The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 153

"What place in the world can compare to Suzhou?" Li Xia is from Jiangnan, and when he mentions Suzhou, he naturally straightens his back. There are more madams, and she has some intentions to make friends with you. As for you, you were wondering why she came here now, and the eldest young lady explained, thinking... that Fifth Lady is too arrogant and unloving..."

"It's almost there." Seventh Lady smiled softly, "People like Yu An and sister-in-law who just want to live an honest life will more or less come close to me. But to pry their mouths open, I have to Be stronger."

Whether it's the young lady or Yu An, when they show affection to her, they are naturally optimistic that Qiniangzi will eventually gain the upper hand in the house fight, but this kind of favor will only be in the end until Qinianzi further proves her ability. This level: This kind of friendship based on the game of interests also takes time to transform into a true friendship.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the house, and not long after, Xu Fengjia opened the door and entered Xisanjian.

"It's almost spring, and it's still snowing!" Xu Fengjia complained while rubbing his hands, but Li Xia hurriedly slipped away from him nimbly, and closed the door again.Through the door, she could still hear her calling someone to prepare Xu Fengjia's bath water.

Li Xia has been proud of being around Qin Niangzi for a long time, and usually has a bit of commanding momentum, but Xu Fengjia yelled at him a few times, now seeing him, he can't wait to hide away immediately.

Seeing Xu Fengjia staring at the door, she seemed a little surprised, Qin Niangzi couldn't help smiling knowingly, and poured him a cup of strong tea.

When two people live together, they will always get used to it.Qiniangzi usually doesn't like to drink tea, and prefers clear water mixed with floral dew, but Xu Fengjia likes to drink Pu'er that has been soaked more than twice. The difference in personality between the two can be seen only in the drinks.

"Who told you to be so fierce." She pushed the teacup in front of Xu Fengjia, "When I saw the maids, I could only roar, of course they ran away when they saw you."

Xu Fengjia had come to her senses, stood in the corner of the room, took off her coat, and put herself on an armchair at the door of the room, "Then why don't you run?"

In the clear and bright tone, there are already traces of smiles.

"I want to run, so where can I go?" Qin Niangzi rolled her eyes at Xu Fengjia, and then said, "Go and play with Shiro and Wulang, don't just see him once a day in the morning and it's over. I'm looking for a wife in charge here. Talking recently."

Xu Fengjia was already sitting on the edge of the kang, and she was about to lie down, but she seemed to feel a little sorry for being said by Qin Niangzi, so she sighed and got up and went out of the house, and called Xin's mother to add water to wash up—— He loves cleanliness more than Qin Niangzi, wishing he could take three or four baths a day.

The weather is cold, and Seventh Lady wants to wash her hair today, so taking advantage of this person's absence, she enters the three clean rooms on the west and takes a bath, softening her fingertips, and then Li Xia waits for her to leave the bath, half a day later. Leaning on the side of the kang, he called Bai Lu to talk, and then told Shang Yuan, "Go to Leshanju and Qingpingyuan to make a complaint, just say that I am not feeling well, so I won't go to pay my respects today."

Thinking of how long Mrs. Ni would be internally hurt because of her obedience and disobedience, a mischievous smile appeared on her lips rarely.

Bai Lu entered the house not long after, saluted Qin Niangzi, sat on the embroidered pier beside the kang, and talked softly with Qin Niangzi.

"I heard that the young lady served by Yang's mother and her daughter-in-law said that the young master and the young lady are usually indifferent to each other, and the young lady is also virtuous. She said that she has two sons and is too old to serve her. Eldest young master, in the past few years, he has taken the initiative to accept two rooms for the young master. It's just that the young master is also very restrained, and he rarely gets a woman's lust at ordinary times. It was the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year that he asked someone to come into the house to serve him - neither of them Live together, one in the east and one in the west."

"I haven't heard that the young lady believes in Buddhism. The young lady usually has no other entertainment except taking care of the children and reading books. Occasionally, she writes letters to convey greetings with a few relatives and friends outside the home, and rarely goes out. She is very quiet. Yes, Madam and Madam Tai both said that this is the demeanor of the eldest daughter-in-law of a famous family. So although the eldest and young Madam are dull, the servants of the family dare not neglect her."

