The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 38

"Well, what's wrong with me? Why is my body hurting so much?"

Cao Ping frowned, hiding the extreme resentment and resentment in her eyes, and struggled to get up from the bed, her body still aching, which made her even more regretful that she used this method of pretending to deceive Xu Qingluo into the mansion. The needle was so painful, the little bitch couldn't have done it on purpose.

"Ma'am, you fainted from anger earlier, it was Miss Xu who saved you."

Butler Yang immediately accepted Cao Ping's words. He was worthy of being a confidant of a dog's leg, but he didn't know that Cao Ping was really in pain.

"Ma'am, it's good if you wake up. Ma'am is very angry. In fact, I didn't intend to make you angry. In fact, the piece of satin was really rewarded by the master. Ma'am, although you have a high status, you are right with that The precious and rare satin is of value, but the color does not match Madam, Madam, please don't blame my concubine for telling the truth."

Aunt Qiu covered her stomach that showed no sign of pregnancy with her hands, and followed Steward Yang to go forward and scold Cao Ping. She was full of complacency and arrogance, which made Cao Ping hold her breath in her heart and almost pouted.

Not wanting to talk to that bitch of Aunt Qiu, Cao Ping turned her head to Xu Qingluo: "Miss Xu, you saved my son last time, and you saved me this time, and even helped Aunt Qiu get out the happy pulse, it was me Yang No matter what, I have to be grateful to the noble man of the mansion. Besides, it is getting late now, how about staying in the Yang mansion for dinner together? Yang Lu, tell the kitchen to prepare well. I want to hold a family banquet to thank Miss Xu. "

Before waiting for Xu Qingluo's answer, Cao Ping gave orders on her own.

Xu Qingluo didn't mean to refuse either, she stayed in the Yang Mansion until now, just to see what Cao Ping was going to do, not to mention just seeing Cao Ping's anger and she couldn't help laughing, It's already very interesting.

"Ping'er should be back in a while, and you young people have something to talk about."

Cao Ping felt that her son was a treasure to attract women, and seeing that Xu Qingluo didn't say anything, she added this sentence.

"That's annoying."

Xu Qingluo smiled politely, but turned around and told Steward Yang to prepare his pen and ink: "Madam's heart fire is only rising, and it will be fine when she wakes up. The pain on her body is because I used silver needles to force out the heart fire. It's normal, and it will disappear in two hours. In the future, remember to ask Madam to eat more food that clears the heart and relieves internal heat, such as water soaked in lotus seeds and coptis, but this aunt is pregnant and needs to have a good pregnancy."

Cao Ping looked at Xu Qingluo prescribing the anti-fetal medicine for Aunt Qiu seriously, gasping for breath, this idiot, whore, what is a good anti-abortion, the addition of Yang Qian to the Yang family is enough to make her hate it like a thorn in the side Fortunately, Yang Qian's mother, Lv'e, is just a maidservant who has no beauty, status, and love, and is insignificant.

Aunt Qiu is different, she is a serious concubine, and also Yang Taiwei's favorite concubine.

Cao Ping had already planned how to deal with Aunt Qiu and the bastard in her belly after Xu Qingluo was dealt with.

Xu Qingluo quietly raised her eyes, saw the fierce calculation in Cao Ping's eyes, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Speaking of which, she didn't forget about Cao Ping's grudge at the beginning when people came to insult her, she just hoped that the good show for her later would be exciting enough.

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"Why hasn't the third young master come back yet? Could it be that something happened on the way that delayed him?"

"Hey, I can wait. I'm just worried that the young master in my stomach will starve to death."

"Leaving Miss Xu to eat, but making people wait. Madam, your way of hospitality is too insincere."

The prepared food and drinks have been reheated twice, and Yang Yunping, who said he will be back soon, has not come back yet, and several aunts have already talked about it, especially Aunt Qiu, who is carrying her unremarkable belly, How to poke Cao Ping's nerves?

Cao Ping was a little anxious in her heart, and complained secretly why her son hadn't come back yet, everything was ready and only owed Dongfeng, but at the same time, she wished to tear Aunt Qiu's mouth to pieces with her own hands.

Xu Qingluo sat there steadily, knowing better than anyone else why Yang Yunping hadn't arrived yet.

"It's true, no matter what, you can't starve the guests. When you come, let's start the banquet first."

Cao Ping glanced at Xu Qingluo again, thinking that she had prepared so much today, she gritted her teeth and thought about leaving the person behind.

"Ms. Xu, eat more. These are famous dishes in the capital. The cook is the imperial cook who retired from the palace. It means that our master has a lot of face, so he invited him to the mansion. This time, he didn't bring many people to Huai County. However, this imperial cook brought it specially because Ping'er is used to it."

Cao Ping seemed to be kindly holding food for Xu Qingluo, with a hint of pride and showing off.

Looking at the whole table, they are all served according to Xiao Yushan's dishes, which is really bold.If it wasn't for Xu Qingluo's deep understanding of the current situation of the Yang family since the fall of the third prince, the foundation of the Yang family could not be seen from the table at this family banquet.

"Thank you ma'am."

Xu Qingluo ate whatever Cao Ping picked up, and he didn't look suspicious at all.

Cao Ping scolded secretly in her heart for being stupid, but she gave Xu Qingluo a look at the servant girl behind her with reassurance.

"How can you eat vegetables without drinking? Luo'er, I fell in love with you as soon as I saw you, Yuanyang, and don't pour wine for Luo'er."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xu Qingluo recognized this as the servant girl of Lu'e, the mother who humiliated Yang Qian at that time.

