The matter was negotiated, the little maid went to work on the same day, and Zhu Hao's family had an extra helper for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the evening.

Zhu Niang intends to investigate the new maid's ability and let her try it in cooking.

The children of the poor are in charge of the house, and the little girl will already know how to cook, but the cooking technology needs to be improved, which is related to the fact that her family only made some green vegetables and tofu dishes before, and if she wants to cook delicious food, she still needs Aunt Li's guidance.

"Erdan, you go and give your Aunt Li a hand, and by the way, observe how your Aunt Li cooks......

"Yes."

The little girl obeys.

Zhu Hao said on the side: "Mother, I always think the name Erdan is weird...... Why don't I change her name, her surname is Bai, just call her Xiaobai. ”

The girl hurriedly said, "No...... No, the second egg is good. ”

Zhu Niang looked the girl up and down: "Looking at it, as long as you are diligent and honest, you can live in the city for a few years, and you can put a good in-law when you turn around...... It's rare that Xiao Hao looks at you well, so you just listen to him. ”

The matter of hiring a maid was originally proposed by Zhu Hao, and now his son wants to give the maid a name, but the name Erdan is very rustic, and it is not suitable for a little girl who is like a flower.

"Hmm."

Since Madame opened her mouth, it was basically a formal decision, and Erdan became a little white.

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In the evening, the family had a reunion dinner.

Xiaobai didn't serve the table, and after delivering the things to the table, she returned to the kitchen in a familiar manner, waiting to eat some leftovers or waiting for Zhu Niang to arrange something for her to eat.

"Xiaobai, don't see outside, we are not a big family, we are just looking for someone to come back to help, you can eat together what we eat in the future, hurry up and sit down to eat together!"

Zhu Niang didn't look at Xiaobai as a person, and went directly to the kitchen to pull people back to the dining table.

I have been looked down upon too much, now it's not so much to ask a maid, it's better to find a little sister to come back to help, this maid is not only responsible for the backyard laundry, cooking, cleaning, may also have to help take care of the shop, Zhu Niang feels that Xiaobai will be very hard in the future, if she doesn't treat it better, how to win people's hearts?

Xiaobai was honestly afraid.

Zhu Hao handed over the chopsticks in his hand: "Sister Xiaobai, my chopsticks haven't been used yet, you use them first, I'll go to the kitchen to get them myself...... Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can't go home to reunite with your family, from now on we will be a family...... Have a reunion dinner together. ”

Aunt Li looked at Xiao Bai's pretty face, covered her mouth and smiled: "Young Master Hao, you are so young and have such a flowery mouth, I am afraid that you will grow up to be a merry and talented man who is fascinated by death." ”

Zhu Niang glanced at Aunt Li, feeling that it was inappropriate to evaluate her son like this, but she did not object to letting her son learn how to get along with women from an early age, so as to lay the foundation for the family to spread out its branches and leaves.

Xiaobai was already very shy, and after listening to Aunt Li's words, he couldn't lift his head.

"Let's eat when everyone is ready!"

Zhu Niang greeted, "But Xiaohao, go to the hall to worship your father first, and then come back to eat...... Our family can't be separated at any time! ”

Zhu Niang pays attention to etiquette, and no detail can be missed.

Zhu Hao could only get up and follow his mother to the hall to incense his father, and the family had a reunion dinner together after he came back.

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……

Early the next morning, the sky was bright, and Zhu Hao got up and prepared to go back to the palace.

At this time, Xiaobai had already woken up and was helping to fetch water in the yard...... Carrying water from ancient wells with buckets was a basic operation for people of this era.

Zhu Hao circled around the well twice, considering whether to make a pressurized water device, which would save a lot of effort, and just when he was thinking about things, Zhu Niang came over from the counter of the shop.

"Xiaobai, are you still used to sleeping last night?" Zhu Niang asked.

