Empress has purpose

Chapter 8
After another two days, Gu Yunxi's body has almost recovered.

During this period, after my father and elder brother Gu Yunzhao came back from the palace, they all came to Jinxiu Courtyard to visit me, and my father was furious because of this, and scolded Meng Shi who had just woken up from a coma. She invited a doctor to come over to see her, and she was relieved only after she was sure that she was fine. She had dinner with Gu Yunxi in the courtyard before leaving to go back to his Biyunzhai.

At the beginning, Gu Yunxi ate the cassava flour according to the calculated amount, so naturally she would not let herself be sick for many days. The reason why she behaved so seriously in the hall was just to act more like it.

So in the early morning of this day, she finished washing and washing under the service of the maid, and went to the Ci'an Hall where the old lady was, and learned how to run a house with this grandmother.

Because Mrs. Meng was still ill, she also refused the rules of the girls in the mansion to tell her every morning and evening, and only said that she wanted to rest in peace and not let them bother her.

The eldest girl and the second girl felt a lot more relaxed in an instant, and the fifth girl, Gu Qingrui, had an expression that should have been so long ago. She had always been at odds with Meng Shi, and the aunt brought up by Meng Shi even regarded her biological mother, Zhang Shi, as an enemy. After Zhang's death, the resentment was transferred to Gu Qingrui.Although Gu Qingrui is a concubine, she doesn't need to rely on Meng Shi to choose a marriage for her, so she has never served Meng Shi wholeheartedly.Hearing that Gu Yunxi wanted to follow the old lady to learn how to manage the family, she also went to Ci'an Hall early, and begged the old lady to let her learn from her. The old lady always loved her granddaughter, so she agreed.

When Gu Yunxi went, what she saw was a loving grandmother and a filial granddaughter. Gu Qingrui was sitting next to Mrs. Gu, beating her leg gently, as if she had just told some funny story, Gu Qingrui The old lady looked at Gu Qingrui with a smile on her face.

Seeing Gu Yunxi coming in, Gu Qingrui stood up with a smile, blessed her body and said, "The third sister is here."

Gu Yunxi nodded with a smile, squatted down and said to the old lady, "Grandmother is well."

Mrs. Gu also smiled and said: "The third girl is here, there is no need to be polite, sit down."

Gu Yunxi sat down on the first seat at the bottom, and Mrs. Gu continued to ask: "Is your body so agile? Is there any discomfort? Don't hold on."

Gu Yunxi smiled and replied: "Go back to grandma, Yunxi is fine now, thinking that grandma is managing the affairs of the mansion by herself, so she wants to come here early to share some of the burden for grandma."

Gu Qingrui walked down from the old lady and sat on the seat next to her. Gu Yunxi watched calmly. The fifth younger sister was so smart today. She must have asked her for help. Easy to get close as usual, Gu Yunxi also guessed what they were doing.

Sure enough, Mrs. Gu said with a smile: "Grandmother is not alone. You were not here for the past two days, and Rui girl came to help me read the account book, and she was able to spot a few mistakes, so grandma thought, I will let you and girl Rui help me, an old woman, but this big kitchen is still left to you alone. What do you think of the third girl?"

Gu Yunxi thought for a while and said: "Actually, Yunxi also has this intention. With the help of the fifth sister, grandma can relax a lot, but Yunxi thought, should the eldest sister and second sister learn together, after all, the eldest sister It's too late, and I'm going to talk about it soon, and..."

Speaking of this, she looked at Gu Qingrui who was sitting next to her and was listening intently, and continued: "Besides, Fifth Sister is a concubine after all, and she is the youngest in this mansion." She couldn't stop at this point. Having said that, he just quietly raised his eyes and looked at the old lady.

Both the old lady and Gu Qingrui understood, and the old lady couldn't help thinking, yes, girl Rui is the youngest one, and she is also a concubine, the eldest sister and the second sister didn't learn to run the house, but the younger sister is so special, Thinking about it, the second aunt, her two daughters, and even some servants in the mansion should think that she is too partial.

Gu Yunxi looked at Gu Qingrui, who was expressionless, and the old lady who was still thinking, and continued: "Actually, two days ago, when grandma asked me to manage the big kitchen, I wanted to discuss it with you, but I was sick that day. , Too many things happened in the mansion, so I forgot about it."

Gu Qingrui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Grandmother, what the third sister said is reasonable, but Rui'er is ignorant, and she only wanted to share her worries with her, but she forgot the rules."

The smile on Mrs. Gu's face widened when she heard the words, and she said: "It's still the third girl who is thoughtful. She's getting old, and she doesn't think so comprehensively about some things. This is just right, let Qing Mo and Qing Wu Let's learn together too, and we can't leave them behind." Then he asked someone to invite the eldest girl and the second girl.

Gu Yunxi nodded in agreement.

Gu Qingrui said again: "Grandmother, don't say that you are old. Granddaughters don't like to hear such words. If you go out with granddaughters, others will definitely praise you. Whose family are these sisters? Third sister Say yes." After speaking, his eyes flickered at Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi smiled and nodded, but these words were exaggerated.

