Because of her mother Chen's change of attitude, Jiang Yuzhu tossed and turned and did not sleep well all night.
Hongli was sleeping on a small couch in the outer room. Listening to the noises coming from the inner room, he asked cautiously, "Madam, are you still awake?"
"I can't sleep."
Jiang Yuzhu simply sat up and said, "Hongli, come talk to me."
"Madam, it's already late at night. How about I read you my cousin's travelogue?"
Hongli rubbed her eyes. She was also a little worried. Every time she read Chen Tao's travel notes, she, as a servant, fell asleep first.
The hypnotic effect is powerful and comes much faster than sleep-inducing incense.
"No rush."
Jiang Yuzhu was confused and asked, "Hongli, tell me the truth, how did I treat the master?"
Hongli didn't understand why, but she replied truthfully: "Madam is very good to Master."
"Be more specific."
Both her parents have turned to Xie Zhao, and Jiang Yuzhu has really lost her confidence. She wants to hear the opinion of her personal maid.
Outside the door, Hong Jin heard the noise and quietly walked in through the curtain.
Seeing Hongli racking his brains, Hongjin quickly said, "Master was summoned to the North by the Emperor. The journey was dangerous, and he relied entirely on Madam's company. Madam has a deep affection for Master."
Although it was the emperor's decree that forced Madam to accompany him all the way and share the joys and sorrows, she still made the sacrifice.
"You are pregnant and have gone through a lot of hardship. You are a great contributor to the Xie family!"
Hongli finally realized something, "You are a very lucky person. The Xie family depends on you for salvation."
Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and felt that what the two maids said made a lot of sense.
She was nice to Xie Zhao and the Xie family. Why was his mother Chen brainwashed by Xie Zhao and felt that what she did was a little lacking?
"Master often secretly took out letters and handkerchiefs, and every time they happened to be seen by my parents."
Xie Zhao knows how to give hints and his actions are quite exaggerated.
Jiang Yuzhu thought for a moment and then ordered, "Hongli, light the oil lamp and embroider a fox handkerchief."
Hongli paused holding the teacup, her face drooping as she begged for mercy: "Madam, you know my embroidery is the worst, not even as good as Ningxiang and Ningdong."
It is really painful to do embroidery.
If it was Hong Jin, she would do better than her.
Hongli looked at his wife nervously, hoping that she would change her mind.
Jiang Yuzhu coughed lightly twice and tried to keep her expression as natural as possible: "Only the two of us have similar embroidery skills, so it's not easy for others to notice."
Since she wanted to send a handkerchief to Xie Zhao and find someone to replace him, she must find someone with similar skills to herself to get by. Jiang Yuzhu thought Hongli was just the right person.
"You want to send the master off?"
Hongli seemed to understand and hesitated before saying, "Why don't you give me a green bamboo handkerchief?"
Embroidering bamboo leaves is the simplest and can be completed within an hour.
"Embroider bamboo leaves. If mother thinks it's too ordinary, we can embroider foxes instead."
Jiang Yuzhu made up her mind. She believed that Xie Zhao, who was so insightful, should understand what she meant.
"The master is a two-faced person. On the surface, he doesn't care about anything, but in fact, he is petty and is secretly making things difficult for me."
When Jiang Yuzhu thought about it, she felt no guilt at all.
Take having children for example, what contribution has Xie Zhao made?
After figuring it out, Jiang Yuzhu fell asleep quickly, leaving Hongli in the outer room and resigned herself to embroidering the fox.
When it was bright outside, Hongli finally finished the embroidery with dark circles under her eyes.
"here you go!"
Jiang Yuzhu was very satisfied and rewarded Hongli with a carp jade pendant. She said considerately, "You are taking a rest today, so you don't have to wait on me."
"Madam, it's just one night. I can still endure it."
Hongli is used to following his wife around and serving her tea and water, and is always worried that others may not serve her well enough.
Jiang Yuzhu twitched her eyes and said, "Go get some sleep, or I, as your wife, will feel like I'm exploiting you."
After Hongli returned to her room, Jiang Yuzhu quickly called out to Hongjin, saying, "Hurry up and put on some makeup for me. Apply a layer of dark powder under my eyes."
Hong Jin did as he was told and suddenly understood what his wife was thinking.
"Are you worried that the old lady will see the black circles under Hongli's eyes and reveal her identity?"
Her wife was extremely smart and never missed a single detail. Hong Jin secretly admired her.
Jiang Yuzhu smiled faintly and said, "What else? My mother is very smart."
In Chen's heart, sympathy for Xie Zhao prevailed, and she was prone to finding fault with her daughter, but if Jiang Yuzhu really stayed up late to embroider, Chen could only feel distressed.
Jiang Yuzhu was strong-willed and would never fall for Xie Zhao's plan, so she had no choice but to deceive her mother Chen.
After handing over the fox handkerchief, just as Jiang Yuzhu had expected, Chen began to blame herself again, saying, "Mother told you to stay up late, why did you stay up late? You're pregnant now, and your energy is not good enough."
"Mother, I have thought carefully about what you said and I think you are right."
Jiang Yuzhu leaned against Chen's side and said dejectedly, "Yuanhe has never been like this before. I guess I haven't been considerate of him, so he keeps taking out letters and old handkerchiefs. I guess everyone else knows that I've neglected him."
Jiang Yuzhu is also a person who cares about face and does not want her family affairs to be known by outsiders.
Chen thought for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mother, you're mistaken. It's not easy for Yuanhe to worry about the country and the people, but it's also difficult for you to be in Jiangnan, pregnant and without your husband by your side."
It was very ignorant of Xie Zhao to have a request at this time.
Chen wanted to blame Xie Zhao, but she found she couldn't open her mouth.
From the beginning to the end, Xie Zhao did not ask for anything, it was all Chen's imagination.
With the company of my mother Chen and my good sister Zhao Fendie, my life is more fulfilling than before.
After Chen came to Suzhou, Jiang Yuzhu felt reassured and all the worries in her heart disappeared completely.
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