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Chapter 69 Entering the Scholars' Mansion ([-])

Amu Xin was worried about how to talk to Mai Xiang, and when she heard Mai Xiang ask about Uladomin, she told her.

"It's strange to say that after she went back, she ate the diet you said for two months, and she actually got it. You said, did your diet work or the Guanyin Bodhisattva heard her prayer?" A Muxin looked at Mai Xiang ask.

"No, Gege, the Bodhisattva will blame me if she finds out. The Bodhisattva must have heard her wish and saw that she was sincere and good, so she granted her wish." Mai Xiang waved her hands quickly and said, she did not dare to take credit from the Bodhisattva.

"Then what happened to your meal recipe?"

"Well, remember what I said when Princess gets married in the future." Mai Xiang knew that people in ancient times wanted to have sons.

"If you're going to die, you're only so old, so just say this." Xiaoqing reprimanded from the side.

Mai Xiang saw that Xiao Qing was Ge Ge's confidant, because all the other maids went down, leaving her standing aside.

"Don't say it, don't say it, Ge Ge is sorry."

"It's nothing. Speaking of which, you are still my cousin's great benefactor. My cousin has been unable to hold her head up all these years because she has no children. Now I can finally feel at ease."

"But your cousin doesn't look too old? Even if a child is born too early, it is not easy to bring up, and it will cause great damage to women." Mai Xiang seems to remember that women in the Qing Dynasty married early, especially Manchu women.

"When she was 14 years old, after the draft, she pointed it out to the eldest son of Prince Li's family. She is eighteen this year."

"Fourteen? Or false?" Mai Xiang's eyes widened.Isn't this just a primary school student who just graduated?

"I'm going to participate in the draft at the age of 13, aren't you a bannerman?" Xiaoqing asked.

"Fortunately not, otherwise, wouldn't it be a big loss?" Mai Xiang was extremely grateful for Ye Tiezhu's wise decision to leave the flag.

Mai Xiang has read some reports. In fact, the women in the palace are the most pitiful. There is no freedom at all. Some women will never see the emperor for a lifetime. ?
"Miss Mai Xiang, every time you make a wish for others is very effective, do you think our girl can be selected in this draft?" Xiao Qing glanced at A Muxin and asked.

"How do I know this? It depends on what Ge Ge thinks? There is a saying that it is up to people." Mai Xiang couldn't figure out what the other party meant, and said something vague.

When Amu Xin heard this, she became interested, and asked, "How does it depend on human effort?"

Mai Xiang couldn't figure out the meaning of the other party, and when she was pondering, Xiaoqing asked: "If it is a girl, what will the girl do?"

"Me? I definitely don't want to enter that kind of place. To put it bluntly, it will be difficult to see family members, friends, and someone to talk to in the future. I don't have a friend who can talk to me. I don't like it. Also, he is so old. , I'm only so young." Mai Xiang felt a little sympathetic to Ge Ge, who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, so she wanted to hint her.

"This kind of thing is involuntary." Amu Xin sighed.

"By the way, Gege, I heard that if any prince Baylor takes a fancy to a certain Gege, can he first intercede with the emperor and ask the emperor to point it out to him?"

Mai Xiang recalled the story of Shunzhi and Dong E's family. At that time, it was because Prince Xiang intervened, and he fell in love with him first, and then Xiaozhuang gave him the finger, which led to the later tragedy, so she asked curiously.

"This? I really haven't heard of it." Amu Xin was stunned.

"In order not to enter the palace, is there anyone who deliberately made himself look ugly or refused to benefit the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"I haven't heard of this either, the emperor knew about it and punished him." Amu Xin said.

"That can't be helped. What if there are pimples or other problems on the face just a few days ago, what should I do if I don't like it?"

"Accused to Elder Brother and those Baylor Beizi and so on."

"By the way, Gege, I heard Nanny Li mentioned that your grandfather is very powerful, he is a first-rank university scholar at that time. Can you ask me boldly, who is your father? Your family name is Zhang Jia. All names start with A, does your father's name also start with A?" Mai Xiang was at a loss for words, she had to find out why Gege called her here.

Amusin found the answer from Mai Xiang's conversation, which strengthened her determination not to enter the palace. The emperor is several years older than her father, and she also longed for that kind of free life.

"My father's name also has an A, called A Gui, and I'm A Mu Xin."

"Ah Gui?" Mai Xiang was taken aback.

I still have a little impression of Agui Maixiang in the Qing Dynasty. He was the important minister and favorite minister of Lord Qianlong.

Such a person with outstanding military exploits, if his daughter enters the palace, it may not be a good thing. Mai Xiang has watched many Qing palace dramas, and it seems that she has no impression that Agui's daughter is married to the emperor.

"You know my father?" Amu Xin naturally saw Mai Xiang's surprise.

"Gege, your father's achievements will surpass your grandfather's in the future, and you will also get your wish." Mai Xiang said smoothly.

"how do you know?"

"By the way, Ge Ge, what is the purpose of you looking for me?" Mai Xiang talked about him from left to right.

