She couldn't have wished for an experienced local person to offer some advice. But she didn't want Zhou to consume too much of the little fire of life left.
Zhou's self-deprecating hooked the corners of her mouth: "Mother doesn't have the energy to talk too much!" She took a few breaths and said solemnly, "First, you have neither your natal family to rely on nor someone trusted by the Feng family's seniors. The only thing you can rely on is the prince's love for you. How to get the prince's favor is something you have to think about all your life."
Yong Ruo nodded: "I remember!"
"Secondly, when the concubine enters the door, you have to avoid her sharpness, stay low and be a small one. After all, concubines are different, no matter how much you are favored, you must not compete with the concubine... Otherwise, you will be rejected by the elders, no matter how much the prince favors you, you will save her Not for you. Since you claim that you rely on your mind for food, in your spare time, you might as well read more military books and history books, and think about the way to win and lose... If the princess can’t tolerate people, you should have a way to deal with it! Do you understand? I mean?"
Yong Ruo raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling deeply: Based on the overall situation of the Zhou family, being the proprietress of a small restaurant is really a shame!
"Don't worry, mother, I will! If the princess is magnanimous, I will naturally obey; if the princess doesn't allow me, I won't just sit and wait for death." Just let Mrs. Zhou feel at ease. !
Mrs. Zhou nodded in relief, but her face became more solemn: "The third is the heir! This is also the most important point! Most of the houses of the big families drink the Bizi soup. If you drink too much of the Bizi soup, you will not be able to give birth for a lifetime. Son. You are the prince's most respected beauty, and he loves you so much, so you don't need to drink this soup. After all, in the emperor's family, it is not uncommon for a concubine to be born before a legitimate son. What you need to be extra careful about is: plotting!"
Yong Ruo cheered up: "Conspiracy?" Are you talking about sterilization pills
"Among the big families, there are many anti-sterilization drugs and abortion drugs that are hard to guard against. It is said that some drugs are put in food, tea, and soup. As long as people drink a few sips, they can make people infertile and make people infertile. People fall into the fetus; there are also some medicines that can be put in incense, hidden in pillows and quilts, and rubbed in their belongings. As long as they are in contact for a while, they will have the same effect... "
Yongruo was dumbfounded, and thought to himself: As expected of the plane of Gongdou, no wonder there is a system like Luzhuo, the level of Gongdou Zhaidou is really brutal!
"Don't believe it!" Zhou said solemnly, "Mother doesn't know much about these medicines, but she has seen the power of these shady methods. You must not take your guard lightly and lose your guard. Of course, you don't have to be a warlock... These medicines are not only It's expensive, and it's not something ordinary people can get!"
"Mother, don't worry! I will remember everything." Yong Ruo said with a smile.
But I thought in my heart: no matter what sterilization medicine or miscarriage medicine, come to my bowl quickly! Those are all system points!
After saying a few more words, Mrs. Zhou felt sleepy and exhausted. After drinking a few mouthfuls of porridge, she soon fell into a deep sleep.
Yong Ruo was lying on the small bed in the main room, but it was difficult to fall asleep, as if he was in a dream!
After living two lifetimes, the first time she wanted to marry someone, she made her a concubine...
Alas... It turns out that I will have today... I never expected it!
The next day, when Yongruo woke up, it was already dawn.
When I opened the door of the main room, I realized that there were many more people in the house!
Three girls who looked like maids stood to the east of the door.
Three boys who looked like servants stood on the west side of the door.
As soon as Yongruo opened the door, the six people bowed down and signed up one by one:
"My servant Huarou..." "My servant Daxue..." "My servant Xiaoxue..." "My servant Jiao Zhu..." "My servant's little plum..." "My servant's wheat..."①
"Meet Yongmei!"
Yong Ruo was stunned for a moment, and then realized: Are these people sent by Feng Liao
After Rob waited for the guards to stay last night, the door of her house was taken over. It's not surprising that so many people came to the house early in the morning.
"You are..." She wanted to make sure.
Among the three girls, the leading one is fifteen or sixteen years old, not outstanding in appearance, but looks extremely gentle and amiable, named Hua Rou.
