Chapter 648 Humiliation
The house is not big, but the courtyard is very large, especially the inner courtyard, which takes up nearly half of the entire house, and is also quite exquisitely decorated.
Pavilions, bridges, flowing water, verandahs and painted boats are all eye-catching.
"Well, it smells like the capital city." Chu Cong said with a smile.
Xia Zihan also nodded, she seemed to feel the smell of the Chu family.
Qi Mei pursed her lips and said happily, "I haven't spent much time in the capital. After I bought this house, I didn't know what it was going to look like. So I just copied some of the beautiful scenery in the Chu family's house based on my memory. I scribbled on the paper and let You know, I can read a few words when others go and do it according to the pattern, but I can’t draw at all, and the pictures I draw are wrong. That person also has good eyesight, and he can actually understand it. It’s still in good repair.”
Xia Zihan and Chu Cong heard this and covered their mouths in joy.
Dongfang Yi, who was walking behind, felt extremely happy when he saw his beloved wife for the past few days, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi were arranged to rest in the second main room, Chu Cong was arranged in the east wing, and Shengdi and Ma Bao were arranged to live in the west wing.
Originally, according to the rules of a wealthy family in the capital, Shengdi and Ma Bao were young servants and should be arranged to live in the front yard, separated from the female family members, but Qi Mei saw that Xia Zihan only had Chu Cong with her. When a maid came, she was afraid that she would not be able to handle her well enough. If Ma Bao was placed in the front yard, it would be inconvenient for Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi to get him around, so he placed Ma Bao in the west wing.
Anyway, this is the northwest, and most of the people coming and going are merchants. The merchants don't pay attention to the things of the big families in the capital.
When they go out, Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi don't pay that much attention, and their arrangements for Qi Mei are meaningless.
Qi Mei said, "Dongfang Yi and I both live in the third courtyard. No one has ever lived in the second courtyard. However, the servants clean it every day, so it is quite clean. Yesterday, I even personally supervised the maids. It’s been cleaned again. Master, you and the prince can rest assured.”
Knowing that both Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi were germophobe, Qi Mei made very thoughtful arrangements in all aspects, which made Chu Jingqi look at her in a special light. When he went to bed at night, he said to Xia Zihan, "Not bad, you are a trained maid." Yes, no wonder he was chosen by Dongfang Yi.”
Chu Jingqi seldom praises people, but she rarely praises Qi Mei. It can be seen that Qi Mei has learned a lot while running business these years, especially in the aspect of dealing with people and dealing with people. She is very capable.
After more than ten years of training, she is no longer the little girl who knew nothing and could only survive by performing on the streets.
Xia Zihan said with emotion, "Yes, it was great that I could meet the Qi family's father and daughter back then. Although I helped out and saved their family of three, over the years, it was the Qi family's father and daughter who helped me." I am also grateful to them for helping me, otherwise, I might still be an unknown county leader."
Even if it is not unknown, it cannot develop so fast.
The maids of Nuan Yuhuaxiang are good at serving people, but if they are ignorant enough to go out and do business in public, they will definitely not dare.
And she is a wealthy lady, and she is controlled by her grandmother. If she wants to show off and do business, her grandmother will definitely not be happy.
Fortunately, she saved the Qi family's father and daughter, which also brought good luck to herself.
Qi Mei and Qi Lan have always been used to being in the public eye. They are bold and dare to venture. Without their courage and courage, her Cuiyu Pavilion and Yusha Pavilion would not have opened all over the country in just a few years. everywhere.
Qi Mei and Qi Lan are the biggest contributors to the achievements of Cuiyuxuan and Yusha Pavilion today.
After Qi Mei arranged a place for them, she looked tired and said, "Okay, you go and rest first. We will take care of things here. You are a twin now. Take care of yourself.”
"Yeah, I know, it's not my first time getting pregnant, I've experienced it before." Qi Mei said disapprovingly.
But she really felt tired.
In the past few days, I haven't eaten, drank or slept well, and my body and bones are weak. After struggling all morning, I can't hold on anymore.
After Qi Mei left, Xia Zihan washed up briefly, then went to the kitchen, fried a portion of rice himself, cooked two dishes, and ordered Chu Cong to deliver them to Qi Mei.
After a cup of tea, Chu Cong came back with a smile on his face, "Princess, Qi Mei ate. Not only did she eat all the rice, she also didn't eat even a single bit of the two plates of food."
As soon as she finished speaking, Dongfang Yi walked in with a smile on his face and said gratefully, "Princess, thanks to you, Xiao Mei has been hungry for five or six days, and finally he can eat."
Then, he looked at her expectantly and said, "Princess, please do me a favor and tell me your cooking recipe. In fact, Xiaomei's pregnancy this time is different from the first two. In the first two, she had nothing but love." I have never vomited outside of sleep, but this time is different. The vomiting was so severe that I couldn’t do anything. Fortunately... the princess had something to do.”
The tall hat was desperately put on Xia Zihan's head, as if he wanted to lift her to the sky, but he was just afraid that she wouldn't tell him the recipe.
