After a quarter of an hour or so, Chunxi, who had gone to report the letter, came back, and when she saw several large boxes in the house, her face burst into joy.
"Girl, are these compensations sent by the Duke's Mansion?"
Jiang Ningbao collected her thoughts, nodded with a smile: "Well, Chunxi, sort them out and put them in the private treasury." After she finished speaking, she thought for a while, got up and went to the inner room to take out a whole red whip, and casually threw a few whips around the room. Down, the movement is natural, vigorous and vigorous.
"This whip is still so easy to use."
Jiang Ningbao nodded in satisfaction. He hadn't used a whip for many years, and his techniques were not unfamiliar.
"Girl, why did you take out the whip?" Chunxi was busy arranging the things in the box, when she saw the girl whipping the whip, her eyes widened slightly.
"I thought about it for a while, and I think it's safer to wear a whip when you go out in the future." Jiang Ningbao gently stroked the red whip, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
She once promised her mother Yang that she would be a gentle and quiet lady of the family, but at this time and at that time, after her mother came back, she would definitely understand her.
Today, Jiang Ningbao felt a sense of crisis again when he was shot with a short arrow by the little prince for no reason.
Who knows if she will be in danger again in the future, especially since she is already missed by the heroine.
There is a whip by my side, if you are in danger, you can shake the whip directly, you don't have to do it yourself, no one knows if this ancient man will touch porcelain.
Jiang Ningbao was not at all at ease with her delicate and beautiful appearance.
Too tempting.
Chunxi couldn't help but think of the scene when the girl knocked down a big tree easily with a random whip when she was nine years old, and couldn't help shivering, she shivered, and said cautiously: "Girl, you are so powerful, how can you It's the same without a whip, who dares not to bump into you?"
If she hadn't seen the girl suddenly take out the red whip that had been dusty for many years, Chunxi would have been used to the girl's soft and weak appearance, and would have forgotten how cruel the girl was when she was young.
At that time, the second master, the second wife and the third young master were hiding it together, so no one knew the girl's secret.
"Prepare for a rainy day, be prepared, and have a whip so that my hands won't get dirty." Jiang Ningbao said calmly, putting away the red whip.
Chunxi: "..."
The girl is always so vigilant in times of peace.
But after thinking about it carefully, what the girl said makes sense, it is indeed not very safe to go out, especially the arrow encountered today, if the girl hadn't responded in a timely manner, she might have been injured.
At this time, the master and servant never thought that the purpose of the little prince was just to miss Jiang Ningbao's true face.
Who let the little prince get used to being domineering and not taking the usual path.
main courtyard
After returning to the yard, the eldest lady Zhang was furious, and threw the maidservants out of the room, leaving only Nanny Yang, and threw the porcelain placed in the room to the ground, with a gloomy and frightening expression.
"Ma'am, calm down."
Nanny Yang was terrified, she looked at the debris and water stains all over the floor, dripping blood from her heart, these are all high-quality porcelain, and Madam fell to the ground.
If the old lady finds out, I'm afraid she will reprimand her for wasting it again.
"Snapped!"
A glazed vase was smashed, and the flowers and water in the vase were scattered all over the floor.
"Calm down, why should I calm down? When I think that the compensation for the big boxes is all cheaper than that dead girl in the second room, I can't swallow this breath in my heart."
Mrs. Zhang supported her chest and panted heavily, roaring in a dark voice.
Obviously it was all the compensation she negotiated with Xie Shizi, but it all fell into the hands of the fourth girl. The old lady was also holding her back and pretending to be generous. When the uncle left, he gave her a hard look, blaming her for not paying attention. Do a good job, now I don't know which fox's house in the backyard.
Busy and busy.
Resentment surged in Mrs. Zhang's heart. She is also the daughter of a descended noble family, but her mother's family can't make ends meet, and it's common to live on extra food. A few days ago, my mother sent a maid over, saying that the family had dismissed many servants, and only some could not afford it. Dismissal, maintaining the dignity of the honorable family.
Her natal family is too shabby, and Mrs. Zhang has no face, so she always has to drag her around.
The decline of the Changningbo Mansion is just that there has not been an official above the fourth rank for several generations, and the mansion is not short of money. The second younger brother who passed away was a business genius, and he earned tens of thousands of wealth for the Bo Mansion, and fertile land.
At the beginning, she also valued this point. The second younger brother and sister Yang wanted to live in a separate house, but Zhang kept telling the old lady that it was better for direct brothers to live together and help each other, so as to benefit each other.
As it turns out, she was right.
