Chapter 233: The skin is still too itchy
As the mistress of Wu Qinghou Mansion, Zhang Jingxian is not as free as ordinary people imagine.
The imaginary life in the Marquis Mansion: Get up in the morning to dress your husband, order the kitchen to make breakfast, wait for your husband to wash up, send your husband to court, go to your mother-in-law's house to say hello, and then you have free time, where you can arrange flowers, have tea, and go shopping with your sisters... …
Actual life in the Marquis Mansion: Get up in the morning to dress your husband, order the kitchen to make breakfast, wait for your husband to wash up, and send your husband to court. If you don’t have a mother-in-law, you don’t have to say hello, but you have to start settling accounts...solve the conflicts between the servants...and deal with all kinds of things. This kind of strange visitor... firmly remembers the situation of various factions in Yin Jingcheng.
Families of the same faction need to exchange gifts for funerals and happy events on weekdays. Families of different factions should communicate carefully to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. At the same time, when giving gifts, you should also pay attention to the relationship level. There are particularities in what should be given by a baron, what should be given by a viscount, what should be given by an earl...
At noon, we still have to prepare lunch, and continue to settle accounts in the afternoon and take care of the property of the Marquis, such as shops, farms, fields, etc...
The reason why the head wife of some families is a position that needs to be fought for is not only the recognition of status itself, but more importantly, this position means that they can control considerable power in the family.
If you meet the head of the family like He Yuanhao, who only eats, sleeps, goes to court and dozes off, the power of the head wife is basically unlimited. Therefore, the principal wife is also called the mistress.
The word "mistress" refers to the mother of all the children in the family and the actual controller of the entire family's resources.
In the morning at the Hou Mansion, Zhang Jingxian was settling accounts, while He Yunxiao quietly slipped to his aunt's side.
He Yunxiao always remembered his aunt, who was his mother's biological sister and had treated him very well since childhood.
Perhaps because of his mother's death, even He Yunxiao himself felt that his aunt's care for him was not caring, but doting.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the original owner was an arrogant and domineering playboy.
Doting will mold the original owner into a villainous noble son, but it will not change the current He Yunxiao. Now He Yunxiao is a time traveler. He has experienced an era of lack of love and knows how to cherish it better than anyone else.
He Yunxiao saw Zhang Jingxian writing seriously.
So he took the initiative and said: "Auntie, let me help you grind the ink."
Zhang Jingxian was startled by the sudden appearance of He Yunxiao. When the pen tip was moved, a slanted ink mark appeared on the paper, ruining the beautiful calligraphy on the paper. The fruits of her labor were destroyed. She had no intention of blaming He Yunxiao. She just slapped her chest with her left hand and said, "Xiao'er, you scared my aunt to death."
He Yunxiao smiled and said: "My aunt is too serious. I didn't even notice it when I came here."
Zhang Jingxian spread out a new piece of paper and wrote again, "I don't blame my aunt for being serious, but she didn't expect you to come at this time."
The morning is a very strange time period. It is very long for some people and very short for others.
Although the aunt didn't say it clearly, He Yunxiao understood what she meant.
Although Wu Qinghou's mansion is large, covering an area of 100 acres, and has more than 100 domestic servants and guards, the only people who can really accompany my aunt are my father and myself.
"Auntie, I will often come here to grind ink for you." He Yunxiao said while grinding ink.
After hearing what He Yunxiao said, Zhang Jingxian stopped writing.
"Xiao'er, how can a man like you always do the work of grinding ink? Just leave it alone, my aunt can do it by herself."
He Yunxiao hurriedly worked harder, "I have to come to my aunt's place every day to work for her, otherwise I'm afraid my aunt will not want me one day."
Zhang Jingxian has been running the Hou Mansion for a long time and has seen many people, so she has naturally developed a good eye.
She put down the pen and said to He Yunxiao: "Xiao'er, please move a chair and sit next to my aunt."
He Yunxiao stiffened and did as he was told.
