Chapter II
Mama came out of the courtyard of the lady, and then went to find the housekeeper of the second gate and asked him to report to the master. The prefect of the pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info was clearly waiting for her to reply, and it didn't take long for the grandmother to appear in the adult's inner study, and the person waiting for him was a middle-aged man two days ago.
first knelt down and asked the lord to say goodbye, and then under the gesture of the lord's eyes, he talked about the arrangement of the lord's "goddaughter", and even more focused on the reaction of the lord's "goddaughter" under his comfort. Seeing that the old man was in a good mood at this time, he mentioned the matter that the lady had asked her to talk back before, and seeing that the corners of the master's mouth were about to droop, he hurriedly continued: "Forgive the old slave for his courage, the eldest lady is smart, and she has won the true inheritance of the master, so it is better to let Miss Yao be the eldest lady's grandmother..."
The old man interrupted Mama's words with a wave of his hand: "I have my own thoughts on this matter, it is not appropriate for Baguio to appear in front of people, her father's grandson is involved in the case of plotting to usurp the throne, and even his relatives who have already divided the sect and are about to leave Wufu have not escaped, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter." If my eldest daughter has a nurturing grandmother who is from such a background, if she really has a chance to enter the draft in the future, it will inevitably become a weakness for others to attack her. If she asks you in private, just say something and say I'll give her a better one. ”
"Yes, sir." Mama lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to her eyes, glad that she followed the right master, don't look at the lord is a concubine, no matter what the concubine came out of the branch back then, now the lord has the highest official position, although it is not as good as the brother-in-law, but the old lady can't pinch him casually. While congratulating on his good vision, he sighed at the master's control over the front and back yards, thinking that the master was exhausted every day, and couldn't help but be a little worried, "The master should also pay attention to his body, this big family can all rely on you!" "It's a bit arrogant to say this, generally this should be said by the master's mother, but the master's mother is like that, she can't wait to treat the master as an enemy, how can she care more about the master.
Xia Zhifu didn't say anything about his grandmother, but smiled: "Don't worry, Mama, I am in the prime of life at this time, hurry up and straighten everything out, in the future, the official fortune will be prosperous, and the backyard will be peaceful, won't you be able to enjoy happiness." Mama laughed for a while, breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly withdrew, and went to a small corner of the backyard to comfort Miss Yao, and then returned to the room.
He said that this Yao girl was crying in her own small courtyard, thinking that she was the daughter of a dignified fourth-class member, because she could participate in the draft, and her parents were carefully raised, she didn't expect that at the moment of the draft, her father was implicated in the case of the regent's rebellion, if she didn't know that her father was innocent, the criminal department would not have just sentenced the men of her family to exile, and the women were not official slaves, and she would not have been bought by a small official and given to a five-grade prefect as a concubine. If his father was still there, not to mention the prefect's level, even his eldest son was only famous for his talents, and she also disdained the position of his wife. But now, under the eaves, she has to bow her head, and she must think of a way out for herself. Although I don't know what the prefect put herself in the backyard and doesn't care what it is for, but in the past two days, she has also seen some doorways, and I believe that the prefect will not let her be a concubine for the peace of the backyard, so next, it depends on the prefect's intentions. Yao Biyao wiped away her tears and silently guessed the adult's intentions.
As Yao Biyao expected, within two days, the prefect looked for her to meet her in the backyard study, and when she walked in, she saw a grandmother standing next to the adult, although there was no word, but the eyes, the figure, Yao Biyao was stunned, this is from the palace!
Yes, who has participated in the preparation of the draft has not asked the grandmother in the palace for advice, so she is even more sensitive to the grandmother who came out of the palace, although she doesn't know what the adult means, but she can't help but be cautious, put her best posture out, and ask the prefect to say goodbye, the prefect chatted with her like he treated his niece, and let the grandma retreat.
Yao Biyao said in her heart, the point is here. Sure enough, seeing that the prefect's face was purified, he said to her: "Presumably you have already thought about your situation clearly, and it is impossible to return to your previous life." Yao Biyao lowered her head and brewed her emotions, and lowered her eyebrows to indicate that she would be very obedient. Master Xia relaxed his expression and said to her in a relaxed tone: "There is no shortage of aunts in my backyard, presumably if I force you, my backyard will not be very peaceful." So I plan to give you two ways, one is that you have become a slave, and from now on you can be a slave in my family with peace of mind, so that you can finally get a peaceful old age; One is to cancel your slave status, but you have to do something for me, this matter can only be reported to me, you can't tell anyone, there is no time limit, but when this thing is completed, you will be free, and then you will be free. ”
Yao Biyao understands that it is a choice, but the temptation of the latter path is huge, if it was a slave maid before, of course she would choose the first path, but a person with a heart who is cultivated in the direction of the master's mother, even if it is a woman, will yearn for the life that she can control. So she didn't think about it at all and chose the second path directly. The prefect smiled with satisfaction and told her to clean up first and look for her in two days.
