The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 10

For the next few days, the mansion was very peaceful.

Without Wu Niangzi, the atmosphere is much better in many cases. Qi Niangzi gets up every morning to practice a hundred big characters, has breakfast with Jiu Ge, and goes to Jiadao on the same road, and then goes home to learn to read. Although the teacher's class is boring, But she also listened very carefully, copying female training and female internal training every day, the handwriting became more and more beautiful, and the husband even praised her once.

Sixth Lady doesn't like culture classes at all, so naturally she doesn't want to compete with Seventh Lady.

The fourth lady is elegant and demure at best, but at worst, three sticks can't even give a fart. On weekdays, it is rare to say a word with these sisters of different mothers for two or three days, even in front of the eldest wife. They also didn't say a word other than hello.Whether Qi Niangzi's handwriting is good or bad has nothing to do with her.

The third lady has always been good at reading. Like the second lady, she has a room full of books. Although the improvement of the seventh lady does not pose a threat to her, the third lady is not in a good mood.

The seventh lady didn't care about the face of the third lady, she went to bed early and got up early every day, leading a peaceful life.

No matter what small actions Si Yiniang will make during her time in power, it has nothing to do with her. The person she wants to protect now has only two words: Brother Nine.

Only when Brother Nine is alive and well, and only if he grows up healthily, can Qiniangzi have the capital to continue to climb up in the main courtyard.

Soon, it will be the middle ten days of March when there is a lot of rain during the Ching Ming Festival.

Fourth Yiniang came to Xipianyuan very early to discuss ancestor worship with Wang Mama.

Although the ancestral tombs and ancestral halls of the Yang family are all in Shaanxi, etiquette cannot be neglected. When the eldest wife is at home, everyone must gather together to pay homage to the old lady and the old lady in the ancestral hall.

In previous years, after worshiping and offering sacrifices, everyone had to have a meal together.

Both Mama Wang and Lichun didn't want to invite this meal.

It's not for money, it's just for stability.There was no one in the Yang family who didn't know what the second wife was thinking. The eldest wife was worried that brother Jiu was in the same room with her, let alone having a meal together.

Fourth Yiniang was very embarrassed, "Master also specifically told me that my wife is not here this year, let us take good care of Second Wife, and don't neglect her."

Mama Wang and Lichun looked at each other, and Mama Wang put on a straight face.

The atmosphere became dull for a moment, Fourth Auntie looked at Mother Wang, then at Lichun, before she was about to speak, Seventh Lady and Ninth Brother entered the door one after the other.

Everyone hurriedly greeted each other, and Qin Niangzi and Brother Jiu went into the East and West Room separately.

The fourth aunt looked at the clear-cut scene between the two, her eyes were like a misty lake, misty, and she couldn't tell the truth. After a long time, she smiled and said, "In the past, I used to gather with the Eight Immortals for dinner. This year, I should still be there." .Although the eldest wife is missing, the status of the second wife is as high as ours, or is it the same as in previous years, with three seats?"

In previous years, the second wife would sit with the eldest wife, the aunts, and the children.

Although both Ms. Wang and Lichun were a little unhappy, it seemed that there was no better way.

Bai Lu suddenly lifted the curtain with a smile, and walked out from the east room.

"Auntie, mother, and sister drink tea." She held out a small enamel cloisonne teapot with all the courtesy.

The fourth aunt glanced at Duobaoge behind her.

Standing on it are five-flower oil paint vases from Qin Kiln, a whole set of sweet white porcelain vases and vases from Chu Kiln, all of which are not cheap.

In less than three months, Seventh Lady has come out with a look of wealth and honor.

She looked at Bai Lu's clothes again.

The half-new water-red long trousers, with crescent-colored edges, are made of ordinary official satin... It seems that the eldest wife has only done some superficial work, but she has not really favored the seventh lady.

Fourth Aunt let out a sigh of relief for no reason.

None of this pair of twin siblings is a fuel-efficient lamp.Nine Brothers don't talk about him, how can an ordinary seven-year-old child possess the serene and generous demeanor of Seventh Lady?There are more twists and turns in her heart than it seems!

How did Jiu Yiniang give birth to this pair of ghost-like beauties?
Fourth Yiniang smiled and took a sip of the tea poured out by Bailu, and praised, "This Longjing tea tastes pure."

"Master specially sent people to Wengjia Village to search for them." Mama Wang's eyes flashed a smug look.

Thousands of catties of dragon wells are produced every year in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. As long as they are picked and fried near the West Lake, they are called authentic. But the Yang family knows that only the dragon wells produced on the two mu of land around Guangfu Temple in the north of Weng’s Shanxi can be called authentic. The color is green and fragrant, the taste is sweet and the shape is beautiful.Although Master Yang is the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, he can only get two or three catties of authentic Mingqian Longjing in a year.

