Chapter 70 Unspoken Rules of Maid Service

Wang thought for a long time, and it was difficult to find a more suitable reason to refuse Mrs. Su's beauty. The maid in the Song Dynasty had no identity. In the past, it was not a joke to say that she was willing to be a maidservant. After the maid entered the master's house, did she just do some chores in the family? I'm afraid it's not so simple. Let's take a look at the ancient text that recorded "Zhang Yongzhi Yizhou, a single rider went to the post. At that time, he was an official of the government. He mourned Zhang's severity. He didn't dare to keep a maidservant. Zhang didn't want to be a favor, so he bought a maidservant to serve a woman. Since then, the official subordinate has been a little bit of Ji's subordinates. In the four years of Shu, Zhang was summoned back to the palace, called the maidservant's parents, went out to marry him, and was still a virgin.

The ancient text is astringent. At the end of the translation, it is particularly emphasized that "still a virgin". This matter is also praised by the Song people. It can be seen that it is rare. On the contrary, it is inevitable that the maidservant will lose her master.

Wang has been with the Song Dynasty for so long. Of course, he knows this unspoken rule, but this is different from what you want. It is noble because of the respect for modern human rights, and selfish Wang will of course weigh Cai Jing's views on himself.

In a word, Wang said to Xiangxiang after thinking for a long time, "Go down first and tell Princess Su that I will find a good person for you."

What a touching scene this is. With such a good owner, Xiangxiang, he was not excited. He couldn't thank him. Wang waited for Xiangxiang to retreat and had a good rest. He knew that Xiangxiang stood by the door, bowed his head and squeezed his mouth. The tears fell down,

"You, why are you crying?" The king was most afraid of women crying. Seeing such a prince, he was suddenly at a loss.

Xiangxiang looked up at the king with aggrieved face: "Is it that the prince dislikes the little slave?"

"No, no, you have been with Princess Su for so long. When did I hear that I cheated on my maidservant or family? I didn't think you were slaves, but like your brothers and sisters. There is no way to let your sisters serve you, so I said I would help you find a good family." Wang's heartfelt words made me feel awe-inspiring,

Xiangxiang smiled and said, "We all know that you are righteous, and you treat your subordinates very well. In fact, I'm not because you told me to go back. I'm just sad about something, and my tears are disobedient, which made the prince laugh." As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears,

"Oh, what's sad? Tell me and see if I can help you." Anyway, it's already like this. Good people can send Buddha to the west to the end,

Xiangxiang rubbed her handkerchief with both hands, and then blushed for a long time and said, "It's okay not to say it. How dare you bother the prince about the children's family?"

Wang side smiled. If she didn't say anything about herself, she didn't have to ask again: "Well, you can think about it first. If there's really something wrong, just talk to your host mother."

Well, Xiangxiang nodded vigorously and left the room,

The rising sun rose eastwardly, and the Zhennan Wangfu was shrouded in the gorgeous morning light. The bodyguards on the Wangfu's military field roared and were doing thorns and drills. On the outermost runway, the king pushed his muscles and bones and was running leisurely around the runway.

Although he can almost use all kinds of weapons, and he also learned a set of Yi swords from Zhang Yi, it is easy to run a few laps a day to Wang, and he can maintain a good state for a day and a good physique. Now it is not only Wang, but also the members of Deyunshe who run around the military field. Tong Guan, Zhe Keshi and others beside the king, even He Zhu, Cai Jing and others were ordered by Wang to participate in the morning exercise every day.

It's not healthy for these future literati to sit every day. Of course, there are several echelons here. Deyunshe and the young generals are in the same team. Their formation are very neat. Every once in a while, they will take Cai Jing and others from the side of the king. This seems to be leisurely Overtake next to the echelon,

The king ran for 2,000 meters, and his forehead sweated slightly. This distance was just right for him. "You guys still have two laps. Don't be lazy." The king turned around and said to Cai Jing and others behind him, and walked under the tree on the side of the military field,

Although Wang ran leisurely, he still exceeded these people for two laps. Cai Jing, Lu Shenyan and others dragged their heavy footsteps, sweating and panting,

"Your Majesty, skateboarding is much more energy-saving. Can you run less in the future?" Lu Shenyan asked breathlessly,

"I want to be beautiful. Skateboarding is to save time, and running is to let you exercise, cheer up, and persevere." Wang is like a physical education teacher, applauding and cheering them up.

With a chirping noise, several small children walked into the military field under the leadership of a family member and saw several children next to the king jumping over and running: "Your Majesty, brother, uncle." The seven- or eight-year-old child surrounded the king,

This name is really strange. Although they are all the same age, the status of the generation is very different. Bao Shu, who is called Wang's brother, the son of He Libao, who is called Uncle Wang, and Su Nan and others are all gathered together like a boarding school.

Wang patted them on the head one by one: "Go ahead, today is the same as every day." The children ran in happily,

not far away, Xiangxiang was walking towards the king and came to the king under the tree standing next to the runway of the teaching field. She took out a towel from the bamboo basket she was holding and handed it to the king: "Your Majesty, the princess said that she would prepare breakfast for you. Please come over and use it."

