The clever maid of the red mansion

After September, Liu'er's body has been full for three months, and she can finally go out for a walk. Of course, she has to bring a group of maids and women to follow, and there must be people around.

Now there is no need for Mr. Feng to explain, Nanny Li and Dong'er Honghua are much more nervous than her.

What happened in the general's mansion in the past few months taught them the most real and vivid lesson, knowing that people's hearts are sinister, and it's not 01:30 to have a strong sense of urgency.

After Double Ninth Festival, Liu'er noticed that her visitors started to increase.

Except for Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhang who visit occasionally, the eldest wife Li and the second wife Shi of the eldest house live in the general's mansion, so they usually follow Liu when he comes. They didn't come here to take a look, but they were all knowledgeable and interesting people.

Not to mention, Feng Yu occasionally brought his younger sister over to help her mother deliver something, or took an embroidered handkerchief and asked Liu Er to point it out.

After coming here a few times, Liu'er became a little confused, and murmured to Nanny Li privately, "Could it be that the monkey has become a king when the wife is not in the mansion? It can't be like this. In the past, the wife didn't have much authority, so it's true everywhere." Overwhelmed them."

Mrs. Li is old and mature, she smiled when she heard the words, and stopped the little clothes in her hand, "Grandma, you are a fan of the authorities, what do you mean by being called a king? Let me talk about the two young mistresses, who are only a few years older than grandma, and they are both The daughter of the official family, who is spoiled and spoiled, is actually not as good as grandma. The people in the mansion are about the same age, and they don’t know much and are curious. Who else will come besides grandma! Fortunately, they are young, and grandma can talk for a while if she wants to socialize , Just to relieve the boredom, if you don’t like it, let’s get rid of it. Grandma is like this now, anyway, they dare to pick on you. I think it’s the original intention of Grandma to let them come. As for the two Miss Sun, the younger one is just curious, and the older one I must have wanted to learn some needlework. I didn’t look at it five or six times, but three times I held an embroidered handkerchief. I’m afraid I’ve worked hard for you, so it’s hard to explain. Now that you have a body, it’s even harder to talk to you. Learn something like that."

Liu'er thought about it carefully, isn't that the case.In the past, Mrs. Zhang also expressed such intentions, but after Liu'er announced the good news, she didn't mention it again.

But now, even she herself is watched by everyone and doesn't start sewing, let alone Mrs. Zhang.Suddenly, something came to mind, "Sister, tell me, the second young lady's surname is Shi, is she related to Shi Hou's family? Last time I was curious, and I got distracted for a while, but I forgot to ask."

Now I heard that the people brought by Liu'er in Taoyuan basically have a firm foothold, and they are familiar with the servants in the mansion. Liu'er is not very clear about many things, but they are clear about all of them.

"Although there are relatives, they are from the same family, separated from the grandfather. Now Shihou's branch has only a bare title, and it is barely supported inside. On the other hand, the branch of the Second Young Mistress's family is a family of poems and books. Her father Now he is serving as Shaoqing in Dali Temple, the eldest brother has let go of his post, and there are several other brothers who seem to be up to date, and their family background is much better than that of the eldest and youngest grandmother."

Some things, Liu'er only knows a little bit, after all, she is a junior, and she doesn't have much contact with them on weekdays.Liu'er and Zhang's housekeeper could count the things they had said to those two with one slap.

"I heard that the grandfather of the eldest grandma was a governor, and her father seems to be a third-rank official, and her mother's family is from the sister-in-law's family. How is it not as good as the Shi family?" Liu'er couldn't help being surprised when she heard Mammy Li's words. .

"Hey, my grandma, it's all right now, at least you should be more considerate. Now that we don't show up together, we will go out in the future, and we won't recognize relatives when we meet them. It's a big joke."

No need for Nanny Li to tell her, Liu'er also realized it, but fortunately there is still time to make amends, so she listened attentively to Nanny Li's talk about ancient times.

"That's the way it is. But six or seven years ago, since her grandfather, Mr. Li, suddenly fell ill and passed away, the Li family seemed to have lost their pillars. The sons were not high-ranking officials, and their talents were mediocre. Where is the original Xuanhe. On the contrary, there are two cousins ​​who passed the Jinshi examination, but they are young after all, but because they have some good relatives, it’s okay to look outside anyway. This is not our nonsense. A woman of mine, she likes to move around, her mouth is broken..."

