Chapter 279: Ambitious

"Of course the problem is not in this bowl of white fungus soup."
Gu Jiu said loudly.
Huh?
Princess Huyang was surprised.
She looked at Pei, who was expressionless.
She asked Gu Jiu, "It's not in the white fungus soup, what's the reason? Dalang's wife, don't sell it, hurry up and make it clear."
Gu Jiu looked at Princess Huyang with a smile, "Of course the problem lies with people, isn't the county owner very clear?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Dalang's wife, I think you are trying to shirk responsibility. Some dogs jumped over the wall."
Gu Jiu snorted.
She checked the kitchen and compared the food, just to delay time.
What she really wanted to check was the people around Chen Min and the people around Princess Huyang.
The effort paid off, and Deng Cunli finally found it.
As soon as Bai Zhong came in and whispered a report, she knew that the acting was over.
She looked at Princess Huyang, "Does the princess really want me to tell the truth?"
Princess Huyang sneered, "What can you tell the truth?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "I know that in the past two years someone paid a tribute to the princess of a rare flower called Bing Ling Flower.
As the name suggests, this flower will only bloom in the late winter and early spring and is extremely beautiful.
Ignore the beauty of Bing Linghua, its rhizomes, leaves and pollen are all poisonous. Ingestion of a small amount can cause diarrhea and vomiting. The symptoms are almost the same as those of a bad stomach.
The imperial doctor who had never seen Bing Linghua couldn't find out if he was poisoned at all, and he just took it seriously. "
"You talk nonsense." Princess Huyang scolded.
Gu Jiu bowed slightly toward Pei's, "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, this speculation, I wonder if it will satisfy you?"
Pei frowned, "Dalang daughter-in-law, are you wronging the princess by poisoning Minmin? It's ridiculous. Minmin is the princess's daughter, so you don't want to talk nonsense. Don't hurry up and apologize to the princess."
"My daughter-in-law obeys. Ah, I don't know about my kitchen errands, how does the mother and concubine plan?"
Pei snorted coldly, "We'll talk about it when Qin'er arrives."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, and then apologized to Princess Huyang, "Princess, it's me who speaks nonsense and talks nonsense. Your lord has a lot of things, don't be the same as me."
Princess Huyang was angry, "Sister-in-law, take care of your daughter-in-law. It's ridiculous, I dare to slander this princess."
Pei coughed slightly, "Just let things go, Huyang, don't get too excited."
"How can I not get excited, my family Minmin will still be lying in bed now and have to take medicine for several days. If there is a..."
"Ahem..."
Pei coughed loudly and interrupted Princess Huyang's conversation forcefully.
Princess Huyang was taken aback for a moment, "Sister-in-law, is your throat uncomfortable?"
Pei felt heartbroken, Huyang did not succeed enough to fail, and he dared to greet her with uncomfortable voice, which was really annoying to her.
She really shouldn't have high hopes for Huyang. It was the most stupid decision to leave things to Huyang.
The next person reported that the Fourth Lady had come.
"Call her in."
Xiao Qin'er entered the hall, first glanced at Gu Jiu, and then bowed to salute.
"The mother and concubine called the daughter-in-law over, but what's the order?"
"Do you want to take care of the kitchen?"
Xiao Qin'er almost nodded. She thought, of course, and even dreams.
With so much oil and water in the kitchen, how could she refuse.
But she could only refuse.
She smiled awkwardly, "Mother concubine, isn't my sister-in-law taking care of the kitchen? Why let my daughter-in-law take care of it again? Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Don't worry about suitability, you just need to tell the princess, can you take care of the kitchen?"
Xiao Qin'er lowered her head, distressed.
Such a good opportunity is in front of her, but she can only give up.
"Return to the mother and concubine, I am afraid that my daughter-in-law has limited ability and is not competent."
Pei's accident.
