The Chi family was indeed very generous. Although they did not send a nanny from Kunning Palace, they sent her to the eldest aunt of the late Concubine Wang. This Concubine Wang was originally one of the four concubines of the late emperor, and she was the most favored in the later period. She also He gave birth to two sons, one of whom was imprisoned until his death for seizing the legitimate heir, while the other was still the prince.
Moreover, Princess Wang was originally a widow who entered the palace, and she was even a concubine, but she had a higher status than her sister who was born as a legitimate daughter. It is a pity that the emperor did not like the late emperor's concubine who was favored in the harem and once overshadowed his mother. As soon as she passed away, Most of the people around me have nowhere to go.
Empress Chi was entrusted by Concubine Wang before her death to arrange the people in her palace. Aunt Zhu was a female official in the concubine's palace. However, since the emperor did not like Concubine Wang very much, it was not appropriate to send Aunt Zhu to the Chi family. It was just the request of the Liu family. As a nanny, she sent Aunt Zhu over by the way.
The Liu family didn't know much about these past events, but they saw that although she was simply dressed, she had an extraordinary bearing.
Because Mr. Fu was in confinement, Liu Chengxu was a man and it was difficult to meet him, so Liu Chengxu asked Mr. Fu to meet him.
Aunt Zhu didn't know who she wanted to teach yet. She only knew that she was the daughter of a seventh-rank official. She said that her family had done a favor to the Chi family, so she wanted to hire a nanny to teach her the rules.
She was the one who met Mrs. Fu first. There were four girls sitting here. She didn’t know who they were teaching.
Li Shu also felt that Mrs. Fu's move was inappropriate. If Mrs. Fu had specially invited her for her, wouldn't this create conflicts? In any case, little Mrs. Fu is not targeting Mrs. Fu now. Even if the people around her almost harmed Mrs. Fu, they did not involve Mrs. Fu.
"Mommy, this is jasmine tea from Fujian. I often eat it on weekdays. Please try it." Mrs. Fu greeted.
Aunt Zhu smiled and said, "Thank you very much. This tea tastes pure and pure, but it has a different taste." She was also looking at Mrs. Fu, and saw that she was dignified and elegant. The four daughters under her seat all wore the same hairpins, skirts and coats, and she could tell that she was the master. Mother is honest and kind.
Mrs. Fu nodded: "If you like it, I'll just have someone pack some for you."
Aunt Zhu took a sip of tea and thanked her. She always maintained a calm attitude in the palace, and she also secretly observed while eating tea.
"Mommy will have to teach our three girls well in the future. Her mother is in confinement and it's hard to come out." Mrs. Fu said this before waving to Lishu.
Soon a little girl stood up from her seat. She looked particularly smart and intelligent, full of energy, elegant and elegant in her actions, and stunning in appearance. She is only at this age. When she grows up, she will probably be a powerful figure in the country, which makes people secretly look at her. Shocked.
It’s just that the Liu family seems to be a well-behaved family, so why would the mistress tell her that the third girl has another mother? But Aunt Zhu is not stupid. She doesn’t ask about this matter, but just helps the person up: “Why should the third girl? polite."
Lishu said: "My mother said that grandma taught me the rules and asked me to respect her as a gentleman. I will ask you for more advice in the future. But she is recuperating now, and she also specially prepared a clear handkerchief and a book of Pan's embroidery. Give it to grandma."
A volume of books in Qingpa Sifang is usually given to the host by a tribute. Mammy Zhu thought that the third girl's biological mother was probably a woman from a scholarly family.
She also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart when she saw that she could speak clearly at such a young age. She then said to Mrs. Fu: "Please rest assured, Mrs. Liu, I will definitely teach this third girl well. I am in the palace." At that time, I took care of the palace affairs for the old concubine, and also helped for some time when the concubine's son became a prince and got married."
In Mammy Zhu's view, only by showing off your power well at the beginning and intimidating others can you have authority and have your words listened to.
Sure enough, when she didn't say that she had a close relationship with the palace, Liwan just found it hard to learn the rules. After all, she once heard her mother mention that when her aunt was not married, there were four nuns at home, and the rules were very strict. If you don't learn well, you will be locked up and not allowed to come out.
