The housekeeper replied: "No, I just said that the princess wanted to have fun."
Cui Wenxi softly said "Oh" and made a gesture, and the mother-in-law withdrew.
Fang Ling also said: "My wife and Princess Pingyang had a very good personal relationship in the past. In the past two years, she has rarely appeared in public, and they have always been very different."
Cui Wenxi put the invitation on the table and said: "She was originally a cheerful person. If her consort Xu had not died of illness early, which made her sad for the past two years, how could she have stayed behind closed doors?"
When she said this, she seemed to feel ironic and said to herself: "The world is unpredictable. The love between husband and wife will not last forever, but the love between two people will last forever."
Fang Ling knew what she meant and didn't dare to answer.
Later, the maid brought some buns. Knowing that she had a bad appetite, the cook specially prepared two plates of appetizing sour bamboo shoots and radish.
The noodles in the white porcelain bowl are smooth and delicate, and are made from crucian carp soup. A little wolfberry and chopped green onion are embellished in the milky white soup, which is fragrant and rich.
She loves to eat spinach, and there is a lot of it at the bottom of the bowl.
After cleaning his hands and sitting down at the table, Cui Wenxi took a spoon and took a sip of the fish soup. It was sweet and fragrant. Then he took a pair of chopsticks and tasted a small piece of radish with dogwood on top. It was spicy and his appetite was whetted.
The lightness of the fufu, combined with the salty and spicy taste of the dried radish, suited her very well, so she chewed it slowly and used up all of it.
She could actually stuff it in a little more, but after touching her slender waist, she gave up.
Feeling sleepy in the spring, Cui Wenxi went to take a lunch break in the afternoon.
Later in the evening, Mr. Zhang Laoer, the accountant, came over and presented the expenses accounts of Xing'anfang Courtyard for the mistress to check.
Fang Ling took it.
Zhang Lao'er seemed to have something to say, but he hesitated and said: "After Madam has rested, I would like to trouble Miss Fangling to let her take a look at the accounts of other courtyards. The old man is in trouble for a while. I don't know whether to go from the public accounts or from the husband's account." Leave your private accounts."
Fang Ling responded, "Lao Zhang, please go back first. Don't get caught in the heat due to the sun poison at noon."
Mr. Zhang replied as he was told.
Cui Wenxi felt thirsty after waking up from her lunch break. Faang Ling brought warm tea to her, and she drank a bowl before giving up.
Fang Ling wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief and said, "Lao'er Zhang from the accounting office came just now and said that he didn't know where to go with the accounts in the other courtyard."
Cui Wenxi said calmly: "I don't care about this matter, just leave it to Tingxue Hall."
Fang Ling held it in and secretly said, "I dared to take a look at it. The expenses are really high. I have only been in Beijing for a few days and it has already cost a lot."
Cui Wenxi didn't take it seriously, "They raised it willingly, what does it have to do with me?"
Fang Ling remained silent.
Cui Wenxi was also a little cautious and said to her: "Take the account book to Nanny Xue and find something for her to do."
Fang Ling smiled and gloated in response.
As expected, in the evening, as soon as Zhao Chengyan came back from his shift, Nanny Xue couldn't sit still and said to him: "Today, the accountant sent us the expense account of the other hospital. Sir, you can take a look at it when you are free."
Zhao Chengyan took off his official hat and said in puzzlement: "What are you going to do with these trivial things? Yaoguang Garden can just make the final decision."
Nanny Xue endured it, a little dissatisfied, "Mr. Lang, it's better to take a look."
Seeing her persistence, Zhao Chengyan didn't even change into his robe, so he sat on the Grand Master's chair, stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me."
Aunt Xue presented the accounts.
Zhao Chengyan took it and flipped through it casually. All the daily expenses of the other hospital were neatly recorded on it, which was much more expensive than imagined.
Seeing that his expression remained unchanged, Grandma Xue frowned and said, "I'm afraid Yaoguang Garden won't be willing to enter such accounts into the public accounts."
Zhao Chengyan said nothing.
Aunt Xue said sternly: "Yanlan is pregnant, so she should not be short of food and clothing. After all, it is for the future heirs. But such squandering is really outrageous. She is not a concubine, not even an outhouse." A girl who is not as good as her will be sold and sent away in the future. It is simply unseemly to make money like this."
She has served Zhao Chengyan for many years. She is senior and loyal. Even Cui Wenxi will give her some thin noodles, so her words in front of him are very important.
In the past, Nanny Xue was always kind and cheerful, but she had never been so stern. It was obvious that what she did in other courtyards did not catch her eye, and she was a little annoyed.
Zhao Chengyan didn't want to waste words with her over such trivial matters, so he said: "From now on, the accounts of other courtyards will be put into my private account."
Nanny Xue frowned, "Why can't Mr. Lang understand?"
Zhao Chengyan: “???”
Nanny Xue: "You indulge Yanlan like this, have you ever thought about what Yaoguang Garden will think of you?"
Zhao Chengyan didn't like hearing this and refuted: "Mommy's words are serious. Is it possible that I, Zhao Silang, have to look at Cui Wenxi's face to raise a woman?"
Nanny Xue was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "Mr. Lang is confused!" She added, "If you really want to win back Yuanniang, you should consider everything for her."
