Rebirth of the Phoenix

Chapter 2

Outside the window, the autumn air is crisp, and the brass censer made of auspicious beasts slowly emits a delicate fragrance in the house, which is not choking, but adds a bit of elegance and tranquility.

It's just that now, no one is in the mood to appreciate these things. It's a pity for those good spices.

In addition to the master, there are more than a dozen maids, old maids, and several servants in the courtyard. Although there are a lot of people, it is completely silent at this moment. She huddled into a ball, fearing that she would be in the way of her master's eyes, so she acted as a punching bag for injustice.

Those who work are light and light, and those who are not working are also trying their best to reduce their sense of existence.The people outside the house were better, but the people serving inside were a little frightened.

Although they know that their master is not the kind of person who likes to vent their anger and take people down, they know even more that what the master of this house hates most is being looked down upon by others!

After all, if we really pursue it, this person's background...

There are not many people in the room, there are only five in total——

A beautiful young woman in her early twenties, judging by her attitude towards other people, is obviously the owner of this house.Wearing a light blue skirt, coupled with that exquisite makeup, abruptly raised the original five-point beauty to eight-point, if it is normal, plus her gentle and watery temperament all her life .Her eight-point beauty, coupled with her extreme gentleness, is one of the secrets to her enduring favor in Duke Ding's mansion.

A man, especially a man who is successful and powerful, always doesn't like his woman to be too strong.

It's a pity that some people just can't see through this truth!Or do you see it through, but can't bend down?Otherwise, you bend too much and break your waist!
The overlord flower is really not pleasing, but the dodder flower will make people bored after a long time!
The second one is an old woman who is nearly fifty years old standing behind Yang Shi, with a slightly hunched back, a few vertical lines on her face, and an indescribably serious face, just when she was looking at Yang Shi , but the eyes from time to time reveal a deep love and concern, as well as a little bit of imperceptible worry.

This is Yang's wet nurse. Her husband's surname is An. Everyone calls her An's mother. Before Yang came to Dingguo Mansion, she served her by her side. She only thought of Yang and treated Yang. The relationship with her is deeper than that of her daughter who couldn't see her for a few months, and she has Yang's trust the most.Yang's lord, she can do half of it, but she will never go beyond it.

In addition, there are two people dressed as servant girls, both of whom are wearing green skirts, and their looks are even more popular.This is considered normal, after all, if there is no other purpose, no master would want the maids around him to compete with him, right?
Of the two servant girls, one was serving tea, and the other was kneeling respectfully in front of the young beautiful woman, shaking her head slightly.If you just observe carefully, you can find that the fabric and workmanship of the clothes on the maid kneeling in front of Yang seems to be more delicate.

Obviously, this is caused by the different levels between the two!
The most surprising thing was that the last person turned out to be a girl who looked only about three years old!Just looking at the expressions of the people present, no one was surprised!
They said they were girls, but none of them were as rambunctious and mischievous as they should be at this age. Instead, they sat quietly by the side, feeling the slightly depressing atmosphere in the room, and did not show any signs of shrinking.

Especially those eyes, with a maturity that is definitely not suitable for the age, and the vicissitudes and wisdom that have been accumulated over the years, but at this time, no one will pay attention to what a child's eyes look like.So the girl just blinked slightly, and the vicissitudes and wisdom in her eyes have turned into the innocence of a child.

Yang waved her hand, motioning the servant girl who served tea to step back, and just picked up the freshly washed Dahongpao on the table and took a sip lightly.The faint scent of tea could not extinguish the rising anger in the beautiful woman's heart, so she just took a sip and put down the teacup in her hand.

"Oh? Did she really say that?"

When the person walked out and closed the door, Mama An gave her a slight support to Mrs. Yang, and then consciously guarded the door. Of course, she did not forget to pay attention to the movement inside.

Only then did Yang look at the person kneeling in front of her carelessly, but it could be seen from her sharp eyes that Yang's mood was not as calm as she showed.

The servant girl's lowered head was closer to the ground. I don't know if it was because of her posture or fear, even her voice was a little blurred, "Yes... yes! Aunt Wu, she..."

"What kind of aunt is she?!" Yang stared fiercely at the dumb maid in front of her.snort!No wonder it's been so many years, she's still just a second-class maid, she can't even enter the door of the main room, it's her own fault!

"Master, forgive me! It's the servant girl who said something wrong." The servant girl quickly slapped herself twice when she heard Yang's words, and secretly raised her eyes. Seeing that Yang didn't intend to continue to pursue the matter, she just felt in her heart Secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and continued, "It's Wu, Mrs. Wu... She really said so..."

The voice became smaller and smaller, and at the end, I couldn't continue speaking.

Yang sneered, "Only by her?!"

The maid's forehead was almost on the ground.

Seeing this, the girl patted Yang's clenched fist, "Why does Auntie have the same knowledge as her? The left and right are just clowns!" Between the words, there was no child's ignorance at all.

Mrs. Yang was also used to her daughter's "genius", so she was not surprised, restrained her anger a little, and casually threw out a piece of silver, "I know about this matter! Continue to pay attention to the movement over there, be careful not to It was discovered."

"Yes! I will leave, servant girl." The servant girl quickly picked up the broken silver, stuffed it into her sleeve, and bowed to leave.When I got out of the house, the cold wind blew, and I realized that I was covered in cold sweat. I couldn't help shivering, and left the path.

