The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 151

Sure enough, Qin Niangzi entered Zhishan Hall as a guest on the second day.

As soon as Xu Fengjia returned to the mansion, Seventh Lady complained of illness and did not go to Leshan Residence to pay her respects. Early the next morning, Mrs. Tai did not say anything in front of Xu Fengjia, but after he got up and went to Menghuaxuan to talk to Ping Guogong, she gave it to him. Seventh Lady turned a little pale.

"Although the son is young, you still need to have a score in your heart. You can do one ridiculous thing, but you can't do it again." Although Mrs. Tai did not put her face down, the meaning in her words was already obvious. "Now the son may live in the capital, you have to arrange the days when the housekeepers attend the bed, lest it be said that you are jealous, and your reputation is not good."

Fortunately, the males left early today, and only the female relatives were left in Leshan Juli. Otherwise, it would embarrass everyone if they said this.

Even if there are few people, the reactions of the first young lady, the fourth young lady, and the fifth young lady are enough to watch.

The eldest young lady glanced at Qiniangzi, showing a little sympathy for the first time, but soon, the sympathy withdrew again.If it wasn't for Seventh Lady who happened to be looking at her, she would have almost missed it.The Fourth Young Madam, however, hummed half-sourly, lowered her head to look at her nails, and did not open her mouth to help Mrs. Tai scold Qinianzi, nor did she change the subject to help Qinianzi step down from the stage.

The Fifth Young Madam acted as if nothing had happened, except that there seemed to be a smile line on the edge of her eyes, which flickered and then disappeared without a trace.

Although the intercourse between young couples is more frequent, it doesn't bother anyone, but if it delays the main business, for example, it is frivolous.Seventh Lady lowered her eyes, obediently accepted Madam Tai's instruction, and said softly, "Grandmother is right, and I will explain it to my son later."

Mrs. Ni has long been used to Qin Niangzi's hidden needles in her reply, so she took advantage of the situation and said, "The son is young and ignorant, you, a daughter-in-law, can't spoil him! There are times when you can do things..."

She looked at Qin Niangzi, and stopped talking again.

The newly entered sixth-granddaughter-in-law was also looking up at her, her eyes sparkling, as if she was listening intently, with a slight smile on her lips, as if she wasn't ashamed at all of being scolded in public.

Talking to this new daughter-in-law of the Yang family is like fighting with a ball of cotton. Your words are sweet or bitter, and it always seems to get into the cotton. She is not happy when she is praised, and she is not uncomfortable when she is scolded.

There is no more difficult opponent than this, even when the Duke's wife entered the door, she always had a long face when she mentioned Tongfang, showing the boss's unwillingness to come.

As for Mrs. Shizi, she just replied lightly and said yes... Hmph, isn't it because of her natal family's hardening up now? After all, she is too old, and the one in charge is a concubine, so she can't control her?
Whatever, let her be proud for a few days.

Mrs. Tai smiled kindly at Qin Niangzi, and changed the subject again. "I will go to the palace the day after tomorrow to pay my respects. You must learn the etiquette well. Don't be rude to others and make the Duke's mansion a laughingstock."

If it were her Fifth Sister who had gone earlier, she would probably show displeasure and frown at the contempt in these words.

Right now, Mrs. Shizi just smiled, and responded calmly, "Grandmother, don't worry, Xiaoqi knows what to do."

Mrs. Tai sighed from the bottom of her heart: there is that dead ghost's wife in front of everything, and she pushes too hard. I'm afraid there will be unnecessary suspicion from the Duke.

With a touch of displeasure, she picked up the tea and took a sip, casually dismissing a few granddaughter-in-laws, "Go and greet Mrs. Duke, I'm tired too, just take a rest."

The granddaughter-in-laws all stood up and resigned, and Mrs. Tai leaned on the kang, watching the maids shuttle back and forth thoughtfully, picking up the tea bowls scattered in the room, she closed her eyes, and there was infinite emotion in her heart thoughts.

After a long time, the sound of light footsteps circled back into the house.Mrs. Tai opened her eyes and saw that it was Mrs. Wu Shao who came back, so she smiled smugly: "Old people are old, and when they lose their minds, they will be in a daze for a long time."

