Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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After breakfast, Sister Feng and Jia Lian went to the west courtyard of Jia She, who was having breakfast with her elder sister.

The two greeted Jia She, and Jia She asked them to sit by themselves, but the elder sister put down the spoon and bowed to Jia Lian and Sister Feng with arms folded, "Greetings, father and mother."

But Jia Lian said, "Oh, my daughter knows to say hello to her father." When she came up, she was about to hug her eldest sister.

With a cold face, Jia She snorted, "Sit down, and don't disturb my granddaughter's meal." Turning around, he smiled and said to the elder sister, "Ying'er is a good child, I have given my parents a good time, sit down and have a good meal. eat slowly"

Jia Lian retreated in embarrassment to watch the grandparents and grandchildren eat.The eldest sister is already proficient in drinking porridge with a spoon, and can accurately deliver the egg custard to her mouth. Jia She occasionally picks up a vegetable for the eldest sister and puts it on the spoon. The eldest sister can also follow the direction of the vegetable and put it in her mouth. inside.Sister Feng and Jia Lian opened their mouths wide, seeing the changes of the eldest sister in just a few days, they couldn't help admiring Jia She's teaching ability.

After dinner, Jia Amnesty asked Hongyu and Lvzhu to accompany the eldest sister to the flower hall to do puzzles, and he took Jia Lian and Sister Feng to the study in the front yard.

Jia Amnesty took a large envelope from the shelf in the study, took out a piece of paper from it, and handed it to the couple to read, and saw the word "Yonglian" in the letter.

Jia She said: "This is the word I picked up for you today. It was sent by Cheng Yin last night. Feng girl, I sent it to Yingchun's sister Jiaoyin yesterday. You have seen it, how do you feel?"

Sister Feng stood up and answered, Jia She waved her hand, "Sit down and discuss."

Sister Feng sat down and said, "I've met the four nuns, and I don't think they are the queen's confidantes, but rather people who have been trained today."

Jia Amnesty nodded, admiring Sister Feng's sensitivity in his heart.He asked, "Why do you say that?"

"The daughter-in-law talked to the nuns yesterday, and the nuns said, 'Good morning, we are good. This is the order from today.' If the empress is a confidant, it should be the empress's order."

Jia She praised, this daughter-in-law is well married, quick-witted, and decisive, and she is a perfect match for Jia Lian, who is so hesitant and kind-hearted.

Sister Feng saw that Jia Amnesty agreed, so she continued: "Shangyi, Shangyao, Shangfu, and Shangshi, these four nuns are all deputy assistants of several bureaus. They are capable, well-connected, and trusted by the present. In the younger sister's palace, there is no fear of any mistakes in the younger sister's palace. The younger sister enters the palace and will be the favorite concubine of today. The only thing that needs to be guarded against is that the younger sister gives birth to a son. Once the younger sister gives birth, someone is bound to make trouble; , and I’m afraid of hurting my body.”

Sister Feng paused, and then said: "The daughter-in-law has already mentioned this matter to the monk Yao Wangmao yesterday, and the news will probably be sent back to the palace today. Today, I will be deceived to know what my father and Yonglian want."

Speaking of Yong Lian, Sister Feng turned her head and winked at Jia Lian, only then did Jia Lian realize that Yong Lian was talking about herself.

Jia Amnesty said: "We have no intention of accumulating positions, and we also want to avoid getting involved in the battle for accumulating positions. Today, I have been with the empress and empress for more than ten years. We have shared joys and sorrows. This kind of relationship is not too great. You can't look at today. .Feng girl can think that the favorite concubine will only have daughters, which is really the only magic way to make the Spring Festival safe and our Jia family safe."

Jia Amnesty asked again: "Is it optional to bring people into the palace during the Spring Festival?"

Sister Feng smiled bitterly: "My sister's original two big girls, Si Qi is the granddaughter of Wang Shanbao's family. They can't be kept. They will be released after the Spring Festival. The other embroidered orange is similar to my sister's temperament. It is also honest and gentle. For those who think about it, this one can be brought in. The other little girls in my sister's yard are the same as the four big girls and four little girls I chose for my sister before, and will be inspected by several mothers to see which one is suitable for bringing in. gone."

Jia She nodded, "It's best to choose someone with a family. You can bring his family under the wings of our mansion, so as not to cause other troubles."

Jia Lian interjected, "My son went to several Zhuangzi these two days and saw that some of the little boys and girls were pretty good, so I ordered the Zhuangtou to send them here today."

Jia Amnesty nodded and said, "In a while, people from the Zhuangzi will arrive. Let's pick together. People whose parents and brothers are in our house are more reliable."

The couple nodded in agreement.

Sister Feng asked: "Should I prepare the things for my sister? What should I prepare? I also ask my father to guide my daughter-in-law."

