Chapter 212: Each Takes His Own Stand

After a long sigh, Hou Ye sighed. After thinking about it again, I felt that my previous thoughts were too pessimistic, and maybe the matter had not reached that serious point.

He thinks that he is not conspicuous in the royalists, although he is almost close to Liang Taishi, but because he does not hold real power, in the eyes of the courtiers, he is just a relatively high-born member of a group of loyal courtiers, and he has always been a low-key, very respectful servant, no evil deeds, and no one is in his eyes by relying on the emperor's favor, he is still the father-in-law of King Jing, who is favored by the emperor, even if the emperor wants to suppress the power of important ministers, it will not be his turn, the so-called beauty to Jingwangfu is probably just a warning, and he will not do it to the Hou Mansion, As long as he is loyal and cautious enough, the family will be able to stay rich and safe for a long time.

Thinking of this, Hou Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but turned his head and remembered another thing that gave him a headache - the second son Li Chang was about to marry the daughter-in-law who entered the door. The marriage was done. The Li and Liang families officially became in-laws, and they will have to be dragged down by the Liang family in the future. The emperor warned the Li family before the wedding, could it be a hint? No mistakes in many words

It's hard to be a courtier, and it's even harder to be a loyal minister! At the beginning, the son of the Li family provoked the youngest daughter of the Liang family, although it was the stinky boy who did his own wrong, but it could be regarded as indirectly sharing the emperor's worries, and the emperor personally decreed marriage. After the marriage this time, I also asked the emperor in advance, the Qingguo Marquis Mansion just acted according to the order, and the emperor was still dissatisfied? ! Don't......

Hou Ye remembered a few ridiculous words that his youngest son said before, and couldn't help but panic in his heart, could it be that the daughter of the Liang family wants to use the name of the Hou Mansion to make a mistake, and the emperor will ignore the merits of his family for generations, as well as his decades of loyalty, and blame the Hou Mansion? !

Hou Ye was not calm, after a night of worry, with a pair of panda eyes, he made up his mind to strangle all the handles that might be used as a reason for attack in the cradle, first of all, he discussed with the patriarchs and elders, and ordered to restrain the clansmen, so that no children of the Li family were allowed to do evil in the name of the emperor's relatives and relatives outside, and ruin the reputation of the Li family.

The Li family has always been very strict with their children, so after seven or eight days of investigation, they only found that two teenagers had quarrels with them, so they took a few classmates to fight with others; The maiden brother of a certain old concubine ran rampant in the countryside under the sign of the Li family and kicked a dog to death; Then came the four-room concubine who took his wife and children home to visit his mother-in-law, but was neglected by his subordinates. Since nothing is serious. Therefore, the patriarch just called the person concerned to scold him, and then warned him not to commit it again, and it was over.

Hou Ye's three sons listened to their father's teachings and had different reactions. The eldest son, Li Jing, was in his mouth, but he didn't take it to heart at all, when was he arrogant? This kind of thing has nothing to do with him; The second son Li Changzheng is busy with the marriage, his father's words are in the left ear and out of the right ear, the only feeling is that the plan to go out with friends to spend time and drink before marriage is blocked, and he is very unhappy; The third son, Li You, deduced his father's thoughts from the recent events, thinking that he was thinking too much, the emperor gave beauties, and there were more than a dozen families who were rewarded, including King Ke's Mansion, and the housewife of the family called the Queen Mother and the Concubine to teach, Jingwangfu just got the same treatment, is his father too worried?

However, the old lady had experienced the turmoil of the first emperor's period, and had some knowledge, and when she saw her son's actions, she discussed with her son and daughter-in-law with a casual face, and thought of the rice and sesame oil money in the major temples in Beijing, and then reduced the land rent of Zhuangzi in various places under the name of the Hou Mansion by one percent. It's a matter of accumulating virtue. Hou Ye responded very quickly, An Shi didn't say anything, turned around and sank his face.

Huo Yi saw that the opportunity was rare, so he mentioned in front of his grandmother that most of the girls and mothers-in-law in his small courtyard could not be married with them, except for a few "given by the elders" to be returned to the old master, the rest might as well let a few people out, which can be regarded as a good deed. When the old lady heard this, she agreed very much, and also planned to let some of the older servants in the house out, and then there were a few stewards with heads and faces, and there were young sons who were not on errands in the family, and they were also gracious.