"Why don't I think about her anymore?"
"Then Yan Lan has only been in Beijing for a few days, and you and your wife have been torn apart. Why doesn't Mr. Lang think carefully about the reason?"
"It was Cui Wenxi who wanted to make peace."
"Have you ever thought about why she wanted to reconcile with you?"
When this issue was mentioned, Zhao Chengyan became furious, "She thinks I'm dirty!"
Nanny Xue was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Mr. Lang still doesn't understand. You kept telling Yuan Niang that you would send Yan Lan out after she gave birth to her child, but you allowed her to spend so much money like this. You wanted to send her away." Attitude?”
Zhao Chengyan was stunned.
Nanny Xue continued: "And because of Yanlan's little tricks, I made Lang Jun stay out all night. Where do you put Yuanniang?"
Zhao Chengyan was silent.
The more Nanny Xue talked, the more annoyed she became, "You have been married to Yuanniang for seven years. She has an aloof and arrogant temperament and will never give in easily. But everything Mr. Lang does is a slap in her face. How can you do that?" Can you tolerate it?”
These words completely confused Zhao Chengyan.
Aunt Xue sighed and said, "If Mr. Lang doesn't want to redeem himself, just accept the divorce and leave some dignity to the Cui family. Don't make it too hurtful and make people laugh."
"Aren't you confused? If I don't care about her, why should I ask the palace to persuade her to make peace?"
"But everything Mr. Lang did was pushing her away. Why did he ask the palace to get involved in the first place?"
After saying this, Zhao Chengyan was upset.
He originally thought it was not a big deal, but after her analysis, he was no longer human inside and out.
Seeing that he had listened, Aunt Xue took retreat as an advantage and said, "The fifth day of next month is the day when the Pingyang Mansion will hold a spring banquet. I have sent up the banquet post today. Naturally, your husband will be there by then. You and your wife It’s not a big deal for the two of them to be so cold-faced.”
Zhao Chengyan complained: "Mommy thinks I want to have a cold war with her. She is indifferent. I can't bear to have a hot face and a cold butt every day."
Aunt Xue said helplessly: "Mr. Lang, you can reconcile." After a pause, "You can also divorce your wife."
Zhao Chengyan was anxious, stood up and said excitedly: "She has a beautiful idea! I, Zhao Silang, also want to face shame. Since I have been here for seven years, I will just live like this for the rest of my life."
Aunt Xue: “…”
Zhao Chengyan said angrily: "Back then, I devoted my heart and soul to her and supported her, but in the end, I got a gentle divorce from her, and I couldn't even see the slightest sadness. All my efforts in the past seven years have been paid off. Dog, you’re not convinced!”
Aunt Xue: “…”
Zhao Chengyan threw the account book aside and said angrily: "Her life, Cui Wenxi, is my person, and her death is my ghost. Since she has entered the Zhao family's jade certificate, there is no way to change it." He added, "She has not given birth. , the whole capital knows that if I reconcile with her at this juncture, won’t I be drowned in spittle?”
Aunt Xue: “…”
Zhao Chengyan: "She is shameless, and I still want face. We will spend our lives like this. It's not like Prince Qing's palace can't afford it. If she squanders it, I, Zhao Silang, will still suffer without any complaints!"
After hearing these angry words, Nanny Xue looked at him silently. They were obviously a couple, but they had fallen into a relationship of resentment.
She had served him for many years and naturally knew his temperament, but when he was so stubborn, she really didn't know what to say.
After all, Zhao Chengyan still couldn't let go of the woman from Yaoguangyuan. Seven years of love had left an indelible mark on him that no one could replace.
Even if she makes peace now, he will not let her go easily.
He wants heirs, and he also wants women.
No one can replace Cui Wenxi's position in his heart.
Yan Lan was just a thing to let off her lust, and he knew she had some petty thoughts, but a vulgar country girl with a short-sighted mind could never get on the stage.
Zhao Chengyan knew better than anyone else that even if Cui Wenxi reconciled with him, he would not be left out in the cold, because that girl could scratch a man's itch with every frown and smile, and she was smart and had more style than the average noblewoman. too much.
The man who secretly covets her has hidden a lot. If you don't believe it, you can get a glimpse of it at the spring banquet of Pingyang Mansion.
No, he still didn't want to make his face look too ugly, so he hurriedly finished his dinner and took the initiative to go to Yaoguang Garden to regain his composure.
At that time, Cui Wenxi was sitting in front of the window lattice, shaking a fan.
Somehow this year, the temperature has soared in the beginning of spring, and the sun seems to be tireless, working hard to embrace the world with its enthusiasm every day, regardless of whether they can bear it.
Cui Wenxi was dressed in a light gauze, with her hair tied loosely in a bun. She was shaking a fan and teasing the birds in the cage. She was so comfortable that she couldn't tell that she was a girl having a divorce.
At a certain moment, Zhao Chengyan couldn't help but feel jealous. How could she be so heartless
The man who has been with her for seven years will just let her go if she says he doesn't want her. Is his heart made of iron
When his eyes fell on her white neck, Zhao Chengyan's expression became more and more gloomy, because he suddenly realized that his every move was very similar to that of a resentful woman who had been abandoned.