Children of Loulan

On the second day after Hanguli moved into the Ku Mansion, the teaching nanny arranged by the county official arrived. According to the agreed time, the nanny should have arrived two days later.

But Ainur said that since Hanguli was here, she could study for two more days so that she could learn along. So she asked her mother to ask the nanny to come over in advance.

In the Moonlight Courtyard, two young and beautiful ladies were leisurely sitting under a tree and swinging on the swings. Their graceful figures were like dancing fairies, and their laughter echoed throughout the courtyard.

Suddenly, the courtyard door was gently pushed open, and a well-dressed woman led a serious-looking maid in. The woman stepped into the courtyard, her eyes fell on the two girls playing happily, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and then she waved her hand and called softly:

"Come here quickly, Mammy is here."

After hearing the voice, the two girls stopped swinging, looked at each other, then stood up one after another and walked towards the woman with brisk steps.

"Mom!" one of the girls called out tenderly.

"Stepmother!" another girl also bowed and greeted obediently.

This woman was Mrs. Luke. She smiled at the two beautiful girls in front of her, nodded with satisfaction, then turned around, cast her eyes on the nanny beside her, and introduced them to her...

Ainuer and Hanguli followed Mrs. Luke's instructions and saw a dignified and beautiful nanny. Mrs. Luke said:

"This is your tutor!"

The two of them bowed at the same time: "Greetings, Instructor!"

Mammy: "Oh, it's me, an old woman, who should pay my respects to the two young ladies!"

She spoke softly while walking forward with light steps. When she came in front of the two people, she raised her hand slightly and made a gesture of support. When the two people raised their heads

They saw that the nanny in front of them was about fifty years old, with white hair on her temples and a few shallow wrinkles on her face. However, despite the traces left by time on her body, she still looked like a kind and amiable old lady.

Seeing the two men straighten up, Mammy took two steps back, then bowed respectfully and said:

"Meet the two ladies!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Luke hurried forward, stretched out her hand to support the nanny who was about to bow, and said:

"Madam, please stand up quickly. You are really embarrassing them! You are a teaching nanny, and you are older than them. How can an elder show respect to a younger person?"

Upon hearing this, Nanny smiled kindly and responded softly:

"Madam, you are too kind. It's not that I don't know etiquette, but that's the rule in the palace. The palace attaches great importance to rules. There is no order without rules. Although the title of teaching nanny sounds impressive, in the end we are just slaves to be driven by others.

Only those masters who need to learn the rules and etiquette are truly noble people. And my responsibility as an old woman is to help the masters get familiar with these rules and etiquette as soon as possible. So, according to the rules, I should greet the two masters. "

The words of the teacher touched Mrs. Luke's heart. After all, in her heart, she was a noble family in this land! She was the real master, and all the villagers here depended on her family to make a living!

Of course, she could be more tolerant and kind to these poor people, but those common people must always keep her, their high and mighty master, in their eyes!

Even though the county magistrate was indeed one level higher than her in terms of status, he actually took a lot of benefits from her family every year! To put it bluntly, even the daily expenses of the county magistrate were supported by her family!

The teaching nanny was even smarter. She had been a training nanny for many years and had been teaching girls etiquette and rules in such villages. She naturally understood what these rich families were thinking. She also understood that although these rich families did not have high status, they relied on the fact that they were in charge of a place and had many people under their jurisdiction. Therefore, these rich families often looked down on others.

That's why Mammy deliberately elevated their status, saying that Madam Luke and the others were the masters and she was the servant.

It was obvious that this made Mrs. Luke very happy.

She smiled slightly and said softly, "Oh, Mammy, you are so polite! What master or not, we are just ordinary people in this world. In the future, I will have to rely on your care! So please take care of me."

The nanny quickly replied, "Madam, you are too kind. This is all within my job description. It's not something I need to worry about or work hard on."

After Mrs. Luke finished her greetings with the nanny, she turned her gaze to Hanguli and Ainur in front of her and said earnestly:

"You two must listen carefully to the nanny's teachings, learn the various rules and etiquette seriously, and don't act naughty or cause trouble! If you don't listen, be careful of my family rules!" When she said this, her eyes revealed a hint of severity, but more of it was concern for the two of them.

