A small sedan chair took Huang Zhao to a courtyard outside the city. On the outskirts of the capital, the gate of the courtyard was very large, like an official residence.
After Mrs. Huang Zhao arrived, just like when she was transferred before, she could still take the maid who was close to her before. After entering, she still had to make resettlement. Before she could bring her After packing up the shriveled baggage, a woman who was not even twenty years old was looking into the small courtyard where she lived.
Huang Zhao quickly gathered her mood to welcome the visitor and saluted the visitor.
The "new" woman looked very innocent and looked at Mrs. Huang Zhao curiously.
Huang Zhao said, "Yes, I'm new here. If I don't understand the rules, I hope you can teach me."
The woman shook her head and said, "I've only been here for a few days, and I don't understand anything." I don’t understand, I just said that you are not allowed to go out casually. If you have anything to do, you can tell the aunt in the backyard and she will make arrangements. p> Mrs. Huang Zhao frowned slightly, seeming to feel pity for the woman in front of her.
After all, she has experienced many ups and downs, and has experienced many things. Even if she is behind bars like now, she can calm down.
But the woman in front of her was so young that she was locked up as a canary
"If you want to eat, go to the front, it's very big here," the woman was saying , a group of people came to the door, headed by a stern-looking woman in her thirties.
The woman glared at the young woman, who then lowered her head and stood behind her.
The woman came in and announced her family background, "You can call me Aunt Lin. I am just in charge here, not the head of the family. Logically speaking, this is Cai Guogong's villa."
"I know." Huang Zhao lowered his head.
"It's good to know. After dinner today, I will go to the front hall to get your things and come back. You can go too."
Aunt Lin then glared at the young woman beside her.
The young woman stuck out her tongue, as if she was very naughty.
This also surprised Mrs. Huang Zhao. Is this young woman so ignorant of the world?
The female stewards of the courtyard are probably equivalent to housekeepers with the power to punish, and they are at best She was considered a slave. If she made Aunt Lin unhappy, it would be easy to take her out and give her a good beating.
"Zhenluo is really fair-skinned. She has never been exposed to the sun before. It was before, and now is now. No matter how rich you were in the past, when you get here, you just work and don't come out. Today Go over and take the things back. If you can't handle it, you will be sent away in a few days. Not everyone has the chance to stay here."
Aunt Lin's words made Huang Zhao even more puzzled.
They have all been sent here to be canaries. It sounds like it is not easy to stay here
Does it mean that they still have to go through selection
Then Aunt Lin and the young woman left the courtyard.
When Mrs. Huang Zhao went in to pack her things again, a maid named Chuntao on the side said, "Madam, do you think what that person means is that we won't live here for a long time and will be sent to another place?"
Ms. Huang Zhao put the quilt prepared on the side with the quilt cover she brought, stretched out her hand and said, "Help me."
Chuntao then went over to help.
"If you shouldn't ask, don't ask." Huang Zhao said, "We are like duckweeds, we just have a temporary shelter. Also, don't call us I am a wife, and I am no longer a young lady or a madam.”
“What is your name?” Chuntao looked confused. < /p>
On that day, Mrs. Huang Zhao took Chuntao over to the dining room for dinner.
At this time, Mrs. Huang Zhao realized that the courtyard seemed to be very messy, but in fact it was well-proportioned, with a large courtyard surrounded by small courtyards, and it was not a common courtyard house in the north, but more like a courtyard. Bagua diagram, one link within another.
When we arrived at the dining place, we found that there were many people here, and they were all women. There were dozens of people waiting to eat in the dining room alone.
Chuntao leaned over and whispered, "Why does Mr. Cai Guo support so many people?"
"Shut up."
Huang Zhao quickly scolded her. Chuntao.
In unfamiliar situations, if you say something wrong and someone overhears you, you may suffer misfortune.
Ms. Huang Zhao didn’t know where to sit. Fortunately, she saw the young woman she had seen before. The young woman smiled and waved to them from afar. Then the master and servant walked over and sat down. Next to the young woman.
"Sister, please come over for dinner. My name is Mingxin, and I come from Chuzhou." The young woman could finally sit down and talk to Mrs. Huang Zhao.
