Grandma Wang and Grandma Li are already over forty. They can stay in the palace for a maximum of two years before they can go back to support themselves in their old age.
Apart from these three people, there are no capable people around Wanyue.
Most of the servants in the palace have not signed the deed of betrayal. When they want to leave the palace, it is a matter of just one sentence. They can leave the palace after obtaining the consent of the strict housekeeper.
Thinking of this, Wanyue frowned. After the expansion of the palace was completed, it would be time to recruit some new maids to the palace.
Seeing that Wanyue seemed to be staring in the direction of Yudan, Grandma Wang couldn't help but take a look. Then she saw Yudan bringing another bowl of pumpkin and mung bean soup into the shed, and asked softly: "How can Yudan take care of her?"
Is that injured strong man here?"
Wanyue turned her head and glanced at Grandma Wang, then moved her eyes to Yu Dan not far away, and responded with a smile: "I asked Yu Dan to take care of me, but it looks like it might be a happy event. Mom.
Mom, please ask someone to inquire about that strong man’s family background.”
Upon hearing this, Grandma Wang immediately understood what Wanyue meant, smiled and quietly retreated, and asked the official from the Ministry of Industry who was responsible for supervising the construction of Prince Heng's Mansion.
The doctor applied ointment to the injured strong man and rested for a while after drinking the pumpkin and mung bean soup. After all the sweat on his body had dried, he took the consultation fee and left.
After Grandma Wang came back from inquiring about the news, the sun had already set in the west and the weather was not that hot anymore.
"Miss, I heard about it." After seeing Wanyue, Grandma Wang came over with a smile on her face.
As he walked, he continued: "They will definitely make it."
Wanyue frowned and immediately raised her hand to hiss at Grandma Wang, telling her to keep her voice down so that no one else could hear her.
Grandma Wang immediately fell silent, and after walking into Wanyue, she continued to speak: "I heard that the strong man's surname was Sun, and he was a famous carpenter in the capital. He had an elderly mother at home, and she was Han like Yudan.
, I heard that he has two houses in the suburbs of Beijing. My ancestors were officials, but later they fell into despair."
After hearing this, Wanyue nodded and glanced at Yudan from a distance.
After nightfall, the busy day is over. Most of the craftsmen have left here, leaving only a few craftsmen guarding the materials.
The strong man also left and will come back to work tomorrow.
Yudan looked at the back of the strong man leaving and fell into silence.
It wasn't until the maid who came with her bumped into her that Yudan came back to her senses.
After Wanyue returned to Xinuang Pavilion, she glanced at Yudan, who was a little distracted, and seemed to casually mention what happened today.
"Fortunately, the craftsman did not suffer any serious injuries today, otherwise the expansion would have been delayed." Wanyue said as she glanced sideways at Yudan again.
Then he turned to look at Grandma Wang and continued: "Mother Wang, tomorrow | prepare some money for me to give to Carpenter Sun. He has an old mother in his family. Although he has two houses in the suburbs of Beijing,
After all, the injury was sustained in our house, and we should express it somewhat."
There was something strange in Yu Dan's eyes, and Grandma Wang responded with a smile on her face: "Yes, I will go to the dining room early tomorrow morning to pay some money to Craftsman Sun."
Yudan's face suddenly showed joy, but then she returned to normal in order to avoid being seen by Wanyue and Grandma Wang.
The weather on the second day was not that hot, but Wanyue also asked her servants to prepare some soup to relieve the heat and send it to the expansion site in the west.
Yudan asked Wanyue for a half-day leave, saying that she would ask someone to send the money she had saved back to her parents, and also ask them to repair the house at home. Yudan's filial piety touched Wanyue very much, and she specially asked her to send it back to her parents.
He gave Yudan a hundred taels of silver from his private treasury.
This amount is not small. When Yudan saw it, he was so shocked that he didn't dare to ask for it.