The Fifth Young Madam smiled slightly, sat next to Madam Tai, and lightly tapped her shoulders, "Grandma, where did you say that, you pretended to have too many things in your heart."

She paused, and then said carefully, "It's because we juniors are ignorant. At this age, we still let our grandmother help us worry about it."

Mrs. Tai raised her eyelids, glanced at the little maid standing in the corner of the room, and waved her hand.Several servants hurriedly left the room and closed the door for Mrs. Tai.

"Is everything arranged properly?" Madam Tai sighed, stretched out her hand, and patted Madam Fifth Young Madam's knee, "You are too anxious."

Fifth Young Madam bit her lower lip, her gaze shifted, "Grandmother..."

Mrs. Tai waved her hand a little irritably, blocking Mrs. Fifth Young Madam's unspoken apology.

"Your new sister-in-law is not a simple person." The old man leaned sideways with difficulty, lifted his body and leaned against Wufu's birthday pillow, and tapped his sore upper arm lightly. The fifth young lady immediately bent over. He lowered his waist and beat his hand for Mrs. Tai. "In the past few months, I have tried several times, and you have also seen it. Pushing left and right blocking to deal with Yuru, even your mother-in-law is not so comfortable at her age. If you think of her as the younger brother who went first Daughter-in-law, I'm afraid you will suffer."

"My granddaughter-in-law can't see it." The fifth young lady lowered her head and sighed slightly, "It's just that the sixth room is pushing forward step by step. If you can't step on the sixth sister-in-law's pigtails, I'm afraid it won't be a year. Don't blame us The fifth room, even the fourth room, has no place in the family."

Yes, the sixth house itself is already strong enough, and now she has married such a strong continuation...

"Has everything been arranged properly?" Mrs. Tai asked again.

This time, there was seriousness in her words.

Fifth Young Madam nodded, "It's all arranged, and there will be no trace of it."

She lowered her voice, "When I talked about housework with my sixth sister-in-law several times, I deliberately showed impatience. A delicate person like her will not be without ideas..."

Mrs. Tai couldn't help but smiled gratifiedly.

In terms of scheming, the Fifth Young Madam really can't lose to anyone.With such means, are you afraid that you won't be able to make a fortune in the future?
For a moment, he thought of Fifth Young Master's loud voice and intimate attitude when he came and went in and out of Leshan Juli.

He was brought up by his side since he was a child, and his affection is naturally unusual.

"The 10 taels of silver." She said lazily. "You don't want to pay it back. Grandma is so old. After she passes away one day, the wife has the final say on how to divide the money from the private house? If you give it in private, you can give it to me, and it will save you time and trouble!"

Fifth Young Madam immediately covered her mouth and exclaimed softly, then took out her handkerchief to press her eyes, "Grandmother..."

Mrs. Tai waved her hand again, half sat up with difficulty, and looked at Mrs. Fifth Young Madam solemnly.

"It's just that after the housework is returned to you, don't do this kind of thing again." She lowered her voice, "If the Duke finds out about the matter, and Wu Fang's dignity falls into the mud, it will happen in a blink of an eye. If it wasn't for Feng Jia who left Guangzhou without consummating the house with her, she said she would take over the housework a few years ago, and the Duke would have agreed, so what would you have done then? Young people do things, and they don't care about the future!"

The Fifth Young Madam sobbed softly and choked up sincerely, "Grandmother is right, it was me and Fifth Master who were too reckless..."

Covered by a veil, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Mrs. Tai saw it, but she didn't say much: if a noble lady in the capital can't learn to say what she means, and to say the same thing in front of the face and behind the back, she is no longer a noble lady in the capital.

She slowly lay back on the pillow, and sighed again.

"Who on earth is so cruel and reckless that he must get rid of the sixth grandson-in-law in front of him--there is such a big commotion, it is inconvenient to do anything now!"

Fifth Young Madam also followed Madam Tai and sighed.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and Leshan fell into a suffocating silence in the back hall.

