The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 104
In this way, Xueli began to take care of Ayao happily and a little bit worriedly.

In this way, the wet nurses around Ah Yao would naturally come to live here, and the maids were from the Yuehe Palace, so they didn't move, and they only transferred two other seventeen or eighteen-year-old maids from the Shang dormitory to come to the courtyard.

There were six more people in the small courtyard where they had just gotten to know each other, and Xue Li counted on her fingers.

The layout of these three courtyards is the same, the main room faces east from west, the main room is in the middle, and people can live on the left and right sides, which counts as two rooms.On the side, there are two bedrooms on one side, and one bedroom plus a kitchenette on the other side, so there are three residences.

That is to say, there are five living rooms in one yard, and fifteen rooms in three yards.

A room for one person is obviously not enough.Sydney is a little bit in a dilemma. Although the room for the two of them is still very spacious and better than most palace people outside, it is not as good as the previous arrangement. Whether it will make them feel uncomfortable or not, she has no idea .

After hesitating for a while, Sydney went to discuss with Bai Nao, who listened to her finish with a smile, and then said very cheerfully: "Miss, don't worry about it. Let me tell you, before you put the two courtyards together I don’t care about the points, the specific rooms are arranged by me. I didn’t let each of them have a room, and now, several rooms are empty.”

Surprised and surprised, Sydney was naturally relieved.

Nanny Bai knew that she didn't think much about it, but in her eyes, it was simply impossible to ignore it.

——Her status will only get higher and higher, and the number of people in this small courtyard will probably only increase and not decrease.She made it easy for them to divide the yard with a big wave of her hand, but they really have one person and one house, what should they do in the future?
You can't just add a few people to fill it up, and then tell your majesty that my place is not enough, so you can allocate another yard here?
Therefore, in the main courtyard, Xueli, Zixian, and Yang Mingquan shared a room with each other, and this white lady didn't care, and it was true that none of the three of them could live in the same room with each other—Xueli and Zixian were close, but Xueli's status as the master in the courtyard Can't be shaken.

Nanny Bai made arrangements for her in the two side courtyards.

On the south side is Dousha's main house, she lives in the north room, and the other four newly assigned girls live next door to her, leaving the south room empty.

To the north is Fugui's main house, and the remaining four eunuchs live in one house, leaving two rooms empty.

So calling six more people is also a good arrangement.What Bai Nanny meant was to let Mrs. Qi bring the two palace maids who were still in bed to live in the south of Sydney's main house.Dou Sha used to live there, it's quite a spacious room, now it's comfortable for these three to live in, and it's also convenient for them to help take care of Di Ji.

As for the other three nannies, it would be good to live in the vacant south room on the south side of their courtyard.It is best for the Qi family to treat Ah Yao only by promoting her, leaving the other three alone.

In Bai Momo's view, if His Majesty can see that they are only following orders and not pursue the matter of teaching Di Ji to perform the ceremony, it will be considered their fate.

Hearing this, Xue Li frowned a little. She felt that it would not be good for A Yao to separate the four nurses. What if they were jealous of each other and put on shoes for A Yao?She is so young and won't sue, which is different from letting Dousha and Fugui take the lead.

But Nanny Bai said: "Don't worry, those few are really dissatisfied and dare not take their anger out on Di Ji. Those who can enter the palace to be nurses are all the whole family in the imperial city. If you say a word here, you can get it outside." Let their heads fall to the ground, who would take their wealth and lives just to pay for it? Besides, Mrs. Concubine Shu has tied her honor and disgrace to Di Ji, don't you think these few? They treat Di Ji well, so Di Ji can Remember them well, this is a lifetime of wealth, do you think they are stupid?"

After thinking about it, Sydney felt that this made sense, but she still refuted it.

She said that Mrs. Concubine Shu is not stupid, so she did something outrageous?She felt that it was impossible to believe these people easily, and jealousy would really drive people crazy.If something happened, if Ah Yao made the slightest mistake about it, she would have to regret it to death, so why bother?
Bai Momo understood, she was a bit like "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of well ropes".

In fact, things are really not that bad.Not to mention whether these people have the courage to take the lives of the whole family, even if they have, Di Ji will live in her main house.

She is not the only one in the main house, but also Qi Shi and the two big maids have been living there.In other words, it is impossible for Di Ji to fall under the nose of only one person, and with so many people staring at her, it is not easy to be wronged by her.

But seeing that Sydney was so worried, Nanny Bai didn't say that again.After thinking about it, it was changed to let the four nurses live in the south room of her main house, and the two maids live in the south room in the north courtyard. One was on duty during the day and the other at night, and the two came back to rest in turn.

