When the maid heard this, she quickly lowered her head.
"My maid has met the eldest young master..."
Kou Ji didn't even look at the maid, and said calmly to Mrs. Qiao: "She looks pretty, and speaks eloquently, but she is a little unruly..."
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she secretly screamed something bad, and quickly defended the maid, "She is just a country girl. She has never read a book, and she doesn't know etiquette. Don't embarrass her."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "I am also a person of status, why would I embarrass a girl?"
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
But he heard Kou Ji say again: "It's just the Kou Mansion. After all, it's not a small family. The people who are welcomed and sent to the house are all high-ranking officials. If they see that the servants of our Kou Mansion have no rules, they will look down on our Kou Mansion."
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Since my aunt said that this girl has never read a book and does not know etiquette.
Then I will find someone to train her and train her well to prevent her from going out in the future and losing the reputation of our government."
After Kou Ji finished speaking, Qiao's face changed drastically.
Before she could speak, Kou Ji gave a deep drink.
"Kou Zhong!"
Kou Zhong heard the call and trotted to Kou Ji from a room not far away.
"The old servant is here."
Kou Ji glanced at the maid who was following Mrs. Qiao, and said calmly: "The new maid in the house doesn't understand the rules. Take her down to find someone to teach her..."
Kou Zhong agreed. He didn't need Kou Ji to specify, he knew it was Aunt Qiao's maid.
When the maid saw Kou Zhong approaching her with an expressionless expression, she felt a sense of fear in her heart and subconsciously hid behind Aunt Qiao.
She just criticized Kou Ji just to please Aunt Qiao.
Now that he has run into some serious trouble, he naturally has to seek shelter by Aunt Qiao's side.
This is what she does on weekdays when she helps Aunt Qiao establish her authority at home.
It's just that the ones she usually gets into trouble with are Kou Li's concubines, but the one she gets into trouble today is Kou Ji...
Kou Zhong walked up to the maid, stretched out his old hand, and prepared to take the maid away.
"Wait...wait..."
Mrs. Qiao stretched out her arms and blocked the maid in front of her. She said with an ugly face, "Can you please spare her for my sake?"
Kou Zhong retracted his outstretched hand and bowed to Aunt Qiao respectfully, "My dear, please don't embarrass this old servant. There are rules in the house. If the servants and maids in the house break the rules and are not punished, then
Wouldn't it be a mess? As the servant of the house, the old servant has no way to explain to the master."
Kou Zhong said the word "master" very seriously.
Mrs. Qiao felt ashamed and angry, and her face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Kou Zhong lifted Kou Zhun out and took off a big hat.
Maid, I can't save you.
But she actually didn't care much.
After all, the maid has been with her for less than half a year, and there is not much love between master and servant.
There was no need for her to have a quarrel with the two real masters of the Kou family over this maid.
The reason why she brought this maid with her was because she was very smart and could help her control the new concubines that Kou Li had acquired. She could help her say many things that were inconvenient for her to say.
She came forward to defend the maid, firstly to maintain her image in the minds of the servants and maids, and secondly to test her.
If she can gain some face, her status in the Kou Mansion will also rise in the future.
If you can't gain any face, it doesn't matter.
The reason why she was ashamed and annoyed was because of what Kou Zhong called her.
Little lady.
In the Song Dynasty, the term "little lady" refers to married young women and concubines.
There is a curse word called "little mother-in-law", where the "little mother" refers to the concubine or stepmother.
Kou Zhong calls her "little lady", which shows that in Kou Zhong's heart, she is still a concubine.
Even though Kou Li had straightened her up...
Kou Zhong's attitude largely represents the attitudes of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji.
How could she not be ashamed?
How can you not be annoyed?
But no matter how embarrassed or annoyed she was, there was nothing she could do.
Kou Zhong stretched out his hand and grabbed the maid who was hiding behind Mr. Qiao.
The maid screamed for help, but Mrs. Qiao ignored her.
He just stared at Kou Ji with a dark face.
Mrs. Qiao stared at Kou Ji and gritted her teeth: "I am your aunt after all..."
Kou Ji stared at her and said calmly: "Yes...it's just my aunt..."
Qiao's face turned ugly again.
Kou Ji was telling her that no matter whether she was straightened up by Kou Li or not, in Kou Ji's heart, she would always be an aunt and there would never be a possibility of becoming a mother.
Kou Ji saw Mrs. Qiao staring at him with an ugly face and remained silent, so he asked, "Why are you looking for me?"
After Kou Ji's reminder, Qiao remembered the purpose of her trip, and she forced a smile.