The days of Bofu are booming, and the food and clothing are more than one level better.
After the death of the second brother and his wife, the financial power of the mansion was held by the old lady. Mrs. Zhang did not dare to subsidize her natal family blatantly. She herself had two sons. The eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion needed her support, so she put her mind on Jiang Ningbao's compensation, and specifically asked for two large boxes of gold as compensation.
Now because of the old lady's words, everything is gone, and that dead girl in the second room is all cheap.
Zhang was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Ma'am, the position of the fifth-rank official fell to the uncle, and the fifth girl is going to be engaged to the second wife of the Xie family, the son of the second wife, so there must be no accident at this time. When the fifth girl's marriage is settled, it will not be too late for you to deal with the fourth girl. Afraid that Madam Yang would be impulsive and ruin the event, Mother Yang hurriedly persuaded her earnestly.
When Mrs. Zhang heard Yang Nanny mentioning Yao'er, her anger immediately subsided a lot.
That's right, the most urgent thing is to settle Yao'er's marriage first.
The matter of cleaning up Jiang Ningbao will be postponed.
"Nurse Yang, pick a few smart and beautiful maidservants and send them to the West Courtyard, so that no one will say that we are harsh second-bedroom girls in the Changningbo Mansion, and only have one maidservant around." The eldest lady Zhang said gloomyly.
"Brother Jin, who still has the second room, is eighteen, and there is no maidservant who understands human affairs around him. It's my negligence as an aunt. Remember to send a few maidservants with good looks and means to his yard."
After waking up from a nap, there was a burst of laughter from outside the yard.
Jiang Ningbao frowned slightly, got up from the bed, put on a coat, walked out of the room, and saw four charming maids chatting and laughing with embroidered purses under the eaves.
"Who are you and why are you in my yard?"
The four delicate maidservants heard an unpleasant question, and looked up, it was the fourth girl. They quickly put away the sewing baskets in their hands, and bowed respectfully: "Your maidservant has seen the fourth girl."
"The four servants are the maids arranged by the Da Furen to serve the girl." One of the pretty maids with an apple face explained crisply, and after finishing speaking, the four of them introduced each of them.
Each has its own strengths, making it impossible to pick a mistake.
Jiang Ningbao's eyes flickered, it turned out that she was a maid arranged by her aunt.
Three years ago, her parents died, she and the maids, women, and servants in the elder brother's courtyard sought other jobs and left the west courtyard. The aunt and mother never cared a word.
Now she has sent four maidservants to serve her.
I also know that there is a problem in it.
But Jiang Ningbao couldn't refuse. As a daughter of the uncle's mansion, it was too shabby to have only one maidservant by her side. She refused this time, and there will be a next time.
If you want to buy someone from outside or arrange for someone to enter the mansion, you need to get the consent of the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang. Not to mention the trouble, it may not be successful.
Jiang Ningbao only thought about it for a moment, then left the four maidservants and wrote down their names.
"Baimei, where's Chunxi?"
Just as Baimei was about to answer, Chunxi hurried into the yard. Seeing that the girl was awake, she hurried forward as if she had something to say to her. Jiang Ningbao called Chunxi into the room and closed the door.
The four maids were left looking at each other.
The maid named Baimei pursed her lips, and secretly put her ears on the door, but she couldn't hear anything, so she could only go back to the eaves and continue embroidering handkerchiefs and purses.
inside the house
Sitting on the low couch, Jiang Ningbao glanced at the unconcealable anger on Chunxi's face, couldn't help frowning and asked, "Chunxi, what happened?"
"Miss, the eldest lady sent four maidservants over shortly after you fell asleep. Not only that, the eldest lady also sent four beautiful and enchanting maidservants to the third young master's yard, saying that they are the housemaids for the third young master who are well-versed in human affairs. .”
Chunxi's face flushed slightly when she said the latter, and her voice became much quieter.
Jiang Ningbao's eyes darkened.
What a auntie, she actually stretched her hand into the elder brother's yard. If the elder brother was not studying in Qingshan at this time, she might have ruined the elder brother.
At this time, Jiang Ningbao was very fortunate that after leaving the filial piety period, his eldest brother entered Qingshan Academy with the help of his grandfather's family.
If you stay in the uncle's house, how can you study and prepare for the exam with peace of mind.
"I'll write a letter to my brother."
Jiang Ningbao thought about it, the eldest brother once said in a letter that he would go back to the mansion at the end of this month, now it seems that it is better not to go back to the mansion, lest the auntie be a demon again.