When the news came out, the people in the house reacted differently, some were happy, some were envious, some were panicked, some were jealous, some were grateful to Dade, and some were secretly distressed.

Of course, Chunying is not included in the troubled people, who are rejoicing that her dream has come true. The big *OSS of the Hou Mansion has spoken, and the list has come down, what else is she worried about? He only needs to serve the last few months in peace, and wait for Huo Yi to get married. All is well!

Shi'er and other four or five girls also determined where to go in a few months, and they were very satisfied; Xinghong and several others were disappointed that they couldn't be transferred to the courtyard of the young masters, but they thought that it was better to stay in the mansion than to be let out, so they stopped; Nuan Yu naturally went back to the old lady's house, and Sang'er also had to go back to the main courtyard, but to Chunying's surprise, Yinhuan and Little Lotus actually chose to leave the house like herself. Yinhuan can also be said to be because he has always regarded himself very highly, and he is unwilling to live under others, how can the honest little lotus have this idea?

Chunying asked in private, only to know that Little Lotus's mother's maiden brother opened a small restaurant in the You'anmen area, she discussed with her mother, and planned to go over to help after leaving the house, and the cooking skills she learned here could be used.

Chunying only then knew that there was only one widowed mother in Xiaolian's family, her father was just an ordinary domestic servant when she was alive, and her mother was born in another family, and her family background had always been bad, but she never mentioned it in front of people, and no one in the courtyard knew about it. She didn't feel sorry for herself. Instead, he said with a smile: "My sister taught me to cook the dishes, I went home to cook for my mother, and my mother said that it was delicious, and in the future, I will help cook in my uncle's small shop and earn money, and my mother will be able to live a good life!" Thank you sister for teaching me so much! ”

Chunying was a little ashamed in her heart, took Little Lotus's hand, and squeezed out a few words of encouragement for a long time, and when she left, she found that Little Lotus was still wearing a spring maid uniform, which had been washed and half-washed, so she went back to the room and took out a few semi-new clothes that she wore less. I brought a newly made green silk noodle and gave it to Little Lotus. The latter wanted to excuse herself, so she said: "You go out, you may not be able to see you again in the future, just take it as a thought, the horizontal and vertical are the clothes I don't wear, if you don't want it, I'll give it to someone else." Little Lotus thought about it, and felt that things were good things, saving money to make new clothes, and she could also buy cloth for her mother to make new clothes, so she smiled and thanked and accepted it.

Chunying's wish came true, and she was in a good mood, so she pulled Shi'er to help Aunt Qing prepare Huo Yi's dowry. There is still a lot of work to do, there are still many things to be done, and the Huo family is moving. And Huo Yi himself went to the old lady every day to receive private training courses from the new daughter-in-law and future housewife, Yijun Xijun was still young, Fan Xiru was a guest, and he did not attend, but the Jing family, who was about to go out, often came to observe. I don't know if it's because she knew that the eldest grandson's family was about to move out to live another life, the old lady was a little reluctant in her heart, and she was more attentive to Jing's teachings, and taught several things about governing the family.

Chunying occasionally followed Huo Yi over, and listened to the old lady give examples of some of the big family affairs, as well as the means of governing the family, which was very eye-opening.

It seems that the way of thinking will be very different if the position is different. When you are the master, you naturally hope that the more obedient you are, the more loyal you are, the better, and you can't be bought because of small profits. You can't miss the master's errand for personal reasons, it's not okay to fill your own pockets, and it's even more impossible to have selfish feelings! A good slave and servant should be honest and capable, with a tight mouth and a quiet mouth, who knows how to laugh and please when the master is in a bad mood, and knows how to take the initiative to share worries when the master is troubled, has no ambition, works diligently, and thinks about the master everywhere...... The old lady also cited Aunt Qing as an example, and said a little reluctantly: "She is good, but there are people who are better than her, the girls I used to marry in the past, all of them are loyal, I personally made the decision, married them off, and all the children and daughters they gave birth to have entered the house to wait, and the children and grandchildren in the future are all loyal servants, such people are the most reliable." It's a pity for the green shark. ”

Chun Ying listened to the echoing voices of both the masters and the maids around her, and silently lowered her head. She thought that she had grown into a good girl in the past few years, and sure enough...... It's still far from it...... Fortunately, she doesn't need to do such a good girl anymore.

