"Isn't that what maids do? If you don't let them do anything, they will be terrified, afraid that you are not satisfied with them and will drive them away at any time. In this case, does it mean that you are a good master to let them live in fear all day? I don't think so."
"Where did this nonsense come from? Let me tell you, the way things are done in Chunfeng Garden is different from other places. Don't try to sow discord between the master and servant here." With Duan Tingxuan talking non-stop beside her and the presence of a "persistent" big cat like Zhaocai, Su Nuannuan's sleepiness disappeared without a trace. After Zhaocai jumped onto her legs for the third time, she had no choice but to pick him up and stroke his fur.
Duan Tingxuan found this scene interesting and came over to sit next to Su Nuannuan. Facing his wife's vigilant eyes, he said unhappily: "Can't I touch the cat? Don't look at me like a lecher. I'm not trying to take advantage of you." After saying that, he really reached out and touched the soft and slippery fur on Zhaocai's back a few times.
The big cat stroked by its two masters half-closed its eyes comfortably. Duan Tingxuan saw that the room was quiet, so he said, "To be honest, you don't have many maids in this room. Apart from Honglian and Xiangyun, Cong'erhua is only eleven. What use are they? Even if you don't use them to do rough work, you study this and that kind of food every day, so how can you not need people? Not to mention Zhilan and Ranyun, even Ajing and Aping have four big and small maids around them. You are my legal wife, and the people serving you are the same as the two concubines. How can people see this?"
"Isn't it good for me to save money for the mansion?" Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes, but she knew in her heart that Duan Tingxuan was right. Although as a modern soul, she hated the feudal nobles' luxury, but when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Now that she was in the backyard of the mansion, she had to accept the rules of survival here.
After he finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "You don't need to tell me this specifically. Anyway, I have enough girls here now. If they are not enough in the future, I will ask for more."
Duan Tingxuan just gave her a reminder, and seeing that she didn't refuse, he didn't say anything more. He looked carefully at the black and white fur on Zhaocai's body. Suddenly he laughed and said, "Why does this cat look like a cow? Could it be a mixed breed?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Nuannuan glared at him. "If you can't speak, don't speak. We are authentic Chinese rural cats. The fur is so beautiful and bright. Can a cow compare to it?"
Before he finished speaking, Cong'er laughed outside the door and said, "Second Miss is here? Oh, you look so beautiful today. Did you just put on this dress? It really suits you." Then Duan Xinqi's voice said, "That's right. My mother also praised it when she saw it. This is the material my eldest sister-in-law gave me. So I sent it here specially for her to see. Is she home?"
"Yes, our grandfather is here too."
After Cong'er finished speaking, she opened the curtain. However, Duan Xinqi hesitated, and suddenly heard Su Nuannuan in the room say with a smile: "Second sister is here wearing new clothes? Come in and show me."
Duan Xinqi then went in, but her movements were cautious. She complained to herself: Big brother rarely saw big sister-in-law in the past month, why is he here whenever he comes? Is there nothing to do?
She entered the house in a moment. Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan saw that she was wearing a peach pink cross-collared blouse with peach blossoms on the upper body and a light green pleated skirt with scattered flowers on the lower body. The youthful aura of a bright girl was overwhelming. Duan Xinqi was born bright and beautiful. At this time, the clothes made the beauty look real. She was a beauty picked out of thousands.
Duan Tingxuan looked at his sister with some surprise, whom he had never paid attention to before. The young marquis boasted that he had seen countless beauties, but he never knew that his sister was so beautiful. Of course, this was just the brother's appreciation for his sister, and it did not contain any dirty feelings, otherwise this guy would not be a real human being.
At this time, Honglian Xiangyun and Cong'er Hua'er also came into the room. Su Nuannuan took Duan Xinqi and looked her up and down, then smiled and said, "I said my taste is not wrong. This material really suits you very well. Look at how beautiful our second young lady is after dressing up."
Duan Xinqi's face flushed with excitement. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever praised her like this. She was both happy and uneasy, so she lowered her head and whispered, "Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me. How can I be as pretty as you?"
"Of course I am beautiful too, but my beauty is different from my sister's. We each have our own merits." Su Nuannuan said with a smile. Before she finished speaking, she saw Duan Tingxuan next to her curl his lips slightly, so she immediately put her hands on her hips and asked, "Why? Do you disagree with what I said?"
"How dare I have any objection? Madam is right. You and my second sister are both beauties picked from thousands of miles away..."
The young marquis didn't expect Su Nuannuan to notice him at this time, so he quickly smiled and said, but before he could finish, he heard Su Nuannuan spit and said, "Why do you have to say such things against your will? Second sister is young and beautiful, but as for me, haha! With Grandma Lan and Aunt Jing by my side, I am just an ordinary woman, how dare I be called a beauty?"
"It's true, the lady is naturally beautiful, but we should say this, and your words are suspected of bragging." Duan Tingxuan touched his nose, and his words made the maids laugh. Even Duan Xinqi couldn't stop laughing, which made Su Nuannuan embarrassed. He quickly pulled Duan Xinqi to look at it again, and then he said in a deep voice: "Hmm! Sister, the powder on your face is a bit too thick. You are already a flower-like age. A light layer of powder would make you beautiful and lovely. It's so thick, like falling into a white powder jar, which is too much."
Duan Xinqi blushed at these words and whispered, "I also feel that this powder is a bit astringent, but there is nothing I can do. The best rouge in the capital is too expensive."
Duan Tingxuan frowned, and Su Nuannuan knew it, but the couple didn't say anything. Here Su Nuannuan ordered Honglian to fetch water, and smiled at Duan Xinqi: "Since you are wearing beautiful clothes today, you might as well dress up. The things here are all sent by your grandfather. I don't know how much they are worth, but they are all top-quality goods."
After that, he pulled Duan Xinqi into the house. Duan Tingxuan came outside the house and paced back and forth for a while. While he was deep in thought, he heard a crisp voice outside the door laughing, "So the uncle is also here with the great grandmother. It just so happens that the old lady just woke up from her nap and felt lonely, so she sent me to invite the ladies over. The uncle and the great grandmother should go too."
Duan Tingxuan smiled and said, "I paid my respects to my grandmother this morning. I won't join in the fun now. I'm just going to the study." After that, he called Cong'er out, told her to tell Su Nuannuan, and then left Chunfeng Garden and went straight to the study.
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