Mistress

Chapter 39

Mammy Cui's words made Li Yan feel that the matter was even more suspicious.

She recalled what happened yesterday again, and sighed: "I should have eaten it all, and the rest of it was dumped into the slop bucket by the people in the dining hall. It should have been pulled out of the city early in the morning. I can't find it." What came out. I don’t think it’s some kind of poison. Even if it’s poisonous, it should be mild, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to sit here properly. If someone really hurt me, maybe it’s a chronic poison, trying to torture me step by step. Of course, this is just It’s just a guess, if that’s the case, Xiaoli’s actions are too careless, and I’ve only had one day’s worth of food before I noticed something unusual. In this way, if you send people to keep an eye on Xiaoli and Mingshun, maybe we are suspicious.”

Nanny Cui was even more certain, because she recalled that last time Qier said that Young Master Xiao and Second Miss went to Qiushui Pavilion when they saw their wife. Say hello.They must have hated Madam because of their biological mother, and Madam Cui felt chills when she thought Madam loved them a lot in the past.

Nanny Cui had secretly made up her mind to find out, and she simply responded, "Okay, I'll ask Ma Xing to arrange someone to watch over it."

At this time, Lao Ge in the dining hall was sitting on the threshold of the dining hall in a daze, because Nanny Cui came to him and blamed him for being stupid.He really felt aggrieved, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable, so he scolded the cooks, asking if they put in additional ingredients.The cooks hurriedly shied away, blaming the little girls, and finally Xiaolitou.

Lao Ge was afraid of another accident, so he didn't let Xiaoli deliver food to his wife.

Because of this, the food Li Yan ate was much lighter, and the taste was not bad.Now not only Cui Momo is convinced, Li Yan also feels that Xiaoli really cannot be ignored, and her brother Mingshun.No, it should be Xu Jun!
Li Yan then asked Nanny Cui to go to the young master Xiao and the eldest lady, so that those who serve them must not be sloppy.Li Yan knew that Xu Jun should reject Xiao'er the most.

She also spared a little time to visit Xiao'er and Jun'er separately, and seeing that the servants who served them seemed to be really loyal and cared for their master meticulously, Li Yan was finally relieved.

In the next few days, Li Yan was extremely busy. After the funeral banquet was over and Mrs. Tai was buried smoothly, Li Yan lost a lot of weight again.

Because Mrs. Tai's first seven days were over, and there was nothing to be busy in the house, Xu Cheng took it easy because he didn't have to go to court for a hundred days.The precautions he had made secretly had been settled in the past few days.

In the evening of this day, Xu Cheng came to Jinxiu Courtyard for dinner.He hadn't had dinner in Jinxiu Pavilion for seven days. When he sat down to eat the food face to face with Li Yan, he suddenly said: "I can eat it. This is Lao He's cooking. A few days ago, I ate Lao Ge's cooking." Do you feel that the dish is not to your liking?"

"What Lao Ge did on the first day was not to my liking, but what he did in the next few days was not bad. But Lao He is not busy now, so I let him continue to do it for me." Li Yan kept thinking When should I tell him about the small kitchen? Since he mentioned the matter of meals at this time, Li Yan immediately expressed her own thoughts, and didn't care about eating etiquette.

Since they are husband and wife, Li Yan thinks it is better to follow the nature, the days to come are still long, how can they live their daily lives with the etiquette all the time.

Xu Cheng was a little surprised when Li Yan said so much in detail. He looked up at Li Yan and felt that her temperament was indeed much more lively than before. Although there was no special expression on his face, he nodded happily. , said: "Ma'am, this proposal is very good, I have no objection. From now on, I will eat three meals a day at Madam's place, and I also like to eat Lao He's cooking. I know you will definitely arrange him in your courtyard, yes Is it?"

When he finished speaking, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and Li Yan also smiled at him, "It's good that the master agrees, and I will start assigning people tomorrow."

But when she thought that Xu Cheng would eat three meals a day at her place, did she lose a lot of freedom?No, even if he is here, she should act according to her own temperament. Husband and wife should get along and communicate more, so that they will be more compatible and live a comfortable life.

Xu Cheng picked up a piece of crispy fried fish with his chopsticks, and instead of putting it into his own bowl, he put it into Li Yan's bowl, and said, "You should eat more, because you have lost weight recently. few."

