Chapter 79: Tsk tsk, woman! (Long chapter, 4000 words)
Su Peisheng naturally understood what he said. He smiled and offered the Fourth Master a cup of tea, saying, "Master, in my opinion, how could there be a woman who doesn't love beauty? I'm afraid Wen Gu Niang is no exception.
Looking at the things you gave her before, she always wears them on her head, so I know she must be happy.
The Fourth Master nodded after hearing this. Indeed, if he didn't like it, why would he wear it on his head?
However, today he finally got out and gave her a lot of silver. The Fourth Master vaguely remembered that Wenjiu was not like this before. It seemed that he and Mo Xiang had a jealous quarrel over hairpins and jewelry.
It has been too long and the Fourth Master doesn’t remember it clearly.
I suddenly began to doubt whether I had wronged her before.
After thinking for a while, the Fourth Master finally came up with an answer.
Maybe it’s... because of myself?
In the past, Wen Jiuding thought that he liked things with good colors, so he was always jealous of others because of their hairpins, rings and jewelry.
Now that she sees that she likes food more, she starts to like kitchen utensils as well?
Tsk tsk, woman.
"Go and tell Li Jinzhong to look after Qingliang Pavilion while I'm away."
"Yeah." Su Peisheng remained expressionless, but in fact he was full of admiration for Wen Jiu.
This is the first time that the prince cares so much about someone.
As soon as Su Peisheng walked out of the door, he ran into Fu Jin who was walking towards him with a smile on her face.
He immediately bowed and said, "Good luck to you, my wife."
Ulanara smiled and nodded: "Is Lord Beile back?"
Su Peisheng lowered his brows and eyes: "To answer the wife, the prince has been back for a while. Please wait a moment, I will go in and give you a reply."
Ulanara nodded gently: "Thank you for your help, Eunuch Su."
Su Peisheng did not dare to delay and immediately entered the house: "Master, the wife is outside the door asking to see you."
The Fourth Master didn't even blink: "What are you doing here?"
I came back earlier and asked someone to tell Fu Jin about it. Why did he suddenly come here now?
Su Peisheng said, "I saw that Fu Jin came with a food box. I think she is worried about your health."
"Please come in." The Fourth Master finally put down the document.
Soon, Ulanara appeared in a bright red Manchu dress embroidered with crabapple blossoms and golden thread sleeves, and was wearing seven or eight centimeters high flower-bottomed shoes. She was supported by a nanny and entered the house. The jewels and jade on her body were so dazzling that it was hard to open your eyes.
The Fourth Master glanced at Fu Jin and felt deeply moved. Is this what a normal woman he is familiar with should look like?
She was surrounded by pearls and jade, and had so many hairpins and rings on her head that her hair was almost invisible, and her neck felt like it was about to break under the pressure.
It would be abnormal if she were as plain as she was when warming the wine.
"Good luck to the prince." Ulanara bowed slightly, without the pearl hairpin on her head shaking. The smile on her face was just right, and she looked very dignified and generous.
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "No need to be polite."
"My Lord, you must be exhausted after going out today. I asked the kitchen to prepare some food in advance. They are all your favorites. Would you like some?"
Behind her were four young eunuchs, each holding a food box.
The Fourth Master had gone to the Seventh Master's house and felt a little hungry.
He nodded, stood up and sat at the table. Seeing this, the servants immediately brought a copper basin over to help the Fourth Master wash his hands.
Fu Jin did not dare to delay and personally took out the meal from the food box and placed it on the table.
The Fourth Master took a look and was not surprised at all: old duck soup, roasted deer tendons, and braised beef in soy sauce.
I did add some fresh ingredients and filled up the bowl with milk porridge.
It’s just that I drank three big bowls of this milk soup at Wenjiu’s place last time, and now I don’t have much appetite for it.
After all, it was sent by the wife, so the fourth master had to give some face and finally chose milk soup among these dishes.
After taking two tasteless sips, the Fourth Master said, "Thank you for your trouble, Concubine."
The smile on Ulanara's face deepened. "As long as Lord Beile likes it, that's good. Speaking of which, when you were out just now, Third Sister-in-law came to our house to lie down, and she mentioned Third Master."
Seeing the Fourth Master looking over, she continued, "It is said that when the Third Master goes out this time, he will be accompanied by three servants, one Concubine Tian, and two princesses.
I thought that since you were going out too, you should have brought more people to serve you, but since Sister Li and I were both too busy to handle everything, I had no choice but to take Sister Song with me.
Seeing the Fourth Master frown, Ulanara immediately explained, "Although Sister Song is a little weak, she is now almost recovered. I usually take good care of her. I feel more at ease if I let her accompany you on your post."
The Fourth Master couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Song? Can she still take care of others? She's either fainting or crying, or fainting from crying. When I take her out, is it to provide disaster relief or to perform opera?"
