Chapter 91 The wealthy Marquis has arrived
Yun Qiao was also thinking in her heart, does she want to help those ordinary people?
Actually, it wasn't. Somehow, she was worried that Chen Jingyan would be defeated by these parasites under him.
You shouldn't have this thought.
While Yun Qiao was preparing herself mentally, she also asked someone to privately inquire about what was happening outside.
It was a coincidence. She had just learned from Xiaotao that the tenant farmer was indeed exploited by Aunt Xu's family.
Soon after, the Marquis arrived.
"I haven't come to see you for some time. Why don't you miss me? There's not even a letter."
Yun Qiao sat on a chair on the side.
"My Lord, you said you would come often, but you didn't come, did you? However, there is one thing I want to remind you of."
Chen Jingyan looked at her, "You said..."
"This Xu Ma family is raising the rent of the tenant farmers. If the tenant farmers can't pay, they will be beaten and scolded. This matter affects the reputation of the Marquis."
Chen Jingyan was originally a fighter on the battlefield. When he heard Yun Qiao's words, which were just beating and scolding, he felt no fluctuation in his heart.
He even liked Yun Qiao's concern for him.
"Since when have you started caring about my reputation?"
Seeing Yun Qiao frown, Chen Jingyan continued, "I don't know much about what's going on at the manor. Aunt Xu is my mother's bride. She's guarded the manor all these years and has done a lot of hard work. You don't have to worry about this matter. I'll send someone to give her a warning later."
Yun Qiao didn't say much.
"Since the Marquis has said so, I have nothing to say. Zhao Yuan's side has been properly arranged. Mother Zhu is a reliable person and treats Zhao Yuan well. I am relieved to leave Zhao Yuan to her."
"Then I will return to the Marquis' Mansion with the Marquis in a few days. This time, the old lady is ill, and you should be by her side serving her. Before, you were in the military camp, and military orders were as heavy as a mountain, and you could not disobey them. Now that you are in Kyoto, I think it is time for you to go back."
After Yun Qiao finished speaking, Chen Jingyan's face turned cold and he said, "Do you know why the old lady asked me to go back?"
"Or, you knew it clearly, but you deliberately said these words in front of me."
Yun Qiao said nothing and immediately became quiet.
What could she say? There was a letter from Kyoto telling her that it would be best for her to persuade Chen Jingyan to go back, and the tone was very serious.
Otherwise, Yun Qiao would not be able to do such a thankless task.
After all, the old lady was watching her in the Marquis' Mansion, so she had no choice but to do as she was told.
"My Lord, do you think what I said is wrong?"
She played dumb.
Chen Jingyan was so angry that he suddenly became furious, but he didn't get angry at her.
He just said in a cold voice: "Do you know why you asked me to go back this time?"
"I think it's not because of anything else, it should be about the Marquis's marriage. The Marquis should be of marriageable age."
Chen Jingyan hated to hear her say such things the most.
"Don't think that I love and pamper you now. When I marry a wife in the future, I will no longer need you."
He said harsh words, but he stood up, picked up Yun Qiao from the chair, and threw her directly onto the bed.
Yun Qiao was surprised.
"My Lord, you just came back. It's bright and sunny today. Aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"
Chen Jingyan: "This farm belongs to me. Today, I'm going to make a promise. If you can please me, I'll give it to you."
Yun Qiao was very excited at the moment and put her arms around Chen Jingyan's neck.
"Do you mean what the Marquis said? If the Marquis gave it to me, I would not refuse."
Chen Jingyan, who was unhappy just now, was overjoyed by her small gesture, and the hand that was pinching her waist became more and more fierce.
"Little money-grubber."
Yun Qiao really didn't want to be pretentious about this matter, and Chen Jingyan's skills were getting better and better.
Maybe because he likes her, Chen Jingyan will let her feel comfortable first in bed.
Yun Qiao felt comfortable physically and mentally, so she became much gentler towards Chen Jingyan. Even though she didn't have much love for him, she was still willing to care for and take care of him.
Chen Jingyan also discovered that this woman was just being stubborn.
Only when we are in bed will I let down my guard and let him do whatever he wants.
After the two of them had their fill, they lay on the bed, neither wanting to move.
Chen Jingyan could stay still because he was the master, but Yun Qiao couldn't do that. She still had to get up.
She had just moved when Chen Jingyan held her waist.
"Don't move."
"It's time to get up. We'll have dinner soon."
They had spent a full two hours doing this, from start to finish until now. Yun Qiao couldn't help but sigh, "When you're well fed and warm, you'll think about lust, and lust is the most time-consuming."
Sure enough, they were called by the maid who brought dinner.
