After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 103 Qiao Jingjing’s face is hot

"Then you can't default on your debt." Qiao Jingjing said uneasily.

Lu Xingzhi raised his eyes and looked at her, "Twenty taels is not enough."

Qiao Jingjing choked for a moment, but then thought of something, she suddenly came closer and asked: "Husband, do we have any treasures in our house?"

She suddenly came closer, and Lu Xingzhi was startled for a moment, looking down at her beautiful face so close to him, and asked absently: "Why do you say that?"

"Today at Xianghe Building, my mother spent five thousand taels of silver without blinking an eye to buy jewelry for me and both of us," Qiao Jingjing said.

Lu Xingzhi came to his senses and said warmly: "It's not what you think, there is no treasure."

"If there is no treasure, could it be that it was stolen by bandits?" Qiao Jingjing said in a joking tone.

A flash of surprise flashed in Lu Xingzhi's dark and deep eyes, and then he lowered his voice and said, "Madam, please don't talk nonsense."

"I know, I just said that casually." Qiao Jingjing said quickly.

"Yes." Lu Xingzhi responded in a low voice, his eyes falling on her delicate and smooth little face like porcelain.

"Let's continue." Qiao Jingjing sat back and said without noticing his gaze.

"Yeah." Lu Xingzhi lowered his eyes.

Next, each player wins once and loses once.

After hitting the back, Qiao Jingjing felt very puzzled.

How could it be such a coincidence that we always win or lose in turn.

Moreover, she suddenly thought that although she won ten times and could earn two hundred taels, at the same time, Lu Xingzhi also won ten times, and she had to cook for Lu Xingzhi ten times.

Thinking of having to cook five different dishes every time, she suddenly felt that she was at a huge disadvantage.

Thinking of this, Qiao Jingjing threw the cards on the quilt and said with a depressed look: "I won't play anymore."

"Okay." Lu Xingzhi nodded good-naturedly, then put away the cards on the quilt and put them on the low cabinet beside the bed.

After packing up, he stood up and said, "It's late at night, Madam, please rest early."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned, "You want to leave?"

Lu Xingzhi looked sideways at her, "Yeah."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she suddenly felt a little regretful. It would have been better if she hadn't had her period...

Realizing what she was thinking, her face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

But she was afraid that he would misunderstand, so she explained, "Unfortunately tonight, I did come... In a few days, you, you..."

After a few more words, she felt a little embarrassed to say them.

Looking at the girl's crimson face, Lu Xingzhi paused and said warmly: "Have a good rest and don't think too much."

Qiao Jingjing felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. Looking at the man's cold, ascetic and unfeminine appearance, it seemed that she was overthinking it, and he might not have meant that at all.

Thinking of this, she nodded casually, "Yeah."

Lu Xingzhi's eyes stayed on her for a moment, then he turned around and left the inner room. Then he picked up the robe hanging on the screen and left the room.

Mallow, who was on duty tonight, saw him coming out and quickly arranged for someone to light a lantern and send him back to Qingsong Hall.

After the people left, Mallow returned to the house.

"Is Madam feeling better?" she asked with concern.

"It's okay, but my abdomen is a little bloated." Qiao Jingjing said with a blush while lying on the bed.

Seeing this, Mallow helped her tuck in the quilt. Worried that she would feel uncomfortable, she said with relief, "It's not Madam's fault that the letter is due unexpectedly. Madam, don't worry about it. I believe you will understand."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she looked at her in surprise. Did she think that Lu Xingzhi suddenly ran away, and she felt uncomfortable?

She was about to explain when she heard Malkui say: "My lord left suddenly. There must be something urgent to deal with."

Qiao Jingjing: "..." Sure enough, this girl thought she was feeling uncomfortable because of Lu Xingzhi's departure.

She sighed, not wanting to explain anymore, "It's very late, you should go and rest."

"Okay." Mallow responded, "I'm outside. If anything happens, please call me."

"Ah."

……

The next morning, Qiao Jingjing woke up and saw Qingyuan running into the house happily with the banknote in hand.

"Madam, your Excellency asked Butler Wang to send you two hundred taels of silver notes."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, her little face showed joy and she reached out to take the banknote.

But when she thought that she had to cook ten meals for Lu Xingzhi, the joy faded a lot.

"Why is madam unhappy?" Qingyuan was puzzled.

Qiao Jingjing sighed, "It's okay."

Qingyuan talked about another thing, "By the way, madam, Butler Wang said that He Xiang, that bitch, has been sold. I have gone to see her and it is true that He Xiang is no longer in the house."

"Okay." Qiao Jingjing nodded.

That girl was restless and ended up being betrayed. It was her own fault, and she had no sympathy.

Remembering something, she turned to say, "By the way, you guys will go out with me later."

"Where to go?" Mallow asked curiously.

"Go to Zuixian Tower." Qiao Jingjing said thoughtfully.

When she went to Zuixianlou for dinner yesterday, she came up with a way to make money.

After breakfast, she wrote a few recipes at the table, then changed into men's clothes, took two maids dressed as servants, and left the Lu Mansion.

Zuixian Tower.

After Qiao Jingjing spent ten taels of silver, she met the steward of Zuixian Tower under the recommendation of the waiter.

The steward of Zuixian Tower is an extremely shrewd-looking middle-aged man in his early forties.

Seeing that Qiao Jingjing was young but extremely handsome and dressed luxuriously, he didn't dare to neglect her. He stepped forward and asked, "I wonder if the young master is looking for Xiao Ke, what are your orders?"

Qiao Jingjing gently shook her folding fan and said calmly: "I am here this time because I have a business deal to discuss with Gui Lou."

When the steward of Zuixian Tower heard this, he was surprised and said, "I wonder what kind of business this is?"

"A business that can make your Zuixian Tower famous and make a lot of money every day." Qiao Jingjing said firmly.

When the steward of Zuixian Tower heard this, he felt contemptuous in his heart. He felt that her tone was quite serious, but he didn't know the identity of the other party, so he said patiently: "I would like to hear the details."

Qiao Jingjing could see that he was still polite on the surface, but in fact he didn't take it seriously.

"No matter how much I talk, I'm afraid you won't believe it. I'd better prove it with actual actions. I wonder if I can lend you your kitchen?" Qiao Jingjing said.

Upon hearing this, the steward of Zuixian Tower looked at her warily.

When Qiao Jingjing saw this, she knew that he might think that she was a spy sent by the enemy to cause trouble.

If she hadn't cared about her clothes, I'm afraid her status was not simple, and someone would have beaten her out long ago.

"If it's inconvenient, you can just find a stove for me to use and prepare some ingredients for me." Qiao Jingjing compromised.

At this point, the manager was even more confused about her and looked hesitant.

Qiao Jingjing took out ten taels of silver and put it on the table, "If I can't satisfy you by then, these ten taels of silver can be regarded as the cost of borrowing your chef."

(End of this chapter)