[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

After entering the room, Rong Enqing sniffed subconsciously. The room was filled with a faint fragrance, which smelled quite pleasant.

"What does this smell like?"

Meixiang replied, "Madam, this is sandalwood. Aunt Zhang said that you have not been sleeping well recently, so she asked me to burn a stove of sandalwood for you to help you sleep well."

Rong Enqing couldn't help but take a deep breath. Let's take a look at Concubine Hua's Happy Fragrance, Concubine Li's Aphrodisiac Fragrance, and the unknown fragrance that Concubine Xi sprinkled on the bunch of lilies.

Hiss! Who knows if there will be a traitorous servant who will add something deadly to her incense burner in the future?

Think about it, the original owner later fell seriously ill, which might not be without this reason.

Thinking of this, Rong Enqing immediately said solemnly, "Take away the incense. No more incense is allowed in my room from now on."

"Yes." Meixiang responded, went out and called two maids in, and carried the copper tripod incense burner in the corner out.

"Oh, and," Rong Enqing continued to instruct, "From now on, I won't need to use perfume on my clothes. Just wash them normally."

"I obey your command." Meixiang agreed solemnly. Although she didn't know why the lady suddenly gave this order, she followed the order and everyone did as she was told.

Silent all night.

Because he went to bed early, Rong Enqing woke up before the servants called him the next morning. Just as he turned over, he heard Meixiang's voice from behind the screen: "It's the end of the Mao hour, Madam, are you going to get up?"

Rong Enqing silently calculated that it was the end of the Mao hour, which was almost seven in the morning. Fortunately, it was about the same time as her previous wake-up time.

"Get up." She responded.

Meixiang went to the door to call someone.

Soon, several maids came in carrying hot water, towels, toothbrushes, tooth powder and other things.

A gentle maid with almond-shaped eyes walked in front of everyone with empty hands. As soon as she entered the door, she came over with a smile to help Rong Enqing put on his clothes. This maid was called Lanxiang, another big maid in the original body. She was responsible for serving Rong Enqing alternately with Meixiang.

Meixiang served yesterday, and she was also the one who kept watch last night. Now, the next day, it will be Lanxiang's turn to serve.

In the original body's memory, Lanxiang finally married a steward who came as a dowry from the second wife, the Song family, and became the steward's wife.

It can be seen that he is also a person who betrayed his master very early.

Maybe, he has already hooked up with someone from the second house.

Although she knew it very well, Rong Enqing was not going to change the personnel arrangements in her courtyard until the issue of the successor to Shun'an Marquis's Mansion was decided.

Therefore, Rong Enqing followed the original body's habit, stretching out his hands when clothes came and stretching his neck when a face towel came. Anyway, he was an old feudal lord who would never do anything himself if someone was serving him, and he learned the original body's words and deeds completely.

After all the busy work, the maids carrying the toiletries retreated, and Meixiang followed them out to prepare breakfast.

Lanxiang helped Rong Enqing sit in front of the dressing table and began to comb her hair.

However, Rong Enqing, who had just sat in front of the dressing table, widened his eyes in shock.

Because, in the bronze mirror in front of her that couldn't even reflect her features clearly, she could clearly see a row of small words "9 years and 363 days" on her head.

Seeing Rong Enqing's stunned and horrified look, Lanxiang subconsciously called out, "Madam?"

Rong En came to his senses, calmed down, and replied, "It's okay."

When she looked into the bronze mirror again, she saw a slightly plump face, typical of a 46-year-old woman, and no small words on the top of her head.

Could it be that she was dazzled and saw it wrong just now?

Rong Enqing was puzzled, but she didn't have time to investigate further. A maid came in to report that several young ladies had come to pay their respects to her.

It was early spring and the weather had not yet turned warm. It was still dark at seven in the morning.

Rong Enqing looked out the window and sighed, "Please ask them to sit in the side hall. I'll be there later."

Because of this, Lanxiang's hair-combing movements became faster.

After finishing her makeup, Lanxiang helped Rong Enqing stand up. Just as she was about to lead him to the side hall, she heard Rong Enqing say, "Have breakfast first."

"Madam, several young ladies are still waiting." Lanxiang reminded.

Rong Enqing shook off Lanxiang's hand, raised his arm and slapped her in the face, cursing: "Are you my slave or theirs?"

"Husband, Madam?" Lanxiang covered her face with her hands and looked at Rong Enqing in disbelief.

She had been living in the lady's courtyard since she was seven years old. It had been ten years now, and the lady had never touched her or said a harsh word to her.

But now, he beat her just because of her kind reminder! ?

Rong Enqing didn't care what Lanxiang thought. She had not planned to touch the people around her at this moment, but Lanxiang was caught in the crossfire.

It would be fine if he betrayed his master, but he actually stopped her from having breakfast!

Don’t you know that breakfast is very important to the body? Don’t you know that if you want to live longer, you must eat breakfast?

Humph! She will never tolerate anyone who prevents her from living a long life!

What's more, knowing full well that this girl would betray her master, did she really want her to save face?

Hearing the noise, Nanny Zhang rushed in and saw Rong Enqing's face full of anger and Lanxiang covering her face with tears in her eyes. Nanny Zhang was shocked. In the whole Qinghui Hall, besides her, Lanxiang and Meixiang were the most loved by the lady, especially Lanxiang.

What did Lanxiang do to make the lady so angry that she even hit her?

Nanny Zhang came up to support Rong Enqing and said, "Madam, please calm down. Lanxiang has always been a well-behaved person. I think she made a mistake out of carelessness. You have already beaten her, so please stop being angry with her."

Rong Enqing snorted coldly and ordered in a cold voice: "Don't let her come to my side these days to attract attention."

Lanxiang widened her eyes in horror and just as she called out "Madam" she was glared at by Nanny Zhang, who interrupted her from saying anything else.

Rong Enqing didn't care about the quarrel between the two and ordered again: "Go and have someone bring in breakfast."

Aunt Zhang quickly agreed with a smile: "Yes. I will serve the meal right away."

After saying this, Nanny Zhang turned around and pulled Lanxiang out the door.

As soon as they left the house, Nanny Zhang frowned and scolded Lanxiang in a low voice, "Don't you know what's going on in the mansion? How dare you provoke Madam's anger? You knew that Madam had been in a bad mood these days, but couldn't you just go along with her? You are the one who has been serving Madam for a long time, I really don't know what to say to you."

Lanxiang covered her face with her hands and tears fell down. After hearing what Madam Zhang said, she couldn't help but retort, "Madam, you should ask what happened before scolding me. God knows, I didn't do anything. I just reminded that the young ladies were waiting in the side hall, and I was beaten by the Madam. Woo woo woo, am I wronged?"

Hearing this, Nanny Zhang was speechless for a moment. After a while of silence, she said, "Okay, the Second Master brought Aunt Jiang to make a scene yesterday, and Madam was already in a bad mood. Today, the elders are coming again. I think Madam is too depressed, so she is looking for an excuse to take it out on you. Just bear with it and wait until the matter of the Marquis's Mansion is settled."

Then, she gave Lanxiang a meaningful look and said in a lower voice, "Second Madam said that when Second Master becomes Marquis, she will help you and Song Fu get married. Second Madam also said that she will give you a big red envelope when the time comes."

Hearing this, Lanxiang's face blushed with embarrassment, and her tearful eyes flashed with anticipation.