"Brother Guo, do you still remember your sister? When we met last time, you were just the magistrate of Lanling County. I didn't expect that just half a month later, you became the general in charge of the troops."

Some of the guests who visited today came to cling to each other, but some did not need to cling to each other because their status is not low.

For example, when talking to this noble lady now, she has a much higher identity than Guo Ziyi. If you interact strictly in accordance with the etiquette system, Guo Ziyi must at least behave properly.

Princess Qingyang, the real sister of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

But this princess did not come with her identity, but came to visit her with the best identity of the Tong family. And she was also very generous, and she brought two big carts with gifts alone.

"Brother Guo, look, this car is all for children, including a box of small swaddles, two boxes of small quilts, three boxes of shoes, hats, and four boxes of baby clothes."

"The materials are all excellent, all of them are palace brocade in the palace, and the handicrafts are also extremely exquisite, all of which are from the hands of palace maids who are good at embroidery."

"Brother Guo, why are you standing there? Hurry up and let the servants collect the things. Seeing your rough appearance, you must have not prepared these things for your wife. Fortunately, my sister thought about it in advance and was in a hurry to help you arrange it. Unfortunately, due to the hasty time, she only bought this in total..."

"But it doesn't matter. There are still two or three months left before the birth of the child. During these two or three months, I can continue to prepare for it. When your child is born, I will make up for the lack of it."

...

From beginning to end, Guo Ziyi was in a state of confusion.

After a long time, he spoke blankly and said with an incredible look on his face: "Do you need so many things just to have a child? A whole car of clothes, shoes and hats can't be worn by ten children."

Princess Qingyang immediately glared at him and said, "Sure enough, you fathers are all rough and not delicate. Forget it, my sister won't tell you this. I'll chat with sister Yang Yuhuan so that you won't be angry with you."

Although he said this, his eyes swept around the yard and suddenly frowned and asked, "Why don't you see a servant in such a big villa? It seems that your family's manager is not good enough. You need to be fired and you have to train again."

Guo Ziyi couldn't stand her self-knowingness, but she knew that the other party was kind, so she could only explain: "I don't have any servants in my family. After all, this place is just a temporary residence. After all, we will leave Chang'an and return to Langya..."

"You can't live for a while without servants. Could it be that you do whatever you do on your own?" Princess Qingyang seemed really shocked.

Guo Ziyi nodded instead and said, "Is there anything wrong with this? Do it yourself to make a living."

"You!"

Princess Qingyang suddenly stretched out her finger, lit a lightly on Guo Ziyi's forehead, and said, "Even if you don't want someone to serve you, your wife must be served, right? Especially now that she is pregnant, how can she do her own work?"

Guo Ziyi couldn't help but defend herself and said, "My wife is not a person who wants to enjoy herself. Our days were much poorer than we are now. We are still sweet and didn't feel tired."

However, Princess Qingyang glared and frowned, "It used to be the past, now now, why are you... Forget it, what can I argue with you, a rough man? Since you don't have any servants in your family, I'll give you some. They are all old people who have been trained for many years, and I guarantee that they will be very attentive to serve them."

He is worthy of being a princess of the Tang Dynasty. He speaks and does things in a straightforward manner. The princess pushed Guo Ziyi away, then looked at the outside of the yard and shouted from afar: "Mainstein Pei Qi, how many people did you bring today?"

A middle-aged manager stood respectfully at the gate of the courtyard. He immediately replied in a low voice, saying, "Report to Madam, the villain brought twenty servants today, four of whom were coachmen, responsible for driving two ox carts. The remaining sixteen people were temporarily caught at home..."

"Before the villain came, I thought that the magistrate Guo came to Chang'an for a temporary residence, and there may be a lack of manpower at home, so the villain took his own initiative to bring some servants."

"Mr. Guo has become a general now, and there must be many guests visiting the house. If there is any miscellaneous work to do in the house, you and General Guo just need to give it a random order."

He is worthy of being the manager of a big family, and he seems to be very capable in speaking and doing things.

Princess Qingyang smiled slightly, turned to look at Guo Ziyi, and asked, "Brother Guo, what do you think of this Pei Qi?"

Guo Ziyi answered truthfully and said sincerely: "It's very good."

"Okay, I'll give it to you!"

Princess Qingyang smiled again, turned her head to look at the door, and said, "Pei Qi, start today, you can change your name to Guo Qi. From now on, you are from Guo and will no longer have any relationship with Pei."

Pei Qi at the door was not as strange as he was, but instead asked: "What about the twenty servants brought by the villain? Is the wife also giving them to my master for free?"

Gu Feng

Princess Qingyang laughed and said, "Are you just changing the house? Have you immediately started to seek benefits for the master's family?"