After sending the person away, Mama An reopened the door and walked back to Mrs. Yang, "Master, why are you so angry at Mrs. Wu? It's just her wishful thinking anyway! Farther away, don't say anything." It is impossible for the Duke and the old lady to watch such a thing happen, that is, Wu’s background is a flaw! More recently, the piece of meat in her stomach does not know whether it is male or female! Even if it is a boy and What can I do? If you are pregnant, you may not be able to give birth, and if you are born, you may not be able to grow up. Who knows what your qualifications will be? If your qualifications are good, it is even more impossible for the Duke and the old lady to let him Follow such a biological mother! So according to this old slave, you should relax!"

Yang's anger subsided a little, but her face was still as dark as water, "Why don't I understand what my mother said? It's just that I still feel uncomfortable! If it weren't for my flattery at the beginning, everyone might have forgotten that there are still people in the backyard. Wu Shi is such a person, I didn't expect that she would still have such thoughts. If she hadn't kept an eye on her back then, maybe I would really be bitten by the dog I raised! I'm injured, but I'm about to lose all face, Lu and the others don't know how to laugh at me?!"

As he spoke, he patted the little hand of the girl sitting next to him lovingly, "Fortunately, Chan'er reminded me in time!" Turning his head, his face sank again, "Otherwise, I really didn't take that concubine seriously. !"

According to the law of this dynasty, there are three classes of concubines: noble concubines, good concubines and lowly concubines.

For a concubine, at least one of the grandfather, father, and brother must be an official in the court, or have a title or fame.Both the Li family and the Chen family are listed here.

A good concubine, as the name suggests, is one who was born as a good citizen, with no grandfather, father, or elder brother committing crimes.Yang is Lin Chengmao's good concubine.

As for the lowly concubine, it is easier to understand, simply speaking, it is a lowly family background.Servants, family sons, prostitutes, and Le Ji are all considered lowly. Wu, Hu, and Lin Chengmao's other three concubines are all classified as lowly.

The boundaries between noble concubines, good concubines and lowly concubines are not absolute, and they can be promoted or demoted under special circumstances.

If Yang's father is still alive and has achieved fame, then if Lin Chengmao is willing, he can naturally be promoted to a noble concubine.In the same way, if someone in the family of Li Shi and Chen Shi committed a crime, they would be implicated as well if they were deprived of their official position or were not registered as lowly. Or a concubine.

And if the concubine wants to change her identity, she must first change her status and be let go by her master, just like Yang's father did at the beginning. If there was no such thing at the beginning, then Yang's current status is not the same as that of Wu's. They should be the same too.It was also for this reason that the more favored Mrs. Yang was these years, the more unconvinced others became. She had heard those nasty words a lot.

In addition, there is another special situation, but this is only for families with noble titles, that is, when the main wife has no children, a concubine is required to inherit the title, so in order to make the background of this concubine look better, some measures will be taken. special method.Either it is to record the concubine under the name of his aunt, noble concubine or good concubine, or to mention his identity to his biological mother.

However, this kind of situation is generally aimed at the bastard whose biological mother is a good concubine.

There is no such unreliable status as an ordinary wife in this dynasty, so naturally there is no way to raise the status of a noble concubine. As for a lowly concubine, when there are other choices, obviously no prince or noble will let such a concubine. The son of birth came to attack the lord.

And from the situation of Duke Dingguo, it can be seen that the source of lowly concubines is usually the dowry of family-born sons, first wives and noble concubines. If they are given their identities, wouldn't they be in danger of being out of control?So very few people choose to do this.

Chan'er—that is, Yang's eldest daughter, Lin Yuchan, understood Yang's meaning from the beginning, but she didn't really care much about Wu's "betrayal". Of course, Lin Yuchan didn't think that Wu really had She has the guts to think about establishing her own family. If she really had the courage, she wouldn't have been unknown in the backyard for so many years.

Even if Mrs. Wu really has the guts, Mrs. Yang is not a vegetarian. She has been able to stand out in Dingguo Mansion for so many years. Of course, Lin Chengmao's love and Mrs. Xin's protection are helping, but Mrs. Yang has some means nothing!How can you embarrass those women who are defeated by her? !

The reason why Yang Shi became so angry was mainly because of Wu Shi's behavior, which indirectly poked her sore foot.

Lu's dowry, Liu's, Li's dowry, Jiang, and Chen's dowry, Zhang, were all firmly held in the palms of their respective masters, not daring to show any disrespect.Only Mrs. Yang herself, her status was lowered by them by one level, and her background still has some small stains, and there is no one to help her in the backyard. Even if she is favored, it is inevitable that she will be alone. After all, the more Lin Chengmao dotes on her , the other women naturally hated her more and more. In the beginning, Yang wanted to single out a group of people alone!

After finally subduing Wu and Hu, Yang felt that he could breathe a sigh of relief, and finally went to the front without doing anything, but he didn't expect such a moth to appear on Wu's side!

Yang couldn't help thinking about it.

Why is there nothing wrong with other people, but when it comes to me, the people below want to "rebel"?Do you feel unconvinced?Why are you unconvinced?It must be because of my identity!What is my identity?Let it go!

The more I think about it, the more angry I am? !

So there was the scene just now.

An's mother and Lin Yuchan both knew where Yang's heart knot was, so when they comforted Yang, they both avoided it.

(End of this chapter)