The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 41

Lichun stopped in his tracks.

Bai Lu tried her best to leave the main house, what she was afraid of, Li Chun knew very well from the bottom of her heart...

With Mama Liang as her backer, I am afraid that in the twelfth lunar month, Bai Lu will be released to marry.

Qin Niangzi is bound to lose her arms.

It's rare that she took the initiative to talk about this with Bai Lu...

Lichun put his footsteps back on his feet, and walked into Dongli Room with a smile.

"The eldest wife sent me to send some jewelry to Seventh Lady."

Both Qin Niangzi and Bai Lu stopped talking.

Bai Lu hurried forward to take the box.

"Thank you, Miss Lichun." She joyfully brought the box to the dressing table. "I'm going to pour tea."

Qin Niangzi took La Lichun's hand and asked her to sit down beside her.

"In the twelfth lunar month of this year, a group of people will be released to get married." It was the same opening sentence.

Li Chun's heart tightened, and he responded.

Ever since she secretly entrusted this matter to Seventh Lady, she had some hope.

But at this time, when Qin Niangzi took the initiative to mention this, she became nervous again, and for a while, she didn't dare to listen.

"I'm afraid you and Bai Lu haven't reached the age yet," Seventh Lady paused.

Li Chun's heart sank, and his face darkened a little.

"Thank you, Seventh Lady, for your concern."

She and Bai Lu were both younger. According to the rules of the Yang family, maids are usually released to match when they are in their 20s.

"However..." Seventh Lady continued, "I have already mentioned it to my mother, and I want to put you in Brother Jiu's house..."

She smiled apologetically, "I always have to tell you first, otherwise, it would appear that I was secretly tripping you up."

It's really not a good thing to descend from the main courtyard to the young master's room. Besides, Brother Nine is only seven years old this year, and Li Xia is sixteen years old. After serving for a few years, he will go out to match others.

Lichun's eyes turned red all at once.

The eldest wife has only been back for a few days, and the seventh lady has laid the groundwork for her.

In fact, at that time, she confided her thoughts to Qiniangzi, but it was better than nothing, and it was just an extra way out for herself.

Seventh Lady is not favored, and she is young, so where can she talk in front of the eldest wife?
Unexpectedly, Qin Niangzi really took the matter to the bottom of her heart.

"I can't forget your love!" She grabbed Qin Niangzi's hand.

Lichun was really emotional.

Seventh Lady hastily withdrew her hand and patted her knee.

"Be careful to be seen as a joke."

Lichun also lowered his head and wiped away his tears, telling intermittently, "In a deep house, alone..."

Qin Niangzi also sighed with Lichun.

The eldest wife has such a temper again.

As the big maid by her side, Lichun is inevitably jealous.

Usually openly and secretly, I am afraid that I will not be less angry.

"Everything will get better slowly." She comforted Lichun, "Everybody's face is earned slowly."

Whoever said this was not as true as Seventh Lady.

I think back when I first came to the main courtyard, I was just a shameless concubine who couldn't even pay for the bounty.

Now, she can talk to the eldest wife.All of a sudden, I got so many rewards...

There was a warm current in Lichun's heart.

"Yes." She wiped her tears and gradually calmed down. "Thank you, Seventh Lady, for your advice...I know how to act!"

Handing Brother Jiu to Lichun, the eldest wife will naturally have to think about it for a while.

Not to mention anything else, but also to see if Li Chun acts safely and can take good care of Brother Jiu.

Lichun had to figure out how to behave.

Qin Niangzi nodded, "The melon field and Lixia... Lichun sister is fine in the future, so don't come to the West Side Courtyard."

She said this very frankly.

Due to the suspiciousness of the eldest wife, Li Chun came to the West Side Hospital more often, which might arouse her suspicions, thinking that Qiniangzi recommended her to Jiu Ge's house because she had colluded with Li Chun.

Li Chun understood, nodded and left the West Side Courtyard.

Returning to the eldest wife's room, he returned Qin Niangzi's gratitude to her with a smile.

"I haven't seen many riches and honors, and I asked a lot of questions with my servants."

"Oh?" The eldest lady was very interested, "What did you say?"

"The good things in my wife's hands, some seven ladies don't even recognize them!" Li Chun covered his mouth and laughed.

The eldest wife was very upset in her heart, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, "When I was a girl, I was also very cute, and I really put my heart into jewelry."

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Qin Niangzi was indeed appreciating a box of jewelry given by the eldest wife.

The eldest wife really doesn't value money at all.

If you don't make a move, you're done, and if you make a move, it's a big deal.It is not a problem to take out this box of jewelry and replace hundreds of hectares of land.

There are several pairs of red gold caps, and they are all prepared to be worn out in full sets during festivals. Seventh Lady originally only had a set of silver caps, and the craftsmanship is not considered meticulous.Tomb-sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival are all casually passed away, but it is not easy to pass them away during New Year's Eve. Not to mention anything else, when worshiping ancestors in the twelfth lunar month, one has to wear the headgear.

Now that she has a full set of red gold and ruby-studded heads given by the eldest wife, she will not be shy in front of her sisters.

