Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 400 Kong Ye introduces Zaoshan villagers (2)
The twins sat next to Li Jingjing, one on the left and the other on the right, like humming two generals.

At this time, the three stewards of Prince Qing's Mansion, the chief and deputy Dian Jun, came in, saluted the three siblings, and said they would invite He Jingyan to the main kitchen of the Prince's Mansion to preside over the sacrificial stove.

The head steward is called Liu He. He is short and fat, like a round ball. His official position is from the fourth grade to the chief history of the palace.

The second housekeeper is Zhao Sheben, with a medium height and a long face. His official position is from the fourth rank to Sima of the palace, and he is in charge of the basic necessities of life in the mansion.

The third housekeeper is called He Zhao, tall and thin with a square face, and his official position is the same as that of Zhao Sheben, in charge of things inside and outside the house.

Zheng Gao, the Dianjun of the Wangfu, is a fifth-rank official. He is tall and burly, with a pair of slender elephant eyes on his long face.

Jiao Dali, deputy Dianjun of the palace, is neither tall nor short, lean, and ordinary in appearance. His official position is from the fifth rank, and he assists Zheng Gao in managing his soldiers.

Among the five, Liu He is the oldest, at 52 years old, older than Qing Wang and his wife. He Dong personally arranged to help Qing Wang and his wife housekeeper more than ten years ago.

Li Jingjing lived in Prince Qing's Mansion for a month, so she knew these five people, so she wondered why they all came to participate in the stove sacrifice.

He Jingyan glanced at the five people, landed on Liu He, and said deliberately: "This is my unmarried wife, Princess Huguo. You must respect her as you respect me in the future!"

Liu He had known about Article 32 for a long time, and secretly felt that the Li family was powerful, and Li Jingjing, who had never been through the family, looked harmless on the surface, but in fact he could not be messed with at all.

This is a good thing, she can help He Jingyan to support King Qing and Prince Yan's mansion, and make those who have ridiculed King Qing's mansion angry to death.

He respectfully said: "Yes."

The other four nodded and obeyed the order, and followed Liu He to kneel down to Li Jingjing.

Li Jingjing stood up, Wan Er, and said: "You are old people in the palace, you have worked hard in the palace for more than ten years, you should get up soon, don't do this big gift again when you see me, it makes me feel very sorry."

The five were affirmed by Li Jingjing, and they were even more respectful to her after getting up.

"Jingniang, you and your two younger brothers sit here for a while, and I'll accompany you when I go." He Jingyan walked out of the hall amidst the shocked gazes of the five people.

"Okay." Li Jingjing was ashamed and happy at the same time. It was a good thing that He Jingyan valued her so much, but if it was spread out, the world would think that he was too fearful of guilt.She cared about He Jingyan's reputation.

A chubby woman in charge came in to report and said: "My lord, my concubine, the folks from my hometown in Ludi heard that the little lord's wife, Princess Huguo, who has never been married, is here, and I want to come in and kowtow."

He Qing felt that this matter was neither big nor small, and he couldn't be the master, so he sent his servants to ask He Jingyan.

Li Jingjing said: "Brother Yan is presiding over the sacrificial stove, so don't bother him. I heard that Uncle and Auntie's hometown is in Ludi. These folks are old people from your hometown?"

Kong Ye looked at Li Jingjing a little nervously, and explained: "Yes. My daughter, this is the case. The folks in Ludi's hometown village come to give us New Year's goods every year. In previous years, they have returned to their hometown. This year Hearing that Jing Yan has made a marriage arrangement, I really want to see you, so I purposely stayed for a few days longer. Do you think?"

Li Jingjing hadn't heard He Jingyan talk about this matter before, and seeing He Qing's expression, she probably didn't know, thinking it must be Kong Ye's intention, and said: "Then let them come."

Sure enough, Kong Ye immediately smiled.

Soon, the woman in charge led four people in.

The leader was an old man with white hair, beard and wrinkled face, but a very straight waist and looked very energetic.

Then there are two middle-aged women wearing new clothes and silver hairpins. They both have very ordinary appearance, and their skin is not dark. It seems that they don't do farm work at home and don't need to bask in the sun.

The last one was a five or six-year-old boy in red clothes and red trousers, with a big mung bean mole under his right eye. His skin was black and red, his nose was big and his mouth was big.

The old man just took a few steps into the door, and was still two feet away from the center of the hall. He saw Li Jingjing, who was sitting under Kong Ye, with a beautiful and noble appearance. Thinking of the prestige of her grandfather, Mr. Crouching Tiger, he immediately knelt down respectfully. He kowtowed and said with a Ludi accent, "He Sanshan in Zaoshan Village, Xiaoman Town, Qingzhou, has seen Princess Huguo."

Lizheng is the head of a village, but he has no official position, not even the ninth grade, but if there is anything in a village, he has to go to Lizheng.

The two middle-aged women knelt down and kowtowed, but they couldn't say what they had planned long ago. They were ashamed and anxious, and their round faces turned red.

He Sanshan turned his head and whispered to the little boy: "Doudou, hurry up and kowtow to the princess."

He Doudou knelt down and kowtowed.

He Qing and Kong Ye got up and walked forward, Li Jingjing helped the old man up before them, and said softly: "Please get up quickly, old man. May I ask how long this year will be for the old man?"

He Sanshan stood up, not daring to look at Li Jingjing, and replied: "The villain is 81 years old this year, and he will be 82 years old after the new year."

Li Jingjing said: "Looking at your strong body, it must be that your descendants are very filial to you and make your life comfortable."

When He Sanshan heard that Li Jingjing used the honorific title "You" and heard her praise her descendants for their filial piety, He Sanshan couldn't help but relax a bit, showing his toothless mouth, and said with a smile: "The princess is right. The villain has three sons and two daughters, and they all have three sons and two daughters. Very filial."

Li Jingjing went to help the two middle-aged women again, and made He Jiye help He Doudou with a wink.

He Qing supported He Sanshan with his right hand, and said to Li Jingjing: "Girl, this is my third uncle. In the past, my third uncle and the people in the village helped us to deceive the army of the Kai Dynasty, and gave us food. We now survived."

He Sanshan hurriedly said: "The villain didn't do that well, he just gave the wrong direction to the army who opened the dynasty, and gave King Qing a few handfuls of cornmeal in winter."

Li Jingjing looked at He Sanshan with gratitude and respect, bowed and said: "Jingjing has met the third grandfather."

He Sanshan shook his hands excitedly and said: "Princess, you are a golden branch and a jade leaf, and the villain is just a low-level Lizheng. This can't be done."

Li Jingjing said with a smile: "Third Grandpa, this one doesn't talk about official positions, but about seniority." Then he introduced the twins to He Sanshan.

The twins saluted He Sanshan together and called: "Third Grandfather."

He Sanshan laughed and said, "These are Mr. Crouching Tiger's two little grandsons, they look really good."

Kong Ye's face was full of red, and he looked at Li Jingjing with his big elk-like eyes. He patted her little hand and said, "These two are my third uncle's youngest daughter and youngest daughter-in-law. I usually call them elder sisters."

Li Jingjing nodded to the two middle-aged women and said with a smile: "Ms. Jing has seen the two aunts."

Kong Ye pointed at Doudou and said, "This is my third grandpa's youngest grandson, nicknamed Doudou, who will be six years old after the Chinese New Year."

(End of this chapter)