Queen's Development

Chapter 7 Test
Although it was early winter, the Wintersweet in the Prince's Mansion bloomed ahead of schedule, and the elegant fragrance of flowers lingered in the cool air, which was very nice.

Yu Aimei is more than one year older than Yuzhi, and she entered the county palace two years earlier, and now works for Xia Mama, who is in charge of the inner court. Not long after Hollyhock entered the county palace, they got in touch, and they often made appointments to play together when they had time.

Arriving at the gate of Mama Xia's yard, Yu Zhi had just knocked on the door, when the door was opened from the inside, and a girl with big eyes and sweet face was standing inside the door, it was Yu Aimei!

Yu Aimei is sweet-looking, and her voice is also very sweet. Seeing Yuzhi standing outside, she squinted her eyes and laughed, and held up the oiled paper bag in her hand to show Yuzhi: "Yuzhi, you came just in time. My mother ordered me to give something to the eldest girl, and the eldest girl rewarded me with a pack of mints, I thought you liked it, and I was about to send you half a pack!"

Yuzhi also smiled, and said softly: "I was looking for you too!"

Seeing Qingcha standing behind Yuzhi, Yu Aimei recognized Qingcha, Yuzhi's little follower, and said hello: "Qingcha, you're here too!"

Qingcha hurriedly bowed her knees and saluted, "Hello, Sister Aimei!"

Aimei pulled Yuzhi and Qingcha and walked in, and said as she walked: "There is a brazier in the tea pavilion outside the main room, let's go to the tea pavilion to warm up the fire!"

Yuzhi hurriedly whispered: "Is Xia's mother also here?"

Aimei smiled and said: "Mom Xia likes the most lively, so she won't think we are noisy; besides, Mama Xia is in the main room, and we are in the tea pavilion outside, it doesn't matter, let's go!"

Yuzhi and Qingcha followed Aimei to the main room.

There is a thick cotton curtain hanging on the door of the main room, and when the cotton curtain is lifted, a gust of hot air mixed with the fragrance of tea blows towards the face, which is very warm and pleasant to smell.

At this time, Mama Xia was drinking tea and chatting with Mama Yang, the nanny of the second son, in the main room. Seeing that Aimei had brought two little girls in, she smiled and said, "You children, you can play freely, don't worry about us two old ones. thing!"

Yuzhi and Qingcha hurriedly bowed their knees to salute.

Mama Yang took a closer look and saw the two girls who came in with Aimei. The younger one was born more ordinary, which is fine; , with a slight smile, extremely sweet.

She couldn't help being a little surprised—when did such a beautiful girl come into the county palace?

Seeing that Mama Yang was like this, Mama Xia smiled knowingly, pointed at Yuzhi and said, "Mama Jin sent this from Biezhuang, and now she is assigned to serve in Lingxiao Academy, and she is also serving the Second Young Master!"

Mother Yang nodded, but didn't say much.

She looked only in her 30s and 40s, she seemed to be older than Mama Xia, she was beautiful and gentle, she should be a rare beauty when she was young.

Mama Yang didn't seem to like talking very much, she sat there with a soft pillow and talked with Mama Xia with a slight smile.

After Yuzhi stopped saluting, she left the main room with Qingcha and Aimei, and entered the tea pavilion surrounded by the corridor of the main room.

The three sat down around the brazier, chatting casually.

Aimei distributed the mints to Yuzhi and Qingcha, and the three of them roasted the fire and ate the mints, gossiping in low voices, which was quite pleasant.

Yuzhi slowly brought the topic to Yueyin: "Aimei, how much Yueyin have you saved?"

Aimei smiled and made a ten, and said, "I have saved a full ten taels of silver!"

When Hollyhock heard this, she was very impressed: "Aimei, you are amazing!"

Aimei smiled and asked Yuzhi: "Yuzhi, how much money have you saved?"

Yuzhi smiled slightly, and said: "August [-]st and September [-]st, I have saved a total of [-] taels of silver!"

She deliberately put the emphasis on the words "August" and "September" to attract Aimee's attention.

Hearing this, Aimei thought for a while and asked, "Yuzhi, where is your monthly silver for October?"

Yuzhi didn't speak, but sighed intentionally, and lowered her eyes.

Qingcha has always cooperated tacitly with Yuzhi, so she smiled softly immediately and said: "Sister Aimei, our four third-class maidservants in Lingxiaoyuan haven't given out the October moon silver. Sister Shuiying said that Mother Xia said so, we The monthly silver of the four months will not be issued for the time being, but it will be issued together after saving enough for three months!"

After hearing this, Ai Mei raised her voice and said, "Impossible, Mama Xia can't withhold your money!"

Aimei's voice was a bit loud, and Mama Xia and Mama Yang in the main room could hear it.

Mother Xia called Aimei and said, "Aimei, what's wrong?"

Aimei shook Yuzhi's hand, got up and entered the main room, walked to Xia's mother, and said a few words in a low voice.

When Mother Xia heard this, she knew that the two little hoofs of the water lotus and water dragon in the Lingxiao courtyard were in trouble again, so she looked at Mother Yang with a half-smile.

She belongs to the old concubine, so she naturally stands on the side of the old concubine.

Mother Yang is the second son's nanny, but she belongs to the prince, and has always been in charge of Lingxiaoyuan's affairs.

Mother Yang took a sip of tea and told Aimei: "I know about this, don't bring it up again!"

Aimee agreed.

Mother Yang said again: "Call Yuzhi in, and I'll ask her a few words!"

Aimei hurriedly went out to call Yuzhi.

Yuzhi walked in, her eyes were clear, she looked at Mama Yang neither humble nor overbearing.

