Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Chapter 17:
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==Chapter 17==
After staying up all night, Yao Niang fell asleep after returning to the room.
I felt like I hadn't slept for long when I was woken up by a knock on the door.
The knock on the door was urgent, and Yao Niang got up in a daze and opened the door. Before he could reach the door, he suddenly realized what he was doing and hurriedly went back to put on his coat. He also tied his long hair that was scattered over his shoulders into a bun behind his head before going to open the door.
Since arriving in this small courtyard, Yao Niang has never combed her hair in any other bun. She always wears a rigid single bun to show others.
She opened the door and it was Lu'e.
Not only Lu'e, but also Qiu Ju, a second-class girl from Liuchun Pavilion.
Qiu Ju’s face was full of smiles, followed by a little girl holding a tray.
The tray is covered with red cloth, so you can’t see what’s inside.
"This is the reward given to Nurse Su by the concubine."
After entering the room, as Qiu Ju finished speaking, the little girl opened the red cloth on the tray in her hand. On it were placed two ingots of silver, a jade bracelet with good water quality, and a gilt hairpin.
Yao Niang was a little embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but Qiu Ju said with a smile: "The concubine said that thanks to Nanny Su, the concubine is not eating well and sleeping well these days. She tried many ways, but nothing can be cured. The little princess’s night of trouble was thanks to Nanny Su’s ability, which solved the concubine’s worries.”
"This is Yao Niang's duty."
Qiu Ju nodded, "Since Nanny Su is resting, I will not disturb you. I will go back and reply to the concubine."
"Miss Qiu Ju, walk slowly."
Yao Niang sent Qiu Ju and others outside the door, and happened to meet Cuizhu returning to the house.
Cuizhu likes to go to Liuchun Pavilion, so he naturally recognizes Qiu Ju and knows that she is the girl who is favored by Concubine Hu. He also sees her laughing and chatting with Yao Niang, so there is nothing he should not understand. She didn't dare to be angry with Qiu Ju, so she glared at Yao Niang with anger and resentment.
When Yao Niang saw him, she acted as if she hadn’t seen him. She sent him away and went back to the house to close the door.
She came to the table and looked at the things on the table.
I have to say that the people in Prince Jin's palace are really generous to their servants. These few things are worth at least a hundred taels of silver, which is enough for Yao Niang's salary for more than half a year.
There is just a little less silver, only twenty taels. Although the jade bracelet and gold hairpin are both good things, it is precisely the good things that cannot be exchanged for silver.
Yao Niang picked up the gold hairpin, and sure enough there was the emblem of the Jin Palace in an inconspicuous place. No one in Jinzhou dares to accept such things made in the royal palace, which means that these things can only be worn by oneself, but there is no thought of exchanging them for money.
If all the money could be exchanged, Yao Niang would even have the urge to leave the palace immediately.
Because she could feel that the aggression in the backyard was not something she could handle. In addition, she met Prince Jin yesterday, and Yaoniang found that she was more afraid of him than she thought.
In fact, she couldn't explain what she was afraid of. She just wanted to hide as far away as possible.
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After all this, Yao Niang couldn’t sleep either. Taking advantage of the nice weather today, I simply took the clothes I changed out of yesterday to wash.
In this small courtyard, no matter how busy you are, you can always be busy or free, just hanging around the little princess. The back room was bustling with activity at the moment. Several rough ladies were sitting under the shade of a tree, doing their chores and talking a lot. There were two other little girls sitting under the eaves, sewing and sewing in their hands, and laughing and joking from time to time.
Yao Niang listened to them talking and washed clothes by the well, feeling that time passed very quickly.
There was also a woman who asked her about her family situation because she was older and more senior than Yao Niang. Yao Niang deleted, deleted, and pieced together a story that no one could go wrong to tell them.
When they heard that the man died while Yao Niang was pregnant, and her son was a posthumous child, everyone in the office showed pity. They each said some comforting words to reassure Yao Niang.
This was a situation that was almost impossible to happen before. It seems that Grandma Mu gave everyone a signal by agreeing to let Yao Niang serve the little princess personally.
A signal that can be regarded as one of your own.
Since we are one of our own, everyone has no scruples when speaking. Even because Cuizhu was so out of the ordinary before, some people inevitably said some sarcastic words.
It seems that they want to please Yao Niang deliberately, and they also seem to really dislike Cuizhu. They talked about how Cuizhu fawned over the people in Liuchun Hall, and described all kinds of flattery in vivid ways. For example, when it comes to Cuizhu fawning over a woman named Mao, she is known to be a two-faced woman. To put it bluntly, I go there when there is benefit, and when I need to do something, I turn my back on the person.
"You see, there are times when she suffers losses and is deceived." A woman said.
Another woman laughed and teased her: "It's not because I didn't give you a plate of pea peas last time. Instead, I took it to the Liuchun Pavilion and gave it to Mrs. Mao. You're just burying me like this."
Obviously it was a joke, but the old woman was not ambiguous. While looking down at the green bamboo, she did not forget to hold a handful of Yao Niang: "Who would be angry over a plate of yellow peas? The old woman can't stand her jumping up and down. Look at how wet nurse Su doesn’t look like her."
Why does this matter involve me?
Yao Niang was thinking this when she suddenly saw that everyone changed their colors. Following everyone's gaze, he saw Cuizhu coming.
