When they were happy, they suddenly heard someone coughing outside the door. When Aunt Zhou and the others heard that it was Jia Zheng's voice, they hurriedly put away their smiles and went out to greet him.
Aunt Zhou let Jia Zheng into the house, Chun Cao quickly brought tea, and then retreated outside the house with Qiao Lian and others.
Jia Zheng has been visiting less than Aunt Zhou during this period, but she still comes to visit every now and then. He knows that Aunt Zhou has been doing well during this period and has the money left by Jia Ke. Although Aunt Zhou is relatively frugal, she still has some problems with food.
A big change.
Take the tea served as an example. In the past, the tea was distributed by the government, but now every time he comes, the tea served to him is good tea bought from outside, not the ordinary tea from the government.
Jia Zheng sat at the top, and Aunt Zhou accompanied the Prime Minister at the bottom.
Jia Zheng said to Aunt Zhou: "When I came in, I heard you all laughing in the room, so I must have known about it."
Aunt Zhou said respectfully: "It was the master who promoted him, otherwise he wouldn't have been promoted so fast."
"I didn't help him this time, he did it all by himself." Jia Zheng said with a hint of pride.
Aunt Zhou was very happy when she heard Jia Zheng praise Jia Ke.
Jia Zheng then said to Aunt Zhou: "This time, my eldest brother has established a great function and was promoted. You gave birth to a good son for me, so you should also be promoted."
Aunt Zhou quickly stood up and said to Jia Zheng: "I don't dare to take the old man's words seriously. This is all the result of the eldest brother's own efforts. As an aunt, I didn't help him. It would be nice if I didn't hold him back.
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"If you can say this, it shows that you are a sensible person. If you don't hold him back, it will be the greatest help to him." Jia Zheng was very satisfied with her attitude.
"The old lady and I have discussed it. This time, the eldest brother has done a good job. You are his biological mother, so you should also benefit from him. So I have decided to promote you as a concubine. In a few days
Then record your name in the genealogy." Jia Zheng told her everything he had discussed in one breath.
Aunt Zhou heard what Jia Zheng said to her as if she was in a dream. She has been in the Jia family for so many years and has always been a concubine with no name or status. She said he was an aunt, but in fact she was half master and half slave.
If her name can really be recorded in the genealogy as Jia Zheng said, then she will be the real aunt of the Rongguo Mansion. She will be the real master. In Rongguo Mansion, she is just a low-ranking aunt.
Mrs. Wang is on one end, and everyone else is below her.
Aunt Zhou has been looking forward to this day for who knows how long. She thought it would never come true, but she didn't expect that there would be a day just around the corner.
Jia Zheng waited for her to stand there, knowing that she was so happy that she was a little crazy. For an ordinary concubine, this was a step into the sky, from being a slave to being a master now.
From now on, every time Aunt Zhou sees Mrs. Wang, she only needs to salute and say hello, and does not need to serve Mrs. Wang like before. Because although he is still Jia Zheng's concubine, he is already the master in terms of status, although he is still lower than Mrs. Wang.
It didn't take long for Aunt Zhou to wake up. She tried hard to suppress the tears in the corners of her eyes and said to Jia Zheng with a smile on her face: "I was so happy that I made the master laugh."
Jia Zheng understood her mood and was not going to disturb her anymore. He wanted her to calm down for a while. So he stood up and said, "I have something else to do." Then he left first.
Aunt Zhou stood up quickly to see Jia Zheng out. Chuncao and other maids saw Jia Zheng coming out at the door and quickly saluted him.
As soon as Jia Zheng walked into the courtyard, he seemed to remember something. He paused for a moment, turned around and said to Aunt Zhou: "By the way, there is one more thing. From now on, your monthly payment will be only ten taels, and my wife will give you three more
Maid, after all, your status is different now from before."
Aunt Zhou gratefully said to Jia Zheng: "I would also like to thank Madam for your care. How can I afford such a big reward?"