After Chunxi delivered the letter, Jiang Ningbao stayed in the mansion with peace of mind, ignoring the ups and downs outside.
...
The restaurants and teahouses in the capital were very lively, and people all over the capital excitedly talked about Miss Jiang Si's appearance and what she said in front of the government office, and they even mentioned Duke Ding.
"Miss Jiang Si is so generous, she publicly said that Mr. Xie and Miss Yang are very suitable."
"It's really atmospheric."
"I heard that if it hadn't been for the arrow shot by the young prince of Prince Rui's Mansion, everyone would not have known how beautiful Miss Jiang Si is. It's a pity I wasn't there at the time, otherwise I would have seen how beautiful Miss Jiang Si is."
"I was there to watch. Miss Jiang Si is really beautiful and very temperamental. I don't know who said that Miss Jiang Si is ugly and innocent. Is it because of jealousy?"
"No matter how beautiful it is, what's the use of it? Xie Shizi has divorced her. A woman who divorced her parents, her parents are both dead, and her family background is not high or low. No matter how beautiful she is, she can't be called a good marriage."
"Tsk, you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour. Miss Jiang Si didn't even care about it, and she even said that she wanted to marry Duke Ding who she admired since childhood. Do you dare?"
"Yes, yes, I admire Miss Jiang Si's courage and hope that Miss Jiang Si will get her wish."
"Why do I think you want to see Xie Shizi's jokes?"
"I think so."
"Don't you want Miss Jiang Si to marry Duke Ding?"
"Hmph, I think Fourth Miss Jiang is in a daze. She wants to take revenge on Mr. Xie, and she deliberately says that she is marrying Duke Ding. In fact, she just wants to get rid of Mr. Xie."
"These words make sense. Fourth Miss Jiang must have complained when someone divorced her, but she shouldn't make a public joke about Dingguo."
"That is, a woman who has divorced her marriage has a bad reputation. She is not worthy of Duke Ding. Besides, Miss Jiang Si is the ex-fiancée of Xie Shizi, so it is not suitable for etiquette."
"Don't talk about whether it is in accordance with the law or not. Dingguo Duke was born and died for Da Viet, guarding the dynasty of Da Viet. We just want to have a lady who knows the cold and the hot by his side. Those noble girls are all afraid of death and avoid them like snakes and scorpions. At least they are Jiang. Fourth Miss has the guts to focus on this, and she is definitely worthy of Duke Ding."
As soon as these words came out, they immediately got everyone's approval.
"I have inside information that the first time the steward Zhao of Dingguo's mansion came to withdraw from the marriage, Miss Jiang Si refused the compensation from the son of Xie, saying that she would marry Dingguo. A few days ago, Mrs. Xie went to a Go to Qingshui Temple to find an eminent monk to combine horoscopes."
"How is the result?"
"It is said that Miss Jiang Si's fate is very special, and it is very consistent with Ding Guogong's horoscope."
"Ah, is it true or not?"
"Of course it is true. Everyone just wait for Mrs. Xie to go to the Changningbo Mansion to propose marriage."
The second floor of a teahouse
Dressed in men's clothing, Yang Shuqing was sitting there drinking tea. He was in a great mood when he learned that Jiang Ningbao and Xie Shizi had officially divorced, but when he heard the discussion below, he couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the teacup, and his eyes were dim.
"Master, Miss Jiang Si really said that she wanted to marry Duke Ding, did she get so mad that she deliberately tried to dissuade Miss and Mr. Xie?" Qian Rong, who was pretending to be a servant, couldn't help but wonder.
Yang Shuqing squinted her eyes, and there was a dark light in her eyes.
"Miss Jiang Si doesn't have that fate to marry into the Duke's Mansion."
In her previous life, Jiang Ningbao obtained the ancient wine brewing recipe, but still failed to save Ding Guogong's life, let alone this life, the ancient wine brewing recipe has fallen into her hands.
How special is the fate? A few years ago, there were several women with special fate, but unfortunately they all failed one by one. From then on, no one dared to marry Duke Ding.
Dingguo Gong became a poisonous son-in-law in the eyes of the women of Dayue Dynasty.
Jiang Ningbao will not be that exception.
When Yang Shuqing thought of this, she felt that she was worrying unnecessarily, and the little anxiety and hidden worry in her heart disappeared without a trace.
Sit back and watch Jiang Ningbao's jokes.
Suddenly, a servant walked into the teahouse anxiously, found Yang Shuqing who was disguised as a man on the second floor, whispered something in her ear, Yang Shuqing's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly checked out and left the teahouse.