jiayi seemed to realize that she had asked the kid a question that was beyond the scope of the question. The sadness on her face faded away, and she forced a smile and said, "I haven't thanked Sister Yining for coming to see me. Thanks to Sister Yining, Mammy can let me relax for a few days."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yining immediately took out the banknotes that Shangguan Ruyi had saved from her purse, stuffed them into her hands, and said, "Sister Lu, this is the money that Sister Shangguan saved for you. She asked me to bring it in to help you with your expenses."

Then, the little boy explained: "Sister Shangguan asked me to give the money to Uncle Xiao Shunzi and ask him to help look after you, but my uncle got into trouble and he had to take care of him, so he couldn't leave."

Lu Jiayi didn't expect that there would be another surprise. She stared at the banknote in a daze, and the tears in her eyes became more violent. She couldn't help crying with her hands covering her mouth for a while, then raised her eyes to look at the little baby.

She choked up and said, "Sister Yining, please thank Ruyi for me."

"Just, just tell her that there's no need to plan hard for me. It's only a year, I will definitely come out fine."

She stuffed the banknote back into the little boy's hand and warned, "Sister Yining, don't ask for help from Eunuch Xiao Shunzi. He is the second prince's attendant and the adopted son of Chief Eunuch Pei. Sister Yining has finally gained the emperor's favor, and she can't make any mistakes because of me."

Xiao Yining looked at the little sister in some surprise. She didn't expect that she would tell her Shangguan Ruyi's real intention.

The task that Shangguan Ruyi gave her was to get her to show off in front of Xiao Shunzi so that he would take his status into consideration and support Lu Jiayi.

Ten taels of silver may seem like a lot, but to Xiao Shunzi, he simply doesn't care about such a small amount of silver.

Lu Jiayi looked at the little girl's bewildered look, thinking that she didn't understand, so she continued, "Sister Yining, just listen to me. It's really great that I'm here."

Xiao Yining stared at the serious face of the little sister, sighed in his heart, nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, Sister Lu, I won't ask Uncle Xiao Shunzi for help."

The little sister smiled at her with relief, then looked around vigilantly, pulled her away from the door, and whispered, "Sister Yining, I have something to tell you."

Seeing her mysterious look, the little boy listened attentively and waited for her to say something.

Lu Jiayi's first sentence was "These days in the laundry department, I dreamed about my mother."

Xiao Yining: (⊙?⊙), is this a dream?

The little kid immediately turned from his early morning materialism into a believer in ghosts and gods.

When the little sister mentioned her relatives, grief reappeared on her face. She sniffed her neck hard and sobbed, "I dreamed of what happened a few days before my mother's accident. She had a big fight with my father, and then she told me that she couldn't live anymore, and said that my father had another family outside."

Xiao Yining asked quickly, "Sister Lu, do you want me to tell my uncle about this?"

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, officials were not allowed to keep mistresses. Men who kept mistresses would be dismissed from their posts and never employed again on the grounds of poor conduct, and would also be required to do forced labor for two years. Women who kept mistresses were even worse off; they would be beaten with the stick sixty times and enslaved, never able to change their fate for the rest of their lives.

Great, Lu Jiayi finally woke up, severed her family ties, and punished her scumbag father.

Unexpectedly, when the little girl heard this, she quickly waved her hands to deny it.

She took out a neatly folded handkerchief from her bosom and slowly unwrapped it while explaining, "Sister Yining, you misunderstood. I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted you to help me pass a message to Ruyi, asking her to go to this place and see who lives there."

"I remember that I asked my mother if my father didn't want me anymore. She shook her head and said nothing, but she took me to this place and sat in the carriage for several hours. I have been thinking about it these days and always feel that my mother's death is related to this incident. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else, and I still can't remember who the person with the flowers is."

The little girl took the paper without opening it, and put it carefully into her small purse. Then she looked at her sister again, and sure enough, she saw deep guilt and sadness on her face.

She suddenly recalled the tip given to her by old man Shangguan, saying that the man with the flowers was Lord Shangguan. Now that she thought about it, this might not be entirely credible. The words of bad people should not be believed easily, but every word they say may have ulterior motives, aiming to take advantage of you.

Then, she heard the little sister whispering, "The night before my mother passed away, she told me that she left something in the painting and asked me to take the painting to find Princess Anping, who would then accept me as her adopted daughter. Unfortunately, after my mother died, my father locked up all of her dowry, and I could only get it when I got married."

Little Yining couldn't help but ask curiously: "Sister Lu, what is this painting?"

"It's a picture of a beauty." Lu Jiayi replied truthfully.

Beauty picture?

Which beauty?

Her mother is Princess Anping?

Xiao Yining thought about it for a moment and then put it out of his mind.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside by the housekeeper.

"It's time for the princess to leave. Concubine Nuan is urging her to leave."

The little kid pursed his lips and sighed helplessly like a little adult, "Sister Lu, I should go now! I will come to see you next time I enter the palace."

Lu Jiayi's face darkened, and she said reluctantly, "Okay, Sister Yining, I'll wait for you in the palace."

She pushed open the door and, together with the housekeeper, escorted the little kid out of the laundry room.

When Concubine Nuan saw the little girl, she sneered, "Oh, little girl, you don't even smile when you see someone you want to meet. You are really hard to serve!"

Xiao Yining: →_→, is this guy addicted to acting?

As it turned out, Xiangsizi was really possessed by the spirit of acting. He bent down and picked up the little kid. He glanced at Lu Jiayi indifferently, took out a hairpin from his temples and handed it to her.

She said softly, "Madam, please keep it and take good care of this little palace maid. Don't make her too tired. The little girl won't be able to see him next time. It won't be nice to cry in front of the emperor."

The housekeeper's heart suddenly beat wildly, and she responded respectfully.

Xiangsizi smiled charmingly, then hugged the baby, twisted her waist seductively, and walked away gracefully.