Chapter 466 Divine Eye
When selecting children to attend school in the Princess' Mansion, one must first examine the children's families and the character of their parents. If the parents have bad character, they will not be able to have the child, no matter how smart they are.
Yingbao wanted to see this for herself.
So, in March of the new year, she took her five-month-old daughter Nuannuan and four-year-old Wuhui, surrounded by many escorts, to the countryside for an outing, and checked out several farm children who had been planned.
These farmers' children range from rich to poor. Most of their parents and clan members are hard-working and capable, and their thoughts are simple. Even if they have some minor problems, they are not harmful.
What reassures her even more is that they all come from good families.
Ever since Yingbao issued plaques to five good families in the countryside and selected them once a year, the villagers in each township suddenly became friendly.
Because they found that if a "Five Good Family" plaque is hung on the door of the house, not only can they receive thirty kilograms of rice and half a kilogram of salt every month, but the children in the family are also more likely to get married. The elders are often invited to the superiors when they go out to dinner. Seat.
Even Li Zheng and the petty officials were very polite to these families.
This kind of honor made the villagers extremely envious. At the same time, they secretly corrected their words and deeds and worked hard to make the next round of the five good families selection fall on their own family.
When Ying Bao came back from an outing, he also brought back six children between the ages of seven and ten. He placed them in a courtyard in the princess's mansion and assigned a boy to each of them to take care of their food and daily life.
In addition, Yingbao also gave each of them a monthly allowance of a certain amount for their daily pocket money.
These six people live in three rooms, that is, two people share a room, with matching sizes so that the older children can take care of the younger children.
Each of them has a separate bed and separate cabinet, the kind that can be locked, so the children can lock away important items.
All daily necessities, clothes, shoes and socks are all in the same style. The blue robe and white lining are like the Lan robe of the county school scholars.
This kind of attire not only distinguishes the servants in the house, but also tells the servants, maids, women, etc. not to treat them lightly.
Wu Regrets was so happy that he really became a little senior brother, so he put his snacks in his pocket and gave them to the six junior brothers.
He originally wanted to live with them, but his aunt wouldn't let him.
In the blink of an eye, it was July, and Nuannuan had been nine months old. Someone suddenly came from the capital, saying he was a servant of the Lu family, and asked Yingbao to take Wuhui home.
Ying Bao sat on a high chair and looked at the visitor.
The two muscular servants looked fierce, unlike ordinary servants.
"Which room of the Lu family are you from?" Ying Bao held the teacup and blew a sip of foam.
The servant paused, as if he didn't expect the princess to ask this question.
The leading servant hesitated and said, "We are from a branch of the Lu family, not the main family in the capital."
Ying Bao said, "I can't leave the child to you, so please go back."
The leading servant became anxious and crossed his hands and said: "Princess, my master misses my young master very much. Please let me go."
Ying Bao sneered: "What's your little master's name? Can you tell me?"
The leading servant was stunned.
He only knew that he came to Zhouhe County Princess Mansion to ask for someone, but he didn't know the child's name. "This master didn't say the little master's name."
Yingbao put down the tea cup and said coldly: "In that case, the person you want is not in my house. Go back and tell your master that if you come to pick him up, you must get the Holy Spirit's will, otherwise, I will treat you as kidnappers!"
After that, let the guards take the people out.
The two servants looked at each other and had no choice but to leave the house.
But they did not leave Zhouhe County. Instead, they found an inn to stay and wandered around the Princess's Mansion from time to time during the day.
These things were all told to Ying Bao.
"They don't look like they are picking people up, they seem to have an ulterior motive." Wei Zhan said to his wife, "Should we drive them out of Zhouhe County?"
Ying Bao hesitated: "First find out what they want to do." She didn't want to guard against these people like thieves every day. "Write a letter and ask the Lu family in Beijing, are they here to pick up the child, or are they here to save the child?"
Wei Zhan frowned: "Is it too straightforward?"
Ying Bao smiled and said: "What's so straightforward? By the way, let them pay for the medical expenses without regrets. A total of 5,000 taels of silver and 800 pieces of brocade. It won't be a penny less."
Mr. Lu, you are so shameless!
The next day, a fast horse set off from the princess's mansion and drove all the way towards the capital.
Twenty days later, the two servants who were wandering in the county suddenly left. At the same time, several carriages came from the capital. Mr. Lu personally came to apologize and presented 5,000 taels of medicine, 800 brocades, and two boxes of jewelry. .
Yingbao was not polite, she just accepted it and said that Wuhui would be her adopted son from now on, and she was not going to let him return to his family until he reached adulthood.
Of course, it was also because I had no regrets and didn’t want to go back.
Yingbao originally wanted to ask Mr. Lu who Wuhui's biological parents were, but then she thought about it and it was unnecessary.
What kind of good thing would it be to send a biological child to the palace as a scapegoat? Now that I no longer need it, I want to get rid of this burden, but I am really evil.
After Mr. Lu left, Wuhui slipped out of his house.
"Your stomach doesn't hurt anymore?" Yingbao asked, "How about auntie giving you some injections?"
Wuhui nodded quickly and shook his head: "It doesn't hurt anymore. It's fine now. No need to bother Auntie."
Ying Bao chuckled: "Then why don't you go to school quickly?"
"Yeah!" Wuhui jumped to the school and came back halfway. He respectfully crossed his hands towards Yingbao and said, "Thank you Auntie! From now on, Wuhui will take care of you until you die!"
"OK."
Looking at the serious look of this little four-year-old, Ying Bao was in a trance, as if she had seen herself in the past.
Suddenly, Xuanwu shouted in her mind: "Hey! Let me tell you something strange. The child you gave birth to inherited your ability, and she also gave birth to a pair of magical eyes."
Ying Bao's smile gradually disappeared.
He stood up and hurried to Qingxinyuan.
This yard was arranged for Nuan Nuan by herself, and she will live here when she grows up.
Every day during the day, the nanny and Mu Dan would play in the yard with Nuan Nuan.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Nuan Nuan sitting on a mat under the wisteria tree in the courtyard, holding a rattle and shaking it.
Seeing Ying Bao, Nuan Nuan showed a big smile and stretched out his fat arms towards her.
Ying Bao bent down and picked up her daughter, turned around and glanced at the four maids and a wet nurse present.
They all looked panicked and their eyes evaded.
"What happened?" Yingbao asked.
Mu Dan knelt on the ground and whispered: "I saw the golden light shining in the little lady's eyes just now, so I was a little curious."
The other maidservants knelt down and trembled.
Ying Bao knew what they were afraid of, it was just that they were afraid of being silenced by themselves.
Ying Bao glanced at her daughter and felt relieved when she saw that her eyes were bright and dark, nothing unusual.
He turned to Mu Dan and said, "The sun is shining brightly today, and Nuan Nuan is holding a rattle in her hand. The golden rivets on the rattle must have dazzled her eyes."
Mu Dan immediately said: "Yes, I was wrong. Now that I think about it, it is indeed true."
The other maids also agreed.
Ying Bao added: "You don't need to make a fuss. Nuan Nuan is my daughter. She is born different from others. This is nothing strange. However, this matter cannot be spread. If I find someone making something out of nothing, I will not take it lightly!"