The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 148

In the next few days, Qin Niangzi's life was very peaceful.

The new daughter-in-law did not go out for the first year. Although Xu Fengjia returned to the capital, she was very busy. She spent most of the day doing errands in her study in the front yard. She would not go back to the house until evening.Except for an extra pair of chopsticks when eating, and being woken up several times by Xu Fengjia every morning, Qin Niangzi's life is not too different.

As for taking over the housework, Mrs. Xu and Xu Fengjia didn't mention it. Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Fifth Young were so happy to pretend to be confused, of course Seventh Lady would not mention it first.After all, her actions depend on Xu Fengjia's subsequent actions.

The days flowed by peacefully, with only minor changes.

Xu Fengjia has returned, and Qin Niangzi is not as shy away from socializing as before. When she has free time, she often invites a few concubines to come over for tea.

Both Yu Qiao and Yu Ping are good friends of Mrs. Tai's system. Although they will not be treated poorly by Qin Niangzi, they will not get a particularly good face. Soon, she felt that Qin Niangzi was not elegant enough, and gradually she came less and less.

On the contrary, Yu Ansu has always been good at embroidery, and since she is young, she doesn't have to spend as much time embroidering dowry as her two elder sisters, and her pace of walking towards Mingde Hall has gradually become more diligent.Sometimes I would come over with Yu Ning and Yu Tai to play with Shiro and Goro.

Qin Niangzi likes her demure temperament, although she doesn't like embroidery, but often when Yu An visits, she also does needlework and does some miscellaneous work with Yu An.The two of them chatted one after another, and the days went by much more happily.

Seeing that the end of January is approaching, the daffodils in the third west room of Mingde Hall have also been replaced with thousand lilies, and Xu Fengjia accompanied the emperor to the western suburbs for a hunting tour. She is not at home these days, and Seventh Lady invited the two elders in the morning An then had nothing to do, only Er Niangzi sent someone to bring a few baskets of river fish early in the morning, and there was no other major matter.

She is naturally a light sleeper, sharing the same bed with Xu Fengjia, always sleeps restlessly, and gradually developed the habit of taking a nap.After taking a nap, Yu An came to visit her again, and brought two pairs of tiger-toe shoes, and smiled shyly, "For Shiro and Goro to wear."

Qin Niangzi carefully looked at the stitches of these two pairs of shoes, and saw that they were even and dense, and the tiger's head was also made dexterously, so she nodded secretly: making shoes is not like embroidering, starting from the bottom of the bow, it is hard work, and it is difficult to make it brilliant. Not to mention Yu Qiao and Yu Ping, even myself, I'm afraid I can't make a pair of shoes that fit my feet.Yu An's shoes are so well made, which shows that the child has a down-to-earth personality.

She smiled and pulled Tai'an's hands for a closer look, "Such beautiful hands, don't be a female celebrity and make calluses, it's not good-looking."

Yu An was blushed by Qin Niangzi's words, and looked at the sound of gnats on the tiptoes, "Sister-in-law is too much... Yu An's hands are not so beautiful."

The Xu family's daughters were all born with no more than delicate appearance.If I really want to elaborate, it means that Yu Qiao is barely a bit bright, or because of this, no one in this generation is a concubine in the palace.

"Where is it not good? In a few years, I'm afraid it will look even better." Seventh Lady joked a few words casually, and then encouraged Yu An, "You don't have to be so shy so easily, and your sister-in-law can't eat you. It's enough to be generous and decent. Now, she looks shy everywhere, for fear of provoking bullying."

Yu An glanced at Qiniangzi, lowered her head again, sighed, and played with the tassels on the skirt.

"Natural temperament is hard to change..." She bit her lower lip, "Although the sixth sister-in-law in front..."

Speaking of Fifth Lady, Yu An seemed to be consciously slipping her tongue. She raised her head and looked at Seventh Lady, feeling a little at a loss.

Qin Niangzi didn't change her face, but she sighed in her heart.

It's a world of difference whether the house is round or not.In the past when there was no consummation of the house, although Yu An treated him politely, how could he say such things from his heart.This kind of psychological change in the whole family is really hard to understand without personal experience.

"It's funny to say." She smiled kindly at Yu An. "As for Fifth Sister, although I have been the daughter-in-law of the Xu family for a year, I have rarely heard about Fifth Sister after I entered the house. You also know that we have been living in Suzhou, and we have been in correspondence with Fifth Sister—although she I lived in the east wing a year ago, but I often feel that she and I are living in two Xu's homes."

She spoke humorously, and Yu An couldn't help laughing too, the worry on his face obviously eased.

"Fifth Sister and I grew up together, and I know her best. She has a temper like a firecracker. In the Xu family, I'm afraid there are more enemies than friends." Seventh Lady said frankly.

Seeing a few traces of embarrassment on Yu An's face, she knew that this sensitive little concubine might not be ignorant of Wu Niangzi's behavior.

