Volume 1 Chapter 120: The Canary Arrives

  Chapter 120: The Canary Arrives

  Mozi started her reclusive life again, just like in the Qiufu. She didn't act with Baihe and Lvgui together, nor did she follow behind Qiulang to go out.

  Three days have passed, and I've spent two and a half of them at the Mochen Residence. Apart from doing some tasks for Bai He, I've been whittling wood in the northwest corner house. Qiu San Niang brought eighty sedan chairs worth of dowry into Jing Wang Fu. Mo Zi brought in two large boxes of tools and wood.

  She didn't know how to live like the small courtyard of Qiu Fu, and all the miscellaneous chores were done by Xiaoyu and the maids. She was at least a second-class maid, and here only the master and Baihe, Xiao Yi, and Lüjing were older than her. When these four were not around, she could still act like a small mistress.

  Almost forgot to mention, on the second day after Qiu San Niang married in, after serving tea to her mother-in-law and Wang Fei, she said that there should be four senior maids in the mansion, but Qiu San Niang only had two, which was too few. Conveniently, Lu Juan was nearby, so Qiu San Niang promoted her on the spot, now also considered as Mo Zi's small superior. As for the other one, Old Wang Fei said she had a good maid and asked if Qiu San Niang wanted her. Qiu San Niang couldn't say no, naturally agreed quickly. However, that senior maid hasn't arrived yet, probably in these two days.

  Luju returned and sighed, saying that Mozi should also go with her, and then they would become the eldest daughter-in-law together.

  He didn't care about it from the start, smiling and saying what a pity, but actually he didn't mind at all.

  Qiu Sanniang said, "What's there to regret? The big girl in the mansion is not many, once she goes out, everyone is familiar with her face, and it's inconvenient to do things." That means, the more deeply Mozi hides, the better.

  Bai He immediately knew that although his own daughter had married a good family, her mind for making money would never be withdrawn.

  Mozi and Qiu Sanniang were extremely tacit on this point. No matter how good the husband is, women must be independent. Moreover, that Xiao San, for now, was still very unreliable. It's been three days, and he hasn't shown his face again. Not at Jin Siyan's place, but in Jingquan Pavilion reading books, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

  That morning, the queen indeed sent a servant to collect the handkerchief. Xiao San was quite responsible and took the handkerchief into his own bosom in front of everyone, saying that he should be the one to keep it safe. No matter how much the servants tried to persuade him, he refused to give it up, and they had no choice but to give up.

  It's also true. The thing that belongs to someone else's wife is not suitable for anyone, if it really needs to be kept, then it should be the husband. This was what Mozi thought at the time.

  Qiu San Niang's face turned bright red. Something that hadn't even happened yet was already being talked about everywhere early in the morning.

  Also because Xiao San did this, the old queen and the queen's family actually put their minds at ease, thinking that this time, although Xiao San's legitimate wife's family was a bit unsavory in business, at least it made Xiao San willing to take care of her. Who knows, maybe he married the right one this time. So, they looked up to Wei Qiong Yu even more, joking that if Xiao San changed his ways and Ji San Niang could bear a son, they would record Wei Qiong Yu in the Xiao family tree, which would be the status of a concubine.

  These words were all told to Mozi by Baihe when she returned.

  Mei Zi thought, this concubine was the biggest winner. To say it, the newlywed couple's discord was their own problem. The good thing that happened beyond expectation was the concubine's great credit for choosing the right person.

  On this day, Qiu San Niang went to serve her mother-in-law breakfast as usual, but she didn't bring any small clothes. For the past three days, it was the first time she didn't bring small clothes out, and of course, it wasn't because she was taking a break, but rather she had other plans.

  "Is this the house we live in?" Xiao Yi waited. She waited until the maid finished sweeping the courtyard, and waited for the little maids to go to the well yard to wash clothes. In other words, she was waiting for when no one could see her.

  Mozi held a small plane in his left hand, a small round stick in his right hand, and a thin piece of wood in his mouth, unable to speak for the time being, he could only nod.

  "It's really done." Xiao Yi wanted to take a pavilion, but ended up ruining it with great force, and finally just looked at it obediently.

  For a child who doesn't like to talk, it's absolutely impossible to keep silent with her all the time, otherwise that kid will dislike talking even more. With this in mind, Mozi put down his work and started chatting with Xiao Yi first.

  "Silently knowing the dwelling, a model that has been scaled down in size but is exactly the same in shape." The lingering style of the Tang Dynasty made her itchy and unbearable, so she couldn't help but take action.

  Xiao Yi seemed to understand and nodded, looked out of the window, twitched her nose, and muttered a sentence, "It's never-ending."

  Purple followed to see, saw someone's shadow in the yard. This architectural style is a courtyard with a wide and refreshing space, likes to pave smooth jade boards on the water, the house is large and empty, doors and windows are all from the roof to the floor, corridors are secluded and quiet, using stable-colored screens, also adorned with bright lanterns. In modern terms, it's minimalist style. Luxury in simplicity. Very beautiful, very atmospheric, but once you step out of the house, there's nowhere to hide.

  It's nothing for others. It's a lot of trouble for them.

  "Only the west wall can be walked?" Mei Zi had been out for half a day three days ago. The entire Yong Gu Zhai has several small doors, but they all lead to Hua Ming Garden and Hui Xi Garden. To leave Jing Wang Fu, from Jing Fang Garden, there is only the main gate, or you can walk through the side gates of Hua Ming and Hui Xi gardens to the other two main streets of Zhu Yun Fang.

