When I arrived at Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xue was talking to Mandarin Duck, Mandarin Duck is a "family child", although she is Jia's mother's celebrity, but she is self-respecting and self-loving, never proud of this, bullying others, so she has won the favor and respect of all kinds of people, you must know that the Dayue Dynasty attaches the most importance to filial piety, and the emperor has always valued this the most, and Jiafu is naturally the same, Jia's mother is the only old man left in the previous generation, and she is the most honorable person in the two mansions. has always been used to messing around, but it is also for Jia's mother's pleasure, and she often invites Jia's mother to go over to enjoy playing, listening to operas, eating and drinking, Jia's mother's likes and dislikes directly determine whether the people in Jia's mansion are hot, Mrs. Xing is not liked by Jia's mother, so naturally the family is not too flattering, Sister Feng is liked by Jia's mother, naturally everyone admires, plus she won the power of the family by virtue of Jia's mother's favor and her own means of doing errands, she is even more proud, and even Mrs. Xing is not in her eyes.

The reason why Sister Feng is powerful is that she is naturally very talented, this talent does not mean that she reads poetry and books a lot, but that she has a good skill and can properly put Rongguo Mansion up and down, inside and out. But being talented is not the most important thing, the most important point is that Sister Feng is liked by Jia's mother, so she can gain a firm foothold in Rongguo Mansion and be out of control.

In fact, the position of the mandarin duck is much more powerful than Sister Feng, and it is common in history that He Shen can simply give orders to Emperor Jiaqing after Qianlong's abdication because he is still Qianlong's closest figure, which shows the importance of the people around the leader, even more powerful than the successor, but the mandarin duck is not such a person, he has always treated his subordinates generously, and he is very smart.

Xue Pan saw that she had a bee waist and shaved shoulders, a duck egg face, black hair, a high nose, and a few freckles on both cheeks. The water red silk jacket, the green satin vest, and the white crepe sweat towel look refreshing, and I don't feel very noble and compelling. Mandarin Duck's parents are looking for houses for the Jia family in Nanjing, the elder brother is the comprador in Jia's mother's room, and the sister-in-law is the head of the pipe slurry washing in Jia's mother's room. is an authentic family girl, and she is destined to serve the master of Rongguo Mansion all her life.

The mandarin duck was standing and talking to Aunt Xue, and when he saw Xue Pan coming in, he saluted Xue Pan slightly, "Uncle Xue." ”

Xue Pan said with a smile, "Sister Mandarin Duck, it's rare to come to Lixiang Courtyard today." ”

"Send some food to Mrs. Aunt and Uncle Xue," the mandarin duck said generously, "The old lady said that there is fresh venison in the kitchen, at this time, it is best to eat some venison to replenish yang qi, although I am afraid of eating venison in autumn, so the old lady also deliberately looked for a bird's nest, saying that this is a peaceful temperament and a warm body is excellent, so I took it to honor my aunt." ”

Aunt Xue was obviously very happy, "The old lady has something delicious in Suri, she sent someone to let me come over, and this time she specially sent good things like this, how can I say this, I just eat and drink every day, and I took so much today." ”

"It's nothing," the mandarin duck said with a smile, "The old lady only asked her aunt to look at the things, otherwise she wouldn't dare to take them indiscriminately." ”

Xue Pan said with a smile, "Since it was given by the old lady, let's take it, when the wife gets a good thing, it will be the same if you send it to the old lady." He knew a little about why Mother Jia was so polite, and today she sent something quite expensive on a non-festival or a holiday, obviously to thank Xue Pan for teaching Baoyu, "Sister Mandarin Duck doesn't have to rush back, sit down with a cup of tea and let's chat." ”

Yang Liu took a stool and asked the mandarin duck to sit down, the mandarin duck confessed and sat down, Aunt Xue asked the mandarin duck how long she had been on an errand with Mother Jia, who was in the family, how old is she now, the mandarin duck all answered generously and clearly, counting, it is only one year older than Xue Pan, younger than Sister Feng, and now she is in charge of everything in Jia's mother's house, and she is also a representative of the young and old, Aunt Xue was amazed, and smiled at Xue Pan again, "People outside say that you are old, I think you're not as good as a mandarin duck when you do things properly. ”

Xue Pan admits that it is difficult to serve Jia's mother well, plus he has to be fair, help those who are slightly weaker to say good things, and people up and down are convinced, speaking of which is indeed what Xue Pan can't do, Xue Pan of course also likes people up and down to be convinced, but if you are comfortable compared to yourself, you still prefer to be comfortable, no matter what other people's opinions are.

The mandarin duck smiled, "I can compare to the uncle, but I have been serving the old lady since I was a child, so practice makes perfect, it is strange to say, I and the old lady are a rare fate, I don't know how, the old lady a look, say a word or two, I know what her old man thinks, I can prepare in advance." ”

Aunt Xue sighed, "This is about the fate of the previous life, the old lady is only afraid that you will not eat well and sleep well without you, you are also a good child, serving the old lady wholeheartedly, without any thoughts, this is the best." You just have to follow the old lady, and the old lady will always give you a future in the future. ”

Xue Pan secretly slandered this mother in his heart, how could he talk about this matter again, the so-called future of the maids, isn't it to be a little girl or an aunt? Thinking about it, there is no other way out, the mandarin duck's face was slightly red, he lowered his head and did not speak, obviously people are not happy to listen to these words, his mother really likes to talk about these marriage things, I don't know if it is because of my age, I especially like to ask the juniors about these things, the mandarin duck does not like to listen, so Xue Pan hurriedly smiled, "Mom, are you not going to go to your aunt?" It's not too early for this time, and if I go later, I'm afraid that my aunt will go to serve the old lady's lunch. ”

The mandarin duck took advantage of the situation and stood up, "I'll go back and tell the old lady first." ”

Aunt Xue hurriedly asked someone to take the broken silver and reward the mandarin duck, the mandarin duck was originally reluctant to ask for it, but Aunt Xue rewarded it, and she ordered Xue Pan again, "Send your sister Mandarin Duck out." ”

Xue Pan sent the mandarin duck out, "Doesn't the old lady blame me for taking Baoyu out indiscriminately?" ”

"The old lady was very happy, and said that only you have a way to make Baoyu like to go out to socialize," the mandarin duck smiled, "That's why I was asked to send things to my aunt's wife, knowing that Uncle Xue doesn't lack anything, so it's just a matter of honoring my aunt's wife." ”