Chapter 141 A Big Gift
“Wuwuwu…”
Jiang Zipei locked herself in the study and sobbed.
Qi Caiwei no longer cared about the pain on her face. She leaned over the door and shouted anxiously, "Pei'er, open the door for me, let me see your face."
Lu Qingyao's strength is really great.
She was slapped and now she felt dizzy and her ears were still buzzing.
Pei'er is still so young, I don't know what happened to her after being beaten!
Jiang Zijin stood quietly aside.
My younger brother seems to have grown up a little. He no longer pulls mom to act coquettishly, and knows how to hide and lick his wounds.
But he was only born a quarter of an hour later than me.
They are from the same mother, and she has already memorized the books her brother has read, but he reads them haltingly.
If I were a man, he would have no chance.
It is so difficult for a woman to survive in this world!
She was obviously more talented than men, but she was unable to pass the imperial examination.
We are all the same father's children, but just because the mother is a concubine, we are inferior to him in every way.
Just a small rumor can ruin a woman's reputation.
She held her mother's hand and said, "Mom, I'm here with my brother. You go and apply the medicine first."
Qi Caiwei then remembered and touched her face, feeling a sharp pain.
Fortunately, her daughter gave her some peace of mind.
After all, my daughter is thoughtful.
Putting the medicine in his daughter's hand, he said, "Jin'er, then persuade Pei'er to open the door and apply the medicine quickly..."
"Well, mother, don't worry, leave this to me."
After seeing her mother leave, Jiang Zijin put the medicine at the door and said to the inside: "Jiang Zipei, I put the medicine at the door. If you have cried enough, come out and get it yourself."
Seeing no response from inside, she left.
Nanny Gong glanced at the small medicine bottle on the ground and followed.
While applying medicine to Qi Caiwei, Aunt Mei persuaded her, "Madam, I see that Lady Lu is very close to the princess. We should not provoke her. We should find a way to return to the capital as soon as possible. You and your uncle cannot continue to live apart like this..."
Qi Caiwei nodded, "Well, it's time to go back."
People say that a short separation makes a new marriage better. Although she and her husband still exchange letters from time to time, it will not work in the end.
"Aunt Mei, do you think my husband and father are still angry with me?"
"Madam, you are kind and generous. You have donated a lot of money to Qingyun Temple and the temples in the capital. You also opened a soup kitchen, which has earned a lot of good reputation for both the Jiang and Qi families..."
"And it's been two years. Who still remembers those things?"
"Auntie Mei, I wrote to my husband earlier, but he just avoided the subject. Could it be that... he's got someone else?"
Qi Caiwei was a little flustered and asked while grabbing Mei Gu's hand.
Although the letters were full of sweet words, there was not a single word about asking her to go back.
Aunt Mei hesitated to speak.
She wanted to say that one should not trust everything her son-in-law said, or rather, that one should not trust everything a man said.
"Madam, why don't you take advantage of the New Year to send some gifts back to the Jiang and Qi families? The master has always loved you. If you ask your aunt to persuade him, he might relent..."
"What about my husband? I don't think he wants me to go back."
Aunt Mei said, "Sir, that's easy to do. The Jiang family isn't wealthy, and the old lady is always greedy for money. You can give her some gold and silver jewelry and ask her to talk to you, and maybe that will make it happen."
Qi Caiwei excitedly held Mei Gu's hand.
This method works.
It turns out that there is nothing that money can't do. No wonder Lu Qingyao is so obsessed with doing business.
Spending the money you earn yourself gives you confidence.
"But, what about these businesses in Jiangzhou? If we do the same business in the capital, my husband and father will definitely not allow it."
"That's easy. Pawnshops and jewelry shops are both legitimate businesses. There's nothing wrong with opening them in the capital. Just keep it a secret from the gambling house and don't let your son-in-law know."
There are many more dignitaries in the capital than in Jiangzhou, so even if there are no gambling houses, there is no need to worry about not making money.
Because of the relationship with the owner of the house, maybe I can make money even faster.
"Let's do it this way, Aunt Mei, you do it quickly." Qi Caiwei thought this method was very good.
She quickly got up and rummaged through the dressing box and the cabinet.
As he flipped through the books, he instructed, "Have someone send five thousand taels of silver back to my mother-in-law, and then pick out some jewelry. Don't want anything fancy. The old lady likes gold and silver, big pieces of gold jewelry. If you don't have any at home, go to a jewelry store and have them custom-made..."
"Yes, this old servant knows."
"Then I'll go to the shop and pick out some famous calligraphy and paintings and jade ornaments to send back to my father and husband..."
Qi Caiwei said as she took out a long sandalwood box from the cabinet, "Send this thing back and give it to my husband personally. He will definitely be very happy."
Mei Gu took it carefully, opened it and took a look.
Puzzled, he asked, "Madam, this paper is also available in the capital, so why bother sending it back from here?"
A smile appeared on Qi Caiwei's red and swollen face. "You don't understand this. This is Chengxintang paper..."
"This paper is as thin as jade yet tough, and as long-lasting as pine. It's incomparable to ordinary paper and is priceless. Father only got a few sheets through His Majesty's reward. The few sheets that my husband has in his collection were given to him by Mrs. Lu years ago..."
Mei Gu naturally didn’t understand all this, she just listened to the fact that it was worth a fortune.
Since the owner treasures this paper so much, it must be extremely valuable. It will be a good idea to send it to the capital without any problems.
Patting his chest, he said, "Madam, don't worry. I will have it sent to the capital like a treasure and will never let it get wet in the wind and rain."
While the Jiang family was sending cartloads of treasures to the capital, the neighbors next door were also preparing things.
Princess Liang pulled Lu Qingyao to sit next to her.
"Qingyao, I'm looking for you today because I have something to ask you."
"Princess, please speak."
Princess Liang chuckled softly, "You already call me aunt and aunt, can you please stop calling me princess? I'm a few years older than you, if you don't mind, just call me sister."
Lu Qingyao was stunned. How could she dislike it?
This person is the emperor's aunt, so she was afraid of being rude.
"Sister Cui..."
"Hey! My family is full of boys, and now I finally have a sister to talk to."
Princess Liang likes her younger sister more and more.
What a wonderful person!
Before meeting her, I heard the rumors in Beijing.
She still thought that this person was either a vicious and fierce woman as the rumors said, or a weak woman who was self-pitying and allowed herself to be bullied.
But after seeing her in person, I found that she was neither a shrew nor a weak woman.
Lu Qingyao looked at Princess Liang who was looking at her with a silly smile, and she didn't know what she was thinking about so happily.
But after half a month, she looked like a new person, her complexion was much better, and she smiled more often.
Happy for her.
"Sister Cui, what did you want to ask me just now?"
Princess Liang came back to her senses and asked her maid to bring a box. "This is the treasure. Do you still have it? How much is left?"
Lu Qingyao took the box curiously and opened it.
"Sister Cui wants this bamboo fungus?"
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