The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Early the next morning, Pei Hai sent someone to pick up Zhenzhu from the farm. Zhenzhu covered half of her face with a blue cloth. Pei Hai asked her to lift it up. He took only one look and said "Oh no".

“How did it get burned like this?”

Pearl lowered her head. "I was just taking a nap in the house, but I didn't expect it to catch fire. A bunch of Ruyi silk ribbons fell from the tent and hit me squarely on the face. The burning tassels melted on my face like water..."

When it was opened, it was already in a mess.

The area where half of the face touches the neck is now full of bumps and bumps.

She used to have fair skin and a face as rosy as her name suggests, but now the scars are obvious, as if the full moon was covered by dark clouds.

"The Crown Prince's wife did say so, and I also mentioned it to the Fourth Young Master. Everything depends on the Fourth Young Master's wife's opinion."

Pearl bowed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Hai, for your concern and hard work."

Hehua went inside to report to Song Guanzhou. With Lianhua's support, she went to the outer room to meet Pei Hai. When she heard Pei Hai say a name, she was stunned.

"My second sister-in-law's dowry girl?"

Pearl? The most intelligent and capable housekeeper to the future prime minister's wife?

Isn’t that the maid who follows Jin Fuyun?

She quickly flipped through the main chapters of "Good Prime Minister and Good Wife" in her memory, but found that she only remembered that this Zhenzhu was an extraordinary servant. After Jin Fuyun married Pei An, she rescued her from the manor and kept her by her side from then on, helping Jin Fuyun manage the household and make friends with powerful women outside. Many people commented that if it weren't for Zhenzhu, Jin Fuyun would not be able to resolve many internal and external difficulties.

What's the situation now?

Why did Zhenzhu appear early? Was it a plot breakdown, or has everything changed? For example, Zhenzhu’s reunion with the Duke’s Mansion should be three years later, so... will her death also come early?

At this moment, Song Guanzhou found that he was not as brave as he had imagined.

She is afraid of death.

She didn't want to die in a tragic way in this world without any relatives or friends.

Pei Hai told the truth, "She was a maid who was carefully raised by the old lady of the Xiao family. She was originally in the prince's room, but this girl's fate offended the prince, so she was married off to the inner courtyard."

They also said that this girl had a bad life; her husband died and her face was disfigured in a fire.

"Fourth Young Master, Madam, yesterday the Fourth Young Master did pick out two wives and two maids, but they were purchased from outside and need to be trained before they can be sent to him for service. Unlike Zhenzhu, who has both inner and outer qualities, and is also a member of the mansion, he knows her background and is kind."

Song Guanzhou sighed slightly and did not dare to make a decision immediately.

Although she had read the entire book and knew the final outcome of Pei An and the Duke's Mansion, all this glory had nothing to do with her, Song Guanzhou.

But Zhenzhu is so smart, how could Xiao Shi bear to let her go.

While she was in doubt, Pei Hai seemed to see her hesitation, "Fourth Young Master Madam, don't think too much about it. It's actually an old story. But since it concerns the prince and his wife, I can't say much."

"Uncle Hai, if Zhenzhu wants to work for me, I shouldn't be kept in the dark about her past."

Song Guanzhou spoke slowly, took a sip of tea, and spoke casually.

"It's not that I'm hiding it on purpose. The Fourth Young Master's wife is smart, so I'll just tell you." Then he briefly told Song Guanzhou about Zhenzhu and Pei Chen, "If Zhenzhu hadn't been disfigured, she would have been quite pretty. Alas—"

It turned out to be the case.

Song Guanzhou lowered his head in deep thought, but in fact he was reciting the book frantically. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember that the original book mentioned that the pearl was disfigured.

He simply asked Lotus to invite Zhenzhu in. When the door curtain was lifted, Song Guanzhou knew at first glance that she was a beauty just by looking at her delicate and graceful figure.

Looking at his face again, I realized where Pei Hai's sigh came from.

Zhenzhu was carrying a small bag on her left hand, dressed simply, with her hair wrapped in a scarf. She came in without looking around, and when she saw Song Guanzhou sitting in the main seat in the main hall, she knelt down and kowtowed. Song Guanzhou glanced at Lianhua, and the little girl hurried forward to help her up.

"The maid Zhang Li greets the Fourth Young Master's wife. Thank you for your grace."

