royal girl

Chapter 225 Learning the Rules

Huiyu led a group of maids and women behind her into the courtyard where Yue Shuiqing lived. This courtyard was on the west side of the palace, just separated from the east side where Ji Qiyu's side concubine lived. It is not easy to pass through most of the palace.Although the yard is not big, there are only two front and back entrances, but it is exquisite. It is the time when the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and the chrysanthemums all over the yard are swaying in the wind.

"Greetings to the princess." When the girls in the yard saw Huiyu coming in, Aunt You took the lead and quickly saluted.

At this moment, Yue Shuiqing was walking with a bowl of water on top of her head. When she saw Huiyu coming in, she quickly took down the water bowl and saluted, "Qing'er, I have seen the princess."

"Get up, how many times have I told you that you don't need to be so polite, there are no outsiders here." Huiyu stretched out her hand to help Yue Shuiqing up with a smile, her eyes fell on the water bowl in her hand, and said: "cousin I’m still used to living here, if I’m not used to living here, I’ll change you to another place, these servants serve you wholeheartedly, if not, just send them away and exchange them for you.”

When Yue Shuiqing heard what Huiyu said, her face was slightly stunned, but she immediately said: "Thank you, Princess, for your concern. This house is very good, warm and comfortable. I don't know how much better than when I was at home. Mother You treated me Excellent, the girls here are also very dedicated, Qing'er is very grateful for the concubine's care."

She is someone who can talk, Huiyu smiled, patted her hand and said: "There is no one in the family anymore. You came all the way to see relatives. The prince only has one girl who can't walk. You just come to keep me company." Said It seems that the prince has been too busy recently, and the end of the year is approaching. There are hundreds of official business requests from the inner court every day, and the errands on the shipping side have not been left behind. Your cousin will come back every day in the middle of the night. I know that you, a girl, want to see her too, but I really don't have time, so don't blame him."

"Cousin is dedicated to the country, and he is a person who does great things. Qing'er dare not harbor resentment." Yue Shuiqing said quickly, her big eyes were covered with water, and her anxious appearance was really pitiful.

"Knowing that you are a good person, I can see that your cousin also knows it. I am afraid that I have wronged you. Let me watch more. The prince is cold on the outside and warm on the heart. Don't worry." Huiyu said. He supported Yue Shuiqing's hand and sat down in front of the stone table in the yard, looked at her and said: "The prince never mentioned to me about my natal family before, and I don't know who else is in the family. Our Beijing The families of the lords who were sealed by Li are all in the capital, and only the lord has no news. I always thought that there was no one at home, so the lord didn’t mention it. I’m to blame for my negligence.

Hearing Huiyu's words, Yue Shuiqing looked more cautious with his head half down, slightly choked up, and said slowly: "Qing'er doesn't know anything about the family, but remembers that when grandfather was still there, he was very nervous. Don't mention my cousin, my father never mentioned it in front of me, if it wasn't for the fact that my father died of illness and my grandfather was also dying, there is really no one in the family to rely on, and I would not be allowed to come to the capital."

According to the results of Ji Qiyu's investigation, Yue Tongfu gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the daughter entered the palace and became Fang Jieyu and gave birth to Prince Jing.The son married a wife and gave birth to only one daughter, Yue Shuiqing. Later, Yue Shuiqing's mother became pregnant at an advanced age but did not want to give birth.Under the blow, Yue Shuiqing's father was sick and returned within a few years.There were only Yue Tongfu and his granddaughter left in the family. Later, Yue Tongfu also failed. Before he died, he told his granddaughter to go to Beijing to find Ji Qiyu, and then took out this jade dragon pendant as a token.

The Yue Shuiqing in front of me is very smart, and in one sentence, it is clear that no one in the family has mentioned Prince Jing, and I didn't know that this person was my cousin before, so if you ask me, I don't know anything.Even if the Yue Shuiqing in front of him is a real person, considering that Ji Qiyu has never mentioned her grandfather's family for so many years, it can be seen that it is not surprising that people over there do not mention this side.If the person in front of him is a fake, this sentence can dispel Huiyu's temptation, and he is indeed a smart person.

Having said that, Huiyu also couldn't tell whether this person was real or not for the time being.

"The previous things are over, you don't have to think about it, just stay here safely." Huiyu comforted her with a sigh of compassion, "After the year, I will hold a banquet in the palace, When the time comes, dress up beautifully and show your face in front of people, since you are the prince's cousin, it will be easy to find a good marriage."

Yue Shuiqing's face changed suddenly, but she hid her expression well with her head half down, "Qing'er is still in the filial piety period, how can we talk about marriage."

"What a silly girl, it's not like you're going to get married during the filial piety period. To get married, you have to meet someone first. It can't be done overnight. We have to watch slowly. When your filial piety period is over, the marriage will be done It's settled, and I'm not too young to get married at that time. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? Knowing that you are a good child with filial piety, even if the elders are underground, they don't want to see you delaying your good life. It's okay to settle the marriage first Okay." At this point, Huiyu stared at Yue Shuiqing, "This is what the prince said. Although the prince has no time to see you yet, he is also very concerned about your affairs. Speaking of which, the prince There is only you, my cousin, the only family member of my natal family, so naturally I want to treat you well."

Yue Shuiqing lowered her head halfway, and then slowly raised her head after a while, her snow-white face was a bit pitiful, "Qing'er always listens to the princess."

"It's not urgent. I was too busy a year ago, and the weather is getting colder and colder. It won't be too late to talk about it until next spring when it gets warmer." Huiyu laughed again, seeing Yue Shuiqing's expression really resembled He took her as his own sister, and said: "There are many people in Beijing and there are many rules, and people like us can't make the slightest mistakes. You Nanny is an old man in front of the prince. It is another palace to look after the prince when he grows up." She came out of the house, and the rules and etiquette are no better than hers in the whole house. It is also the prince's intention to let You Nanny come here. You should learn from You Nanny carefully. You have learned the rules and behaviors well a year ago, and it will be just right when you meet people in the next year. "

"Yes, Qing'er understands it, and let the princess worry about it."

"You, you don't need to look outside like this." Huiyu smiled, then turned to look at Mammy You and said, "Mommy, my cousin and I will leave it to you, don't worry about it."

"Yes, I don't dare to be lazy, I will definitely serve Miss Biao with all my heart." Nanny You immediately stepped forward and said bluntly.

"Well, Mammy is someone both my lord and I can trust. Naturally, I feel much more at ease when you are here. If you have anything to do, you can go back and forth with me directly. My cousin's position should be increased by three points, and my position For example, I can't wrong my cousin."

"Yes."

"Impossible." Yue Shuiqing said hastily, her face became paler and paler, "How can you get me from the concubine's side, my position here is already very good, really don't need it."

"There's nothing you can't do." Huiyu held her hand, and the smile between her brows and eyes became more and more gentle and calm, "Nuoda's mansion has its own rules, and I'm not the only master in the mansion, so it's not easy to do it for me." My cousin broke the rules. But it's my own business to take care of my cousin out of my own rules, and it's fine."

This is the first time that Huiyu mentioned other people in the palace in front of Yue Shuiqing. Yue Shuiqing felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it, and kept saying it was bad, no, but Huiyu stopped him with a few words, "The matter is just right." It's settled, cousin, rest, I have to go back to take care of the housework, if you need anything, let Nanny You directly mention it to me, and live here with peace of mind."

Yue Shuiqing quickly thanked her, and sent Huiyu out with a grateful face. Seeing Huiyu leaving surrounded by girls and women, her eyes could not be retracted for a long time.

Nanny You watched from the side, and said with a smile: "Miss Biao, let's continue. Your rules are really... If the princess really holds a banquet for you after the next year, you have to be careful."

"It's Qing'er's fault for making Mammy bother." As he spoke, there were tears in his eyes, and he looked at her aggrieved and cautiously.

The smile on Mother You's face remained the same, and she said slowly: "Biao girl is serious, this old servant is serving Biao girl according to the order of the princess and the prince, and I only hope that Biao girl will not let down the kindness of the prince and concubine. Jing In a place like this, if you take a wrong step, say a wrong sentence, or behave inappropriately, you will become a laughing stock. Cousin girl is used to staying in small places, and you can only be wronged when you come here. The reputation of the palace There can't be any stains on it. The old slave is too straightforward, please forgive me."

"Mommy said that Qing'er will naturally study hard and earnestly." Yue Shuiqing lowered her head and said softly, her eyes were as calm as mirrors, there was no timidity and caution just now.

