The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Life on Wangfu East Road became calm again because of Tian Xuefang's foot restraint.

Song Qingyue was busy preparing for the chess competition on Qixi Festival. All the invitations had been sent out. All men, women and children were welcome to participate. Those who did not participate could still come to watch the competition.The first, second and third place all have a lottery, and the lottery is very rich. No.1 can get 500 taels of silver and a pair of chess made of jade, No.2 can get 300 taels of silver and a folding fan painted by a famous artist, No. 3 You can get 200 taels of silver plus a jade pendant.

It was Song Qingyue's first time to discuss such a thing, fearing that there would not be enough people and excitement, and she would lose face for herself and the palace, so she mobilized her father, two older brothers of the Song family, second brother-in-law Jiang Yuanchao, Li Zhao's friend Huang Huaide, Song Shisan Grandpa, Tong Jiuye, Xing Zhuangyuan, Meng Wanfeng, the Feng family's twin sisters, the second sister, and the son and girls of Wu Shangshu's family helped her post posts to invite people, and told them to help her to invite more friends. More, the more exciting the game, the more lively it is!

Li Zhao originally thought of not intervening to help, but seeing her happy Zhang Luo seemed to be infected by Song Qingyue's emotions, so he wrote a few invitations for her, all of which were a few foreign chess masters he knew.

"Is it okay?" Song Qingyue asked.

Li Zhao said with a smile, "They are all white bodies without officials, so it doesn't matter."

She thought that it would be good if a hundred people signed up for the competition, but there were more than 200 people who replied to the post and confirmed that they wanted to participate in the competition, and women accounted for one-third of them. There are more than 500 people.

Fortunately, the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Wangfu is big enough and spacious enough, but there are also people from other places who come to participate in the competition, so they have to arrange accommodation, fearing that there will not be enough places to live, so they ask someone to temporarily build it. Facts have proved that as long as the money is in place, work can be done very quickly
With so many people taking part in the competition, it would be impossible to finish the competition in two days, so the competition schedule stretched to four days, with two competitions every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Notice.

After working hard for half a month, in the blink of an eye it was June [-]th when Ning Yueyao entered the mansion.

Ning Yueyao stopped at the side door of the palace in a water-red sedan chair carried four times, and someone helped Ning Yueyao get off the sedan chair.

Because she is the side concubine of the eldest son, she can't even wear a phoenix crown. She can only wear a gorgeous golden pheasant-shaped head covered with jewels on her hair, and a translucent water-red soft smoke hijab. This dull red that makes people unhappy.

Ning Yuan, who was riding a horse, had also dismounted a long time ago. At this moment, watching his sister get off the sedan chair, he walked over and said, "Congratulations, sister, today I finally got my wish."

There was sarcasm and impatience in the words.

Ning Yueyao just glanced at the fourth brother indifferently, without saying anything, she turned her head to look at the people who greeted her at the door.

There were quite a few people who greeted them, besides Concubine Zhuang of His Royal Highness King Su, Princess Yunying and the six people from Jinxiu Pavilion.

For some reason, Yunying looked at her with pity.

Ning Yueyao smiled and said, "Excuse me, everyone."

Everyone saluted her, and then someone came to help her into the mansion.

Throughout the whole process, Ning Yueyao never looked back.

Behind her, her fourth brother Ning Yuan just looked at her back and frowned.

He was angry that his younger sister wanted to enter the palace to be a concubine for a friend, which was shameful.He was even more disappointed with Ning Yueyao's act of buying Mu Lei to kill him, and he didn't even want to come here as a gift.

The side concubine, no matter how nicely she put it, she is nothing more than a concubine, so what if she gives it away?
It was still the old lady of the Hou Mansion who said earnestly: "Ah Yuan, you are the only elder brother who stays in Beijing. Why don't you go? Anyway, she is your sister, the legitimate daughter of the family. Go, no matter how ignorant she is, she is your only one sister!"

The two old ladies of the mansion also persuaded: "Your mother has won four of your brothers, and she is the only girl, so you don't want to hurt her! Besides, that kid King Su is a blessed one, and what will happen in the future!"

Ning Yuan thought in his heart, isn't it because you guys loved and spoiled her that made her come to this point?He thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say it out. He just sighed and didn't want to say more, but finally came.

Ning Yueyao entered the mansion, and the person who greeted her led her through the side door in the front yard.

Pass through Baoguang Hall, pass by Wufangzhai, and then pass by the road between Wangyue Pavilion and Cuicui Pavilion.

After crossing a bamboo forest, bypassing a lake, and then arrived at Yushengju.

