Chapter 416 Sending the Palace Maid
Qin Huai is on the scene and is worth two men at once.
He originally wanted to make money in Suijin Town, so naturally he had to show his abilities.
Just now he acted like he was on good terms with Song Liyun, and no one around him was dissatisfied.
Qin Huai has experience in leading people and is a good worker. He can pick out those who just want to slack off with just a few words.
Song Dequan found the household register again and checked everyone's background and surname.
Unexpectedly, more than a hundred people wanted to go to Suijin Town.
There are too many people, and Song Liyun’s small factory can’t accommodate them all.
But it would be a waste if so many people were not using it.
She pulled Abu over and whispered, "Can you arrange something in Mida Valley?"
Most of the first group of people went to the Mida River Valley. Song Liyun had not been there yet and didn't know how far the new construction there had progressed.
Abu scratched his head and said, "Young Master wants to build a small town like Suijin Town. Craftsmen are always needed, but we have only built two courtyards now.
But will they agree to send so many people to the grasslands?"
Zhao Tingduo was determined to create a living environment for Song Liyun that was similar to the urban layout of the Wu Dynasty.
Now in the Mida River Valley, Song Erlang and a group of people are repairing and building houses.
It is not easy to build a small town suitable for settlement. Apart from simple wooden houses, the first thing to be built is the civil engineering building of the city lord's mansion.
The conditions on the grassland were harsh, but Song Liyun had no doubt about whether these people wanted to go.
The power of silver is huge, he will definitely agree!
But she couldn't take them all away now. She had to ask Captain Luo to issue a corvée order first before she could use the post stations along the way to rest.
That night, Song Liyun set off with Abu and the guards and returned to Suijin Town overnight.
Xiao An stayed in Xiaoshi Village, waiting to join Qin Huai and his large group.
Song Liyun was eager to go home, and returned to Baolinju in just one day and one night.
She really responded to the emergency by rushing back like this.
Two days later, a luxuriously decorated carriage stopped outside Baolinju, followed by a group of soldiers.
Lin Qingyuan was riding a horse beside him with a smile on his face.
A married beauty in gorgeous clothes, with brocade clothes, jade belt and pearls and jade on her head, stepped out of the carriage. Two little maids followed beside her.
It’s Lin Qingyuan’s sister Lin Luyin!
In addition, a middle-aged woman with regular features, wearing a crimson jacket and a serious expression got off the car.
The woman just nodded to Song Liyun and followed Lin Luyin silently.
After entering the house, several people sat down. Lin Luyin praised Song Liyun for her simple life and said that she envied the life of ordinary people.
Song Liyun also responded with a smile: "Sister Lin's coming here makes my humble home shine. There is no need for you to envy it."
Lin Luyin was born into the Lin family, a wealthy merchant family. Although her mother was a concubine, Aunt Liu had won the favor of Master Lin for more than ten years. Except for not being able to decide on the marriages of her children, she had never suffered any grievances in her life.
Lin Luyin lived in a carefully decorated courtyard at her parents' home, and later she married into the Qi family and also lived in a mansion. Naturally, a house like Baolinju was nothing special.
Lin Luyin warmly took Song Liyun's arm and scolded her, "Xiaoyun, I treat you as a sister who is as close as life and death, but now you won't even let me make a joke.
I have never lied to you. If the people living in it are not satisfied, what is the point of having a big house?"
Song Liyun knew she was talking about the Lin family and the Qi family.
Those mansions that others see as large and deep courtyards are like cages to Lin Luyin.
She used the Lin family as a tool to send them to the Qi family for marriage, and the Qi family almost killed her. It was her own brother who found a way to take her away.
Song Liyun also changed the subject: "Since Sister Lin likes it, stay here for a few more days! You can also teach me how to manage the household!"
The back and forth between the two made Lin Qingyuan roll his eyes.
He knew that Song Liyun was not the kind of person who liked compliments.
