The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 224 Zhang Luo Marriage (2)
"Then give me the things after you find them, but you'd better hurry up, the old lady is waiting for those gems to give Mr. Zhao a head start!" Zhang's mother gave Jixiang a chance to find those things, and told him She couldn't delay for too long, after all, Lord Hou had already won in Jiangnan, and the class teacher's return to court was just around the corner. Now that there was even an imperial decree to bestow marriage, their group would be finished sooner or later.

"Slave... slave girl knows..." Ji Xiang blesses her body and retreats from the room. It was getting dark outside, and she didn't bother to pass the dinner to the old lady, so she went back to her room.

Their eldest maid lived in Songhe Hall in the left and right wing rooms as soon as she entered the door, and the inside was tidy and tidy, which was really a world of difference compared to the thatched cottage she used to live in in the countryside.Ji Xiang sat in front of the dressing table in front of the window, a handsome face was reflected in the bronze mirror.

When she was a child, she was a village flower in their village, but when she was seven or eight years old, there were already boys chasing after her all day long.At that time, she didn't know that she had such a fortune that she could come to the capital and work as a maid beside the old lady in the Hou's mansion.

In the six or seven years since she came to the Hou's mansion as a maid, she only went back to her hometown once. When those people saw her, they couldn't move their eyes. Some even came to propose marriage in a hurry.But she only stayed for two days before leaving. She didn't want to stay another day in such a straw shed with fences. She was wearing silk clothes, and even the girl from the landlord's family in the village was not as dignified as her.

The old lady likes pretty girls, relying on her good looks, she has been mixed up all the way from the young maid to the big maid, although she doesn't understand a lot of things in the process, but I heard some old servants in the Hou Mansion say that the big maid next to the old lady is serious, etc. When you reach the age, you don't match people casually, but reward the troubled master of the family as a housekeeper.She was only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, but after hearing this, she understood, and since then she has been more and more concerned about the old lady.

Thinking about Xu Si'an, and thinking about those rough men in their village, Jixiang was going to spit out all the food he had spent the night before.But at this time, if the old lady really wants to let her go, what other choice does she have?What's more, he still bears these stupid debts!

As night fell, the sky became darker and darker, she quietly walked out from the small hall door at the back of Songhe Hall, took a small path all the way to the front and rear doors of Linglong Courtyard, and walked around into the three main rooms in front from the back.

Sun Yu'e was already getting ready to go to bed at this time, since Zhao Jing entered the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, she was in a jealous, depressed and irritable mood, and she even lost her enthusiasm for flattering in front of Mrs. Xu.Besides, Mrs. Xu has been obsessed with chanting scriptures and praying for Buddha these days, and she doesn't seem to be as attached to the children as before.

However, she was also anxious in her heart. Hearing that even the imperial decree for granting marriage had been issued, her petty thoughts were probably doomed to be fruitless.Thinking of this, Sun Yu'e threw out the teacup in her hand agitatedly, her face was gloomy and terrifying.

"Girl, sister Ji Xiang from the old lady's room is here."

Sun Yu'e's evil fire was not extinguished when she heard the little maids come in to answer. She looked down at the little maids lying on the ground to clean up, and said, "Call her in!"

When Ji Xiang met Sun Yu'e, she blessed her body. When Sun Yu'e was a child, she still called her cousin, but now it is a world of difference. If she could be Xu Si'an's concubine in the future, how great would it be?She can still grow up a generation without seeing her wicked face.

Although Jixiang thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say it, he just smiled and said: "Miss, you still remember the box of rubies brought back by Master Hou from the south three years ago. It was made for Mrs. Hou when Lord Hou got married. At that time, the girl liked it, so she asked the servants to secretly bring out about twenty pieces for the girl. The old lady didn't know what happened today, so she suddenly remembered this. The servant found it, and the servant remembered this, so he came to look for the girl."

"What did you say? I don't remember what happened so long ago. Besides, you usually honor me with things. Why would I ask you what you want? I'm afraid you remember it wrong?" Sun Yu'e After hearing this, she jumped up, she is the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, so why not get some things from the Hou Mansion?Besides, she only ordered half of that box of rubies, and there are still some in it!

Seeing Sun Yu'e cheating, Jixiang's face changed with anger, but she didn't know what to say, so she just heard Sun Yu'e continue: "In my opinion, the old lady may not be able to remember how many pills she had at the beginning, so you just say you only got it." There are so many, just give it to her, anyway, I don’t have any here!” Sun Yu’e heard that the old lady was going to use these rubies, she knew it must be for Zhao Jing’s favor, and she was even more unwilling to take them out of!If Zhao Jing really became her adoptive mother, then she herself will have a hard time!

Sun Yu'e stood up from the armchair, pacing back and forth in the hall, frowning, suddenly turned her head, and said to Ji Xiang: "Come back at this hour tomorrow, and I'll give you something."

(End of this chapter)