Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 264 Your Lady (Begging for a Monthly Ticket)
The girl was wearing plain white clothes, she looked like a servant's clothes, but she was skinny and tender, she didn't have the slightest humbleness of being a servant, she knelt on the ground, with big eyes on her oval face, she looked at Chu Yu, crying and saying no Speak up.

Although Chu Yu didn't know why the girl was like this, she was taken aback by the sudden appearance of a stranger in the kitchen, and looked at Mrs. Wang, the magistrate's wife, in a little puzzlement.

Mrs. Wang hesitated for a while, looked at the girl on the ground in embarrassment, then at Chuyu, and said hesitantly: "This is Du Xianer, the second girl from the Du family in the west of the city, who came to intercede with the princess. of!"

"Du's house in the west of the city." After hearing these four words, Chu Yu's expression faded, her brows frowned slightly, and she stopped looking at the girl on the ground, and said to Wang: "Mr. Wang An, do you have red beans in the kitchen?"

According to her husband's current rank, Wang is a sixth-rank Anren, so Chu Yu called her that.

Mrs. Wang was stupefied when she heard this, and Xi Cai was beside her. Afraid that Chu Yu would be impatient, she asked, "Mr. Wang An, Ge Ge asked if you have red beans in the kitchen?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly looked at the cook, who pointed to the north wall of the kitchen and said, "Yes, let me put it in a basket and hang it there!"

Chu Yu nodded, and said to Wang: "I want to get some food for my husband, but the kitchen is cramped. If it's safe, can you take this girl down first?"

After all, she is a noble lady of the royal family, He Shuo Gege, Chu Yu is only dressed in plain clothes, but when she speaks, it makes people feel afraid.

Wang originally only thought she was young and shy, and looked kindly, and besides, Mr. Daotai woke up, and there was no danger of his life, thinking that she must be easy to talk to.Therefore, Fang's heart softened for a while, and he asked the girl to come to see Chu Yu, unexpectedly, the princess Ge Ge didn't even intend to deal with it.

She was already full of regrets, blaming herself for being so confused and not holding back the little girl's crying.Speaking of which, Du Xian'er's mother, Mrs. Chen, is the niece of the Rizhao Wang family, so she wants to call Mrs. Wang a cousin.Therefore, in Mengyin County, the two families also had some contacts earlier.

If Zhao Wenhe hadn't heard that Du's parents and daughters were beautiful, and begged Zhizhou's brother-in-law to be a matchmaker, the Du family would have married the Liang family.Because of this, Liang Shunzheng and Du Xiong were also a little unhappy, but the female relatives of the two families still walked around occasionally.

After hearing Chu Yu's words, Mrs. Wang didn't dare to say anything more, and after responding, she asked Du Xian'er to go down.Du Xian'er struggled two steps in front of Chu Yu, and cried: "The princess is merciful, even if it is to pay for his life, many people in our Du family have died, not to mention the trampled by the startled horse, and two servants died. Without a housekeeper, even my sister lost her life because of it! The princess was also born by her parents, no matter how noble your husband is, after all, there is no danger of life. Do you have to watch my Du family wiped out to relieve the hatred? My younger brother is only seven years old, so why have he committed any serious crimes, so we are going to arrest him!?"

Although Du Xian'er tried her best to restrain herself, but after all she was young, she couldn't help showing resentment when she spoke, and in the end, she raised her voice to question.

There are several meanings in these words, some of which Chu Yu understands, and some of which are even confused.However, she is not in the mood to ask Du Xianer carefully.

Chu Yu didn't believe in things like "destroyed Du's family" and "captured his young brother".Others don't know her husband's temperament, but she doesn't?Where is that kind of cruel person?Or there was some misunderstanding in it, which made the members of the Du family frightened out of proportion.

Although she knew that Du Xian'er might have misunderstood something, Chu Yu didn't have the heart to ask.I just want to make a bowl of porridge with my own hands and let my husband fill his stomach.

Even if Cao Yong is not in charge of things outside, with Mr. Zhuang around, he will not lose his sense of proportion.