Nanny Cui and Qi'er, who were in Pangbucai, were very happy to see them. When did the master serve food for others? He did this today, which can be said to be very satisfied with Madam's recent performance.

Li Yan doesn't like to eat food brought by others, but thinking that Xu Cheng is her husband, of course she has to accept it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, master."

Xu Cheng smiled faintly, didn't speak any more, and lowered his head to eat.

After the two had finished eating, Xu Chengjing washed his mouth and washed his hands, and said: "Madam, you will go to the farm with me tomorrow, both Guanshi Qi and Yin's tent will go. Since you are in charge of the mansion, you should know that the farm is in Where is the best place. In addition, let's go and have a look at the six houses again. As for what they can be used for, you can discuss it with Manager Qi. Last time you said you wanted to open a shop, I already told Manager Qi. He is good at doing business, maybe he can give you a lot of ideas."

Li Yan was very happy to hear that, she finally had practical things to do, and she could take the opportunity to go to see the farm, house, and shop in the future to go out and relax.

She smiled kindly at Xu Cheng, nodded and said, "Okay."

Xu Cheng patted her on the shoulder and went out.It's not a hundred days, he won't spend the night in Jinxiu Courtyard.

Li Yan was a little excited. She called Nanny Cui, Qi'er, and Qing'er to sit down together and chat about what crops the local people mainly grow, which ones are high-yielding and easy to sell, and what the house is used for and what kind of shop they open. Several people chattered, and they had a lot of ideas.

This is the first time for Li Yan to feel excited. She is determined to manage these things well, not to mention earning more money, she can also realize her life value here, otherwise, how will she live her life.It may be okay to live in this back house for a year or so, but if you stay for a long time, you will feel uncomfortable all over.

After breakfast the next day, Li Yan took Nanny Cui and Qi'er to the dining hall, and distributed the people here to various courtyards.Li Yan was afraid that Lao Ge would feel uncomfortable because of that incident, so she comforted him a few words and assigned him to the eldest lady Xu Jun.

Lao Ge saw that his wife was still trying to comfort him, he lost all anger, and happily took a cook and a maid to Xu Jun's Yingjun Pavilion.

Lao He must be going to Jinxiuyuan, and Lao Pan was assigned to the eldest son Xu Jun.In fact, Li Yan wanted to assign Lao Pan to Xiao'er, but as the mistress, she couldn't assign all the good chefs to her room, so she had to assign Lao Pan to Xu Jun, which can be regarded as the mistress. Let's all have a gesture of love.

Aunt Song, Aunt Ji, Second Miss, and Third Young Master didn't have any chefs, so they picked a few cooks who were pretty good at cooking, and Aunt Song's youngest son lived with Aunt Song, so there was no need to assign anyone.

As for Xu Cheng's place, Li Yan hesitated again and again, and did not send people to Zhihui Hall, because Xu Cheng said that three meals a day were eaten in Jinxiu Courtyard, so there was no need to let a few people idle there.

After the arrangements were made, just as Li Yan returned to Jinxiu Courtyard, Steward Lin sent a sedan chair over.This sedan chair was spacious enough, so Nanny Cui sat on it along with Li Yan.

After being carried to the front gate of the mansion, Nanny Cui helped Li Yan get off the sedan chair and into the carriage.After Li Yan sat down firmly, she opened the curtain and watched, and saw Xu Cheng, Su Bai, Qi Guanshi, and Yin Zhangfang all riding horses in front, Zhu Yan and Chen Hao followed behind the carriage, and their attendants Zhang Chun and Wu Qingfeng, they Also riding horses.

Nanny Cui also glanced out, and said in a low voice: "Master has suppressed several groups of rebels in the past few years, and there are many people who hold grudges against Master in this capital, but Master usually likes to ride horses, not sedan chairs. He is sitting so high on the horseback, it is really dangerous to look at."

Li Yan lowered the curtain, "Don't worry, Mammy, the master often goes out, and most of the time he goes to court on horseback, isn't everything going well all the time?"

"Ma'am is right. With Su Bai following the master closely, those thieves would not dare to make a move. I heard that Su Bai alone can defeat a hundred, can hide open spears, and can defend against hidden arrows. I don't know if it is true or not." Cui Cui Mammy suddenly blushed when she said this, "Isn't my family Rong'er serving by the young lady's side? The young lady goes to the academy every day to listen to the teacher's lectures, and she often follows her. The girl Rong'er has seen Su Bai many times, and she mentions him every time she goes home. Let me see, she probably has him in her heart."