Ainur: "Mom, don't worry, we will study hard"

Hanguli also nodded and said: "Well, please rest assured, stepmother, your daughter will study hard!"

Mrs. Luke: "Well, study hard. I have something to do and I'm leaving now!"

Nanny: "If Madam is busy with something, just leave this to me!"

Mrs. Luke nodded and turned to walk out.

The nanny bowed again and said, "Madam, take care!"

The two people behind her also followed the nanny's example and said, "Go slowly, mother!"

Seeing the two of them being so smart, the nanny said happily: "You two young ladies are very smart!"

The two of them bowed at the same time and said, "Thank you for your praise, Madam!"

Mammy looked at the two of them.

"Um"

Then I saw four maids standing behind the two of them.

The nanny asked: "Who among the four of you is the maid who came into the palace with you..."

Upon hearing this, Dahl and Bayer came out together and said at the same time:

"The slave is!"

Nanny: "Then you have to learn the rules too. After entering the palace, you will be the master's every word and action. Your etiquette and rules, words and deeds will represent your master. If you do it well, your master will be rewarded. If you make a mistake, your master will be punished. Remember this!"

Dalbaier: "Thank you for your teachings, Madam. I will remember it!"

The nanny nodded and said, then looked at the two young ladies and said:

"Before we begin, let me introduce myself. My name is Bahar, and you can call me Mama Ba!"

Everyone: "Mother Ba!"

Madam Ba: "Well, next, I will tell you about the positions of the nobles in the palace. There are six levels in total. The highest is the queen, then the concubines. Below the concubines are the ladies, beauties, good men and concubines. Right now, there are not many in the harem. There are only two concubines and six ladies. There are only a dozen beauties, good men and concubines!"

Hearing her words, Ainur was a little confused and couldn't help interrupting:

"Madam Ba, what do you mean by only two? Can there be an infinite number of concubines?"

Madam Ba glanced at her and said, "Well, that's a good question. If you don't understand something, you should ask it to avoid making mistakes in the future!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Hanguli and continued:

"Originally, there were four concubines, eight wives, twenty-one beauties, and the choice of lovers and concubines was uncertain, but due to various reasons, the last selection was not held.

So there hasn't been any new people in the harem for ten years, which is why the harem is not full, and that's why we have to hold a general election this time.

As for the two concubines in the palace now, they are both daughters of two big families in the country."

Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this and listened to the nanny talking about the situation in the harem.

The day passed quickly. At night, Hanguli couldn't sleep and sat at the door of the room in a daze. Dar and Baier were making her bed and preparing to sleep, while the other was in the kitchen boiling water for her to take a bath.

Ainuer had packed up and was about to go to bed, but when she walked to the window to close it, she saw Hanguli sitting motionless at the door.

She subconsciously put on her clothes, opened the door, came to sit next to Hanguli, and asked worriedly: "Hanguli, what's wrong with you? Did you get scared by what Grandma Ba said today?"

Not to mention Hanguli, even she found it unbelievable when she heard what Mama Ba said. How could a man have so many women!

Thinking about my own family, my father only has two concubines. Although things seem to be stable now, there were still some unpleasant things going on for several years.

Thinking back to what she had heard the servants say about other wealthy families with five or six concubines, the families were in chaos, with endless intrigues and even Hanguli's two maids were implicated by the concubines.

Just think about it, if there can be such fights in an ordinary wealthy family, one can imagine how fierce the fights must be in the royal palace with so many women!

Hanguli saw Ainur's worry, she did not hide it, but leaned on Ainur's shoulder.

She said:

"I'm also scared. I'm afraid that I can't defeat those people. I'm also afraid that I will bring disaster to you. I'm even more afraid that no one will listen to my true feelings in the future!"

Ainur looked at her like this and said with little pity: "Otherwise, I will go and ask my parents to ask them to find someone else. My parents love me very much and will definitely agree!"

Hanguli held Ainur's hand tightly and said with great satisfaction: "Ainur, thank you, thank you for all you have done for me!"