Pei Qi was still respectful and said: "Since the villain has become Guo Qi, he naturally has to think about Guo."

Princess Qingyang was very satisfied and nodded and said, "Those twenty servants are like you, and they have nothing to do with Pei from now on. When my wife returns home, I will have someone send you your body contract."

Pei Qi suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Princess Qingyang deeply, saying, "Madam has always treated us well, so I'll kowtow to you."

This is a farewell ceremony, and after kowtowing, the house is changed.

After kowtowed, he got up to clean up his clothes, and then knelt down again, touched the ground with his head, and said, "Head of the family, Guo Qi reported to you. From now on, people born to Guo's family, and people who died to Guo's family."

This is a request for Guo Ziyi to accept him, and also a statement of loyalty.

However, Guo Ziyi did not agree immediately, but instead asked deliberately: "You were originally the manager of another family, and you should have said the same thing to other families at that time. Now you change your family and say that you are from Guo's life and from Guo's death..."

"Then I would like to ask you, if you change your gang again in the future, will you still be a member of the Guo family at that time? Whose ghost will be after death?"

Many guests in the yard were stunned by this.

Only Princess Qingyang smiled Cen Cen, who seemed to have expected Guo Ziyi to ask this question long ago.

In front of everyone, Pei Qi raised his head slightly and looked at Guo Ziyi respectfully and said, "Report to the head of the family, the villain understands your question. You seem to be asking the villain's present, but in fact, you are asking the villain's past. What you are asking is whether the villain has said the same thing before, so how will he treat the previous master's family after changing the party, right?"

Guo Ziyi nodded and said, "You can understand this way. How will you answer?"

Pei Qi became more and more respectful and said softly: "Report to the head of the family, two answers, when the villain becomes a member of the Guo family, he will definitely be loyal and dedicated to his family. He is a member of the Guo family and a member of the Guo family's ghost. The villain can definitely do this."

"But there is a premise, this premise is that you did not give me to another family. If you give me to another family in the future, it would be the same as today's situation. The master's family gave slaves to friends, which is a common situation in the Tang Dynasty. And we servants also have the most simple understanding of this situation."

"If we give it to anyone, our loyalty will be in the house. If we are no longer sent to others, our loyalty will fall in the last family, born in this family, and die in this family. If we are sent to others by the Lord's family, we will change our families. At that time, our loyalty will be in the new Lord's family."

This statement seems straightforward, but actually contains a profound philosophy.

Guo Ziyi looked thoughtful and couldn't help but nodded, "Who is in, who is loyal to you, as for the former master's family, there will be no connection with you from now on. In this way, the new master will use you with confidence, and the new master's family does not need to doubt your intention to be sent, because your loyalty after being sent is in the new master's family, right?"

Pei Qi looked solemn, but his tone was very slight, and he said, "You are right. This is the case for us as servants."

Guo Ziyi sighed and said, "This is probably your servant's survival strategy."

Pei Qi did not shy away and said, "Yes, it is indeed a survival strategy. A small person is as light as a feather. If there is any mistake, he may be executed. Therefore, we must be loyal to the master's family in order to gain the trust and kindness of the master..."

"What if the master is not kind? What if you beat, scold and bully you all day long?" Guo Ziyi seemed very interested.

Pei Qi looked calm and said as expected: "In that case, we can only say that our lives are miserable. If we are beaten and scolded, we will endure it."

Guo Ziyi laughed loudly, waved at him suddenly, and said, "Get up, you have passed the test. Starting today, your name should be Guo Qi."

Agreeing to change the name of someone means acceptance.

Guo Qi (Pei Qi) quickly kowtowed again, this time he kowtowed nine times.

Then, without Guo Ziyi's instructions, he stood up from the ground to greet the servants, walked towards the two ox carts, and began to unload the gifts.

From beginning to end, Princess Qingyang kept smiling and watching. It was not until Guo Ziyi accepted Guo Qi and twenty servants that the princess joked and said, "Sister, you are really not aware. You are a reckless man, and you are so careful when you just accept one servant."

Guo Ziyi laughed, bowed at her, and suddenly lowered her voice: "I have few family members, so I am fine. But as long as I enter my family, I will treat him as my family in the future."

These words were a bit confusing, but Princess Qingyang still understood. She nodded immediately and said with emotion: "In this way, Guo Qi is a blessing."

As he said that, he looked at Guo Qi over there and smiled and said, "Supermen or managers like them are often sent by various masters. Sometimes it is because it is not suitable for use, and sometimes it is just because it needs to be given as a gift, so their destiny is like duckweed, and maybe it will never be fixed in their lives..."
Chapter completed!