Chapter 16 of Gui Zi Volume: Ziying’s conclusion, Xiuyan’s question
Just when He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji were ready to do something, and the court's attention was almost entirely on the battle situation in Shandong, Feng Ziying was still enjoying the beautiful life of her newlyweds leisurely.
After seeing Jia Lian away and teasing Ping'er, Feng Ziying felt much better.
Although the two houses of Rongning were obtained through the court's confiscation and sale procedures, and even experienced some twists and turns before, they were first taken by King Shou Zhang Chi. Later, because King Shou Zhang Chi would rather give up the deposit and return the goods for various reasons, forcing the court to sell again, Feng Ziying bought it, but Feng Ziying was still a little uncomfortable and always felt a little bit like he was occupying the nest.
In particular, he was thinking about collecting all the thousands of reds and girls and putting them all into the Grand View Garden. Perhaps outsiders would not think that there was anything, and even the Jia family would think that this was a good thing, but for Feng Ziying, Jia Lian's attitude made him feel much more at ease.
After all, Jia Lian is the helmsman of the future Rongguo Mansion. His attitude is like this, which represents the attitude of the entire Jia family.
This also means that the entire Jia family has accepted this situation and even thinks that this should be the best situation in the current situation.
When I went to Shaanxi, the eldest house was You Sanjie and Qingwen, while the second house was Baoqin's master and servant, and the third house was Xiuyan. Feng Ziying also thought it was almost the same. Although there was no legitimate wife and eldest wife, Baoqin was a mother, and You Sanjie and Xiuyan were concubines. It is reasonable that if Baochai or Daiyu was really required to follow him, it would not be in line with the rules of the legitimate wife staying at home and serving her parents-in-law in this era.
Daiyu also told Feng Ziying that Miaoyu could also go to Shaanxi, but Feng Ziying politely declined. Miaoyu's temper and arrogant spirit, when she met Baoqin's temper, she would definitely be uneasy.
Even if Qingwen follows, Feng Ziying is worried about having an unpleasant quarrel with Baoqin, let alone Miaoyu with a more weird temper.
It would be great if Xing Xiuyan followed her, she was aware of the overall situation and had a gentle and calm personality. She believed that she could get along well with Baoqin.
While thinking about it, Xiu Yan came to ask for a meeting on his own initiative, which surprised Feng Ziying.
At this time, if we say that we cannot meet, but Xiuyan is well-educated and wise, how could she not understand that she must rest in Miaoyu's room tonight, and it will be her turn to be in her room tomorrow. When she comes to see her now, would she still be arrogant and let herself rest in her room now?
It shouldn't be that with her heart and her relationship with Miaoyu, she wouldn't be so presumptuous.
But at this time, what can’t wait for me to see myself?
After thinking about it, Feng Ziying did not neglect and let Xiu Yan come in.
Seeing Xiu Yan's red cheeks, a bit of shy charm in her cuteness, but not losing her elegant temperament, Feng Ziying nodded secretly. She chose her as a concubine as her husband, which was far better than Miaoyu.
Perhaps he is not as smart as Xue Baoqin in terms of ability, but he is definitely much better than Baoqin in terms of understanding the overall situation and dealing with people and people. This is exactly what he needs most.
"I have seen my husband." Xiu Yan bowed a little, and a red silk skirt, bead hairpin was inserted slanted, and her clouds were as bright as ink. With her tall and slender body swaying, she was wearing a stunning beauty.
This is the first time Feng Ziying has looked at her concubine from a unique visual angle. To be honest, this is a bit fresh.
In the past, whether it was Eryou or Yingchun, he was familiar with these concubines before joining the Feng family. At least he had acted like holding hands, hugging or even kissing. But now Xing Xiuyan is already a serious concubine, but she is still a little unfamiliar. But from the joy and smile between the other person's eyes, the other person was still very satisfied and happy to be a concubine for him.
Of course, this also made him very happy. Who doesn’t want a girl who is willing or even happy to be a concubine for him? Using strong is never Feng Ziying’s style.
"Sister, why should I be so polite? They are all family members. Being so polite makes my husband a little uncomfortable." Feng Ziying said happily: "Sister, when she comes to see me, there must be something wrong..."
Xiu Yan's face turned red, she was a little embarrassed, and she wanted to speak but stopped, which made Feng Ziying more and more curious. She had come to her door for everything, so she was embarrassed?
Feng Ziying didn't urge her. With Xiuyan's knowledgeable and interesting personality, she would definitely come to see her for good reason.
After hesitating for a long time, Xiu Yan still plucked up the courage to explain his purpose.
After hearing Xiu Yan's introduction, Feng Ziying was stunned. He really didn't know that Miaoyu, a woman, knew nothing about Zhou Gong's courtesy. He almost laughed at him. Fortunately, Xiu Yan also pointed out to the other party. However, a yellow woman could not say these things too explicitly. It sounded like Miaoyu still understood, so Xiu Yan would remind herself indifferently that if she really didn't know the inside story here, she might even think that Miaoyu was pretending to be crazy and unwilling to marry her. If she was not careful, she would part with her unhappy things.