Her straightforward temper made even the garrison commander so angry that he didn't want to see her.
If it were me, I would be glared at.
Her sister Lin Luyin was even more of a smiling tiger, kind on the outside but deep in her heart. Otherwise, how could she, a bastard and concubine, get those secrets of the Qi family?
However, Lin Luyin admired Song Liyun very much, whom she had just met.
It is said that she was able to take advantage of the opportunity of performing labor service to take her two brothers away from the unkind elders of the family and settle down in Suijin Town without any hesitation or dragging her feet. This courage alone makes her a heroine.
Later, he dared to enter the grassland to help the Wuda tribe and capture Qi Heng, which had already made him a great contribution in the eyes of everyone in the Zhao family.
These things have now spread to the capital, and even the empress dowager and the emperor know about it and said "good".
In addition, Duke Anguo felt guilty about Madam Uya, so since Madam Uya had already chosen her as her daughter-in-law, he also accepted her.
With Zhao Yanjiao's nod and the Queen Mother's tacit approval, no one would dare to challenge Song Liyun's position anymore.
Now whenever Lin Luyin sees Lin Qingyuan, she calls him a fool, saying that he deserves to be single for the rest of his life and that he missed out on such a great marriage.
Lin Qingyuan was so ashamed and angry after being scolded.
If there was a pill to regret in the world, he would have taken it long ago and went to propose marriage to Song Liyun on the first day he met her.
What's the point of saying this now? Song Liyun would not have agreed at that time.
Besides, I am not as good as the Third Young Master in everything...
Finally, Lin Luyin and Song Liyun remembered that there were guests nearby, so they stopped flattering each other.
Lin Luyin suppressed her smile and introduced herself to Song Liyun seriously, "This is Aunt Xu, whom the garrison commander's wife asked me to bring with me!
She used to be an old palace maid, but now she has been ordered by the Empress Dowager to retire from the palace. The garrison commander’s wife said she will stay by her sister’s side and serve her!
What's the meaning?
Am I living under the same roof with the people in the palace now?
Before Lin Luyin finished speaking, Song Liyun's smile froze on her face, as if struck by lightning.
She stared blankly at Palace Maid Xu, who was standing upright on the side, looking like a clay or wooden sculpture, and her scalp felt tingling.
It's true that Zhao Tingduo is a royal relative, but it's better than the Queen Mother sending a palace maid all the way to the border town...
Could it be that he was sent here intentionally to teach me etiquette and palace rules, and to torture me in every possible way?
Suddenly, Song Liyun's mind flashed with the scene of herself learning embroidery and sewing, and learning to walk the Lotus Step with her ankles tied, and she couldn't help but shudder.
She wanted to refuse, but the person had already arrived. As an adult who had to save face and be sensible, Song Liyun forced a smile.
Song Liyun knelt down and saluted towards Aunt Xu's expressionless and stern face.
I don't understand the palace rules. Nanny Xu is an old lady who serves the Empress Dowager, and she must be here to make trouble for me.
Before she could finish the formalities, Nanny Xu reached out and supported her: "Miss, please stand up. This old servant has already left the palace. I am just a nanny sent by the garrison lady to teach you some trivial matters. No need to perform formalities!"
"real?"
Song Liyun felt relieved and a smile appeared on her face. She was glad that no one was trying to make things difficult for her.
"It's true! Madam, please rest assured. I won't embarrass you."
Aunt Xu bowed her head politely and spoke in a gentle and calm voice.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, new people were brought into the palace. These old maids who had stayed in the palace all their lives were now at the age to leave.
The Queen Mother allowed them to arrange their own way out.
Several old sisters of the same age from the Shangyiku chose to stay in Beijing and work as maids for wealthy families, teaching young ladies how to do needlework and embroidery.
Only she was born in Yunzhou and was sent directly to Hecheng by the empress dowager.
(End of this chapter)
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