Di daughter is easy to marry: the stunning princess

Chapter 272 First Meeting
Just after breakfast, the Zhao family's carriage to pick up Jinxi arrived at the gate of the other courtyard.Jin Xi knew that for Qin Xiao's sake, the Zhao family would not neglect her, but she never expected that the second wife of the Zhao family, Qiushi, would come to greet her in person.

"Madam is so polite, Le Yi is really terrified!" Jin Xi hurriedly welcomed Mrs. Qiu to the main hall and asked Mrs. Qiu to take her seat.

Mrs. Qiu smiled and refused to sit in the first guest seat, "There is no seat for a minister's wife in front of the princess. It is the honor of a minister's wife to have the opportunity to make a little effort in front of the princess. I dare not take the role of the princess." So polite.

What's more, when my husband visited Anyang at the beginning, thanks to the care of the princess, the errands went smoothly.This great kindness and virtue, the minister's wife will never forget it, and finally got a chance to work for the county chief, so naturally she must do her best. "

This is too modest, Qiu's husband is Zhao Ge's second son, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Qingtai.When Zhao Qingtai went to Anyang to inspect the disaster situation as an envoy, Jin Xi met him once.

It was at that time that Zhao Qingtai made a great contribution. After returning to Beijing, he was promoted to three ranks in a row, walked from the Imperial Academy, and became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Although she has a relationship with the Zhao family and the Qiu family, but when Zhao Qingtai was in Anyang, she didn't help at all, she just spoke the truth selectively, and most of those words It was Qin Xiao's order.After all, she is a mouthpiece.

Mrs. Qiu insisted that Zhao Qingtai's promotion should be attributed to her, and Jin Xi was too embarrassed to tell lies with her eyes open, rejecting this favor as her own, so she could only laugh and say, "Mrs. If you are outstanding, you will be able to step up to the sky, and it has nothing to do with Yue Yi."

"I'm a woman who doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but no matter what, I still have to remember the love of the princess!" Mrs. Qiu pursed her lips and smiled, and brought the words back.

She mentioned the past when they met. On the one hand, she wanted to quickly get closer to Jin Xi, and on the other hand, she wanted to see what kind of temperament Jin Xi was.

If an ignorant woman who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth takes advantage of a little chance, she should ask the Buddha to make offerings at home for a few days, and then send it away politely.Unexpectedly, Jinxi humbly lowered her posture, not only refused to follow the pole, but also seemed to be greedy for merit, Qiu secretly marveled, never thought that a family like the Zhou family could raise such a decent girl.

While rejoicing for herself, she felt that this errand that fell out of nowhere was not as troublesome as she thought.On the other hand, I feel sorry for Zhao Ting. After all, the fate is too shallow, and I missed it!

After drinking two cups of tea, the courteous words that should have been said are almost the same. Madam Qiu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "I don't know if the princess has packed her luggage. If everything is packed, why don't we leave earlier. Father-in-law today I specially closed the door to thank the guests, and ordered a family banquet to be prepared for the princess."

What?Mr. Zhao Ge prepared a family banquet to welcome her?Jin Xi managed to stabilize her emotions so that she didn't lose her composure in front of Mrs. Qiu.Zhao Ge is always the elder of the three dynasties, and there are constant guests at home every day.Not to mention talented scholars and celebrities, princes and nobles are not in the minority.Given the status of their family, even if the crown prince went to stay for a while, it might not be necessary to welcome him at a family banquet.

Thanking guests behind closed doors, and hosting a family banquet for her, Mr. Zhao Ge is so polite!To be polite, let Jinxi have no idea!
No matter what's in her heart, Jin Xi can only accept this favor with a grateful face, and said with a smile: "There is nothing to fix, the dowry is already installed at one hundred and twenty cents. Later, the steward will quietly send it over. I don’t have many things with me, I packed them up yesterday.”

