Foster son and husband

Chapter 82 Discovery
Xu Junying went out on the front foot, Mei Niang got up and washed up, then slipped out of the waiting mansion from the west courtyard.

Ask Cui Lian to tell Ning Rulan that "dizziness" happened again.

I learned this from the second wife. Didn't she always use the excuse of dizziness to be lazy and not go to Jinhuatang to accompany the old lady?
As expected, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Yu made her put them in charge, and each took charge of a few main roads. In addition to the west courtyard, you can also go out through the back door. You just need to tell Lin Amao which door to drive the car to and wait in advance. Mrs. Lin's husband, old man Lin, is not The family gave birth to a child, and the family was really poor when I was young, so I sold myself into the Xu Mansion as a slave. Lin Amao is a nephew, so naturally he is not a servant of the Hou Mansion. When Cuixi asked Mrs. Lin to find a driver outside the border, she found him. He is honest and reliable. , and can keep his mouth shut, just drive the car, don't ask anything else, just accept the reward, and don't talk too much if there is no reward, Cuixi has a lot of his monthly money, give the money first and then work, it's refreshing Very soon, when he is not in use, he can still make other livelihoods. Lin Amao just thinks that the sky is full of pie, let alone driving the girls.

After helping the three girls into the carriage, Lin Amao said, "Let's go!" With a flick of the whip, the carriage drove forward steadily.

Meiniang deliberately sat behind the car curtain, and raised her voice to ask Lin Amao, "Amao, are you enjoying the New Year? Is everyone safe at home?"

Lin Amao responded loudly with a smile: "Thanks to the girl! This year couldn't be better. The profit given by the girl is that we can't use it up during the Chinese New Year. The wife said, save the child and buy more delicious food. of!"

"Is your wife going to have a son?"

"Yes! The first child gave birth to a daughter. She is two years old, and now she is pregnant again. She will be born in three months!"

"It's still early, don't worry, you can still get two months' monthly money to save, are you afraid that you won't be able to have a son? When your daughter-in-law is born, I will also give you a gift to congratulate!"

Lin Amao was a little anxious: "The girl said, I can only do it for another two months? Will you not want me in the future?"

Cuixi and Cuisi laughed, and Mei Niang said: "I didn't say that, you work hard, remember what Miss Xi told you, and you can keep doing it. There will be monthly rewards, and the water will flow long enough to support you. Family!"

Lin Amao responded happily, slammed the horsewhip, and shouted: "Miss, don't worry, I, Lin Amao, belong to the girl, when is the call!"

Cuixi snorted: "Drive well, don't yell!"

Lin Amao shut up, drove the car seriously, and stopped talking.

After a while, at the gate of Cyclamen's backyard, old man Zou recognized Lin Amao this time, and quickly opened the gate, and the carriage drove into the courtyard. Report it to Shopkeeper Lu, and Shopkeeper Lu brought the accountant and a few managers out to greet him. Meiniang took Cuixi and Cuisi down from the car, met with everyone, looked at the third floor, and didn't bother to go up. , come directly to the front hall.

Lu Xiangfeng reported to Meiniang about the recent situation in the store along the way, and many rooms were booked out one after another. There was also a case that the people behind asked to book the rooms of the previous guests at a high price. Meiniang said:

"This kind of thing is not allowed to happen. Whoever makes the reservation takes it. You have to leave enough time for people. If you don't come to live, you can talk about it. If you have money, you are a father. Cyclamen will not do such a thing!"

Lu Xiangfeng nodded: "Yes, Cyclamen has always treated people fairly, and that was the case with Uncle Cen and the old shopkeeper before. I'm worried that when someone comes to talk to the girl in person, the girl won't be able to show affection..."

Mei Niang looked at him: "You follow the old rules, and I will never interfere. You are the shopkeeper, and you know many things better than me. What I want to say, I have to understand the ins and outs before I speak."

Lu Xiangfeng smiled, and looked back at the few people following him, who all lowered their heads.

Mei Niang knew in her heart that someone must be blowing the wind to Lu Xiangfeng in order to make more money.

She raised her face and said: "No doubts, no doubts. Since I handed over the cyclamen to the shopkeeper Lu, I will trust him a hundred times. Cyclamen is an old brand, and you should always remember Uncle Cen's words." Lesson, to do long-term business in a down-to-earth manner, don't rush for quick success, if anyone dares to break the old rules, no matter how much credit and hard work they have, it will be in vain!"

Several managers bowed to each other and said: "You guys follow the instructions of the young master!"

Huang Ping, a slightly older accountant, said: "Young lady and Uncle Cen are indeed of the same family, we are relieved to have a girl in Cyclamen!"

Lu Xiangfeng stretched out his hand to give way to Mei Niang: "Miss, please go this way, the door opened early today, and everyone is busy. There will be a banquet starting at noon, and it has been fully booked. It is a nobleman who wants to buy New Year's wine..."

Mei Niang wondered: "You still want to buy New Year's wine? Isn't it after the Lantern Festival, are you all busy?"

