Aru was not around, so naturally no one introduced Qi Yue to who this girl was. Qi Yue could only tell from her clothes that she was a second-class girl.
Marquis Dingxi's aunts can only have one second-class girl at most, and older girls are not eligible.
"Thank you, auntie." Qi Yue said with a smile, Aru told her the rules, don't be too polite to your aunt, just treat her as normal, so she didn't get up.
Quezhi reached out and took the candy. A flash of surprise flashed in the girl's eyes but she quickly concealed it. She looked inside the room, as if she had something to say.
"Lan'er, go pack a box of our candies for your aunt to try," Qi Yue said.
The basket went out in response, but the magpie branch did not move.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Qi Yue looked at the girl and smiled.
This magpie branch has really become the confidant of the young lady? A Jin was a little surprised.
"It's like this. The young lady is short of manpower here. My aunt is afraid that the young lady will not be able to find someone suitable for a while, so she asked the slave to tell me that the Ximei in the kitchen is a smart one. Young lady, why don't you try it first?" she said.
He also said happily.
Qi Yue was a little surprised. Is this Aunt Zhou so happy to talk to her? Does she have an unusual relationship with her body owner? Is she really helping her again? Or is she coming so soon to seek mutual benefit?
She thought to herself and nodded with a smile on her face.
"Thank you, auntie, for remembering it. I'll take note of it," she said.
When Ah Jin heard the news, he didn't stay any longer, said goodbye and left.
"I've never heard of this Ximei, young madam. Could you please go find out?" Quezhi said from the side.
Qi Yue would usually not leave it to Que Zhi to inquire about people's affairs.
"It's important to check the number of warehouses. Let Lan'er handle this small matter." Qi Yue said.
Quezhi happily agreed. Checking the number of warehouses will result in the flattery and respect of the ladies in charge of the warehouses, which is much more glamorous than asking for information.
"Aunt Zhou is the niece of the old Madam Hou, and the concubine of the old Madam's concubine." Aru introduced to Qi Yue, "I used to be very valued by the Old Madam, and you are quite familiar with the Young Madam."
Qi Yue groaned, thinking of the beautiful woman who helped her at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and nodded. She turned over the name book and saw that she was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. She was not a son of a family in the mansion, but a third-class mother-in-law.
My daughter-in-law, who came in on an errand on the way, asked Laner again the next day how she was doing.
"I'm eloquent, but I'm addicted to gambling." Lan'er replied simply.
Qi Yue had no intention of adding more people. After seeing the girl's background and age, she didn't want to use her. When she heard that she was addicted to gambling, she didn't even think about it. Two days later, she directly told her that there were not many people in the house and it was not easy to add more people.
After mobilizing the girl, he made the three existing girls around him work harder, and added the monthly money of the vacant second-class girl to these three people to settle the matter.
When the news came, Aunt Zhou and Ah Jin were both shocked.
Aunt Zhou didn't expect that Qi Yue didn't use the person she recommended. Moreover, Qi Yue only sent someone to say something to her after making the announcement. The person she sent was a second-class girl. She said thank you and the rest of her words were just like
The same statement was made to everyone.
"I really feel that with the support of the Marquis and the Crown Prince, my wings have become stronger? You don't even care about me anymore? Is this girl so happy that she is stupid?" Aunt Zhou smiled easily, but her hands unconsciously clenched the tea cup.
Qi Yue didn't think so much. The reason why she took care of the house was to make her life more comfortable. Naturally, she couldn't care about the people around her. She quickly forgot about this matter. She really cared about it.
But, as she said herself, since they gained the influence of the Crown Prince and the Marquis, their life was not as smooth as before.
First, the third lady's girl got into a fight with someone in the kitchen over a bowl of porridge, and then the accounts in the warehouse were inconsistent. A group of women almost staged a full-scale martial arts show in the warehouse. Mother Su pushed 526, what's the matter, and only replied to the young madam?
Go, Qi Yue’s yard is making a lot of noise as if it’s Chinese New Year.
Although Qi Yue quickly solved the mess, he was still summoned by the Marquis because this time the matter involved people around him.
"If you don't understand something, ask more about your mother." Dingxihou said with a smile.
Qi Yue responded and raised her head to look at the eldest lady who was sitting beside her, who seemed to be in deep trance, Aunt Zhu who was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and Aunt Zhou who was pouring tea.
"Young lady, don't blame me for having so many things going on," Aunt Zhu choked, "I don't know what's wrong, but I suddenly want to eat steamed fish. I just came here, and I don't know the rules in the house. I don't know that I can't add food.
..”
Marquis Dingxi's face became a little uglier than before.
"Yue Niang, rules are dead, people are alive. We are a family, not a government office." He took the tea from Aunt Zhou and said slowly.
Although there is a beauty in front of him, the person he is serving close to him has been wronged. As a man, he has a little bit of face. Compared with the beauty, he still has more face.
Aunt Zhou took the tea and stood quietly aside without speaking.
"Yes, it's my wife's fault. Please don't say that, auntie." Qi Yue said with a smile, "People who are pregnant have different appetites than before. I was negligent, so tell them to go ahead."
Aunt Zhu smiled a little aggrievedly.
"It's my fault. I made things difficult for the people in the kitchen. I don't know why I suddenly want to eat this and then that." She said, looking at Dingxihou and holding her bulging belly with one hand.