The implication is, let’s go, let’s keep Mr. Zhao Ge waiting for a long time, don’t blame me!
Since Mrs. Qiu can replace Zhao Tingxuan's widowed mother, Mrs. Ye, and preside over Zhao's family gift, besides her identity, the most important thing is to be shrewd.As soon as he heard this, he immediately understood and asked Jin Xi to go out.

Jin Xi didn't bring too many people, except for Qing Xing and Hai Tang, she only brought two honest and reliable women to Zhao's house.It's not that she's afraid of bringing too many people and trouble the Zhao family, but that she really doesn't have any shrewd and well-mannered staff at the moment.If it weren't for a few of her own people to look after the dowry, she wouldn't even bring the two women.

What to do with it, let the Zhao family laugh!
Originally, she thought that she would be stimulated only when she arrived at Zhao's house, but as soon as Jin Xi came out of the gate, she saw Madam Qiu's carriage and the accompanying maids, mothers-in-law, and servants beside the carriage, and she lost her composure.Feeling that the road of cultivation of the mistress of the house is still very long, it is so long that it almost makes her lose confidence!

Qiu's carriage is not rich and luxurious, but it is spacious and comfortable.Huali's frame is painted with more than a dozen layers of clear lacquer, revealing the beautiful patterns of the wood itself.Copper rivets are nailed to the wheels of the semi-tall man, each of which is polished brightly, and large gourd-shaped sachets are hung from the four corners of the body, filled with vanilla, mint and other spices.

Under the sachet, there are no pearls or golden star anises like other noble families. Instead, there are four small bird-shaped ocarinas hanging. When the breeze blows, there is a burst of birdsong.Although it is just a little thought, it shows the owner's unique taste.

Looking at the more than ten servants traveling with the car, they are all about the same size, wearing the same blue thick satin jacket, with palm-width blue satin trim on the collar and cuffs, and a beautiful blue horse-face skirt underneath, which is transparent. Look clean and neat.He stood beside the carriage with his head half down, holding his breath and no one was chatting or joking.

Seeing Qiushi and Jinxi come out, the leader came up and gave them both a deep salute, turned around and patted his palms twice, immediately a maid pulled out the stool for the carriage and placed it at the door of the carriage, and a servant girl half-kneeled and stretched out her hand to pick up the carriage. curtain.As if things were arranged, the action was done in one go, without any confusion.

Most importantly, each of them knows what to do and when to do it.No one stepped forward to rush to perform, and no one was confused.

From the moment Jinxi stepped out of the gate to the time when he got into the carriage, there were more than ten people present, but there was no sound, not even the two horses driving the carriage.

After Jinxi and Mrs. Qiu sat down firmly, there were two more high-fives outside, the coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage started slowly.

The half-opened window is hung with green silk gauze, which is faintly visible. From the car, you can see the outside clearly, but you can't see the inside from the outside.Taking advantage of the opportunity of sitting down, Jin Xi glanced behind her.

As soon as the carriage in which she and Qiushi were riding left, the servants and maids followed one by one into the carriage they were supposed to ride in.The four carriages filed out of the alley, and the smoothness was amazing.

Jin Xi couldn't help sighing: "Madam manages the family well, it's an eye-opener for Le Yi!"

"The princess is overwhelmed!" Mrs. Qiu smiled modestly, but a smug flash of pride flashed in her eyes involuntarily.

Her complacency certainly did not escape Jin Xi's eyes, but Jin Xi thought Mrs. Qiu should be complacent.

If there is any wife in the capital who is good at running the family, if Mrs. Qiu dares to admit that she is second, no one would dare to admit that she is the first.Needless to say anything else, just these four words of 'controlling your servants well' are enough for Mrs. Qiu to boast about for a while.The Zhao family has a century-old family, with more than 300 servants in each house, dozens of masters, and none of them committed crimes and ran amok outside under the banner of Ge Laofu. This is their ability!

