Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Chapter 11:
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==Chapter 11==
Yao Niang looked at the clothes on the table, her eyes full of joy.
She is worried about having no clothes to wear.
Actually, when she came out of the house, she brought a few clothes with her, but she used to like pink and pretty colors. Now, she wanted to avoid attracting attention, so she wanted to pick up dark colors and wear them. All four of his clothes are dark.
One is azurite, one is green, and the other two are autumn fragrant and sandalwood. Judging from the color, it may not match the age, but it fits the status. The wet nurse is here to nurse the baby, so she doesn’t need to dress too fancy.
In her previous life, Yao Niang had just arrived at the small courtyard, and these clothes were distributed, but she thought the colors were too ugly, so she picked up her own clothes. It's obviously the same thing, but because of the different moods, the mentality is naturally different, which makes people lament the impermanence of the world.
Yao Niang took the clothes to the interview behind the screen. Because they were not tailor-made, they were a little too big, but what she wanted now was loose clothes.
Yao Niang simply put on her new clothes and went out.
First she found a little girl and asked where she could do laundry. When she learned that the well in front of the back room could be used, she went back to the room and took the clothes to be washed in the back.
Going out of the corner door next to the small building, you will see a courtyard about the same size as the front courtyard. On the front is a row of back rooms, and on both sides there are utility rooms, kitchens and several residential houses.
There are wooden basins, buckets, and soap locust for laundry use in the utility room. This is what Lu Yao told Yao Niang. In fact, these Yao Niangs all knew it, but they just acted rashly without asking, which always seemed a bit abrupt.
After getting what she needed, Yao Niang went to the well, threw the bucket into the well, and fetched water. She was not very strong and could only lift half the bucket.
With this half bucket of water, she soaked the clothes she had changed into the wooden basin.
Lv Yao had been watching her silently, and when he saw that she was really showing off as if she wanted to do laundry, he left without saying a word.
While Yaoniang was doing laundry, Cuizhu also received the clothes sent by Lu'e.
She just looked at it with disdain and threw it aside.
The material is pretty good, but the color is a bit bland. Although she is a widow, she does not want to be a widow all her life.
Since they are new here today, Yaoniang and Cuizhu do not need to be on duty, and this half day is reserved for settling in. However, Cuizhu had a restless temper, so after cleaning up, she changed her clothes and went out to talk to someone.
She has a lively temperament and a sweet mouth. She talks like an aunt and a girl. It didn't take long for her to become familiar with the people in the small courtyard.
When Yu Yan reported the matter, there was no trace of emotion on Grandma Mu’s face.
"Ignore them, we just have to keep an eye on the little princess."
Yu Yan nodded.
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Yao Niang finished washing her clothes and hung them to dry on the rope.
She went to get some water, brought it back, and wiped the whole room. The room seemed to have been cleaned in advance, but not carefully. Some dust could be seen in the corners.
Since Yaoniang wanted to stay in this courtyard, she made a gesture, and what she is doing now seems to have nothing to do with it, but in fact it is to show her attitude to everyone.
These truths are what Yao Niang only understood after she stayed in the palace for a long time in her previous life. She can only do this, everything else depends on whether others give her a chance.
In the next few days, life in the small courtyard was dull and boring.
Same as in the previous life, the people in the small courtyard seemed to treat the two of them kindly, but in fact, they were kind and alienated.
Although Yaoniang and Cuizhu also went to serve the little princess, they could only watch from a distance. They would have to be replaced by others even if they made a move, let alone serve the little princess up close.
After a few days, Cuizhu got fed up and began to run outside frequently.
The excuse was to go find her aunt, and most of the time it was to get close to the people at Liuchun Pavilion, but Yao Niang remained as calm as ever.
The weather is gradually getting hotter, but it is also changing. Maybe it’s a sunny day today, so I can wear a summer shirt, but it starts to rain in the middle of the night, and I have to put on a jacket again the next day.
It rained yesterday, and the sky was still gloomy in the morning. The sun came out in the afternoon, and it suddenly became hot and boring.
As dusk falls, the small courtyard is usually quiet, but at this time it is even more quiet, like a deserted place.
Not being reused has the advantage of not being reused, that is, no one cares about what you do. Yao Niang went to the kitchen to bring her own dinner. Because it was hot and she really had no appetite to eat, she left it there first and planned to take a bath. Say it again.
It took a while to finish washing. It might be raining and the room was very hot. Before Yao Niang's hair was dry, she was sweating again. She walked out of the house with wet hair. It was indeed much cooler outside than inside, and the breeze was gentle and very comfortable.
As soon as Yao Niang stood still outside, she heard a creaking sound coming from the side and Cuizhu came out.
Seeing beads of sweat on her pink face, it looked like it was caused by heat.
Recently, Cuizhu changed his attitude of not being willing to see Yao Niang earlier. Perhaps because of someone's instructions, he treated Yao Niang very warmly.
The two of them lived next to each other, and Cuizhu would come to Yao Niang's house to sit and talk with her from time to time. Yaoniang is clear-minded in her heart, but gentle on the outside. Cuizhu just thought she was weak and didn't think much about it. Occasionally, she would ask Yao Niang to help her wash some clothes.
However, if Yao Niang helped her with her work, she would not repay her favor. From time to time, she would bring a plate of pastries, fruits or something to Yao Niang.
Cuizhu's biological aunt, Mrs. Cao, was a steward in the big kitchen, and Cuizhu got all these things from her. Cuizhu would often bring back some snacks and feed them to the maids and women in the Xiao Kua Yard. Some of the rough girls and women were greedy for this, so Cuizhu was not as good as Yao in front of the servants in the Xiao Kua Yard and even the Liuchun Pavilion. Mom is much more popular.
