Nie Linyu nodded, and when he saw the figure of the little girl outside, he raised his voice, "Who is outside?" ”

After talking to Jinyun for a while, this little girl shook her head outside twice, and Nie Linyu knew that there must be something, so she asked.

This little girl is a third-class, she has always served in the courtyard, she has never entered Nie Linyu's room, and she has never spoken to Nie Linyu, at this time she heard the master ask, and hurriedly replied: "Princess Qiqi, the cook came to thank you, because you have been talking to Sister Jinyun, the slave maid did not dare to disturb, so she did not reply." ”

Nie Linyu nodded, "Let the cook come in." ”

Jinyun hurriedly lifted the curtain, but before the cook entered the door, she whispered to her to thank her, "Thank you girl for opening the curtain." ”

As the first-class maid next to Nie Linyu, and the dowry brought by the northern kingdom, Jinyun's identity is undoubtedly the highest among the people in the palace, and he is regarded as Nie Linyu's henchman, so from the head of Li to the rough maid and mother-in-law, they are all very respectful to her.

The man the cook married was surnamed You, known as You Pozi, she entered the house, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Nie Linyu, "Slave and maid, thank you for the reward of the princess." ”

Nie Linyu shouted, because this You Pozi was brought from the Minjing Kui Palace, and she can be called a trustworthy person who can be in charge of the small kitchen, so Nie Linyu was very kind to her, and she encouraged a few words.

You Pozi hurriedly said: "Serving the princess and princess is something that slaves and maids should do, and the princess's praise, slaves and maids dare not be it." ”

Nie Linyu said with a smile: "If it's in Beijing, it's okay, let's come to this Cangwu County, we are not familiar with the place, all the things at the entrance are all up to Manager Li and you to check, the credit is not small, the prince said, when I return to Beijing, I will reward you carefully." ”

You Pozi was flattered, and repeatedly thanked her for her loyalty, "Don't worry, the princess, the slave and maid must take a firm look at the small kitchen, and there will be no cracks, and no one will be allowed to take advantage of the loopholes." ”

This time I came to Cangwu County, because the light car was simple, and there were not many people with me, and it was convenient on the road, but once I settled down, I couldn't help but feel that there was not enough manpower, not to mention the daily life according to the regulations of the palace, that is, the standards of ordinary large families could not be met.

For this reason, Fu Moyu also blamed himself for a long time, he was used to living a bachelor's life, and he lived in a courtyard outside Beijing since he was a child, and there were few people, and when he arrived in the north, for the sake of safety, there were only a few people around, so he inevitably neglected this layer.

I was going to buy someone locally at the moment, and I was persuaded by Nie Linyu, "We just came, we are not familiar with the place, and Liu Zhezheng is eyeing him, even if Mr. Li is experienced, he doesn't know the details of what he bought, and it's okay to be lazy, if he mixes in with impure thoughts, wouldn't it be a disaster?" ”

"I know you feel sorry for me, but we've not known each other for a day or two, I'm not the kind of person who pays attention to pomp and circumstance and likes to hug each other, it's enough to make it, and the most important thing is to be reliable."

Fu Moyu gave up at this time, but he still planned to transfer a few credible people from the Jingli Palace, but these people would take some time to arrive by land with the newly shipped furniture.

Nie Linyu actually didn't care, she cared more about the loyalty of her subordinates than pomp, if she was half-hearted, the disaster she would cause would be extraordinary.

She smiled at You Pozi and said: "You have this heart, it's very good, this palace heard that you have a little daughter, who is also seven or eight years old this year, and when she returns to Beijing in two years, she will be sent to this palace to be called, what do you think?" ”

You Pozi is overjoyed, their whole family is in Kui Wangfu, if her daughter can follow the princess, even if she is only a second-class maid, it is also a way to soar. Fish fish

Overjoyed, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "The slave and maid thank the princess for the promotion of my family's uncompetitive daughter, and the slave and maid will beg someone to believe back, so that she can learn the rules and never disappoint the princess." ”

Nie Linyu nodded with a smile and asked You Pozi to get up, You Pozi hesitated and refused to leave, as if she had something to say, and was seen by Nie Linyu, "What else do you want to say?" Just say it. ”

You Pozi asked for the guilt first, "The slave didn't mean to eavesdrop on the princess and Miss Jinyun, because the window was open, the slave and maid couldn't help but listen to a few words and ask the princess to forgive her sins." ”

Nie Linyu blinked, knowing that You Pozi was referring to the fact that she had just discussed the Fei family's affairs with Jinyun, which was not something unsightly, and the people she served in this courtyard were all reliable.

It's summer now, and there are windows open everywhere, and it's common for someone to float out without saying a word, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just a few gossip, and if you hear it, you hear it, don't spread it out." ”

The last sentence seems to be telling Mrs. You, but in fact, it is telling all the subordinates by the way, reminding them not to talk about the affairs in the princess's courtyard.

It's not that she's afraid of people, but it's that the princess and her personal maid are talking about the female dependents of the officials' families, and it's not a decent thing to say it.

Jinyun listened, and hurriedly went out to gather the people who were waiting in the courtyard, in fact, there were only two or three, "What the princess said, you have all heard, doing things here in the princess, the most important thing is to keep your mouth tight, don't talk about those who have it, have you heard it?" ”

Everyone agreed.

Here You Pozi said to Nie Linyu: "The slave maid obeys the princess's will, but that Fei girl, the slave maid heard that she has a family and cannot participate in the draft." ”

Nie Lin was stunned, "You mean, she was engaged?" How do you know? ”

You Pozi hurriedly said: "The slave maid likes to go to the back door tearoom to drink tea when she has nothing to do on weekdays, and the proprietress of the teahouse likes to gossip and talk to the slave and maid the most." ”

There is a tea room at the back door of the house, Fu Moyu opened it there when he didn't live in, it is said to be a distant relative of the original owner of this house, Nie Linyu felt that it was not kind enough to take away the small shop that made a living for no reason, so he didn't drive it away after he moved in, but just sent someone to secretly monitor it to prevent the proprietress from coming into contact with Liu Zhezheng's people to his own detriment.

At this time, she couldn't help but feel strange when she heard it, "Why did the proprietress of the tea room just tell you about the Fei family's gossip?" ”

You Pozi slapped her thigh, "Hey, it's not kind to say that the Fei family is not kind." ”

It turned out that Fei Yunfei had a family affair when he was young, but he was the son of Zhang Jincai, the same knowledge of Cangwu County at that time, a few years after the marriage, Zhang Jincai fell ill and died, and he was pitiful for being an honest official, and he didn't accumulate much property, Mrs. Zhang moved out of the Tongzhi Yamen with her son Zhang Bing, and rented a small courtyard to live.

"Where the Zhang family lives now, next door to the house of the proprietress of the tearoom and her son-in-law, every time the proprietress of the tearoom goes to see her daughter, she can hear Mrs. Zhang crying, saying that people's hearts are not ancient, and that the Fei family is ungrateful."

Nie Linyu's eyes flashed, "Listen to this, the Fei family doesn't want to admit this family business?" ”