==Chapter 3==

The rain that had been falling for many days finally stopped, and the whole sky was gray.

I got up early in the morning, washed up, and went to the big kitchen to get breakfast.

There were many people who came and went along the way, all of them ignored her, and one or two who noticed her only glanced at her with strange eyes.

The Xiao family's mansion is very big, and how big it is, Da Nan doesn't know. Even if she became Xiao Jiuniang of the Xiao family in her last life, she had never visited the entire Xiao family's mansion.

At this time, the place where she was was located was in the northwest corner of the Xiao family, and there was a large courtyard with an extremely wide area here, named Lingyuan.

Lingyuan, as the name suggests, most of the people who live here are Lingren.

Daqi inherited the legacy of the old Tang Dynasty of the previous dynasty, and some wealthy people were born into slaves, not to mention the family lords like the Xiao family, which were left over from the previous dynasty. Not only kept slaves, but also raised a lot of servants for fun, these servants have skills, good at dancing and having fun, not to mention, all of them are also outstanding.

The so-called Ling, is just a superficial title, for some wealthy families, these Lingren have other functions, that is, prostitutes.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is only a thin veil between the so-called lings and prostitutes.

In the Lingyuan, the Lingren are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the person who has amazing skills can be the top performer is Ji.

For example, Yueniang was crowned a Ji because of her excellent dancing skills, and the same is true for Yun Ji, who pushed Da Nan before and injured her head.

In Lingyuan, the one who can be given the title of 'Ji' is in the highest position. During the day, the food and clothing are excellent, and there are maidservants waiting by him.

Of course, there are exceptions, and that is Tsukihime.

The so-called declining sun is probably like this. Today's Yueji is already unbearable to take on the title of 'Ji', if it weren't for the fact that she has such a relationship with Xiao Wulangjun, and gave birth to a pair of twin daughters for Wulangjun, everyone in the Lingyuan knows it, and it is estimated that the Lingyuan will not be able to tolerate this tuberculosis for a long time.

This is also the reason why some people look at Da Nan with strange eyes, a daughter of a lowly slave who has the blood of the Xiao family, but can't see the light.

The Great Qi inherited the legacy of the old Tang Dynasty of the previous dynasty, and the laws and secular concepts were not far from the same as the old Tang Dynasty. The marriage relationship of Daqi follows the monogamous system, which is actually the system of monogamy and multiple concubines. Qi Law stipulates that the aristocratic and wealthy bureaucrats have regulations on concubines except for their wives, and it is not that they can accept concubines if they want to. First of all, there is a limit on the number of people, for example, the first-rank official can accept ten concubines, the second-rank official can accept eight, and the lowest rank seventh-eighth-rank official can only accept one. In addition, the other party must have a clean family background, which is commonly known as a good citizen.

It is the iron law of Daqi that the good and the poor cannot intermarry, and it is also to protect the deformed products under the strict social hierarchy. Qi law stipulates: "Those who take a concubine as a wife and a maid as a concubine shall be imprisoned for one and a half years, and each shall be repaid"; "Slaves and maids are sluts, and the law is better than livestock"; "Slaves and maidservants are disposed of by the master as assets." In other words, slaves and maidservants are completely devoid of life freedom and rights, and are completely "untouchables" who are the lowest "pariahs" possessed by their masters.

Among them, slaves and maids are divided into official slaves and private slaves, and in the early years, when Yue Ji did not enter the gate of the Xiao family, he was an official slave of the Sect Division. After that, he turned from an official to a private person and became a private slave of the Xiao family.

According to the laws of the Great Qi, children born within the marriage relationship without the permission of the law are adulterous children. A child born of adultery is not protected by the law and does not have any right to inheritance. In particular, slaves and maids give birth to children, "and those who give birth to fertilization, which are called maids giving birth to children, horses giving birth to foals, and the like." If the child born to a slave or maid is recognized by the master, he can also be covered with a piece of tile, and if the master cannot admit it, he will be lowly with his mother.

And the big and small ones are all with their mothers, and they still have no name or surname.

This is also the reason why when Da Nan walks in the Lingyuan, some people look at her with strange eyes.

It is not without a low-status bloodline like her in the Xiao family, but they are all better than the three of Da Nan's mother and son. At least it is a higher level than the slave and maid with the lowest status, and she doesn't worry about eating and drinking, but her identity is not on the table.

There are many slaves and maids of the Xiao family who are curious about this qiē reason, but they have been warned by their 'predecessors', and it has become a taboo topic so far, everyone knows the root cause, but they never talk about it. There are even occasional people who make things difficult for the three of them, because they know that as long as they don't make a good fuss, someone is willing to see it.

Especially as Yueji's health has become worse and worse in recent years, this situation has become more and more intense, and small actions in private are endless, if it weren't for the fact that Da Nan, who has never been a good girl, has never been a good stubble, the mother and daughter are estimated to not even be able to guarantee food and clothing.

All the way to the large kitchen of Deling Courtyard, as soon as Da Nan stepped in, the whole large kitchen was quiet for a moment.

All kinds of strange eyes shot over, some disdainful, some disgusted, some curious, some watching jokes, many and so on.

Without saying a word, Da Nan went to a cabinet next to him and took his own food box, but when he opened it, he found that all the dishes in it were broken.

She was silent for a moment, then took the food box out, poured out all the broken porcelain pieces inside, and returned to the kitchen with the food box.

