The maid's road to success

Miss Wu thought carefully at home for a few days, and then followed her second sister to listen to the marriage plans her family had told her about.

My father was the governor of Yuzhou, but his family roots were shallow, while my mother's side had a deeper foundation.

But the eldest sister has already arranged a marriage with my cousin, so it is impossible for a girl in the family to marry into the family.

The children of other officials in Yuzhou were either not of the right age or were incompetent and were known to be playboys.

Some of them are of the right age and study hard, but the women in the back house do not agree.

The youngest daughter of the Wu family knew that her personality was not liked by those ladies, and she did not think she could swallow her anger and be bullied by her mother-in-law in the future.

Husband and child.

But she didn't like following those poor kids and having to worry about what to eat and buy every day during practice.

Not to mention those wealthy businessmen.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are the lower class. After all, she is the daughter of an official, so how could she let the merchants suffer injustice?

Among these people, Lai Shuping and Brother Bai are the most suitable.

He has never given up his studies and plans to take the imperial examination in the future.

The family is wealthy, and there are no obstacles from parents-in-law or sister-in-law. After marrying, she will be the mistress of the house and can make her own decisions.

Do whatever you want.

Moreover, his father is the prefect and there is room for promotion, so he has to consider his father's status and treat himself well.

The most important thing is that Brother Bai is handsome, brave and resourceful, which is exactly the handsome young man in the storybook.

But in this disaster, if her father really wants to be promoted, wouldn't she have to be separated from Mr. Bai?

The girl next to her has been watching her young lady for the past few days.

Having served her for three or four years, I naturally knew what she was thinking.

"Miss, you don't have to suffer in such a place. When you get promoted, there will be many young talents for you to choose from."

The third young lady of the Wu family glanced at her and hesitated.

"Miss, don't you see that Madam is not too anxious to find a husband for the second young lady recently? Isn't it just to see if there is a better family in Kyoto?"

"Miss, you have been to your uncle's house many times and have seen what the real nobles are like. Don't you want to become the daughter-in-law of a noble family?"

The third young lady of the Wu family also hesitated. She had seen how gorgeous those noble ladies born from old aristocratic families were.

He behaves calmly, and has such a proud attitude while eating, drinking tea, appreciating flowers and watching the moon.

Everything we use is top quality, and hard to find on the market.

There were even masters teaching music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She felt a little ashamed several times. Looking at the arrogance in those people's eyes, she always felt like a country bumpkin.

Even my uncle's sisters were disgusted with the way I dressed.

"But it's not that easy to get into a noble family. We need to be well matched. Our master is a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, and there are no powerful people in the clan. I'm afraid they won't agree."

The wet nurse who was sitting on the couch and warming herself by the fire took the opportunity to speak.

The girl glared at the wet nurse on the spot. She was afraid that the young lady would be impulsive and do something wrong, and then those who served her would be in trouble.

The nanny did not help persuade the girl to behave like a lady from a wealthy family. She just followed her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words and stayed at home waiting for her parents' arrangements.

He also urged the young lady to take the opportunity to deepen her ties with the Bai family.

In fact, the wet nurse is not stupid, she has her own selfish motives.

She was already old, and when she was raising a child, the third young lady of the mansion was born. She was fortunate enough to become a wet nurse and has been following the third young lady ever since.

But the Wu family is now on the verge of moving up to a higher level, and many servants want to get close to the girl.

If the girl really becomes the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, a wet nurse like me will definitely not be included in the dowry.

Not to mention the in-laws' family, Mrs. Liu alone would arrange for a more capable and smart nanny to follow her.

As a wet nurse, she could not follow the young lady after her marriage and continue to help the housekeeper in serving her. If she stayed in the mansion, she would probably never live such a comfortable life with good food and drink again.

So the wet nurse herself hoped that Miss Wu San could marry into a family like Bai Yi.

After all, such families have simple population and no background.

At that time, the lady will at most be accompanied by the servants who serve the young ladies, and will also have two more dowries to manage the family property.

If I follow her and become the young lady's wet nurse, and the young lady is willing to listen to me, then I will be half the master of the mansion.

That's what it means to truly enjoy life.

"Mammy, please don't talk nonsense. The master has been promoted, and the family has become better off. If the young lady rashly marries a commoner, then the young ladies born to the concubines will go to Kyoto and marry into wealthy families. Wouldn't that make the young lady superior to him?"

The third young lady of the Wu family hated those illegitimate children who wanted to compete with her the most. Every time she heard about it, she would get excited.

