Wealth and glory seek stability

Zi Cui scolded with a smile, and waved her handkerchief in front of A Qing, "Stop talking nonsense, the girl asked me to ask you to come over and answer her. Ask someone to help you watch over, and make sure to keep an eye on the people inside."

Ah Qing was very happy, "Yes, don't worry, sister. I've seen Mother Hong tie someone up. The woman inside has been tied up tightly. Wait for me to ask Ah Hua to come and watch, and I'll go over right away."

Zi Cui held a handkerchief in front of her nose and covered it with it. The smell from the woodshed was indeed not very pleasant.

"Change your clothes before you go see the girl."

Ah Qing felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but act like a spoiled child, "Sister Zi Cui loves me the most. I'll go change my clothes right now."

Zi Cui's pretty face turned slightly red. She glared at A Qing and said unhappily, "Who loves you? Don't be so proud." After that, she turned around and walked away.

Aqing knew this was his chance, so he quickly called Ahua to take over. He changed his clothes and went to meet Jian Xi neatly.

Huashui Pavilion is in the inner courtyard, and ordinary servants only serve in the outer courtyard. Aqing looked straight ahead and did not dare to look at them more than once. Fortunately, he was not very old, and the mother who was guarding the gate heard that it was Jian Xi's order and did not make things difficult for him.

Jian Xi had already asked Qiangwei if she had seen this bracelet.

Qiangwei had served Xia and had seen a lot of the world. The phoenix pattern above was only available to members of the royal family, but it was also possible that the royal family had bestowed it on someone else.

The gold thread craftsmanship is complicated, and the inlaid jade pieces are top-quality warm jade, which feels warm to the touch and is priceless. If it is a reward, the person must be in a high position of power to receive it.

Jian Xi thought that this person was just an ordinary daughter of a scholar, but she didn't expect that Li's appearance today would bring her a big problem.

She even wanted to pretend that she didn't know. Her life was already good now. If she continued to investigate, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Only a few days of peace had passed.

However, since she occupied the original owner's body, she had an obligation to help the original owner find out.

So annoying.

She saw clearly that the daughters of powerful families were the most helpless and that being born into a noble family was not necessarily a good thing.

"Girl, Aqing is here."

"Come in."

"Yes."

Aqing was dressed in the clothes of a servant, with a piece of glutinous green jade inlaid on his belt, which was a reward from Shen Nanxing. This was his best outfit.

Jian Xi looked him up and down for a while, "Not bad, it's neat and tidy. Let me ask you, are you willing to work for me?"

Ah Qing was not unwilling, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, young lady, I am willing."

Jian Xi smiled and nodded. She had been a maid since she was a child, so she knew what the people below her were thinking.

But she doesn't care about these details, she only likes smart people.

Ah Qing knew a few words, so Jian Xi gave him his first task.

She asked him to write down all the rumors that Li said, and she wanted to sort them out to find useful information.

Ah Qing bowed his head and assured, "Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely get it done."

This was the first time Jian Xi had asked him to do a task, so he had to do it well.

When Aqing came out of Huashui Pavilion, he felt his steps were light. He could finally work in Huashui Pavilion!

Yan Zhikuan walked towards them with the gardener, and kept reminding him, "It's noon now, the masters are all taking a nap, you should be quick, this is our girl's yard, don't look around."

The gardener nodded repeatedly and smiled ingratiatingly, "Don't worry, Manager Yan. I'm not a newcomer anymore. I still know my limits."

When Ah Qing saw his father, he couldn't wait to tell him the good news, "Dad!"

Yan Zhikuan couldn't help but scold, "Why did you come to the backyard? The girls inside saw you, watch your legs!"

Ah Qing showed his white teeth and smiled, "The girl asked me to come here, and she also asked me to work for her in the future."

Yan Zhikuan nodded. He led the gardener to prune the flowers and trees. He was busy sweating. He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead while instructing:

"That's it. Just be a servant and treat the girl with a smile. Don't be so impatient."

"Dad, I understand."

Yan Zhikuan looked at his son who ran away in the blink of an eye, smiled and shook his head.

It happened that Xiaoshuang was going out with two maids, and the two maids behind her were holding two trays in their hands.

Yan Zhikuan quickly pulled the gardener and stood by the road with his head down.

The gardener dared to look up only after the people had gone far away.

"Manager Yan, this is the young lady from the mansion, right? She looks really impressive."

Yan Zhikuan turned around and said, "That's the young lady's maid. Could the young lady let you see her so easily?"

The gardener lowered his head in amazement. Even a maid was dressed so gorgeously. She was much more elegant than the young ladies from small families he had seen before. No wonder people say that it is better to marry a maid from a wealthy family than a girl from a poor family.

If Jian Xi wants to take someone away from Shen Nanxing, she naturally needs Dongfang Wenying's consent.

Dongfang Wenying needed to take care of her baby, and since she had difficulty walking, she asked Xiaoshuang to bring some pregnancy-maintaining supplements to tell them.

It's just a formality, but it is necessary, and face for the mistress of the house has to be given.

Madam Wang also reminded the nanny sent by Dongfang Wenying that when the girl got married, she still had to choose a few trusted companions to live with her. It just so happened that Yan Jiang was also in Jian Xi's small kitchen.

So he simply handed over the indentures of Yan Zhikuan's family to Jian Xi.

Yan Zhikuan was naturally happy. It was Jian Xi's help that gave him such a respectable job. The new mistress had her own confidants, so it was not his turn to show his courtesy.

In the evening, the Yan family sat together to eat, working under the same master, and felt that they had hope for the future.

The six states in the south of the Yangtze River occupy nearly half of the territory of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and most of them are rich in resources, and the relationships between the aristocratic families there are intricate and complicated.

The current Jiangnan Prime Minister Tao Ran comes from the Tao family among the Five Surnames and Seven Families, and he married Mrs. Lu Feiman, who also comes from an aristocratic family.

When ordinary women married into their husband's family, they would take their husband's surname. For example, Mrs. Gao married Gao Yunhuai's father, so she was called Mrs. Gao.

Like Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Wang, they both used their original surnames. This is the privilege of girls from aristocratic families.

The Tao family is a true aristocratic family. The current head of the Tao family abdicated, and the clan elders unanimously nominated Tao Ran as the new head of the family.

According to court conventions, the heads of these families are not allowed to serve as officials in the court, in order to prevent a single local family from dominating the country. If Tao Ran takes over as the head of the family, he must resign.

Originally, Tao Ran recommended Lu Boyi from the Lu family, who was Mrs. Lu's cousin, but was rejected by Emperor Xuanyuan.

Gao Yunhuai's ancestral home was in Jiangnan. His father was a merchant and had bad relations with the people in his clan. However, he had never formed a clique for personal gain in the five years since he entered the court.

Emperor Xuanyuan intends to eliminate the power of the aristocratic families in Jiangnan, and Gao Yunhuai is the best candidate.

At this time, Gao Yunhuai was renovating the courtyard at home.

Although he has many subordinates, he still wants to watch it personally.

He was also going to get married, and the woman he had always dreamed of was his. Thinking of this, his dark eyes were filled with tenderness.

This courtyard is not very big, but the garden is quite elegant.