Madam Hou

Chapter 106

Mother He didn't dare to tell about the negligence of the mother-in-law in the kitchen, so as not to make Mrs. He even more sad, she just found a reason and said: "On the way, I said a few more words to a little maid, so I wasted some time. .”

He blamed: "Nurse, you are really careless in doing things, I don't know I'm still hungry."

Mother He smiled uncomfortably, and said, "I won't do it next time!"

When Mother He brought out the breakfast and put it on the table, Mrs. He looked at the plates of dishonest breakfast on the table, threw the chopsticks away, and said angrily, "What kind of breakfast is this? Even pig food is better than this." , there is no need to bully people like this."

Although the breakfast meals were not as refined as usual, they were still edible. Mother He persuaded: "It's still the period of filial piety, and everyone eats vegetarian food. Ma'am, please eat as much as possible, so as not to starve your stomach."

He Shi was indeed hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat reluctantly.

After finally serving Mrs. He for breakfast, Mrs. He had a bad temper these days, and Mrs. He was reluctant to join her, so she moved a stool and sat at the gate of the yard doing needlework.

Not long after I did it, I saw a little maid named Mu Ruo from Huamufang come over, saw Mama He, and said with a smile: "Oh, Mama He, are you doing needlework? But just in time, I was about to go Borrow a thimble from the sewing room, I don’t know if you have one more here, if you have one, just lend me one, I don’t have to go all the way to the sewing room to borrow it.”

Now all the maids in Zhengchou Mansion are far away from Danfeng Courtyard, and now some people are still willing to make friends with her.Mother He hurriedly said: "Yes, there is. Or you can use this first. I still have one in the house. I will go back and get it later." She took off the thimble on her finger and handed it to Mu Ruo .

Mu Ruo took the thimble and said, "Thank you so much."

Mother He smiled and said, "You are too polite."

Mu Ruo smiled, took a look into the yard suddenly, and then said quietly to Mama He: "Mom, it's not easy to serve her with a temperament like the Second Madam's."

Mother He more or less feels that the current He family is not easy to serve, but after all, she is He's dowry, but it is not easy to admit it in front of other people, and she said a little uncomfortable: "Where, serving the second lady is not good. My blessing."

On the other hand, Mu Ruo understood Mama He's expression very much, and continued: "Second madam is really, how can you wrong the second master and the eldest madam indiscriminately, the second master and the eldest madam have always been very polite, if you say that the purse is a palace It was given by Concubine Jing in the past, so it is more credible, after all, the second master and Concubine Jing almost..." When Mu Ruo said this, he quickly covered his mouth in horror, as if he had accidentally leaked the truth. What a secret.

He's mother's heart beat faster when she heard this, the second master, Jingfei empress, these two titles were buzzing in her head, and she pricked up her ears to listen to Mu Ruo's words, but Mu Ruo stopped, and she wanted to cover it up. He said: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, I, I, I'm going back, I'm leaving first."

As she spoke, as if she was afraid that Mother He would stop her, she couldn't wait to turn around and leave.

Where is Mother He willing to let her go, she quickly grabbed her, forced a smile, and said, "Miss Mu Ruo, what do you mean by what you just said, can you explain to me clearly?"

Mu Ruo quickly covered his mouth and said, "I don't know anything, don't force me."

She looked like she knew everything but refused to say anything.

Mother He thought for a while, took Mu Ruo's hand, and praised: "Oh, your hand is so beautiful, smooth and white, like white jade, but it's a pity that there is no jewelry to set it off." Pulling out a jade bracelet on the top, the bracelet slid smoothly onto Mu Ruo's wrist, and Mother He said again: "Look, this looks much better."

The jadeite bracelet is not high-quality, and there are some variegated colors inside the bracelet, but for the maid, it is already considered a good item, and it can be exchanged for more than twenty taels of silver if it is pawned in a pawnshop outside.

Mu Ruo caressed the jade bracelet on his wrist, looking like he couldn't put it down, but he still couldn't make up his mind to tell the secret.When Mother He saw it, she quickly pulled out the jadeite bracelet from her other wrist, put it on Mu Ruo's other hand, and said, "You are really young, you still look good wearing these things."

As if he had just made up his mind, Mu Ruo said to Mother He: "Actually, it's okay to tell you, but you must never tell it outside, especially to the second lady."

Mother He said: "Yes, yes, I will keep it secret."

"It's like this. Before entering the palace, Concubine Jing saved our Madam Tai. To repay her kindness, Madam Tai took Concubine Jing to the mansion. She originally planned to hire her to the second master. It's just that the marriage certificate has not yet come. Concubine Jing was spotted by the emperor when she went to Hanyun Temple to offer incense, and she was taken into the palace to become a concubine. So, when Concubine Jing was living in the mansion, she also knew that she was going to marry the second master in the future Yes, so it's okay to embroider a purse or something and give it to the second master in private."

Mother He was shocked and said: "Didn't it be said that Mrs. Tai just recognized Concubine Jing as a righteous daughter in order to repay her kindness?"

