Red makeup against the world

Chapter 135
Xinyue replied: "Yes, ma'am. Because the emperor went late at night and only Wu Guangqi followed, the servants only received the news today. It was only after a little maid who swept the floor saw it that it spread."

Shi Jieyu's eyes flickered, and she thought about it silently.She has always been on guard against Liu Zhaoyuan.None of the women in this palace is simple, let alone Liu Zhaoyuan suffered such a big secret loss from herself.Said: "You haven't been there since then?"

"No, if you have been there, the news will not come out today." Xinyue replied respectfully.

"These days, keep an eye on Yijing Palace. If there is any trouble, report it immediately." Shi Jieyu's beautiful face showed a stern look.In order to protect this hard-won dragon fetus, one cannot be too careful.For Emperor Qinglong, there was no shortage of heirs, but for the concubines in the harem, heirs were a symbol of prosperity and wealth, and a life-saving talisman.

Early the next morning, Xu Wanzhen finished her morning exercise and discussed matters in the flower hall.Right now, there are few people in the Green Bamboo Garden, and there are not many things going on.She also clearly divided the responsibilities, and the daughter-in-law in charge performed their own duties. It only took half an hour to finish the matter and return to the West Wing.

Cuixiu came to see her and said, "Du Qiuying, thank you Miss." Cuixiu was the name Tu Manzhen gave her, and since she was no longer in "Wenhanju", she called herself by her real name.

Xu Wanzhen smiled and said: "Since you are here, you are in my room. Your body deed was handed over to me yesterday by your cousin and aunt. Between master and servant, don't be polite." He asked again: "How is your injury? gone?"

Cuixiu replied respectfully: "If you go back to Missy, although you haven't recovered, it's fine."

"That's good. From now on, you will change your name to Caisi, and you will be my first-class maid. As long as you do things faithfully, you will be treated kindly." When Xu Wanzhen was in Suzhou, all the maids around her were named Zispin For raw materials, such as Gema and Sangzi, she plans to follow this naming method at the moment, which is equivalent to a way of commemorating the original owner.

Xu Wanzhen beat it a bit, and said: "Sangzi, give the plaster for external use to Caisi, it's not good for girls to leave scars."

Caisi said: "Miss Xie gave her the name, Caisi must do her best." In fact, she has no way to retreat, the Tu family can't go back, and she has no other place to go except to follow Xu Wanzhen with all her heart.

Xu Wan is really satisfied with being able to subdue Caisi.A well-trained big maid is not available at any time.Caisi's situation can also ensure her loyalty, which is really rare.It just so happens that she lacks a big maid, isn't that a good thing?

Wen Yan said: "In the past few days, you go down to nurse your wound. When the wound heals, you will stay in my room and help me take care of the hairpin and clothes, and let Sangzi do some errands."

Sangzi said angrily at the side: "Miss, look at you, you don't want Sangzi when you have a newcomer?"

Seeing Sangzi's ease in front of Xu Wanzhen, Caisi's restraint was relieved.She knew that Xu Wanzhen arranged for her to serve in the house in order to avoid going out to meet the masters of the Tu family and saving some embarrassment.I was really considerate to Xu Wan in my heart, and was quite moved.You know, Tu Manzhen, who grew up as a servant, never thought about her in the slightest.

After Caisi retreated, Qingluo came to report, and Ren Yazi came.

Xu Le'an brought the children into the door, and his own hometown led them in.There were about ten girls, and Sangzi asked them to stand in three rows in the courtyard before going to report to Xu Wanzhen.

In this Gaoman Dynasty, Xu Wanzhen was the first time seeing a human child.In modern times, human traffickers are called and beaten by everyone, and they have no conscience. Xu Wanzhen also hates this kind of people who destroy other people's families.

But when she came here, she discovered that there are several types of human children.Those who abduct children on the street are called kidnappers, and they are the modern kind of human traffickers. If they are caught by the government, they will be punished.

But more people are in a legal business, and what they do is actually an intermediary business.The poor could no longer survive, and those who sold their sons and daughters sold them to these people; those who were more educated would have convicted servants of officials and servants in their hands, which could fetch a good price.But it doesn't mean that these people are pure and good. Buying and selling by force, and helping kidnappers to ship goods are also common things.

Therefore, Xu Wanzhen specifically asked Xu Le'an to find the boy with a clean reputation.She doesn't want herself to be an accomplice to help the evildoers. Although she can't do anything about the status quo, she should try to avoid it when she can.

When Xu Wanzhen came to the courtyard, a middle-aged woman greeted her. She smiled humbly and flatteringly, "May I ask if this is Miss Xu? The old slave's surname is Wang. Everyone calls me Mrs. Wang."

She looked up and down, and saw that this Mrs. Wang cleaned up quite neatly, with a silver hairpin inserted into her hair and a low-quality jade bracelet on her wrist, she seemed to be living a good life.

Xu Wanzhen nodded and looked at the girls standing in the courtyard.It's not like those maids born in the Tu family. Even though they are younger than these, they are all energetic and have no stage fright.

Now these girls are of different heights, but they are all skinny, disheveled, sluggish, and panic-stricken.There are a few tall ones whose clothes are stretched and shortened.When I want to come in the hands of Ren Yazi, I have suffered a lot.

Xu Wanzhen asked: "Among you, have any of you ever been maidservants?"

As Xu Le'an had explained before, Mrs. Wang deliberately found some who had been maidservants to bring.When Xu Wanzhen asked this question, five girls answered, and Sangzi led them to stand aside.

He asked again: "Is there anyone who is particularly strong?" This question made Mrs. Wang startled, and one of the girls replied in a low voice: "I am the strongest in the village, and no two boys can beat me." The girl looked He was fifteen or sixteen years old, stout, with a simple and honest face, and a rustic look all over his body.

Xu Wanzhen was amused and asked Sangzi to take her aside.

This girl has been in Mrs. Wang's hands for two or three years. She bought it very cheaply back then, and Mrs. Wang felt that she made a profit.Who would have thought, this girl is not very old, but she has a lot of appetite.The wealthy family despised her for being vulgar, so they couldn't pick her up; when they sold her to work in the store, they thought she ate too much, and although she was strong, she was not as convenient as a boy to manipulate, so she was sent back.After two years of raising her, the price of food has exceeded her original selling price, and Mrs. Wang thought it was a waste of money.I brought it today, and I didn't have any idea, but now it seems that there is still some hope.

There were less than ten people left, Xu Wanzhen said: "All raise your heads, what are you good at, let's talk about it yourself."

Those girls entered the yard, seeing the elegant surroundings and the kind lady, it seemed like a good place to go, and they all wished to stay here, rather than being precarious in the hands of a child.There was envy in the eyes of those girls who were picked aside.Hearing the young lady's question, there was a look of hope in everyone's eyes.

A fair-skinned girl spoke first, "Miss Hui, I'm good at needlework."

Now that someone has started, "I cook delicious food", "I, I can comb my hair", they suddenly became noisy.

(End of this chapter)