Only then did Xue Li feel relieved, and returned to her room with a sigh of relief, and was surprised to find that she already had a large group of people under her command.

One nanny, seven court ladies, six eunuchs, four wet nurses... this battle is terrifying!
That night, the four nannies arrived first.

Xue Li first got to know the four nannies. In fact, she had met all four of them, but only Qi was familiar with her. The other three were Jane, Chen, and Zheng, all of whom were older than Qi. Three or two years younger.

She took them to settle in the room, and the people who were still in the dormitory also arrived.Su Zixian, who had just returned from duty, just followed them back and forth. Seeing that Xue Li was about to take them to the north after greeting them with a smile, she took the first step and said, "I'll take you there. Diji just came here today, Xue Li, you accompany her." Come on, don't run around."

Xueli let her go, and Su Zixian came back a while later, complaining to her with the corners of her mouth: "Can you have a sense that you are the master here? You greet me personally, and the momentum is gone, okay? The nanny will get it, Those two elder sisters, if you let Dou Sha take them over, it will be considered as enough face. You did it yourself, you are not tired, are you?"

Su Zixian has always been more transparent than her in this kind of matter, so hearing what she said, Xue Li did not refute.Sticking out her tongue, she admitted her mistake, and she poured tea to Su Zixian: "Do you still have to change your name? You left with someone just now, and I forgot, what should I change?"

"They also mentioned this themselves." Su Zixian sat down and took a sip of tea. Just as she put down the tea cup, a piece of mung bean cake was handed to her side. A Yao stretched out her small hand and looked at her with a smile: "Give it to Auntie."

This is the relationship that comes out after nine bends and eighteen bends.

Xueli and He Jiao were like sisters at the beginning, so she asked Ayao to call her aunt; Zixian was close to Xueli again, so she also asked Ayao to call her aunt.

Although His Majesty nodded in approval, Zixian still wanted to laugh every time Ah Yao called out like that.

So Zixian smiled and hugged her to her lap, took the dim sum and said "Thank you, Ayao", and then continued to say to Sydney: "I think, these two sisters, you should not change their names. Dou Sha They were assigned to you by His Majesty, and these two were actually assigned to Ayao—although Ayao is young, it’s up to you to make the decision, but there is no harm in dividing up this matter a little bit. After all... After all Ah Yao's identity..."

She stopped talking here, for fear that Ah Yao would hear something.

Seeing her expression, Xue Li understood.

This is not to separate from A Yao, but to support A Yao.

After all, Ayao is not His Majesty's biological daughter, they may not care about this, and His Majesty may not care, but in the eyes of others, it is easy to look down on her because of this.

Therefore, although they don't need to deliberately show that they value anything, they have to pay special attention to many small things-some small things may not be able to say anything on the serious Di Ji, but they are completely different on A Yao's body. It is possible to figure out all kinds of strange tricks.

For example, the matter of changing the names of the two court ladies.

Putting it on Tianjia Diji, how normal is this?She was a child, and the person who took care of her decided to give her a name, which was a matter of course.

But it may not be the case when it comes to Ah Yao.If she becomes the master, outsiders will see that Ayao, the emperor's concubine, is irrelevant. Your Majesty is using the name of Diji to add someone to serve Sydney, so Sydney decides to use the name given.Following this line of thought, the more I think about it, the more I feel that Ayao is not a big deal, and it is hard to say how much trouble he will have in the future.

——It sounds absurd, but isn't that what people think?One person has one mind, each one is different from the other, and no one dares to say that he can understand the minds of the people around him.

Xueli really didn't change the names of those two court ladies.I just called them over and asked their original names.

The thinner one is called Qingxi, and the one who is two inches shorter and smarter is called Tinghan.

Xue Li had a polite face, because the two of them were senior, she smiled and said "Hello, two sisters", and then slowly said: "The two sisters are the ones His Majesty pointed out to Di Ji. It’s not easy to decide to change it. Diji is still young, so it’s not difficult for us to change it for her. Let the two sisters kowtow to Diji, and we will take care of each other in this yard from now on.”

The two looked at each other, but there was no discomfort.Su Zixian hugged A Yao to the couch and put her down, then stepped back to avoid it. A Yao looked at the two kneeling and kowtowing in front of her in puzzlement, but she didn't quite understand. When they got up, she reached out for Xue Li's hug again: "Auntie, I'm sleepy."

On the other side, the lights in the harem are just beginning to come on.

After the concubines were done fainting, the high-ranking ones got on the warm sedan chair and went back, while the low-ranking ones walked back to show humility.

Fortunately, the harem said it was not that big, so Concubine Hui ordered the maids to prepare a hand stove for each of the concubines, so as not to freeze.

