Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Chapter 5: (Insect catching)
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==Chapter 5==
Because there was something going on at the Yamen the next day, Yao Chengcai took Yao Niang to Aunt Wang's house the next day.
Afraid that this would not work out, and also in order to get Aunt Wang to put in a good word, Yao Cheng specially prepared four kinds of fruits and planned to take them to the Wang family.
These four fruits are all popular in Taoyuan Zhai, and they are not cheap. Anyway, given the Yao family's family background, they have never bought such expensive fruits to eat themselves. In order to find a good place for his sister-in-law, Yao Cheng worked hard.
Early in the morning, Yao Cheng rushed to the mule cart that he had borrowed from someone to drive Yao Niang to Wang's house.
The Wang family is in Liushu Hutong, some distance away from the Yao family. Yao Cheng knows that Yao Niang will take Xiaobao with her and she won't be able to sleep much at night, so he lets her close her eyes for a while and calls her when it's time.
Yao Niang closed her eyes obediently, but she couldn't sleep at this moment. Her mind was filled with things that happened in Prince Jin's Mansion in her previous life.
The Wang family has also been officials for generations. Father Wang was injured when he was a policeman in his early years, so when his son Da Niu came of age, he gave up his position to his son. The Wang family has a son who is a policeman, and Aunt Wang is good at helping people deliver babies, so they live a very prosperous life.
As soon as we entered the house, we saw a large house with blue bricks and black tiles, and the front door was neatly tidied. From a glance, we could tell that the mistress of the family was a diligent person.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of Wang's house, he saw a carriage parked in the yard.
Carriage is a rare thing for ordinary people. Even if ordinary people buy cars at home, they only use donkey carts or mule carts. Horses are expensive things. Each one costs dozens of taels and must be raised with good materials. Most people can't afford it but can't afford it.
Just by looking at this carriage, you can tell that Aunt Wang's biological sister must be a decent person in the palace.
But Yao Niang knew that Mother Liu was actually just an inconspicuous woman in Prince Jin's palace.
Because she was immersed in self-sorrow and self-pity in her previous life, Yao Niang couldn’t even remember how she fell in love with Liu’s mother when she first came to the Wang family. Because her mentality was different this time, she was in the mood to observe the situation around her.
Her brother-in-law Yao Cheng entered the house first, while she stood in the yard waiting.
I had an inexplicable feeling that someone was watching her.
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Mama Liu actually didn't take what her sister Aunt Wang said to heart.
She thought about what outstanding talents this remote Linyun County could have. You must know that the nanny she is looking for is not an ordinary nanny. It's just that it's not easy to say this in front of her sister, and seeing that her sister is so interested in speaking for the other party, she just wants to see and find some excuse to get over it.
So when Yao Cheng came in to talk to Aunt Wang, she didn't even look at her.
Until she saw the girl standing in the yard——
You could say she is a girl, she feels a bit different, but she is dressed like a girl.
Mother Liu is a person who has experienced this, so she naturally knows the difference between a yellow flower girl and a woman. No matter how beautiful a girl is, she is reserved and restrained. The shoulders are tucked in, the eyebrows are not opened, the waist is thin but stiff, the hips are tightened inward, and the two legs are timidly joined together, tightly closed.
Even the pair of naughty girls are like the jade bamboo shoots that have just emerged. They are flower bones, flowers that have not yet opened, pretty but half-contained.
But the girl in front of me was like a juicy peach. The bright white face still has a bit of childishness and naivety, but it exudes an inadvertent charm.
How to describe that feeling? It's like a lot of sweet juice can flow out with just a light poke.
Stunning!
Mother Liu thought for a long time before she came up with such an adjective.
She didn't care to listen to her sister and others talking anymore. Thinking about what she just heard, she hurriedly asked: "Is it the little woman standing in the courtyard who wants to be an errand in the palace? Come in and let me take a look."
After Yao Cheng was stunned for a moment, he went out in a hurry.
Seeing the girl slowly walking towards her, Mother Liu felt as if she had obtained some kind of treasure, with an obvious joy in her eyes.
Aunt Wang glanced at her sister with some confusion, wondering why she was so happy.
Could it be that you have taken a fancy to Yao Niang?
Thinking of this, she was very happy in her heart. This child had a hard life, and she also hoped to find a way for her to survive, otherwise why would she talk so much.
Yao Niang felt more and more like she had a sharp edge on her back. Why did Mother Liu look at her as if she was seeing gold.
She remembered that she had never felt this way in her previous life, but in an instant she had no time to think about it, because Mother Liu had already held her hand and asked.
"You just gave birth to a baby? How come you want to be a nanny? Are you willing to leave your man?"
Yao Niang had already discussed these questions with her sister and brother-in-law at home, so it was not difficult to answer them.
"The man left just after I got pregnant. I really couldn't live a sustainable life, so I thought of ways to find a way for myself and my child to survive." She lowered her head and said softly.
When she heard that the man was dead, Liu’s mother’s eyes lit up, but no one noticed this.
"He is a child who has a hard life. Working as an errand in the palace is different from other places. The rules in the palace are strict, unlike at home."
"This Yao Niang understands and will abide by the rules of the house and not cause trouble."
Mother Liu held her hand and looked at her bright white face, which was like a peeled egg, pretty, tender and smooth. It was not like Mother Liu had never seen anyone prettier than this girl, but from the first moment she saw this little woman, she knew that this was the kind of person Mother Li was looking for.