"Side concubine, we're here. This is Yusheng residence. The concubine Shizi said, you are a concubine, a daughter of the Hou family, and a cousin of His Royal Highness, so naturally you have to arrange the best residence. Look inside, there are all It was carefully arranged by the concubine Shizi, if you are not satisfied with anything, you can just tell me." Nanny Bai smiled very respectfully and politely, but she kept emphasizing that it was the concubine Shizi.

Ning Yueyao snorted, and was very unhappy not to see Lin Wanfu next to her cousin coming to greet her.Looking at a shrubby forest beside his yard, he asked, "What kind of trees are these?"

"For the side concubine, these are all peach blossoms." Mo Fan laughed.

"Peach blossoms?" Ning Yueyao asked with a flash of light, "But my cousin knows that I like peach blossoms, so he planted them for me?"

Mo Fan blinked, no, that peach blossom tree was originally here, but she just smiled and didn't say anything.

"Cousin is really considerate." Ning Yueyao lowered her head and became shy. She sat down while holding the maid's hand, her eyes lit up, and she smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess Princess, for taking the trouble to arrange it! Where is cousin? What is he?" When are you coming to see me?"

"Your Highness entered the palace early in the morning and has not returned yet."

Hearing what Mo Shan said, the smile on Ning Yueyao's face faded a little, and she said, "Then I'm going to see Shi Zifei first?"

She said see you, not bye.

Mo Fan and Nanny Bai looked at each other, both a little displeased.

"Don't worry, the concubine said that you must be tired after dressing up all morning, so let's rest for a while, and it will not be too late to visit her after His Royal Highness returns home in the afternoon. I will arrange a banquet for you in the evening." Bai Nao said .

"Alright, Tanxiang." Ning Yueyao called out, and Tanxiang handed over two purses: "Thank you for your hard work, sister."

Nanny Bai and Mo Fan accepted it neither humble nor overbearing, without showing much joy.A first-class maid like Mo Shan, in addition to taking care of Song Qingyue's food and daily life, also helps Song Qingyue with financial management, business management, and trivial matters such as human relations. They are all very capable seniors. Secretary, that's why Song Qingyue gives Mo Yun and Mo Fan 15 taels of monthly money on weekdays, and Song Qingyue gives 30 months of monthly money a year, plus various New Year's benefits and year-end bonuses, In addition, an additional [-]% of the pension money will be given, but this money is stored with the Shizi Concubine. It is said that they can only take it out when they are [-] years old. What is it called a pension fund...

Bai Nao's monthly silver is more, 20 taels a month, which is more than the monthly silver of those in Jinxiu Pavilion.

Anyway, they really don't lack money, and being raised by a rich and powerful concubine is better than a lady from a family.

Then Mo Fan explained the furnishings in the courtyard again, and then led him into the main room of Erjin.

Ning Yueyao is actually not interested in visiting, she has a dowry, anyway, all the furnishings and objects in this house will be replaced with those brought by herself from the Hou Mansion.

After that, Mother Bai asked again: "How many maids did the concubine bring here? The concubine Shizi said that you are the daughter-in-law of the Hou family, so you must have brought a lot of maids here, so I won't add any more for you for now. If you don't have enough manpower, you can tell the servants, and the servants will arrange for you."

This made Ning Yueyao very surprised, that little bitch Song San didn't even put someone in her place?
She did bring six maids and one nanny, which was actually too much. They thought it would take a lot of trouble to keep all the maids she married, but she didn't expect Song San to be married at all. No matter, not even a sweeper or rough envoy was sent.

Ning Yueyao said dissatisfiedly: "Is this how your concubine arranged it? What about sweeping and rough envoys? How many should there be?"

Bai Momo still had a business-like attitude, and said with a smile: "How many cleaners and rough envoys do you need? How many second-class and third-class maids do you need, please report the number, and I will report to Shi Zifei. Shi Zifei also said, if you are not used to it, you can go back to the Marquis Mansion and bring all the servants you are used to."

"She really said that?" All of Ning Yueyao's servants were very surprised.

"Of course he said so." Bai Momo said respectfully.

Ning Yueyao snorted: "Your concubine will be a good person in front of His Highness."

Nanny Bai smiled but didn't answer.

"Okay, I'm really tired and need to rest. Thank you, Mommy." Ning Yueyao said while serving tea.

Without stopping, Nanny Bai led the people away swiftly.

In Wufangzhai, Song Qingyue was still discussing the chess competition with Mo Ping and Mo Zhu. Seeing that Nanny Bai and Mo Fan had returned, she asked, "What do you say? What's not satisfied with her?"

