From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 227

Cardamom was ordered to leave, and soon, Mrs. Ma, wearing a stone-blue jacket, came in. At the age of 40, with the appearance of 50 years old, the poor life has left the years of wind and frost on her face.

Her husband is the son of the Mei family, and he was originally working in a Zhuangzi in Liangzhou City.She has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son entered the military camp as a clerk, and the youngest son worked in the Zhuangzi.The youngest daughter is the same age as Mei Jingqiu, she entered the palace with her not long ago and became Qing Zhixie's third-class maid named He Ye.

Not daring to raise her head, let alone look directly at her, Granny Ma knelt down and kowtowed to Mei Xin in a respectful manner, saying, "Your maidservant will see the Eldest Princess, and the Eldest Princess is blessed and auspicious!"

Mei Xin was stunned for a moment when she heard the official Mandarin with a Liangzhou accent, and then she laughed.It seems that it is not wrong to ask Nanny Song to teach these people the rules. The words are very good, and the etiquette rules are also correct: "Get up, I have something to tell you to do, sit down and talk."

Standing up tremblingly, Mrs. Ma did not dare to sit down, fearing that her clothes would stain the upholstery of the chair, she said anxiously: "Slaves, it is good for slaves to stand, if there is anything else, please give orders to the Eldest Princess!"

Seeing that she was at a loss, Mei Xin was very frightened, so she didn't force her, and directly ordered, "Have you seen both the Third Madam and the Fifth Miss?"

Every house made an introduction on the day they went to pick out slaves and maidservants. Mrs. Ma must have seen Mrs. Gao, but Mei Jingqiu didn't go there that day, and she has been in Qiushui Pavilion for the past two days. I don't know if she has seen her.

As a servant, Mrs. Ma naturally met Gao, and she replied truthfully, "I have seen the third lady four times, and the fifth lady only once, but I recognize them both."

The only other skill in her life is that she has a good memory, and the nanny who taught them the rules also said that as a servant, if she can't even recognize and remember the master in the mansion, then wait to be kicked out.

Unexpectedly, she could clearly remember how many times she had met, Mei Xin was relieved.She nodded and said, "It's good if you recognize her. Miss Wu was spoiled and raised, and she has a bad temper. I want to sharpen her temper. You can follow her to the Zhuangzi outside the city tomorrow morning."

"I heard from the people below that your children are well taught and have become talents. I want to entrust Miss Fifth to you. You don't need to teach anything deliberately. From now on, you will treat Miss Fifth as your own. Child, treat her as you treat your child."

Children from poor families have been in charge of the family early, are sensible, and know how to be filial to their parents.Therefore, she felt that it was necessary to let Mei Jingqiu know that the world is suffering and life is not easy.

Shocked, Mrs. Ma was stunned, she couldn't believe what she heard, she instinctively looked up at Mei Xin.Seeing that Mei Xin and Yan Yuese didn't seem to be joking, she immediately knelt down and said: "Princess, please forgive me, I don't know a single word for this servant, so I don't know how to teach others."

The daughter of the Mei family is honorable, and it's okay to teach her well, but if she fails to teach her well, that's a great sin.Furthermore, she has already heard about Mei Jingqiu and Gao Shi, and knows that she is used to it and Gao Shi is a person who doesn't know what is good or what is bad.

Mei Xin saw that she was about to pick up a hot potato, so she knew what she was worried about.Immediately said: "Since I didn't call anyone else, I only called you here, just to make sure you have the ability and you can teach her well. You don't have to worry about it, no matter how you teach her in the future, it's good to change it or not, as long as you I've tried my best and I will never blame you. We will do it for one year. Once the time is up, you and your wife can go back to Liangzhou directly, no matter what Miss Fifth is. In addition, I will cancel your slave status, etc. In two years, when He Ye is old, I will let her go home. When I get married, I will prepare a dowry for He Ye, so that she can marry in a good manner."

In view of the fact that their family is loyal to the Mei family, and has been doing things honestly and dutifully for decades, Mei Xin wants to give her a favor.Of course, it was mainly for Mei Jingqiu.

Going back to Liangzhou itself was very tempting, let alone getting rid of slavery and then giving her daughter a dowry.Mrs. Ma agreed almost without thinking about it, but she still has conditions: "The eldest princess believes that slaves are the blessings of slaves, and slaves will definitely treat Miss Fifth as their own daughter. It's just that slaves beat people, and children do it." They will be punished if they do something wrong, and I hope the Eldest Princess will not blame me."

More than just beating people, when her youngest son messed around with the neighbor's daughter, she forced him to starve him for five days and five nights.She only gave him water and no food, and she didn't let him out until he begged for mercy and promised not to dare again.

Everyone said that she was a cruel mother, but they didn't know that if she didn't do that, her son would be useless, and it would be ruined by a woman.

When she decided to let her go to Zhuangzi, Mei Xin had already thought very clearly, and knew how she taught her children in the past, so she opened her mouth and said, "It's natural, don't worry, it's not just me, anyone is not Will intervene. Tomorrow morning, you will take Fifth Miss to Zhuangzi, tell Zhuangtou what to do, and the same is true for anything you need. Just one point, don’t be soft-hearted, and don’t be afraid of offending anyone. How do you treat you? Treat her as your child will."

"What about the third lady?" To put it bluntly, Pozi Ma wasn't worried about Mei Xin, after all Mei Xin asked her to do this.But Mrs. Gao is not a good stubble, the most important thing is that she doesn't know what is good or bad, if she hates her and settle accounts later, wouldn't her family be in trouble.

Unexpectedly, after only meeting four times, without even saying a word, she knew what kind of person Gao was.This kind of vision is really rare, Mei Xin said: "Originally I planned to let the third lady go with you, but considering that you might not be easy to discipline at that time, I might as well let her stay in the mansion. Before Mei Jingqiu improves, I will never let their mother and daughter meet. No, not only them, I will not let her see anyone in the Mei family within a year."

Since she was going to be severely punished, she had to be punished once and for all.And if she can't change within a year, she won't let her go back to Mei's house. As for her future, it must be a different situation.

This is what Mrs. Ma wanted, and her flustered heart gradually calmed down. She promised: "Princess, don't worry, this servant will do her best, and she will also try her best to teach Miss Fifth."

She has seen a lot of children like Mei Jingqiu, and it is useless to say anything, only to beat her, and only if she is made to suffer and suffer until she is afraid of being beaten, she will restrain herself.Of course, if restraint alone is not enough, you have to straighten her out from the root.

(End of this chapter)