"I'm calling everyone here today, and the reason must be that everyone already knows the Tao." Mrs. spoke slowly, and Xiao She'er had already stepped aside. Seeing the joy of the whole family fluctuating, my heart became even more anxious.

"Father-in-law Xia has already passed down the word", Mrs. Xia said as she stood up, "said that it is the will of Niangniang [Note 1]", Mrs. Niangniang [Note 1] has her arms flat, her left palm is facing up, her right palm is facing down, and her hands are clasped into fists, and she bends her knees upright.

The two aunts and wives and grandmothers at the bottom have also been blessed, and the housekeepers and maids underground hurriedly knelt in a room.

Xiao She'er knew that Mrs. was going to pass on the words of the Queen Mother, and in order to show respect, she bowed. And the maids, as subordinates, not only have to show their respectful listening to the Queen Mother's words, but they can't stand in front of their wives in vain, as if they have received the wife's courtesy, so they make a greater salute.

Xiao She'er was about to kneel, when she saw Lilac standing behind her wife and kneeling, and nodded to herself, and smiled hurriedly.

When the wife got up and said, "Get up," the aunt and the grandmother got up, and then the people below stood up one after another.

"Passing on the words of Niangniang, there are not many people around the official family [Note 2], since the big wedding election, although there are more than a dozen concubines on the side, but the heirs are not prosperous." The lady's tone was serious and sad.

"In order to enrich the harem and extend the imperial heir, the Queen Mother specially sent someone from all the civil and military officials to order the sons and daughters of the thirteen-year-old to the eighteen-year-old and waiting to enter the palace." Speaking of this, the wife's tone was full of joy again. "Our family's Yan Niang is also on the roster."

It was not the first time that the aunts and young grandmothers had heard of it, so they still stood up with a happy face, "Say hello to my wife." ”

Xiao She'er also followed everyone and saluted his wife. Suddenly remembered what Lilac said when she came over, and looked at everyone's joy in color, and couldn't help but think, is it a good blessing to marry the emperor?

"Everyone, don't be busy saying goodbye, the Queen Mother has just started to Zhang Luo, Xia Gonggong said that it will be selected to enter the palace as soon as February next year, today's official family advocates frugality, and benevolence and forgiveness, Niangniang mentioned before, always said that she couldn't bear to detain these young women in the deep palace, and she couldn't see each other, so she always excused herself......"

Xiao She'er listened to his wife's gushing words, and when she heard that "flesh and blood can't see each other", her heart was a little sad. On the one hand, he admired the emperor's mind and insight, and on the other hand, he was surprised why his wife knew that she could not see each other, but there was no trace of sadness.

"There is still half a year to go, and whether it can be selected or not, it will be decided in the end. Another happy event is that our aunt's daughter's daughter and uncle's daughter have also been named, and my aunt has moved to Beijing again, and his family has entered Beijing. I sent a letter to my uncle's wife, asking her to bring her family to Beijing as well. Although both families have houses in the capital, they have to prepare for the newcomers. My lord and I have already discussed, and the lady and the girl will live in our house first. Just wronged them. ”

The housekeeper's lady hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't talk about two wives, with four or five young masters and girls, that is, twenty wives, with forty or fifty young masters and girls, our family can also live, Mrs. just rest assured, the eldest young grandmother has already led the servants to clean up the house." The aunts and wives live in the main courtyard of the third entrance, the 'Anyi Hall', and the second and third entrances enter a Ruixiang courtyard at the east end, so that the uncles and wives can live, and they are close and convenient. What does my wife think? ”

Mrs. nodded to the young grandmother, "More and more experienced." And the other thing is the manpower underneath. I think the two of them have just arrived, and the manpower must be insufficient, so each wife sends two big maids and two rough maids. Mrs. Gu's family has been promoted to this place, and she is going to live for a long time, and she should bring a lot of family members, but it is also inconvenient to lose the number of courtesies. The young masters and girls of the two families each sent a big girl and two little girls. How to distribute, it is up to the owners and housekeepers of each house. It's just a little bit, the people who go, you have to serve carefully, don't lose the face of our family. Let the two of them shout badly, and it will reach my ears, or beat or chase, and this house will not be able to stay. Also, if you are transferred to top other maids, you have to be careful. ”

"Yes." The wife's tone was stern, and the subordinate had to comply.

In this way, Xiao She'er was assigned to the third young master's house as the main maid. Tomorrow, the people who were evacuated will go to the new house to clean up, wait for the arrival of the new master, and Xiao She'er will also say goodbye to the place where she has lived for six years. After the people dispersed, she hurriedly returned to the Yangxin Garden in the northeast corner of the palace. This Yangxin Garden is separated by a large garden, which is the third house in the house and the Ruixiang Courtyard in the east.

[Note 1] Niangniang: In the Song Dynasty, the Queen Mother was called Niangniang.

[Note 2] Official family: In the Song Dynasty, no matter the shishu, the emperor could be called an official family.