Chapter 219: Rare Goods
Xi Qingtong couldn't help but think of Qingwu and even Shanshan. It was these two bitches who teased her that led to her lying here now.
Thinking of them, Xi Qingtong's dull eyes turned to Song Yunhe again. At this time, the old doctor had gone out to boil medicine, so she spoke again: "You are still thinking about her? Do you know that she is the one who made me so angry?"
Xi Qingtong's voice was faint and weak. Seeing this, Song Yunhe finally gained a little more patience and looked at Jinzhu and Yinzhu, "What happened just now?"
Jinzhu and Yinzhu hurriedly told each other what had just happened, but Song Yunhe first received information that Qingwu had known Madam Xu for a long time before the two of them exchanged names.
He thought Xu Zhuangyuan showed kindness to him because of Xi Qingtong, but he didn't expect it was because of Qingwu?
Seeing him stunned, Xi Qingtong couldn't help but emphasize, "How many times have I been teased by Madam Xu for you? How many dirty jobs have I done for her? Do you still miss her?"
However, Song Yunhe had no time to think about this. He thought about the business that Xu Zhuangyuan introduced to him. In just two months, it did bring him an extra few hundred taels of silver in revenue. This was not fake.
He thought that this was the benefit brought to him by Xi Qingtong's mediation, but he didn't expect that this was the fate that Qingwu, who had made him feel that he could not become the mistress of the Song family, had laid for him long ago. It turned out that Qingwu also did these things.
But Song Yunhe also knew that he couldn't anger Xi Qingtong any further. He suppressed his surprise and unspeakable regret, and pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Tong'er, what are you talking about? I just saw that she was surprised for a moment."
He patted Xi Qingtong's shoulder again and said, "And Tong'er, what you did wasn't completely useless. Our family has already earned several hundred taels of silver through the Xu family. The money you earned from making the clothes at Jinyifang today was all earned by them. Doesn't it make you happier if you think about it this way?"
Song Yunhe was once a nobleman, but he fell into poverty after all. He knew the benefits and rarity of silver, but Xi Qingtong did not understand. She just felt that these hundreds of taels of silver were no match for the humiliation she had suffered.
She looked at Song Yunhe with disappointment in her eyes. How could he be such a money-grubbing, profit-driven person? Where was the noble character of a scholar?
I don't care about the grievances she suffered, I only care about the child, haha...
Xi Qingtong turned her head away and didn't want to say another word to him.
Seeing this, Song Yunhe looked obviously relieved. He didn't care whether Xi Qingtong was really comforted or not, as long as she stopped making trouble.
The two of them stayed in the same room in this way, seemingly in harmony but spiritually at odds with each other. The two little maids who silently took in all this could not help but lower their heads.
Perhaps the child's father was really looking forward to his arrival. Half an hour later, Xi Qingtong did not have more serious symptoms. The doctor prescribed a month's worth of pregnancy-maintaining medicine for her to go home and recuperate. The two of them and Qi returned to the Song family.
Qingwu first escorted Shanshan back to the Xu residence. Xu Zhuangyuan came out to greet her. Qingwu nodded to him and was about to get on the carriage and return to the palace, but then he heard Xu Huaiyu say loudly, "Princess, wait a minute."
Qingwu stopped and saw Xu Huaiyu handing an envelope to Shanshan and asking Shanshan to pass it to her.
"This is?"
Xu Huaiyu only smiled slightly and said, "Princess, go back and open it with the prince and you will know."
Qing Wu pinched the thickness of the letter with his fingertips and nodded again, "I will pass it on to the prince."
After the carriage from the palace left, Shanshan and Xu Huaiyu walked inside and asked, "What did you write? You even hid it from me?"
Xu Huaiyu sighed first: "If you hadn't told me earlier, I really wouldn't have realized that this is the same person I met a few months ago. Such a demeanor..."
Hearing what he meant, Shanshan pouted and said, "Don't be fooled by Qingwu's outward appearance. Privately, she's still the same as before, and her treatment of me hasn't changed at all... However, Qingwu's temperament has become more noble, while I've become more like a peasant woman..."
