Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 8
Dongfu Lingcheng Inner House
Dong Eshi looked at Qi Zhen who was taking off her make-up under the service of the maids. Her daughter's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to when she was young, but softer than her own, and her eyes were more lively.Dong Eshi gently stroked Qi Zhen's hair and said, "My daughter is getting more and more beautiful. Your two elder brothers will not live up to you. In the future, Erniang will only rely on you."

Mother Rong hurriedly said jokingly, "No, Miss Zhen is not only beautiful, but also sensible, and she also makes friends with noble girls. It will also help the master's career. Such a good girl can only be raised by the wife. In the future, the wife will be a good girl." There will be future blessings. And Miss Luo is no good, she looks ordinary and has a dull personality, and she can't keep up with our girl Zhen's toes."

The corners of Qi Zhen's eyes and brows were all smiling, and she said proudly, "Nurse Rong is very pleasant to speak, and the sweet-scented osmanthus soup on the table will reward you."

"The old slave would like to thank Miss Zhen. This time, the old slave is lucky. By the way, my wife heard that the family has already been unable to make ends meet. The expenses these days are all based on the wife's dowry. Now there is not much dowry left. I heard that Maybe let him go!"

Dong E was surprised and said, "Is this news accurate? There are a lot of dowries for younger siblings, why are they gone?"

"No matter how much there is, there will be a day of sitting and eating. In that house, more people go out and less people come in. Mr. Tang is a face-saving person. Do you have any ideas for making money from Miss Zhen? No matter how much the dowry Mrs. Tang has, she can't hold it. In the past, due to Mrs. Tang's dowry is rich, and she looks down on you, and now she is like this. It seems that it is a blessing to raise a girl like Miss Zhen."

Qi Zhen said proudly, "It's so easy for you to make money! Qi Luo can't compare with me at all. When I become rich in the future, I have to trample Qi Luo under my feet. Why did she always fight with me before?" fight."

Dong Eshi sighed and said, "After all, we are a family, and the master will not ignore his cousin's misfortune. If the mansion releases people, you can bring them in, so as not to make people laugh."

Nanny Rong knew that this was not only a job to save face, but also a lucrative job. When the time came, whoever wanted it would depend on how much filial piety she had, so she quickly said, "My wife is kind, you can rest assured that this old servant will handle it well." That's right."

Mrs. Dong E said, "Nurse Rong, take the maids down first, I have a few words to say to Maid Zhen."

Seeing that there were only the couple left in the room, Dong E took Qi Zhen's hand and said, "How are you and Gege Chu Yan getting along? Gege Chu Yan is going to get married after a while. After the wedding, you two will be together." There will be less time, Er Niang, just in case?"

Qi Zhen interrupted Dong E's words and said, "Are we on good terms? She also said that she would take me to the palace a few days ago! After the wedding, I can visit her at the eighth elder brother's house. At that time, I will definitely Let Eighth Brother remember me."

"Although your Mama listened to us and took refuge in the eighth prince's family, but he said yes, the position of the crown prince is still very stable now. I don't know if the eighth prince can become the prince? You know that your mama is a His ears are soft, and he's timid. It's not like he's going to drag your uncle Ling Zhu along, saying that he wants to share the risk."

As soon as Qi Zhen heard it, she became angry and said, "Ama is confused, so is Erniang? If the cousin makes great contributions to the eighth elder brother in the future, then Qi Luo will be able to do it when he enters the eighth elder brother's house. Then I will turn over the plan And for what? The prince is the emperor's target. No one knows the eighth elder brother's wise Manchu officials, and the ninth and tenth elder brothers are helping each other. What a strength it is. Besides, Chu Yan belongs to the married prince. Fujin has the highest status, you don’t want a queen in Prince An’s mansion! Chu Yan is arrogant and domineering, and I have suffered a lot of grievances when I bowed my head in front of her. Elder brother gave birth to a son. In the future, a good mother will be more valuable than a son, and restore our family's previous glory. Now, Ama asked her cousin to join her eighth elder brother. Don't forget that monk told Qi Luo's fate. I will stop her The contact with the eighth prince is too busy, but Ama adds to the chaos?"

"Don't worry, you are two years older than Qi Luo, and you are better with Chu Yan, you will definitely be able to enter the eighth elder brother's house. Qi Luo is hopeless, I will talk to you, Ama, Yes, you Ama dreamed of glorifying the lintel, and you gave him so much face, he will not understand. The monk's words are obviously inaccurate. Based on Qi Luo's current appearance and temperament, he must be in the draft. will lose."

