If everything develops as everyone wants, that would be fine.

Cuiqiao had mixed feelings in her heart, looking at Fengrou in front of her, wearing a white lily-flowered green leaf skirt, her hair was only held up by a transparent emerald hairpin, leaving a bunch of blue silk hanging on her chest, without any powder.

Her natural beauty is even more apparent, and her skin is so tender that it just looks hydrated.

Looking at herself, she was dressed in a gorgeous outfit, with exquisite make-up. She had been dressing up for several hours, with pearls on her hair and makeup on her face. However, she only stood in front of her, feeling refreshed and refreshed. She suddenly felt that she had been offended.

Outsiders commented that she knew she had lost in terms of temperament.

This is all a matter of thought.

She should have been the person standing opposite her. At that time, she was focused on fighting for Feng Rou's current position, and she was completely sure of it. The change was only because of a few whispers from an older sister in the building, the divorced prostitute and

They Qinghuan people did not live together. That day she happened to pass by a flower bush and heard the whispers of the two Honghuan people, saying that the guest was a merchant doing business with the Zhou people.

The virgin who was willing to spend a lot of money to buy this virgin husband was going to be given to the dignitaries of Zhou Dynasty to enjoy. I didn't know that the poor sister would be chosen.

Another red-husbandman echoed, saying a lot about the evil deeds of the Zhou people.

Her heart skipped a beat at that time. She had once seen a drunken Zhou man holding a whip and trying to force his way into the backyard where the shepherds lived. Several nurses couldn't hold him back, so he whipped the strong man away.

The nurse was whipped half to death, and from then on the fierceness of the Zhou people was deeply imprinted in her mind...

While performing her skills, she found that the other sisters who had been eager to perform two days ago were listless. Either they played the wrong tune or their dance steps were messed up. After all, everyone got the news and no one wanted to go.

Both she and Feng Rou were in the finale. Feng Rou was in front of her, playing the piano. She didn't make mistakes, but it wasn't very good either. It was quite satisfactory because of Mother Lin's rules. Whether she was performing in front of guests or practicing on a daily basis, she was wrong.

If you do it, you will be fined. For Feng Rou, who has a frail sister to take care of, this little money can buy several medicines.

She was the last one. She didn't do it so obviously and deliberately danced. She just exaggerated a little and tried too hard. She made all the mistakes that dancers usually make when they teach her. Then she grinned and winked and smiled a little.

It's a bit uglier, so people can't tell she did it on purpose.

The result was as she wished. In the end, the customer chose Fengrou...

In just three years, everyone's situation has turned out to be so different.

"Cui Qiao. Please, please help me inquire again." Fengrou didn't know what Cui Qiao was thinking, so she took out a small bag of tips and stuffed it into Cui Qiao, pleading, "Cui Qiao, it's not convenient for me to go out.

You must think of a way for me, I am the only sister."

Cui Qiao did not open the brocade bag. However, the unique coolness of jewelry came out through the thin silk and satin, letting her know that the brocade bag must contain expensive jewelry...

After pretending to delay for a few times, Cui Qiao still accepted the tip bag.

Return to your room in Cuixiang Building.

Cuiqiao eagerly opened Jin Niang. Inside was a string of pearl necklaces, about twenty or so, each one as big as a thumb, smooth and round, and they were the finest South Sea pearls.

Two years ago when she was most popular, she also received such pearls, but there were only two of them. They were just enough to be set into earrings, but they were enough to make the sisters in the building envy them.

Unexpectedly, Fengrou would buy such a valuable necklace, and Cuiqiao became greedy.

Facing the haggard look in the bronze mirror that her makeup couldn't hide, she was the same age as Feng Rou, but the cruel life made her age prematurely. Two years ago, she had only been an oiran for more than a month, and she had not yet gained fame.

As soon as the news spread, another girl with outstanding talent, Hong Feng, came to the building. She was suppressed at once, and a series of misfortunes followed... She didn't ask Fengrou how she had been in the past few years. There was no need to ask,

She must be living a good life. You can tell whether a woman is living well by looking at the glow on her face.

Feng Rou's face is still beautiful, no, she is even more beautiful than before. Apart from the worry about her sister, I can't see anything wrong with her. However, because of her day and night reversal, excessive drinking, and too much makeup, her skin gradually became saggy and her demeanor

As I get older, I lose the spirit that a woman of this age should have.

Thinking back to what the sisters in the building were talking about, how handsome the young prince of Zhou is, not inferior to the noble sons of our dynasty. The sisters in the building are also invited to various banquets to sing and dance on weekdays, although the girls are there.

In this kind of place, I have learned to talk nonsense to others, but most of the evaluations of men are true. If you speak well of a slightly inferior man, other sisters will see it in the future and feel that it is not as good as he said.

Well, you will be laughed at because you have no vision and have no experience of the world, just like a man mistaking a little maid who pours water for an oiran. It is a shameless thing, so no one will talk nonsense about this kind of thing.

Cuiqiao felt even more unsatisfied. Originally, she was supposed to be living a life like Feng Rou.