Du Xian'er listened to her parents' words unintentionally, changed her clothes, sneaked out of Du's manor, and followed her younger brother to see him off. Unexpectedly, she witnessed the scene where Du An and his younger brother were taken away.She wanted to go back and tell her parents, but she thought that her parents were already like that, and she was afraid that she would not have the guts to fight against that master Zhizhou.So he boldly came to the county government, thinking about looking for his cousin Wang to make an idea.

Because of Cao Yong and Chu Yu's presence, Biansheng's door was guarded very tightly. It was not until Wang Shi sent a maid and cook to buy vegetables that Du Xian'er blocked the maid, and they changed their clothes and mixed in.

Mrs. Wang had just heard the news of Du Zhen'er's tragic death, and heard that even Du Jie, who was only a few years old, was not spared.

Seeing that Chu Yu ignored her, Du Xian'er was filled with grief and indignation, her eyes were full of resentment, she gritted her teeth and said, "You are so vicious, relying on your power, treating human life like nothing, God has eyes, you will be punished..."

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped heavily on the face, staggered and fell to the ground.

Chu Yu raised his chin slightly, looked at her with a frosty face, and said coldly: "My lord is upright, even if he can't be said to help the world, he is also a blessing to the millions of people in Yizhou. slander!"

Du Xian'er covered her mouth, she was so foolish, she stared blankly at Chu Yu, speechless.

After Chuyu finished speaking, Fang Ping calmed down his anger and said to Xicai, "Go and find Zhang Yi and Zhao Tong, and ask them how they guard the door? If someone with evil intentions comes in and hurts your lord, they will still If you want your life, don't!"

Xi Cai agreed, but refused to move.Because this girl was known by Mrs. Wang, she was afraid that it would be inappropriate to leave Chuyu alone in the kitchen, so she persuaded: "Gege, you go back to the house first, after the servants go to pass on the message, come back and then cook and eat?"

Chu Yu shook her head and said, "My lord just woke up, his stomach is empty, so I have to make some porridge for him earlier!"

Seeing her aura just now, Mrs. Wang couldn't help smacking her tongue secretly when she heard her gentle and whispered words, and whispered to Du Xian'er: "Quickly stop making trouble, come out with me!"

That Du Xian'er suddenly sat down on the ground, let go of the volume, and burst into tears, like a desperate and sad child.

Seeing that she was sharp-tongued just now, but now she is like a rogue and childish, Chu Yu couldn't help being angry and funny.

Xicai couldn't see it, and stepped forward and said: "You little girl, you are so unreasonable! My son-in-law is an official of the imperial court, but now he can only lie on the bed. Whose fault is this? Is it because you just sprinkled some golden beans?" If that's the case, wouldn't cats and dogs be able to bark their teeth at my forehead tomorrow? How many legs can be broken? Looking at it this way, I'm afraid only the reincarnation of a saint can become your little one. The 'merciful person' in the girl's mouth!"

After Xicai finished speaking, she heard someone laughing lightly, she turned around and saw that Xiyun was holding on to the door frame and laughing.

Xi Cai was a little ashamed by her smile, slightly dissatisfied, and muttered: "What? Could it be that I still have something wrong?"

Xi Yun first said to Chu Yu: "Ge Ge, I heard something wrong here, so I sent my servant to take a look. It turned out that someone rushed in, should I ask my servant to take her down?"

Chu Yu looked at Du Xian'er, who had gradually quieted down on the ground, and said, "Right and wrong, you can make your own judgment, and crying is useless!" At this point, she told Xicai: "Go and talk to Zhang Yi in the front yard and ask Zhang Yi to take the lead." A few people, send this girl back!"

Du Xian'er looked at Chu Yu's calm face, thought of her arrogance just now, felt a little remorse in her heart, honestly wiped away her tears, knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Yu three times, and said: "Your Majesty, please For the sake of Xian'er's youth and ignorance, don't worry about Xian'er's crime of lying, I will go home now, and I dare not mess around anymore! It's just that my younger brother is young, so I'm afraid I can't be bluffed. If the princess For your convenience, please take care of me one or two..." At the end, tears were streaming down my face, and I couldn't speak because of sobs.