"That being said, fate is hard to say. Didn't Qi Luo get sick and die a few days ago, and he's doing well now. Mother, I'm really worried that our busy work will be a waste of time, and Qi Luo will be so cheap Take it?"

Dong E's comforted, "That's not the case. You were all young at that time, and the monk was crazy, so what he said must not be accurate. Qi Zhen, don't worry, just try to make the eighth elder brother fall in love with you as soon as possible, and get into the eighth grade as soon as possible." Elder brother's mansion, even if Qi Luo was lucky enough to enter the mansion at that time, with your ingenuity, you still can't deal with her! In the future, Er Niang is still waiting to enjoy happiness with you! Your two elder brothers still have to rely on your promotion .”

"What Er Niang said is also reasonable. I think Aunt Tang has no idea. It is easy to deal with Qi Luo during the draft. As long as Ama doesn't hold me back, I will succeed. Then you can follow me and enjoy the blessings." Erniang, you must strengthen Ama's confidence. Even if the eighth elder brother does not become the emperor, with the eighth elder brother's intelligence, isn't the prince's title in your hands? Isn't the prince's Erniang also very noble and embarrassing! "

Dong Eshi hugged Qi Zhen and said, "This is reasonable, no matter what, Qi Zhen and Er Niang will fully support you."

In the morning, after Ling Zhu's family had breakfast, Ling Zhu dressed up and said, "I'm going to the Ministry of Rites, don't worry, I'm fine. I sent someone to inquire about the hot spring village yesterday. After get off work, I'll go to the Ministry of Accounts to borrow money." Qian, you manage the inner house according to what we have discussed. We must work together to build a harmonious family." Then, ignoring the attention of the maidservant, she stepped forward and hugged Dong Shi and Qi Luo in her arms.Qi Luo knew that this was his father's first day at work in ancient times. As the pillar of the family, he was a little nervous. After all, there is a clear difference between ancient times and modern times.But she believes her father will adapt.Ling Zhu let go of his wife and daughter, and then walked away arrogantly, leaving them with a firm back.

Dong's face turned red with embarrassment, because in modern times, they have never hugged in front of others.Qi Luo stepped forward and pulled Dong Shi's hand and said, "You are all sensible people, you know what to see and what to say."

"Your maidservant understands." Seeing that everything has been tidied up, Mrs. Dong said, "Go down first, I have something to discuss with Luo Luo."

Qi Luo looked at Dong Shi and smiled, but didn't speak.Mrs. Dong lightly tapped Qi Luo's head with her hand and said, "You can do it! It's so hard for you, Ama, to be romantic once, so you won't have to watch it next time." "One time is not enough, you are greedy, mother!"

"You, Ama, just want to give us confidence. It's not big or small here, so be careful and I'll take care of you!"

"I got it, I got it, Er Niang, please be sweet! It's time for us to get down to business." After speaking, he picked up the brush on the table and began to write on the paper.In modern times, she began to practice calligraphy after the age of 15. Since she had already established a stereotype, coupled with the modern entertainment life, although she is half a house girl, she would rather read novels than practice calligraphy when she has time. , so Qi Luo's calligraphy is not outstanding.It's just that in ancient times, there wasn't so much entertainment, and the novels weren't good-looking. Qi Luo thought that practicing calligraphy would be a good pastime.

"Er Niang, I want to find a teacher to teach me piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Why, do you want to be an ancient lady?"

"Isn't this idle? I don't like socializing. If I don't find something to do, I'm afraid I'll be suffocated!"

Mrs. Dong looked at Qi Luo with Zou Cheng's steamed bun face, and couldn't help laughing, "If you think about it, I support it. However, I don't want you to really become an ancient lady, as if you are not my daughter, so I will be with you You, Ama, took good care of you and picked a suitable teacher to teach you."

Dong named many names from his own memory, and Qi Luo wrote them down on paper.After finishing, Mrs. Dong said, "I think we can call Madam Zhao in and take a closer look. She is my dowry and the housekeeper's wife. She will understand more comprehensively than avoiding us."

Qi Luo nodded without comment.As soon as Zhao Momo entered the room, she said with a smile on her face, "Congratulations to my wife, the master finally knows that his first wife is ready, and my wife has finally come to the end of all hardships."