The days are busy and fulfilling, and we have entered August. Second Young Master Li Jing's wedding has finally begun.

Due to the Hou Ye's instructions to keep a low profile, An changed his plan, no longer adding manpower to prepare for the banquet, and only temporarily transferred the idle family members in the house, as well as the second-class maids in each courtyard or the third-class maids with seniority, to be responsible for the envoys at the banquet on the wedding day. Chunying, as a second-class girl, was also selected. Although I was a little unhappy in my heart, I thought that I was about to leave the house, and there was no need to make extraneous branches, so I obediently threw away the needle and thread in my hand and went to receive temporary training.

On the day of the wedding, the sedan chair of the Liang family was carried to the Hou Mansion very smoothly, and a couple of newlyweds worshiped the hall and entered the cave room.

On this night, the Hou Mansion banquet opened 30 seats, and invited a big show, and there were the usual firecrackers, gongs and drums, bright lights, busy traffic, and guests like clouds. Many of them didn't take the post, and Hou Ye and An's were not good at driving the smiling people out in front of the serious guests, so they could only temporarily vacate a courtyard in front of them to receive these guests who were not enough. Those people were not polite to the host's house, they ate and drank, heard the sound of singing not far away, and shouted loudly and indiscriminately.

Chunying was at the women's banquet in the inner courtyard, and her cries could be heard from afar, and she secretly glanced at An's and found that her face was really ugly, so she quietly straightened up, lowered her head, and tried to be a low-key little girl, and waited until someone sent her a signal, and then she passed and delivered food in a regular manner.

This work seems to be easy, but after standing down for an hour, I am also tired and panicked. But these ladies and ladies who came to the banquet were all very tight, and a bowl of soup could be drunk for a quarter of an hour. Finally seeing that most of the dishes on the table were cleared, and new dishes came up, Chunying hurriedly changed the leftover dishes, and took the opportunity to remove the plate and go down, hiding in the corner to catch her breath.

She patted her legs gently, thinking in her heart that the banquet would be over when the banquet would end, and suddenly felt someone patting her shoulder behind her back, and hurriedly turned around, and saw that it was Shi'er, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and scolded with a smile: "You little hoof, scare me to do it?" ”

Shi'er smiled triumphantly: "Okay, you girl, you dare to hide aside and be lazy?!" You know, a good girl shouldn't delay things because she feels tired! ”

Chunying glanced at her and smiled: "I'll just rest for a while, and I'll go back, what about you?" Shi'er raised her eyebrows: "Sister Meixiang sent me to the kitchen to urge wild duck porridge, the old lady and several old feudal lords are disgusted with greasy dishes, so they want to eat some light gargle." ”

Chunying was speechless and sighed: "Then you go quickly, you can't miss the errand because of selfishness." ”

Shi'er snickered and twisted her before leaving, Chunying felt that her legs were a little better, so she was about to go back to the table, but she heard a bang not far away, as if someone had broken the plate, and hurriedly walked over to see what was going on.

I saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl crying, standing helplessly, looking at the overturned soup bowl on the ground, I don't know what to do, and another thin and tall girl with her back to Chunying comforted: "It doesn't matter, I'll go to the kitchen to ask for another bowl, take a closer look, but it's hot?" Yikes! It's all red! Go back to the medicine, I'll take care of it for you. "Doesn't it matter? If mothers ask ...... "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't delay the errand ahead, where can mothers tell who is who?" ”

The crying girl hesitated, in the end because her hand hurt too much, so she gave a blessing to the tall and thin girl: "Then please sister, I received the reward tomorrow, and I must thank my sister heavily." Then he turned and went to the inner court.

Chunying stood not far away, frowning and looking at the tall and thin girl, thinking that she had heard it correctly this time, this girl was Manru! How did she get in? also blended into the second young master's wedding banquet? How could another girl knock over the soup bowl and burn her hands? During the temporary training, this kind of work has been practiced, not to mention that the selected ones are not novices, how can they make such a low-level mistake?! Could it be that Manru did it again?

Manru saw that the girl was far away, so she took a big breath, secretly let out a faint laugh, turned around, and faced Chunying, and her complexion changed immediately.

Chunying asked coldly, "Did you do it to someone else again?" ”

(Manru re-emerges from the rivers and lakes......)