"My dear, it's almost done. The Marquis told me to rest, and there's no need to go and pay my respects." The maid, Su Yue, lifted the curtain and said softly.
"Get dressed, we can't be ignorant." Zhu Yan yawned, feeling the fatigue coming from her body, and sat up on the bed.
If you believe what a man says, you will suffer a loss.
Su Yue was busy helping her master get dressed, and couldn't help but blush when she saw the marks on her master's body.
Zhu Yan was served to brush her teeth and wash her face. She wore an underskirt, a crabapple red undershirt, a beige skirt, and a beige crepe lace-trimmed narrow-sleeved jacket of the same color, which was perfect for early summer.
Just as she asked Su Qin, another maid who was serving her personally, to put her hair into a simple bun, she saw Yingchun, the first-class maid next to the mistress, coming in with a food box.
Zhu Yan stood up and gave a half salute. The maids beside the mistress were also respectable.
"Bless me, my dear. This is the medicine I gave you to replenish my health in memory of your hard work last night." Yingchun bowed, put the food box on the table, and handed the bowl to Zhu Yan steadily.
"Thank you for your concern, madam." Zhu Yan thanked her with a smile, took the bowl and drank it in one gulp.
It's just the right temperature for the entrance, which is very considerate.
With a decent smile on her face, Yingchun looked at Zhu Yan and left with the food box after drinking the medicine.
"Mom, this medicine..." Suyue poured a glass of warm water and handed it to Zhu Yan to rinse her mouth, her words full of worry.
Zhu Yan closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Where was this? It was just a contraceptive pill. She didn't want to give birth anyway.
"I know, there's no need to say more, just listen to the eldest lady." Zhu Yan warned in a low voice.
Su Yue's eyes turned red, she nodded without saying anything, and continued to dress her master. She put on two silver hairpins with plum blossom patterns and a pair of silver lotus leaf earrings.
After tidying up, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Zhu Yan was not boasting, but she looked really good-looking. She felt like Chen Hong in her previous life when she was young.
However, beauties often come from beauties, and now she is just a concubine that others call seductive. Zhu Yan laughed at herself and took Su Yue to Xihe Residence.
The past and present lives were in a daze, and sometimes she didn't know whether the previous life was a dream or this life was a dream, but she preferred that this life was a dream.
When I was reading novels in my previous life, I still imagined that if I really traveled through time and was a young lady from a wealthy family in ancient times, it would be pretty good. She wouldn’t need 996, she would receive monthly payments, and she wouldn’t have to do anything.
Now I just want to slap the two of me for being loud at that time. After time travel, I became the legitimate daughter of a merchant family. She was not short of money since she was a child. She did get money every month. Her parents loved her since she was a child, but they would not care at critical moments. He hesitated to offer her up and used her as a pawn to cling to the powerful.
The family offended a high-ranking official in the capital, and the shop was hit and retaliated. My father didn't know where to find the way, so he packed himself up and gave it to the Marquis of Changning as a concubine.
A sedan was carried into the Changning Marquis' Mansion through the side door. It was only on the tenth day that she met the legendary Changning Marquis Xie'an.
She felt that the only conscientious thing about her father was that Marquis Changning was not an old man, but twenty-seven years old, young and good-looking.
The Marquis of Changning was originally the youngest son in the family, but his eldest brother died of illness, and the title was passed on to him, the second son. The concubine brothers above him lived in separate houses after the death of the old Marquis.
Therefore, in this huge Marquis Mansion, only Changning Marquis' family lives.
Although Changning Houzheng is young, compared to her current seventeen-year-old blooming age, she is indeed a bit older, but she was also 26 when she burped in her previous life. According to this calculation, it seems that she is an old cow eating young grass. Yes, it’s not a loss.
Sure enough, satisfaction can be found through self-comfort.
But think about the ancients, who had four children at the young age of 27. In her previous life, when she was 26, even if she went to work, she would not dare to eat spicy sticks at home, lest she listen to her mother's nagging.
Alas, now even if I want to hear the nagging, I can’t hear it anymore.
Her Zhelan Pavilion was not too far from Xihe Residence. When she arrived at Xihe Residence, it was still a quarter of an hour before the time to greet her, and by the time she arrived, the other two ladies had already arrived.
