pampering wife

Chapter 81

Walking out of Liufangtang, it was the night of the new moon outside, and it was the weather of early spring. Although the day was getting warmer day by day, the night was still very cold.

Qingmei wrapped her cloak tightly, looked at the dark tree trunks and flower branches under the moonlight on both sides, the quiet and quiet night gradually made her heart clear and peaceful, she recalled Mrs. Gu's face just now, and her heart was filled with infinite sorrow.

Once, Mrs. Gu was the closest person to her mother, and the sisters had a deep relationship, so she was able to travel thousands of miles to the border to visit her sister, and happily made a marriage contract.At that time, Mrs. Gu must have treated Qingmei mother and daughter sincerely.But now?The younger sister's widow became a bargaining chip, if it wasn't for this, Mrs. Gu would have ignored Qingmei and left her to fend for herself.

Then if Marquis Wu An no longer has compassion and care for her in the future, will Mrs. Gu treat her as an abandoned child and ignore her again, life and death have nothing to do?Under Qingmei's deep thinking, she only felt the cold spread in her heart, and her lungs were completely cold.

Such Mrs. Gu is no longer the aunt she was back then.The former blood relationship has been unknowingly wiped out by something unknown, and there is nowhere to pursue it.

Qingmei walked briskly, and when she arrived at the Liuliyuan, she thanked the two mothers who brought her back, and politely let them go in for tea, the two mothers naturally thanked and declined to go back to Liufangtang.

Asking Luzhu to close the courtyard door, when Qingmei raised her eyes, she saw Mrs. Xu under the eaves walking towards her quickly with a fox fur in her hand, with an anxious and worried expression on her face.Her cheeks were red from the cold, obviously the same as before, standing outside the house watching the courtyard gate waiting for her to come back, being blown by the cold wind.

Qingmei's heart felt sour, and she unconsciously sighed.The good and evil in the human heart can only be revealed after a long time. It has nothing to do with the time of blood, but only with the temperament and heart.The aunt who is related by blood may not love her dearly, but the Xu family can be displaced because of the entrustment of the old master, caring and caring for her, lest she be wronged, the contrast is so obvious.

She walked up quickly to hold Xu's arm, and said angrily: "Mother, why are you waiting for me here again? What should I do if I catch a cold?" She said the words of resentment, but her voice was soft and intimate, with a bit of coquettishness means.

Wearing a homely green cloth double-breasted jacket, Mrs. Xu nodded her forehead with a smile: "Did you forget Madam's instructions again? I'm just a nanny."

"Why do I have to listen to her advice?" Qingmei leaned into Xu's ear coquettishly, "Princess Yongle appreciates fruit wine very much today, and she also agrees with me about opening a tavern. Wei Guogong's family The girl also said that she will come to support me when the time comes!"

"It's that girl Wei Xin?" Xu was surprised, "If that's the case, I'll get a few sticks of incense to thank the Bodhisattva!" The wealth and power of Duke Wei's mansion, how can Xu not know, if this Wei Xin is really kind Treating Qingmei is a great thing!

The two women were very happy, and when they returned to the house, they gathered around the table to discuss the opening of the tavern.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, it is inevitable to get up earlier than usual.Although Mrs. Gu told Qingmei to dress up well, Qingmei didn't take it seriously——

The gorgeous golden hairpin and jade hairpin were left aside, only a thin beaded tassel hairpin and two crabapple palace flowers were pinned in her hair.The red coral drop bead earrings around her ears were taken off, and only two rice grain-sized beads were dropped as embellishments. The eyebrows were lightly powdered and not even rouge was used.The gorgeous pomegranate red and gold thread selvage skirt prepared by Mrs. Gu was discarded and replaced with a sky blue bust-length skirt with flowers, simple, elegant, clean and bright.

Qing Mei stared at the bronze mirror for a long time, then smiled at herself.

This is her true face, there is no need for gorgeous and complicated clothes and makeup, and there is no need to force herself to look dignified and stable. Although she looks gorgeous and noble, it makes her lose her aura and conceals her true nature and heart.

Marquis Wu An is her father's life and death friend, Qing Mei hopes that what he sees is the real orphan of Qu Heng, not the second girl of the Gu family wrapped in gold and silver brocade!She winked at the mirror, then turned to Luzhu and said, "Let's go."

"Will Madam be angry... Do you want to wear the hairpin that Madam Chu gave you?" Luzhu looked at Qingmei, and then at the pile of ornaments that had been taken off next to her—gold hairpins, jade hairpins, and jade bracelets. , ear pendant, jade pendant... Actually, it is also very beautiful to decorate with these, Luzhu thought silently.

(End of this chapter)