Chapter 1352 658 Picking People (Two More)
In the small courtyard behind You Ning Hall, it was very lively early in the morning.
More than a dozen little maids, dressed in one cyan dress and combed in one pattern, stood in a row.
In front of them is a forty-year-old steward mama, wearing a rust-colored and dark-patterned pair of fronts, with a round bun on her head, and a round white face with thin lips pursed tightly, watching. Somewhat unsmiling.
The little maids didn't dare to look directly at the steward, and they all lowered their eyebrows.
The steward went from one end to the other, looked at the little maids, and said with satisfaction: "This time there are twenty or so maids, and only fifteen of you are left to teach."
The steward continued: "The master will come to pick people later, you can be smarter for me. Where you can go depends on your own good fortune."
The little maids only complied with their promises, and they all had apprehension, anticipation, nervousness, and confusion on their faces.
The palace would add some new servants in March and April every year. Usually, they would bring in people from the family. If there were not enough people, they would buy some people from outside. They had been in the house for a month, and they had been trained for a month by Madam Ge, who was in charge of training the maids. After eliminating a few unqualified ones, they were the only ones left.
After waiting for the master to pick someone today, their future destiny is also doomed. If the luck is good, they can serve the master; if the luck is not good, they can only go to the garden to do sweeping, or go to the pulp washing room, sewing room, kitchen, etc. Wait.
At this moment, a maid in a blue dress ran quickly, walked up to Mammy Ge, and said, "Mammy Ge, the princess and the eldest girl are about to arrive at the Youning Hall."
One sentence made the atmosphere in the yard congeal, and the little girls secretly clenched their fists, and the next moment was to decide their fate.
Madam Ge glanced at the little maids with her sharp eyes, and then took them to the Youning Hall in front of her.
At the entrance of the hall, Madam Ge first invited a maid under the eaves to go in and report to Nangong Yue, and then she respectfully took the little maids in.
"I've seen Concubine Shizi, eldest girl." Mammy Ge hurriedly bowed her knees to Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei.
And those little maids were kneeling ten feet behind her. These maids were only seven or eight years old, no more than ten years old at most, and they were still of uncertain age. Several of the little maids were secretly looking at the two masters. .
Xiao Fei seemed to feel something, and looked at the little girls who were kneeling on the ground. Several little girls who were peeking at them immediately lowered their eyes nervously. Xiao Fei frowned slightly, and glanced over them quickly.
Mammy Ge tactfully reported: "Princess Shizi, this time, I have selected a total of fifteen little girls, please take a look." After saying that, she respectfully presented a list and handed it over to Baihui.
As soon as she finished speaking, a little girl who was guarding the door came in and said, "Princess Shizi, Miss Kikyo is here."
Kikyo is the eldest maid in Zhennan Wang’s study, and the dozen or so little maids who are kneeling on the ground also know about it. After hearing the words, they all speculate to themselves: Could it be that the prince will also choose maids?
Thinking of this, the eyes of several little girls shone brightly, and they moved slightly unconsciously.
Queer and Thrush on the side have been observing the expressions and behaviors of those little maids.
After a while, the bellflowers wearing a pink-blue willow-patterned Beizi arrived, and after bowing to the knees, he said respectfully: "Prince Concubine, the lord has ordered his servants to come over to spread the word, and the lord said that Concubine Mei is now pregnant. We need more manpower in the yard, and I also asked Concubine Shizi to pick two little maids for Concubine Mei to send."
Nangong Yue held the tea cup and sipped the hot tea lightly, just using the tea cup to cover up the slight changes in her expression. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, showing a hint of interest.
Since it was the order of King Zhennan, it was not unethical to assign two more little maids, so Nangong Yue nodded slightly.
She put down the tea cup in her hand, pointed to the little maids on the right, and instructed: "You four go with the Kikyo girl, and let the king take a look at it." Nangong Yue smiled lightly, indicating something. to accentuate the volume on certain two words.
The four little maids responded with sincerity and fear, thinking blankly: I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse if it enters the eyes of Concubine Mei...
Kikyo was also a smart person, with a twinkle in his eyes, he respectfully thanked Nangong Yue, and after that, he took the little maids to King Zhennan's outer study.
For Nangong Yue, this was just a matter the size of a sesame seed, and it was put down in an instant, and the wind passed without a trace.
Baihui handed back the list that Mother Ge gave her just now, and said, "Mother Ge, please circle the names of the four maids just now."
Mammy Ge responded, walked to the side of the case, took a pen handed over by a maid in blue, circled four names, and then presented the list again, asking for instructions: "Prince Concubine, each hospital must Add manpower, how do you think this should be distributed?"
Nangong Yue glanced at the list, pondering: "The maidservants around the eldest girl, the third girl, and the fourth girl are almost at their age, so this time I will pick a few younger maids for them, it's better than two. Substitute for the year."
The maidservants who serve closely in the girl's family must be carefully trained first, and secondly, they must observe parallelism and behavior. If they are not prepared in advance, when the big maid is about to get married, it is inevitable that they will be in a hurry.
Moreover, several girls in the palace are not too young, most of the maids chosen for them this time will be dowry with them, so they need to be trained by Haosheng even more.
Baihui responded and asked the maids to stand up and split into two groups, one of them was seven or eight years old, and the other was over nine years old.
After listening to what Nangong Yue said just now, Xiao Fei, who was next, showed a thoughtful expression on her face, and couldn't help but look at Tao Yao and Bai Zhou behind her. Taoyao is about the same age as herself, there are still a few years left, but Bai Zhou is almost seventeen years old, so she should think about it for Bai Zhou. Xiao Fei half lowered her eyes, thinking.