"Then let's continue. The time before the year is really not enough. Speaking of which, the concubine started to learn the rules when she was a child. The old slave can only teach her with a hard head in a few months. The cousin girl can't relax in any way. " Mother You seemed to have no choice but to pick up the bowl of water on the stone table and placed it on top of Yue Shuiqing's head, "Stand upright, look ahead, and don't be petty. You must be steady when walking, if you take too long steps and walk unsteadily, the bowl of water will spill out."

Yue Shuiqing only felt that her legs were sore and her spine was stiff, but listening to what they said, she learned this rule all the time.There are still three or four months before the Chinese New Year. It is good to look at the princess, why not use the excuse of learning the rules to trap her and torture her.What did you say that the prince is busy and has no time to see her, if she is not playing tricks in the middle, is it true that the prince is really busy and has no time to meet people?

Did she really think she was a fool?

But now she doesn't dare to make any small moves, for fear of being seen by others, and the Nanny You who taught her manners doesn't seem to be a simple one.

When it was getting dark, Nurse You went to Huiyu and reported, "From what I've seen in the past few days, this cousin girl seems to be a soft person, but she has a heart. She's a quick learner, and she doesn't make mistakes. I won’t make the mistake I made again, and I’m a smart person.”

Huiyu listened to Nanny You's words, and pondered over the three characters of smart people.If you praise a person, you will say that the girl is smart, dignified and tidy.It's hard to say that the word "lingli" is not a good word, but it sounds weird no matter how it is used on Yue Shuiqing at this time.Smiling lightly, she raised her eyes and looked at Aunt You, "I also think this cousin is smart. If she wasn't a smart person, how could she have traveled thousands of miles to the capital unscathed alone? Auntie, don't you think so?"

Mother You was also the daughter of ordinary people before entering the palace, so she naturally knew the meaning of Wang Hao's words, she pondered for a while, and then said: "Wang Hao asked the slaves to teach the rules of the cousin seriously, and observe carefully. The words and deeds of the cousin girl, the servants have observed something interesting in the past few days." For example, when the cousin girl served the tea cup, the orchid fingers were really beautiful, but whoever serious girl's tea stand would be upturned? Orchids point.When the cousin girl combs her hair, not a single strand of her hair will come loose. The combed hair is really beautiful and not eye-catching. It is not surprising that she can comb her hair. The strange thing is that this cousin girl once combed her hair. Beautiful plum bun.It is said that Biao girl's family lives in the country, and the family is not very well-off. Even if the family can afford one or two servants, this beautiful plum blossom bun is not something that can be tied in the country, and there is no such vision.This cousin girl can not only comb her beautiful hair, but watching her draw her eyebrows, point her lips, and pat her rouge is really graceful. It's what a decent girl should have.

At first, Nanny You thought that maybe the princess was too careful, but she was also surprised after a few days.Fearing that Yue Shuiqing would find out that she was spying on her, Aunt You was very careful, and the maids in the room seemed to be too young to be scheming.These maids were all trained by You Mama when she entered the palace. Regardless of her young age, the most important thing to be a maid is to have sharp eyes and quick hands, and to see everything for real.

"This is really interesting." Huiyu laughed lightly after hearing Mammy You's words, "My lord suspects that she is not a real cousin girl, I still don't believe it, I didn't expect that she really thinks what the lord said after looking at it like this Exactly."

Listening to Wang Hao's words, You Mama didn't expect that it was the prince's order. She thought it was the princess who was narrow-minded, but when she became narrow-minded, she felt a little embarrassed.After thinking for a while, he said: "The two little girls who served said that most of the clothes prepared for the cousin girl were plain, but there were also one or two clothes with a slightly brighter color. Although the cousin girl never wears bright clothes, but every time I would glance at it twice." I was also very careful when I looked at it, I just flicked my eyelids lightly, but if I flicked like this once or twice a day, there would be a problem.

Huiyu just nodded, which is not surprising.If this Yue Shuiqing is really not real, and was specially trained and sent here, people from that kind of place naturally like to be sharp and aggressive, like bright colors, beautiful jewelry, and don't dress themselves up beautifully. How can you get someone's attention.Since they have received this education, they naturally recognize this in their bones. No matter how good the disguise is, people will always reveal their habits inadvertently.This Yue Shuiqing has done a good job, if she hadn't met such a veteran as You Nanny, she would definitely not have been spotted by others.

