Chapter 77 Miss Lu's Precious Gift
"This is a new dish that Madam Hou taught me to make, tripe wrapped with meat. It is made by cleaning the tripe of a sheep and wrapping it with spiced marinated lamb. It is simmered in broth for two hours and is very delicious."
The steward introduced it very confidently.
Old Madam Qin gestured to pick up a piece of meat for her. It tasted delicious and she praised it repeatedly. However, Su Qianqian stared at the meat and gritted her teeth.
"Qianqian, what's wrong?" Old Madam Qin asked curiously.
"Manager, where is the 'belly' with meat wrapped around it?" Su Qianqian asked after calming down.
"Didn't Madam Hou say that there doesn't have to be a pot for sweet and sour pork, so there doesn't have to be a belly for belly-stuffed pork either? The cook peeled off the belly skin... and shared it and it would be a pity to throw it away, so we know it's very delicious."
The steward said with some guilt.
"Pot wrapped in sweet and sour pork doesn't necessarily have a pot, but belly wrapped in pork must have a belly! Forget it, go ahead, and remember not to peel off the belly next time."
Su Qianqian felt tired, the essence lies in the "belly"!
Fortunately, everyone thought the dish tasted good, except Qin Hanzhang who didn't eat meat, and Lu Zhiqing who had no appetite.
At night, Su Qianqian went into the space and saw that Dianfeng was still sleeping soundly. Su Qianqian was afraid that it would wet the bed, so she moved it from the bed to the bathtub, but it didn't even notice.
Qin Hanzhang also went to bed early that night...
The next day was July 20th, the day the Xue family came to pick up Lu Zhiqing, and also the day Qin Hanjue returned to the Imperial College for classes.
Lu Zhiqing had already dressed up early in the morning. When she arrived at Fushou Hall, even the careless Qin Yuzhuo secretly curled her lips, realizing that she had put a lot of thought into her dressing.
Although the material of what Lu Zhiqing wore today was the best, the color was very plain and elegant, and the style was simple and undecorated. She looked like a lotus emerging from the water, which made people feel loving.
The one who came to pick up Lu Zhiqing was Xue Dingzhou, the eldest son of the Xue family. Although he was a concubine's son and only sixteen years old, because his mother had no children, his status in the prime minister's mansion was second only to Xue Wanning.
When Lu Zhiqing entered the mansion, the clothes and jewelry that Mrs. Du had bought for her were all packed into boxes. However, Nanny Cheng also instructed the steward of the Wutong Courtyard that if any items in the courtyard were missing, the steward would have to compensate for them himself, so the steward watched Lu Zhiqing with his eyes like copper bells, and she had no chance to smuggle any of them out.
After the greetings were almost over, Young Master Xue asked his new sister Lu Zhiqing to set off. Su Qianqian then showed Young Master Xue and Lu Zhiqing the jewelry that Mrs. Du had given her, one by one, and packed them into a box.
Although those jewelries were nice, they were all old items, worth at most a thousand taels of silver. What Lu Zhiqing cared about most was the gift that Su Qianqian had given her, which was worth as much as the family property of the Marquis of Wuning.
Su Qianqian finally asked Su Mu to bring up a sandalwood box. The box was carved very delicately, and Su Mu held it very carefully, as if he was afraid of breaking it.
"Ms. Lu, please be sure to keep this gift." Su Qianqian said as she opened the lid of the sandalwood box.
Lu Zhiqing's eyes lit up and she couldn't help smiling, but she pretended to be reserved and walked over slowly. When she saw what was in the box, the smile froze on her face.
A golden key was quietly placed in the brocade box.
"This key is customized according to the key of our Wuning Marquis Mansion's storeroom. I also specially asked the gold shop to enlarge it. From now on, Wuning Marquis Mansion will be Miss Lu's home, and all the belongings of Wuning Marquis Mansion are in Miss Lu's hands."
Su Qianqian explained solemnly, carefully closed the lid of the box, and handed it to Lu Zhiqing.
Young Master Xue couldn't even close his mouth.
