Chapter 187: Return to the Palace (7)
"Little Niang ......" Xuan'er pulled Yun'er's sleeve, and seemed to have a lot to say. Yun'er touched Xuan'er's face and said, "After a while, Xiao Eniang will take you to Feiyun Tower to take a look, there are a lot of boxes there, stacked very high, you have to be obedient and don't move, watch and smash." β
"Xuan'er must be obedient and don't move, what are those boxes for?"
"It's stuffy."
"Is there anything delicious?"
"Yes, there's fun."
When Xuan'er heard that there was something delicious and fun, she was so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
"Yun'er, talk to your father for a while, and my mother will cook for you." Mrs. Chen put on an apron and cooked herself, and Mrs. Chen's eldest maids, Liu Er and Yang Er, hurriedly followed up in the kitchen to help. Shui'er also avoided Mr. Chen's father and daughter and followed him to the kitchen. Yun'er took the baby in Xuan'er's arms and sat down. She has always felt very tired and tired, but now she feels down-to-earth and very stable.
"Sister Ling, can you relax? This is my mother's house, and you are my guest! Seeing that Ling Juan was still sitting with her back straight, he reminded her.
"Okay, give me one of the children, you can talk to Mr."
Taking advantage of her mother's time when she was cooking in the kitchen, Yun'er chatted with her father for a while.
"Girl, tell sΓΉ daddy, where have you been? Is it far away? You should come back with a letter, Fu Jin remembered to be restless. β
"Dad, we're too far away to carry a letter."
"What kind of place is that?"
"It's a foreign country, do you believe it or not?"
"Of course I believe it, my daughter never tells lies, but what do you do in a foreign country?"
"This is a long sentence, Yun'er saw that Xuan'er was sleepy, sent him upstairs to your room to sleep, and came back to tell you."
"Okay, you can go."
Yun'er took the baby in Xuan'er's arms and handed it to her father, and then said to Xuan'er, "Son, are you sleepy?" Go upstairs and go sleep for a while. β
"Well, E-niang, don't go." Xuan'er looked reluctant to give up.
Yun'er said: "If E-Niang doesn't leave, E-Niang will send you to sleep." β
"Thank you, E-niang." Xuan'er took Yun'er's hand. Looking at Xuan'er's reluctant look, Yun'er's heart was hot. She still vaguely remembered that when Xuan'er was young, she saw herself hiding far away, Xuan'er was lying on the bed and reluctantly holding Yun'er's hand and refused to let go, it was the person over there who said, "Blood is thicker than water." Yun'er first covered Xuan'er's stomach with a quilt, and then gently patted Xuan'er's little body, and put him to sleep until he put down the tent and went downstairs, and his mother also cooked the meal. There was a little eunuch who was waiting at the door looking at the prince who was sleeping in the door, Yun'er returned downstairs with confidence and pulled Ling Juan to her side to eat. Mrs. Chen was very enthusiastic about Ling Juan, kept giving her vegetables, and told her some homely words: "Mama Ling must be a reader, and it can be seen that the bookish atmosphere between her eyebrows is very strong." β
"Madame really lifted Ling Juan, but the book has been read for a few days, and it is not commonly used, and it is about to be returned to the teacher."
Ling Juan was greeted by her mother, and Mama Feng kept giving her vegetables, so Yun'er continued to chat with her father.
"I don't know if our food here is smooth or not, Mr. Ling will forgive me." Mr. Chen politely said to Ling Juan, under normal circumstances, he would not talk to strange women.
"Look at what you said, your food here is quite tasty, better than ours. You're all green here. β
"Green food?" Mrs. Chen was speechless, and said in her heart: "The meat in our dish is obviously red. β
"Mother, the green food that Sister Ling said is not that the food is green, it is clean, no pollution, and it is reassuring to eat."
Mrs. Chen smiled: "Mr. Ling is too famous. Since we say that our food here is delicious, let's eat more. Come, you're welcome, you and Yun'er are friends, just treat this place as home. My lord is an idle person, he has no official position, and he is a common person, so Mr. Ling does not need to be honestly afraid. β
"Thank you, madam, and please take care of Mrs. and Mr. Chen in the future."
"Don't worry, it's a woman's family from all the way. If you lack anything or something, just tell me and Yun'er, it's not easy for a woman to go out. Well, can your family leave? β
"I'm alone in our family, and there's no one else."
