Back in the house, Zhao Yu let Jingnu comb his hair for him.

To be honest, the feeling of the wooden comb gently scraping the scalp is crispy and numb, which is really good, not to mention that the person holding the wooden comb is still a very beautiful and cute little girl, which is really ...... Refreshing.

In order to make himself less relaxed, Zhao Yu started a conversation with Jingnu, which he felt would help him understand the family.

And Jingnu also knows everything about him, but everything she knows, she tells Zhao Yu, including her life experience.

“…… A slave is not a lady-in-waiting. ”

While carefully combing Zhao Yu's hair, Jingnu explained softly: "There are other people who serve Madame, it is several older sisters, and the young master saw the slave yesterday, just because Madame often takes the slave with her...... Strictly speaking, the qualifications of a slave are not enough to serve the lady and the young master. ”

"Oh? How so? Zhao Yu asked curiously.

Jingnu didn't hide it, and said truthfully: "A year ago, the slave came to the house. Previously, slaves had been farming in the fields with my father......"

"Farming?"

Zhao Yu was a little surprised, he couldn't imagine the appearance of this quiet and cute little girl covered in mud in the field.

He asked curiously, "Then why did you come to this mansion?" ”

Jingnu's movements paused slightly, her eyes also appeared a little gloomy, and she whispered in a different tone: "In recent years, there has been a great drought, and the harvest in the fields has not been good, after the death of my father, the slave's uncle and aunt discussed with the slave, and sold the slave and younger brother to the house, saying that at least the family will not starve to death......

"......" Zhao Yu opened his mouth, and he didn't dare to ask Jingnu's mother if she was healthy, so she had to comfort her quite carefully.

Probably feeling Zhao Yu's concern, Jingnu faded the sadness on her face, and said with a forced smile: "The young master doesn't need to comfort the slave, although the slave's father and mother are gone, but the lady is good to the slave." As she spoke, she bit her lip and secretly said to Zhao Yu: "The slave's mother passed away very early, the slave was still young at that time, and I can't remember the appearance of my mother, but there are many times, the slave secretly regards Mrs. as the slave's mother, young master, don't you have to say it......"

Looking at Jing Nu covering her mouth and snickering, as if she had stolen the little weasel of chicks, if it weren't for Jing Nu's sad life experience, Zhao Yu really wanted to laugh.

After a while, after combing her hair, Jingnu led Zhao Yu to the compound to meet Zhao Yu's mother, the mistress of this mansion, Zhou, the wife of Luyang Township.

Luyang Xianghou and his wife, living in the north of this mansion, from the east courtyard where Zhao Yu lives to the west, through a round gate, came to the compound where Zhao Yu accidentally fell from the tree yesterday, and then from the courtyard to the north through another round door, into the eye is another courtyard, there are also grass and trees, pond pavilions, rockeries, stone bridges in the courtyard, along the corridor on both sides of the courtyard, you can see the main house where the Luyang Xianghou and his wife live.

Along the way, Zhao Yu and Jingnu met several young maids.

After saluting Zhao Yu, a maid teased Jing Nu and said, "Jing Nu, I heard that Madame sent her to serve the second son, and you won't live here in the future, right?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the rest of the maids couldn't help but laugh, and the quiet girl blushed with a smile.

may have noticed that Zhao Yu frowned slightly, and an older maid came forward to explain: "The second prince is not strange, Jingnu has a good relationship with the slaves and maids, and the slaves and maids are not trying to make fun of her, but are happy for her." ”

"Happy?"

Zhao Yu glanced back at Jingnu with some confusion.

At this time, Jingnu's answer also confirmed the maid's words: "Yes, young master, these sisters used to love slaves very much...... Are the sisters okay today? I'm going to take the young master to see Madame. ”

As she spoke, she still glared at the maids who were many years older than her, but in exchange for the laughter of the maids.

In the end, Jing Nu still drove away the maids who laughed at her in anger, and seeing this scene, Zhao Yu naturally no longer thought that those maids were bullying Jing Nu.

Later, Zhao Yu and Jingnu met several more helpers who looked to have round waists and thick shoulders, who carried wooden basins full of clothes, and when Zhao Yu gave way to them sideways, they were quite flattered and expressed their gratitude.

Later, I also encountered a team of guards.

In short, the subordinates and guards of these mansions all recognized Zhao Yu, and when they saw Zhao Yu, they saluted one after another, and called the second son in their mouths.

It is worth mentioning that Jing Nu seems to have a high status in this mansion, so that these people do not forget to greet her and call Jing Nu with a smile.

And Jing Nu's response was also quite polite and decent, but in addition to the little girl's temperament when she fought with those maids, when facing those maids and guards, Jing Nu's attitude was quite quiet and elegant, and at first glance she didn't look like a maid in the house.

Walking to the front of the main house, Zhao Yu saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid standing outside the house.

When she saw Zhao Yu, the maid bowed and saluted, "Second son." ”

Zhao Yu nodded, thinking about what to say, when Jing Nu stepped forward and said to her, "Sister Zhu, I'll come to the young master to meet Madame." ”

"Hmm." The maid named Zhu bowed slightly, and after glancing at Zhao Yu with a slightly surprised gaze, she turned sideways to give way, and said, "Madame has been waiting for the second son for a long time. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou's voice came from inside the room: "Is it a dragon?" ”

Following the voice, Zhou's figure appeared in the threshold, looking at Zhao Yu with a smile.

