pampering wife

Chapter 16

The carriage wheels sounded, He Zilian poked her head out from the carriage, waved her hands and said goodbye, He Zimo's eyes slowly swept across, fixed on Qingmei for a moment, then turned and drove.The car slowly exited the alley, turned the corner and disappeared.

Xu Huaiyuan stared blankly at the carriage going away, some disappointment appeared on his immature face, Xiao Erlang bit his lips lightly, as if he was trying his best to restrain his emotions.Xu didn't know what he thought of, and his expression was a little dazed.

Qingmei saw that the atmosphere was a bit gloomy, so she held Xu Huaiyuan in one hand and Xu Huaiyuan in the other, smiled and said: "There is something good I want to tell you, do you want to listen?"

"Of course I want to listen." Xu Huaiyuan sniffed.

Qingmei then dragged them to the tavern: "Yesterday someone came from Xu's mansion, and asked us to send two jugs of various fruit wines there every day, so it's worth two taels of silver every day! Last night I thought about giving it to Mr. He and the others." I forgot to say goodbye."

"Which Xu Mansion?" Mrs. Xu was also happy when she heard that.

"It's the one in the east of the city that does literary and entertainment business. You don't know how rich his family is..." Qingmei talked endlessly about the reputation of Xu Mansion, saying that a painting in his family can be worth ten thousand gold, and even more so. Regardless of those priceless antiques, he is a well-deserved rich man who is worth a lot of money.

When talking and walking through the bustling market and returning to the tavern, the parting emotions of the three gradually faded.

Life continued as usual, with pedestrians passing by in the market, customers in the tavern, and Qingmei would go out to help when Changsheng couldn't greet her.It's just that among so many guests, no one sat on the empty table in the corner like Wei Li, tasting wine silently in a daze, and no one went into the backyard to tease the little one and listen to her stories about wine making.

After a month, Wei Li still didn't come, and Qingmei's vague expectations gradually faded away, and she put all her thoughts on the tavern.What's more, the closer the date of going to the capital, the more depressed she felt, and she had no time to think about it.

In the calm life like water, there are still occasional ripples.For example, Wu Jin, who used to pass by the Plum Tavern without looking sideways, has recently started to cast his gaze over, and occasionally comes in for a pot of wine, and his demeanor is still arrogant and self-willed.

In the past, Yao Xiuwu stopped Wu Jin, but she was obedient.Ever since Yao Xiuwu went to Beijing to prepare for the martial arts, and the governor of the county was busy with Qiu Wei's affairs again, Wu Jin's hidden tail gradually turned up again.Of course, she didn't directly pick on Qing Mei, but the smile that appeared from time to time was a bit strange, as if she had opened the curtain and was waiting for the good show to start.

So when the matchmaker in red and green came into the backyard with a face as pale as frost and a fragrant handkerchief in her hand, Qingmei guessed that it was Wu Jin's handwriting.

The matchmaker's surname is He, and she said that she has had many good marriages, so Mrs. Xu treated her politely. However, when the matchmaker Daoming proposed the marriage, the smile on Mrs. Xu's face froze instantly——

"Although Yao Wenyuan is not a direct descendant, his father is a county lieutenant, and he is one of the best in Dongnan County! Now he is only 15 years old and has not married a wife yet. Although Qingmei is a concubine, if Mr. gave birth to a son, it is not Is it honorable? This is a blessing that many girls can't ask for. It's better to have someone to serve food and clothing in the mansion than to sell wine..."

"Qing Mei's marriage has long been arranged, please go back." Xu interrupted her with a cold face, and her voice was also cold.

"Ouch." The matchmaker only thought that she was dissatisfied with the concubine's status, and wanted to praise the luxury of the county captain's mansion, but Xu stood up: "The concubine still has something to do, Yingzi, see the guests out. "

With such an order to chase away guests like this, the matchmaker's face was also in a bad mood, her smiling face gradually cooled down, and she sneered, "Mrs. She, I was sent here just to show you face, if you don't agree, hmph, let's see who you can beat." Turning around, she left with her handkerchief thrown.

Xu shivered a little with anger, slapped the table hard, and said bitterly: "What is there to be proud of in the County Lieutenant's Mansion? It's not the wealth and honor obtained by the seller's begging for glory! Bah!"

Seeing that Yingzi sent the matchmaker out, Qingmei walked into the room, and was surprised to see Mrs. Xu's appearance, so she hurried up and asked, "Mother, what's the matter with you? Did the matchmaker make you angry?"

Xu's face was cold and he didn't speak.Qingmei didn't know who was going to propose marriage, she just regarded it as an ordinary family, and comforted her: "It's just that Wu Jin didn't dare to find trouble in person, so he just found someone to make trouble, and it will stop in two days, mother, don't worry about it."

Can Wu Jin's troubles affect the marriage of the sheriff's mansion?

Xu felt angry and hated.Matchmaker He dared to come over, even though she was only taking concubines, presumably the county lieutenant and his wife also nodded, why did they marry Qingmei for no reason?What's more, that Yao Wenyuan seldom goes out, maybe he has never even seen Qingmei's face!How could the matchmaker come to the door just because of Wu Jin's nonsense?
After thinking about it, there is only one possibility—after the orchard incident, Yao Xiuwu should have mentioned it, so Mrs. Yao paid some attention to this tavern.And Wu Jin is Mrs. Yao's niece. She has started to make trouble recently, presumably because she mentioned Qingmei's name to Mrs. Yao.People surnamed Qu, they should be very sensitive and vigilant, right?

Xu clasped her palms, feeling some cold sweat breaking out.

Maybe Mrs. Yao came over to see this tavern, and then saw her?Mrs. Xu went to visit Xu Zhu back then, and happened to have some conflicts with that person. Maybe Mrs. Yao still remembers her?That woman, maybe she really doubted Qingmei's identity!

Once the daughter of a criminal minister who is collaborating with the enemy and treason is found out, Qing Mei's life may be lost.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, Xu coaxed Qingmei to rest, but she herself stayed up all night.

(End of this chapter)