Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 363 Visiting the Golden Gate Newcomer

Mrs. Zhao Jia had also been to Wutong Garden before, but this time she clearly noticed something different.

The maids stood respectfully in the porch, lifting the curtains and leaning over were very polite.All of them became like wooden figures, with their eyes fixed on each other.

Zhao Jia only heard that he was from the palace, but he didn't know his identity.Seeing that everyone looks like this now, I wonder if it is some kind of uncle or wife from a relative's family, and I haven't heard the news of Fujin's visit?

Nanny Zhang and Luju, the maidservant next to Zhao Jia, followed Zhao Jia with a little caution.Luju Shiliu is the granddaughter of Madam Zhang, who came to serve Zhao Jia's side only last year.

According to Zhang Nanny's intention, she had long wanted to arrange her granddaughter to be Cao Song's housekeeper, that's why she looked at the jade dragon and the jade spider very disliked.On the face of Zhao Jia's face, they often gossip and want to persuade Zhao Jia's family to drive the two of them out of the house.

Although Zhao Jia was very careful in the early years, after her husband passed away, she took these things lightly.Left and right is because the son likes it, and it's not good to alienate the relationship between mother and child for the sake of the two girls.Therefore, she just taught Yulong and Yuzhu the rules.

In order to appease Nanny Zhang, Zhao Jia promoted Luju to be a maidservant, thinking about who would give her to Cao Song and his brothers after they were married.

Entering the hall of the main room, Zhao Jia couldn't help being a little annoyed that Chu Yu hadn't come out to greet her.Even though she is of high status, she is a nephew and daughter-in-law after all, so why should she, an aunt, wait until she is in front of her eyes.

At the door on the west side, there are two servant girls standing on the left and right.Seeing Mrs. Zhao Jia come in, they both said in unison: "Ge Ge, the second wife is here!"

Mrs. Zhao Jia slowed down, and saw that the door curtain was opened, and Chu Yu came out with a smile, saying: "The second wife is here, and I forgive Chu Yu for not being far away, please sit in the second wife's room." Standing at the door, waiting for Zhao Jia to enter.

Zhao Jiashi nodded slightly, and walked into the room with her neck raised.Nanny Zhang and Cui Ju went in behind Zhao Jia.

The two maids standing here by the side door are Xiyan and Xixia, and seeing Zhang Nanny and the others so unruly, walking in Chuyu's head, they are both indignant.

However, thinking of Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang who came over in the morning, Xiyan and Xixia looked at each other, smiled a little, put their ears up, and waited to hear the excitement.

When Mrs. Zhao Jia entered the room, she saw two women in flag dress standing next to the kang, one was wearing an indigo flag dress and the other was wearing a blue-gray flag dress.Both of them looked to be in their thirties, with two combed hair and two velvet flowers on their hair, and their faces were very solemn.

If it weren't for the colored velvet flowers on their heads, Zhao Jia would have thought they were widowed relatives of some family.Looking at the clothes of these two people, they looked more like widows than her.

Zhao Jia slowed down, looked back at Chu Yu, wondering how to greet him.Looking at these two women, although they look a little dignified, they don't have any jewels and emeralds, they don't seem to come from wealthy families.

It can't be the poor relatives of the palace, come here to play the autumn wind, right?Mrs. Zhao Jia was still thinking about it, and then she heard Chu Yu say: "Second wife, these two aunts came from the palace. Fujin specially invited me to help me and come to our house to make offerings!" Aunt Chang said: "Aunts, this is the second wife!"

"Worship" sounds good, but it's just a slave.When Zhao Jia was not sent out with his father when he was young, in Zhao Jia's mansion, he also followed his cousins ​​and learned the rules from his "enshrined" aunt.

After thinking about it, the fourth sister is five years old, and the fifth son is four years old. It's easy to ask two "officials" from the palace to take care of them.Thinking this way, Mrs. Zhao Jia said to Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang: "Since you are working in the mansion, you must know whose money you have taken. Remember to be diligent and cautious, and teach the girls well!"

Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang were bending over to greet Mrs. Zhao Jia, when they heard this, their bodies froze, and they knew it well.It seems that this second wife is not a sensible person, she is used to Canada.

The faces of the two were flat, and they both followed the rules and finished the salute.Seeing Nanny Zhang standing fiercely behind Zhao Jia and being saluted by the two of them, both of them felt very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Zhao Jia had already sat on the edge of the kang, Aster stepped aside and stood aside, and Nanny Zhang looked around for the little scorpion.

Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang glanced at the beaded and emerald hairpin on Aster's head, and looked at Nanny Zhang's way of shaking her head, showing a hint of disdain in their expressions.

These two people stood there solemnly.When Zhao Jia saw it, he felt a little uncomfortable. He glanced at Chu Yu and said to Chu Yu, "What are you looking for? There are too many servants in this room, and it dazzles my eyes. Get out!" The last sentence , but to Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang.

Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang stood up straight, as if they had never heard of it.

Zhao Jia's face was a little uneasy, she drooped her face, and looked at Chu Yu with fierce eyes.

Chu Yu sighed inwardly, according to her original intention, she really wanted the family to be harmonious, and she didn't want to make such a mess.However, there are many people and many things. If you don't sort it out clearly, don't you have to worry about housework.

Chu Yu called someone to bring tea, and said to Zhao Jia with a smile, "The second wife is invited over today to discuss something!"

Because these days, Mrs. Zhao Jia can also see that her niece and daughter-in-law are a tender-faced and soft-hearted person, so she has less scruples about her status as the princess.

She pondered for a while, and said, "What's the matter? Let's hear it!"

Chu Yu said: "Didn't the second wife say a few days ago that she felt sorry for Chu Yu's heavy body and wanted to call some nuns and daughters-in-law to help Chu Yu with housework?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao Jia nodded and said, "That's right. You are the only daughter-in-law of the eldest house. It's a big deal, but you dare not mess around!"

Chu Yu laughed and said: "I know that the second wife loves Chu Yu, and since this is the case, the second wife will choose a few people to come over." Speaking of this, she paused and said, "It's just that they have always been on errands in the south, so they come to the north. The rules in Beijing are different from those in other places. It happened that Fujin arranged for two aunts to come here. Before leaving the palace, these two aunts were the deacons of Chuxiu Palace, who specially taught the rules. With their help, everyone must learn the rules. Quick and easy. It will save you from losing face if you make mistakes in your errands in the future."

Zhao Jiashi was happy when he heard the front, but felt something was wrong when he heard the back.She snorted coldly and said, "What's this called? Is it beating the people around me who don't understand the rules?"

Chu Yu smiled and said: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that. It turns out that the servants in the mansion have to be taught by the two aunts. The uncle is not a patient person. He is usually annoyed by the many things in the mansion. If everyone slacks off and makes the uncle annoyed, then the mansion will have to reduce the population. The second wife knows how many people the uncle has let go in the past few years."

Zhao Jia's family was choked and speechless. In the six months since she came to Beijing, Cao Yong was away most of the time, and her serious life in the mansion was only more than a month.

Even if Cao Yong is in the mansion and Zhaojia's side, it's just a process, and he will say a few homely things with him.

Zhao Jia secretly scolded himself for being confused, this nephew had been right since he was a child.If the people below really made a mistake, maybe he took this opportunity to drive out everyone around her.

Zhao Jia curled her lips and said, "Don't bother you, since you are mine, I don't need your niece and daughter-in-law to discipline me!"

Chu Yu was not surprised when she heard this, and said with a light smile, "Second Wife, what about the errands? It's not good for a family to have two sets of rules, or would it be that there is no charter?"

Before Mrs. Zhao Jia could speak, she heard Aunt Luo say: "Ge Ge, Fujin said that Da Ge Ge's face is tender, and he is not good at being a family. The servants in the mansion may be mischievous. The servants and others didn't believe it. The Earl's mansion is also a family of officials and eunuchs, even if it is not as good as the Wang's mansion, the rules can't be worse. Now it seems that I can't blame Fujin for worrying, even if the servants have only been here for half a day, they still can't see it!"

Chu Yu stopped smiling, and said to Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang: "I know this, it may be my fault. For the safety of the house, I will have to trouble the two aunts more in the future!"

After hearing this, Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang leaned over and said: "This is the duty of the servants, and I will definitely live up to Gege's entrustment. It's just that the servants are newcomers. If there are some who are disobedient because of their seniority and face, you can still do it." Please Gege be the master for the servants."

Chu Yu nodded, and said: "Well, I know this! Since I entrust it all to the two of you, naturally I won't embarrass you!"

