pampering wife

Chapter 128

The business of the Plum Tavern is booming, not only because Qingmei laid a lot of foreshadowing earlier, letting the noble ladies in Beijing know the name of the fruit wine, but also because the fruit wine she brewed is well-known.This is naturally gratifying, and her initial expectation is that the business of the tavern will flourish, but it also means that more wine will be brewed to serve the flowing guests.

The courtyard that Qingmei rented has two entrances, and only half of the vacant rooms in the outer courtyard have been used. At this moment, Qingmei is not able to open a spacious wine cellar by herself, so she uses all the vacant rooms.

The whole March passed quietly in a busy manner, except for occasional visits from Jun Li and Chu Hongxiu, nothing major seemed to happen.What is barely counted is that he got Luzhu's contract of selling himself, and heard a little about Gu's mansion by the way-Gu Ronghua has already found someone, he is a doctor of a certain department of the Ministry of War, he is 21 years old this year, and he will die in May. to get married.

Langzhong official is from the fifth rank, and it is rare for him to reach this official position in his double tenth year.However, for Gu Ronghua, this marriage must have made her heartbroken. There is a world of difference between a prince and a doctor.

However, Mrs. Gu couldn't help it.Earlier, Gu Ronghua was talked about marrying the third prince. All the honorable families in the capital knew about it. Later, Mrs. Gu rushed to discuss marriage with Gu Ronghua. How can someone with a little status not be suspicious?If you inquire carefully, after all, you can know some clues - the day when Gu Ronghua stabbed the horse with the steel needle, there were sisters from the Shen family and many servants present.

The Xungui family was hesitant, Madam Gu had no choice but to lower the threshold, and finally chose Gu Shangshu's subordinate.

After hearing the news, Qingmei just smiled slightly.She has no time to care about Gu Ronghua's affairs, but Gu Changqing will marry Wen Yixin in April, and even if she can't go to Gu's family to congratulate her in person, she still has to carefully prepare a congratulatory gift for her.

The days are busy and full, as if they remain the same, but it seems that many changes are happening quietly.For example, when Qingmei used to go to the street, she always felt that someone was following her. During this time, this feeling has become lighter, but once she met He Jingyuan, his gaze made Qingmei feel as if she was on her back.

The He family must already know her identity, Qingmei thought so, and then guessed, how did they detect the sign and find out?
After the eighth day of the fourth lunar month is Qingmei and Xu Huaiyuan's birthdays, at this moment all the affairs of the tavern are settled, the employees perform their duties, and Lvzhu has also been trained to be a good hand, so Qingmei and Xu can relax some.On the day of Xu Huaiyuan's birthday, Xu Huaiyuan told Xiu Mu, and the three mothers went up the mountain to the temple to offer incense according to the usual practice in previous years.

Because Junli had greeted her before, Qingmei knew that someone would follow her secretly to protect her at this moment, so she felt confident.All the way up the mountain in a safe and sound way, the siblings were satisfied after worshiping Buddha and offering incense, and they wanted to go back home.

Before leaving the house, Mrs. Xu had ordered Luzhu to buy some vegetables and fruits, and asked for He's family, and agreed to reunite the two families tonight to celebrate the siblings' birthdays.Their carriages cannot go up the mountain, so they can only go down slowly. There are many little ladies who offer incense and make wishes, and dandies who have nothing to do on the mountain road.

At this time, the mountains are already full of greenery, and Qingmei finds it pleasing to the eye, looking at the rolling hills in the distance, she feels relaxed and happy.She was walking leisurely, when there was a sudden commotion behind her, accompanied by the sound of horseshoes turning suddenly, she suddenly felt that someone was grabbing her back, and immediately her whole body was suspended in the air, someone hit her back hard, numb With a blunt and heavy blow, her body softened, allowing the man to put her on the horse's back.

The mountain road was winding, and the horse ran extremely fast. When Qingmei realized it, she could only hear the anxious shouts of Xu Huaiyuan and Mrs. Xu from behind, as well as the surprised comments of the crowd in front when they gave way.

After all, the mountain road was crowded, Qingmei was thrown sideways on the horse's back and bumped into a mess, suddenly felt that the foreground shifted sharply, and the man stepped on a small road with few people.

Qingmei is not afraid of horseback, but the man doesn't know what tricks to use, at this moment she only feels that her waist, legs and arms are sore and weak, she wanted to speak out loudly but was gusts of wind, she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

Junli sent someone to protect her, Qingmei could only comfort herself like this, but the rescuer she was expecting did not appear, and she was taken captive by that person to the wild grass in the back mountain before stopping.Qingmei took a breath, and looked around hurriedly, only seeing a few burly men and a carriage.She's a little scared now, but what's the use?Just as she was thinking about where these people came from, the man on the horse jumped to the ground, and then lifted her off like a chicken.

Qingmei's legs gave way, and she fell to the ground limply, looking up at this moment, only to find that the captor was tall, with a beard of a few inches on his chin, and was staring at her fiercely.Qingmei was shocked for no reason, forced herself to be calm, and asked subconsciously: "What do you want to do?"

"Someone wants to see the girl, I'm sorry." He waved his hand, and someone came over with a black cloth bag and put it on top of Qingmei's head.Just now the man grabbed her and walked towards the carriage.

The light dimmed instantly, and only a little light could be seen through the cloth bag, Qingmei hurriedly said: "Is it the He family?" She couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, so she could only observe his behavior with her heart, the man's footsteps obviously paused, Immediately said coldly: "You will know when you arrive."

She wanted to ask again, but a big cloth ball was stuffed in her hand, the man continued: "If you make too much noise, you will be gagged!" Qingmei had no choice but to shut up in a timely manner.However, she probably also has some calculations in her heart. Judging from the actions of that person just now, these people should be related to the He family, not to mention that she has no enemies in the capital, and she may want to deal with her. One is Gu Ronghua, and the other is the old man. People related to the Qu Heng case.

(End of this chapter)