Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1229 The Young Patriarch's Choice
Indus Court, the upper room.

Chu Yu looked at the list in her hand, and there were nine maidservants who were over twenty or nearly twenty, except Qingmei and Qinggui from Shaoyuan, Xiuhu and Xiuyan from Lanyuan, and Lehong from Wutongyuan. , Lelu, Leqing from Kuiyuan, Linglong from Jinyuan, and documents from Banyanyuan.

Among them, Linglong and Wenshu are maidservants who have served Tianhui and Niuniu for many years. They are both used to being handled by their aunts and nephews.

Those two in the Orchid Court have been used by my mother-in-law in the past few years. If her mother-in-law wants to praise them, of course I have to choose a good marriage match for them.

Le Qing...

Chu Yu pinched under the name with her fingernails, her face a bit dignified.

At this time, I heard a maid call from the curtain: "Madam, Le Qing is here..."

Chu Yu put down the list in her hand, raised her head, and said, "Come in."

Le Qing was sent. He lowered his head and entered the house.

"Madam, please..." The room was as warm as spring, but Le Qing only felt chills in his body.

The mansion hasn't released anyone for three years, and when they came back from Zhili after beating the master and wife, word spread from the mansion that they would release them years ago.

Now that it's been delayed until this time, is it finally going to be mentioned?

She lowered her eyebrows, and with a slight smile on Chu Yu's face, she said, "When will you arrange it these days, sir? How many hours do you sleep every day, so you can sleep peacefully? Although homework is important, don't be too tired." Yes, did you use the bird's nest I gave you last month?"

Le Qing is the maidservant of Sunflower Courtyard, who attends to Tianyou's daily life. These questions are also common to ask each other, so she can answer them very neatly: "Returning to my wife, the uncle will be settled at the beginning of the day ([-] o'clock in the evening) and sleep for three hours. I woke up at the beginning of Maochu (five in the morning), I don’t know if I’m tired of reading, I’ve slept soundly these days, and I don’t get up very much at night. The bird’s nest given by my wife last month is stewed in the small kitchen by my servants, and my uncle eats it every day. cup……"

Chu Yu smiled and nodded, seemingly satisfied with her answer, and said: "You used to serve for five or six years, but you did your best. Now that you are old, it is not good to delay you any longer. Do you want to hire someone else, or If you want to point to the mansion, what is your plan?"

Le Qing was not born in the Cao family, and no elders made decisions for her, so Chu Yu asked her directly.

Hearing this, Le Qing blushed all over, lowered her head, and said half-heartedly: "It's all up to... Madam's arrangement..."

Chu Yu raised the corner of her mouth and said, "It's good that you know what's in your heart, and you don't need to mention it to the uncle first. You are used to serving the uncle by his side, and you can't stand the uncle leaving for a while. After the spring, we can discuss it again." This matter."

"Yes..." Le Qing secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and answered honestly.

Chu Yu waved her hand to send her off, her face suddenly became gloomy, very ugly.

After a while, Zhang Yi's family came in through the curtain.

Chu Yu sent someone to bring her a small twig, and after watching her sit down, she sent others to remove her, leaving her alone to speak.

"I've asked you clearly, but what's wrong with being naughty?" Chu Yu asked solemnly, "She takes care of the uncle's daily life. If she really has bad intentions, she can't guard against it."

Zhang Yi's family shook his head and said: "Madam, don't worry, Sunflower Courtyard and Pine Courtyard are the rules set by my wife in the early years. At least two maids are required to be on duty every night. Although Luyi is a quiet one, she sees the sky following her." If there is any movement behind Le Qing, there is no way to cover it up. Besides, the uncle is a sensible and courteous person, and he will never do those naughty things..."

Chu Yu calmed down a little, stroked her chest, and said, "I really didn't expect this girl to have such thoughts."

There was also some conflict in her heart.

Back then, when she gave Le Qing and Le Lan to Tianyou and Hang Seng, she specially picked two girls who were not born in the family.Just thinking, I want these two maidservants to serve the master faithfully, and less likely to meddle in right and wrong, and if there is something naughty, it will be cheap to dismiss.

Now, even if Le Qing is a little cautious towards Tianyou, she still knows how to measure it, and she didn't hook up with Tianyou to mess around; when she said that she would find someone for her, she obediently agreed, and did not make any other jokes.

Zhang Yi's family is an old man next to Chu Yu, who saw her hesitation, and said, "If you want to tell me, Le Qing is more reliable for those around the uncle. After all, he was trained by his wife. He is sensible and honest, but he looks like nothing else. A few are good. Even if the uncle relies more heavily, it is mostly because she is rewarded by his wife. In terms of intimacy, the uncle is closer to Motao who has left. The uncle always keeps people around, rather than letting those naughty girls If you take the lead, if you are honest like Le Qing, the wife will not worry."

It's not that she has a good relationship with Le Qing, but that Tianyou came to her privately a few days ago.

Tianyou didn't send money, but asked each "Aunt Yun" solemnly.

One is the master, and the other is the little master. Zhang Yi's family really has no choice but to help them without any trace.

But Chu Yu shook her head, and said, "If the uncle wants other people, I won't say anything. I gave the Keleqing to the uncle. What will the grandma think when she comes in in the future? Family and everything are prosperous, Cao's family rules , although there is no rule that maidservants are not allowed to be concubines, but the master has always opposed these things. The old lady did not make things difficult for me, and I am not willing to use this to make things difficult for my future daughter-in-law. "

After hearing this, Zhang Yi's family said cautiously: "After five or six years of hard work, even if you raise a kitten and a puppy, you can develop feelings for him... If you really want to stay in Leqing, how about it..."