Liu'er was thinking about something while listening to the servants in the room.Now there are two daughters-in-law in Mrs. Liu's house. Mrs. Li gave birth to a girl, who is only two years old now. It is said that she is weak and doesn't go out very much.On the other hand, the second youngest mistress, Shi Shi, gave birth to a son early last year, and now she is less than two years old. Liu'er only saw her once, so Shi Shi took it very seriously and didn't bring it out easily.But now that Mrs. Li is gone, they feel a little more relaxed.

These are nothing, anyway, the two young mistresses are both in their 20s, even older than Feng Ziying.That day she heard two people talk about how the concubine's room was in the room. There were two concubines who had passed the Ming road in their room. They had the dowry brought by her, and the girl next to her mother-in-law was given by Liu Shi.It was what happened the day before yesterday, Liu Eryou remembered the way the two of them looked at her when they talked about this, with hints in their eyes.

Although Third Master Feng promised not to take concubines at the beginning, he didn't think about it deeply before.Now it has been nearly two months since she knew she was pregnant, although the two of them still sleep together, it is considered a rule.When Feng Ziying couldn't help it, she just settled with Liu'er's fifth girl twice, and she knew it was not fun.Besides, Mr. Feng, a person who has just eaten meat in the past [-] years, suddenly stopped eating meat. He must feel uncomfortable in his stomach, although Liu'er has not noticed anything...

It's hard for others to say, but her sister Yang Xiu's son, just as Liu'er also wanted to ask about her brother-in-law, so she sent someone to deliver some things to the godmother, and asked her sister to come over and sit down.

Sister Yang Xiu was quite straightforward, she came the next day, and said as soon as she entered the door, "The last time I came was only five or six days ago, I didn't expect my sister to be inseparable from my sister now, I am very relieved."

Liu'er gave up her seat, and the girl poured tea.Sister Yang Xiu is now hearing that Taoyuan can come and go freely, especially her brother-in-law Feng Sanye is not here, she is very casual, she sat down and smiled, "Tell me, why are you looking for your sister?"

How could Liu'er have the nerve to say it in front of the servants, dismissed the people who served her, thought about it for a while, and then said, "It's not a big deal, I just wanted to ask, brother-in-law's several concubines, all When did you pay it, but did the old lady give it to my sister when she was pregnant?"

Sister Yang Xiu didn't understand anything, she smiled immediately, and said angrily, "You, why are you so anxious about such a small matter? If it's really important, I would have told you earlier. Your mother-in-law used to In the mansion, I was still worried. I was afraid that when you had it for a while, she would take the opportunity to stuff people into your room. After that, I was relieved. Huh, this is what our sisters said in private, when I After following your brother-in-law, isn’t it because my wife was pregnant and the old lady took the opportunity to squeeze her in. At that time, they fought fiercely, and the mother-in-law wanted to take care of the house, but the wife brought everything in the house, not to mention the servants, madam I'm also capable, how could I let go so easily, so my mother-in-law used the excuse of helping my daughter-in-law to look after me..."

What happened later, Liu'er can guess a thing or two without sister Yang Xiu's telling.After her birthday, she and Fu Shi fell in love with each other for a long time, and they naturally hooked up. At that time, Yang Xiu's sister had no better place to go than to follow Fu Shi.

"I'm talking about my own background, so I won't talk about it. Anyway, Madam also gave the uncle one of the servants by her side. Now she is our Aunt Wu. At that time, she was less likely to trip me up! She deserves it now. Eggs came out! Later when I was pregnant with Brother Gui, my wife was not in good health, she also learned from her mother-in-law, and gave a girl beside her to the uncle as a roommate. From the time I found out that I was pregnant to giving birth, it was six or seven months , It would be nice to see the uncle at most two or three times a month! Anyway, the Fu family had no grandson at that time, so I endured it. Brother Gui got better after he was born. Later, my wife lost my housekeeper, and sold the girl by mistake! As for Brother Huaisong, the old lady repeated the old trick and brought a girl over. She was afraid that I would be dismissed again, so she directly ordered to bring up my aunt, who is our current Aunt Xia. Fortunately, your brother-in-law is just like an official. There are no beauties sent by the peak or flattery, otherwise you think how many quiet ones are there in the backyard of the official lord!"

Liu'er was taken aback by what she said, thinking about what she had seen along the way, she understood, but she was really uncomfortable.

