Yao Lan Became Short (Part One)
“Young miss, quickly come and take a look!”
When Yu Fu returned to the Western Wing, Yao Lan’s group carried out a pile of things. The sight of this was quite dazzling.
There were clothes, jewelry, and there was also silver and gold…
“This is?”
“This was rewarded by His Majesty. They said that it was new year’s money. His Majesty knows that young miss and the second young sir went to save the eldest young sir. I heard that he praised young miss quite a great deal.”
It was no wonder the rewards were so plentiful. So it was because of Gu ShuBai’s life.
Yu Fu suddenly remembered something, “Oh right, after second brother and I left, His Majesty didn’t get mad, right?”
The matter of 500 cavalry members leaving the capital first before informing the Emperor, it was natural that word of the event could not be contained.
“Immediately after young miss and the second young sir left, Lord Marquis went out and waited for the palace’s gates to open for two hours. When Lord Marquis returned, he was weak, and I heard Steward Qi say that His Majesty wanted to dispatch a few imperial physicians to chase after your group. He should not have gotten mad.”
Yu Fu said: “If His Majesty didn’t get mad, does that mean that there was no word from the Board of War? 500 cavalry left the city without warning. This is something that should have been handled by the Board of War, and the officials in court can’t have stayed quiet.”
Lian Bi said: “There really wasn’t. Didn’t Lord Marquis give the second young sir his golden decree? That golden decree was meant to allow for the movement of troops without warning. It’s just that Lord Marquis always kept a low profile and never made use of it. This was the first time that it had been used, so what could the Board of War say?”
Though she was just a maidservant, when Lian Bi brought up Gu HuaiJiang’s merits, she was unable to conceal her pride.
Yu Fu could not stop herself from laughing, “I wasn’t around to celebrate the new year and must have troubled you. Take this silver and gold and share it amongst yourselves. Those who work inside get one gold piece and those who work outside get one silver piece. As for these clothes…”
The clothes had been made based on her measurements, so Lian Bi and the others would be unable to wear them.
Yu Fu turned her head to look at Yao Lan. She suddenly noticed that not even Yao Lan could wear her clothes- they were too big.
She could not help but reach out to compare heights with Yao Lan, “Yao Lan, I only left for half a month. Why is it that I suddenly found that you’ve gotten shorter?”
Yu Fu previously hated it when the topic of height was brought up, getting mad at anyone who brought it up.
Now, it was Yao Lan.
She shrank back and avoided Yu Fu’s hand, her small face bright red, “It’s young miss who sneakily grew taller without telling me! What should I do now? Only I’m the shortest…”
Yin Ling and Yin Xue stood to the side and covered their mouths while laughing.
They were half a head taller than Yao Lan, so there was naturally no need for them to worry.
Yin Xue said: “Young miss, Yao Lan didn’t get shorter. She even grew taller. It’s young miss who grew too quickly. Did young miss not notice? In the past, your head only reached the eldest young sir’s belly, but it now reaches his chest!”
It was possible that Gu ShuBai had spent most of this time lying down, and that led to Yu Fu missing out on this surprising change.
She smiled happily, “Then just keep these clothes and share the fabric that the head general sent last time. Have them made into new winter clothes! It should have been shared with you before the end of the year. Since it’s been delayed until now, don’t get mad.”
Lian Zhu hastily said: “What is young miss saying? You think too lowly of us. We aren’t even able to use up all of the fabric that you usually give us, so how can we dare to feel dissatisfied?”
After saying this, she covered her mouth and smiled then looked at Yao Lan, “Especially Yao Lan, she has an even harder time using up the fabric.”
For a moment, nobody reacted to this. They thought that she was saying that Yu Fu rewarded Yao Lan with the most fabric. It was only after a moment that everyone realized what she was saying.
She was clearly saying that Yao Lan was short thus used the least fabric!
“Sister Lian Zhu, you’re bullying me too! It’s definitely something that Yin Ling taught you!”
Yao Lan angrily went to pinch Yin Ling’s cheeks, but the latter was already prepared, quickly hiding behind Yu Fu.