Seeing the pride in the maid's eyes, the wet nurse knew that she had more than just her own plans.

This girl also has her own selfish motives. Her sister follows the eldest lady to serve her, and the eldest lady promised to serve her well in the future, so she made her a concubine, which means she is half a master.

She followed the Third Miss in serving her, and the two sisters had always been competing with each other since they were young.

She is not more beautiful than her sister, nor is she smarter than her sister, but she wants to compete with her sister in everything.

She follows the young lady to serve her. Since her sister can become the eldest brother-in-law's concubine, it may not be impossible for her.

But if it is the Bai family, everything depends on the support of the father-in-law's family, so naturally they will not be too casual with women. It still depends on the young lady's opinion.

Besides, even if the young lady agreed, a commoner's concubine, even if he was willing to work hard and passed the imperial examination, would only be a minor official. The cousin of my uncle's family has already achieved fame and is an eighth-rank official.

How could she compare with her sister? So she kept persuading the third young lady not to be anxious and wait until Kyoto to discuss marriage.

"Even if the children of those concubines go to Kyoto, they will either become the wife of a minor official with no bright future, or become concubines of a wealthy family. They are destined not to be honored as young ladies."

"Besides, the family is deep and the young lady has a simple personality. How can she stay in such a cannibalistic place? Don't you know how many tricks those women in the uncle's family have?"

The third young lady's head was about to explode as she listened to the two people arguing their own reasons.

"Okay, don't worry. I'll get in touch with Brother Bai first. If he's really a good family, I can let him pay attention to me first. Even if I go to Kyoto, I'll have a backup. If there's no one suitable in Kyoto, I'll choose Brother Bai."

At least she didn't have to arrange an engagement with Mr. Bai right away, the girl was relieved, but the wet nurse was not happy.

Her children are all in Yuzhou. If she goes to Kyoto, she will be left alone and widowed. How can she bear it? It would be best to let the young lady marry in Yuzhou.

This girl is so vicious, she wants to ruin her good thing?

The third young lady, who had figured it out, packed some things and went shopping under the pretext of going out to come back to the Bai family.

An Yun had already asked people to keep an eye on the Wu family, waiting for her to come out.

He took Bai Yi to Wen Niang's shop early in the morning to help.

During the Chinese New Year, any well-off family will buy some cakes and bring them home to entertain guests.

The pastries in Wen Niang’s shop are different from those in other places, so everyone is happy to buy some to try something new.

Wen Niang had to increase the amount sold every day so as not to disappoint those who were queuing.

But it would be too much to handle with so many people, especially since they are all women.

Since it was not convenient for Wen Niang to come to the front, she could only help in the backyard.

Bai Yi came at a good time. A few people wanted to buy more. Yu Fu Zhai had a rule that one person could buy a maximum of six square cakes before the New Year.

Seeing that they were all women, these young men immediately became overbearing and threatened that they had to sell them today even if they didn't want to.

There was also some disrespect in the conversation.

"You want to cause trouble?"

Bai Yi, a tall man, walked into the shop and looked at those foolish young men.

He directly took a fire stick from the stove in the corner.

The momentum was so terrifying that the few people who were frightened by the memory immediately lost a lot of their arrogance. They took the cakes and left cursing.

"You guys sell well, I'll be here to see who causes trouble."

Bihe felt more at ease when she saw Bai Yi's appearance. There were many people here today, and if she really let those hooligans cause trouble, it would affect the reputation of the shop.

They couldn't beat these people in front of other guests, luckily Bai Yi came.

After all, he had practiced Kung Fu and was tall, so he just stood there with a stick in his hand and intimidated quite a few people.

"Okay, then sit down and have some tea and eat something."

Bihe took out a can of tea from behind the counter, made a cup of tea and brought it to Bai Yi, and also brought him two pieces of cakes.

Now he could go back to selling cakes with peace of mind. After this incident, the people in the queue became much quieter, and those who had been waiting for a long time and had a rude tone also became much quieter.

When Miss Wu San came over, she saw this.

She went to the backyard to find Brother Bai.

"Girl, you came at an unfortunate time. My nephew has been going crazy lately. He keeps running to the next door, either helping with chores or working in the shop. I rarely see him."

Miss Wu San immediately rushed to Yufuzhai.

She has always been domineering. She can be picky about something, but she cannot let others compete with her for it.

Although Brother Bai may not necessarily be a candidate for her husband now, she can only protect him and not let others snatch him away from her.

