Chapter 473 Persuasion
Zeng was about to stretch out her chopsticks to pick up another piece of duck meat, but when she heard her words, she paused, retracted her chopsticks, and said, "When I was a girl in my natal family, she was only in her thirties. At that time, her eldest son was just seven or eight years old and was working as a boy with your fourth uncle. Now, she has a granddaughter-in-law. Times have changed, and everything has changed. She is gone, and I am old. "
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"Her eldest son is not too young, I remember, he is seven years younger than me..." Thinking of the servants when she was still in her parents' family, Mrs. Zeng's face became a little more kind.
Zeng Jing responded, "I gave birth to five grandsons, all of whom work as servants in the Zeng family. The oldest grandson is thirty years old and works as the second steward in the Zeng family... The youngest grandson is also twelve years old and works beside my fifth brother." Be a servant.”
Zeng Jing took the opportunity to tell Mr. Zeng some of the family affairs of the Zeng family.
Mrs. Zeng nodded repeatedly and became a little closer to Zeng Jing.
After dinner, Mrs. Zeng took the initiative to ask Zeng Jing to accompany her for a walk, "You and Yu Niang will accompany her for a walk in the yard."
"Yes, great-aunt."
A hint of joy flashed in Zeng Jing's eyes, she quickly stood up, walked over to Xia Zihan and helped Zeng out of the house.
Zeng Jing also talked a lot about her father, and Mrs. Zeng liked to hear it.
It wasn't until mid-afternoon that a cold wind started blowing outside. Xia Zihan was worried that Mrs. Zeng would catch the cold, so she persuaded Mrs. Zeng to go inside. "Grandma likes to hear it. Let my cousin continue telling grandma tomorrow, but it's too late now. It’s cold wind again, so we’d better go in, and grandma should take a rest early.”
"Okay."
Zeng smiled, patted Xia Zihan's hand holding her arm, and was helped into the house by Zeng Jing and Xia Zihan.
It wasn't until Mrs. Zeng lay down that Xia Zihan and Zeng Jing took their leave one after another.
As soon as she left Zeng's yard, Zeng Jing said, "Cousin... I've also heard about that. I apologize to you on behalf of Jiumei. I hope... I hope you can forgive Jiumei. She is young. It was just an impulse... From now on, if she doesn’t do it anymore, I will watch her and won’t let her act recklessly.”
Zeng Jing looked at Xia Zihan timidly, with shame, anger, apology, embarrassment, and a little expectation on her face.
Xia Zihan's face was expressionless and she didn't look at her. She looked up at the sky and saw the dark sky. Just like her heart at the moment, there was no end in sight.
"Tomorrow, I'm afraid it's going to rain." She murmured.
Zeng Jing's face was stunned, as if she didn't expect Xia Zihan to say such unreasonable words. She sighed and said hurriedly, "Yes, right, there are dark clouds in the sky during the day, and it is gloomy and gloomy." Yes, I’m afraid it’s going to rain before dawn.”
"Well, it's almost winter, and it's time for the snow to fall. Before every snowfall, there will be two rains." Xia Zihan said again.
Zeng Jing's body stiffened a bit. She didn't know what she meant by saying this. She couldn't figure it out, but she didn't dare not answer the question, "Yes, really. I've only been in the capital for a short time, so I really haven't noticed it." .”
"It's getting very late. Cousin, please go to bed early." After saying that, he left.
When she was far away, Zeng Jing remembered that Xia Zihan didn't give her an answer at all when she asked.
"Girl, I think the princess is a benevolent person and will not offend you because of that incident." Zeng Jing's maid came closer.
Zeng Jing showed a wry smile, "I hope so."
Then he said bitterly, "It's all Jiumei's fault. If Jiumei hadn't been shameless and did that kind of thing, how could I have had such a difficult time in Chu's house and had to be careful in front of my aunt and cousin?"
Growing up, how much did she suffer from Jiumei?
That black-hearted thing really hurt her.
Now, she finally got a good marriage, and Jiumei did something like that again. It would be okay if her cousin didn't express her anger, but if she did, the marriage between her and the second young master of the Liao family might not be saved.
"Girl, as long as your marriage remains unchanged, it will be good for you to please the old lady and the princess in the future." Zeng Jing's nurse also whispered, "The Zeng family is far away, and the girl's husband's family is in the capital. I'm afraid that in the future Because we can’t rely on the Zeng family, we have to rely on our elders. Madam and the princess... Now, the Chu family has heirs and grandchildren, and the princess has such a good marriage waiting for her. If the girl gets close to the princess and the old lady, she will not be fooled when she enters the Liao family gate in the future. My husband’s family bullied me, I heard...”
The wet nurse paused, hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "I heard that the relationship between the second young master of the Liao family and the princess is as close as that of real brothers and sisters, and the relationship with sister Liao Jiafang is even closer than that of real sisters. I still want to kiss you. I heard that Sister Fang’s clothes for all seasons were purchased by the princess.”
"Last year, Miss Fang opened the shop, and it was Miss Nuanyu who was ordered by the princess to help take care of it. You see, in just three or two months, the business of the shop picked up. Not to mention it took more than a month. This girl’s family will definitely make money from the money they spend on makeup and snacks.”