…

In the past few days, Su Yiqing has been waiting for Nanny Zhou to come and ask her for a request, but Nanny Zhou never mentioned it. Nanny Zhou came and went in a hurry every time. She seemed to be very busy and didn't know what she was busy with.

As the wedding day approached day by day, Ms. Xu took a list and said that this was the list of companions she had chosen. Although the palace would prepare some maids and nuns, they were all outsiders after all, so she had to choose some by herself.

As you like.

Su Yiqing looked at the long list. Aunt Zhou was the first one on it. In addition, the names of all the maids serving in her yard were also on it, including Xin'er. Thinking of the uneasy looks of those maids and women, she said, "

Mother, since the palace has already prepared the nuns and maids, why send more people there? Who wants to leave home... let's forget it."

The sentence "Who is willing to leave their hometown" touched Xu's heart again. The corners of Xu's eyes suddenly turned red again. She tried hard not to shed tears and said: "Do they dare or not? They were all scrambling to get the silver reward.

Later, if you say you don’t want to now, it won’t be such a good thing.”

Su Yiqing sighed: "I brought them here because I hope they can serve me with all their heart. If they have any grievances, let alone serving them, I'm afraid they will bite me back at any time."

"They dare?" Mrs. Xu said sternly, "These cheap maids are born to be low. It is impossible to expect them to be loyal. However, they don't have the courage to harm you, just like those coquettish girls in your father's house.

, who among them would be willing to give them a little sweetness, they are still submissive."

"This is different, mother." Su Yiqing didn't want to say that sometimes people don't harm others not because they don't have the heart or the courage, but because they lack an opportunity and an opportunity.

Seeing Su Yiqing's depressed look, Mrs. Xu suddenly lost her temper and sighed: "It doesn't matter, I have to be strong all my life and suppress the people around me so much that they don't dare to say a word. In the end, I won't get anything good. It's just that you are not alone."

It's not against the rules to bring him there. In this way, ask the servants of the uncle's house, including those in the first and second bedrooms, if they are willing to go with them. If you follow them for everything, your family will give you money. Then there will always be some people in the uncle's house who are not living as expected.

You have to start in another place. For example, I heard that your second aunt's temper has become increasingly violent recently. Many maids got into fights and were beaten. There was one who hanged himself a few days ago. Fortunately, he was discovered early."

This is also a way, Su Yiqing nodded.

Mrs. Xu let out the wind, and the maid in the third room breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought it was a hard job that everyone avoided, but I didn't expect that many people signed up voluntarily. There were people in every house. It seemed that there were quite a few people who felt that Yuan Ping's Mansion was a pit of fire and wanted to escape.

When there are more people, you can’t take them all away, so you have to pick carefully.

Mrs. Xu would choose the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, etc., and Su Yiqing would let Su Yiqing choose the young maid.

Su Yiqing asked them to come in one by one to reply.

Looking at the little maid in front of her, with almond-shaped eyes and rosy cheeks, a graceful figure, and quite a bit of color, she asked: "What is your name? Where did you work as an errand?"

The little maid lowered her head and said, "In response to Miss Jiu, my name is Shuangxi, and she is served by Aunt Sun, the second wife."

There are a lot of aunts in Yuanping's Mansion, and their status is also very low. They are not allowed to move around at will. Su Yiqing doesn't even recognize the aunts in the third room, let alone the other rooms. The status of the aunt is low, and she is always waiting around.

The status of the maid is even lower. You can tell by looking at the timid look on this little maid.

Su Yiqing asked again: "Why do you want to marry me? I want to listen to the truth."

Shuangxi knelt down with a plop and said: "It's because Mrs. Song, the second wife's companion, fell in love with me and asked me to marry her son. But Mrs. Song's son is already thirty, and his wife just died last year. I don't want to, please miss me."

I'm sorry, I'm willing to serve Miss Ninth."

Su Yiqing sighed and said: "Do you think that if you follow me as a dowry, you can marry a desirable person or just never marry for the rest of your life? No one knows what kind of place Dazhou is and what the people there are like.

, maybe the next one you want to marry may not even be as good as Mrs. Song’s son. After all, no matter how good Mrs. Song’s son is, their family is also a servant of this house. Everyone knows everything. If anything happens, can I take care of you?

It’s hard to say whether I will protect you or not, but whether I will or not is another matter entirely.”

The real thing is that she can't protect herself. After Xin'er's lesson, if she is asked to sacrifice her own interests or even take risks to protect a little maid, she really can't do it.

Shuangxi cried and said: "Even if this is the case, it is my fate. Please be kind to Miss. I will have no complaints or regrets."

Su Yiqing didn't say anything. People are reluctant to give up on some things until the last minute, just like her back then.

Anyway, since Shuangxi is willing to go, her wish will be granted.

Most of the next few maids had the same reason. Some were good-looking and were forced to marry due to jealousy by their mistresses. There were also a few who were poor and coveted the generous reward for their families if Xu agreed to go voluntarily.

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