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Zhao Han finally met the legendary Mrs. Ling.

He looks good, and his figure is not bad, but he is a bit posturing.

"Master Governor, he will be coming to E Lake in a few days, and he specified that he wants to sit in our Jingxing Garden. The young lady told me to choose a few capable servants and maids to serve Master Governor..."

"What kind of person is the governor? That is the Wenqu star descending from the sky. You low-spirited brats who have been able to serve the governor have been burned for several lifetimes! Let me put the ugly words first, and if anything goes wrong, I will personally break his leg..."

"Fei'an, Feilong, the day the governor climbed Ehu Mountain, the two of you followed and served..."

Jiu Po ​​was standing next to Zhao Han, and said in a low voice at this moment: "Fei An used to be called Ling An, and was Madam Ling's natal nephew. Fei Long was also the young master's servant in the past. It's called Jian Dan, and it has been changed back to its original name."

Well, Qin Xin, Sword Gallbladder and Wine Pore originally belonged to the job titles, and they have to be changed when they exceed the age.

Zhao Han asked curiously: "Since the sword gall is here, what about the Qin heart and wine soul of the previous generation?"

Jiu Po ​​replied in detail: "Qin Xin went to Hanzhu Academy and worked as a teaching assistant in the academy. In Ehu Town, I work as the deputy shopkeeper of a shop, and I can get six taels of silver every month. I am also a wine soul, and I want to go to the shop in the future. If everything goes well in the accounting room outside of the year, you can be promoted to deputy shopkeeper in five years. If you become the full shopkeeper one day, you will be able to earn twelve taels a month!"

Zhao Han understood in an instant that Fei Yinghuan, as the young master, could let the people around him out to take over the family business step by step!

While the two muttered, Mrs. Ling had already made arrangements.

The people in charge of logistics and purchasing are all her confidantes, so there is obviously lucrative money to be made.

The person in charge of waiting around is either her confidant or Fei Yinghuan's key training object. She also intentionally left a small number of places, and will not announce it to the public for the time being, waiting for those who are willing to pay tribute to come to work.

After the lecture, everyone went back to their respective places.

Qin Xin, Jian Dan, and Jiu Po ​​still want to hear the story of killing thieves, so they surrounded Zhao Han and his sister back to the house.

Zhao Han didn't immediately brag, but asked: "I'm new here, so it's understandable that I didn't have an appointment. Why did the three brothers, who have long been the young master's confidantes, get nothing this time?"

Qin Xin's expression was quite proud, and she sneered disdainfully: "She is also worthy of us?"

Jiu Po ​​explained: "All the errands of the three of us are handled by the inner court in person. We just eat and live in the Zhongqin Yuan. By the way, who led the elder brother to live in?"

"Moxiang." Zhao Han replied.

Jian Dan smiled and said: "Brother is the same as us, we are all our own people, we are only sent by the inner court, so don't be afraid of Mrs. Ling."

Jiu Po ​​added: "But don't provoke her easily."

"She has a great background? How dare a domestic slave call herself his wife." Zhao Han was a little curious.

Jiu Po ​​looked back and found that the door had been closed, gossiped in a low voice: "She used to be the maid of the old lady, she was loved by the old lady, and she was even raised as a half daughter. When the young lady was pregnant, the old lady took care of her The purpose of sending her to Jing Xingyuan was to warm the bed for the young master as a concubine. The young lady was not happy, and forcibly betrothed her to Guanshi Fei, who was only the young master's schoolboy at that time."

"Young Madam is doing this, so the old Madam won't say anything?" Zhao Han asked.

Jian Dan also couldn't help gossiping: "The old madam is naturally angry, she can't hold back her face. But the young madam is also very angry, she even went back to her mother's house with a big belly, and the young master took a boat for a day and a night to chase her back!"

Zhao Han felt very interesting, like watching an ancient costume drama.

A servant girl, she managed to win the old lady's favor, and went to serve the young master as she wished. Taking advantage of his wife's pregnancy, he didn't know how to persuade the old lady. She could be a concubine for the young master, but she was betrothed by the wife to the school boy!

Heart is higher than sky, life is thinner than paper.

This Mrs. Ling obviously still dreams of being a wife. Although her dream cannot come true, she can still enjoy herself in front of her slaves.

...

Another two days.

Fei Yinghuan was summoned by Henglin's ancestral house, and hurried to Hekou Town to accompany the governor of Jiangxi the whole way.

Zhao Han, brother and sister, do nothing for the time being, eat and sleep well every day.

The work of being a book boy for the young master seems to have been forgotten, and the little sister has no arrangements for the time being.

But, the story of Young Master Fei's bloody battle against the rebels and Xingzhi's visit to the battlefield to enjoy the moon has been quickly spread from the Zhongqin Academy to the inner courtyard.

And adding oil and vinegar, various versions have evolved!

On this day, the maid Mo Xiang came over suddenly and said with a smile on her face, "Brother Han, Young Madam is here to invite you."

Zhao Han told the younger sister not to run around, bowed her hands together and said, "Please, sister, lead the way."

Following Mo Xiang, he left the Zhongqin Courtyard, passed through a corridor full of green bamboos, and stepped into an arched door to the inner courtyard.

Passing through the small courtyard, following the seven bends and eight turns along the corridor, he soon entered a small hall.

Mo Xiang stood at the door of the small hall, and said to another maid, "Sister Yingchun, I'm here."

