into the bosom

Chapter 57
"Don't worry, mother, I won't hurt your eyes. After two days, I will go out to find a pawn shop and pawn it. Mother doesn't have to see this thing anymore, and I can get money. It's the best of both worlds. Why? Wouldn't it be fun to do it?" Xu Jiao hugged the box tightly, as if he had seen the white silver, and smiled.

"I'm short of your food and drink?" Mrs. Zhao pointed at her, her fingers trembling slightly.

Xu Jiao smiled back, "My mother didn't give me any pocket money, so why don't I think of something by myself?"

This has become her, isn't it?Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she laughed, "Qin Niang, give her some broken silver in a while, and give her 20 taels of money every month in the future, otherwise I will treat her badly!"

After hearing this, Xu Jiao laughed even more happily, "Mother is wise!" If there was a tail behind her, she might be shaking it so happily at this moment.

Mrs. Zhao gave her a sideways glance, "In exchange, I will hand over what you have to Qinniang!"

Xu Jiao was a little bit reluctant, but under Mrs. Zhao's warning stare, she reluctantly let go and handed out the box in her hand.

Qin Niang held back a smile and took it.

"What does mother want to do?" Xu Jiao still couldn't help being curious.

"It's none of your business!" Mrs. Zhao snorted lightly.

"Mother, is this a gift from someone, but don't ask about it someday and disappear, and be caught by someone else. So I think it's good to put it in a corner so that it doesn't get in your eyes, but Don't really lose it!"

Mrs. Zhao turned her head and looked at her, "Your grandfather will go back to the Yamen in a while, and you will have to go out to socialize. You should sleep for a while when you have time! When you wake up, remember to ask Ban Lan to dress you up, don't lose face " After that, he ignored her and walked out.

Qin Niang smiled and raised the box in her hand to reassure Xu Jiao.

As soon as the master and servant left, Xu Jiao narrowed his eyes at the things Qin Niang had just brought on the table, "Ban Lan, tidy up all these things and see what's there."

"Yes!" Banlan replied without any extra noise.

Qin Niang came out, but she saw Mrs. Zhao standing at the door of Mingyue Residence, she turned her head to look at the plaque behind her, her eyes were gloomy, she couldn't help taking a deep breath, and called out softly, "Madam!"

Mrs. Zhao's eyes were still fixed on the plaque, and a erratic smile appeared on her lips, "I thought, in this life, no one will live in this Mingyue Residence again!"

Qin Niang was silent and did not reply.

Mrs. Zhao looked away, took two deep breaths, said, "Let's go", and took a step.

Qin Niang hurriedly stepped up to keep up.

When the servants in the yard saw them, they all greeted them.

Mrs. Zhao nodded and said softly, "After all, I have been away for many years. At first glance, it seems to be the same as before, but after all, people have changed their minds. The Yan family is also the best at buying people's hearts. I don't believe she won't come to our courtyard Reach out."

Qin Niang understood, "Madam, don't worry, Qin Niang will check the people in our yard in the shortest possible time."

Mrs. Zhao nodded, "Most of the people staying in the yard are old people from the past. Even if they can still be used, they are a bit old. There must be no one around Ajiao, otherwise, there will definitely be a way to force people in!"

Qin Niang naturally thought of this. "These days, we are prevaricating by rectifying the internal affairs. The excuse we gave is that we have prepared people. After two days, the maid will go to the shopkeeper Peng in person to fill in some reliable people. I will find two for the lady. A proper one."

Qin Niang was doing things properly, Mrs. Zhao nodded her head, her expression softened a bit, "How's the investigation going on?"

Qin Niang hesitated a little, "I didn't find out any inside information, and they all said that because Princess Wuyang had an accident, the eldest princess lost her daughter in middle age, and she was depressed, and the empress dowager also couldn't get sick. I don't know where I heard the advice, I want to find a lady who was born in the same year, the same month and the same day as Princess Wuyang among the aristocratic daughters, and take her as a adopted daughter for the eldest princess, so as to comfort the eldest princess in the pain of losing her daughter."

"I'm looking for a girl who is about the same age and has a relationship with the eldest princess, but why does she have to have the same birthday as Princess Wuyang?" Mrs. Zhao always felt a little strange.

"I did find out about this. I heard that this is the eldest princess' request. Perhaps the eldest princess thinks that only those born on the same day are more qualified to be her daughter?"

Mrs. Zhao stopped talking. A mother who lost her daughter can have such strange requests.

"After all, this is a good thing. If our lady wins the favor of the eldest princess, we will always have to weigh two points more in the future when we act in the Weiyuan Court."

"It's the same day as Ajiao's birthday, in the huge city of Feng'an, Ajiao can't be the only one, right?"

"Yes!" Regarding this, Qin Niang also inquired clearly early, "But there are not many who can reach the royal threshold, except for our lady, there is also the fourth lady of Wei Guogong's mansion, and the eleventh lady of Langya Wang's family. The Wang family Eleven Niangs also came to Feng'an from the clan a few days ago, and all that can be checked about the temperament and preferences of these two ladies has been sorted out and placed in the room, and I can ask my wife to have a look at it in a while!"

When Xu Jiao was sleeping soundly on her fragrant and soft bed, Jing Shangshu and Master Jing, who was working in Taifu Temple, both left the Yamen and returned to the mansion.As soon as he entered the mansion, Jing Shangshu was invited by Mrs. Wu to Baishou Hall.And Master Jing didn't need to invite, he went back to Weirui Courtyard by himself.

Xu Jiao had a beautiful sleep, and when she got up, Ban Lan served Hao Sheng to put her clothes on.

Different from the homely attire on the ship, everything from clothes to hair style is extraordinarily solemn today.

Even though it was just a family banquet, Xu Jiao could understand Mrs. Zhao's desire to fight for face, so she simply closed her eyes and let Ban Lan go about her business.

She is really not used to the bronze mirror that deforms people, so she prefers to look at herself by the water. During these days on the boat, Ban Lan is also used to it, so she fetched a basin of water and put it on the side early.

In front of Mrs. Zhao and the others, Xu Jiao never concealed her habits and preferences. After all, they all knew that she was not the real Jing Yue, but she "didn't know", so naturally she came here as she was comfortable.

When Ban Lan said "Okay, lady", she opened her eyes to see herself reflected in the water, and she couldn't help being taken aback.

She naturally knew that she had a good appearance, but she didn't expect to be so amazing when she dressed up.

"Banlan has a pair of skillful hands, I'll let my mother reward you later!" Xu Jiao said joyfully as she touched her face.

After all, she is an ordinary woman, why doesn't she like herself to be pretty?What's more, in her original world, she was just a temperamental beauty. If one only talked about her appearance, she was at best average, and she didn't have much money and energy to spend on dressing herself up. If Bai Fumei's addiction wasn't for fear of frightening Ban Lan, Xu Jiao would really want to laugh out loud "hahaha".

"Banlan is dressing you up, shouldn't you reward me?" Just as Xu Jiao finished speaking, Mrs. Zhao's voice sounded from outside.

Xu Jiao turned her head, smiled and blinked at Mrs. Zhao, "Isn't it because I don't have any silver taels? Naturally, I can only ask my mother to give it to me!"

(End of this chapter)