No matter how favored and talented the Fourth Aunt is, she can only drink the Mingqian Longjing on Shifeng Mountain. Although the Seventh Lady is a concubine, she just goes to the Grand Wife’s courtyard and takes it out to entertain guests. She makes such good tea. .

Ms. Wang liked Qin Niangzi a little more: this child is very measured, and when it's time to show off, he won't be soft-hearted.

Fourth Aunt couldn't hold back her smile.

Bai Lu saw it, and interrupted, "Speaking of this," she looked at Dong Lijian with some embarrassment, "Just now, Xiaoxue next to Brother Nine came to beg me, saying that Brother Nine had read a few books of "Children of Jin Yu" "Biography", I got a little crazy, I want to learn from the book, let everyone sit separately, share the small plates and serve, and pour the wine by myself... I am too embarrassed to tell Mother Wang."

Fourth Yiniang glanced at Bai Lu with a half-smile, and Bai Lu smiled slightly, with a look of peace of mind.

In the mansion gate, many things are like this. Even the ugly facts that everyone knows well have to be covered up with beautiful excuses before they can be put on the table.

Neither Brother Nine nor Lady Seven are old enough to read "Biography of the Sons and Daughters of Gold and Jade". It's just that this idea must come from the mouth of the young master and lady to have enough weight.

Brother Nine is of course the best candidate. It is not a big sin for a boy to read this kind of nonsense storybook novel, not to mention that "Biography of the Sons and Daughters of Gold and Jade" has been read by everyone in the past few years. Said——it was all spread to the palace, Brother Nine became curious, looked through it, and there were some.

Li Chun's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, ""Good idea, in this way, the second wife won't be alone at the table.

That's right, the aunts always have their own seats in the side room. In this way, the second wife can sit with the young masters and ladies. If you come to sit in line, the ninth brother will sit at the end, far away from the second wife. up.

It is a spectacle for the Yang family to prevent the second wife to this point.

A trace of sarcasm clearly flashed across Si Yiniang's face, "Okay, Brother Nine wants to do this, so of course he has to do it." She got up and looked at Ms. Wang inquiringly, "It's about arranging a banquet. Just ask Mother Wang to worry about it?"

"Hey." Mama Wang readily agreed, "Fourth Aunt just needs to talk to Second Wife when the time comes."

The fourth aunt smiled and nodded, "Hey, the eldest sister is not here, we who stay behind have to gather 12 points of energy, so as not to make any mistakes and make people laugh!" She stood up, "Accompany the master to Jin At home for a banquet, the wives who met each other rushed to ask about the whereabouts of the eldest sister, saying that they will be lonely without the eldest sister in charge of the situation in the past half a year!"

Mr. Yang has a high position and authority, and the eldest wife is of course the leader in the social circle. She usually gets very close with several wives and often visits each other's homes.

Bai Lu and Li Chun sent off Fourth Aunt with smiles on their faces.

"It's just that I took her to those frivolous places to experience the world, so I think I'm a serious wife." Mother Wang said with a smile, with a bit of sternness on her lips.

Bai Lu smiled, didn't answer Mama Wang's words, and went directly into the Dongli Room.

In the eldest wife's house, there were inevitably factions. Bai Lu was Mama Liang's goddaughter, and she was too close to Mama Wang, so her influence was not good in all aspects.

Ms. Wang curled her lips, and was about to say something sarcastic, when Li Chun hurriedly dragged her to her daily living room. "In front of Brother Jiu, don't talk nonsense."

Although Ms. Wang didn't think so, she didn't say much. Instead, Li Chun asked Ms. Wang thoughtfully, "Mother said, the fourth aunt went out these few times, could it be that she is talking about the third lady's marriage?"

All the female relatives, except for the serious wives and ladies who can go out as guests, the aunt goes out too many times, which will attract criticism.

Mother Wang's heart tightened.

As the go-getter next to the eldest wife, how could she not know how the eldest wife felt about the fourth aunt's two daughters?
If the fourth aunt said that they had married without anyone noticing, the eldest wife would be so angry!

She thought for a while, then shook her head again, "It's a serious thing to talk about marriage, no wife in any family would talk to my aunt like that! If it is spread, it will be ridiculed!"

Lichun felt that Wang's mother was right.

"Mom has gone through a lot of things, you should be able to see for sure." She smiled flatteringly, "I will follow your instructions on how to arrange things for the Qingming Festival."

A little bit of anger in Wang Mama's heart disappeared.

The two of them discussed and decided to go to work separately.

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When Seventh Lady entered Zhu Yingtai in the afternoon, Third Lady was joking with Sixth Lady.