Bai Lu carefully sorted the jewelry into different categories, and put such a large set of jewelry into separate boxes lined with velvet.

There are also ingenious earrings of the figures in the pavilion, the gold hairpin of the Lai Sicui Building, the hairpin ring of emerald mandarin ducks and lotus flowers, and the jade butterfly ban...

It's just dazzling!

Seventh Lady smiled and found a pair of emerald green jasper bracelets, and asked Bai Lu, "Does it look good?"

Bai Lu nodded, "It looks like Dushan Jade, so it's considered a treasure."

The women and maids in the courtyard of the house are very good at appreciating jewelry.

Seventh Lady smiled and handed it to Bai Lu.

"Give me a pair of bracelets at that time, and now give you a pair."

Bai Lu hesitated.

This is a little too expensive, such a fine Dushan jade, I am afraid that even in the hands of wives, it is rare.

Seeing Qin Niangzi's smiling face, she gritted her teeth, nodded and accepted.

"Thank you Seventh Lady for the reward!"

Qin Niangzi never plays any hypocrisy with the maids.

When admonishing you, look serious.

When rewarding you, it is also real.

If you push it back, you will appear to be stingy.

Seventh Lady smiled and nodded.

Then he found a pair of lightweight red gold bracelets inlaid with silk and pearls, and put them on for himself.

I didn't have jewelry to wear before, so I had to wear the jade bracelet given by the maid. Now that I got new jewelry, of course I had to wear it immediately, so as not to disappoint the kindness of the eldest lady.

He found another golden jade fish hairpin, and told Bai Lu, "Call Lixia here!"

When Lixia came, she handed the treasure hairpin to Lixia in front of Bailu, found another golden peony, and handed it to Bailu.

"The bracelet is for you, and this is the reward."

Baozan is more expensive than golden peony.

Neither of the two maids was dissatisfied.

Seventh Lady saw it and nodded secretly.

He whispered to Bai Lu again, "Listen to Madam, I'm afraid you will not be among the group released in the twelfth lunar month of this year."

If Bai Lu is in a hurry to get married, then mother Liang should go to the eldest wife to intercede.

Bai Lu looked calm, "It's my blessing to serve in Qinianzi's house for a few more years."

This is also true.

Even if she didn't have two newly acquired jewelry, she would not ask her godmother.

The newly promoted daughter-in-law in charge, even if Madam Liang promotes her, within a few years, she will only be able to move around in places where there is not much lucrative money.

Although Qin Niangzi's money is still a little tight now, she is generous... she acts with discipline, and she is gradually gaining dignity in the main courtyard.

Three years later, I'm afraid he will be a celebrity.

It would be better to talk about kissing at that time than to rush to find someone now.

Seventh Lady smiled in relief.

She was also very satisfied with Bai Lu.

If Bai Lu wanted to go out with all her heart, she might not be able to keep her heart.

Since everyone wants to work together for a few more years, that would be great.

"In the past few years, you have taught Lixia more." She glanced at Lixia.

Li Xia was playing with that treasure hairpin, with the word "novelty" written on his face.

Bai Lu also looked at Li Xia and laughed.

Although she is very popular with Qin Niangzi, when it comes to Qi Niangzi's direct lineage, of course it is Lixia.

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Waking up early the next day, Bai Lu presented a plate of chrysanthemums.

"There are moonflowers, golden essences, and home chrysanthemums." She smiled and picked a small yellow chamomile for Qiniangzi, "This one is good, elegant and not overpowering."

Qin Niangzi doesn't like to wear too bright and exaggerated large flowers, and usually only chooses the half-buds that have just bloomed.

And put on a silver-red fine silk jacket for Qiniangzi, and put on the golden flower hairpin given by the eldest wife.

Wealth is hidden.

Both Bai Lu and Li Xia praised, "Seventh Lady looks good in red."

When Seventh Lady entered the main courtyard, Second Lady and Fifth Lady both arrived.

Ninth brother also praised, "Seventh sister looks good in red."

The second lady didn't dress up specially, but the fifth lady wore the starry satin dress. When she walked around, it seemed that there were stars twinkling on her body.

She wore a big West Lake Liuyue. Although she was still young, she already had a charming look.

"Fifth Sister is much better dressed than me." Seventh Lady humbly.

"Ninth Brother has already praised me." Fifth Lady seemed to be in a good mood, and there was an indescribable emotion in the eyes of Seventh Lady. "After breakfast, let's go hiking."

She also had some new jewelry on her head and hands.

As soon as San Niangzi entered the room, she noticed the change of Qi Niangzi.

Seventh Lady is already a rich lady.

From the beginning to the end, there is no trace of abjection...

The precious orchid chrysanthemum was stuck in the ears, the pure gold tuanhua was on the hairpin, the clothes of Xianxiufang were worn on the body, and the bracelet on the wrist was replaced by pure gold instead of the unpopular jadeite.

Hmph... After all, it took only half a year to live in the main courtyard. The little girl with patches on her clothes was a different person.