Chuntao asked "Where is Chuzhou?"
"Ah"
Ming Xin held her head, not knowing how to describe it for a long time.
Huang Zhao said, "My surname is Zhao, I can't say my maiden name. Why are you here?"
"You were sold here." Ming Xin said, "My head Two years later, my family said they wanted to marry me, but they wanted a heavy dowry. They said I wanted to marry into a wealthy family. Then someone took me out and said I could be a concubine in a wealthy family's compound. And then I arrived. I don’t know how I ended up here in the capital."
Huang Zhao nodded and said, "He is also a hard-working man."
Ming Xin said with a bright smile on his face. It was hard to travel on the road before, but it’s nice here. It’s much better than the places I lived before. I have food and clothing, and Aunt Lin treats me well.”
“Her”
p>Huang Zhao originally wanted to say, as the steward here, how could she treat the people here sincerely
Don’t have any other intentions.
But think of myselfIt was no different from Ming Xin's situation. She didn't dare to slander others casually in front of Ming Xin, although Ming Xin didn't seem like a scheming woman.
While Huang Zhao was talking to Mingxin, someone was talking about something next to her, whispering.
A woman in her twenties said, "In the end, there are only a dozen left. I've asked around. If you don't get selected, you may have to work as a female worker, like weaving or something." Yes, you have to support yourself from now on. It’s good if you can stay here.”
Isn’t it up to Cai Guogong to decide whether to wait for Cai Guogong to come?
The woman in her twenties sneered, "Silly sister, do you really think that the aloof prince would just come to this small place? You are not like a fish and a goose, and you don't have a throat that is as dexterous as a lark. You want to be Singers and dancers, you also have to look at your talent. We all have different backgrounds, and we still want to be canaries.”
When Huang Zhao heard these words, she felt very sad. .
Ming Xin asked, "Sister, did you understand what they said?"
Huang Zhao said, "I don't know you. I am a sinner and I don't dare to hope for the future."
"Oh"
Ming Xin heard it half-understood.
Just at this moment, Aunt Lin and her group appeared at the door of the dining room again, and the room suddenly became quiet.
"It's time to eat."
Aunt Lin said, "After eating, go to the front hall. I have something to tell you. It concerns your future and whether you have the ability." Yes, it’s up to you.”
Aunt Lin ate with everyone present.
Probably equivalent to a housekeeper, when Aunt Lin was there, no one at the scene said anything, and they were all cautious for fear of offending this person of origin.
Even the Huang Zhao family is wondering what kind of background this Aunt Lin has to have such a big arrogance
"I heard that she came from Cai Guogong's house"
Huang Zhao heard a woman behind her whispering to the person next to her.
At this moment, a woman suddenly came in and said, "Aunt Lin, here comes another person. This is the last person. They said the yard will be closed tomorrow."
"Yes." Aunt Lin put down her chopsticks and said, "Ask her not to pack her things yet. Come here to eat first. After arranging things, she can go back and pack them in the evening."
"Yes."
The woman hurriedly went to deliver the message.
Chuntao asked curiously, "Isn't she going to eat?"
This is the woman who just went out.
Ming Xin said while eating, "The people in the steward's room all have staggered meal times. They eat the same as us. The food here is really good."
Chuntao pursed her lips and smiled. , and glanced at Aunt Lin to make sure that no one was paying attention to her, then she smiled and said, "This is also the first time I have met someone who can eat with the host. It's very nice here, but it's a pity."
I said somethingHalf, I didn’t say any more.
After dinner, it was time to light the lamp.
In late autumn, when the days were short and the nights were long, a group of women gathered in the front hall, and Aunt Lin asked someone to count the numbers.
“Thirty-seven people are here.”
Aunt Lin said, “Three of you are girls brought over by the host’s family. In other words, you There are thirty-four people."
After hearing this, Mrs. Huang Zhao realized that it was a privilege to be able to bring the maid here.
Many people here come directly. They have to take care of themselves, and it is impossible for others to take care of them.
