Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi and Cai Xia didn't want to argue with Lai Xi, "It's getting late, let's go get some water and wash up."

There is a running water in the yard, and the maids in the Magnolia Courtyard usually use this running water for washing.

Caiyun had just finished washing up when Jian Xi had an idea. She remembered what Caiyun had said about many people coming to pay their respects to the lady in recent days.

Jian Xi asked quietly: "Do you know the Third Young Master?"

Caiyun was puzzled, "Sister, why are you asking about the Third Master all of a sudden? The Third Master is the son of the Madam who was born in her old age and is very doted on. I heard from Sister Caiqing in the tea room that the Madam is too old to discipline the Third Master.

On weekdays, the Third Master went to school in the clan school. When the old prince was alive, he loved the Third Master very much and often taught him martial arts, so the Third Master was also the most special. In addition to his daily homework, he also invited General Zhou from the military camp to teach him martial arts. "

The tea room is indeed a place for gathering intelligence. Caiyun only stayed there for a month but already had a general understanding of the palace's network of relationships.

Jian Xi fetched some water and wiped her face casually, then pulled Caiyun to a corner, "We were all sold into the palace together at the dock. I won't hide it from you. One of the servants bought that day was my brother, named Nanxing. I heard from Butler Zhao that the servants bought were all there to serve the Third Master, so I wanted to find out."

According to the rules of the big family, the maids in the inner courtyard and the servants in the outer courtyard were not allowed to have private contact with each other. Jian Xi subconsciously concealed the fact that she and Shen Nanxing had no blood relationship.

Caiyun expressed her understanding and comforted Jian Xi, "I can't usually go to the master. I heard that you are serving the Madam. The Third Master is the Madam's biological son. You will have the opportunity to meet him in the future. The Third Master also comes to pay respects to the Madam on the first and fifteenth day of every month. The servants who serve him are waiting outside the courtyard. I will let you know if I have any news."

Jian Xi is usually kind to others, and this is when her good popularity comes into play.

"Then I would like to thank you very much, sister. However, I have nothing now. I will definitely repay you when I have the chance in the future."

Rule 3 of the workplace code: When asking someone to do something for you, be polite.

Even if you cannot do it at the time, you must give a strong commitment. No one is born to owe others. It is also a way to establish yourself as a person who knows how to repay kindness, which is conducive to improving your fortune.

Favors are the hardest to repay, but one must still owe them, so as to deepen the relationship between two people. Appropriately bothering others can quickly bring the relationship closer.

Jian Xi has always believed that everything depends on human efforts, and Caiyun felt much better about it.

"Sister, what are you talking about? It's just a small matter. Besides, there are people coming and going in the tea room every day, and there are a lot of news. I hope you can give me more advice in the future, as a way of repaying me."

Caiyun is a smart person. At the dock, she was the first person to recommend herself to Butler Zhao.

Now that he saw that Jian Xi was able to gain a foothold in the lady's room in just a few days, he wanted to make friends with her.

Even though it is just a simple job of reading, you can learn a lot from it.

Caiyun and Lai Xi worked in the tea room for a month. Sometimes, even when there were many people and a shortage of staff, they never had the chance to go into the lady's room to serve tea and water and show their faces in front of the master. This is the difference.

On the second day, Xia asked someone to call Jian Xi in the afternoon.

"After lunch, the lady asked to see you. She said that you did a good job studying yesterday and she wanted to reward you today."

When Jian Xi entered the inner room, she saw Qiangwei, Bihen and several other maids chatting and laughing with Xia.

Xia grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stretched out her hand, saying, "Jian Xi, come here quickly. These are the melon seeds that Lancao just fried. Come and try them."

Jian Xi hurried forward and took it with both hands, "Thank you, Madam, for the reward." But she didn't dare to eat it and put it in her sleeve pocket.

Xia's eyes were kind. "This little girl looks a few years younger than my Hua Ge'er. You read very well yesterday and helped me sleep well. I will definitely reward you today." Hua Ge'er was Xia's third son, Baili Yanhua.

After that, he turned to Qiangwei and said, "Take this little girl to the jewelry box later to pick out two decent pieces of jewelry."

Qiangwei bowed her head and smiled, "Yes, Madam, do you still want to listen to Jian Xi's reading today?"

Mrs. Xia was like an old child. “Of course I have to listen. Let’s continue from yesterday. This little girl reads well, vividly and interestingly. She is much better than Bi Hen.” She is old, and her greatest pleasure is to read storybooks. But her eyes cannot read for too long, so she came up with a solution and let the maid read on the side.

Bi Hen pretended to be angry, "Madam, you really like new things and dislike old things. I haven't even left the house yet and you're already disliking me."

After some teasing, the maids all left. Xia always took a nap in the afternoon.

Jian Xi took out the book she hadn't finished reading yesterday, carefully summarized the story, and started her daily work -

Read the storybook.

The writing style of the ancients was relatively restrained, without any explicit plots.

The name of the book is "A Romance of Wealth and Honor".

The subsequent plot development was the same as Jian Xi had guessed.

The scholar went to Beijing to take the imperial examination and stayed overnight at your house on his way.

After several chance encounters with Hua Zilian, a daughter of a wealthy merchant, sparks of love were ignited.

Today's plot is about two people expressing their feelings to each other.

After reading for two quarters of an hour, Xia fell asleep with a smile on her face. The maidservant who was serving beside her immediately came forward and covered her with a blanket.

Jian Xi guessed that this was just like the girls who watched TV dramas today.

I think she was the same back then. There was no other form of entertainment in the orphanage, and watching TV every day was the only pastime.

After she became an adult and moved out of the orphanage, she began to support herself. With her first month's salary, she bought herself a computer so that she could watch as many TV series as she wanted.

Oh! Thinking of this, she felt a little sad. She had worked so hard for so long, but she died before she could enjoy herself.

Look how much the lady knows how to enjoy life!

Qiangwei pulled Jian Xi, who was distracted, and walked out of the inner room quietly.

An exquisite inner room filled with various porcelain ornaments, amber, agate, and jade plates.

Qiangwei took out a small box from the corner.

He took out the key from his bosom and opened the lock on the small box, revealing a box full of gold, silver, jewels and jewelry.

There are hairpins, pearl flowers, and rings, all of simple style, and at first glance they are the items Xia usually uses to reward people.

"Pick two."

Jian Xi hesitated, "Sister Qiangwei, please help me choose. I am young and ignorant and don't know how to choose." Besides, she didn't know the value of the jewelry inside, so choosing something was a troublesome job.

The ruby ​​ring that Xia gave to Jian Xi last time, there were many similar ones in the box, but some of the rings were inlaid with turquoise, cat's eye and the like.

Qiangwei was very satisfied with Jian Xi's neither humble nor arrogant attitude. Most people would have been so happy to see so many things that they would have lost their minds, but it was not easy for Jian Xi to be able to restrain herself. She picked out a plum blossom gold bracelet and a pair of delicate and small pearl earrings.

"I see you have pierced ears. These earrings are perfect for you at your age."

Jian Xi was surprised, "Sister, isn't this gold bracelet too expensive?"

The plum blossom gold bracelet is simple in style, but it is made of gold!

Judging from the weight, it is at least half an ounce, which is the annual salary of a third-class maid.

Qiangwei directly stuffed the bracelet and earrings into Jian Xi's hands, "Just take them. These things are what Madam usually uses to reward you. You call me sister, how can I treat you unfairly?"