Princess Huyang was even more surprised. She pointed to Xiao Qin'er and said, "Daughter-in-law of Shilang, are you in the water? You actually took the initiative to push the opportunity outside?"
Xiao Qin'er smiled reluctantly, but the smile was worse than crying.
She didn't want it either, but she had a handle in Gu Jiu's hands.
Gu Jiu had guarded against this day long ago and made preparations early.
What a thief.
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, and then asked, "Mother consort, since the fourth siblings are not up to the task, the kitchen errands should be left to the daughter-in-law."
She didn't mention Chen Min eating a bad stomach, but every movement, look in her eyes, and tone of voice reminded Pei that if you want to seize my power, I will smash you.
It's a big deal to make a lawsuit against the prince to see who has no face.
Pei's angina, holding his heart, his expression is painful.
She waved her hand and said, "All retreat. You each do your own duty. This princess doesn't want bad things to happen again."
"Daughter-in-law, please."
Gu Jiu left Chunhetang with Xiao Qin'er.
"Sister-in-law, I have rejected the mother and concubine according to your request. From now on, we will not owe each other." Xiao Qin'er was very upset, she was calculated by Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Why do the four younger siblings see you like this? We are wives, so naturally we should come and go often."
Xiao Qin'er said without a word, "Forget it! I'm afraid of being sold by my sister-in-law."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Well, I won't force you. In the future, our well water won't break the river water. If you don't trouble me, I will naturally not overthrow your old bottom. But I advise you, it is not a long time to put the stamp money. You can do it for yourself."
Xiao Qin'er snorted coldly, "Sister-in-law worry about my affairs, goodbye."
She went back to the room angrily and asked Liu Yi to cry.
"My sister-in-law deceived people so much that she threatened me with the money for releasing the stamps and not allowing me to intervene in the kitchen. I lost the kitchen oil and water in vain, and from now on I can’t let the money for stamps freely. This thing can’t just be over. You think for me A way to teach her a lesson."
Liu Yi was a little irritable, "Then you don't want to put money in stamps. Father and king handed me a new errand. When it is done, I don't have to worry about running out of money."
Xiao Qin'er stopped crying immediately, "What's the errand?"
Liu Yi was happy, "Father asked me to go to the south of the Yangtze River to get money. Do you think it was a good job. You know, in the past, my eldest brother was taking care of the money and food for my father. Now my eldest brother is locked in Zongzheng Temple. Opportunity gets involved in this errand."
Xiao Qin'er was not happy, but was stunned, "You mean, you want to go to Jiangnan? How long?"
"Stop talking about half a year, I will definitely be back before the New Year at the latest.
Xiao Qin'er burst into tears, "You went to Jiangnan to enjoy the blessing and left me alone in the house. What should I do? I don't want to go."
Liu Yi frowned, "Don't be fooling around. Didn't you just listen to me? This is an errand I snatched from my eldest brother. If it weren't for my eldest brother in Zongzheng Temple, it would not be my turn.
When I come back from Jiangnan, we will not worry about money. You should stop paying the stamp money now, lest Sister-in-law use this to threaten you again. "
Xiao Qin'er wiped her tears, "Imperial clan members, you can't leave Beijing without purpose. Why would my father send you to Jiangnan? Don't lie to me."
Liu Yi snorted, "Who said that my son came out of Beijing without purpose? I was ordered to do an errand.
You also know that the Ministry of Household has no money, and every year you look for Shaofu to fight the autumn wind. However, Shaofu's income has been declining in recent years.
I heard that someone secretly filed a complaint that someone in Jiangnan had intercepted the tax bank of the Shibosi. The imperial grandfather sent someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.
As for me, I am accompanied by imperial envoys, and I have a long experience when I go out. The main thing is to come back with a little silver for the father. Otherwise, the mansion will soon be overwhelmed. "
Xiao Qin'er bit her lip, "It's been a year since you went out. What should I do? Don't wait for you to come back with a concubine on your left hand and a beauty on your right hand."