Miss Wu was so angry when she saw Bai Yi guarding the shop for those women with the look of a guardian angel.

There were three women in the shop, and no one knew which slut dared to seduce Brother Bai.

There were too many people around, so she couldn't see clearly.

"Miss, you can't do that. There are so many people here. If you rush in to cause trouble, people will know about it immediately. If the lady finds out, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble."

The maid held her mistress's arm tightly to prevent her from rushing over.

A young lady from an official family quarreled with a woman out of jealousy. If this were to get out, the people of the Wu family would be too ashamed to face anyone.

Originally, those noble ladies looked down on the young lady because of her behavior during the period of refuge. If something happened again, the consequences could be imagined.

Besides, people from the uncle's house have already arrived. If the young lady caused a big mess and the uncle's people knew about it, I'm afraid the eldest young lady's marriage would be delayed. Everyone in the house is afraid of the eldest young lady's temperament. She is usually gentle, but when she scares people, it makes people feel that their hair all over their bodies tremble.

If I follow the lady and serve her, I will be the first one to be punished.

"That damn bitch seduced Brother Bai, so I was supposed to put up with it?"

The maid looked at Miss Wu San who was becoming more and more furious, and she blurted out without thinking.

"Miss, there are many ways to punish them. Why risk your reputation?"

Miss Wu San glanced at the maid and finally calmed down.

Yes, I am a rich lady, and they are ordinary traveling merchants, women and children.

If you want to make life difficult for them, there are many ways to do it.

If my sister knew about this and it affected her marriage, she would be in great pain if not dead. Why bother?

It would be better to quietly punish these ignorant women and children and let them know not to covet other people's things.

The third young lady of the Wu family returned home angrily.

That night, the wet nurse stayed to talk.

"Nanny, I remember your son has no proper job?"

The wet nurse felt embarrassed. At her age, she couldn't be a housekeeper because she was not a born child. She could only follow the Third Young Miss and take care of the yard.

It’s simply because her children are not doing well and the family cannot do without her monthly salary.

She urged the young lady to marry Bai Yi simply because she heard that the Bai family had a lot of property. She wanted to coax the young lady to marry him so that she could help manage the property and have more money to support the family.

By the way, even my son and daughter can have a job.

"Did the young lady give any instructions?"

The third Miss Wu lowered her voice and said.

"Mr. Bai has been bewitched by a few women. Go and have your son find someone to ruin their reputation. I will reward you handsomely afterwards."

There was fear in the wet nurse's eyes. She was trying to persuade the young lady to marry Bai Yi for her own benefit, but that would not really harm the third young lady.

After all, the child was raised by her. He has a domineering, spoiled and willful personality. He is not suitable to marry into a wealthy family. The Bai family is the most suitable.

She also considered the young lady.

She didn't dare to have any really bad thoughts, but now the young lady let her son ruin the reputation of other women for Mr. Bai. Isn't this asking those women to die?

If a married couple has their chastity ruined by other men, this is forcing them to die.

How could the lady have such a vicious idea?

"Miss, this could lead to someone's death. If people find out, the Wu family will be in trouble."

Miss Wu San was overwhelmed by the scene.

Bai Yi is handsome, but he ignores him and is very protective of other women. How can he swallow this?

"Just do it if I tell you to. My father is the governor. Who in Yuzhou City dares to go against my father? If you go against my will, be careful that I will kick you out."

Miss Wu San had lost her ability to think. Along the way, many beautiful images of Bai Yi and those women flashed through her mind, almost driving her crazy.

The maid outside the door overheard what the Third Miss said and regretted that she should not have spoken impulsively at that time, so she asked the Miss to deal with those people privately.

Who knew the young lady could be so vicious and start attacking someone's reputation.

"But young lady, Yufuzhai is well taken care of by the Tongpan Mansion."

The wet nurse wanted to persuade her, but Miss Wu San slapped her hard in the face.

"The magistrate is just an official under my father. He is always suppressed by my father. How dare he go against us? If you don't want to do it, I have plenty of people to use."

When she saw the child she had nursed, she slapped herself without hesitation. Only then did the nanny realize that she had bet on the wrong child all along.

The third young lady is stupid but cruel, and will sooner or later cause disaster.

She didn't dare not do it, so she could only hope that the woman was alert and didn't get hurt.

I rely on the monthly salary from the prefect's family to support my family. If I lose this job, I'm afraid the third lady will not forgive me, and my whole family will have a hard time.

The wet nurse held a pair of twisted gold bracelets in her hands and felt they were very hot.