The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 288 Troubled Before It Begins
Qiao Jiuxiu walked out of the room, and saw that Yingluan was still standing aside, holding a sword in his hand, and looking into the distance, he was very capable and reliable.Qiao Jiuxiu stopped beside Yingluan, "Go in and do it, it's windy here, and it's still a bit cold."

The current weather has turned slightly cooler, and the autumn days in Kyoto are very short, and now there are faint signs of winter.Yingluan put the sword back on her waist, and nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, "Princess, don't worry, Yingluan is a martial arts practitioner, this level is not difficult for me. Besides, I still won't go in, and Nanny should still be there." Whatever you want, tell your wife."

"En," Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, remembering the mother's special instructions before, it's better not to tell Yingluan about this matter, after all, it's just a family matter of Qiao's mansion, no matter how close Yingluan is, it's just a member of the palace.She sighed, but she was still a little unsure about paying attention in her heart, "Yingluan, you should keep an eye on that nanny in private, especially in the past few days, I always feel that she told the story too simply. "

Yingluan nodded, since Qiao Jiuxiu had such an order, he would naturally obey it.But in her heart, there was a slight drum, this nanny is really powerful, and she will never know what kind of medicine is sold in her gourd.It is not easy for someone to stay comfortably in Qiao's mansion for many years, especially this nanny, her eyes are very difficult.It's just that Yingluan doesn't know the specific story, so she can't say anything specific about it.He only nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, and then disappeared.

Qiao Jiuxiu fiddled with her somewhat messy hair. The moonlight tonight is good, but she has no interest in admiring the moon. She only hopes that there will be no deviations or mistakes in tomorrow.She had already heard the Taoist priest give a general account of tomorrow's procedure tonight, and she only found it very troublesome.He sat down step by step step by step, and he didn't know if he would make a mistake. If he made a mistake, it would be ridiculous.

Qiao Jiuxiu found a stone bench, and just sat down when Uncle Wang from the kitchen came running over. Uncle Wang was a little out of breath, seeing Qiao Jiuxiu, his eyes showed earnest hope.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed, if she guessed correctly, something important might have happened.So he nodded to Uncle Wang, indicating that he could talk about what happened in detail.

Uncle Wang looked serious and serious, seeing Qiao Jiuxiu looking at him like this, he felt a little relieved, "Miss, I'm sorry, I heard that Jinxiu said that we will prepare fifty tables of banquets tomorrow, but there are only eight of us in the kitchen Cook, how can you make up so many dishes. And each dish must be exquisite, even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't do it."

Qiao Jiuxiu stood up immediately, although she explained that the theme of the day was the funeral, but if the food was not good, it would make the people who came to express their condolences feel very uncomfortable.But she has only a half-knowledge about the kitchen, she doesn't know the specific situation at all, and the list compiled by Jinxiu is only the list of guests who will definitely come tomorrow, and there may be some uninvited guests. It is necessary to prepare three or five tables for spare.Then there will be a total of sixty tables or so.And the Taoist also said just now that no matter whether it is the wine table or the dishes, it must be an odd number, not an even number.

After thinking about it like this, she reckoned to make 55 tables of dishes, and each table should not be too shabby, so she said to Uncle Wang, "Uncle Wang, help me do the math, after all, I don't know much about it. If 55 In terms of tables, each table has five cold dishes, seven meat dishes, three vegetarian dishes, three soups, and one dessert. Calculated in this way, roughly how many people will be needed."

Uncle Wang nodded and began to calculate. Qiao Jiuxiu didn't understand this matter, but Uncle Wang was very professional. He had experienced many weddings and weddings in Qiao's mansion for so many years, so the terms and conditions were naturally very clear. But after a while, Uncle Wang figured it out, but the expression on his face was even more embarrassing, "For cold dishes, you can make them tonight, and when you come tomorrow, you can serve them first. As for the remaining dishes, you can eat them." It has to be completed on the same day. Anyway, there are not enough people in the kitchen. If they are all skilled workers, three or five are definitely required, and if they are unskilled, they will need seven or eight."

Qiao Jiuxiu frowned, it's this time, where can I find three or five skilled chefs?Suddenly Wei Wei slapped her hand, if it really doesn't work, she can only borrow someone from the palace.Although she has not been in charge of the palace for a long time, it should not be difficult to borrow three or five chefs.So he said to Uncle Wang, "Uncle Wang, you don't have to worry about this matter, I can find some skilled people from the palace to help. I just want to ask more, are the ingredients ready for cooking?"

