The darkness in Tang Guogong's eyes faded, and there was a bit more warmth. "How could you be so careless? Come inside with your father and take a good rest. After all, she is a boudoir girl. How dirty does she look like?"
The old man stood up, straightened his clothes, and strode back inside.
"You said you child, you are almost five years old. You should be less irritable and learn more things that your daughter should learn..."
For a while, there was no response.
The old man frowned, and when he turned around, he saw that Tang Zhengrong was sitting where he was just now, motionless.
Seeing that his cheap dad finally noticed, Tang Zhengrong suppressed a smile and stretched out his arms, "Daddy, hug me!"
The voice is crisp and soft, full of childishness and innocence.
The little daughter was so cute and lovely that the old man was in a daze for a moment. He felt that the fatigue from a busy day had disappeared without a trace, dispelling the great haze in his heart.
"Oh Miss Sixth, you are too ignorant."
The butler had just come out from the inner room with tea when he saw this scene and rushed over quickly, "How could you let the Duke of the State hold you? You are in the wrong place? I will send you back right now."
Tang Guogong waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. I asked her to come in and have some refreshments."
The little girl stretched out her arms stubbornly, staring directly at her with a pair of bright eyes. The old man went back again, picked her up and carried her into the inner room.
The chief steward thought in his mind, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he quickly stepped in.
Although he didn't know what happened, the Duke suddenly paid attention to the six girls, but he was sure that they would have to fawn over them in the future.
Tang Zhengrong was indeed extremely intelligent, and he knew how to capture people's hearts. After a while, he made the old prince laugh and praised her for her cuteness.
Listening to the commotion inside, looking at the exquisite pastries behind him, the butler pursed his lips and smiled.
"Steward Chen, how come that person among you suddenly gained the favor of the Duke?" The young steward pursed his lips, deliberately flattering the person in front of him, and lowered his voice.
Butler Chen glanced at him and took the pastry box, "What do you know? Miss Six is the daughter of the Duke of Guo. Naturally, the Duke of Guo will take care of her."
"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense." The little manager's eyes rolled, and he understood.
Hearing the old Duke's loud laughter, Butler Chen narrowed his eyes. It had been a long time since the Duke had laughed so heartily.
At that moment, he already had a plan in mind. He turned around and whispered to the steward: "I remember the monthly share in Liu's Courtyard. It should be five taels of silver, right?"
The little steward's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly apologized, "You have a really good memory. Aunt Liu has been here for ten years, so the share is naturally larger than that of other courtyards. It's five taels of silver."
However, although Ms. Liu has been in the government for a long time, she has not been favored all year round. Her share of the courtyard has been privately deducted a lot, and now she can only receive two taels of silver per month.
Naturally, the steward did not dare to tell Butler Chen these things openly.
"Since Aunt Liu has been in the mansion for a long time, you don't need me to teach you what to do, right?"
Butler Chen glanced at him, knowing it clearly in his heart, and his expression became a little darker than before.
The young steward immediately nodded his head and said, "I understand, from this month onwards, Aunt Liu's share of the courtyard will be increased to ten taels of silver."
In this way, Manager Chen's face brightened slightly and he nodded slightly.
After sending the steward away, as soon as he entered the inner room, he saw that the dirty little girl had transformed into a lovely little girl named Yuxue, with her whole body full of spiritual energy.
Tang Zhengrong was helped by the maid to change out of his dirty clothes and put on a light green shirt. His messy hair was tied behind his head and a small green hairpin was inserted with an agate on it.
She swayed back and forth with her movements, making her slap face look more delicate and beautiful.
"You've been making trouble for so long, are you hungry?"
With a smile on his face, the old Duke picked up a piece of bunny pastry and said, "Try this snack quickly. This is the craftsmanship of Chef Yufangzhai. Your eldest sister likes it. The mansion will send someone early every morning."
I went out and bought it, haven’t you tried it before? I’d better give it a try for you.”
Tang Zhengrong sneered in his heart. The eldest daughter was well-dressed and well-fed every day, but the younger daughter was living a life without enough food. This old man was really biased.
"Really, Rongrong needs to eat more." He took the little rabbit pastry with his left hand and picked up the little sheep pastry with his right hand. Tang Zhengrong's eyes widened, "Hey, there's something on it!"
Seeing her pair of bright apricot eyes full of curiosity, staring straight at the small words in the center of the pastry, a flash of surprise flashed across the old Duke's eyebrows.
I couldn't help but hug her into my arms again, holding her little hand, "These are the three characters 'Yu Fang Zhai', which is their signature. These three characters are printed on every pastry."
I understand, ancient times also paid great attention to copyright awareness.
Tang Zhengrong nodded. It seemed that she had to learn it from scratch. The characters here were different from those in her previous life. She didn't recognize any of them. Just now she thought they were some kind of pattern, something similar to a trademark.
"Father, I see that you are probably about five years old now. Why are you so bad at homework and can't even understand such a simple word?"
This is not okay. He has been in the officialdom for decades in his life and can be said to be all-powerful. His daughter is actually illiterate. If this spreads out, won't people make them laugh out loud?
Regarding his face, the old man's face was now filled with displeasure.
Tang Zhengrong pouted, luckily he could ask.
Before she came through, the original owner didn't even have enough food in his stomach, let alone read and write.
"No one taught me calligraphy."
The little girl lowered her head in grievance, and her whole body was filled with a depressed atmosphere.
Seeing this, the old man turned around in embarrassment.
Manager Chen quickly stepped forward and bowed: "The eldest lady and several young masters study at Mo Fuzi's place every day. The sixth lady... has never been included in this."
A simple sentence explains the matter clearly.
No need for him to say anything, the old man already understood in his heart.
He snorted coldly, touched his dejected little head, and a trace of guilt flashed across his usually shrewd eyes.
"Okay, okay, don't be unhappy." He took the brocade handkerchief and wiped her little hands in person. The old man pinched her little face, "From today on, you can spend time with your brothers and sisters every morning.
, go to the Master to study. Our government does not like the idea that 'it is virtue for a woman to have no talent'."
Great!
Tang Zhengrong couldn't help but be excited, and a big smile broke out on his face.
I was really sleepy so I brought a pillow!
She was worried that she had no one to teach her now. She was like a blind person in ancient times, but this cheap old man actually found out and asked her to study and practice calligraphy.
At least you haven't completely lost your heart yet.
"Really?" An exaggerated smile appeared on the little man's face, with surprise and joy intertwining.