Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 197 Uneasy
It was Maochu, and Xieyi was already dressed neatly.

This is a room outside Zhu Yuan's master bedroom, which is much more spacious than the previous residences. The two-depth room separates the inner and outer rooms. Xieyi and Gunny sleep in the outer room. Here are two small beds. Easy access to master bedroom.In the inner room is a full bunk, on which four 'cipai' girls are sleeping, and they are all up now.

Telling Lin Xiaoyu, Chai'er, and Die'er to stay behind, Xieyi took Rumeng and Mulan to the outside of the house. Before leaving, she glanced at the curtain leading to the back room, and didn't go in after all, worrying about disturbing her adults.

However, don't worry.

Last night, as usual.

It was nothing earlier, but when my lord said those things last night, I suddenly became worried about gains and losses.

Four... well, five, equal status, then... other than the five girls, no matter whether it is the most responsible Xinyi or the most restless Qingniang, I don't want anyone to intervene, at least... Can't get in front of them.

Regarding this matter, even if she was freehand, she couldn't help but have some thoughts last night.

I also reflected on this.

Warn yourself, don't talk about doing it, you can't even think about it in the future.

Because I understand that if I really do it and be known by adults, I don't want to stay in this family anymore.

Walking through the small hall outside to the main room, Xieyi pulled the latch, and just opened the door, it was different from the warm room where the earth dragon was burned, suddenly a gust of cold wind rushed in.

The first snow of the year fell before the heavy snow solar term. Although there were mostly sunny days afterwards, the weather became colder and colder.Xieyi also feels that the coldness in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that of his hometown in Shandong, which is very penetrating.I can't help but think of my own adult, who is weak, and has to work hard in such a day, and I feel distressed when I think about it.

It would be great if it could be kept indoors like this throughout the winter.

After leaving the door, Liu Bai, Luoshui, and Qingniang in the east chamber have also woken up, and some girls, under the lantern, Liu Bai and Luoshui are fine, but Qingniang looks sleepy, probably It was a night without sleep.

Obviously because of today's events.

Xieyi also didn't sleep well last night, but she roughly understood that Qingniang's worries were different from theirs.

He could only pretend not to know, greeted him, and then went to open a small door in the southeast of the courtyard. The four servants who lived in the courtyard on the east side of the front, He Xuan, Nian Huo'er, Meng Yu and Shang Li, were already waiting for him. .

These are the four who followed my lord at first, and the other newcomers will not be allowed to come here easily.

Speaking of which, earlier His Majesty the Emperor ordered He Xuan and the others to live closer and reminded them to take care of them. My adults were not used to it, so when they returned to Jinling, they said that the decree had expired when they changed places. After all, how many people were sent away? Outside.

It's not the outer courtyard.

In a seven-story mansion, the four-story inside is the inner house, and the three outside is the outer courtyard. He Xuan and the others are on the east side of the main courtyard, which is the fifth floor from the outside to the inside.

Regarding Zhu Yuan's arrangement...

Your Majesty is the master, and the adults are also masters. Those who are far and near can only listen to those who are near.

In fact, it was also the reason why He Xuan felt at ease with the adults.

For Zhu Yuan's side, this is the last day, and he also believes that as long as he is fine, even if Lao Zhu finds out, he won't care too much.A certain person's treatment of his children and grandchildren... has been proved that he is only strict on the surface, but he is actually very conniving.

Of course, if something happens...

Zhu Yuan couldn't control it either.

At that time, no matter whether He Xuan and the others are staring here from time to time, the result will not be very good.

There is a high probability that Lao Zhu will not be reasonable about this.

He Xuan came in, everyone greeted again, and began to arrange things.

There are hundreds of people inside and outside the huge house, and there are just too many daily routine affairs.It only took more than a quarter of an hour for the distribution. After the matter was finished, He Xuan and the others left through the southeast gate again. They would join other internal servants and servants from the outer court to collect firewood, water, meat and vegetables, and send out daily garbage. Freehand later They will also bring people to connect with the outer courtyard.

Then there is breakfast.

Qing Niang is in charge of her own small official.

This is primary.

In addition, there are currently two big kitchens inside and outside the mansion, which are mainly for the servants. Some yards in the inner house also have their own small kitchens, which are also indulged by adults. Girls who have been with them for a long time can choose to cook by themselves, but they still need to be watched. Take a look.

Don't worry about the large kitchen outside, it belongs to He Xuan's responsibility, and leave the inner house to Liu Bai.

The last is Luoshui.

The girl has only one thing to do today, to see if the "Swedish Journal" has been copied.

This was mentioned after the discussion of "Guanjufang" last night. The four women were very nervous about seeing the empress, worried about being rude, and asked their lord what to pay attention to and whether they needed to prepare anything. Can Zhu Yuan give it to them? The suggestion is to give a gift.