Lu Xiangfeng said: "This nobleman only invites you today, we just do it, how dare we ask why?"

Going up to the second floor, there are already several tables filled with guests, drinking tea and having breakfast, and Mei Niang will go to her usual private room, when suddenly someone shouted:
"Miss Cen!"

Turning his head to look, he saw Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi standing up from the table next to the window with a smile on their faces.

Mei Niang hurriedly said to Lu Xiangfeng: "It's an old friend, send some fresh and delicious snacks and fruits to the elegant room!"

Lu Xiangfeng bowed to Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi, then turned and went downstairs.

Mei Niang said to Cuixi Cuisi again: "Today the door opens early, I am afraid that some acquaintances will come in, you only go to the back hall, the kitchen and the guest room to inspect, and then go back to the rest room on the third floor to eat Hurry up, you don't have to come to the front!"

After dismissing the two maids, he, Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi entered the private room and sat down. The two waiters quickly brought tea and food, closed the door gently, and quietly left.

Mei Niang got up and bowed to the two of them again, Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi hurriedly waved their hands and said:
"Young Madam, what are you doing? Treating us to tea is too polite, it's disturbing!"

Mei Niang said with a smile: "It should be like this. You two have done a lot for me. I can't repay you, so I have to say some polite things!"

Zhang Jingyun said with a smile: "Young Madam has such ability, and Cyclamen is flourishing under your management, it can be regarded as meeting a virtuous master!"

Lingxuzi also said: "Jingyun told me, I still don't believe it, the young lady is really talented!"

Mei Niang half covered her mouth with her sleeve and smiled: "You two made fun of me! In fact, it happened just in time... Sigh, I wouldn't be able to do it without Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Jingyun shook his head: "It's the young lady's luck!"

Mei Niang poured a cup of tea for each of them, gave way, and said, "Can I not call you Young Madam? I'll call you Miss Cen here. Remember my surname is Cen, and my name is Cen Meimei!"

Zhang Jingyun blinked: "Don't pretend to be real."

But Lingxuzi said: "I think the name Cen Meimei is very similar to you!"

Mei Niang lowered her head and spit out a sip of tea, choking: "Ahem! Lingxuzi, you are too... so funny, can your name be human?"

Lingxuzi said seriously: "The first time I saw you, I felt that you... were different. I checked your pulse and found that there seemed to be a force in your body that couldn't be used. Qin Meiniang, Cen Meimei, choose one of two, I think Cen Meimei It's more suitable for you!"

Mei Niang smiled, and looked at Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun seriously, and said, "Thank you Lingxuzi! Thank you, Mr. Zhang! Both of you are gentlemen. I usually have poor eyesight, but when I met you, I didn't see wrong people at all. Give me The help is really great, it can be said that it is a rebirth of kindness! In the future, please don't dislike me and still treat me as a friend, okay?"

Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Jingyun said: "It's an exaggeration, we didn't do anything for you, as long as you don't dislike us, you are Madam Hou, the two of us are idle clouds and wild cranes."

Mei Niang glanced at him: "Isn't it interesting to talk about this? Madam Hou, if I can be a wild crane, Madam Hou..."

She glanced outside the door, and said softly, "Empresses don't care too much!"

If it was someone else, they would have been overwhelmed by her words long ago, but Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun are used to being out in the wild. They see so many strange people and strange things, and their temperament, thought and speech are not restrained, which is similar to her. It's over, I don't think her words are strange, and I don't take them to heart.

Mei Niang asked Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun to drink tea and eat snacks. Lu Xiangfeng was very careful, and every half an hour someone brought hot tea and hot snacks, and replaced the cold ones. The three chatted and ate, very happily.

Zhang Jingyun said that he brought Lingxuzi to the Qin Mansion to check on Qin Boqing's illness, and now the three people in the Qin Mansion are healthy as usual, Meiniang was very grateful, and offered tea to the two of them several times instead of wine.Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun didn't ask Xu Junying, firstly, they often met with him outside, and secondly, maybe they felt that they were doing something like helping Mei Niang to hide from the outside world, running a restaurant, and doing something like this. However, between the husband and wife, it is still up to the two of them to talk things over by themselves, and it is inconvenient for them to intervene, so they simply make a workaround, and see that no one mentions the other's situation.

It's really hard for friends to do this.

Mei Niang suddenly thought of the queen's body, and asked: "Who of you can check the queen's pulse? I saw her on the Lantern Festival, so she looks fine, but why is her face so pale? Still swollen?"

Zhang Jingyun said: "The queen's physique is very poor, she suffers from heartache, lack of qi and blood, she should take care of her body before she becomes pregnant, but now she has to take care of it slowly, it's okay, relax, worry less, take the pill prepared by Lingxuzi, It can be produced smoothly."

Mei Niang nodded: "That's right, I'm worried about her."

Lingxuzi said: "You and the queen knew each other before?"

Mei Niang shook her head: "I don't know her, she knows me, we have a mutual friend, and we are coming to the capital soon."

