Ji Lan was stunned. Although he didn't understand why Han Yan said this, he nodded and retreated. Mother Chen hesitated for a while and asked: "If the girl said this, what if the gossip reaches the ears of the master..."
"Don't worry, Mom." Han Yan stretched out her hand and placed it on top of the stove, squinting her eyes comfortably: "The master has the intention to promote her, and Aunt Mei will know about it sooner or later. Now that she knows, she can make preparations now. Ji Lan is a You are sensible and will not tell people in other courtyards. Aunt Mei knows this and is not in a hurry to hide it. How can she tell it everywhere? "
Mother Chen was slightly startled and understood. I lamented that this didn't look like a method thought up by a twelve-year-old girl, but she was so smart, and I didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. I always felt that the girl had become very different since she woke up this time. When Zhou entered the house, everything seemed calm, but I was afraid that things were about to change.
Early in the morning, Han Yan got up and dressed up under Ji Lanshuhong's service. After choosing for a long time, Han Yan pointed to a plain long skirt with a wide hem and said, "Just that one."
Ji Lan wondered: "Miss, although it is still the period of filial piety, this is too plain. The Zhou family has just entered the house, so if they dress so plainly, I'm afraid they will look down on them."
Han Yan shook his head: "We are not the protagonists of the show today, and besides, I don't like those bright ones. It's best to let them go crazy and look down on us. The lower they look down on us now, the worse they will lose in the future. .”
Shu Hong silently found a pale moon-colored coat for her and said, "Although it's windy outside, miss, it's better to dress warmly."
Ji Lan started busy combing her hair again, and Han Yan asked her to do the same maid bun as before. The two round hair balls made her look even more childish. Ji Lan tied her hair with a hairband of the same color without any accessories. Looking at the girl in the mirror, she was already a little late in development. Dressed like this, she looks like a little baby.
"Let's go." Han Yan adjusted her skirt and asked her mother to go to the front hall with her.
Compared with other courtiers, Zhuang Shiyang had never been very close to women, so over the years, he had only one wife and two concubines in his house. The two aunts lived in Furong Garden, which was far away. Aunt Wan was the maid given to Zhuang Shiyang by his first wife when the ancestor was still alive. Later, she raised her aunt after she gave birth to a daughter. Zhuang Shiyang didn't care much about this aunt, and after giving birth to his daughter, he rarely entered Aunt Wan's house. Fortunately, Aunt Wan is also a peaceful person and has never caused any trouble to her mother in so many years.
But the other Aunt Mei is no longer a simple master.
After the death of the late emperor, there was a famine in the northwest. Zhuangzi owned thousands of acres under the banker's name, so he immediately transported that year's produce to the northwest to alleviate the disaster. The emperor was very happy and rewarded him with a number of treasures, and Aunt Mei was one of them. As her name suggests, Aunt Mei is not from the Central Plains but a Hu Ji. She is beautiful and charming, and her actions are even more arrogant and bold. Ever since Aunt Mei entered the house, Han Yan and her mother have not lived a good life.
Aunt Mei is so beautiful that even Zhuang Shiyang, a saint, has some thoughts. Besides, Hu Ji has always had many ways to attract men. After Aunt Mei came into the house, Zhuang Shiyang even ignored his wife and Aunt Wan, sleeping in Aunt Mei's house every night.
Although Zhuang Shiyang said that he would not pamper his concubines or destroy his wives, he also respected his mother on the surface. Unfortunately, the man never paid attention to the affairs of the inner court. Aunt Mei was too thoughtful and did not directly compete for favors. Instead, she provoked conflicts between the servants of the inner court and her mother. , my mother is cowardly by nature and is in trouble. After giving Aunt Mei a chance, the servants soon spread rumors that her mother was not good at running the household.
Aunt Mei said this because she wanted to rely on Zhuang Shiyang's favor to push her mother into the spotlight. It would be best if Zhuang Shiyang divorced his wife and she could take over the position of mistress. But once there was a conflict between Aunt Mei and her mother, and she went too far that time. Zhuang Shiyang was furious and took Aunt Mei to the ancestral hall to give her a lesson. From then on, Aunt Mei became much more at peace, or no longer. Xiao wanted to be the mistress and dominated Zhuang Shiyang wholeheartedly. Although he still didn't take his mother and Han Yan seriously, he didn't deliberately seek trouble.
Han Yan felt that Aunt Mei was not so much frightened by Zhuang Shiyang as she saw that the position of mistress was empty. My mother occupies the position of the principal wife, but her status is not even as good as that of a concubine. There were three women in the backyard, and the other two were not threatening at all. Aunt Mei might have found it boring.
But looking at such a deserted Zhuang Shiyang, he actually raised an outhouse, and the daughter from the outhouse was actually so old
With Zhuang Shiyang's indifferent temperament, I am afraid that this woman occupies an extremely important position in his heart. So after my mother passed away, I couldn't wait to bring her into the house.
Han Yan didn't understand before why Zhuang Shiyang waited until now to let Zhou into the house. You must know that my mother has a gentle temperament. If Zhuang Shiyang had welcomed the Zhou family into the house earlier, my mother would definitely have approved it. It has been kept outside and hidden. Why is this? What's the mystery in this
Before finding out the details of the Zhou family, the mansion had already prepared a good show. Aunt Mei has never encountered such a strong opponent in so many years, and this opponent is spying on the position of mistress that she aspires to win. The curtain is raised and the show is about to begin.
Han Yan raised the corner of his mouth as he thought about it, making Ji Lan startled.
Arriving at the main house, meals had been prepared in the small kitchen. Han Yan glanced at the table, which contained crystal shrimp dumplings, red date bird's nest, jasper porridge, hibiscus cakes, and several dishes of unnamed side dishes.
Han Yan sneered in her heart, what a hearty breakfast! Since her mother's death, she cried all day long and stopped going to the main house to have meals with her two aunts. The meals served to Qingqiuyuan in the small kitchen were just porridge and side dishes, which were extremely simple. Little did she know, it turned out that the food outside was amazing! Aunt Wan has never been a picky person, so Aunt Mei must have ordered the kitchen to prepare such dishes.
Ji Lan helped her sit down. As soon as she sat down, she saw Aunt Mei and Aunt Wan entering the room.
When Aunt Mei saw Han Yan, she was startled for a moment, then she covered her lips and said with a smile: "Miss Fourth is here. It seems that she has recovered from her illness, but why does her face look so bad? Don't force it."
Aunt Wan stood aside quietly, but the third young lady behind her, Zhuang Qin, glanced at Han Yan quickly and then lowered her head.
This third lady's relationship with Han Yan is very shallow, and they can even be regarded as strangers. Zhuang Qin and Aunt Wan stayed in Furong Garden all day doing embroidery and didn't see each other very often.
Han Yan was still thinking about it when he felt Shu Hong behind him tugging at his sleeve without any trace. When he looked up, he saw Zhuang Shiyang walking towards here with Zhou and his daughter, with a smile on his face: " Auntie Xie is concerned, in fact Yan'er is still a little unwell, but today is Auntie Zhou's first breakfast in the house, and my father told me not to neglect it."
Aunt Mei's expression changed, and when she saw Zhuang Shiyang and the others, she tightened the brocade handkerchief in her hands. I thought that after Mrs. Wang's death, the position of the principal wife would definitely fall on me, but I didn't expect that Mrs. Zhou would come out halfway. What's even more hateful is that the master treats that bitch so differently.
(End of chapter)