Huarou answered her on behalf of six people: "Hui Meiren: Numaid, Daxue, and Xiaoxue are servants of Hengjun Wangfu; Jiao Zhu, Xiaolizi, and Xiaoxiao are eunuchs of Hengjun Wangfu. Yujing and the others who are preparing to do things are all ordered by the county king to serve the beauty!"
Yong Ruo thought: Feng Liao is really generous, sending so many people here at once!
Then from now on, she can live a life like a pig with a coat to stretch out her hands, a meal to open her mouth? !
Yong Ruo felt super happy!
"Get up!" This feeling of becoming a master overnight is so exhilarating!
"When did you come here?" She asked Hua Rou.
"Huimeiren: After the county king returned to the mansion last night, he summoned the servants of the mansion overnight, and carefully selected the servants and others. The servants and servants got up at the beginning of Mao today, and they arrived here before dawn!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"Serving a beauty is a blessing for servants and others, I dare not call it hard work."
I can't take it anymore! Yong Ruo rubbed his nose and asked Daxue Xiaoxue: "Did you get this name after entering the mansion?"
Who named it? It sounds so cold!
Daxue blessed him: "The names of the maidservant and Xiaoxue, as well as Dahan and Xiaohan, were newly bestowed by the county king last night after picking out our four second-class girls."
Yong Ruo thought about it, and found it a little funny. Did Feng Liao really take her as the incarnation of plum blossom? The girl chosen for her must be changed to a cold name immediately! Plum blossoms are more suitable for winter, right
She casually asked the three eunuchs a few more words, only to find out that Jiao Zhu is actually the godson of Jiao Tong, the chief eunuch of Heng County's palace!
"How many sons does Director Jiao have?" Yong Ruo asked Jiao Zhu with a smile.
Jiao Zhu was eighteen or nine years old, with a round face and a very pleasing smile, but a pair of eyes that were extremely penetrating.
"Beauty! Director Jiao only has a servant, a godson. Speaking of it, it's a predestined relationship. The servant has the same surname as Director Jiao, and because of his fate, he recognizes his god-in-law." Jiao Zhu flattered him.
Yong Ruo laughed and said, "It's really my luck to have you here!"
The godson of the eunuch in charge of the palace is his head eunuch. In the future... he can get a lot of convenience, right? !
Just as he met his future subordinates, there were a few more whispers from the gate of the courtyard, and a guard came in with a woman in her thirties and two maids.
The woman's surname is Li, and she is called Mrs. Li. Sister-in-law Li was young and widowed, and her in-laws and her mother's family would not tolerate her, so she sold herself and entered Su Mingjian's house. Su Mingjian's grandmother has been bedridden for nearly ten years, and she has been serving her personally for nearly ten years. She is used to taking care of patients, and she can be called a professional nurse in this era.
This time, Feng Liao specifically begged her from the Su family and sent her to take care of the Zhou family.
Of the two girls, one is sixteen years old, named Lianzhi; the other is fourteen years old, named Lingjiao, which Fengliao just bought from Ren Yazi and gave it to the Yong family.
Looking at the three deeds of prostitution in his hand, Yong Ruo was very moved: Feng Liao was really thoughtful and thoughtful. He even had to buy the girl for the Yong family from outside, not from the Wangfu faction... Or, was it the staff around him who thought of it? For example, that Su Zimo and Su Changshi? !
After handing over the Zhou family and the housework to Sister-in-law Li and Lianzhi Lingjiao, Yong Ruo was surrounded by Hua Rou and others and went back to the room.
Her room has changed a lot! It was still the same bed, but the mattress, quilt, and curtains on her bed had all been replaced with high-end ones.
In the originally empty room, there was a small but exquisite dressing table. In addition to combs and other things, there are two small boxes on the dressing table. One box contains a pile of bottles and jars, which are skin care products and cosmetics of this era; the other box is full of jewels, containing many exquisite and gorgeous gold and silver jewelry.
At this moment, Yong Ruo deeply felt what it means to "climb a high branch"!
This is really an all-round improvement in the standard of living!
While being unaccustomed to being washed by three maids, she felt very emotional.
For those who have no chance to climb high, the leap of class is extremely difficult; but for those who have the opportunity to climb high, the leap of class is so simple. How can no one pay attention to a shortcut to quickly complete the class leap? How could there be no girl who crawled on the master's bed
Of course, climbing high branches is a difficult technical task that tests eyesight and charm. Poor eyesight and lack of charm may lead to the tragedy of "attempt to climb high branches and unfortunately fall to death"!
I hope such an unfortunate thing will not happen to her!
After washing her face, Huarou applied a layer of medicinal ointment on her face, saying that it could moisturize the skin and make her skin delicate and smooth.
After applying the ointment, Hua Rou wanted to put some lip balm on her again. Yong Ruo refused - we still have breakfast later!
The breakfast was actually a few big food boxes delivered from the Prince Heng's Mansion!
There are legendary green rice porridge, eight-treasure porridge, sugar-steamed crispy cheese, goose oil rolls with loose flesh, as well as mutton buns, crystal dumplings, scallion pancakes, and egg custard. Each serving is generous.
Yong Ruo ate the most delicious and satisfying breakfast since time travel.
Yong Qiao and Yong Miao even ate their bellies. Thanks to Yong Ruo watching them, they were not full! After eating, Yong Miao quietly said to Yong Ruo: "This brother-in-law is better than the Yang family's, and my sister can marry!"
Yong Ruo smiled and flicked his finger: "I bought you for breakfast? You will be a foodie in the future!"
Yong Miao touched the place she had played, raised her head to look at Yong Ruo, and asked very seriously: "Sister, how can I eat such breakfast every day?"
Yong Ruo just wanted to hit him with a few words, lest he go from simple to extravagant, but when he lowered his head and saw Yong Miao's extremely serious eyes, he changed his mind.
"If you want to eat this kind of breakfast every day, you must study hard, and you will be admitted to Jinshi and become a high official in the future..." Make up your mind as soon as possible, boy!
Yong Miao's eyes lit up immediately: "Sister, teach me how to read!"
Yong Ruo was very regretful: "Sister, I'm afraid I don't have the time to teach you! After this busy time, I will definitely send you to study. In the past few days, you should learn to play with Qiaoqiao first." Foodie·Miaohui Won't you be motivated by this
At noon, the Hengjun Prince's Mansion sent someone to pass the message: Tomorrow is the second day of February when the dragon raises its head, and it is suitable for marriage; at Shenshi tomorrow, the Hengjun Prince's Mansion will send a wedding sedan chair to welcome it!
There are many neighbors around watching the fun.
The black boy Jin Sanbao from next door came over and asked Yongruo casually, "Who is that guy? He seems very rich."
Yong Ruo replied casually: "The younger generation of the nobleman's family I met yesterday said that the plum blossom was extremely beautiful, and the elders loved it very much, so I came here to ask for a big one to put in the vase."
"Just for this, they gave you so many things?" Jin Sanbao said with some disbelief.
"How do I know what those noble people are thinking?" She shook the name card box in her hand to the neighbors who joined in the fun, "No, the nobleman also left me a name card. He said that if he encounters difficulties, , but you can come to ask for help! He is really a good person, isn't he?"
The neighbors around even claimed that it was true, and someone said: "You are so blessed, and the days to come will get better!" There was no lack of envy and jealousy in the tone.
Yong Ruoxiao: "Let me borrow your good words!" Turning around, she entered the courtyard and closed the courtyard door.
Letting the people around her know that she "has a backer" can probably avoid some troubles, so she will naturally not hide it, lest those domineering people think that her family can be bullied.
I just don't know, can this trick scare those thieves
Locking the door, Yong Ruo returned to the main room.
Of the three people in the room, Yongqiao was still sobbing with tears in his eyes; Yongmiao climbed onto Mrs. Zhou's bed, lay down beside Mrs. Zhou with all her clothes on, and hugged Mrs. Zhou through the quilt, with her face half buried in the quilt. , I couldn't see his expression; Mrs. Zhou had calmed down, patted Yong Miao's back gently, and comforted him softly.
Yong Ruo suddenly felt: It is really cruel for children as young as Yong Qiao and Yong Miao to face the threat of death and the pain of the death of their parents!
Seeing Yong Ruo coming in, Mrs. Zhou asked a little weakly, "All gone?"
Yong Ruo nodded: "All gone!"
"Which family does the nobleman belong to?"
Yong Ruo shook his head: "I don't know which family it is from, but I only know that the surname is Feng." This point, Mr. Feng didn't take the initiative to say it, and it was inconvenient for her to ask.
