I brought hot water in and asked Jiang Xiaohua to wash her face and wipe her hands.
The cooks in the Hou Mansion's chef got up and started working as early as an hour ago.
In addition to preparing breakfast for the Hou family, we also need to prepare the pastries that the young master will take with him when he goes out.
Recently, the kitchen has been making shortbread cookies and fried spring rolls. Miss Donger came over and said that the young master eats a lot every time.
This means that these two kinds of pastries are a must-have these days.
If the little master wants to eat, it must be delivered to him at any time.
"Aunt Dong'er, Xiaoba has been in the Marquis' Mansion for a long time, why can't you come over to serve him?" Jiang Xiaohua's pretty face had a slight frown between her brows.
Dong'er smiled and said: "Don't worry, little master, you will be back in a few days."
Dong'er said this.
I actually feel quite sad.
That Xiaoba...
well!
I really don't know what the young master saw in that fat girl. Apart from being interested in eating, Dong'er couldn't find any good qualities in Xiao Ba.
It's not without its advantages.
The fat girl Xiaoba is very loyal to her little master.
But nothing else...
How can such a person be worthy of being a maid beside the young master?
The eldest son has said so.
The young master must be equipped with some capable maids and wives.
There are not many maids and women in the Hou Mansion.
After the death of the old Marquis and his wife, the eldest son dismissed a group of people.
Nowadays, the remaining maids in the Hou Mansion are all old.
As for the older woman, Dong'er had already thought about it. She was worried about others, so she transferred her mother Liu Niangzi from Zhuangzi to take care of the affairs in the young master's yard.
As for the maid in the young master's house, Dong'er plans to work for a while longer.
After the newly selected maids have learned the rules, Dong'er will return to the eldest son.
Jiang Xiaohua was not used to waiting for others to dress.
Basically I do it myself.
Dong'er always likes to frown at this time.
Jiang Xiaohua put on her clothes, walked around in front of Dong'er, and asked with a smile: "How is it? Does this skirt look good?"
Dong'er looked down from her mistress's face to the begonia flower pleated skirt she was wearing.
As the little master turned lightly, the pleated skirt also made waves.
Every time Dong'er saw him, he would sigh in his heart that the little master was born so well.
Especially those clear and transparent eyes, which make people always think of the vast stars in the sky when they see her.
It is filled with brilliance.
I don’t know who will be lucky enough to marry the young master in the future.
When this topic was mentioned to the eldest son.
The eldest son always smiles but does not answer.
Dong'er felt that the eldest young master must know something.
Just don't break it.
In fact, Dong'er also had her own guess about the prince she met before.
Standing with the young master, that is called a talented man and a beautiful woman.
The girl is pure and charming.
The man is as gentle as jade.
It's just... if the young master wants to really get married to that prince, wouldn't he have to leave Lingnan and marry into the palace of the capital?
I just met my daughter.
How could the eldest son give up!
It would be great if I could marry closer!
And that prince is really quite old.
He is only a few years younger than the eldest young master.
This is a bit embarrassing.
When Dong'er thought of this, she thought of Princess Mingjia again. It would be great if Princess Mingjia could marry and have children peacefully.
Marry into the Ye family.
After giving birth to the first boy, the Hou family will have successors.
"Aunt Dong'er, what are you thinking about? Is mother busy today?" Jiang Xiaohua asked.
Dong'er shook her head and said, "The young master must have something to do with the eldest master! I already mentioned it yesterday, so I'll go take a look."
"Aunt Dong'er, let's go there together! I'm just having breakfast with my father and mother."
When Jiang Xiaohua entered, she saw her father standing behind her mother, bending down to listen to her mother's words.
Princess Liuli was still dressed as a man, sitting in a wheelchair.
When Jiang Xiaohua saw her, she felt very sad for her mother. She was such a beautiful woman, so how could she spend her whole life in this wheelchair?
Too cruel.
"Good morning, Father, Mother!"
When Jiang Xiaohua entered, Dong'er and He Chuan stood guard outside.
Meal time belongs to the family of three in the house.
"Hua'er, come here and let mother see!"
Jiang Xiaohua spun around a few times in front of Princess Liuli and Jiang Xiangwu: "Isn't it beautiful!"
"Good-looking! My flowers look good in anything they wear!" Princess Liuli said with a smile.
"Mom, I want to heal your leg!" Jiang Xiaohua lowered her eyebrows and looked at the wheelchair.
Princess Liuli smiled and said: "Silly girl, you know that mother's leg is fine!"
"Mom, that's not what I meant. I meant that after I cure you, you won't have to sit in a wheelchair every day!"
Princess Liuli's eyes widened: "You mean you don't have to sit in a wheelchair anymore?"
Jiang Xiaohua nodded.
"But mother's height..."
"Mom, you have been sitting in a wheelchair for so many years. Even if your legs are cured, you only need to tell the public that your legs have begun to atrophy due to sitting in a wheelchair for many years. Fortunately, they are cured and you can still stand.
Get up, think about it, you can stand up, this is a blessing in misfortune, Lingnan people will only be happy, no one will deliberately focus on your height."
Jiang Xiaohua paused and continued: "Mother, put aside the matter of treating your leg for a while, and organize the people of Lingnan first in half a month at the latest."
“Organizing for what?”
"Leave the young and powerful to military generals you trust and train them to become soldiers. Mother, the Lingnan Marquis Mansion can have private soldiers, right?"
Princess Liuli shook her head: "When the king had a different surname, he had local military power, but now... it no longer exists. The local officials under his jurisdiction are only civilians."
ah!
That’s it!
"Then leave the people to me. I have a way to give them jobs. As long as they are willing, I will arrange a job for them regardless of whether they are men or women. As long as they work peacefully and get money and food, my daughter believes that they will definitely be willing.
of!"
If it really doesn't work, just go to the army to cultivate it.
When the farming is slack, he teaches Kung Fu to defend himself, and when the farming is busy, he is busy with the work in the fields.
Princess Liuli frowned. No matter whether she was recruiting soldiers or doing any work, she needed money and food.
All the money saved by the Hou family over the years has been spent on purchasing grain.
Not only are food prices getting higher and higher, there is no food left to buy in the surrounding areas.
now……
The Hou Mansion was short of both money and food.
"Hua'er, where did the food come from?"
Although it rained a few times during this period.
This is not the season for growing food.
We can only wait until next spring to start sowing.
"Mother, I have asked Sister Wen to help with the food matter. In a few days, the food will be transported into Lingnan one after another. However, don't tell the officials about this yet. Keep it a secret for now."
"Is there really food? Hua'er, where did you get the money?"
Jiang Xiaohua chuckled: "Ask father about this! My grandparents must have written to him. Don't worry about the money. By the way, mother, have you been to the Lingnan border?"
Lingnan border?
Princess Liuli shook her head.
When the old Marquis was still here, he was very strict with his brothers, but he was much more lenient with the girls. However, Princess Liuli had almost never left the Marquis' mansion since she was a child.
Leaving the Hou Mansion to go to Jiangnan was something that happened after Princess Liuli became the eldest son.