Chapter 489: Burned
Mr. Xia knows how to assess the situation, and those who understand current affairs are heroes. Of course Xia Zihan must give him a face
Yesterday, Xia Zihan personally went to Juxianglou and bought ten jars of 30-year-old Qiulubai, and asked the shopkeeper of Juxianglou to deliver it to Xia Mansion before noon today.
Xia Zihan still likes to spend some money, which can not only bring face to the elder master, but also gain a good reputation for filial piety for herself.
However, Mrs. Xia actually wanted her to lower her status in front of all the officials and debase herself to make the big boss look good. She would not do such a humiliating thing.
Old Mrs. Xia's orders went in one ear and out the other, and she was too lazy to pay attention.
During the meal, Mrs. Xia seemed to know that Xia Zihan had locked up Fang's mother, and her gaze, like a poisonous letter, stabbed at her from time to time.
Xia Zihan ignored her and only focused on eating.
When Mrs. Xia saw this, her eyebrows twitched in anger, she opened her big mouth and bit hard on the plum blossom meat on the chopsticks.
Because she used too much force and was careless, she bit down on the flesh on her right cheek, and she almost bit off a piece of flesh.
She threw away the chopsticks in pain, picked up the soup the maid had just served for her, and poured it into her mouth.
Hopefully that will stop some of the pain.
As soon as the soup entered her mouth, she spurted it out.
The soup bowl fell to the floor, and the ladies at the table with her put down their chopsticks and looked at her in shock and surprise.
Mrs. Xia knew that she had lost her composure, and her old face turned red. She wanted to explain and apologize, but her mouth felt hot and painful, especially when it was stimulated by the sour soup, which made the pain even more unbearable.
Finally, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word, looking very embarrassed.
It turns out that Xia Mansion made an appetizing hot and sour beef soup today, and it was served to the table while it was piping hot. The maid knew that the old lady liked to drink this appetizing soup, so she gave her a bowl to cool. Who knew that she put it on the table? , the old lady picked it up and drank it.
The pot of beef soup on the table was still steaming.
After taking a sip of the boiled soup, your mouth was burned, right?
The little maid who served the soup was worried that the old lady would take it out on her later. She was so frightened that her whole body was shaking and her face turned pale.
But now, no one pays attention to her. Everyone is looking at Old Mrs. How's it going? Did you burn your mouth and be speechless?"
Then, he said to everyone present, "Madams, I'm sorry, our old lady seems to have burned her tongue and can't speak. I have to help the old lady back to her room to ask the doctor."
As she said that, the maid glanced at Mr. Liu.
Mrs. Liu has been housekeeping housekeeper for many years and is also a smart person. When she saw this, she quickly got up and took charge of the overall situation.
Xia Zihan also stood up and said, "The old lady hurt her mouth. I have to go and have a look. Ladies, please continue and don't let this matter spoil your interest."
Once Xia Zihan and Mrs. Xia left, the banquet became less lively, and everyone felt that the taste of the dishes in their mouths had become bland.
Several ladies wanted to leave in a hurry, but they all came with their husbands. The husband didn't leave the table and didn't ask anyone to come over to ask for it, so they were too embarrassed to leave.
Fortunately, after dinner, Ms. Liu suggested that everyone go to the flower hall to enjoy the flowers, so no one felt bored.
Xia Zihan did not follow to take care of the old lady. Instead, when the old lady hurt her mouth and had no time to care about other things, she led several maids to Aunt Guo's yard and ordered Chu Fei to drag Mother Fang away. He came out, blocked her mouth, and beat her ten times, which was regarded as revenge for the past life.
After hitting Fang's mother, Xia Zixi took office by Fang's mother lying on a long stool. Oh, he called straight, until the guests there left there, Xia Zixi kindly ordered Chu Fei and "dragged her to the old lady. In front of me, what does it mean when someone asks her to be disrespectful to this princess?”
Old Mrs. Xia's mouth was full of blood bubbles. She could not speak. She could not even drink the soup. Her throat was burned and the pain was unbearable. She was lying on the kang and groaning. Chu Fei took Fang's mother and put it on the bed. Her maid and mother-in-law were shocked and burst in.
Chu Fei threw Mother Fang on her bed like a dead dog, and said coldly, "Old lady, this is your slave, right? This slave is as arrogant as anyone, and disrespectful to my princess."
"She is disrespectful to my princess. That is disrespectful to the title granted by the emperor. It is also disrespectful to the emperor. Such a lawless slave, my princess dare not go unpunished, otherwise, this matter will be spread to the ears of the emperor and the queen. , I’m afraid it’s not just about this slave, it might also affect the future of the old lady and the first and second masters.”
"My princess wanted to hit her twenty times, but for the old lady's sake, she only hit her ten times."
Chu Fei said something about my princess, which made the old lady's face turn purple, but she didn't dare to refute.
Everyone said that the title of the princess was given by the emperor himself, which represented the emperor's gift and the emperor's face. If she scolded Xia Zihan, it would be like scolding the emperor.