The maid Yingchun said, "Go on your own."

The maid, Mo Xiang, bowed immediately and left.

Yingchun glanced at Zhao Han, said blankly, "Come with me."

The young lady's personal servant girl seemed difficult to deal with, so Zhao Han kept his mouth shut the whole time.

Yingchun lifted the curtain and led Zhao Han into the hall inside.

Lou Shi, the youngest grandmother, was sitting at the table flipping through something, picking up a brush to write and draw from time to time.

"Mother, my daughter brought me here." Yingchun finally smiled.

The word "mother" of course does not mean mother, but the affectionate address for the master by the servants of the inner courtyard.

Lou put down the brush, turned around, and ordered: "Make a cup of tea for my little brother."

"Yes." Yingchun bowed and stepped back.

Lou's demeanor was gentle and dignified, and he treated Zhao Han very kindly. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, sit down and talk."

"Thank you ma'am!" Zhao Han sat down with his arms folded.

Lou was quite satisfied with this, and nodded in approval: "Not afraid of birth, not showing timidity, calm demeanor, indeed better than family-born children."

Zhao Han said: "Ma'am, that's absurd."

Seeing that he behaved decently at such a young age, Mrs. Lou couldn't help asking: "What does your family do for a living?"

Zhao Han repeated the original lie: "Returning to Madam, the boy came from a Confucian family, and his father was a Juren from Wuqing County, Bazhou Prefecture. Because of his integrity, although my father won the election, he refused the villagers to vote. The poor family could not survive the famine this year. When my family was fleeing, it was ransacked by horse bandits, and my little sister and I were the only ones left in the family."

"My lord is an honest and honest person, which is admirable," Lou sighed, "Your brothers and sisters are also pitiful for living in a foreign land at such a young age."

Zhao Han said: "Everyone has his own destiny, so don't blame heaven."

A ten-year-old boy behaved so calmly, Lou liked it more and more. She asked, "Is it true that Duliu Town attacked the thieves at night?"

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Half-truth, half-false."

"Oh?" Lou was a little surprised, "Which ones are true and which ones are false?"

Zhao Han said: "The boy was weak at the time, and his sister was also sick, so he didn't follow the son to kill the enemy. The reason why he said that was because the boy was new here, and he was afraid of being bullied by other servants. As for the strategy to defeat the enemy, it is also the son. for."

Lou thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Don't put stickers on the young master's face. If it was really his plan, he would have said it countless times."

"It may be the young master offering advice," Zhao Han reminded, "I heard that the governor is coming soon."

Lou couldn't help but smile even more happily: "At a young age, you have exquisite and delicate organs. You are worthy of being born in a family of Confucianism. You are so outstanding, so your younger sister must be not bad. Let her live in the inner courtyard tomorrow."

"Thank you Madam for your support." Zhao Han was very happy.

Lou said again: "As for you, the young master has other arrangements, and first you can live in Zhongqinyuan with peace of mind."

Zhao Han said: "The boy is always on call."

The maid Yingchun finally made the tea, put it down and said, "Please take it slowly, little brother."

Zhao Han said, "Thank you, sister."

Mrs. Lou said to Yingchun: "Brother Han is here for the first time, and I will give him two taels of silver as a meeting gift."

Two taels of silver?

Yingchun was a little surprised at once, couldn't help but look at Zhao Han a few more times, and took the order to prepare to seal the money.

The Lou family began to talk about family affairs again, asking Zhao Han if he was used to eating and living, and whether he was suitable for Jiangxi's climate, as if he had become an elder of Zhao Han's family.

Finally, Yingchun brought the packet.

Lou smiled and said, "This is a meeting gift, take it for tea."

Zhao Han immediately stood up and bowed: "Thank you Madam for the reward, I'll take my leave first."

"Go." Lou smiled.

Yingchun changed his previous expressionless face and always had a smile on his face, not only sent Zhao Han out of the small hall, but even sent him to the gate of the inner courtyard himself.

"Brother Han," Yingchun warned suddenly, "if you encounter difficult matters and you can't enter the inner court, you can't see the young master and young wife, you can go to Zhong Liang from the Zhongqin Court."

Zhao Han cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sister, for your reminder."

Back at the Zhongqin Academy, Zhao Han first found Jiu Po, and inquired about the news on the sidelines.

Jiu Po ​​opened the window and pointed to an old servant who was watering a big tree: "Here, he is Zhong Liang, who works full-time as a sweeper and waterer of Zhongqinyuan and Cuizhu Lane."

"Are you familiar with him?" Zhao Han asked again.

Jiu Po ​​smiled and said: "An old guy who sweeps the floor and waters the water, why should I know him well?"

Well, even Jiu Po ​​doesn't know that there is an old servant here who is the eyeliner of the inner courtyard.

The young mistress, Mrs. Lou, obviously knew everything about Zhongqinyuan, including Guanshi Fei's wife, who claimed to be his wife.

There are no more than two reasons for not turning around:

First, Guanshi Fei was born as a bookboy of Fei Yinghuan.

Second, Mrs. Ling was born as the maid of the old lady.

One day Fei's old lady, Fei Yinghuan's own mother, kicks her legs and dies in the west, and the young mistress Lou's face will be torn apart!

Zhao Han pondered carefully, whether he belonged to the eldest young master or the young mistress Lou's family?