Yao Biyao went back confidently, and at this time, a figure turned out of the Bisha cabinet next to her, and it was the palace grandmother who had just retired. Mama Gong walked up to Lord Xia to ask for peace, and Lord Xia raised her eyes to look at Mama Gong and asked, "I want her to serve you to train the rules of the eldest lady, I don't know what Mama wants?" ”
The palace grandmother's eyelids did not move, but she only blessed her body obediently with her face, and said softly: "The child can be taught, one month is enough." Lord Xia nodded with satisfaction, and then let people lead Grandma Gong to the inner courtyard to find her grandmother.
After Yao Biyao waited for Mama Gong to be a grandmother for the eldest lady for a month, she received her task: to train one of Lord Xia's goddaughters according to what she learned back then. When she suddenly wondered if she was going to help an adult train a daughter sent to the palace, she found that this goddaughter was pregnant! This unexpected guess made Yao Biyao determined not to speculate on anything on her own, but to concentrate on completing her task.
Now she lives next door to Xia Yuhe, claiming to be a young lady from an official's family who committed a crime, and with the help of her uncle, she sold her slave status and bought a yard to live here. The west of the city is a gathering place for many wealthy households, not only because there are more yamen on the west and north sides of the city in Jinan Prefecture, but also because the rich families are willing to pay more money for tea and water to make the patrols in the city pay more attention to the safety of the west of the city. Of course, the identity of each outer room is different, and they meet each other here, but they are just tacit. So Yao Biyao and Xia Yuhe are both regarded as the outer chambers of an unknown official, but they don't know it, and others can't guess which official's outer chamber it is. Xia Yuhe also soon heard about the identity of the woman next door, because she fantasized about her good life in the future, she took the initiative to come to Yao Biyao to ask her to teach her the rules under the inadvertent revelation of her grandmother. Of course, Yao Biyao acted as if she was reluctant to agree for the sake of silver, so she began to teach her.
Yao Biyao concentrated on training this prefect's goddaughter named Xia Yuhe, when they first met, she could see that Xia Yuhe's identity must be the most despised goddaughter of the officials mentioned by her father and brother before, she never figured out why Lord Xia wanted her to make great efforts to train this woman, because in her opinion, this woman has been deeply rooted in certain rules, and now she is not ruthless, she is pregnant again, even if she is trained well, it is only the surface. However, Lord Xia revealed her words through her grandmother, saying that it doesn't matter if she only has a superficial appearance, and when she is born with a child in the future, her most important task is the rules and training of the little lady or the little master, Yao Biyao suddenly realized.
Yao Biyao occasionally saw the prefect's grandmother come to deliver things, and by the way, she complimented Xia Yuhe, and felt even more breathtaking, but because Xia Yuhe often learned the rules in Yao Biyao's house, and the grandmother often went in and out of Yao Biyao's house, in the eyes of uninformed people, Yao Biyao became the outer room of Xia Biyao's mansion.
Xia Zhifu only laughed when he heard these rumors, if he could predict the future, he would definitely not let go of these rumors so simply, but unfortunately he boasted that he could control everything, but he did not expect that his fate did not advance according to his vision.
Xia Zhifu didn't take the news in her heart, but was heard by the prefect's wife, she gritted her teeth and thought about her excitement when her grandmother assured her that Yao Biyao would not stay in the backyard, and how much she hated it now, eager to find out Yao Biyao and bite off her neck! However, her daughter stopped her, too, her daughter is thirteen, and if Xia Zhifu goes further next year, her daughter will be able to participate in the draft, so she can't act rashly for the time being, just like her daughter said, as long as she is still there for a day, there will always be a chance to clean up her.
It's no wonder that Governor Xia is unaware of this matter, even if he understands the means of the backyard, it is difficult for him to understand a woman's jealousy, especially a woman with low self-esteem, when the name is justified, her jealousy can destroy everything.
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