I feel this way for no reason.
She felt more and more satisfied, and inevitably started to talk more: "But the monthly money in our house is quite generous. If you can choose, not to mention other things, the monthly money will be ten taels. Of course, if the masters are happy, Yes, the money you get from the reward will be enough for you to work for a year and a half."
After a pause, she continued: "I'm afraid you don't know. This time we choose a nanny in the palace for the little princess. If you are good at breastfeeding and the little princess likes you, you can stay as a nanny. It's not impossible, Mom. You will be respectable at that time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are half a master. When the day when the little princess grows up and gets married, you will go with the dowry. You will be glorious, but you will not be able to cultivate for several lifetimes. What a blessing."
This mother Liu is particularly attentive and seems to want Yao Niang to agree to this matter. Mother Liu had never said these words to Yao Niang in her previous life, and Yao Niang was a little surprised by her intentions.
Could it be that the palace is in short supply of wet nurses? Is this why Mother Liu, who has always been powerful, behaves like this?
But at the same time, she also thought about some experiences in her previous life, and subconsciously said: "Being a nanny is also a servant, what kind of blessing is this."
When the words came out, she realized what she had said, and her heart tightened, for fear of offending Mother Liu.
Unexpectedly, Mother Liu was not annoyed at all. Instead, she looked at her like an ignorant child and said: "What a silly girl! But it's true that you, who come from a small family like you, naturally don't understand. The rules of a high-ranking family. Let me tell you, there are differences between the servants and the servants. As the saying goes, the seventh-grade official in front of the prime minister's door, let alone the nanny of the little princess of the prince's palace. This is different from ordinary nannies. She can be regarded as half an adopted mother."
Seeing everyone looking at her, Mother Liu felt a sense of pride to be superior to others, so she spoke extra carefully: "Little Princess, you have big breasts, and I don't listen to you in everything. Not only is she very popular among the servants, Face, you also have dignity in front of the masters. At this time, with the mountain of Prince Jin's Mansion as your back, you can travel throughout Jinzhou. Take me as an old woman as an example, if something happens in Linyun County, If you go to the county government office and report the name of Prince Jin’s Mansion, even your county magistrate will have to give the old lady some respect."
When Yao Niang heard this, she smiled bitterly in her heart.
Of course she understands this truth, but she also knows that being a servant of the palace is not that easy.
It was as if she had entered the house to be a nanny in her previous life, but was almost kicked out because she was set up by someone. It was not easy for the princess to miss her, so she left her as a servant. Who would have thought that Concubine Hu would make things difficult for her one after another, and she was forced to crawl into bed.
Her bad luck in her previous life started when she climbed into bed. Although Yao Niang didn't know why she died in her previous life or who harmed her, she still vaguely had someone in mind. If anyone in the entire Jin Palace hated her the most, it was probably Concubine Hu.
Thinking about Concubine Hu's methods, Yao Niang felt shuddering and at the same time, she was also a little disheartened.
But things have come to this, and she knows she has no other way to go.
Of course, she can be shameless, endure the insults from Li from time to time, and continue to stay in the Yao family. But Yao Niang knew that staying in the Yao family was not a long-term thing. Her brother-in-law was right. The Yao family could support her and Xiaobao for a year or two, but how could they support them for a lifetime? Xiaobao will grow up one day. Does she want her son to live in such a humiliating environment?
As for her sister, she can't only care about herself and ruin her sister's good life, so she has only one way to go.
Mama Liu said something more, but Yao Niang was so confused that she didn’t listen at all.
In short, this matter is settled.
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Because Liu’s mother is in a hurry to go back and will leave the day after tomorrow, which means Yao Niang only has one day before she must leave Xiaobao and go to Jincheng.
Jincheng is not far from Linyun County, which is more than a day's journey, but it is not easy to get out after entering the palace, which means that she will not see Xiaobao again for a long time.
After returning home, there was no trace of joy on Yao Niang’s face. She said hello to her sister and went into the small cubicle inside to see Xiao Bao.
Huiniang was stunned for a moment, thinking that the matter had not happened. She was about to go in and persuade her sister not to think too much, but she was stopped by her husband.
"It's done, we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow. Yao Niang probably can't bear to leave Xiaobao. Please let her stay alone with the child for a while."
Huiniang's eyes turned sad and she sighed deeply.
Xiaobao has just woken up and is lying on the bed, looking around with his little head.
As soon as he saw his mother appearing in front of him, his eyes were particularly different, and he seemed to recognize that this was her.
Yao Niang was so sad that she couldn't help but hold Xiaobao in her arms and cry.
After crying for a while, she wiped her tears and opened her clothes to feed the baby.
Xiaobao didn't eat for a while. He was very greedy and sucked hard. Yao Niang looked at him with love and stroked his little head that had just grown a layer of down.
In the next day, Yao Niang held Xiao Bao in her arms and didn't go anywhere. She used to help the family with some work, but now she doesn't do it anymore.
Ms. Li was scolded by her son just now. She has been keeping a low profile for the past two days. Huiniang has to take care of Brother Ming and Brother Hong, so naturally she has no time to do housework. Now Yaoniang has given up her job, and she continues After doing housework for two days, I was so busy that I couldn't help but got angry and cursed in the yard.
Yao Cheng was not here, and now Hui Niang didn't want to bear with her, so she opened the door curtain and stood at the door, looking at her coldly.
"Stop scolding, Yao Niang will leave tomorrow."