The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Although Xiaotao and Xiaoju did not enter the mansion at the same time, they were sent to Linhu Courtyard together. Later, they experienced their master contracting smallpox together, so the friendship between the two was naturally different from that of ordinary maids.

Originally, Yang Qi had few maids around her. Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju were first-class maids and were Yang Qi's right-hand men. Their lives were quite comfortable. However, ever since Yang Qi contracted smallpox, the old lady sent Mother Fan and Jing Shan over, and Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju became more and more marginalized in Linhu Courtyard.

Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju each took a steamed bun from the table and sat down at the table. Xiao Tao took a bite of the still warm bun and said uncomfortably: "Xiao Ju, since Xin Che and the others came to the yard, we have become more free."

Xiaoju was a little surprised when she heard Xiaotao's words. Isn't it good to have a leisurely life? Is being a maid meant to be busy from morning till night? Although she thought so in her heart, Xiaoju still nodded to Xiaotao.

Indeed, during this period, the only people serving Yang Qi personally were Mother He, and occasionally Mother Fan and Jing Shan. The cleaning of the yard was done by the three new maids, Xin Che, so Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju had a rare chance to relax.

Accustomed to Xiaoju's silence, Xiaotao said somewhat depressedly: "I haven't even been into the young lady's study room in these days." Xiaotao and Xiaoju were both sold to the Duke of Song's Mansion by their father because their families were too poor.

Xiao Tao followed Yang Qi, hoping to save up her dowry in the Duke of Song's mansion. When she was old enough, she would be released by Yang Qi and marry into a good family. Although Yang Qi did not give too many rewards to the maids, the monthly salary accumulated over a long period of time in the Duke of Song's mansion would be a good dowry. Now that she was eating and living in the mansion, Xiao Tao had no place to spend money.

As Yang Qi's personal maid, Xiao Tao could not fail to notice that Yang Qi began to distance herself from her after recovering from smallpox. Unfortunately, the maids and servants favored by Yang Qi were either the old people left by the Gu family or the people sent by the old lady. No matter which side it was, Xiao Tao, a maid with no power in the mansion, could not offend them.

But to be honest, if Xiaotao hadn't been in Linhu Courtyard, she would never have reached the level of a first-class maid.

Xiao Tao wanted to say something else, but at this time Xin Yun also came into the room to prepare for dinner. Xiao Tao then stopped talking and started to concentrate on eating.

Where there are people, there are disputes. Yang Qi has already understood this truth since his rebirth. Yang Qi can see clearly the twists and turns of Linhu Courtyard. The maids and servants in this courtyard can be roughly divided into three categories. Each category has a different loyal master and a different way of obtaining benefits.

After dinner, Yang Qi practiced a few big characters first, and then took a short nap when it was time for nap.

On the way to Wutong Courtyard in the afternoon, Yang Qi deliberately slowed down his pace and looked carefully along the way. It must be said that the mansion is now increasingly filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, so the eldest brother Song Yangqing and the fourth brother Song Yangyao should be back soon, right? Yang Qi asked Mother Fan behind him, "Mother Fan, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away, so should the eldest brother and the fourth brother come back?"

Mother Fan calculated the time behind her and said, "It's getting close. I guess there will be news in a few days."

Thinking of his fourth brother Yang Yao, Yang Qi couldn't help but feel sad. His fourth brother had been learning martial arts from General Xu since he was a child. He was very skilled in martial arts at a young age. Later, he followed General Xu to the battlefield and became a soldier. However, the good times didn't last long. Just when Yang Yao began to make achievements, he died in battle. Xu couldn't stand the two consecutive blows of Yang Qing being demoted and Yang Yao dying in battle. He fell seriously ill and his health deteriorated day by day.

"Miss, we've arrived at Wutong Courtyard." Noticing that Yang Qi was a little absent-minded, Mrs. Fan reminded her.

Yang Qi looked at the gate and said, "Oh, okay."

Under the dual influence of Mr. Yang's guidance and his own hard work, Yang Qi's handwriting is now becoming more and more powerful.

When the class was about to end, Mr. Yang took out Yang Qi and Yang Lan's homework from yesterday and said, "Yang Qi, your handwriting has improved a lot. You need to keep working hard."

Mr. Yang, who was used to having a stern face, suddenly praised himself. Yang Qi felt happy. His arms were swollen from writing these days. Fortunately, he saw hope and progress, otherwise it would be even harder.

After class, Yang Lan looked at Yang Qi's homework, nodded and said with a smile: "Third sister, your handwriting has indeed improved a lot now, congratulations."

Yang Qi smiled and said: "I can't compare to my second sister, but I will work hard."

Listening to Yang Qi's words, Yang Lan said, "Where there is a will there is a way. Second sister believes in you. By the way, my grandfather recently gave me a brush. I think it's good. I'll ask Yu Lu to bring it over later."

There were no ordinary things around Yang Lan, and they were sent by Marquis Yongyi. Yang Qi's eyes lit up immediately. She only had the pen sent by Xu Shi, which was not enough: "Second sister, thank you!"

Yu Lu, who was standing by, was a little anxious when she heard Yang Lan's words. This was the money that Marquis Yong Yi had spent a lot of effort to find for the young lady. How could he let the third young lady just take it away so easily? As a maid, Yu Lu did not dare to speak because everyone was there.

When they arrived at Linhu Courtyard, the Bi Yu Lu that Yang Lan had sent was also delivered.

Yang Qi picked it up and took a closer look. It turned out to be a Shanlian Hu brush! As the saying goes, "Huzhou produces pens, and the craftsmen are all over the country. The pens are made by people from Huzhou. The place is called Shanlian Village. There is a mountain called Hanshan in the village. There is a pagoda on the top of the mountain, which is as tall as a brush."

Yang Qi was holding the brush in his hand, feeling extremely happy. His second sister was so generous that she even gave away this Shanlian Lake brush. He didn't know how to return the favor. Now, Yang Lan's attitude towards him was much better than in his previous life. In his previous life, Yang Lan was always polite to him, and the things he gave him were impeccable, but they were not so touching to him.

Yu Lu looked at the overjoyed Third Miss, but she was still a little angry and said, "Third Miss, this money was specially found by Marquis Yong Yi for you."

Yang Qi felt unhappy when she heard Yu Lu's words. Yu Lu's words clearly said that she was stealing someone's love, but it was not her turn to say more about what happened between her and Yang Lan. However, Yu Lu was Yang Lan's personal maid, so Yang Qi could not say more.

Yang Qi said, "I know that my second sister has deep feelings for me. Yulu, do you have any opinions?"

Listening to Yang Qi's words, Yu Lu began to regret a little and replied: "Miss San, Yu Lu doesn't dare."

Without continuing with Yu Lu, Yang Qi turned around and went back to the house. It was the first time he got such a good pen, so he had to take a good look at it to see what was different about the words written with this Shanlianhu pen and why this pen was so famous all over the world!