Aunt Chang glanced at Mrs. Zhao Jia, and asked Chu Yu: "There is a saying, I don't know whether it is appropriate for a servant to ask?"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "What's the matter, why don't you just ask?"

Aunt Chang said solemnly: "I don't know if the second wife lives in the mansion permanently, or here temporarily?"

Zhao Jia also thought that Chu Yu was pretending to be a showman, using the confidant housekeeper from the palace to keep the daughters-in-law from the second room away, and couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.

Hearing that Aunt Chang mentioned her height, she gave Aunt Chang a cold look, and asked, "What's the matter? This aunt still wants to set rules against me first?"

Aunt Chang lowered her head slightly, and said: "Second wife is joking, servants don't dare! It's just that 'the state owns the laws of the country, and the family has family rules', and the servants are mischievous, chew their tongues and disobey the rules. If the second wife lives in the mansion temporarily, it is enough to restrain people and save trouble; if the second wife lives in the mansion permanently, there is no reason to follow two sets of rules."

Chu Yu's expression had already faded, and Aunt Chang's sonorous words made Zhao Jia even more annoyed.

She immediately stood up from the kang, turned around to look at Chuyu and said, "Listen to what she said, but what do you mean? This is because I, a widow and aunt, are not pleasing to the eye, and you want to drive me away? You But don't forget, this is Cao's mansion, not your Gege's mansion!" At the end of the speech, his voice was already stern.

Before she finished speaking, she heard a "snap" and a slap in the face.

Nanny Zhang, who had just found the little girl to sit down, got up, covered half of her face, and said to Zhao Jia with a teary voice: "Second Wife, who is this old servant provoking?"

Zhao Jia looked over and saw that it was Aunt Luo who made the move, and couldn't help saying angrily: "What are you? You're just an old girl who can't get married. She came out to plan food. Who gave you the guts to mess around here?"

Aunt Luo dared to attack Nanny Zhang because she wanted to help Chu Yu out of the siege, and she had already had something to say to Zhao Jia.

After all, it is someone who has stayed in the palace for more than ten years, and he is very skillful in not showing his emotions and anger.She raised her chin and said in a serious manner: "This old servant is too ignorant of the rules. The master didn't ask to sit down, so he sat by himself. This is one of them. The master was annoyed, instead of going forward to persuade him, he just watched the commotion as if nothing happened. This is the second; after sitting, still crossing your legs, pointing your feet at the master, not understanding the dignity, this is the third. Such a slave, in another mansion, would have been kicked out by a board!"

Zhao Jia was trembling with anger, and said angrily: "Even if you don't know the rules, it's not up to you to discipline! Beating a dog depends on the owner. Don't you take advantage of someone's power and don't take me seriously? "

Aunt Luo did not respond immediately, but took out a list from her sleeve and said: "The servants have already checked at the accountant's office, and there are 94 maids, daughters-in-law, and mothers-in-law who work as errands in the second door. In the wife’s yard, there are a total of 33 monthly cases. Although the family has not yet been separated, if the second wife wants to control these people by herself, it is not something that the slaves can intervene. Otherwise, there is no one to pay from the account. Monthly money, the 61 here have to follow the house rules, and the 33 over there don't have to. Since the servants have accepted the job of 'offering', they naturally have to take care of them, and I ask the second wife not to embarrass the slaves!"

Cui Ju was originally standing on the side, but when she saw her grandmother being slapped in the face, she couldn't help coming out, and wanted to step forward to help her.Aunt Chang who was at the side asked softly, "Girl, may I ask you..."

Although Aster was sad and indignant seeing them running on the second wife, she was afraid of their aura, so she didn't dare to talk back, and replied in a low voice: "Auntie, the slave girl is called Aster, and she is serving by the second wife's side."

"Oh? It's a girl, not a young lady!" Aunt Chang's voice turned cold, and she said solemnly to Chu Yu: "Ge Ge, the servants in the mansion need to clean up. I never heard that the maid in the mansion dared to paint , Head full of emerald jewels! There are quite a few unmarried young masters in this mansion, if there are mischievous maids who cause trouble, the mansion will still lose face!"

When Zhao Jia saw that they had finished beating Nanny Zhang and came to pick asters again, she was so angry that she threw her neck up and passed out...

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As soon as it was delivered, Jiuao begged for a monthly ticket. .

(End of this chapter)