"You just get what you deserve. If it weren't for these pomps, you wouldn't be laughed at by others." Jia Zheng rarely explained to her.
After finishing Jia Zheng's work, he went out. He was really impatient with these mundane tasks.
As soon as Jia Zheng left, Aunt Zhou returned to the house. Chun Cao and the other maids gathered around her and asked hurriedly: "Auntie, is there any good thing that Master has come to do? Tell us about it."
Aunt Zhou's excitement has not calmed down yet, and she is looking for someone to talk to to show off. After all, this is a major event that changes her life. Aunt Zhou now wishes that everyone knew about it.
"It's not a big deal. I just came to tell me about my eldest brother's promotion. He said that my eldest brother is no longer the same as before, so he gave me a boost of status." Aunt Zhou's face was very plain, but her eyes kept shining.
Qiaolian was the most anxious. She came to sit next to Aunt Zhou, took away Aunt Zhou's hand and asked anxiously: "What's going on? Auntie, please tell us."
"What's the big deal? Just tell me that I will be raised as a concubine from now on. In a few days, my name will be recorded in the genealogy, which will be considered a clear path." Aunt Zhou said reservedly.
When Qiaolian saw Aunt Zhou at this time, her eyes shone with envy. Who said that Aunt Zhou couldn't have a bright future? The one in front of her had a big future. As long as the son she gave birth to in the future could live up to her expectations, what blessings could she not enjoy?
Chun Cao and Xia Mai also looked at Aunt Zhou with envy at this time. Their envy was not exactly the same as that of Qiao Lian. What they envied was that Aunt Zhou had completely broken away from the ranks of slaves from now on. She was already considered a real slave.
's master.
Aunt Zhou looked at their envious eyes, and her heart became more and more beautiful. Then she said to them, "From now on, the monthly money will be exactly ten taels. Now I am only one head lower than the old lady and the two ladies in Jia's house."
Already."
Xia Mai said in surprise: "Then when Aunt Zhao sees our aunt in the future, will she still bow to her?"
Qiaolian didn't wait for Aunt Zhou to speak, but rushed to say: "Of course, she is just a concubine who gets a commission from the family's children. Our aunt is a real person with a genealogy. Her status is naturally different from hers, so she naturally wants to
Salute."
After hearing Qiaolian's words, Aunt Zhou didn't say anything, but she was just pretending to be reserved and trying hard to keep her face straight to prevent laughter.
While they were talking and laughing, someone in the courtyard outside said, "Are you here, Aunt Zhou? I have sent you a few girls by order of my wife for you to choose from."
Aunt Zhou and the others went out and saw that they were from Zhou Rui's family.
When Zhou Rui's family saw Aunt Zhou, she hurried over to salute her. This had never happened before. It seemed that she also knew that Aunt Zhou's identity had changed.
Standing there, Aunt Zhou felt for the first time this change that was different from the past. The people she used to fawn over now had to bow to her. This huge change in status made her a little overwhelmed.
At this time, Qiaolian pushed her gently, and Aunt Zhou finally calmed down and said to Zhou Rui's family: "How dare you work Aunt Zhou? Just ask someone to send him over. I don't have any choice, as long as I do it
It’s good as long as you can work.”
Zhou Rui's family members are all smiling now, with a hint of flattery in their tone, "Look at what you said, what's wrong with working? You are the master now, isn't it our duty as slaves to serve the master?"
After saying this, he tried to please and showed which group of girls were behind him for Aunt Zhou to choose from.
Aunt Zhou just heard that Jia Zheng said he wanted to add three people to her, but she didn't expect Mrs. Wang to make arrangements so quickly.
Aunt Zhou carefully looked at the dozen or so little girls in front of her, and found that each of them looked very graceful. They didn't look like they were waiting for someone, but they looked like young ladies.
Aunt Zhou frowned and said to Zhou Rui's family: "These little girls are here to serve people. Why don't I look a bit different?"