After He Yunxiao sat down, Zhang Jingxian said: "Xiao'er, tell your aunt honestly, have you gotten into trouble again?"
He Yunxiao tried to quibble, "No."
"Honestly, my aunt won't tell your father."
He Yunxiao scratched his head.
"Well, I have to tell my dad about this."
Zhang Jingxian said in surprise: "Did you beat Huang Buren again?"
"No fight."
"Who did you hit?"
"I didn't hit anyone. Recently, ahem, I visited Chunfeng Tower."
Zhang Jingxian calmed down and said, "Is it just like this? My aunt thought it was something big, and she was shocked."
He Yunxiao said sheepishly: "Auntie, actually, it's more than just a stroll."
When Zhang Jingxian heard He Yunxiao say this to her, her face turned red, and she said: "Of course I know what I am going to do. Are you stupid to be an aunt? Xiao'er is an adult now and is not married. It's okay to go there once or twice every now and then. . Auntie still understands.”
"Aunt..."
"What's wrong?"
"I want to, ahem, redeem a girl."
Zhang Jingxian's first reaction was, "Does Xiao'er need money?"
He Yunxiao said: "No need."
Zhang Jingxian frowned, she didn't understand what He Yunxiao meant. "Xiao'er, are you afraid that your father will blame you for spending money randomly? At worst, my aunt will just hide it for you."
He Yunxiao tentatively said: "Auntie, what I mean is to redeem a girl and then bring her to live in the Marquis Mansion."
Zhang Jingxian was stunned for a moment, then immediately said seriously: "No."
"Aunt" He Yunxiao tried to get through by acting coquettishly.
Zhang Jingxian was not shaken at all.
"Xiao'er, listen to what my aunt said. You are the legitimate son of a marquis and have a noble status. You go to Chunfeng Tower and take their bodies, which is their blessing. Now you have to redeem their bodies for them, which is the end of your kindness. They are greedy. They also want to trick you into giving them status, they are insatiable and greedy.”
He Yunxiao said: "No one deceived me, it's what I want to give."
"Xiao'er, my aunt is also a woman, so she naturally knows what those foxy girls are planning. They don't like you at all, they just want to trick you into bringing them into the Marquis's mansion, so that in the future, the mother-in-law will have nothing to worry about because of her son."
"Auntie, I know that woman well, she would never think like this." He Yunxiao argued slightly palely.
"Even if she really likes you, that's not okay. With your status here, if you marry her, everything will be affected in politics or the military in the future."
"Auntie, I have a solution for this matter. I am going to spend some money to find a wealthy and down-to-earth family to recognize her as my goddaughter. That will be all."
"Xiao'er, you have to understand that what is fake is fake after all. What's more, you also said that they are from a down-and-out family. You don't know how long such a family can survive. What's the use of their reputation?"
He Yunxiao said: "Auntie, I have made up my mind. I will redeem her and marry her."
Zhang Jingxian looked at He Yunxiao's appearance and took a step back: "Xiao'er, if you have to marry her, you can, but you can't give her the title of wife and concubine. If she comes to the Hou Mansion, she can only be a bed-warming maid. If She really likes it and is really willing to serve you wholeheartedly, and my aunt will not treat her badly. "
After He Yuanhao went to court, he walked into the study with his hands behind his back.
"What are you talking about? It's so lively."
He Yunxiao didn't speak, and Zhang Jingxian didn't speak either.
He Yuanhao:?
"Xian'er, is this kid causing trouble again?"
Zhang Jingxian saw that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she said lightly: "Xiao'er likes a girl from Chunfeng Tower."
He Yunxiao originally wanted to seduce Chen Cang secretly, but now he doesn't want to hide it. He will have to tell him sooner or later, and he will get beaten sooner or later, so it is better to live happily. He directly showed his cards and said: "Yes, I want to marry her."
He Yuanhao stretched his muscles on the spot.
It's been a long time since I've done anything. This kid's skin is still too itchy after all.