Chapter 359 Explanation
After Doctor Bai followed the eldest prince into the palace, three days passed and he still hadn't come back.
Xia Zihan was worried, so he sent Hua Snake to the palace to check the emperor's situation, but the palace was guarded as firmly as Tietong, and Hua Snake couldn't get in even after turning around for several times.
In the end, Hua She lit the signal fireworks, and when the eldest prince's secret guards saw him, Hua She finally got the news about the emperor and Doctor Bai after coming out of the palace.
"The emperor was poisoned by chronic poison. Fortunately, the poisoning time was not long and the poison was not much. Doctor Bai can cure it, but it will take some effort." Hua She reported.
Xia Zihan's heart dropped to the ground.
On the day when Qi Mei and Qi Lan got married, Doctor Bai hurriedly prepared the antidote and detoxified the emperor, and he was sent back to the Chu residence in the middle of the night by the eldest prince's secret guards.
Because it was a maid getting married, Mrs. Zeng only invited a few relatives and friends who were usually close to the Chu family to have a wedding banquet on this day.
Liao Fangyi came the day before and gave Qi Mei and Qi Lan a piece of jewelry to add to their makeup.
That night, Liao Fangyi did not go back to Liao's house, but stayed overnight in a side room in Xia Zihan's courtyard.
Early the next morning, she unceremoniously bought a new dress from Xia Zihan to wear, and then happily put on a hairpin and two pink magnolia flowers given to her by Xia Zihan.
"Miss, it's been almost an hour since you got dressed. Even the bride won't take that long."
Xia Zihan looked at Liao Fangyi in amusement, swaying her waist and swaying her hips in front of the mirror, posing, and touching up makeup on her face from time to time.
"If you continue to dress up, you will outshine the bride."
Liao Fangyi raised her eyebrows, smoothed her bangs in front of her forehead, and said slowly, "Sister Chu Yu, do you think if I grow my bangs longer like you, and then braid my hair, and expose my forehead, will it look as good as you?" ”
Won't.
Liao Fangyi's facial features are very beautiful, but her forehead is a little narrower, not as beautiful as Xia Zihan's fair and full forehead.
Wearing bangs just covered up this shortcoming of hers.
Xia Zihan said, "It's better to keep it."
"Okay, listen to Sister Chu Yu." Liao Fangyi turned up her bangs, exposing her forehead.
Then, she pursed her lips, glanced at Xia Zihan's forehead in the mirror with envy, and muttered, "My forehead was pretty when I was a kid. How come after a few years, my forehead has not grown even though I have grown?"< br>
What are these words?
Xia Zihan looked at her funny, "Okay, let's go, we have to go receive the guests."
He had no time to accompany her to continue her mischief. After Xia Zihan was properly dressed, she dragged Liao Fangyi, who was reluctant to leave in front of the mirror, out of the house.
Xia Zihan went to the side hall to entertain the female guests. Liao Fangyi couldn't sit still and ran to the bride's room to play.
Soon, Mrs. Liao arrived first.
Xia Zihan personally went to the Chuihua Gate to greet him.
When he saw Xia Zihan, he was surprised and said, "We haven't seen him for a few months, and County Master Chuyu has grown a lot taller."
He is only one year older than Sister Fang, but one head taller than Sister Fang.
He looks almost as tall as her.
Chu Yu is only fourteen years old and still has a long way to go.
Mrs. Liao talked about Liao Fangyi, “I eat so much all day long, and I don’t know where it went, but I grow slowly.”
"Sister Fang is still young. Maybe it's not time yet. There are many girls of the same age who are smaller than her. Just relax," Xia Zihan said.
She has only grown taller in the past two years, and she doesn't know what she has eaten. She has grown very fast in the past two years, and she can no longer wear the new clothes she made in the spring.
A group of people entered the flower hall.
Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Zhuo were already sitting in the flower hall talking.
As soon as Mrs. Liao entered the door, she blessed her body and bowed to Mrs. Zeng. When she saw Mrs. Zhuo sitting aside, she greeted Mrs. Zhuo again.
"Sit down quickly, we are all family members, no need to be polite." Mrs. Zeng said hurriedly.
After Mrs. Liao sat down, someone sent by the Dou family also arrived. The person who came was the third wife of the Dou family, followed by Dou Si, who had just gotten haircut.
After Dou Si saluted the elders present, he sat next to Xia Zihan, and the two of them leaned against each other and whispered.
Not long after, Wei Kaiyue and Mrs. Wei also arrived.
Even Mrs. Zhang, who had heard the news, came uninvited with Miss Zhang, and the room was filled with laughter and excitement.
People from the Xia family were the last to arrive, only Xia Ziqing, Xia Zilan and Aunt Guo came. When Xia Zilan was saluting Mrs. Zeng, her little face stretched out and her mouth pouted, seemingly angry.
Xia Zihan glanced at her lightly, with a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
Mrs. Zeng seemed not to notice, and told Aunt Guo to excuse herself with a happy face, and then ordered the maid to bring a chair for Aunt Guo to sit on.
She also said, "You are a twin, so don't salute when you come to play in the future. We don't pay attention to those false etiquette."
"It's the old lady who is kind-hearted and feels pity for the younger generation." Aunt Guo said with a smile.
