Chapter 221 Housekeeper Zhang Guifen

If it had been any other woman, such as Wei Xingshou from Guangyuntai, she would have complied with Wei Yuan's request.

But Zhang Guifen is not the other woman.

Only then did Wei Yuan really feel lucky that he had married Zhang Guifen.

This happiness is not because of her family background, but because she is Zhang Guifen.

She personally helped Wei Yuan dress. This was also the first time she dressed someone else. Although it was a little clumsy, Wei Yuan enjoyed this moment very much.

Some maids came forward and wanted to dress him instead of Zhang Guifen, but he refused.

After Wei Yuan had put on his clothes, she tied up Wei Yuan's hair herself, tying every strand of hair neatly together like a treasure.

Therefore, Wei Yuan also said with emotion:

"I used to always think about making the Wei family prosperous, but I rarely felt what 'family' is."

"Sister Guifen, I am really lucky to have you as my wife in this life."

Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "If I help you undress, bathe, wash and tie your hair every day, will you think like this every day?"

Wei Yuan nodded.

Zhang Guifen just smiled and said nothing.

After Wei Yuan cleaned up, he was going to have breakfast with her.

However, Zhang Guifen asked Wei Yuan to go to the lobby to have dinner earlier on the grounds that things had not been tidied up yet.

As soon as Wei Yuan left, she returned to the bed and looked at the dots of plum blossoms on the sheets, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Baozhu followed her, lowered his head and asked, "Have you washed this mattress?"

Zhang Guifen pulled off the mattress sheet, folded it up herself, and put it in an empty box for safekeeping. She said earnestly:

"Just change the sheets and leave this to me, you don't have to worry about it."

Baozhu bowed and said, "Yes, girl."

Zhang Guifen frowned slightly and said, "Don't call me girl anymore, call me madam."

Bao Zhu blinked his eyes and said very innocently: "But. There are only slaves and you here."

Zhang Guifen said: "That won't work either."

Baozhu said quickly: "I will remember this."

Afterwards, Zhang Guifen went to the lobby to have a meal.

But she saw that Wei Yuan had been waiting for her, "Have you packed it up?"

Zhang Guifen nodded.

Wei Yuan said again: "Let's have a meal. After we go to the ancestral hall later, you can go back to the house to rest for a while, and I'll prepare the return ceremony."

Zhang Guifen said: "Just leave these trivial matters to me. The officials only need to worry about themselves."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "The gift of returning home is a big deal, how can it be a trivial matter?"

Zhang Guifen said: "The official is now a marquis, and he is in charge of the army. He has a high and powerful position. It is important affairs of the family and the country that the official should care about."

"From now on, there is no need for officials to worry about which family is getting married, what gifts to prepare, or visiting relatives and friends, and many other things at home."

Wei Yuan increasingly felt that Zhang Guifen was virtuous.

"After returning home, there are many things in the court that I need to deal with, so I have less time to spend with you every day."

"I know you like to play polo. You can go when you want to, or let that girl Minglan come with you."

"Don't think that now that you are a wife, you have to restrain yourself. We don't have so many rules in our family."

Tian Zhen, the maid who had been serving him closely for a long time, also said with a smile on her face:

"The master is right, girl, no, madam, our family does not have that many rules. No matter what you did before, you will do it now."

Tian Zhen had also served Zhang Guifen before.

Zhang Guifen heard nothing about what Wei Yuan just said.

But when the master is dining, why should you, a maid, talk too much?

Zhang Guifen looked at her deeply and said seriously:

"Why don't you sit down and eat something?"

Tian Zhen shook her head quickly, "I don't dare."

Zhang Guifen said seriously: "I still know that I don't dare."

Tian Zhen's face instantly turned pale, and she wanted to kneel down and admit her mistake.

Zhang Guifen winked at Baozhu, who instantly helped her up and prevented her from kneeling down.

"I'm just joking, don't take it seriously."

Zhang Guifen said lightly.

No matter who the maid served, no matter how good the relationship with her was in the past, she still had to teach her a lesson when it was time to teach him a lesson.

Otherwise, if others knew about it, they would think that the dignified prince's mansion didn't have a tutor.

This is something Zhang Guifen will never allow to happen.

Wei Yuan saw her frighten the maid half to death with just a few words, and said with a smile:

"Most of the servants in this mansion are arranged by my mother-in-law, and Nanny Zhang is in charge."

"But when you didn't come, they were used to being free and loose, and they always said whatever they wanted."

"In this regard, Grandma Zhang also told me several times, saying that I can't do this, because I will let the servants lose their rules."

"From now on, this matter will only bother Sister Guifen, and I don't want to worry about it."

Maybe it’s because I’m used to being called ‘Sister Guifen’.

Therefore, Wei Yuan still rarely utters words such as 'wife'.

Zhang Guifen nodded and said nothing more.

Wei Yuan said: "I remembered something. Now I have been promoted to a marquis by an official. Although it is not hereditary, I am still a marquis at any rate."

"According to the rules, we need to set up a flowing water mat at home. Do you think we should set it up? When?"