Li Yan was slightly surprised that Nanny Cui's daughter actually fell in love with Su Bai. This Rong'er is probably doomed to be sad. You must know that this Su Bai is like a cold-blooded animal. No one has ever seen him laugh, so stop joking. , almost without emotion.

"Mommy, Su Bai is indifferent and unsmiling. If Rong'er really likes him, I'm afraid he will suffer. Su Bai is not a person who cares about his children. Who knows if he is willing to marry? .”

Nanny Cui sighed, "My wife and I said the same thing. It would be okay if Rong'er was assigned to Ma Xing earlier. Ma Xing is an honest child, loyal to his wife, and good to our family. He likes Rong'er in his heart." I also know. Su Bai is not a person who will love women. Even if the master sees my face and is willing to tie the knot, Rong'er will not have a good life when he marries. But Rong'er, is this girl stunned by Ma Xing? I like it, I hide from him when I see him, do you think it's bad?"

Li Yan wanted to help Nanny Cui, but how could the matter of love between children be solved by helping her.She had no choice but to comfort Cui Mama, "Take this matter slowly, don't worry, tell Shuang'er to follow Jun'er to the academy in the future, don't let Rong'er go with her, as long as she doesn't see Su Bai for a long time, the little she treats Su Bai The mind will gradually fade away.”

Nanny Cui nodded helplessly and said, "That's the only way to go. I'll talk to the eldest lady later."

At this time they heard Xu Cheng's voice, "It's been a long time since I visited this area. The mountains are green and the water is beautiful. It's really refreshing to see."

Su Bai responded, "Yes."

Li Yan in the carriage couldn't help laughing softly, this Su Bai is too boring.

Nanny Cui also smiled, and then turned bitter again, thinking in her heart, why is her Ronger so interested in such a person?

At this time, Xu Jun's gloomy face in Teng Yuexuan was very disproportionate to his immature ten-year-old face.

He folded and folded a painting he had drawn, and tore it again. 14-year-old Mingshun has served Xu Jun for five years, and he is loyal.He squatted on the ground to pick up the scraps of paper, picking them up over and over again.

Xu Jun tore one after another, and Mingshun just kept squatting to pick it up.

Suddenly, he stopped what he was doing, and said with some sobs: "Mingshun, the master took his wife out to see the farm and the house. They are husband and wife, but my biological mother is suffering in a remote barren place. Suffering, will she have enough to eat, will she be beaten and scolded?"

As he spoke, tears glistened and he choked up.

Seeing the little master was sad, Ming Shun didn't know how to comfort him, so he just handed over the handkerchief.Xu Jun threw the handkerchief, and continued: "I study hard every day, just to win my father's praise. I am humble and polite in front of others, respectful to my wife, and force myself to do things I don't want to do every day. But, live It's useless to work so hard, father only has madam in his eyes, only that Xu Xiao!"

Mingshun hurriedly knelt down and blamed himself: "Master, it's all because the slave's younger sister, Xiaoli, can't do anything. She is too timid, and her hands keep shaking when she sprays the medicine, so... just sprinkle too much. Don't be sad, master." Well, you can beat and scold the slave, and the slave will let you relieve your anger."

Xu Jun wiped his tears with his sleeve, glanced at Mingshun, and said, "Mingshun, do you think I'm bad too? Before that, I never thought of harming anyone. But every time I see Mrs. , my teeth itch with hatred, and my heart hurts when I see her smile. I thought that three months of insanity drugs would bring her down, but I didn't expect that she would notice something strange in just one day .Is it true that the sentence is true, you must have the heart to guard against others, and you must not have the heart to harm others?"

Mingshun comforted: "Young Master, don't be sad, next time you let the servant do something, the servant will definitely act carefully and never make any mistakes."

Xu Jun threw the torn pieces of paper in his hand into the air, and said dejectedly: "Forget it, we will discuss this matter later."

The white pieces of paper swirled in the air, and then slowly fell to the ground one by one.Mingshun crawled on the ground and picked up the pieces one by one, with tears in his eyes, the little master was sad, so he was also sad.

(End of this chapter)