On the fifth day of winter, the old concubine of the Prince's Palace of Xining County in the capital passed away.
Every family has to pay their respects, and the coffin remains in the family temple outside the city for half a month. Many close relatives come to accompany the deceased.
While Mrs. Zong ordered people to pack things, she called Jiang Qing over and said, "Master has also gone out of the capital for business these days. If I go out of the city again, I won't be able to go home for half a month.
This family will be left to you and Tianbao. You have to learn to manage the house, but it has always been the male who takes charge of the outside and the female who takes charge of the inside. Besides, he is also the imperial guard, so the affairs of the family have to depend on you."
Jiang Qing listened and agreed: "I am young and have not experienced anything, so I am afraid of making mistakes, but since my wife asked me to take charge, I will try my best. If you don't understand something, ask the mothers in charge."
"Sooner or later, the housekeeper's affairs will fall into your hands. It's good to look around in advance and gain experience." Mrs. Zong treated Jiang Qing really well. Not only did she never make things difficult, but she was always tolerant and helpful.
Jiang Qing didn't make any big mistakes. Except for the two of them, Zong Tianbao, who seemed to be inseparable from each other, everything else made sense.
"Those who take care of Brother Xing should always remind him. The child is small and cannot bear the heavy burden, but he must take good care of him." Mrs. Zong was most worried about her grandson, and she did not forget to tell Jiang Qing before leaving.
Jiang Qing agreed and sent her mother-in-law out the door.
Meng also went to express condolences outside the city, and then came to her daughter.
Jiang Yinzhi's official position was not enough, and his relationship with the Prince of Xining County was only moderate, so Meng just went to pay homage without accompanying the spirit.
"Mother, come and sit here at the smoke cage." Jiang Qing saw her mother coming back from the suburbs and knew that it would not be warm on the way. "Have you seen our wife?"
"Yes, I said a few words, and I came out after the commotion." Meng said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and now I asked you to take care of the house, so I came to see you and give you instructions.
Two sentences."
The Meng family only has one daughter, Jiang Qing, so naturally they have to give her advice and teach her how to behave.
"Mother, please drink some hot tea first. Don't rush to teach me." Jiang Qing said with a smile, "If you don't come, I will ask someone to invite you."
Jiang Qing is now much more stable than before. After all, she is a mother.
"Your sister has given birth, but she hasn't come back yet." Meng said, "Although this girl is stupid, she has a good life. She said she gave birth to a big fat son, weighing eight pounds."
"They certainly don't care about us visiting. They just prepare gifts and ask people to send them over." Jiang Qing responded calmly.
"They are pretty good now, not like before. After all, people's words are scary, but they still have some scruples." Meng was open-minded, "It's been a long time, and I can't even write two characters for "ginger" in one stroke.
Come on, you will still have to move around in the future."
"I don't think so much now, I just want to live a good life at home." Jiang Qing said and coughed twice.
"Is your cough still not good? Ask a doctor to take a look, or you can eat a cup of bird's nest porridge on an empty stomach every morning. It is the best way to nourish yin and nourish the lungs." Meng said quickly with concern.
At that time, Jiang Qing used drugs to cause premature birth, but it was still harmful to her health.
In addition, she was depressed and depressed, and she suffered from some confinement sickness.
Although he took good care of himself, he never recovered.
It's cold now, so I have a cough.
Just as she was talking, the wet nurse came in with the baby in her arms and said with a smile: "Brother Xing woke up and came to meet grandma."
Meng said with a smile: "I won't hold the child since I saw the white matter today. You can just hold me and watch."
The child played for a while and then started crying. He must have been hungry.
Jiang Qing said to the wet nurse: "Take her out to breastfeed, so that we can talk easily."
After the wet nurse took the baby out, Meng said to Jiang Qing: "Your mother-in-law has asked you to take care of the house for the past two months, but you must not take it too seriously. These servants are also bullies, and besides, you are young, and you are the first one not to overwhelm them."
Public.
There is no need to set any new rules, just follow the steps. Don't seek merit, but seek no faults. This is the safest way. Don't be impatient, and you must know that haste makes waste."
She said something and Jiang Qing agreed.
Finally, he said: "I think so too. Don't let people think that I used chicken feathers as arrows. It will be easy to say or not, but they thought I would be strong by grasping the tip!"
"You are right to think so." Meng nodded appreciatively, "This home will be yours sooner or later anyway, so there is no need to rush it now.
I think back then, I was just your father's concubine, but I was able to manage it to this point. You are so much better than I was back then, and as long as you keep at it step by step, you will definitely achieve great success."
"Fortunately, I have my mother to help me plan everything," Jiang Qing said, hugging Meng's arm, "My mother only had herself back then."
"Although I told you that as a housekeeper, you don't seek merit but no fault, but there is one thing you must not relax about." Meng added.
"What is it?" Jiang Qing asked.
"Isn't Tianbao still unwilling to come to your room to rest?" asked Meng.
When Jiang Qing heard this, she immediately lowered her head: "He does come here occasionally, but he just doesn't want to get close to me."
The reason why Zong Tianbao came to live in her room was mainly because of Mrs. Zong's order.
"That's it. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law have been away from home for the past half month. I'm afraid some people will be restless." Meng's mind was careful and she had thought of all these things in advance, "Please pay attention to the girl who is serving Tianbao in front of you.
, taking advantage of this opportunity as the housekeeper, take those restless ones elsewhere.
Even if your mother-in-law finds out, she will definitely not blame you. They are all people who have been here, how can they not understand what is going on here?"
Jiang Qing was convinced after hearing this. There are some maids in any house who have other ideas.
Zong Tianbao is a hot-blooded person, maybe he will actually hook up with someone.
If it really turns out that the raw rice has become cooked rice, if you cross the clear road, you will have to close the house even if you don't close it.
Jiang Qing came to the conclusion from Meng's words and deeds, that is, it is always better to prepare for a rainy day than to make up for it before it is too late.
So after Meng left, she immediately came to the courtyard where Zong Tianbao usually stayed.
Call all the maids here and look at them one by one.
There were indeed two good-looking and articulate ones, so Jiang Qing asked them to go elsewhere and said to the mother in charge: "Find two more who are diligent and honest to serve."
How could everyone not understand what she meant? But no one said anything.
After Zong Tianbao came back, he didn't care about these things.
He originally had nothing to do with those maids, and it would be the same no matter who he served.
However, although he is not a good husband, he is a good father. He hugs his son every day when he comes back.
The child was closer to him and less attached to Jiang Qing.