"I'm sorry, what do you say?"
"It's okay, I'm used to it."
Ling Juan's meal was very full and practical. Ancient vegetables are really not polluted at all, and the kind without chemical fertilizers that I ate when I was young still smell.
After lunch, Yun'er fed the two children, put them to sleep, and handed the children to their parents, ready to go back to Feiyun Tower to have a look. Ling Juan's residence was confirmed, and there were still idle beds, tables and chairs and casual furniture in the east wing. Let Yu'er Shui'er go and order someone to bring over the tables, chairs, wardrobes, and bookcases that Ling Juan needs, and let Lan'er and Hui'er come over and wipe them clean. There are many new sets of bedding in his dowry, and he found a few sets for Ling Juan. However, you have to dry it first, otherwise it may get damp. In the living room on the east side, there are a lot of rice paper, paints and framing utensils and materials to the south of the door, and Yu'er Shui'er tossed all these things to Yun'er's bedroom and placed them on the north side of the door. The room was big and there was room for everything. The things on the big kang near the window outside the east house were also cleaned up, and this half of the room was also used by Ling Juan.
After the rice paper and other things are tossed, the room is cleaned, and the beds, furniture, and furnishings are placed, and the beds are made and the tents are hung. It was arranged in a short time, and such a job was too easy for the fish and water. Ling Juan has a temporary place to live, as for how well the midwifery work will be carried out in the future, it depends on Ling Juan's level. Ling Juan, who had a place to live, was also at ease, and Ling Juan also knew that Yunyun would not throw herself aside.
Ling Juan's territory was equal to the size of an entire house, and the result of visual inspection was one hundred and eighty square meters. The inner half-room is a place for people to live, and the outer half-room is a place to entertain guests and rest on weekdays. Ling Juan told Yun'er that the big kang near the window is very similar to the place where the emperor criticized the folds in the TV series. Of course, she is a very small voice, and she knows that the emperor cannot be mentioned casually here. Ling Juan inadvertently looked at the top of her head and was startled: the ceiling above her head was a square checkered, with brilliant patterns embroidered on it, with a blue background and golden flowers, which felt similar to the palace where the emperor lived.
Yun'er whispered to her: "This place was originally the sleeping palace of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the same level as the residence of Fujin in the front yard, and it was ready to be demolished when the new palace was built, but Master Gan Lin said that it could not be demolished, so let me live." My level is not enough at all, this is where the prince of the Ming Dynasty and his concubine lived, and the whole building is patio-style, floor and floor. It is said that Master is a monk and will not interfere in earthly affairs, so there must be something to say. The prince was afraid that someone would find fault with this matter in the future, so he told the emperor, and the emperor said that since it was Master Ganlin, he would do what the master wanted, but it was a legacy building, and if it was not demolished, it could save a lot of money to build a new building. β
"Oh, this is the residence of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, no wonder it is so big and magnificent."
"In the future, I will take you around the house, recognize the way, and don't get lost. There is also a garden in the back, pavilions, and many flowers and trees planted by the prince. β
"Wow, you have a garden in your own house? A few years ago, newspapers also advertised what kind of palace garden to sell, a few hundred square meters of land cost millions, now I am afraid it is more than tens of millions. Yunyun, your husband is really amazing. Needless to say, the ceilings are so noble and gorgeous. Alas, man is better than man. The tube building I rented, a 28-square-meter place, costs 1,000 yuan a month for rent, and I cook in the corridor. At night, there is no smell or movement. I really can't imagine that I can still live in the bedroom of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I borrowed Yunyun's light. But that won't hurt you, will it? It's better to find me another ordinary house, just one. β
"You live there first and get acquainted with the environment. Then you will be given a Suzhou house to live in, but it may take a little longer to move in. The Suzhou houses are all in the southern style and should be renovated. At least there must be a fire kang, and the ceiling must also be installed, otherwise it will be a layer of tiles, and it will not freeze you in winter? You can rest assured, it won't be too bad. Take things as they come? β
"Yes, yes, I listen to you. I'm much luckier than the time-travelers described in online novels, most of them are alone, and when they go to a strange place, some of them are dressed as maids without any life support, even if they are dressed as young ladies and others have the final say in everything. I'm good, I entered the palace all of a sudden, and I'm friends with Fang Fujin, no one will bully me, right? β
"Don't worry, someone wants to bully you, isn't there still me? Although I don't have a family in the house, I don't care about money, and I can't be bullied by anyone. β
"Didn't Fujin bully you?"