"No, how dare she. Instead, I rewarded the old slave." Bai Nao said.

Song Qingyue smiled and said: "In the future, if the people in Yushengju give us money, we will take it. Isn't it too much money? It's not certain whether things will be done or not."

Everyone in the room laughed, but Mo Fan said: "Then I don't want to take that silver either, Shi Zifei, you have given enough to the slaves, and the slaves don't care about that little money."

Mo Zhu followed suit to express his loyalty: "The servants will not take it either."

Song Qingyue smiled and said to Nanny Bai: "Look at how clever they are, I don't know how many good things they will coax away from me in the future."

Bai Momo was very pleased and said: "The old slave is relieved, if Mo Yun and Mo Xiang get married in the future, there will be someone who will succeed her!"

If you ask about Ning Yueyao in the main courtyard, you will naturally ask about it in other places.

However, after all, Ning Yueyao had just entered the mansion, so she couldn't find a clue even if she wanted to ask.

When people come in, they only need to set up a table at night, even if they have passed the bright road.The status of the side concubines of the Great Zhou Dynasty was much lower than that of the side Fujin of the Manchu Dynasty in history, because the Manchu Dynasty did not distinguish between wives and concubines before entering the customs.In the etiquette and law of the Han people, the distinction between concubine and concubine is a very serious matter.

After all, she is only a side concubine, no matter how noble her background is, she can't be overly flattered, at most she should be rewarded with something.

Before noon, the prince and concubine's rewards arrived, and concubine Meng Shu also got rewards, but there would be no rewards from the emperor.

The princess's reward was delivered by the princess' nanny, Nanny Ren.

Ning Yueyao naturally respects Nanny Ren very much.

Seeing her being so respectful, Nanny Ren was also very satisfied, she was afraid that she would not bow her head because of her background, that would be boring.

"The side concubine is being polite. The princess has something to say. She said that she is your little aunt. Now that you are married to His Royal Highness and entered the palace, you will be closer. I will also call the side concubine in the future. Don't worry, just stay at the palace. "

"Yaoer, thank you little aunt for your concern..." Ning Yueyao suddenly choked up with aggrieved sobs, and then quickly suppressed: "Yaoer... Yaoer will definitely abide by the rules and serve His Royal Highness well."

"That's good. The side concubine is tired. I heard that you suffered some grievances a few days ago. You haven't recovered completely, so you should sit down quickly. Your body still needs to be nourished. It just so happens that the prince asked someone to bring you some nourishing medicine." , turn around and eat well. The concubine also looks forward to your doing good work for His Royal Highness." Nanny Ren said with a smile.

This means that Ning Yueyao went on a hunger strike before and was fined to kneel in the ancestral hall again.

Ning Yueyao's face became embarrassing, but she forced herself to laugh stiffly, and said in a low voice: "Yes, I made little aunt worry."

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After seeing off Nanny Ren, Ning Yueyao's mood sank, and those last few words were clearly hitting her.

Entering the mansion like this, there is no worship hall, no drink of Hebei wine, let alone hair growth, even only her courtyard in the palace feels a little festive, and it is so red and cold.

She lay weakly on the bed of the beauty, only to feel that the water-red curtains in the room were extremely dazzling.

"What about lunch? I'm hungry." Ning Yueyao said with a cold face.

Now that the house is full of people of our own, rest assured is rest assured, but he is blinded by the situation in the palace, completely unclear about the situation.

Qingzhi hurriedly said: "The servant girl and Qingluo went to the dining room to ask."

"En." Ning Yueyao nodded.

Seeing that the master was in a low mood, Tan Xiang stepped forward to help her squeeze her shoulders and beat her legs, and said: "Miss, don't feel bad, I heard that the one in the main courtyard is not in good health. It has been more than a year, and my stomach hasn't moved yet. There is not a single pregnant woman in the backyard, as long as you can give birth to your highness's eldest son, girl, how long will the one in the main courtyard be able to prosper."

These words entered Ning Yueyao's heart.

Isn't that why she was willing to be Li Zhao's concubine?

Song Qingyue suffered from the cold, suffered from a serious illness, and almost lost her life. She is weak and young, so it is difficult to conceive. The second is whether she can give birth. Even if she risked her life and gave birth to a child, she can If you can't survive, you can't say anything.

Maybe, Song San is just like her eldest aunt whom she has never met, who tormented herself to death by giving birth to a child. Isn't the position of concubine hers?
Ning Yueyao snorted: "I didn't hear that that one couldn't give birth, did I? But it doesn't matter, we just go ahead."

"The concubine is your aunt, and the concubine will stand by your side when the time comes." Sandalwood said.