Song Guanzhou hugged the heater and looked at Zhenzhu lazily, "I heard Uncle Hai tell you about you. You were also the head maid in front of Second Sister-in-law. Now I am in need of a housekeeper. There are many things to do. Everything needs to be started from scratch, from the trees and grass in the courtyard to the personnel arrangements inside and outside. Since Second Sister-in-law recommended you and Uncle Hai also promised, then stay in my courtyard."

Ah!

Pei Hai's heart skipped a beat. Who said the Fourth Young Master's wife was stupid?

Is that a stupid thing to say?

If anything goes wrong with Zhenzhu in the future, neither the Crown Prince's wife nor he can escape.

Everyone, including Zhenzhu, didn't expect Song Guanzhou to agree so quickly. When she heard this, she was about to kneel down to thank him again, but Song Guanzhou raised his hand to stop her, "Don't kneel down. I don't know what happened when you left the courtyard in the past. I have cut down on these red tapes in this house."

Even the emperor doesn't make his subordinates kneel down at any time, so why is she doing this?

Besides, she was only eighteen years old, and a group of people were kneeling in front of her. She was afraid that her life would be shortened, although whether she could live past the age of twenty in the future was another matter.

Zhenzhu lowered her head and said yes. Song Guanzhou then asked Pei Hai, "Uncle Hai, does she still need to rest for the injury on her face?"

Pei Hai turned around and looked at Zhenzhu inquiringly. Zhenzhu quickly replied, "Young Madam, my facial injury has healed a lot. It looks scary but it's not a big deal. It will become less of an eyesore over time."

"It doesn't matter."

Song Guanzhou shook his head slightly. "I value a person's character and character. Appearance is not that important. Since you are qualified to serve, please stay in my yard today."

Pearls are like a huge temptation and also like a time bomb.

Song Guanzhou was afraid that he would not be able to control the situation if he stayed, but he was also afraid that he would lose his helpers if he didn't stay.

She couldn't tell why Zhenzhu came. If she really wanted to have a meal, that wouldn't be a problem. But she was afraid that she had ulterior motives.

But thinking of this, she sighed in her heart. How could she decide whether to stay or not? Apart from other things, with the identity of Xiao's maid, she was destined to be unable to be driven out, even if she was a spy sent by the inner courtyard. Now she was not afraid of wearing shoes when barefoot, so she just regarded it as fearless.

Just stay and take one step at a time in the future.

When Pei Hai saw Song Guanzhou was so straightforward, he immediately stood up and took Zhenzhu to thank Song Guanzhou, "Don't worry, Madam Fourth Young Master, I can guarantee Zhenzhu's character. She has a clear mind and is a capable woman." Zhenzhu also bowed and replied, "I will definitely live up to Madam Young Master's trust and kindness in taking me in."

Pei Hai saw that the dust had settled, but his opinion of the Fourth Young Master's wife changed a little.

He spoke more realistically now, "Young Madam, I'll ask Zhenzhu to come and serve you later. I'll take her to kowtow to the Crown Prince's wife now."

"You should. Go ahead."

When Xiao Yinxiu heard the maid come to report, "Uncle Hai brought Zhenzhu from Shaohua Garden to ask for an audience?"

The little maid had a childish face and said, "Yes, ma'am, Uncle Hai is waiting outside the door." They had all heard about Zhenzhu, and when they saw her standing behind Uncle Hai in her washed-out cloth skirt, they couldn't help but look at her secretly.

Xiao Yinxiu sighed, "Call him in."

But at this time, Pei Chen had just returned to the main room. Pei Hai hurriedly bowed and greeted him, "Hello, my Lord."

"Uncle Hai, are you here to look for your wife?"

As he was speaking, he saw a woman beside him bowing. He felt that she looked familiar, but he could not recognize who she was.

Pei Hai smiled apologetically, "This is the housekeeper who was assigned to serve the Fourth Young Master's wife. Now she comes to kowtow to the Young Master and his wife."

But Pearl's name was not mentioned at all.

Pei Chen hummed and thought it was a pity. He thought she was a beauty because of her slim figure, but she had a scar on her face. "She kept it with Fourth Brother's wife?" That shouldn't be the case. With Song's character, she only liked pretty maids. It was strange to say this. Most wives were afraid that the maids in the house would be too charming and would steal their husbands' hearts.

