bookcurios Chapter 268 Winning over
Chapter 268 Winning over
On the first day Geng Rou entered the mansion, he received two gifts from Yixiu and Rouze.
Geng Rou was a little flattered.
Are all the women from wealthy families so generous?
In Geng Rou's impression, aren't the high-ranking families mentioned by storytellers all full of flattery and calculation?
But she was just the daughter of a small general and was really nothing in this backyard. She didn't expect to receive a gift on her first day in the mansion.
"Fei Yan, do you think the people in this mansion are very generous?"
Geng Rou blinked and looked at the maid she brought from the mansion.
The maid looked back at her and blinked as well. She didn't know such a thing!
After touching and looking left and right, Geng Rou picked out a bracelet, took Feiyan's hand and put it on her, then looked at it with satisfaction and said, "Hmm, it's really nice."
However, although Yixiu and Rouze both sent gifts.
But the meanings are actually different.
Yixiu was the wife of the emperor's wife, and she was just delivering something to Geng Rou according to the rules of the mansion. The money was paid through official accounts, and the person doing the work was Jianqiu. Yixiu was just going through the motions.
But softness is different.
Rouze was now only a concubine in the palace, and the gifts sent were all from her private treasury. Therefore, she could not help but worry about the value of the gifts when choosing them.
After a while, Ling Yu also ordered someone to send some things, but compared with the previous two, they were obviously much thinner.
As for the other concubine, Li Jingyan, she seemed to be completely unaware that there was a new person in the mansion.
In the evening, Rouze took Qi Yuebin to visit Geng Rou.
"Sister, please sit down. Why are you being so polite to us?"
As Geng Rou knelt down to salute, Rouze immediately helped her up and took her to her seat.
Rouze carefully examined her face and said to Qi Yuebin with a smile, "With such a pretty girl, it's no wonder that Prince Beile wanted to marry her back home so much after he came back."
Geng Rou had heard of Rouze's name because gifts had been delivered to her in advance. Now that she saw the real person, she felt that the concubine was much more amiable than what the servants said.
Rou pointed at Qi Yuebin and introduced him to Geng Rou, "This is Qi Gege, who came to the mansion earlier than me. She now has a little prince."
"Meet Sister Qi."
Upon hearing that Qi Yuebin had a little prince, Geng Rou became even more respectful, and even her eyes were full of envy when she looked at Qi Yuebin.
Qi Yuebin said with a smile: "Don't listen to Concubine Shu's compliments, she is just being polite."
Facing Geng Rou's puzzled look, Qi Yuebin explained to Geng Rou:
"The biological mother of this child is our concubine, but she was bedridden for two years. We were afraid that her illness would pass on to the child, so we sent her to me."
"Later, Concubine Fu Jin recovered, but she felt sorry for the mother-son relationship between me and the child, so she let the child continue to be raised by me. This is all Concubine Fu Jin's motherly love."
As he spoke, Qi Yuebin picked up a handkerchief and wiped the tears falling from his eyes, looking very emotional.
Geng Rou came from a humble family and she didn't know anything about the past affairs of Hong Chang and Rou Ze.
As long as Qi Yuebin was telling the truth, Rouze's image in her mind immediately became taller.
With such a person's character and mind, it's a pity that she can only be a concubine. Even if she was a concubine, it would be her due.
The three of them talked for a while, and when it was almost time for dinner, Rouze smiled and said:
"I originally wanted to invite my sister to have dinner at my Yongkang Pavilion, but since she has just arrived, she might be tired and unwilling to move around, so I asked someone to prepare a few dishes and send them here for the three of us to eat together."
Geng Rou was flattered, and then she heard Qi Yuebin's continued explanation:
"My sister has just arrived at the mansion, so she may not know yet, but the small kitchen in our concubine's house is famous for making delicious tea and soup. Today, I will take advantage of my sister and have a delicious meal."
A few people were chatting and laughing, and Fangchun had already brought up the tea and food with the little maids.
Ever since Xinghui sent Fangchun here, Rouze usually takes her with him when he goes out.
Fang Chun was also a capable person. Although he was arranging things here at Geng Rou's place, he was the one leading the people from Longjing Pavilion to do the work the whole time. He worked diligently and without any airs of an elder.
Feiyan and a few little girls were very embarrassed.
After a while, Feiyan followed Fangchun, calling her "sister tall" and "sister short" in a low voice.
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While eating dinner, Rouze praised: "The Green Spring Pavilion where my sister lives now is a good place. Look at the decoration of this courtyard. It was all newly made by Fu Jin's order because she knew you were coming."
Speaking of Yixiu, Rouze praised again, "Sister, you came into the mansion late today, and our Fu Jin was busy. If you see her tomorrow, you will know how kind Fu Jin is."
After dinner, Rouze took Qi Yuebin and said goodbye.
After the two left, Geng Rou looked at Fei Yan and said, "This concubine is so nice, so generous and thoughtful. It's a pity that my father only has a daughter like me. If I had a sister like this, my life would have been happier in the past."
Feiyan leaned close to her young lady and told her the news she had just heard: "Just now, when the two masters were here, I went to ask Fangchun, who was brought by Concubine Fujin, for a few words."
"It turns out that this concubine is actually the eldest daughter of Ulanara. Not only is she the biological sister of the current head of the Ulanara family and General Xinghui, she is also the biological sister of our concubine."
Geng Rou was shocked and said, "Too good to have such a thing happen. Concubine Fu Jin is really kind-hearted. She actually gave up the position of the principal wife to her younger sister."
Geng Rou had no sisters at home, and she thought that her elder sister would definitely get married before her younger sister, so she had to give in.
"Tell me what you two, master and servant, are talking about in secret."
Yinzhen walked in from outside with a smile. Today was Geng Rou's first day in the mansion, and he came here specially to see her.
When Geng Rou saw Yinzhen, she thought of how they looked when they met that day. Her face flushed and she told Yinzhen about Rouze's visit today, and naturally praised the concubine greatly.
After hearing this, Yinzhen didn't say anything, but just smiled and didn't comment.
He had his own judgment on Rouze's behavior, but there was no need to explain it to Geng Rou.
The concubines in this mansion only need to know how to please him.
They don't need to know too much about other things.
He winked at Feiyan, took Geng Rou in his arms and walked into the inner room.
It was still early now, and he and Geng Rou still had a lot of other things to talk about.
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