Mu Ruo said: "Later Concubine Jing is going to be an imperial concubine. Naturally, no one can let people know that she was going to be engaged to the second master before. Otherwise, if the emperor finds out, she will be so angry! When the emperor gets angry, he might send her to the emperor. Everyone in the Hou Mansion was dragged out and beheaded, do you think this is serious?"

Mother He nodded perfunctorily and said, "Seriously, seriously."

Mu Ruo continued: "Many people in the Hou's mansion knew about this at that time, but later on when Concubine Jing entered the palace, Mrs. Tai sent many maids who knew about it to the Zhuangzi, and some of the maids who stayed were also arrested. A gag order has been issued, so you don't want to say it outside, but don't say it outside!"

Mother He forced a smile and agreed: "Definitely, definitely."

Mu Ruo touched the two bracelets on his hands again, and then said to Mother He: "I've been out for a long time, I'm going back first!"

Mother He said: "Okay, okay, okay, you go slowly!"

Mother He only felt that she had discovered a shocking secret. As soon as Mu Ruo left, she couldn't wait to go back to the yard, entered He's room, and shouted: "Ma'am!"

Mrs. He was lying on the couch and sleeping, when she saw Mrs. He coming in hurriedly, she couldn't help frowning and said, "Nurse, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I have something to tell you." As he spoke, he helped Mrs. He up, and then told Mrs. He what he heard from Mu Ruo.

After hearing this, Mrs. He angrily threw the big welcome pillow on the couch to the ground, and said angrily, "The two sisters are the same, they are both the reincarnation of vixen."

Mother He hissed quickly: "Ma'am, keep your voice down, that's the imperial concubine."

He said: "So what about your ladyship, she's not a showy hoof. Didn't you hear what Mu Ruo said? You don't have a marriage certificate yet, so you give a purse to a man. Don't be ashamed. Why go to Hanyun Temple to offer incense, I'm afraid it's the same Go there on purpose to seduce the emperor."

Mother He was noncommittal in the first sentence, but Mother He disagreed with the latter sentence.At that time, Concubine Jing was just a little girl living in the Hou's mansion, how could she have the ability to know the emperor's itinerary, and then deliberately seduce him.

He asked again: "I heard that Concubine Jing is very beautiful, how is she compared to Chen Yinniang?"

Mother He said: "I'm so lucky to have met you as a servant. But I heard that she is very beautiful, even more beautiful than the eldest lady. I think it is true, otherwise I would not be so favored by the emperor."

Mrs. He snorted and said, "It doesn't matter how beautiful the flowers are without a hundred suns. I'll wait for her to be rejected by the emperor and locked up in the cold palace."

Mother He sighed in her heart, and persuaded: "Ma'am, it's good that you know about this matter, and don't say it outside. After all, you have married into the Hou's Mansion, and you are all prosperous and all are damaged. If this spreads to the emperor's ears If the emperor gets angry and disposes of the Hou's mansion, you will not be able to go well. Don't mention it in front of the second master. If you quarrel with the second master, what benefits will you gain? It's not a joke for others. You'd better be good Win over the second master, wait for the filial piety, and give birth to a son as soon as possible."

Mrs. He has quarreled so many times at home, but each time she failed to please her. Now she has learned to behave a little bit, knowing that this place is different from her mother's house. It is impossible for her to just make a fuss, and someone will not ask questions like Mrs. He Wrong to support her.Therefore, these words of mother He.She still listened, but couldn't bear to nod her head.

Mother He also understood He's temperament, so she went on to say: "Madam, why don't you go and accompany the eldest lady, and say that you know that you are wrong. After seeing it, the second master will only think that you are sensible."

He said impatiently: "I see, I'll go back in a few days. Now I'm going to bed, so you go out first." Then he lay down on the couch again.

Mother He finally felt relieved, as long as Mrs. He is willing to bow her head, otherwise it will be no good for the second wife if she stays stiff like this.

Mother He smiled, took a blanket to cover He Shi, and then went out of the inner room.

On the other side of the Hou Mansion, at the back of a rockery, Mu Ruo handed the two jade bracelets she had obtained to another maid in front of her. One or two grades higher.The servant girl looked at the jadeite bracelet, then handed it back to Mu Ruo, and said, "It's not a good thing either, you can wear it yourself."

Mu Ruo happily took the bracelet and put it back on her wrist.

The servant girl said again: "You did a good job this time. In the future, you should get close to the people around the second lady, especially Mama He."

Mu Ruo replied with a smile: "Yes."

The maid nodded, then took out a pouch from her sleeve and handed it to Mu Ruo.Mu Ruo held it in his hand and weighed it. There was at least 20 taels of silver in it, and he couldn't help but smile more happily.

The servant girl continued: "Do things well, and I won't treat you badly in the future."

Mu Ruo said: "Yes, don't worry. Then I'll go back first, it would be bad if someone sees me."

The servant girl gave a "hmm" and said, "Be careful when you go back."

(End of this chapter)