People do not blame.

Of course, if you give Ma Shi gold, silver and jewelry, it will only backfire.Both husband and wife in the palace are frugal and dislike extravagance.

After a brief discussion, I picked a book that Zhu Yuan told me to write about those fangirls, and I still had a choice.For example, some self-reported young age was resold thousands of miles during the various ups and downs, so it is not suitable as a gift to give to others, it will affect the mood.

Zhu Yuan personally helped to select the "Swedish History" recently completed by Loulan.

This is a Nordic girl who was renamed Margaret Xiaoyu by Zhu Yuan in cooperation with Loulan. Both girls are very capable. The "Swedish History" with more than 3 words and "Margaret's Travel Notes" are coming to an end.

The latter is the kind that is not suitable for Ma Shi.

The young girl, originally a wealthy merchant girl, suddenly encountered a military disaster, her family was ruined, and she traveled thousands of miles. She was sold here and there like a commodity, and she narrowly escaped death before she finally came to Daming.

It just makes me want to cry.

On the contrary, "Swedish History" mainly tells some basic knowledge of her own country that Margaret knew, including economy, politics, history, culture and so on.There are only more than 3 words, mainly because the time is still short. It has been less than two months since Zhu Yuan arranged the matter, and the two languages ​​are completely unfamiliar. It is very rare to be able to communicate so many things now. .

Zhu Yuan believed that if this meeting gift was given to Mrs. Ma, the empress would definitely like it, and His Majesty the future emperor would also like it.

However, he couldn't send the original, and his side would be gone, so he ordered Loulan and the others to copy a copy last night.

Xieyi and the others wanted to do it themselves, thinking it was sincerity, but Zhu Yuan dismissed it.

The four girls copied books all night, so don't go to see the queen today.

Moreover, there are so many girls who can read and write in the yard, choose the best font, more than 3 characters, and each person only needs a few pages, so there is no need to stay up late.

It's in the master bedroom.

Knowing that the four women were thinking about today's events, Zhu Yuan also woke up earlier, um...relatively earlier, the bright colors of the day had already filled the room.

When he opened his eyes, he happened to see a peach blossom-faced girl beside him looking at him with bright eyes. The posture at that time, under the quilt, Zhu Yuan lay on his side in a very unrecognizable way, stretching out his hands and legs, which was very soft and comfortable.

So the distance is also very close.

Seeing Zhu Yuan open his eyes, those eyes trembled, but they didn't escape.

Zhu Yuan also thought for a while, and then remembered that this was Xin Yanwan, one of the three girls who gave him handkerchiefs earlier.Last night, because of Liangqiu Liuniang, three of them were picked, and now...the other two are behind.

Besides a certain name, the first impression is that it is quite romantic, but I don't like it very much.

Ask again, oh, from the "Book of Songs".

Immediately it made sense.

The power of culture!
Thick!

Looking at each other for a moment, Zhu Yuan opened his mouth first... leaned over and kissed the girl on the lips, and then asked with a smile, "When did you wake up?"

The woman was kissed on the lips, and then felt that the little man's hand under the quilt was restless, and suddenly became more like a peach blossom: "Father... I just woke up."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

This one does not learn well!

After a pause, Zhu Yuan said again: "Don't you want to get up?"

The woman nodded her head, and boldly hugged her with her backhand: "Father, you have poor slave, I don't know when the next time will be."

As he spoke, his eyes were hazy.

When I asked a certain girl to help deliver the handkerchief, it was still spring, and half a year later, when my wish came true, it was already winter.

Moreover, last night... did not come true.

If it wasn't for being able to feel it right now, Xin Yanwan would have suspected...my lord...was it because of her young age.

As he said this, there was movement behind him.

It was Li Sanniang who gently entangled her.

Zhu Yuan remembered that the woman had embroidered a field of falling flowers and flowing water, and there was also a passage of Li Qingzhao's words: flowers drift by themselves, water flows by itself, a kind of lovesickness, and two places of worry.

All very talented women.

It's a pity that in this day and age... at least before Zhu Yuan appeared, there was no use for it.

Then Liangqiu Liuniang at the innermost side also woke up, clasped on Li Sanniang's shoulders, and talked to Zhu Yuan cautiously, with two beautiful faces stacked together, like a lotus flower with two pedicles.

Bingdi ah.

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On the low couch in the corner of the bedroom, there are two girls who are watching the night nearby, Yulouchun and Xijiangyue, who are usually called "Chun'er" and "Yue'er". I came here to help Zhu Yuan get dressed, anyway, I don't know if it was intentional or not, the atmosphere was unsustainable.

