The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

Although Hua Sirong was her aunt's niece, Madam Shen couldn't help but confirm again, "Have you thought it through, Granny?"

Although Rongjie is my relative, I can't fool you, Granny Yan. She comes from a merchant family and her parents are both dead, which is considered unlucky in the eyes of the world.

We have quite a few eligible girls in our household, not only from our eldest son's family, but also from our second and third sons' families, there are several well-behaved maids.

Why don't you consider them, nanny?

With the backing of a marquis's mansion, even if they don't marry into noble families, they'll at least marry into the families of minor officials and become young mistresses.

Granny Yan's lips curled into a slight smile, and Madam Shen muttered to herself, "You'd be better off not smiling; it's frightening."

Granny Yan: "Miss Rong is gentle and kind. This old servant has seen that she treats her maid and the little girl who serves her very well."

To put it bluntly, this old servant has spent most of his life in the palace and has never known what it feels like to be respected.

This old servant is getting old and doesn't have many years left to live. I just want to find someone who treats servants well so I can live a few more years like a human being.

Madam Shen never expected that Granny Yan chose Hua Sirong for this reason.

She could have directly refused Granny Yan's request, but she ultimately considered that the other party came from the palace.

Who knows what powerful backers these old foxes who managed to crawl out of the palace alive might have?

Therefore, Madam Shen did not give a definitive answer, saying, "I also need to inform the old lady of the mansion about this matter. As for the fact that Granny Yan is going to serve Rong'er, I, as her aunt, can only be happy for her."

This child has had a hard life since she was little, and I couldn't be happier if the nanny was willing to go and teach her.

However, since the nanny is of unusual status, Rong'er will probably not marry into any wealthy family in the future. I don't know if Rong'er's husband's family will agree to support another idle person.

Hey!

However, as long as you remain in our Marquis's residence, you are considered to be raising Rong'er on behalf of our family. On the day of her wedding, whether you choose to go with her or stay in the residence to live out your days is up to you, Granny.”

Mr. Shen's magnanimous promise.

Granny Yan nodded in response, not caring much, and got up to take her leave, not caring whether Madam Shen had anything else to say.

Shen was left fuming, her chest heaving. "Look at her arrogant manner, she has not shown the slightest bit of humility of a servant."

I really don't know how someone like her survived in the palace. She even had to give me special instructions because of her."

Wenqin quickly came over to soothe her, "Madam, please calm down. If you ask me, this Granny Yan is just relying on the fact that she came from the palace, thinking that she is superior to others."

Even if she were of a higher social standing, she was still just a servant.

"This servant truly doesn't understand. With so many young ladies in the entire household, why did she choose Miss Rong? Could it be that our Seventh Miss, the legitimate daughter of a Marquis, is inferior to a mere merchant's daughter?"

After saying that, she slapped herself in the face, "This servant deserves to die; I shouldn't have spoken ill of Miss Biao behind her back."

But I am indignant. In my heart, our Seventh Miss is outstanding in every way. Only our Seventh Miss is the one who chooses people. How could a servant be so arrogant as to overlook our Seventh Miss and choose a cousin who lives under someone else's roof?

That's absolutely outrageous.

We family members know how good Seventh Sister is, but how would outsiders know? If they spread rumors, they might think there's something wrong with our Seventh Sister.

Otherwise, why would the old nanny from the palace prefer to choose an orphan girl rather than go and serve our Seventh Miss?

Shen was further enraged by Wenqin's instigation, but when Wenqin compared He Zhizhu with Hua Sirong, Shen felt annoyed.

"Zhuzhu already has a nanny, so what difference does it make whether Granny Yan chooses Zhuzhu or not?"

In this manor, besides Zhuzhu, the only other girl I'm related to by blood is Rongjie. It's understandable that Granny Yan chose her.

Of course, saying this would undoubtedly be seen as self-aggrandizement.

But Granny Yan was clearly not an easy person to get along with. Since things had come to this, Madam Shen could only try to make amends by portraying herself as an innocent person.

In Qingwu Courtyard, Hua Sirong looked at Granny Yan, who was carrying a small bundle and was about to come to her for help, and felt a sense of unreality.

"Please sit down, Granny." Hua Sirong's face was filled with trepidation as she asked for a seat.

Granny Yan was extremely pleased to have become a guest of honor at Qingwu Courtyard.

She enjoyed Hua Sirong's attentive service, then stood up and bowed, a grand ceremony to acknowledge her new master.

"This old servant's surname is Yan, and given name is Nian'an. I entered the palace at the age of eight. I have worked in the laundry room and the needlework room. I have served the Dowager Consort and also served in the palace of the most favored Consort Xian."

She deliberately made her last sentence clear, as if that experience was unimportant to her.

Hua Sirong was shocked. "Granny, please get up quickly. With such an impressive resume, how could you be willing to stay by the side of someone as powerless as me?"

"To put it bluntly, although I am not bad-looking, I just want to live a peaceful and ordinary life."

Those scheming, backstabbing days, though seemingly glamorous, are not what I want.

Therefore, Granny Yan probably misjudged her. Hua Sirong thought that Granny Yan probably chose her because she liked her face.

After all, in the inner palace, those who receive and are favored are all beautiful women.

Granny Yan smiled slightly, "Now that I have acknowledged you as my new mistress, I will follow you no matter what kind of family you marry into."

Although Granny Yan was always very strict, Hua Sirong was still a little happy to be favored by her. "Isn't Granny worried that I won't marry well and won't have money to support you in your old age?"

She was joking, which was also a way of acknowledging Granny Yan and promising to take care of her in her old age.

Granny Yan was visibly relieved after successfully recognizing her mistress. "When I first entered the manor, I heard the servants gossiping about how wealthy and powerful the young lady was. I only eat a bowl of fine grains each meal, so the young lady can definitely afford to feed me."

Although Granny Yan seemed difficult to get along with, she wasn't arrogant at all in her words, and Wang Mama instantly developed a good impression of this big shot among the palace servants.

For the sake of her daughter, Wang's mother thought she had to win over this Granny Yan.

Hua Sirong's eyes also sparkled, "Because I am staying at my aunt's house, although I am the only master of this courtyard, many of the young ladies in this house do not have their own courtyards to live in."

Therefore, I only chose to stay in the west wing. Since the nanny is here, you'll have to make do in the back room behind the west wing.”

Granny Yan was even more pleased with Hua Sirong's tact and understanding. She nodded in agreement and followed Granny Wang to make the arrangements.

He Zhizhu received Wenqin's message and learned that Granny Yan had followed Hua Sirong. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a moment.

In the previous life, the Marquis's mansion did not hire any governesses or the like, so this play did not happen.

"Why did Granny Yan choose a cousin instead of the proper young ladies of the Marquis's mansion? And my mother didn't object?" He Zhizhu felt that this was not like her own mother.