Fortunately, at this time the servant girl came over and said that the old lady wanted to see Mai Xiang.

The old lady also saw the things in the hands of the two precious grandchildren, and found it very interesting, so she wanted to meet Mai Xiang. In addition, she also knew that the wall shoes hanging in her house were given by Mai Xiang. It's a coincidence that it's right for her.

When Amu Xin heard that the old lady was going to see Mai Xiang, she was stunned for a moment, and could only restrain her suspicions. She wanted to tell Mai Xiang a few words, but then thought about it, just to see Mai Xiang's resilience.To be honest, she had doubts about Mai Xiang's age and mentality.

Mai Xiang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the old lady, at least temporarily escaped A Muxin's questioning, she really didn't think of any reason to prevaricate her, can't she say that she has the function of a prophet?
After leaving the yard, the sky was getting dark, and the maid carried a lantern. Mai Xiang didn't care to look at the scenery in the yard. She just felt the shadows of the trees whirling, the breeze passed by, and the flowers were fragrant. Take a look at the scenery in this garden, and build a big yard when you have money, so as to make up for the shortcomings of the previous life.

While thinking wildly, Mai Xiang followed A Muxin into a courtyard, which was much more spacious than the place where A Mu Xin lived. When Mai Xiang entered, she saw an old lady leaning on the Luohan bed, and there were two people standing beside her. Maid, there is a little maid sitting on the low table to beat her legs, while Addis and Abida are leaning against the old lady, playing with the eggshells.

"Mamo, this is Mai Xiang. I heard you want to see her." Amu Xin walked up to the old lady and stopped.

"Hello, old lady." Mai Xiang bowed without kowtow.

"You are Mai Xiang?" The old lady probably didn't expect Mai Xiang to be so young.

"Back to the old lady, yes."

"Did you draw these pictures?"

"Yes."

"It's funny, what else can you draw? Draw it so that I, an old woman, can have a good time."

"This?" Mai Xiang didn't expect that the old lady was quite easy-going, but it was the first time I met her, she didn't know the depths, so she didn't dare to be rash.

"It's okay, you can draw boldly." A Muxin saw Mai Xiang's hesitation.

Mai Xiang had no choice but to take out a pen and drew a stick figure cartoon, using Addis and Abida as models, one was pouting and the other was staring and angry.

"Hehe, don't mention it, it's a bit similar." The old lady looked at the painting and then at her grandson, and smiled.

After drawing this, Mai Xiang knew that old people like auspicious things, so she drew a gourd, a fish every year and a beckoning cat, and handed it to the maid beside her.

After reading these paintings and listening to Mai Xiang's explanation, the old lady raised her head to look at Mai Xiang carefully, and asked where Mai Xiang's family is, who else is in the family, and what they do for a living.

Mai Xiang answered one by one, and said that they were all good picks.

A Muxin whispered a few words in front of the old lady. The old lady looked at Mai Xiang and nodded.

"Poor child, he has to come out to earn money to support his family at such a young age." The old lady looked at Mai Xiang with more pity.

"If you go back to the old lady, your parents are still there, and your siblings are healthy, so Mai Xiang won't feel pitiful."

"That's really good. It's rare to be so sensible at such a young age. Come here, child, let me take a closer look at your face."

The old lady had spoken, so Mai Xiang had no choice but to get closer. The maid next to her saw it, and hurriedly brought a candlestick closer to Mai Xiang, so that the old lady could look more carefully.

"He is a blessed child, are your feet bound?"

"No, old lady, we country children have a lot of things to do, and it's inconvenient to have their feet bound." Mai Xiang didn't know what the other party meant, so how could she ask about foot binding?

"I just asked this casually. I heard that you Han people like to bind your feet. Don't be afraid, I will not force you to stay as a maid. I have heard my granddaughter mention you a long time ago, and I feel curious and want to meet you. By the way, Seeing that you are so proficient in drawing, you must have studied, right?"

Mai Xiang didn't expect that the other party could see through her own thoughts, as long as the other party didn't want to buy herself to be a maid, Mai Xiang relaxed and chatted and laughed with the old lady for a while.

Coming out of the old lady's room, Mai Xiang looked at the cold crescent moon in the sky, and suddenly felt homesick, wondering whether her parents were also thinking about herself, whether there was a fake Ye Meng beside them comfort them.

"Mai Xiang, what are you thinking?" Amusin sighed softly when she heard Mai Xiang.

"Thinking about the fate of a person in this life, it is really incredible. I, a little peasant girl, can actually enter the mansion of the first-rank university scholar in the dynasty, and I can become friends with Gege. Of course, maybe Gege thinks I am a country girl. , not worthy of being Ge Ge's friend."

"Friend?" Amu Xin chewed on these two words, to be honest, she really didn't think of these two words, because the gap between the two is too big.

But having said that, when she was talking to Mai Xiang, she didn't treat Mai Xiang as a child or a maid. In terms of benefiting from Mai Xiang, it seems that having such a friend is not a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)