Xiao Tao asked quietly outside, and Yun Qiao hurriedly got up.
When she got out of bed and walked out, a certain unrestrained man took her hand and kissed her again and again.
Yunqiao walked out and asked Xiaotao what food was prepared for dinner.
"Knowing that the Marquis is coming, the kitchen has prepared an especially sumptuous feast."
Yun Qiao chuckled and said, "They wouldn't dare to offend the Marquis. They're all very smart."
After that, she instructed, "Call Zhaoyuan and Yuanjie'er over for dinner, and let them meet the Marquis."
When Chen Jingyan came this time, Yun Qiao also wanted to let the two children show their faces in front of the Marquis. As long as the Marquis paid a little attention to them, the future of the two children would be guaranteed.
After dinner was ready, Yun Qiao personally brought water into the house. The man got up, washed his hands, and followed Yun Qiao to the dining room.
As soon as they arrived, Xiaotao brought Zhaoyuan and Chen Yuan over.
The two children looked at them and were naturally happy.
Especially when Zhao Yuan saw Yun Qiao, he ran over and hugged her waist, "Auntie, I miss you so much. I haven't seen you for several days."
"Didn't we just meet the other day? How come it's been several days?"
Yun Qiao leaned over to look at the tiny Zhao Yuan and said with a smile, "How about following Mother Zhu?"
Zhao Yuan said: "Grandma is good to me, but I still like my aunt."
Yun Qiao smiled and then looked at Chen Jingyan, "The Marquis is here, what are you two still standing there for? Go and say hello to the Marquis."
Chen Yuan stepped forward first, "Hello, Lord Marquis. Yuan'er greets you."
Chen Jingyan said, "Have you listened to Aunt Qiao's words? You must remember how Aunt Qiao raised you and disciplined you. When you grow up, you must be filial to Aunt Qiao and remember how kind she was to you."
Chen Jingyan naturally hopes that Yun Qiao can give birth to her own child, but her body is like this.
I also took some nourishing medicine.
When he was with her, he never avoided her on purpose, but always gave himself to her.
But her belly is not doing well.
There is no movement yet.
Chen Jingyan also accepted it. Thinking that Yun Qiao was unable to have children, he simply raised Zhao Yuan and Chen Yuan, brother and sister, under her name. Even if he got married in the future, Yun Qiao would have something to rely on.
Speaking of this, Chen Jingyan remembered something.
"Mother Qiao, the management of this farm will be handed over to you from now on. This farm was my mother's dowry, originally..."
That’s all. Chen Jingyan didn’t say anything more.
In fact, Chen Jingyan originally wanted to leave this farm, no, all his mother's dowry, to his sister whom he had never met.
But his sister has been searching for many years without any results.
Chen Jingyan knew in his heart that he was afraid he would not be able to find it.
It would be better to hand over this farm to Yun Qiao so that she can rely on it in the future.
"My Lord, I thought you were just joking. Let's eat. Today's roasted chestnut chicken tastes quite good. I'll give you the chicken leg."
Yun Qiao picked up a piece of chicken leg and put it in Chen Jingyan's bowl, urging him to eat quickly.
"You eat too."
Yunqiao likes to eat any dish as long as it tastes good, so Chen Jingyan didn't know what Yunqiao liked, so he just picked up the meat and put it into Yunqiao's bowl.
Soon, Yunqiao's bowls piled up into a small mountain.
She couldn't finish it, so she gave some to Chen Yuan and some to Zhao Yuan.
After dinner, Chen Jingyan asked some questions about the two children's studies. Yun Qiao had been paying attention to Chen Yuan's schoolwork. She was also very smart and did well in her studies. She answered Chen Jingyan's questions fluently.
Chen Jingyan was very pleased.
"It's already good for a girl to learn to this level."
"Go back to the storehouse and get a set of the Four Treasures of the Study. Study hard from now on."
After Chen Jingyan finished speaking, Yun Qiao hurriedly said, "Ayuan, why don't you thank the Marquis quickly?"
"Ayuan thanks the Marquis."
Zhaoyuan's enlightenment has not yet officially started. Chen Yuan only teaches him occasionally. Zhaoyuan is very smart. He can't write the Three Character Classic that Chen Yuan teaches him, but he can recite it.
I could recite it fluently, but I didn't understand its meaning.
After listening to this, Chen Jingyan said to Yun Qiao, "This child is smart. Keep him on the farm first, and then you keep an eye on him. Don't let him go astray."
What does Chen Jingyan mean by this?
Yun Qiao was also not quite sure. Chen Jingyan had previously asked Yun Qiao to adopt Zhao Yuan. Yun Qiao thought that the Marquis had not married yet and she already had a daughter. If he had another son now, she was afraid that she would not be able to enjoy the wealth and would be killed.
