The Virtuous Concubine

The next morning, Ecan took Malu and Mayanzhu out. The first stop was to visit her aunt Hongyu, who used to be in charge of the tea room in the palace. As the former head of the imperial kitchen, Ecan had a close relationship with her. She had no children, and after retiring, she relied on her savings and the care of her former apprentices.

After exchanging pleasantries, E-chan got straight to the point: "My wife passed away early, and the girls at home have no reliable elders to educate them, which is really worrying. After thinking about it, I decided to ask you if you are willing to take care of them for a while, until the two children enter the palace or get married."

After E-Chan explained his intention, Hongyu hesitated. Although she was old, she was not stupid. E-Chan came to ask for help, but he had other ideas. Otherwise, it would not be difficult for her to leave the palace safely with E-Chan's own guidance.

E Can knew that she didn't want to get involved in the dispute again, so he promised: "Anyway, it's enough for one child in the family to enter the palace, and the other one will take care of you until the end of your life. Besides, there are so many people in the Wuya family!"

Hongyu couldn't help but be moved. After all, her family was unreliable and she felt lonely by herself. In a few years, the affection between the apprentices might become weak.

So she nodded: "We are old friends, I trust you. But I still need to see the quality and foundation of the child before discussing it with you."

E-chan was overjoyed and quickly asked the two children to pay their respects to Aunt Hongyu. Hongyu looked at the two children carefully. They were very polite and good-looking. The older one looked gentle and pretty, and the younger one was also cute and lovely.

So she nodded and asked the two men to pour her a cup of tea, which was considered a complete ceremony. Mayanzhu couldn't help her arrogant and unruly nature at this time. She had been holding it back for a long time!

If she wasn't afraid of her grandfather, and wanted to suppress Malu, she would never be so obedient today. When she heard that she wanted to pay respect to her master, she quickly blocked Malu's steps to pour tea, and then hurriedly poured a full cup and bowed to Hongyu at the top.

Hongyu had a smile on her face the whole time, but she didn't take the tea, just watched what Malu did. Malu was not anxious or annoyed when he was beaten to the punch, he bowed to Hongyu first, waited for Mayanzhu to pour the tea, then found a cup and poured two cups of tea.

Mayanzhu still didn't understand why Hongyu didn't accept the tea. When she felt a little embarrassed, she heard Malu speak slowly and clearly, as if a yellow oriole had just flown out of the valley: "This cup of tea is for Aunt Hongyu. Please give me more guidance in the future. Malu and his sister must study hard and live up to the reputation of Aunt Hongyu and the Wuya family!"

Hongyu nodded, took the tea and took a sip, then looked at Malu: "Why two cups of tea?"

Ma Lu smiled and said, "The other cup is naturally for Grandfather. If Grandfather hadn't made careful plans for us young people, how could we have such a chance to learn from Aunt Hongyu?"

Then he respectfully presented the second cup of tea to E-Chan. E-Chan laughed and said "good! good! good!" three times before taking the tea and drinking it all.

Malu's amazing move had directly beaten Mayanzhu into the mud! Mayanzhu was so ashamed and angry at this moment - she just wanted to behave better, but she didn't expect this result!

Hongyu noticed Mayanzhu's anger, so she took the tea from her and said to her, "This is my first lesson for you. First of all, there is order of seniority. As a younger sister, you need to respect your elder sister, be humble, and don't act recklessly because you are the younger one. Secondly, you need to know how to show respect and gratitude. Your grandfather is old and still running around for you, how can he not need a cup of tea?"

Mayanzhu's face turned pale and red when she heard this. Hongyu saw that she was still receptive and continued, "Finally, whether you choose to enter the palace as a maid or get married, you must take care of the needs and feelings of everyone in the family, and you can't make mistakes like today."

After saying these words, she took a sip of Mayanzhu's tea. After putting down the teacup, Hongyu touched Mayanzhu's hair and said, "Good boy, you still have a lot of time to think about these things in the future, take your time. Your sister is older than you, and it took her some time to understand these things."

Mayanzhu was ashamed, angry, and a little guilty. This was different from what her mother had said to her in private! However, she had already begun to trust this aunt who always had a decent smile in front of her, so she nodded and hid behind Malu.

Seeing this, E Shen couldn't help but admire Hong Yu: "It has to be you! I think it's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Let's pack up and go back to Wuya Mansion today!"

Aunt Hongyu laughed: "How can a rough man like you understand what a little girl is thinking! I have quite a few things, and I still need to find someone to look after the house. It will take at least the day after tomorrow, right?"

Ecan waved his hand and said, "What's that? I'll have someone come over to help you clean up, and find a few soldiers from Weiwu who retired due to injuries to help you guard the gate. I've already asked my family to clean up your room before I left today."

Hongyu felt more relieved after hearing this. It seemed that E-chan still valued her role. So she nodded and said, "Then tomorrow, I will come to teach my two closed disciples tomorrow!"

After E-chan finalized the matter, he handed the generous gifts he brought to Aunt Hongyu, and then left Hongyu's house and went to the Pear Garden. He asked the two children to stay in the carriage and got off.

Malu and Mayanzhu looked at each other, as if their mouths were glued shut. There was an awkward silence in the carriage. Malu was too lazy to pay attention to Mayanzhu, a bad-tempered brat, while Mayanzhu didn't know what to say to this sister who had no affection for her.

Ma Lu sat in the carriage, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. Although Mayanzhu wanted to show off today, so did she? It was just that Mayanzhu was too stupid and was outdone by her.

Sai and Li should not care about who gets the limelight, they are all her daughters. This matter is also embarrassing, and Mayanzhu should not mention it too much.

The system was surprised at the performance of the tasker. If it was the original body, it might have just accepted it and pretended not to know about it. This actually met Aunt Hongyu's expectations. But they didn't expect the tasker to perform so well, which made Aunt Hongyu and E-chan think that she was the best candidate to enter the palace.

The system was very satisfied with the progress of the task, but it did not tell Malu, otherwise what would happen if she slacked off. However, the system still decided to help Malu within its authority.

"Host, have you ever thought about learning a musical instrument?"

Malu thought about it and said, "Can I learn piano?" She had always dreamed of playing the piano, but her family didn't allow it, so she never learned it. Later, she started working and had no time.

The system quickly replied: "There were pianos in the Qing Dynasty, but with the host's current identity, there is really no chance for you to come into contact with a piano, which is likely to arouse suspicion."

Kangxi, his crown prince Yinreng, and later Prince Limi all played the piano, and they played it very well! At that time, it was not called a piano, but a Western iron wire piano, which was presented to Kangxi by Matteo Ricci. But the eldest daughter of the Wuya family, who was not favored, would probably find it strange to hear about this piano!

Malu listened to the advice and figured it out immediately: "Thank you for reminding me, can I find a chance to learn it after entering the palace?"

The system replied: "As long as it's reasonable. Kangxi himself actually likes Western musical instruments. If you are willing to learn, it will also help the mission. At present, it is better to recommend ancient orthodox musical instruments."

Malu thought about it and asked the system: "Which traditional musical instrument does Kangxi like the most?"

After searching the database, the system suggested: "It is recommended that the tasker learn one of the sheng, flute or xiao. Kangxi loved gourd instruments, which are things made of gourds. The sheng is a kind of gourd instrument, and the flute and xiao have similar playing methods and timbre."

Malu took note of this piece of knowledge and decided that from today on he would also publicize his love for gourds or show that he liked gourds.