Xiyang County Mansion, Ruyue and Caixing are following behind a person, they are walking in the corridor of the backyard, and the woman in front of them keeps explaining the various rules of the backyard, as well as precautions.

"The mansion is divided into the front and back yards, you two can only be in the backyard at the moment, and you are not allowed to go out without the permission of the steward and me, remember, only the steward and I can decide whether you can go out or not!"

"No small stoves are allowed in all dormitories, three meals a day must go to the canteen, and those on duty can get pastries for supper, and only these can be brought to the backyard."

Ruyue and Caixing nodded frequently, they didn't dare to come out, and followed behind the woman step by step, they were new slaves and maids, but their identities were different from others.

The two of them are from Jiangling, the capital of Liang State, and they are palace maids in the palace, because the nine princesses of Liang now live in the Xiyang County Mansion, Queen Zhang sent them to Xiyang City, Bazhou, Zhou State, to serve the nine princesses who are pregnant.

But this is a secret that cannot be leaked, the ninth princess originally lived with her uncle outside the palace, and returned to the palace briefly last year, when Queen Zhang sent them to serve the ninth princess closely.

Later, there was a mutiny in the palace, and the whereabouts of the nine princesses were unknown in the chaos, and the uncle who had been missing for a long time returned to Jiangling a few months ago and told the whereabouts of the nine princesses to Queen Zhang, and the queen sent them over to continue to serve the nine princesses.

Although they felt that it was a bit embarrassing for the dignified princess to be someone else's side room, they had been palace maids for more than ten years, and they knew that they couldn't show anything in their hearts, and they were respectful and respectful after entering the mansion that day to see the ninth princess, and they didn't dare to have a trace of disdain.

Ruyue's vision is very high, and she thought that she would be able to squeeze out the country girl around the ninth princess in a few days after coming over, and be a personal maid with Caixing, but she was only taken to the other courtyard for questioning after seeing the ninth princess.

They entered the mansion with Uncle Guo, with Uncle Guo as a guarantor, and the Ninth Princess still remembered them, so it was said that there was no need to be so vigilant, but the house still had to ask questions, so they were still separated from each other for questioning.

Most of the questions asked are related to the Jiangling Palace, not a general question but a very detailed question, the specific layout, the location of the various buildings and palaces have been asked, Ruyue and Caixing have lived in the palace for more than ten years, of course, they can answer the questions fluently, but Ruyue has a feeling, it seems that someone in the mansion is very familiar with the Liang Palace.

It is impossible for the ninth princess, after all, she has only lived in the palace for less than a month, as for what the identity of that person will be, of course Ruyue does not know, and the identity of the person who asked the question makes her wonder.

Because it's a eunuch.

The one who asked her was the steward of the county mansion, surnamed Li, a person younger than Lord Lang, although it was a man, but Ruyue found that the other party was actually a eunuch, which was also why she had seen too many eunuchs in the palace before she could detect that something was wrong from the subtleties.

Using eunuchs as housekeepers, this Xiyang County Duke is a bit weird.

Before they came, they already knew that the groom was the master of the Zhou clan, so although the eunuchs in the house were suspected of overstepping the system, it was also reasonable, but then another thing also made Ruyue and Caixing a little confused.

That is the deputy steward Liu Ye in front of her, and her identity seems to be a little unsimple.

Cuiyun, the housekeeper in the backyard, is young, a few years younger than the two of them, Ruyue doesn't think this little girl can have any prestige, but the deputy steward Liu Ye is different, from the first time she saw each other, Ruyue remembered someone.

The female official Wu who is in charge of the palace maids in the palace, who is a high-ranking female official who helps Empress Zhang manage all the palace maids, looks at people like a cat looking at a mouse, and she still looks at a mouse pressed under her paws.

"I know what you're thinking, no matter what tricks you play, you can't escape the palm of my hand!" That's what it feels like.

Ruyue was still thinking last night, could it be that this Liu Ye had been in the palace before, and had also been a female official?

That feeling can't be wrong, she and Caixing have been in the management of female officials Wu for more than ten years, and the momentum on Liu Ye's body can't be wrong, just like a eunuch can't hide his eunuch's behavior no matter how much he pretends to be, a high-ranking female official in the palace and a maid in an ordinary big mansion also have a completely different momentum.

It is impossible to come from the palace of the Liang Kingdom, because Ruyue and Caixing don't recognize this person, and they don't think they will come from the palace of the Chen Kingdom, so the only possibility is the people who have been in the palace of the Zhou Kingdom.

As for why there would be female officials in the mansion, Ruyue and Caixing pondered that maybe it was the Emperor of Zhou who rewarded the Duke of Xiyang County, maybe it was because of the lack of skill in serving Lord Lang, and he failed to become a side room, and he couldn't even be a concubine, so he could only be a deputy steward for the rest of his life.

This kind of old woman that no one wants is the most terrifying!

Ruyue thought of Female Officer Wu, this old woman may have been holding back for a long time and has nowhere to vent, and she is angry with these poor people all day long, and she can hold on to a little thing, if anyone dares to talk back, it is looking for death.

Thinking of this, Ruyue couldn't help but secretly cheer up in her heart, she was the same age as Caixing, and she was about the same age as the willow leaf in front of her, but they didn't want to become an old woman that no one wanted.

When he was in the palace, he didn't get into the eyes of the officials, and he didn't have the blessing to let the prince or other princes take a fancy to him, seeing that he was getting older and older, maybe he wasted his time in the palace like this, and when he was old, he was cleared out of the palace, maybe he married a family with only a few acres of thin land to do farm work.

