The Third Madam smiled and said, "No wonder she is so good. I will 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, nanny Huang. 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 and ask the Empress Dowager for a younger one."
It was Chen Afu who suggested to Chu Lingxuan that he find a nanny for Chu Hanyan. The little girl was already six years old, and she was too kind and simple. Even if he tried hard to teach her, she would not be very smart when she grew up. In addition, he did not understand the twists and turns of the inner house, so he could not teach her these.
Girls living in a big house can be illiterate, but they must know how to survive in the inner house. Especially for a good-tempered girl like this, she must have a smart, loyal, and well-versed maid 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 then train a successor, and then she can retire gloriously.
Chen Ahfu glanced at Madam Huang, then hugged Third Madam's arm and said with a smile, "Madam Huang is Third Aunt's favorite, she is capable and skillful. Would Third Aunt be willing to let her go?"
The Third Madam smiled and said, "Madame Huang has served me for more than twenty 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 has a kind heart. I pity her from the bottom of my heart and want her to have a good life in the future."
Then he said to Huang Ma, "The eldest sister is young and kind-hearted. If you teach her well, she will take care of you in your old age and you will enjoy a happy life."
Madam Huang came over quickly and kowtowed to Madam Chu San, saying, "Thank you, Princess, for your consideration. I will serve you well."
After standing up, he knelt down and bowed to Chen Ahfu, saying, "Thank you, grandma."
Nanny Huang was once a female official in the palace and had a high rank, so she did not need to kowtow to Chen Afu.
Chen Afu smiled and said a few words to her, and Xia Yue handed over a purse.
Not long after, Chu Hua brought Heng Ge'er back.
She saw a pair and liked them very much. She smiled and said, "Oh, I want to see them more often and give birth to such a beautiful boy."
Heng Ge'er said disapprovingly, "Men should look manly."
Because Heng Ge'er looked like his father, dark and strong, the quick-talking Chu Hua often said that he was not handsome. His father Xie Ling would say this to shut his wife up, and after a while even little Heng Ge'er learned it.
The Third Lady laughed out loud, "You little brat, you can't even speak clearly, how can you be called a man?"
Chen Ahfu and Chu Hua had lunch and dinner here. A few 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, Master Chu San did not go back to Anrong Hall for dinner. Instead, he went to the outer courtyard to drink with the old man, the second master and several other men in the family.
Originally, the welcoming banquet should have been held in Anrong Hall, and the whole family, young and old, would have eaten together. But because the second wife had made a scene at the farewell banquet at the beginning of the year, the old man was unhappy, so he did not let the family gather together to eat. This was what Chen Ahfu and the third wife wanted, as they did not want to see the second wife.
From the next day, Chen Afu claimed to be sick and locked herself in the yard. The Third Lady missed her and her children and came to the Bamboo Pavilion to visit them. Rong Zhao was Chen Afu's pseudo-mother-in-law and the pseudo-grandmother of the two brothers. When they came to Beijing, they had to pay a visit to her and Lord Chu.
One can easily imagine how much Rong Zhao envied and hated the mother and her two children. He didn't know how to torture them when he went to the princess's mansion. Chen Afu was not too afraid, but he couldn't let anything happen to the two children, so he had to pretend to be sick. Someone sent the gifts to the princess's mansion.
They claimed to the outside world that it was mainly to prevent the Second Madam Li from informing on the matter, but in the upper room of Zhuxuan, Chen Afu and her son and their two children still had to deal with it.
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 announcement, 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 let them sit at the door of the east room. The reason was that the second wife's son was still young, the third wife was a new daughter-in-law, and the second girl was young and delicate, and could not be allowed to stay sick.
Chen Afu leaned against the head of the bed and spoke a few words to them weakly.
Shen was more outgoing and could talk. Her first impression was okay, but I didn't know what her real personality was like. She also liked Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er, so she teased them for a while and then said with a smile, "They are said to be picky and only drink 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."
Madam Li sighed, "The two boys won't starve, but our eldest grandmother is the one who feels sorry for us. She has to squeeze out the milk every day, and the servants heat it up before feeding the boys."
On the morning of the 20th, Mr. Chu San and Mrs. Chu San came to Zhuxuan in person.
When they came, Chen Afu could not pretend to be sick and received them in the living room.
Master Chu San told Chen Afu not to worry, Chen Shiying was in good condition, and Master Chu San could have someone help him pass the things to him. But it was not easy for Chen Afu, a female family member, to go see him alone, and besides, Chen Afu was pretending to be sick, so they should wait until Chu Lingxuan came back before going together.
Chen Ahfu then 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 Ahfu. But there could be no letters, as the guards would check these things. The purse contained a silver note for 200 taels of silver, which was for 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.
The two children have grown taller and have a good relationship with A-Man. They call their mother sweetly. They were very sorry to hear that Dabao and Chu Hanyan didn't come. However, when Yang Chao saw Sasa and her son, and Yang Qian saw the two little brothers, all their regrets were forgotten.
Judging from Chen A-man’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 her three children woke Chen Ahfu up. She was even more uneasy, and she counted hundreds of sheep in a daze before falling asleep.
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