Wealth and glory seek stability

Butler Zhao was sitting in another carriage.

Jian Xi and Shen Nanxing were very close to each other.

As soon as she sat down, Jian Xi saw from the window of the carriage a middle-aged woman dressed in fancy clothes, who twisted her body and walked forward to greet the matchmaker.

"Wow, your goods this time are really good. I have to choose carefully."

"That's right, Mother Hua, these are all high-quality goods I bought from Jiangnan, just waiting for you to choose."

The matchmaker came forward and made polite comments with a sickly sweet smile on her face.

The carriage drove away, and the conversation between the two people was carried intermittently in the wind until it could no longer be heard.

Jian Xi leaned against the wall of the carriage, a layer of cold sweat on her back.

This first hurdle has been passed. Sometimes the turning point that determines one's fate is just a moment. If you grasp it, you will have a smooth road ahead. If you fail to grasp it, you will fall into a quagmire and never be able to get up again in your life.

She is not a savior. She is lucky enough to be able to save her own life. As for others, she can't do anything.

Jian Xi's body was that of a ten-year-old girl who had just recovered from a serious illness. She fell into a deep sleep after a while.

"Sister Xier, wake up quickly, don't sleep any more, we're here."

Jian Xi woke up with a start, yawned, and not daring to delay, immediately followed Shen Nanxing out of the carriage.

Butler Zhao led a few people to the side door of the palace, where an old maid was already waiting.

"Mother Lin, I went to buy servants today and saw that these girls were pretty good. I remembered that the old lady just happened to have a few vacancies. She likes to have young and pretty girls serving her. I'll trouble you to train these little maids."

"What the butler Zhao said is not true. I think these little girls are pretty good. I think the old lady will like them after seeing them."

After Butler Zhao and Mother Lin finished speaking, they turned around and lectured the others:

"Once you enter the mansion, you will be the servants of the mansion. This is Madam Lin who will teach you the rules. You should follow Madam Lin and learn the rules well in the next few days. Maids should follow Madam Lin, and servants should follow me."

Shen Nanxing is just a child after all, and in a strange place, he can't hide the fear in his eyes.

Jian Xi looked at Shen Nanxing and said three words silently.

"do not worry."

Shen Nanxing took one last deep look at Jian Xi and followed Butler Zhao away.

Jian Xi watched Shen Nanxing's small body walking farther and farther away until she could no longer see him, then she lowered her head.

Mother Lin took a few little girls into a corner room.

"You will all serve the master from now on, so you must be clean, free of dirt and lice and fleas. There is hot water in the tub, take off your clothes and take a bath, then change into the clothes on the tray."

"Yes."

Mother Lin did not go out, but stayed in the house watching the girls taking a bath.

Jian Xi felt embarrassed, but when she saw people around her starting to take off their clothes, she no longer had anything to be embarrassed about.

Anyway, they are just bean sprouts, nothing to see.

There are two bathtubs and four maids, so only two people can fit in one bathtub.

Jian Xi was with a little girl with a round face.

Mother Lin saw that the little girls were quite obedient and nodded with satisfaction.

"Here's soap. Put some on your hair and wash it thoroughly."

Mother Lin went out after she finished speaking.

Jian Xi took a green soap in her hand and put it to her nose. It smelled a pleasant plant fragrance, which was incomparable to the various flavors added in later generations.

The little girl with a round face opposite asked timidly:

"What's your name?"

"My name is Jian Xi, what's yours?"

"My name is Yadan, your name is really nice."

Yadan said enviously.

But Jian Xi was not in the mood to chat. She washed herself from head to toe with soap.

This is not the place to talk.

"Yadan, you'd better hurry up. We are maids now. If Mother Lin comes in and sees us dawdling, she will be unhappy."

The two little girls next to her also heard what Jian Xi said.

"Okay, I'll hurry up then."

They washed quickly, dried themselves, and changed into the clothes on the tray.

When Mother Lin came in, several people were already standing in a row and nodded with satisfaction.

"Now that you have changed your clothes, follow me into the inner courtyard."

Jian Xi and her companions took many twists and turns and finally entered a very elegant courtyard.

There are several magnolias planted in the middle of the yard, as well as some unknown potted plants.

"This is the old lady's yard. You will live in the room over there from now on."

Mother Lin arranged accommodation for several people with just a flick of her finger.

"Yes."

"What are their names?"

"Damn it."

"Jane Xi."

"Second girl."

"Come on."

Mother Lin rubbed her forehead, feeling a little headache, and said to Yadan and Erniu:

"You two have bad names. You can't be so rustic when serving the Madam. You should be called Caixia and you should be called Caiyun."

Yadan and Erniu nodded.

Jian Xi remembered that the original owner's name was Jian Yu, who gave it out of emotion because she failed the imperial examination. It means that her talent is not appreciated. It was the same name as her previous life, but with a different meaning. Jian Xi was the name given to her by her mother, the director of an orphanage, who wanted her to have a safe and smooth life and a leisurely and comfortable life.

"It's different after entering the palace. Our Madam is very kind-hearted. As long as you serve her wholeheartedly, you will have a bright future."

"Yes."

For several days in a row, Mother Lin explained the rules of the palace to Jian Xi and others.

Jian Xi was assigned to work under the first-class maid Qiangwei.

"I take care of Madam Tai's food, clothing and daily life. I heard that you can read?"

"Yes, Sister Qiangwei."

"That's right. From now on, when Madam wants to listen to a book, you will be the one to serve her."

"Yes."

This is the sentence Jian Xi has said the most these days.

"Sister Qiangwei, do I have anything else to do?"

"No, the Madam likes quietness and doesn't like to be disturbed. You just follow her instructions and help the sisters in the courtyard if they need anything. There are 24 people serving in the Madam's room alone."

Jian Xi opened her eyes wide in surprise. Twenty-four people serving one person?

Qiangwei was amused by Jian Xi's expression.

"You little girl, the Madam is the current Princess Yongming of the Gulun clan. After she married the old prince, she followed her husband's family. After the old prince died on the battlefield, the Madam ordered that only the Madam would be in the mansion, not Princess Yongming. These servants are still considered few."

No wonder.

Jian Xi understood.

Does that mean you can slack off?

It was the first time she realized that studying was just a chore and that the servants in this big family lived too leisurely.

When I think of the modern times, Jian Xi is working 996, 007, and is constantly in a state of internal struggle.

I thought I would have to do a lot of work every day after becoming a maid, but I didn't expect it to be so leisurely.

As for whether being a slave would be undignified?

Jian Xi said: With such a leisurely job, what's wrong with being a little wronged? !

This is not exploitation at all, this is clearly a big financial sponsor!

"Then Sister Qiangwei, if I have free time, can I allocate it myself?"

"Of course you can, as long as you don't delay the work and do your job well. When you reach the age of maturity, maybe the old lady will show mercy and release your indenture."

Qiangwei touched Jian Xi's head and said, with unknown emotions flashing in her eyes.

"Don't worry, sister. I will do my best to do my job well."

"It's good for you to know. The maids in the mansion are divided into three grades, and there are also rough maids. You few who have just come in are all third-grade maids. The monthly salary is 500 coins. The third-grade maids in the mansion make two sets of clothes a year. If you serve well, the master will also reward you."