The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Jianan took two steps back as if he had heard thunder. His face was so dark that ink could drip out of it. He opened his mouth to refute something, but found that he could not refute anything.

Shi Yao was in high spirits, she walked away with brisk steps, head held high and humming a song.

Shi Jianan lowered his head and ran around the house as if he had lost his soul, seeming to have forgotten what he was supposed to do.

It was not until Rong became so anxious that she twisted his ears herself that he woke up from his dream, took out 1,000 taels of silver from his own account to make up the difference, and hurried out of the house to make the purchase.

When Shi Yao passed by Lanpei Courtyard, she ran into Zhenguo Gong, who was smiling widely and politely welcoming an old doctor into the courtyard.

She bowed obediently and received the Duke Zhenguo's nod before returning to Guanju Courtyard.

She thought to herself that the previous doctors who came to treat Shi Mingzhu were not so attentive and polite.

This shows that this doctor's identity is unusual.

That's the imperial physician.

The imperial physician was responsible for treating the emperor, his mother, wife and children. Only if the ministers were granted permission by the emperor could the imperial physician treat them.

When the imperial physician arrived, he did not go to see the Duke of Zhenguo's wife first, but instead came to see Shi Mingzhu first, which showed that the person who appointed the imperial physician specifically designated Shi Mingzhu as the patient.

Could it be that this was the imperial physician Zhou Shao invited specifically for Shi Mingzhu?

Shi Yao shook her head and didn't think much about it. Who cares? Anyway, Shi Mingzhu heard the "bad news" early in the morning, and her condition must have worsened.

As soon as she stepped into the yard, she saw a maid kneeling at the door.

Shi Yao came closer, and the maid knelt down and saluted her: "This servant greets the second young lady."

Shi Yao was confused and was about to ask who it was when she suddenly recognized him: "Song Lan! Why are you here?"

Song Lan was no longer as bold and generous as she had been when they first met, and she timidly said, "Reply, reply to the second lady, I have recovered from my injury the other day, and the doctor said I can go back to work.

Today, when Fourth Madam was checking the roster, she saw my name added and said that there were many things to do in the courtyards during the New Year holidays, and those who could be called should not be lazy, as the Duke's Mansion did not want to keep idle people, so she called me and told me to go back to Guanju Courtyard and wait for Second Madam's orders.

Banxia glared.

Song Lan's saliva caused a lot of trouble for their daughter. The eldest wife and the eldest grandmother used it to make trouble again and again. If the girl had not been smart, Song Lan, this insignificant little person, would have fallen heavily on her!

Shi Yao patted her purse gently, thinking of the 1,000 taels of silver inside, she felt happy, and did not bother with Song Lan, and responded casually:

"I see, it was the fourth sister-in-law who sent you back. I wondered who it was, and no one else would have the leisure to do that. A new official has three things to do when he takes office, and the fourth sister-in-law's first one has come to Guanju Courtyard. Okay, I'll give the fourth sister-in-law a favor. Banxia, ​​where is our courtyard short of people?"

Banxia smiled and said, "We are in need of someone to pour the night incense."

Shi Yao said: "Miss Songlan, then you go and pour the night fragrance."

After saying this, she stamped her feet, shook off the snow on her boots, and then went into the curtain opened by Muxiang.

"Second Miss!" Song Lan took a step forward on her knees.

Mu Xiang hurriedly stopped her and said, "Look at what you are yelling about. You treat yourself as an outsider. How can the lady trust you to serve her? Since you have done something evil in the first place, you must bear the consequences.

If you were in the courtyard next door, or even in Lanpei Courtyard next door, you would have been beaten to death! Just be a good night’s incense seller. One day, the girl may calm down and let you go.”

Song Lan raised her red face from the cold, tears rolling down her eyes: "But I was originally chosen by the eldest lady to be the young lady's personal maid, how could you let me pour night fragrance!"

Banxia spat, "You also know that the eldest mistress made you a maid, not to ride on the master's head and bully others! Go and pour the night incense, why do you spit in it this time? I will let you go! If you don't want to go, I will take you back to the fourth mistress and see who dares to keep you as the first maid!"

Songlan’s face turned pale.

The irritating things she had done had long been heard by all the masters. Once she left Guanju Courtyard, no courtyard dared to keep her.

It would be even worse to kick him out, as he would never be able to wash away his bad reputation for the rest of his life.

If she stayed in Guanju Courtyard, worked diligently, and won Shi Yao's favor, she could clear her reputation and have options for marriage in the future.

After thinking it over, Song Lan no longer dared to complain about the dirty and tiring work. She got up, wiped her tears, carried her small bag, and went to the back room crying.

Banxia whispered "bad luck" and then angrily lifted the curtain and went inside.

Muxiang shook her head in amusement.

For some reason, I always have the illusion that Fourth Grandma is about to meet with a disaster.

Obviously the girl looked harmless and hadn't done anything, she just liked to offend people a little bit -

but!

In the past, people who offended girls would inexplicably suffer misfortune. Of course, some of them brought it upon themselves, but the misfortunes piled up at once, making people feel that the retribution came too promptly.

Could it be because the girl has loved doing good deeds since she was young?

Muxiang didn't dare to speculate any further and hurriedly took the teapot in.

After Shi Yao came to the capital, it was the first time in her life that she slept on a kang. In winter, her favorite thing was this big kang where she slept every night.

When her hands and feet were cold, she would sit on the kang. If she didn't feel her body would become dry after sitting for a long time, she would have wanted to spend the whole winter on the kang.

After dealing with the indigo, she first went into the side room, climbed onto the kang, sat cross-legged, drank half a cup of tea, warmed her hands and feet, then called Aunt Liu Hua and handed her the 1,000 taels of silver note she had just earned.

Hey, it’s not warm yet in my pocket.

Forget it. Holding your scumbag dad’s money is hot in your hands. You will get into trouble. Just spend it as soon as possible.

"Go to the bank and break it up into small amounts. Fifty or twenty taels is best. Donating incense money is a long-term job. We must keep doing it until next summer."

Aunt Liu Hua smiled and said, "From what you said, it seems as if I also donated. This is your kindness and merit."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "If it weren't for my aunt's help, I would have no place to show my kindness. I really believe that doing good deeds will be rewarded. Look, now the old lady and the old man are much better to me, this is a blessing.

After dinner, aunt, please help me run over and get it done. Exchange some more copper coins today and give some to the elderly and children in the orphanage as New Year red envelopes. It doesn’t have to be many, just eight or ten will do.”

Aunt Liu Hua agreed readily.

Shi Yao reminded: "You must come back before the couplets are posted in the mansion. If you can't finish it, you can do it next year."

The imperial physician came to see the patient early in the morning because he wanted to see the patient during the New Year and not leave the house before the couplets were posted to avoid bad luck.

Aunt Liu Hua smiled and said, "I saved it, don't worry young lady."

Having said that, he went out.

Muxiang, Banxia and others started to serve breakfast.

The lady was busy today and had to meet several elderly ladies from the clan, so Shi Yao had to eat breakfast by herself.

Although the table was filled with small plates and bowls, the taste was definitely not as good as that of Ganlu Tang.