Aunt Lin said loudly, "I know what you were thinking when you came. You think this is Cai Guogong's foreign palace. As long as you come in, you can become a member of Cai Guogong's palace in the future, and you may even have the opportunity to enter the palace in the future." , become the hostess here."
"Aunt Lin, don't we have a chance?" Someone in the crowd immediately questioned.
Aunt Lin looked very cold, shook her head and said, "Maybe, I don't know."
A group of people immediately started talking.
It probably means that you don’t know what you are saying
You are deliberately making fun of us
"Quiet." Aunt Lin said impatiently, " A group of women chattering like they were uneducated before?"
When Aunt Lin became stern, her majesty also made the women present shudder.
Aunt Lin said, "If you want to be a hostess based on your own ability, that is your own business. I am only responsible for arranging what I want to do for you."
A group of women all looked at each other.
Aunt Lin then waved her hand and said, "Pass the things down. One pile for each person."
A few people who looked like maids came in, and Mrs. Huang Zhao knew that this was what Ming Xin was talking about. "The people in charge of the housekeeping room", they brought in piles of things that looked like classics, and then distributed them to everyone present.
Aunt Lin said, "The fact that you are here means that you are all literate. Since you are literate, you should be able to understand the things above. This is an account. In the next three days, you need to Organize this account according to your own ideas, and I will give you the necessary pen, ink, paper and inkstone." "What do you mean, Aunt Lin wants us to settle the accounts?" someone asked.
Aunt Lin continued to say in a cold tone, "No one will teach you how to do it. It all depends on your talent. Now three days later, you need to add what you have sorted out now." Hand in all these things for you, as if they were your test papers." "What did you hand in?" someone immediately asked.
"I don't know either." Aunt Lin said, "But I expect that only some of you will be able to stay, and the rest, I don't know where you will be sent."< /p>
“Ah”
The women present thoroughlyIt's fried.
A woman looked very excited and said, "Aren't we bought by Cai Guogong? Why are we doing this?"
Aunt Lin said, "Each of you, no matter what your previous background or crime." You are born in Leji, etc., and you are indeed bound here, but this does not mean that you were sold to Cai Guogong as concubines. Cai Guogong seems to have never set foot here."
"Then what do we do?"
A woman dressed very enchantingly asked with excitement on her face.
Chun Tao leaned into Huang Zhao's ear and said, "I think they just want to seduce Cai Guogong. They are all incompetent. Fortunately, madam, you are capable."
"Talk too much. ”
Huang Zhao quickly stopped Chuntao from speaking.
At this time, Huang Zhao was also wondering what the situation was.
Her brain seems to be unable to keep up.
Aunt Lin stretched out her hand to signal the maid next to her to continue handing out "examination papers." She continued to narrate, "I've given you the things. How you organize them is your business. I don't know what this means. If you think you can attract Cai Guogong with your own beauty, you can try, but the premise is that you have to have a chance to stay so that you can meet Cai Guogong, otherwise everything will be in vain."
< p>"Hehehe"Mingxin on the side couldn't help but smile, and she smiled happily.
Immediately someone heard Ming Xin's laughter and glared at Ming Xin and said, "Why are you laughing? Is this funny?"
Ming Xin instantly became the target of public criticism.
Ming Xin couldn't laugh now. She looked aggrieved and said, "I just think what Auntie said is so funny, I, I."
Aunt Lin walked over and handed a piece of cake to her in person. Handing a copy of the exam paper to Ming Xin, as if he wanted to protect her, he continued to say in a very cold tone, "The opportunity is before you. You can make another choice, that is, ignore what is in front of you. Where will you be from now on?" , it has nothing to do with me, and we won’t even have anything to do with each other after a while. After you get your things, you can go back to where you live. In the past two days, except for necessary meals and other things, you can do nothing else. There’s no need to come out.”
“Aunt Lin, what are we going to do?” someone asked.
Aunt Lin said, "Don't ask me, everything depends on what's on it. If you can't understand it, just leave it on the shelf and no one will care about it. But if you do it well, everything in this yard in the future, or It's really up to you to take care of it, you are the hostess here." Please remember to bookmark it after this chapter, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading