The next day, someone from the palace called Jiang Yashuang to the Empress Dowager Jiang. The Empress Dowager asked them pleasantly whether the couple had reconciled, and said some things about young couples who come to stay with each other for a long time. At the end, she explained the reason for calling him: "I heard that you Is there a maid feeling restless in the yard?"
Jiang Yashuang didn't expect that the Queen Mother would find out about this matter so quickly. He was afraid that the Queen Mother would say that Qiu Yilan couldn't even control a maid, so he smiled and said: "Where did Fourth Aunt hear this? My nephew is still I don’t know. But his mother has been with her mother for a long time and has always been strict with her maids, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
He deliberately took out his mother so that the Queen Mother would not be able to say that the maid's restlessness was due to improper management. Mrs. Zhuang's temper was so confident that the Queen Mother Jiang was not willing to provoke her sister-in-law for a trivial matter.
However, the Queen Mother had no intention of causing trouble for Qiu Yilan today. She smiled and said: "You are still playing tricks with me? I'll tell you why I brought this up: you two are willful, and you will be at odds with each other for ten days and a half." Ignore each other. Just give it up. Your wife is doing the same. Can those people who are only thinking about the backyard use their brains? "
Jiang Yashuang said awkwardly: "Now my nephew has moved back to the backyard."
"It's impossible for you to stay in the yard day and night. Your wife is pregnant now, and the three children under her knees are still so young. How can you take care of her?" Empress Dowager Jiang reminded, "To be honest, it seems that you are making such a fuss this time. Well, those who rush to intervene when they see a slight gap in the master should be sent away as soon as possible, otherwise they may cause trouble in the future!"
Jiang Yashuang had this intention. If he hadn't been summoned by the Queen Mother, he would have done it. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "What the fourth aunt said is that my nephew will be interrogated when he returns, and those with evil intentions will never be allowed to stay in my nephew's backyard!"
"People need to be replaced when they are gone, and those who are replaced may not be reliable." Empress Dowager Jiang said warmly, "You know Ms. Lin, she has served me for many years and is a trustworthy person! She came to me this morning to beg me, saying that her mother-in-law has two sons. The nieces are all around fourteen or fifteen years old and will be married in a few years. They want to find a decent job and be more prestigious when they leave the court... I think it would be a good idea for them to serve your wife!"
Empress Dowager Jiang's words came from the bottom of her heart, and she really didn't mean to trick Qiu Yilan - because that's what Miss Lin told her. She kept saying that her niece was envious of Qiu Yilan's maid, Su He, and that's why she wanted to serve Qiu Yilan. of.
Previously, Qiu Yilan refused the marriage proposal from the officials in the palace on behalf of Su He, burned the marriage contract, and married her as a commoner to the scholar Huang Muyuan. The ancestors of the Huang family were wealthy businessmen. Although Huang Muyuan was not the eldest son, he was the only one with his family. Mother and brother, the two brothers have a good relationship. There was not much trouble when the family was separated, and they received a large amount of assets in an amicable manner. He was also kind-hearted. After Su He came out of the cabinet, he and he lived harmoniously and happily, and their little life was very nourishing.
That's all. The key is the dowry Qiu Yilan gave to Su He. If someone is careful, he can calculate it and find that it is at least one to twenty thousand taels of silver! As for Qiu Yilan's dowry worth millions of taels, the maids Su He, Chun Ran, and Xia Ran who accompanied her through hardships each had a dowry of 10,000 to 20,000 taels, and the total was only 100,000. Less than that, it’s nothing—she’s happy with her money anyway!
But it’s different for others!
If other families don’t talk about it, let’s talk about the Jiang family. If an unfavored concubine comes out of the palace, if the head of the family is harsher and the husband’s family is not very important, the dowry will only be 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. At that time, the third Miss Jiang Qizhuan, She was married to a serious county prince. Just because the prince of Qiyang had a poor IQ and her aunt Dou deliberately reduced the dowry, the dowry was only a pitiful eighty thousand taels of silver!
And the dowry of a maid in Su He was half the dowry of a serious young lady. This is because Mrs. Tao came from a serious and well-known family, and no one under her was allowed to talk about her daughter-in-law's handling of her private house; Jiang Yashuang doted on his wife and didn't care at all. The maid split a small amount of 100,000 between her legitimate son and daughter; Qiu Yilan herself had already shocked all her sisters-in-law, so no one dared to say anything.
Otherwise, even if it is true that she spends her own money on whomever she likes, I am afraid that the entire Jiang family will be filled with bitter words!
