Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 690: No Empty Hands! [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37k more]

"Ah? Or me?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked at Madam Chai in bewilderment and asked in confusion, "Mother, why do you say that?"

After saying that, Chai Zhengzheng turned around and looked at his father and three brothers who were frowning.

Chai Jin exhaled, adjusted his mood and said, "Sister, you don't know, just now the brother of Cao's family, the Marquis of Tuoxi, came to our house and said that he was in the Prince of Jing's mansion."

After organizing his words, Chai Jin continued, "It is said that the personal maid of the second cousin of the Gao family in Laizhou was found in the Jingwang Mansion."

"The second branch of the Gao family in Laizhou?"

Chai Zhengzheng blinked his eyes, frowned slightly and said, "Are you coming with me and marrying my cousin from the Gao family in western Anhui?"

Looking at his elder brother who nodded, Chai Zhengzheng asked in confusion: "Why is my cousin's personal maid in the Prince of Jing's mansion?"

Chai Jin shook his head and said, "Zheng Zheng, I heard from Cao's brother that the cousin has passed away."

"Dead? We haven't seen each other for three or four years. How could this happen?" Chai Zhengzheng looked at his parents and brother in disbelief.

Mrs. Chai took her daughter's hand and pushed Chai Zhengzheng, who was still a little unresponsive, onto the chair.

"How could that be?" Chai Zhengzheng repeated in a low voice.

Madam Chai sighed and said, "I heard that Miss Gao was not feeling well on her way to marry far away!"

"After getting married, he was bedridden and died within two years"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and asked in confusion: "Then how did this personal maid get into the Prince of Jing's mansion?"

Madam Chai said, "Ms. Gao has been bedridden for years, and there is rarely anyone to talk to her. When she is half awake and half asleep, this personal maid serves by her bedside, so naturally she knows a lot of things."

Looking at Mrs. Chai's expression, Chai Zhengzheng said hesitantly: "Do you also know about the Golden Sheep Village?"

"Correct!"

Madam Chai looked at Chai Zhengzheng and said, "Before Miss Gao passed away, she gave this maid a lot of money out of gratitude for her two years of care! She also asked her husband's family to marry her off."

"And the man found for this maid is the son of a servant of a relative of the steward of the Jing Wang Mansion! After learning about those things from the maid, the couple discussed it and came up with other ideas."

"In the end, these two not only entered the Jingwang Mansion, but also got a large sum of money!"

The head of the Chai family, who was sitting at the table, had clenched his fists on the table and said angrily, "Why did the Jingwang Mansion bring this maid to the capital? I know their plan without asking!"

Most likely he was planning to discuss something with the Chai family.

If the Chai family does not cooperate with the Prince of Jing's Mansion, the two families may fall out.

You should know that King Jing has a daughter.

There is no need to push these two people out. All the King of Jing’s daughter can do is to tell the incident at Jinyang Mountain as an interesting anecdote at the poetry gathering.

Or spread some rumors in the streets,

Chai Zhengzheng's reputation will certainly be damaged.

There is no need for the Prince of Jing's Mansion to add fuel to the fire. Families in the capital who want to marry into the Xu family will naturally make this matter a hot topic.

If this girl gets married, it would be like being reborn. Naturally, any good family would want to snatch her away!

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xu Zaijing was both civil and military, had a promising future, and had a very good relationship with Zhao Fang!

You wouldn't fight for a guy like this? Only a fool wouldn't fight for it!

Before, I had no choice but to fight with the Chai family because their conditions were too good, and it would be a bit like "asking for humiliation".

It’s a different story now that Prince Jing’s Mansion is involved!

Even if the Chai family came out to deny it, it would be of no avail. After all, once the news spread, someone would go to get to the bottom of it.

Not to mention that the incident in Jinyang Village really happened, even if it didn't happen, it would be treated as if it really happened due to the influence of gossip, accumulated criticism and the spread of rumors.

Even if she gets married, Chai Zhengzheng will become the subject of discussion whenever she attends parties or banquets.

Without his reputation, Chai Zhengzheng’s life will certainly not be easy in the future.

but,

No matter what the Prince of Jing's Mansion thought, they never expected that the Prince of Jing would be taken to the rear court in public on the second day after arriving in Beijing.

Everything was done neatly and without any delay.

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng's relaxed look, Madam Chai asked in confusion: "Zhengzheng, aren't you afraid?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed his lips, looked at his family and said, "What do I have to be afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, Chai Jin shook his head helplessly.

Looking at Madam Chai's expression, Chai Zhengzheng said, "Mother, I have dealt with Miss Feiyan of the Rong family before, and I have learned a lot from her."

"Oh? What did you learn?"

Chai Zhengzheng said: "Before, she received a lot of criticism in the capital because of her family background!"

"Miss Feiyan said that since everyone is talking about her, she won't go to those gatherings!"

"Besides, what if the previous incident was really publicized?"

"It was obviously the Prince of Yan who acted recklessly and disregarded human life! It's not my daughter who made the mistake. I am willing to be humiliated!"

"Why? My daughter encountered such misfortune, but in the end, it was me who was at fault?"

"What's the point of this?"

"If they want to gossip, then go ahead! If I don't go out, will someone else whisper in my ear?"

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng's expression, Madam Chai smiled and said, "Zhengzheng, I feel relieved as a mother that you can think this way. But at your age, you still think less."