"Master Marquis, why not open a separate kitchen for Aunt Zhu." The eldest lady, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
Dingxihou hesitated and looked at Qi Yue.
Qi Yue immediately nodded and smiled.
"My mother is very considerate," she said hurriedly.
"This, this is not good, no one else has." Aunt Zhu looked at Dingxihou timidly like a frightened rabbit, "I am new here again..."
What's wrong with the new guy? He's still holding fine clothes and fine food outside, but when he comes in, he still has to be wronged for food? Dingxihou immediately made a decision and nodded.
The eldest lady fell into trance again with a smile on her lips.
"Young madam, you really shouldn't have said this." Aru said with a bit of anxiety.
Qi Yue sat on the kang and drank tea to moisten her throat.
"I know that if I open my mouth to Aunt Zhu, the other aunts will definitely be unable to do so." She said, "In front of Mr. Marquis, I can't refute his face."
"Madam did it on purpose. She has never opened this hole to anyone before." Aru sighed and said with a sad look on her face, "Now it's better, others will have an excuse to make trouble again."
"What are you afraid of? That's what the Marquis said. If they want it, they can go find the Marquis." Quezhi said with a snort. He covered his face with a handkerchief. There were slap marks on it that had not faded away. Those were the marks of the Third Miss.
rewarded.
"You can't say that. The Marquis is the head of the family, and I am the housekeeper. I just share his worries and do things for him. He will make trouble for everything. What's the use of me." Qi Yue said with a smile.
Magpie Branch nodded.
"Now that I say that, those women are going too far, and so is Mother Su. Why don't they think so? They just pretend to be stupid when something happens, and they blame Young Madam for everything. Young Madam, it's useless for them to relieve themselves of their errands."
Quezhi said angrily again.
Qi Yue sighed.
"Withdrawing one or two is easy, but withdrawing a dozen or so is hard to say," she said, reaching out and pinching her forehead.
Both Quezhi and Aru looked sad. Although they had the reputation of being stewards, it was really difficult without the power of stewards.
Not only did the eldest lady not help, she also deliberately instigated the situation. It would have been better if the eldest lady was here.
"Aunt Zhou is here." A girl outside the door replied.
Qi Yue was a little surprised, while Aru hurriedly went to the door to pick her up in person.
She was just an aunt, so Quezhi stood there unmoved.
Qi Yue stood up and asked her to sit down with a smile.
"At that time, I couldn't help you. It's good that you obeyed. Mr. Hou seems to have a good temper, but he is actually very stubborn. I can only obey but not resist." Aunt Zhou sat down.
He came down and said straight to the point with a smile, looking at Qi Yue with a face full of approval and a kind and thoughtful look, "You are really sensible now. If the old lady is still here, she will be very happy."
Qi Yue already knows the identity of this week's aunt. One is a relative of Mrs. Lao Hou, and the other was brought to the house by Mrs. Lao Hou herself. The two of them are naturally direct descendants of Mrs. Lao Hou. Although she has no memory of Qi Yueniang,
It can also be imagined that Qi Yueniang and Aunt Zhou must have a close relationship.
"Let Auntie worry about it." Qi Yue said with a smile, and immediately thought about what happened to the girl last time. Could it be that she was wrong? That girl was indeed outstanding, so Auntie Zhou tried her best to recommend her. She felt a little apologetic at this thought,
"What happened with that girl last time..."
"It's okay to use one or two less girls, but it's different for these women in charge." Aunt Zhou interrupted her and said with a smile, while taking out a list from her sleeve.
Qi Yue took it and saw that it contained people's names and their respective specialties.
"These are the old people and old ladies from back then," Aunt Zhou said.
Qi Yue understood immediately, looked at her and nodded with a smile.
"Thank you, auntie, I know what to do," she said.
Aunt Zhou patted her hand and smiled like an elder meeting a younger one.
There was a burst of excitement in the yard at this time.
"The prince is back." Quezhi's excited voice came in.
A sound of footsteps passed by, and then there was the bustle in the prince's house, Qiuxiang calling people to get water and so on.
Aunt Zhou had already stood up when she heard the sound of magpie branches, but saw Qi Yue still sitting down.
"Why don't you go and serve me?" she asked in surprise, shaking her head again.
"He doesn't like me to serve him." Qi Yue said with a smile.
Aunt Zhou shook her head and smiled.
"These men are all duplicitous." She looked at Qi Yue and said with a smile, then stretched out her hand to hold her up and look at her for a moment, "These great years cannot be wasted like this."
Qi Yue took her hand and noticed that a paper bag was stuffed into her hand, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Aunt Zhou held her hand and patted it.
"This is a fragrance that all men like. You can wear it with you." She smiled, got up and walked out.
Qi Yue opened her hand and opened the paper package. The pink powder was fragrant and smelled fishy. After smelling it, she felt a little hot in her heart and had some inexplicable impulse.
Is this the legendary aphrodisiac powder? This Aunt Zhou is really...
Qi Yue shook her head and wrapped it up and threw it to Aru who came in.
"Burn it," she said.
A Ru immediately stuffed it into his sleeve and went out without asking any questions.
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We won’t fight forever, we just have to write about these characters and their stories.*** (To be continued)
