The atmosphere in the room became cold and stiff. Yinshuang, who came in later, felt something was wrong. She didn't even dare to breathe loudly. She walked in carefully. When she saw Mother Qin waving her hand, she understood what she meant and stood aside, ready to go out.
Princess Linjiang saw her, stopped and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Yinshuang stood aside and whispered to her, "Princess, there is news from the palace that Princess Zheng will enter the palace tomorrow. Her Majesty Shufei asks you to go in with her."
Enter the palace
The beige pearl tassel on Princess Linjiang's head remained motionless. Her eyes fell on her. After a long while, she let out a breath and said, "I know."
Yinshuang breathed a sigh of relief. She was now very careful when doing her job. The princess seemed easy to serve in the past, but when she really served her, she realized that she was not easy to serve at all. It was just her reputation for being kind.
As for Concubine Yu, I heard that she is a good servant...
Many thoughts flashed through her mind, but finally, after finishing her errand, she walked past rows of houses and arrived at the long street where the servants lived.
The place where Nanny Peng, who served Concubine Yu, lived was very conspicuous in this area. There was a small courtyard. When I opened the door, I saw a little girl who had not even grown her hair yet. Her eyes were rolling around. I asked her who she was.
Yinshuang stopped and asked her with a smile, "Is Aunt Peng here?"
The little girl bit her hand, tilted her head and shouted inside: "Looking for Nanny!"
There were also people serving Nanny Peng, and the family even bought three little maids to do the laundry and cooking. They were of different ages, and Yinshuang sighed a little.
She was around Princess Linjiang, but she had never seen anyone with such a good life. Even Nanny Peng was terrified while doing her job.
Madam Peng quickly wiped her hands and came out. When she saw Yinshuang, the smile on her face paused for a moment, then became enthusiastic again. She hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her to her side and asked her, "Hey, what brought Miss Yinshuang here? No wonder I heard the magpie calling today. It turns out that a distinguished guest has come to visit. How did you find time to come?"
Yin Shuang couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart. How could the old nanny beside Concubine Yu not be smart? She had clearly hinted at it before, but now it seemed like she had taken the initiative to surrender.
But these are not important. She smiled a little embarrassedly: "I don't know if I disturbed Madam. It's New Year, Madam must be very busy..."
During the Chinese New Year, the masters would give leave to their servants. Nanny Peng's grandson was about to be one month old, so Concubine Yu specially gave her a few more days of leave.
Madam Peng led her into the house, asked her to sit down, and asked the maids to serve tea. Then she smiled and said, "What's the point of disturbing me? Miss Yinshuang is very busy, and it's a blessing for me that she can come to my place. What do you mean by disturbing me? How come you have time to come here today?"
Yinshuang saw that the cups were all in sets and the tea inside was clear and transparent. She knew that they were gifts from the master. She sighed in her heart and said hurriedly, "I have some free time today, so I came to ask Madam for an embroidery pattern..."
Madam Peng said "oh" and really looked at the embroidery pattern she brought for a long time. She talked about it seriously for a while. When Yinshuang couldn't sit still anymore, she smiled and asked, "What's the matter? Miss Yinshuang, do you have anything else to say?"
Yinshuang is the maid who serves Princess Linjiang. If we can win her over, I wonder how much information we can get from her.
Ever since Chu Jingan was framed, Concubine Yu has hated Princess Linjiang so much that she wished she would die immediately and she is concerned about everything about her.
As a nanny, she of course had to do things according to Concubine Yu's wishes.
Yinshuang swallowed her saliva and glanced at Aunt Peng. Seeing that she was smiling and kind, she hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Indeed, there are some things..."
Getting to the point, Madam Peng stroked her new coat and smiled kindly at Yinshuang: "I know Miss Yinshuang's family is not well off."
This is true. The old men who served Princess Linjiang were all dismissed or sent away by the prince because of her previous practice in the temple. She was able to enter because of her clean family background and could not do anything.
When she first entered Princess Linjiang's room, Princess Linjiang was dissatisfied with her in every way. After all, she was not a well-trained maid, and she didn't know many things and couldn't do them well.
Even now, Princess Linjiang still kept a distance from her. She was not given any important tasks to do, and was only asked to serve tea and water. The maids in other people's rooms lived like deputy ladies, without any dignity. But she was still only glorious in appearance, and did not get any benefits inside.
What's even more infuriating is that she lives a miserable life, but Qingshuang, who is also new and has no foundation at all, can live a good life...
Yinshuang pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, twisted the handkerchief in her hand, and said hesitantly to Aunt Peng: "Aunt, I... my sister is getting married soon..."
This was also what made her even more dissatisfied with Princess Linjiang. The masters of other families would give some grace and face to the eldest maid, but she had nothing.
Even though she became a maidservant beside the princess, she did not get any benefits. Apart from eating better and wearing better clothes, there was no real reward.
So much so that when her sister got married, the pearls she gave were laughed at by those mean relatives, who said that their daughter who worked on the farm could afford such things.
Aunt Peng understood what she meant. She smiled when she heard her say that. She took off a golden bracelet with carved patterns and inlaid pearls and handed it to Yinshuang: "Oh, Miss Yinshuang's sister is getting married? This is a great event. Why didn't Miss Yinshuang tell you earlier? I don't have anything to prepare... This bracelet inlaid with pearls is called Bu Bu Sheng Hua. It was given to me by the Concubine. I look a little frivolous wearing it, so I'm giving it to you as a gift."
As soon as the bracelet was in her hand, it felt heavy. Yinshuang was surprised. She did not expect that Nanny Peng would be so generous in her first move. She could not help but be stunned and looked at her.
Aunt Peng drank a sip of tea calmly, waiting patiently for her prey to take the bait: "By the way, I heard that your family still lives in the alley? Squeezed together with those who do manual labor?"
The servants in the mansion had limited living space, and Yinshuang's parents didn't have a very respectable job, so it was impossible for them to have a separate yard for their family to live in. This was something that only the well-known stewards had the face to have. She hummed softly, holding the bracelet, and seemed to be hesitant to speak. (To be continued)