"When you got married, you were in such a hurry that your father and I couldn't make it back. Now that I'm back home, I naturally want to meet you as a newlywed couple."
Kou Ji had already known the purpose of Qiao's trip and had already thought about his refusal. So after Qiao opened his mouth, he said calmly: "Yan'er has been feeling cold these past few days and it is inconvenient to see people. If she gets sick,
Without you, it would not be beautiful.
When Yan'er's condition improves in a few days, I will naturally take her back home."
How could Mrs. Qiao not recognize Kou Ji's words of refusal?
But Kou Ji didn't want to go back home, and she couldn't force her. She could only say with a smile: "Then wait until Yan'er's condition gets better...see you later..."
Kou Ji nodded and turned to leave.
"etc……"
Mrs. Qiao hurriedly called out to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, paused, turned around slowly, and said unexpectedly: "Is there anything else?"
Qiao stood there, gritted his teeth, hesitated for a long time, and said, "There is one more thing I think I should tell you."
"oh?"
Kou Ji judged from Qiao's expression that the thing she mentioned next was probably more important than the thing she just mentioned.
Mrs. Qiao pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said hesitantly: "This year... there is a baby in the house..."
The more Qiao said, the more thoughtful her voice became, and her eyes were looking at Kou Ji unconsciously, observing Kou Ji's expression.
"Additional child?"
Kou Ji was stunned again.
He is not a stick, so how could he not understand the meaning of these two words.
After Kou Li's hard work for a year, he gained a younger brother or younger sister.
The kind of half-mother.
He has not received any news about such a big matter until now.
It seems that Kou Li deliberately concealed the matter and planned to tell him again during the New Year.
Kou Ji glanced at Mrs. Qiao and asked expressionlessly: "How many mouthfuls?"
Seeing that there was no joy or anger on Kou Ji's face, Mrs. Qiao felt a little flustered and whispered: "Two women...one man..."
According to the ancient thinking of favoring sons over daughters, Qiao should put the boys first, but she did the opposite.
Kou Ji knew what he was planning in his heart.
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, stared at Mr. Qiao and said, "Are you afraid that I will hurt him?"
The panic in Mrs. Qiao's heart instantly appeared on her face, and she waved her hands hurriedly: "No...no..."
Kou Ji looked at her expression and said thoughtfully: "You gave birth to the boy, right?"
In Kou Ji's impression, although Mrs. Qiao often suffered defeat in his hands, she rarely showed panic.
Now that she was showing panic in order to explain to Kou Ji about the birth of a child in the family, it meant that she also contributed to the birth of a child in the family.
And it's probably the most important one... the male.
When Mrs. Qiao heard Kou Ji's words, she trembled all over and said with trembling lips: "Yes..."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and then said: "Since it is you who gave birth to me, then I should keep him by my side and take good care of him."
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Kou Ji's words have already shown his attitude towards the younger brother he has never met.
I don't dislike it, but I don't like it either.
"As for his identity, that has to be decided by my grandfather..."
Qiao just took a breath of relief and lifted it up again in an instant.
It stands to reason that the son Qiao gave birth to Kou Li was after Kou Li adopted him to Kou Zhun.
When entering the family tree, Kou Zhun's name will naturally be written.
It's just that Kou Zhunyun doesn't allow him to have an extra grandson in his name, so it depends on Kou Zhun's thoughts.
If Kou Zhun doesn't allow it, then even if Kou Ji's cheap brother has been written down in the family tree and written under Kou Zhun's name, he may not be able to stay in peace.
"Dalang..."
Mr. Qiao spoke hurriedly.
Seeing Kou Ji raise his eyebrows, he immediately realized that Kou Ji didn't seem to like this title, so he quickly changed the title and said: "Ji'er, can you say something nice to Chuan'er..."
Hearing Qiao's words, Kou Ji probably understood what she was thinking.
Mrs. Qiao was probably afraid that Kou Zhun would not like having an extra grandson in her name and would kick her son out of his name.
Given Kou Zhun's status, if he kicked Qiao's son out of his name, then Qiao's son would basically be kicked out of the Kou family tree.
When the time comes, her son will be looked down upon, whether he is an official or a farmer.
Kou Ji looked at Mrs. Qiao with a strange expression and said, "I don't understand how you came up with such thoughts."
Mrs. Qiao whispered: "I saw the homes of those dignitaries in Bianjing City..."
"No need to say..."
Before Qiao finished speaking, Kou Ji interrupted her.
It is not uncommon for dignitaries in Bianjing City to ignore family ties in order to compete for fame and fortune.
