Chapter 456 Marriage
"Auntie is reluctant to let Yuejin get married, right?"
Yuejin has served Zhuo for so many years, and suddenly she wants to get married. Zhuo will definitely be reluctant to let her go.
There were many maids around Mrs. Zhuo, but Yue Jin was the smartest and smartest. With just one look from Mrs. Zhuo, Yue Jin knew what she was going to do. Even she would not be willing to part with such a good maid.
"There's nothing I can't bear to give up. From now on, I will still come to serve as a steward for my mother." Chu Jingqi said, and then told Xia Zihan, "Hua She wanted to marry Yue Jin next month, but my mother said that time was too tight and she couldn't make it in time. In preparation for the marriage, he refused Hua She’s request.”
The marriage between a maid and a secret guard was simple and uncomplicated. If it was too late, it was all his mother's excuse.
Hearing this, Xia Zihan suddenly realized, "No wonder Hua Snake went to my village. I heard from Chu Lin that he tortured those children so much."
The children complained endlessly, but the flower snake kept torturing him. The children were afraid of him and even gave him a nickname behind his back. He was a poisonous snake that would die if he touched it.
"He deserves it." Chu Jingqi gloated.
As soon as he came back from Shuimu City, Hua She couldn't wait to tell his mother that he was going to marry Yue Jin next month. His mother was reluctant to let go of Yue Jin and was very distressed.
His father felt sorry for her mother, so he took the flower snake aside and beat her severely before agreeing to live in March next year.
The two of them chatted until evening, then went to have dinner with Mrs. Zeng, and then Chu Jingqi returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Ever since Mrs. Zeng lost her temper, Chu Jingqi hasn't been here at night. Every time she came to see Xia Zihan, the two of them would chat in the flower room. Chu Jingqi didn't go to her bedroom or come to see her at night. This doesn't mean that Chu Jingqi was afraid. Instead of respecting Mrs. Zeng, she respected her.
Mrs. Zeng cares about them, so she asks them to pay attention to some male and female precautions, and don't let others use their words or words. Chu Jingqi respects Mrs. Zeng, and since he promised her, he will do it.
The next day, Shengdi sent the white fox skin.
Xia Zihan saw that the pieces of leather were not small, white, and had no stray hairs at all. She immediately decided to make a big cloak for Chu Jingqi. If there were more, she could make him a hat. I have to get up early in the early morning to go to the palace to do errands. The wind is cold in the winter morning, so I wear a hat to prevent the wind from hurting my eyes.
Xia Zihan then asked Si Cao to go to the warehouse and find a black fur and a gray leather. She planned to make a cloak for Chu Jingqi from the black leather and a pair of boots from the gray deerskin.
"Master, you found so many skins at once, can you handle it?" Si Cao flipped through several skins. Every skin was top quality and was sent by Qi Mei last time.
"There's no need to embroider this, just sew it, it's quick." Vanilla said, "Master, it takes a lot of time to make the boots. Otherwise, let the slave give you the thousand-layer bottom first, and then you can make the boots." Sew the leather on to save time.”
"No need, you still have the eldest young master and two masters on hand. The master's clothes need to be driven out. I will take care of the prince's."
This year she has a lot of money here. Qi Mei sent a large cart. She gave six yuan to Mrs. Zhuo and two yuan to Mrs. Liao Fangyi. Sister Dou Si and San also gave three yuan to Princess Qinghui. A piece of purple fur was given as a gift, and her grandmother and Zeng Jing and Zeng Ning each gave two pieces of the rest.
She still has more than twenty yuan, and she plans to make a big cloak and a pair of leather pants for each of Master Qi, Old Man Bai, Chu Yuexi, and her father.
Of course, she didn't have time to do this, so she had to assign it to a few maids.
"Mine is almost ready," Vanilla said.
"Mine will be ready in one day." Silk Cao said, "Master, this season's account books are coming soon. Let's look at the account books."
During the year when Xia Zihan was not in the capital, the account books in her shop were all for Silk Grass and Vanilla. Nuan Yu helped Liao Fangyi open the shop, and there was not much time to squeeze out. There were other Zhuangzi, Nuan Yu You have to take care of it, so many ledgers all fall on Silk Grass and Vanilla.
"Call Chu Meng and the others. It's time for them to learn how to read the account books." Xia Zihan said.
"Yes."
Silk Grass Vanilla walked out, and Xia Zihan spread the leather on the stove and started cutting.
After cutting several pieces of leather, I took out the thread box and started sewing clothes for Chu Jingqi day and night.
The next afternoon, the cloak was ready. When Chu Jingqi came to see her, she took it out and let him try it on.
Chu Jingqi put it on and it fit her very well. Just as she was about to take it off, she noticed a few red blood streaks on her eyeballs. It looked like she had stayed up late.
He felt distressed and said, "I have clothes to wear. Don't be in a hurry. Do it slowly. Look at you, your eyes are red and your eye circles are dark, right?"
It was dark, so she covered it with rouge, covering up the dark circles, thinking he couldn't see it.
"Ayu." He sat down on the wooden bench, his voice was as gentle as water, and instantly melted her heart, "Come to me."