Wang took the towel and said with a smile, "It seems that he is going to be on trial."

Xiangxiang knew that what the king said last night was. She smiled shyly, "Your Majesty, be careful. The princess looks a little unhappy. I'm surprised. If the prince asked for a slave yesterday, the princess is unhappy. How can the princess be unhappy if the prince let the slave guard her?"

"This woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea. The pregnant woman likes to think nonsense more. She is afraid that my flowers don't have the fragrance of wild flowers, and she doesn't like the maidservant around her."

Hearing what the king said, Xiangxiang couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Majesty, you have heard too many new words, and it's easy to be poisoned."

The two said that Cai Jing and others ran past the two people. Xiangxiang couldn't help looking at the team. Wang looked at Cai Jing with a trace of concern in Xiangxiang's eyes. He looked at Cai Jing again and found that the boy clearly saw them, but turned his head to one side and held his strength as if he didn't see them.

Xiang Xiang coughed gently, with a trace of disappointment in her expression. Wang pointed to Cai Jing's back and asked, "What you said to me yesterday has something to do with Yuan Chang,

"Forget it, my lord, don't talk about this person anymore." After saying that, Xiangxiang turned around and walked out of the school military field. She didn't need to look at the king to know that she turned around so fast, but she was not necessarily shy and more likely to be sultry.

Wang side looked at Cai Jing's back again. Hasn't this boy always been interested in Xiangxiang? What's the matter?

After a breakfast, Wang Bian and Su Xiaomei finally understood that it was Xiangxiang's employment period. Before the Tang Dynasty, slaves and maidservant mainly came from buying and selling, crime, prisoners of war, family life, etc. These slaves and maidservant usually served their master's home for life. In the Song Dynasty, the situation was With the change, a new phenomenon of "employment" appeared. At that time, many slaves were "hired" into the home by their masters and "determined years",

However, in the eyes of the Song people, there is no substantial difference between "hiring" and "buying (selling)". They can be replaced by each other. After the maidservant is "hired" to the master's house, she can have children for the master's family and continue the incense. If the incense is not left by the king's side, the maid will be sold exclusively when she is old.

Of course, what Su Xiaomei said was just what she did outside, so she was reluctant to sell Xiangxiang exclusively. This was her dowry girl, so she was moved to let Wang take Xiangxiang. Wang Jun discussed with her little sister that she wanted to give Xiangxiang to Cai Jing. Su Xiaomei was a little reluctant, but when she thought about it carefully, Wang, she just sent a maid. , I seriously discussed with myself, and I couldn't say anything, so I had to nod and agree,

Adult marriage is a good thing, but Wang's side didn't expect that this matter would cause a big storm in the future. Let's talk about the future. Wang's side came to the office building of the king's mansion after breakfast.

As usual, Wang finished his business in the hall on the first floor. He came to his study like a scattered dynasty. He casually looked at the official documents on the table and calculated that the time for Yongzhou people to return to the capital to the capital was almost there. There were still a few worship posts on the table. They were all local officials or businessmen from all over the country who came to the capital to see. See yourself,

Wang sided through it casually. There was no one he wanted to see. There was also the latest "Cloud Pick" under the post. He picked up the cloud pick. There was a report that Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao's two brothers created "Luo Xue" and set up colleges in Songyang, Fugou and other places. Wang's side looked at it and his heart moved. In those years, Cheng Hao was a county magistrate there in Jincheng. Jin Cheng Hao helped a lot in the matter of Xiangfu, but also because at this time, Cheng Hao was implicated later,

Now it's time for the Development and Reform Department to use people. If only Cheng Hao could come. Wang Bian thought about it again. With the memory brought to him by wearing the ancient stone, Cheng Hao seems to be different from Wang Anshi's political views on the issue of changing the law. No matter his history, different political views are not necessarily a bad thing. He can't prepare for people with different political opinions around him, and he can also remind him. My father and some questions that were eager for reformers could not see. Thinking of this, Wang Bian mentioned the pen and made a mark on this page,

With a few knocks on the door, Cai Jing came in from the outside: "Your Majesty, you just said that you let me half a column of incense come to you."

Wang side looked at the burning of incense on the stage. Just now, half a column of incense, he smiled and said, "Okay, pinch this point. Sit down." He pointed to the stool on the side of the desk. Cai Jing sat on the stool nervously and waited straight for the king's lecture.

"Why are you so reserved? Come on, I'll send you something." After Wang said, he picked up an envelope on the desk and pushed it to the edge of the desk. Cai Jing picked it up curiously, took out a piece of paper in the envelope, and suddenly blushed when he looked at it.

Wang thought that there was Xiangxiang's body, that is, the so-called contract. Giving this Song to Cai Jing is equivalent to giving him a maidservant, "Yuan Chang has been working with me for so long, and his studies are also very hard. I reward you with a maidservant, so that I can take care of your life."

I thought Cai Jing was full of joy, but Cai Jing put the envelope on the desk and said, "Your Majesty, how do you make Yuan Chang bear it? I don't want to learn from Li Duan's advice."