Uncle Wang nodded again and again, "Princess, look at what you said, why are you talking too much? Don't worry, the ingredients are ready. This is the first time that the concubine is in charge of the house. Naturally, our kitchen will help us with all our strength."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, and quickly thanked Uncle Wang.As long as the manpower problem in the kitchen is solved, there is no need to worry, after all, Uncle Wang will not make things difficult for her.Just as Qiao Jiuxiu sat down, she saw Jinxiu running over again, and she was still in a hurry all the way. Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu was here, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss, it's not good, Qiaoyu and Ruyi are arguing, hurry up and see Look, I can't take it anymore."

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed helplessly, what time is it now, and she still has to deal with such small things, but she has no choice but to ask as she walks to see what happened.Jinxiu then told Qiao Jiuxiu all the ins and outs of the incident.Only then did Qiao Jiuxiu understand that both Qiaoyu and Ruyi were in charge of managing and distributing the guards. Because there were fewer guards some time ago, the two had a disagreement.

Jinxiu felt that more people should be sent to guard the gate, so that when guests come in tomorrow, they will feel dignified.But Ruyi feels that safety is equally important as there will be many people coming tomorrow.Therefore, inspections need to be strengthened. Not only can we not increase the number of guards, but we must cut some of them.Having said that, Qiaoyu felt that this was not upscale and would lose face to Qiao's mansion.Face is what the wife cares most about. Qiaoyu has been with his wife for a long time, so naturally she wants to help her keep it safe.

When Qiao Jiuxiu arrived, they were still arguing.Qiao Jiuxiu patted her forehead slightly, she really felt that one head was bigger than two.She had no choice but to sigh deeply, "Be quiet, both of you."

Qiao Jiuxiu's words were still very useful, and soon they all quieted down, but they just looked at Qiao Jiuxiu looking at each other, and then rushed over, ready to tell Qiao Jiuxiu what they wanted to know.But they were all talking on their own, no matter how chaotic the scene was, Qiao Jiuxiu had no choice but to pull the two of them apart, looked at Qinghe who seemed to be watching the excitement again, and couldn't help but sighed.

"Qinghe, they are all like this, aren't you going to say a few words?"

Isn't Qing He very reliable in his work?Why didn't she see it today?Qing He nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, "Princess, it's not that I don't speak up, it's that Qing He is always an outsider. How can we outsiders talk about this kind of thing? It's better to let them solve it by themselves."

Qiao Jiuxiu gave Qinghe a white look, well, now she can only say that.But if this is the case, isn't it very detrimental to unity? After all, everyone's starting point is for the good of the Qiao Mansion. Although there are differences to a certain extent, they are also very normal differences.She wondered if it was really impossible, why not send guards from the palace, so as to ensure both appearance and safety.

This is definitely the best of both worlds.But as soon as Qiao Jiuxiu expressed his thoughts, Qinghe became a little unhappy, "Princess, I'm afraid this is not possible. The safety of the palace is also very important. The prince was assassinated recently. Shouldn't we strengthen our defenses? It's not good to disperse people at this time."

Because when he said these words, he was in front of everyone in the Qiao Mansion, so everyone's expressions were not very good.Qiaoyu and Ruyi stopped arguing, and both took a look at Qinghe. They didn't expect that the always gentle Qinghe would be such a person.For her own good, she ignored them.Qiao Jiuxiu also felt that Qing He's behavior might be a little too much.So she raised her eyebrows slightly, "Qinghe, now the palace, are you in charge, or am I in charge?"

Although Qiao Jiuxiu didn't have the appearance of a princess, as long as she looked serious and serious, she would fully reveal the arrogance of the princess. The maidservants who had been by Qiao Jiuxiu's side for a while also knew that she was completely angry.Both Qiaoyu and Ruyi are people who can read words and expressions, so they hurried over to persuade them.

"Miss, there's no need, I think the guards of the Qiao Mansion are enough." Ruyi said hastily, "We weighed it up, we can handle this matter well, so I don't need to bother you to worry."

Qiao Jiuxiu was still very angry, she didn't go down the steps, she just wanted to clear the lotus tonight, it was somewhat too much.So with a stern face, "Qinghe, you don't count on what you say about this matter, but I do. I'll ask Yingluan to send me twenty guards here."

"Princess." Qing He bit her lip, feeling very unwilling.But thinking that Yingluan would only follow Qiao Jiuxiu's wishes, he might not think about the pros and cons.He could only stomp his feet slightly, "Then what should the prince do if there is an emergency because of this?"

What she said was not a threat, she just hoped that Qiao Jiuxiu would be more considerate of the prince.Qiao Jiuxiu waved her hand slightly, "Don't worry, if something really happens, I'll take care of it."

"Okay." Qing He had no other choice, "I'll go back to the palace and call the guards over, so I don't need to bother Yingluan for a walk."

After Qing He finished speaking, he left.

(End of this chapter)