After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

Ning'er was worried about their fictitious marriage. When she heard Zishan talking about marriage, she couldn't help but become nervous.

She muttered, "What do you mean by marrying? I won't marry!"

Lingzhi was holding a jade whisk in her hand, carefully dusting the window frame, when she happened to hear this sentence, and said with a smile: "It's incredible, after going to the Dingguo Mansion today, our girl is thinking about getting married."

Ning Er heard her close maids joking like this, but she rarely got interested and asked them seriously: "How old are the sisters now?"

Seeing the young lady asking this, Zishan and Lingzhi looked at each other, and Lingzhi answered for her: "Young lady, Zishan is sixteen years old now. After August this year, I will be eighteen."

Ning Er was surprised and said, "Sister Lingzhi is almost 18 years old. I heard from the sisters outside that 18 is considered late for marriage. According to the rules of our mansion, at what age do maids usually get married?"

She asked about marriage so openly that Lingzhi and Zishan, who had been joking before, blushed and explained in a low voice: "As maids, we are naturally different from the masters and ladies."

"Most daughters of officials and nobles in the capital begin marriage planning as soon as they reach the age of 15. From meeting to accepting the marriage proposal and asking for the name, to officially marrying off, it takes at least one or two years. For more sophisticated families, it takes two or three years after the three books and six ceremonies. If a girl is married at the age of 18, she will have to wait until she is 20 to marry off, which is naturally too late."

Ning'er listened carefully and nodded, "I see." No wonder Sister Lin said that when she turns 18 next year, she will have to get married.

Lingzhi continued, "But it's not like that for us slaves. Generally, the maids of the master's family, whether bought or raised, are trained from childhood to be able to be used, and they are almost ten years old. They are used for fifteen or sixteen years, and usually when they are twenty-five years old, they are sent out to be married off."

"If you are lucky enough to meet a generous master, you will be loved by the master and asked to serve in the mansion after you get married. You can become a housekeeper or a maid. If you are not favored, you can just give a lump sum of money and let her go."

Ning Er asked: "Then, doesn't that mean the maids are not old enough to get married?"

Zishan covered her mouth and laughed. As she undid Ning'er's hair, she said, "Young lady, you are joking. We maids who are lucky enough to serve the master and young lady would all like to go out and serve the young lady for a long time for the rest of our lives!"

This confused Ning'er.

Lingzhi knew that Ning'er had never known these things before, and seeing that she was interested, she spoke to her in detail:

"The young lady doesn't know. For example, if we serve you, the daily living expenses, clothing, food and other necessities are enough for a slightly poorer family to support a young lady."

"Not only is there no heavy work in the house, but if you are lucky enough to meet a master like you, you will be both respectable and honorable, and your life will be like living in a honey pot. Who would be willing to go out and marry?"

Zishan agreed, "That's right! When you get married, not to mention the food and clothing expenses, the monthly salary will be much less. Even if you get a servant or a housekeeper, you still have to serve the whole family inside and outside, which is very busy. It's all serving people, serving the young lady and the master, isn't it better than serving the father-in-law and the aunt?"

Lingzhi glanced at her and said, "Little ancestor, please stop talking."

"But it makes sense. Most of the maids above the second rank in the Marquis's mansion are reluctant to leave. For example, the older sisters who manage the rooms of the old lady and the lady have privately vowed not to marry."

Ning Er thought it made sense, but after thinking for a while, she shook her head and asked, "There are good masters and there are bad masters. What should I do if I meet a bad master?"

Lingzhi sighed and replied in a deep voice: "Miss, you are right. If you are unlucky and meet a mean and ungrateful master, then it is really better to die than to live."

"So many maids, when they reached a certain age, begged their masters to show mercy, release their indentures, and go out to seek a living with their previous savings. They could earn a living on their own, and although it was hard, they could decide their own life and death from then on."

Ning'er listened and nodded in understanding. Being a maid with fine clothes and delicious food is good, but one's life and property are completely dependent on the master. If the master is happy, one will naturally praise her to the sky, but if the master is angry, one will fall into the abyss.

Zishan couldn't help but interrupt at this time: "But there is another kind of maid."

Ning'er blinked curiously: "Which one?"

Zishan, under Lingzhi's reproachful gaze, rushed to speak out: "Of course she is a concubine or a maidservant!"

"Generally, a maidservant serves the young master from a young age, teaches the young master how to deal with people, and if she is lucky, she can be promoted to a concubine after the master gets married. From then on, she turns over and becomes half the master."

"As for the dowry maid, she has been serving the young lady since she was young. When the young lady gets married, the maid will follow her to the son-in-law's house. Once the master shows favor, she can become a concubine or a concubine!"

Lingzhi glared at Zishan and said, "Why are you talking like that? You have no manners at all."

Ning'er suddenly realized that this personal maid, no matter whether she follows a male or female master, has the same ultimate goal - to become a concubine.

She suddenly thought of Ye Zhen in the Marquis's room, and followed this route, from being Mrs. Luo's dowry maid to becoming Aunt Ye in the Marquis's mansion.

Ning'er asked Lingzhi and the others, "Do you also want to be concubines?"

The two maids were so frightened that they knelt down and swore, "Miss, please understand, I have no such intention!"

Ning Er held the two of them up with one hand each. She smiled and said, "Why are you two so nervous? I won't be angry, and I don't want to get married. You can't do anything to me even if you want to."

Zishan then chuckled. The girl looked so serious, but it turned out she was still talking to them in a childish way!

Let alone anything else, just look at the way the Marquis and the old lady treat the girl. I'm afraid they have already planned for her life, and are just waiting for her to grow up two years later to find a good home for her.

She suppressed her laughter and said, "Let the girl know that when you get married, we will be old maids too. If we really want to choose someone for your dowry, it has to be someone as old as Chuncao."

Ning'er laughed when she heard that. Chuncao was out getting medicine and was not around, so they started to make up stories about her.

She smiled and said, "Okay, wait until Chuncao comes back and I'll tell her to go."

Zishan begged for mercy: "Miss, please don't tell her. If she makes a fuss, I can't stand it." Then she smiled and said: "Speaking of this, I remembered an interesting story. I'll tell you to relieve your boredom."

Ning Er said happily: "Tell her quickly. Even if she doesn't say it well, I will still tell her."

Zishan smiled and said, "This matter is related to the maidservant. Young lady, you know that our eldest master is only twelve or thirteen years old now, and someone in Cangbai Hall has the idea of ​​making him a maidservant!"

Ning Er couldn't believe it: "Is it true?"

Zishan nodded and said, "Isn't it? It happened a few days ago, and somehow it got out. Master Ying was furious, and he reported it directly to his wife, and kicked that girl out overnight!"

"Tsk tsk, I heard that she was the daughter of the young master's wet nurse. Her dignity for several lifetimes was completely destroyed in one night."

Ning'er's eyes widened and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

In her mind, Shen Chengying was a few months younger than her, still a young boy! And someone was thinking of climbing into his bed?