"Look at you, I'm jealous again. You are really jealous. I have only you in my eyes, so I promise not to mess around outside. What beautiful women can compare to you, I don't take a look."
Xiao Qin'er was happy in her heart, but she pretended to be arrogant, "Hmph, you know to coax me with words. In short, you can go to Jiangnan, but you are not allowed to bring a woman back. If you bring a woman back, I, I I will never let you go."
Liu Yi squeezed Xiao Qin'er's cheek, "My dear cousin, dear lady, just put ten thousand hearts. With you, no other woman can get into my eyes."
He took the opportunity to press down, and the husband and wife quarreled at the end of the bed, and in a blink of an eye there was a deep affection.
...
In Chunhe Hall, Pei is complaining that Princess Huyang can't do anything.
"You can't do a small thing, you still want the princess to help you, haha..."
A sneer, like a basin of cold water pouring on his head, made Princess Huyang feel cold.
She said to Pei: "I have finished the matter and sacrificed my family Minmin. As for the failure of the matter, this is not my responsibility. It is clear that your daughter-in-law is too shrewd to get involved at all. The sister-in-law is also true. It’s time to show up as a mother-in-law and squeeze Gu Jiu hard. I don’t believe it, she can turn the world upside down."
Pei's eyebrows were rubbed, "Pressing, you know the pressure. Who have you been crushed in these years? Princess Fuya, Princess Fuming, Princess Yangshi, which one is suppressed by you?"
The boss of Huyang County was exposed and shameless.
"Sister-in-law, don't yell at me. I think you can't help Gu Jiu. Look at it. One day, she will definitely grab the class and ask you to stand aside."
"She dare!"
Pei's face sank.
Princess Huyang laughed, "She has Liu Zhao as a backer, so she dare not. Liu Zhao is the eldest son of the eldest son, he is very heavy."
"Even if he is the eldest son, he is my son, and he has to listen to me."
"That's not necessarily. I don't think Liu Zhao will listen to you."
Pei was said to have suffered a painful foot, and was extremely upset in his heart, "Okay, you quickly step back. You are really mad at you."
Princess Huyang is not easy to send.
"Sister-in-law, what you promised me has not been fulfilled."
Pei snorted coldly, "I will enter the palace to meet my concubine tomorrow, and ask my concubine to make you a change to the princess mansion. You are always satisfied now."
Princess Huyang was satisfied, "I know my sister-in-law treats me best. My princess mansion, I have to act quickly. I feel heavy in my hands, it's not the taste."
Pei sneered, "You're afraid that Chen Luma's soul will not disappear, let's find you."
Princess Huyang's face changed slightly, his expression stern, "I'm afraid he is a dead ghost, it's a joke. Sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense."
Pei's face was mocking, "If you are not afraid that Chen Luma's ghost will come to you, why have you never returned to the princess mansion once after the accident? I heard that you passed the gate of the princess mansion several times and did not go in to see it. One glance."
Princess Huyang argued, "I was busy."
Ha ha!
busy?
Busy raising a little white face.
...
Gu Jiu brought medicinal materials and visited Chen Min for the second time.
Chen Min's face was pale, and a small face was not bloody.
She did not dare to face Gu Jiu's gaze and became very silent.
"Is Sister Min uncomfortable?"
Gu Jiu took her hand and took her pulse by the way.
Chen Min shook his head, "Cousin, I'm sorry."
"Don't blame you, you don't have to say sorry to me."
Chen Min still couldn't let go, "I didn't expect that my abdominal pain was because I accidentally ate the tea my mother gave me. I was almost implicated in my cousin."
"Sister Min, don't think too much about it, things are over. You take care of your body and try to get better soon."
Chen Min nodded, she looked at Gu Jiu, "Cousin, is my mother really going to marry the youngest son of Daihou Mansion who is a teenager?"