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Mrs. Xu's attitude towards prostitution in the daytime will be much more open.

The reactions of her and Mrs. Tai were basically two extremes. Not only did she not mind that Mrs. Qin would not come to pay her respects after she was sick, but the way she looked at her showed a three-point intimacy and a three-point smile.

When the crowd dispersed, Seventh Lady was left behind, telling her in detail the likes and dislikes of the women in the palace.

"The queen mother likes a delicate and quiet girl like you the most. You are the daughter of the elder Xinge and the younger sister of Mrs. Dingguohou. I will not embarrass you when I meet you. The queen, my sister-in-law is your sister. Say It seems to be related, and there is the fate of Concubine Ning, so it must be decent. I am afraid that the concubine wants to see you for a while..." Mrs. Xu paused, coughed a few times, and looked at it meaningfully. Glancing at Qin Niangzi, she continued, "When you were in the south of the Yangtze River, the concubine knew your name. Now it is a miracle that the fate still falls on our Xu family. It is natural for the concubine to be curious. thing."

This is the first time that Mrs. Xu has euphemistically mentioned the past that Xu Fengjia intended to propose Qin Niangzi as his wife, and she euphemistically hinted that the upper echelons of the Xu family already knew the news.

Even though Qin Niangzi tried her best to suppress it, there was still a red glow that couldn't stop seeping through her face, and her face was very hot.

"Xiaoqi knows what to do." Her voice was like a gnat, "Mother, please rest assured."

Mrs. Xu looked at her and smiled, and didn't say much: her father is the elder of the pavilion, one of her sisters is the queen's sister-in-law, and the other is a respectable concubine in the palace. Even if the concubine feels uncomfortable, she probably won't exposed.

"That's good." She patted Qin Niangzi's hand again, "The concubine has been in the palace for many years, and she has no children to accompany her. The most difficult thing is loneliness. If you can cater to her temperament, you will be taken away from time to time. It’s also good to invite you into the palace to talk. It’s just a matter of time to visit Concubine Ning on the way.”

These words are intimate.

The sisterhood between Seventh Lady and Sixth Lady is a private matter in Seventh Lady's heart. Mrs. Xu would exhort this sentence, which shows that she has gradually begun to care about Seventh Lady herself and wants to have a relationship with her.

I haven't been to Qingpingyuan frequently in the past few months. Isn't Madam Xu being extra kind to me because of Xu Fengjia's face?
Thinking of Xu Fengjia's hickey under her ear, and the attitude of insisting on not letting her get up to pay her respects yesterday, Qin Niangzi felt a vague warmth in her heart.

After all, she has been fighting alone for too long, as long as there is a little warmth, no matter who gives it, she can feel it clearly.

After talking to Mrs. Xu about some trivial matters, Qin Niangzi stood up and said goodbye, "...I also want to go to Zhishan Hall to talk with my sister-in-law and ask about the rules in the palace."

Then I left Qingpingyuan, meandering all the way out of Xiaocuijin, turned a corner on the side of the corridor leading to Mingde Hall, and entered a small courtyard outside the wall of Xiaocuijin courtyard: the eldest and young master’s family lived here Although the small side courtyard is remote, it is better than Xiao Cuijin. The children are free to play in the garden at any time.

Qin Niangzi had just entered the courtyard of Zhishantang, and two servant girls greeted her in awe and saluted her. "The sixth young lady is here!"

Someone came in to announce again, and after a short while, the eldest and young lady greeted Seventh Lady out of the room.

Just looking at the actions of these servants, who are quiet and obedient, one can tell that the young lady is not incompetent.

Qin Niangzi smiled and greeted the eldest young lady face to face, and then expressed her intention, "I want to ask my sister-in-law some rules in the palace! ——It's unfortunate that I came, is my sister-in-law going out?"

The eldest young lady has indeed changed into her going out clothes.

She usually dresses very plainly. Although she is not too shabby, it can be seen that she has not put any effort into dressing. She is almost 30 years old and has given birth several times. She often looks a little haggard.

Today is different, the young lady is wearing a tribute satin jacket full of art and gold, not only painted eyebrows and eyes, but also a rare gold hairpin and jade bracelet, looking a few years younger, she also looks like a young lady from a wealthy family.