A few people from the outside also came in, besides getting up, they still had to get up.

After tidying up, he quickly sat down at the dining table in the west wing.

Originally, the outermost room of the three rooms on the west side of the main house was changed into a dining room, with the idea that Zhu Yuan could eat without going out. However, because he didn't like the smell of food left inside the house, the dining room was moved to the west room.

Still surrounded by many fragrances, one person sits alone.

Zhu Yuan didn't mind that everyone else sat down and looked lively, but it's a pity that others didn't want to.

While talking with Liangqiu Liuniang who came over, Zhu Yuan saw Qingniang coming in with a porcelain cup, glanced at it, was about to turn his head, and subconsciously glanced again, only to find that the woman looked exhausted, couldn't help laughing : "What's the matter, isn't it?"

Zhu Yuan pointed it out, and Qingniang couldn't hide her panic anymore, she put down the porcelain cup, hung her head and stumbled, "Nu...nu...nu today, why don't you go?"

Zhu Yuan understood, called the woman forward, took her by the hand and comforted her: "An ugly daughter-in-law still needs to see her in-laws, not to mention you are not ugly, so go boldly today, and, uh... you don't like that cone very much." ...that, called...what is it called?"

On the other side, Luo Shui reminded in a low voice: "Father, it's a bun."

"It's a bun," Zhu Yuan nodded, shook his head again, and stared at him, "Stop screaming during the day, call your lord."

Luo Shui nodded obediently, as if admitting his mistake: "I know."

Then he turned to Qing Niang: "Just put on your bun, you are the only one..." After speaking, he probably understood, and said: "...Also, if the empress asks, you can say that you are 28, didn't you just That's what you told me..."

Qingniang shook her head even more when she heard what Zhu Yuan said, and said tremblingly: "I...don't dare."

Whether it is wearing the bun that symbolizes her status, or saying that she is 28 years old, Qingniang dare not, especially the latter... How dare she have the guts to lie in front of the empress.

Anyway...

After struggling all night, Qing Niang just thought...not going, it's best.

Because, I was worried, and the empress knew about my affairs, for example, she was over thirty years old, and... and... If she hated it for a while, maybe it was just an order, and she could no longer stay with her lord around.

Before she knew it, she had gotten used to it. If she left the little man beside her, Qingniang felt that she would not be able to live.

What is there to live?
The more I thought about it, the more afraid I became. I thought about it all night, so I didn't close my eyes all night.

Zhu Yuan saw that his persuasion was counterproductive, and the woman burst into tears.Thinking about her temper, she thought about it for a while, and then said: "That's it, don't wear the topknot, and when the time comes, you will obediently stand behind Xieyi and the others, try to appear as if you don't exist, and the empress will not notice you gone."

Just reacted too.

A person without self-confidence, if you exaggerate her too much, you can scare her to death, so lower her.

Sure enough, when Zhu Yuan said that, Qing Niang calmed down instead.

What's the matter?

He said something in his heart, but on the surface he continued to work hard, Zhu Yuan also promised that he would not do anything else this morning, and would personally send them to the palace later, and wait for them to come out.

The kind of parents who accompany their children to take the college entrance examination.

Qingniang was obviously moved, but she refused freely, and she was reasonable, if she let her know that Zhu Yuan did this, it would be inappropriate.

Qing Niang immediately felt something was wrong.

So I said to send it out, and I was still waiting at home.

After talking one by one, the woman finally stopped being tense, and Zhu Yuan turned to the other side of the "Swedish Chronicles" that Lou Lan personally sent along with him, flipped through it briefly, and told him to pack it in an ordinary box. After talking about some other details, we started to eat.

After breakfast, send a few women out, and the time is exactly the same.

Zhu Yuan may not have woken up at this time on weekdays, but when Xieyi and the others leave, Zhu Yuan has no intention of going back to sleep.It just so happened that He Xuan came to report the matter. One of them was Qingniang's younger brother Li Gui who wanted to say goodbye today and return to Mingzhou tomorrow. In addition, Gu Zhongren and his party from Zhangzhou, Fujian planned to return by boat together. After all, they had stayed in the capital for several months. My nephews If they stayed to study, they should also return home.

Before leaving, I also want to see Zhu Yuan again and say goodbye.

So let someone inform you that you are free now.

Forget about the farewell party, it's not that Zhu Yuan is putting on airs, and his health is not completely healed, so he can't make trouble, just shout and talk.

We were talking about something here, and the front yard came to inform us about the standard steam engine model, and the craftsmen over there... I hope Zhu Yuan will go and have a look.Apparently thinking that he had also made a breakthrough, Zhu Yuan took He Xuan out and rushed to the outer courtyard while talking.

(End of this chapter)