Chapter 231: The Arrangement of the Washing Three
Lin Yu watched the carriage drive out of the alley, and just returned to the house, Narcissus saw that Lin Yu's expression was calm, and there was no joy or anger in his beautiful black jade-like eyes, but there was some speculation in his heart.
Before, she always felt that she was quite capable, and it was not necessarily worse than the seniors of Pearl to serve by Miss's side, but she found that it didn't seem to be such an easy life, at least Lin Yu's mind seemed to be a little difficult to guess. She is also a cautious character, for fear that if she can't say a word, she will make Lin Yu unhappy and ruin her job.
Of course, Lin Yu is not the kind of fastidious character, and Su Rili also takes care of these girls who work for him - you think, if Lin Yu is a little less lucky, dressed as a little girl, then he will have to bear it, and then follow the steps of crossing the sages.
However, no matter how gentle Lin Yu's attitude is, she can't stand the influence of the bad temper of a young lady from the main family on Narcissus, she was resold because she accidentally broke a teapot, and it was just an ordinary teapot. Therefore, Narcissus has always been a little trembling and very cautious after entering the Lin family to work, but it was also because of her caution that she was promoted by Qingqing.
Of course, she has always been quite satisfied with Lin Yu, the monthly money is not low, the main family is kind, and she does not scold at dusk, and she can go to Lanyuan, a very beautiful garden, to see the world. When she went to Lanyuan for the first time, she was dumbfounded, the garden in her eyes was generally a small courtyard, but she didn't expect that someone was there
"Miss, are you hungry, do you want to eat?"
"I think I'm a little hungry." Lin Yu said with a smile, "Then let's set up a meal in the Linshui Pavilion." It's also cooler by the water. β
A little girl answered, and Narcissus hesitated. But he said, "Miss, in fact, before I came to our house, I was in the Chen family, and I also knew a little about the third young lady. β
Lin Yu knew that Narcissus was working as a maid in the house of an official eunuch surnamed Chen before he came, but there were too many people with the surname Chen, and she didn't ask in detail. Who knew that Lu Dao was so coincidental?
"What the hell is that young lady? How much do you know? β
"I used to serve that young lady." Narcissus smiled bitterly, "Actually, I'm more curious about how that young lady could agree to marry an unknown Langzhong." β
"What do you mean by that?" Lin Yu asked a little curiously. "Didn't you say that the girl was going to marry Lin Yun alive or dead?"
"I was serving by this young lady's side a year ago, and that young lady's appearance was very outstanding among several young ladies, and she was also counted in the circle, although she was a concubine. Pampered again. Peace of mind wants to climb to the top of the family by virtue of their appearance. Before I left the Chen family, this young lady was looking at her nominal cousin, the young master of the Zhang Shilang family.
What this young lady used to say was that if she hadn't been born in such a middle-class family, based on her appearance, I am afraid that the princess and princess would have deserved it, and of course she would not be so arrogant that she deserved it as a queen.
Narcissus said as Lin Yu laughed. But after laughing, there are still some annoyances. Zhilu told a little bit about the black history of Miss Chen Jiasan, which did not help the current state of affairs at all, but only added some corroboration to the conspiracy theory. The three members of the Lin family were obviously fascinated by the glorious tomorrow described by the Chen family, and it was useless to say anything by themselves. Even if you bring a witness like Narcissus, I'm afraid it will be called perjury.
But is it really left alone? Lin Yu blinked his jade-like eyes, pursed his pink lips, or used some secret means, but not to mention that it did not conform to his own code of conduct, I was afraid that the Lin family would not understand, and would only feel that they had harmed their future.
Lin Yu sighed softly, but he still didn't make up his mind, so he put the matter back, anyway, I haven't heard of any official in the family, the man has just quit the marriage, and he even got engaged to get married within a month.
After lunch and lunch break, Lin Yu asked the steward to take a look at the prepared three gifts, according to the customs of the time, the gifts for the three washing ceremonies were not heavy, but they were just gold and silver bills and other things, because this thing was to be given to the grandmother after adding a pot.
The gifts for newborns are more expensive, in addition to clothes and fabrics and other things, there is a set of gold locks, gold collars, and gold bracelets in the middle of the box for the baby to wear gold, Lin Yu looked at it and felt that it was a little thinner, and added a good white jade jade pendant.
After calling everyone to clean up for a while, Lin Yu asked Narcissus to take it, and then got into the carriage to Lanyuan, and after going back, it was inevitable to talk to Qingqing and others about today's events, including the reaction of the Lin family.
This was also expected by Qingqing and Xiaobai, but he went to the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion to participate in the baptism ceremony, which made Qingqing very interested.
"Or, take me with you, just go for a break." Qingqing listened to the hot scene of the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion that day, although Lin Yu described it very emotionally, but it was inevitable that he was still itching in his heart, and he was extremely curious about the gossip. In addition, I was also a little worried about the maid who used to be on an errand in Mrs. Lin's courtyard, so I also wanted to go.