Zhu Yan knelt down and gave a half salute, "Wei Xiaoniang, Yu Xiaoniang's peace."
Wei Xiaoniang returned the salute and smiled without saying anything.
"Sister, I met Mr. Hou last night. From today on, we are really sisters." Yu Xiaoniang looked at Zhu Yan with a smile, a friendly look on her face.
When did sisters end up serving men together?
"Ms. Yu, stop teasing me." Zhu Yan stretched out her hand to avoid hitting the smiling person, but Zhu Yan just pretended to be shy and lowered her head without saying anything else.
"The eldest lady has already taken her seat. Please come into the main hall to pay your respects." Yingchun came out to deliver the message.
The maid opened the curtain at the door, and Zhu Yan followed the two of them into the main hall.
"My slave, please give my regards to the eldest lady. May the eldest lady be well." Zhu Yan bowed her knees and saluted along with the two concubines.
Although she is a concubine, half of her is a master, but the other half is a slave. She can only call herself a slave in front of the eldest lady.
"No courtesy, please sit down. Pinellia ternata, serve tea." Mrs. Cheng said with a slight smile.
"Thank you, madam." As soon as Zhu Yan sat on the third chair on the right, a maid served tea and placed it on the square table on the side.
It was said to be tea. At this time, I mainly ordered tea, which was also mixed with various spices. Zhu Yan didn't like to drink it, but the eldest lady gave it to her, so Zhu Yan took a few symbolic sips.
"I wish that I met Mr. Hou yesterday, and I hope you will give birth to a boy and a half girl for Mr. Hou as soon as possible. Our house is very lively, but we should not be arrogant because of favors. The rules in the house have always been It's not a decoration, but you behave yourself, so I just want to give you a little reminder." Ms. Cheng nodded to Zhu Yan and started greeting her as usual.
"This slave will remember the teachings of the eldest lady, and will abide by the rules of the palace and serve the eldest lady well." Zhu Yan stood up and replied.
Mrs. Cheng glanced at Zhu Yan thoughtfully, and just said to sit down quickly, and then asked Wei Xiaoniang, Yu Xiaoniang and Yu Xiaoniang's child who had just turned one year old as usual.
Yu Xiaoniang gave birth to a son last year, and the Marquis was willing to give Yu Xiaoniang some face.
Xie'an, the Marquis of Changning, is a standard ancient man. The male leads the outside and the female leads the inside. The eldest lady basically has the final say in the back house. In the backyard, there are four concubines including Zhu Yan. In addition to Wei Xiaoniang and Yu Xiaoniang, there is also a sick woman. He sued Zhao Xiaoniang, who was on vacation to recuperate. Zhao Xiaoniang also had a 16-year-old daughter at her knees.
To use the word from the previous life, it means that Marquis Changning has a standard of male chauvinism. This word was a derogatory term in the previous life, but now in ancient times, it is not strange and quite normal.
Although Marquis Changning is considered a young and talented man in the capital who is both civilized and military, he is still like thousands of ancient people.
Xie An was originally the youngest son in the family and was pampered by his parents. He was somewhat self-centered and would rather wrong others than himself. In other words, what Xie An loved most was himself.
Such a person is easy to serve but not easy to serve. You can say more nice things to coax him or her, but if this kind of person has a brain cramp and wants to find trouble with you, you can't do anything about it.
Just like last night, he asked her to wait in the front yard and chased you away immediately after he was done. Others might have shown mercy, but Xie An wouldn't. He would just think that you were occupying his bed and leave as soon as he was done. Don't wait.
Men in ancient times are really, if they are interested in you, then they will sleep with you a few more times. If they are not interested in you, then they will not sleep with you.
In Xie An's eyes, what is a concubine? According to the "Book of Rites", concubines who buy jointly have the same demeanor as public property. Marrying a wife is called a betrothal gift, and taking a concubine is called buying the concubine's property. The things bought are like Play with it a lot, put it aside if you don't like it, and occasionally take it out and look at it on a whim.
So what she has to do now is to behave and not cause trouble, not to take the initiative, not to refuse, and not to be responsible.
The eldest lady's code is her code. In such a family, it is important to recognize your own leader.
She saw clearly that Mrs. Cheng was the leader of the back house, and she had to follow the leader closely.