The front and backyard cover a large area, which is also the main reason for the family's covetousness, there are a few orphans and widows, and there are many empty rooms, Aunt Li has always wanted her daughter to learn to be independent, and she has already arranged a separate room for Zhu Ting, but Zhu Ting is afraid that she will find her mother to sleep at night, and when she arranged accommodation last night, Zhu Niang let Xiaobai sleep in a room with Zhu Ting.

Xiaobai nodded again and again: "It's good." ”

Zhu Niang smiled: "This kid is good at everything, but he is afraid of life and rarely speaks...... But it's better for girls to be shy, especially with their tongues. ”

As she spoke, she didn't forget to glance at her son, as if the person she described as causing trouble was her son.

Zhu Hao said: "Mother, are you talking about me?" I don't talk much in the palace, and I never trouble myself. ”

As he spoke, there was a knock on the door from the backyard.

Usually the aunts and aunts in the neighborhood come over, basically through the back door, Zhu Niang didn't feel too surprised, and asked Aunt Li, who was washing clothes, to open the door.

Soon, Aunt Li nervously came over to report: "But it's the housekeeper Liu at home." ”

Zhu Niang became cautious.

She went over in person, and Zhu Hao naturally went with her.

When I arrived at the back door, I found that there was only Steward Liu, and I didn't see the old lady he usually served.

"Steward Liu, is there something wrong?" Zhu Niang was a little nervous, and looked at the streets and alleys outside.

Steward Liu said with a smile: "The old man has something to tell Ling Lang, please ask the third lady to avoid it...... But the old lady asked me to come and talk. ”

Zhu Niang's face was heavy.

In the past, the Zhu family was aimed at herself, but now she is looking directly for her son in everything, and this trend makes her uneasy.

After Zhu Niang avoided it, Steward Liu told Zhu Hao what he wanted to pass on.

“…… The old lady greeted the Jinyi Weilin Baihu and said that she would let you meet someone in a few days, but it was the palace that should be answered, and you would have more than one helper at that time. ”

Zhu Hao frowned.

As soon as I heard it, I knew that I was going to see Lu Song.

But the problem is that the two of them have already taken over the line, Lu Song didn't tell Lin Baihu, and Zhu Hao didn't tell the Zhu family, so both parties behind them were in the dark.

Maybe it's because the information he brought to the Zhu family these two times is not very important, or Lu Song's side didn't meet Lin Baihu's expectations, and the two sides combined, let them meet to get in touch, supervise each other, and use each other......

Zhu Hao himself doesn't care, but on Lu Song's side, once his identity is revealed, he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the palace.

"Who?"

Zhu Hao pretended to be ignorant, and asked Steward Liu with a curious expression.

The corners of Steward Liu's mouth sneered, as if he felt that the child in front of him was too naïve, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to it, with a hint of ostentaty on his face, and said shyly: "I heard that it is a pawn in the palace, it is difficult to say who it is, and you will know when you meet someone." ”

"Oh."

Zhu Hao nodded.

Then Steward Liu didn't stop and turned around.

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……

Just after the hour, Zhu Niang asked Yu San to drive the carriage to send Zhu Hao back to the palace.

On the way, Yu Sanyi repeatedly asked about the operation of the bookstore, and Zhu Hao responded casually, but he was thinking about the Zhu family and Lin Baihu discussing the matter of letting him go to see Lu Song.

"Lin Baihu even told the Zhu family that it should be the palace warp, it seems that he sincerely wants to cooperate with the Zhu family, and I have very little information for the Zhu family here, and Lu Song will not betray the palace for glory...... Or maybe the capital is putting pressure on Anlu's people who collect intelligence......"

Entering the Xingwang Mansion, Zhu Hao wanted to tell Lu Song the news.

I searched for a long time, but I didn't see Lu Songren.

waited until Jinghong came back, and Lu Bing's father and son did not enter the palace.

When going to class, Zhu Hao and Jing Hong went to the school house together, and waited for a long time, but saw Zhu San, Zhu Si and Lu Bing coming over together, and the three of them talked and laughed.

"Zhu Hao, there is something I want to tell you."

