After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

Chapter 113 1

Chapter 113

Chun Tao came in with the washed peaches and saw her young lady staring at the headband. She thought she really liked the pattern on it, so she said, "Young lady, if you really like it, please give it to me and I will knit you an identical one."

Luo Shuiyao's mind was slightly moved when she heard this. She asked Chuntao, "You said you can make one exactly like this?"

Chun Tao nodded at her, took the headband from her hand, examined it carefully for a while, and said, "Yes, I can make an identical one, but I'm afraid I won't be able to find one with the same gem on it."

Luo Shuiyao narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Then you can make one similar to this one. The gem on top is easy to deal with. After you finish embroidering it, you can move this gem over. Is that feasible?"

Chun Tao looked at her, and although there was confusion in her eyes, she still nodded and responded, "Of course you can."

Luo Shuiyao nodded and continued, "Okay, then you should hurry up and make a headband like this one in the next few days."

Luo Shuiyao then asked her, "Did you wash your hands after washing the peaches today?"

When Chuntao heard this, she thought Luo Shuiyao disliked her dirty hands, and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy, but was stopped by Luo Shuiyao.

Chun Tao said anxiously, "Miss, my hands are clean, there is absolutely no dirt on them."

Luo Shuiyao shook her head slightly and said softly, "That's not what I meant. Don't panic. I just thought of something and asked casually."

Chuntao finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

Luo Shuiyao stared at Chuntao's eyes and said meaningfully, "Go wash some wild peaches, don't wash your hands, then find a chance to go to the red fruit in the Qiuliyuan next door and scratch her body with your unwashed hands."

"Remember, you must catch more." Luo Shuiyao looked at Chuntao and said solemnly again.

Although Chuntao was full of doubts, she could only nod in agreement.

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Compared to the harmonious atmosphere at Chunhua Courtyard, Qiuli Courtyard had been in dire straits for the past few days. The young lady from Qiuli Courtyard had been confined to the courtyard and was in a very bad mood, so the servants didn't dare to go up and challenge her.

Only the young lady's personal maid, Hong Guo, could not escape.

She walked into the room slowly, carrying the meal. Looking at Lu Zhaozhao, who was lying on the bed with a depressed look on her face, she called softly, "Miss, get up and have your meal." Her voice was gentle, as if she was afraid of disturbing the depressing atmosphere.

Lu Zhaozhao just moved slightly without saying anything, as if she had no interest in all this.

Seeing this, Hongguo's heart tightened slightly. Remembering what Madam had told her, she gritted her teeth and continued, "Miss, you haven't had breakfast today. This is not good for your health. You should get up and eat something."

Lu Zhaozhao finally moved.

She slowly stood up and looked at Hong Guo blankly. Hong Guo was shocked by her lifeless yet veiled anger and took a step back, fear welling up in his heart.

Seeing her being so disrespectful, Lu Zhaozhao became even angrier.

She suddenly raised her hand and knocked over the food plate in Hongguo's hand. The sound of broken porcelain was particularly harsh in the quiet room.

Then, he slapped her with his backhand, with a loud and crisp "pop" sound.

Hong Guo ignored the pain on her face and quickly knelt on the ground begging for mercy, tears welling up in her eyes: "Miss, please calm down, please calm down, I know I was wrong."

Seeing this, Lu Zhaozhao just looked at Hongguo coldly. "Get out!" she shouted angrily.

Hongguo trembled all over, quickly stood up, and stumbled out of the house. Her heart was full of grievances and fear, but she dared not complain at all.

Lu Zhaozhao was the only one left in the room. She looked at the mess on the floor, her anger undiminished. The days of house arrest had left her feeling incredibly depressed and aggrieved. She raised her hand and slammed the exquisite porcelain vase she had just replaced onto the floor.

Hong Guo covered her face and rushed out of the house. The grievance and pain in her heart made her tears well up in her eyes. She bumped into Nanny Chu head-on. She cried out "Ouch!" and took a few steps back, almost spraining her waist. However, the maid who followed behind her quickly caught her up.

Nanny Chu looked at Hongguo's swollen cheeks and scolded her coldly, "You are so reckless, little girl. How can you be so ignorant of the rules?"

Hong Guo quickly knelt down, sobbing, "Madam, please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that. The young lady... the young lady was very angry and slapped me. I was scared and lost my composure."

After hearing this, Nanny Chu frowned slightly and sighed inwardly that the young lady's temper was getting worse.

She looked at Hongguo and said in a slightly softer tone, "Get up. The young lady is under house arrest, so naturally she's in a bad mood. As her personal maid, you should be more tolerant. Go, find some ice to apply to her face, so it doesn't swell up too much."

Hongguo looked at Nanny Chu gratefully, stood up, wiped her tears, and quietly retreated.

Chuntao, who was pressed against the wall separating them, heard the rustling sounds from the other side and the faint sound of scolding coming from the courtyard.

Today, her mistress had instructed her to interact with Hongguo, so she kept a close eye on the situation at Qiuliyuan. Just now, she was embroidering a headband when she heard the faint sound of porcelain breaking. She put down her work and leaned against the wall to listen.

Although he couldn't hear the specific situation clearly, he could roughly judge that the maid from Qiuliyuan next door was beaten by his own mistress.

The ice was in the kitchen, so if the maid wanted to find some for her face, she had to go there. She put the embroidery back into the basket, placed it on the table, and without bothering to tidy it up, she hurried out.

Before leaving, Chuntao passed by the small kitchen in the yard. She stopped, reached into the basket of wild peaches, and rubbed them vigorously. She didn't stop until the peaches were broken and deformed, and the peach hairs were stuck to her hands.

Then, she casually wiped the hands that had just been rubbing the peaches on herself, so that some peach hairs were also stained on her body. After doing this, Chuntao walked towards the big kitchen.

Hongguo walked towards the kitchen with her head down and red eyes. She was filled with grievance and pain, and just wanted to find some ice to put on her face to relieve the redness and swelling.

Halfway through her walk, she suddenly noticed someone on the path ahead, looking down at something. Hong Guo wanted to turn away, not wanting others to see her in such a state of disarray.

But someone called out to him, "Hey, wait a moment, girl."

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Hongguo turned around helplessly and looked at the person who called her.

The man took a few steps towards her, and when he saw her, he said, "It's Miss Hongguo."

Hongguo lowered her head and hummed softly.