Chapter 22: The Greeting Ceremony
Jinsu was originally a night owl, if he hadn't thought about going to greet the old lady, he wouldn't have gotten up so early, no, as soon as he came back from Yunxiang Courtyard, he saw a large number of people surrounding Hanlian Courtyard.
"What's going on?" Bai Qi said.
"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, just go and see it." Jinsu took Bai Qi and Bai Zhi and continued to walk towards Hanlian Courtyard.
"Miss!" The two-faced maid at the gate of the courtyard shouted respectfully.
"Come on, come on, you all be careful, put it in this yard first." An old woman's voice came from within.
Jin Su looked at the two maids suspiciously, and asked, "Who is inside?" ”
"It's the princess waiting for the eldest lady!"
Jin Su nodded slightly, pushed the door and entered.
I originally thought that after Mama Zhan went back yesterday, the princess would bring dozens of people to kill together, but I didn't expect it...... It was true that more than a dozen people came over, but they were all maids, standing neatly in the courtyard, and there were a few large boxes next to them.
"Su'er~" A woman dressed brightly and with a headdress full of pearls and gems walked towards her with a smile on her white jade fan.
Therefore, this should be the current housewife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Princess Jinyan!
Jin Su saluted respectfully, "Princess." ”
Princess Jinyan was obviously stunned, probably because Jinsu called her a princess instead of a mother, but she quickly returned to normal, still smiling and holding Jinsu's hand to help her up.
"Su'er, now it's a sign of growing more and more, look at this pair of translucent apricot eyes, at first glance, he is a simple and kind good child."
Jin Su smiled shallowly in response, I really don't know what the purpose of this princess is for setting up a character like her.
"Princess, yesterday's ...... about Mama Zhan" Before she finished speaking, Princess Jinyan interrupted her.
"I know that you did the right thing, I was supposed to let her confess your mistakes to you today, but she was sick. Even if it's for my sake, don't worry about her. Jin Yan said lightly.
Jin Su nodded and said, "Yes!" ”
"Come, look, these are all gifts I gave you, tell me about you, why are you so dressed so plainly? This box is full of clothes that are perfect for your age. Princess Jinyan pulled Jinsu to open one box after another, as if she was really welcome to return home.
Stretching out her hand not to hit the smiling person, Jinsu didn't want to refute her kindness for no reason, so she had to say, "Thank you, princess!" ”
"Come here, all of you!" Jin Yan recruited the seven or eight maids next to the box.
The maids all stepped forward and stood dumbfounded, as if waiting for the next instructions.
Although Jin Yan's face was still smiling, his voice was already much sharper, and he scolded, "Why are you standing stupidly, you haven't seen the eldest lady yet!" In the future, you will stay in this courtyard and take good care of the eldest lady's daily life. ”
Only then did several maids kneel down and say in unison, "I've seen the eldest lady!" ”
Jin Su glanced at Jin Yan with some embarrassment, "Princess, in fact, you don't need so many people to serve, it's enough to have Bai Qi and Bai Zhi!" ”
Unexpectedly, Jin Yan said solemnly, "How can that work!" You are also the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how can there only be two people to serve, and when this is spread, won't it make people laugh off their big teeth? Absolutely not, no matter where you go, you have to bring at least four people to serve with you, and you can't lose face! ”
"Spring Moon, Autumn Moon" Jin Yan shouted, when even two people raised their heads.
"These two people are old men from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they are also smart and clever, so let the two of them serve you close in the future, and the rest of them will stay in the courtyard to do some chores, so arrange it as you like!"
"Since the princess has already arranged it for me, then I might as well obey my fate with respect!" In this way, he naturally planted four eyes and four ears beside her, and did not give her any chance to refuse.
"Also, this is the family rules and family law of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you have just arrived in the mansion, many things have to be learned slowly, and the rivers and lakes on your body have to be reined in. If there is a shortage, come to me at any time. After a little bit of bitter talking, he finally handed her a copy of the so-called family rules and regulations.
After Jinsu respectfully took the hand, he responded, "Okay!" ”
"Then you should clean up today, I just came back from the palace and came to you, and I haven't had time to go to the old lady's place yet."
"Su'er, thank you princess for your concern!"
"It's the fifteenth, and dinner is in the front hall, don't forget." Jin Yan also gave two instructions before leaving, which was quite like a good wife and mother.
"Okay, Su'er knows."
Sending away the princess, the big Buddha, and arranging a bunch of people in the courtyard, is really a headache! In addition to the main house where she lives, there are two rooms next to it for the people, and there is a utility room and a firewood room left.
