Heshen is a strict wife

Day by day, more and more calm.

— at least on the surface.

In a blink of an eye, it was already March [-]rd, and some people in the capital went out for outings, but the solar term was cold after all, and in the Qing Dynasty, there was no custom of celebrating the Shangsi Festival in the capital, so there was no big movement in the mansion.Mrs. Xu had only left for a short time, even if there were any festivals, they could only be handled in a small way, but no one disturbed Feng Shuangzhi's cleanliness.

But this day, Feng Shuangzhi got up early, and the injuries on his body had basically healed, and there were no traces of them, and his skin and flesh were still as tender as before.Xitao and Qiaoxing waited on her to dress and freshen up.

Seeing that it was still dark, Feng Shuangzhi thought of her Ama, Feng Zhanglai, "I will go to the main room to say hello to Mafa Chenxing in a while, and ask about the admission. Qiaoxing, is my study ready?"

Qiao Xing held her dowry, nodded hurriedly and said: "I know that the young lady will go to school soon, and I have packed it up. A few days ago, I heard from people in the mansion that the old master invited a good private tutor for the young lady."

The news that the second lady is going to school has already spread.It stands to reason that Feng Shuangzhi is already nine years old and could go to school long ago, but in the past when Mrs. Xu was alive, it was Mrs. Xu who taught her how to read "Thousand Characters" and write some simple characters, but now Mrs. Xu is no longer around. I can only go outside and invite my husband to sit in the hall.

It's just that the gentleman invited from outside is different from Xu's teacher.The master will report to Yinglian the students' learning situation, and in fact they don't teach more advanced things, most of them are learning the rules of women's precepts.Feng Shuangzhi has always disliked these things, knowing it, she just pays attention to some things, and the things in her heart have never changed.Going to school may give you the opportunity to get in touch with other things.

Besides, going to school is unavoidable for the children of rich families. Even if Feng Shuangzhi went to tell Yinglian that he didn't want to go to school, what would it do?After all, the arm can't twist the thigh.

"Look closely at the study, don't let anyone else in. I accidentally smashed a Hui inkstone a while ago, go get one from the storeroom." Feng Shuangzhi closed his eyes, and Ren Xitao combed her hair, but what he said was very clear.

It's just that her words made Qiao Xing embarrassed, and she didn't respond for a long time.

Xitao combed her hair just about the same, braided a big braid at the back, wrapped it with a two-inch long red string, and put a small jade pendant on it. Feng Shuangzhi straightened her forehead hair, covering her smooth and full forehead, and also concealing the dark spots under her eyes. spirit.She asked Qiao Xing, "Why don't you talk?"

Qiao Xing hesitated for a while, seeing that the coldness in Feng Shuangzhi's eyes became more and more serious, and then said hesitantly: "Second Miss, you forgot, now the second aunt has to take care of everything, now it is the second aunt and the third My aunt is housekeeping together. When I went to ask for new tea yesterday, my second aunt's expression was..."

At this time, she will arrange for the second aunt.

Feng Shuangzhi naturally knew that after the Xu family left, the person in charge of the family changed. The children of the Qing dynasty bannermen didn't care about family affairs, and usually the women in the inner house were in charge of financial management.When Mrs. Xu was there, Mrs. Xu took care of them, but now Mrs. Xu is gone, and Yinglian's concubines can't help them, so they are simply put under the care of Mrs. Zhang, the second concubine, and Mrs. Zhaojia, the third concubine.It stands to reason that it is not the second aunt's turn, after all, the third aunt Zhao Jia's status is higher than that of the Manchurian Banner.It's just that the third aunt has never been in charge of things in the mansion, and she has never shown any talent, so Ying Lian casually chose the second aunt who didn't cause much trouble.

If Feng Shuangzhi wasn't only nine years old, she could definitely take over the housekeeper's power now, but the reality is - she is still too young.

Originally, the second aunt's housekeeper was fine, no big things would happen, it was just small things that bothered people, such as now.

A smile hung on Feng Shuangzhi's lips, and his voice was very gentle, "You can go and report to Second Aunt Grandma, Second Aunt Grandma is reasonable, I just add something to my study, what can she say?"