She didn't want to guess what Chen Jingyan was thinking.
Don't ask too much.
He responded softly.
Chen Jingyan was in a hurry to go back, but Yun Qiao was a little worried about Fang Jia. After all, Fang Jia was the Marquis's concubine. She couldn't tell Chen Jingyan that his former concubine Fang Jia was now married and had children. Wouldn't that be like cutting Chen Jingyan's heart with a knife?
Before going to bed at night, Yun Qiao told Chen Jingyan about it.
"The Marquis dotes on me, and now there are too many people watching me. If I return with the Marquis, it will definitely attract attention. How about this: the Marquis returns first, and I stay three or five days later, so that we can stagger our dates."
Chen Jingyan was a little confused about what Yun Qiao was thinking.
This woman always protects her man very well, but why does she have to push him away when it comes to her?
"Mother Qiao, have you heard a story about the Hua family in Kyoto?"
Hua family?
Yun Qiao thought about it carefully, and there seemed to be such a story. It was said that the second son of the Hua family was a third place winner in the imperial examination. His father held a high position and his mother was a lady from a prominent family. But the second son of the Hua family wanted to marry a girl from a brothel.
Not to mention the Hua family’s parents, even the Hua family clan members would not agree.
Erlang of the Hua family kept the girl as his concubine, and the girl gained the approval of Hua's parents through her own means.
Three children in five years, five children in ten years.
The exaggeration is that these five children are all sons and they are all outstanding.
The second wife of the Hua family is already the old lady of the Hua family. The Hua family is now considered a famous family in Kyoto. All the other wives of the Hua family have passed away, and only the old lady of the Hua family is left, and she is still in good spirits.
These are all rumors, and Yun Qiao knew this because she read the storybook.
There is a storybook that tells the story of the old lady of the Hua family and her husband, the second master of the Hua family.
If the storybook was about a charming and charming brothel girl named E Qiao marrying a young man from a wealthy family, she would be happy to read it, but she could not imagine this real story.
How much did a woman from a brothel do to reach her current position as the old lady of the Hua family?
"My Lord, do you mean that I should follow the example of the old lady of the Hua family? My Lord, have you forgotten that I am too weak to bear children?"
She was a brothel girl, yet she gave birth to five children, all sons.
Although she is not, she is infertile, which is incomparable.
Chen Jingyan didn't say anything, but just held her in his arms at night and tortured her until midnight. Yun Qiao knew in her heart that she had provoked Chen Jingyan again.
If she offended Chen Jingyan, Chen Jingyan would do this and find ways to torture her in bed.
However, he still listened to himself and returned to the city early the next morning.
Since they were about to go back, Yun Qiao asked Xiao Tao to find Aunt Xu and take away some of the things that the Marquis had prepared for her. The things in the Marquis's mansion were all top-notch.
You can buy things outside, but the things are not as good as those in the mansion.
The nourishing medicinal ingredients were taken from the warehouse on the farm, and Yun Qiao prepared other things like cloth herself.
After everything was ready, she took a carriage and delivered the things to Fang Jia.
Originally, I thought Fang Jia must be bullied and controlled by the Song family. Unexpectedly, when Yun Qiao went there this time, she saw Fang Jia arguing with her troublesome mother-in-law, and it was obvious that she had the upper hand.
Xiaotao went to knock on the door.
Fang Jia saw Yun Qiao and Xiao Tao standing outside the door, as well as two servants carrying a lot of things.
"Sister Qiao."
Fang Jia threw away the stick in her hand and opened the door.
"Why are you here? I was thinking of going to the farm to see you, Sister Qiao, later."
"As for me, it's time to go back to the Marquis' Mansion. When the Marquis returned, I thought we'd go back together. But, I was worried about you, so I postponed it for two or three days. How are you now? How's the child?"
When Fang Jia heard Yun Qiao mention the Marquis, she immediately asked, "Sister Qiao, does the Marquis know about me?"
"No, I never told him."
Fang Jia nodded, "Sister, don't say anything, just don't say anything."
Fang Jia took Yun Qiao's hand and walked into the house. "I'm fine. The medicine worked very well after I took it. The child is still a little thin. I didn't buy any milk, so I feed him with goat's milk. I was thinking of buying a dairy goat for him."
Yun Qiao then said, "Then hurry up and buy it, as long as the baby can drink it. How about you? You're still in confinement after childbirth. Is it okay for you to walk around now?"
Fang Jia didn't care at all. "If I don't take action, they will bully me to death. It's better to be a shrew. I don't care what others do. I just want to feel happy."
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