Shengpingle

Chapter 5: The Courteous and Sensible Lady
Hua Pingle didn't have any purpose. He sat in the carriage and walked slowly along the streets and alleys of the capital. When he saw a shop or store that Ms. Hua Er might be interested in, he went down to go around and buy something.

This tour lasted for seven days, and after making sure that all the streets and alleys of the capital had been visited, on the eighth day, Hua Ping Le ordered Li Shiwu to park the car at Changping Marquis Mansion, Aunt Hua's husband's house.

Aunt Hua married Song Xuezhuang, son of the Marquis of Changping, and they had a daughter named Sister Ling.

After the car came to a complete stop, Hua Pingle said to Anu, "Go and tell me that I wandered around here to see Elder Sister Chang and Sister Ling."

Anu was surprised, "What is there to pass on? Girl, didn't you always go in directly before?"

Hua Pingle, "...I want to be a polite and sensible lady now, go pass it on."

Anu pursed her lips, "Girl, if you want this servant to tell you, you'd better not waste your time.

Count it yourself, in the past year, how many times have you said for Su Zongyuan that you want to be a polite and sensible, educated and well-educated lady?
Which one was successful?Isn't it all three days and you can't stand it anymore? "

Hua Pingle, "..."

The word "boil" is used, she is willing to bow down.

Li Shiwu laughed outside and said, "Why are you a lady, the second girl doesn't always say that she wants to be a female general, but at worst she can also be a heroine!"

Hua Pingle, "..."

With Anu here and Li Shiwu added, she didn't even have to speak.

Anu looked at her eagerly, hoping that she would change her mind, but seeing that she was unmoved, she got out of the car angrily.

About two quarters of an hour later, a well-dressed woman led several servant girls to the side door, and greeted with a smile on her face.

Hua Pingle naturally couldn't recognize her, so he just nodded.

The woman knew that she was troublesome, so she asked after seeing the ceremony, "Should the second young lady go to see Mrs. Shizi directly, or go to pay Mrs. Hou first?"

When the junior enters the door, even if Madam Changpinghou doesn't have time to see her, she should say hello first.

But the old woman asked this question, which shows the usual style of the second girl Hua.

Anu provided her with a ready-made excuse, but Hua Pingle didn't want to be rude to others, making it difficult for Aunt Hua, so she said, "I'll greet Mrs. Hou first, and mother will lead the way."

The old woman was quite flattered, she said that she didn't dare, and led Hua Pingle's master and servant to the main courtyard, and ordered a maid to lead Li Shiwu to the front courtyard to rest.

In the courtyard of Mrs. Changping Hou, besides Aunt Hua's mother and daughter, Song Xueyun, the only unmarried daughter of Changping Hou's mansion, was also present.

After the ceremony, Mrs. Changping Hou looked at Hua Pingle carefully, and said, "The second girl has grown taller and thinner, and there are actually two people like before."

Aunt Hua pulled Hua Pingle to sit down beside her, and said with a smile, "No, she has calmed down a lot, she is a big girl now."

Mrs. Changping Hou raised her eyes, touched the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a half-smile, "King Fuguang returned to Beijing at the end of last year. Seeing that the happy event is approaching, don't you have to calm down?"

Everyone in Beijing knows that as long as the marriage with King Fuguang is mentioned, the second daughter of the Hua family will be impatient.

She had thought that Hua Pingle would turn his back upon hearing this, but Hua Pingle answered very calmly, "I was ill a few days ago, and I walked around before the gate of hell, and I always calmed down."

Mrs. Changping Hou looked at Hua Pingle in surprise, Song Xueyun raised her chin, and snorted coldly, "Hua Er, didn't you always cry for death and refuse to marry King Fuguang? Is this resignation?"

Hua Pingle, "..."

Well, it's certain that the mother and daughter have a grudge against Miss Huaer!
Hua Pingle didn't answer, but raised his eyebrows and cast a mocking glance at Mrs. Changpinghou.

Mrs. Changping Hou was ashamed and angry. This wild girl with no rules dared to challenge her etiquette and upbringing in Changping Hou's mansion!

After all, Song Xueyun made a slip of the tongue first, so she could only hold back angrily and reprimanded her not to mix things up, and then got impatient to deal with Hua Pingle again, and sent her sister away.

After leaving the main courtyard, Aunt Hua said, "Jiujiu, you did very well today. You don't need to pay attention to some people, they will talk themselves out sooner or later."

"Don't elder sister blame me for offending elder sister's mother-in-law and sister-in-law?"

