After sleeping until I woke up naturally, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
The person beside the pillow is no longer there, leaving only a lingering fragrance.
I got up and washed up, and when I went out I saw Li Sanniang telling a story to her daughter. Although she is a mother, Li Sanniang's figure is still so graceful. She had carefully dressed up today. She put on light makeup, lightly swiped her eyebrows and lightly touched her red lips, and put on her forehead.
Plum blossoms, pearl earrings hanging from the ears,
Her black hair was tied into a ponytail, she wore a high-cut light yellow skirt, and she had a purple shawl on her arm.
The daughter of Jiangning County Princess has a pair of buns and a colorful hairband with small bells on it. The clothes are the same as her mother's, which is actually a parent-child outfit.
"What story should I tell?"
"Aye,"
The little girl stood up and threw herself into his arms. Li Sanniang looked at him with springy eyebrows, her eyes were full of affection, and her eyes were almost wired.
Huaiyu was a little frightened when he saw this fiery gaze.
Sure enough, only the exhausted oxen did not plow the ground. It seemed that he won last night, but it turned out that this morning he was resurrected with full health, but Wu Huaiyu did not dare to challenge.
"I'll make breakfast for A Lang."
The kitchen has ready-made shark fin soup, abalone porridge, and two sesame oil pancakes, which are quite pleasant on this cool morning.
The little girl opened her little mouth, wanting to eat from her father and feed her to her.
After dinner, I taught the little girl a poem and then went to the eldest lady's courtyard.
Fan Xuanfu smiled and said to her husband, "You just woke up from sleeping until now?"
"hey-hey."
"Sanniang is really powerful. She deserves to be a master of swordsmanship and good at riding and shooting. However, it will take a long time, so Alang must exercise some restraint to avoid damaging his vitality."
With that said, let the maid serve ginseng tea.
Huaiyu saw that the maid serving tea was actually Shuying, whom he brought from his brother-in-law's house yesterday.
"This girl is pretty good." Xuan Fu looked at her husband, "Are you going to give her the title of concubine?"
Shuying stood at a distance in an orderly manner. Even though he was not squinting, he could still hear what the mistress was saying. He was eavesdropping attentively, feeling so nervous that he almost twisted his fingers when they were twisted together.
Huaiyu smiled.
"Why are you laughing? It's not a bad thing. If you can bring her back, you must like her,"
Huaiyu interrupted him, picked up the ginseng tea and took a few sips, "No hurry."
Fan Xuanfu was a little surprised.
"Then how to arrange it?"
"Let me stay by your side first, learn the rules from you, and help you run errands and take care of things," Wu Huaiyu said. Now that he has more wives and concubines, Wu Huaiyu feels that he has to be restrained.
Although he has already experienced this girl's luck, this kind of thing is very common in noble families. It's not that simple for a sparrow to fly onto a branch and become a phoenix.
It is actually very difficult to get a status in a wealthy family, definitely much more difficult than taking public exams in later generations.
"Then stay with me first,"
"If so, if you are pregnant, let's wait until the child is born to give her a title." Fan Xuanfu took the initiative.
At the gate of the mansion, many of the maids and maids are favored by their masters, but very few of them have status. If you are lucky enough to get pregnant and give birth to a child, you have a chance of getting status, and the chance of giving birth to a son is even greater.
Of course, even if some people give birth to a child, they may still have no status.
Wu Huaiyu felt that saying this in front of other girls was a bit callous, but that was the reality.
"Shu Ying, come here." Fan Xuanfu waved.
Shuying was standing there just now, and actually heard the conversation between the two. She was inevitably disappointed, but she was also expecting it. After all, she was just a low-status maid in the Ma family, and soaring to the sky was just a dream.
"From today on, when you are in the mansion, you will follow me in my courtyard,"
"Slave, please follow Madam's arrangements."
Fan Xuanfu took her hand and said, "But since you have already served Alang, I won't do you any harm. From now on you will be the maid-servant of the first-in-law in my courtyard. There are five levels of maids in our house, and the maid-in-law of the first-in-law is the best."
of,
In my courtyard, from now on you will not only get more monthly income, but you will also have to help take care of the maids in the courtyard, and the keys will also be given to you."
Tongfang maids are the maids in charge of each courtyard. In addition, the word Tongfang also gives them some privileges. That is, if the mistress of the courtyard is unwell, the Tongfang maid can take care of her bed.
These maids who live in the same house are also the closest to the concubines.
Under the maids of the general house of the Wu family, there are first-class big maids, second-class big maids, third-class maids and small maids, a total of five classes. The hierarchy is strict and there are many rules, and the responsibilities are clearly defined and cannot be exceeded.
The maids of the general house are the highest-ranking ones, and are in charge of affairs and even have the qualifications to serve as bed attendants. The little maids, on the other hand, are the lowest and do menial chores.
Of course, the Wu family also has a kind of unofficial maid, which belongs to the trainee level. Some little girls who are new to the house are learning with them and they are not yet at the level.
The first-class maids are the personal maids next to the wives and concubines of each house. They are one level lower than the first-class maids. They mainly serve the master and assist in management.
The second-class maids are mainly the personal maids in the prince's concubine. The highest one beside them is the second-class maid, and there is no first-class or first-class maid.
Third-class maids are not allowed to enter the master's room to serve him, and are mainly required to run errands and do chores in the courtyard.
As for the little girl, of course she is waiting in the kitchen and laundry room to do the most tiring and dirty work, and she is not even qualified to serve tea or water.
These hierarchies were strict and had many rules, but Wu Huaiyu did not interfere with the management of the family, because the family had a big business and many servants and maids. Without rules, there would be nothing.
