Xiao Rui's letter this time is mainly written about these contents.

However, at the end of the letter, he also specially told Xie Mulin that it was estimated that he would send a reply to Yanwangfu in three or two days during his stay in the capital, just like Wanlong, mainly to ensure that Yanwangfu could know his movements in the capital in the shortest possible time, as well as the news he heard, so as to respond in time. As for Xie Mulin's side, it is impossible for Xiao Rui to write the letter so diligently, and he can only guarantee that there will be one in about ten days and a half months, but he promised his fiancée that every time he writes a letter, he will try to write as much as possible and tell her his experience in the capital in as much detail as possible. In this way, even if she can't see him for a long time, she won't be too worried.

He had already greeted him in a letter to his father, King Yan, so that Xie Mulin did not have to worry. But Xie Mulin looked at the assurance he made in the letter, and his cheeks were red as if they were on fire, and he was instantly embarrassed.

Xiao Rui actually told King Yan about this kind of private matter, what would King Yan think of her, the daughter-in-law who had not passed through the door?!

Xie Mulin hurriedly fanned her face with her hand, it was still spring, but she felt that summer seemed to come overnight, and it was so hot that she was sweating all over. She had to turn around and rummage through the cabinet, trying to find a fan to come out. When she arrived in Beiping, it was already autumn, and all the things used in summer were stored at the bottom of the box. There is still a period of time before the summer, and the girls haven't sorted out the things at all, she wants to find a fan, but there is no way to find it, so she can only find a blank book, which is temporarily used as a fan.

At this time, Peach called outside the door: "Girl, what are you looking for in the house?" Do you need us to go in and wait? "I heard the movement of Xie Mulin rummaging through the cabinets in the house.

Xie Mulin didn't want to tell the girls the truth, so he just said: "It's nothing, I'm just looking for a book, and it's okay now." ”

Xiangtao didn't suspect it, and didn't ask any more, but told her: "Mrs. has already sent off the guests, and she just sent someone to call the girl over." ”

"The guest is gone?" Xie Mulin stood up in surprise, looked down at the letter on the kang table, and was a little annoyed. She was fascinated by the letter, she didn't notice the time for a while, and she didn't realize that Aunt Wu Qiongye had left, and she couldn't even send it, which was really lazy.

With other things to worry about, Xie Mulin's original embarrassment gradually dissipated, and the whole person calmed down. She carefully put Xiao Rui's letter into the box, locked it, and hid it in the cabinet, and looked in the mirror to make sure that she didn't look unusual, before she walked out of the room and took the peach to the main courtyard.

Wen's mood was right, when Xie Mulin arrived, she was smiling and talking to Zhao Fengnian's wife Rui Xue and Zhang Pozi and others, and when she saw her daughter coming, she happily told Xie Mulin: "Aunt Wu has picked four people in our family!" That's a rare amount of decency! ”

Xie Mulin hurriedly looked at Rui Xue and Mrs. Zhang, and understood: "Did Aunt Wu pick Aunt Zhao and Mama Zhang?" "Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Zhang listens to errands in the outer courtyard and basically does not enter the inner courtyard. If she appears here, it must be Wen's summons. She was specially brought by Xie Mulin from the mansion in the capital, knowing that she could get the favor of Aunt Wu, Xie Mulin was also happy for her.

Mrs. Zhang smiled and narrowed her eyes, and bowed to Xie Mulin several times: "It's all the grace of the second girl and the wife, otherwise where would the little one have such a blessing?" ”

Wen told Xie Mulin: "Aunt Wu wants to choose some servants in the homes of local officials, and they must be in the prime of life and understand the rules and etiquette, and they must also be well-sensed and articulate. Four people in our family were selected, led by Zhao Fengnian's family, and in the next few days, we had to learn the rules of the palace at home. When the Yan Wangfu is called, they will follow the people of the Yan Wangfu into the Forbidden City to do things. If you do a good job, maybe you can stay inside and wait for the Queen Mother! ”

Xie Mulin blinked: "Could it be that they were selected this time, didn't they go to serve the Queen Mother?" ”

Wen Shi laughed when he heard this: "You kid, you speak softly. What kind of noble person is the Queen Mother? Where is it so easy to let the servant women of the foreign minister's family wait in front of you?! Naturally, they wanted to let these servants go first to the Forbidden City, and carefully clean the Cining Palace, and even the other palaces in the Forbidden City, they also simply cleaned and cleaned, at least to make people visible. After the Empress Dowager came to Beiping, if she had the leisure to visit the Forbidden City, she couldn't let her old man see some spider silk dust webs! ”

The servant women selected by the local officials' families were mainly responsible for the cleaning and tidying up before the arrival of the Queen Mother. Excluding some politically unreliable families (such as those who have close ties with Mrs. Xu), there are four or five people in a high-ranking local official family like the Xie family, and there are almost 180 people together. The Yan Wangfu will pick out a hundred people from the palace and various courtyards, and make up enough for two or three hundred, and then spend some time to clean up the Forbidden City, and there will be no difficulty. The castle has always been manned for daily maintenance, and there are no places in particular that need major repairs, and the tradition of cleaning twice a year has been well maintained. Two or three hundred people, ten days and a half months to clean up, should be more than enough time.

During this period, if any of the servants of the foreign officials' families were particularly outstanding, they would also be left behind with the servants of the Yan Wang's Mansion and stationed in the Forbidden City, and after the Queen Mother arrived, she would be responsible for the sprinkling and cleaning of the periphery. The rest of the people were sent back to the main house before the queen mother arrived in Beiping.

As for the life of the Queen Mother in Cining Palace, it is naturally the palace people and chamberlains she brought from the capital to be responsible. At most, a few carefully selected henchmen and maids from the Yanwang Mansion will be some auxiliary messengers, and the servants of the foreign officials' families will not be able to approach at all. Being able to look at a noble person from afar is already a rare blessing.

But even so, being fortunate enough to be selected into the Forbidden City and doing things for the Queen Mother is still the glory of Zhao Fengnian's wife and others. She and Mrs. Zhang were both red-faced, and they were so excited. As for the other two selected mothers-in-law, they are all hired by the Xie family from the locals, and the family has always had the tradition of entering the Forbidden City to do cleaning work in the lunar month, and it is said that they have been doing it for more than ten years, not only knowing the direction and road in the Forbidden City, but also knowing the basic palace rules and etiquette, which can save the effort of teaching. Aunt Wu Qiongye will pick the two of them, just to save trouble. But they are also very excited, this is a big event worthy of their lifelong braggadocio to their relatives and friends! Nothing can go wrong!

Seeing the excited appearance of these four mothers, Xie Mulin couldn't help but be happy for them. Although they may not be left in the Forbidden City to truly serve the Queen Mother, it is also a good thing to get a capital to show off.

She simply came to the icing on the cake and gave her mother Wen's idea: "Do we want to make a few new sets of clothes for the four mothers?" Although the Yanwang Mansion may make uniform clothes for the servants who enter the Forbidden City, as the owner, we should also show a little bit of it. When the time comes, the servants and wives who will go into the city together will get together, and our family will not be ashamed! ”