A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 812 Premeditated retreat

After sleeping until I woke up naturally, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

The person beside the pillow is no longer there, leaving a lingering fragrance.

I got up and washed up, and when I went out I saw Li Sanniang telling a story to her daughter. Although she is a mother, Li Sanniang's figure is still so graceful. She had dressed up carefully today. She put on light makeup. She lightly swiped her eyebrows and tapped her red lips, and put a patch on her forehead. Plum blossoms, pearl earrings hanging from the ears,

Her black hair was tied into a pony bun, she wore a high-cut light yellow skirt, and she had a purple shawl on her arm.

The daughter of County Lord Jiangning has a pair of buns, a colorful headband with small bells on it, and the same style of clothes as her mother, which is actually a parent-child outfit.

"What story should I tell?"

"Aye,"

The little girl stood up and threw herself into his arms. Li Sanniang looked at him with springy brows, her eyes were full of affection, and her eyes were almost wired.

Huaiyu was a little frightened when he saw this fiery gaze.

Sure enough, only the exhausted cows did not plow the land. It seemed that he won last night. However, he was resurrected with full health this morning, but Wu Huaiyu did not dare to challenge.

"I'll make breakfast for A Lang."

The kitchen has ready-made shark fin soup, abalone porridge, and two sesame oil pancakes, which are quite pleasant on this cool morning.

The little girl opened her little mouth, wanting to eat from her father and want to be fed by her father.

After dinner, I taught the little girl a poem and then went to the eldest lady's courtyard.

Fan Xuanfu smiled and said to her husband, "Have you just woken up from sleeping until now?"

"hey-hey."

"Sanniang is really powerful. She deserves to be a master of swordsmanship and good at riding and shooting. However, it will only take a long time, so Alang must exercise some restraint to avoid damaging his vitality."

With that said, let the maid serve ginseng tea.

Huaiyu saw that the maid serving tea was Shuying whom he brought from his brother-in-law's house yesterday.

"This girl is pretty good." Xuan Fu looked at her husband, "Are you going to give her the title of concubine?"

Shuying stood at a distance in a very orderly manner. Although he was not squinting, he could still hear the mistress's words. He was eavesdropping attentively. He was so nervous that he almost twisted his ten fingers when they were twisted together.

Huaiyu smiled.

"Why are you laughing? It's not a bad thing. If you can bring her back, you must like her,"

Huaiyu interrupted him, picked up the ginseng tea and took a few sips, "There's no rush."

Fan Xuanfu was a little surprised.

"How to arrange it?"

"Let me stay by your side first, learn the rules from you, and help you run errands and take care of things," Wu Huaiyu said. Now that he has more wives and concubines, Wu Huaiyu feels that he has to exercise restraint.

Although he has already been blessed with this girl, this kind of thing is very common in noble families. It is not that simple for a sparrow to fly on a branch and become a phoenix.

It is actually very difficult to get a status in a wealthy family, definitely much more difficult than taking the public examination in later generations.

"Then stay with me first,"

"If so, if she's pregnant, let's give her a title after the baby is born." Fan Xuanfu took the initiative.

At the gate of the mansion, many of the maids and maids were favored by their masters, but very few had status. If they were lucky enough to get pregnant and give birth to a child, they would have a chance of getting status, and the chance of giving birth to a son was even greater.

Of course, even if some people give birth to children, they may still have no status.

Wu Huaiyu felt that saying this in front of other girls was a bit callous, but that was the truth.

"Shu Ying, come here." Fan Xuanfu waved.

Shuying was standing there just now and actually heard the conversation between the two. She could not help but feel disappointed, but she was also expecting it. After all, she was just a low-status maid in the Ma family, and soaring to the sky was just a dream.

"From today on, when you are in the house, you will follow me in my courtyard,"

"Slave, please follow Madam's arrangements."

Fan Xuanfu took her hand and said, "But since you have already served Alang, I won't do you any harm. From now on you will be the maid-servant of the first-in-law in my courtyard. There are five levels of maids in our house, and the maid-in-law of the first-in-law is the best." of,

In my courtyard, not only will you get more monthly money from now on, but you will also have to help take care of the maids in the courtyard, and you will also be given the keys. "

Tongfang maids are the maids in charge of each house. In addition, the word Tongfang also gives them some privileges, that is, if the hostess in the courtyard is unwell, the Tongfang maid can take care of her bed.

These maids who live in the same house are also the closest to the concubines.

Under the maids of the general house of the Wu family, there are first-class maids, second-class maids, third-class maids and small maids, a total of five classes. The hierarchy is strict and there are many rules, and the responsibilities are clearly defined and cannot be exceeded.

The maids in the general room are the highest-ranking, and they are stewards and even have the qualifications to serve as bed attendants. The little maids, on the other hand, were at the lowest level, doing menial chores.

Of course, the Wu family also has a kind of unofficial maid, which belongs to the trainee level. Some little girls who are new to the house are learning with them and they are not yet at the level.

The first-class maids are the personal maids next to the wives and concubines of each house. They are one level lower than the first-class maids. They mainly serve the master and assist in management.

The second-class maids are mainly the personal maids in the young master's wife's courtyard. The highest one beside them is the second-class maid, and there is no first-class or first-class maid.

The third-class maids were not allowed to enter the master's room to serve them, and they mainly had to run errands and do chores in the courtyard.

As for the little girl, of course she is waiting in the kitchen and laundry room to do the most tiring and dirty work, and she is not even qualified to serve tea or water. These hierarchies were strict and had many rules, but Wu Huaiyu did not interfere with the management of the family, because the family had a big business and many servants and maids. Without rules, it would be impossible.