Of course, everyone knows that these maids, Su He and Chun Ran, are special. They are the ones who accompany Qiu Yilan from misery to glory. They are equivalent to elders, not to mention, they are dowries. They can be regarded as Qiu Yilan's direct descendants. direct lineage. The group of big maids like Hibiscus in the back will definitely not be able to compare with them.
But, if you don’t have ten thousand or twenty thousand, a few thousand is not bad!
After all, they are all slaves to the Jiang family. Who wouldn’t want to be with someone who is generous with his actions and not harsh in his treatment
The Queen Mother already trusted Ms. Lin very much, and after hearing what she said about the treatment of Su He and others, of course she had no doubts. The main reason was that Ms. Lin was well aware of her character and deliberately treated her after receiving the news that Qiu Yilan was pregnant again. Just mentioned it: "My sister-in-law mentioned this matter earlier. The old slave thought that there was no shortage of people at the Nineteenth Young Madam, so he forced people in, which offended the Young Madam, so he never mentioned it! But now The young lady was pregnant, and the people in the yard were restless. The old slave thought that although Wen Niang and Wan Niang were young, they were born in the Jiang family, and they had been influenced by them since childhood. They were always more sensible than the maids of similar age. some!"
Empress Dowager Jiang felt that this was very reasonable. Although Jiang Yashuang was not angry because his wife was pregnant and moved back to the house, there should not be too many maids crawling into bed while the mistress is pregnant these days! Let’s talk about Qiu Yilan’s people. The reason why Su He’s group of maids received a generous dowry was not only because they shared weal and woe and were confidants, but also because they delayed the birth of Jiang Jinglang for nearly 10 years in order to serve Qiu Yilan when she gave birth to Jiang Jinglang and to raise Jiang Jinglang. Leaving the cabinet in two years!
It can be said that the dowry amounting to nearly 20,000 taels of silver, which is far more than that of an ordinary maid or even a rich family's daughter leaving the palace, was paid for the loss of youth.
Now, isn't it the right time for Qiu Yilan to employ people
The Queen Mother felt that she was caring for her nephew and niece-in-law: "You know what Lady Lin is like. She has served me diligently and attentively for so many years. Her niece, since she dares to recommend it to your daughter-in-law, I think she can't go wrong. Why don't you go back? Let your daughter-in-law pass by? If it's a coincidence, just transfer her over to fill the gap. It's always safer for us to use it!"
Jiang Yashuang didn't know what happened to Ni Guang back then. Because he was raised by Mrs. Tao personally, he was looked upon differently by the Empress Dowager Jiang when he was a baby - Ms. Lin was a member of the Empress Dowager, so she would not treat him badly. So from his point of view, Ms. Lin is just like Mrs. Hu's mother next to Mrs. Tao. She may not be good to others, but she is definitely good to herself.
So I just thought that my aunt had good intentions, and the cleaned backyard must have a new baby - my wife is pregnant but is still young and needs to have a baby. He didn't want Qiu Yilan to worry about it, so he planned to do it by himself, but he was very busy with business affairs recently and didn't have much time. Listening to what Empress Dowager Jiang said was reasonable, she felt that it would be good if this could be solved, so she said, "Then my nephew will go back and ask the Fourteenth Sister-in-law for someone."
Now that Sanfang is the head of the family, it is impossible to bypass He Shuijin when it comes to mobilizing servants.
How smart is He Shuijin
After hearing Jiang Shandai Jiang Yashuang come over and describe the person he wanted and why, he sent someone to call sisters Lin Wenniang and Lin Wanniang to come over and take a look. When they saw Lin Wanniang, they just returned the favor. She was pretty and fair, and she did look like a decent maid. . That Lin Wan Niang had her hair parted in a bun, and although she wore the same green skirt as Lin Wan Niang, she had curved eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and fair skin, making her younger sister appear to be her maidservant!
"Where are these maids? Basically, one is a maid and the other is an aunt - after becoming an aunt, I just took my sister as a confidant maid, so the sisters can put down roots together!" He Shuijin sneered inwardly, squinting his eyes and thinking. After a while, he found an excuse to send Jiang Shan away: "Normally, if the Nineteenth Brother wants someone, they should be allowed to leave immediately. But they also have errands and they have to hand over the job for a while. How about this, you go first Go back and tell them that I will wait for them to finish the handover, and then send them there? They are all in the same house, just a few steps away."