Zhang Guifen thought for a while and said: "It's fine for the officials to make the decision on these matters, but since the officials asked, I will tell you."

"It was a bit too grand when we got married. Even if the officials don't think it's a big deal now, if we set up a flowing banquet again, they would inevitably think we were too showy."

"Why don't we just wait until this month passes, wait until the end of the month, and then invite some relatives and friends to gather at home."

Wei Yuan nodded, "When I went to the southeast, I heard that you found a marriage for Zhaoyuan? Have you set a date?"

Zhang Guifen hurriedly said: "Since the master returned to Beijing, I wanted to find a suitable time to tell the master about this, but I never found a chance."

"My elder sister and I mean that after returning home, we will discuss and prepare for this matter. What do you think?"

Wei Yuan said: "You and elder sister can decide on this matter. Brother Zhaoyuan is a miserable man. Now that he has established himself, it is time to get married."

"Do it as soon as possible, I am worried"

Zhang Guifen understood what he meant. Lin Zhaoyuan's mother's condition worsened again.

"I heard that during the Battle of Yanmen, it was the Zhaoyuan brothers who ran thousands of miles to Yangzhou to send letters home?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "It's just a rumor from outsiders. The real person who sent the letter was Li Chuan, but Zhaoyuan was also a scout. . "

"During the battle of Daizhou, Li Chuan led his men out of the pass to spy on the military situation, was captured by the Liao bandits, and committed suicide on the spot. "

"I have set up a tablet for brother Li Chuan at the Zhonglie Temple. During the holidays, as long as we are in Beijing, we will go to greet him. "

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen's face became serious, "It should be so. This brother Li Chuan is really a good man. What a pity."

Wei Yuan sighed: "How can there be no deaths in marching and fighting? Not to mention Li Chuan, even if my father-in-law went to war, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he would not dare to guarantee that he would be unscathed. "

(Orange author: When I was making the character outline before, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten Li Chuan. Now I can only harmonize it like this without affecting the reading. I am very sorry. This situation will not happen again in the future)--

After breakfast, Wei Yuan took Zhang Guifen to the ancestral hall in the Marquis's mansion.

This ancestral hall is definitely not comparable to the Zhonglie Temple.

But considering that if there are festivals, some things will not allow him to go to the Zhonglie Temple, so he built a small ancestral hall at home.

The moment Zhang Guifen came to the ancestral hall, looking at the tablets of the Wei family, he always felt that the ancestors were staring at him.

It seemed that they were surrounding him, a feeling that he could not explain.

After a while, Zhang Guifen felt that it was an illusion and simply ignored it.

Then, he personally lit every candle in the ancestral hall, knelt with Wei Yuan, looked at the tablets in front of him, put his hands together,

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I, the unworthy daughter-in-law, offer tea to the two elders."

After that, she gently poured the tea on the ground.

Wei Yuan's parents had gone early, so the tea offering on the first day of the wedding could only be done in the ancestral hall.

From the moment Zhang Guifen kowtowed.

A breeze suddenly blew from outside the ancestral hall, making people feel refreshed.

The candles lit by Zhang Guifen swayed gently in the breeze, like little elves, leaping for joy.

After serving tea, Zhang Guifen knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to the ancestors of the Wei family,

"Ancestors, I, the unworthy junior Wei Zhang, kowtow to the ancestors."

Just after she finished speaking.

Another breeze blew, and the candles swayed again, as if they could go out at any time, but they did not.

When Zhang Guifen and Wei Yuan got up and prepared to leave the ancestral hall.

For some reason, Zhang Guifen suddenly shivered.

Wei Yuan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Are you cold? It's really a bit cold in this ancestral hall."

When he finished this sentence, Zhang Guifen's strange feeling disappeared, and was replaced by a long-lost sense of ease and joy, which was hard to explain.

Instead, Wei Yuan felt a chill on his back.

It seemed that the ancestors of the Wei family were blaming him, why did he make this ancestral hall so cold, if the good daughter-in-law of the Wei family was frozen, you would be held responsible!

Zhang Guifen shook her head and said, "Don't worry, sir."

Wei Yuan nodded, and just as he stepped out of the ancestral hall, he was suddenly tripped by the threshold of the ancestral hall and almost fell flat on his face.

Seeing this, Zhang Guifen hurriedly supported him, "Is sir okay?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, looked at the threshold of the ancestral hall, frowned secretly and said, "I obviously paid attention to it."

After the two left.

The flames on each candle in the ancestral hall were still swaying slightly, as if dancing.

——

In the afternoon, Wei Yuan went to find a gap when Daniu and others were free.

Zhang Guifen had been looking at the account book of the Marquis' Mansion with Aunt Zhang.

If she didn't understand something, Aunt Zhang would always explain it patiently.

After all, Zhang Guifen was her childhood friend.

She was happier than anyone else that her daughter was the mistress of this Marquis' Mansion.

"Madam, you are good at both accounting and housekeeping. If you were not in charge, I'm afraid this mansion would be in such a mess."