“Young miss, save me! It’s clearly sister Lian Zhu who’s laughing at her, so why is she coming at me? I refuse to accept this!”
Yu Fu moved quickly and dodged to the side, “Who told you to always make fun of her? I won’t get involved in your fights to keep everyone from saying that I’m biased later!”
Regardless of who fought whom, whenever there was a fight, they would use Yu Fu as a shield.
Yu Fu would kindly try to mediate things, but in the end, everyone would call her biased. As such, she just stopped caring.
“Come, let’s have a wager. Will you bet on Yao Lan winning or Yin Ling winning? I’ll go first and bet a chicken drumstick at dinner!”
Because she had grown taller, Yu Fu was in a good mood and boldly wagered a drumstick. Lian Zhu was quick to join in, “Then I’ll also wager a drumstick. I will wager that Yin Ling will win!”
When it came to a fight, it was reach that mattered more than height, and Yu Fu said: “Then I will bet that Yao Lan will win.”
“I will also wager on Yao Lan!”
“I will wager on Yin Ling!”
Having been used for a bet, Yao Lan and Yin Ling were laughing so hard that their bellies hurt. How could they even fight?
Yao Lan thought quickly, “We won’t fight. Nobody wins. This fight is a draw, so tonight’s drumsticks will be given to the two of us!”
“Very well, you two actually dare to act so shamelessly!”
Now, it was Lian Zhu’s group that refused to accept this, and the group began laughing and messing around when they suddenly heard the sound of Aunty Li’s footsteps.
She walked in through the door. A maidservant with her head lowered followed her in. She was dressed plainly, and it was immediately clear that she had come from the countryside.
“Young miss, Yao Hong has returned. What arrangements for her did you have in mind?”
What? She was actually Yao Hong?
Aside from Yu Fu, the smiles on everyone’s faces turned to surprise, as they looked at her unkindly.
As a maidservant who tried to harm her master, she actually had the face to come back?
Qi Ting lifted her head and bowed toward everyone. With a natural smile, it looked as if nothing had happened.
“Greetings, young miss. Greetings, sisters.”
Yao Lan Became Short (Part One)
“Young miss, quickly come and take a look!”
When Yu Fu returned to the Western Wing, Yao Lan’s group carried out a pile of things. The sight of this was quite dazzling.
There were clothes, jewelry, and there was also silver and gold…
“This is?”
“This was rewarded by His Majesty. They said that it was new year’s money. His Majesty knows that young miss and the second young sir went to save the eldest young sir. I heard that he praised young miss quite a great deal.”
It was no wonder the rewards were so plentiful. So it was because of Gu ShuBai’s life.
Yu Fu suddenly remembered something, “Oh right, after second brother and I left, His Majesty didn’t get mad, right?”
The matter of 500 cavalry members leaving the capital first before informing the Emperor, it was natural that word of the event could not be contained.
“Immediately after young miss and the second young sir left, Lord Marquis went out and waited for the palace’s gates to open for two hours. When Lord Marquis returned, he was weak, and I heard Steward Qi say that His Majesty wanted to dispatch a few imperial physicians to chase after your group. He should not have gotten mad.”
Yu Fu said: “If His Majesty didn’t get mad, does that mean that there was no word from the Board of War? 500 cavalry left the city without warning. This is something that should have been handled by the Board of War, and the officials in court can’t have stayed quiet.”
Lian Bi said: “There really wasn’t. Didn’t Lord Marquis give the second young sir his golden decree? That golden decree was meant to allow for the movement of troops without warning. It’s just that Lord Marquis always kept a low profile and never made use of it. This was the first time that it had been used, so what could the Board of War say?”
Though she was just a maidservant, when Lian Bi brought up Gu HuaiJiang’s merits, she was unable to conceal her pride.
Yu Fu could not stop herself from laughing, “I wasn’t around to celebrate the new year and must have troubled you. Take this silver and gold and share it amongst yourselves. Those who work inside get one gold piece and those who work outside get one silver piece. As for these clothes…”
The clothes had been made based on her measurements, so Lian Bi and the others would be unable to wear them.