  They were new to the place and hadn't figured out the relationships between Da Fang, San Fang, and Er Fang yet, so they couldn't just use silver to grease the wheels. Under the premise of not drawing attention from the Xiao family, the only way to sneak out of the Wang Fu was through the west wall. Outside the west wall was another family's garden, but it wasn't clear whose it was, at least it didn't belong to the Xiao family. Xiaoyi slipped past, just like a little cat passing by the neighbor's fence.

  "The girl asked me to go and investigate." Throw a stone to ask for directions, see if you can find another way.

  "Xiao Yi, nobody's here." Mo Zi helped her keep watch.

  Xiao Yi immediately jumped out of the back window of the carpentry workshop, took a breath, stepped onto the roof, and then took another breath, flying over the wall like a bird.

  Mozi hadn't even finished applying her eye makeup when Xiao Yatou rushed in, saying "Sister Mozi, Silken Lady is waiting outside the door and wants to see Third Madam."

  Although it's only been three days, Qiu San Niang has already established the rules of Mozhizhai. The residence is divided into two sections, front and back, with the lotus pond as the boundary. Without permission, no one except for the young maid, servant, or wife can enter the rooms in the back section. Mozi's woodworking room is located by the lotus pond, at the base of the west wall, which is considered a rear house.

  There was a master who read books in the Qingyuan Pavilion and couldn't be disturbed, and there was a mistress who didn't allow ordinary maids to enter the main house, and no one questioned it. Anyway, people worked where they were, and followed the rules of that place.

  Mei Zi walked out, casually closing the door behind her, and asked Zhen Er, "Didn't you tell Si Niang that Nai Nai went to pay respects to Wang Fei?" The title of 'young lady' was no longer suitable for use outside.

  "Alright. But Qisi said that she must serve tea to her grandmother today, and thought about waiting inside." Zhen'er was only fourteen years old, and since entering the mansion for less than a month, many things were still not familiar to her. Just then, Jiuyi said that she couldn't cross the lotus pond, but she ran across it anyway, her eyes rolling towards the house behind Mozi's back.

  She saw the purple ink in her eyes, but didn't say a word to her. She just quickened her pace and walked directly into the corridor. "I don't know when grandma will be back, maybe she'll finish dinner ahead of time, who knows when we can go?"

  "But... but..." Zhen said two "buts" in a row.

  "But what?" It's rare for people to want to speak out and have freedom of speech.

  "Silk maiden is also a master, she wants to come in, how can the maid stop her?" Zhen Er was a bit unable to keep up with Mozi's quick pace.

  Mei Zi suddenly stopped and turned around.

  The needle almost didn't hit Mozi, and Doudou's eyes looked at her in confusion, "Sister Mozi, what's wrong?"

  "Needle, who told you that Silkmother is the master's?" According to what Mozi heard from Baihe, Jinsi's parents were lifelong servants in the Wangfu, so the children born to them also belonged to the Wangfu as property, which later became known as "house-born children". Jinsi's father was a steward who did errands for Xiao Yuanlang, and Jinsi's mother was originally a first-class servant who took care of the courtyard for Yange Ancient Zhai. Because her daughter was taken in by Xiao San, she avoided suspicion and left Jingfang Garden to work in Huaming Garden.

  Although Jin Si was promoted to concubine after giving birth to a son, the deed of sale remained with the princess. In other words, this concubine, as long as she was controlled by others, could not be considered the master. At most, she was a high-level working woman who relied on giving birth to children to survive in this large family and eat some abalone.

  Mo Zhi, who also works for Qiu San Niang, feels good about herself too. Moving her hands and brain keeps her from getting senile in old age.

  "Silk maiden is the mother of young masters and misses, and also the apple of Third Master's eye. What else could she be?" Zhen'er's eyes sparkled with discontent.

  After all, she was still young and couldn't calm down. Mo Zi smiled faintly, the origin of this needle was highly suspicious.

  "Silk maiden is the tender flesh on San Ye's heart, and what about our grandmother, which part of San Ye's body is she?" Why do women have to be men's playthings? They should let men die clutching their thighs and taste the flavor of being a piece of meat too. Mozi hummed in discontent with this male-chauvinistic society once again.

  "...Uh..." Realizing she had misspoken, Jingyun's face flushed bright red.

  Not a clever kid, don't come over to be someone's cannon fodder. At this moment, Mozi sincerely misses An Pozhen's granddaughter, that little girl is definitely a cultivable flower bud.

  Mei Zi couldn't be bothered to argue with this silly girl, so she turned around and left. Hearing a few footsteps venting her anger on the stone slab, she shook her head and smiled lightly.

  Arriving at the gate, I saw a pretty woman chatting with the quiet and knowledgeable old lady who was guarding the door.

  Her smile is serene and elegant, her eyebrows lightly swept, with a faint rouge on her cheeks, her eyes like the moon, her figure slender as a willow, wearing a simple light green spring skirt, with two strands of pink pearls tied at her waist. At first glance, she doesn't seem to have any schemes, just a weak and gentle woman who can be bullied into tears.

  Her eyebrows were painted a deep purple, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she smiled with downcast eyes. The first lesson that Third Sister-in-law had taught her was that people in the world are often cunning, and one cannot judge by appearances.

  "Miss Ink Purple has arrived." The gatekeeper's surname was Tao, and he was an old man from the Yangguzhai.

  "Mozhi has seen Silken Maid." Mozhi's etiquette had never been found fault with by anyone.

  "Xīu Niáng is just serving as a concubine to the Third Master, and you are the one who came with the Third Lady, so there's no need to pay respects to Xīu Niáng." This etiquette, Jīn Sī also understood.

  Oh? This canary is very clever!

  Today's first update.

  The second update is still being coded, and the specific upload time is uncertain, at the latest before 9 o'clock.

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