"The princess is a person who values love and justice. It is absolutely right for a girl to have a good relationship with the princess." Finally, the wet nurse said.
Zeng Jing stood there, pondering for a while, and then said, "I understand, I will listen to the wet nurse."
"That's right." The wet nurse said with a smile, "Tomorrow, the girl will have to spend more time with the old lady."
"Well, wake me up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I will make my best snacks and send them to my aunt and the princess."
Zeng Jing’s mother learned cooking skills, and the dishes and snacks she made were delicious. Zeng Jing often learned from her mother when she was at home. She may have a talent for learning cooking skills, and she is better than her masters. The food tastes better than her mother's cooking. Zeng Jing is always proud of her good cooking skills.
However, Zeng Jing does not cook easily. She believed that she was the legitimate daughter of the Zeng family and was not a cook. There was no reason for her to cook for others all day long. However, she learned this good cooking skill specifically for her future husband. Isn't there such a thing? Well, if you want to capture a person's heart, you must first capture that person's stomach. She learned this just to capture her husband's stomach in the future.
Therefore, Zeng Jing lived in the Chu family for two years, and even Zeng didn't know that she also had good cooking skills.
Yesterday, Zeng Jing was scared, so she cooked a dish of eight-treasure duck to please the old lady and Xia Zihan. Otherwise, the old lady and Xia Zihan would probably never have the luck to eat what she cooked. meals.
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Early the next morning, several plates of hot snacks were placed on the table in Xia Zihan's dormitory, including a silver roll, a thousand-layer cake, and a plate of plum blossom dumplings.
It was Zeng Jing's maid who just sent it.
After Nuan Yu sent the maid away, she turned back and saw Xia Zihan staring at the snacks on the table, so she smiled and said, "The old lady also gave one as a gift. Miss Jingbiao is trying to please the princess and the old lady. ”
I made eight-treasure duck yesterday, and made snacks early this morning. Is it because she is afraid that the princess and the old lady will be angry with her because of Zeng Ning's affairs?
Xia Zihan sneered, "As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, there's nothing to worry about. My grandmother and I are not unreasonable people, so we won't offend Zeng Ning because of her mistakes. Besides, that matter can't involve Liao. Go home.”
"The princess is right, but Miss Jingbiao doesn't know."
"That's right." Xia Zihan nodded, and Nuan Yu answered, "Then the servant will tell the princess's wishes to Miss Jingbiao, so that she won't be worried all day long and have trouble sleeping and eating."
"Let's go eat. I just gave out snacks and turned around to tell her. She thought I was won over by her few plates of snacks." Xia Zihan smiled.
Nuan Yu murmured, "Maybe Miss Jingbiao went to the old lady's place again."
"That's just right. We don't have to tell her specifically." Xia Zihan sat down and tasted the snacks Zeng Jing brought.
When Xia Zihan came to pay his respects to Mr. Zeng, he saw Zeng Jing there as expected.
Zeng Jing stood up and saluted her.
Xia Zihan gave up half of her body slightly and only accepted half of her gift. She also smiled and said, "I have tasted the snacks sent by cousin Jing. The taste is very special."
Because she wanted to have breakfast, she just took a bite as the occasion required. To be honest, it was not as delicious as the one made by Baiwei Pastry Shop, but it had a special fragrance. It seemed that some special spices had been added to it, but she couldn't taste it. What raw materials.
Zeng Jing's eyes lit up and she smiled brightly and said, "If my cousin likes to eat it, I will make it every day and send it to you."
"No need." Xia Zihan said, "You still want to embroider your dowry, so it's better to embroider your own dowry quickly. I heard that the Liao family plans to marry you in February next year."
A trace of joy flashed on Zeng Jing's face, and she said gratefully, "Thank you, cousin. From now on, I will embroider the dowry at home and not go anywhere."
Xia Zihan expressed her attitude to her face to face. Zeng Ning's matter would not involve her, and the Liao family's marriage could be saved. Then she also expressed her attitude to Xia Zihan in person. She would honestly embroider the dowry, no matter what. If there were any extraneous intentions, she wouldn't care too much about Zeng Ning's affairs.
Zeng Ning ended up under house arrest. It was all her own fault. No one could blame her. She would not help her, let alone be complicit with her.
This was because my aunt was kind and saved Zeng Ning's life. If the elders of the Zeng family knew what Zeng Ning had done, they would either be sent to the family temple or hanged with a piece of white silk.
Zeng Ning should be grateful to her aunt.
I hope she won't retaliate for kindness.
Zeng Jing thought of Zeng Ning's past temper and felt a little worried.
After having breakfast with Mrs. Zeng, Zeng Jing said goodbye and returned to her yard. Xia Zihan stayed behind and told Mrs. Zeng about the little fool.
Then he said, "Chu Lin already told Manager Lu about this matter last night. Manager Lu should punish him today."
"If you betray the master's family, you should be sold away." Mrs. Zeng said sternly, "From now on, this family will be handed over to Brother Xi and Princess Qinghui. There must never be any more food in this house." Something that crawls outside.”
Then he told Qingya, "Go and find Mr. Lu. I'll see him if I have something to do."
"Yes."
Qingya hurriedly went to find it.
(End of chapter)