"Fu Jin has never bullied me, maybe you think she is high, in fact, it is because of her identity and status, she is the heroine of the house, how can she do it without any majesty? The phenomenon of palace fighting and house fighting played in the TV series is zΓ i, but it is not as strict as it is said in the TV series, and there are no terrible bloody incidents in our house at all. I think Fujin may have some misunderstanding, so he is a little hostile to you, and after a long time, it will be good to understand your personality. Another thing, you have to understand the etiquette here and the rules of the palace and the palace rules. This is really a strict hierarchy, I and the prince are husband and wife, and I share a husband with Fujin, because I am a side room, I have to be respectful to my husband, and I have to ask for peace and etiquette in front of Fujin. The principle here is that 'the official is like a parent', so you have to say hello when you see the prince and Fujin. You also have to be familiar with the government rules, which clearly stipulate what can be done and what cannot be done, if it is violated, even Fujin will be punished. You are a newcomer, and you must learn the rules quickly, otherwise you don't know when you will be violated, and you will be punished in front of everyone, at least you will have no face, and it will be difficult to establish your prestige in the future. Someone may take advantage of this to bully you and embarrass you. β
"So strict? You'll have to learn it early. But who do I learn from? β
"There is a etiquette teacher in our house, Mama Ning, who served the prince when he was the prince in Shengjing. I borrowed the prince's light and counted her as equals, and called her Sister Peach. She lived in a courtyard on the other side of the West Road, worked as a palace maid in the palace for ten years, got married after leaving the palace, and then her husband died, and her mother-in-law's family occupied her husband's pharmacy and drove out their orphans and widows, and they lived a hard life in the countryside for more than ten years. Later, his son was involved in a life lawsuit, and he had to come to the prince in order to save his son. Her son was wounded by mistake, and his sin did not lead to death. But if there is no mediation between the prince, he will be beheaded by Li Daitao stiffly. Now his son is in charge of planting medicinal herbs, and her daughter is on an errand in my yard, and the round-faced girl named Tang Jing is the daughter of Sister Peach. β
"But Yunyun, you said that you still have to learn the rules of the palace, which are the rules of the palace, right? Is it necessary? β
"That's a big necessity. My prince is not only the half-brother of the emperor of Shunzhi, but also his savior, the emperor is quite kind to my prince, he is different from Kangxi in the TV series, and he goes to Jiangnan Weifu for a private visit at every turn. But he often comes to our house with micro-serving, one is that Fujin is very good at cooking, and he comes to satisfy his hunger; Moreover, the emperor has too many official duties and is too tired, and he can talk to my prince, so he often comes to the house to relax. It is a great honor to be able to pick up the emperor's driver, so the upper and lower levels of the house have to learn the palace rules. β
"The emperor is here, do I need to go out to pick up the driver?"
"Absolutely. The emperor is here, but there are still people in the house who don't come out, so what's the deal? Even the prince has to be implicated, at least he hasn't trained well. β
"Then I'll learn it quickly, I don't know what to do when it's coming, isn't it going to cause trouble?"
"At that time, whoever intercedes may lose his head."
Ling Juan was frightened, and she couldn't wait to memorize the government rules and palace rules for a while. Not to mention that the emperor came to the palace in micro-service, even the governor over there also hugged him when he went down to inspect it, and regarded safety and security as a major matter. The emperor is here, and the etiquette will definitely be stricter, but don't let Mr. Fu be convicted because he doesn't understand the rules here, and let Yunyun suffer from the disaster of the pond fish.
"I will send someone to send you to Mama Ning to learn the rules, don't worry, she is not like the old Diao woman in "Huanzhu Gege", as long as you study carefully, she will not trouble you, Mama Ning's character is very good."
"Go now."
"Don't worry, wait until the prince finds the gift for the emperor who entered the palace. Not bad for this day and two days. β
"No wonder you and Tian guards and Xiaoli have been on the street every day to buy gifts for a while, it seems that you still have a lot of gifts here."
"Yes, what kind of gift is given to what official position, what kind of gift is given to elders, and there are colleagues and classmates who have to weigh carefully.