The kitchen was very quiet, and the miscellaneous servants seemed to be very busy with their duties, but in fact, the corner of their eyes was on Da Nan. And among the servants, there was a green-shirted maid who was receiving a meal and was dressed very brightly, and she was squinting at the big girl with mockery and malice.

The green-shirted maid was named Red Silk, and she was a maid beside the dancing girl Yun Ji.

Seeing this strange atmosphere and situation, Da Nan knew that the reason why her food box was like that must be the result of this red silk, and naturally understood why she did it.

Da Nan came back after getting dizzy a few days ago. For the memories of childhood, because of the years that have passed, they are a little blurry, but they generally still remember that Yun Ji and her aunt have always been at odds. Since her mother's body collapsed, she couldn't dance, and she couldn't appear at the banquet where the Xiao family entertained guests as a dancing girl, Yun Ji has repeatedly made things difficult, and all kinds of small means and mockery and sarcasm have emerged in an endless stream.

Yueji has a weak temperament and always avoids the edge, but Da Nan has never been a character who likes to avoid. may be related to the identity and the environment in which she lived since childhood, plus Ah Niang and her sister are both weak personalities, and Da Nan had a violent temper when she was a child. On the surface, she seems to be silent, but if anyone provokes her, she will wait to be retaliated. And she is very scheming, if she can't win, she will avoid it, but she will hold a grudge and remember it for a long time, once she is allowed to seize the opportunity, she will retaliate ten times and a hundred times back.

After all, he was still young, and a few days ago, he secretly hid in Sile Pavilion to practice dancing and was discovered by Yun Ji. Yun Ji ridiculed her, and ridiculed Yue Ji for being a sick ghost who didn't live long, which angered the little girl. She didn't care about hitting her head, but she didn't hurt Yun Ji, but was pushed down by Yun Ji and hurt her head.

After the incident, Aunt Mo, the housekeeper and servant of the Lingyuan, was afraid that the matter would be big, so she invited the doctor and the eldest woman to see it, and comforted Yueji's mother and daughter, and questioned Yun Ji, and the matter was over.

But it's just a superficial phenomenon, no, in order to vent her anger to Yun Ji, Red Silk privately smashed the plates and bowls of Yueji's mother and daughter as revenge.

Yueji has been seriously ill for a long time, and she has a cough disease, which everyone hates and dislikes, so the tableware of the mother and daughter is equipped separately. This set of plates and bowls was still made by picking up stoneware objects that others didn't use, and now it was smashed, and it became a problem for the three of them to eat. Of course, you can still ask the housekeeper and servant in the kitchen for a few more things, but it is inevitable that you will look at people's faces and be disliked.

And the reason why Red Silk received the meal and stayed in the big kitchen was because he had to watch Da Nan's jokes, and then took it back and said that Yun Ji was relieved.

The servants in the kitchen all know the contradictions, but Yun Ji is favored by the master above, and she has always been powerful in the Lingyuan, so naturally no one wants to confront her, let alone embarrass her. Especially the other party is still the mother and daughter of Yueji, these three people are secretive.

What will you do?

Everyone was curious.

People who have been in the courtyard for a long time can know that this big girl is not a good stubble, and no one in the big kitchen used to feel sorry for her, but the big girl has a very vicious mouth, either the popularity is upside down, or crying and making trouble and splashing, so that people come to see the joke.

One is a drooping child, and the other is an adult, in broad daylight, it seems to be a farce, and who wants to have fun with others when there are more times, all of them are converged.

Of course, in private, there must be people who scold Da Nan for being so skinny, and he is really a slut. There are also people who are annoyed but scolded in person, and the big man tears up in public, and the next day the man is taken away and sold.

Yueji is a slut, and Da Nan is indeed a cheap species, but don't forget that there is a father surnamed Xiao, although the father does not admit it, but after all, there is the blood of the Xiao family. There is no need to report this matter, the servant woman in charge is naturally taboo Mo Shen to deal with it, the rules of the Xiao family have always been strict, and the bottom limit that should not be violated must not be violated. There are two opponents who can manage this mansion, and if they don't deal with the person who broke the rules, they should be held accountable if they were found to be made a raft.

In view of these, there are a few discerning people in the courtyard who will not blatantly bully the big man, even if it is difficult, it is a small action that makes people unable to catch their hands and feet in private. Two days ago, Yun Ji and Da Nan had a lot of trouble, which made the Lingyuan see a lot of jokes, and today's red silk move made people have the mentality of watching a play.

It's not a big deal to watch the excitement, anyway, it doesn't happen to you, this is a common problem of people.

The big girl walked straight to the red silk, and when the red silk saw her strange behavior, she wanted to avoid it and felt a little embarrassed to avoid it, so she could only stare at her and walk towards her step by step. She thought that she had saved face in this way, but in fact, the action that seemed to be avoided at the beginning had already made everyone look at it and laugh secretly.

Da Nan walked up to the red silk and glanced at her lightly.

Others didn't notice it, only the red silk stiffened in an instant, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to his head. It's not that Red Silk hasn't been right with Da Nan, but it's the first time I've seen Da Nan's terrifying eyes, she doesn't know how to describe that feeling, she just feels like she is being targeted by some murderous thing.

Taking advantage of the time when the red silk was in a daze, Da Nan snatched the food box in her hand.