Reborn to be replaced, remarried to the royal palace to raise children and train husband

Gu Qinlan maintained an elegant smile and replied, "Mother, you are too kind. Huiyi is naturally intelligent, and I am only a few months older than her. My knowledge may not be better than hers. I still need to ask mother for advice myself. How dare I guide her presumptuously? In the future, we must all follow mother's guidance. After all, mother's experience is far richer than ours."

She wouldn't ask for trouble.

Zheng Huiyi seems to understand right from wrong now, but her nature is hard to change and she is unwilling to ask for trouble.

Besides, she was busy enough with her own affairs, so she had no time to discipline someone else's naughty daughter.

It is her responsibility to educate the child well, but if the education is ineffective, if Zheng Huiyi makes any mistakes in the future, the responsibility will be put on her and she will be accused of failing to educate the child well.

If she was really that stupid, she would get herself into trouble.

Princess Duan did not realize the deep meaning in Gu Qinlan's words. Instead, she mistakenly thought that Gu Qinlan was sincerely praising her, and immediately showed her joy: "Okay, okay, you are all children who understand reason. After this incident, our family will work together and unite as one. The prosperity of the Zheng family is just around the corner."

Zheng Huiyi agreed with it and nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, sister-in-law, how is Miss Zhao?"

Ever since that day when she entrusted Gu Qinlan to rescue Miss Zhao, she only received the news that Gu Qinlan had successfully rescued her, and knew nothing about the subsequent situation.

A few days ago, they returned to the mansion, and the people in the mansion spread the news, and the only thing mentioned was that Gu Qinlan took Zheng Fenghui to Bianliang for further studies.

Gu Qinlan said casually: "Miss Zhao has been taken back by her family. By the way, she also left a letter for you. I will have someone deliver it to you later."

Zheng Huiyi agreed ecstatically, and then mentioned another matter: "Sister, could you please ask Aunt Zhang for help? I am eager to continue to learn etiquette from her."

Gu Qinlan raised her eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise, "Are you no longer afraid of hardship?"

Zheng Huiyi lowered her head shyly, and said sincerely: "It's not hard, it's just a little tiring."

Gu Qinlan smiled and responded: "Although Aunt Zhang is strict, she does have unique skills. Since you are willing to learn from her, then go and apologize to her yourself. Otherwise, even if I put pressure on her from behind, she may not teach you wholeheartedly."

After hearing this, Zheng Huiyi nodded and said firmly: "Okay, I will personally apologize to the nanny."

After talking with the mother and daughter for a long time, Gu Qinlan was able to return to her own courtyard. The letter Zhao Qingyu left for Zheng Huiyi was in Xiaoman's hand, and Gu Qinlan ordered Xiaoman to deliver the letter.

Afterwards, Gu Qinlan summoned Huang Yue, the maid from the Zhao family, who she had brought back.

"Huang Yue, your master has entrusted your indenture to me, but I want to hear your wishes. Do you want to stay with me or return to the Zhao family? If you are willing to redeem yourself, I can also return the indenture to you and waive your redemption fee."

Huang Yue and Zhao Qingyu are similar in shape, so the Zhao family arranged for her to follow the Zhao brothers to Bianliang to welcome their master.

This girl was beautiful and energetic. She was born in a family of officials and worked as a second-class maid in the Zhao family. Her living conditions were much better than those of girls from ordinary merchant families.

Huang Yue knelt down without hesitation and said sincerely: "I am willing to stay, and I beg Madam to have mercy on me. I come from Jinzhou and my family is poor. If I return home, I am afraid I will not be able to escape the fate of being sold by my parents again."

Gu Qinlan smiled and said, "Have you really thought it through? After all, Prince Duan's Mansion is not as good as the Zhao Mansion. Your living and eating here will definitely not be as good as the Zhao Mansion. If you decide to go back, I can arrange for someone to take you back."

Huang Yue shook her head firmly and said in a resolute tone: "I don't want to go back."

After a moment's thought, Huang Yue continued, "I am serving the second wife in the Zhao Mansion. The second master wanted to take me as a concubine, but I refused. So I asked the first wife for permission and came to Bianliang to meet the girl."

The maids in the room looked at each other in astonishment; they had never expected such a strange thing to happen.

You know, being favored by the master and promoted to a concubine is an honor that many maids dream of. However, Huang Yue unexpectedly rejected this opportunity, and even took the initiative to ask to leave the Zhao family and come to Jindu in order to avoid becoming a concubine.

Huang Yue explained frankly, "The Second Master is a fourth-rank official in Beijing. It is indeed a great honor to be his concubine. But my ambition is not here. I just want to serve my master honestly, and wait for the master's blessing in the future to marry an ordinary person and become his principal wife."

Although being a concubine of the master seemed glamorous, she saw clearly in the backyard that the concubine was just a pastime for the master. Those noble concubines might still retain some dignity, but these humble concubines who were promoted from maids would not only be tortured and scolded by the wife of the main wife, but sometimes even have to serve the master's colleagues or friends. This was common.

In addition, the Second Madam was not an easy person to get along with. She was often punished even when she was a maid. If she became a concubine, she would become a thorn in the eyes and might disappear silently in the backyard at any time.

She did not have much ambition and valued life more, so she seized the opportunity and resolutely escaped from the constraints of the second branch of the Zhao family.

Seeing that she was honest and pure-hearted, Gu Qinlan said gently, "Since you are willing to stay, I will take you in. From now on, you will be by my side."

Huang Yue kowtowed three times to Gu Qinlan in gratitude: "Thank you, Madam, for your gift."

As the number of maids increased, Gu Qinlan promoted Huang Yue and Xiaoman to second-class maids, and selected two smart girls from the maids who had come as dowry, promoted them to second-class maids, and changed their names. One was named Maidong and the other was named Fuling.

These two maids are also extremely smart and sensible. After Fu Yu and Hong Ye helped Gu Qinlan run his business in their previous life, they were responsible for taking care of Gu Qinlan's daily life and did their job conscientiously.

In addition to these six maids, there were four maids doing rough work in the yard. Together with her dowry wet nurse and two errand boys, there were as many as thirteen servants in the entire yard.

However, this is far from fully equipped and if she plans to open a small kitchen, she will need two more helpers.

Thinking of the small kitchen, Gu Qinlan couldn't help but think of her aunt Liang.

A few days ago, she accompanied Zhao Qingyu home, and Liang also returned to her own home. Now that she has returned, she naturally wants to take Liang back to her side and spend time together.

Hongye was entrusted with the task, and soon, Liang was welcomed in. When she arrived, she was holding an exquisite food box in her hand. When she saw Gu Qinlan, she smiled and said, "I had expected that you would have a messenger to summon me. As soon as your uncle stepped into the house, I started to get busy preparing this gift. Come on, try it quickly. Look, your cheeks have become much thinner these few days since you were away."

What Liang brought was a carefully prepared medicinal meal designed to nourish the blood.

She has extraordinary cooking skills and is very skillful in making medicinal dishes. She cleverly uses the aroma of the ingredients to mask the flavor of the herbs, and the taste is also exceptionally wonderful.