In view of the fact that yesterday had passed the hurdle, Zhao Yu called the land this time more smoothly: "Mother." ”

"Huh."

Zhou responded happily, leaned over and hugged Zhao Yu in his arms, and said affectionately: "Yu'er, a good mother ......"

Seeing that Jing Nu and the maid named Zhu were all standing and watching, and even Jing Nu covered her mouth and snickered, Zhao Yu's face was full of embarrassment, but it was difficult to push his mother away, so he had to let his mother rub his face affectionately with her cheek.

After a long while, Zhou let go of his little son and said with a smile: "You haven't used the morning food yet, right?" Let's eat for my mother's side today. As she spoke, she turned her head and instructed the maid Zhudao, "Zhu'er, let the cook bring the prepared meal." ”

"Yes, ma'am." The maid bowed, then turned and left.

At this time, Zhou led Zhao Yu and Jingnu into the house.

After a while, sitting down on a chair in the room, Zhou pulled Zhao Yu in front of him, looked his little son up and down, and then turned to Jing Nu and said, "Jing Nu, have you packed your things?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, not yet." Jingnu shook her head and said.

Zhou said with a smile when he heard this: "Then you go and clean up first, and you will have dinner with the concubine and Yu'er later." ”

"Yes, ma'am." The Silent Lady bowed, turned and walked into the inner room.

At this time, Zhou looked at the back of Jingnu leaving, and asked his son, "Yu'er, are you still satisfied?" ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yu didn't understand for a while.

Seeing this, Zhou stretched out his hand and gently tapped on Zhao Yu's head, and said angrily: "Silly child, what I said for my mother is Jingnu......"

"Oh." Zhao Yu reacted at this time, nodded and said, "It's good." ”

Zhou Shi seemed to smile when he heard this, and after looking at Zhao Yu a few times, he sighed and said: "Jingnu, this child, is very hard-working, her mother passed away before she knew anything, and after understanding something, she helped her father to farm in the field, and she is a child who can endure hardships...... Last year, there was another drought in Luyang County, her family's field harvest was not good, her father worked too hard, and there was no money to get medicine, so he passed away in middle age, after her father passed away, her pair of hateful uncles and aunts, in order to occupy her family's land, sold their two siblings to our family...... Her father kindly took in his brother and sister-in-law who defected to him, but the brother and sister-in-law did such a thing, like a beast! ”

At the end, Zhao Yu saw the angry look on his mother's face, and was surprised that Zhou's identity would be so vulgar.

may have realized his gaffe, Zhou quickly restrained the anger on his face, touched Zhao Yu's head and admonished: "Yu'er, I told you this for my mother, I just hope that you will not bully others in the future...... As a mother, you can see at a glance that Jingnu is a very loyal woman, since she has asked her to serve you, she will treat you wholeheartedly, but you don't want to look down on her in the future, understand? ”

"Why does that sound so strange?"

Zhao Yu was stunned, and said cautiously: "Mother, wasn't Jingnu sent by you to take care of the children's daily life?" ”

"yes." Zhou rubbed his son's hair and said with a smile: "But as long as you don't object, she will also be your concubine in the future." ”

『……』

Zhao Yu opened his mouth, and said in his heart that you are a good mother at first glance, but you arranged this too early, right?

However, given the general precociousness of people in this era, Zhou did not think there was any problem with telling her son about this to his face, and she sighed and said, "Son, I have always felt that I owe you to my mother. …… I Luyang Zhao family several generations of single transmission, this generation gave birth to you and your brother, your father didn't say it, but he was really happy in his heart, and made a special trip to worship the ancestors for this, but for you, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing......"

Zhao Yu was stunned, and he didn't understand it for a while: "Mother, why is it not a good thing for children?" ”

"Silly boy."

Zhou touched Zhao Yu's hair dotingly.

In this era, the eldest son in the family has the right to inherit everything from his father, but the second son does not enjoy this kind of treatment, if Zhao Yu was not born to the Zhou family, then the Zhou family would not be so remembered, but the problem is that Zhao Yin and Zhao Yu, the two brothers, are both meat that fell from her, how can she not care?

The eldest son, Zhao Yin, can inherit the title of the brothers' father, the Marquis of Luyang Township, in the future, but what should the second son Zhao Yu do?

Thinking of the discussions with her husband, knowing that her husband was going to send her second son to the army stationed at the border in the future, and pinning her hopes on Zhao Yu to start a family through her own meritorious achievements, Zhou, as a mother, felt full of indebtedness to her youngest son.

Obviously born to one child, just because he was born a few hours late, he is destined not to get the same treatment as his brother?

Isn't that something that can be easily relieved?

Because of this, the Zhou family has made up for the second son in all aspects over the years, such as being more doting and tolerant of the second son, including adopting Jingnu and carefully teaching, so that Jingnu will serve as the concubine of the second son in the future.

She only hopes to make up for the second son through these things, so that the second son will not be jealous of his brother in the future, and will not make the brother have a gap.

Brotherly harmony, mutual love and mutual assistance are her greatest expectations for her two sons.

"When you're older, you'll understand."

hugged Zhao Yu dotingly, and Zhou smiled slightly.