"Ordinary people, how can they let their daughters watch "The Legend of the Golden Jade Sons and Daughters"!" Her laughter was very sweet, as if a clear spring hit a stone, "Being known by others, I would be ashamed to death! Hit the south wall!"

Seventh Lady glanced at her and greeted her with a smile, "Third Sister."

Her voice was three points sweeter than before.

The third lady returned the gift beamingly, "Hello, seventh sister! Fourth aunt just went to the main courtyard, so I'm sorry to interrupt your lunch break."

Although it was a polite word, her tone was very soft, but everyone knew whether San Niangzi was being polite.

The sixth lady frowned, stopped talking to the third lady, turned around and concentrated on branching out.

Huang Xiuniang raised her eyes from the embroidery screen and looked at Qiniangzi with great interest.

Qin Niangzi rolled her eyes, pretending to be ignorant, "What about "Biography of the Sons and Daughters of Gold and Jade", Third Sister, don't make up random things for me...I don't even know what it says in it!"

"Oh, why, haven't you seen it?" San Niangzi said, winking at Qi Niangzi, with a look of complacency between you and me, with a bit of disdain in her tone, "Then why are you The servant girl went to tell Fourth Aunt that they wanted to sit separately and eat their usual favorite dishes like in "The Legend of the Jade Sons and Daughters"?"

San Niangzi's biggest problem is that she is easy to be complacent.

"So that's how it is!" Seventh Lady nodded, "Third Sister deserves to be so knowledgeable and knowledgeable! She even knows such a passage in "Biography of the Sons and Daughters of Gold and Jade"!"

The third lady's laughter was choked in her throat.

Liu Niangzi couldn't help snickering softly.

Fourth Lady frowned, and took a deep look at Third Lady.

"You, you, don't talk nonsense!" The third lady became a little anxious, the joy on her round face disappeared without a trace, and deep anger remained.

Seventh Lady glanced at Third Lady and smiled.

Although she doesn't like to make trouble, she is definitely not the type to let others bully her.In the deep house compound, if you can't even maintain your own dignity, it will only make everyone look down on you.

"Third sister is full of "Golden Jade Sons and Daughters", love and love..." She shook her head, "It's not that I like to chew my tongue, third sister is 13 years old this year... She is not younger than us, always pay attention to words , Be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth."

Liu Niangzi was lying on the table, her face was blushing, giggles still rushed out of her mouth.

The third lady is about to reach the age of marriage, but the seventh lady is only seven years old. It is clear at a glance who likes to read this kind of love story.

Fourth Lady gave Seventh Lady a cold look, then glared at her older sister.

"Stop talking!" Her tone was stiff. "Are we here to do needlework, or are we here to chew our tongues? Who doesn't want to learn from that old woman with a rotten tongue!"

"That's right!" Qin Niangzi followed immediately, "Those who don't know, think it's some kind of place! You can tell Zhu Yingtai about any rumors and rumors."

Liu Niangzi laughed even louder.

In terms of gossip, no one can compare to San Niangzi, Bai Lu only talked about "The Legend of Jin Yu Sons and Daughters" at noon, and she used it to laugh at Qi Niangzi in the afternoon.

The third lady blushed, tears were rolling in her eyes, the fourth lady was too angry to speak, and slapped the table hard.

"Is that enough?" Huang Xiuniang shouted in a deep voice.

The room suddenly fell silent.

The daughters all stood up and apologized to their husbands. The Yang family respected their teachers the most, and no one dared to put on airs in front of Huang Xiuniang.

Huang Xiuniang didn't criticize too much, and everyone sat down and started embroidery again.

While wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, Liu Niangzi pierced the scarlet and gold-rimmed Su Rong quickly and accurately.

"Second sister is about to go out, I want to make a purse for her," she whispered to Seventh Lady.

Seventh Lady's heart skipped a beat.

Don't look at Liu Niangzi's lack of heart and lungs, in fact, she acts very well.

The second lady is not very popular among the sisters, and she is not as close to the fifth lady as the third and fourth lady, but she is also the darling of the eldest wife.

The sixth lady gave her a purse, and then flattered the second lady, and showed her favor in front of the eldest wife.

Qin Niangzi pondered for a moment, then gave up the idea of ​​imitating the example.

It is the sixth lady's business to please the second lady. She is a concubine and has not lived in the main courtyard. She always finds a way to show some courtesy to the eldest wife.

The connection between her and Ninth Brother is enough to make the eldest wife fearful. If she rushes to get close to the second lady and the fifth lady, it will only make the eldest wife feel that she is greedy, and that she has the care of the ninth brother. To find a backer again.

Everyone has their own line, no matter how clever Liu Niangzi's way is, if it doesn't suit her, she can't learn it.

Seventh Lady slowly embroidered a peony flower, thinking absently.

I don't know how the second wife will behave on Qingming day?

(End of this chapter)