She also planned to go back to the dormitory after the people left.I've been reading a storybook recently, it's very interesting, it tells the story of the rivers and lakes, it's completely different from the life in the palace, it's quite boring to read.

But as soon as he stepped through the threshold of the sleeping hall, the eunuch who was waiting outside came in and said: "Ma'am, Mrs. Concubine Shu has returned and said that she still has something to see you."

Concubine Hui frowned, probably knowing what was going on with her in her heart.If it's not easy to refuse, I ask someone to invite me, and I also go back to the main hall and sit down.

Concubine Shu came in after a while, and took a seat on the side seat. She swept away her dignity and indifference when she was in public just now, her eyes turned red as soon as she sat down: "Please help me..."

"It's for Emperor Ji's affairs." Concubine Hui didn't make any fuss, and her tone didn't even have the slightest doubt.

Concubine Shu nodded, choked up and said: "I am also kind. Your Majesty treats A Yao well. I thought it was Chinese New Year, so I should let A Yao show her filial piety. But, but when I came to Your Majesty... how could it be a mistake? What? I don’t care about punishing my salary, and I don’t say much about punishing the maids around me, but he simply put A Yao in the front and refused to let him come back, I..."

As soon as Concubine Hui raised her hand to stop Concubine Shu's words, she couldn't listen anymore.

She is in charge of the sixth house, so His Majesty will not hide such things from her.Just before today, it was decided to keep Princess Ping'an there, and Chen Jijiang came to tell her the whole story in person.

Concubine Shu felt wronged, but even Concubine Hui wanted to scold her.

Anxious to let Xiao Di Ji learn how to show filial piety, Xu can still say that Concubine Shu has never raised children, so she was carried away for a while.But Concubine Hui also heard that Di Ji was hoarse from crying in the side hall, and Concubine Shu didn't try to coax her.

Is this like a motherfucker?
If Concubine Shu hadn't been wronged like this now, it would be inevitable to have a face-to-face dispute if she said too much. Concubine Hui really wanted to ask her this way: If Emperor Ping'an was your own, would you let her cry so much in the side hall? Heartbroken?
Concubine Hui held back her breath, calmed down, and said gently: "It's useless for you to look for me. Your Majesty is angry, and the arrangement has already been made over there. Even if I go to the front and kneel and beg Your Majesty to let the Emperor go If Ji returns it to you, do you think His Majesty will listen?"

Concubine Shu's eyes turned red again, she bit her lips, and said indignantly: "That can't just let Ayao stay in front. I don't tell my sister that the prince Diji has always been raised in the harem, but my sister I must also know who Your Majesty is handing over to Ayao—let her take it so vaguely now, and let Di Ji call her mother concubine in the future, no matter how poor her family background is, she can carry her status up That's right, that bitch..."

"Shut up!" Concubine Hui sternly shouted, Concubine Shu's words were really out of bounds.

Concubine Hui frowned and said: "Let's not say that she is a noble daughter, but at least she came from a rich family. Now you can tell everything. Based on this alone, I feel that it is better for His Majesty not to give you the Di Ji." !"

Don't teach the child badly.

When Concubine Shu heard this, she was so panicked that she couldn't sit still.She quickly got up and went to Concubine Hui, and begged her deeply: "Sister, forgive me! I'm so confused. But I really have to help me with this matter—to be honest, sister, you hold the authority of the palace and have a high reputation. Naturally I am not afraid of anything, I can only point to the fact that the child will be filial to me in the future. Now she can walk and talk, so it belongs to someone else, I..."

Concubine Hui said in her heart that you pointed at her for being filial and you still toss her?How easy it is to let a child remember your love - if you treat her well, she will kiss you, but didn't you screw it up yourself?

But raising her eyebrows to look at Concubine Shu who was still offering gifts, Concubine Hui had to find a way out for her, otherwise she wouldn't leave.

So Concubine Hui thought for a while, and sighed: "This matter, I see you like this..."

Concubine Shu stood up, lowered her head and listened attentively.

"Now, you must be patient and don't do anything, let alone go to the Ruan family to make trouble. Your Majesty will give Diji to her, and you will let her take it with you first, and live in peace for a while." She said After a pause, seeing that Concubine Shu was not in a hurry to argue any more, she calmed down a bit, and said, "I think His Majesty gave Di Ji to her, one is to love Di Ji, and the other is to pave the way for the Ruan family, then you can go along with it." According to His Majesty's will, pave the way for her first. She will be sixteen after the new year, and it will be a day later when she receives the harem. Please be patient and wait until she comes in smoothly. ——It’s too bad, that is, when she has a child of her own, she will devote her mind to her own child, and naturally she will not care about Ping’an Diji. Maybe you don’t need to ask, she will take the initiative to give him You sent it back."