"It's easy, just have an extra gift." Lin Yu thought about it, Qingqing had just fallen out of love, and he was in a bad mood, looking at the excitement of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, he felt much happier in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Now we are not short of that money, and the congratulatory gift sent by Mrs. Lin today is very valuable, I can't see the amount of three or four hundred gold." β
"So much? Doesn't it mean that the current economic situation of the Marquis of Zhenyuan Mansion is not very good? Since Zhang Wan'er entered the door, the cost is really high, and the harvest in the suburbs of Beijing has been average in the past two years, and Lu Pingzhi is no longer working in other places. "Qingqing is very clear about the economic situation of the Marquis of Zhenyuan." I've heard that I owe a lot of money to the outside world and haven't paid it back. β
"So bad?" Lin Yu was quite surprised when she heard this, "Didn't Zhang Wan'er come in and bring a lot of dowry?" The Zhang family is rich again. β
The severance pay of their group of concubines that day was all from the Zhang family, and it seems that even Yin Susu's maintenance and compensation were also from the Zhang family, but I don't know if the 50,000 taels of silver that Yin Susu took was invested in the glass industry to rob the Zhang family's business.
"I heard people complain, saying that Zhang Wan'er only knows how to spend a lot of money, but her dowry is not taken out at all."
Qingqing said with a smile, "Although the dowry is generally a woman's private room, it is understandable that she is reluctant to pay it out, but her spending method is too powerful, people say that silver is like flowing water, but she actually spends gold like flowing water." Even a few princesses and princesses were not as luxurious as her, and they were compared one by one, and I heard that I was not very happy, so I joined forces behind my back to give her a good look. β
Lin Yu thought about it a little and knew what Lu Dao was about, although Zhang Wan'er's maiden family was also surnamed Zhang, but it had nothing to do with the Zhang in the family, and he had always been in business before, that is, in the merchant circle.
But even if it is only in the circle of ladies, the rules in the rich business circle and officialdom are completely different, businessmen show off their wealth to show their financial power, which is beneficial to their business to a certain extent, but in the officialdom, if you crush your boss and wife to death, let her feel that she has lost face, and in the blink of an eye, you will not only lose face but also lose your heart.
Zhang Wan'er still acted according to the original code of conduct, of course, it was inappropriate. She's a marquise, and she still hasn't been ordained. She also has the ladies and ladies of the duke's family, the county lord and princess, the princesses and even the princesses, all of whom are her superiors. No matter how much she is in the limelight, she doesn't know how to advance or retreat, which makes these nobles feel that she has lost face, and naturally she will not be allowed to live comfortably.
"No wonder, Sister Su Su herself is also curious, saying that there are several families who are not all the way with her, and she didn't help the Lu family talk that day." Lin Yu said with a smile. "That's why it's here."
"So it's not a good wife and a good husband, of course, Lu Pingzhi is not a good thing, these two are just right at home." Qingqing smiled, "Seriously, I'm really curious about the two of them making a fuss like this." β
Lin Yu said with a smile, "I'll ask someone to prepare a gift for you, and you'll see it tomorrow, but when you see Zhang Wan'er's appearance, maybe you still sympathize with her." Anyway, looking at her so pitiful at the time, I softened. β
Qingqing smiled, "It doesn't have to be very expensive to prepare a gift for me, I'm not like you, you are good at all." Having said that, you have also made a great contribution this time, plus the previous fragmentary credits, can you mix up with a justifiable knighthood? β
"How is that possible?" Lin Yu said with a smile, "You haven't seen Sister Susu's appearance and ability, and because you are an orphan girl of the Yin family, you take extra care of it, or you have sold your life for almost ten years to become a county lord, or a false lord." β
"Isn't that Sister Su Su doing things for the emperor before she married into the Hou Mansion? I always thought that she would only leave the mansionβ" Qingqing said in surprise, "Su Ri she can't see it in the mansion at all." β
Qingqing originally didn't know what to say about this matter, but Lin Yu inadvertently said that she had leaked her mouth, so she had to purse her pink lips slightly and smiled. "Don't talk nonsense, and don't talk outward. Actually, I also guessed, you think, how important the things in the Holy Heaven are, and there are many confidential things, it is impossible for a person to have such great power after a long period of contact. β
Qingqing thought about it, and knew that this matter could not be talked about in Lanyuan, otherwise it would be embarrassing, so he changed the topic and discussed what to do about the three baptisms of the Hou Mansion.
Even if the Lu family didn't know that the son of Lu Dao Cuiru was actually just the son of a moth, this baptism ceremony was very embarrassing and not easy to do. Cuiru was already out of the house to get married, but she gave birth to a child, but she was the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and she was a newborn born after so long.
If it is counted as the son born in the outer room, the future of the child will not be good for the future, and the child born in the outer room will be inferior to the status of the connected room and the girl, after all, the name is not right. If it is done seriously, not to mention that Zhang Wan'er is still sick and half-dead, she will never agree to do it, and the Zhang family's side, in addition, it is difficult to explain that there are already a lot of jokes in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, and there is no need for another talk.
Therefore, after Mrs. Lin thought about it for a while, she hung this child on the head of a certain girl ring who once had a leg with Lu Pingzhi, and from today onwards, this girl ring will be promoted to an official room. As for Cuiru, she asked the other party to stay in the Hou Mansion for the time being, and then think of restoring her status in the future.
Cuiru, an infatuated woman, felt that as long as she could live under the same roof as Lu Pingzhi, she would have no regrets in her death, and she had no objections. (To be continued.) )
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