The three of them were about to discuss in detail what Yingchun brought in. Jia Lian took the notes. Jia Amnesty didn't like Jia Lian's handwriting, and said bluntly: "From now on, you practice big characters for half an hour every day. How can you get it right? If you Both your daughter and son have better handwriting than you, how can you meet people?"

Jia Lian obediently stood up and answered, "Yes. From now on, my son will practice Chinese characters for half an hour every day."

Sister Feng was worried, "The empress didn't have many things to enter the palace at the beginning, how can my sister prepare for this? It is disrespectful to surpass the empress, it is too little. In the future, my sister will not use it together. It is not easy to send things in, and it is easy to cause accidents." .”

The three of them discussed and discussed, and listed some things that must be used and not easily obtained in the palace. The precious medicinal materials should be taken for five years.Yingchun likes to play chess, so she needs to prepare some special sets of Yunzi chessboards.As for the antique ornaments, Jia She said that it would be good to add a few pieces, and Sister Feng prepared some other clothing and jewelry.

The servant was outside announcing that Uncle Xiaoyun was coming, Jia She called in, took out another piece of paper from the big envelope just now, and wrote it to the Rongguo Hou's Mansion. .

"This is inscribed today, and the craftsman carefully made a plaque according to it. The words are carefully pasted and hung in this study."

Jia Yun took it carefully, looked at it and put it in the envelope, "Uncle, Yuner will go to deal with this matter first, and the people sent by Zhuangzi are waiting in the side hall and the yard."

Jia Amnesty nodded and let Jia Yun go.He took the lead, and Jia Lian helped Sister Feng to follow to the side hall.

The courtyard in the side hall was full of people, a group of boys and a group of girls. It seemed that Zhuangtou sent all of them with age.

Jia Amnesty was sitting in the side hall, and several village heads hurried forward to kneel and kowtow, "Greetings to Lord Hou, and greetings to Lord Hou. Greetings to Second Master and Grandma."

Jia Lian put Sister Feng in order, called the heads of the village to stand up, and said, "Whether it's from the Zhuangzi outside, they will be called in by age groups. Let's call in boys and girls under the age of 8 first."

Zhuangtou knew that there was a third master Jia Cong who was about eight years old, and a girl who was about three years old in the mansion, so there were quite a lot of little boys and girls brought here today.

Jia Amnesty chose two honest-looking boys for Jia Cong and three bright little girls for the elder sister.Sister Feng chose two young boys to be errand servants in the inner and outer houses.

From eight to 12 years old, Jia She chose three little boys, and Sister Feng chose two little girls.

12 to 14 years old are the last group of three people who are selected most carefully. In the end, Jia She chose three girls, Jia Lian chose two to be servants, and Sister Feng also chose two girls.

Others, Sister Feng arranged to give 100 big money every day, stay in the mansion and have a good meal, and asked Zhuangtou to take it back.

After lunch, Jia Amnesty, together with Jia Lian and Sister Feng, called the five little girls over 12 years old and asked about their families one by one.They also invited the four maids from Yingchun to come and questioned them. They were quite satisfied with the five girls they selected, so they took them back and placed them in Yingchun's yard.

Within three days, Yingchun was very disturbed by the presence of so many people in the yard.Before dinner, Yingchun took Si Qi and Xiuju to Sister Feng's room, and held Sister Feng's hand, "Sister-in-law, there are more people in my yard, right?"

Sister Feng patted Yingchun's hand, "The four nuns are your teaching nuns. You see, the eldest sister is now four nuns. When Si Qi is released after the year, you will only have Xiuju by your side. The old lady It is often said that when one kicks out and eight feet strides, there are at least four first-class maids and four second-class maids around the girl. As for the little girls, they are not counted. Seeing that there are many people in your yard, Mammy will I helped you choose, and finally you have to choose seven top-notch ones, plus embroidered oranges, to make up eight. After three months, the selection is completed, and a few are eliminated, and there will not be many."

Only then did Yingchun feel relieved, and Sister Feng asked her a few more words, telling her that if there was anything inappropriate about Yingchun, she must let the nanny know, she must tell herself, and then she let Yingchun go back.

After dinner, Yingchun's mother-in-law, and Wang's mother in charge of the Pharmacy Bureau came to see Sister Feng, and said straight to the point, "Grandma, what prescription did you say?"

Sister Feng took Nanny Wang to the West Room, told Ping'er to hold the door, and called Nanny Wang to come over and talk in detail.

Wang Momo's eyes widened in surprise: "It's that simple?"

Sister Feng smiled: "Mommy find more people to try, and then you will know."

Wang Momo nodded, "That's right, the easier something is, the simpler it is."

"Besides, this thing is cheap. Washing your face with water can also whiten your skin. You can also take a bath."

Nanny Wang had an epiphany, and the two smiled at each other, bid farewell to Sister Feng and left.