Concubine Shu listened and felt that this was the safest way, but at the same time felt that there was no bottom line at all, and even if there was a bottom line, she would have to wait for a long time.

It takes ten months to conceive alone.Besides, who knows when she will be pregnant?Or, who knows if she has the blessing to conceive?
Isn't everyone in the harem without that blessing?The imperial doctor said that His Majesty is fine, so it can only be their business. The Empress Dowager has written to reprimand her and Concubine Hui for countless times.
Concubine Shu felt uneasy, and she wanted to beg Concubine Hui for another way.But looking at Concubine Hui rubbing her temples tiredly, she knew that she was tactfully seeing off the guests, and she had to swallow a thousand words in her heart, and bowed to leave.

The days when A Yao was making fun passed quickly, a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the end of the new year was just around the corner.

At the beginning, Sydney was still worried, what if taking A Yao really made her feel very tired--when she was tired, she would get bored easily, and she was afraid that she would be like Mrs. Concubine Shu to listen to A Yao I didn't want to deal with things when I cried, but later I found that I was worrying too much.

Ayao, you are so cute...

This is how she reacts every day when she opens her eyes and sees A Yao.Now if A Yao fell asleep, she could pinch A Yao's white and tender face for fun, and she cut off her nails for this, for fear of scratching her.

And if Ayao is already awake, it will be even more interesting: Xue Li can see her sitting in the room obediently eating breakfast, porridge and so on are fed by the nanny, but steamed stuffed buns are convenient for her to eat. It can be solved by holding it by yourself.If she is eating something she likes and sees Xue Li waking up, she will run to the couch and hand over the food in her hand: "Auntie eat!"

Very generous!Not at all reluctant!Several times, Xue Li was melted by her small appearance. He hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. To kiss her enough.

This kid is so annoying...

On New Year's Eve, it happened that Sydney was resting and Su Zixian was not on duty.

Even if all the people in the courtyard are gathered, it would be a waste of years not to have a lot of fun.Everyone planned to celebrate by themselves, and Dou Sha knew how to cut window grilles, so he took a few court ladies to cut them together, and didn't make any complicated patterns, just piled up red paper and cut them randomly, even if they didn't know what they were. It's not ugly either.

Fugui also has ideas.There have been two heavy snowfalls in the past few days, and it hasn't melted yet, so he asked a few other eunuchs to build a snowman in the yard together. His hands are red and his nose is red and he is not afraid of the cold. He occasionally throws snowballs at each other, which is very interesting. .

Xueli and Zixian naturally rolled up their sleeves and went into the kitchen.You can make some rice cakes and dumplings, and Bai Momo is helping to make the noodles, and she is very busy.

After rolling out the skin and mixing the noodles, Zixian casually raised her head to look outside, then put her elbow on Sydney: "Ayao is bullying Yuxiang again."

Sydney also looked at the words...

Ayao, you embed its meatballs in the snowman one by one and then let it pull out by itself, you are bullying the lion too much!
And Fugui and the others worked very hard to make snowmen!
So Xue Li went out with a sullen face and carried A Yao in, asked the nanny to rest, fetched warm water for A Yao, washed her hands, and moved a chair over for her to stand on: "Come on, auntie will teach you how to make dumplings, Bao Let's eat together after we're done, okay?"

Ah Yao felt that it was new, and was so happy that she wanted to jump on the chair.Xue Li hurriedly held her down to prevent her from falling.

Needless to say, Ayao studied very seriously.Although the little hands can't even hold the chopsticks, they still put the stuffing in the center, and then...

There is barely a dumpling shape, but none of them can stand up.You can still see a little stuffing exposed at the seal of the dough, but the taste is clear at a glance.

Oh, the pears have to be pinched again one by one. Ayao's hands are too small to wrap them properly. It is estimated that they will turn into noodle soup when they are put into the pot.

That’s why Ayao was very involved when making the bag. After the bag was finished, she looked at Xue Li Zixian’s, and then looked at her own...

She is not happy.

pretty ugly……

On the contrary, Sydney is very satisfied. It is the first time for a two-year-old child to make dumplings, and the shape is pretty good!
So she praised Ah Yao so much that her eyes lit up.Then she ordered, Ayao made a total of fifteen, and said with a smile: "Auntie cook five first, and send them to your father, okay?"

"Okay!" Ah Yao jumped up happily.

Zixian and Mother Bai: Your Majesty...Happy New Year...

(End of this chapter)