Chapter 40 The Palace Nurse
p.s.: Thanks to book friend Shunshun 666 for the two peace charms, thank you! ----- Magistrate Yang was extremely "kind" after seeing off Grandma Liu's carriage team.
He patted Shuwen's head and said to Shujie: "Brother Jie, if you need anything, just come to me. Your father and I are as close as brothers. If I have a mouthful of food, I will never let you three eat porridge."
Shujie saluted: "Thank you Master Yang. We are very good. I will definitely ask Master Yang to take care of you if you need it." When Jin Xida left that day, she taught him: "It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. On the face of it,
Just be perfunctory." He kept it in mind.
Magistrate Yang chatted with Mother Liu for a few more words, and then left happily with a box of snacks given by the Queen Mother.
Brother Xia Linyu was very angry when they saw that Shujie and the others still didn't take the initiative to greet him. They didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Liu's mother, so they had to pretend to be elders and lectured with "serious words and sincere words": "Brother Jie, there is someone coming from the palace.
, how come you don’t know how to invite us over? What do you kids know? What’s wrong with waiting so long for the nuns around the Queen Mother?”
Shuyao opened her big eyes: "But uncle, you said it yourself that we have nothing to do with your Xia Mansion for a long time. Moreover, Aunt Liu is very unhappy to see you."
The letter then added: "That is, you said you have no obligation to support us, why should we invite you here? My mother said that pie will not fall in the sky. Only when you have to pay can you have the right. If you want rights, you have to pay.
"
Mother Liu was confused by Shuwen's "rights and contributions", but she still understood what he meant and secretly cheered in her heart. These three children are really not simple!
But it's good to go home. In this world, you still have to pay attention to "respect your elders and practice etiquette". It's not good to be talked about by others. Especially after Shuwen, you will definitely get a reputation, and Shuyao is a boudoir girl after all. She belongs to the girl's family.
Reputation is important.
Liu's mother took Shuyao and Shuwen: "Girl, second young master, although our second room has long been separated and the eldest young master can already take charge of matters independently, Mr. Xia is still your elder. If something hadn't happened suddenly, and
If you know who is coming from the palace in advance, you should invite them to come and watch the ceremony. Girl, Second Young Master, you have to remember that it doesn’t mean that others have done something disrespectful, you can do it too. It’s wrong and bad.
, even if your elders did it, you can’t learn from it, and don’t let others think you have lost your education.”
He is worthy of being chosen by Jin Xida! Look at what he said. He was obviously teaching the Shuyao brothers and sisters, but he actually taught Xia Linyu and others a lesson, and he also excused the Shuyao brothers and sisters. How wonderful!
If it weren't for the wrong timing, Shuyao would have really wanted to applaud Mama Liu.
Shujie was also secretly happy. The people Uncle Jin sent over were definitely not bad. The important thing was that he was willing to treat them sincerely and teach his sister.
"Yes, mom, we remember it." Shuyao and Shuwen agreed obediently.
But Zhou "exploded": "Where did the slave come from? How did he talk? Who did something rude? Who lost his manners? When the master speaks, the slave criticizes Huai, this is what you learned in Weiyuan Marquis Mansion
What kind of upbringing do you want?" When the nun from the palace left, Zhou felt that this mother must be from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, and was sent to this small county to take care of orphans. She must be the most unpopular slave.
Shujie said coldly: "Mama Liu is not a slave. She is Yaoer's nurturing mother and the mother in charge of our family. Please be polite, Auntie."
Xia Linyu was about to faint. This damn fat woman, didn’t you just see that Grandma Liu was so affectionate to Mother Liu? Didn’t you see that Magistrate Yang was so polite to Mother Liu? Didn’t you hear that Mother Liu was influenced by Jin Xida?
Is this what you are asking for? Even before she knew the details of Mrs. Liu’s background, she was lashing out at others. This Mrs. Zhou is really getting more and more outrageous.
Liu's mother held Shuyao and Shuwen on one side and smiled lightly: "Mrs. Xia, I am just doing my duty to teach our girls. Please point out if I say something wrong. I don't dare.
Although I know how much I know about etiquette, I still won’t insult the education I have learned in Kunning Palace for twenty years.”
Kunning Palace? A nun from the imperial palace? Xia Linyu and others were stunned. How popular was the nun released from the imperial palace? She actually came to a small county town to be the upbringing mother of an orphan? Jin Xida is really...
…
At this time, Mother Lu noticed the jasper hairpin with a green bamboo pattern on Mother Liu’s head, and whispered: "Gongyangmai!"
There is a kind of nun in the Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty called "gongyang nun". They are usually palace nuns of the fifth rank or above who have made outstanding contributions in the palace. They are mostly empress dowagers, emperors, and old people who have served the empress for many years. These nuns
After retiring due to various reasons, they can choose to be raised in the palace, or they can choose to leave the palace. But even if they leave the palace, they still retain their rank and can still receive the palace's share of silver every month until they die, and they will pay back at the end of each year.
You will be invited back to the palace to celebrate the New Year.
Although the "Gongyang Aunts" are not official titles and have no power, they have a good relationship with their original masters. Most of them have close relationships, and there may be various "stories behind them". Who wouldn't want to give them a few
To save face?
Of course, there are very few palace maids who can become "gong-nuang maids", and there are at most one or two every three to five years.
The nurturing mother of Princess Yan, the most distinguished girl in Duke An's palace, happened to be a "gong nuang nanny", so Mother Lu recognized the jasper hairpin that represented the status of "gong nuang nanny".
This time Mrs. Zhou was horrified. Her recent luck was really not ordinary. She just scolded a slave to vent her anger, but she turned into insulting the "gong nuang mammy" who came from the imperial palace, and even questioned the status of Kunning Palace.
Education? She really wanted to cry. She was so crazy. Is this?
Xia Linyu shouted angrily: "Ms. Zhou, why don't you apologize to Mother Liu?"
Except for members of the royal family, the "Gongyang Aunts" do not need to kneel down when they see officials. How can they allow commoners like them to insult them? Commoners, yes, their Xia Mansion has been deprived of their titles for many years, and they are just commoners.
Mother Liu still smiled faintly: "No need." She glanced at Mother Lu casually. In today's Xia Mansion, are there any servants who can recognize the green bamboo hairpin? It should be from An Guogong Mansion, right? The girl next to her
He is not very young, but he is a very scheming master.
Mother Liu who remained calm then turned to Shujie: "Young master, if there is nothing else, I want to go back and pack my luggage so that I can have a good rest tonight."
Shuyao cheered: "Mom, I'll take you there. Aunt Mei has already prepared your room." Shuwen also tightly held Liu's mother's hand: "I'll go too, and I'll help mom deliver things."
Mother Liu's heart felt soft: "Okay, sister and Brother Wen will take mother with them." In this life, she will not get married, and it is impossible to have children of her own. It is also great to have such a smart and well-behaved little master for her to love.
A blessing.
Market? She is also a woman from the market. She has been living in that golden cage of extreme splendor and darkness for twenty years. She still misses the simple life in the market. More importantly, the three children of the Xia family, this
The small yard gave her the feeling of "home".
Chapter completed!