The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 133: Apprenticeship (1)
After Zhao Jing finished her lunch, she walked around the Ziwei Garden again from inside to outside.The bedroom is in the east room, and the bed is placed in the bisha kitchen. There is a dressing table under the carved wooden window, and there are various kinds of dowry. There are several pots of orchids on the flower stand in the corner. Although there are no buds, they are also growing lushly. .

The second room is a big kang facing the window. There is a antique rack on the side of the wall. There are a few antiques scattered on it. Nothing is missing.

The two partitions on the west side have become a study room, with iron wood bookshelves three feet high against the wall, and wooden ladders on the side to facilitate people's access to books.There are not many books on the bookshelf, so Zhao Jing flipped through them casually. Except for a few books like "Women's Training" and "Women's Precepts" that she might use in teaching, most of the books record the customs of Dayong. miscellaneous notes.She flipped through a book on a whim, and found it interesting.

Such conditions are really much better than those three houses on Gulou Street.Sometimes Zhao Jing looks down on herself, knowing that it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, and it is just an excuse to go from extravagant to frugal, but once this body develops the problem of coquettishness, it really cannot be cured overnight.

She sighed, glanced at the hourglass in the corner, guessed that Mrs. Xu had already rested, so she got up and changed a set of clothes, and went to Songhe Hall to pay her respects to the old man.

Xu Si'an left after lunch, this time he really went out.He was late all morning, and he couldn't justify it if he didn't get down to business.

In the old lady's room, Qi Jiahui, Qi Jiabao, Xu Xian, and Sun Yu'e were all there. These were Zhao Jing's four future students, and today was the time when they were going to meet their husband.

In fact, the twins are still young and haven't reached the time of enlightenment, but they just play with each other.Besides, Qi Jiabao is a boy, so he will definitely move to the outer courtyard in the future.Only Xu Xian and Sun Yu'e had to be disciplined strictly.

Zhao Jing greeted Mrs. Xu, and sat down in a proper manner. The servant girl brought tea, and the old lady asked her: "Is the yard tidy up for the girl used to live? I don't understand these things. Mama Zhang cleaned it up."

It would be strange if Mrs. Xu knew how to tidy up the house. Zhao Jing sometimes felt a headache about the decoration of her room. There were all kinds of weird things in a mess.But, as an old lady, maintaining a happy mood is naturally the most important thing, so Zhao Jing thinks it's okay.

What's rare is that the old lady has this heart for herself.

"Mother Zhang cleaned up very well, much better than when I lived at home." Zhao Jing replied with a smile, and when she lowered her eyes to serve the tea, she saw Sun Yu'e glanced at her with a little contempt from the corner of her eyes.

Zhao Jing drank tea lightly, her expression was cold and elegant, usually people who like to look down on others are often the ones who have the most low self-esteem.Sun Yu'e is not a fool, she is the eldest lady of Marquis Wu'an's mansion, but her surname is not Xu, and she is the adopted daughter of Marquis Wu'an in name, but she did not enter the ancestral hall.This kind of status is actually not impenetrable, the only thing she can rely on is the exclusive favor of Mrs. Xu.

"Girl, don't be too polite, old lady, I know that the gold and silver nests outside are not as good as the dog kennels at home. People, I always live comfortably at home." Mrs. Xu spoke bluntly, but these few words were taken seriously. Warm heart.Zhao Jing suddenly had a higher opinion of Mrs. Xu, she was kind and kind, but not mean. Even if she was a little confused about some things, it was not a serious problem.

"The old lady is being polite. I'm here to be a husband. The old lady treats me like a guest. I can't bear it anymore." Zhao Jing said, stood up, and respectfully blessed the old lady. Body, she really wanted to thank Mrs. Xu.

Since they are apprentices, offering tea is indispensable. The twins and Xu Xian both offered tea in a respectful manner, but only Sun Yu'e was left with an expression of reluctance.Zhao Jing came out of the palace, and served the queen mother and the emperor, no matter whose house she went to, who would dare to show her face?Although she knew that she was now sheltering in the Hou's Mansion, she would not accept such idleness.

"After drinking the tea for apprenticeship, I will be your teacher from now on." Zhao Jing put down the teacup, smiled and said to her three students, glanced coldly at Sun Yu'e who was standing aside, and said lightly: "Mr. Miss's cup of tea is probably out of reach, anyway, since you and I don't have the fate of teachers and students, then don't force it, the old lady can also find another good teacher for the eldest girl."

Sun Yu'e was stunned for a moment before realizing what Zhao Jing meant!
She actually denied herself as a student in front of the old lady?Sun Yu'e's expression was almost broken at this time. She looked at Zhao Jing in disbelief. The man was sitting on the mahogany carved official hat chair, and one hand casually picked up the blue and white porcelain tureen on the coffee table. , I didn't even look at myself!
This is completely different from what Sun Yu'e expected before!She looked at Zhao Jing's indifferent face, and her cheeks flushed when she rubbed them.Her original wishful thinking was that Zhao Jing would give Mrs. Xu some face. Even if she didn't respect tea, she could only suffer this hidden loss. It could be regarded as a blow to Zhao Jing. Knowing that she failed to show off her majesty, Zhao Jing over there actually gave herself back...

(End of this chapter)