Chapter 528 Ma Qiuxia
That sleeping appearance... was also the most ugly thing he had ever seen.
His limbs were spread wide, he was snoring, grinding his teeth, and making strange noises from his mouth. His legs would kick the bed board from time to time, making a thumping sound.
Such an ugly monster made Rong San break into a cold sweat. He quickly put down the curtain and flew out of the guest room.
What he didn't know was that as soon as he flew out of the guest room, Xia Zihan sat up on the bed, stared at the shaking window, and smiled happily.
Chu Cong, who was sleeping on the wooden couch next to him on night watch, also sat up and said, "Master, please go get water and wash the things on your face. After a long time, your face will be sticky and uncomfortable."
"It's better to keep it until we return to the capital."
Xia Zihan has always been a cautious person, so just in case, she should keep this ugly face for two more days, lest Rong San still has doubts in his heart and make a comeback...
Chu Cang didn't insist.
Thinking of just now, she secretly opened her eyes and saw the expression on Rong San's face as if he had seen a ghost. She smiled brightly, "Master is still smart and came up with such a way to make Rong San stay away from us. Son.”
"This is a once and for all solution." Xia Zihan said, his eyes a bit gloomy, "Rong San... he was not willing to let my brother snatch the Princess Qinghui that was originally destined for him, so he took up my idea. Hum..."
"He doesn't even look in the mirror." Chu Cong said contemptuously.
Well, Rong San is actually not bad looking, but the men in the Rong family are all playboys. They are people who dare to exert force on women and will do anything for beautiful women.
Such a person would be happy as his concubine, but as his legitimate wife, she would cry to death.
……
When Xia Zihan and his party went downstairs in the morning, they got the news that Rong San had left early and without saying goodbye.
Xia Zihan was happy.
After taking away a piece of sticky candy, she felt much more relaxed. Then the journey was smooth, and she arrived in the capital on the afternoon of the third day.
Sure enough, as Butler Cui expected, when Zeng saw the land deeds for more than a hundred prosperous shops, he gave Butler Cui a scolding.
"I'm very pleased that she has this intention, but you won't stop her at all. She is from a girl's family, and she is marrying into an honorable family like Anguo Gongfu. If she brings more dowry, she will have confidence in her husband's family in the future. , she gave everything to the Chu family. From now on, what will she use to live her life?”
As he spoke, Mrs. Zeng became angry.
"You too, you watched her grow up, don't you know her temper? She said she would give it to the Chu family, and she would give it to the Chu family. The Chu family has to keep it, you..."
"That's it, the matter is settled. I can't change it no matter how much I talk about you. Forget it, I still have some money on hand. Second housekeeper, you can take it all and buy a few more houses and record them in Yu Niang's name. …”
Zeng still had 60,000 taels of silver notes in her hand. She thought about it and took out 40,000 taels of silver notes. The remaining 20,000 taels were for Chu Yuexi's wedding, and the other 10,000 taels were for Chu Yuexi's wedding. It was left for her to use for her funeral a hundred years later.
She couldn't touch these ten thousand taels of silver no matter what.
Otherwise, she suddenly had a shortcoming, and Chu Yuexi had no money and couldn't do anything, so it would be difficult for him.
Forty thousand taels of silver, plus some things she bought for her before, more or less added up to a dowry of more than 60,000 taels of silver.
For other girls, these are a lot. Even when the princess in the palace gets married, the emperor only gives a dowry of 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver, which is still a lot.
However, this amount of money was still much less than what Xia Zihan used to supplement the Chu family.
But she had no choice. These were all she could use. She even took out the ten thousand taels of silver she planned to leave to Chu Yuexi for daily expenses.
The remaining twenty thousand taels must never be used.
Forty thousand taels of silver can buy a lot of things. Butler Cui thought for a while, then went to Huaihe City again, bought a manor from Mrs. Ma, and recorded it in Xia Zihan's name. The price is five thousand taels cheaper than before.
However, when he came back, there was a little girl with him.
This little girl is Mrs. Ma's youngest daughter Ma Qiuxia.
The news about Ma Qiuxia's capture has spread, and it was spread by one of Master Ma's concubines.
That concubine was Master Ma's biological mother. She resented Mrs. Ma for taking over her son and held a grudge against Mrs. Ma.
That day, the secret guard wanted to kidnap Master Ma. When she saw it, she told the secret guard that Master Ma was not Mrs. Ma’s biological son and that Mrs. Ma would not care about his life or death. Then, she also told the secret guard that Master Ma was not Mrs. Ma’s biological son. , saying that Mrs. Ma has a daughter in the house.
At that time, the concubine showed the way, and the secret guards kidnapped Miss Ma.
After Mrs. Ma found out about this, she locked her up. Unexpectedly, she escaped and even spread the news that Miss Ma was kidnapped by a man and stayed with him alone for a day and night. Out. As soon as this incident spread, Miss Ma's reputation was completely ruined, and her whole life was ruined.
