That night, the two talked for a long time, and then they went to bed until they were more exposed.【叶*】【*】
Minglan slept so hard that she wanted to beat her chest even in her dreams. Gu Tingye didn't bother much and just held her in his arms and fell asleep. Minglan thought to herself that he was probably embarrassed about what he was doing after recalling his deceased mother.
The man's body was as hot as fire, and Minglan was wrapped in his arms. Minglan seemed to be sleeping next to a stove, and soon she was covered in sweat. She wanted to kick the quilt in a daze, but only the toes hurt when she kicked her, and she whimpered in confusion.
I said "Toes hurt" a few times, and then I felt a big, calloused hand rubbing my chubby toes. It did hurt at first, but the feeling changed as I rubbed it, and the big hand moved along the smooth calf.
Slowly touching it upward; Minglan twisted her waist to get rid of the hand. She wanted to say, "Think about your poor mother," but she didn't have the courage, so she had to say: "You have to go to court early tomorrow."
The man seemed to pause, twisted uncomfortably, and tightened his grip on Minglan, rubbing her body several times.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the sky was dim. Ming Lan half-squinted her eyes and stared blankly at the bed curtain. She stretched out her hand to touch, but there was nothing around her. She woke up with a start and called out softly: "... Where is the master?"
The thin silk silk curtain with water-red gold silk and haze was lifted, and Danjue came over with a slight smile and said: "Waiting for you? It's too late, sir! I'm afraid I'm in court now."
Minglan sat numbly on the bedside. It was Yinzheng in the morning. Counting the distance, Comrade Gu probably got up within two hours of sleep. No wonder he stopped so easily last night; it was not easy to be an official in ancient times.
"Who helped the master wash his clothes?" Minglan's voice was still a little vague.
"We got up late too, but fortunately Xia He and the others still remembered. The girl will schedule a shift so that she can take turns serving the master in the morning." Danju glanced at Minglan's body buried in the brocade, her bare shoulders.
The old marks have not faded, but new ones have appeared again, leaving a blur of green and purple. There is only a bright red exquisite Ruyi rope around the neck, and underneath is a green bellyband embroidered with green iris flowers.
Danju felt angry and distressed when she saw that Minglan's eyes were still dark, so she took a white silk cotton coat and put it on Minglan.
Minglan was helpless to get out of bed by Dan Ju. Suddenly she remembered something, threw Dan Ju away, stepped on the thick carpet with her two bare feet, and walked to the front door to take a look - Huh?
Only at the beginning of Mao period.
Minglan was dumbfounded. The situation was very strange now. No one in the house needed her to say hello or light the clock. Her husband went to work again. Does that mean...she can sleep a little longer?
Thinking of this, she ran straight back to the bed, crossed her bare feet, lifted the quilt and got in again.
This set of actions was all too familiar to Danjue. She picked up Minglan angrily and shouted softly: "Girl, you can't go back to sleep. You have a lot of things to do today. The mother in front of you has come to deliver a message just now.
He said that a group of maids and servants will be gathering in the front hall, waiting for the girl to give instructions. Are you going to sleep... again? I will call you Mother Cui!"
Minglan got up painfully and soaked in the large bathtub for a long time before she felt a little more comfortable. The soft ramrod-shaped palace lanterns in the room gradually lost their luster, and the sky was getting brighter. Minglan sat in front of the mirror and screamed.
While Dan Ju was combing her hair and dressing up, Xiao Tao came in and said, "Mother Lai and the Liao Yong family are here."
"Tell them to come in." Minglan said softly, "Danju, you're not going out today. Just comb your hair neatly. Let's take it easy on the side. If you don't tighten it, my scalp will hurt."
Dan Ju's craftsmanship was passed down from Fang's mother personally. She has long been familiar with it after serving Minglan for ten years. She was very straightforward when she started. She finished the braid in three strokes, five divided by two, and she also braided the remaining hair carefully and twisted it around.
Several small flower buns were piled under the bun, and small beads and gold bead hairpins were slowly pinned to the top.
After a while, a short middle-aged woman with a round face and a stocky face and a thin and dark-skinned daughter-in-law came in. She blessed Minglan with a smile on her face, her posture was very respectful, and Minglan nodded slightly: "
Lai’s mother, Liao Yong’s wife.”
