The next morning, Brother Rong took Keqing to greet Youshi.
"What's wrong with that silly maid?" Jia Rong asked curiously on the way, "She looked at her with a strange look as soon as she came out of the room this morning, as if I owed her money and didn't pay her back!"
Keqing covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled, "It's not that I owe her any money."
"What's the matter? How could I owe money to a maid?" Brother Rong was joking when Ke Qing said, "I didn't even know her name a few days ago."
Ruizhu also had a smile on her face and took the opportunity to joke: "They say a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Last night Que'er waited for our master in the room all night. It's not that I owed her money, it was still a lot of money. .”
Baozhu grinned and said, "I haven't seen you and grandma. When I woke up this morning, I looked like a bird, and the rouge on my face was smeared like a Bodhisattva in the temple. I thought I would have a good time when I woke up. Look, sister Ruizhu kindly helped her wash it."
Jia Rong smiled softly and said nothing more. That silly maid seemed to be such a person.
After turning around Yimen, we arrived at Youshi Courtyard. Entering the main room, I invited You Shi'an.
Youshi has been much more comfortable these past two days. If Sister Feng hadn't come here to set off firecrackers yesterday, she would have been even happier. She invited Rong Ge'er and his wife to sit down, and ordered Yindie and Wan'er to bring many rare and exotic fruits, leaving the couple to have a pre-noon meal in the courtyard.
"I don't insist on quarreling with Feng Lazi." Youshi put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "She is a girl from the Wang family, and her words are worse than mine from the country. She is leaving with your wife again She's so close, I'm afraid she'll lead my precious daughter-in-law astray."
"Madam, please calm down. Next time Sister Feng comes to quarrel with you, Ronger will scold you." Jia Rong said with a smile.
"You wish you could go and beat her legs and shoulders every day, but you are willing to scold her?" Youshi snorted. She had never heard of the rumors about Ronger and Sister Feng.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have scolded Sister Feng, saying that she was more like the mistress of Ningguo Mansion.
Jia Rong looked at Qin Keqing next to her, and quickly peeled off a grape. Give it to Youshi to shut her mouth. "Ma'am, try this grape. It's much more delicious than before."
Youshi looked slightly absent-minded as she watched Rong'er pick up the grapes for her. Considering that my daughter-in-law was still here, I calmed down. I remembered that when I first got married, Mr. Zhen was also so considerate. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Mr. Zhen to find a new love.
She picked up the small spoon in her hand and put it into her mouth. It was indeed very sweet.
Looking at Rong'er's handsome appearance and her daughter-in-law's graceful and charming appearance, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Youshi said: "There are many people in the two mansions, and they are not strict with their mouths. No matter where you go or what you do, you have to consider the reputation of the two mansions."
"It's easy." Jia Rong didn't hear Youshi's voice-over at all, and said confidently: "Madam, you don't have to be too careful in the future. I told the clan yesterday. Anyone who spreads rumors will be arrested and beaten. Whether they are servants from the two houses or relatives from outside the house, they are all the same."
Youshi also nodded and sighed: "It's time to deal with it. These days, I have also been rectifying the atmosphere in the inner house. Rong'er also wants to talk to Manager Lai and ask him to be optimistic about the servants in the outer house. Just because the house has a bad reputation. , your sister-in-law never visits the house. It will be your grandfather’s birthday in a few days, so it’s time for her to go back."
Jia Rong nodded and said: "Rong'er save it, my little aunt will remember to invite you."
"Can you please her? No matter how old your sister-in-law is, she has more ideas than anyone else. Have you ever seen her in the many times you have been to Xifu? She doesn't even want to see me as my sister-in-law, let alone you. Nephew’s.”
Forehead……
It's true to say that Jia Rong has been to Ningguo Mansion for so many days and has also been to Rongguo Mansion many times, but she has never seen Xichun once. If he hadn't heard Sister Feng mention it once or twice, he would have thought that there was no such person as Xichun in this world.
"If she is determined to raise her in the West Mansion, then forget it, if she still misses the slightest bit of family affection." Youshi shook her head, "Let your Aunt Feng take your daughter-in-law to invite her in a few days. She has not met her nephew's daughter-in-law yet. There’s always a family to see.”