Gu Jiu frowned, "Who did you hear about this?"
Chen Min said with a sad expression: "It's spread all over the mansion, and it's hard not to know. My brother had a big fight with his mother because of this, and he moved back to Chen Mansion early this morning."
The Chen family was decapitated, leaving only Chen Lu and Chen Min.
Afterwards, King Ning came forward and asked the Chen family's house to come back for the Chen Lu brothers and sisters. He also returned to two farms and two shops.
It's just that the confiscated property will not come back.
Chen Lu quarreled with the Huyang princess, and instead of returning to the princess mansion, he went back to the Chen family residence.
Gu Jiu asked, "Your brother returned to Chen Mansion, did he bring anyone with him?"
Chen Min nodded, "I brought four small servants, four old servants, and four maids."
Gu Jiu asked again: "Your brother returns to Chen Mansion, does he have money to eat?"
There is only one bare house left in the Chen Mansion now, even without furniture.
Chen Lu ran back, where to sleep at night, not to mention the bed, the bedding and quilt had to be solved.
Chen Min bit his lip, nodded first, and then shook his head.
"When my father was still there, he would give us a lot of pocket money every time. My brother and I saved some. This time my brother went back and I gave him all the pocket money."
"I take the liberty to ask, how much pocket money do you two brothers and sisters have? If it is inconvenient, when I did not ask."
"It's okay to tell my cousin, my brother and I add up to two thousand taels."
Gu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, "There are two thousand taels, which is enough to save a little money for a year. By the end of the year, the farm and the shop will be able to get better next year."
"My brother said the same. He said that if his mother remarries, he will separate from his mother. From now on, he will support the Chen family alone. Your Majesty does not limit his brother's path to fame. My brother can study for the imperial examination or study. Wu Congjun is always one way."
Gu Jiu sighed, "Your brother is very ambitious."
Chen Lu is still a half-year-old boy, fourteen or thirteen this year. At this age, he already knows the independent support portal. As long as he is willing to persevere, there will be something for ten or twenty years.
She asked Chen Lu, "What about you? What do you think?"
Chen Min looked sad, "My brother said that he can't afford my dowry, and told me to follow my mother. And following my mother, I can marry more decently."
Gu Jiu said, "Your brother is justified in what he said. He is really thinking about you."
Chen Min seemed to cry, "Cousin, am I very cowardly? If my mother wants to remarry, as the Chen family, I should go back to Chen's house with my brother."
Gu Jiu took out the handkerchief and wiped away the tears from Chen Min's cheeks, "You should think from a different angle, if you follow your brother back, the burden on your brother should be heavier. In order to get your dowry, he should be a little bit older. It has to be calculated for the money. You can't bear it either."
Chen Min wept silently and nodded frequently, "I was afraid of adding burden to my brother, so I didn't dare to speak. But if my mother really married Han Golang, how should I deal with myself? I heard people say that Han Golang is a prostitute. He is only three or four years older than my brother. Is it possible that I have to call him father?"
Speaking of sadness, Chen Min cried more and more.
Gu Jiu changed a handkerchief to wipe the tears for Chen Min.
"Your brother moved back to Chen Mansion, didn't the princess say anything?"
Chen Min shook his head, "Mother didn't say anything, and didn't send anyone to give money to his brother. I think my mother was counting on my brother to run into a wall. After knowing that life was difficult, she came back to beg her grief. But I know my brother's temper. Even if he hits the south wall, he won't look back. I'm still worried that my mother will send someone to mess with me and deliberately create difficulties for my brother."
Gu Jiu comforted: "Don't worry too much. When the prince learns about your brother's move back to Chen Mansion, he will definitely send someone to take care of him."
"I'm worried that my mother will make use of my brother in this matter."
"If the prince speaks, even the princess can only accept the fact that your brother moved back to Chen's house."
"really?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "The prince appreciates ambitious people."
In a word, Chen Min ignited hope.