Chai Zhengzheng: "Ah? How did my daughter not consider it?" Madam Chai touched her daughter's cheek and said, "Even if you don't care, will your future husband's family not care?"

Chai Zhengzheng shook his head: "You shouldn't care about this, right?"

Mrs. Chai looked at her daughter's daydreaming look, exchanged glances with the official's son, and continued, "What if you have a son or a daughter in the future?"

"What would a child think if he heard those filthy words at such a young age?"

Chai Zhengzheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at Madam Chai and said, "Mother, you are right! I heard from Sister Tingyi that the second son of the Gu family had fought with others because of others talking about Madam Bai!"

"We must protect this reputation!"

Mrs. Chai smiled kindly.

The expressions of the Chai family's head and others who were listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter were much more relaxed.

Then, Madam Chai nodded her chin towards her mother and said, "Go to Dalangyuan and invite Zheng Zheng's two sisters-in-law to come for dinner."

The moon on the first day of the lunar month rises in the morning and sets in the evening.

So today there are only stars in the night sky.

The main house in the backyard,

In candlelight,
Mrs. Chai, who had just returned from a walk after dinner, sat in a chair, holding a cup of tea that contained a soothing drink to help with sleep. Her expression had long lost the affability she had when she was talking to Chai Zhengzheng.

After lowering her head and taking a sip of the drink, Madam Chai looked sideways at her personal mother and said calmly, "Oh, you dare to say anything for money!"

"Since they love money so much, let them know what it means to die for money!"

"Go!"

The personal mother bowed and said, "Yes, ma'am."

The prosperous family in Jiying Lane,
Shouantang,
Inner bedroom,

Minglan, in her pajamas, supported the old lady as she walked towards the bed.

After the old lady sat down, Minglan walked a few steps towards the screen, looked at Madam Cui who was holding the tray, and said, "Let me do it."

Mother Cui smiled and handed the tray over.

The old lady sitting on the bed looked at Minglan, whom she had raised since childhood, in the candlelight, her eyes full of pride and admiration.

Because my biological mother Wei Shuyi is still alive,

Therefore, during all these years since Minglan left Yangzhou, she did not worry too much and shed tears, which caused her to eat very little.

I didn't feel much self-blame, guilt or fear. Instead, I could read, write, play polo and tennis, and I was in a good mood.

With the old lady around, the dishes at Shou'an Hall have always been delicious, exquisite and nutritious, so Minglan has naturally eaten a lot over the years.

With good mood and good nutrition, Minglan naturally has a tall figure and fair skin.

The youthful aura of fifteen is also the best cosmetic. The movement of the bright eyebrows and eyes always makes people look over unconsciously.

Minglan put down the tray, picked up the bowl of soothing soup, and said with a smile: "Grandma, let's go to bed after we finish drinking."

The old lady smiled and said, "Put this tranquilizing decoction aside for now! Let me ask you, how did you feel about going to Jinming Lake today?"

Minglan thought about it, and a smile appeared unconsciously on her lips. She said, "Grandma, I feel great! After arriving at Jinming Lake, I saw that the wealthy families in the capital, the nobles and the royal family were quiet and honest!"

The old lady nodded gently: "Well! With the previous example of King Jing, it's not surprising! Just looking at you coming home this afternoon, a smile is hanging on the corner of your mouth, but what interesting things happened in Jinming Lake?"

Minglan smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Grandma, yes!"

Old lady: “Oh?”

Minglan looked at the old lady and said, "I heard from Brother Changbai that Cousin Jing caught a fish today!"

The old lady looked puzzled: "Ming'er, what's so interesting about this?"

"Grandma, count it! You don't know, I heard from Brother Changbai that cousin Jing has rarely caught fish in Jinming Lake in recent years!" Minglan said, holding up the soup bowl.

The old lady nodded and asked curiously, "How big was the fish Jing'er caught?"

Minglan was stunned. She put down the bowl of soup and measured it with her index finger and thumb.

The old lady smiled helplessly and said, "This fish is less than a foot long."

"That's different from the past!" Minglan continued with a smile: "After the fifth sister of the Zhang family knew about this, she laughed for a long time with the sisters of the Chai family and the Rong family!"

"But the smiles my granddaughter sees on her three sisters are a little different!"

"What's the difference?" asked the old lady.

Minglan said, "The fifth sister from the Zhang family thought it was funny. She said that she could catch a fish more than a foot long just by fishing. The sisters from the other two families thought it was really fun and interesting."

"Grandma, there's one more thing! When I was leaving Jinming Lake and returning to the city, I was sitting in the carriage and saw many young masters from noble families along the way, all of them bowing to Cousin Jing."

The old lady asked in confusion, "Isn't this very common?"

Minglan shook her head, no longer smiling, and said, "Grandma, this is unusual! Normally when you greet someone with a bow, you have to look at them, right?"

The old lady nodded in agreement.

Minglan said, "But my granddaughter saw that many people only dared to look at Cousin Jing for a moment, and then quickly lowered their heads or looked away."

"Look at the signs on the cars of several families who are coming to pay their respects. I heard from Xiaotao that they look like the families that used to have conflicts with Cousin Jing!"

"How did Xiaotao know this?" asked the old lady.

"Let's listen to what Qingyun, Qingcao and the others say." Minglan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)