"Feng?" Mrs. Zhou frowned slightly, and said to herself, "Feng is the surname of the country. Could it be that he is a son of the clan?" Then he asked Yong Ruo, "Did Mr. Feng bring guards? Did the guards bring weapons?"
"Bring it! There are quite a few guards around Mr. Feng, all of whom are armed with big knives and long swords, and one of them is carrying a long bow."
Mrs. Zhou nodded: "That's right! That Mr. Feng must be a child of the clan, and he is a close clan. He might be a prince or a little prince." Panting twice, he said again, "Dare to hold a big sword, a long bow and a long bow. Those who flaunt their swords must be those who have military positions in the court or the army; such guards are only qualified to be used by clan families. The servants of ordinary officials' families carry a stick at most when they go out, and then hide one secretly. dagger..."
Yong Ruo said quickly: "I know! Mother, you should talk less and rest more!"
Zhou smiled wryly: "There will be more time to rest in the future!" His eyes glanced at the box in Yong Ruo's hand, "What are you holding?"
Yong Ruo then told about the famous assassin.
Mrs. Zhou opened the box, took a look at the name thorn, and wondered: "This name thorn is a bit strange. The name thorns of noble people usually use red paper. This young man is obviously of extraordinary status, but he actually uses white paper. And draw plum blossoms on famous thorns?" She shook her head, quite puzzled, "I don't understand."
Yong Ruo couldn't talk to her more, so he said, "Perhaps Mr. Feng disdains vulgarity?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Zhou was powerless to say and think too much, and waved for Yong Ruo to take away the box of famous thorns and put it away properly. Suddenly he sighed again: "If at the beginning... there was such a famous card... why did the family come to this?!" After speaking in a sad voice, tears welled up in his eyes again.
Yong Ruo silently put away the famous thorn box, stood in the yard for a while, and went to the kitchen.
The food box that Mr. Feng sent was placed on a low cabinet. She opened the food box and took a look, and saw that the upper layer of the food box contained some exquisite and easy-to-storage snacks, and the lower layer contained half a box of buns and half a box of dumplings, so she picked up the food box, took the bowls and chopsticks, and went to the main room.
"The dim sum and pasta presented by Mr. Feng today look delicious." She said to Yongqiao and Yong Miao, "Each person can eat two pieces of dim sum, but not too much, so as not to be unable to eat at night. Baozi and The dumplings are not allowed to be eaten cold, let’s warm them up and eat them with yesterday’s leftovers.”
He also ordered Yongqiao: "After eating, go and deal with the leg of lamb, remove the meat, marinate it with salt, and buy some radishes to make dumplings tomorrow. Then marinate the bones of the lamb, and stew the lamb soup tomorrow." "
Yong Qiao has studied cooking with Father Yong for a year, and he has practiced basic skills. It is not a problem for him to cook a home-cooked meal.
Then Yong Miao was asked to guard the Zhou family, and Yong Ruo went out of the main room, took a hatchet, put on labor protection gloves made from shabby clothes, and chopped some bamboos.
In the yards of the thatched huts of poor families, the ground will not be paved with bricks, but a few clumps of bamboo will be planted for a broom, a chicken coop, and a bamboo fence. In the yard of the Yong family, apart from the plum tree, there are also several clumps of bamboo.
After picking off the bamboo branches, she used a saw to saw one of the bamboos into small pieces, and then used a hatchet to break the short bamboo tubes and cut them into long bamboo nails. Don't ask for excellent workmanship, but for cutting-edge sharpness.
It took a long time to make a basket full of bamboo nails, and then she broke the other bamboos and cut them into bamboo strips half the height of a person. After thinking about it, I cut two more bamboos, sawed the bamboo poles into several sections, each section was half a person's height, with one end flat and the other pointed.
Yong Qiao had already finished processing the leg of lamb, so she ran over and asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"
Yong Ruo glanced at him, waved to him, motioned him to listen to him, and whispered in his ear, "I'm working as a mechanism to deal with bad guys!"
She plans to learn from the predecessors of the Red Army in Jinggangshan, and set up a bamboo nail array at the base of the wall. If someone climbed in from the fence in the middle of the night to steal something, the custodian let them jump in and limp out.