It's so good to be at the knees of my aunt!

Turning her head, she saw the rare skirt on Wu Niangzi again.

The third lady didn't say a word all morning.

Sixth Lady looked enviously at the new thing on Seventh Lady's head and hands.

"Is it from your wife?" She and Seventh Lady whispered their ears.

Although Liu Niangzi also has a lot of jewelry, but they are all bits and pieces over the years, there is no such thing as Qi Niangzi who got so many good things at once.

Seventh Lady nodded with a smile.

"My mother saw that I didn't have any jewelry, so she gave me some."

Liu Niangzi also calmed down.

The Yang family has all seen the downfall of Seventh Lady.

However, the Elder Master didn't notice the dark tide between his daughters at all.On the contrary, looking at Fourth Aunt's full eyes, she felt a little guilty.

According to the local rules in Suzhou, during the whole day of the Double Ninth Festival, everyone goes out to climb mountains, drink and have fun.

Although the Yang family has too many women, it is difficult to go out, but after breakfast, when Mrs. Xu and the second wife arrived in the main room, everyone got up together and entered Baifang Garden. Increase the height and reach the rocky rockery of Taihu Lake where the Eight Immortals suddenly stopped.

Although there is quite a lot of space in this rockery, girls should be gentle, and the daughters only go to the rockery for a walk on the Double Ninth Festival once a year.The caves circled in the rockery, and before reaching the small pavilion near Jubaxian, Xu Fengjia dragged Brother Nine into the rockery and writhed up and down.A few servant girls were so anxious that they followed the young masters outside the rockery back and forth.

Seventh Lady followed Second Lady closely all the way.

"Finally she looks like a daughter of the Yang family." The second lady was also in a good mood, making a rare joke about the seventh lady. "I thought it was me again, who didn't love flowers or grass, and dressed plainly all day long."

Fifth Lady laughed out loud.

It is true that Er Niangzi does not like flowers and plants, and does not pay much attention to dressing up, and usually only gets the word body.

Seventh Lady also pursed her lips and smiled.

There is no woman who does not like to dress up, the only difference is whether there are conditions for dressing up.

Everyone chatted and laughed, meandering around the rockery, and soon entered the pavilion. The maids brought chrysanthemum wine, and the children each had a glass, but the adults began to enjoy the autumn and chat and laugh.

Looking down from the rockery, most of the scenery of Baifang Garden can be seen in my eyes.

The Qilixiang in the distance is cold and clear, and the red, yellow and yellow osmanthus flowers are separated by the bamboo forest in the secluded bamboo forest, and there is only a blur of color left.The fragrance is strong and bright, and it is still clear and lingering after such a distance.

Tens of thousands of flowers are floating in the pool of clear water and a few residual lotuses that have not yet bloomed...

I can't believe that she actually lives in such a place that is far more wealthy than the world of mortals.

Qin Niangzi saw the gods for a while.

Xu Fengjia also dragged Brother Jiu into the pavilion and drank the chrysanthemum wine.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu were busy asking the servant girls to clean their hands and faces and dust off their clothes.

After running for a long time, Brother Nine was already out of breath, so he snuggled up to the eldest wife and ate some snacks.At the same time, he chatted with the eighth lady next to the second wife.

Xu Fengjia winked at Wu Niangzi.

The fifth lady took the second lady and the sixth lady to a low place to feed the fish in Wanhuaxi.

Xu Fengjia walked slowly to Qiniangzi's side.

"Are you afraid of heights?"

The deep voice broke Qin Niangzi's myth at once.

She frowned and looked around quickly.

Several elders were sitting in the Siyi Pavilion chatting and laughing, not paying attention to the two of them.

There are two or three turns between here and Siyi Pavilion, and there are several arch bridges made of lake stones.As long as you don't pay special attention, you can't see the movement here clearly.

However, no matter how courageous Xu Fengjia is, he wouldn't dare to do anything to her right here?

"Not afraid."

Seventh Lady restrained her thoughts and answered calmly.

In front of her was a suddenly falling stone wall, which was also three or four meters high from the ground.

How could they still be afraid of heights after standing here without changing their expressions for so long.

Xu Fengjia nodded thoughtfully.

In the eyes he looked at Qin Niangzi, there was a wave of excitement just around the corner.

"Just watching, most people are not afraid."

He leaned on the Taihu Lake stone, crossed his arms, and smiled. "However, if you want to be pushed down, most people will be afraid again."

Seventh Lady was suddenly disturbed.

It's not that he is really pushing, but she doesn't like this feeling very much.

Being servile by the eldest wife's side is a helpless struggle for survival.

Conceding step by step in front of Wu Niangzi, she still had no choice but to struggle to survive.

But no matter how noble Xu Fengjia is, he is still only a relative of the Yang family.

Even if he looked down on her as a concubine from the bottom of his heart, for the face of the Yang family, what could he do to himself?
It's not like I was born inferior.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but hum softly.

"It's just false threats, and most people dare." She said indifferently, "If you really want to attack, most people don't dare. Cousin, do you dare?"

(End of this chapter)