047 Staring till dawn
Cui Zhenyi was obviously paying attention to Bai Fuling when she heard Shi Wei's words, so she lifted her to the same height as the generals guarding the city. She was even more dissatisfied. She finally sneered twice: "General Bu Shen, it's fine to just general Gan Shen. Miss Bai's daughter's house cannot carry her shoulders or lift her hands. What can I do?!"
Shi Wei disagreed. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the front yard of the General's Mansion. Cui Zhenyi was shocked and said to Shi Wei hurriedly: "Go ahead and see, but what happened?!"
As soon as Shi Wei left, Feng Shuang, who was sent to the west wing, came back. She replied with a strange look on her face: "Madam, the west wing... are all asleep. I, I have no one found..."
Cui Zhenyi was so angry that she was so angry that she was frightened by the movements in the front yard. She was just when her heart was restless and unstable. After hearing Fan Shuang's words, she didn't want to wave her hand and slapped her in the face, shouting: "What does it mean to not find someone? Could it be that she doesn't even have a maid on duty?! With such a big noise outside, can they still sleep to death?!"
Cui Zhenyi rarely beats maids. She always feels that only the shrew of the village will do such rude things. It is not that she is really "compassionate". She is just more accustomed to "dignified and calm" punishment of disobedient servants, or asks them to kneel down and hold people to hold water basins, or orders people to slap their mouths. She rarely works. But today she is shocked and angry. The evil fire that has accumulated in her heart for several days can't help but burst out once, and her violent impulse to destroy something. Finally, she vented her anger on the little maid around her and became a shrew.
Feng Shuang was tearful and dared not argue. She also felt very strange. She walked back and forth several times in the west porch, but no one came to pay attention to her. She raised her ears and listened under the window for a while. She could only hear a few slow breaths quietly in the room. She didn't know who the Bai family was. She was so scared that they could still sleep soundly.
The people on Cui Zhenyi's side didn't understand them. Everyone who served Bai Fuling knew about them, but they just ignored them on purpose. Bai Fuling didn't sleep for a long time every day, and hated disturbances the most. If Feng Shuang was bolder and called people, she probably would have jumped out and tried to shut up quietly. She didn't say anything, so Bai Fuling and others came quietly and went quietly.
Deng's mother rarely saw Cui Zhenyi so irritable and incompetent. She was stunned for a moment and came forward to persuade her: "Since there is no movement in the west wing, I'm afraid that what Housekeeper Shi said makes sense. I guess there will be nothing wrong. Madam, please rest with peace of mind."
Choi Zhenyi clenched her fists and said, "Let's wait until Butler Shi comes to report the matter in the front yard, so it's noisy... How can I sleep?"
The women in the room were in a panic. Cui Zhenyi said it was right. It was the first time they had encountered such a terrible thing. How could they sleep peacefully as if they didn't hear it?
After a while, Shi Wei came to report with brisk steps: "Ms. Bai sent someone to catch the spy who intended to open the city gate for the barbarians. General Bu Shen was interrogating in the front yard. The spy was actually a general in the Zhenbei Army! Tsk tsk! If Miss Bai hadn't made a brilliant plan, she would have really let those barbarians break into the city! No wonder the general praised the lady and trusted her very much..."
While he kept praising, he shook his head, his face full of admiration and honor, and he swept away his groggy before.
Cui Zhenyi felt uncomfortable and said coldly: "Didn't you say before that the general had never entered the city after he arrived in Beiguan City? Why do you say that he almost broke into the city now?"
Shi Wei was choked by her and was not angry. He shrugged and said, "If you really want to break into the city gate, you can't get here. There are arrangements near the gates of the Zhenbei Army. If you enter the city, the barbarians will be dead."
Choi Zhenyi was even more dissatisfied when she saw him being stubborn. However, if something happened unexpectedly when she was deadly, she might have to rely on him, so she could only bear it and waved her hand to let him go back and rest.
Liu Zhenzhen was frightened and refused to go back to the room to sleep. Cui Zhenyi's face was calm and her heart was a little scared. So the two of them were rarely intimately squeezed into the same bed and slept in a dress. Several maids and servants did not dare to sleep, and sat outside and waited for dawn with anxiety.
Cui Zhenyi finally adapted to the sound of killing in the distance. When she closed her eyes, she suddenly heard the sound of gongs ringing. Someone shouted: "It's gone! It's gone! Come and put out the fire!"
This was a big fright. Cui Zhenyi and Liu Zhenzhen almost jumped up from the bed and ran to the outside room. Deng's mother ran to find Shi Wei without any instructions.
Shi Wei yawned Lian Tiandi into the backyard and threw a sentence: "It's okay, it's probably because there are spies who want to set fire to cause chaos. The sound is at least a few streets away and will be rescued soon. Madam, rest with peace of mind."
How can people rest peacefully like this?!
