Qin Shaobei went out.
Seeing that the two children were learning very well from Master Pei, Shen Ruoyan did not stay long.
Not long after she returned to the yard, someone came looking for her outside.
"Madam, this is the sachet you asked me to make the other day. Shopkeeper Liu sent someone to deliver it."
The weather had warmed up recently, making people prone to drowsiness and restlessness, so Shen Ruoyan had someone make some sachets to calm the mind.
She nodded and said, "Send them to all the concubines. By the way, the styles of the young masters are different, so don't make any mistakes."
Women love flowers, so the sachets are embroidered with petals of various styles.
The designs for the young masters are elegant, such as pine and bamboo, and are lighter in style.
"Don't worry, Madam. I can save myself the trouble."
Shen Ruoyan, the mistress, was very generous. Not only did she give out rewards during festivals, but she also showed some concern for her people during times like these when the weather changed.
The masters gave out sachets, while the servants added herbal tea in the afternoon.
When you are tired from work and sweating profusely, a cup of thirst-quenching tea is just right.
Old Madam Lu looked down upon such petty favors. It was not as if the servants had not been paid, so why add these unnecessary expenses?
But now Shen Ruoyan is the housekeeper, and Madam Lu is too lazy to bother with her about such trivial matters.
Anyway, as long as she can settle the account herself.
"Sister Lan, what brings you here?" Xiaoyue was waiting outside. When she saw Xiaolan, she greeted her with shining eyes.
Xiaolan is a member of the mistress's courtyard. She is on good terms with first-class maids like Chunxi, and is someone who can show off in front of the mistress.
So when Xiaoyue saw her, she was very enthusiastic, especially when she saw the tray in her hand.
"The weather is getting hotter. Madam had someone make some calming sachets for the concubines and asked me to bring them over."
She opened the brocade covering, revealing the sachet inside. "It was specially made at Jingrongfang. Madam ordered it long ago, and she put a lot of effort into it!"
The embroidery skills at Jingrongfang are unparalleled. Business is booming, and if you don't order in advance, you won't be able to get the goods!
The smile in Xiaoyue's eyes deepened. When she was about to take it, Xiaolan blocked her.
"Hey, be careful! This is a rare fabric from the south, it's very precious! Don't damage it if you're a rough hand!"
She looked inside and heard no movement. "This is the reward given by the Madam to the concubines. Concubine Zhuhong came to pick it up in person just now. Where is your concubine?"
"This..." Xiaoyue was a little embarrassed and said in a low voice: "Sister Lan, it's not that our aunt doesn't know etiquette, it's that the Marquis is in your courtyard right now."
Therefore, it is not convenient to meet guests.
It's broad daylight, even if the Marquis is here, what does it matter!
Xiaolan wasn't so easily dismissed. She immediately laughed and said, "What a coincidence! Madam even asked me to deliver it to the Marquis. It's perfect. We're all in one place, so I don't have to make two trips!"
Having said that, he walked straight inside.
Xiaoyue hurried forward, but she was too weak to stop him, and before long Xiaolan ran in.
"This servant pays homage to the Marquis and the concubine."
When Xiaolan went in, Lu Jing was taking the "weak" Liu Lu outside to get some fresh air.
He sat in the pavilion and saw that Xiaolan looked familiar. "Are you from the mistress's courtyard?"
Xiaolan lowered her head politely, not daring to raise it. She only replied, "My Lord, I am Xiaolan, the maidservant of Madam."
Liu Lu was a little dissatisfied. She didn't expect that the Marquis could even remember a maid.
Fortunately, she had just taken a look and found that the maid was not very pretty and posed no threat.
"What did the mistress send you here for?" Lu Jing asked casually while drinking tea.
"My Lord, seeing that the weather has been getting hotter lately, Madam has specially asked Jingrongfang to make some tranquilizing sachets and send them to the masters."
As she spoke, Xiaolan presented the sachets, and presented Lu Jing's one separately.
"Madam knew that the Marquis disliked elaborate designs, so she had only bamboo embroidered on the side to highlight his elegance."
Lu Jing looked at the sachet with satisfaction. The smell was not greasy and it actually gave him a calming feeling.
He smiled and said, "You, a maid, can really talk."
Xiaolan didn't dare to take credit for it. "Madam always thinks about the Marquis, and we servants just follow her example."
Liu Lu clenched her handkerchief tightly. As expected of someone from the mistress's courtyard, she really knew how to take advantage of every opportunity!
She casually took a sachet from the plate and smiled, "Thank you, Madam, for your concern. It is my blessing to have a mistress who cares about me like this."
Lu Jing nodded in agreement. This was indeed true.
He often heard rumors about mistresses of other noble families torturing their concubines, and even illegitimate sons and daughters suffered from it, but Shen Ruoyan never made him worry.
The daughters of scholarly families are indeed of different character.
Look, even the concubines are speaking for her!
"It's just some small favors, something the mistress casually gave away. Is Concubine Liu going to rush to thank her?"
Fang Rou walked in from outside with Xiao Tao. Although she was also a concubine, she had no self-awareness at all.
When she came in, she didn't even bother to inform anyone, and she walked out with the arrogant aura of a mistress!
"Aunt Fang, what do you mean?" Liu Lu was angry. Although she didn't really want to stand up for Shen Ruoyan, Fang Rou's words were obviously a slap in her face!
"My mistress is kind and generous. Shouldn't I be grateful?"
When Lu Jing saw Fang Rou coming over, his eyes lit up. He hadn't seen Fang Rou look so bright and beautiful in a long time.
But after hearing Fang Rou's words, he also disagreed, "Rou'er, you're going too far."
"My Lord, am I wrong?" Fang Rou only glanced at the sachet and then looked away.
She raised her chin slightly, her face full of pride. "Madam comes from a noble family, so she has all the good things. The sachets she casually gave out have made us concubines so grateful. Maybe Madam has given her too many!"
Fang Rou was dismissive, with a hint of self-mockery in her arrogance, "People are indeed divided into different classes. Others' charity is just a luxury for me."
Lu Jing looked at her in a daze, and suddenly remembered the days he spent with Fang Rou outside.
[People are indeed divided into different classes. Even if you are a marquis, so what? You will still be arranged by people of higher status. You have no choice at all.]
That was what Tong Fangrou said when he was frustrated in officialdom.
He originally had an opportunity of his own, but it was snatched away by a kid from another family.
He complained to Fang Rou about the injustice in the world, but Fang Rou said that in her heart, he would always be the best.
He also told Fang Rou that he would make her a superior person and make everyone envy her!
But now, she had become a concubine who was forced to express her gratitude even when her mistress gave her a scented sachet...
After all, it was him who didn't take good care of her.
She is such a proud person!
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