Ulanara was shocked by the Fourth Master's words: "I...I...know my mistake. Sister Song is a little weak, but there are not many people in our house, and new people will come in later."
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "Forget it, get up."
Ulanara glanced at the Fourth Master and asked tentatively, "Then will Prince Beile take Sister Wen with him?"
"I'm not taking anyone with me. Don't bother with it."
"But..." Ulanara continued, "Third Master has brought so many people with him, but there is no one to take care of him. I am afraid that I have wronged him..."
The Fourth Master was a little impatient when he heard this: "If I say no, then no, don't mention it anymore."
His third brother didn't learn much of the scholar's character, but he learned all the romanticism.
I have so many female confidantes that I can’t even count them on two hands.
The third sister-in-law is also a confused person. The backyard is almost in chaos. Not only can she not control people, but she also wants to complain about her third brother to Concubine Rong's mother. The third brother is so proud that he naturally dislikes her more and more. The more she is disliked, the more the third sister-in-law can't control people.
"Master, but the Third Master has brought so many people with him. If you don't bring any of them, wouldn't it be too conspicuous?"
The Fourth Master couldn't eat any more and put down his spoon. "Next time Third Sister-in-law comes over, you just need to entertain her well and just listen to what she says."
He added, "After I leave, you will take good care of the house. If there is anything important, please write to me, or discuss it with the Crown Princess and Seventh Brother's wife."
Ulanara naturally didn't dare to refute the Fourth Master's words and immediately responded, "Your Highness is right. Don't worry, I will take good care of the mansion. I will also be in regular contact with the Crown Princess and Seventh Brother's wife."
Having said this, she didn't really intend to associate with these two people.
It is said that the prince treats them, the prince, very kindly, but she and the princess are not on good terms.
The Crown Princess was a very arrogant person, and few people caught her eye. Several times, he had tried to get close to her, but he was always met with resistance. But she was slippery and slippery. Whenever the Fourth Master was in the presence of the Fourth Master at a palace banquet, she would act very close to him. His expression would change faster than turning the pages of a book.
There was also the Seventh Lady, who came from a small family and was not presentable at all, making it very difficult to get along with her.
To be honest, among these sisters-in-law, she likes the eldest wife more.
The eldest wife was very capable. Now, there were only two concubines left in the Prince of Zhi's harem, not even a princess. Moreover, her family was very powerful and she treated people very considerately. On a daily basis, people said that they could get along better with her.
"My Lord Beile will be leaving tomorrow. I have prepared a few boxes for you. I will have them bring them over later. You can take them with you on the journey."
"Well, you can do whatever you want." The Fourth Master waved to the servants behind him and said, "Rinse your mouth."
This meant that she didn't want to eat anymore. Ulanara immediately stood up and helped the Fourth Master rinse his mouth before returning to the front yard.
Lying at the corner of the gate and watching Fu Jin leave, he warmed the wine and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh, not bad. I only lost thirty days of my life. I have 125 days left." Wenjiu squatted at the door of the Fourth Master. After Fu Jin went in, the system reported once that the Fourth Master and his competitor were less than fifty centimeters apart, and reported two skin contacts, which deducted 30 days of his life.
[Just reminding the master to go in earlier. Maybe if you go in earlier, you won't drop so much.]
Wen Jiu rolled his eyes: "Do you think Fu Jin is a pushover? She's already giving me the drug that will kill my offspring before I even provoke her. What if I provoke her and she strangles me to death in secret?
Besides, she is the principal wife, so it is normal for her to look for the Fourth Master. As a concubine, I should have some self-awareness."
[This is the Qing Dynasty. Whether or not one is the legitimate wife is a matter of personal choice. Master, please don't be sad.]
Wen Jiu nodded solemnly: "Well, I'm not sad, just wait, tomorrow I will find a way to secretly follow the Fourth Master.
When I'm not living under the control of the Ulanara family, I'll be putting on eye drops for her every day! "Humph, you use all kinds of skills to compete for men, and you use such despicable means to treat her, as if she is a little kitten?
She doesn't have a good memory when she's warming up a bottle of wine, but she holds a grudge! Wait till she does, a woman's revenge is never too late!
[Hmm? Following secretly?] Xiao Jin found the key point, his eyes widened: [Master, don't be impulsive. What if Emperor Star gets angry and you fall out of favor?]
Wenjiu: "...Can't you just hope that I can order something good?"
[I am helping my master prepare for the worst.]
Wen Jiu: "It's already very bad now. The Fourth Master won't take me away at all. If I don't find a way, I might die."
"Woof woof woof!" Suddenly, a big dog more than one meter tall jumped out from behind him, jumped up and pounced on Wen Jiu.
Wenjiu was unable to dodge and was knocked down by it.
Then, the big dog on his body licked Wenjiu's face twice without any hesitation.
Wenjiu was stunned by this sudden enthusiasm.
