"Bring the person up!" The bearded man stared at Feng Yuheng, as if he was looking at a piece of merchandise, with malicious light flashing in his eyes.
At this time, Feng Yuheng had already returned to her weak, pitiful and timid appearance. In the eyes of the big bearded man, she was just a young girl. Although she was pretty and smart, she could not escape her fate in the end.
Following the big bearded man's shout, someone immediately brought a maid upstairs. The maid stood beside the big bearded man, glanced at Feng Yuheng, then leaned over to the big bearded man and asked, "Is that the girl?"
The bearded man glanced at the shopkeeper beside him, and the shopkeeper quickly said, "Yes, that room is where the Lu family lives. When Lord Lu left, he told us to keep a close eye on this girl and not let her leave the room."
The bearded man nodded, "Yes, that's it." Then he raised his chin towards the woman, "Go, there's only one night left, you have to train her well."
"Don't worry, General." The old woman smiled, looking confident, and it was obvious that she was familiar with such things.
She walked towards Feng Yuheng step by step. People didn't know what was going on. They looked over here in surprise, but suddenly the bearded man shouted, "Hurry up and prepare your birthday gifts. I will start collecting them now!"
Over there, people reluctantly handed in birthday gifts one by one, with cries rising and falling. And over here, Feng Yuheng looked at the old woman walking towards her, sneered in her heart, but showed fear on her face, and began to step back.
The old woman entered the room and closed the door. She smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said to Feng Yuheng with full energy, "Don't be afraid. I am just here to teach you the rules. After tonight, if you can gain the favor of Master Duanmu, I will kowtow and call you master when I see you again."
Feng Yuheng narrowed her eyes, thinking that she had guessed it right. The Lu couple wanted to send her to the Dutong Mansion for their own future. Very good, for her, it was really easy to get it.
That night, Feng Yuheng did not sleep all night, and the old woman was very energetic, talking all night, nothing more than how a woman should serve a man. However, who is Feng Yuheng? She is a smart person who has lived two lives. It is too easy for her to get something out of this silly old woman.
She told the old woman, "Mother-in-law, since the master and the mistress have given me to the Grand Commander, I have accepted my fate. Thanks to your good words, I may be favored in the future. That is also Qianxi's good fortune. Qianxi will listen to you and study hard. If she has a promising future, she will never forget your great kindness in giving me the gift today."
Seeing her so sensible, the old woman was very happy, but she was thinking disdainfully in her heart, want to be successful? Want to be favored? Dream on! The Grand Commander's passion for any woman is only two or three months at most, and after a while, there will be a new one. There are twelve concubines in the Grand Commander's mansion, and you are the thirteenth one, but you don't know that there are no less than a hundred maids who have no name or status.
Although Feng Yuheng couldn't guess what the old woman was thinking, she could figure it out. But there was no need to worry. The two of them had their own responsibilities. She would naturally ask what she wanted to know. "Mother-in-law, Qianxi wants to ask what the Grand Commander likes on weekdays, so that she can serve him well and avoid accidentally breaking taboos."
The woman thought it was natural to say so, so she really talked about Duanmu Anguo's preferences. In addition to what Duanmu Anguo liked to eat and what kind of tea he liked to drink, Feng Yuheng also asked some more valuable questions - "The Grand Commander has often gone to Qianzhou in recent months. The weather in Qianzhou is much colder than the northern border. The twelfth lady in the mansion is more sensible. She can make a kind of warm tea. Every time the Grand Commander goes out or comes home, she will make warm tea and bring it to him. Because of this, she has won a lot of favor. So, Qianxi, if you want to win a man's heart, you have to see what he needs most."
Feng Yuheng leaned forward and said sincerely: "Thank you for your teachings, Grandma. I wonder what else the Grand Commander needs besides warm tea?"
"Well..." The woman thought for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Forget it, it's okay to tell you, you will know it after you enter the mansion anyway. In our Dutong's mansion, in addition to the twelve concubines, there is also a first lady. Although she is not the first wife of the Grand Dutong, she is also a legitimate second wife who entered the house decades ago, and she is also a princess of a thousand Zhou Dynasty, so her status is noble. But she is old now, and she has not left the house for many years. She complains all day long behind closed doors, and she has made herself look older than the Grand Dutong. Now this first lady is devoted to Buddhism, spending her days in the temple, and has no idea about the affairs of the Grand Dutong. It was to ignore and not ask. But even if she didn't ask, the Grand Commander couldn't neglect her and had to take good care of her, after all, Qian Zhou's status was there. The little ladies in the mansion were instructed by the Grand Commander many times to go to the Grand Madam to show their filial piety when they were free, but those little ladies in the mansion were more arrogant than each other, and they were not willing to serve others. Miss Qianxi, if you can serve this Grand Madam well after entering the mansion, then your status in the Commander's mansion will be different from others. Now is the time for the Grand Commander to take refuge with Qian Zhou. If you can help the Grand Madam to gain more smiles in the Grand Madam, it will be a great achievement."
Feng Yuheng's eyes lit up, and she quickly bowed to the old woman again with a look of joy: "Don't worry, Grandma, Qianxi has remembered everything. After entering the mansion, I will serve the governor and the first lady well. When Qianxi has established himself in the mansion, you, Grandma, will be Qianxi's benefactor."
"You are such a sweet-talker, girl." The old woman smiled with her hands covering her mouth and kept praising her.