He opened his arms.
Xia Zihan looked outside the flower room and saw several maids standing guard outside, with their backs leaning against it. There were no other servants around, so she stood up and threw herself into his arms.
He hugged her sideways, kissed her on the forehead, and said softly, "Good boy, please sleep for a while."
He wrapped her entire little body in his arms with his wide and warm cloak, wrapping her up airtight. "I'll hold you until you wake up, and then I'll leave." She was also sleepy. Ah, she was rushing to make this cloak last night. When it was almost dawn, she squinted for a while, and then picked up her needlework again.
After the cloak was ready, she planned to have a good sleep, but he came.
She was worried, "People will see it."
Chu Jingqi was right next to her ear and said softly, "No, your maids are all smart and won't let people come over here. Just sleep and don't worry about anything else."
Xia Zihan stuck out her little head and found that two of the four maids guarding the door were missing. They should be guarding the roads leading to this side.
Xia Zihan relaxed, closed his eyes, nestled in Chu Jingqi's arms, and soon fell asleep.
Because she was wrapped in a big cloak and warmed by Chu Jingqi's body, she didn't feel cold. She slept until night. When she woke up, it was already dark outside, and she and Chu Jingqi were still in the greenhouse. .
After she woke up, she stood up quickly, "Oh no, I haven't gone to eat with my grandma yet. Grandma must have known that we were in the greenhouse..."
Only then did she feel how inappropriate it was to sleep in Chu Jingqi's arms in the flower room.
Grandma would definitely give her a scolding.
Xia Zihan thought of this and felt as if she could not wait to leave. As soon as she raised her feet, she was pulled back into her arms by Chu Jingqi. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have asked the maid to tell grandma that you have something to do tonight. I won’t go to dinner with her.”
"What, you..." Xia Zihan was about to say that he lied to her grandmother, but when the words came to her mouth, she changed her words again, "What did grandma say?"
"Tell the kitchen to stew a bowl of blood swallow for you to eat." Chu Jingqi said.
Xia Zihan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but she still struggled out of his arms and sat across from him.
Chu Jingqi ordered the maid to bring the blood swallow, watched her eat it with her own eyes, and then stood up to leave.
Xia Zihan stopped her, "You haven't had dinner either, have you? Otherwise, I'll tell the maid to prepare some food, and you can stay here and finish your dinner before leaving."
As if she was afraid that he would not agree, she added, "You are going back to the Duke's Mansion at this time. The food in the Duke's Mansion is also cold, so why not just have a few bites here."
Chu Jingqi paused and looked into her distressed eyes. He raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "Okay."
After Chu Jingqi finished eating, it was already an hour later, and Chu Jingqi reluctantly left.
Two days later, Dou Si got married, and Xia Zihan went to Dou's house on the first day to add makeup to her.
Dou Si's wedding dress was custom-made from Yusha Pavilion. Xia Zihan was still on the way back to Beijing at that time. Qi Lan knew that Dou Si was Xia Zihan's good friend, so she wanted to wait for Xia Zihan to return to Beijing and ask Asked Xia Zihan whether he would accept Li's money.
But Mrs. Dou, Mrs. Li, said that she would not order a wedding dress at Yusha Pavilion unless she received her money.
Having said that, Qi Lan didn't dare not accept it, but he only received Li's capital and didn't earn a penny from her.
But the wedding dress from Yusha Pavilion was top-notch in terms of material and embroidery work, and the cost was affordable. Fortunately, the Dou family had money, so Li didn't feel bad at all for taking it.
When Xia Zihan was putting on Dou Si's makeup, he took a set of jewelry hair and face from Cuiyuxuan and gave it to her. She heard Qi Lan say that Dou Si liked this set of hair and face very much, but Li felt that this set of hair and face was too heavy. The one worn by a woman in her forties was not suitable for a newly married young lady, so I didn’t buy it for her.
When Xia Zihan gave it to her, she teased, "Wear it when your son relies on lifting people."
Dou Si gave her a look of shame.
Dou Si's husband is Li's nephew. They are cousins and childhood sweethearts. They grew up together and have a good relationship.
To Xia Zihan's surprise, Chu Jingqi and Chu Yuexi were actually present in the Li family's wedding party. She quickly asked Dou Er to ask, and then she found out that the second young master of the Li family, who was Dou Si's husband, He also works as an errand at Yinlin Guard and is Chu Yuexi’s right-hand man.
"Chu Yu, from now on, please ask your brother to be merciful and don't be too harsh on my cousin." Dou Si smiled and took the opportunity to benefit his husband.
Xia Zihan nodded repeatedly, "Well, what is our relationship? Your husband is my brother-in-law. I will definitely tell my brother and let him treat his brother-in-law better."
Dou Si was embarrassed by her teasing and was about to make trouble with her when shouts came from outside that the bride was about to go out.
"Okay, stop making trouble." Dou Er quickly covered Dou Si's head with a red silk handkerchief, "You are about to go out, and you are still laughing and joking. You are not nervous at all."
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I remember that when she went out, she was so nervous that she didn't sleep all night. Even when she got into the sedan chair, she was very nervous.
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