Chapter 419 Maid Lin Xiaohong
On this day, Zhen Muring got up early in the morning to pack. Shi Ya and Mo Hen helped their girls to dress up, while Qing Wen outside the door helped to check the gift list and other items.
"Is the master here?" Zhen Muring asked.
Shi Ya put down the towel in her hand and said, "Sister Qingwen said that the master will be here soon."
Today is the third day to return to parents' home, and Zhen Muring has her own little thoughts. She wants to go back and let those people see that she has married a good man.
"Hello, Master!"
The voice of a maid was heard outside the door, and then Jia Cong pushed the door open and walked in.
Zhen Muring and the other two stood up and saluted. Jia Cong smiled and said, "Everything outside is ready. I will help Madam with her makeup."
As he said that, he picked up the comb and walked forward. Although his movements were a little clumsy, Zhen Muring felt extremely satisfied! Of course, with the complexity of women's hairstyles nowadays, Jia Cong could only pretend to do it. In the end, he smiled awkwardly and handed the job back to Shi Ya.
After a lot of tidying up, everything was finally done. Then, Jia Cong and Zhen Muring left the yard, followed by Qingwen, Xiangling and Xiao Que'er who had come over, and Shi Ya and Mo Hen.
Jia Zhong was waiting outside the door with many old women, maids, and eunuchs.
Looking at the countless boxes of gifts, Zhen Muring was dumbfounded. She did want to show off when she returned, but wasn't her husband being too extravagant? Moreover, was she going to take so many things back?
Just as she was about to speak, Jia Cong seemed to have guessed her thoughts, "My wife, Jia Cong, naturally cannot be looked down upon. Besides, your husband is richer than you think. Maybe he is not as rich as your Zhen family, but we have no shortage of gold, silver, and treasures."
After passing through the hall and the residence, we arrived outside the Inner Ceremonial Gate, where a carriage was already waiting.
The two of them got on the carriage, and the rest of the people followed.
This was not an ordinary visit, so they naturally could not take the alley between the two mansions. The carriage went forward and out of the Ningguo Mansion, and then turned to the gate of the Rongguo Mansion.
Naturally, the Rongguo Mansion would not forget such a day, and, at the old lady's instruction, the main gate was opened wide to allow Jia Cong's carriage to enter directly.
However, although Rongguo Mansion is a stately mansion, Jia Cong's status as a first-class champion marquis is worthy of this main gate. Besides, on such a day, how could the old lady, with her shrewdness, cause trouble to her grandson?
The current steward of the front yard of Rongguo Mansion is Lin Zhixiao. Due to Jia Cong's previous purge, most of the servants in the mansion were sent out, and those in power, headed by the Lai family, were all convicted. Naturally, Lin Zhixiao and his wife, who had been conscientious in their duties, were reused.
Lin Zhixiao was in charge of many matters in the front yard, his wife was in charge of the kitchen and the master's travels in the backyard, and his daughter Lin Xiaohong was also ordered around by Wang Xifeng.
Speaking of Lin Xiaohong, it once again verified a saying that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
Lin Zhixiao and his wife were Wang Xifeng's dowry. Even before that, they were housekeepers in the mansion. As their only daughter, she was actually considered a "second-generation official" in the circle of Rongguo Mansion.
However, Lin Zhixiao and his wife were also shrewd. It would not be difficult for them to use their power to find a leisurely and noble job for their daughter. However, they saw clearly that although the servants in the Rongguo Mansion were powerful, life and death were just a matter of words from the master of the mansion.
There is no capable master in the mansion now, so the servants are allowed to act arrogantly. But if someone with tough measures comes out, I don’t know how many people will be severely punished.
At that time, even small mistakes would be magnified. On the contrary, as long as they abide by their duties and have Wang Xifeng's care, their life in the mansion will not be bad. After all, they don't have much power, so who would bully a pair of deaf and dumb people like them?
Therefore, although Lin Xiaohong's parents were powerful, she was originally just a maid in Baoyu's room.
What does a rough maid do? The first-class maids were able to serve in the inner room, the second-class maids were able to enter the hall and serve tea and wine, and the rough maids were not even qualified to enter the hall and the inner room, and could only do miscellaneous work in the yard.
Lin Xiaohong is not bad looking and has a sharp mind, so she is naturally an "ambitious" person.
Once Baoyu wanted to have tea, and it happened that Xiren, Sheyue and other maids were not in the room. He hated those old women, so he thought of doing it himself.
When Xiaohong saw this scene, she immediately knew that the opportunity had come.
So he stepped forward and said to Baoyu, "Master Bao, don't burn your hands, let me do it."
Baoyu liked beautiful girls the most. When he saw such a pretty maid in his room whom he didn't know, he felt a little surprised and asked about her immediately.
Facing Baoyu's question, Xiaohong couldn't help but speak with a hint of injustice, "I never pass tea or water, or take things away, and I don't do anything that I see, so how can I recognize it?"
Originally, Xiaohong thought that if she seized this opportunity, she would definitely be able to catch Baoyu's eye in the future.
However, she didn't know that this scene had been seen by Qiu Wen and Bi Hen who had returned. As soon as she left the door, Qiu Wen sneered and said, "Why don't you look in the mirror and see if you are worthy of serving tea to the Second Master!"
The world of maids is also very complicated. There are only so many steps and positions to climb up. If you don’t want to be stepped on by others, you have to strive to get to the top.
As the head maid in Baoyu's room, it was not surprising that Qiu Wen and others were dissatisfied and angry when they saw that a servant girl was taking away their jobs.
However, after this incident, Lin Xiaohong realized that it would be extremely difficult for her to make a name for herself, at least in the circle of Baoyu Fang.
Baoyu has Xiren, Sheyue, Qiu Wen, Bihen around him...how could it be his turn?
It was also from this time that Lin Xiaohong began to have other thoughts.
So when the next opportunity came, she seized it .
One day, Wang Xifeng waved to the maids, and Lin Xiaohong was the first to respond and greet them. Then, she did everything Wang Xifeng asked her to do, and immediately she showed her face in front of Wang Xifeng. In addition, this was her daughter who came with her as a dowry, and she had a connection with her, so Wang Xifeng fell in love with this sharp-tongued little girl.
Immediately, Fengjie asked Lin Xiaohong if she was willing to stay with her.
How could he not be willing? However, if he agreed directly, wouldn't it seem that he had other thoughts in mind?
So, Lin Xiaohong blabbered, "We dare not say whether we are willing or not. We just follow grandma and learn some eyebrows and eyes, and learn some things, big and small."