Jin Xi sat up straight, and said sincerely: "In front of Madam, I don't hide anything. I was raised in my cousin's house since I was a child. Although my aunt treats me well, she has too many things to attend to. Teach. I haven’t learned anything that a girl should learn, and I haven’t even touched on the word of managing a family. If my wife doesn’t think I’m stupid, I will ask you for advice these days !"

"The chief of the county learned how to host the Zhongfu from the minister's wife?" Mrs. Qiu was a little surprised, staring at Jinxi in a daze.I wanted to see if what she said was just a compliment, or if she meant it.

If it's a compliment, then she can also perfunctory it at will.If you are serious?Should she or shouldn't she?
It's not something that can be explained clearly in three or two sentences.That is to say, she has to promise to teach the Princess Leyi, and for a long time to come, she will not only manage the affairs of the Zhao family well, but also devote all her energy to teaching her!

It's thankless, especially for people who only meet each other once!
Although this can properly establish a relationship with Marquis Qingyuan, with the status of the Zhao family today, they really don't care about a Marquis who has no foundation!

Mrs. Qiu quickly turned around a few thoughts, and always felt that the harm outweighed the benefits. Just as she was about to open her mouth to refuse, Jin Xi said sincerely: "I also know that this request is very abrupt. Mrs. Qiu has been managing Zhao's house every day. It is physically and mentally exhausted, and it must be difficult to separate your mind and guide me.

I just ask Madam to give me some pointers when she has spare time, and I would be very grateful. I dare not take too much of Madam's time. "

"If that's the case, I won't be polite to the princess!" Qiu Shi was secretly vigilant, not knowing why Jinxi was so persistent in wanting to learn from her, but Jinxi's words were true, and she had no reason to refuse on the spot.What's more, she has the initiative in things like 'taking the time to give pointers', so there's no need to offend anyone for such a trivial matter.

Zhao's residence is a bit far from Qin Xiao's other courtyard, and when they saw the Zhao family's carriage approaching, passers-by ran away one after another.Occasionally, when encountering a few horse-drawn carriages traveling by noble families, they also voluntarily give way.Unexpectedly, the Zhao family was so respected, Jin Xi was secretly amazed, and became more determined to learn how to be a good mistress from the Qiu family.

In the past few days in the other courtyard, she has been thinking about how to accommodate Qin Xiao's family members from the old department. In the process of dealing with it, Jin Xi felt more and more that she had too many shortcomings.

Among other things, Yuxia, this one is enough for her to study for a while.She had to admit that if she wanted to manage her servants as a team, she would be asking for trouble for herself.Not only do you have to show kindness and power, but some things have to be restricted by rules.Otherwise, there will be a second Aunt Fu, and a third...

If she married an ordinary family, there would be no rush to make up for these things.But what she is going to marry is the youngest marquis in Dali in the future. I don't know how many people are waiting to see her jokes!
Qin Xiao has no foundation, and it is not easy to stand on his feet.She can't help in other places, and she must not let the inner house drag Qin Xiao down.

The road was extremely smooth, and within less than a meal, the carriage stopped in front of Zhao's house.The guard at the gate removed the threshold, and the carriage drove directly into the inner courtyard and stopped outside the second gate.

Jin Xi followed Mrs. Qiu out of the car, secretly keeping her every move.Mrs. Qiu also knew that Jin Xi was watching her secretly, so she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, secretly thinking that this is a studious person, no wonder the queen mother has taken a fancy to her.

"The princess is tired after sitting in the car for a long time, you go to Ningxiangyuan to rest for a while. I will report to the father-in-law, and then come to see the princess!"

It seems that this Ningxiangyuan is the residence prepared for her yesterday!It's better to familiarize yourself with the environment first, Jin Xi nodded with a smile.Just as he was about to follow the maid who came to guide the way, he saw a middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper quickly walking up to meet him, and whispered a few words to Mrs. Qiu.

Madam Qiu immediately turned her eyes, and glanced at Jin Xi with a complicated expression.After being stunned for a moment, he nodded and said, "I know!"

(End of this chapter)