The two of them got up. Lai's mother was the first to say with a smile: "Greetings to Madam, Madam feels very good today. Originally, I should have greeted Madam a long time ago, but Madam is busy these days and it is not easy to disturb her. Yesterday, the master ordered
He said that today my wife wants to see the servants at home."
Minglan smiled and said kindly: "It's okay, everyone can come."
"Madam, I gave you instructions for the first time. You all got up early and are waiting." Lai's mother smiled very respectfully, "I don't know..."
Minglan looked at the hourglass on the side and said, "I'll meet you in Chaohui Hall in half an hour. You guys can divide the family members."
Lai's mother was stunned. At this time, Liao Yong's wife suddenly raised her head and asked cautiously: "May I ask Madam, how should we divide it? According to errands, or according to the family?"
Minglan glanced at her with slight admiration and said: "According to the errands, we will stand together for each errand." After saying that, seeing that Lai's mother seemed to want to speak, Minglan turned and said: "Lai's mother turned out to be Mrs.
Madam, I think you are on duty, so you will take the lead and put the people from Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion in a separate group."
Na Lai's mother forced a smile: "We are all one family, why should we be so divided? Before leaving, the wife gave special instructions, saying that she has the best temper and asked us to serve her well."
Minglan slowly turned her head from the mirror and looked at her quietly, which made Lai's mother feel scared. After watching for a while, Minglan had a light smile on her lips and her tone was cold and polite: "
Whatever I say is what you do. (·~)" Not even a single reason was given.
Liao Yong's wife was quite surprised. She glanced at Minglan quickly and then lowered her head. Mother Lai looked at Minglan's face as beautiful as ice and snow, felt a sense of awe for no reason, and lowered her head in response.
The two of them left Jiaxi Residence, said goodbye to each other with a smile, and went in two directions.
Liao Yong's wife was young and fast on her feet. She walked quickly along the corridor and walked out of the corridor. A group of wives were waiting there. When they saw her, they immediately rushed up to her, hugged her into a corner, and started asking questions.
"What kind of person is Madam?"
"Do you have a good temper?"...
Liao Yong's wife said in a deep voice: "I really can't believe that a young person with a delicate flower-like appearance can be so powerful! Just now, Lai Po has encountered a problem. You all should be honest and don't bring trouble to yourselves!
"
On the other side, Lai's mother also returned to the servants' courtyard. When faced with the questions from others, she only said solemnly: "I'm afraid he is a powerful one!"
…
Minglan sat alone in the right room having breakfast, frowning slightly as she ate the not-so-palatable fried cake while slowly recalling what she had read last night. She put aside the accounts first and looked at the people first. Minglan passed by the people.
After making the list, the brain quickly organizes the information.
There are a total of 62 servants in the Governor's Mansion. For such a large mansion, there are actually a few people.
These people can be roughly divided into three categories. The first category was bought from outside recently after Gu Tingye established the government. They have no foundation, but they may have joined some forces. The second category is those who were rewarded by the emperor, and most of them were punished for their crimes.
The servants of the ministers are more serious, and there may be some former ladies and gentlemen among them, so you have to pay attention; the third category is the four-room slaves sent by the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, respectively, the dowager sent two-room slaves, and the fourth old lady
He and the five old ladies each received a room.
Oh, by the way, there are also the people she married here with her.
After breakfast, Minglan slightly tidied up her makeup. She was wearing a home-made goose-yellow green-calyx plum-blossom jacket, and a light willow-colored gauze jacket on the outside. Her bright outfit was led by a group of girls.
Went to Chaohui Hall.
At this time, the sky was bright, and all the fans on all sides were opened. Four paintings were hung on the east and west walls of the nave. On the north wall, high was hung the plaque of the Royal Treasure given by the Holy One, and below it was a bright mahogany painting.
The Eight Immortals table is flanked by large chairs with wooden armrests. There are many low-backed wide chairs arranged vertically in the lower two rows. There is a small Ruyi carved square table between every two chairs. The ground is an extremely bright bluestone slab.
There is a dark red short-pile carpet in the middle.
What a great hall of Zhengyi Mansion! It is grand, majestic and high-spirited.