But Song relied on her own fierce temper and was not afraid that Pan Xi and the other maids would be liked by the Fourth Prince.

"My Lord, the Fourth Young Master's wife has stayed and will go over to work later."

Pei Chen smiled when he saw this, "Pan Xi and the other girls said that they were all driven out by the fourth master, but he was willing to let them go."

“You don’t know, my Lord, Panxi and several other maids instigated their master to get into trouble. Driving them out is the lightest punishment.” Although the maids Panxi and Panlan were handed over to Madam Xu to be sold, the Duke’s Mansion did not want the money for selling their bodies, so they were left to themselves.

In short, if you don't want to, you can be free.

However, now Panxi and Panlan have gone to live with Miss Jin, the daughter of Princess Hong'an, and the residence is not necessarily worse than that of the Duke's Mansion. However, Panxi's father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law were also driven out.

Pei Chen saw this and turned around, "Then you go in and kowtow to the Madam, I'll come later."

In a flash, he went to his concubine Qiao Niang.

Zhenzhu thought to herself that this was not good, and she was afraid that the Crown Prince’s wife would be angry again.

Sure enough, when Pei Hai led her and the unfamiliar little girl into the familiar inner room, before she could kneel down, Xiao Shi asked Pei Hai, "Was that the prince's voice just now? Why didn't you come in to chat with your old friend Zhenzhu when you met him?"

Zhenzhu had already knelt on the ground and whispered, "Madam, please forgive me. My face is ruined. If I hadn't specially asked Uncle Hai to kowtow to you, Madam, and if I hadn't had ten times the courage, I wouldn't have dared to meet the two masters."

When Xiao heard this, she did not feel relieved at all.

"Pearl, look up."

Zhenzhu slowly raised her head, revealing half of her scarred face to Xiao Yinxiu. Even though she was prepared, she couldn't help but be shocked when she saw it. "How could the burn be so severe?"

Pei Hai replied to Xiao Yinxiu with the same words he had used to reply to him with Zhenzhu.

"Forget it, forget it, Fourth Brother's wife doesn't mind, right?"

Pei Hai replied, "The Fourth Young Master's wife knows that she is a maid raised by Madam's family, and has also received your personal teachings. Her courtyard is in urgent need of such a person, and she wanted to come and thank you in person, but the Fourth Young Master's wife is still recovering from her injuries..."

Xiao Yinxiu interrupted Pei Hai, "Why should she come to thank us in person? She should just take good care of her wounds. Now that Zhenzhu has gone to work, she should take good care of Fourth Brother's wife. She must not use my mother's coming out as an excuse to lose her sense of propriety."

Pearl knelt on the ground, naturally not daring to say no.

The master and servant met again after six years, but it was not as harmonious as expected.

After coming out, Pei Hai took Zhenzhu to see the maids and wives he had bought a few days ago, and explained directly, "These are all from outside. The two maids in front of the Fourth Young Master's wife were also rough maids outside the second gate. They are not good at all, and you have to train them well."

Pearl thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Hai, I don't quite understand what the master means. Uncle Hai, please enlighten me."

"You ask."

"I thought I was just coming here to be a servant and earn a living, but now my master and you, Uncle Hai, want me to be the housekeeper for the Fourth Young Master's wife?"

Pei Hai smiled and said, "I think this is what the Fourth Young Master's wife meant."

Zhenzhu sighed, "This..., the Fourth Young Master's wife actually believed me..."

"If the master dares to use you, you must do your job well and don't let her down." How could Zhenzhu not understand what was said? Thinking of her own rough life, she stopped guessing, looked at the maids and wives who were being trained by Aunt Chu and Nanny Tao, and returned to Shaohua Garden.

Song Guanzhou pointed to the courtyard and said, "Zhenzhu, from now on you will make your own arrangements for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and everything else. Just give me some rules."

Pearl was no longer in a state of surprise, she only looked up at her new master, "Young Madam, in the courtyard in the past...?"

"Let's not talk about the past. You have also been in the mansion. According to the rules and experience of the mansion, you should rearrange the people and things in this courtyard. If there is anything missing, please tell me and I will ask Uncle Hai to find it."

——It has the entrepreneurial spirit of rolling up sleeves and starting from scratch with nothing!