Feng Yuheng also said: "Being the Grand Commander's concubine is better than being a maid for others. Qianxi will be wholeheartedly good to the Grand Commander and the Madam from now on. But there is one thing... I hope that mother-in-law can fulfill it."
"Oh?" The old woman looked cautious, "Tell me what it is."
Feng Yuheng said quickly, "Don't be nervous, mother-in-law. It's not a big deal. I just thought that I'm getting married anyway, so I should kowtow to my master. I just want to see my wife again before I leave."
The old woman was obviously relieved and said with a smile, "I thought it was nothing. This is human nature. It's as it should be. Don't worry, Master Lu and his wife will come back here early tomorrow morning. There will be a sedan chair from the Governor's Mansion to pick you up. They will personally escort you to the sedan chair and follow you into the Governor's Mansion."
Feng Yuheng smiled and nodded, "That's good. A servant should see things through to the end."
The old woman continued to talk for a long time until the sky turned white. Then she yawned and said to Feng Yuheng, "Okay, you should go and have a rest too. Get enough rest so that you don't look bad when you enter the mansion."
Feng Yuheng smiled bitterly in his heart. It was almost dawn. How could he rest for a while? When he looked up again, he saw that the old woman walked into the inner room without any hesitation. She sat down on the bed where the Lu couple slept. Then she kicked her feet against each other, took off her shoes and socks, and lay down to sleep without washing.
Feng Yuheng just couldn't understand how this country woman could get into the Dutong Mansion? Didn't Duanmu Anguo feel disgusted to use such a person?
She walked out with full of doubts, closed the door, and lay down in the outer room to take a nap for a while.
But he only dozed off for a short while, and within an hour, there was a knock on the door.
Feng Yuheng got up helplessly. The snoring of the old woman in the inner room was so loud that she couldn't hear anything outside. She opened the door and saw the Lu family couple walked in with tired faces. When Lu Tongpan saw Feng Yuheng, he looked her up and down for a while, then frowned and said, "Why are you so tired? Look at your eyes, they are all dark. How can you go out like this?"
Before Feng Yuheng could say anything, the old woman in the inner room began snoring again. Madam Lu was startled and immediately shouted, "Who? Who's in there?"
Pan Lu was also furious because today was the birthday banquet. In order to show his goodwill to the Duanmu family and to demonstrate his closeness to them, he stayed in the Dutong Mansion all night to help out. He just wanted to come back and rest, but he didn't expect that someone had slept in their room and in their bed. How could this be tolerated?
He was furious, and strode forward, raised his foot, and kicked the door open with a "bang". He was very confident in this kick, after all, his relationship with the Duanmu family was closer, and no one in this inn could compare with him.
However, Lu Tongpan's kick did not wake the old woman up. She slept in a very bad posture. Not only did she kick the quilt to the ground, but the collar of her clothes was torn open, revealing most of her shoulders. Her trouser legs were rolled up to her knees, and her pair of feet, both covered in black and gray, were rubbing against the mattress unconsciously. Saliva was flowing from the corners of her mouth, wetting most of the pillow.
Madam Lu almost vomited. Judge Lu was so frightened that he fell directly on the bed and said, "Who is this person? Where did this wild woman come from?"
The shout was so loud that it startled the sleeping person. The old woman rubbed her eyes and sat up unwillingly. She looked at the people in the room in a daze and asked Feng Yuheng in confusion: "Who are they?"
Feng Yuheng quickly replied: "Mother-in-law, they are my master and mistress."
Madam Lu was also asking Feng Yuheng: "Who is this disgusting person?"
Feng Yuheng looked anxious, and waved her hands while saying, "Madam, you can't say that. This is the mother-in-law of the governor's mansion. She is here to teach Qianxi the rules on the orders of the governor."
As soon as these words came out, the Lu couple immediately realized that they had said the wrong thing. Judge Lu was so anxious that his face turned red, but Mrs. Lu reacted quickly. She cried "Ouch" and rushed to the old woman, smiling all over her face, and said loudly: "This is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members no longer recognize each other as family. Lord Duanmu is my great uncle. After all, we are real family members."
The old woman groaned. Did she hear what Madam Lu said just now? Did she say that she was disgusting? Humph, no wonder she could send all her maids to the governor's mansion. She is indeed a person who changes her attitude according to the situation.
"Forget it." The old woman waved her hand, "Since you are back, help this girl clean up. The sedan chair will be here to pick her up soon."
"Yes. Don't worry, mother-in-law. I will make sure to pack it up beautifully and send it to grand uncle." She emphasized grand uncle specifically, obviously to show off her status.
The old woman got up, tidied her clothes, put on her shoes and socks, gave the Lu couple a look, and walked out of the house, asking the waiter to prepare food for her.
Madam Lu glanced at Feng Yuheng and said with a fake smile, "You don't have to thank me too much. After all, you followed me, and I have to find a good way out for you. Come, I'll help you change into the clothes that the Duanmu family sent you, so that you can get on the sedan chair beautifully."
When Judge Lu saw that she wanted to change her clothes, he took the initiative to leave and went downstairs to have breakfast. Feng Yuheng obediently let Madam Lu dress her, but after everything was arranged, she suddenly grabbed Madam Lu's wrist and said, "Madam, Qianxi is very nervous, you must stay with Qianxi!"
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