Yang's mother leaned on the pillow and leaned on the brocade couch, looked at Yuzhi carefully, and asked, "Can you do needlework?"

Yuzhi nodded and looked at Yang's mother with full eyes.

Mother Yang said: "Seeing that it's time for Chinese New Year, I want to make a white silk jacket, but I've never been able to do my needlework..."

Yuzhi smiled slightly: "If mom doesn't dislike it, I can try it!"

Both Mother Xia and Mother Yang are in charge of the inner courtyard of the palace. If these two mothers have a good impression of her, her life in the county palace will be easier.

Mother Yang smiled and said: "Thank you so much, you can go to my place in the evening to get white silk, clear water cotton and silk thread!"

Yuzhi smiled sweetly: "I don't know where my mother lives?"

Mother Xia smiled, and said: "She is the second son's nanny, so naturally she lives in Cuiweiju, the study yard outside the second son's, on the east partition of Lingxiao Courtyard, just ask!"

Aimei sent Yuzhi and Qingcha away, and when she reached the gate, she held Yuzhi's hand and whispered: "Thank you, I came out because of you..."

Yuzhi gently squeezed her hand: "Sister Aimei, thank you, let's just let this matter sit in our stomachs!"

She naturally knew that Aimei was helping her, so she didn't want to drag Aimei down.

Aimee laughed.

There is a chivalrous spirit in her character, and she can't see injustice in the world.

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was almost noon, Yuzhi was afraid of delaying getting lunch for Shui Lian and Shui An, so she hurriedly waved goodbye to Ai Mei, and walked towards Lingxiao Courtyard with Qingcha.

Arriving at a secluded place, Yuzhi raised her hand and tapped Qingcha's head, pursing her lips and smiling.

Qingcha rubbed her head and smiled too.

Back in the small side courtyard, Yuzhi found that Xiuyun was still crying, so she couldn't help but sighed.

If you encounter problems, if you just cry blindly, nothing will be solved.

Instead of wasting time crying and crying, try to figure out how to solve the problem!

In the evening, Yuzhi took a free time and went with Qingcha to Cuiweiju, the second son's outer study on the east wall of Lingxiao Courtyard.

Unexpectedly, Lingxiao Courtyard and Cuiweiju were just separated by a wall, but the orientation of the gate was very different. Yuzhi and Qingcha had to detour for a long time before arriving at Cuiweiju.

Lin Jia's servant, Ah Qing, was ordered by Mama Yang to be waiting at the gate of Cuiwei Residence. When she saw Yuzhi and Qingcha approaching, she went up to her and said, "Which of you is the Yuzhi Mama Yang is looking for?"

Yuzhi pursed her lips and smiled, raised her hand and said playfully, "It's me!"

Ah Qing recognized Yuzhi as the little maid who helped that morning, but refused to tell the truth, led Yuzhi and Qingcha into Cuiweiju, and went straight to the residence of Yang's mother in the eastern courtyard.

Mother Yang put the prepared white silk, clear water cotton and several coils of silk thread on a piece of sapphire blue brocade, wrapped them in front of jade gardenia and green tea, and said with a smile: "It's worn by young people, it's about this size." High, so wide..."

After she made a few gestures, Yuzhi guessed that she was going to make a white silk jacket for the second son, but she didn't say anything, and carefully memorized the size that Mama Yang said.

In the next few days, Yuzhi returned to the small attic where she lived after cleaning the Lingxiao Courtyard every day, and began to sew the white silk jacket that Yang's mother told her, but Yuzhi finished the white silk jacket in seven or eight days. and sewed a pair of embroidered cushions out of the leftover material.

That night, Yuzhi wrapped the white silk jacket and the pair of embroidered cushions with the sapphire blue silk and satin, quietly went downstairs and ordered tea, and the two of them went out together, and took them to Cuiweiju to Mama Yang.

Mama Yang took it over and looked at it carefully, and found that the size was just right, the stitches were just right, the water cotton was laid out evenly, and the jacket was clean. She was very satisfied, and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you! Thank you!"

Looking at the pair of embroidered cushions again, she was even more satisfied in her heart, and she looked at Yuzhi with kind eyes—not to mention that Yuzhi is a little girl who does a good job, and she is not a petty person, and she has a clever mind ——This pair of cushions is just placed on the armchair in the second son's study room, it's really good!
Yuzhi said with a smile: "It's good that mother doesn't dislike some work. If there is work in the future, mother can just order it."

Mother Yang said softly: "Yu Zhi, if you are free, come and chat with me more often."

Yu Zhi smiled and said: "When the time comes, Mom, don't think I'm annoying!"

Mother Yang refolded the white silk jacket and put it aside, let Yuzhi and Qingcha sit down beside her, and asked about Yuzhi and Qingcha's life experiences.

Thinking of the past, Yuzhi hated deeply, and she didn't want to mention it, she smiled and said: "In order to help my brother study, my parents sold me."

Mother Yang couldn't help sighing, and said: "Our Dazhou is not good at this point, as if the son is the moon in the sky, and the daughter is the mud on the bottom of the feet. For the son, the daughter can sell it at will, alas!"

Yuzhi felt the same way, and said, "I just hope that one day in the future, the atmosphere of Da Zhou will change. A son is as important as a daughter!"

Mother Yang asked about tea again.

Qingcha is a family that gives birth to children, and the whole family works in the prince's village. Whether it is a boy or a child, they will be sent to serve in the palace when they reach the age. There is nothing to say.

Knowing that the tea was arranged by Xia's mother, Yang's mother was relieved.

The three of them were gossiping when Ah Qing's voice came from outside: "Mom, the Second Young Master is back, and the Second Young Master hasn't had dinner yet!"

(End of this chapter)