Everyone else smiles when they see her, but Yao Niang looks much gloomier, with almost no sense of existence.
Cui Zhu saw Yao Niang standing outside the door and came to stand beside her.
"It's too hot today." She said, fanning herself with a ball fan.
Yao Niang said: "Yes, I just took a shower and I'm sweating again."
Cuizhu wiped away the sweat and saw a white mark on her hand. She immediately curled up her palms, took out a sweat towel from her sleeves, and pressed it on her face covertly. At the same time, he glanced at Yao Niang's face like a peeled egg without leaving any trace, and shouted: "No, no, no, I have to go and wash up. It's too hot today."
She wanted to ask Yao Niang to help her carry water, but at this moment Yao Niang had gone to sit on the stone platform in the verandah, and was stroking her long hair with her other hand. She could only close her mouth angrily and turn around. Entered the house.
Yao Niang glanced at her back, then looked back.
The sky darkened unconsciously. At this time, there are more or less mosquitoes. Yao Niang's long hair was almost dry, so she planned to go back to the house to have dinner.
As soon as she came to sit down at the table, she heard a baby crying. The sound was very sharp, and she subconsciously tensed up.
It’s not that I was scared, but that as a mother, I was born to be particularly sensitive to the cries of my children.
Yao Niang realized that it was the little princess who was crying. Ever since she came to this small courtyard, the little princess would make such a fuss every night. She picked up her rice bowl, planning to finish her dinner and then fetch some water to wipe herself down before resting.
The food is a bit greasy, and the food of nannies is richer than ordinary people's food, mostly meat, because eating more meat can produce milk. But Yao Niang was already very anxious and her rice was a little cold. She always felt uncomfortable after eating it.
She put down her chopsticks, cleared the table, and carried the dishes to the kitchen. When I came back, I brought another half bucket of warm water. There is constant hot water in the small kitchen, because the little princess can use it all the time and burns a lot, so the servants can also use some.
Yao Niang wiped herself, took out the water and poured it out.
During this period, the little princess’s cries continued and became even louder and louder. Especially now, the wind suddenly started blowing, and the whistling sound of the wind made the child's cry seem particularly permeable in the quiet night.
Yao Niang couldn't sit still, so she couldn't help but go to the door and look towards the small building.
At this time, candles were already lit in the small building, and people came in and out from time to time. People also came from the Liuchun Pavilion. After asking what was going on, they left.
Cui Zhu walked out of the house, leaned against the door and said to Yao Niang: "Aren't those two very capable? Why can't they even coax a child?" She smiled, with obvious gloating on her face. :
The two she was referring to were Nanny Wang and Nanny Qian who were currently serving the little princess. The reason why Cuizhu and Yao Niang were squeezed out was that they had no way to interfere with the little princess. It was the two wet nurses who came first who had a great contribution. The two of them teamed up to run against Cuizhu and Yao Niang. Yao Niang was okay, but Cui Zhu hated them in her heart.
It's a pity that Cuizhu has no way to deal with the other party. Firstly, the other party is more senior than her. Secondly, the two of them treat the little princess very wholeheartedly, making it almost impossible to fault her. The most important thing is that these two people are concubine Hu's. She can't afford to offend them at all, so she can only hold in her anger and make fun of Yao Niang in private.
Seeing such a movement, Cuizhu knew without thinking that King Qian's two wet nurses would definitely be scolded by Concubine Hu tomorrow, and she smiled extraordinarily brightly.
On the other hand, Yao Niang was very silent, not knowing what she was thinking.
Suddenly Yao Niang stretched out her hand to close the door and went out.
Seeing this, Cuizhu asked: "Where are you going?"
"I'll go take a look."
"Come on, stop being an eyesore. It's not like you've never been there before. How did you get squeezed out last time?"
Cuizhu's words were not to sympathize with Yao Niang, but to vent her dissatisfaction, because the last time she went, she was kicked out.
For the time being, she and Yao Niang are still on a united front, which is one of the reasons why she treats Yao Niang so kindly now.
Yao Niang ignored her and walked towards the small building.
"It's not enough for you to suffer losses and be fooled!" Cuizhu said loudly from behind.
Yao Niang is thinking about what happened in her previous life.
In her previous life, Cuizhu was so shameless and could still proudly stay in the small courtyard as the nanny of the little princess. It was not because of anything else, but because of her great achievements.
The little princess was crying like this at that time, but Yao Niang didn't take it to heart. She had just left her son Xiaobao, and when she heard this kind of crying, she couldn't help but think about whether Xiaobao would cry so desperately after leaving his mother.
So she became even more sad. The little princess cried, and she cried too, crying day and night.
Some people said she was unlucky, and she felt very wronged and even sadder. Originally, there were many nannies around the little princess, so she would inevitably be excluded. But it was abnormal for the little princess to cry like this, so she couldn't help but worry about it.
After observing it for a few days, she almost knew what was going on.
She volunteered to solve the problem, but was blocked from the outside. Not only could she not see the little princess, she could not even enter the small building. She was anxious in her heart, and she really felt sorry for the little princess, how could she bear it if she kept crying like this. So he went to Cuizhu, the only one he could talk to, and wanted to tell the person who was taking care of the little princess through her this method.
Cuizhu used her method to cure the little princess' night crying syndrome.
But he didn't tell others that this method was his own. Instead, he designed and instigated her when she was completely caught off guard, so that Mother Mu, who was already very dissatisfied with her, pushed her back.
On the contrary, Cuizhu has established a firm foothold in the small courtyard. The little princess couldn't live without her, and her position became more and more stable. Even Concubine Hu looked at her with special eyes.