Chapter 122 The Queen's Summons

Du Jingyi nodded quickly with gratitude, as if Shang Ji was some kind of plague god and wanted to ask him to leave immediately.

Shang Ji also saw the meaning in her eyes, so he reached out and touched her hair, then chuckled before leaving.

When leaving, I saw the maid Cherry with her head buried deeply, her eyes fixed on the tips of her shoes, not even looking outward at all.

I was very satisfied and felt that this girl had learned the rules very well.

Only after the others had left did the master and servant breathe a sigh of relief.

Cherry walked up to Du Jingyi and said.

"Madam, you scared me to death. I thought... I thought..."

I thought the general was going to take a bath with the young lady.

Although she didn't say it out loud, Du Jingyi knew exactly what she meant.

You know what, that might have been the intention at the beginning.

And now, Du Jingyi could only make up for it himself.

"My leg is cramped, so the general sent me here because he was afraid that I would be in pain. Don't think too much about it."

"I see. The general is really considerate to the young lady."

Cherry was also a simple girl, and was coaxed by Du Jingyi with just a few words.

It was not until many years later, when she herself was living this shameless life, that she realized there was such a thing as the little pleasures between husband and wife.

Then he helped Du Jingyi take a bath carefully.

As for Shang Ji next door, he was poured with several buckets of hot water from head to toe, which was quick.

After everything was dressed, he called Luo Yuan over.

"Go find Butler He and Madam Dou."

"yes."

Luo Yuan thought it was something important, so he hurried there.

After a while, footsteps were heard outside the house.

The people have arrived.

"This old slave has met the general."

"Um."

"I wonder why the general called us here?"

Both of them knew Shang Ji's temper and that he was not the kind of person who would beat around the bush, so they asked directly.

Shang Ji didn't waste any more time and immediately gave the order.

"In the side room of the main house of the general's mansion, if you want hot water for bathing, you don't need someone to fetch water and deliver it repeatedly. Is that possible?"

This question confused the two of them.

But he soon reacted and answered.

"It should be possible. I have heard that there is such a room in the palace."

"Well, I'll go and arrange it, so that I don't have to disturb everyone in the yard to prepare water when I come back late in the future. It's troublesome."

The two of them looked as if they had realized what was going on, and felt that their general was truly a model of treating his servants well.

But they didn't know that Shang Ji's purpose was actually for his own future happiness, so they missed the smile on his lips.

If they saw it, they would probably be very confused.

Isn't the general a person who doesn't like to laugh? What is he doing now? Outside the house, the cold north wind continues to blow, but the house is warm.

It was a long time after they left that Du Jingyi reluctantly came out of the side room and returned to the main house.

Originally, I thought that as long as I wasn't embarrassed, it would be other people's thoughts that were embarrassed, so I took a deep breath and rushed in.

But when I went in, I found that there was no one in the room.

"Where's the General?"

Du Jingyi asked Li Zhu who was following behind him. This girl had just left the main house and would probably know his whereabouts.

Sure enough, Lizhu replied respectfully.

"The general went to the study and told the young lady to have lunch first. He had some difficult military matters to deal with, so he would not have lunch with the lady."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly I felt less tense.

Once this person relaxes his mind, he will naturally feel hungry.

I didn't have breakfast in the first place, and it's already time for lunch outside.

Lizhu naturally noticed that her young mistress was hungry, so she immediately had food brought to the table.

Looking at the not-so-large amount of food on the table, Du Jingyi thought of her husband who was still in the study.

Lizhu was not stupid either, and she spoke immediately.

"Don't worry, Madam. The general has also sent some food over. They are all his favorite foods."

"Well, that's good."

After saying this, Du Jingyi sat down on the stool and began to chew slowly, mouthful by mouthful.

Maybe she was really hungry, or maybe Danruo's cooking skills had improved. In any case, she ate more today than usual.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

However, seeing her like this, the two maids were also very happy.

Especially cherries.

She has not forgotten what Mother Cai once said.

"Madam is too frail. She needs to eat more and sleep more to get well. If she has a child in the future, she will be able to handle it."

So, when she saw Du Jingyi eating happily, her smile never dropped.

It was not until Du Jingyi had eaten most of the food and sighed that he couldn't eat any more that the two of them started to clean up.

She felt weak after the meal, but she got up late, so she was in good spirits at this moment.

And since he had nothing to do today, Du Jingyi planned to read some books.

By the way, I found a few interesting storybooks and gave them to my sister-in-law to amuse her.

Otherwise, if you are confined in the yard all day long, you will get sick even if you are not sick.

There is a bookshelf against the wall in the main room, piled with the books that Du Jingyi collected when she was at her mother's house.

Some are strange and bizarre things, and some are old news from previous dynasties.

Du Jingyi took out a few notebooks that told stories about gods and started flipping through them.

She had read this book a few years ago.

Now is the time to read old books in a new light, which is quite interesting.

After just a cup of tea, I heard familiar footsteps outside.

Then the voices of Cherry and Lizhu were heard.

"This servant greets the general."

Hearing that her husband was coming, Du Jingyi felt a little better than before.

When he got up and sat on the kang, he saw Shang Ji walking in, followed by Butler He.

Compared to his calmness, Butler He's face was full of joy, which confused Du Jingyi. He bowed to Shang Ji and asked curiously.

"General, is there any good news?"

When she spoke, Shang Ji didn't seem very excited, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Just now the palace sent out a message saying that the Queen will summon you to the palace for an audience tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

This time, not to mention Du Jingyi, even the two maids were shocked by this sudden news.

"Why so sudden?"

"It's not that sudden. The last time I went back to the palace for a banquet, I didn't see you, and the Empress was worried about it. Now that a month or two has passed, it's natural that she has to summon you."

Then he looked her up and down and spoke again.

"You are not yet a lady of the imperial court, so you don't have the court dress required of a lady of the imperial court to meet the emperor. Tomorrow you should dress appropriately for your status. You don't need to be too outstanding, but be dignified and generous. Today is good enough."

Every word of his words fell into the ears of Du Jingyi, his master and his servant, and aroused the thoughts of the three of them.

(End of this chapter)