Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 333 Choosing a maid
After Hong Chang's marriage was settled, there was one less person to serve Zhao Wangshu, so Lady Qiao picked six from the house to train her.

After learning the rules, Mrs. Qiao brought the person to Zhao Wangshu and asked her to choose, "Young madam, this is the youngest daughter of Sun Qingshan's family in the sewing room. Her name is Xiaotao. She has the most skillful hands and can embroider all kinds of patterns; this She is the eldest daughter of Wang Xiaoshun's family in the laundry room, and her name is Dong Ni. This is Chun Xing, the second daughter of Aunt Zhang's family on Zaoshang. This is"

Zhao Wangshu looked over one by one. All six of them lowered their heads and stood respectfully, letting her look at them.

The six people chosen by Mrs. Qiao are dignified in appearance, and they are all servants of the world, and their loyalty is unquestionable.

Zhao Wangshu looked at them carefully for a while, nodded, and said to Mrs. Qiao: "I can trust your ability to train people. They are quite decent in their words and deeds, which shows that you have put a lot of thought into it."

Lady Qiao smiled and said, "Young lady is so complimentary. This is what a slave should do."

"Each of you tell us about your own situation, how many people are in your family? How many years have you been in the house?" Zhao Wangshu pointed at Xiao Tao, "You should tell me first."

"Yes, young lady." Xiao Tao stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, "My maid, Sun Xiaotao, is thirteen years old. She has been in the house for two years. She works as a cleaner in the guest house. There are five people in the house."

"Slave Wang Dongni, she is thirteen years old and has only been in the house for half a year. She is..." Six maids stepped forward to reply in turn.

Their situation is similar to Xiao Tao's. Their family members are simple and they have been working in the government for two or three years. They are all honest people.

After Zhao Wangshu heard what they said, he asked a few more questions and pointed at Xiaotao, "You can stay here. I'm in need of someone handy in the house."

When Xiaotao heard this, she was overjoyed. She stepped forward and kowtowed to Zhao Wangshu, "Thank you, Madam, for your appreciation."

Zhao Wangshu nodded slightly and pointed at Chun Xing, "Leave what's on the stove as well. If I want to use some snacks in the future, I'll leave it to you."

When Chun Xing heard this, she was also very happy and hurriedly stepped forward to kowtow to Zhao Wangshu to thank him.

"I remember that Ah Cai, who was cleaning the yard, kicked her foot and asked for leave?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

"Yes, Ah Cai took three months' leave." Lady Qiao replied.

"Dong Ni stays to take care of Ah Cai." Zhao Wangshu arranged.

When Dongni heard this, she was even more excited. She was young and had not been in the mansion for a long time. She thought she could only do some rough work as a maid, but she didn't expect that she would be able to work as an errand in the main courtyard so soon. How many people are there? Opportunities that you can't even ask for.

She hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed three times to Zhao Wangshu respectfully, "Slave, thank you so much for the young lady's appreciation. I will do my best in the future and never let down the young lady's expectations."

Zhao Wangshu smiled and said nothing. He glanced at the remaining three people and said, "You three, go wait outside first. We will have other arrangements in the future."

The three of them were stunned for a moment, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They hurriedly agreed in unison and retreated.

Seeing that Zhao Wangshu had almost arranged everyone, Mrs. Qiao stepped forward and asked, "Young madam, these three people..."

Zhao Wangshu smiled slightly, "I trust your ability to train people, but there are always carrots and pitfalls in the house. Whether they can seize the opportunity depends on their own luck."

After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao's heart moved. She understood what Zhao Wangshu meant. She stopped asking any more questions and respectfully stepped aside to wait.

Zhao Wangshu glanced at the three people who stayed, "As long as you are loyal and do your best, I will not treat you badly."

After a pause, he continued: "But if anyone has thoughts that they shouldn't have, I will never condone them."

"The slaves will do their best and never let down the young lady's expectations." The three of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Wangshu.

"Mrs. Buckwheat, you go and settle them down, and you can come to the yard as an errand tomorrow." Zhao Wangshu took the milk from Lan Fen. "Yes, young lady." Mrs. Qiao took the three people out and took away the three people Zhao Wangshu didn't choose.

At this time, Yun Hao came in from the outside, and Mrs. Qiao hurriedly led the maids to greet him, "My maids, please greet the young master. May the young master be blessed."

Yun Hao recognized Lady Qiao as the nanny beside Zhao Wangshu, stopped and nodded slightly, then hurried past.

Entering the room, he said to Zhao Wangshu: "I have decided on the name of the child."

Zhao Wangshu smiled, "Are you taking a break today just to think about your child's name in the study?"

"Yes, look at this." Yun Hao took out a piece of paper from his arms with more than a dozen names written on it, "This is a boy's name, this is a girl's name, you pick one."

Zhao Wangshu took it and saw that the boys' names were all edged with the word "fire", and the girls' names were all edged with the character "wood".

"Let's call the boy Yun Yu, and let's call the girl Yun Ying." Zhao Wangshu made a decision quickly. "Yu means light, and I hope my son will be as warm and bright as the sun; Ying means flower, and I hope my daughter will be as beautiful as a flower." , beautiful and touching.”

Yun Hao nodded, "Okay, I will call you Yun Yu or Yun Ying."

The two looked at each other and smiled, making the room full of warmth.

The next day, Yun Hao continued to lead his busy life of government, while Zhao Wangshu was at home to raise his baby. In addition to reading books and admiring flowers, he spent his days chatting and playing with the maids, living a leisurely and comfortable life.

At the end of March, the court, which had just calmed down, was in trouble again. When Tang An, the governor of Zhongzhou, returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he impeached Yu Yan, the academic administrator of Zhongzhou, for accepting bribes. As soon as this incident came out, the government and the public were in an uproar.

The emperor immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the matter, swept his eyes sternly across the crowd, and asked in a deep voice: "Is there any evidence for what Governor Tang An reported?"

Tang An stepped forward, respectfully presented a thick file, and said, "Your Majesty, this is all the evidence that I have collected, including the location where Yu Yan accepted bribes from students and the statements of witnesses."

The chamberlain collected the file and handed it over to the emperor. The emperor took the file, opened it and looked at it. He was immediately angry and said sternly: "Yu Yan is an academic and political scholar. He dared to accept bribes and ruined the atmosphere. It is really a shame for the imperial court." !”

The officials were in an uproar. Yu Yan, who studied politics in Zhongzhou, was a well-known clean figure in the court. He had always upheld a fair and honest style. Now he was impeached by the governor Tang An for accepting bribes. This is really unbelievable.

Many people doubted that Governor Tang An had ulterior motives and was trying to exclude dissidents.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and must be handled with caution. I suggest that we send an imperial envoy to Zhongzhou to investigate the matter secretly. If the evidence is conclusive, we will deal with it." A minister came out.

"Father, I would like to go to Zhongzhou to investigate this matter." King Zuojun volunteered. Yu Yan is his person and he wants to keep Yu Yan.

Prince Xianli and Prince Bao were secretly annoyed that he had taken the lead.

Not to be outdone, the two said, "Father, I would like to go to Zhongzhou to investigate this matter."

The words were spoken at the same time, and after looking at each other, Prince Xianli said: "The seventh brother will have a concubine in a few days, so it would be inappropriate to travel far away at this time."

Prince Baojun narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that he couldn't fight for it this time.

The emperor looked at his three sons with slightly cold eyes, "He Chuan, I will leave this matter to you to investigate. We will leave for Zhongzhou today."

"I accept the order." He Chuan did not expect that this errand would fall on him. Although he did not want to go, he could not disobey the emperor's order.