The maid who followed the car hesitated for a moment.
According to the rules, she could not pass without being summoned, but since Steward Qi had given the order, it should be okay.
The maid gently pushed open the narrow door and looked into the carriage.
Then she raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.
Kneaded it again.
Then, she simply got in and touched every seat in disbelief.
"There's no one inside."
The maid following the carriage said to Steward Qi outside, with a look of panic and uneasiness on her face.
No need for the maid to tell, Manager Qi can see it himself.
Where did such a big living person go?
Manager Qi felt that he was not feeling well.
"Oops."
Manager Qi thought of the man lying under the carriage for no reason.
The man was clearly unscathed but could not die, so he insisted on pestering him for a long time.
Finally, he asked for ten coppers and left because he couldn't afford it, so Manager Qi dismissed him as a beggar.
Now that I think about it carefully, something is very wrong.
Judging from the man's clothes and his ability to get under the car, ten coppers can be spent.
Thinking further, there was also something wrong with the honor guard of the second-grade officer who forced the carriage into the alley.
There were too many leading signs, and I didn't pay special attention to them.
I actually couldn't remember which official it was.
Manager Qi didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Xia Xiaodong was finally hungry and was about to walk away to find something to eat when he saw Steward Qi running towards him on horseback.
Manager Qi's face was ugly, and there were streaks of sweat on his face.
He didn't know whether it was from anxiety or heat.
When he saw Xia Xiaodong, his mouth was crooked and he didn't say anything for a long time.
"I heard something moving in front of me.
The car didn't leave even after waiting a while, so I came down to take a look.
Unexpectedly, the carriage left just as I got off."
Xia Xiaodong explained helplessly: "I even shouted twice from behind.
The sound was probably too low and you didn’t even hear it.”
Manager Qi trembled, wondering if there was anything wrong with Xia Xiaodong's statement.
It sounds reasonable.
Do you think too much?
It took quite a while before the carriage arrived.
This time, the maid who followed the car simply stopped staying in her original position.
Just kneel in the middle aisle.
Except for serving Xia Xiaodong and eating something, he spent the rest of the time staring at Xia Xiaodong's feet, fearing that this person would suddenly disappear again.
When arriving at the Lu family.
The sky has turned slightly dark, and we have been going back and forth on the road for almost a whole day.
Manager Qi had to check every quarter of an hour to see if Xia Xiaodong was still in the car along the way.
He mercilessly made himself dusty and exhausted, so much so that the boy at the door almost didn't recognize him.
The Lu family's mansion.
It was much larger than any house Xia Xiaodong had ever seen.
The carriage stopped at the door, and immediately a woman holding a green cloth curtain came up.
The road from the carriage to the side door was sealed tightly.
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Seeing such a battle, Xia Xiaodong calmed down and suppressed the idea of taking the baggage and holding it in his arms.
It was thought that things like this would be arranged, so there was no reason for the girl to do it by herself.
Of course I can walk alone.
But Xia Xiaodong still held on to the arm that the maid who was following the car bent over and walked slowly step by step.
Fortunately, this adjustment didn't take long, and I entered the side door.
The sky-blue silk sedan chair is ready.
The maid who followed the car helped Xia Xiaodong into the sedan and signaled to the two women standing by to carry him away.
However, he took a few steps back, holding on to the wall unsteadily.
The errand was finally completed.
Thinking of having completely lost this girl, the maid who followed the car could not help but break out in cold sweat and was very frightened.
According to the Lu family's rules, if such a mistake were made, the consequences would be quite terrible.
The sedan chair was carried quickly and steadily, and it took a full meal before it stopped in front of a hanging flower gate somewhere.
"Miss Xia is well."
A familiar voice came from outside the sedan curtain.
It was Nanny Ji next to Lu Yunzhi.
Xia Xiaodong was slightly surprised.
Aunt Ji was not an ordinary nanny.
She actually came to greet her.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yunzhi still valued her very much when she returned home.
But after seeing her for a few days, Nanny Ji was dressed very solemnly and appropriately, and her whole body had an unusual air.
She didn't look like a nanny, but more like a lady.
The two of them were familiar with each other, and they walked together.
They chatted casually and soon arrived at a large courtyard.
The courtyard is surrounded by a parapet wall, with rhododendrons planted all along the wall.
They are all pruned to a height of no more than two feet.
The white walls and green trees are refreshing and eye-catching.
The courtyard gate is on the southeast side.
The maid had already opened the door.
When she saw Nanny Ji and Xia Xiaodong approaching, she hurried forward to say hello and led them in.
"No, it happens to be dinner time, and Miss Yunzhi is in the old lady's room."
Nanny Ji said with a smile: "Miss Xia is here, she also wants to meet the old lady, get to know the sisters, and then have dinner together. " Since the Lu family are relatives, dinner is no longer dinner, but dinner.
The difference is just one word, but the grades are different.
Xia Xiaodong had already made up his mind to listen more and watch more, speak less and move less.
At the moment, he just nodded in agreement.
Two maids stood at the door of the main room with their hands lowered.
They first bowed respectfully, then turned around and opened the door curtain, speaking in a sweet voice: "Miss Xia and Nanny Ji are here."
An old lady wearing regular clothes and a green-gray forehead wiper sat upright on the Taishi chair.
There were about seven or eight girls accompanying her on both sides.
They were all sitting upright on the chairs, including the tea cup on the small high table next to the chair.
All placed in almost the same position.
These people really gather here to chat and wait for dinner together.
They are not sitting upright in a meeting or practicing some rules or manners.
Everyone looked over.
After looking at it briefly, they all turned away calmly.
It is impolite to not respond when someone comes in; it is also impolite to always stare at others.
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Lu Yunzhi sat on the first chair to the left of the old lady.
She invited Xia Xiaodong.
Lu Yunzhi naturally stood up quickly and greeted with a smile: "Sister Xiaodong is here, come in quickly."
Then he first introduced the old lady above to Xia Xiaodong: "This is my grandmother, the old lady of our family."
Immediately, a maid came over to lay out the brocade mat and serve Xia Xiaodong to salute.
In fact, kneeling down and worshiping can certainly be labeled as humiliation, but it can also be regarded as just a kind of etiquette.
In the era before chairs were invented, everyone would sit on the mat while kneeling.
When they wanted to speak, they had to sit in the posture of standing straight and kneeling.
When the King of Qin saw Fan Ju, he bowed his head and asked him.
Don't interpret it as kneeling and begging, it was just an eager gesture.
In an era where people need to bow down to show respect, if they have to create their own bowing ceremony or something, that is not looking for abuse
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