splendid heap

Chapter 18 Research Countermeasures
Because Wei Guogong and the eldest son are men, they still can't take care of the affairs of the back house, and the old matriarch and the current Wei Guogong's wife deliberately obstructed it, so it is difficult for the men outside to know what is going on in the inner courtyard. Besides, Huihui didn't know that her father gave her brother some secret power, so she would never tell her brother about some small bumps and difficulties in life, and she also forbids the mother and the others to tell her brother, so she is doomed This father will be misunderstood and complained by Huihui.

Wei Guogong, the father's painstaking planning for his daughter, can't be fully understood by the current Huihui, so it also caused some small misunderstandings and awkwardness between the father and daughter.

Seeing Huihui's obedient reassurance, Mother Li is still a little worried, but now she can only choose to believe, besides, Huihui has always been obedient, especially in the past two years, and she has not given her any more trouble. In her heart, Nanny Li felt that the children she brought up must be simple and considerate, so she smiled and said: "That's good, you can think so, but you have lived up to the kind heart of the Duke of the country. It is worthy of Madam’s entrustment.”

Huihui felt a little ashamed when she saw the mother's true feelings, but she is a modern person, so she still has some persistence. Blind obedience is not her habit, but it is impossible for her to say something unsightly Afraid that Mammy would be worried, she still smiled and said: "Okay, Mammy is true, I'm not a child anymore, so it's not worth Mammy's worrying so much, we'd better discuss things carefully."

After hearing this, Nanny Li was completely relieved, the young lady has a big heart, so she nodded and said: "Okay, it's time to discuss this matter, oh, by the way, the eldest young master accompanied the emperor and grandchildren to go out to play, Maybe I won't be able to come back for a while, but this aunt will come in a few days. I think the young master can't be counted on. Now we can only be more careful. As long as we don't get caught up in other people's ways, we want to come to you A girl can't ask you directly about this engagement."

Huihui knew that in ancient times, the place where etiquette was the most, the marriage of her daughter's family was not pleasant to hear, that is to say, she had no elders by her side, so she had no choice but to tell her, otherwise, she would never have said the same. She told a girl about this, in a disguised form, so that Huihui would not get married blindly. Huihui was a little satisfied with this, so she said with a smile: "As the mother said, this is inevitable. Yes, they don't want to lose their face."

Nanny Li knew who she was talking about, so she annoyed slightly: "Okay, you ghost spirit, these noble ladies seem to value face more than life, of course, this does not mean that they are Wrong, if a person doesn't even care about his face, what's the point of living, no matter how difficult it is, you still have to maintain the bearing of the aristocratic family, and you must remember this." Because Huihui didn't guide her female elders, these people Mammy Li was teaching the etiquette and rules of the aristocratic family, so whenever she encountered a place where Huihui could be taught, Mammy couldn't help but say a few words.

Huihui does not dare to be sloppy about the teachings of the nanny. You must know how to maintain yourself to a higher level of civilization, but since you have landed, you have to take root, otherwise what is waiting for you is perish. To integrate well into this world, Huihui never misses any opportunity to learn.

In Huihui's heart, even if there are some things that she doesn't agree with, she doesn't necessarily have to do it, but understanding is necessary, otherwise she will be exposed in front of others in the future, and she will not only lose her own face, but also her biological mother and her mother will be tired. Her elder brother, father, and even the entire Duke of Wei's mansion were ashamed, and she might not care about others, but her elder brother and biological mother still treat her as a decent father, and she has to take care of her, so she will not do something that is out of line with this upper-class society. thing.

As soon as the nanny finished speaking, Huihui was taught to say: "Don't worry, mama, I won't say these disrespectful words in the future, and even if I say it, I will be careful and only say a few words to you. Daddy and I won’t reveal a word in front of my brother.” Just now she did say something that a well-educated lady of the family should not say in this era, and she had to say it tactfully, those people are still her elders, no matter what, so To criticize easily will only lose one's own share.

Nanny Li also doesn't want to control the young lady too much. Their Li's mansion was originally a mansion that won military exploits immediately, and the upbringing of the young ladies will not be so pedantic as those sour literati. Seeing a big mistake, he shook his head unconsciously and explained: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter what you said just now with Mammy in private. Mammy made you tolerant just now, if you don't care about it, then you are a fool, but It’s to make you be more careful not to say it smoothly, if you don’t pay attention to it in front of people in the future and accidentally let it out, wouldn’t it be bad.”

When Huihui heard this, she knew that Mammy had misunderstood what she had said just now. She didn't care about the harm these people did to her, but she was just reminding herself that in the future, she would act like what Mammy said. Show everyone's tolerance everywhere and practice this tolerance as naturally as eating and sleeping. If so, no one will be able to find fault with her in the future, and then she will be able to take the lead and take the initiative .