Xia Zilan sat on a short embroidered pier closest to the door. Hearing this, she gave Zeng an unhappy look. That look seemed to say, 'Since you don't pay attention to formal etiquette, why should I be allowed to salute and Aunt Guo not be allowed to salute? ’
However, she was a child, so no one paid attention to her inexplicable and sinister gaze.
When Mrs. Zeng saw everyone coming, she explained to everyone, "They are said to be Yu Niang's maids, but our Chu family has never regarded the Qi sisters as maids. In the past few years, they have treated them as if they were their own sisters." Yuniang, take care of Yuniang and help her with her business outside. In the past few years, she has been lucky to them.”
"No, they are getting married. This is a big happy event, a good thing. Good things come in pairs. I, an old woman, also want to join in the excitement and enjoy their blessing and joy, so I am lucky enough to make this trip to you."< br>
Mrs. Liao is the fourth-grade imperial concubine, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wei are also the matrons of wealthy families, and the third wife of the Dou family is a noble lady from a noble family. They were invited to the Chu family to attend the wedding of a little maid. Mrs. Zeng is Worried that they will feel uncomfortable.
In any case, she invited a group of noble ladies and wives to celebrate the wedding of a little maid. If this matter is revealed, whether it is public or not, she will become the laughing stock of others.
But several ladies came without saying a word, especially Mrs. Liao. On the first day, she sent Liao Fangyi to give the Qi sisters some extra looks. This was tantamount to giving the Chu family a huge amount of face.
People gave her face, so Zeng naturally had to give people an explanation.
Don't let any ambiguity cause discord between everyone and the Chu family.
Mrs. Liao was the closest to the Chu family, so she thought it was nothing. Let alone happy events, even if she had nothing to do on weekdays, as long as Mrs. Zeng sent her an invitation, she would rush over to grind her teeth with Mr. Zeng.
What's more, there is a happy event, and Mrs. Liao is also happy, so naturally she won't feel inappropriate.
The relationship between the Dou family and the Chu family is also very good. The third wife of the Dou family didn't think it was inappropriate. Instead, they even gave each of the Qi sisters a piece of makeup.
This approach made Zeng give her an appreciative look at that time.
She is worthy of being the daughter-in-law of a noble family, but her methods and knowledge are different from those of a small family.
Mrs. Zhang came uninvited and was not unhappy. She immediately took off a pair of bracelets on her hands to add makeup to the Qi sisters.
Mrs. Wei's face looked a little unhappy.
In fact, Xia Zihan's invitation was to Wei Kaiyue alone. The invitation only stated that the Chu family was holding a wedding, and did not explicitly say that the maid was getting married.
Mrs. Wei came with her.
Now that she heard that it was just a humble little maid next to Xia Zihan who was getting married, she suddenly felt bad.
After all, she was also the wife of a fifth-rank Hanlin official. How could she come to attend the marriage of a lowly slave and not be laughed to death if word spread about it?
The dignified wife of a fifth-rank Hanlin scholar came to promote a slave?
Mrs. Wei's face immediately darkened.
Mrs. Zeng seemed not to notice, smiling and accompanying everyone to the bride's house.
When Mrs. Wei saw the bride, her originally dark face immediately stiffened, and then in a flash, she beamed and praised the Qi sisters for their beauty.
The kind words seemed to be free of charge, and they were thrown at Qi Mei and Qi Lan, making Mrs. Zhuo, Mrs. Liao and the third wife of the Dou family glance at her with disdain.
Wei Kaiyue, on the other hand, blushed with embarrassment.
Qi Mei and Qi Lan got married together. In order to save time, they also dressed up in the same room.
When they came in, the Qi sisters had just finished dressing up and had already put on bright red wedding dresses.
The two sisters have been working hard in the shopping mall for several years, and their faces are thicker than the city walls. They accepted Mrs. Wei's praise without changing their expressions.
Mrs. Wei sighed deeply and felt that this visit was worth it.
Why?
Of course it's because the Qi sisters are the stewards of the famous Cuiyu Pavilion and Yusha Pavilion in the capital.
They are the objects that ladies of lower class strive to fawn over.
To curry favor with them, of course, I hope to buy good products from Cuiyuxuan and Yusha Pavilion and get the lowest price.
They are not like those first- and second-grade ladies from noble families. They don't care about money and can buy good things based on their status.
If they want to buy good things, they have to ingratiate themselves with the Qi sisters, the head stewards of the two shops.
In the past, she wanted to curry favor with the Qi family sisters who were very arrogant and ignored. But now it's better. The Qi family sisters actually have a master-servant relationship with the Lord of Chuyu County. Then what if she likes Cuiyuxuan in the future? Jewelry, isn’t that...
Wait...
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei's expression froze suddenly, and then, after a while, she came to her senses belatedly.
Since the Qi sisters have a master-servant relationship with County Lord Chuyu, does that mean... Cuiyuxuan and Yusha Pavilion are both opened by County Lord Chuyu?
Mrs. Wei was shocked and surprised.
Oh my God, those two shops are the most profitable shops in the capital. Unexpectedly, they are opened by County Master Chu Yu.
Then the property worth of County Lord Chuyu... is probably hundreds of thousands or millions of taels of silver, right?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei felt dizzy and her temples throbbed.
She is a fifth-grade Hanlin wife. She usually has to spend two hundred taels of silver to buy clothes and jewelry, and she has to go through it again and again. .
Compared with others, her sister Yue is like clouds and mud.
(End of chapter)