novelden Chapter 664: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (8)
Chapter 664: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (8)
Suddenly, a familiar scent of jasmine wafted away slowly. The fragrance seemed to have magic, instantly pulling my thoughts back to the distant summer days.
At that time, clusters of snow-white jasmine flowers swayed gently in the breeze.
Those memories that she had once buried deep in her heart and deliberately forgotten, now came to her mind bit by bit like a flood that broke through a dam.
My mother especially loves Jasmine.
Back then, when my father and mother were engaged, in order to win my mother's favor, he personally made a sachet filled with jasmine flowers, and sent it along with other generous betrothal gifts to my maternal grandfather's house.
I still remember that every time my mother talked about this, her face would always blush a little.
The scent of jasmine, wrapped in the past, came to my face, making my eyes slightly warm up.
At the same time, those voices that seemed to come from another world once again rang clearly in her ears: "Hongdou, you must live well! Only when you are alive can you have hope."
Thinking back to the past, I can't help but feel sad.
Later, the mother who wanted to live so much left her.
In order to let her mother pass away in a dignified manner, she had to sell herself and enter the Liang Mansion.
From then on, she began to make a living under the mean Madam Liu.
Day after day, year after year, before I knew it, this kind of life had lasted for five or six years.
The long period of suffering and hardship had made her forget that she was once the pampered and delicate young lady.
At this moment, Xiangsi felt the cream between her fingers, which was extremely delicate and smooth, as warm as the finest mutton-fat jade.
She gently spread the paste on the back of her hand, rubbed it carefully, and felt the silky touch from her fingertips.
The originally tight and uncomfortable skin gradually relaxes, and the roughness disappears at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The tiny cracks seemed to be smoothed and repaired by a pair of gentle hands.
Then Xiangsi reached into the cloth bag to see if there were any other items. After searching several times, she found that they were all candies wrapped in oil paper.
"Who is this person? He treats me like a child." Although she said so, Xiangsi still smiled and unwrapped a piece of oil paper, "Osmanthus Zongzi Candy?"
If the jasmine hairpin cream just now was a way to please girls, then these candies were well prepared.
She reached into the bag again, and inside was a piece of paper with only two words written on it: "Wait for me!"
The unsigned note only had a drawing of a branch of the acacia tree in the lower right corner.
Did this person know his identity? Xiangsi understood almost immediately - the person who sent her something was probably related to her parents.
Xiangsi knew that her parents had extraordinary backgrounds, but they only liked to live a free and easy life, which was why they chose a small city in the south to settle down. If it hadn't been for that disaster, their family would have lived a good life.
But there is no medicine for regret in this world. If my parents had known what would happen later, they probably would not have left the family's sphere of influence.
Xiangsi held the note tightly, feeling mixed emotions.
She was looking forward to the arrival of this mysterious man, but was also worried that there might be unknown dangers hidden behind him.
After all, human hearts are treacherous and unpredictable.
But the other party has already recognized me, and there is no way to avoid it.
While she was thinking, the carriage took Xiangsi back to the Liang Mansion.
Because the young master Liang Huaixin went to a private school, Xiangsi, as the cook in his small kitchen, suddenly had some free time.
However, Old Madam Liang did not forget that she existed, and she immediately had Xiangsi transferred to serve her.
"Xiangsi, in another year, you will be fifteen too. What are your plans?" The old lady was "bored" that day so she started chatting with Xiangsi. "Girls from ordinary families should find a husband after the age of fifteen."
Xiang Si did not stop pouring tea, but said respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I am saving money to redeem myself now."
"You want to leave the Liang Mansion?" Madam Liang frowned slightly. "Although it's free outside, there's no one to protect you. It's hard for a girl like you to survive."
"I learned a craft in the Liang Mansion, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to support myself after I leave." Xiang Si explained with a smile, "In fact, I had saved up almost all the money before, but then I ran out of it."
As soon as these words were spoken, Madam Liang's expression changed. She knew what was going on, of course. She was afraid that Xiangsi was implicated in the previous confiscation of her property and that was why she lost the silver.
After coughing a few times, Madam Liang continued, "Have you ever thought about being the young master's roommate?"
"Madam, I think before the young master has a legitimate wife, it would be best..." Xiangsi certainly doesn't want to be Liang Huaixin's maid, "Yuening City is different from Anyang City, so many young ladies are very taboo about these things.
If you want to marry a young lady from a noble family for the young master, it is best to do nothing first!"
After hearing this, Madam Liang was full of surprise. In fact, she had already asked people about the situations of some young ladies from wealthy families in Yue Ningcheng, and the matchmaker she had asked to "talk" had once reminded her of this matter in private.
"It's good that the young master doesn't have a maid or concubine." When the matchmaker learned that Liang Huaixin was still a virgin, she specifically mentioned Yue Ningcheng's situation, "Most of the ladies here like young masters like you."