The story of a noble girl

Chapter 268

This story, he can't tell the feeling, why?This kind of story is for children, but adults are so addicted to it?For example, on a rainy day when I was a child, I watched my mother's expression when she sat in front of the window and listened to the rain.

King Ning was a little distracted, what was going on, this kind of story was full of childlike fun, but it was so touching and sentimental.

Lotus said: "Miss, why do I feel like I'm panicking after hearing this story. Little prince, he, he is obviously dead..."

King Ning said: "Lotus is a sweetheart. Just now your lady said that the little prince is not dead, but has returned to the place where he came from."

The lotus cried again: "If you return to the place you came from, you will die."

Lin Xiaoning said in her heart: Lotus, I also cried when I saw it at first, and I had the same thought as you.

But he smiled on his face: "It was originally a story for children. When you return to the place you came from, the children of course understand that you have returned to the stars. Even if you think that the little prince is dead, he will return to the place he came from after death." , how do you know that in the next life, the little prince will not be able to find his beloved flower and the little fox who enlightened him?"

He Hua's eyes lit up: "Yes, Miss, the little prince has returned to the place where he came from..."

King Ning laughed and said, "The little prince returns to the place where he came from. This is the most touching part of the story. This story is a story that both adults and children can listen to."

The Little Prince was originally a fairy tale written for adults.

Lin Xiaoning smiled and said, "Lotus, what are you standing there for, you just refill his water, but you don't know how to refill me."

Only then did Hehua come to her senses, and filled Lin Xiaoning's teacup with water, and said embarrassingly, "Six princes, miss, I'm really sorry, I'm really fascinated..."

Lin Xiaoning smiled and said, "You sneaked over to listen to the story, and just stood there sneaking around, a pot of water would have been cold long ago."

Lotus was extremely embarrassed: "It's all my fault, next time the straw cover on the surface of the pot should be thicker..."

Lin Xiaoning laughed even harder, Lotus is avoiding the serious and taking the light of it.I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but He Hua has been by her side since returning to Beijing, especially when King Ning was around, He Hua never let the two of them spend too long together alone.This must have been instigated by the sister-in-law in Taocun, fearing that something bad would happen before the marriage and it would attract rumors.Zeng Yanyan is a lesson from the past.

In fact, King Ning also noticed the same thing, he noticed it when he was in Taocun.But he doesn't mind, the enthusiasm in the past is fate, and the warmth is love now, both of which make him feel satisfied.Anyway, he will get married soon, so what's the difference between half a year earlier and half a year later, anyway, the girl is destined to be his, even the sky star is the same.

Every time I see the girl's coquettishness, it is really unbearable impulse, but I feel that behind this kind of patience is more expectation, this kind of suffering is like flirting with infinite emotion.

The lotus said again: "My lord, wait a moment, Miss, I'll go change the water and come back..."

After speaking, he disappeared in a hurry.

Lin Xiaoning couldn't help but laugh.Looking at each other with King Ning, King Ning also had a clear expression on his face.Immediately, Lin Xiaoning felt a little embarrassed.King Ning said with a smile: "Lotus is a careful and polite person."

This means something.

Lin Xiaoning laughed even more uncomfortably.

On the afternoon of the second day, the maid in the palace assigned by King Ning was sent to the Yixian Mansion by the steward of King Ning's Mansion.

The nanny, whose surname is Cui, looks very healthy in her 30s, but she is unsmiling and looks extremely dignified.Speak rigorously, advance and retreat with restraint, and do not reveal anything.

The steward of Prince Ning's Mansion smiled and said: "From now on, Nanny Cui will follow Miss Yixian. The old nanny in Madam Cui's palace has a very high status in the palace."

Lin Xiaoning and Nanny Cui greeted each other.

Early in the morning, Lotus carefully and attentively prepared a room for the coming mother. The room was next to the lotus. Except for the servants, all the other rooms in the Yixian Mansion were filled with high-quality furniture and furnishings.They were all bought by Zeng Yanyan back then, a lot of them.

The nanny's room is more refined than the lotus room.All kinds of decorations, wooden boxes, cabinets, high-quality dressing tables, high-quality smooth and bright copper mirrors, etc...

The big carved red sandalwood bed is covered with gauze curtains, and when it is put down, it is a small world. The hooks of the curtain are all very beautifully tied knots of thick silk thread and jade hooks.These are all Zeng Yanyan's handwriting. These small things are all of the best quality, so they can only be put in the warehouse to be dusted.It would be ridiculous to have to repurchase a few times.

As long as you don't go over the decorations in Lin Xiaoning's room, it's not overstepping.

The quilts are brand new, with a fine white cotton lining and a beautiful satin surface.The pillows are a pair of dried chrysanthemums and a pair of cotton pillows, which can sleep reliably...

Lotus carefully showed Mother Cui around the room.The bedroom has a wooden floor and a wooden waist wall.It looks clean and comfortable.

Now the wealthy people in the capital have rebuilt their clean rooms, but unlike the Yixian Mansion, which has many rooms and few people, it is possible to open up two rooms and repair them into one. The bedroom is larger and the clean room is brighter and more spacious.The floor of the clean room is covered with patterned, uneven non-slip tiles.The walls are covered with sapphire tiles.There is also an exquisite screen that softly separates the latrine from the bathing area.Outside the screen is a washbasin stand, on which there is a copper basin and a few new soft handkerchiefs.