Qiao went to Beijing three times and heard a lot of things about the neglect of family ties from the concubines of wealthy families.
So when the matter fell on her, she naturally had to think about it this way.
What's more, she has also seen Kou Ji's method of dealing with Hu Qing.
Naturally, I feel that Kou Ji is a ruthless person.
After all, since Hu Qing entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no one has ever seen a trace of him again.
If he hadn't written a letter to his mother every three months to prove that he was still alive.
Qiao and others would probably wonder whether Kou Ji had secretly killed Hu Qing.
Kou Ji stared at Mr. Qiao and said calmly: "No matter what, your child is of Kou's blood. No one from the Kou family will hurt him. You don't need to think that my grandfather and I are so ruthless.
Since he has entered the family tree, he is a member of our Kou family."
Qiao heard what Kou Ji said and said in disbelief: "Really...really?"
Kou Ji didn't explain too much and said calmly: "If you don't believe it, just pretend I didn't say it."
With Kou Ji's current status, there is no need to speak to Mr. Qiao.
Whether Qiao's son is named Kou Zhun or not, actually has little influence on him.
He didn't even care about things like Mr. Qiao's son competing with him for family property when he grew up.
Because when Mr. Qiao's son grows up, he may not even be qualified to speak loudly to him.
Seeing that Kou Ji didn't seem to be telling lies, Mrs. Qiao felt a lot more relaxed.
I'm getting ready to talk to Koji.
But she saw Kou Ji flicking his sleeves and leaving her.
Mrs. Qiao opened her mouth, but no words came out.
With a complicated look on her face, Mrs. Qiao climbed onto the carriage and returned to Bianjing City.
Kou Ji returned to the small courtyard where he lived in Ruisheng Village.
Standing at the entrance of the small courtyard, Kou Ji looked back at Bianjing City.
I have some ideas in my mind.
He felt that he needed to have a good talk with his cheap father, Kou Li.
The next few days.
Kou Ji has been staying outside Bianjing City.
It was not until Kou Zhun sent someone to call him back to his house that he took Xiang Yan back to his house.
The Kou Mansion is usually deserted.
This year’s Chinese New Year is particularly lively.
As soon as Kou Ji entered the house, he saw his cheap father Kou Li, wearing silk and satin, walking around the house with a big belly.
When they saw the clever maid, the servants saluted him, and they couldn't help but take out copper coins from their sleeves and reward them.
The maids and servants were naturally happy after receiving the rewards, and the atmosphere in the house became much more lively.
As soon as Kou Ji led Xiang Yan into the mansion, he saw Kou Li sending a reward.
Xiang Yan stared at Kou Li in surprise, then looked back at Kou Ji awkwardly, "Is this... dad?"
Kou Li's behavior was very much like that of a nouveau riche.
Usually, Xiang Yan didn't bother to take a serious look at this kind of people.
Now that her father-in-law is like this, Xiang Yan really doesn't know how to deal with it.
Kou Ji resisted the urge to turn Kou Li into a spirit tablet, and said calmly to Xiang Yan: "Just pretend you didn't see it... let's go back to the house through the back door..."
Xiang Yan nodded decisively and agreed with Kou Ji's statement.
The two turned around, and Kou Li, who had sharp eyes, saw them.
Kou Li shouted, "Ji'er, why don't you come over to meet your father?"
Kou Ji forced a smile on his face and led Xiang Yan forward.
"The child has met his father..."
Kou Ji arrived in front of Kou Li and bowed.
Xiang Yan bowed and said softly: "My daughter-in-law has met my father-in-law..."
Kou Li glanced at Xiang Yan, showing a slightly satisfied look, then looked at Kou Ji, and said with a straight face: "It's such a big deal like getting married, why don't you wait until your father comes to Beijing before making a decision?
Do you still think of me as your father?"
Kou Ji lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and said calmly: "How about... I want to ask my grandfather for instructions first, and then answer your question?"
Kou Li's face turned red and he said: "Then...that's not necessary...if there is any big event in the future, you must discuss it with your father, so that he can help you check it."
Kou Li also wanted to take advantage of his promotion, show off his authority in front of Kou Ji, and feel like a father.
However, when Kou Ji moved out, Kou Zhun immediately gave up.
"My child has remembered..."
"Speaking of which, your grandfather is really smart and helped you find a good wife. From now on, you two must remember to..."
"..."
Kou Li gave a long speech to Kou Ji.
After I got tired of talking, a smile appeared on my face.
He took out two gold cakes from his arms and handed them to Kou Ji and Xiang Yan.