A few days later, Zhou Shuren received a letter delivered by express horse, from the coachman. Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, thinking it was a clear suggestion. The emperor then gave him a few words, saying that he could pack his bags, and also warned him that this was only the first time he accepted gifts and resold them, and it should not happen again.
Zhou Shuren curled the corners of his mouth. He indeed could not guess the emperor's thoughts completely, but he could still guess the bottom line. These were harmless and the emperor would not mind doing them once.
The driver lowered his head and said, "From now on, it will all be up to you, sir."
Zhou Shuren thought that giving him the favor would be beneficial in that it would shock those with ulterior motives, but the disadvantage was that if he took him home, all his future actions would be under the Emperor's watchful eyes. Fortunately, he could comfort himself that his family would be imprisoned sooner or later anyway, and taking him back now would clearly tell the Emperor that he had no selfish motives.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "How many people are there in total? Come back with me today."
The driver said, "There are five of us in total, two maids, two servants, and me."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows. There are also maids. These people are all from the government office. "Is the maid from the kitchen?"
The driver lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren didn't think that the two women could only cook. The identities of these people were all disguised. Everyone had their own abilities, and the rules must be the best. Zhou Shuren's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay."
The coachman was stunned. He had stared at many officials before, but no official wanted to be stared at. When Mr. Bai stopped him and the official mentioned him, he was frightened and knew that he would be punished when he returned. He didn't expect that they would be asked to follow Mr. Zhou to the Zhou Mansion.
He really couldn't figure out Lord Zhou. Why was Lord Zhou so happy
At night, Zhou Shuren brought people home and said as he entered the house, "Haven't you always been talking about wanting to find a well-behaved wife, but unfortunately you don't know anyone powerful and wealthy and can't find one?"
Zhulan curled her eyes and asked, "From your tone, have you found it?"
Zhou Shuren told the five spies about the emperor's reply, "The two maids are top-notch in both skills and abilities. No maid who knows the rules can compare to them."
Zhulan was delighted and clapped her hands, "We have found a treasure."
Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "As long as I am alive, these people will never leave. Even if I don't have the indenture, they will have no choice but to stay in the Zhou Mansion."
Zhu Lan touched her chin and said, "I can let the two maids teach the girls, and also teach the maids I bought back. In the future, I won't have to beg for help to find the maids I released."
Zhou Shuren, "Yes, I have brought the people back, you can meet them too."
Zhulan sat down and said, "Okay."
Zhou Shuren asked Wan Jiu to teach people. For fear of eavesdropping, he did not let anyone into the main courtyard. It is always better to be cautious. In the future, he must be careful when talking to Zhu Lan. No more teasing or speculative remarks are allowed.
Fortunately, he is good at martial arts, but not as exaggerated as the martial arts novels.
Wan Jiu came in with five people, and the five people said respectfully: "Greetings to the mistress, master."
Zhou Shuren sat next to Zhulan and said, "Please introduce yourselves."
The driver was obviously a small leader, and he was the first to speak: "I am Ding Yi, forty-five years old, and I am good at martial arts."
The two maids came forward and one of them said, "I am Ding Er, 38 years old, I know some martial arts and am good at medicine."
Another old woman said, "My name is Dingliu, thirty-nine years old, good at embroidery and good at cooking."
Two servants stepped forward, "Ding Ba, 19 years old, good at martial arts."
"My little man Ding Shi, twenty-one, has good martial arts skills."
Zhou Shuren understood that the old woman didn't come to see him, but was afraid that someone would poison him. These people were hiding something, but there was no need for him to delve into it.
Ding Yi said: "Please give me a name, old man."
After being given a name, they said goodbye to the past. In fact, they were happy in their hearts. They were already old and hoped to have a stable life.
Zhou Shuren looked at Zhulan and said, "Come and get it."
Zhulan knew that Zhou Shuren asked her to give a name because he hoped that others would understand her status in the family. It was also a brief way to tell others to respect her as the mistress and regard her as the master.
Ding was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses. He had been following Lord Zhou, and he was familiar with Lord Zhou's wife, so he understood what Lord Zhou meant.
Zhulan was having a real headache. She didn't want to pick a name at all. "You should do it. My name is not very good."
Zhou Shuren was silent. He didn't want to give a name either. He thought, "Do you remember your original names?"
Ding Yi, "Remember."
Zhou Shuren said: "Tell me about it."
Ding Yi said: "Song Xing."
Ding Er, "Just remember my last name is Jiang, Master, just call me Aunt Jiang."
Ding Liu, "Shui Dani, Shui Pozi."
The two boys looked at each other and said, "We are orphans and have no names."
Zhou Shuren said: "Ding Yi, Ding Er, Ding Liu, call them by their original names. You two, Ding Ba, be careful with your words, Ding Shi, be careful with your actions."
Zhou Shuren paused, "Song Xing will continue to drive the carriage, Jinyan will follow me in the future, and Shenxing will stay at home to train a few servants around the young master."
Zhu Lan continued, "As for the two maids, Madam Jiang follows me, and Madam Shui follows the young lady."
The five people said respectfully: "Yes."
All the people have been arranged, and Zhou Shuren asked housekeeper Ding to go down and arrange accommodation.
Zhulan asked, "Where's Wanjiu? You don't need it anymore?"
Zhou Shuren, "No need, stay at home and make the arrangements yourself."
Zhulan nodded, "I understand."
With a few more of the emperor's people in the house, Zhulan felt much more at ease. The servants in the house only thought that they were servants bought by Zhou Shuren and had no idea of the five people's background.
The next day, Liu Ya from the main courtyard was the most nervous. She found that the mistress trusted the newly arrived Mrs. Song very much and handed over everything she had in her hands to Mrs. Song.
Zhulan motioned for Song to leave, leaving Liuya behind and said, "Song was brought here by the master. She knows medical knowledge and is very well behaved. You should learn more about etiquette and medical knowledge from Song in the future. Don't think too much. You should still stay with me. When the baby is born, you can help me take care of the child."
Liu Ya felt relieved when she heard this. She saw how much the master and mistress cared about the unborn little master. The mistress trusted her by asking her to take care of the little master. "Yes, I will definitely learn the rules and medical knowledge well."
Zhu Lan paused and said, "Tell Wan Jiu to go to the pawnbroker and buy two maids and two young girls. The maids should be well-behaved and the young girls should be honest and well-behaved. The young girls don't need to be outstanding in appearance, just ordinary girls will do."
Both Dong and Zhao need someone around them, a maid who is very strict with rules. It would be enough for Mrs. Song to teach them for a few days and then keep them by the side of their daughter-in-law.
From last year to now, it has been almost a year, and she has been very satisfied with Dong. Dong has no maid to serve her, but she never said a word and didn't complain. She admitted that she just wanted to temper Dong's state of mind.
In fact, the test had passed long ago, but there was no suitable maid. Now there is one. She knew that the abilities of Maid Song and Maid Shui were concealed. Zhulan was the happiest to have two maids.