Chapter VIII Rules
Everyone's eyes fell to the door, only to see a graceful figure slowly walking in.
Facing everyone, Yan Sui smiled and groaned, wearing a gold and embroidered brocade skirt, lined with a plain white and engraved silver silk gown, reflecting a small face white and red, delicate and lovely. She walked quickly, saluted her husband, and said sweetly, "Because I just arrived the day before yesterday, Aunt Sixth wanted me to rest for a few days before coming back to school. But admiring Mr. Learning, I really couldn't sit still in the house, and when I asked for Ann this morning, Teteyang agreed to the sixth aunt, so I hurriedly came over, hoping that Mr. would forgive. β
Shaohua couldn't help but want to applaud Yan Sui, obviously he was late, but he said it so high-soundingly, it made people angry.
Yan Sui's voice was very crisp, which made people listen to it very comfortably, and a pair of bright autumn pupils looked at the female gentleman in front of him. I saw that she had a charitable face, good facial features, and was extremely gentle and calm when she spoke, as if she wanted to speak to people's hearts, but listening to it for no reason made people dare not make a mistake. There is humanity, this is the temperament raised in the palace, and the grandmother next to her can't do it, so many people are also vying to invite her to go back to the house to teach the little lady.
Liu told Yan Sui that this female gentleman was a strange woman, she was originally the daughter of a criminal official, and she did the lowest job in the palace. But because of Hui's blue heart, ability to write and dance, poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of them were all understandable, and finally Shang Gong was moved and quietly promoted. Unexpectedly, because of her good performance, although she could not be promoted, she won the sacred heart, and even Queen Duanming came forward to pardon her status as a criminal slave. Generally, the female officials in front of the palace can be released at the age of twenty, and at most they can't survive at the age of twenty-five. But this female gentleman was so talented that she stayed until she was thirty-five years old, and she was only released from the palace when Queen Duanming passed away.
It stands to reason that at the age of thirty-five, no one cared about it for a long time, but there was an infatuated fool who carried a sedan chair and waited at the palace gate.
According to the palace people concerned, the female gentleman has always been jade-faced and ice-hearted, neither smiling nor angry, but the female gentleman cried at the palace gate for half an hour that day. Later, it was humane that the person who carried the sedan chair was the fiancΓ© of the female gentleman's fingertips, and he hadn't seen him for decades, but he didn't expect him to still keep this marriage contract that had long been counted. After the female gentleman boarded the sedan chair, it was as if she had evaporated in the world, until she appeared in Liu Shangshu's Mansion a few years ago and became the female gentleman of Shangshu's Mansion.
No one knows where her husband went, and she didn't say anything, she still looked like she was serving in the palace, because she was a single word and her husband was also surnamed Rong, so some people already called her Mama Rong.
When Shaohua first heard about Mama Rong's life experience, he was extremely embarrassed, this was simply the second Mrs. Xuan, but in the later teaching, he loved and hated her. Quietly raised his eyes and glanced at the female gentleman, obviously they got along day and night half a year ago, and goodbye is a lifetime. Shaohua frowned slightly, and felt a little sour in her heart, perhaps because her gaze was too enthusiastic, which soon attracted the female gentleman's turn, and she hurriedly looked away, pretending to look elsewhere.
Yan Sui saw that the female gentleman's eyes did not fall on her, but kept looking at Shaohua, and she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. I took a delicate golden silk nanmu box from the maid next to me, and when I opened the box, it was actually three layers of secret folding, each layer of which was a different style of exquisite dim sum.
"Here are some snacks I brought from Luyang, everyone ......"
Yan Sui stepped forward with the box, and before she could speak, Mama Rong opened her voice softly, as if she ignored her, "Since it's the first day of school, I don't care." Looking at Yan Sui's hand hanging in the air, a little embarrassed, she stepped forward to take the food box with both hands, and bowed halfway to thank her: "The old body thanked the little lady for her kindness." Today's two new little ladies, the old body and the rules first, I hope you little ladies remember. β
Except for Yan Sui, everyone got up and agreed, Rong Mama bowed slightly, and went straight to the topic: "People are the first to believe, and there is a record in the Analects: 'Words must be believed, and deeds must be fruitful'." The ladies have the heart to listen to the learning, and the old body will teach what they know, and will never hide it privately. If the lady feels that the rules are difficult, she can come up and not come, and when she comes, she will keep her word, and she must have a beginning and an end. If anyone is late, the class will be suspended for one day, and the authorization of the day will be used as a turnover and will not be repeated. The daily boudoir school begins at the beginning of the hour and ends at the end of the day, and no homeowner warrants that he shall not be absent or leave early. β
Mama Rong spoke very slowly, but no one dared to interject, and after listening to her words, the whole hall was even more silent. It was not the first time that the three sisters of the Li family had heard these words, but when they heard them again, they were still shocked.
Yan Sui was silent, and the maid beside her saw that her face was unhappy, so she took the lead, "The lady is a girl, and she is not for scientific research, why is Mr. so difficult." β
Rong Mama looked sideways at Yan Sui's maid, and blinked after a long time, but the maid was so frightened that her whole body trembled, Yan Sui hurriedly stopped in front of her and apologized to Rong Mama, "Please forgive me, sir, the maid is ignorant." β
"I hope that the lady can choose the virtuous and use it, and the people below are also the face of the master, I hope the lady will not self-destruct." Mama Rong bowed down and said, blushing at Yan Sui's face. "A few days ago, I was entrusted by the elder of the pavilion to live in your house for half a year, to help the little lady to cultivate, and when the time came, I asked myself to leave. Except for one hour of lunch, there are only three hours a day, and when you calculate it, there are not many times for the lady to go to school. In terms of behavior, work, appearance, etiquette, etiquette, morality, and sexuality, all of them are indispensable in all aspects. The ladies are all pearl nobles, although they are not as good as the little lord in the palace, presumably the future husband is capable and handsome, and the future is bright, and what the lady learns today is also the foundation of his daily family, please think twice. β
Mama Rong said it to this point, even if the girls were distracted, they had to withdraw their thoughts. Wanhua felt that as the eldest granddaughter, she had the face of the family, and in the future, even if her husband was not a high-ranking official, she would also be a noble son of a family, and she had no ability to take care of the housework in the future. Although Jinhua didn't dare to be as upright as Wanhua, he also wanted to fight for his future, and Yan Sui was completely shocked by Mama Rong's momentum.