Even if Mrs. Xu is gone, she, Feng Shuangzhi, is still a daughter-in-law, and the second aunt's heart is higher than the sky, so it is impossible for her to be carried from a concubine to the position of the main wife to fill the house. The rules are there. If E Zhang dares to do this, she will It can directly magnify this matter.Second Concubine had already been abolished by Xu's flattery and killing methods, it was only a matter of time before Feng Shuangzhi got rid of Second Concubine.After all, the most threatening is not the one that looks the most threatening.

Feng Shuangzhi meant to let Qiao Xing talk about it, Qiao Xing raised her head, and looked at Feng Shuangzhi cautiously, "Maidservant going now?"

"After the morning parlor." Feng Shuangzhi stood up after finishing speaking, and opened his arms for Xitao to show for the last time. The robes he was wearing were all docile, and then he said, "Let's go."

Seeing Feng Shuangzhi coming out, the four servant girls in the outer room squatted down and sent her out.

It is not every day that the Feng Mansion greets you. After all, Ying Lian is a very busy person. After all, he is a second-rank official. There are a lot of times when he is summoned by the court, so he is usually not there during the morning parade. Next time, I will go back to the mansion when I have free time, and go directly to those places in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do errands if I am not free. The chances of seeing Ying Lian are really rare—this is why Feng Shuangzhi feels that even with Ying Lian's blessing, he can't take it lightly s reason.

Today, Yinglian had a day off and didn't have to go to court, so Feng Shuangzhi came to pay his respects.

At this moment, it was the first moment of maozheng, the sun had just turned up, and the sky had not yet dawned. After passing through the vertical flower gate, we arrived at the inner courtyard. After turning to the right, we went down the corridor through the mountain, and came to the front of the main house from the front.

Ying Lian had developed the habit of getting up early in the morning for a long time, and it happened that not long after getting up, Feng Zhong had already made a pot of tea and held a cup in his hand.Beside him was his favorite concubine, Wu Yashi, as soon as the little maid outside reported that the second lady had come to pay her respects, Wu Yashi got up, bowed to Yinglian, and left.

Yinglian allowed Feng Shuangzhi to come in, and the maid outside opened the curtain and invited her in.

The yard has three fronts and four ears. Yinglian has already sat down in the main room on the right.When Feng Shuangzhi came in, Wu Yashi had already come out, and the two met face to face, but neither of them spoke.Wu Ya's family is just Ying Lian's concubine, Feng Shuangzhi is the first daughter, there shouldn't be any intersection.

After entering the door, Feng Shuangzhi made a big gift: "Granddaughter please Mafa, Mafa is auspicious."

Ying Lian put down the teacup in his hand, called her to get up, and said: "You came early, you are a caring person. Look at your concubine sisters, none of them thought of me as an old man."

In fact, Ying Lian is not old at all. He is about 40 now. There is a modern saying that a man has 41 flowers. So look old.

After Feng Shuangzhi got up, Yinglian pointed to the seat next to him, and asked Feng Shuangzhi to sit down. Feng Shuangzhi sat on the armchair on the right, showing no coy gesture at all, which made Yinglian feel good about him. Come.

In Yinglian's eyes, Feng Shuangzhi is just a little girl. Xu's family has this daughter, and even the small characters are taken by Yinglian. It can be seen that Yinglian loved this granddaughter very much from the beginning, but he was busy with court affairs, and he once He went to other provinces to be an official, so he didn't take care of the affairs in the inner house.In the past, with the Xu family, there was no need to worry about Feng Shuangzhi's situation.

However, what happened in the few days after Xu's death made Ying Lian vigilant, and the distinction between the son and the concubine should not be messed up.

Feng Shuangzhi didn't try to guess what Yinglian was thinking, so he could only look indifferent at this moment: "I'm afraid it's not that the elder sister and the third younger sister don't miss you, but it's just not convenient for me to come and see you?"

These words obviously sounded like making excuses for other sisters, but at this time, making excuses for them can only be smeared more and more. Feng Shuangzhi didn't have any good intentions, but he just said it like this - the reaction of a normal person That's all.

Ying Lian naturally knew what kind of wolfish ambitions those couples had. He was afraid that he would be transferred to other provinces soon, so he said: "Although you are a bastard, after all, you are my son, and you can't really treat me like that. What does he do. I would rather not have this son, but I can't. You are young, and you don't know the affairs of the court, so it's not okay to have a restless house. Your ama still has an official position, and it's not a solution if you don't show up for a long time. I'll let you Feng Zhong went to inform him that his confinement can be lifted."

it is as expected.The purpose of Feng Shuangzhi's trip was to know about E Zhang, but now Ying Lian took the initiative to tell herself that she was quite complicated.Ying Lian is very powerful in the officialdom, but there are frequent incidents in the family house, maybe there are gains and losses, right?She could only comfort her: "Ama is not someone who doesn't know what to do, and her granddaughter also understands Ama's painstaking efforts. Erniang is the spirit of heaven, so she must also want Ama well."

