Despite what Mrs. Huang said, Li still said, "I have to ask our second young lady about this matter. She is a chaste person and rarely goes out."
When Mrs. Huang heard that Zhou Shaojin had a chaste character, she was even more satisfied and said, "I'll go talk to the second young lady."
Nanny Li, who was standing by, snorted in her heart after hearing this.
Who do you think you are
He speaks as if he has a great reputation.
Mrs. Li was a little annoyed, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "It would be even better if you could help me persuade our second young lady."
Mrs. Huang went to Zhou Shaojin's room with a smile on her face.
Zhou Shaojin was pulling Chunwan and others to make small shoes and socks for Zhou Chujin's unborn baby.
Seeing Mrs. Huang coming, she went to the hall to meet the guest.
As soon as Mrs. Huang entered the room, she was attracted by the bonsai of jade peaches placed on the treasure pavilion in the hall. Zhou Shaojin called her a few times before she came to her senses and said in amazement, "How much does this cost? Is this peach carved from agate? Oh my God! This is the first time I have seen such a large agate! Is this leaf jade? Look at this leaf, even the veins are carved clearly." As she spoke, she touched the tree trunk and said, "Is it gilded or pure gold? It looks like pure gold to me? You put it here so carelessly. What if someone plucks a leaf? Second Miss is too careless!"
This was given to Zhou Shaojin by Zhou Zhen when she first came.
She once teased her father while looking at the fairy peach bonsai: "This was given to you by someone on your birthday, and you gave it to me, right? It's so colorful, isn't it too gaudy?"
At that time Zhou Zhen smiled awkwardly and said, "At least it's worth some money. If you don't like it, you can give it to someone else or have someone make a new one."
She had no time to take care of the bonsai, so she just placed it on the long table.
Bitao, who was serving nearby, couldn't help but exchange glances with Jixiang.
Zhou Shaojin just smiled and asked Mrs. Huang to sit on the armchair next to him. He said, "How did you get here in such a heavy snow? Didn't you meet the accountant next to our wife?"
As they were talking, Xiao Tan had already brought in the tea.
Mrs. Huang still held on to the jade bonsai and said, "Second Miss, why don't you try to make a cover to cover it? I feel so worried for you just by looking at it."
Xiao Tan hadn't heard what was said before, so she couldn't help but look at Mrs. Huang strangely.
Mrs. Huang became more excited when she saw that someone was listening to her. She pointed at the jade bonsai and instructed Xiao Tan: "Go and tell your wife, which family has a jade bonsai placed like this? Your young lady didn't say anything, and you servants around her don't pay attention to it."
Could it be that he wanted to take advantage of the situation and take out two fairy peaches to sell
Fortunately, she was knowledgeable about the ways of the world and knew that although saying this would please Zhou Shaojin, it would offend all the maids and old women in the room. She swallowed the words back with difficulty.
Xiao Tan was wronged and couldn't help but look at the bonsai and said, "What's there to hide? It's all jade. Just wash it from time to time. It's not gauze that can't withstand water. It's just snowing these few days. If the weather doesn't get warm in a few days, it's time to remove the dust. We can clean it up together then." As she said this, she was afraid that Zhou Shaojin would blame her, so she walked forward to look at the bonsai and said, "The maid wipes it every day, it's quite clean."
This is totally irrelevant.
Mrs. Huang said, "I'm afraid if a leaf falls off it would be bad."
Xiao Tan smiled and said, "They are just some miscellaneous jades. If they fall off, they fall off. We can just find another one."
Even a girl from an ordinary family wouldn't be so arrogant!
Mrs. Huang couldn't help but look at Zhou Shaojin.
Since they were not related, Zhou Shaojin felt that there was no need to tell her this. If she said it was okay, others would think she was extravagant!
Just like how Mrs. Huang feels towards Xiao Tan now.
She smiled and said, "Xiao Tan was originally a servant of Madam Guo. When I came back, Madam Guo was worried and asked her to come back with me."
The implication is that Xiao Tan is a maid in Jiuru Lane, and her vision and knowledge are no better than those of ordinary maids.
Mrs. Huang suddenly realized, and her smile became warmer. She said with a smile: "No wonder Miss Xiao Tan is so generous! This really proves the saying that 'the prime minister's doorman is a seventh-rank official.'"
Xiao Tan smiled politely at Mrs. Huang and tiptoed back.
Mrs. Huang looked at him and couldn't stop sighing: "People from official families of this generation are different. Look at the way they walk, there is no sound at all..."
Zhou Shaojin was a little annoyed with her.
But out of good upbringing, he patiently listened to her finish her words before asking, "Mrs. Huang, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"
Mrs. Huang then remembered the purpose of her visit and said hurriedly, "Mrs. Tan and I would like to go to the Great Compassion Pavilion to burn some incense while we are not so busy these few days. We would like to ask Mrs. Li and the Second Miss to go with us."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "I have to tell my wife about this."
Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Your wife would like to go, but the second young lady will be busy at that time. I haven't seen the second young lady for a few days, so I volunteered to come and ask about her. I also want to sit in her room and talk about personal matters."
Zhou Shaojin had no doubts.