Feng Ziying coughed a few times before asking: "Miaoyu has been separated from her mother since she was a child and has been following her teacher. It is possible that she really doesn't understand. That's fine, but why didn't Daiyu and Zijuan teach it?"
Although Daiyu was shy last night, Daiyu was still very cooperative when Feng Ziying jumped into battle with a spear. Although her body was a little thin, it was still harmonious. It was obviously someone taught it.
A maid like Zijuan must have known the knowledge of husband and wife being dumb. With her carefulness, why didn’t she consider teaching Miaoyu too?
Xiu Yan shook her head, still shy between her eyebrows and eyes, "I don't understand this very well. Maybe it was because my sister was neglected, Zijuan, or if she thought I was familiar with Miaoyu, I would give Miaoyu sister to Miaoyu..."
Xiu Yan didn't continue to say anything, and this teaching was really hard to say.
Feng Ziying couldn't help laughing, but she was still very happy about Xiu Yan's worries, at least she could avoid any accidents when she was resting in Miaoyu's house tonight. That was really embarrassing or even embarrassed.
"I understand. Thank you for your reminder. But Miaoyu is weird. I will rest in her room tonight. Daiyu is uncomfortable. Zijuan and Miaoyu are not so close. So this matter has to be on my sister. Some words may be explained clearly. Miaoyu is a few years older than you. If you click a little, she may understand."
Feng Ziying stood up and walked around leisurely, "I might wait for a while before I'm going to Shaanxi. I guess Daiyu has told you too, is my sister mentally prepared?"
Xiu Yan's face turned solemn and nodded solemnly: "I know, and I am also prepared."
"That's good. This time I'm not going to travel around, but to endure hardships. You can't help following me. To be honest, I don't want you to follow me. But if I take office as a governor, but don't even bring one wife or concubine, it's hard to make the court believe that I want to calm down and do things. The outside world probably thinks I'm going to take a walk around and do it for a while. Maybe I'll be back in three to five months, so I have to establish an image, so I'll take you guys together to avoid being demoted."
Feng Ziying did not shy away from his own thoughts, "In addition, when I went to Shaanxi, military and civil affairs in a province are inevitably involved. Moreover, the situation in Shaanxi is special, involving the Mongolians in three sides and four towns and even outside the walls. It can be said that there are many aspects. Although I also have some staff and subordinates, some things, well, or local officials, may also need to deal with their relatives, so even in the back house, I also need one or two people to help me..."
Xiu Yan's eyes lit up, and her breasts slightly fluctuated. It was obviously because of the sudden news that it made her heart turbulent, but she quickly calmed down: "With Sister Baoqin here, I will do it myself..."
Before Xiuyan finished speaking, Feng Ziying waved his hand to stop him: "Baoqin has something to do with Baoqin, the governor of a province, which is unusual. Moreover, the situation in Shaanxi is difficult now. After the drought, epidemics are everywhere and rebellions are spreading. I am very unfamiliar with Shaanxi and don't have much time to be familiar with it, so I need to open up the situation as soon as possible. Baoqin and you must help me deal with some things, and even take the initiative to do something. Baoqin is smart and you are not as good as her in some aspects, but you also have your advantages. In terms of dealing with people and things, she is not as good as you. You must play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses..."
This was the first time Xiu Yan heard Feng Ziying evaluate him like this, and compared him with Baoqin, and was even more excited. He thought that he really wanted to go to Shaanxi as Feng Ziying said, as the governor's family, when his wife was not around, he might have to take on the responsibilities of being the governor's family with Xue Baoqin, and maybe he would have to deal with other officials and wives and concubines in Shaanxi Province. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for him.
Xiuyan knew that she was from a small family and did not understand the rights and responsibilities of the official family. In this regard, she was even inferior to Xue Baoqin, who was from an imperial merchant family, and could not compare with Shen Yixiu and Lin Daiyu of the official family.
But I had been in Rongguo Mansion for a few years. After hearing and hearing, I had a brief understanding of the situation of some officials' homes. The only regret is that Rongguo Mansion is just a casual military honor, not a court official, so there are some differences here.
Maybe I still have to understand these etiquette rules in advance, so as not to go to Shaanxi in the future. If I lose my husband's face, it will be a disaster.
Thinking of this, Xiu Yan was already considering who to know. The reason should be to find Daiyu, but Daiyu's father passed away too early. Daiyu was still young at that time and might not know her. The one who was really familiar with her was probably Grandma Shen, but she wanted to ask her for advice, but she was afraid that it would cause Daiyu's dissatisfaction again. It was a tricky thing.
Chapter completed!