It's a pity that since the Liu family's grandfather got into trouble, his father has been very simple and self-sufficient in office. My aunt often said that these young ladies are not as good as the old maids, so naturally they don't have the education to teach their mothers.
Therefore, Liwan is not willing to learn these rules, just like the living dead.
But now when she heard Nanny Zhu mentioning the palace in the palace, Liwan's eyes lit up. She was already flattered to be able to see the prefect's wife on weekdays. The palace...
Not to mention her, even Lijia was thoughtful.
The atmosphere became subtle for a moment, and of course Li Shu noticed it. It was just that the elders were talking, and children could not interrupt easily. Seeing Fu's gentle words, she said, "The official residence we live in is not big. The west courtyard I'm afraid we won't be able to accommodate you, so I'll arrange for you to live in the back room."
Lijia's heart moved, and Liwan also smiled slightly. The back room is next to the main room where Fu lives, which means that the place where Mammy Zhu lives is very close to the main room. The one who is near the water and the terrace gets the moon first!
Although Mammy Zhu said she was teaching Lishu alone, but after entering the Liu family, who should be taught depends on the master's family.
Of course, Li Shu soon knew the purpose of Fu's arrangement. She looked at Fu again and felt that she did not seem to be someone who made such an obvious decision.
How could there be such a stupid person?
Directly competing with Little Fu for people, you must know that apparently Fu and Little Fu are not falling out!
Soon, Mrs. Fu also heard the news, and she was furious: "When she was at home, she was better than me in everything, and I admitted it. Who said I was raised by a girl? I am not Mrs. Fu's biological daughter. But Zhu I invited grandma myself, and I originally paid for it myself. The master said that the people sent by the Chi family were unusual. How could I pay for this? The third girl is also his daughter. I usually live frugally. Useful, I never ask for more, yet I was tricked."
"No, my daughter doesn't think this was done by my aunt." Li Shu came in and said firmly.
Mr. Fu is currently in confinement and is not well-informed about internal and external information. After all, Danqing and Danhong are servants and cannot be involved, so it is difficult to know.
Sure enough, after hearing what her daughter said, little Fu raised her eyebrows: "Lishu, although you are young, you are very insightful. I wonder what you have discovered?"
Li Shu smiled and said: "Mom, aunt no longer cares about the house. Aunt Ding is in charge of the house. She doesn't have the final say on where to assign it, but she is extremely cautious. Even if she wants to stay, she will probably let others talk. As for aunt There, it’s probably out of compassion.”
When young Mrs. Fu heard the words "compassionate heart", she immediately asked: "What is compassion?"
"It's not the eldest sister that I feel sorry for. My grandfather has a successful career, so it won't be difficult to ask grandma to teach him in the future. But what about the second and fourth sisters? They are both concubines. They want to get some light and raise their own status, which is understandable." Li Shu knew that this was Fu's problem. She was indeed not a bad person, but it was easy for her to have the idea of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor."
Just like there are two brothers in a family, one is poor and the other is rich. As an old man, he naturally hopes to help his poorer son.
Mrs. Fu also felt the same way, Li Shu guessed.
There was something little Mrs. Fu didn't understand, but she didn't expect her daughter to be so smart. This was what surprised her the most, "My dear, why are you so smart?"
"Mom, didn't you teach me to memorize "The Charcoal Seller"? Then it said, "Nothing but familiarity"? My daughter has been exposed to it all day long, how could she not know it?" Li Shu said with a smile.
Little Fu sighed: "You really have ambitions but not your youth."
These words made Li Shu feel ashamed. Although she was smart in her previous life, she really woke up after her mother passed away and she had no one to help her. She was walking alone in the back house and groping for the truth.
The experience in her previous life taught her not to look down upon everyone. Even if she was already the Queen Mother in her previous life, she knew that the anger of an ordinary man would cause blood to be splashed in five steps. Emperors such as Zhang Zuo of Qianliang, Gao Cheng of Eastern Wei, and Muzong Yelujing of Liao were all killed by cooks.