Although Tianyou is not very old, but because there are still many people in the house, he is very like an elder brother, and he has his own ideas.

Chu Yu rubbed her forehead and said, "Let's wait and see, the marriage has not yet been settled, so it's not easy for him to ask me for the people in the house..."

The next day, the news spread that the mansion was about to release him.

Although he hadn't heard anything about Le Qing, Tianyou was still more concerned.

He couldn't ask his mother directly, so he had to ask Zhang Yi's family quietly.

After hearing Chu Yu's words, Zhang Yi's family already knew that Le Qing would not be able to keep him, and there was a bit of regret in his expression.

Tianyou was always smart, so he guessed the reason right away, and said, "Madam really angered Sister Leqing?"

Zhang Yi's family sighed, and said: "The madam asked her to serve you and restrain the naughty little maid, but she herself had troubles, the madam should not be annoyed."

Tianyou hurriedly said: "It's just that you have to pay more attention to serving. What happened? If I were someone else, I wouldn't ask this question. Aunt Yun also knows that Le Qing was bought from outside, and she was alone There are no relatives in the house or outside. If I don't care about her, who else can care about her?"

Zhang Yi's family shook his head, and said: "Master, I always think about my master and wife. For a Le Qing, I really have the heart to provoke my master and wife. Even if my master is kind, there are other ways to take care of him. It's not about leaving him alone. I will be by my side for a lifetime. There is always a feast in the world. In the future, the girls who will be waiting by my uncle's side will come and go, so who is so pitiful that the old man will stay?"

That's not the case, Tianyou pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Zhang Yi's family knew that he was stubborn, so they didn't try to persuade him anymore, and the sympathy they had for Le Qing disappeared...

*
This night, it was Le Qing and Lu Yi's turn to stay on duty, so they rested on the kang outside.

Le Qing couldn't sleep, the thought of leaving Sunflower Courtyard made her feel terrified.

To marry a servant in the mansion, or...to marry outside...

Both were not the options she wanted, she turned around and touched the wall lightly, only feeling colic in her heart.

At this moment, I heard rustling sounds from the back room.

Le Qing held her breath and listened carefully, wondering whether the little master got up at night or what?
If you want tea, you have to put on your clothes and go into the back room to serve tea.

After a while, there was no movement, and Le Qing couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. At this moment, someone whispered in his ear: "Sister Le Qing..."

Le Qing was taken aback and almost cried out, but Tianyou covered his mouth.

"Woooo..."

In the darkness, it was heard that it was Tianyou, so Le Qing grabbed Tianyou's hand and stopped struggling.

Both master and servant looked at Luyi who was sleeping next to Leqing.

Luyi was fast asleep, snoring lightly, without being alarmed at all.

Le Qing only felt that his heart was "thumping", "thumping" very hard.

"Talk in the back room." Tianyou bowed his head and whispered into Le Qing's ear.

Le Qing only felt itching in his ears, and his body was unstoppably hot, so he replied in a low voice, "Yes."

When I was usually on duty at night, I would often go to the back room to serve tea, but right now I just feel guilty.

She sat up and got off the kang quietly.

For fear of making a sound, she didn't even dare to move her shoes, and followed Tianyou into the back room barefoot.

Tianyou went to the kang, lifted the quilt, and asked Le Qing to go up, and the two talked for a lifetime.

Although they get along day and night, it's the first time they've been so intimate, Le Qing feels his mouth is dry and his hands and feet are already numb.

It was the first time for her, and it was also the first time for Tianyou.

Tianyou held Le Qing's hand, only feeling the sweet and greasy fragrance all over her body rushing into her nose vigorously.He couldn't bear it anymore, brought Le Qing's hand to his mouth, lowered his head and took a bite.

Le Qing was startled, tremblingly said: "Master..."

Tianyou stretched out his arms, hugged Le Qing all at once, put his chin on her shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "After the spring, I will tell my wife to keep you in the house..."

Le Qing only felt weak all over, but after hearing Tianyou's words, his body froze: "Master..."

Tianyou was stubborn in front of Zhang Yi's family, but he didn't hesitate anymore.

It was not difficult to tell Le Qing to keep her earlier, but when he thought of taking Le Qing's life on his shoulders, his heart felt heavy.

The Cao family's family rules did not allow maidservants to be concubines, but a few years ago, his father told him that a man must be able to control himself and know what he is doing.

If you really want to take in a maid, you are not allowed to carry a concubine, and you are not allowed to have children.

For the sake of the descendants of the Cao family, if the first wife has not been born for many years, good concubines will be accepted, and the bloodlines cannot be passed on by slaves and maidservants.

When Cao Yong explained these words, he was afraid that his sons would become "baoyu" and fool around with the maids around him at a young age, which would hurt his health and cause chaos for the family.

Tianyou was raised as the future head of the family, so he took a longer view.

He agrees that his father's rule is not a family rule, and he also somewhat sympathizes with his father's reason for not adding this rule to the family rule, mostly for the sake of the fourth uncle of the East Mansion...

Although he sincerely sympathized with Le Qing, he didn't want to break this rule, so at the moment, he wanted to leave it to Le Qing to choose...

*
The double monthly ticket is so fierce. Later, after catching up, there were still [-] votes short. Xiao Cao was in the key seventh place. If he can keep the seventh place, I will ask you all. .

(End of this chapter)