Chapter 368 Asking Aunt
After dinner that night, Yunting and Erya went to wash the dishes, while Sanya took Xiao Yan to the yard to release the newly made Kongming lantern.
Lu Qiniang asked Daya if she had finished embroidering the wedding dress: "Although Jiang Xuan is marrying into the family, I am afraid of upsetting the Crown Prince and making Jiang Xuan's family feel uncomfortable. But getting married is a big deal after all, and we can't just make do with it at home. Daya, I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."
"Mom, I'm really embarrassed to say that I'm wronged for marrying Jiang Xuan." Daya smiled, "I don't like a mess either. Just our own family is enough."
She only wants to share her happiness with her family and doesn't want to announce it to the world for others to see.
"If you still can't figure it out, think about it. My father wants to marry you again. What do you think?"
"Why bother with those useless things... No, you can't say that. You and I are different."
"Mom, I'm your daughter, how can I be different?" Daya said with a smile, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I have something important to discuss with you."
"you say."
"Jiang Xuan is an official now, so I will inevitably have to go out and about in the future. I feel a little nervous."
"Don't be nervous. Daya, you're literate and so smart. Even the emperor likes you. Who can find fault with you? Don't be nervous. Who at your age can support such a large school? You don't know how many people praise you in my ears every day. I'm almost getting calluses from hearing it."
Daya smiled.
"Really, I'm not lying to you." Lu Qiniang said, "At first I was being modest, my heart blossoming with joy. Later I started to think, you don't even need to tell me, anyone who doesn't see how good I am is really blind. Daya, your marriage to Jiang Xuan was also Jiang Xuan's wish, so don't underestimate yourself."
"Yes, I know. Just like my parents' marriage, it was also something that my father prayed for with great effort."
Lu Qi's mother blushed and said, "Let's not talk about that."
"I don't feel that I'm unworthy of Jiang Xuan, but I'm always a little unsure. The Zhou Mansion is the most luxurious place we've ever seen, but it's far from enough. I want to find a nanny to teach me the rules and etiquette. No matter what others think, at least I have confidence in myself."
"That's right, look for one." Lu Qin's mother said, "You manage the money. If you find a suitable one, just decide on it. You know more than me."
"Mom, let's learn together." Daya said with a smile, "Let's find a nanny who can teach the four of us, mother and daughter, the etiquette. Although it doesn't necessarily mean we have to learn it very well, after all, knowing is better than not knowing, what do you think?"
"Okay." Lu Qiniang said, "I didn't even dare to say it. When I thought about your father becoming a general in the future and me becoming a general's wife, I didn't dare to think about it. I didn't dare to think about it at all."
If we all eat at the same table in the future, she will eat without looking up and sweep the whole table by herself, which is so embarrassing.
But if I don’t eat, it would be too pretentious, and I’m hungry.
Not to mention, she didn't understand the etiquette, greetings, seniority, and the rules of advancement and retreat.
"But I'm too stupid and I learn slowly. The nanny will laugh at me later." Lu Qiniang looked nervous.
"Just find a good one." Daya said, "I've asked Aunt Jiang for help with this matter."
Jiang Yi comes to the school almost every day now, so he has a very good relationship with Daya.
Jiang Yi didn't know how many times she had sighed. She didn't know how happy she would be if Daya became her brother's wife.
It's really a pity.
"Ask her to help find someone? That would be great." Lu Qiniang said, "Is she from her family?"
"No. I originally told Aunt Jiang that I wanted to borrow her maid. But Aunt Jiang said, if she had someone good at home, would she still allow her to live so freely now?"
Jiang Yi has hated rules since he was a child.
"Aunt Jiang said that it's time for the palace to release people from the palace. She suggested finding someone who was released from the palace."
In terms of rules, those in the palace are the strictest and the most authoritative.
No one can say that the rules in the palace are wrong.
"That's fine." Lu Qiniang said, "We have people in the palace too! Do you want to ask Uncle Teng?"
"It's just a small matter, there's no need to bother him." Daya said, "Auntie Jiang means that you should pick a good one, even if it's a little expensive."
The teaching aunt who came out of the palace required a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver.
Of course, this is the standard price, and the normal price is far from this.
"Twenty taels is twenty taels." Lu Qiniang didn't feel bad about it. "It's not like I learn it every day. It will take one or two months at most."
Save where you can and spend where you can; no matter how poor you are, you must not be poor in education.
"Mother, Aunt Jiang has taken a fancy to Aunt Sang, who serves the Empress Shu."
Concubine Shu?
Lu Qiniang said she felt a little familiar.
Then I thought, isn't this the empress who was deceived into going to the palace by offering crabs at an exorbitant price?
"I heard that after the queen passed away, it was this concubine who was in charge of the harem. It seems that's what your father told me." Lu Qiniang finally pulled out some memories from her muddled head.
"Yes. She serves as a servant to the Concubine Shu, so she is very popular. Many families want to invite her home to teach their daughters."
"Can we win?" Lu Qiniang expressed her uncertainty. "Even if your father were General Po Lu now, it wouldn't be possible, not to mention that he hasn't been reappointed yet."
General Po Lu used to be a big shot in her place, but now when she thinks about it, the people above her are still too numerous to be seen at a glance.
"Aunt Jiang's idea is to ask someone to talk to Aunt Sang first, and then when Aunt Sang leaves the palace, we'll go and wait for her."
"It's better to strike first than to gain the upper hand?" Lu Qiniang suddenly understood.
"No, other families must have expressed their opinions that day. We wanted to express our attitude and hope that Aunt Sang would consider us."
"That's fine." Lu Qiniang said, "Will you ask Jiang Yi to accompany you then?"
"It's not good to trouble Aunt Jiang all the time, Mom, let's go together."
"Okay." Lu Qiniang thought about it and realized it made sense. "When?"
"tomorrow."
Lu Qiniang: “…”
She suddenly had a stomachache, which was quite urgent.
When the time came, she panicked too.
Especially when you think about the fact that he was someone from the palace.
"Mother, don't panic. You're not even afraid of the biggest boss in the palace, so what else are you afraid of? Besides, it's tomorrow evening, you still have time to think about it."
Before going to bed, Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan mentioned it.
Xiao Yan understood as soon as he heard it.
It wasn't Daya who wanted to hire someone to teach her the rules, it was clearly her who hired someone on behalf of Lu Qiniang.
"Xiao Yan, do you think people will dislike our family?"
"If you dislike it, then I will continue to work hard."
Lu Qiniang: “…”
"There's more than one person released from the palace. If she doesn't want to, there's always someone else who is. It's not like she has to enter the palace for selection. There aren't so many rules to learn."
Xiao Yan thought to himself that if he wasn't afraid that Lu Qiniang herself lacked confidence, he would have felt that there was no need to invite outsiders to the house and it would have made him feel uncomfortable.
But since Daya has thought of it, let’s give it a try.
He also takes a good look and won't accept someone if he's not good enough.
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