Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

The housekeepers and maids from the noble families who stayed behind were all discussing which family the shabby maid who had just left came from.

When someone recognized her as the maidservant of the Third Young Master's wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion, they couldn't help but think of the Earl of Yong'an's Mansion.

The harsh title of a concubine's daughter was like a boomerang, hitting Li in the face.

Su Xinya lost her daughter and her son died of smallpox.

He wouldn't leave either, and looked sick wherever he went. Su Xinya felt so distressed.

The continuous blows also made Su Xinya's skin, which was well maintained, dark yellow, and she lost three points of weight.

Su Xinya, who was not very fat to begin with, became extremely thin. After the prince had warned her several times, she came to Xiluanyuan less and less often.

Su Xinya didn't have the energy to notice that only Nanny Zhang and the four maids were very anxious.

Listening to the outsiders praising the Crown Princess, Si Hua and the other two were very anxious: "Madam Zhang, otherwise, you can persuade Concubine Su again. The little grandson is still young and needs the Crown Prince's attention. The Crown Prince has not come to our Xiluan Courtyard for two days. I just went to the kitchen to get some fresh ingredients, and I saw Lingqiao beside the Crown Princess. Not only did she take away the golden bird's nest that Concubine Su often eats, but she also took away the fresh fish that she stewed for the little grandson. She also mocked Concubine Su. If this goes on, it doesn't matter if we, as servants, are scolded a few times, but when it comes to Concubine Su and the little grandson, I will never tolerate it."

"Yes, Madam Zhang, please try to persuade Concubine Su. Many people outside are also saying..." As if she realized that she had said the wrong thing, Siqi quickly changed the subject and continued, "Crown Prince, because of the good deeds of the Crown Princess, she was highly praised by the Emperor. I heard that this morning the Crown Princess came back from the Queen's Palace and received many rewards. The Queen also sent a lot of food and clothes to the eldest princess who was raised outside the city. As for Concubine Su, since Princess Leling was critically ill, the Queen sent someone to inquire about the situation. Since then, there has been no more, Madam, our master..."

Siqi also expressed her concerns.

At the same time, they were completely open to Nanny Zhang. In their minds, Nanny Zhang was sometimes more important than the eldest lady.

Especially during the more than one year I spent in the Prince’s Mansion.

Although Siqin didn't say anything, her face was full of worry, and Nanny Zhang could see it.

Although Xia Xue had only been in the Prince's Mansion for a short time, she had experienced the fickleness of human nature due to her master's reputation in the Mansion.

Being favored and being out of favor are two completely different treatments.

"Madam Zhang, do you think we should ask the eldest lady to come over and admonish Concubine Su?" After all, she had just come from Li's side, and in Xia Xue's heart, Li's position was still the first.

Aunt Zhang glanced at Xia Xue and said calmly, "You guys stay outside and don't let anyone in. I'll go in and take a look."

"Yes!" The four girls answered happily in unison.

Xia Xue didn't think there was anything wrong with Nanny Zhang's expression.

After all, in her heart, Nanny Zhang was just like them, just a servant of the eldest lady.

At most, Nanny Zhang has been with the eldest girl for the longest time, so her words carry weight.

In the eighteenth year of Jingxuan, there were fewer banquets at the end of the year in the Dali Dynasty than ever before, and a grand palace banquet was out of the question.

One was the death of Princess Leling, and the other was the earthquake in Fengshui County.

A large number of disaster victims gathered in the capital, and many ladies and girls from wealthy families rarely went out to purchase items.

If the servants can be sent out, they will be sent out. If it is really not possible, the shopkeeper will be asked to bring the new styles directly to the door.

Compared to the rice shop, the business is mediocre and even at a loss.

The business of Jinxiufang, owned by Manager Chen, was much better. When Su Xinqing arrived at the door in a carriage, she saw Manager Chen and Xiao Fuzi getting ready to go out.

After a few brief greetings, he asked Banyue to put down the New Year's reward and asked Shanqing to drive the carriage to the rice shop to check the situation.

Because of the disaster victims, I learned that Manager Wu also opened a small porridge shop.

Only enough white rice porridge could be supplied to a hundred people every day.

The warm room they lived in did not exist. Shopkeeper Wu felt sorry for the people and settled the three families in his own yard.

"Shopkeeper Wu, the New Year is almost here. Can you buy a few pounds of pork tonight so that we can have a taste of meat? You see, the porridge stalls at the Prince's Mansion, the Mansion of Grand Secretary Yuan, and the Song family all said that they have meat porridge tonight. You can ask Aunt Wu to cook meat porridge for us tonight. We have been in the capital for more than a month. Look at my grandson, he is so skinny that his bones are just skin and bones. You can be kind and use the boss's money to make meat porridge for us tonight. The boss is not here anyway, so we can just report something lost when the time comes, isn't that enough? You see, the people living in the warm rooms of other families eat better than us. It's not your own money, so don't be so stingy." An old woman, her clothes were patched up.

However, he still tidied up and sat on the steps outside Su Xinqing's rice shop, talking loudly.

There was a boy sitting next to him, and a boy and a girl not far away. It was obvious that they were a family of four.

The little boy had an unhappy look on his face. He was staring at the meat buns in the bun shop diagonally opposite and drooling.

The old woman held the little boy's hand tightly, fearing that if she let go, her grandson would rush to the bun shop opposite.

"Mrs. Shi, what nonsense are you talking about? Shopkeeper Wu took us in and gave us food, how could you let him steal the owner's money? Isn't this making him a dishonest person?" A woman came out of the shop and saw Mrs. Shi and her family sitting at the door of the shop. She couldn't help but remind them, "Mrs. Shi, can you take them to the backyard? Aren't you ruining Shopkeeper Wu's business by sitting here? It would be bad for the neighbors to see you. How can they come in to buy things? Aren't you blocking other people's money?"

I was not very happy because other people were eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks recently, while I only had rice porridge and pickles to eat.

Now that she heard someone accusing her and her son's family, she stood up and said, "Widow Cao, you have no right to speak here. What's wrong? You want to be the proprietress of this shop? Don't you think about your own fate? You and your son, if our village hadn't taken pity on you and taken you and your mother with you, you would have died long ago. Now that you have curry favor with Shopkeeper Wu, you want to step on the corpses of our family and use them as your stepping stones to get to the top. You want to be Shopkeeper Wu's concubine? Don't you think about how old you are and how you are carrying a burden? Bah!"

Widow Cao, holding a piece of firewood in her hand at this time, threw it and wanted to step out, pretending that she did not hear the other party's unpleasant words.

However, Mrs. Shi was feeling very unhappy at the moment, so she would not let anyone go so easily.