"If you don't want your daughter to suffer in the future because of a lack of manners, or even have her marriage affected, then help me persuade her to learn manners willingly."
“You must remember that you are her personal maid, and your life is closely intertwined with hers. When your mistress is successful, you will also benefit. By helping to persuade her, you are not only helping me, but also helping yourself.”
Huanqing's heart raced, her gaze fixed on Gu Qinlan's face. She had never expected that this noble lady's request would be so unexpected.
"Madam, didn't you feel disgusted with that young lady in your household? Why are you still thinking of her?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Huanqing hurriedly covered her lips with her hand, panicked.
How could she speak so recklessly? Does she want to bring about her own destruction?!
Gu Qinlan gently pressed her forehead and sighed, "The people in your courtyard really need to work on their manners!"
This unbridled mouth, from top to bottom, has not a single part that can be closed tightly.
Such a master and servant are bound to be schemed against and suffer greatly in the future!
"There's another point. I've never truly disliked your daughter; it's she who has always viewed me as hostile. Of course, I'm not truly acting in her best interest, but rather acting out of self-interest. Now that I've married into the household and taken over the management of the Prince Duan's residence, all of you must obey my arrangements. I will not allow anyone to go against me. I can tolerate it once or twice, but if you provoke me repeatedly, my patience will run out. If you don't want her to suffer any losses, then help her change her mindset."
After saying this, Gu Qinlan had someone escort her out.
Huanqing kept turning back to look at her. She couldn't figure out what the young lady was thinking, but she was certain that, as she said, the lady did not regard the young lady in the manor as a rival.
Because in her eyes, that girl was nothing to fear.
As night fell, Gu Qinlan was enjoying her dinner when Xiaoman rushed in, her face beaming with joy, and said, "Madam is truly a prophet! Sister Huanqing has already persuaded the eldest young lady, and tomorrow she will be learning etiquette from Granny Zhang."
Gu Qinlan smiled and glanced at Fuyu: "See? I was right, wasn't I?"
Fu Yu looked regretful: "How could this young lady's stance be so easily swayed?"
Gu Qinlan extended her hand to her: "A bet is a bet, it's time to pay up."
Fu Yu stomped her feet and left, but returned a moment later with a displeased expression, placing a small piece of silver in Gu Qinlan's hand.
After Huanqing left last night, Gu Qinlan predicted that Huanqing would be able to persuade Zheng Huiyi. Fuyu, however, thought it was unlikely, since Zheng Huiyi's dislike for the young lady in the mansion was well-known, and it was impossible for her to change her mind so easily.
So the master and servant made a bet: if Gu Qinlan lost, she would have to spend five taels of silver to treat everyone; if Fuyu lost, she would have to spend one qian of silver to treat everyone.
Gu Qinlan smiled and tossed the loose silver to Hongye: "Take this and buy some good food, so we can all share it."
Hongye smiled broadly: "Thank you, Fuyu."
Fuyu looked annoyed and almost cried out, "This young lady is really too useless!"
Hongye laughed so hard her body trembled: "It's all because you're greedy. As soon as you heard the young lady suggest betting five taels of silver, you forgot your true nature as a young lady."
Fuyu was even more depressed.
Gu Qinlan smiled and said, "You must remember this lesson. Don't lose your mind for short-term gains. You must analyze things carefully before making a decision."
The reason she made this bet with Fuyu was because Fuyu was impulsive and easily manipulated by her emotions. In her past life, Fuyu had suffered a lot because of this, and in this life, she had to help Fuyu correct this weakness. Simple lectures might not be effective, so she chose to start with the things Fuyu cared about.
Fuyu, that little girl, is a typical money-grubber. Making her lose money is more painful than cutting off her own flesh.
Sure enough, Fuyu frowned, looking pained: "I will remember this lesson for the rest of my life. One tael of silver! How long will it take me to earn it back!"
Upon hearing this, the young girls inside burst into laughter, bending over backwards.
At dawn the next day, Zheng Huiyi began learning etiquette, along with the maids who lived in Zheng Huaiyu's courtyard.
These maids received etiquette training, so they naturally had no right to enjoy Zhang Mama's personal guidance. Instead, they were taught by Gu Qinlan's dowry maid.
This nanny, Madam Xiao, was personally selected by Gu Qinlan. She was reliable and dependable, and her understanding of etiquette was exceptionally profound. Every maidservant trained by Madam Xiao was impeccably well-mannered.
However, Granny Xiao's educational methods were also notoriously strict.
Nevertheless, compared to Granny Zhang, she still appeared gentle and kind.
Therefore, the two young girls from the Zheng family who were learning etiquette faced numerous difficulties. If they failed to master their skills, they would not only be physically punished by Granny Zhang, but also suffer her sarcastic remarks.
"Are the talents of these two young ladies actually inferior to those maids?"
"In the future, when traveling, I'm afraid I'll be outdone by the maids in terms of etiquette."
Such remarks came one after another, which made Zheng Huiyi extremely angry, and she almost wanted to throw a punch.
Zheng Huaiyu was equally angry, but the girl was more rational than Zheng Huiyi.
She has a clear goal and is willing to put in hard work to achieve it.
On the first day of her studies, Zheng Huaiyu was also in tears, but a single sentence from Granny Zhang helped her to pull herself together again.
"No pain, no gain. If you can't even endure the hardship of learning etiquette, what great things can you achieve? You might as well give up now, find an ordinary man in Yuzhou to marry, and live out the rest of your life in peace."
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