Zhang Guifen was very satisfied. At least, there was no problem with the family's account book on the surface.

It's just that there are many hidden accounts that Madam doesn't know about.

That's what Zhang Guifen will worry about in the future.

Madam Zhang smiled and said, "I am very happy to receive a compliment from you, Madam. In this trance, Madam has also started a family. I am really..."

As she spoke, tears were swirling in her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

Zhang Guifen hurriedly said, "If you continue like this, even I will cry."

Madam Zhang hurriedly wiped her eyes and smiled, "I am happy."

Zhang Guifen said, "When I was having dinner with the Marquis this morning, Zhen'er was too unruly. She dared to interrupt me when I was having dinner with the Marquis. I think she is the same when she is with the Marquis?"

Tian Zhen was her personal maid.

Aunt Zhang nodded awkwardly.

Because she and the maid named Zhen'er both came from Zhang's residence.

Therefore, when Granny Zhang usually disciplines her maid, she turns a blind eye to Zhen'er's usual behavior.

Zhang Guifen said earnestly: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. From now on, I will tell the servants in the house that anyone who dares to break the rules will be beaten to death with a stick."

Beat to death?

Grandma Zhang was horrified.

This girl, whom I have seen since childhood, is usually very kind to others.

Unexpectedly, she acted just like the old lady, with the same vigor and resoluteness.

"Yes, I have remembered it."

Grandma Zhang said respectfully.

Zhang Guifen said: "Starting from tomorrow, Baozhu will follow the master. Let Zhen'er stay with me first, and I will teach her some rules first."

"The maid who left my place only needs to put some thought into taking care of me. But if she can't serve the master with all her heart, don't blame me for not recognizing our old feelings."

After that, she ordered Zhen'er to kneel in front of her house to be punished, and at the same time, let all the servants in the house come to watch.

Zhang Guifen is married to Wei Yuan and has no parents-in-law. Logically speaking, as long as she comes over, she can directly manage the house.

However, her mother was too thoughtful.

Almost all the people in charge of the Hou Mansion came from the Zhang Mansion.

The purpose is to save Zhang Guifen a lot of trouble after coming here.

But those people, who thought they were old men from the Duke's Mansion, were superior to others in every aspect when they came to the Duke's Mansion. How could Zhang Guifen not know that?

The mistake Tian Zhen made today was originally a trivial matter.

But Zhang Guifen was worried that if things continued like this, what would happen if those servants showed their family background in front of their husbands?

This trend must be nipped in the bud.

We must also let those old people from the Duke's Mansion know one thing. Regardless of the Duke's Mansion or the Marquis' Mansion, if anyone wants to show off, they will be severely punished!

Zhen'er has a weak constitution, and within half an hour of kneeling on the ground, she already felt like fainting.

Seeing this, Zhang Guifen felt that it was almost done. She held a sharp sword and asked Baozhu to get a wooden stick. Then she walked out of the house, looked at the servants of the Hou family standing in several rows, and said loudly:

"Some of you were born in the Duke's Mansion, and some of you were bought here. But what I want to say today is that no matter what you were in the Marquis Mansion before or in this family, I don't care."

"But from now on, anyone who dares to do something that insults the lintel of our Wei family and doesn't understand the rules will be like this!"

After saying that, Zhang Guifen lowered his sword.

They suddenly saw that the wooden stick that Miss Baozhu had brought had been split into two parts. Seeing this, everyone was trembling with fear, and they all bowed and said:

"Please rest assured, madam, the slaves understand."

Zhang Guifen looked solemn, "Louder! What if you haven't eaten yet?!"

Everyone suddenly shouted again:

"Don't worry, madam! The slaves understand!"

Seeing this, Zhang Guifen asked Tian Zhen to stand up and wait for everyone to retreat.

Zhang Guifen looked at Tian Zhen, whose knees were already swollen, and said seriously:

"You used to be an old man who followed me. I am punishing you today. Firstly, you made a mistake, and secondly, if you are not punished, those old people from the Duke's Palace will act like they are superior to others in everything. "

"This is a good ointment. You can apply it when you go back. I heard that there is a younger brother in your family who is in need of work. I asked him to work as a waiter in a shop. The more work he does, the more he will get. It can give him a place where he can live and work. Opportunity."

"Remember, if you make a mistake, pack your things and get out of the Marquis' Mansion!"

Tian Zhen, who originally had resentment in his heart, could only shed tears of gratitude at this moment. He took the ointment and quickly bowed respectfully:

"My slave understands."

Zhang Guifen nodded, ordered Baozhu, and said:

"From now on, you will be in charge of the maids in the mansion."

"Tell the servants in the house that I, Zhang Guifen, always act with a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. I will punish those who make mistakes and reward those who have merit."

"In the past two days, because of the marriage between me and the Marquis, everyone in the house has been well managed. Each person will be rewarded with two taels of silver."

"But if you make a mistake in the future, you will get out of the Marquis' mansion or be beaten to death with sticks."

Grandma Zhang standing nearby was stunned when she heard this.

Where is this butler?

Did you bring over the Duke's way of managing the army?