Chapter 1151: Human nature is fickle, maids compete for favor

At the banquet.

Faced with the looming hostility of the county examiner, Su Mingzhe deliberately put on an unwilling look.

When others see his cold face, they naturally won't bother him.

At the banquet, Su Mingzhe did not attend the Feihualing ceremony hosted by the county magistrate.

In this way, wait until the banquet is over.

Su Mingzhe left angrily.

The county examiner, upon seeing this, was secretly delighted, and took the opportunity to win over several of his peers who had the same background as him.

These classmates have one thing in common, that is, they all come from poor families.

Students like them who have worked hard to succeed have a natural "hatred" for rich kids like Su Mingzhe.

Several people gathered together and spoke all kinds of slanderous words against Su Mingzhe.

Gradually, in the mouths of several people, Su Mingzhe became a villain who was arrogant and intolerant.

The Chang'an County Magistrate only viewed these events as fun, and neither tried to stop them nor to interfere.

After all, he was just a small county magistrate.

When it comes to matters involving the powerful, he doesn't even have time to hide, so how could he deliberately get involved?

Su Mingzhe returned to Rongguo Mansion and learned that Manager Xie had sent someone to deliver a visiting card to him yesterday.

Since I'm not here today, I changed the visiting time to tomorrow.

Su Mingzhe didn't care about this.

Before his soul traveled through time and space, the Rong and Ning mansions, which had offended Emperor Longqing, were basically lambs to be slaughtered.

However, after his soul traveled through time and space, the future of the Rong and Ning mansions would naturally be smooth, and there would be no disaster of collapse.

As for restoring the past glory, it depends on Su Mingzhe's mood.

Therefore, in Su Mingzhe's eyes, even the Chief Eunuch Xie, whom Jia Zheng had to deal with carefully, was just an old eunuch with a pale face, no beard and an unpleasant voice.

Just give him some face, say "Thank you, eunuch" or bow to show your respect.

Without giving any face, Su Mingzhe wiped out the entire Zhongshun Palace in broad daylight, and no one could do anything to him.

Returned to Lady Jia's backyard.

Su Mingzhe originally wanted to go to the Bishachu to play with Lin Daiyu, but he ended up seeing Lin Daiyu checking accounts with Tanchun and Li Wan.

Su Mingzhe asked, and then he realized that today was the middle of the month, the day for reconciling accounts in the mansion.

Since Lin Daiyu was busy, Su Mingzhe wanted to go back to his front yard and play games with a few maids.

As a result, before he left Lady Jia's residence, he saw a pretty little maid running over to invite him:

"Second Master, my wife has arranged a banquet and would like to invite you to come over to celebrate your success in the county examination."

As for passing the county examination, everyone in Rongguo Mansion had already celebrated for Su Mingzhe.

Xue Baochai and her daughter have just arrived, so they will be added later.

After hearing this, Su Mingzhe subconsciously looked at Lin Daiyu who was checking the accounts. Seeing that she had no reaction, he nodded and said:
"Since it's my aunt's invitation, I'll go back to the yard and change my clothes later."

Not long after.

Su Mingzhe returned to his yard and saw Musk Moon and Xiren lying on the bed. After asking them, he found out that the two women had their periods at the same time.

With the help of Qingwen and Qiu Wen, Su Mingzhe changed his alcohol-stained clothes and put on new clothes.

Before leaving, Su Mingzhe asked Qiu Wen to stay and take care of Xiren and Sheyue, while he took the playful Qingwen and the three maids Qianxue, Meiren and Qixian out.

Qianxue, Meiren, Qixian, and another person, Tanyun, were in Su Mingzhe's room, and they also received the monthly salary of the head maids.

However, these four maids arrived late.

Su Mingzhe originally had only four maids around him, but later Grandmother Jia gave him two more, making a total of six maids.

Later, Mrs. Wang gave him two more. Somehow, Su Mingzhe now had eight maids.

However, according to the rules of Rongguo Mansion, each master is only entitled to four maids. Therefore, although these four maids work for Su Mingzhe, they are actually still considered to be people around Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Qiu Wen watched the man leave, leaving her to take care of Xiren and Sheyue who were unwell, and she immediately felt dissatisfied.

