Chapter 39 Lord, Give Gifts to Qiao Niang
As time passed, Yunqiao's embroidery was finally completed. In short, it did not delay the old lady from giving it to someone else, and it was completed perfectly.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, Yun Qiao finished the embroidery ahead of time and showed it to the old lady. The old lady liked it very much and praised it repeatedly. She also gave Yun Qiao a reward and some fabric, which made Yun Qiao very happy.
Money, she loves money the most now, money can take away most of the troubles.
The old lady knew that Yunqiao was an outstanding embroidery worker, so she asked Yunqiao to make all the patterns she had used on her clothes.
Yun Qiao also embroidered two headband patterns for the old lady, which she loved very much.
Although no one from Xiaoxiang Garden went to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old lady still prepared a table of food for them.
Yun Qiao put the dishes in Cheng Danmei's room, and everyone sat together to have a reunion dinner.
As the moon reaches the Mid-Autumn Festival, my longing for you grows stronger.
Except for Yunqiao, everyone else missed home. Yunqiao also missed home, but it was useless to think about it. She couldn't go back at all, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
The meal was almost finished and the wine was all gone.
Fang Jia was already drunk, crying and shouting that she missed home and her mother...
Even Cheng Danmei, who seemed the coldest and indifferent, looked at the moon with moist eyes.
After drinking, Yun Qiao's face turned red and her head felt dizzy. Sun Sisi asked the maid to clear the things on the table.
"Xiao Tao, your daughter is also drunk. Hurry up and help her go back home, wash up and go to bed early."
"Thanks to Sister Qiao, we had such a delicious meal today."
Yun Qiao said softly, "No, we've been behaving well in Xiaoxiang Garden, and nothing much has happened. The old lady saw that we were doing our duty, so she gave us a treat to share."
Yes, just yesterday.
Yun Qiao just heard that the eldest wife had a miscarriage. It turned out that she had been pregnant for a long time. Due to her inexperience, she ate some hawthorn fruits sent by the concubine. She was not a greedy person, so after eating two of them, the baby in her belly was gone that night.
It's only been a little over a month.
There was unrest in the first house, and Mrs. Yu scolded all the concubines in her son's house.
At the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, the eldest wife looked extremely unhappy. The young mistress, who had just had a miscarriage, did not even show up. After learning about this, the old lady sent some nourishing food and advised Mrs. Cai to take good care of herself and have another child in the future.
Although the eldest daughter was adopted from the same clan, except for not being able to inherit the title of marquis, the old lady never treated them badly in terms of food and drink expenses.
Now Chen Yusheng, the grandson of the eldest wife, is married, and the old lady has never asked them to separate.
It can be seen that he still attaches great importance to their family.
But when it comes to offspring, the old lady naturally wants one born by her own grandson.
At this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, everyone in the main courtyard was in a bad mood, and the servants below did not dare to say much. It was certainly much more depressing than previous years.
On the contrary, in Xiaoxiang Garden, everyone was having a good time behind closed doors.
Yun Qiao didn't know what was wrong with her, she was in a very low mood. After drinking a few glasses of wine, she got drunk and went back to her room, lay down and fell asleep.
However, Lord Chen, who was far away at the front line, couldn't sleep at this moment.
Deputy General Dongfeng brought the roasted lamb leg to Chen Jingyan.
"My Lord, please eat something. This initial battle was a success. I believe it won't be long before we capture Xianyang City and recapture our city. Once Xianyang City is recaptured, you can return to Kyoto City."
The old lady of the Marquis' Mansion kept urging the Marquis to go back, and even went to the palace to ask the Imperial Concubine for help.
The emperor also said that the only way was to recapture Xianyang City and let the marquis return to Beijing to take up his post.
As the deputy general, Dongfeng naturally had to go back with them.
Chen Jingyan picked up the barbecue, took two bites, and then lost his appetite.
This barbecue is not as good as the one made by the young lady in the Marquis' Mansion, but the lamb is tender and not difficult to swallow.
"My Lord, what's wrong? Is the mutton not cooked?"
When eating in the military camp, the only thing that matters is whether the food is cooked or not, and no one ever talks about whether it tastes good or not.
Chen Jingyan said, "It's OK."