When Jiang Shan arrived, she was told by Jiang Yashuang that the Lin sisters had special status and should not be too flattering, otherwise the little girl would not be able to help but rely on her recommenders to be comparable to those with extraordinary backgrounds. Then none of them would be able to serve as maids. The look is disgusting. So when he heard this, he was so happy that He Shuijin said, "Thank you, Madam Fourteenth, the younger one will leave first!"
"Are you acting like a maid?" As soon as Jiang Shan left, He Shuijin also dismissed the idle people on his side. His face suddenly turned cold and he said to Lin Wenniang, "You are here to be a maid, not to Are you dressing up like this when you are a guest? Are you afraid that people won’t be able to tell what you’re thinking?”
Because of her good looks, Lin Wen Niang was always being cultivated by her family so that she could reach a high position and bring wealth to her family. Therefore, although she was nominally born into a family, but actually had many elders in charge, the service skills she learned were not those of ordinary maids. Now being scolded by He Shuijin, he immediately expressed his grievances with tears in his eyes: "Young Madam Fourteenth, what do you mean by this? This servant is really unjust... Aren't all the maids dressed like this nowadays?"
He Shuijin was very satisfied to see that the little girl still looked graceful despite the rain, and said slowly: "You are going to serve the 19th Young Madam now, not me. You know, I have nothing to do and I am willing to waste my time." Are you talking to me?"
He sneered, "Or do you think that the 19th brother and the 19th brother and sister are fools? Seeing your glorious appearance, you don't know the real purpose of going to their yard?"
Seeing Lin Wen's astonishment, she lowered her voice and said, "The four maids in front of the Nineteenth Brother and Sister, Hibiscus, Mulan, Kapok, and Mulan, are all dressed up brightly. After all, the Nineteenth Brother and Sister are stunning beauties themselves, and they are not afraid of the maids wearing them." She can be compared to her if she is prettier - but you, this has not passed yet, do you think that the Queen Mother recommends that the nineteen brothers and sisters will definitely keep you at your service, and she must be a maid?"
"If you have some brains, you should quickly change into rough clothes and be more humble, so that you look like you are doing things instead of looking for trouble!"
He Shuijin said coldly, "I really don't know how Ms. Lin taught you! You didn't even know how to be a lowly boy at the beginning, and you even wanted to take advantage of the Nineteenth Brother. Do you think the Nineteenth Brother and Sister really dare not refute the Queen Mother?" To save face? "Qiu Yilan did something like this a few years ago, okay? ! Just because she didn't succeed doesn't mean she doesn't dare to try again!
"For the child in her belly, what is she afraid of now!?"
Just because Jiang Jinglang took the initiative to go to school at the age of four and was said to be very good at studying, the Duke of Qin would not care about her two maids, let alone the Empress Dowager Jiang? !
... After sending the Lin sisters back to change their clothes and appearance, and think about the correct route they should take when they get to Qiu Yilan, He Shuijin called Jiaoer again: "Send Lin Wen Niang and Lin Wan Niang to Nineteen Brothers and Sisters later. There! By the way, while these two sisters are being sent away, let’s make it clear to the Nineteenth Brother and Sister that the Lin family is definitely unscrupulous! I’m afraid the Queen Mother has been instigated by Lady Lin!”
Jiao'er was taken aback: "The young lady just gave me some advice to the Lin sisters..." Although Cai Cai and Shui Jin were stern, they were definitely giving advice, right
"The way they were dressed before, they don't look like they are working. Don't say anything to the 19th brother and sister. As long as the 19th brother takes a look, the 19th brother will understand the Lin family's plan and let them leave!" He Shuijin sneered, "But if they change their rough clothes, put down their posture, and show that they are serious about their work, or they are recommended by the Queen Mother personally and approved by the Nineteenth Capital, do you think the Nineteenth Brothers and Sisters can say no?"
She leaned back and said leisurely, "The nineteen siblings are very busy now! The three children under her knees are still young, and she is pregnant again. If these Lin sisters didn't come into her yard to serve, they would probably be dismissed. She doesn’t have the energy to do anything else! But if these Lin sisters enter her yard... Haha!
Qiu Yilan disliked Official Lin very much because of what happened with Ni Guang before, but it was because Official Lin had a backer like the Empress Dowager Jiang that she could not be touched, so he did not do anything to her.
Now that he has actually inserted his niece into his own yard, it’s strange that Qiu Yilan can tolerate this!
If you want to touch Lady Lin, you can't go around Empress Dowager Jiang - the reason why the fourth house suppresses the other houses is, firstly, its military power, and secondly, isn't it because of Empress Dowager Jiang's unabashed partiality? !