After hearing this, Chu Yu nodded, indicating that she understood.

Du Xian'er stood up, with eyes full of pleading, followed Wang and Xicai out step by step.

Only the cook, Chu Yu, and Xiyun were left in the kitchen. The cook saw how pitiful Du Xianer was, and thought that Chu Yu was too cruel, but how dare she show it?With a little courteousness, he tapped the north wall and took down the bamboo basket containing red beans, and asked Chu Yu: "Grandma, princess, look, this is a new red bean that came down this autumn. It is very good for making bean buns and porridge. OK!"

Chu Yu was in a daze, a little dazed.

The cook, seeing that Chu Yu didn't say a word, thought she didn't believe her, so she hurriedly said, "I'm not lying, this taste is really good!"

Seeing that Chuyu's expression was not right, Xiyun was a little worried, and asked in a low voice, "Ge Ge, but you are not feeling well? Ge Ge has suffered a lot these days!"

Chu Yu came to her senses, shook her head, and said, "It's not because of this, it's because I was thinking about it, and I felt something was wrong! By the way, when you came out, was Mr. Zhuang still talking to his son-in-law in the room?"

Xiyun replied: "It's long gone, it seems that the front yamen has something to look for Mr., Mr. and Mr. Wei have gone to the front yard!"

Chu Yu thought about the kidnapping of the youngest son of the Du family, which was not like Mr. Zhuang's behavior, but for some reason, who made the decision to arrest the child.Not to mention that she sounds awkward, but if Cao Yong knows it, she won't feel at ease.

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In the main room, Cao Yong was a little bored.I can't sleep because I'm hungry, but I just drank a bowl of soup and used two pieces of red date cake, and I'm half full.

Mr. Zhuang and Wei Hei went out after hearing about the front office, Chu Yu went to the kitchen again, and he stared at the roof in a daze.I really don't know if it was his bad luck, or that Du Xiong's bad luck, these accidents happened for no reason.

No matter how much he torments Du Xiong, Cao Yong will not soften his heart.I just remembered that just now Xiaoman came to deliver a message, saying that it was Du Xiong's son, why did this matter become more and more complicated?

Did you send your son away in panic?Or other reasons?Cao Yong really couldn't figure it out, and thought about the woman crying that he had just faintly heard, but he couldn't hear it clearly, who was crying?It's just that I know it's not Chuyu, so I don't worry too much, I just wait for the news from Xiyun's visit.

*
In the front office of Mengyin County, Liang Shun, the county magistrate, was gently wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, looking at Mr. Zhuang whose face was cloudy and uncertain, hoping that there would be fewer accidents.

The same is true for Du Xiong, just thinking about how pitiful he is for losing his daughter, and when he has a day to spare, he makes these moths again, isn't this forcing the Daotai Mansion to deal with him earlier?
It's just that I don't know where Du Xiong is going to send his son?Is it the Rizhao royal family, or other relatives?In the past two months, although Du Xiong won the position of patriarch, he also offended many relatives, and he didn't see any clan members who were close to him.

If he went to Wang's house and was found out by people from Daotai Mansion, he might be suspicious of his own size, which would be really bad.Thinking about it this way, I felt that although the matter in front of me was troublesome, it was considered a good thing.

Thinking in his heart, Liang Shunzheng's eyes couldn't help aiming at Mr. Zhuang's hand.

What Mr. Zhuang held in his hand was the letter Du Xiong handed over to Du Ping.

After opening the envelope and reading the letter, Mr. Zhuang's face became more and more gloomy, and he couldn't see any joy or anger. He just opened the envelope and looked at the contents inside, but he didn't take it out in front of everyone.Instead, he glanced at it, put it away, then pointed to Du Ping, and said to Tong Zhao: "Take it down, interrogate him clearly, Du Xiong Zensheng explained to him, every word, every word, and ask carefully!"

Du Ping was bound tightly, his mouth was stuffed with a rag, his eyes widened, he looked at his young master, struggling and unwilling to go down.After being hit hard by Zhao Tong twice, Fang Suan calmed down and was dragged out like a dead dog.

