Chapter 359 360. Regaining the Body
Seeing Hu Dong again after more than half a year, Jin Qianqian was worried that he would be blown away by such a tall and thin figure.
"You've grown taller, but why are you so thin?" Jin Qianqian frowned and looked at him, "Maybe I arranged too many things for you, and you're too tired."
Hu Dong knew the condition of his body. In fact, he ate a lot at every meal. Maybe he had been following Uncle Hu and eating alternately, which laid the seeds of trouble for his body.
"You can't do this," Jin Qianqian looked at Hu Dong, who was almost like a paper man, and didn't care about the account book she had just handed over. "I'll let Butler Fu take you to see a doctor first. Don't worry, there are many old imperial doctors in the clinic in Shangjing, and they will definitely take care of your health."
Hu Dong felt warm in his heart. "Thank you for your concern, Madam. When I finish these things, I will ask Butler Hu to take me to the family doctor for a thorough check-up."
"Then you must go. This body is no joke." Seeing that he really listened to her, Jin Qianqian didn't hold on to the matter.
"Thank you for your hard work over the past year, traveling all over the country." Jin Qianqian patted the thick stack of account books in front of her. Each book represented a shop in a place.
At this time, she was even wondering if she had made the child too tired, seeing how he had become.
"It's a good opportunity for you to relax in the capital. Don't work for the next two months. Take good care of your body first."
When Hu Dong heard that he was going to be given a long vacation, he became anxious. "There's no need to rest for so long. There are still so many things to do."
"When the time comes, you'll listen to the doctor and see what he says." Jin Qianqian felt a little guilty when she saw his thin body. She felt like she was about to turn into Zhou Baopi.
Hu Dong knew that his wife was doing this for his own good, so he explained the account books and contracts and then followed Butler Fu out.
"Butler Fu, I haven't seen you for a while. You have gained weight."
Jiang Zhongfu touched his belly and said with some regret, "If all my flesh were hanging on you, everything would be perfect."
Hu Dong, "If Butler Fu is willing to give it up, I am willing to accept it, but I don't know when Butler Fu will exchange it?"
Jiang Zhongfu, "...You are such a smooth talker now. It seems like you have been talking to people a lot outside for more than a year."
"That's right. Many things are done through negotiation. I heard that Mi Li often follows the master in and out now?"
When talking about his son, Jiang Zhongfu was full of pride. "Mr. Meng and his wife think highly of him. This boy is responsible for the internal affairs, while Mingfeng follows him outside. The two work well together."
"That's really good. I can learn a lot from the master." Thinking back to when he first met the master and his wife, their lives were hanging by a thread.
I guess if he hadn't met the master on that snowy day, his fate would have been different.
Jiang Zhongfu deeply agreed with this. The steward Hu in front of him was not an ignorant child back then, but after being taught by the master and his mistress, he has now become a well-known figure in more than a dozen nearby cities.
What makes these people appreciate it even more is that the master and mistress know how to use people well and give them enough respect.
Besides, the lady has even solved their worries about being unable to move when they are old, so why would they be unfaithful?
"We don't need to take a carriage. There's an old imperial physician sitting at the street corner ahead. He's very good at taking care of your body. I think your body needs some good care." Jiang Zhongfu led him to the left.
"Butler Fu will have to trouble you again."
"It's a bit too formal to say that..."
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I thought it would take some time before we could see the excitement, but I didn't expect that in just a few days, Yang Wenlan brought Jin Qianqian the latest news.
"The Ning family is really busy right now. Fang Yuan came to me and cried a few times, wanting our parents to go over and persuade him." Yang Wenlan has been troubled by him these days. "Who do you think can take care of this kind of thing?"
Jin Qianqian, "So what did you say?"
"What else can I say?" Yang Wenlan said helplessly, "After all, this is their own business. As outsiders, how can we interfere?
They only interacted with each other a few times because they were of the same age, but they were not close enough to interfere with others' concubines.
But what you said is really ridiculous. Everyone went to the party at the same time, and some people were drunk, but Lord Ning was the only one who got drunk.
I heard that the old lady was very happy, saying that she could establish a relationship with the Shangshu Mansion, and she was excitedly preparing a wedding room at home."
Jin Qianqian, "I seem to remember that their yard seems to be rented, and the place is not very big. Can they clean up a room?"
Yang Wenlan, "Fang Yuan was already disgusted, and because of the incident in the room, she was even more angry.
There were only a few main rooms. The old lady occupied the east wing, the couple lived in the west wing, and there was another room, which was now temporarily occupied by the two children.
The other end was converted into a study, and the others were side rooms for the servants to temporarily stay in.
But now the old lady actually wants to drive the two children to the side room and move the room next to it into the concubine's room.
"The main room is separated from the side room by a wall. What do you think of this?"
Jin Qianqian, "Which side is Lord Ning on?"
“Oh,” Yang Wennan sneered disdainfully, “It is said that he looks embarrassed at home all day long, not taking sides with anyone, and just letting his blind mother toss him around.
It's just that Fang Yuan is so angry that she has lost her mind and hasn't recovered yet. When she sorts out these things, I guess this matter will still be a fuss."
Although Jin Qianqian was somewhat displeased with the Ning family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she did not want to see Fang Yuan being plotted against.
She stroked her chin and said thoughtfully, "Speaking of this Xiao family girl, I have some impression of her. Her father, Xiao Yunhai, was originally the prefect of Daocheng. Because of the refugee issue, he was demoted to a remote place and became a seventh-rank county magistrate.
The concubine daughter of the Xiao family refused to suffer and stayed in the capital with her stepmother and step-sister.
Two years ago, her stepmother arranged a marriage for her, marrying a man named Niu as his second wife.
"Ah, she's married?" Yang Wenlan really didn't know there was such a thing. "Didn't they say she was the sister of Mr. Huang's wife? How is that possible?"
Jin Qianqian glanced at her and said, "Do you remember what I said to you when I came to your house a few days ago?"
"Last time?" Yang Wenlan couldn't remember for a moment.
Jin Qianqian smiled and said, "At that time, your Lord He praised the young lady for her good looks."
Yang Wenlan immediately knew what the matter was. Because of this matter, He Nan had been scolded by her many times in the past few days. It was not until he was afraid to stare at the young lady anymore that she put the matter behind him.
"So it turns out that this girl from the Xiao family is entangled with Lord Gu?" At this point, Yang Wenlan looked at Jin Qianqian thoughtfully.
(End of this chapter)
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