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Chapter 50 Young Master's Lucky Day

The turmoil of the fight ended after the two parties were punished, Huanhuaxuan regained its calm, but the news spread, the old lady and the wife heard about it, and asked Mei Xiang to question her one after another.

I don't know what Mei Xiang said, neither of them took any action, but the wife was a little unhappy, feeling that the maid around her precious son was not safe enough, she seemed to plan to cut off a few thorns, and then pick good ones from other places.As soon as the news came back, everyone in Huanhuaxuan was in danger, and immediately settled down a lot.

The gossip circulating in the mansion that "the third young master is incompetent to control the hospital, and the big and small girls in Huanhuaxuan fight wildly", after a hot moment, finally restrained a little under the iron fist of his wife, and was soon replaced by another shocking news, becoming Tomorrow is yellow.

The young lady Jing is pregnant, and has been four months.

It is said that there were signs as early as two months ago, but I was not sure, so I didn't report it to the elders in the family.During that period of time, the young mistress's health went up and down, and she couldn't go to the old lady and the wife's house to serve her. The old lady didn't say anything, and she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. Indifferently, he only asked the eldest maid to send a few packs of medicinal materials for body repair, and ordered the daughter-in-law to add the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who waited on the pregnant woman.

His wife, An Shi, kept a smiling face all the time, and kindly told the nominal eldest daughter-in-law many precautions.Jing bowed her head to respond one by one, with a blush still on her face, and glanced in the direction of the study with slightly uneasy eyes from time to time.

Jing's husband, Li Jing, the eldest son of Li Zhang, Marquis of Qing, was reporting the incident to his father in his study.Li Zhang was very happy, this is his first grandson.The grandson born to the daughter belongs to the clan, and was taken care of by people sent from the palace. He only stayed on his hand for less than five fingers before being taken away by the wet nurse, and the grandson could not be compared with his own grandson.In order to celebrate this event, he decided to hold a big banquet in the mansion and invite relatives and friends to have a good time.

But when he got to his wife, he hit a soft nail.An Shi smiled and persuaded him: "Where is the reason for the in-laws to celebrate the daughter-in-law once she is pregnant? Although it is a happy event, it is still too early. It is better to wait for the daughter-in-law to give birth, and then have a good drink. Now she is not healthy. Tired, how can she be free when we set up banquets at home? For the sake of the child, shouldn't she be tired at this time?" Li Zhang said that's all.

Li Jing kept listening with a smile on his face. His father said that he wanted to hold a banquet, but he didn't respond. His aunt told him not to do it, but he was not dissatisfied. He also respectfully thanked his aunt for teaching his wife.

An Shi laughed and said, "What's the matter? Your children are my grandchildren. How can there be no reason not to be in pain? From now on, you have to go home to accompany your wife every day, and you will be given all errands when you go out. I pushed it. My daughter-in-law's morning and evening appointments are also avoided. Take care of the pregnancy and don't wander around. I will talk to the old lady. If you want anything to eat or play, feel free to come to me. This is our family's Eldest grandson, gold is precious!"

Li Jing frowned imperceptibly, and glanced at his father and concubine who was waiting by the door from the corner of his eyes, that was Aunt Hua, the birth mother of his second younger brother Li Chang who was pretentious, and there seemed to be a hint of resentment on his face.His mind moved slightly, he smiled and saluted An Shi: "I don't know if it's a son or a daughter. The mother spoils him so much, it makes the child feel uneasy. According to the child, the third brother's children will be the only ones in the future." It's really gold, it's really precious."

An Shi smiled: "Come on, you are a sweet-talking child, and you are not afraid of your wife's jokes." Then she said to her husband: "I know that Lord Hou still wants to respect my brother, but this is the first child of my wife, so tell him to be careful." It doesn't matter if you're with me, but it's only half a year's work anyway. If you have any urgent errands, let Ping An handle them first."

Ping An is her housemate, and he has been working with Li Zhang as a servant in the past few years, and he has experienced it. He was just promoted to a manager a few months ago.Li Zhang thought for a while, then nodded his head: "Forget it, Ping'an's affairs are still safe now, let him take care of it for a few months first, and ask him to handle the handover tomorrow." The latter sentence is said to his son.

Li Jing lowered his head quietly and replied, "Yes, father."

As soon as the news of Jing's pregnancy reached Huanhuaxuan, Li You was stunned for a moment, and then a little pleased: "Really? So... I'm going to be an uncle soon?"

Mei Xiang covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Yes, the third young master is going to be an uncle, but I don't know if it's a brother or a sister. What gift should I send?"

"Just make up your mind." Li You waved his hand, then paused, "No... After making the list, let me go over it first."

In the end, the congratulatory gift from the third young master to the eldest young master and his wife did not include the usual tonics, clothes, purses, etc., but only two paintings and a piece of jade. , and that piece of jade was begged by the old lady for the third young master when he was a child.

The eldest grandma Jing was very grateful, not only awarded big rewards to Luer, Chunying and Xianger who sent things there, but also sent her confidant Xiangyu to accompany Chunying and the others back with gifts.

In the return gift was a large box of embroidery, which was specially prepared for the girl in Huanhuaxuan. There were three 40 yuan silk handkerchiefs in it, and a dozen or so purses.According to Xiangyu, the Jing family specially asked the Suzhou embroiderer to make it for her daughter to reward the maid in the inner house for her daughter-in-law. There are about ten boxes, large and small, full of them.Because the Jing family seldom has the opportunity to tip a reward, only their "inners" can get it. Now, except for their yard in the mansion, only people from Huanhuaxuan have it.