It was Wanyue who insisted on giving it to her, saying that she didn't like it because she looked down on Prince Heng's palace. Only then did Yudan accept it with some fear, and secretly swore in her heart that she must take good care of her master and the two young masters.
After Yudan bowed deeply to Wanyue, he left the house and asked someone to send money back to his parents.
After noon, when Yu Dan came back, he followed the maids of Xi Nuan Pavilion to deliver the summer-relieving soup to the west expansion area.
After the craftsmen saw the Jieshu soup, they stopped to drink the soup and rest for a while.
"Your surname is Sun?" When the strong man who had lost a layer of skin on his left arm yesterday came over, Yu Dan smiled at him and asked.
"How do you know?" Craftsman Sun followed Yudan's gaze and was stunned. His eyes immediately stared at Yudan, full of curiosity.
Yudan hurriedly replied: "I also heard what others said."
Artisan Sun was stunned for a moment until the person behind him couldn't help but push him carefully. Artisan Sun then walked to the side with the bowl in hand and looked up at Yudan with the bowl in hand. Perhaps his heart was too unstable.
, so that the hand holding the bowl trembled slightly.
When he looked at Yudan's cherry-like lips and clear eyebrows, he felt that his heart was beating abnormally. Shopkeeper Sun swallowed unconsciously. The Jieshu soup he just drank almost choked him, and he couldn't help but cough.
Several times.
When the other craftsmen heard his voice, they all turned their eyes to him. Craftsman Sun quickly lowered his head, fearing that others would see the clues.
Yudan unconsciously glanced at Craftsman Sun, then looked back to remind himself to wake up.
Unconsciously, the construction period of the palace expansion lasted from June to the end of December, a full half year.
During this period, Wanyue only went to the west every now and then to check out, and most of the time she left it to Butler Yan and Yu Dan to help keep an eye on it.
On the day of completion, Yu Dan was obviously in a bad mood. She stood behind Wanyue without saying a word, but just clenched her hands tightly. It was already the cold winter season, but her palms were sweating heavily.
Craftsman Sun felt the same way, but the craftsmen who came with him had already seen that he was interested in the maid from Prince Heng's Mansion.
Seeing the reluctance of the two of them, the craftsman standing behind Craftsman Sun had no choice but to push Craftsman Sun from behind. Craftsman Sun stumbled and was pushed in front of everyone. The atmosphere that was joyful just now was a little awkward for a moment.
When the construction supervising official from the Ministry of Works saw him, he suddenly said unhappily: "Why don't you, a carpenter, just stand up and run out!"
The craftsman at the back couldn't help laughing, and said bluntly: "Master Li, please don't delay Carpenter Sun's good deeds. He has a lover here."
Hearing this, Yudan couldn't help but lower his head, and his ears suddenly turned red.
Carpenter Sun was stunned for a moment, raised his head, calmed down, and said to Master Li: "Master Li, don't listen to their nonsense. They are just making fun of me."
Yudan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and cursed in his heart: You are so kind-hearted, you are a stinky man!
Wanyue was worried that the other craftsmen would say unpleasant things again, so she had no choice but to say to Mr. Li: "Sir Li, for your hard work in supervising the construction for the past six months, the palace has prepared side dishes, and I hope you can enjoy them."
Mr. Li immediately nodded and said, "This is all the slave's responsibility. Wufujin is so polite."
After saying that, he followed Wanyue to the front yard of Prince Heng's Mansion.
Wanyue left the remaining matters to Butler Yan, and Yudan followed Wanyue away without looking back. Craftsman Sun looked at Yudan's back with a look of regret.
After the expansion of Prince Heng's Mansion was completed, Qian Gege went to Xinuang Pavilion to pay his respects to Wanyue.
"Dear Fujin, I have a gracious request. I want to stay in the north wing."
Qian Gege's words surprised Wanyue. After seeking Yinqi's opinion, Wanyue agreed for her to go to the north wing.