Aunt Hua snorted, "Why do they need you to offend them? As long as my stomach doesn't give birth to an eldest son, and your brother-in-law is not allowed to take concubines, I will offend them to death!"

Aunt Hua married Changping Hou Shizi at the age of 17 and became pregnant seven months later.

Unexpectedly, the fetus in the womb was just three months old when the Yumen Pass broke, and she lost the baby in grief.

After that, there was no movement, and it was not until three years later that Sister Ling was born.

Now that three years have passed, her stomach has not moved any more, and Changping Hou's son is not allowed to take concubines, which has always been the great hatred of Changping Hou's wife.

"Eldest sister—"

"It's okay, your brother-in-law understands, the doctor said I'm fine, even if fate didn't come, they just said something embarrassing."

Hua Pingle didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject, "Elder Sister, I want to go to the Imperial Academy to watch Brother An".

Although Aunt Hua is married, she doesn't worry about her mother's family, she often goes back home, and the maid and mother-in-law who send letters and deliver things even travel between the two prefectures every day, so she is naturally clear about the recent changes in Hua Pingle.

She wanted to get close to and teach this left-tempered younger sister, and she readily agreed, "The Imperial College originally did not allow family members to visit easily.

It's just that your brother-in-law works in the Ministry of Rites and often goes to the Imperial Academy for business. Let me ask him if it's convenient for him.

Since you are here, stay with me for a few days, and go together when the time comes."

The Changping Marquis Mansion has been rich and honored for a hundred years, but the eldest son Song Xuezhuang is a serious second-class Jinshi. He became an official through the imperial examination and is now working in the Ministry of Rites.

Although she is only a sixth rank, she is considered young and promising, otherwise Princess Ninghe would not have chosen thousands of choices, and finally married Aunt Hua to the Marquis of Changping.

Hua Pingle nodded, she originally planned to stay.

In the past 15 years, she has known all the old people, such as Madam Hou of Changping and Princess Ninghe, but almost none of the young ones.

She always has to recognize her face first, otherwise she will be suspicious if she meets someone she doesn't know on the street.

Princess Ninghe is old and in poor health. She seldom goes out and rarely sees guests. Aunt Hua is the best person to take her out to meet guests.

Because the Ministry of Rites is busy with spring plowing recently, Song Xuezhuang will not go to the Imperial College until more than a month later.

Aunt Hua was afraid that Hua Pingle would be impatient, so she coaxed her to wait a few days, took her by her side every day, and taught her how to manage the house.

I thought she couldn't learn at all, and she might not even be able to sit still, but I didn't expect that she studied very seriously, and every time I asked her, she could answer clearly.

Aunt Hua was very pleasantly surprised, "In the past, I only listened to my grandfather and father talking about how alcohol makes your bones so strange, and you are very talented in martial arts. I didn't expect to learn how to be a housekeeper so quickly!"

Hua Pingle had already thought up the wording, and replied calmly, "The director of the housekeeper is actually similar to training and marching, as long as you find out the nature of each person, put them in a suitable position, and let them have food and dignity.

If you order everyone to perform their duties, you will never make a mistake, my father taught me since I was a child."

Aunt Hua was even more pleasantly surprised, "Sure enough, our Jiujiu is a general, so it's not difficult to manage a whole family."

Hua Pingle smiled, back then the Empress Dowager Huo had only one son, Huo Yanzhi, and no daughter, her niece, the Empress Dowager always treated her as her own daughter.

The empress dowager is not in good health, she is a female celebrity, and she is in charge of the imperial servants, but she is not willing to teach her one by one.

Later, in order to train her, he even handed over all the affairs of the Compassionate Ning Palace to her.

She can take care of the Compassionate Ning Palace, let alone a small Marquis Mansion?

Aunt Hua taught her abacus again, and Hua Pingle acted as if she had made rapid progress without foundation, and Aunt Hua was really happier.

Seeing that Hua Pingle has calmed down very much now, she always takes her with her when she sees guests, and praises Hua Pingle now that she is very sensible and a big girl when she sees people.

Hua Pingle has an excellent memory, no matter who it is, he can remember it once he meets him, and soon he will almost recognize the people around him.

After more than a month like this, Song Xuezhuang finally had to take the two sisters to the Imperial College, and brought Song Xueyun with him.

After Song Xuezhuang entered the Imperial College, he went to work on his own. Aunt Hua called Hua Ping'an and led them around the Imperial College.

The Great Xiao has been in peace for more than a hundred years, and the rules of etiquette are no longer as strict as before, and at this time, the students are all studying, so it is not a hindrance to walk around.

(End of this chapter)