"Mammy also thinks there is something wrong with this cousin girl?"

"It's still hard to tell now, but Rushi Cousin is really from the countryside. If you want to come to a place like the countryside, there are not so many tricks."

This means that Aunt You is suspicious.

"Mommy don't say anything about this, just follow the rules slowly. When you have learned the rules and are still so obedient, mommy won't relax a bit."

Mother You listened to the concubine's words to make it easier for Yue Shuiqing to see what she was doing.But the premise is that you have to be confused by Yue Shuiqing's pretended cuteness, and you can't let the other party know your intentions.

"Yes, the old slave understands."

"Thank you Mama, the prince and I are worried about leaving this matter to someone else, so we can only watch over there. The outside world is not peaceful, and the prince is struggling every step of the way, and now someone has made up his mind The body of the prince's family is really irritating. If you can follow the clues from Yue Shuiqing's body, you will definitely give a credit to the mother."

"This is all within the responsibility of the old slave, please rest assured, the princess, the old slave will definitely handle it properly."

"Well, go, mammy, remember not to startle the snake." There was a pause at this point, "especially don't let her get close to Sister Zhao, if she comes into contact with other masters in the house, mammy doesn't have to stop her Just look at it."

"Yes, the old slave understands."

Huiyu nodded, waved Nanny You to go down, and took a deep breath. Things really got more and more interesting.

Recently, the overweight and capsized tank boat has become a hot topic again. According to relevant officials, the overweight incident was deliberately done by someone, and then framed on Dong Yunji. It is said that a lot of evidence has been produced.Hearing such news, Huiyu didn't find it strange. After Ji Qiyu intervened secretly in this matter, she knew that there would be an unexpected reversal, but she didn't expect that he would come directly from the inside of the enemy and let them The dog bites the dog.

"If that's the case, can my brother come back years ago?" Huiyu was more concerned about this.

"I'm sure I can come back when I come back, but since I want to come back, I have to come back in a good manner, don't you still want to separate the family at Dingguo's mansion?" Ji Qiyu hugged her daughter and coaxed her to sleep, her eyes half closed. Yes, his voice was also lowered a lot.

Huiyu's eyes lit up, "Do you want my brother to make meritorious service?" He couldn't help but make great contributions, so that he could get a good official position and take her parents out to support her in a legitimate way.Regardless of the separation of the family, as long as they can leave the Dingguo Mansion, they will have an independent family, which means two families, and this is tantamount to a separation of the family. "Is it easy?" Water transportation is more troublesome, not as easy as salt affairs. It is not easy for her brother to fish in troubled waters and make great contributions.

Seeing that her daughter had closed her eyes and fell asleep, Ji Qiyu called the nanny in and let her hug her to sleep.The front of his clothes was spat all over by his daughter's saliva, and he himself was obsessed with cleanliness, so he went to the clean room to freshen up and change clothes, then sat opposite Huiyu again and said, "It's not easy."

"Can I help?" Huiyu felt that her IQ was still useful.

Ji Qiyu smiled and looked at Huiyu, "Your husband hasn't fallen to this point yet, let the woman worry about it, don't worry." If you want to move, there will be wind from all sides.However, this is also a good opportunity, and it happens to be able to properly reveal the matter of Water Transport, but there is still a gap missing, which is not easy to find.

Men have their own dignity, and it is true that Huiyu is not as clear about official affairs as he is, but she will not really let it go like this.After thinking about it, I told him the conversation I had with You Nanny today, sorted out my thoughts, and said, "I don't know what your plans are, but I think maybe you can learn from this fake Yue Shuiqing. Open a hole." Yangzhou produced skinny horses, where did these skinny horses end up?Who trained it?As long as you dig along this vine, you can always find useful value. This time when Deng Yangyu went south, Huiyu specifically told him to follow the vine.

"Start with her?" Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu in surprise, but he didn't think about it, "But since she can be sent to Prince Jing's residence, I'm afraid it's not easy to pry her out."

"Can't you pry it open? I'll let her open it." Men have men's methods, and women have women's methods.

Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu, thinking that it was the affairs of Dingguo's mansion that bothered her, and that's why she was so active in this matter. Since she wanted to do it, let her do it well. Anyway, it's not dangerous to mess around in her own backyard. , without delaying his plan, he said: "You can do whatever you like, but it's just a rat shit that spoils the situation."

(End of this chapter)