"Don't talk about it, I'm going to be ashamed to death. Mother Zhao came to you because there are too many servants at home. Our master doesn't have many, and we don't have any extra money. We can't use these people." , so I discussed with Er Niang, and I want to release about twenty people, do you think these people are suitable?" Qi Luo handed the paper to Mother Zhao

Zhao Nanny quickly waved her hand and said, "Girl, I am illiterate, I don't understand what you wrote, how about you tell me and I will listen, is that okay?"

Mrs. Dong said, "That's fine too. I plan to release the married ones. Although some of them are good, we can't break up a family, right? So I plan to lay off five members of Zhang Rui's family, six members of Li Fu's family, and Zhou Zhou's family." Six people, four in Qian’s three family. I can be forgiven for not working hard, I hate gossiping the most, so I focus on this aspect.”

Mammy Zhao was very relieved to see Dong Shi who became shrewd. Before, Dong Shi was a little cowardly and could not make up her mind.It may be God's blessing, since the old man and his wife recovered from their illness, they suddenly became close, and Qi Luo became very sensible.They often whisper together, although they don't know what to say, but Madam Zhao is willing to see this kind of situation.These people who let go are indeed talkative and dishonest.It seems that the wife has made up her mind to tidy up the inner house.

"The wife's candidates are very good. There is nothing wrong with them. Many of them were forced by the eldest wife when the family was separated. What's going on in our mansion will be clear immediately in the mansion. Many of them want to Go back to Mrs. Dongfu, these are not familiar."

"In this way, we can't treat them badly, and we can't get a bad reputation. Give them three months' monthly money, which will be regarded as severance pay." Qi Luo said.

Zhao Nanny nodded and said, "It's better for the girl to think about it properly. The girl is grown up and sensible, and can help the wife share her worries."

"Yeah, since I recovered from my illness, I've been lazy in everything, and I don't like to meddle in mundane affairs, so in the future, I want Qi Luo to help me housekeeper. This is also a training for her. You can help me a lot, I think Zillo will handle it well so I can relax too."

"Young lady is smart and prudent, she will definitely help my wife, and my wife will be able to enjoy a happy life in the future." Nanny Zhao agreed
Qi Luo said modestly, "Mommy told me, I still have a lot of things I don't understand, and I will have to rely on Mommy's guidance in the future!"

"If Madam doesn't have any orders, then the servant will go down and release them as you ordered?" "Okay, go down and do it, let them take away their things, tell them well, don't embarrass them too much."

"Ma'am, you are kind, always considerate of others, they will never find a master like your wife again." Zhao Nanny bowed and retreated.

Dong murmured, "I hope I did nothing wrong."

"Emiang, we are not rich, so they can have a better way out. I think they will almost all go back to the East Mansion. You don't have to worry about them."

"I'm just not used to deciding the fate of others like this. I have never experienced it in modern times."

"That's because we have no chance. Modern private companies have laid off employees before they say they want to lay off employees. There is also no reason for it."

Mrs. Dong said, "Yes, as long as we live well, we can find trustworthy people when we become rich. Now we are officials and landlords, so we should enjoy it."

"Emiang, after the layoffs are complete, you call all the people for a meeting to let them understand that we have no choice but to do this. Let them understand our likes and dislikes, and then reassure their hearts, so as not to cause people to fluctuate. Management. I am thinking about some rules and regulations, and let them act according to the rules, with clear rewards and punishments, so that our family can operate quickly and stably, and achieve our goals as soon as possible."

Mrs. Dong tapped Qi Luo's forehead and said, "See what you can do, and if you keep talking, you can make a report. The modern management system is good, you have to do what you can. It should be based on the actual situation. After all, we are now What is not modern. Here we not only control their future, but also their dignity and life. You must be careful when formulating regulations, and don’t make them unreasonable.”

"It seems that I am still young, and ginger is still old and spicy. But I can rest assured. I have always been worried that you and Dad will not be able to adapt to the ancient life, and now I see that your adaptability is still very strong."

Dong said helplessly, "If you can't adapt, you have to adapt. After all, we have the memory of the original body, and your father and I have experienced a lot of ups and downs. You can't understand these from books. So, you Just put your heart in your stomach, don't worry about us anymore, we are also very strong."

"Got it, my parents are the best, no matter where they are!!!"

(End of this chapter)