Who is she? Where is she? What is she doing?
Wangcai on the opposite side circled around Wen Jiu twice, pulling her trouser legs from time to time, looking very happy.
"Woof! Woof woof!" Seeing Wenjiu motionless, Wangcai barked twice again.
"Shh! Stop shouting!" Wenjiu came back to her senses and immediately gestured to Wangcai. If she was seen peeping outside the Fourth Master's yard, she would most likely be killed here!
"Woof! Woof woof!" Wangcai was happy and started spinning again.
"Who's outside?" Suddenly, a voice was heard from the yard.
Wenjiu was startled, and his mind raced as he took out the authentic 300-year-old Beijing roast duck that he had bought from the roast duck restaurant today. He gritted his teeth, threw it in front of the corner, and turned around to hide at the corner.
Wangcai pounced on it like a fly, bit the roast duck in one bite, then climbed down obediently and started chewing on it.
Wenjiu squatted at the foot of the wall, thinking of leaving after someone passed by.
After waiting for a while, I suddenly heard the Fourth Master's voice: "Wangcai? Where have you been?"
The Fourth Master hadn't seen Wangcai all day, and as he was about to leave, he missed him a little. He wanted to take him with him, but he was afraid of the bumpy road. But he also felt a little uneasy leaving him at home.
"Woof! Woof woof!" While eating roast duck, Wangcai did not forget to bark at the Fourth Master.
He even took half of the roast duck, placed it at the Fourth Master's feet, and then slowly ate the rest.
The fourth master patted its head in amusement and said, "Eat it yourself. I won't take it from you."
As he said this, he put the other half in front of it.
"Who feeds Wangcai? This roast duck looks very salty. You shouldn't feed it anything with a lot of salt, don't you know?"
As soon as the Fourth Master said this, a young eunuch ran out and knelt down with a thud.
"Please spare me, Lord Beile. It's not time for dinner yet. I didn't keep an eye on it. I don't know where it found this..."
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "Forget it, just be more careful next time."
The young eunuch immediately kowtowed and said, "I'll take note of this. I promise I will never give salt to Wangcai again."
Wenjiu, who was listening behind him, frowned deeply and asked, "How do you raise a dog?"
Didn’t you know that dogs also need a proper diet?
Although eating too much salt is not good for dogs, salt is also an essential element for dogs' bodies. If they really don't eat any salt, they will suffer from skin diseases and excessive hair loss due to lack of salt.
No wonder Wangcai was so excited when he saw me. I guess everyone thought this dog was the Fourth Master's pet dog, and no one dared to feed it for fear of getting into trouble. The eunuchs around him strictly forbade him from eating salt, so he could only enjoy the taste of it from me. Isn't it because he wanted to be close to me?
However, like master, like dog. Both the man and the dog are the same. They always cause trouble for her, but she still has to coax them!
"Look, master, Wangcai has a good appetite today and even finished the whole roast duck." Su Peisheng said with a smile.
The Fourth Master patted Wangcai's head and asked, "Are you still going to eat?"
Wangcai circled around him twice and then started running in circles again.
Wenjiu was so frightened by its appearance that he almost lost his soul.
If, she meant if, she told the Fourth Master that she was urinating here, would the Fourth Master believe it?
[No, that would only make you lose favor! The Fourth Master doesn't want a woman who's so easy to please!]
Wen Jiu looked at Xiao Jin, who had a calm expression, and rolled his eyes at him: "You're such a crow."
[Master, you're done. I saw Wangcai running towards you.]
Wenjiu: "...I want to hide in the space."
Xiao Jin: [Then, keep one body so that the Fourth Master can find it?]
Warming wine: "......"
Forget it, we will fight against the enemy with our soldiers and block the water with earth!
Just as she was bracing herself for a critical hit, she suddenly heard the voice of Xiao Jin flying high above.
[Master, everything is fine now. Wangcai didn't even come over, and he even brought Diwangxing into the yard.]
Wen Jiu sighed softly, "I guess I didn't waste two roast ducks!"
On the way back, Xiao Jin sat on Wenjiu's shoulder, eating the candied haws that Wenjiu had bought for him, and said, "Master, do we really have to follow secretly? Is there no other way?"
Wenjiu: “No more.”
Xiao Jin: "Can't you just ask Emperor Star for help?"
Wen Jiu: "It's useless. He thinks it's troublesome to bring a woman with him. It's a miracle that he can bring me with him."
In Wenjiu's memory, the Fourth Master was a man of his word. He would refuse things directly and decisively, with every word he uttered being adamant, leaving no room for negotiation.
Furthermore, it was not a good thing to let a prince who was born and raised in ancient times and wanted to do something big take his beautiful concubine with him on the way to disaster relief. It would be better for her to execute him first and report to him later.
Xiao Jin: "But what if we fail?"
Wen Jiu clenched his fist: "It is impossible to fail, I will never fail!"
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