Miss Difficult to Marry

Feng Si frowned and muttered: "Why did Master Qin ask a servant when he is so good-natured?"

Chen Qingyun thought over what happened after entering the Qin Mansion today, but he didn't find anything wrong.

"Fourth Uncle, don't worry. It's common for the master to change people. What's more, after so many years, things are different, so he probably just asks casually."

That's right, that Qin Tianwang knew a lot about the situation of the Rong family from Mr. Qin, so as long as he was careful with his words and deeds, things shouldn't go wrong.

Feng Lao Si thought to himself for a while, and just as he was about to speak, he saw two servant girls coming over with some clothes, "Master Rong, the hot water is ready, please go over to take a bath and change clothes."

The road was dusty and sweaty, Chen Qingyu wanted to take a good bath a long time ago, she put her things back, straightened her waist, "Let's go."

At this time, it was already dark outside, and the lights were on under the eaves. The bathroom was behind the main house, and it was just past the wing on the left.

There are two stone steps outside the bathroom, and when you enter the door, there is a floor-to-ceiling screen inlaid with sixteen red sandalwood panels. Inside, there are tubs of hot water and other facilities ready, and there are a few candles burning in the corners.

Chen Qingyu walked around the screen and was about to take off her clothes when two servant girls followed her in.

Chen Qingyu had no choice but to stop, "Hey, I said, if you two don't go out, how can I take off my clothes?"

An older maid replied: "Master Rong, we are here to take care of you in the bath."

Taking a bath requires close service, this wealthy family is really particular about it.

"The water has been poured out, and you don't need to worry about the rest. You go out first and just wait outside."

The two maids looked at each other without moving.

Chen Qingyu couldn't help it, she couldn't really take off her clothes in front of the two maids.So she made a straight face on purpose, and said a little angrily: "Hey, I can't help you anymore, even if I tell you to go out, you don't understand or don't take me seriously!"

"This……"

The two maids looked at each other.

"Master Rong, this is the rule in our house. If we let Madam An know that we are lazy, we will be punished."

Chen Qingyun asked her: "What's your name?"

The servant girl replied: "My maidservant's name is Cuizhu."

"Cuizhu, right? Cough~ Don't worry about the rules. Since you are here to serve me, you must obey me. In this way, you go out first, and if others ask, I will take care of it for you. Look, this bright and bright light is shining, you two are staring at me with four eyes, I am a big man who is going to take off my clothes, you are not ashamed, I am not ashamed."

The two maids were also blushing a little while talking. Although the Young Master Rong is not married to the young lady, he is still half the master after all. Now that he has spoken, the two of them can't stay any longer.

"Master Rong, after you wash, we'll be right outside the door. If you want anything, just order it."

Chen Qingyun said: "Hey, wait a minute, close the door after you go out, from now on, as long as I want to tell you, can you step into the bathroom, do you hear me?"

The two maids looked at me and I looked at you, "It took a while before they replied: Got it."

Chen Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief, it was tiring to talk.

After taking a shower and returning to the room, the room is bright and clean, the bed is hung with printed silk curtains, and the mattress inside has been neatly laid out.Chen Qingyun fell on the bed, and then said to the maid Cuizhu: "Okay, I'm going to sleep, you can go back and rest too."

"Understood, Master Rong."

The servant girls said blessings and went out one after another.

Chen Qingyun waited for them all to go out, and walked over to lock the door, probably due to the exhaustion of the journey, she slept very peacefully that night.

The next morning, when Chen Qingyun woke up, it was already bright outside, and she slept until the third quarter of the hour.

After Chen Qingyun changed her clothes, she went to open the door.A few maidservants in half-worn silk dresses waited outside for a long time, and after seeing Chen Qingjiu's order, they came in with copper basins to serve and wash.

The wind is already blowing outside the window. The climate in the south is much warmer than that in the north. Even in autumn, it is not as dry as in the north. Even if there is wind, it is still mild and delicate.

After washing up, a maid wearing plain red pleated skirt came in, "Master Rong, today's breakfast is ready, go and have a look, if it doesn't suit your appetite, I'll ask the kitchen to make another one."

The person who spoke was that Cuizhu from yesterday, and judging by her words and deeds, she should be the main servant girl in this courtyard.

There is a mahogany round table and a few plain chairs in the outer room. The breakfast is already on the table.And the breakfast was as expected rich, with a bowl of bird's nest soup for the first time. Although there were not many dishes, there were meat and vegetarian snacks. A small dish filled half the table.

Chen Qingjiu sat down, picked up some dishes with chopsticks, the porridge was rich in aroma, Chen Qingyu's appetite whetted his appetite, and he ate less than half of the bowl in just a few mouthfuls.Cuizhu served at the side, "Master Rong, is this food okay?"

Chen Qingyu nodded, pointed to the table and said, "Well, it tastes good, but it's too much, I can't finish it all by myself."

