The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 12 Discussion (2)
It was still early and it was not time for breakfast, so it was not surprising that there were no guests.Zhao Jing waited in the mourning hall for a while, and saw Feng Wei, the adopted son of Marquis Wu'an, come in from outside.Feng Wei is 12 years old this year, but he looks very old-fashioned in his actions, with a serious expression on his face.Although Marquis Wu'an adopted him as his adopted son, he didn't dare to call himself the son of Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. He lived with his mother, Yuanshi, in a small courtyard with an outside door in the backyard of Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. The appearance of an outsider.

Zhao Jing is not very interested in these secrets of the Hou family, it is nothing more than what others say and what she listens to.Besides, when the old lady is alone at home, she will inevitably feel lonely in her heart. Lord Hou has more adopted sons and daughters, and the old lady is also lively around her. This is probably a kind of filial piety.

After a while, the old mother whom Zhao Jing had sent to invite Sun Yu'e came back in disgrace.In fact, Zhao Jing also expected such a result. In the past few days, she had a little understanding of the character of this family member. Although the young lady was not born very well, she was very fond of eating in front of the old lady. She was really spoiled.Compared with Xu Xian, she was really raised by a real mother and a stepmother.

"Back to Ms. Zhao, the eldest girl just got up and came over after she said she was dressed up..." The more the old woman said, the more guilty she became, she lowered her head and rolled her eyes.

Looking at her like that, Zhao Jing could guess that maybe she didn't even see anyone, and she didn't know who asked her to prevaricate her by saying this.Zhao Jing smiled, stood up from the ground, stretched out her hand and said to Xu Xian who was beside her: "Sister Xian, my aunt came early this morning, and I haven't had breakfast yet, why don't you accompany my aunt first, and go to the old lady's place How about asking for breakfast?"

Three meals a day, except for noon and evening, breakfast is delivered to Zhao Jing's room by the mothers-in-law.But Zhao Jing is not living in the Hou's Mansion today, so the wives will naturally not send her to her room.At this time, it was time for Songhe Hall to set up breakfast, and Zhao Jing would definitely meet Sun Yu'e when she went there.

The old woman became anxious when she heard this. Just now when the maid in front of the eldest girl dismissed herself, she said this: "Young lady hasn't eaten breakfast yet. After eating at the old lady's place, she will naturally go to the front." Why is the aunt who came out of the palace so short-sighted? Everyone is a slave, why are you pretending to be a master in our Marquis's mansion."

What if Zhao Jing heard this?The mother-in-law was frightened and said repeatedly: "You girl doesn't know the rules. The people in the palace serve the emperor. If they can be like us, it is our master who is the emperor's courtiers. You just let the girl hurry up, I thought to myself The way is back to her."

But now that Zhao Jing is going to Songhe Hall, where should she put her old face?If you offend one, don't you also offend the other?

"Miss Jing's breakfast kitchen is ready, why don't you ask the servant girl to take it to your room?" The old woman wanted to slap her own mouth when she said this. She has been serving here since the opening of the Hou's Mansion, and it has been more than [-] years. Old man, I really don't have to lose my old face today.

Zhao Jing didn't listen to her, she had already pulled Xu Xian up, but Xu Xian was still a little scared, and whispered: "Auntie, I usually don't have breakfast with the old lady."

Not to mention the weekday breakfast, even the weekday lunch and dinner, she used to eat a lot by itself, but it was rare that the old lady thought of calling her, so she didn't dare to make a mistake, and only ate the few plates in front of her.The few dishes in front of her were also strange, they were nothing more than green vegetables and tofu, and others would not move a chopstick at all.Xu Xian was honest and didn't understand the tricks in it, so she got used to it gradually, so for her, going to the old lady's place for dinner did not mean improving the food.

"Then let's take it as a meal with me today. If you want to come to the old lady's place, you and I won't miss two bites of food." Zhao Jing meant that she didn't want to have breakfast, she wanted to beat Sun Yu'e , but I didn't want to refute Mrs. Xu's face, so I would naturally be more tactful.

Xu Xian was still very scared in her heart. When the old lady looked at her, she felt nervous and uncomfortable. As long as she did something that displeased the old lady, she would criticize her for being like her mother.In fact, Xu Xian was only three or four years old when she was brought back, and now she can hardly remember what her mother looks like.

Seeing Xu Xian's timid look, Zhao Jing stretched out her hand and patted the back of her hand, and said in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? I'm here!"

Zhao Jing's appearance is not Xiaojiabiyu's type, and her oval face is even more dignified and delicate. When she is serious, she has a bit more majesty. In addition, she has been rolling in the palace for more than ten years, and she is calm and tough in her life. To be strong, it is easy to convince people.Xu Xian pursed her lips, but after all, she didn't take her hand out of her palm, and let her pull her towards Songhe Hall.

Walking around the back garden of the Hou Mansion, several women were sweeping snow on the side of the road, because there was a rockery across the road, no one noticed anyone coming here, only heard the women sweeping snow on the other side, With a broken mouth, he said: "Our eldest lady is really powerful, she is no worse than the real lady of the Hou Mansion. When Madam was alive, she didn't even pay attention to Madam, and then look at the second young lady, she looks like she's shrugging her shoulders and shrinking her head." She doesn't look like a young lady, she's worse than a maid."

The other woman heard this, and only smiled and said: "No, sister Yao was born, and the old lady didn't let her live on the street, that's all grace!"

After hearing this, Xu Xian's face was already pale with shock, she clenched her fingers in embarrassment, and her lips turned white with anger. Although she was not born well, she didn't want to be so ashamed in front of Zhao Jing.

(End of this chapter)