Chapter 414 Nanny
The third lady smiled and said, "No wonder it's so good. I'll give her another jar of wine. May she live a long life." She added, "Xuan'er told me before that I should find a better nanny to be Yanjie's nanny. I have one here, that is Huang Mama. She has been serving me in the palace, but she is a little older. She is already 43 years old this year. If it doesn't work, I will go to the palace to ask the Royal Grandmother for a younger one."
It was Chen Afu who suggested to Chu Lingxuan to find a nanny for Chu Hanyan. The little girl is already six years old, and she is too kind and simple. Even if she tries hard to teach her, she will not be very smart when she grows up. In addition, she doesn't understand the twists and turns of the inner house, so she can't teach her these.
Girls living in a big house can be illiterate, but they must understand the way to survive in the inner house. Especially for a good-tempered girl like the little girl, she must have a smart, loyal, and well-versed nanny to teach and serve her.
Huang Ma was standing beside Madam Chu San at this time, serving her, lowering her head and frowning, as if she didn't hear what her master said. She was one of the two most capable madams of Madam Chu San, and she would be a good candidate. Although she is a little older, she can still work for at least ten years. The first ten years are the most important growth period for the little girl, so let Huang Ma tell her more about the twists and turns in the inner house. After she marries to her husband's family, she can serve the little girl for a few more years, clean up the monsters around her husband, and train a successor, and then she can retire gloriously.
Chen Afu glanced at Madam Huang, hugged the arm of the third lady and smiled, "Madam Huang is the third aunt's favorite, capable and neat, can the third aunt be willing to let her go?"
The third lady smiled, "Madam Huang has served me for more than 20 years, she is loyal and easy to use, I really don't want to let her go. However, Sister Yan has suffered a lot in the past, and she is kind-hearted. I pity her from the bottom of my heart and want her to have a good life in the future."
He said to Madam Huang, "Big sister is young and kind-hearted. If you teach her well, she will take care of you in your old age and you will have a happy life."
Madam Huang hurried over and kowtowed to Mrs. Chu, "Thank you, the princess, for your consideration. I will serve Big sister well."
After standing up, she knelt down and bowed to Chen Afu, saying, "Thank you, grandma."
Madam Huang was a palace lady, and she had a rank, so she didn't need to kowtow to Chen Afu.
Chen Afu smiled and said a few words to her, and Xia Yue handed over another purse.
Not long after, Chu Hua brought Heng Ge'er back.
She saw a pair of couples and liked them very much. She smiled and said, "Oh, I want to see them more and give birth to such a beautiful little boy."
Heng Ge'er said disapprovingly, "Men should look like men."
Because Heng Ge'er looked like his father, dark and strong, Chu Hua, who was quick-spoken, often said that he was not handsome. His father Xie Ling would say this to shut his wife up, and after a long time, even the little Heng Ge'er learned it.
The third wife laughed, "Little bean, you can't speak clearly, and you are still a man."
Chen Afu and Chu Hua had lunch and dinner here. Several people felt sorry for Chen Shiying for a while. The third wife had previously picked a young man for Chen Yuqing, but because of this incident, she had to let it go.
For dinner, the third master Chu did not go back to Anrong Hall, but drank with the old man, the second master and other men in the family in the outer courtyard.
Originally, the welcoming banquet should be held in Anrong Hall, and the whole family should eat together. But because of the scene that the second wife made at the farewell banquet at the beginning of the year, the old man was unhappy and did not let the family gather together to eat. This is what Chen Afu and the third wife wanted, because they didn't want to see the second wife.
From the next day, Chen Afu claimed to be sick and locked in the yard. The third wife missed her and the children and came to Zhuxuan to visit them. Rong Zhao is Chen Afu's pseudo-mother-in-law and the pseudo-grandmother of the two brothers. They must go to see her and Lord Chu when they go to Beijing.
You can imagine with your toes how much Rong Zhao envied and hated the mother and son. He didn't know how to torment them when he went to the princess's mansion. Chen Afu was not too afraid, but the two children couldn't be in danger, so he had to pretend to be sick. Someone sent the gifts to the princess's mansion.
It was claimed to be mainly to prevent the second wife Li from reporting. In the upper room of Zhuxuan, Chen Afu and her son still had to do what they wanted.
During this period, Chu's second grandmother Song, Chu's third grandmother Shen, and Chu Zhen came to Zhuxuan to visit Chen Afu.
Hearing the little girl's loud voice, the two little brothers who were playing on Chen Afu's big bed were quickly carried by their mothers to the big kang in the east room.
Nanny Li did not invite these people into the bedroom, but only asked them to sit at the door of the east room, on the grounds that the second grandmother's son was still young, the third grandmother was a new daughter-in-law, and the second girl was young and delicate, and could not be sick.
Chen Afu leaned against the head of the bed and said a few words to them weakly.
Shen was more outgoing and could speak. The first impression was okay, but I don't know what her real personality is like. She also loved Yu and Ming, and teased them for a while, then laughed, "They are said to be picky and only eat the eldest sister-in-law's milk. Now that the eldest sister-in-law is sick, how can we feed them? Poor little things, don't let them starve."
Madame Li sighed, "The two boys won't starve, but our eldest grandmother is pitiful. She has to squeeze out the milk every day, and the servants will heat it up and feed the boys."
On the morning of the 20th, Master Chu San and Madam Chu San came to Zhuxuan in person.
When they came, Chen Afu couldn't pretend to be sick, so he received them in the hall.
Master Chu San told Chen Afu not to worry, Chen Shiying's current condition was fine, and Master Chu San could have someone help pass the things to him. But it was not easy for Chen Afu, a female family member, to see him alone, and Chen Afu was pretending to be sick, so they would go together after Chu Lingxuan came back.
Chen Afu took out several large packages and a purse. The packages contained things sent by Jiang, as well as cotton robes, food and wine sent by Chen Afu. But there must be no letters, and the guards must check these things. The purse contained silver notes of 200 taels of silver, which were sent to the imperial guards guarding Chen Shiying.
That afternoon, Chen Aman and Ayu came to Zhuxuan again, and brought Yang Chao and Yang Qian with them.
Both children have grown taller, and they have a good relationship with Aman, and they call their mother sweetly. They heard that Dabao and Chu Hanyan did not come, and they were very sorry. However, when Yang Chao saw Sasa and her son, and Yang Qian saw the two little brothers, all their regrets were thrown into the clouds.
Looking at Chen Aman's sweet smile, she must be living a good life.
Chen Afu invited them to have dinner and promised to visit Yang's house another day.
At night, a strong wind blew, and the whistling sound and the cries of the mother and son woke Chen Afu up. Her restless heart became even more restless, and she counted hundreds of sheep in a daze before falling asleep.
Qingquan caught a cold, had a fever, and felt dizzy. He slept all day yesterday. He can't write today, so he used the saved manuscripts. It's sad. The editor asked Qingquan to save up the manuscripts, but he never saved up enough. This time he has to use the saved manuscripts again. The manuscripts he saved up with great difficulty are getting less and less. It's sad. . .