The eldest young lady smiled at Qin Niangzi, "Yes, I have already decided to go to Huguo Temple to offer incense today, and when I come back, I will go to Mingde Hall to talk to the sixth sibling?"

Compared to usual, the young lady's mood today was almost high, and there was a rare trace of sincerity in her smile.

Qin Niangzi was a little surprised: the young lady of the Xu family is not a prisoner, and the fourth young lady can go wherever she likes?I have never heard that the young lady believes in Buddhism... Why is she suddenly going to offer incense on this day when there is no talk?
Naturally, she didn't show any signs on her face, so she turned around and went out of the Zhishan Hall with the eldest young lady, "That's kind, I'm the one who delayed my sister-in-law..."

The eldest young lady hurriedly waved her hands, and with a smile on her face, she was pushed down abruptly after just a bubble. "What's the matter, I usually look forward to the sixth sibling coming to talk, but I can't look forward to it."

Seventh Lady looked suspiciously at the young lady's back as she turned around the corridor, and then slowly walked back to Mingde Hall.

Xu Fengjia is a busy person, she disappeared early in the morning, and did not come back for dinner at noon. Seventh Lady took a nap, hugged Silang and Goro and teased her for a while, and the three concubines, Yu Qiao and Yu Ping, came to talk to her again. Busy entertaining: Although they each have older brothers, Yu Qiao and Yu Ping don't dare to despise Liufang too much, and they always come to her to make friends with her from time to time.

Although these two concubines are a bit arrogant, they are both young, but they have a tricky temper, and they can't talk about any scheming.The talk is nothing more than the family's faults between the east and the west, Dingguo Hou Sun's family has added a small hot spring, and the orchids in the garden bloom early... The ramblings are all trivial matters that the daughter's family cares about.Talking to them is also a little relaxation for Qin Niangzi: among the people who usually come and go to socialize, only these two little girls are the least scheming.

Yu An was always silent in front of her two sisters, and Qin Niangzi didn't express her love for her, but Yu Qiao and Yu Ping asked Yu An when they expressed their affection, "Can you help sister-in-law look at the needlework?"

As soon as needlework was mentioned, Yu Qiao and Yu Ping wanted to cover their ears and run away. They winked at each other and immediately got up to leave.Seventh Lady didn't stay any longer, she sent them to the door, and then turned back and joked with Yu An, "In the future, if you want to be alone, just say that you want to embroider. I think this excuse must be tried and tested."

Yu An was amused by her and laughed, "It turns out that my sister-in-law is also so talkative!"

So I took out the purse made by Qiniangzi and looked through it. While looking at it, she showed a look of envy, "Sister-in-law also said that she wanted me to read it-it is indeed the biography of Jiangnan master. Yu An can't catch up with this stitch."

Judging by her appearance, she really likes embroidery, not like Qin Niangzi, who is just studying as a compulsory course.

Qin Niangzi's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to speak, when suddenly a human voice came from outside the house.

Not long after, Lixia opened the door and came in, and told Qiniangzi with a smile, "Grandma Min sent a safe talisman and a long-life lock to Shilang and Wulang, and asked you for two strings of blessed beads. Sent it here, because I was still in a hurry to deliver something to my in-laws fourth grandma, so I didn't come in to say hello, the servant sent it away with a medium reward."

"It's rare that sister-in-law has a heart." Seventh Lady didn't care, she smiled and sighed, and asked Li Xia, "Put away the things. Shiro and Goro's should be kept by Xia Yuan."

After talking a few more words with Yu An, Li Xia came in again to report: The Young Madam has arrived.

Before the words were finished, the eldest young lady entered the room with a smile, and said, "It's cold, so I won't let the sixth sibling come out."

Her face was radiant, where was her usual dumbfounded look?It looked like a very delicate young woman, and Seventh Lady was stunned for a moment before going forward to greet the young lady.

"Where, it should be, it should be."

But he couldn't help wondering; this trip to the Huguo Temple is so important to the young lady?

(End of this chapter)