The next day, Guan Suyi habitually woke up at the beginning of Mao Shi, read poetry and books a hundred times silently as before, and then began to practice calligraphy.
Half an hour later, the rising sun was rising, and the sky was breaking. As the so-called three fires for new officials to take office, because the old lady has no intention to manage the house, they are often slack in their daily life. When I wake up so early in the morning, there are not a few people who are sleepy, yawning and full of complaints. As for those who are sincere and fearful, But one does not.
Most of the servants in the mansion believed the rumors before. After all, they were servants, they didn't have much knowledge, let alone wide-eyed eyes, they always thought that Lord Hou was a great official, and even the emperor had to give three points of face when he saw him. I heard that Mrs. Xin was born in a poor family, and the father and son of the Guan family only entered the office after the marriage of the Marquis Mansion. It was obvious that she was in the light of the Marquis, so she looked down on her more and more.
The new lady only brought two girls with her on the day she entered, and it was ridiculous that the sending off team was shabby. It shows how poor the Guan family is. Now that she manages a huge mansion, can she handle it? Will the ledger be read? Will the pair take care of it? Don't blind her eyes with those treasures in the warehouse? Thinking of this, several fat stewardess snickered together, and a few others rolled their eyes and looked very impatient.
They have been here for a long time, and the new lady just slowly flips through a book without saying a word. What kind of way is this? Want to give everyone a slap in the face? Okay, let's stand with you. Anyway, the master doesn't speak, and the servants can't talk to each other at will. In the end, it depends on who is in a hurry.
While thinking about it, a voice came from outside, saying that it was the eldest lady who invited Mrs. An to come.
Miss came to greet the new lady? Didn't you point to the new lady yesterday and scold her for being cruel? Everyone was stunned at first, and then a little surprised. Before they could think deeply, someone had come in, with slightly red and swollen eye sockets, pale skin from freezing, and looked very haggard.
"You're here, sit down." Guan Suyi put down the scroll and spoke lukewarmly. Whether it is for dowry or marriage, Zhao Chunxi has to come to the main room, so she expected that from today, the other party will put down her self-esteem and come to perform "mother and daughter filial piety" with her. It's her old trick too.
Zhao Chunxi bowed his knees and saluted, with a sincere tone, "Yesterday, Xi'er said something that shouldn't be said, and I hope that your mother will be a lot, don't bother with Xi'er. This head-to-head gift to her mother is regarded as an apology, you can see if you like it or not. ?"
The golden silk nanmu box is covered with a layer of black silk, and the morning sun is spread on it, showing a brownish yellow luster like maltose. In this browned halo, there is a set of emerald flowers, gold and silver filigree hanging beads on the head, green The buds are like spring buds, the white ones are like dewdrops in the middle of the night, and the golden light, silver light and morning light add radiance and beauty to each other.
Mingfang was immediately dumbfounded, and her face couldn't help showing a coveted look, and asked the stewards standing on both sides to straighten their lips, scolding the Guan family for being really poor and not being able to stand on the stage. Minglan was also startled, afraid of embarrassing her master, so she hurriedly lowered her head to cover it up. On the contrary, Guan Suyi was indifferent, only swiping from the corner of his eyes and drinking tea slowly.
The Zhao family was a criminal minister of the previous dynasty. After being assigned to the frontier, he went to the Jiuli tribe to earn a marquis, which is a bit of a foundation. But the Ye family is different. They have been engaged in business for generations and have a low status. They travel between various vassal states and nomadic tribes. They sold whatever the war needed, food, herbs, horses, etc., and by the time Wei Kingdom was established, they had accumulated a huge amount of wealth. With money, he naturally wanted power and status, so Ye Zhen became Zhao Luli's wife.
This set of face and face is her dowry. In her last life, Guan Suyi was unknown and accepted her stepdaughter's "filial piety". As a result, Zhao Luli denounced her, and she was accused of "greed for money like life". In this life, she would not dare to ask Zhao Chunxi for anything.
"You can take the gift back. I don't care about a little girl." Guan Suyi nodded at the booklet she had placed in her hand, and said in a manic voice, "I just read the "Shijia Lu", it turns out that you Zhao family are not together It is not the direct line of the Tianshui Zhao clan, and it is not even a concubine. It is just that the Tianshui Zhao clan fled to Lincheng during the war after washing the horses and slaves. , and there is no family blood. And your mother's Ye family..." Speaking of which, she seemed to be afraid of getting her lips and tongues, and she said "don't say it", and then gently blew the rim of the cup.
There was no abnormality on her face, but her every move showed strong contempt and contempt, and Zhao Chunxi, who had a high self-esteem, was so angry. And a group of stewards were also captured by her graceful and stern bearing, and many cold sweats broke out.
At that time, people who could read and hyphenate were extremely rare, and books were more valuable than jewelry and jade, and even money could not buy them. The book "Shijialu" is a superb collection that everyone is flocking for. If your family is fortunate enough to be included in it, it is a great honor, enough to engrave the relevant content on the inscription or seal, and pass it down from generation to generation.
Today, although the family background has been more or less destroyed by the war, as long as you enter their ancestral hall, you will definitely see a copy of "The Family Record" enshrined in the most conspicuous position. When the old marquis was alive, he had traveled to Tianshui and borrowed a copy of the "Shijialu" from Zhao's own family, but he was ridiculed a lot, and he was seriously ill when he came back. When others wanted to ask for details, they were all dragged out by him and rewarded with the board. Even the old lady and Hou Ye didn't understand the reason. If he tried to investigate further, he provoked a few rages, and it was finally settled.