Minglan looked at the large mahogany high-backed chair and secretly thought that this kind of chair would actually be more impressive if someone of Mrs. Sheng's age sat on it; but she was now the mistress of this house, and there really was no one else besides her.
Others can sit down.
She stepped forward calmly and sat down. Her mother-in-law was waiting aside with a tea tray. She was busy serving tea to say hello. Minglan nodded slightly and looked up. She saw a dense crowd of people standing outside the hall starting from the stairs down.
It was full of people, and it was clearly divided into several large groups. Some of them stood neatly, and some of them stood loosely.
Liao Yong's wife took a step forward, bowed her head and said respectfully: "Madam, everyone in the house is here. Except for the four who are left watching the front door, a few from the kitchen are also here."
Minglan was very satisfied with her straightforward style, looked at her appreciatively, and nodded.
Liao Yong's wife seemed to be encouraged, pointing to the rows of people outside, and briefly introduced: "These are the ones who specialize in cleaning,... these are the needleworkers, these are in charge of purchasing, these are
Nursing staff, these are..." After a long introduction, she pointed to the dozen or so young girls in the corner and said, "These few don't have serious jobs yet. Grandma Chang said that after Madam comes in,
Gradually teach you the rules and then use them, now I will do some odd jobs to help."
The little girls looked at Minglan with shrinking eyes. When they saw Minglan's clear, watery eyes, they immediately lowered their heads and stood up.
Minglan followed Liao Yong's wife's fingers one by one and found that the emperor was quite reliable. Most of the slaves he sent were young and strong, and there were none who were particularly old. The girls looked fresh and lively. Minglan took notes in detail.
Look at the people in that type of work who are neat and orderly, and which ones look loose, and then write down their leaders.
Finally, Liao Yong's wife hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Also, in the Jingfei Pavilion across the courtyard behind... er, the Fengxian girl in Lingding Pavilion, the two big girls beside her are not from the mansion, so...
…not coming."
Minglan frowned slightly: "What is the name of that hospital?"
Liao Yong's wife responded quickly: "It was originally called Jingfei Pavilion, but later it was changed to Lingding Pavilion by Miss Fengxian... The master didn't have time to pay attention, so everyone just followed suit."
Minglan didn't say a word, just looked at her and smiled. Liao Yong's daughter-in-law's heart suddenly lurched, and she lowered her head and stepped back. Minglan secretly smiled in her heart: It seems that this Fengxian girl is quite noble.
It disgusted many people.
Then, Minglan turned to look at Lai’s mother, and saw a few well-dressed people standing on the steps beside the side door. Lai’s mother smiled and introduced: The Lai family and the Hua family were sent by Mrs. Tian, and the Tian family was sent by Mrs. Lai.
The fourth bedroom brought it to the Diao family, and the fifth bedroom brought it to the Diao family.
After the introduction, everyone kowtowed to Minglan and shouted hello in unison.
Minglan was a little uncomfortable with such a big scene of kowtows and chants, but she tried hard to hold it back, shouted with a calm smile, gently put down the tea bowl, folded her hands leisurely in her lap, and said loudly: "Master once
He said that this Chunhui Hall is not usually opened easily. It is only opened during festivals or when distinguished guests come to visit. I thought that today I meet you for the first time, which can be considered a big event, so I boldly opened this hall.
, it can be considered as a formal meeting with everyone."
Everyone below had different reactions, some were moved, some were happy, some were confused, some were fake smiles, and so on.
Minglan saw everyone's reaction in her eyes, and then smiled and said: "From now on, we will be our own people. However, I didn't know you before this, so today I won't say anything else, but just call you
I must be familiar with you."
After saying this, everyone below the steps looked confused and didn't know what to do.
Minglan didn't explain either, she just waved her hand behind her. Danjue had already prepared it and asked someone to set up a small table in the hall with pens, inks, paper and inkstones on it. Then Ruomei stepped forward and sat down with a pen, Danjue stood aside.
, Xia Zhu stepped forward timidly.
Danju smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, let me ask you, how old are you this year and where were you born?"
Xia Zhu was stunned and said: "Thirteen years old, Tu...dun Village, Tudun Village in the west of Tongzhou."
"How many people are in the family? What are they doing?" Dan Ju asked neatly, holding a piece of paper in his hand.
"Father, mother, grandma, three brothers, two sisters, I...I am the youngest; all of my family are farmers."