Cui Zhenyi watched Shi Wei shook away and it took a lot of effort to control her and not collapse on the spot. She had never been frightened by such grievances and fears! She hated this ghost place and even more hated everyone in this ghost place!
In this way, Cui Zhenyi was suffering from all kinds of negative emotions such as horror, resentment, anger, regret, etc., and she fell asleep until dawn... At this time, the west wing began to get lively after a night of calm. The Bai family's maids came in and out to serve Bai Fuling to get up and wash and have a meal, and the laughter of the young woman laughing and laughing. Cui Zhenyi knew that she would not want to sleep.
She sat up with a cold face, and Fengshuang, who was swollen half of her face, came forward to serve her to change clothes and wash. Cui Zhenyi was upset when she saw her appearance. She waved her hand and asked another maid, Fanli. Fanli was also shocked and afraid that she had not been asleep all night, and her face was pale and haggard as if she had been seriously ill.
Deng's mother went to prepare breakfast, but because Lu Ying did not agree with their plan to expand the General Mansion, she now had to boil water and cook rice, so she could only go to the kitchen in the front yard of the General Mansion to make a fire. Shi Wei and others' meals were entrusted to a nearby family to prepare and deliver them. Cui Zhenyi thought the food was crude and unpalatable, so she had to work hard to buy other ingredients to make.
Mother Deng looked at the few ingredients left in the kitchen, and thought that when the martial law was going to be in the city, she couldn't help but worry. Even if they could go out to buy it, they wouldn't see hawkers on the street.
When she came back, Choi Zhenyi found that she looked a little strange, so she asked, "What's wrong?"
Mother Deng pretended to be fine and smiled, "It's nothing, I'm afraid I was scared last night and I was a little restless."
What should she say? She just saw Shi Wei and Shizhu’s two uncles and nephews and the four servants gathered around the table to eat and drink, and the dishes were more abundant and better than her wife?
The servants of the General's Mansion never saw such good food. Today, they suddenly had good food. Needless to think, it was because Miss Bai arrived. These dishes were obviously not made in ordinary kitchens. I don't know what magical powers the young lady of the Bai family had. She could still create a good meal to entertain a few servants during the martial law period.
This will only make the wife angry, but I will not say it.
Liu Zhenzhen was listless and had no appetite. She ate a little and put down the dishes. Her maid Juhong came over and whispered a few words in her ear. Cui Zhenyi saw her sneakily and said hard: "If you have something to say, what do you think you will whisper like this?!"
Liu Zhenzhen was disgusted and Nunu said to Juhong: "Since my cousin wants to hear it, just say it loudly."
Juhong was afraid when she remembered Cui Zhenyi's cruelty in beating Fengshuang last night, and said timidly: "I just heard the servants in the front yard talking to Miss Bai's maid. The maid said that the two generals sent letters to the general last night with the falcons tamed in the army. It is estimated that they should receive a reply at noon today at the latest. When the two generals arrive, they will ask the servants to call them."
Cui Zhenyi finally heard a valuable news, and a smile appeared on her face and said to Liu Zhenzhen: "You maid are pretty good at inquiring about the news."
She couldn't sleep last night, and she tossed and turned and thought about it again and again, thinking that if she wanted to use Lu Ying's subordinates to influence Lu Ying, she would have to do something so that those big guys could deepen their good impression of her. Bai Fuling's little vixen relied on her family's wealth and had already taken the lead. No wonder Lu Ying valued her so much. Not only did she have a charming face, she could also contribute money and work to solve many problems for Lu Ying.
Cui Zhenyi asked herself that she had more advantages than Bai Fuling in her status, and that she had done a very beautiful job of having a banquet for Lu Ying's subordinates. As long as she manages her hard work, she will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory.
Last night, I heard that Bai Fuling had captured a spy for Zhenbei Army. He was busy and panicked, and his performance was really bad. He had to find a way to save it. The most urgent task was to understand Lu Ying's plan and the current situation, so as to cooperate with him, improve his position in Zhenbei Army and Lu Ying's mind, and re-establish his image as a virtuous person.
Before Lu Ying left, she asked her to leave as soon as possible to return to Beijing. Of course, she could not leave just like that, but the matter of Hehuan Pao was exposed, and she felt more embarrassed and guilty when facing Lu Ying, so if you want to stay, you have to plan. Even if Lu Ying can't feel good about her, at least he must make him look at her.
This was her last attempt. If she didn't succeed, she could only leave. Fortunately, when he heard Lu Ying's tone, he seemed to not intend to surrender to any prince. As long as this news was well modified, it could be regarded as her credit, and it would not be considered a complete failure.
Liu Zhenzhen rarely heard Cui Zhenyi's praise and said with a graceful look: "What is her ability..."
Cui Zhenyi needed help the most at this time. She patiently praised Liu Zhenzhen and gave Juhong a few more words, and ordered her to be careful to keep an eye on the movements in the front yard. As long as the two generals arrived, she would notify her immediately.
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