The Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan

Chapter 32

Knowing another senior servant girl was sent to the Hall of Peaceful Ages, Wang shi was lost in deep thought for quite a while, and then sneered, "The old madam does keep an eye on the sixth girl."

Lin Kun's wife exhorted immediately, "Don't be muddled, madam! The old madam is informing you, and just as I have said, she knows well what to do. So if you can play fair, the old madam won't treat fourth young lady shabbily either. Just look at how much she dotes on the eldest young lady, frequently sending letters to the capital to ask for information. The old madam just feels pity on the girl because Concubine Wei died young. You don't have to feel disgruntled at old madam just because of a servant girl. The most important thing for now is that young lord Changbai can win credit for the family, and especially you, my madam."

Pinching her handkerchief, Wang shi's face got gloomy, and she said, "It is not bad to send some servant girls there. I can't be kept in the dark and it's only natural to find a way to keep myself informed about the girl. But I won't push it too far."

The matter hadn't been settled, and then another two girls were sent to the House of Clear Dusk that afternoon. Having led the girls to Minglan personally, Liu Kun's wife forced a bitter smile and explained this was what Concubine Lin had begged Sheng Hong for. Concubine Lin said it was not reasonable that the elder brother had servant girls to make himself live comfortably, while his younger sister didn't have enough servants. So Concubine Lin picked out the best two girls from Changfeng's house and sent them to sixth young lady.

Casting a glance at the two girls, Sheng Hong got quite touched just at that moment, since the girls were well-behaved and were tiptop whether in needlework and in their appearance. Sheng Hong highly praised Concubine Lin for her care to the whole family and praised Changfeng for his deep love toward his younger sister. It seemed that Changfeng got motivated after being praised, absorbing himself in studying for several days.

Just look at these two pretty girls whose names were Ke'er and Mei'er respectively. They were thirteen to fourteen years old. With one delicate and beautiful, and the other one cool and charming, they were so attractive and enchanting. All in the House of Clear Dusk got quiet. Touching her fat and plain face, Xiaotao, who was still green and inexperienced, stared at the two girls blankly, astonished with her mouth wide open. Danju looked at Minglan with dull eyes, Yinxing and Jiu'er stared speechlessly at each other, while Cuiwei was fairly composed, who held the two's hands to talk with a smile. Minglan nearly couldn't refrain herself from exclaiming, "When the priest rises one foot, the devil rises ten." So she announced immediately that the House of Clear Dusk was small in space, she already had plenty of people to order about, and those who were concerned could be at ease.

Looking at the two pretty girls, Minglan thought of the nature of his third brother Changfeng and almost asked whether they were still virgins or not. However, she felt evil about herself to have such an intention flash through her mind.

With the two moving in, the House of Clear Dusk got quite busy and bustling.

Jiu'er got a stewardess mother who was meddlesome, so naturally she liked to poke her nose into anything that was none of her business. Though she was still a newcomer who had been here just a few days, she didn't regard herself as a stranger. Every time she saw servant girls bickering or quarreling, she would pull them in the hair and abuse them even before Cuiwei could speak, claiming that she would let her mother drive them away, which frightened the young girls to cry. Feeling unhappy with it, Danju thought Jiu'er overstepped too much.

Minglan forced a wry smile, "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white as long as it can catch mice." Jiu'er disciplined those girls after all.