Several girls looked at each other, and the girl on the far left took a half step forward, bent her knees slightly, and said a little timidly:

"Back to the girl, the slave maid is fourteen years old this year, her name is Cuizhi, I only remember that her home is from Jinchuan Mansion, and before coming in to wait for the girl, she worked as a maid in a merchant family surnamed Li, and the master's family lost money in business and sold us all. The slave had learned needlework before, and she knew a few words. ”

Li Qing looked at her, her eyebrows and eyes were slender, the corners of her mouth were upturned, as if she had been smiling, she was very happy, it seemed that she was gentle and careful, she couldn't help but smile, nodded, and next to her, a girl with a round face and bright eyes took a half step forward, and her voice was crisp:

"Back to the girl's words, the slave maid is thirteen years old this year, called Shihua, a native of Anyang Mansion in Qingguo, was abducted when she was five years old, and she was just sold, and the slave maid can cook. Literacy, also counting. ”

Li Qing smiled and nodded, this girl was neat and refreshing. The girl next to Shihua timidly stepped forward half a step, and her voice trembled slightly:

"Back to the girl's words, the slave maid is fourteen years old this year, her name is Hanshan, a native of Yinhu Town, Pingyang Prefecture, her father was a scholar, her father and mother passed away, and she was sold by the clansmen, and she was sold, I am literate, I have read books, and I can do needlework."

Li Qing looked at Hanshan carefully, his eyebrows were picturesque, he was a little coquettish, and there was panic and uneasiness in his eyes, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and asked in a slow voice:

"Who else is in the house?"

"Only, there is a younger brother, who is eight years old this year, and he has also been sold, I don't know, I don't know where it was sold."

Han Shan's voice choked, Li Qing's face was a little gloomy, he was silent for a while, then turned his head and instructed Mama Zheng:

"Mama found someone to send a message to Lian Qing and asked him to find a way to find Hanshan's younger brother and buy it too."

Mama Zheng bent her knees and agreed, Hanshan knelt on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed, and was speechless, Li Qing motioned to Xiaoye to help her up, Hanshan stood back with some trembling, and the girl on the far right stepped forward calmly and reported:

"Back to the girl, the slave maid is fifteen years old this year, called Green Jade, she was originally the maid of the general soldier of Longping Mansion, and the slave and maid know how to needle and thread."

Li Qing looked at her with a little surprise, Green Jade lowered her head slightly, stood steadily, calmly with a little sorrow, this bearing is not like a servant, Li Qing's eyes flashed with a trace of doubt, and asked in a solemn voice:

"Mr. Wang...... What are you doing in the house? ”

"Back to the girl, the slave is the personal maid of the eldest lady of the Wang family."

"Then what's going on with the eldest lady of the Wang family now?"

Green Jade's body trembled slightly, and said in a low voice:

"Dead, dead."

Li Qing stared at the hand that was tightly grasping the skirt of the green jade, and the skirt that was trembling slightly, and slowly turned his eyes to the face of the green jade that hung lower, and asked with a hint of coldness:

"Literate?"

Green Jade was stunned,

"Back to the girl's words, I know, I know a few words."

"Have you ever read a book?"

Green Jade hesitated slightly,

"No, I've read a book."

Li Qing stared at the green jade for a long time, the green jade gradually became a little uneasy, only forced his mind, but his hand was tightly gripping the skirt, Li Qing looked at the green jade crumpled hands and gently shaking skirt, slowly picked up the cup, drank the tea, and asked with a smile for a while:

"Is the eldest lady good to you?"

"Back to the girl, the eldest lady treats me like a sister."

Green Jade's voice trembled a little, and she was also a little choked, Li Qing put down the cup, stared at her and said:

"In this case, don't forget her, rush her death day, remember to give her incense, burn some paper money, some kindness, you can't repay it, then you have to remember it in your heart!"

Green Jade raised her head violently, tears welled up, and Li Qing waved her hand, signaling her to retreat. Xiao Ye stepped forward lightly to change the hot tea, Li Qing took a few sips before saying in a soft voice:

"In the future, follow Mama Zheng to learn the rules and work hard, not only with me, but also with your fate, I will naturally give you a result. From today on, the green branch will be called the bamboo branch, the stone flower will be renamed the bamboo rain, the mountain will be called the pineapple, the green jade, you will be called the pine in the future. ”

The four of them hurriedly knelt down and thanked them, Li Qing raised his hand to signal them to get up, turned his face, looked at Xiao Ye and said with a smile:

"Your name, I don't like that small character, change it to bamboo, it's called bamboo leaves."

Xiao Ye's face was full of surprise, and he hurriedly knelt down and thanked him.

Li Qing smiled and turned her head to look at Mama Zheng, Mama Zheng smiled and took half a step forward and ordered:

"The four of you are divided into two shifts and take turns on duty. Bamboo branches and pineapples are in the first class, and Zhuyu and Songming are in the first class, so let's start with the bamboo branches and pineapples today. Bamboo leaves are waiting by the girl's side for the time being, and when the Autumn Moon Girl and the Liuli Girl arrive, they will be carefully distributed. ”

The five people bent their knees in response, Mama Zheng looked back at Li Qing, Li Qing said with a smile:

"Call the other four little girls in and I'll take a look, and then I'll see those grandmothers in the palace."

Mama Zheng smiled and ordered Zhuzhi to bring them in, and Zhuye stood in front of the kang with bright eyes.