"How did you come to the house?"
Xia Zhu looked at Minglan, who nodded kindly, and then she mustered up the courage to say: "When I was eleven years old, it didn't rain, the harvest in the fields was not good, and my brothers wanted to marry wives, so daddy
I found someone to sell the three of us sisters to be used as girls. I'm lucky, I came here and there is delicious food every day!"
There were already sneers and chuckles below. Minglan glanced over, but there was no sound at all. Everyone stood at attention. Ruomei quickly recorded these, and the only sound was the sound of brushes scratching on the paper.
"What happened next?" Danju asked gently.
Xia Zhu gradually became bolder: "Later, Grandma Chang picked me and taught me the rules for more than half a year, and then she went into the house to serve." Opposite Danju and the others, Xia Zhu naturally had a sense of inferiority, just like a junior high school student in a unit who saw
The envy of a master's student.
Then, Ruomei stopped writing and asked expressionlessly: "Come and take your fingerprints. If you are found to have deceived the Lord in the future, this will be proof. Don't blame others."
"No, no!" Xia Zhu shook his head repeatedly and quickly pressed his fingerprints.
Minglan said with a smile: "Okay, you are very good, come over to my place."
After hearing the amnesty, Xia Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and ran to stand next to Minglan. Everyone in the hall gradually understood what was going on. Some of their faces turned pale, some had doubts, and some seemed to be dissatisfied.
Minglan ignored them, looked at Lai's mother, and then waved to a beautiful girl with big eyebrows, big eyes, waist and breasts. She was charming and pretty, and said, "Yes... that's you,
come on."
The girl looked at the middle-aged woman next to her with doubts, then took a deep breath and came forward. Danju, with a gentle smile on her face, pulled her to stand in front of her. The girl seemed to be quite brave and not shy.
A pair of eyes kept looking at Minglan. Luzhi looked unhappy, walked over and pulled Danju away, turned around and said with a smile: "Madam, can I ask this sister?"
Minglan smiled and nodded, and asked Qin Sang beside her to come up and replace Ruomei.
Before Luzhi could ask, the girl spoke with a smile: "My name is Mingyue, I am..."
"This name doesn't work!" Luzhi interrupted her quickly, "This name conflicts with my wife. Go back and ask your mother to change it and remove the first word!"
Mingyue blushed immediately and looked back at the woman next to Lai's mother. There seemed to be dissatisfaction in her eyes. Luzhi ignored her and continued to ask.
"Year old?"
"Fifteen and a half years old."
"Is it home-made or bought from outside?"
"Born from home!" Mingyue was quite proud, "My mother is Mama Diao. She was the roommate of the fifth old lady. My father is..."
Luzhi interrupted her again: "Are they in this house?"
"Of course!" Mingyue pointed back proudly, and the mother-in-law next to Lai's mother and a middle-aged man behind her stepped forward and nodded.
"Then you don't need to say anything. You will know when you ask them later." Luzhi said in a tone like a judge, "Is there anyone else in the family? Where are they now?"
"Yes." Mingyue gritted her teeth, "There is also a sister and two brothers. The sister is serving Miss Ling, and the brothers... have no errands yet, and are waiting for the second master and second lady to speak."
Qin Sang recorded with a solemn face, Luzhi remained expressionless: "That is to say, you did not come here with the whole family? Well, what about you, have you ever been a errand before?"
Mingyue said proudly: "I was chosen to serve Miss Hui..."
"When are you waiting, girl?" Luzhi was very used to interrupting her.
Mingyue looked embarrassed: "Third...third class; but I am always by the girl's side..."
"How old were you when you entered the palace to serve?"
"Ten... thirteen years old; but I..."
"That means you have only served for a year or two. When did you get promoted to third class?"
"...It was...half a year ago, but Master Yang often praised me..."
"Can you read or not?"
"Know something..."
"How much do you know? Be clear! Have you read the Three-Character Classic? What about the Thousand-Character Classic?"
"...Have read half of the Three-Character Sutra, but not the rest..." Mingyue looked at Qin Sang, who was writing quickly in front of her, and Ruomei just now, her face turned red as pig's blood.
"What rewards have you received during this period? Silver? Jewelry? Clothes?"
