Chapter 450: Fight When It's Time
Although Nu'er, born to Aunt Yu, was Tang Rong's eldest son, he was a illegitimate son. Tang Rong did not like him when he was still in the womb. There was no full-month banquet when he was born, and Tang Gang, as his grandfather, did not pay much attention to him.
Even after Aunt Yue became pregnant, Tang Rong did not like her. In addition, she gave birth to a girl, so she was subconsciously ignored by everyone. Then, Tao Yiran, the mistress of the eldest house, gave birth. The birth of the legitimate son naturally overshadowed the non-existent light of the little concubine's daughter. One can imagine how lonely Aunt Yue was.
Aunt Yu had a worried look on her face. She had originally imagined that she would be treated differently if she gave birth to the crown prince's eldest son, but now she had to be even more cautious and careful in her life.
Xin An returned the child in her arms to her, feeling a little regretful. "Nu'er is so adorable, I can't bear to let him go. Grandmother has been ill these days, and she will definitely feel better if she sees Nu'er."
Aunt Yu was holding the child in her arms in a trance. When Xin An left, the little girl next to her came up to her and lowered her voice, "Aunt, people outside say that the son born to the young lady is a disaster star, and some say that he may not be the prince's son. The marquis was so angry that he fell ill, and now he won't hold the full moon banquet. This is our little son's chance."
"If the old lady asks Aunt to bring the young master to Chunrong Hall more often, he will definitely see the Marquis more often. Then our young master will be different."
"Our little master is so cute, even the Second Young Master's wife likes him so much, the old lady and the Marquis will definitely like him too."
Aunt Yu was moved, and an hour later Xin An got the news. Aunt Yu took the children to Chunrong Hall to visit the old lady.
"That's right."
She picked up the teacup and said, "When it's time to fight, you have to fight. It's not okay to stay in your room all the time to take care of your children. If you don't fight for your children, will they grow up and be sold for a good price?"
In their previous lives, those two concubines often followed Aunt Cai and acted as accomplices to the evil. Now, if they want to be good wives and mothers in this life, they don’t care whether she agrees or not.
Nan Feng smiled and said, "What the young lady said is right. The two concubines are a little timid and their brains are not very good. They need people close to them to give them advice."
"Nanfeng, you really impressed me."
Xin An smiled at her and said, "It's only been a short time, and you can already stand on your own."
Nan Feng's joy could not be concealed, nor did it need to be concealed. "If it weren't for the young lady's promotion and the opportunity, I wouldn't have known that I could do great things. I would have thought that I could only do some work like serving tea and water for the rest of my life."
“It’s not a big deal.”
Xin An put down the teacup and said, "When the dark clouds in the sky disperse, it will be time for you to do great things. From now on, you will not only be the manager of Qiushi Courtyard, but also the manager of the Marquis' Mansion."
"Learn more from Aunt Cuiping. It will be enough if you learn half of her skills."
Nanfeng immediately kowtowed to Xin An and thanked his master for giving him the opportunity.
"Get up, you were bought back by the Marquis' Mansion, do you have any relatives at home?"
Nanfeng said that he still had his father and two elder brothers at home. Xin An hummed, "If you think your elder brothers are useful, you can ask them to come to the capital. It will be easier to have your own people outside the mansion to do things. If you don't want to, forget it."
Nanfeng said she didn't want to. "My mother was in bad shape when she gave birth to me and couldn't do heavy work. Since I was little, the most common thing I heard was that I was a nuisance. If it weren't for me, my mother would still be able to work hard for the family. I feel so guilty that I haven't rested since the day I was able to work."
"Mother always said that women are born to work, to serve their parents and brothers at their mother's house, and to serve their parents-in-law and husband after marriage. She told me to be more diligent, but my two brothers can do nothing and naturally treat me as a slave at home."
"When I was twelve years old, I was injured in an accident. The doctor said that it would cost one tael of silver to cure me. They were reluctant to part with me, so they wanted to sell me while I was still breathing to bury me with them. Unfortunately, they couldn't find a buyer. When they saw that I was dying, the middle-aged woman from the dental shop came to buy me. After bargaining, they sold me for eight taels of silver. They also said that the middle-aged woman was evil-hearted. If she cured me, she would make money. If she couldn't cure me and I died, she would sell me for a higher price."
"The day I was taken away by the matchmaker, my mother held my hand. I thought she would tell me to take good care of myself, but she told me not to forget home and to bring back money if the employer gave me wages, as my two brothers still needed to get married."
"I was lucky. I was saved as soon as the dentist's medicine was applied. While I was waiting for the dentist to take action, all the girls in the room were crying their hearts out. But I felt that those were great days. I had endless work to do before I could open my eyes, but I could still barely have enough to eat. How could I say that they were not great days?"
She said it lightly, as if the person she was talking about had nothing to do with her. She raised her eyes and bowed to Xin An, "Young Madam, I have had no family since the day I was sold to the Marquis' Mansion. I couldn't even dream of living like this before. I don't use relatives or fellow villagers to hire people. Last winter, I picked a few people from the beggars' den and rented a yard for them to live in. I trained them for a while and they are now able to do things. They will never delay the important work."
She was full of gratitude to the young lady. If it weren't for the young lady's guidance and promotion, she would still be in the yard thinking about how to get into the second young master's bed. She might have been exiled to the manor by the second young master, or even worse, she might have been given away directly. How could she be as respectable as she is now.
She was the steward appointed by the young lady herself! "My words reminded you of the bad things that happened in the past."
Xin An apologized, "I only care about the results of what I tell you to do, and rarely care about how you accomplish things. I know you have your own rules, so just do it yourself."
"You've been doing a lot of work in the past few months. I'll give you another 500 taels of silver. It will be easier for you to do things with more money."
"Thank you, Madam."
Nanfeng did not refuse. The silver that the young lady had given him last time had been almost spent, and the next thing he had to do would also require silver.
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After Nanfeng left and Chunlu brought in the bird's nest, Xin An told her to talk more with Nanfeng, "In this mansion, you and Chunyang are the people I trust the most. Now that I am employing Nanfeng, you should pay more attention to her and let her focus on her work."
Chunlu handed the bird's nest to her and lowered her voice slightly, "Next month is Nanfeng's birthday. We plan to celebrate her birthday in private. Then the young lady can give her something as a reward. Nanfeng will be very touched."
Taking the bird's nest, Xin An instructed her, "Remind me when the time comes."
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"How's Chunyang's account going?"
After returning from Huaijiang, Fangda brought over several account books. She had been busy these days and had no time to look at them carefully, so she gave them all to Chunyang.
"It's just one thing left. The two maids we brought back should have learned most of the rules. Madam, do you want them to serve you?"
The little maid that Madam Xin personally selected for Xin An was of average appearance but smart and steady. Her father, mother and brothers were all in the Xin family. When she was brought back to the capital, she was sent to the Xin residence and handed over to Aunt Wang to be taught manners. After she was well taught, she would be sent to Aunt Cuiping to take a look, and would be taught for another two days before being given an assignment.
"Chun Yang is more careful than you in checking the accounts. I think I'll let her check the accounts from now on. You'll have to take care of the rest. Go check on the two girls. If they're useful, bring them back to you and help you. You don't have to come in and serve for the time being."
(End of this chapter)
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