Xu's departure must have been Ying Lian's heart disease. Feng Shuangzhi mentioned at this moment that the intention was not simple.

Because as soon as E Zhang came out, he would probably start to think about the continuation of the string. If he didn't talk about the continuation of the string, he would just lift one of the aunts down to be the wife of the big house.Feng Shuangzhi always got stuck on this.

Ying Lian has been in the officialdom for a long time and is a good person, and she can understand Feng Shuangzhi's thoughts a little bit. What she fears most is that her stepmother treats her badly.Therefore, Ying Lian said: "Although your mother-in-law has gone, it is not good to say these things to you at this time, but in the past few months, the affairs of the house have been taken care of by your second aunt and third aunt. It's not as smooth as when your mother was around. What do you think?"

Yinglian is also a shrewd person. Feng Shuangzhi insisted on saying this himself. On the one hand, Yinglian was considerate, and on the other hand, he wanted to test Feng Shuangzhi's attitude. After all, this kind of thing is actually unavoidable. of.

Since Yinglian gave her the right to speak, Feng Shuangzhi held it tightly.She pondered for a moment, then raised her head to look at Yinglian: "If the granddaughter says it, Mafa can't blame Shuangzhi for talking nonsense."

"Naturally." Ying Lian stroked the beard on his chin and smiled.

So Feng Shuangzhi finally said: "Shuang Zhi also heard about the matter of the second aunt and the third aunt working together to house the house, but because the granddaughter lives in the inner house, so I know-in fact, the second aunt is in charge of this matter, and the third aunt is always in charge. Don't compete with others. The second aunt and the third aunt are both concubines. Even though they learned how to be housekeepers when they were girls, they are not as capable as my mother when they come to our house. It is inevitable that they cannot take care of such a big place. There are omissions."

She analyzed well, Ying Lian just listened, nodding from time to time, signaling Feng Shuangzhi to continue talking.

With Ying Lian's encouragement, Feng Shuangzhi was not afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he continued: "Er Niang is gone, but she certainly doesn't want Ama to have no capable person around her. It also needs a serious master to take care of it. It's just... the second aunt used to be the maid next to Er Niang, and the third aunt is a no-nonsense..."

These words are really good calculations.

Feng Shuangzhi can't tolerate Second Aunt right now. This woman was originally a servant girl beside her mother, and she was going to be the housekeeper for Ezhang. How could she think that she climbed into the master's bed first, and the husband got off the eldest daughter of the mansion? , namely Feng Yunjing.At the beginning Xu was so angry that he was half dead, but because of E Zhang's face, he still gave her a aunt.The eldest lady, Feng Xueying, was not at odds with her. Feng Shuangzhi was not a fool, and if she put Second Aunt in charge, she would not have a good life for herself in the future.

As for the third aunt, Feng Shuangzhi still can't see such depth, so she also suppressed it by speaking.

Feng Shuangzhi didn't know if San Yiniang had the ability to manage things, anyway, she didn't show it, and she could only blame herself if she missed the opportunity.

After she said these words, she deliberately hesitated, with a look of hesitation.

After all, she is only a junior, and it is not good to say that there are too many elders.

It's just that these words have already made Yinglian have his own calculations.

When the grandfather and grandson were talking, the maid over there had already brought tea for Feng Shuangzhi, but Feng Shuangzhi didn't move.Ying Lian picked up the tea again, "Concubines are not allowed to be raised as wives, this matter is considered, you can rest assured. By the way, this is the Mingqian Longjing that the Holy Majesty rewarded yesterday. I don't have much, I sent it yesterday. Come on, can you taste it?"

Feng Shuangzhi was startled for a moment, the hand that had just been stretched out to hold the tea had stopped, resting on the blue flower, she thought about it, but she already understood the key to it - she didn't know yesterday that Yinglian was a reward Something came down.

Ying Lian didn't listen to her answer, and asked, "A Ji, what's the matter?"