She dared to scold Xia Zihan, but she didn't dare to scold the emperor. She was so angry that she was shaking all over. She even temporarily forgot about the pain in her mouth and stopped moaning. She looked at Fang's mother who was paralyzed on the ground and was weakly screaming in pain. The voice was not loud, but she heard it. Feeling distressed.
Mother Fang has been with her since she was eight years old and has been with her for decades. In order to serve her, Mother Fang never married. In the Xia family, Mother Fang represents her face. Everyone in the Xia family knows that she is the big one. Daughter-in-law Mrs. Liu had to respect her mother when she saw her.
Now, Xia Zihan beat Fang's mother, which was like beating her. The old lady was so angry that she couldn't bear it. She didn't dare to scold Xia Zihan or Chu Fei, but she dared. She sat up and rushed to Chu Fei. Fei scolded, "You...you are now useless..."
The word "mean maid" was said to be useless because she was full of bubbles in her mouth.
Although vague, Chu Fei was a smart man and knew that the old lady had nothing nice to say and must be scolding her. However, she pretended to be very excited and said, "What, you want to thank the princess, then No matter what, you keep hurting your mouth , it’s better to have a good rest and talk less, otherwise, it’s nothing to hurt your mouth, it will heal in two days, but if you talk too much, the injury will be transferred to your throat, and you will be unable to speak in the future, then... ”
The look Chu Fei looked at Old Mrs. Xia was obviously calm, but Old Mrs. Xia felt a cold air pressing down on her. She felt that Chu Fei was threatening her. If she scolded her again, Chu Fei would not hesitate. Make her mute.
The old lady was angry and scared.
Even a lowly maid dared to threaten her. How could the Xia family control Xia Zihan in the future?
The old lady was furious, but seeing Chu Fei's increasingly cold expression, she couldn't help but swallow back the curses that came to her mouth.
Chu Fei sneered, "The person has been sent here, you should hurry up and call the doctor. Otherwise, you wasted time and the person died. Don't blame my princess."
After saying that, he glanced coldly at the livid old Mrs. Xia, turned around and left.
No one of the maids and wives in the house dared to stop her. Mother Fang didn't even dare to look at her. She felt that she was an evil spirit. Even if she had no expression, she felt a chill.
Old Mrs. Xia stared at her leaving back, her whole body trembling with anger, she pointed at her and cursed, "You are useless now, goose is going to spoil Yayi."
(Translation: Bitch maid, I’m going to kill you.)
Before Xia Zihan left, she wanted to talk to the eldest man of the Xia family, so she beat Mother Fang in Aunt Guo's yard, not wanting the old lady to cause trouble to Aunt Guo.
As for the Xia family, the only person who can control the old lady is the eldest man of the Xia family.
It's a pity that Mr. Xia was happy today. He drank too much and was so drunk that he had already been helped by the servant to rest in the room.
Xia Shiming also drank almost as much, fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Xia Zihan had no choice but to leave Chu Fei behind, gave Chu Fei a few instructions, and stuffed Chu Fei with some things before he happily set off back.
……
On the twenty-eighth, Chu Yuexi went to the Second Prince's Mansion early in the morning to pick up Princess Qinghui.
After Xia Zihan finished eating, he said goodbye to Mr. Zeng, wrapped himself in a large cloak, walked out of the gate, and walked towards the carriage outside the gate.
Without anyone's support, her figure was as light as a bird, and she landed on the carriage with a slight jump.
She opened the curtain and was about to enter when she saw a person sitting upright inside, and the black brocade robe on that person was so familiar that it dazzled her.
She just made it two days ago.
A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Zihan's eyes, and she subconsciously said, "Why are you here? Aren't you going to be on duty in the palace today?"
"Your Majesty gave me my annual leave in advance." Chu Jingqi said with a proud smile.
The emperor asked him to go to the border to buy horses. If he didn't give him some benefits, wouldn't it chill his heart as a minister?
Ahem... Well, he knew that Ayu was going to Huguo Temple today, or was going with that boy Chu Yuexi, so he shamelessly blackmailed these few days off from the emperor. However, such a shameless thing , he had better not let Ayu know.
On the carriage, Nuan Yu set up a small stove in advance to make the carriage warm. Chu Jingqi pulled Xia Zihan in, helped her untie her cloak, and hung it in the corner of the carriage, where a black cloak had already been hung. It's his.
Xia Zihan was forced to sit on his lap, and her waist was held tightly by his hands. She quickly glanced at the car curtain and saw that the curtain was tightly closed, and Chu Cong, Chu Lin and Nuanyu were supposed to come up behind her. But the three people didn't come up.
"Mabao prepared a carriage and they went in the back." Chu Jingqi said in her ear.
And the driver of their carriage was replaced by a guard from the Chu family.
The carriage started slowly. Xia Zihan opened the corner of the curtain of the small window and saw a carriage with the logo of Duke Anguo following behind him. He let go and turned to look at him, "Did you have a plan in advance?" Yes, do you want to go with us today? ”
"Yeah, yeah." Chu Jingqi said boldly, "My fiancée is going to Huguo Temple. As my fiancé, of course I have to accompany her."
(End of chapter)