The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 199

Xu Fengjia did return to the capital after spending two nights in Xiaotangshan.

He is a busy man, being able to stay with Mrs. Xu in Xiaotangshan for two days is considered an exception, and when he returns to the capital, he can't wait for a hundred people to go out with him at the same time.Seventh Lady got up in the morning and went to Leshan Residence with him to greet Mrs. Tai, and after leaving the house, Xu Fengjia was invited out by the woman on the second gate, "There is something in the yamen, please go and talk to the son."

As soon as I went out, I delayed returning to Mingde Hall until midnight. During lunch, I sent someone back to say, "I will eat in the palace, and I won't come back." The comrade-in-arms who went to Beijing to report on his work took him to the restaurant for a drink, and told the young lady not to wait for him to eat together.

In Daqin at that time, the more men socialized, the more capable they were. In fact, it was not much different from modern society.If your son stays at home for many years without anyone asking him out to sing and drink, he will be ridiculed.Since Xu Fengjia is a very capable man, socializing is of course indispensable, and Qin Niangzi had to wait under the lamp until the second watch, and only then did she meet a half-drunk Mr. Xu.

"Hey, every time you go out, you don't want to come back if you don't drink yellow soup for a few minutes." Seventh Lady hurriedly stepped forward to help Lixia and others take off Xu Fengjia's coat, and then called two middle-aged mothers to serve Xu Fengjia. Take a bath in the clean room, fortunately, although the son reeks of alcohol, his mind is still sober. When he comes out of the bath, his face is still flushed, but he doesn't look too drunk.

When he came in with a drink, the small kitchen naturally prepared hangover soup. Qin Niangzi sat next to Xu Fengjia and supervised it. Seeing him take a few sips, she took a spoon to stir the soup to keep from drinking it. Drink it to sober up, if you don’t drink it now, it will be useless even if you drink it after a while.”

With her tongue out, Xu Fengjia blew at Qin Niangzi, her tone was still a little drunk, "It's sticky, I don't like to drink it, so I might as well go to sleep!"

Qin Niang hurriedly pressed him down, frowned and said, "No, I have something serious to discuss with you, and I can't delay it—you can listen to it if you don't want to. Anyway, you won't be free when you wake up tomorrow morning. Not tonight Listen, I will simply not mention it."

She said that there was something serious to discuss, but Xu Fengjia still took it seriously after all, Shizi shook his head, and shook Qinianzi's face with the water droplets from his wet hair, and then pulled Qinianzi, speaking inarticulately, "Then you feed me."

Qin Niangzi blushed instantly, and glanced at the maids, and saw that the maids covered their mouths and retreated silently, then turned away, Xu Fengjia pulled her to sit on her lap halfway, and took the hangover soup , scooped up a spoonful and blew it, then brought it to Xu Fengjia's mouth, and said softly, "You, you, I'm the housewife at any rate, and I need to have some face in front of the girl..."

Before she finished speaking, her lips had been sealed by Xu Fengjia, and the strong smell of alcohol rushed up immediately, making Qin Niangzi feel a little bit stupefied, so he reluctantly backed away, looking at Qin Niangzi's hand, drank the spoonful of hangover soup.

Seventh Lady stared blankly at the slightly drunk man by the candlelight, at his slightly flushed cheeks, and at the extraordinarily bright eyes dotted by alcohol... She was a little lost for a moment.

After a long while, Qin Niangzi turned her eyes away to cover up, gently pushed Xu Fengjia, and said angrily, "Damn it, the soup is shaking on my skirt—be more honest!"

It was so easy to coax Xu Fengjia to drink half a bowl of hangover soup, and even kept patting away his hands that were trying to sneak under his clothes. "Can you still discuss business matters... No! As long as you drink alcohol, you can't do it!"

Xu Fengjia's drunkenness seemed to dissipate a lot at once. He widened his eyes in surprise and questioned, "What is this for? You hate me drinking so much?"

Qin Niang gave him a blank look, and then said, "I'm taking the prescription of strengthening energy and nourishing qi. Mr. Zhong took my pulse last time and said that my physique has improved... Although it is not easy to conceive, but after all, it is still possible. It’s not hopeless. But the mother’s body is inherently weak, if you are still drunk when you conceive, the child will easily be congenitally deficient, or will be dementia, or have a disability, it’s hard to say.”

Xu Fengjia's expression immediately changed, and the rest of the drunkenness disappeared. This man is actually not drunk for a thousand cups, but he likes to indulge himself in the half-drunk and half-awake state of drunkenness. For a while, it seems that the influence of alcohol can be repelled and forgotten.