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei thinking with her eyes lowered, and suggested, "Sister Fei, come and see which ones you like?"
Xiao Fei was stunned, then nodded solemnly in response.
Sister-in-law said that after she gets married in the future, even if she doesn't feed her in the palm of her hand, she will take care of her own yard.
This selection of servants is the first hurdle to manage the inner courtyard.
Xiao Fei carefully looked at the seven or eight-year-old little girls, looking from the far right to the left, she remembered that when the one on the far right entered the hall, her eyes rolled around, and she glanced around secretly, her temper was too frivolous.
The second one was well-behaved, kept her eyes straight, and her hands...
Xiao Fei's gaze stopped on the middle finger of the little girl's right hand, and the thimble was worn out. This girl seemed to be good at needle and thread.
The third one looks graceful and graceful, but has slender hands...
the fourth……
Xiao Fei's work has always been unhurried, even picking a maid. In the blink of an eye, a cup of tea is over.
Seeing that Xiao Fei had been silent, Mammy Ge felt a little nervous. Concubine Shi always followed the rules, and rewards and punishments were clear. Once you figured out Concubine Shi's temperament, it wasn't difficult to do what she liked. But the big girl is different. She often plays cards out of common sense.
At this time, Xiao Fei finally raised her hand and ordered two of the little maids.
Momo Ge secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the most difficult stage was over. However, the eldest girl's eyes were still a bit strange. Madam Ge couldn't help but glance at the two maids who were targeted by Xiao Fei. One of them had a son from a family in the palace, and she knew the bottom line. It was said that the needle and thread were good, while the other was dark and dark. The fat, named Hei Niu, was bought from outside this time. If this girl hadn't been strong and knew the rules, Madam Ge would have wiped her out long ago.
Originally, Madam Ge planned to let the black girl go to the warehouse to be a sweeping maid after the masters chose the maid, and she could also help carry heavy objects. I didn't expect her to be spotted by the big girl.
The big girl really is not a reasonable card!
Madam Ge was sighing in her heart, but Nangong Yue had a smile on her face and was somewhat relieved.
The close servants in the girl's yard, even if you can't find the most suitable one, you have to choose an honest one. If you choose a frivolous one, if you don't do it well, you will cause trouble and ruin your master's integrity. reputation……
Judging from today, Fei's sister is ready to go to school. The two maids she chose seem to be honest, one is good at needle and thread, and the other can learn some kung fu to be a female guard. When Fei's sister gets married in the future, she will also be Don't worry about her anymore.
The You Ning Hall was lively all morning before it was quiet, and the little maids also had their own places.
For the next two days, the servants in the palace made a commotion because of the influx of fresh blood. For the masters, the days were still the same as before, and there were only a few days of spring hunting. There is also some expectation.
Early in the morning two days later, after Nangong Yue had finished dealing with trivial matters, she looked at the two pots of peony flowers in the house and suddenly became very artistic.
Just let the maid bring painting tools and go to the pavilion in the backyard.
From the angle of the pavilion, you can just see the window of the small study. The pot of "red and white bucket color" is on the flower table by the window. The flowers and branches and leaves sticking out of the window tremble slightly in the breeze, bright and beautiful. There is a bit of the smell of holding a pipa half-covered.
Nangong Yue curled her lips into a smile, her eyes sparkling like jewels.
This angle is also good. If Yi is leaning against the window to read a book, wouldn't it be more beautiful than Hua Jiao?
Thinking about it, Nangong Yue's smile deepened.
Thrush and Ying'er, who were serving on the side, exchanged glances secretly, feeling that Concubine Shizi's eyes were a bit strange, how could it be a bit like the swinger who saw the peerless beauty in that kind of drama? Are they thinking too much?
At this time, Nangong Yue said with a smile, "Put out paper, brush and ink, and I want to paint."
She painted the peony first, and next time she called Yi to pose.
Thinking about it, Nangong Yue began to draw with great interest, drawing, sketching, filling in, boneless, splashing ink...
After a stick of incense, she painted a "red and white bucket color", and added some branches and leaves freely, and there was a burst of shouting mixed with hurried footsteps from a distance: "Prince Concubine! Concubine..."
Thrush and Ying'er followed the sound, and saw Que'er in a blue dress running hurriedly, out of breath.
Seeing Baihui frowning and looking at her, Queer remembered her demeanor, stuck out her tongue shyly, and her demeanor became respectful and decent.
Nangong Yue simply closed the pen and looked at the beautiful peony flower in the pen with satisfaction.
Queer adjusted her breathing, walked quickly outside the pavilion, and said with her knees bent: "Prince Shizi, something happened to Concubine Mei, and I saw Hong..."
The news caused silence in the pavilion.
Nangong Yue put the brush in her hand into the pen wash, the ink dizzy from the tip of the pen, and the clear water immediately became cloudy.
After tossing about trivial matters, Aunt Mei finally made her second move.
interesting.
Que'er continued: "Two days ago, the lord chose two of the four little maids for Aunt Mei, and one of the little girls was very fond of Aunt Mei with a sweet mouth and cleverness, and gave her the name Mingzhu. Aunt Mei said that Mingzhu looked like her younger sister, and she felt a good match when she saw it, so she was promoted to be a second-class maid, and she was asked to serve in the house, giving her clothes and jewelry. Everyone is saying that Mingzhu's life is good. But this morning, Aunt Mei drank the contraceptive pill that Mingzhu presented, and suddenly felt unwell, collapsed with severe abdominal pain, and saw blood... Aunt Mei Someone has been sent over there to call a good doctor."
Nangong Yue curled the corners of her lips like a smile but not a smile, so it is said that all the calculations in the inner courtyard are all these methods.
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