After a while, Zhuzhi came in with four little girls who were only eleven or twelve years old, Li Qing smiled and looked at Mama Zheng and nodded, Lian Qing's eyes she believed, the girls who came in would not be bad, this batch of four people should be a few years younger, it seems that Lian Qing and Mama Zheng have the same idea, they are all kept with these little girls and slowly adjusted for future use.

Zhuzhi took the little girl down, and after a while, he led the four grandmothers sent by the palace into the east chamber, Li Qing sat on the kang, holding the cup, and slowly drank tea, the four grandmothers knelt down in front of the kang and kowtowed to say goodbye, Li Qing slowly put down the cup, with a smile, and said in a cold voice:

"You're welcome, mothers, please get up."

The four grandmothers stood up and stood in a row with their hands down, Li Qing looked at them one by one, they were all neatly dressed, their hair was combed neatly, their expressions were calm, and they were very well-behaved, and they seemed to be indeed selected.

"What do you call a few grandmothers? What kind of messenger did he bear in the king's palace? ”

The grandmother on the far left replied in a regular manner:

"Back to the girl, the slave maid belongs to Zhao Changgui's family, and she was originally in charge of flowers and bonsai in the outer courtyard of the palace."

"Back to the girl, the slave maid is from Qian Xian's family, and she was originally an errand boy in the kitchen of the outer courtyard."

"Back to the girl, the slave maid is from Sun Fu's family, and she was the messenger of the pulp washing room in the outer courtyard."

"Back to the girl, the slave maid belongs to Wang Yuan's family, and she was originally an errand boy in the needlework room in the outer courtyard."

Li Qing listened carefully, looking at them one by one, looking at their faces, they were all generous and responsible, and they were all the housekeepers of the outer courtyard, was this Sun Yi's own idea, or was it the prince's order? It seems that she made the right bet, King Ping, like her, didn't want her to get involved in his inner courtyard, Li Qing laughed lightly in his heart, everyone has the same goal, and the days in the future will be much happier, just cooperate. Li Qing lowered his eyes with a smile in his eyes, put down the cup in his hand, and commanded with a smile:

"I've wronged you."

The four mothers-in-law hurriedly replied that they didn't dare, Li Qing waved his hand, and continued with a smile:

"Inside and outside this courtyard, I also ask the four grandmothers to worry more, and ask the four grandmothers to help with the wedding and dowry, so I will bother you, and I will thank you again after this while."

The four mothers-in-law couldn't help but show some surprise on their faces, hurriedly lowered their heads, and respectfully agreed, Li Qing smiled slightly in her heart, knowing that they were surprised that she was too generous when she talked about marriage, and she could only arrange this big wedding by herself, and there was no need to pretend to be shy, at least not in front of them.

The Juying Pavilion was solemn.

At the end of Shen, Songluo reported that the old lady Wen was outside the courtyard to meet the girl, Li Qing put down the account book in his hand, and told the bamboo branch to put the account book away, and got off the kang, this old lady Wen should have come a long time ago.

Li Qing instructed Mama Zheng to go to the gate of the courtyard to pick up Mrs. Wen in, and she brought bamboo leaves, bamboo branches and pineapples to the door of the main house. Old lady Wen laughed angrily, and walked into the main house with full momentum, the little girl lifted the curtain, and the old lady Wen strode into the house, Li Qing smiled slightly, bent her knees, and the old lady Wen hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Niece, you are still sick and weak, don't be polite!"

Li Qing straightened up with a smile, turned sideways and let Mrs. Wen sit on the head, made tea with bamboo leaves, and brought it up with a small tray filled with red lacquer, Li Qing held the cup with both hands and presented it to Mrs. Wen, Mrs. Wen was busy owing half of her body and took it, her eyes smiled into a slit,

"Niece, sit down and let the girls come! You're still sick. You can't get tired! ”

Li Qing smiled and sat down on the armchair on the left, Old Lady Wen picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes and praised:

"Good tea, good tea!"

Li Qing looked at him and pursed his lips and laughed, this tea belongs to his family, the water is also his family, the good is also his, and the bad is not his. Zhuzhi offered a cup of tea to Li Qing, Li Qing took it, drank it slowly, and waited for Old Lady Wen to speak. Mrs. Wen tasted the tea seriously for a while, then put down the cup and said with a smile on her face:

"Niece, today the third master came to ask for the prince, saying that he invited the sixth uncle to be a matchmaker, and he will come tomorrow to change Geng post, the niece has been living abroad all these years, alas, my uncle is not good!"

Li Qing couldn't help but smile, this old lady Wen is really interesting, and her skin is thick enough! Hurriedly picked up the cup, lowered his head and drank tea, and did not answer, Mrs. Wen sighed with emotion, while peeking at Li Qing, seeing her smiling, but she only lowered her head to drink tea, silently, a slight embarrassment flashed on her face, she also picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, laughed a few times, and continued:

"I don't know what my niece's birthday is? Either my niece will write it to me, and tomorrow I will find a smart one to take a serious look at whether this Ba'an is well together! ”

Li Qing put down the cup, looked at Old Lady Wen, and said as if he was a little shy:

"These, uncle should ask Lian Qing."

Old lady Wen laughed happily, patted the table vigorously and said:

"Okay, okay, my uncle is abrupt, how can I tell the girl's family directly about this marriage! I went to find Lian Qing, that Lian Qing, my uncle has seen it, he is a capable and sensible person! Good, good! ”

Li Qing lowered his head and smiled, but without saying a word, Old Lady Wen sat for a while, and then said goodbye and went out. Li Qing respectfully sent it to the door of the main house and instructed Mama Zheng to send it out of the yard.