"Is there such a thing?" He raised his voice slightly in surprise, and then fell into deep thought again. "Mr. Zhong told you?"

Qin Niangzi put the blame on Quan Zhongbai without hesitation, "It was Ruiyun's brother who mentioned it when he was chatting with her, so Brother Jiu doesn't drink anymore now."

Brother Jiu does not drink alcohol, but it is only because the child is self-controlled, but it has nothing to do with Quan Zhongbai's advice.

Xu Fengjia's expression changed, "That Shiro..."

Qin Niangzi gave him a blank look, and said angrily, "Si Lang is so smart, can't you see it?"

She also couldn't help sighing, "It's a pity that the child is slow in learning to speak..." If not, the possibility of disputes between the two brothers will be even smaller in the future.

Although Shiro's IQ was proved to be fine, Xu Fengjia still seemed to have lingering fears. He casually pulled off the sapphire ring from Qiniangzi's index finger, put it on his little finger, and said loudly, "This is our appointment. No more alcohol."

"Sometimes comrades-in-arms come from far away, it doesn't matter if you drink a little." Seventh Lady's heart was sweetened, and she couldn't help it for a while, kissed Xu Fengjia again, and then whispered in his ear, "Besides, Mr. Zhong is still not very optimistic. If I want to have a baby, I always have to raise it for another two years. You don't have to be a Zhang Zhizhi now..."

However, her hand voluntarily slipped into Xu Fengjia's lapel.

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When the clouds harvested and the rain rested, it was nearly three o'clock, but Xu Fengjia was still in high spirits. He turned over, lay beside Qin Niangzi and said slowly, "I really don't have a lot of free time tomorrow. The second brother-in-law is going to Guangzhou, and there are things in the yamen." Too many, I guess I will go to the palace to discuss with the emperor again early in the morning. Why are you in such a hurry that you can't wait for me to come back?"

"You are so busy, who knows where you will be dragged away when you leave the official office?" Seventh Lady straightened her thoughts while breathing evenly, "Actually, you can't interfere with this matter, but I want to tell you after all, let You know."

Xu Fengjia couldn't help giving her a ambiguous smile, then nodded Qin Niangzi's nose, and said softly, "You can be regarded as being bitten by a snake once, and you have been afraid of well ropes for ten years, so you will remember to beat them, okay!"

Seventh Lady gave him a pair of white eyes, and then she told Xu Fengjia what the Fourth Young Madam said about the past.

"I have already agreed to my fourth sister-in-law. When the spring of next year comes, I will say something nice to my mother and let her go to my fourth brother's place." Seventh Lady confessed slowly, "After all, this matter is related to the privacy of the fourth room. I know it in my heart, and I will know how to avoid taboos when I do things in the future."

Xu Fengjia's drunkenness had completely subsided. He lay beside Qinianzi with his hands on his pillow, his eyes flickering faintly in the dim candle shadow, and it took him a long time before he responded lightly. "I see."

Seventh Lady also sighed, and murmured, "I've always known Fifth Sister-in-law is someone, but I just didn't expect..."

Although Qin Niangzi is good at calculating, she never puts an unrelated human life on the scale as a bargaining chip that can be traded.

Just in terms of cruelty, Mrs. Wu is much better than her.

She braced herself up and told Xu Fengjia about the audit.

"I've always been skeptical. My sister-in-law is a little unclear about the accounts. Even yesterday morning, when my grandmother asked me, she seemed too attentive, and she felt guilty. Sure enough..."

After all, this matter is relatively complicated, and there are many joints that have to be explained in detail. By the time Qin Niangzi finishes speaking, the red candle will be burned out.Xu Fengjia put on her clothes and got out of bed first, put on a new candle, then hugged her knees, sat beside Seventh Lady, and fiddled with her long hair thoughtfully.

"It's only a careful person like you who can catch the clues."

His tone was actually light.

Seventh Lady immediately felt something was wrong.

Whenever she showed off her intelligence, Xu Fengjia's attitude was always positive, and her tone and demeanor were full of uncontainable admiration.

But this time, Xu Fengjia obviously had reservations...

She slowly raised herself up, sat side by side with Xu Fengjia on the head of the bed, and looked at the dim bed curtain together.

"What? What's wrong?" Qin Niangzi explained again, "I don't plan to make a fuss about this matter now, but I just want to let you know that we still have such a bargaining chip to use."

(End of this chapter)