Thinking back to how the old marquis tidied up the Zhao family to such an extent that people were panicking, these stewards still remembered it freshly, and when they went to read the new lady and the scrolls in her hand, they were suddenly enlightened, and then in awe. It turns out that after the Zhao family was a fugitive slave, it is no wonder that the old man was ashamed to speak. Furthermore, the "Book of Aristocratic Family" is not something that everyone can take. Without a thousand years of history, not to mention the princes and prime ministers, even the emperor may not be able to see it. The new lady just casually threw it on the table, how confident is this
Zhao Chunxi's cheeks have turned from purple to blue and white, and he just resisted the desire to ask about the roots of the Ye family, and forced a smile, "Then mother, which line of your ancestors did you belong to?" If there is really any background, how could they be so poor before that they couldn't even eat
However, the world was chaotic, the war was raging, and there were many families who could not afford to eat. After a little thought, she counted a dozen or so, and then swallowed the last sentence. Even if the children of the aristocratic family are poor and begging, as long as they count the ancestral tablets one by one, they will be generous and even treated as guests. Their poverty is only superficial, but dignity is destined in their blood.
Guan Suyi opened one of the pages and said slowly, "Guan's surname comes from Ji's surname, and it comes from Dong's father, a dragon-raising master in the ancient Shun period. Because of his proficiency in this way, the emperor gave him the name Huolong. Therefore, my The surname should have been called Guan Long, but it was shortened to Guan. My grandfather is a descendant of Guan Longfeng, a worthy minister of Xia, who escaped to Pingling in order to avoid Xia Jie's prisoner and murder, and now lives in Yanjing. My Guan family is a scholarly family, Represent worthy ministers."
She included "The Family Record" in the brocade box, and the conversation changed abruptly, "I want you to know that I, Guan Suyi, did come from a humble background, but I wasn't from a humble family. On weekdays, I am silent, which does not mean that my eyes and ears are blocked, I am confused, or let you bully and manipulate. If you really want to talk about blood, honor, and power, I am not lacking in the family, let alone the fallen prince. The palace is comparable. The emperor has been emperor for a year and a half, when did your marquis go to the court..."
"Mother!" Zhao Chunxi guessed that Guan Suyi was going to make a fuss about the quarrel between his father and the emperor, so that everyone in the Houfu could see the reality clearly and know what to do, so he couldn't help but interrupted sharply. Ever since she learned that marrying into the Zhao mansion was the result of her daddy Baba's request, her dislike of the Hou mansion never stopped, and she was lazy even in disguise. She can stretch out her hand and hit her father, brother and herself in the face, and she can also open her mouth to break through the dilemma of the Hou Mansion.
It's a pity that she is so bitter and mean, and the father and the old lady are still letting it go. Instead, they have overwhelmed Zhao Chunxi, the young lady who used to be windy and rainy. It was only last night that she finally accepted the fact that the Hou Mansion had fallen. Today, Guan Suyi will make all the servants understand the embarrassing situation of the proprietor. This move is really cruel! Worse than skinning in public!
Zhao Chunxi couldn't let her continue, knelt on the ground and begged, "Mother, last night it was my brother who was unfilial and offended you. I was also at fault with my words, so I will apologize to you. Since you are married into the Hou residence, let's It’s a family, they should help each other through thick and thin, and have one heart and one mind, why should they say those unethical words and hurt each other’s hearts? If anyone in the future says that you are wrong, the daughter will be the first to not forgive him!”
Guan Suyi stared at her for a long while before she waved her hand, "Get up." She didn't actually think that high officials and wealth were anything special, nor did she think that the dignity in blood could represent everything. But she had experienced the humble past life, she suddenly understood a truth - if you want to live in the Hou Mansion, you have to trample everyone under your feet, regardless of servants, managers, masters, as long as you show a little humble attitude, they will Humiliate you as much as you like, as if you can get a lot of fun.
To put it mildly, the Hou Mansion is sometimes as good as the Shura Field, and Guan Suyi does not intend to entangle with these ghosts and ghosts, so she has to put on an aloof posture to let these people understand, not to mention The humiliation, even her heel, is not something they can touch.
Seeing that the eldest lady was all kneeling, the other managers also knelt down one after another, and there were a few others who held their own qualifications, barely straightened their backs, and seemed to be stubborn, but I heard the anxious voice of the maid outside, "Madam, in the palace Someone is here, please hurry up and receive the order!"
Guan Suyi didn't panic, and led a group of people out of the courtyard, looking up at the sky. At three o'clock in the morning, he had just descended to court. Nine times out of ten, this decree was requested by grandfather and father, so it should be a good thing. Sure enough, the flattering Xiao Huangmen quickly promulgated the imperial decree, to the effect that the sage was grateful for the grace of the emperor and teacher, and Guan Shishu was prudent, diligent and submissive, graceful and pure, and her temperament was gentle... The position of Mrs. Guan's first-class Mrs. Hou and so on.
Zhao Luli and Mrs Sun also hurried over, knelt in the corridor, and their expressions changed after listening to a long paragraph of praise. Because Ye Zhen hated the Sun clan, at the beginning of the establishment of the Wei Kingdom, when the emperor divided the heroes and their relatives, the old lady of Zhenbei Hou's mansion was left out alone, which made everyone see a big joke. Because of this, Zhenbei Hou's Mansion never walks with other dukes, marquis, and uncles, for fear of losing face, and second, no one cares.
Now, the new lady of Hou Mansion has finally got a first-class appointment, which means that the female family members of Zhenbei Hou Mansion can finally go out to entertain with their heads held high. Sun shi almost fainted with joy, Zhao Luli was also quite relieved, and Zhao Chunxi was happy and resentful, but he didn't know how to react.
Those arrogant stewards were already terrified, wiping their sweat and thinking how to curry favor with the newly-baked Mrs. Yipin. As for the ghosts behind the scenes? Who has the guts now