Only Shaohua bowed her head respectfully from beginning to end, what she learned in her previous life was to marry into the palace, and she was severely criticized for knowledge when she was crammed to the Buddha's feet, lest she be embarrassed in the palace. Now she is no longer bound by a marriage contract, but for the sake of what she thinks in her heart, she must win the favor of the Li family's parents. Only in this way can she fight for a glimmer of hope and marry the person in her heart openly.
Mama Rong didn't care what the girls thought in their hearts, seeing that they all had a correct attitude, they became humble and respectful, nodded, arranged for them to sit down, and then began to teach.
The four girls here are all different in age and identity, and the purpose of learning is also different, so Mama Rong's requirements in teaching are naturally different. The most demanding is naturally Wanhua, no matter her age or identity, she is the top priority, and Wanhua is also very conscious.
The second is Shaohua, but because Shaohua is the first time to study, Mama Rong is not strict. But for Shaohua, it was not the first time she had taken class, so after being instructed by Mama Rong, she got started very quickly, and she got Mama Rong two side nods in a row. Jinhua was extremely dissatisfied, because she was a concubine, and Mama Rong was the most relaxed about her. But she is not to be outdone, and she is self-disciplined with the standard of Wanhua everywhere, but she is young and not tall, and many things are done with a feeling that she has become a cat instead of learning from a tiger. Now Shaohua, who is studying for the first time, has two more sideways glances from Mr. in a row, and she is even more angry in her heart.
The girls know very well that Mama Rong is a moody person, who speaks and acts extremely strictly. It is extremely difficult for her to open her mouth to praise someone, and it is not easy for her to nod sideways, even if Wanhua has been studying for so long, she has only had three times, and Jinhua has not done it once. Shaohua is only the first day, and he can get Mama Rong's favor, which is how can Jinhua endure the resentment in his heart.
Yan Sui is considered to be a scholar, she is not the lady of the Li family, and Mama Rong's positioning of her is only higher than Jinhua and lower than Shaohua. is not strict, nor relaxed, seeing that she is diligent and studious, he will say a few more words.
In this way, a class lasted from midnight to noon, and the maids in the compound came to deliver food. The girls were already tired and had a sore back, but no one dared to relax, and they all looked at Mama Rong with sad expressions.
"Let's get out of school." The three words were like an amnesty order, and the four of them all breathed a sigh of relief, and sent Mama Rong away in a regular manner, so they couldn't wait to let their respective maids send the food boxes to the flower hall next door.
Shaohua didn't eat enough in the morning, looking at the food box full of food, it was like seeing the delicious food in the world, and tears burst into tears with excitement.
"Wu Niang, take it easy, Mr. will come back from time to time." Wanhua touched her sister with her elbow, and deliberately asked Hanzhang to guard at the door, beware of Mama Rong's surprise inspection. For the relatively cautious Yan Sui and the arrogant Jinhua, Shaohua's eating appearance can be said to be devoured.
"Third sister, the emperor is big at dinner, if I don't eat enough, I won't be able to survive in the afternoon." She is very experienced.
"It's not that exaggerated." Yan Sui chewed a mouthful of the golden cake carefully, and after swallowing it, he chuckled and said, "However, the fifth sister and I are both going to school for the first time, how can I learn so quickly, I am so jealous." β
"Fifth sister, does the Shangjia family also have a nurturing grandmother?" Jin Hua didn't care about Shaohua's performance, but he didn't want to say this, but it made Yan Sui's face embarrassed.
The maid who had just come out for Yan Sui heard Jinhua speak like this, and immediately became furious, "Seventh lady, what are you talking about, do you want to say that my lady is not educated?" Don't forget, the ancestors of the Li family are also merchants. β
Jinhua was speechless, she just wanted to attack Shaohua, but she didn't expect to offend everyone, and even buried herself.
Wanhua secretly threw a sneering expression at Jinhua, and then lowered his head to eat, deciding not to get involved in this matter, if he was seen, he would not be affected by the water. Shaohua was reluctant to interfere, but she knew Mama Rong's temperament, if Jinhua and Yan Sui were found to be arguing, and they stayed out of it, I was afraid that she would not like it.
"Mr. Chen said 'food is silent, sleep is silent', and also said, 'If you don't teach, you will be crooked; If you are disrespectful, you will decline'. β
Yan Sui immediately came to her senses, turned around and scolded the maid: "Shut up, the seventh lady is someone you can train?" Don't get out of here yet. The first time she was reprimanded by her own lady, the maid blinked tears aggrievedly, but she didn't dare to disobey, blessed everyone, and immediately quit the room. Seeing this, Yan Sui smiled at Jinhua and said, "Seventh sister is a lot, this girl has been spoiled by me, I will discipline her well when I go back." β
"Who wants you to help me speak, I don't know you well!" Jinhua glared at Shaohua.
Shaohua understood why Wanhua never quarreled with her, but clearly lost his identity and decided to ignore her provocation. The other two also maintained the same attitude, which made Jinhua very frustrated, so he could only bow his head with hatred and silently finish the food in the food box.