Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 216

After going around the outside twice, picking off a few red plums that had just bloomed, Xiao Wenqing went to Xinyi Courtyard with crystals and green calyx.

"Third Young Madam." The servant girls who were cleaning and scrubbing in the yard and under the eaves saw Xiao Wenqing coming, and bowed to her one after another.

"Can Madam have breakfast?" Xiao Wenqing went to the eaves and asked the maid standing over there.She still seems to be early.

"Third Young Madam, Madam is having breakfast." The servant girl replied, and graciously opened the thick curtain to block the wind to invite Xiao Wenqing to enter.My wife is getting old, and every year after November, the charcoal basin starts to be burned in the house.

It really came earlier today.

Xiao Wenqing secretly said, after entering the house, he handed the red plums he picked in his hand to a maid who came up to greet him, "Xia Xiang, take it and put it in a vase for Madam to admire."

"Yes, Madam Third." Xia Xiang took the red plums from Xiao Wenqing's hand and walked to a corner of the room. She found flower scissors and began to trim the fresh red plums that Xiao Wenqing had just folded. Then she took off the overnight bouquet and inserted the red plums into the big The painted vase with the belly roll mouth adjusts the angle and level of the plum branches.

After Xiao Wenqing handed the red plums to Xia Xiang, he took two steps forward to salute the prime minister's wife and said, "Mother, my daughter-in-law greets you." Don't let the mother-in-law pick out the thorns.

"Wenqing, it's very cold today, are you still here?" The prime minister's wife said kindly, "Sit down and drink a bowl of hot porridge to warm your body." Can be picky.

"Thank you mother for your concern, but my daughter-in-law just had enough to eat." Xiao Wenqing said very tactfully.She doesn't dare to eat here now, even if she knows the specific ingredients of the food, she will take a bite or two and never eat more.

"Third young lady, please sit down." Chunxiang, the maid of the prime minister's wife, said, reaching out her hand.

Xiao Wenqing took off the red silk cloak on his body and handed it to her.A charcoal basin was set up in this room, which was much warmer than the outside, but the air inside was not well circulated, and the misty incense was still lit, making it feel a bit stuffy.

"Wenqing, this is the walnut and peanut porridge newly made in the kitchen. I think it's good. You can try it." The prime minister's wife persuaded with a smile.

Qiu Xiang, who was waiting on the same side, immediately brought a set of cutlery, helped Xiao Wenqing put a bowl of hot porridge in front of Xiao Wenqing, and said, "Third Young Madam, please."

Xiao Wenqing had no choice but to say: "The daughter-in-law there should try the cooking skills of mother's chef." Seeing that there were really only walnuts and peanuts in the porridge, she felt relieved.As soon as she was out of confinement, she called the three chefs in the kitchen to her face and asked them about food taboos.From the chef, she learned more about food incompatibility and food taboos for different people.Walnuts can strengthen the brain and improve intelligence, treat dizziness and insomnia, and soreness of the waist and knees. Peanuts can be eaten by anyone, and it’s okay to eat too much.

Picking up the chopsticks and lowering his head to drink the delicious hot porridge slowly, Xiao Wenqing picked up the side dishes on the table to eat with the porridge very carefully, and only ate half of each kind of chopsticks.Ever since they knew their mother's malice, she and Yu Xuan had doubts about any kindness of their mother.

The prime minister's wife caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eyes, and there was a faint sarcasm hanging from the corner of her mouth.Her youngest son and youngest daughter-in-law are both smart and careful. Wouldn't she use the same method to catch them?The master is already angry, and she won't do anything to them for the time being.

After breakfast, the prime minister's wife rinsed her mouth and wiped her mouth. Xiao Wenqing immediately ordered the maids to clean up the table.She didn't dare to be careless, even though the ingredients of the walnut and peanut porridge could be clearly seen, who knew if there was something mixed in it that couldn't be seen by the eyes, so she only ate half a bowl and refused to say that she couldn't eat it anymore.

The prime minister's wife sat on the Arhat bed covered with thick satin cushions, called Xiao Wenqing to sit beside her, and said: "Wenqing, your third sister-in-law has been busy like a spinning top recently, if you have nothing to do, why don't you help her. In a few days, the Liu Manor will send someone to ask for a fixed date. Your third sister-in-law is now managing the house's normal internal affairs while preparing for Qinglan's dowry; the Chinese New Year is only two months away, and the mansion needs to buy a lot of New Year's goods; Some of my Ling family's properties outside began to hand over their account books to the family in the mansion to report the situation. She is only alone, and I am worried that she will be too busy."

Xiao Wenqing immediately evaded and said: "Mother, you know the experience of the daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law is learning many things halfway. At present, it is difficult to manage her own Fushouyuan, and she is really unable to help the third sister-in-law. The things in the house have always been your mother. Management, although father is reluctant to let mother continue to work hard, mother can still give advice to third sister-in-law." Although third sister-in-law is very busy, she is very busy, if she intervenes, third sister-in-law will definitely think that she is robbing her of the housekeeper of the prime minister's mansion Quan, she even thinks that she is helping Yuxuan to consolidate the family's inheritance rights, so no matter how busy the prime minister's house is, she will just watch and not destroy the little sister-in-law relationship established in front of the third sister-in-law.

"I'm old, so your father-in-law will let me rest and not let me worry about trivial matters. I, I will know how comfortable it is to take care of my life after I rest." The prime minister's wife put an arm on the Arhat bed with a smile On the table, leaned slightly and said to Xiao Wenqing, "Just help your third sister-in-law for a while, I see her getting thinner."

Xiao Wenqing smiled and said, "Mom, you have sharp eyes and ears, and your skin is white, tender and smooth like a girl in your twenties. How can you look old? The third sister-in-law said last time that she will celebrate your old man's birthday this year. I'll see you go out, mother. I thought you were a noble lady in your forties." My mother will be 69 after Chinese New Year, and according to the folk custom, next year will celebrate her [-]th birthday.

(End of this chapter)