"That's not necessarily true. The son was not born to her. But I'm not afraid. Her son married Meng Yuyan, that idiot. I don't know if the prince deliberately arranged it like that. Ha ha. Anyway, the little aunt is not to be favored, as long as the uncle values ​​it." Me, am I still afraid that she will trip me up? Little aunt is used to acting, saying that her family is close, if I believe her evil, I will be an idiot. But... She probably hates it more That little bitch Song San."

Sandalwood suddenly thought of something, and said: "Girl, before we went out, the slaves heard something. I overheard them chatting their teeth and talking about... Anyway, it means that Princess Jing intends to marry our family and wants to replace Jing. The second son of the Wang's mansion is begging to marry the third girl of our mansion."

Ning Yueyao nodded, and as for the omission of Tanxiang, it is probably because the servants of the Hou Mansion are arranging her or something later.

"Oh, that little slut, if she wants to marry that chubby guy, she can marry that little chubby man, treat me like a rarity!" Ning Yueyao tightened her hand holding the handkerchief: "What did daddy say?"

"This matter... It's hard to say, Master Hou is definitely not willing. No matter how he says it, he prefers you as a girl. Otherwise, what will His Royal Highness Su think, and how will you deal with yourself in the palace?" Sandalwood said.

"Yeah, but it's hard to say. My dad doesn't want to, but the guy above doesn't necessarily want to. Dad has a 10,000+ army in the Northeast." Ning Yueyao sneered: "That little bitch Yueluo wants to If you want to surpass me to become the princess of the palace, how can I agree? Even if it's the emperor's will, I can't make her wish."

"girl……"

The hearts of the servant girls present were beating a little fast, and they didn't know what the master was going to do.

Just at this time, there was a movement at the door, and the meal came.

Qing Zhi and Qing Luo brought in the servants from the kitchen, and quickly put the meals on the table. Sandalwood and rue served Ning Yueyao to clean his hands.The meals were quite rich, but it could be seen that they didn't put too much thought into it, they just came according to the rules of the side concubine.

Ning Yueyao had a slightly bad feeling in her heart. It stands to reason that when a newcomer enters the mansion, she is from such a good background, and she enters the mansion as a cousin of the eldest son, so how could the dining room come to please her?

But the father-in-law in charge of the dining room didn't even come to say hello to him!
She didn't know that Eunuch Yang, the steward of the dining room, was scared out of his wits because of what happened last time.Shi Zifei is a person who looks very gentle and easy to talk, and usually rarely punishes her servants, but if you really make her unhappy, she can make your whole family go to hell as soon as she makes a move.

Before Ziyuan, Xiangdie, and Hsinchu's whole family were beaten to death and maimed, and later there was Madam Yu who was kicked out, and Tian Xuefang who was caught with flowers all over her face and grounded. , The Crown Princess is not easy to mess with.

Not only is she favored by His Royal Highness, but more importantly, she is also valued by His Royal Highness Su Wang.No one in the palace has a tougher waist than her.

Which servant can be more face-saving than Nanny Yu?That's the prince's nanny!

If she wanted to change the kitchen manager, it would be too easy. It really annoyed the concubine Shizi. His Royal Highness must not be counted on, but even if she asked the prince, it would not work.

But the treatment here on the East Road is so good, and there are usually a lot of rewards, Eunuch Yang's mind is trapped by the door, so he will risk offending the concubine to please a side concubine who has just entered the mansion.

Naturally, we still have to wait and see for a while.

After taking a nap and waking up, I will go to the main courtyard to pay a visit, and there will be a family dinner in the evening, and then there is a high probability that it will be bedtime.

Thinking of this, Ning Yueyao felt sweetness and shyness in her heart, and she finally felt better.

She took a good bath in the clean room, relaxed for a while, and then sat in front of the mirror to dress up. She stared at her bright face for a long time, and the more she looked, the more confident she became. She is so beautiful, no less than that of the Song family. It's so bad, my cousin will definitely not dislike it.

When it was almost time for dinner, Ning Yueyao changed into a silver-red wedding dress that was very close to the true red color. The gold thread embroidered on it used up to eight taels, she combed her hair in a high bun, and then wrapped it with a delicate and complicated gold hairpin. Dress up with pearls and jade, and wear a pair of pigeon blood earrings.The eyebrows are drawn again, thinly curved and slightly raised.

Her appearance is bright and sassy, ​​she only slightly outlines her eyebrows and eyes, removes some sharpness, and adds a little softness.

Her elder cousin, the person she has liked since she was a child, she must become his favorite person.