But now the opportunity has come, it is rumored that this Xiyang County Duke is very lustful, Ruyue and Caixing think that they have a good face, of course, they are far less than the nine princesses, but at least they are stronger than this willow leaf that no one wants, if one day the groom takes a fancy to the groom, the side room can't do it, but there should always be a chance to be a concubine.

The status of the concubine is only higher than that of the maid, but Ruyue thinks that this is not bad, if the stomach is angry and gives birth to a boy and half a girl, and the second half of her life will be taken care of, it is better than being a maid.

Before they knew it, they had come to the back garden, and Ruyue probably remembered that the courtyard of the ninth princess was in front, and bursts of laughter came from the pavilion, and it seemed that two gorgeously dressed women were teasing the two little Langjun.

Ruyue didn't dare to look up knowing the rules, and walked behind the willow leaves honestly like Caixing, they were educated palace maids, not wild girls found by ordinary people from the countryside.

"The main mother, the second lady." Liu Ye stopped and bowed slightly towards the pavilion, Ruyue's heart moved, and she hurriedly bowed with Caixing.

"This is the person from the third sister's house, I heard the third sister say it yesterday." A woman in a goose yellow dress took the lead in speaking, Liu Ye nodded yes when she heard this, and then turned her head and whispered to Ruyue and Caixing that the master mother was on top, and the two of them saluted again when they heard this.

Ruyue took this opportunity to glance at the main mother, that is, the Duchess of Xiyang County, who doesn't know that it doesn't matter if she doesn't look at it, her heart is half cold when she sees it: The main mother is so beautiful!

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a shame to close the moon and sink the fish and geese, and the appearance of several people flashed quickly in her mind, which was the appearance of the concubines of the Jiangling Palace in her memory, Ruyue found that no one could compare to the one in front of her.

Those are half-old, but the looks of several princesses are not as good as them, and even the appearance of the ninth princess is just equal, and this housewife seems to be from a wealthy family with decent speech.

"Sister, the third sister is very happy because of the people in the family, and she has been happy for the past two days." Another woman in a light red dress smiled, and Ruyue guessed that this should be the side room of the groom's lord, so she took the opportunity to glance at it after saluting with Caixing.

Then her heart was cold: this one is also as beautiful as a flower!

It seems that she is older than the housemother, but the feeling of the punctual gestures is not the humble appearance of a side room at all, if she doesn't say it, she will think that this is the housemother.

This makes people feel different, not that they put on a show, or that their speech and demeanor are above the housemother, but that kind of temperament, which is a temperament that has been cultivated over many years, and the feeling brought by that temperament makes Ruyue very familiar.

Yes, it feels very similar to the Empress Zhang they serve, it is a feeling that is difficult to put into words, just like Ruyue sees Steward Li and thinks that he is similar to the eunuch in the palace, and when she sees Liu Ye, she feels that she is similar to the high-ranking female official in the palace, and the person in front of her is just like that

How is this possible, I must have thought too much!

Ruyue didn't dare to think about it, it was not good for her to think too much, some things could not be known if she didn't know, whether these feelings were right or not, anyway, she decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb, just like in the palace, just do things in a muffled voice.

As the saying goes, marry a wife and marry a virtuous, take a concubine, don't talk about the two side rooms, even the wife is a fairy-like character, Ruyue feels that her original idea is too ridiculous, she can't have the opportunity to let the groom take a fancy to her, so honestly serving the nine princesses is the right way.

The sound of babbling came, the two young Langjun of the same age were playing in the pavilion, the two ladies watched them talk from time to time with smiles on their faces, and Liu Ye retired when he saw this, and left with the two newcomers.

"What I said just now, do you remember everything?"

"Remembered." Ruyue and Caixing replied, having lost their previous spirit,

"I've always liked to talk like to repeat." Liu Ye said lightly, she stopped and turned around, looked at the two maids of the same age, and smiled slightly: "I repeat this time, the third lady already has a personal maid, do you understand?" ”

"Understood."

"Of course, there are opportunities if you perform well, but only if you follow the rules."

"The slave knows"

"There is one more thing that you must remember." Liu Ye Zhengse said, "There is only one master of your Lang, and that is the prince of Xiyang County, remember?" ”

"Remembered."

Ruyue and Caixing knew that the other party was beating themselves, they were still careful before, and they wanted to win the favor of the groom lord at least to be promoted to be a concubine, but now the dream is shattered, and they can only retreat to the second place, and they can be favored by the third lady to be a personal maid.

Unconsciously, he came to a small courtyard, a young Lang Jun helped a pregnant woman to walk out of the courtyard door carefully, followed by two maids carrying baskets, Liu Ye saw this and hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Lang, third lady"

Ruyue and Caixing also stepped forward, one holding the third lady Xiao, that is, their ninth princess, and the other hurriedly took the basket carried by the maid behind them, this is their own job, but they dare not slack off.

The bridegroom is in front of him, and if he leaves a bad impression, it will be a bad thing, and there is no time to take care of other thoughts.

Yuwen Wen motioned to the maids to help Xiao Jiuniang go first, and when he saw Liu Ye following behind him, he asked with a smile, "Have you beaten it?" ”

"The slave has been beaten." Liu Ye said in a low voice, completely lacking the momentum just now.

"Very good, the newcomer doesn't know the rules, you beat more, so as not to bully the third lady." Yu Wenwen nodded, he looked at the two new maids and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it's not the beautiful aunt who came over, in case something happens if you drink too much one day, the backyard is going to catch fire (to be continued.) )