"Our Hanlian courtyard is small, and we don't need so many people to serve it, but since it's all the princess's arrangement, then everyone is wronged. Bai Qi and Bai Zhi are my personal maids since I was a child, and they live in this small room closest to me. Including Chunyue and Qiuyue, there are six people in total, so you all live in another slightly larger room! ”。
"Yes!" Although the spring moon and autumn moon led by him were a little reluctant, they could only agree.
"But this is all temporary, I have always disliked crowds, and if you do not want to stay here, I will not force it. Whoever wants to stay and serve, he must come according to my rules. First of all, in my bedroom, only Bai Qi and Bai Zhi were allowed to enter; Secondly, the word loyalty is most important to me, and if anyone wants to play some tricks, it is best to pray that I will not be discovered, otherwise there will be no mercy. ”
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Alright, let's get busy!"
Jinsu knew that most of them were eyeliner sent by the princess. Of course, there may be people installed by the old lady, one by one, all of them have ghosts in their hearts, and they are each their own.
So for a long time to come, she had to be cautious, and she had to find out how to find these people and see if they could be used by her.
Jinsu thought as she wrote. In the past, when I had nothing to do, I could still practice a skill, plant some medicine, refine a poison, play with Gu worms or something; Now, it's either reading or writing, and writing is more interesting than writing. After all, she is a person who can write several styles of handwriting.
"Oh, this yard is very clean!" Another Lord who did not see his people, but heard his voice first, came to Hanlian Temple.
Chunyue came in, and without knocking on the door, she walked to Jinsu's bookcase, "Miss, it's the second lady, the third lady, and the fourth lady are here." ”
These people, when they served tea yesterday, they didn't necessarily have much affection with her, and they didn't even look at her squarely, how could they think of coming to the door, are the people in the mansion so unprincipled and unstance?
"Got it, please come in, serve tea!" Jinsu commanded.
Seeing Jinsu, before she sat down, the second aunt opened her mouth and came, still with that loud voice, "Ouch, I haven't been to this yard for more than ten years, and it was still when Jinsu was making trouble......"
"Uh-huh!" The third aunt coughed vigorously, interrupted the second aunt's words, and gave the second aunt another look.
"Aunties, sit down," Jin Su said politely.
"Jinsu, are you still in the habit of living?" The third aunt asked with concern.
"Thank you for your concern, it's a good place."
"You didn't grow up in this mansion since you were a child, even if there is something you don't fit in, it's normal, just take your time," he said to the retinue outside, "Quick, bring it in!" ”
The two attendants placed the gift box in their hands on the table and withdrew.
"This is the best silk that your third uncle specially commissioned someone to bring from the south, and it is the most suitable to use as a close-fitting profane clothes. I can't afford to give the things next to the third aunt, so I just took this shot, and it was taken as a meeting gift, and I hope you don't dislike it! ”
"Third aunt, don't say that, it's too late for Su'er to be grateful, how can you dislike it?"
Then the other two aunts also put the things they brought on Jinsu's table, and the fourth aunt gave her own dowry, a pair of fine jade earrings, although it looks a little old-fashioned, but the luster texture should belong to the best works.
The second aunt gave a golden pearl hairpin, a particularly cheesy kind.
"Jinsu girl, don't dislike it, your second uncle has no ability, and he is not loved by the old lady, he relies on running errands to earn some hard money, and he has to support his family.
"Ahh Then I can't ask for anything, I can't ask for anything! "Originally, Jinsu didn't like these gold and silver, but I have seen a lot of them in Luoqi Mountain, not to mention that people have said that they want to leave it to their daughters.
"Yo, second sister-in-law, this time it's generous! I was willing to give up such a valuable thing! The third aunt said half-jokingly, but the third aunt didn't look at the pearl hairpin, and she obviously didn't look down on it.
"Go, don't coax~" The second aunt turned and continued, "Jinsu girl, if you don't accept it, you will look down on me, or you will look down on your second uncle!" ”
"No, no, second aunt, I didn't mean that, don't think about it."
"Then you take it." The second aunt stuffed it into Jinsu's hand as she spoke.
Seeing that it couldn't be postponed, I had to accept it in the end.
Later, when I chatted, I learned that the second aunt just said that Li'er was her daughter and her second uncle, An Xia Li; There is also a daughter in the third aunt's family, named An Xiamo; The two were born in the same year, and they happened to be seventeen this year, which is a little younger than Jinsu.
These three aunts are also well-informed, and as soon as the princess on the front foot came to show goodwill, they came on the back foot. Presumably it was Mama Zhan's training yesterday that had already made her famous, and today's princess came to show her goodwill, which further confirmed her status in this mansion. And these aunts, naturally, couldn't lose this opportunity to please her, so they all made a bloody investment.