With Chun Wan by her side who is attentive, Nanny Shang who is capable, Fan Qi who is smart, and Zhou Zhen who supports her, she is not afraid of anything wherever she goes.
"I'll get back to you after I ask my wife!" It was snowing so hard that Zhou Shaojin had no intention of running out to get some fresh air, but if Li wanted her to accompany her, she would go too.
The topic came back to Li.
Mrs. Huang rolled her eyes, said a few words to Zhou Shaojin, then stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin didn't take this matter to heart.
Mrs. Huang replied to Li: "The second young lady has agreed, but she is worried that you will not go..."
Li had no idea that there was something strange about this, so she smiled and said, "If that's the case, you can set a time and send a maid to pass on the message."
Mrs. Huang went there happily.
The next day, he sent his personal maid to report that they would go to Dabei Pavilion early the next morning.
Li couldn't help but frown as she looked at the knee-deep snow.
Madam Li said, "Why don't we go another day?"
Li thought about it, and finally said, "Forget it! It's rare that the Second Miss is interested, so we should accompany her. With such heavy snow, maybe it's just what the Second Miss wants, and she wants to enjoy the snow!"
"The Second Miss is a scholar!" Li Ma said with a smile, "Don't scholars go out to enjoy the snow when it snows?"
Li laughed and asked her maid to find a fur coat, preparing to go out with Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Zhen asked, "Isn't the snow too heavy?"
Li smiled and said, "Then you still want to go and enjoy the lotus when it rains heavily!"
Zhou Zhen smiled and personally escorted Li and Zhou Shaojin out the door.
Cheng Chi asked curiously, "What are you doing outside in such cold weather?"
Huaishan flattened the pigeon message he had just received and said, "It said that several ladies from the government office have made an appointment to go to the Great Compassion Pavilion to burn incense together."
Cheng Chi said "Oh" and asked, "Did Madam Shang follow?"
Does Nanny Shang dare not go with her
"He followed." Huaishan said, "Xiaotan also followed."
Cheng Chi nodded and said, "Then ask her to be careful with the Second Miss and don't catch a cold."
Huaishan responded and passed on the message.
Who knew that Zhou Shaojin and Li came back just after they had lunch.
Cheng Chi frowned slightly and told Huaishan, "Go and see what happened."
Huaishan came back after almost half an hour. He walked carefully to Cheng Chi and whispered, "He said he went to Dabei Pavilion to burn incense and met Master Miao's son and a group of people. Master Miao's son stared at the second cousin and followed the ladies wherever they went. If it weren't for a scholar named Chang who came forward to pull Master Miao's son away, I'm afraid that Master Miao's son would have approached the second cousin. The second cousin was upset, so she came back early with Li."
Cheng Chi's hand holding the chopsticks didn't move for a long time.
Li's eyes were red, and she said to Zhou Zhen anxiously and angrily, "... You didn't see it. If it weren't for Mrs. Huang and others who knew that Master Miao, I would have thought that a playboy had appeared from nowhere. He ignored me after a few words, and I couldn't stop him. The second young lady was so scared that her face turned pale and she hid behind Nanny Shang. If it weren't for Scholar Chang who came out to stop her, Master Miao almost rushed to the second young lady. I heard from Mrs. Huang that Master Miao is an unlearned person and has not yet arranged a marriage. I am now afraid that the Miao family will come to propose marriage. What can we say then? I heard from Mrs. Tan that Master Miao is from the same class as Yuan Weichang, the current Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Palace, and the Minister of Personnel. Master, you have to think of a way. You can't marry the second young lady like this! Even I look down on that Master Miao!"
Zhou Zhen was so angry that his face turned red. He sneered and said, "Don't worry! Shao Jin is the apple of my eye. I won't marry her off casually."
Li was still not satisfied after hearing this, and said, "Mr. Miao is too contemptuous. I told him who we are, but he still didn't restrain himself at all..."
Zhou Zhen nodded, feeling extremely angry.
His own darling baby encountered such a thing under his rule. Isn't this a slap in his face
Zhou Zhen took the initiative and wrote a letter questioning the Miao family when he returned to his study and had his aides deliver it to the Miao Mansion.
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Zhou Shaojin stood in front of the mirror and looked at his face carefully.
In my past and present life, it’s this face that has caused me all the trouble.
She thought her fate would change if she left the Cheng family, but in fact, with such a face, she would never be at peace wherever she went.
Her father loved her.
She was not worried that her father would marry her to such an unreliable man.
But she couldn't see where she would go in the future.
Chunwan, who was standing by, exchanged anxious glances with Xiaotan.
Xiao Tan shook her head gently.
Chunwan sighed secretly in his heart.
The second young lady must be feeling very uncomfortable.
When she unexpectedly met this frivolous person, those who knew her would think that the Second Miss was wronged, while those who didn't would think that the Second Miss had provoked him
I heard that Mr. Miao’s father and the current chief minister, Mr. Yuan, were from the same department... I don’t know what the master will do
She felt that she had to tell Master Chi Si about this matter.
No matter what, Master Chi Si said nothing when Master Xu was beaten up by Ji Ying, who was called by the Second Miss... She vaguely felt that if Cheng Chi knew about this, he would definitely help Zhou Shaojin.
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※(To be continued)