"I know my brother-in-law is a good one. You have been married for a short time, but now your relationship is just right. It's like mixing oil with honey. It's hard to talk about it in the future, but now it's better to talk about it. Although the brother-in-law promised not to take concubines at the beginning, look at the way the brother-in-law looks. , is also a man who promises everything, but he can't stop some goblins in the mansion from being seductive, and the house thief is hard to guard against! And now that the younger brother-in-law is in a good career, the one who is fawning on you must be tempted? Your family is not short of money , but who thinks there are too many beauties? How much is a man's ability proportional to the number of concubines in the backyard?"

"If you can't stop a man from being petty, it's always good to have sex later, and your friendship will be cultivated and thickened. Although people's hearts are changeable, they are fleshy after all. Every man is a man who is affectionate and righteous." Yes, it is better to respect your wife than to be ruthless, or greedy and lustful, let alone someone who is not good at doting on his concubine and destroying his wife."

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After being enlightened by her sister, although Liu Er understood a little bit in her heart, she just felt uncomfortable after all, secretly hated why men are so shameless!

When Feng Ziying came back in the evening, Liu Er was a little tired after a meal, and now it was really hard for Feng Ziying to greet her with a smile.

After dinner, the two sat and drank tea and talked to each other. Feng Ziying couldn't help it. She touched Liu'er's head with her hand and said, "What's the matter? When I left in the morning, I was alive and kicking? Who offended you? Now in the mansion, There is no one who dares to offend you, right?"

Liu'er shook her head and said impatiently, "Don't touch me, I'm not a child."

"Hehe, when I first recognized you, I was just a kid. I remember you kicking me, ouch, it seems like I was just getting dressed, and you kicked me with muddy footprints..."

"Touch it, touch it, it's been so long, thanks to you still remembering, what's there to say, really!" Liu'er thought of what happened at that time, and she also found it interesting, but her face couldn't be tense.

Seeing that Liu'er was in a better mood, Feng Ziying said again, "I heard that my sister came today, but what did you say? My brother-in-law has been appointed in a few days, and now he has been promoted by two levels. Seventy-eight out of ten are from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Yuanwailang. I discussed with him a little bit, and asked my father-in-law. Now it is better to stay in Beijing. When I release it to the outside world next time, I can mention it. At least it is possible to be a magistrate. But now I have to move Di'er, it's a good experience for a few years, and it won't be too late to go on, after all, he has not been reused by Jing Zhaoyin, and his experience is really limited."

"Understood, I don't need to worry about it." I was grateful in my heart, but my mood was still not high. Only men are interested in getting promoted and getting rich and taking concubines.

Seeing that this was not the case, Mr. Feng simply stopped guessing, moved away, held Liu'er in his arms, and softened his voice, "Finally, I can't guess anymore. That one dares to be disobedient, so it can be seen that this person is me out of ten. Now that I have listened to my wife’s instructions, how dare I make you unhappy. If I do something wrong unintentionally, my wife will still look at my son’s For the sake of it, if you forgive, you can forgive, and if you have something, you can change it, if you don't, then encourage it, okay..."

Feng Sanye is very clear-minded, he has never seen anything since he was a child, and he definitely has the means to coax people.Especially her own wife, she's been here since the beginning, she's become used to it, and soft-spoken and humble, it's nothing at all.Sometimes servants can't help but be mean when they are in the house, not to mention that now it's just the couple talking in private, it's even more embarrassing.

In the end, Liu'er couldn't bear it anymore, and said in a low voice, "...Now I am like this, what's the matter, you promised not to take concubines..." Why do you feel sorry for Feng San, something is wrong , must have been fed too much by him.

"Ah..." Mr. Feng knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. He had been busy with his feelings for a long time. The little lady was jealous and afraid that he would have a baby. He took the opportunity to ask for a concubine!

"Puff ha ha ha..." Seeing that the little lady was a little bit annoyed by his laughter, Feng Ziying quickly stopped, suppressed a smile, and whispered in Liu'er's ear while blowing, "You are so obedient, Let's have more sons, Mr. I mean what I say, and I will never take a concubine. Besides, my wife is so beautiful, so finding an ugly one is just an embarrassment for me. Actually... I asked the doctor, and after three months there will be no concubine. It's over, just...don't worry..."

Liu'er's face brightened first, then her eyes were smiling, and finally... her face turned red, and she said angrily, "Shameless!"

Not to mention the sweetness of the two that night, the two husband and wife had a tacit understanding, and Liu Er felt at ease.

However, there are always some big-hearted girls, after all, there is the inspirational example of the third grandma, since they can't learn to endure hardships, how about learning to reach the head office in one step?