"However, Fifth Sister is my relative after all, and the daily chores during her lifetime are precious memories for those of us who stayed behind." Seventh Lady smiled and looked at Yu An as she spoke, "There are many things that I don't know. Ask your sisters-in-law, but if you can tell me about Fifth Sister, I'd love to hear it."

Yu An hesitated for a moment, then smiled hesitantly at Qin Niangzi.

"Compared to the second and third sisters, Yu An is more familiar with the sixth sister-in-law." She opened her mouth slowly, with a little tenderness on her face. "Sister-in-law also knows that Yu An's life is hard. She lost her biological mother when she was born. She grew up with Aunt Yan since she was a child... It's not like the second sister, the third sister, and the brother who was born with the same mother."

The fault is that Seventh Lady was also born as a concubine, and she has always been kind and patient with An, which is expected to never be said by Yu An.

She smiled knowingly, nodded at Yu An, and said softly, "When I'm at home, I'm more cautious than you... As concubines, it's inevitable that we are always a little shorter in front of our aunt. "

Yu An then gave Seventh Lady a shy but joyful smile, lowered her head and fiddled with the tassels on her skirt.

"In front of grandma, Yu An doesn't have much dignity." Although her voice was small, it was very soft, and people could listen carefully without knowing it.

Seventh Lady suddenly felt that she was in Yu'an, just like the first lady was in herself many years ago. She could see the advantages of this child, and she could also see her city, and she also had a kind of kindness towards her.

And Yu An got very close to Wu Niangzi, after all, she is also the sister of Yu Qiao and Yu Ping, and usually goes in and out with these two little girls...

Suddenly, she began to look at Yu An with a new perspective, and her whole thinking broadened a lot.

Although she didn't want to admit it to herself, Qin Niangzi also understood that after consummating the house with Xu Fengjia, she also began to integrate into the Xu family, and finally found a feeling gradually.

"But my mother is considerate of An. Although the sixth sister-in-law is impatient, she doesn't have a city and treats people well. Yu An often comes to Mingde Hall to talk." Yu An continued her narration. "Several times, the former sixth sister-in-law said that I'm very similar to a younger sister in my natal family. She is also quiet and good at sewing. Maybe you can still be good friends with her when the master in-law arrives in the capital."

She paused, raised her eyes boldly to look at Qin Niangzi, and smiled slightly.

"At that time, although the sixth sister-in-law's tone was intentionally disgusting, I knew that my sister-in-law must also really want the younger sister in her mouth."

Qin Niangzi was not on guard for a while, but was stunned for a while.

It took a long time to cover up and laugh.

"Oh, Fifth Sister is just like this, no matter how hard she suffers, she can't get rid of it..." Her voice gradually became thinner.

The room was immersed in a warm silence for a moment.

Yu An also held his chin, showed a small but warm smile, and told Seventh Lady what Fifth Lady was doing.

"My sister-in-law knows the temper of the second sister and the third sister. Sometimes when the two of them quarrel, it will inevitably affect me... Once the sixth sister-in-law saw her, on the path outside Lu Tianyin, she took the second sister The third sister called them and scolded them, saying that their words and deeds are frivolous, and they don't look like a lady of everyone'!" A small smile floated on Yu An's lips, as if he was very grateful for Wu Niangzi's kindness, and then paused. After a pause, he answered unnaturally, "Second sister and third sister were choked to the point of being speechless, and they have restrained themselves a lot since then, and they seldom make things difficult for me anymore."

Seventh Lady couldn't help but followed Yu An with a smile.

From the bottom of my heart, I sighed again and again.

If Yu Ping and Yu Qiao were more arrogant and indulgent, and instead bullied Yu An even more, and did not allow Yu An to make public, Wu Niangzi had done something bad with good intentions.

After all, he has never experienced hardship, so he has less calculations in his actions.

Judging from Yu An's expression, I am afraid that the progress of this story is not as ideal as she said.

It's just that Wu Niangzi has gone after all, and there are many things that are hard to explain.

However, Yu An seemed to have opened up the chatterbox, and had already babbled on without Qiniangzi's interface.

"The sisters-in-law in the family, that is, the sixth sister-in-law, is the least scheming. The elder sister-in-law... Officially, she is okay, but she is quieter, but she is very deserted in private. She has nothing to say to anyone, but to her little nephews. They are all indifferent, but the eldest brother loves his children more."

Qin Niangzi opened her eyes wide in surprise, but she didn't speak, she just listened to Yu An's words in silence.

Although these news may not be secret, at least they are what she lacks now.Ever since Mrs. Xu fell ill, Qing Pingyuan has been shrinking with all her strength, and only the old mother is in charge, but she doesn't want to use the old mother's opinion as the preconceived idea to determine her own views on the sisters-in-law.Before Bai Lu successfully broke into the Xu family's social circle, Yu An's words would be a very valuable reference.

(End of this chapter)