freenovelworld Chapter 38: Too Suspicious
Chapter 38: Too Suspicious
Cuihuaju, after returning home, Madam Liu told the old lady everything that happened in Lanxin Pavilion, and even exaggerated the fact that the second young lady spent more than 500 taels on clothes and jewelry. It was because she spent so much that the eldest young lady did not dare to buy anything in Lanxin Pavilion.
And he will also inform you of everything that happened at the door.
The old lady was only slightly angry when she heard that she had spent five hundred taels of silver, and she thought that she would give her a good lesson when she came to pay her respects tomorrow morning.
Because I was thinking about spending the money, I didn't listen to what Nanny Liu said next.
Seeing that the old lady was absent-minded, Nanny Liu did not continue talking.
When Chu Qianyu returned to the yard, she felt two more unfamiliar auras. The two people who came this time were obviously more powerful than the last time.
She was a little confused about what Mo Yinan was thinking. Why did the old man come to watch her? This man was too suspicious.
No one likes being stared at all the time, it always makes people feel uncomfortable. But now she can't deal with people openly. This makes her feel a little unhappy.
The next day, Chu Qianyu went to pay her respects to the old lady as usual, and soon Chu Xiaozhu also came.
Chu Xiaozhu originally wanted to tell the old lady that the things she bought yesterday were broken, and see if she could go out and buy some more.
Before she could say anything, the old lady started to complain, expressing her dissatisfaction with her and warning her not to spend money like this in the future. Since Wang Man left, the household expenses in the mansion were handed over to the old lady.
She roughly looked at the account books these two days, and the income and expenditure of the mansion were balanced. In addition, the profits of some shops and farms in the past two years were not very good. So she had to tighten her belt. When she thought about how Chu Qianyu had hired servants and spent yesterday, two thousand taels were gone in a flash.
I suddenly felt very upset.
It's really a headache for whoever is in charge of the household. If the family is rich, it's easier to explain. But now the old lady just wants to hand over the power. But she doesn't want to give it to Yunying. With her body, it's strange that she can manage it. Besides, she is really tired of Yunying. It's really useless to occupy the position of the mistress. It makes people dislike it.
Therefore, he became more determined that if he could meet a suitable family looking for relatives in the palace tonight, he would find a co-wife for Jun'er and give her the rights of housekeeper. In addition, Jun'er is now valued by the emperor, so he thinks there will be many people willing to marry their daughters to him.
Chu Xiaozhu originally wanted to complain to the old lady today, but she was scolded unexpectedly. She immediately looked bitter and didn't want to talk anymore. She just sat aside quietly. Plus, Chu Qianyu was a quiet person.
The old lady reminded the two of them of some things to pay attention to when they went to the palace later, then said she was tired and asked them to go back first.
When Chu Qianyu came out, she saw people from Yunying Courtyard waiting outside. She thought something had happened to her mother, so she quickened her pace and walked towards Huilan.
When Huilan saw someone coming out, she hurried over and said, "Miss, Madam asked you to go find her. She has something to tell you."
"Yeah." Chu Qianyu agreed and went to Bishuiyunju with him.
Yunying was actually able to walk slowly in the yard today without anyone's help. The effect of taking medicine and acupuncture was quite good. When she gave acupuncture to her mother herself in the future, the effect would be even better.
Thinking of this, Chu Qianyu quickly stepped forward to support Yunying and asked, "Mother is looking for me?"
Yunying smiled and said, "Well, you go to the palace tonight. Mother has prepared a birthday gift for the Queen. Mother is not feeling well and cannot enter the palace, so I thought of asking you to pass it on to the Queen on her behalf."
Chu Qianyu felt something was a little strange, so she asked, "Is mother friendly with the queen?"
Yunying nodded, and walked slowly into the house with Chu Qianyu and sat down before saying, "Your grandfather was the Grand Tutor. When the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, your father would teach the Crown Prince and other princes. And the Queen and I were close friends. So the three of us have a very good relationship. We grew up together. Then, when we were adults, one day the Crown Prince suddenly asked to marry the current Queen. I went to congratulate them on their wedding. This is also a good story."
Chu Qianyu understood after hearing this, and then seemed to remember something and continued: "Then why didn't anyone send gifts to the palace when mother was ill before?"
"Your grandmother would never help me deliver these. Besides, you were timid and afraid of things before, and your grandmother almost never took you to the palace. I don't know why she was suddenly willing to take you in this time. It's a good thing. And now you have grown up a lot. Mother is relieved."
Chu Qianyu felt very sad after hearing this, her eyes slightly red as she said, "Don't worry, mother. I will definitely deliver this gift to the Queen."
"Well, I'll let your mother rest assured."
Chu Qianyu looked at the box and said, "Mother, can I see what's inside?"
"Okay." Yunying agreed and looked at Ruixiang who was holding a box beside her and said, "Bring the box here."
Ruixiang walked up to it and carefully opened the box, only to see a jade hairpin with a pattern of a phoenix and a crane inside, which was of obviously top-quality and even shone with a soft glow under the sunlight.
Chu Qianyu opened her eyes wide and said happily, "Oh, where did mother get this? It looks very good. I think the queen should like it very much too."
Yunying seemed to remember something, her expression became a little depressed, and she said in a muffled voice: "This hairpin was prepared the year your father came back from the border. Later, many things happened, and your mother also fell ill. Since then, she has never entered the palace again."
After hearing this, Chu Qianyu placed her hand on the back of Yunying's hand and said to her in comfort, "Mother, you will definitely have the opportunity to enter the palace in the future, and you can also go out for a walk to relax and so on. Your health will definitely get better. You can see that you can walk in the yard by yourself today. Everything is slowly moving in the right direction. Mother, please don't be discouraged."
Yunying felt very relieved when she saw how steady and mature Chu Qianyu was now. She nodded gently and said, "Mother knows."
The two chatted for a while and had lunch. Chu Qianyu returned to her yard and began to prepare.
She took out the clothes she bought yesterday. It was a light green long skirt with light jasmine flowers embroidered on the cuffs. A few auspicious clouds were outlined with silver thread, and a row of blue sea clouds were on the hem. The outer cover was a emerald green Cuiyan shirt, which complemented the inner skirt.
After seeing this, Chu Qianyu nodded with satisfaction and praised Leng Qingzhou in her heart.
Then she took out a set of jewelry from the box that matched the skirt.
Shuang Ning and Shao Ying dressed Chu Qianyu up carefully, and changed her hair into a bun that was popular in Beijing. This outfit made her skin look smooth and her posture graceful. Her eyebrows were curved, her lips were red and her teeth were white. She looked like a fairy in a painting.
When everything was ready, it was almost time.
The servants in the old lady's courtyard had come to call them. Chu Qianyu and the others walked towards the old lady's courtyard.