But Mrs. Gu couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and said angrily: "You girl, isn't that grandmother an old monster?"

Gu Qingrui replied with a smile: "What Ruier said is the truth."

The old lady also burst out laughing, and all the people in Ci'an Hall seemed to be infected with the smile for a while, but this did not include Gu Yunxi, she just watched the old lady Gu and Gu Qingrui talking and laughing quietly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth. A faint smile seemed to be happy because of their happiness.

After a while, the servants came over and said that the eldest girl and the second girl had arrived, so Gu Qingrui stopped talking and sat quietly on her seat. Mrs. Gu nodded and let the two come in.

Gu Qingmo and Gu Qingwu wore the same clothes and combed the same bun today, a pair of sisters came in gracefully, first bowed to the old lady and said: "Grandmother is well." Then she smiled and followed Gu Yunxi said: "Third sister."

This time Gu Qingrui was not as unreasonable as she was in the Chonghua Academy last time. She stood up, gave up her seat, and respectfully blessed the two of them: "Eldest sister, second sister."

The two also agreed with a smile, and sat down on the seat behind Gu Yunxi under the order of the old lady.

Gu Qingrui sat down on the fourth seat, then smiled and said: "The clothes of the elder sister and the second sister are really beautiful today."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "You are the only one with a sweet mouth." Then she patted the place next to her and said, "Come to grandma."

Gu Qingrui agreed with a smile, then walked to the old lady and sat down, the old lady then said: "I came to you today to discuss with you, and now that the lady is ill, I will give up the right to manage the house." I took it back and took care of it for her for the time being, but this person is old and can't be busy with some things, so I thought I'd let you sisters learn about the housekeeping together, and also share the burden for me, what do you think? ?”

The eldest girl and the second girl were stunned for a moment, and their first reaction was to look at Gu Yunxi. Seeing that Gu Yunxi smiled and nodded at the two, they all replied: "But it's up to grandma to decide."

Then Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "Well, I'll share it with you. I said before that this big kitchen will be shared with the three girls. Now that I have decided to let the four of you study together, I will You have to share more with the third girl, Yunxi, can you bear it?"

Gu Yunxi immediately replied modestly: "Yunxi will do her best."

Mrs. Gu nodded, said "En", and continued: "In addition to the kitchen, there are also internal and external purchases, the monthly silver salary of the master and servant, and the harvest of Zhuangzi, fields, stores, etc., just a few things. Come on, Madam Su, go and get the things."

Nanny Su nodded in agreement, and after a while, she came out from the inner room with a locked golden nanmu box and a stack of ledgers. The box was carved with delicate and complicated patterns.

Mrs. Gu took out a key from her sleeve, opened the box, and said to Gu Yunxi and the others: "This is the key to the warehouse. I have two copies here, and I will keep one. You can take the rest, Yunxi."

Gu Yunxi nodded and said yes, and Mrs. Gu went on to say: "Then there are the land deeds of the various storefronts, and these account books. You can divide them up and take them back to have a look. If you don't understand anything, just ask me." This is also right. their test.

At this time, a servant girl came in to report that the dinner table was set, Madam Gu asked a few girls to accompany her to the main room for dinner, and everyone followed suit.

After eating, I went back to the inner room, and the maidservant passed the tea again.

Mrs. Gu took the tea handed by Su Momo, took a sip, and said: "Su Momo has been by my side since I got married, and she followed me to manage Gu's house when I was young, so let her come and follow me." Please explain it to me."

The girls all nodded, and Madam Su blessed everyone, and then began to say: "The head of the family is a master of teaching, if the management is not good, the house will be in chaos. As the saying goes: Self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace. The second item is family harmony. If you marry into your husband's family in the future, if you cannot help your husband manage the affairs of the inner house, it will have a great impact on your husband's career outside. Yes, think about it, if the house is restless, how can they work outside with peace of mind, how can they sleep peacefully and have a good rest after returning home? How can they get along better with you?"

After Madam Su finished speaking, she saw that the faces of the girls were a little red, and Gu Qingrui blushed even more and lightly hit the old lady with a hammer, and said with a smile: "Oh, grandma..."

Mrs. Gu laughed loudly when she heard the words, and said, "Don't take it lightly, what Madam Su said is the experience passed down from your ancestors, and it must be of great benefit to you." After speaking, she turned to Madam Su Ma said, "Go ahead."

Mother Su smiled and said yes, so she went on to say: "The kitchen is a very important part of the family. If the masters want to be healthy, they cannot do without the preparation of meals in this big kitchen. The combination of daily meals, You need to pay special attention to whether the ingredients are fresh, of course, these three girls just need to hand over to the designated person to watch..."

In this way, Madam Su picked some more important things and talked to Gu Yunxi and the others. The old lady asked the four of them to discuss the scope of their respective responsibilities. Gu Yunxi and Gu Qingwu worked together to manage the kitchen, shop, and There are monthly silver expenses for masters and slaves. After all, Gu Qingrui is young, so she asked the elder girl to work with her to manage internal and external purchases and Zhuangzi's fields. Of course, the final decision rests with the old lady.

(End of this chapter)