Chunying stared at the box all the way, only to have a glimpse, only knew that the things inside were very beautiful, but she didn't have time to see clearly, she should be able to get a share, right?She knows the market for embroidery outside. In this box, a silk handkerchief or a purse is worth at least five renminbi, which is more than her monthly money.

As soon as Xiangyu, Luer and others arrived at Huanhuaxuan, they first went to see the third young master, but when Xianger told the story, the whole courtyard was shocked. When Xiangyu left, the embroidery box came out from the backyard, and the inside Half of the things in the house have been lost, and the little girls are going crazy, and there is almost no fight.

Xia He has always been taken care of, so she got a purse early; Shi'er has been quite popular in the courtyard recently, and picked out a silk handkerchief embroidered with red plums without much effort;Those people are like wolves, for a handkerchief or a purse, she really can't do it...

Someone patted her on the back, Chunying turned her head and saw that it was Mei Xiang: "Follow me." She quietly walked along the corridor to the backyard, Chunying quickly followed, Shi'er glanced curiously , and Xia He continued to watch the fun.

Chun Ying followed Mei Xiang all the way to the front of the main house in the backyard. Seeing that there was no one else around, she felt a little puzzled.Mei Xiang turned her head and called her: "Let's go, don't worry about what's ahead, I've already left a copy for you, there's no need to compete with them."

"Huh?" Chunying was a little surprised, "Really? Thank you sister Meixiang!"

"Thank me for what? This is what the third young master ordered." Mei Xiang smiled and said, "Come with me, the third young master needs to find you."

Chunying was very surprised: "Third young master? What does he want from me?" Has she not caused trouble or quarreled recently?Not to mention making clothes and shoes for the third young master, and even the kitchen work was just a helper, and he didn't cook any dishes that would "amazing" the ancients.

"You'll know when you go, come with me."

Chunying had no choice but to follow her into the room. The third young master was still sitting behind the big table, but he was not drawing. He was reading with a book in his hand. Happy event, the front is also lively, I am interested, so I want to talk to you."

After Chunying saluted, she reflexively wanted to sit on the chair next to her, but when she saw Mei Xiang sitting on the footrest in front of the chair, she immediately stopped and imitated her and sat on the other footrest.

Li You put down the book, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "I heard from Aunt Li that you did a good job in the small kitchen. From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to do the cleaning work anymore. You can help Aunt Li full-time. Man Ru ...I still have to do the needlework in my room, if you are too busy, you can share more."

Chun Ying had heard Mei Xiang talk about the rules earlier, so she got up and had a blessing, secretly happy in her heart: "You don't need to wipe the floor, that's great!" Moreover, the small kitchen is relatively warm, and it's very convenient to have snacks and soup as it's near the water.These days, she has been flattering Aunt Li a lot, and she got a lot of delicious food and snacks that the third young master didn't want, and went back to her room to share with Shi'er Xia He.

Seeing her happy face, Li You also smiled: "I see that you are a hardworking, honest-tempered person, and you know the rules. When you turn around, ask Mei Xiang to take you around, to recognize the way and the people. The small kitchen in our courtyard often makes good soup. I intend to let the old lady and wife taste it, as well as the elder sister-in-law and the two younger sisters. I can’t neglect it. Maybe I will ask you to go. If you have time, you can go Visit more often, just be careful, don't spread the words of our courtyard outside, and don't bring in gossip from outside, you understand?"

Chun Ying hurriedly agreed, feeling even more excited.This time I have a chance to see Qiuyu, and I can walk around openly.She knew the habit in this mansion, the master would not set the time limit too tightly when the master asked the maid to send things elsewhere, and the little girls liked to use this as an excuse to play outside.She has been in the mansion for so long, and she has always been trapped by work, so she has not been very relaxed, and now she can finally get rid of it.

Li You told her a few more words, and then let her out. Mei Xiang came out a little later than her, and dragged her into her room, and took out a silk handkerchief and a purse: "I left this for you. Do you like this trick?"

Chunying saw that the pattern of winter jasmine flowers on the napkin, and the purse was full of joy. They were both very delicate and inlaid with silver threads, so she happily took them and thanked them.

Mei Xiang smiled and took out another purse: "This is a new pattern I thought of, but I haven't embroidered it well, and I don't know what it's useful for keeping. If you don't mind it, you can play with it."

Chunying saw that the line of the pen ingot on the top was a little crooked in the wishful pattern. The purse was considered useless, but the materials were very particular, so she happily took it away. When she pinched it, she felt that it was heavy inside. It seemed to be silver zizi, but I turned my hand quietly and saw that there were two of them.

She looked at Mei Xiang puzzled, but the latter still smiled and said: "This is the meaning of the third young master. He said that the almond milk made by Aunt Li the other day was delicious. He heard that you thought of it, so he wanted to reward you, but I’m also afraid that others will say that his children love sweets and tell me to slip them into your hands quietly, so don’t tell anyone.”

Knowing that Aunt Li got a reward for this incident, Chunying believed it too, happily accepted it, and left with her arms full.

Along the way, she was still thinking, what luck did she have today?How come there are so many good things?The reward seal given by the young mistress is also one or two taels of silver, so do the calculations... If all the silver locks in Sipa's purse are exchanged for money, she has already saved enough money for her own redemption!Great!She has to think about a few more dishes, and then exchange a few rewards, maybe when she goes out, the whole family can save enough money!
At the same time, Mei Xiang returned to the third young master's room and nodded to him: "It's already given to her."

The third young master smiled and said: "Very good, then ask her to deliver things tomorrow, and you also let her go out a few times in private, let everyone get used to it first..."

(Almost lost the author certification number... Khan...)
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