Chapter 48: Qiao Niang is unhappy, the Marquis is ordered to indulge in lust

Yun Qiao sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt, feeling the red envelope. It didn't feel heavy at all, but felt like a banknote...

Yun Qiao opened it and took a look, and sure enough, there were two silver notes, each worth one hundred taels.

Two hundred taels!

Yun Qiao stared in surprise. Who would have thought that just by trying to please the Marquis, she would get a red envelope of two hundred taels.

She had worked so hard for more than ten years to save up less than fifty taels of silver.

Of course, if you count the money that the Marquis gave to buy her, then there is the money.

Now, with these two hundred taels plus the two hundred taels she had saved, she would soon have five hundred taels.

It’s exciting just thinking about it.

You can buy a house and land.

However, the prerequisite for these transactions is that she must have the status of a free and honest citizen.

Yunqiao got out of bed in a hurry, and Xiaotao also came in from outside to help Yunqiao dress and make up. When Yunqiao was about to go out, she heard the maid say that the marquis had already left.

Yun Qiao was even happier.

She likes the kind of person who gives money without saying a word and leaves after paying.

"I'm happy for you girls today. Everyone come over here and I'll give you all some red envelopes for the New Year..."

Yun Qiao sat happily on the chair. Without getting dressed up, she took out the red envelopes that she had prepared a few days ago.

However, according to the red envelopes prepared before, there was not much money in them. Now that she got a big red envelope, she couldn't be too stingy to the people below her, so she gave an extra portion of the red envelope money.

"Happy New Year, girl. Wish you good fortune..."

"Happy New Year, girl, may you be blessed with good fortune..."

"Happy New Year, girl, may everything go well for you..."

Everyone said auspicious words and accepted the red envelopes handed over by Yunqiao.

Yun Qiao was also very happy, "Happy New Year to everyone, may you get rich, become wealthy, thin and beautiful..."

After giving out the red envelopes, Yun Qiao asked Xiao Tao to dress her up. Today was New Year's Day, so she put on some festive makeup.

The contraceptive soup is late but it arrives.

When the contraceptive soup was delivered, Yun Qiao had just finished putting on her makeup. Today she was wearing the peach blossom makeup that was the most popular in Kyoto in the second half of the year. She really lived up to the saying, her face was like a peach blossom and her eyes were shining like stars.

The makeup is relatively pink and tender. Yunqiao has a good foundation, and with a little rouge and powder, she looks surprisingly fresh and charming.

The nanny who brought the contraceptive soup came over.

Without waiting for her to speak, Yun Qiao took the cup and drank it.

"Mammy, you can go back now. You've worked so hard, delivering medicine to my house on New Year's Day."

"Miss, please don't be angry. I am just doing my job. The Marquis has instructed that you must drink a bowl of medicine after each session."

Yun Qiao didn't think much about it at first, but when she heard the nanny mention the Marquis, she felt unhappy.

"Since it's the Marquis who said it, Qiao Niang will do as he says. I've finished drinking now, Madam, won't you come down?"

The maid who delivered the medicine refused to leave, and Yun Qiao knew what she wanted to do. On the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, the master had to give a red envelope to the maid who came to him.

The nanny who delivered the medicine wanted to ask for a red envelope.

But Yunqiao refused to give it to her.

Not only was it unlucky to have medicine delivered so early in the morning, but the nanny also brought up the Marquis to pressure Yun Qiao.

I got upset for no reason, and this New Year was really unpleasant.

After leaving Yunqiao's place, Chen Jingyan returned to the main courtyard to change his clothes, and then went directly to his grandmother's courtyard.

When he arrived, Gu Heng was already having breakfast with the old lady.

The servant shouted outside.

"The Marquis is here..."

The old man looked at Gu Heng and smiled even brighter. "Look, we were just talking and Sanlang is here."

Chen Jingyan strode in and looked at Gu Heng, who was sitting under the old lady.

"Second brother came back without telling me. If I had known he was here, I would have come earlier."

Chen Jingyan sat down as he spoke. The maid brought him a new set of bowls and chopsticks. He picked up a steamed dumpling and started eating.

"Look at you wolfing down your food like you haven't eaten in days. But are the people down there starving you?"

The old lady said this, but she personally picked up a few more fried dumplings with mushroom and meat filling for Chen Jingyan.

Chen Jingyan ate everything and drank the porridge in the bowl in one gulp. After he was full, he wiped his mouth.

Then he said, "I have been traveling for the past few days and will not be back until this evening. Eat something hot first, as I have to go to the palace later."

"But you've been so busy. Look at the dark shadows under your eyes. You must be sleep deprived."

Chen Jingyan paused, thinking about how he was extremely sleepy last night, but he still hugged Yun Qiao and lingered in bed for more than an hour. As for the end, he was not tired, but he was very sleepy.

"When you're full, go back to your room and lie down for a while. When you go back to the palace, just let the maids and old women keep an eye on you."

"Sanlang, my grandmother told you that this woman is good, but you can't be too greedy."

He kept the affairs of Lanyuan extremely secret, so how come the ancestors still knew about it?

Chen Jingyan lowered his eyes, thinking that there were spies from his ancestors in his courtyard, but now, he was not in a hurry to find them and get rid of them.

"Grandma taught me, and my grandson remembered it in his heart."

Chen Jingyan said, turning to look at Gu Heng, "Second brother, why don't you say anything? The ancestors are urging me to get married, but it should be my second brother who gets married first."

The old lady said with a smile: "Before you came, I was talking to Heng'er about this..."

Gu Heng smiled elegantly, "Grandmother is urging me, but Sanlang also needs to hurry up. Although a concubine is good, he still needs to marry a wife first."

Chen Jingyan didn't answer.

He is very happy with his little concubine at the moment, but he has no plans to get married.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of something.

"Grandmother invited the eldest daughter of the Wang family last night?"

"I invited him here last night, and sent him back safely after dinner. It's rare that you, Sanlang, care about others." The old ancestor said with a smile.

"Grandma," Chen Jingyan whispered, "You must be cautious about my marriage with the Wang family. I have no feelings for any of the girls from the Wang family."

The old lady was unhappy at this time.

There was a hint of displeasure in his eyes. "You are already in your twenties, and you don't like this and that. Humph, you like the concubine in your room, but she is barren. Not to mention her humble status, even if she could give birth, I would not allow her to give birth to a son for the Marquisate."

"This year, you must get married no matter what."

"Since you don't like Wang Yanran, I'll bring some of your uncle's sisters here. You have to choose one that satisfies me."

Chen Jingyan frowned.

Gu Heng clenched his fist and chuckled, "Sanlang should just obey Grandmother's wishes and choose a virtuous wife as soon as possible to fulfill the old ancestor's wish of having a great-grandson."

"My second brother is ahead of me in the queue, so when it comes to getting married, my second brother should go first."

"Besides, I've been busy with military affairs lately and really don't have the heart to get married. Grandma, I'm full. I'm going back to the house to rest first."

Chen Jingyan said this and was about to leave.

Suddenly he turned around again, as if he remembered something.

"Grandma, Happy New Year! I wish you a long life, a life filled with great-grandchildren."