Shuangcheng is also the palace maid of Cining Palace, and is one of the palace maids assigned by the Queen Mother to take care of him when the third master was carried to Cining Palace before the moon, and won the trust of the Queen Mother and the third master.

When the third master grew up, he went out of the palace to open the mansion, and the queen mother pointed eight palace maids and eight eunuchs to serve in the mansion. Among these people, those who did not meet the wishes of the third master or had other intentions were mostly resigned to their hometown by him on the grounds of old age.

Now there are only three people left in the house: Aunt Shuang Cheng, who is in charge, Mama Xu, who takes care of the sewing room, and Mama Liu, who was sent to Xiao Nuan's side. Mama Xu is very old, and she also wants to resign from her hometown to retire in the past two years, and she has few directors. Mama Wang, who was given to Xiao Nuan by the Queen Mother, was exchanged by the third master for returning to the house, but now she has long since disappeared, and Xiao Nuan did not ask about it.

After Xiao Nuan married in, there were four grandmothers from the palace in King Sheng's mansion: Mama Xu, Shuangcheng, Mama Liu and Mama Li.

Shuangcheng is respectfully called "Auntie" because she is younger than the other three grandmothers, and she is only 37 years old this year.

has been by the side of the third master for many years, and has been reused by the third master, and he has the temperament of the people of Shengwangfu: cold-faced, upright, few words, and meticulous in doing things.

However, in front of the princess, Shuangcheng still tried her best to squeeze out a kind and respectful smile to express her respect for the princess.

Although this smile was a little stiff and reluctant, Shuangcheng had done his best, and of course Xiao Nuan would not be picky because of this. After politely inviting her to sit down, Xiao Nuan asked, "The Queen Mother just sent my four palace maids, and my aunt sent them to Huanyi Courtyard?" ”

Shuangcheng immediately stood up and replied, "Yes." ”

Afraid that the princess would misunderstand, Shuangcheng, who cherished the words like gold, asked again, "If you think it's inappropriate, the slave maid will change the yard for them?" ”

There is not much else in the house, and there is one in the courtyard.

Xiao Nuan shook her head with a smile, it's okay to send it to Huanyi Courtyard, there are palace maids sent before, and this newcomer is just communicating with the first arrival, lowering their psychological expectations.

"My aunt has arranged it very well, it's good to send them to live in the Huanyi Courtyard for a few days, what is the situation of the original six palace maids in the Huanyi Courtyard?" Xiao Nuan asked again.

The booklet brought by Shuang Cheng was presented to Xiao Nuan with both hands, "This is the roster of all the slaves in the palace except for the guards, please take a look at the princess." ”

Xiao Nuan took the booklet, and when she opened the first page, her heart was bright, she was worthy of being a person valued by the third master, and Shuangcheng was very organized.

On the first page, it is written that there are 143 slaves in the house, and the next page lists the names, ages, origins, when and where they entered the house, and the errands they are doing now.

One hundred and forty-three people sounds like a lot, but with the scale of King Sheng's Mansion and the status of the third master's prince, it is quite a few, Xiao Nuan heard that there are more than 200 people in King Yi's Mansion. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the slave and the maid were a symbol of status, and the more slaves there were, the more noble the master's status was.

Xiao Nuan looked through the roster and found that only Mu Kai was listed as the third master in the house, and there was no maid. There are a total of twenty-eight servants, including Shuangcheng, the youngest is Shuangcheng, and the eldest Xu Mama is fifty-two years old.

Xiao Nuan didn't see Mu Dai's name in the roster, and turned back to a few pages that recorded the palace maid, and couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth.

Unlike the detailed descriptions of other servants, each maid has only two lines: name, age, when she entered the palace, and where she lived.

I saw that the first palace maid was sent in the second year of the third master's mansion, and now she is twenty-five years old, so she has been staying for a long time. Xiao Nuan asked, "Since the third master doesn't need them to serve, why aren't you allowed to return to your hometown?" ”

Shuang Cheng explained, "The queen mother and the queen mother sent not only these palace maids, but also those who can be sent back to their hometowns for various reasons, these are parents and brothers in their hometowns. Later, the Queen Mother gave the third master a gift, and only chose the homeless. ”

Needless to say, the four newcomers are also homeless. Xiao Nuan was secretly happy in her heart, "Then why don't you arrange for them to do things in the house?" ”

"Because of their special status, they can't arrange rough work." Frost replied.

Rough work......

These palace maids were sent by the queen mother and the queen to serve the third master, he didn't like people around him to serve, and Shuangcheng couldn't arrange for them to sweep the courtyard, so they could only be so idle.

It's not enough to be idle, and the frost field has specially arranged two servants to serve these palace maids.

It's a waste, the third master doesn't need to be served, she, the princess, needs it!

Xiao Nuan instructed, "Aunt Lao has made a list of the six people in the advanced mansion, especially their temperament and temperament, what are their advantages, etc., I will see how to place them." ”

Shuangcheng immediately responded, turned around and went out to do something.

There are only ten of them, which is far from enough. Xiao Nuan leaned back in her chair and sighed, she needed people, she needed it very much. Chunhua, who was fanning her next to her, reminded, "Princess, Madam said that you can't always sigh." ”

The mother did say this, and Xiao Nuan immediately closed her mouth. She is so homesick, I don't know what my mother and Xiaocao are doing, there are so many guests at home, they are busy, will they be tired, will Rhubarb miss her.

I'll be able to go home tomorrow! Xiao Nuan was full of energy, opened the cage with green butterflies and spring flowers, and took out the small daily objects that were packed and put them away.

Putting these things on the table, Xiao Nuan was still uneasy in her heart, so she simply smoked a newspaper to kill time.

When the third master came back, he saw his little princess comfortably leaning on the chaise longue and reading the newspaper. There was a plate of cherries on the high table next to her, a brand new pen holder on the desk, and a few knick-knacks on the Bogu shelf next to her.

The third master's gaze swept over the boxwood carved money-biting toad on the shelf, and then fell back to Xiao Nuan.

The little girl was smiling sweetly at him, and she didn't seem to notice anything wrong. The third master stepped forward and touched her little face, changed into a light and cool straight embellished, and held a larger pineapple wood in his hand to bite the money toad.

Xiao Nuan's eyes first admired the clothes produced by his family for a while, and then he was attracted by the things in the third master's hand, and leaned over to take a closer look, "Third master, it bites money, and its back is inlaid with gems?" ”

The third master nodded, handed her the wood carving, and sat beside her, only husbands and wives can sit next to each other like this, and the corners of the third master's mouth were slightly upturned.

This biting golden toad with seven-colored gems on the back is too beautiful, Xiao Nuan can't help but hold it up and look carefully, seeing that the belly of the golden cicada is still engraved with the words "Wishing you prosperity", when she looks at this familiar pen body, Xiao Nuan's eyes light up, "This is written by the third master!" ”

The third master nodded again.

"This one was given to me, right?" Xiao Nuan clung to it and refused to let go.

It's not for you, and for whom? The third master nodded again.

Xiao Nuan jumped up happily, ran to the side of the Bogu shelf and solemnly set it up, looked at it with her little hand behind her back, and was very satisfied.

The third master said slowly, "Can this toad visit in pairs?" ”

Xiao Nuan tilted her head and thought about it, "It seems that they are all placed in one, so this small one is put in Yinshitang?" ”

Third Master ......

Misstep, less prepared.