Women know some special cooking recipes, which are part of the dowry and cannot be told to outsiders casually, so Dongfang Yi will try his best to please Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan said with a smile from the corner of his eyes, "Actually, there is no special recipe. Just tell the cook to put some vinegar in the food Qi Mei eats, less oil, and no fat or fishy food. In the first few months, , you can eat more spicy food, but don’t touch spicy food in the next few months, it is not good for children..."
Xia Zihan, blah blah blah, taught Dongfang Yi all the knowledge she knew about caring for pregnant women.
Dongfang Yi listened very seriously. It wasn't until Sheng Di's stomach growled that Dongfang Yi came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Look at me, I've forgotten that you haven't had lunch yet. I've prepared a table of food and wine." , Xiao Mei personally prepared the menu, saying that it is all the princess’ favorite food.” Then, he ordered the servants around him to go out and summon the maids and women to serve the dishes.
There is a large table of dishes, and indeed more than half of them are Xia Zihan's favorites. The main dishes include her favorite crystal dumplings, xiaolongbaozi, and eight-treasure porridge.
Chu Jingqi, Xia Zihan, and Dongfang Yi came to the table. Dongfang Yi and Chu Jingqi hit it off immediately, and ordered their servants to bring thirty-year-old daughter red. Each of them drank more than three kilograms.
As for Shengdi, Ma Bao and Chu Cong were eating and drinking in a small hall in the west wing, accompanied by four stewards.
After finishing the meal, Dongfang Yi was thinking about Qi Mei, and with a hint of drunkenness, he said goodbye and left. Several young maids came in and took away the bowls, chopsticks and plates.
Xia Zihan helped Chu Jingqi into the room, got on the bed, helped him take off his shoes and coat, then helped him lie down, muttering, "Why are you so drunk? Your face is so red."
"People are already very handsome and can conquer the country. If they become more famous, we women will not be allowed to live."
She whispered.
Chu Jingqi smiled intoxicatedly, "My Ayu is prettier than me."
"It's good that you look good." He reached for the quilt and covered him with it, "Okay, you can close your eyes for a while, and I'll tell the maid to cook a bowl of hangover soup."
Just when she was about to straighten up, her hand was pulled by him. She looked at him and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Ayu, stay with me." With a slight exertion on her hand, she fell on him. He seemed drunk but not drunk, and laughed so furiously, "Ayu, I am very happy today."
At the wine table, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Dongfang Yi mentioned something, saying that he received a letter from the capital the day before yesterday. The letter said that on the second day of August, Princess Ximin married Rong San. , became his eldest son's concubine, and in order to humiliate Princess Ximin at the wedding, Rong San even married three aunts on the same day as Princess Ximin.
These three aunts are all people of status.
One is the concubine's granddaughter of Lord Li of the Cabinet, another is the third daughter of the Minister of Rites, and the third is the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank official. The latter two were both promoted by Prince Rong, and Rong San proposes marriage. , it is difficult for them to refuse, and Mr. Li in the cabinet is Princess Rong’s cousin, so he can be regarded as a close relative.
After the marriage of these three girls to Rong San and Princess Ximin was settled, Rong San was unwilling to marry a broken man, so he went to the houses of these three girls to propose marriage behind everyone's back.
These three women are all very beautiful beauties, and Rong San had met them before proposing to marry.
On the night of their wedding, Rong San did not enter Princess Ximin's bridal chamber. Instead, she went to the bridal chamber of one of her aunts. She worked hard all night. On the second day, she slept until the sun was above her head.
When Princess Ximin paid tea to her elders, Rong San did not show up. At that time, her face was very ugly.
Rong San's attitude was as if he slapped her hard in front of everyone, which made her so embarrassed. When she recognized her, she was ridiculed by the Rong family.
At that time, she hated Rong San very much.
Dongfang Yi seemed to know about Rong San's entanglement with Xia Zihan, so he deliberately chose to say this at the wine table.
Knowing that Rong San really married a broken shoe, and that Rong San would be pointed at and laughed at all his life, Chu Jingqi was very happy, and accidentally drank too much.
Xia Zihan rolled his eyes and pouted, "What are you worried about? I've never looked at him."
Chu Jingqi snorted, "I just don't like other men coveting you. I don't like that Rong San very much. The way he looks at you is very annoying. Every time I see it, I want to tear his eyes out." Cut it out.”
He held her gently, caressing her back with one hand, and playing with her fingers with the other, interlocking with hers, "Ayu, don't talk to him from now on. No man in the Rong family is a good person."
"I've never talked to her at all."
She doesn't like it when Rong San pesters her every time, but she can't fight with him on the street.
It's not easy to make a big deal out of this kind of thing, and she can't beat the person away. At most, she can stay away and avoid it.
"Aqi, are you drunk?" Xia Zihan glared at him angrily, "Are you pretending to be drunk?"
"Ah, my head is so dizzy, Ayu, I want to drink hangover soup." Chu Jingqi rubbed her forehead and pretended to be dead.
(End of chapter)