The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 8
Chu Qing patted the top of her bun, looked at the peasants, and nodded in satisfaction: "I'm here to hire some of you to help me grab some things temporarily."

"Miss, please tell me." The men were sincere and hugged Chu Qing.As long as they don't delay the farming and can earn some money for drinking, they are naturally happy.

"Help me catch all the toads in a radius of tens of miles." Chu Qing said his purpose with a corner of his mouth.

At that time, the sun was almost at the middle.

Chu Qing, after feeling the hustle and bustle of the market, also agreed to return to Chu's house under the urging of Mingliu.

On the way, the little girl asked Chu Qing curiously more than once: "Miss, why do you let those men catch toads?"

"Your lady, I have my own magic." Chu Qing didn't intend to explain.This is a habit she has developed in business for many years. As long as she knows all the links clearly, the people below only need to be responsible for their respective parts.

This can effectively prevent information loss and improve efficiency.

Seeing that Miss was unwilling to speak, Ming Liu pursed her mouth and said coquettishly: "Miss, you can just tell the servants. Ming Liu swears that she will never tell." Ming Liu was curious about Chu Qing's mystery before It's tight, and she didn't say it at this moment, it really tortured the little girl.

Chu Qing stopped suddenly, and looked at Ming Liu, who looked at her in a daze, as if feeling that her young lady seemed to be a little different.At least the eyes of the former ladies were gentle and smiling.Although the young lady is smiling all the time, her eyes are cold, and there is an indescribable feeling.

The smile on his face shrank slightly, and he looked at Ming Liu with a clear and serious expression and said: "Ming Liu, I will only tell you what I said today. If you want to stay by my side, you must learn not to ask things you shouldn't ask, If you can’t do it, I’ll tell you to send you to your mother’s room.”

Ming Liu's small face turned pale with fright, and his big eyes quickly filled with mist: "Miss, don't drive this servant away. The servant is wrong, and the servant doesn't ask any questions."

Chu Qing didn't give in to those big teary eyes, she nodded lightly, turned around and continued towards Chu's residence.

After being warned by Chu Qing, Ming Liu kept her lips tightly pressed and her head lowered for the rest of the journey, not daring to speak casually.Chu Qing watched coldly, but did not speak.Since she will be Chu Qing in the future, the people around her must know her habits.

When leaving the Chu residence, in order to avoid being obstructed, Chu Qing chose the side door through which the servants came in and out.Chu's house is a merchant's house, even if the family is well-off, but in terms of the layout of the house, it is only a few sets of courtyards. The side entrance and the main entrance are both under a gray-white wall, separated by only one corner.

Outside the gate is a straight road, connecting every house on this street.Chu Qing had already felt the planning of Anning City when he went to the market in the morning. The branches all over the city were divided into categories and organized.Where the Chu family is located, most of the streets and alleys are businessmen, and the scale of business is not much different from that of the Chu family.

No matter whether Chu Qing wanted to enter from the main entrance or from the side, this straight road across the gate was the only way to go.At this moment, it was almost ten minutes before lunch, and stalls had already been set up on this street, and the hawking sounded one after another, making it very lively.

Ming Liu followed Chu Qing closely, not daring to overstep.Suddenly, Chu Qing stopped, and she was caught off guard and bumped into the former's back, almost staggering Chu Qing.

Rubbing his nose that was red and numb, Ming Liu raised his head aggrieved: "Miss, are you okay? This servant didn't do it on purpose."

However, when the words fell, no one responded to her.This made Ming Liu raised his head to look at his young lady in doubt, but saw that her eyes had already looked away, and she didn't seem to notice her faux pas just now.

"Miss?" Mingliu murmured to himself, looking where Chu Qing's eyes went.In front of the gate of his house, there was a carriage parked in green cloth and a few loose horses. A few servants came out from the gate to help unload the goods. Step into the door and disappear.

"Master!" Ming Liu recognized the man and called softly.

Master... Is this her current father?If memory serves me right, Chu Qing's father was named Chu Zhengyang.Chu Qing's eyes were faint, thinking in her heart.

At this time, there was a low laugh from the tea stall on the street, and then the voice of discussion drifted into the ears of Chu Qing and Ming Liu who were standing outside the tea stall.

"I heard that the daughter of the Chu family threw herself into the lake in shame and anger because she was divorced. She almost died. The beautiful lady in the Chu mansion had to send someone to call back the Chu member she bought outside. Idiot A thousand pieces of gold are worthless pieces of gold, and they will be clean after death, so this half-dead thing just causes trouble for nothing."

When Ming Liu heard this, her heart was burning like a flame, but when she looked at the people around her, she found that she was smiling slightly, as if the words just now hadn't entered her ears.

"Go back." A faint voice sounded, and Chu Qing stepped up again, walking towards Chu's house, which was very close at hand.

Ming Liu was stunned for a moment, blinked at Chu Qing's back, and said to himself: "Miss woke up from illness, it is really more and more unpredictable." After sighing, she lifted the hem of her skirt and trotted He chased after Chu Qing who had gone far ahead.

Still entering the house from the side, Chu Qing didn't hide any more secrets, and returned to her yard calmly despite the surprised look of the house servants who came and went when they saw her like this.

Her memory is very good, and she can usually memorize the road she has traveled just once, so on the return journey, she almost always walks in front, and Mingliu follows behind.

Before stepping into the gate of the courtyard, Chu Qing's raised feet stopped in mid-air due to the crying of '嘤嘤' from the room.

At this time, a voice came from the house, and the voice came from Li Shi.After listening carefully, she knew clearly that it was Li who was blaming Cui Cui, who was left in the house by her, for not being optimistic about herself.

After thinking about it, she walked to the pool in the yard, squatted down without any manners, put her hands in the pool, scooped up clear water and began to wash her face.

When Ming Liu who followed behind saw this scene, he couldn't help exclaiming: "Miss!"

This cry stopped the accusations in the room, and then the sound of footsteps continued, six or seven people rushed out of the room, and when they saw Chu Qing who continued to wash his face as if nothing had happened, they all froze in place.

This did not have the demeanor of a lady at all, so Li Shi whispered and covered his lips with his hands.And all the servants also stared at this scene in a daze, none of them thought that they should pull Miss up at this moment.

Chu Zhengyang, who was standing beside Li Shi, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "A Li."

After finishing the words, Chu Qing, who had already washed her face, shook off the drops of water on her hands, pulled out a small silk from her cuff, wiped her face, and finally stood up from the ground.

(End of this chapter)