"Yes!" Mingyue suppressed her blush, "Grandma gave me a lot of new clothes, told me to serve the second lady and the second master well, and praised me..."
"Have you been punished in any way? Scolded? Slapped? For what reason!"
"Absolutely not!"
"You must have thought clearly!" Luzhi said coldly, "This requires fingerprinting. It doesn't matter if you made a small mistake before. Anyway, you have moved to a new place. But if you lie to Madam when you meet her for the first time, that is
unusable!"
Mingyue felt embarrassed for a while, and in front of so many people, she looked back at Diao's mother several times, her face turned gray, and then she whispered as softly as a mosquito: "I was scolded a few times by my grandmother because I hurt Miss Hui."
Something, nothing else..."
"It's done!" Luzhi clapped his hands to indicate the end of the question.
Ming Yue pressed her finger prints with a very ugly look on her face, and slowly retreated. There seemed to be tears rolling in her eyes. As soon as she came back, she hugged Mother Diao and choked softly.
Minglan nodded towards Luzhi, expressing her satisfaction. She had mentioned beforehand that with so many people in the house, if everyone told a long story, it would probably take until midnight, so the purpose of this inquiry was,
The matter should be as clear and serious as possible, and the personal resume should be as clear as possible. Any difficulties or tragic past events should be omitted for the time being. You can ask again when necessary.
At this time, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw a familiar figure standing on the edge of the hall. She lowered her head and thought, secretly amused.
After these two people asked, everyone else understood Minglan's intention. Some expressed indifference, some looked very angry, and some were a little sneaky. All in all, their heads were buzzing.
Minglan saw that it was almost done and stood up. Everyone immediately became quiet. Minglan said with a smile: "Everyone has seen it. Most of you will be used in the future. If you want to employ people, you will know your abilities. In the past,
What errands have you done and how did you do? Only in this way can you show your talents, right?"
Having said these words, most of the people below gradually settled down, and many people even became calm, especially Liao Yong's wife and the several mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law around her. On the contrary, they felt that this was more beneficial to them, who were from outside.
Liao Yong's wife took a step forward and echoed loudly: "Madam is right! This method is easy and clear. Madam doesn't know us in the first place. Instead of asking us to test each other in confusion, it is better to be so clear and righteous!"
"
The people on Lai's mother's side looked a little ugly, but they didn't dare to refute for a while, they just lowered their heads and exchanged glances.
Minglan smiled at Liao Yong's wife, walked a few steps forward, and stood condescendingly in front of everyone. Her tone was still gentle: "When this matter is finished, I will arrange the manpower in the house. Before that, I have to say something.
.I think the most important thing in treating each other as master and servant is the word 'sincerity'. From now on, we have to live together for a long time and respect each other. Therefore, I only hope that you will not be confused and 'deceive'.
My Gu family would not dare to use this crime! Let’s leave this ugly talk here for now.”
The young lady was dignified and beautiful. She stood tall and straight, spoke slowly and gracefully, and looked gentle and gentle, but no one dared to look down upon her.
Lai's mother and the others looked at each other in confusion. Ever since they came here, they had long wanted to take over things and take power. But first they met Gu Tingye, who was like a living king of hell. He kept a dark face all day long and refused to let them interfere with anything. The wife forced him to
After a few words, in front of everyone in the house, he sternly said that the affairs of the inner house should be arranged by the mistress, but she was not the mistress of the house at that time?!
So they waited and waited, and finally waited until Minglan came in. They thought that because Minglan was young and ignorant, and the bride was thin-skinned, they, as the old people of the Gu family, would use the dignity of the elders of the Gu family to ask for everything.
It will work; who would have thought that Minglan hid in the house for two days before coming out. When she came out, she didn't say how to assign errands, but came to do some "investigation" first!
Mother Lai's face turned around several times, and finally she couldn't help but stepped forward and said loudly: "Madam, you are very considerate, and you should be questioned clearly with anyone who comes in from the outside, but we are old people from several generations of the Gu family.
Yes, why is it so? Madam, if you don’t understand anything, you can ask the wife, the fourth old lady, and the fifth old lady!”
Minglan suppressed her smile and just looked at her lightly, her eyes cold and clear, with only a hint of chill. Sweat slowly broke out on Lai's mother's forehead. She really didn't understand how a teenage girl looked.