Mr. Zhuang pointed to Du Jie who was so frightened that he was sobbing, and said to Liang Shunzheng: "This child, please ask the boss to send someone..." At this point, he shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's better not Please, my lord!" Then he instructed Xiao Man to take the child to the inner courtyard and watch over it carefully.

It is said that "the prime minister's concierge is a seventh-rank official", but I don't know what rank is the gentleman of this forehead?Liang Shunzheng saw that Mr. Zhuang was in the lobby of the county government, leaving himself alone and arranging these things calmly, and felt a little uncomfortable.

They are about the same age, both in their sixties, why do you think that this gentleman is more comfortable and dignified than his own size, the county magistrate?Liang Shun was slandering in his heart, but he could only deal with it with a smile on his face.After all, the other party is a celebrity in Daotai Mansion, so he is not something that a small county magistrate like him can mess with.

Mr. Zhuang is going to find Cao Yong to discuss the matter of the Du family, and there are new changes, it seems that careful planning is needed.Therefore, he didn't have time to perfunctory with Liang Shunzheng, so he left and went back to the inner courtyard after a few words of entertainment.

Chu Yu had already made the porridge and came over, and was sitting by the bed waiting for Cao Yong to drink the porridge.There are diced bacon and minced dried vegetables in the porridge, which tastes salty and appetizing.

Cao Yong was impatient to eat sweets. When he first served them, he saw the red ones and thought it was jujube porridge. After he tasted it, he realized it was salty porridge.

It's just that there are no rice grains or beans, but it has the aroma of beans and rice. It makes people wonder, "What is it made of? It's the first time I eat this!"

Seeing that Cao Yong had an appetite, Chu Yu was overjoyed, and couldn't help smiling, and said, "My brother-in-law likes it, so I use another bowl. This one is made from ground japonica rice, and red bean water is used for coloring. The most easy to restrain!"

Cao Yong nodded and drank a bowl with a spoon. Seeing Chuyu's tired face, he felt distressed and said, "Why bother, how can you live well if you are tired? But put all these ingredients in the pot Li boil is!"

Chu Yu just smiled and didn't answer, Xiyun took Cao Yong's bowl and helped him put another bowl in Haiwan, and gave it to him with a smile, saying, "Your son-in-law is so eloquent! The servant girl followed Gege to I have been in the mansion for two years, why can't I remember when my son-in-law drank white rice porridge?"

Cao Yong's daily life has always been served by others, and there is no need to worry about food.Hearing what Xiyun said now, he remembered his "pickyness", laughed twice, drank the porridge in his hand, and then took Chuyu's hand.

Chu Yu's hands were icy, presumably because they were wet with water.

Cao Yong was very distressed, and whispered to Chu Yu: "Even if you want to do this, you are not allowed to do it yourself, let Xiyun and Xicai do it!"

Chu Yu smiled and said: "Chu Yu likes to make these, as long as the forehead is happy, Chu Yu will be indescribably happy!"

Seeing the boredom of the two masters, Xiyun and Xicai couldn't help but look at each other, wondering if they should retreat.However, looking at the tightly bandaged legs of the forehead, it didn't seem like they could do "bad things", so they pretended not to see anything, lowered their heads, and cleaned up the dishes.

*
Mengyin County, Fushun Restaurant, private room on the second floor.

Du Hui, the second master of the Du family, looked at the dishes on the table, and was very satisfied. He picked up the teacup in his hand, and said to the guests opposite: "Because my brother is wearing a filial piety, it is inconvenient to accompany him to drink. Here, we will replace wine with tea. A toast to my brother is to wash my brother away!"

Opposite him, a strong man in his thirties was sitting, he raised his wine glass very readily, and said: "Since this is the case, I will not be polite to my brother, my brother will drink this wine first!"

This man is none other than Du Bin, the general manager of the Andong Guard who just brought his men to Mengyin today.

When they were stationed in Mengyin during the spring, Du Bin and Du Hui had several drinks.Because of the same surname, although they are not of the same clan, they have similar temperaments and get along very well.

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