Zhu San seemed very cautious as soon as he came, as if he wanted to explain the big matter to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao ignored her and asked Lu Bing first: "Lu Bing, where is your father?" ”

Lu Bingdao: "I stayed in the palace with my mother last night, and I don't know where my father is." ”

Zhu San pursed his lips and said, "Zhu Hao, you really have a heart, why do you ask Ah Bing and his father?" I have something important to tell you, it's about us going out and playing......"

Knowing that Lu Song was not in the city, Zhu Hao suddenly had an ominous premonition,

Here, Zhu Jiagang informed him that he wanted to meet with Jinyiwei's inner palace in the palace, and the internal should still be the palace pawn, and Lu Song was not in the palace, would it be too coincidental?

Could it be that the palace intercepted the information in time and began to deliberately look for spies?

The only thing that can be determined now is whether the rest of the wardens will also be transferred out of the city, and then they will get in touch with Lu Song as soon as possible.

"Xiao Si and I, and my father proposed to go out to play, my father didn't agree, but we couldn't stand our repeated begging, and finally Mr. Yuan helped us speak, as long as we can pass the test in a few days when the first few commentaries and scriptures of Mencius can be passed, we agree to let the guards escort us out to play, and then we can take you with us...... Zhu Hao, it's all up to you. ”

Zhu San looked at Zhu Hao with blank eyes.

Zhu Hao glanced at her and asked, "Aren't you usually able to sneak out to play?" ”

"This time it's different."

Zhu Si added on the side, "Father means that we can go out of the city to play, and then go to the mountains or wild hunting...... It's okay to catch rabbits. ”

Jing Hong asked puzzledly, "If you want to pass the assessment, don't you let Mr. teach?" Why Zhu Haojiao? ”

Zhu San said: "Xiao Jingzi, you know a fart, Yuan Changshi said, Mr. Sui has something at home, and he hasn't come to the palace recently, and he will even have to change the teaching in the future, who can he find if he doesn't look for Zhu Hao to deal with the exam?" Besides, how well Zhu Hao taught before, it is not as good as Zhu Hao to teach Mr. Sui. ”

Jing Hong wanted to refute, but compared what Zhu Hao had learned from other gentlemen before......

There is no argument.

"If you want to take the "Mencius test", then study it with your heart, I promise to teach it with your heart, as for whether you can master it, it depends on your understanding." Zhu Hao said.

Zhu San smiled and said: "You really can't stand the praise, saying that you are better than Mr. Sui, do you think you are really better than Mr. Sui?" People are ......."

"Sister, we still have to learn "Mencius" from Zhu Hao, you squeeze him...... No good. "It's still Zhu Si who is smart and knows that now is not the time to be strong.

How do you laugh at Zhu Hao for yourself?

Now it's better to beg others to do something.

Then the lecture began, and Zhu Hao acted as "Mr. Zhu" again that day, giving lessons to several children.

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……

At noon, Zhu Hao took the opportunity to go to the next door of the school and asked Lao Song, who happened to work here, why he didn't see anyone in the palace today.

Old Song was honest, and without thinking too much, he told a few pawns that they were not there for some reason, as if he went out of the city to buy something, and he would come back in a few days.

Zhu Hao knew it.

When school ended in the afternoon, Zhu Hao talked to Lu Bing alone.

"Lu Bing, are you still staying in the palace tonight?" Zhu Hao asked.

"Hmm." Lu Bing was holding a copy of the "Three Character Classic" in his hand at this time, which was given to him by Zhu Hao, and it might be possible to let Lu Bing memorize "Analects", but it would be too difficult for him to let him memorize "Mencius".

Zhu Hao said: "Then you can see your mother?" In this way, you tell your mother that Zhu Hao has something about Jinyiwei to find your father...... If it's convenient for your mother, you can bring a message, or come and see you in person. You can't tell anyone about this matter, it's a secret between the two of us, okay? ”

"Hmm."

Lu Song nodded dumbfounded.