Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

Su Xinqing put the box back into its original cabinet with great effort.

Luhe also came forward to help. The two little girls, who were less than three feet tall, took great pains to put the box away.

"Girl, why don't you wait for the nanny to come back?" Lu He asked puzzledly.

Half a month ago, it was the wet nurse who helped the girl take it out from the aunt's yard. The wet nurse has been keeping it ever since, so Lu He asked this question.

"Luhe, you have to listen to me. Apart from you, I am the only one who can open this box. No one else can take anything from it. Do you understand?" Su Xinqing said seriously. She still needed to talk to Luhe so that in case she was not in the yard, Luhe could help keep an eye on it.

"Okay," although she didn't quite understand why the girl made this decision, Luhe still agreed obediently and would strictly implement it.

"Go get a lock and lock this cabinet."

When the master and servant put away their things, Chuntao's voice rang out in the yard: "Nanny, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Is the girl in the room?" The nurse asked hurriedly without having time to answer Chuntao.

"Yes, I've been in the house with Luhe." Chuntao didn't feel her words were disrespectful at all, and answered while playing with the flower string in her hand with Chunxing.

The wet nurse didn't notice anything wrong and hurried straight to the main house.

"Girl, girl, come and pack your things quickly and come with me to meet the lady in her courtyard."

Seeing the sweat on the wet nurse's forehead, Su Xinqing couldn't help but wonder who would want to see her, the illegitimate daughter of the Earl's Mansion who had just lost her aunt, and who also made the wet nurse look very anxious.

"Nanny, who are you? Why do you want to see me?"

"I don't know either. When I went to the Madam's courtyard, I ran into Xia Kui who came to ask you out. She said that the Madam wanted you to meet someone at Ningxiangju. She didn't say anything else, so I hurried back to tell you."

"Okay, Nanny, let me change my clothes. This dress is not very suitable for meeting guests."

"Okay, then I'll help you. Don't let the Madam and the guests wait anxiously."

The nanny kept urging her and quickly went to the unlocked closet next to her to start looking for suitable clothes for Su Xinqing.

"Girl, please wear a set. The colors are bright and will make you look better." The wet nurse was holding a peach-colored brocade long skirt with a precious elephant pattern, and a green gold-woven horse-faced skirt underneath. They were given to her by her elder sister in the yard during the Chinese New Year last year.

I don’t know why it ended up being Su Xinqing’s place.

It was gorgeous and exquisitely made. Although it had not been worn many times, it was still old. But I made it into a new dress for Su Xinqing.

Last winter, Su Xinqing only received this one piece of clothing and no other new clothes.

It was kept in the closet because Su Xinqing couldn't wear it at all. The length of the skirt was even up to Su Xinqing's neck.

The nurse seemed to realize something and said to herself, "Forget it, let's see if there are any other options."

Finally, she found a emerald green moonlit brocade shirt from the closet.

Su Xinqing couldn't help but shook her head when she saw it, and said, "Nurse, let's go for the moon-white brocade jacket with dark Ruyi cloud patterns."

"Is the girl too plain?"

"No, my aunt just passed away, and my stepmother won't say anything if I go to see a guest like this."

Yes, my aunt just passed away. Although I cannot observe mourning for her, I can wear simple clothes and observe a light mourning period so that no one will say anything.

When outsiders see this, they can also say that the mistress is kind and honest, which is also a good reputation. Madam, the eldest lady should be happy to see it.

The world that Su Xinqing lives in is a dynasty that has never been heard of in the history classes of the 21st century, but it has been passed down for thousands of years.

There are still many restrictions on women in the boudoir, but there are also some outstanding women. There are women who divorce their husband's families and set up their own homes, and there are also women who are divorced by their husband's families and remarry.

What's more, for an only child female with a strong character to marry a son-in-law, there are etiquette and laws, but there are still basic moral aspects, and at the same time, there is still a strong degree of tolerance.

The new emperor also ruled the country with filial piety, and most of his thoughts were still dominated by Confucianism.

The Great Li Kingdom was surrounded by several countries of equal power, including Southern Chu, Northern Wei, Western Liao, and some small affiliated countries.

Of course, there are constant frictions and wars between countries.

In the five years since the new emperor took the throne, there have been no less than three battles, large and small, with the Northern Wei. Once a war broke out, it would last from a few months to half a year or a year.

So no matter what era, people living on the border are always poor.

Just one or two sentences in this short book means thousands of lives are at stake.

After hundreds of years of cognition and habit, the heartland of the Central Plains and the capital city are the prosperous places that many students and families yearn for.

What's more, in addition to human disasters, there are also natural disasters.

Her aunt's family was also one of the cannon fodders. They were also from a farming family in the countryside and their hometown had suffered a disaster.

Almost all of her parents and relatives died on the way to Kyoto. When they arrived in Kyoto with the refugees, she and her brother were the only ones left in her aunt's house.

My aunt already has memories. Her family name is Song. Her name is Song Baozhen and her brother is Song Baoshu. My aunt is 7 years old and her brother is years old.

Due to long-term malnutrition and being extremely dirty, no one was willing to give them work. Finally, the brother was forced to find a human trafficker and send his sister to a wealthy family.

In this way, he could have enough food to eat, and he received five taels of silver after signing a ten-year contract.

My uncle gave most of the money to my aunt, and he took some of the money with him to look for a job and earn money to redeem my sister as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, man proposes, God disposes, and brother Song Baoshu was still one step late.

While doing odd jobs outside, Song Baoshu met someone from the same hometown. He told him that the drought in his hometown had passed. After a few rains, the lakes were full and it was time to farm. He also had a house in his hometown. So Song Baoshu took the money he had earned in the past few months and returned to his hometown to farm well, hoping to redeem his sister one day.

My aunt waited year after year, but then the letters from my brother stopped.

After spending a lot of money and asking someone to contact him, I finally found out that my eldest nephew had started school and the family must be in even greater difficulty, so I sent some more money back to him, aunt.

At that time, my aunt had already become the concubine of the Su family's eldest wife and had given birth to Su Xinqing, so she was not very anxious.

But until my aunt passed away, her last wish was to go back to her hometown to take a look, but she was ultimately unable to fulfill her wish.

Su Xinqing felt very sorry for her aunt who had only been with her for five years. An idea gradually emerged in her mind: she should move her aunt back home for burial. After all, that was her hometown where she wanted to return to.

However, Su Xinqing couldn't help but laugh at herself when she thought about her life.

It can be said that she is not as good as her aunt. Her aunt still has a bloodline to pass on and a tomb after her death. But she herself had no children of her own in the past two lives, and there will be a mass grave after her death.

As expected, it is not so easy to enjoy the life of a woman from aristocratic family. She has to pay a certain price.

Basically, it is a lifelong process from the door of the mother's home to the door of the husband's home. If nothing unexpected happens, the rest of the life will be spent in the backyard calculating and scheming.

Looking at the road ahead, Su Xinqing recalled again the content of the novel when she first saw it.