Cuizhu pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Housekeeper He ordered the kitchen to make some, saying that it might not suit your appetite. If Young Master Rong wants to eat something in the future, just ask us to ask the kitchen to make it."

Chen Qingyun thought of something, and asked: "Your master and miss, and that young master, do you eat breakfast and lunch in the courtyard separately?"

"Well, on the first day of each month, Miss and Master Tang will have a fast meal with Master. Usually, Master gets up early every day. Miss and Master Tang often go to greet each other and then go back to the courtyard. In addition to noon and evening, we don't eat together, unless there are New Year's Day or guests from the house..."

After a pause, Cui Zhu asked curiously: "Master Rong, why are you asking this?"

Chen Qingyu smiled and said, "If you don't do anything, just ask."

Just as he was talking, he heard someone shouting outside: "Cui Zhu, where have you gone? There is no one in the courtyard."

Cuizhu responded, and said: "Master Rong, Nanny An is here, I'll go out and have a look first."

Mother An?who is this

After a while, a voice came through the window: "...Nurse, why are you here?"

"Why do you all work on errands, why is there no one in the courtyard outside?"

Chen Qingyu ate a few mouthfuls of food, burped, and put down the chopsticks.

"Mommy." The voice of the green bamboo outside: "Just now Xing'er went to the kitchen to make tea, Tao'er and the others went to carry water, they are both busy, so no one is watching outside for a while."

"Why are these few people taking care of one side but not the other? It's not going to work. Hurry up tomorrow and ask Steward He to send two more people."

"understood."

As soon as Nanny An got up the steps, she met face to face with Chen Qingyun who was going out.

"This is...Master Rong." Mother An asked with a smile.

Chen Qingyun said: "That's right, Madam An is good."

This nanny looks very old, wearing a blue cloth dress with embroidered edges, blue cloth trousers with big feet, and holding a cane in her hand. Although her back is slightly hunched, her gray hair is neatly combed into a bun. The child is in the back of the head.

"Master Rong, you're being polite." Nanny An's thin face was full of smiles, and even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were crowded together.

"Master Rong is from the north, so he's used to living here now."

Chen Qingyu: "It's not bad, and the basic necessities of life are also convenient."

Nanny An said: "That's good, that's good." She said with a smile while looking at Chen Qingyun with her eyes: she grew up pretty well after that.

Chen Qingyun: "Sister, come in and sit down."

Mother An said with a smile: "I'm here to see if there's anything missing here. Butler He is busy all day long. If there's anything unexpected here, I have nothing else to do. Come and have a look." Take it easy, too."

Chen Qingyun: "Mommy, I'm sorry."

Nanny An smiled: "Master Rong, they are all relatives and old friends, so don't say polite words in the future, if you talk too much, it will show your dignity."

Chen Qingyun smiled.Nanny An leaned on her crutches to enter the house, "Oh, this door and window are clean, this is it..." Nanny An reached out and touched the curtain, "It's just that the curtain is a little thin, green bamboo, it's windy now, It should be thicker."

Green Bamboo said respectfully, "Yes."

After entering the room, Nanny An walked around the room on tiptoe, "Well, what should be prepared is pretty complete, green bamboo, there are still a few pieces of ready-made satin in the library, you can go and put them away." In this room, it will be convenient to use later..."

"Yes~"

Cui Zhu followed behind her, and she responded to what Madam An ordered.

Chen Qingyun waited for the old nanny to read them all before sitting down.

After turning around inside and outside the house, Nanny An told Cui Zhu, "Look out more, it's getting colder, you should add what you need, and take care of it inside and out, but don't worry about it." You have neglected Young Master Rong."

After finishing speaking, she slowly came to Chen Qingyu's side, "Master Rong, I've bothered you for a long time, so you rest, and the old man will leave first."

Chen Qingyun said: "Mommy, go slowly."

Nanny An nodded, looked at her carefully again, and then walked out the door.

Chen Qingyun waited for her to go out, then asked Cui Zhu: "Is this old mama in charge of your house? Why does she take care of everything?"

Cuizhu smiled and said: "Nurse An used to be our wife's nanny. Before the wife passed away, she took care of the wife. After the wife passed away, the young lady was left alone. She then moved to the east courtyard."

"Oh~ that's it."

From her tone of voice, one could tell that this nanny's status in the Qin family was not low. It turned out that she was Mrs. Qin's nanny before she was alive, so it's no wonder.

While putting away the bowls and chopsticks, Cui Zhu continued: "Nurse An is getting old, the master originally let her live in the mansion, but she can't be idle, and she cares about all the big and small things in our mansion." You have to ask yourself to be at ease. Therefore, we will listen to what she has to say. In fact, let alone the girls under us, even the master sometimes obeys her old man."

It seems that this old nanny is really high and powerful.

Thinking of the way Nanny An looked at her just now, Chen Qingyun couldn't help but smile. The old nanny came here to check the situation in the courtyard, and maybe she made a special trip to see if the new son-in-law was doing well.