The Wu family not only has many maids, but also guards and servants such as the Sword Princess, and the outer courtyard also has male servants, male slaves, hired guards, grooms, coachmen, watchmen, etc.
Moreover, there are many male and female housekeepers in charge of the house.
To be honest, the Duke's Mansion of Jin covers an area of more than 100 acres. There are many wives, concubines, children, and many people serving him.
Huaiyu said to Shuying, "You were originally from my eldest sister's house. Since I brought you to the Duke of Jin's house, I won't treat you badly. I will ask the steward to take your slave contract to Wannian County Government soon."
Go and be released as a good man, and you will be a good man from now on. My consort is from the Duke of Jin State.
I will give you money every month, you will also have ten-day holidays, you will also receive rewards during the New Year, and you will be given a change of clothes and shoes every quarter..."
The treatment of the Wu family is definitely very good. Whether they are stewards, servants or slaves, the conditions for food, clothing and accommodation are not bad. Even slaves, in addition to food, accommodation and clothing, will also have monthly money.
Shuying was very grateful after hearing this,
Wu Huaiyu turned around and went to the vestibule study.
Today, all his students have made an appointment to meet their teacher. It has been a while since they returned to Beijing, but they still haven't had time to meet.
Walking in the wind and rain corridor, Wu Huaiyu was still thinking about the girl Shu Ying. He just thought of something. His wives and concubines had intercourse girls in each room.
If Shuying and the others really got pregnant in the future, Wu Huaiyu had an idea. Instead of directly promoting her as a concubine based on her status, he thought about secretly sending her to other places, preferably to a prefecture on the border, to hide her identity.
After the child is born, he does not return to the ancestors and is raised outside.
The reason why he suddenly came up with this idea is that in today's era, political struggles are fierce, and the more top-level powerful people are, the more likely they are to be implicated once the struggle fails.
This kind of thing is very common. If you are not careful, you will lose everything, and you may not have a chance to make a comeback.
Just like Yang Su, he was very prosperous and powerful during the Sui Dynasty, but after his death, his son rebelled, and his branch was uprooted.
Another example is Li Ji, Changsun Wuji and the others. Gao Zongchao was also a powerful auxiliary elder. After his death, Li Ji was implicated in his grandson's rebellion, and his body was dug up and his coffin was opened. Changsun Wuji was exiled to the frontier and died in a foreign country. His descendants
They are all implicated,
Now that Wu Erniang has become the crown prince's quasi-prince Liang Di, who knows whether she will become Emperor Zetian in the future, and who knows whether the Wu family will eventually be implicated in this.
Eggs cannot be put in one basket.
Although he had made arrangements before, saying that his sons would buy properties in various places and spread their families in various places in the future, if something really happened, he would not be able to escape no matter how far he went under the name of the Wu family.
If you send some unknown illegitimate children to the border, hide their identities, buy them properties, and provide them with some help secretly, wouldn't you still be able to retain some of your bloodline if something goes wrong?
This idea came to him suddenly, and he didn't tell Fan Xuanfu and the others, but once he had this idea, he couldn't get it away.
Although Wu Huaiyu is now in a high position and the Wu family is becoming more and more prosperous, he is always a little uneasy in his heart.
Be prepared for a rainy day,
Just in case.
study,
Pei Xingjian, Hao Chujun, Xu Yushi and other students all came. Except for Shangguanyi and Li Yifu, who are currently serving as officials,
Wang Fangyi stood there. A group of senior brothers knew that he was the teacher's new student. He was a son of the Wang family in Taiyuan and the grandson of Princess Tong'an. His mother was the Li family of Zhaojun.
However, such a prominent background did not awe the senior brothers. After all, the students Wu Huaiyu accepted also had unusual backgrounds. Pei Xingjian was from the Pei family in Hedong, and Hao and Xu were from a famous family in Anlu. There was also Xu Jingzong's son, Wei Zheng
son,
No one’s background is bad.
Huaiyu came in and everyone saluted and said hello.
"Come here Fang Yi,"
"This is Wang Fangyi from the Taiyuan Wang family with the fifth surname, grandson of the eldest princess of Tong'an, and the eldest grandson of the Taiyuan Wang family."
Wang Fangyi took the initiative to explain, "I, Aye, were not born to the eldest princess, but a concubine. I am just the eldest concubine and grandson of the Wang family."
Huaiyu smiled and said, "He will be your junior brother from now on. You senior brothers must be friendly and united."
After chatting with this group of students and checking their studies,
"Alang, an envoy from the palace has come, and the saint has summoned Alang to see him."
Wu Huaiyu thought it was the Li Fengci brothers, so he said hello to the students and went into the palace.
After entering the palace, the chamberlain took him directly to the Li Zheng Palace.
"But Queen Phoenix is unwell?"
Xiaohuangmen knew Wu Huaiyu's identity and politely told her that the queen's health had improved greatly.
Hearing this, Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the queen was in good health, he was not worried at all if it was Li Fengci's brother's matter.
When we arrived at the Li Zheng Hall, we found that the queen was in a good mood and was chatting and laughing with the emperor and the prince.
"Qingyang is here, come quickly,"
When Li Shimin saw him arriving, he waved to him without waiting for praise.
"Qingyang, the general guide you wrote for Cheng Qian is very good. The queen and I read it with the prince, and we all learned a lot.
If you have finished writing the new chapter, please submit it soon."
It turned out to be a reminder. Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the second part of Tongjian has just been written."
"Have you brought it?"
"Bring it."
"Hurry up and submit it for us. No, you happen to be here today, so you can explain it to us directly," Li Shimin said with a smile.