As the man left, Qiu Wen immediately came to her 'big sister' Xiren and complained: "Sister Xiren, the three maids Qianxue, Meiren and Qixian have been getting more and more rampant recently, and you don't do anything about it!"

Xiren was a smart person, similar to Xue Baochai. As soon as Qiu Wen opened her mouth, she knew what this girl was planning, which was to make her the first to do so.

But she wasn't fooled:
"We are all maids, why should I take care of them?"

"But there is a difference between this maid and a servant girl!"

Qiu Wen would not be discouraged by Xiren's words, and continued to speak:
"Sister Xiren, you didn't see that girl Xixue would wear a little skirt or even just a bellyband at night and wander around the house. I've seen it several times. This girl is clearly trying to seduce our Second Master! And that Meiren, when we weren't paying attention, she slipped into the inner room and wanted to give Second Master a bath..."

Xiren felt tired as she listened to Qiu Wen's report.

There are hundreds of maids in Rongguo Mansion, and there are forty or fifty young maids. It is very easy to find a few outstanding ones.

If they really want to be on guard, how many can these four maids defend against?

The backyard of Rongguo Mansion is a ready-made example.

Less than a month after Jia Lian, the second master of the Jia family, got divorced from Wang Xifeng, several women appeared in his room.

Like Miss Duo, Bao Er's wife, and even a few handsome servants.

After hearing this, Xiren felt unwell.

On the other hand, although my second master also likes to hang out with women, he still has some regard for friendship.

Especially since Miss Lin entered the Rongguo Mansion, her former "devilish" temperament has long disappeared.

Bad habits like dropping jade were no longer a thing.

Even the second master, who had never liked studying, took the imperial examination for the first time and performed well in the county examination.

Now Xiren is full of hope for her future. She only wants to be a personal maid peacefully, and wait for Miss Lin to marry the Second Master, give birth to one or two children, and then she will be promoted to a concubine. Then her life will be complete.

As for the rest.

For example, Xiren would not even dare to think about being jealous like Second Madam Lian in the past.

She is just a maid, so she has no right to be jealous.

Qiu Wen tried her best to persuade Xiren but still failed. She could only stomp her feet and go to talk to Sheyue.

Xiren and Sheyue are not feeling well and will definitely not be able to serve you at night.

Qiu Wen was particularly worried that Qianxue and her maids would take the opportunity to take over.

Su Mingzhe didn't know that Qiu Wen, the maid, had added so many roles to him. He brought four maids to Lixiang Garden. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai. After the greetings, he asked:
"Aunt, Sister Bao, isn't Brother Pan here?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said:
"He is like a horse without a bridle. He wanders around outside all day long and never comes home! He just came to Beijing yesterday and made an appointment with someone to have a drink early this morning. He hasn't come back yet..."

Su Mingzhe smiled a few times.

Xue Baochai was still thinking about the talent show at the moment, so when she saw her cousin Su Mingzhe, she didn't act too close to him.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Xue Baochai invited him in a gentle tone:

"Brother Baoyu, it's a bit cold outside. Come into the inner room and warm your hands. The food and wine will be served soon!"

"Okay, Sister Bao!"

Su Mingzhe entered the inner living room and sat down, then asked with a smile:

"I heard that your sister's name has been reported. When will she enter the palace to participate in the selection? My sisters and I in the courtyard will also go to see her off."

"Waiting for notification."

Aunt Xue was very confident that her daughter would be able to participate in the selection of concubines.

He had long been looking forward to his daughter entering the palace and rising to prominence, allowing the Xue family to regroup and prosper again.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that the eunuch in charge of the selection just took a look at Xue Baochai's family background and dismissed her.

In a few days.

Aunt Xue took her daughter to the palace to participate in the selection, which was just a formality. Basically, after a round of tour, she would be rewarded with "palace flowers" and sent out of the palace with courtesy.

Su Mingzhe knew this very well, but seeing that Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were both full of confidence in the talent show, he would not do anything to spoil their fun.

The banquet lasted until the evening.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Su Mingzhe said goodbye and left with his maid.

(End of this chapter)