Flowers in full bloom

There is also a small path paved with blue bricks around the lotus pond that is large enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through. When tourists get tired of walking, there are one or several rented carriages parked at regular intervals for them to take at any time. I heard that the business is very good and there are not enough carriages to rent when there are too many people.

In Lotus Garden, there are small fishing boats for rent for fishing in the lotus pond, as well as fishing gear and bait for sale and rent. The rental income from these items cannot be underestimated.

Seeing such a modern manor, Hua Lei began to wonder if the owner of the manor was also a time traveler like herself.

The Marquis' Mansion also rented a small three-story courtyard today, located on the north side of the lotus pond. After entering from the north gate of the Lotus Garden and walking for quarters of an hour, you will arrive at the small three-story courtyard. Next to the gate is a wooden plaque with the words "Yingfengyuan".

Everyone was simply divided into rooms, with the women living in the back yard and the men resting in the front yard.

Because Xiaoyuan had always been with Rong Jin's male relatives, Hualei didn't need to worry about him. At this time, she took Qingying and Zhenzhu to the room they shared. The room was not big, with only a bed, a small couch, and a wardrobe.

There is a wooden bed near the window, similar to the tatami in the previous life, with a small chessboard-like table on top and a few futons. It is simple, without any excessive decoration.

Qingying and Zhenzhu's maid Qinghe took out the spare clothes they brought from the boxes and hung them in the closet, and used incense.

After the two of them had finished packing, Zhenzhu and Hualei took them to Old Madam Pei's room. At this time, Old Madam Pei had been leaning on the small couch for resting for two quarters of an hour, thinking about today's important business. She stood up, tidied her clothes, and prepared to go out.

As soon as they reached the door, Madam Han came over with Han Qingge and several maids, and the eldest daughter-in-law Feng followed behind with her daughter Pei Feicui.

Pei Jingyuan, the eldest son of the marquis's family, married Feng, the eldest daughter of a seventh-rank official under the Imperial Observatory. They gave birth to a daughter, Pei Shanhu, who is already married.

The second daughter, Pei Feicui, is half a year younger than Zhenzhu. She is already fourteen years old this year and is old enough to get married.

The eldest son Pei Rongyu was one year younger than Pei Rongjin, but actually because it was the New Year's Eve, he was only four months younger. However, he was far behind Pei Rongjin in both academics and martial arts. Not only did he fail to be admitted to the Imperial College, he was also almost at the bottom of the official school outside.

If he was not good at literature, he could have taken the military examination and made a name for himself. However, because of Feng's doting on her son and not wanting him to suffer, his martial arts skills were mediocre and he did not look like the son of a military general at all.

Under the dazzling halo of Pei Rongjin, Pei Rongyu can really be regarded as a son who is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he is even more inconspicuous in the Marquis' Mansion.

However, the Marquis' Mansion was very strict in disciplining the conduct of their children. So even though Pei Rongyu was neither good at literature nor martial arts, he did not do anything to tease cats and dogs or bully men and women outside, so he was just an ordinary and inconspicuous person in the Marquis' Mansion.

The second son, Pei Rongchen, was nine years old and very naughty. His academic performance in the clan school of the Marquis's Mansion was also unsatisfactory. Pei Jingyuan's concubine gave birth to a daughter, Pei Yuhuan, who was eleven years old, and a son, Pei Rongzhen, who was eight years old.

Several concubines from the marquis's mansion have also come today. The concubines and their children are all looked after by special maids. They went to appreciate the lotus and are not here at this time.

Mrs. Pei, along with her two daughters-in-law, Pearl, Feicui, Hualei and others, slowly walked out of the courtyard.

Hua Lei knew that Madam Pei was going to match Zhenzhu and Feicui today, so after leaving the courtyard, she tactfully said goodbye to Madam Pei and the two ladies, and walked in another direction with Qingying.

Han Qingge took a look and followed Hua Lei tactfully.

Just like that, Hua Lei brought Qing Ying, Han Qing Ge brought her maid Chun Hua, a group of four, walking together without getting along with each other.

Walking in the winding wooden corridor, there are lotus flowers half a person's height around you, and the green lotus leaves are like discs holding up the delicate and beautiful lotus flowers, some in bud, some half-bloomed, which is pleasing to the eye.

At this time, Hualei didn't take the initiative to talk. She and Qingying each held a light paper umbrella and walked slowly, enjoying the cool breeze and looking at the beautiful scenery around them. Their mood also improved a lot.

"Sister Hua, your dress today is so beautiful. I heard that Sister Zhenzhu made it for you?" Han Qingge said.

"Yes, Zhenzhu made it for me. I like it too. Thank you Miss Han for the compliment. I think Miss Han's dress is also very beautiful." Hua Lei said politely.

"I heard that Sister Hua's farm makes a lot of money? How come Sister Zhenzhu has to spend money to make a set of clothes? Is Sister Hua reluctant to do it herself?" Han Qingge teased. She looked like Hualei was taking advantage of others.

"Miss Zhenzhu made it specially for our young lady as a thank you gift to her for helping her open the shop." Qingying, who was following nearby, saw that Hualei didn't respond and thought she was in trouble, so she answered for Hualei.

"Our young lady? Qingying, when did you become Sister Hua's maid? How come I didn't know? You don't take the monthly salary from the Marquis' Mansion anymore?" Han Qingge asked with a puzzled look on her face as Qingying had just finished speaking.

Qingying's face turned pale in an instant. This sentence was indeed taboo. Chunhua was a maid in the Han family. She received the monthly salary from the Han family and lived in the Marquis' Mansion with Han Qingge. She could call Han Qingge "our lady".

However, Qingying used the monthly salary from the Marquis' Mansion to take care of Hualei who was staying there as a guest, but she addressed Hualei as "our young lady", which was not in accordance with the rules.

To put it mildly, it was a slip of the tongue. To put it more seriously, it was that he could not distinguish between the host family and the guest family, and was a traitor. If Hua Lei made a mistake or did something wrong, which affected the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, the family with strict rules might beat and kill a girl like Qingying.

"Miss Han, that's not what I meant..." Qingying had already knelt on the ground.

"Then what does Qingying mean? Do you not want to be a maid in the Marquis' Mansion anymore? Do you want to redeem yourself and become Sister Hua's maid?" Han Qingge asked before Qingying could finish her words.

"Qingying just made a slip of the tongue, Miss Han, don't be angry." Hualei helped Qingying speak. "Sister Hua, I'm not angry." Han Qingge said. After a pause, he continued.

"I think a girl who can't tell the difference between the main and the secondary should be properly disciplined. She takes the monthly salary from the Marquis's Mansion but calls the guest Miss Hua as our young lady. People who don't know would think that Miss Hua is the young lady of the Marquis's Mansion.

Such misleading words cannot be justified by slip of the tongue. Even if Grandmother Pei heard it, I don’t think she would be happy. ”

Han Qingge didn't want to let Qingying go. She also knew that Hualei gave some subsidies to the maids in Qihuayuan every month, which won the favor of the maids and the old women. She didn't like it and now asked Madam Pei to come out.