Cui Zhu's face was livid, his eyes glowed with resentment, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
"What a bunch of old witches who scold you when they are eating at the table, why don't you behave like this when you benefit from me? You can't even stuff your mouths with anything, how greedy you must be..."
This was a slap in the face. It was an indiscriminate attack. In an instant, all the women stood up and started arguing with Cuizhu in anger.
Although Cuizhu is a fierce person, she is no match against several people. In the end, she ran away in anger.
"Look, look at this virtue! A girl who is destined to be a eldest lady likes to act like a young lady. She always orders people to do her laundry, carry water and food, and wants to order everyone around with some snacks. Who cares about her little food? It's not because everyone is concerned about each other's face and don't want to argue with her. But she is good, but she is raking the trouble!" The old woman who was just a poor woman said angrily while clapping her hands.
After she said this, it was entirely Cuizhu's fault.
In fact, regardless of right or wrong, Cuizhu does have a lot of things to criticize, otherwise people wouldn't say so about her behind her back.
Ms. Yao didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. She just finished washing her clothes, hung them up to dry, and left in a hurry.
On the other side, Cuizhu was angry, angry and ashamed.
Although she was born as a slave, she has never been angry like this since she was a child. You Qi has always felt that everything is not going well since he entered the palace. First, he killed Cheng Yaojin on the way, and then he was shunned and ostracized. Now he is being pointed at and scolded by several old women. Cuizhu has never been so angry.
She hates this place so much now that she naturally doesn’t want to stay in the small courtyard anymore. She walked all the way out of the yard, planning to go to her aunt, Mrs. Cao, for advice, and see if she could find an opportunity to teach these women a lesson. As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he was stopped by a little girl named Mei Zhi in Liuchun Hall.
"Sister Cuizhu, where are you going? What's wrong?"
Cuizhu and Mei Zhi have been getting along very warmly recently. Mei Zhi is a second-class girl in Liuchun Pavilion. She is young and is most greedy. Cuizhu brings some snacks from time to time, which actually coaxes the little girl. A sister in one mouthful.
In fact, Cuizhu's calculation was very simple. Since he was arranged by the princess to share her favor, he naturally had to handle this matter well. At that time, not only can he fly up the branches, but he might even get the princess to look at him differently.
She had just arrived and had no foundation, so naturally she had to bribe two useful people to act as spies. For example, when His Highness will come to Liuchun Pavilion, His Highness's preferences, etc., she can always find opportunities.
This Mei Zhi is one of the people Cuizhu wants to win over.
Cui Zhu had tears on her face, obviously being bullied. Seeing that the other party was silent, Mei Zhi came up and took her hand and said, "But someone bullied you?"
Cuizhu often told Mei Zhi about being crowded in the small courtyard, so Mei Zhi also knew something about the inside story.
"It's nothing." Cuizhu wiped her tears. After all, she was older than Mei Zhi, so how could she have the nerve to cry in front of a little girl. In fact, she is not much older than Mei Zhi, she is only eighteen.
"How can it be nothing for you to do this? I'm not on duty today, how about you go sit in my room for a while and I'll talk to you?"
Cuizhu thought for a while, she was used to being strong outside, so she might be criticized by others if she went out like this, so she nodded.
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The two went to Mei Zhi's room together.
As a second-class girl, Mei Zhi's living place was naturally not as spacious as Cuizhu's. There were four canopy beds in one room, and Mei Zhi was on the innermost bed.
There is no one in the room, most of them are on duty.
Meizhi closed the door, led Cuizhu to sit down at the table, and poured her a cup of tea.
It could be seen that Cuizhu looked a little embarrassed, and the makeup on his face was all stained. Mei Zhi went to fetch a basin of water for Cuizhu to cleanse his face. Cuizhu washed her face and drank tea, and suddenly felt that Mei Zhi was a good friend for nothing.
In such a mood, it is inevitable to complain about Mei Zhi.
After listening, Mei Zhi naturally shared her hatred and scolded the women, and then looked at her with some worry and said: "Sister Cuizhu, don't think I'm too talkative. You are here to be a nurse. If they squeeze you like this, you probably won’t be able to do this job anymore.”
This is exactly what Cuizhu is most afraid of. When she thought about it, she originally planned to ride on the donkey to find the horse, and while doing the nurse's errand, she did not forget to do other things at the same time. This was also the main reason why she had always wanted to get close to the little princess.
It is a pity that Su Yaoniang suddenly appeared and stood firm with an almost unstoppable attitude. Compared with the other two nannies, she lacked a preconception, and there was no place for her beside the little princess.
"Sister Cuizhu is so beautiful, it's a pity to be a wet nurse." Mei Zhi sighed.
No, Cuizhu thinks so too!
For various reasons, she impulsively took the other person's hand: "Good sister, you must help me."
Mei Zhi was surprised and puzzled: "What can I, a girl, do to help you?"
Cui Zhufu went over and said a lot, while Mei Zhi's face was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Cuizhu said again: "Good sister, if you help me, I will never forget your kindness and I will definitely help you when the time comes."
"This...I..."
"Do you also want to be a girl for the rest of your life?"
Who wants to be a girl for the rest of his life?
Although the servants who serve the masters are servants, their treatment is no worse than that of ordinary ladies from wealthy families. But when they get older, they have to be let out to get married. People like them who are neither high nor low can neither let their master make the decision to get a good marriage, nor are they willing to be paired with a servant, a groom or something like that. After those hard days, it seems that The only way out is to climb a high branch.
"Let's join forces and help each other."