Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 166

"Mother, I heard from Yuxuan that Jiayu is getting married on the 18th of this month. Is it true?" Xiao Wenqing asked cautiously after greeting the prime minister's wife on the second day.

The prime minister's wife squinted her eyes and thought for a while, then said: "I think I told you that? It's September [-]th, when Jiayu leaves the pavilion. Wen Qing, can you prepare the congratulatory gift? You are an aunt, and the gift should not be too shabby."

"Mother, my daughter-in-law has never heard you mention it." Xiao Wenqing said.

The prime minister's wife was puzzled for a while, then turned to ask Cao Yunniang beside her, "Yunniang, I didn't send Wenqing the post that Yamin sent?" Yamin was the boudoir name of her eldest daughter.

Cao Yunniang also became a little confused, and after thinking for a long time, she said: "Ma'am, the eldest lady sent three invitations. When the third young lady greeted you a few days ago, you gave her the card of the third young master and her. But the fourth young lady Madame comes to say hello every day, but you forgot."

"Forgot? Why didn't you remind me because I have a bad memory? It seems that you are getting old too." The prime minister's wife shook her head and said, "Yun Niang, hurry up and get the invitations from the eldest lady to the third son and third young lady." Bring it to the third young lady. This is a big deal, so don't be careless."

"Yes, ma'am, I'll get it right away. It must be in the drawer under your dresser." Cao Yunniang said, walking quickly to the back room.

Did the mother-in-law really forget it?Besides Aunt Cao, the old servant who has been around for many years, she also has four young maidservants, don't they remember to remind her?
Xiao Wenqing smiled lightly and said, "Fortunately, Yuxuan reminded me that if I was in a hurry on the day Jiayu came out of the court, I would definitely not be able to prepare the congratulatory gift properly."

"It's all from my own family. It doesn't matter if the gift is a little inappropriate." The Prime Minister's wife comforted Xiao Wenqing with a smile.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law is the daughter-in-law of the prime minister's mansion. If the daughter-in-law is rude outside, she will lose the face of the prime minister's mansion." Xiao Wenqing lowered her head slightly and said, "My daughter-in-law knows that she came from a humble background, and her childhood was rough and she lacked her mother's personal education, so Be careful everywhere, and don't dare to make claims on anything. Mother, in three days, we will go to the Cai Mansion to celebrate Jiayu's coming out of the cabinet. If my daughter-in-law did not do well at that time, please ask mother to protect her."

The prime minister's wife smiled and said, "You are my daughter-in-law, how can I not take care of you."

She smiled very kindly, "You can accompany me for lunch today, my wife is a bit lonely. Well, by the way, I heard that you visited your third sister-in-law yesterday and had lunch there. Your third sister-in-law sent I bought you a lot of homemade incense and dried flowers. Do you know how to use incense? I remember that half a month before you married, a batch of spices came into the mansion. You can choose what you like to make a sachet. The servants may not choose And your heart. Wearing a small sachet when going out is the habit of most ladies, and you cannot avoid it."

"Thank you mother for saving the meal." Xiao Wenqing said with a smile, "Mom, my daughter-in-law doesn't know how to burn incense. But you can embroider some sachets and stuff them with dried flowers from the third sister-in-law. Mother, if you like, I will also make a sachet like this Here it is." The mother-in-law is indeed the person in charge of the prime minister's back house, she is full of eyeliner; the third sister-in-law and Yu Xuan are right, the new maids and daughter-in-laws in her courtyard will be replaced slowly.

Why did my mother-in-law mention incense specifically? Is there any problem with incense?

Xiao Wenqing decided to learn about incense from the third sister-in-law in the future, and then read some books related to incense, so that in the future, when others talk about incense, she would not know anything about it.

"Well, I'm happy to see your sisters-in-law getting close." The prime minister's wife smiled kindly.

"Fourth Young Madam, this is an invitation from the Eldest Miss to you and the Fourth Young Master." Cao Yunniang walked over with a gold-plated invitation, handed it to Xiao Wenqing with both hands, and said, "It seems that Madam and I are confused. It was really in the left drawer of the dresser and I forgot to bring it to you."

Xiao Wenqing took the invitation and looked through it, and it was indeed an invitation from the elder sister to Yu Xuan and her husband and wife.

Whether it was true or false this time, if Yuxuan hadn't mentioned it, she might not have prepared enough gifts because of the rush of time.She has learned a lot from a pit, and she will be wary of her mother-in-law in the future.

At lunch time, six big red crabs were served in the kitchen. Two maids washed up and stood next to the prime minister's wife and Xiao Wenqing with scissors, hammer and spoons in their hands to help peel the crabs.The crab cover is covered with a large crab that is as big as an adult's palm. The crab paste is like fat, the crab roe is bright, the crab meat is white and crystal clear, and there is also a specially prepared dipping sauce.

The prime minister's wife said enthusiastically: "Wenqing, this is a crab with a big belly in the Bibo Lake at the foot of the west side of Fenghuang Mountain. It is the most delicious when it is covered with yellow fat. You can eat two more." She told the maid beside Xiao Wenqing to continue cooking. Peel the crabs for Xiao Wenqing.

Xiao Wenqing hurriedly said, "Thank you, mother. It's just that eating more crabs with cold nature hurts the stomach. Mother, it's better to eat less." When she ate crabs at Mrs. Liu's residence last autumn, Mrs. Liu said that crabs with cold nature are not easy to eat more. Crab claws are broken for abortion, and women who are planning to become pregnant or are already pregnant cannot eat it, so she didn't eat crab legs when she ate it just now.

"Crabs are cold in nature, but with ginger, vinegar, and rice wine to relieve the cold, it's okay to be greedy occasionally. Wen Qing, you have to try crab roe and crab paste. This is a rare delicacy." The prime minister's wife smiled and motioned the maid to peel another one. The crabs are for Xiao Wenqing.

Xiao Wenqing couldn't refuse, so he could only pick and eat the crab roe and crab paste, dipped the chopsticks in the seasoning and ate a few crab meat, then put down the chopsticks, made up his mind to wait until he went back, and asked the maid to order the kitchen to cook a bowl of thick ginger The brown sugar water keeps her out of the cold.

(End of this chapter)