Xu Zhuangyuan, who had been about to tease his wife, immediately changed his mind and held her shoulders, saying seriously, "You have a simple and honest temperament, close to nature. Moreover, when you have achievements in the future, I am afraid that my wife, Xu Huaiyu, will be able to obtain the title of Consort without my help."
Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, Shanshan said a little embarrassedly: "That requires Qingwu to become the queen." It's probably impossible to rely on the current emperor.
The corners of her husband's lips curled up, and he scratched her nose and whispered, "Isn't this helping the princess become the queen? Our Jiangnan Xu family must also try their best to succeed the dragon."
It was already dusk when she returned to Prince Zhao's mansion. Qingwu didn't dare delay with Xu Zhuangyuan's letter, but she didn't need to look for it either, as Xiao Ji was already waiting for her at the mansion gate.
"You are a prince, how can you stand in front of the mansion door every day waiting?"
Xiao Ji smiled and walked forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Qing Wu. "Although I am the prince, I am also your husband first. Shouldn't a husband be worried when his wife comes home late?"
Qingwu glared at him, but there was only joy and sweetness in that look. The two walked in side by side, each telling about the interesting things that happened today.
"Today, in the Shangshu Pavilion, two assistant ministers from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were arguing fiercely over a sum of money for repairs. The Ministry of Works accused the Ministry of Revenue of withholding funds, while the Ministry of Revenue accused the Ministry of Works of falsifying the budget. The two ministers ended up arguing to see who had more white hairs."
Qing Wu laughed: "Why is it more than white hair?"
Xiao Ji smiled and said, "Minister Wang pointed to his gray hair and said, 'I've been so worried about saving money that my hair has turned gray!' Minister Li took off his official hat and said, 'Look at my head full of gray hair. Which one of them isn't from calculating accounts for your Ministry of Revenue?'"
Most of the time, the intrigues in officialdom are not as harsh as rumored, but are just like in the marketplace, where arguments and quarrels are common.
After listening to him, Qingwu paused and talked about what happened to him today.
"Today, Shanshan and I went to see the rice fields around the palace. They are growing well and will have a good harvest in a few months."
"I still remember what we said at the beginning. We want to eat the rice made from this palace rice."
The moonlight shone softly on the two of them. The young couple held hands and felt that time had slowed down for a moment.
However, when Xi Qingtong was mentioned, the atmosphere was instantly broken.
"Is she pregnant?"
Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, but his eyes fell on Qingwu's abdomen. Although he only stayed there for two breaths before leaving, he was still caught by Qingwu.
Qing Wu couldn't help but remind him: "I didn't. We agreed to make plans after the situation stabilizes."
Seeing his wife's tone was a bit harsh, Xiao Ji immediately squeezed her hand, "I know, you and I are not yet twenty years old, so there is no need to rush this matter. It's just that you are twin sisters, and you can't help but..."
Qing Wu then let him go. Thinking of Xi Qingtong, she hadn't shown any unusual behavior in a hundred days. Now in front of Xiao Ji, he couldn't help but say, "Although I feel happy to see her furious, if we knew she was pregnant, we would have avoided her."
Hearing this, Xiao Ji turned his head to look at Qing Wu, "Don't you want to see her? Are you letting her go just because she's pregnant?"
Qing Wu hesitated for a moment before nodding and sighing softly, "Perhaps this is just a woman's softness. I don't wish her any harm, but the child is innocent after all. Besides, there's no rush for revenge. Let's wait until she gives birth to the child before making any plans."
Xiao Ji remained silent, not saying that if the child was born without a mother, wouldn't it be even more pitiful? His cold and indifferent eyes looked away, and when he returned to his wife beside him, they softened again.
The two of them happened to walk into the room, and Qing Wu took out the letter from his waistband and handed it to Xiao Ji. "This was given to me by Xu Zhuangyuan when I sent Shanshan back home. He said that you would understand after I returned home and read it with you."
Xiao Ji took it and said, "Tsk!", "This letter is quite good..."
He quickly opened the envelope and took out the contents. There were only three letters, and the rest were ten silver notes worth five thousand taels each.
When they saw the banknote, they looked at each other and roughly guessed what Xu Huaiyu meant.
Xiao Ji was a little surprised: "Does Xu Zhuangyuan think I'm a rare commodity?"
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