pampering wife

Chapter 24

What kind of family is the Minister of the Ministry of War?Not to mention that Gu Changqing is a young talent, so he is naturally picky about marriage.Although Qingmei is smart, she grew up in the countryside after all, how can she compare with the noble girls in Beijing?If Mrs. Gu is thinking about the old love, and the marriage contract makes Qingmei the daughter-in-law of Shangshu, why don't she learn more ways to deal with others and please her mother-in-law?

Taking a step back, even if the engagement is void, Xu still wants to ask Mrs. Gu to be the master of Qingmei's marriage. After all, with Mrs. Gu's backing, Qingmei's identity can be better concealed, and she can rely on her husband's family in the future.If this is the case, can Qingmei behave well and try her best to win the favor of this aunt?

Such concern would lead to chaos, Xu wished to find out everything about Gu's residence.She was thinking secretly, and Xu Huaiyuan next to her said: "Mother should know the people who are married to Mrs. Gu, can't you ask them for information?"

"You're stupid!" Qing Mei was still lying on the table, "Those people are Mrs. Gu's confidantes. If my mother finds them, I'm afraid all the words and deeds will be passed on to Mrs. Gu's ears. What will we do then?"

Xu Huaiyuan curled his lips: "If you can't do it, you can find someone else. As long as you work in Gu's residence, you will know what the mistress likes. Just don't look for people around Mrs. Gu."

"That's what it sounds like. It's best to observe slowly for a while, and find someone who can't pass the word to Madam Gu and has a tight-lipped person. Mother said that she wanted to work in the mansion, and found out about the preferences of the master's family, and then sent Some money is nothing. At worst, let’s say we are distant relatives and want to have a good time, hee hee.”

Mrs. Xu nodded beside her, thinking that this method is feasible.

Because Qingmei felt that Xu Huaiyuan's studies could not be delayed, she was recommended by He Zimo and found a Lizheng Academy, where she went to school every day.While Qingmei was worrying about those jars of fruit wine, she went to the street to see the wine sales situation of various wine shops in her free time.

Most of the taverns she went to were mentioned by Wu Boren, and it was easy to run into him.The two met again on this day, Wu Boren asked Qingmei what she thought of the family, which was a bit of a test, Qingmei answered in detail, and Wu Boren was overjoyed: "Little Qingmei really has vision! The wine at home is not the best, there is a monk Mingyuan in the monastery outside the city, the wine in his hand is delicious!"

The fine wine that Wu Boren admired is actually in the hands of a monk?Qingmei found it interesting.So when Wu Boren asked her to go with her, Qingmei readily agreed.

The Xu family also understood Wu Boren's personality and temperament, and heard He Zimo say that he used to be the well-respected and well-loved Jing Zhaoyin, so he relieved Qingmei to go.

Monk Mingyuan is a floor-sweeping monk in Qingshan Temple outside the city. He is over sixty years old. It is said that he was a wandering swordsman and a close friend of Wu Boren.Later, I was emotionally hurt for some reason, and in despair, I became a monk, thinking about devoting myself to Buddha.However, he didn't have much wisdom, and after several years of reading the scriptures, he still didn't benefit much. He felt that this matter was really boring, so he asked himself to sweep the floor.

At first, he was also punished by the abbot when he secretly drank, but he refused to change after repeated admonitions. Under the temptation of Wu Boren's good wine, he got into the habit of good wine.

The abbot pitied him for being alone, and he had done nothing wrong except good wine, and after a few years of punishment, he let him go.

Now the monk Mingyuan is wearing a gray monk robe, but his body is healthy, and there are more than a dozen wine jars stacked in a small room hidden in the corner, the aroma is mellow.He scooped several kinds of wine out of it, poured them into unpretentious wooden cups, Wu Boren was full of praise after drinking them, Qingmei tasted a few cups, the wine was mellow and soft, something she couldn't compare to, and she couldn't stop praising her.

After tasting the fine wine, Wu Boren chatted with Monk Mingyuan to reminisce about the old days, and Qingmei went for a stroll as she saw the interesting scenery of the back mountain.

There are maple trees growing on the back mountain of Qingshan Temple. When the wind comes after autumn, the maple leaves all over the mountain are gradually turning red, mixed with green trees of varying heights and leaves gradually turning to pure yellow. The scenery is too beautiful to behold.

The autumn sun was bright and the cool breeze was blowing. Qingmei felt comfortable and walked along the hillside, and heard a few gentlemen talking in the distance: "The little lady of Mei's family will definitely come here to enjoy the scenery later, brothers, later Don't rob me."

"What are you grabbing? With your courage, you can blush and stutter when you say a word to that little lady. It's better to let the young master go. Maybe you can see her right and make a marriage." It's a rogue dude.

Then the voice was somewhat familiar: "Brother He was born well, so he naturally caught the eyes of the little lady, why don't you just marry him back and be a beautiful concubine? Haha!" Then the person who spoke first retorted, saying how can Miss Mei be a human being? Concubine...

Qingmei stood there, frowning slightly, that voice was so familiar just now, where did she hear it?Suddenly remembering that it was Yao Xiuwu's voice, Qingmei couldn't help being a little startled—Yao Xiuwu is a difficult master, listening to the conversation just now, the people who are traveling with him are all dudes, it would be troublesome if they run into each other.What's more, I went to Beijing to fake my death, so it's fine for others to find out. Wouldn't it be bad if Yao Xiuwu found out?

Hearing their voices, they were walking towards her. If they walked along the bluestone path at their feet, they would inevitably meet each other. Qingmei hurriedly climbed over the low green brick wall, wanting to go down the slope directly to the mountain path below.

There were many broken rocks and broken branches on the hillside. She supported the trees and slowly descended, trying to hide herself as much as possible.

Hearing the laughter fade away, Qingmei breathed a sigh of relief, once she relaxed, she would feel the gravel rolling forward, and her feet would also fall down.Panicked, Qingmei hurriedly hugged the maple tree next to her, and tried to step on the ground with her other foot, but she felt a sharp pain, which almost made her cry out in pain.

She tried her best to stabilize her figure, and then sat down with the help of Feng Shu, knowing that she had sprained her foot.

The piercing pain came from the bare ankle, Qingmei glanced at the distant mountain path, and was dumbfounded.What can I do?
(End of this chapter)