Lu Zhiqing's smile was uglier than her crying, and she could only pretend to be grateful to Mrs. Du and Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian took the handkerchief and carefully wiped Lu Zhiqing's eyes:
"Miss Lu, don't be so moved, and don't cry because you can't bear to leave. Don't think about the Marquis' Mansion in the future. The door of the Marquis' Mansion... will be closed tightly."
Qin Family: Shouldn’t it be open to Miss Lu…
Su Qianqian: It shouldn’t be like this!
Lu Zhiqing had not cried before, but this time she couldn't stop her tears from flowing. She cried so hard that her eyes were wet and her nose was running.
Master Xue: I am so touched. All the belongings of the Wuning Marquis’ Mansion... are just a key!
Lu Zhiqing: I don’t want to cry, this is just an eye-opener!
While Su Qianqian was persuading him, she quietly rolled up the handkerchief... Don't touch it, this capsaicin is not adulterated!
"Miss Lu, please stop crying. You have to remember, I'm afraid that pure gold is not strong and will deform easily, so I made it with copper inside. So don't bite it, or your teeth will break. This key can be your heirloom, passed down from generation to generation!"
Su Qianqian performs her duties diligently and responsibly in providing after-sales reminder services.
Qin Family: You are so thoughtful...
Master Xue: The actual value of this pawn is just a layer of gold foil. It seems that the box is more valuable...
Lu Zhiqing cried like this, and got on the carriage with all the belongings of the Wuning Marquis' Mansion, to become the adopted daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After finishing this important matter, Su Qianqian returned the remaining 4,995 taels of silver to Mrs. Du. Mrs. Du smiled and waved her hand:
"You can keep it. I didn't manage the household before, and you worked hard for it. This money is also what you saved. You can buy whatever you like."
"Thank you, mother-in-law!" Su Qianqian put it away simply.
[My mother-in-law is a pretty nice person. It's a huge sum of money, four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five taels! I can finally be someone who feels great just because I have a little money! 】
Su Qianqian was very happy. Mrs. Du smiled and thought about what Su Qianqian had experienced in her parents' home, about how she, as her mother-in-law, was completely unaware of it. She felt even more distressed and guilty towards Su Qianqian.
After solving the important issue of Lu Zhiqing, Su Qianqian started to arrange for several shops to start renovation at the same time. When all the craftsmen saw her drawings, they were confused.
"Why does this rice shop need so many kinds of rice cabinets?"
"Why do restaurants have shelves like this... What? Like they're used to store food?"
“Who would buy vegetables from a store…select them themselves and pay for them when they leave?”
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Fortunately, the Marquis' Mansion has many years of experience in infrastructure construction, and Qin Fu is well aware of the craftsmen's abilities. He quickly understood Su Qianqian's intentions and explained them to the leader of the craftsmen. The shop began to be renovated according to Su Qianqian's plan.
Two days later, Su Xing came back from outside and found out all the information about the East Market Teahouse. He drew it on a piece of paper and gave it to Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian wanted to laugh when she saw this. Su Xing could not recognize many words, but she was quite good at drawing. She drew a picture of a turtle, a circle and a chicken next to it. She said this was the "Guiyuan Teahouse" and the owner's surname was Ji.
"Why not use a better surname like Ji... But Mr. Mi, the teacher in our mansion, took two young masters out with him. Mr. Mi, the owner of Ji, seems to be his enemy..."
Su Xing smiled secretly, but didn't dare to say anything else.
"Master, are you taking the two young masters out? Are there any other people following you?"
Su Qianqian frowned slightly as she looked at the list. Ordinary young masters were not allowed to be taken out of the house.
"No one else followed them. It seemed that they were going to visit a great scholar. It is said that the great scholar has many rules and hates the rich and powerful who order servants around. So only Mr. Xi took the two young masters out in the carriage."
This is all Su Xing knew, and it was told by the talkative doorman.
"Go ask Madam He and Madam Xin. Tell them which great scholar you are meeting. Send someone to find out. If they won't let you in, won't they let you in? Ask the servant to wait at the door to bring you back."
Su Qianqian ordered Su Xing.
"Oh no, madam, the two young masters have been kidnapped!" Su Mu rushed in in panic, his face turning pale.
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