After leaving the palace, Wen Shichu had no plans to return to his hometown to marry his cousin.
The original owner is already twenty-five years old, and her cousin will only be older than her. Men in this era have already married and had children at the age of twenty-five. In a few years, they can become grandfathers. There is no way they are still waiting. I don’t know if the original owner can get out of the palace smoothly.
Only the original owner, a naive and simple person, would think that her cousin was still waiting for her wholeheartedly.
The original owner's parents and brothers are still there, but these family members are not reliable. Before the original owner entered the palace, she was almost sold into a brothel by her parents. In order to sell more money for her brother to study, the original owner's mother even asked her in tears. Understand the difficulties at home, and don’t blame her parents and brothers, saying that this is her fate. When her brother succeeds in the future, he will definitely redeem her and treat her well...
Fortunately, although the original owner was naive, she was not stupid after all, and it happened to be the time for the palace to choose a palace maid, so she disobeyed her parents for the only time and privately signed up for the palace election, and was lucky enough to be selected.
The original owner also felt guilty towards his family because of this disobedience. After entering the palace, he honestly saved all his salary and sent it back to his parents.
But when the time comes, she is not the soft-hearted and kind-hearted original owner. She does not recognize the unkind and unjust family.
She didn't plan to go back to her hometown, so she settled in the capital. Before she retired, she was a female official in the Queen's Palace. With this title, she could also be an etiquette teacher in the high-end courtyard, teaching those rich ladies. They have good manners.
Of course, even if she is not an etiquette teacher, she can still find other things to do on her own, and she will never starve to death.
Wen Shichu found an agent and bought a small house with two rooms. Although the house was small, the environment was very good. Most of the people living around it were the families of low-ranking officials of the fifth and sixth grades, and some were wealthy businessmen, so the security was very good. There was no What a mess, it was very suitable for a single woman to live in Wen Shichu.
People from famous aristocrats have very good noses. Wen Shichu had only lived in Guihua Hutong for half a month when the housekeeper of the Duke's family came to ask her to teach the ladies in the mansion good manners.
She came from the Queen's Palace. Although she has retired, her reputation as Queen is still good, so those who came to invite her respected her and did not mean to look down upon her.
Among these families, Wen Shichu chose Wuyang Marquis, who had a relatively good family tradition. Wuyang Marquis's family was prosperous, and there were four or five girls in his family. Moreover, Wuyang Marquis was the most generous, so Wen Shichu Chu decided to go to his house.
"Aunt Wen, I leave these girls in my family to you. Please teach them the rules and etiquette. If they do something bad, they will be punished. We will not interfere with you." Mrs. Wuyang Hou said amiably. When hearing about it, it was the first time.
"Old Madam, please rest assured. Since you trust me and leave them in my hands, I will naturally teach them well and live up to Old Madam's trust." Wen Shichu said.
Wen Shichu didn't have much time in class. After all, ladies have to take other courses. Music, chess, calligraphy and painting are compulsory courses for ladies. In addition, there is also female celebrity, which is also a very important course, so Wen Shi The first lesson on rules and etiquette only took up one hour of the day.
Wen Shichu was not a very strict teacher. Several girls from the Wuyang Hou family, the oldest was twelve years old and the youngest was only eight years old. They were the most innocent and lively when they were playful and noisy, but the rules and etiquette lessons were It is a course that restricts them and restricts their nature, so they often cannot persist for too long.
"Aunt Wen, can I take a break? I'm very tired just standing like this." Li Mingan, the third daughter of Marquis Wuyang, asked Wen Shichu coquettishly.
Wen Shichu shook his head: "No, you haven't even stood for half a stick of incense. You can't stop."
"But, I'm still young. My sisters are older than me, so I have to stand for a long time. I'm young, so I have to stand for a shorter time!" Li Ming'an said, blinking her beautiful big eyes.
"No matter how short it is, it can't be as short as half a stick of incense, right? Stop talking. If you keep talking, I will let you stand for two sticks of incense." Wen Shichu said without mercy.
"That's right, third sister, don't try to cheat. I've been standing there for two sticks of incense and I haven't said anything yet!" Second Miss Li Mingxiu curled her lips and said.
"Second Miss, don't make such indecent moves!" Wen Shichu saw her curling her lips and couldn't help but remind her, "Also, stand up your chest and don't shrug your shoulders. This will make you look bad, and over time, your spine will become crooked."
When Li Mingxiu heard this, he quickly puffed up his chest and no longer dared to look around.
Li Ming'an gloated and muttered: "You deserve it!" When he saw this, he stared at her indifferently at first, then immediately became solemn and closed his mouth.
Among the three girls, the most well-behaved and sensible one is the eldest girl Li Minghui. Although the two younger sisters move from time to time, or can't help talking or making small movements, she seems not to hear or see at all. She didn't move. She kept doing whatever movements Wen Shichu asked her to keep. Even if her face turned red from exhaustion, she had to grit her teeth and persist.
Teachers all love obedient and sensible children, and Wen Shichu was no exception, so she praised Li Minghui: "The eldest lady is indeed worthy of being the eldest sister. She has the best manners, persists the longest, and can stay quiet. Very eldest sister-like."
When Li Minghui heard this, she immediately blushed, feeling proud and shy, but she remained motionless, without affecting her standing posture at all.
Wen Shichu was very satisfied.
About half an hour later, the three girls finished their lesson on etiquette for the day. Wen Shichu got off work immediately. Her job is really rich and leisurely. It is simply the best living situation for a palace maid after she retires. choose.
As long as she doesn't get involved in her master's family affairs, she is the most comfortable and leisurely person.
Unfortunately, Wen Shichu bumped into her most worry-free student, Li Minghui, who seemed to be secretly interacting with a poor student from the same ethnic group.
As mentioned before, the Wuyanghou family is prosperous. This prosperity does not only refer to the Wuyanghou branch, but also to other branches. With a large population, not everyone will be rich and have food and clothing. Those who did well were like Marquis Wuyang, and those who did not did well were almost like ordinary farmers.
After all, Marquis Wuyang is the main branch. Whether it is for reputation or the long-term development of the family, the cultivation of other children of the family is indispensable. Therefore, Marquis Wuyang set up a clan school to take in the children of the family who have reading talents. Ask Mr. Shu to teach them how to read for the long-term development of the family.
However, a large family naturally has many relatives. As the clan school has been open for a long time, even the children of relatives have gradually been admitted.