Why are people so intimidating!
There was silence in the hall, everyone was waiting to see.
Minglan stared at Lai's mother and said slowly: "Lai's mother, this is the second time you have refuted me today."
Lai's mother immediately knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I don't dare, I'm just reminding Madam."
Minglan said coldly: "I thought the elders sent you here to be my helpers, not to be my ancestors."
Lai's mother sweated on her vest and kept saying: "I don't dare, I don't dare..."
Minglan narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke very slowly, with a cold sweetness in her voice: "Mother Lai, what did I say to you when you refuted me this morning?"
Lai's mother raised her head, her eyes flinched, and she muttered without daring to speak. Minglan smiled and added in a low voice: "Don't say you forgot, you are so good at kung fu and have such a bad memory, so you should go back and take care of yourself."
Lai's mother was excited and said quickly: "Madam said... Madam said, we will do whatever Madam says!"
Minglan smiled brightly, and the pear vortex loomed, so bright and beautiful: "Mama Lai has such a good memory." Then she concealed her smile and said lightly, "Next time, don't forget it."
Mother Lai kowtowed repeatedly and retreated, her whole body covered in sweat.
Minglan seemed a little tired and said tiredly: "Tell me, from the Liao Yong family, who is the most honorable and noble in this house?"
"Of course it's the master." Liao Yong's wife quickly replied.
Minglan asked again: "Then who am I?"
Liao Yong's wife loudly said: "You are the mistress of this house!"
"...Very good." A faint look of tiredness appeared on Minglan's face, and she slowly sat down in the high-backed chair at the top, sipping tea and saying, "If you can't remember this, is there any room in this mansion?"
rise."
Now, who dares to say anything nonsense? Dan Ju Lv Zhi and the others are all overjoyed, with unusually satisfied pride, and even look at people with a domineering look. Originally, they were worried about Minglan, a fourth-grade person.
The concubines of civil servants were bullied and looked down upon in such a wealthy family, which made them feel anxious.
Unexpectedly, Ming Lan had a heart as solid as stone, she was not afraid at all, she looked calm, she smiled lightly, she didn't even lose her temper, she didn't even say a word, she calmed down the situation - they couldn't help but their eyes sparkled.
Everyone retreated one by one to answer questions, and the outside of the hall gradually became empty. Minglan was left with Xiao Tao and Xia Zhu as waiters, plus a few accountants who had just been summoned, and several errand boys standing aside.
Minglan sat lazily on the chair, turned her head and said softly: "Mr. Gongsun, you have seen enough."
A middle-aged man named Wen in a green robe who was originally standing in the corner of the hall, Shi Shiran came out, walked up to Minglan, cupped his hands, bowed low, and said with a smile: "You are so rude, madam."
Please greet me."
Minglan stood up and took her crotch, returned the gift respectfully, and then asked Gongsun Baishi to sit down in the first seat.
"Why is Madam like this?" Gongsun Baishi picked up the tea bowl with a cunning smile, "I thought Madam was going to send an errand today."
Minglan looked at him for a while and then said slowly: "I heard a little story when I was young. In ancient times, there was an emperor who was not too mediocre, but he had a group of extremely cunning ministers. The emperor obviously just wanted to pick two beauties.
The subordinates were searching for beauties all over the country, causing widespread resentment among the people. It was clear that the emperor just wanted to build a small garden, but the subordinates were searching for money throughout the country, making the people miserable... Within a few years, the country died; the emperor was beheaded.
At that time, I still felt that I was wronged.”
Gongsun Baishi looked at Minglan with interest, and when she continued, Minglan continued: "From ancient times to the present, many things have been caused by the word 'improper employment'. The top says something, but the bottom does the other.
Therefore, if you want to manage affairs, you must first manage people; no matter what you do, if you don’t have trustworthy and suitable people to do it, no matter how good you think, it will be useless!”
Minglan turned to look outside the hall with a leisurely expression: "If you want to use them, you must at least know who they are." To manage a company, a detailed and accurate personnel file is very necessary; and if they dare to lie, she has
Excuses to drive people away.
Gongsun Baishi's expression gradually became solemn. He looked at Minglan quietly for a while, then he bowed his hands respectfully and said in a low voice: "The governor is lucky enough to marry a beautiful woman."