Fights in the back house are often battlefields without gunpowder. Aunt Su had already heard that Aunt Zhu had moved to the back room. She glanced at Aunt Ding in a showy way and said to Liwan: "Behave yourself." , be sure to say hello to Aunt Zhu, you are also a girl from the Liu family, she should also teach you."
Aunt Su mentally spat at Little Fu again. She wants to be a mistress just because of her solitary temperament. Bah.
She is not a fool like Aunt Ding, so what if she is conscientious? She prides herself on being noble, but when the back room is clearly empty, Aunt Ding is afraid of offending Mrs. Fu, so she goes out of her way to shirk the blame. If she hadn't gone to Mrs. Fu herself to give advice and cry a lot, Aunt Zhu would have gone to live somewhere else.
Liwan brought a few dishes of snacks that her aunt had made for her. She said to Aunt Su: "Don't worry, aunt, my daughter will remember your words, say hello, and don't hit the smiling person!"
"That's right, all these feelings are born out of love. Even if she doesn't teach you face-to-face, but she can give you a few pointers, you will benefit a lot." Aunt Su said with a smile.
Liwan went in a hurry.
Across the window, Qingfeng was so angry: "Look, you are clearly the one who tidied up the back room. She is the only one who knows how to please."
Aunt Ding was teaching her daughter to write with her head down. Suddenly she looked up at her, shaking her head and smiling. Because she knows that what little Fu cares about most is her daughter, and now that Fu is overflowing with sympathy and openly helping Aunt Su, I'm afraid little Fu can't even sit well during the confinement period?
If a woman suffers from confinement syndrome, it will be lifelong. How can she manage the house?
She also thought that she was pure and merciless, but when she had the right to play cards and wanted to let it go, it would not be easy. What's more, even if she wanted to let it go, she would have to plant a nail with Little Fu.
Furthermore, Aunt Ding also thought that Aunt Zhu must have a keen eye and be able to see that her daughter is clumsy and wise, and she might teach her in detail, which is no more flattering than that of Liwan.
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The reality is often the opposite of what Aunt Ding thinks.
There were several plates of pastries on Mammy Zhu's table, but she didn't touch them at all. It wasn't that she disliked it, or that she was arrogant, but that she had eaten very lightly in the palace for many years, and she couldn't eat anything even slightly sweet. What's more, it's also decorated with walnut kernels. Even at night, the housekeeper's aunt came to take care of her very properly.
But how could she act rashly before she knew the true details of the Liu family? Otherwise, this would be too superficial.
"Oh, that is to say, the third girl's biological mother is the official wife, and she has given birth to a son, who is very favored. What a coincidence, the eldest lady is still her biological sister. According to me, the relationship should not be very good, otherwise it would not be said that it is just Teach three girls and one person." She said to her personal maid.
That maid is also a human spirit, and she immediately said: "Who says she isn't? But do you think she can compare to this lady in this back house?"
Aunt Zhu smiled slightly: "Why can't you compare? If you really can't compare, would you dare to eat alone like this?"
How could she be stupid enough to disobey Little Fu and teach the daughters of Aunt Su and Aunt Ding? Aunt Su gave birth to two sons, and her status seemed to be very average, which showed that she was incapable of doing anything. Aunt Ding, she was okay with people’s eyes. But I heard that she has not been favored all year round, and her daughter is not a smart person and is submissive.
Aunt Zhu had served Concubine Wang, and she had seen as many women in the harem as the Qing of Guojiang. Looking at the four girls of the Liu family, not to mention Lijia and Lishu, who were the direct descendants, and among the concubine girls, it was obvious that the two The girl Liwan is very good at eye-catching, flexible and flexible, and she can hold back the temper of a child for a grandma like her. She keeps praising her pastries and is very attentive. The fourth girl is very dull and not very likable. .
If the daughter in the harem is well-behaved and exquisite, it will also benefit the biological mother, and the same is true in the backyard. Aunt Ding herself is not favored, and her daughter is like this, which is the most hopeless.