That's fine. After all, Xichun is Mr. Jia Jing's biological daughter. When the new niece-in-law went to invite her, she couldn't help but refuse. Jia Rong really didn't believe how stubborn a four or five-year-old girl could be.
I can only aggrieve Keqing and say a few pleasant words to coax her.
"The day after tomorrow is your Aunt Feng's birthday. The gifts in your courtyard have been prepared. Rong's daughter-in-law will come here to receive them and take them with her."
Why do we get together to celebrate birthdays in September?
Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's troublesome for you to worry about it, madam, but it has saved us money."
Youshi pointed at Jia Rong and said to Keqing: "Look at your uncle, even after hanging out with Feng Lazi for a long time, he has become a miser."
Keqing covered her mouth and smiled, blooming like a flower.
On the way back to the hospital, Keqing and Rui Zhuozhu said, "You must listen to what Madam says. From now on, you should be more careful with your mouth and think clearly about everything you say."
Jia Rong knew Qin Keqing's character and knew that she was worried about these trivial things.
"You are too nervous. What kind of rumors can be spread among the people in our courtyard? Ordinary jokes are nothing. But if you hear the lies in the two houses, just treat them as farts. Don't spread them." Brother Rong. Er smiled and said: "Yesterday, Jia Qian, the sixth-bedroom son, and Jia Qin, the fourth son from the third bedroom, were almost expelled from the family tree because they spread lies about the old men."
Rui Zhuozhu was shocked when she heard this. If you spread a few rumors, you will be expelled from the family tree, and if the servants like them are caught, they will not be sold.
At that moment, he nodded repeatedly and vowed from the bottom of his heart not to make any random jokes in the future.
"uncle."
When Jia Rong heard someone calling her, she asked Rui Zhuozhu to escort Ke Qing back to the courtyard first, and then walked towards the main hall of Ningguo Mansion.
"Mr. Lai, did you sleep well yesterday?"
Lai Sheng grinned his old mouth and said with an embarrassed smile: "The uncle will laugh at me. Brother Qiang asked me to send a message, saying that the cement kiln has chosen an address. The craftsman said that it will be auspicious for two days, and asked the uncle if he wanted to go to watch the ceremony. "
"Do you need a sacrifice to build a kiln?" Jia Rong asked speechlessly.
"This is the rule of the craftsmen. Whether building a kiln or building a house, once the location is determined, they will kill chickens and sacrifice the land to worship the gods."
"Let Brother Qiang and Zong Cheng take charge. I won't go there. Call me again when the kiln is opened."
Jia Rong is not interested in this kind of thing. It's probably just like building a house in a village in later generations. Putting out sacrifices and burning some paper money will give you some value. Seeing that Lai Sheng was about to leave, Jia Rong said again: "Don't leave in a hurry yet."
Lai Sheng asked: "Master, do you have anything else to say?"
Jia Rong immediately told Lai Sheng the rules set by the clan yesterday. If anyone spreads rumors again outside the Ning Mansion in the future, he will hold him accountable as the manager of the Ning Guo Mansion.
"this……"
Jia Rong also knew in her heart that the East and West mansions were the same. Whether it was the maids and wives in the inner house or the young servants in the outer house, the relationship between them was complicated. Maybe this boy is the son of a certain nanny, or a certain maid is a confidant of a certain lady, neither of which can be easily offended.
Even if the general manager of the two governments is left to deal with it, they will still be hesitant and timid. If one of them is not handled well, one of the wives in both houses may be offended.
"You don't have to worry. When it comes to relationships, no one can compare with your Lai family. Even if you sue the ancestors of Xifu, as long as Aunt Lai is here and you are reasonable, no wife can take you. .”
Lai Sheng was smiling bitterly. If you can't take it, you can't take it, but you will always be remembered if you offend him. After all, the Lai family members were servants in both houses, and because the ladies in the house held grudges against them, their lives would not be so easy in the future.
Uncle Xiao Rong said this, and it was a rule set in the ancestral hall, so he could only sigh and follow it.