"Have you arranged everything I asked you to send back?"
Dongfeng replied immediately, "Everything has been arranged, but there are a lot of things this year, so it might be a day or two late. It will arrive around the Mid-Autumn Festival. I think the old lady will be happy to see the things you sent..."
No matter what he gave, the ancestors were happy.
As for whether his little concubine in Xiaoxiang Garden liked it or not, Chen Jingyan was quite curious about what she thought...
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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the days became more and more boring. She finished the embroidery and also sewed the headband made by the old lady and the hand warmer bag to be used this year.
Seeing it was boring, Yun Qiao took up the job of embroidering handkerchiefs.
He made more than ten of them in succession and asked Xiaotao to take them outside and exchange them for some silver.
She had kept them all in the bottom of her box. Suddenly, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, someone sent her a box. Yun Qiao was curious, wondering who would give her such a gift for no reason.
Look at that person, he is not a servant in the marquis's mansion.
When Yun Qiao asked more questions, the man stopped talking, put down his things and left.
She took the box and took the things in it, opened it and took a look. There were two hairpins, two handkerchiefs and two earrings.
There was a small piece of paper underneath the item. After she opened it and looked at it, she realized that it was written in small characters by the Marquis of Zhenbei. This item was given by him...
Yun Qiao's heart suddenly became nervous.
It is worth mentioning that Chen Jingyan's handwriting is really good.
He wrote in small handwriting: You can write back to me.
Yun Qiao pretended not to see it and ignored it.
Could it be that Chen Jingyan fell in love with her after sleeping with her?
Yun Qiao didn't have time to think about it. Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion had to make winter clothes. The old lady had to make several sets every year. This year, she had chosen the material, but not the pattern, so she called Yun Qiao over.
Mother Chang was standing by and said with a smile, "Miss Qiao's embroidery is very good. Please embroider a few more handkerchiefs for the old lady."
"One more thing. Every year, the old lady prepares a few sets of winter clothes for the Marquis and sends them to the military camp. This year, I'd like to ask Miss Qiao to make some designs for the Marquis's clothes, especially for his winter boots. They must be exquisite. The Marquis might be back this year to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet in the palace..."
No wonder the old lady is so particular about her winter clothes this year.
Yun Qiao agreed readily and followed Chang Mama to see the old lady and talked about some personal matters.
It was rare for the old lady to ask about Yun Qiao's uncle Chen Ruhai.
"In reply to the old lady, what Qiao Niang did was not for her uncle's family. She was happy to be able to do things for the old lady."
"Few people think like you do." The old lady looked at Yun Qiao and said, "The three of you entered the Marquis' Mansion together, and the Fang and Zhang families both tried to curry favor with the Marquis' Mansion to get a job."
"Don't you want to?"
Yun Qiao had heard some of it.
The Fang family originally ran a vinegar and soy sauce business. Ever since Fang Jia entered the Marquis' Mansion and took charge of everything, all the vinegar and soy sauce used in the Mansion was supplied by the Fang family.
With these, a large amount of money would be sent to the Fang family every month.
The Zhang family was in the utensil business, and they also donated a lot to the Marquis' Mansion. Although the Marquis' Mansion used the best items, the maids and attendants used ordinary and cheap items.
The Zhenbei Marquis family is wealthy and has a lot of expenses. The seemingly small expenses in the Marquis's mansion are enough to support a shop outside.
The old lady is in charge of the household affairs, and she knows all the expenses of the mansion.
But it doesn't matter who buys these, she doesn't care about it.
Yun Qiao shook her head slightly, "Mother Qiao has never thought about it."
The old lady smiled and said that she was a real person.
Yun Qiao was then sent back to Xiaoxiang Garden. However, a month later, her uncle Chen Ruhai, who had almost cut off contact with Yun Qiao, sent someone to pick her up.
Yun Qiao said something to Mother Chang and left with the Chen family.
As soon as I entered the Chen family, I saw my uncle and aunt were there.
"Mother Qiao has returned home. Look, the soil and water in this mansion are just right for nourishing people. Mother Qiao has grown up plump and white."
Yun Qiao frowned and looked at Chen Ruhai and Zhou with confusion.
"Uncle, what happened? Why did you call me here out of the blue?"
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