Mimi's wine fell into the cup, crystal clear and exuding a sweet aroma. Cao Ping personally handed the cup to Xu Qingluo: "This is made with honey from flowers. It is the most sweet and delicious, and it is not easy to get drunk. Many female relatives in the capital like to drink this for its beauty and beauty benefits, and this time I came here from the capital, that is, I brought five jars with me, and today I specially opened two jars, Miss Xu, you can try it."

Xu Qingluofang put the wine close to the tip of her nose. Her extremely sensitive nose had already smelled something deep inside that was covered by the sweet fragrance of flowers. Her eyes darkened like night for a moment. She looked up at Cao Ping's face. The vaguely expectant expression, the gloom in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled.

"Just by smelling it, I feel that it tastes very good. Madam has a heart."

Isn't it intentional?Even though she found such a good thing, Xu Qingluo slowly brought the cup to his lips, Cao Ping's eyes were full of anticipation and faint ruthlessness.

"According to a travel book, it was said that there are many apes in the mountains in Pingyang, western Guangdong, and they are good at brewing wine with flowers. The woodcutters enter the mountains and find their lairs. Most of the wine is as many as stones. Drinking it, it is very fragrant, so it is named apes. It's a pity that it's hard to get into the mountains and the ape's nest is hard to find. Many people want this ape's wine but can't get it. It's a pity. I heard that sweet-scented osmanthus, peach blossom, apricot blossom, peony, etc. were added to this wine. Plum blossoms, and—”

The wine cup in Xu Qingluo's hand rested on her lips as if she was sniffing it carefully. While talking about what she had seen and heard in the travel notes, she said several ingredients of the wine in her hand like a few treasures. Her voice was slow and melodious. I enjoyed listening to it, and Xu Qingluo's appearance of talking with a glass of wine, in the eyes of everyone at the banquet, it seems that there is no romantic taste like a celebrity.

For a while, most people were fascinated by listening, and they didn't mean to persuade them to drink. A young man at the door was also fascinated, looking at Xu Qingluo with a dazed look in his eyes.

Only Cao Ping was extremely impatient, she had other plans in her heart, how could she bear to listen to Xu Qingluo's travel notes and knowledge, she just wanted to lift Xu Qingluo's hand to a high place, and pour the wine into Xu Qingluo directly. Falling mouth.

"Miss Xu is really knowledgeable. I don't know if this Baihua Niang is the same as that ape wine, but at least it is something you can get, and you can only know how it tastes after drinking this cup."

The meaning of Cao Ping's persuasion is clear.

"What Madam said is also true, how does it taste, after all, you have to try it yourself—"

Xu Qingluo estimated that the time was almost up, and her smile was even more beautiful.

"Ma'am, Ma'am is not good!" A young servant rushed in, shouting loudly while running.

Xu Qingluo pressed her fingertips on the small wine cup, and tilted her head to watch the scene she had been waiting for for a long time. This was the first scene.

"How decent are you in such a panic!"

Cao Ping was already on fire in her heart, and it was easy for Xu Qingluo to drink, but was bumped into by the servant and made a bad sound.

"Yang Lu, if you don't drive him out, beat him hard."

"Ma'am, it's the young master. Something happened to the young master. The young master was taken away by the people from the county government! The master was also invited away!"

The boy finished the sentence stammeringly, his face was full of fear and panic.

"What did you say, say it again, how could my son be arrested—"

Cao Ping stood up, her face turned pale, and she almost swept the bowls and chopsticks in front of her to the ground.

When Cao Ping got up, the people at the table panicked even more. Everyone couldn't sit still, and whispered a lot, in a mess.

Xu Qingluo wore looser sleeves on purpose today, and before he got up to leave the table, he seemed to inadvertently brush the table in front of Cao Ping: "Madam, don't worry, today is the day when the Yang family distributes relief supplies. I have to give the Yang family a face, I think there must be some misunderstanding. The madam had some symptoms of heart fire and qi deficiency before, and she had to drink a glass of Baihua wine to calm her mind, so that she could have more energy to ask and deal with things."

Xu Qingluo glared at the bewildered mandarin duck behind Cao Ping: "Hurry up and serve your wife a drink to calm the shock!"

Yuanyang was originally at a loss by the sudden incident, but when Xu Qingluo stared at her sharply, she felt a chill in her heart. She subconsciously obeyed Xu Qingluo's order and poured the glass of wine in front of Cao Ping's seat. Bringing it to Cao Ping: "Ma'am, please calm down first, Xu, Miss Xu is right, maybe it is a misunderstanding."

Cao Ping's complexion was still ugly, and she gave Xu Qingluo a look, feeling that Yang Yunping was too indifferent to him, so she took the wine cup from Yuanyang's hand and said, "Ms. Xu, let's drink the wine together, just to suppress the shock, Yuanyang."

Xu Qingluo watched Cao Ping take a sip of the wine that Yuanyang brought, and then drank the wine in his hand with a smile.

Seeing Xu Qingluo drinking happily, Cao Ping's eyes were full of malice, even at this moment she didn't forget to plot against Xu Qingluo.

"Let's all go away, Miss Xu, it's getting late now, you should rest here for now, until I—"

Cao Ping covered her forehead, feeling dizzy.

"What's the matter with you, ma'am?"

The mandarin duck supported Cao Ping, feeling very helpless.

(End of this chapter)