She rested her hands on the table and propped her chin and sighed: "I don't remember what this friend looks like, is it ridiculous? This illness made me forget many things and offended many people... Make up for it, but there are some things that are powerless to return to heaven!"

Lingxuzi looked at her: "I have no power to recover? You can't use this word indiscriminately."

Mei Niang smiled: "Yes, I can't find the right words to use at the moment."

Zhang Jingyun got up and walked to the window, looked at the street scene below, came back and said to Mei Niang: "Shouldn't you go back to your residence? King Qi is coming soon, he invited cyclists to entertain friends today!"

Mei Niang was startled: "It's him again! Why, why does he like to come to treat guests with cyclists?"

Lingxuzi smiled and said: "You have to thank Jingyun, he is the one who asked King Qi to come here to treat guests!"

Zhang Jingyun was a little embarrassed: "I didn't know you were here."

"Then I really have to leave." Mei Niang got up and left, then turned her head and waved at them: "I use it frequently when I have time, I will tell the shopkeeper Lu to take care of him. Well, Zhang Jingyun, if you have friends, you should call the cyclamen." Well, whoever he is, I'll just avoid it!"

After finishing talking and leaving in a hurry, Zhang Jingyun stood by the table in a daze, Lingxuzi pointed at him and smiled uncontrollably: "Is he a solicitor? Cen Meimei is not easy, I finally know why King Qi never forgets her at first sight, and he wants to find her, She and King Qi are very similar in some places. If King Qi knows that we know who she is but don’t tell him, it will be another lawsuit. Will King Qi see that the mask you gave Meiniang is the same as you used to wear? Is it a material?"

Zhang Jingyun took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "Only people from my sect understand the ice spider mask. If Cen Meimei doesn't tell you, King Qi won't know about it. But the usage of other masks is similar. If Cen Meimei accidentally let him see the flaw , he naturally knows how to take off her mask."

Just as he was talking, there was a commotion under the window, and Zhang Jingyun said, "He's here!"

Lingxuzi was puzzled: "It's so early?"

"We can come here for breakfast, and he will too. After eating, we can go shopping elsewhere and come back, and we can have a banquet!"

Meiniang stood outside the counter, flipped through the ledger, before she could walk away, King Qi stepped into the door surrounded by guards, Lu Xiangfeng and a steward rushed to meet him, Meiniang turned around and glanced, secretly Worse, when Lu Xiangfeng and those people knelt down in front of King Qi, and there was a waiter walking by to block him, he ran back in a flash. King Qi saw Mei Niang, an ordinary woman, when he entered the door. He was not interested at all, but when the woman looked back, he found something, hurriedly pushed everyone away, chased after her, followed the passage and chased out of the backyard, but there was no ghost, and he turned back angrily. , beckoning to Lu Xiangfeng: "There was a woman standing here just now, did you see it? Who is it?"

Lu Xiangfeng pretended to be stupid: "Return to His Royal Highness King Qi: The building behind our store is a guest room. If there is a woman, it should be a guest. Come to the front hall to buy breakfast?"

King Qi thought thoughtfully: Resident?The last time he saw her for sure, it was on the second floor, he didn't remember what she looked like, but he would never forget those eyes no matter what!

It's her again this time, why is she running?She, she is a woman!
King Qi was a little stunned thinking about it, and Shan Yong called him next to him: "Master!"

King Qi woke up and said, "Go, find out how many women live in the building at the back!"

Shan Yong was taken aback for a moment: When did the master change his sex?To check a woman?
But he didn't dare to be negligent, and called Lu Xiangfeng: "Bring the guest list, let me have a look!"

Lu Xiangfeng was worried: a search would reveal the truth. At this time, during the New Year's Eve, apart from businessmen and candidates for exams, how can there be women staying in the shop?

Shan Yong suddenly grabbed an account book, looked at the signature on it and said, "Cen Meimei, who is it?"

Lu Xiangfeng hurriedly said: "Our boss, Uncle Cen, has returned to his hometown, and now the clan sister is in charge of the business of the store, and Cen Meimei is the maiden name of the young boss."

King Qi looked at him: "Cen Meimei, does she come here often?"

Lu Xiangfeng lowered his head: "Reporting to His Royal Highness Qi Wang: Miss Cen comes here often, whether sooner or later!"

King Qi nodded: "My king invites all distinguished guests at Xiankelai today, so please wait carefully! If there are early guests, let them finish eating and leave quickly, and idlers will not be allowed in. Now, let your Xianke come to eat as much as you can." Serve all the dim sum and fragrant tea!"

Lu Xiangfeng obediently agreed, Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi came down from upstairs, Zhang Jingyun shouted:

"His Royal Highness King Qi!"

King Qi looked back at them, and said lightly: "You two have come early, why didn't you call me?"

Zhang Jingyun said: "I didn't know His Highness was coming, we went in to see His Highness when we got up, and the attendant said before we got up, we went first!"

"I'll get up as soon as you leave, but I can't make it in time..."

King Qi said, pulling them both together: "Come, come, and drink two cups of tea with me, it's early in the morning, where are you going in a hurry?"

(End of this chapter)