In the spacious clean room, there is a latrine that is as white as jade, and there is a wooden stool beside it, which is a special seat for children and old women. There is a hole in the middle, and the wooden stool can be placed on the pit to sit on it for convenience.Nowadays, in latrine shops all over the country, such sitting frames are very easy to sell.It is naturally inconvenient for children and noble ladies to squat for a long time.The seat frame solves this problem.The seat frame is also wrapped with a soft cloth surface, with a layer of cotton wadding inside.This face is tied up and can be removed and washed.

Lin Xiaoning does not intend to make a porcelain toilet. In ancient times, there was no running water, and the toilet could easily harbor dirt and produce peculiar smells.The current squatting pit is also the oldest type without a water pipe in the previous life.She used that kind when she was young, and the flushing was done manually, unlike the new squatting pits later, which were all connected to the water pipes, and the water was flushed from the edge of the pit.In ancient times, this kind of old-fashioned, there was no dark groove in the edge of the pit, but the flushing brush was cleaner.

There are also small bamboo baskets hanging on the wall beside the pit, where you can put some cotton towels and toilet paper and other things.And a huge white porcelain vat filled with clean water.

Nanny Cui hummed calmly, expressing her satisfaction.

The arrival of Nanny Cui means that Lin Xiaoning's head will be big.

The original intention was for Mammy Cui to teach the lotus flower and the four big maids who came up, Chun'er, Hua'er, Qiu'er, and Yue'er.

Unexpectedly, Nanny Cui also set her sights on Lin Xiaoning, and the next day she said that she would spend two hours a day teaching her various postures such as walking, sitting, smiling, and looking, as well as various etiquette rules.

Lin Xiaoning realized it only then, no wonder Zeng Yanyan once said in private that the royal family is not so easy to get into.

Lin Xiaoning frowned and said, "Mother Cui, you are here to teach He Hua and my maid, not to teach me."

Nanny Cui put on a faint smile that hadn't changed for a hundred years, and said politely: "Miss will be Concubine Ning, and these etiquettes naturally need to be known."

"It's enough for the mother to teach lotus and spring flowers and autumn moon with all her heart, but I don't need it. If I want to understand these, what do I need them to do?"

"Miss, they naturally have something they want to learn. What Miss learns is different from what they learn."

Lin Xiaoning still respected this kind of nanny in the palace, and said very politely: "Mommy Cui, you should teach them first, train them well first..."

Cui Momo said seriously: "Miss is An Lehou's eldest granddaughter, she is also a medical fairy lady, she is also in charge of the imperial medical hospital, and she will also be Princess Ning. How can I not learn these etiquettes?"

Lin Xiaoning still smiled politely: "Mrs. Cui, you can teach them what they need to learn first."

Madam Cui said: "Great family, aristocratic family, these etiquettes have been learned since childhood, and a good upbringing will give you the bearing of a wealthy family. Miss has never practiced it since she was a child, so let's not miss it now. Please start today." , start learning."

Lin Xiaoning was a little impatient, and ignored her, turned around and ordered Li Er to prepare a car and go to Taifu's residence and Mr. Hu's residence.Send the written articles of association of Sanqiantang to the two wives.At noon, I had dinner with Mrs. Hu in Mrs. Hu's mansion, and asked Mrs. Hu to help find a male steward who could write and count.

Madam Hu agreed with a smile.

After discussing with Mrs. Hu about the regulations of Sanqiantang for a long time, and then chatting for a long time, Lin Xiaoning returned to the mansion in the afternoon.

But the old woman who watched the concierge hesitated and stammered in a low voice: "Miss, Hehua and Chunhua Qiuyue were forced to kneel after you left. Mother Zhao went to intercede and was scolded by Nanny Cui. Poor girl Hehua and Chunhua Qiuyue The girl has been kneeling until now, neither eating nor drinking..."

What does this mean? Is this Mammy Cui trying to show her off?Lin Xiaoning suppressed the discomfort in her heart: "Where are they kneeling?"

Mother Zhao also rushed over: "Miss..."

"Tell me what's going on." Lin Xiaoning frowned.

"Miss, I... I don't know much about this servant. I only know that shortly after you left the house, Miss Hehua and Chunhua Qiuyue were punished to kneel down. The servant went to talk about it, and Madam Cui said that teaching rules requires clear rewards and punishments. As a servant, The mother in charge, however, sees that the servants are pampered and coquettish without rules and rules, and don't care about it... She also said that there is no half-rule in the Yixian Mansion, and it is necessary to overcorrect, and let the servants know what the rules and manners are... ...Miss, the previous family of the servants was also a big family in the capital, and they were also trained by Mrs. Taifu..." Mama Zhao's group of servants made Lin Xiaoning's head swell.

"Who told you to call me a slave, didn't you tell me not to call you that?"

"Miss, Nurse Cui said, you must call it that way, the young lady does this because she is sympathetic to the servants, but the subordinates deceive the young lady to be easy to talk, and if you follow the pole, you will lose your duty as a servant, and you will lose the rules. There are no rules in the world. , A servant is a servant, and a young lady is a young lady..." Mother Zhao said aggrievedly.

"Okay, got it." Lin Xiaoning walked to his courtyard while talking, only to see that the courtyard was empty.

"What about Lotus and the others, didn't they say they were punished to kneel?"

Mother Zhao carefully said: "Miss Hui, the lotus and the others are not here, they are punished by kneeling in the backyard. Cui Nanny said that the punishment for kneeling cannot be punished in the courtyard of the lady, so as not to make the lady stare at her, and the house of the lotus also said that she would move. Go to the servant's room."

"Understood, you go down..." Lin Xiaoning nodded.

Sure enough, the people they sent were not so easy to use.The rules are not as easy to learn as they say.Especially the rules in the palace, that is the most troublesome.

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