The Wu family not only has many maids, but also guards and servants such as Jian Ji, the wife and the wife, and the outer courtyard also has male servants, male slaves, hired nurses, grooms, coachmen, watchmen, etc.

Moreover, there are many male and female housekeepers in charge of the house.

To be honest, the Duke's Mansion of Jin covers an area of ​​more than 100 acres. There are many wives, concubines, children, and servants in the mansion.

Huaiyu said to Shuying, "You were originally from my eldest sister's house. Since I brought you to the Duke of Jin's house, I won't treat you badly. I will ask the steward to take your slave contract to Wannian County Government soon." Go and be released as a good man, and you will be a good man from now on. My consort is from the Duke of Jin State.

I will give you money every month, you will also have ten-day holidays, you will also receive rewards during the New Year, and you will be given a change of clothes and shoes every season..."

The treatment of the Wu family is definitely very good. Whether they are stewards, servants or slaves, the food, clothing and accommodation are not bad. Even slaves, in addition to food, housing and clothing, will also have monthly money.

Shuying was very grateful after hearing this.

Wu Huaiyu turned around and went to the vestibule study.

Today, all his students have made an appointment to meet their teacher. It has been a while since they returned to Beijing, but they still haven't had time to meet.

Walking in the wind and rain corridor, Wu Huaiyu was still thinking about the girl Shu Ying. He just thought of something. There was a girl in the same room among his wives and concubines.

If Shuying and the others really got pregnant in the future, Wu Huaiyu had an idea. Instead of directly promoting her as a concubine based on her status, he thought about quietly sending her to another place, preferably to a prefecture on the border, to hide her identity. After the child is born, he does not return to the ancestors and is raised outside.

The reason why he suddenly came up with this idea is that in today's era, political struggles are fierce, and the more top-level powerful people are, the more likely they are to be implicated once the struggle fails.

This kind of thing is very common. If you are not careful, you will lose everything, and you may not have a chance to make a comeback.

Just like Yang Su, he was very prosperous and powerful during the Sui Dynasty, but after his death, his son rebelled, and his branch was uprooted.

Another example is Li Ji and Changsun Wuji. During the Gaozong Dynasty, they were also powerful auxiliary elders. After Li Ji's death, he was implicated in his grandson's rebellion, and his body was dug up and his coffin opened. Changsun Wuji was exiled to the frontier and died in a foreign country. His descendants They are all implicated,

Now that Wu Erniang has become the crown prince's quasi-prince Liangdi, who knows whether she will become Emperor Zetian in the future, and who knows whether the Wu family will eventually be implicated in this.

Eggs cannot be put in one basket.

Although he had made arrangements before, saying that he would buy properties in various places for his sons, and in the future he would split up his family and spread his business in various places, but if something really happened, he would not be able to escape no matter how far he was wearing the name of the Wu family.

If you put some unknown illegitimate children on the border, hide their identities, buy them properties, and provide them with some help secretly, wouldn't you still be able to retain some of your bloodline if something goes wrong?

This thought came to him suddenly, and he didn't tell Fan Xuanfu and the others, but once he had this thought, he couldn't get it away.

Although Wu Huaiyu now holds a high position and the Wu family is becoming more and more prosperous, he is always a little uneasy in his heart.

Be prepared for a rainy day,

Just in case.

study,

Pei Xingjian, Hao Chujun, Xu Yushi and other students all came. Except for Shangguanyi and Li Yifu, who are now officials,

Wang Fangyi stood there. A group of senior brothers knew that he was the teacher's new student. He was a descendant of the Wang family of Taiyuan and the grandson of Princess Tong'an. His mother was the Li family of Zhaojun.

However, such a prominent background did not awe the senior brothers. After all, the students Wu Huaiyu accepted also had unusual backgrounds. Pei Xingjian was from the Pei family in Hedong, and Hao and Xu were from a famous family in Anlu. There was also Xu Jingzong's son, Wei Zheng son,

No one’s background is bad.

Huaiyu came in and everyone saluted and said hello.

"Come here Fang Yi,"

"This is Wang Fangyi from the Taiyuan Wang family with the fifth surname, grandson of the eldest princess of Tong'an, and the eldest grandson of the Taiyuan Wang family."

Wang Fangyi took the initiative to explain, "I, Aye, were not born to the eldest princess, but a concubine. I am just the eldest concubine and grandson of the Wang family."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "He will be your junior brother from now on. You senior brothers must be friendly and united."

After chatting with this group of students and checking their studies,

"Alang, an envoy from the palace has come. The saint has summoned Alang to see him."

Wu Huaiyu thought it was the Li Fengci brothers, so he said hello to the students and went into the palace.

After entering the palace, the chamberlain took him directly to the Li Zheng Palace.

"But Queen Phoenix is ​​unwell?"

Xiaohuangmen knew Wu Huaiyu's identity and politely told her that the queen's health had improved greatly.

Hearing this, Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the queen was in good health, he was not worried at all if it was Li Fengci's brother's matter.

When we arrived at the Li Zheng Hall, we found that the queen was in a good mood and was chatting and laughing with the emperor and the prince.

"Qingyang is here, come quickly,"

When Li Shimin saw him arriving, he waved to him without waiting for praise.

"Qingyang, the Tongjian you wrote for Cheng Qian is very good. The queen and I read it together with the prince. We all learned a lot.

If you have finished writing the new article, please submit it soon. "

It turned out to be a reminder. Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the second part of Tongjian has just been written."

"Did you bring it?"

"Bring it."

"Hurry up and submit it for us. No, you happen to be here today. You can explain it to us directly," Li Shimin said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)