Yu Fu turned her head to look at Yao Lan. She suddenly noticed that not even Yao Lan could wear her clothes- they were too big.
She could not help but reach out to compare heights with Yao Lan, “Yao Lan, I only left for half a month. Why is it that I suddenly found that you’ve gotten shorter?”
Yu Fu previously hated it when the topic of height was brought up, getting mad at anyone who brought it up.
Now, it was Yao Lan.
She shrank back and avoided Yu Fu’s hand, her small face bright red, “It’s young miss who sneakily grew taller without telling me! What should I do now? Only I’m the shortest…”
Yin Ling and Yin Xue stood to the side and covered their mouths while laughing.
They were half a head taller than Yao Lan, so there was naturally no need for them to worry.
Yin Xue said: “Young miss, Yao Lan didn’t get shorter. She even grew taller. It’s young miss who grew too quickly. Did young miss not notice? In the past, your head only reached the eldest young sir’s belly, but it now reaches his chest!”
It was possible that Gu ShuBai had spent most of this time lying down, and that led to Yu Fu missing out on this surprising change.
She smiled happily, “Then just keep these clothes and share the fabric that the head general sent last time. Have them made into new winter clothes! It should have been shared with you before the end of the year. Since it’s been delayed until now, don’t get mad.”
Lian Zhu hastily said: “What is young miss saying? You think too lowly of us. We aren’t even able to use up all of the fabric that you usually give us, so how can we dare to feel dissatisfied?”
After saying this, she covered her mouth and smiled then looked at Yao Lan, “Especially Yao Lan, she has an even harder time using up the fabric.”
For a moment, nobody reacted to this. They thought that she was saying that Yu Fu rewarded Yao Lan with the most fabric. It was only after a moment that everyone realized what she was saying.
She was clearly saying that Yao Lan was short thus used the least fabric!
“Sister Lian Zhu, you’re bullying me too! It’s definitely something that Yin Ling taught you!”
Yao Lan angrily went to pinch Yin Ling’s cheeks, but the latter was already prepared, quickly hiding behind Yu Fu.
“Young miss, save me! It’s clearly sister Lian Zhu who’s laughing at her, so why is she coming at me? I refuse to accept this!”
Yu Fu moved quickly and dodged to the side, “Who told you to always make fun of her? I won’t get involved in your fights to keep everyone from saying that I’m biased later!”
Regardless of who fought whom, whenever there was a fight, they would use Yu Fu as a shield.
Yu Fu would kindly try to mediate things, but in the end, everyone would call her biased. As such, she just stopped caring.
“Come, let’s have a wager. Will you bet on Yao Lan winning or Yin Ling winning? I’ll go first and bet a chicken drumstick at dinner!”
Because she had grown taller, Yu Fu was in a good mood and boldly wagered a drumstick. Lian Zhu was quick to join in, “Then I’ll also wager a drumstick. I will wager that Yin Ling will win!”
When it came to a fight, it was reach that mattered more than height, and Yu Fu said: “Then I will bet that Yao Lan will win.”
“I will also wager on Yao Lan!”
“I will wager on Yin Ling!”
Having been used for a bet, Yao Lan and Yin Ling were laughing so hard that their bellies hurt. How could they even fight?
Yao Lan thought quickly, “We won’t fight. Nobody wins. This fight is a draw, so tonight’s drumsticks will be given to the two of us!”
“Very well, you two actually dare to act so shamelessly!”
Now, it was Lian Zhu’s group that refused to accept this, and the group began laughing and messing around when they suddenly heard the sound of Aunty Li’s footsteps.
She walked in through the door. A maidservant with her head lowered followed her in. She was dressed plainly, and it was immediately clear that she had come from the countryside.
“Young miss, Yao Hong has returned. What arrangements for her did you have in mind?”
What? She was actually Yao Hong?
Aside from Yu Fu, the smiles on everyone’s faces turned to surprise, as they looked at her unkindly.
As a maidservant who tried to harm her master, she actually had the face to come back?
Qi Ting lifted her head and bowed toward everyone. With a natural smile, it looked as if nothing had happened.
“Greetings, young miss. Greetings, sisters.”