Mrs. Ma was sad and distraught. At this moment, Cui Erguo went to find her and wanted to buy another manor, a smaller one.
Mrs. Ma agreed without saying a word, and sold him the manor next to Xia Zihan's three manors at a discount of five thousand taels of silver. However, Mrs. Ma also made a request.
She asked Butler Cui to take Ma Qiuxia away and work as a maid for the princess.
The second housekeeper Cui thought that the girl from the Ma family knew everything, so she could work as a maid for the princess. But the princess didn't like it, so he interceded with the old lady and left the girl to be a maid in the Chu family. It's not bad to call the girl around.
The Chu family has many happy events this year, but they are in dire need of maids.
No, Butler Cui brought Ma Qiuxia back.
He first went to see the old lady, gave her the land deed of the manor, and told her about Ma Qiuxia.
Zeng invited people in, looked them up and down, and asked with a smile, "What's your name? How old are you? Do you know how to read?"
Ma Qiuxia is also a delicate girl at home.
She is twelve years old. She is an old daughter of Mrs. Ma who was in her forties. She is beautiful and has a sweet mouth.
However, she is quite smart and knows that she is now a maid of low status, serving others, instead of being served by a maid, reaching out for clothes and opening her mouth for food.
Ma Qiuxia still recognizes this clearly.
Therefore, as soon as the old lady asked, Ma Qiuxia imitated the maid's tone, which was a blessing to her body, and her eyebrows were curved, "Return to the old lady, my name is Ma Qiuxia, she is twelve years old this year, she has learned Chinese calligraphy at home for a few days, but she has not Will make a fuss.”
Seeing that she was neither arrogant nor humble and answered clearly, Mrs. Zeng was very satisfied and said with a smile, "She seems to be a smart person. I think she can just stay in my yard. It just so happens that after Hongmei gets married, I will There is not a little maid in the yard yet.”
This girl was good-looking and looked smart, but her flickering eyes told her that she was dishonest.
She is a young lady from the Ma family. Her parents are still alive and her family is not weak. How can such a girl do a good job of serving others?
Just be afraid, the drunkard’s intention is not to drink...
It would be safer for such a person to stay with her.
Also, Yu Niang doesn’t like to handle unfamiliar girls.
When Ma Qiuxia heard that Mrs. Chu wanted to keep her by her side to serve her, her sweet smile froze. She knelt down and said, "Old Madam is so kind to me. I am very grateful, but... I admire the princess." , I want to stay with the princess and serve her... Please let the old lady do it.”
Madam Chu stared at her with sharp eyes, and rejected her mercilessly, "The maids around Yu Niang are enough, and you can serve me by my side. Why, you don't want to serve me, an old woman?" Is it because I am old and old, so I don’t want to?”
Ma Qiuxia was clever and cunning, but she was just a twelve-year-old girl. She didn't dare to say anything after being teased by Zeng.
Her eyelids drooped, her expression changed as quickly as flipping through a book, and she hurriedly smiled and said, "How dare I dislike the old lady? As long as the old lady does not dislike me, I am willing to stay with the old lady, serve the old lady well, and repay the old lady." The feeling of taking in. ”
Mrs. Zeng asked her to get up with a smile, "Well, that's good. Don't blame me for keeping you with me. It's true that the number of maids around the princess is exceeded and there is no room for anyone."
In a kind tone, as if nothing had happened before, he told her, "Now that you are here, don't think about the past. From now on, work hard. When you grow up, I will find a good family for you." Matched.”
He added, "You are from a good family, your parents are still alive, and the Ma family is well established. In the future, as long as you work well, you will definitely be able to find a good husband."
He comforted her a few words.
Ma Qiuxia quickly bent her knees and said with gratitude, "Thank you, madam, for your love."
"I won't change your name. If you still use your original name, call it Qiuxia and change your surname." Zeng decided, and called Qingya to come forward, and said to Qiuxia, "This is Qingya, the eldest maid next to me, from now on, you should stay with her and learn more about serving others, and you should also learn some of the rules of the Chu family. "
"Yes, old lady." Qiuxia knelt down again, blessed her body, and then saluted Qingya and said, "From now on, Qiuxia will ask sister Qingya."
"Please tell me what to say. From now on, you just need to serve the old lady carefully and make her comfortable."
Qingya laughed and took Qiuxia down and arranged a place to stay.
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After Xia Zihan came back, she also got busy. She led several stewards of the Chu family to decorate the house inside and out, making it festive and festive.
Chu Yuexi's yard was also renovated. According to Princess Qinghui's request, the yard was expanded, a pond was dug, pink lotus were planted, and a pavilion with nine walls was built in the center of the pond. Turn the curved bridge and lead to the pavilion.
(End of chapter)