"I heard that there are very few friends of the eldest and young lady who come to visit... Yes, it seems that there are no friends at all. Only the brothers, sisters and brothers will send people to say hello, because they live far away, and it is not common."

"I heard that this is not bad. Before the eldest sister was born, the young lady was like a wooden person. She was bored in the room all day long. Except for greetings and socializing, she didn't say a lot. That is, the eldest sister was born. Afterwards, the eldest young lady occasionally went out to offer incense and enjoy the autumn, to relax, and when she came back, she would have a smile on her face."

"The eldest sister was born in Zhaoming in 24, and she is just four years old this year."

Bai Lu's communication skills are indeed not bad. She has opened up a world during the two months in Xu's family. She can answer such private trivial matters well.

The best thing is that she won't guess Qiniangzi's intentions like the old mother.

Seventh Lady pondered for a long time, and then she said to herself, "Five sisters didn't get married four years ago..."

Because Bai Lu didn't answer, she quickly changed the subject. "Sister-in-law Wu's confidants, do you know what's going on in your heart?"

Bai Lu reported a long list of names, about a dozen women and maids, and some names of male stewards. The most rare thing is that she has even done the most basic property investigation.

After all, the Xu family is a state government. No matter who is in charge, the personnel structure will not be much different. It is like a company, divided into personnel department, finance department, purchasing department, public relations department, catering department, cleaning department and living department. However, unlike the companies of later generations, the entire structure of the Duke’s Mansion can only be regarded as the parent company, and each courtyard in the inner courtyard is a small subsidiary company. To run the entire Duke's Mansion requires no less skill than a general manager in later generations.

Of course, not everyone has the ability to play with such a huge organization, and the help of a trusted mother is indispensable.After being in charge of the fifth young lady for several years, of course she has cultivated a group of loyal ministers, but the seventh lady is not without chips: after all, most of the team is still used by Mrs. Xu. If her performance as the mother party is eye-catching, she can still win Under the loyalty of some veterans.

Qin Niangzi gave a thoughtful hum, and wrote down the information in Bai Lu's mouth. While writing, she seemed to be asking herself, "You said you want you to take care of personnel affairs, do you lack a bit of confidence?"

Bai Lu's cheeks flushed with excitement, and she pursed her lips, but she didn't say a word of assurance immediately, but lowered her head and thought for a moment before she firmly answered Qin Niangzi, "If there is old mother's advice, this servant is still sure! "

Maxima also wants to be promoted by Bole.

Qin Niangzi looked at Bai Lu and smiled before she was about to speak, but she saw that the door of the room had opened at some point. Xu Fengjia stood at the door with her arms folded, looking at herself with a half-smile.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Xu Fengjia, she was very angry when she spoke. "Come in when you come back, what should you do if you stand at the door and are blown by the cold wind?"

Xu Fengjia just smiled and turned around to cover the door—Bai Lu, like Li Xia, slid out of the room.

"Looking at the way you plan your strategies, you know that the struggle in the inner court has to be done just like a war." His voice raised lazily, clearly teasing.

Qin Niangzi was busy writing the last few lines in her mind, while casually replying, "What do you think? The battlefield in the inner house is small, and the situation is only more complicated..."

She put down her pen in satisfaction, looked at Xu Fengjia with her chin resting, shook her hand again, and said with a light smile, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet, General, when will our Sixth House attack us head-on? ?”

Xu Fengjia laughed loudly, sat down on the edge of the kang, also supported her chin, and thought hard for a long time before throwing the question back to Qin Niangzi. "The general has a heart like a grain, and is very capable of accepting advice. If Yang Xianfeng has any ideas, it's okay to say."

It was rare for Qin Niangzi to play tricks with others, and she laughed for a long time before she bit her lower lip and asked Xu Fengjia, "April is my grandmother's birthday, and this year coincides with the rare days, so it must be a big deal. We will take over in May." Housework, do you think it's okay?"

"You can say yes!" Xu Fengjia nodded without hesitation, and then changed the topic to the next day's trip to the palace, "If you can even talk about the eunuch, I won't go out too much in the next few years. For a long time, there are many things, we can take our time."

At the end, he lowered his voice, and there was a faint hint in his words, as if there were infinite thoughts hidden in it.

(End of this chapter)