Huihui thought it through, and looked at the nanny who taught her so hard, she was very grateful, but she didn't want to listen to the nanny anymore, so she smiled and said: "I see, don't worry about me, nanny." , Now the matter is probably clear, I thought that the eldest sister and the fourth younger sister probably got the letter, so I thought about framing me first, and then plotting their own affairs."

"Well, that's right, this young miss is probably attracted to Young Master Biao, and because of Young Master Biao's family background, it would be a good choice for a young lady if she matched with him. You must know that although the young lady is barely considered the young lady of the Duke of Wei's mansion. But she is still the second bedroom after all, so the only one who can be called the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion is you, miss." Li Nanny thought for a while after hearing this.

Huihui naturally understands the strict division of identities in ancient times. In fact, it is precisely because of this that the eldest sister has been at odds with her. It is because Huihui knew this that she gave up showing weakness to mend with the eldest sister, because she would never change her status as the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so it was just asking for trouble to mend with the eldest sister.

Mammy said that it would be good if the status of eldest sister could be assigned to her cousin, but Huihui felt that this point of mammy was too shallow. In fact, the status of eldest sister was actually the niece of the Duke of the country, and her father and his second uncle were nothing. A talented general or civil servant is just a third-rank military officer who is regarded as a general by name. How can a third-rank military officer's daughter match the son of Lord Hou.

Huihui felt that due to her family background, the elder sister's wish might come to nothing, but if this was the case, she would be in danger, so her face turned pale, and she asked a little uncertainly: "Nurse, you said my aunt would like it?" Miss?"

When Nanny Li saw her face turned pale, she naturally knew what she meant, but no matter how worried she was, she felt that there was no need to fool her, so she shook her head and said, "It's unlikely. It's too big, even if my aunt is willing, the old lady of the Ningxi Hou Mansion will not agree, and I guess the Lord Hou will not agree easily."

Huihui also agrees with this, and unconsciously pursed her lips and said, "Uncle is so smart, if he didn't care about his daughter-in-law's family background, even if Aunt objected, the old lady of the Hou Mansion would have arranged the marriage of her granddaughter and grandson a long time ago." Now, you must know that although the Mu family is not a noble family, it is still a scholarly family with some background, and Mu Wanxi's father is also a first-rank and second-rank servant of the Ministry of Rites."

Nanny Li was a little surprised when she heard that the young lady said this. Although she often taught the young lady some manners and manners, she hadn't told the young lady about the official positions of her relatives' families, because after all, she hadn't figured it out yet, and was thinking about it. Someday I will go out and ask my man, so she can come back and give it to the young lady. You must know that if the young lady gets married in the future, she will not know the details of other people's families, but it will be difficult to get along with those female relatives. A little surprised: "Hey, since when did the miss know what the wooden watch girl's father does?"

When asked by Nanny Li, Huihui was not nervous at all. After all, what Mu Xianzi's father did was not a secret that could not be seen, but it was a little strange that the little girl in her inner house could remember to pay attention to this, so she He replied calmly: "This! It wasn't the last time when Miss Mu came to visit with her aunt and everyone played together. I heard the elder sister talk about it. At that time, the elder sister seemed to be very envious, so I remembered it. .”

"Miss, don't you be envious, the Mu family doesn't have as many backers as our Dingguo Mansion, and Miss Renmu's father has also become the servant of the Ministry of Rites from the second rank. Look at the second master who is at home all day long." The cockfighting dog, who is busy with his errands, has been given the false title of General Dingyuan, the third rank. Even if he manages the general affairs of this mansion, he is not very clear. I really don't know where the second master has read all these years? "Nurse Li said with emotion.

Huihui didn't dare to answer this topic, so Nanny Li didn't take the second uncle seriously, so she murmured a few words to herself. It is estimated that she would not talk to anyone who said that the master was not Yes, Mammy still keeps in mind the idea of ​​being a servant. She is afraid that Mammy will regret it, so Huihui hurriedly answered, "It's nothing wrong with the second uncle. The Dingguo Duke's mansion has such a powerful father as Daddy." There are enough talented people, but if there are too many, you will be taboo."

When Nanny Li heard this, she quickly covered Huihui's mouth, and scolded softly: "You child, didn't Nanny tell you just now that these unspeakable words must never be uttered, luckily You didn't say anything else, otherwise Mammy would really have to talk about you." After she finished speaking, she patted her chest lightly, and when she saw Huihui was still standing there in a daze, she felt a little regretful just now The voice was a little louder, and then he said softly: "Okay, don't be afraid, this is to remind you."

(End of this chapter)