dognovel Chapter 119: Giving her money and a house, asking her to move
Chapter 119: Giving her money and a house, asking her to move
After Wan Zhou returned, everything was back to normal, and there was no disturbance caused by Ji Nanzheng's return.
Eat when you should eat and sleep when you should sleep.
In my spare time, I deal with the affairs of the academy.
That day Wan Zhou sat in the study for an hour, sorted out an idea, and wrote several pieces of paper.
After finishing, she suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. At this time, her stomach growled twice at an inopportune moment.
"Miss, are you hungry?" Qiu Ge said with a smile, "I will go and ask them to set the table."
Wan Zhou was indeed hungry. He was always easily hungry lately.
As soon as I arrived at the dining room door, I smelled a mouth-watering aroma.
"Sanniang, what are we eating today? It smells so good." Wan Zhou had already arrived at the dining room while speaking.
My eyes were immediately attracted by the large soup bowl on the dining table.
Wan Zhou moved closer to the red soup bowl, and the spicy aroma hit him in the face. The mouth-watering smell he had smelled before came from the soup bowl.
"Miss, doesn't it smell so good? I'm drooling." Qiu Ge stared at the soup bowl with sparkling eyes.
"Sanniang, is this the new dish you researched?" Wan Zhou had never seen or smelled such a dish before.
"Miss, I'm not a slave." Sanniang explained immediately: "This morning, Master Hua sent a kitchen helper over and told her to cook a meal. If Miss is satisfied, she can stay. If not, she can leave."
"This is what she made. She said it was called something called boiled beef. I have never heard of it." Sanniang pointed at the soup bowl.
Because of morning sickness, Wan Zhou had a poor appetite recently. The taste of boiled beef seemed to open her taste buds that had been closed for a long time. After eating one piece, she felt like she could eat a cow.
The beef was the best delivered by Juxianlou, with a spicy and peppery taste. How can I describe it? Wan Zhou felt like his entire mouth was on fire.
So spicy and satisfying.
Drink water while eating.
"Miss, you are sweating, wipe it off quickly." Bai Lu wrung out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Wan Zhou's forehead.
"Miss, don't eat too much. If you eat too spicy food during pregnancy, your baby will have heat." Sanniang was older and had given birth before, so she reminded her.
"I know." Wan Zhou agreed, but she didn't eat less. It was the first time in some time that she had eaten two bowls of rice.
After eating, Wan Zhou asked Sanniang to call people over.
As a result, Wan Zhou felt that he looked familiar and asked hesitantly, "Were you selling hot and sour noodles on Chenqiao Street before?"
"My servant Qiuhua greets the young lady. If you are not mistaken, I was selling hot and sour noodles on Chenqiao Street before." Qiuhua wore a headscarf and stood straight.
Wanzhou looked at Qiuhua with a smile, with some doubts in his mind.
Qiuhua's eyes sparkled, and Wanzhou felt that she was a girl with strong ideas. Moreover, she had set up a stall by herself before, which proved that she was a free person, so how could she be a slave in her house?
Did something happen to her family? She knew that many girls from decent families had to sign a contract to sell themselves for a few taels of silver because of family misfortunes.
"Miss, are you satisfied with the boiled beef for lunch? Can I stay?" Qiuhua asked herself when she saw Wanzhou staring at her without saying anything.
"Satisfied. You stay and help Sanniang." Wan Zhou didn't intend to ask about her situation. Since it was sent by Brother Huayang, she couldn't be unreliable.
Moreover, inexplicably, she always felt that Qiuhua in front of her was a little special, but she couldn't tell exactly what was special about her.
Anyway, I'm a member of her family now, so if there's anything special about me, she'll always discover it.
"Bai Lu, pick a room for her."
As Sanniang's assistant, Qiuhua was considered a third-class maid and should live with other people. Wanzhou asked her to choose a room, which meant that she could live alone. Bai Lu was slightly stunned.
She replied, “Okay, Miss.
Bai Lu brought Qiuhua to her room, gave her a few instructions and left.
Seeing that he was the only one in the room, Qiuhua closed the door and leaned against it, his face full of excitement and his eyes shining with gold.
Great! She finally got the support of Gu Wanzhou.
She came to this hellhole with no relatives, no money, and even no house to live in. If she didn't have some cooking skills, she might have starved to death.
It was not until the news of Gu Wanzhou's request for divorce spread throughout the streets and alleys that she inquired further and connected the events of Gu Wanzhou's donation for marriage and divorce, and summarized them, and concluded that Gu Wanzhou either traveled through time or was reborn.
As the most miserable time traveler in history, Gu Wanzhou is the best thigh she can hold. Now that she is finally close to him, how can she not be happy.
After lunch, Wanzhou walked around the garden twice before going back for a nap. It was an hour later when he woke up.
"Miss, the two young ladies of the Duke's Mansion are here." Bai Lu whispered while Wan Zhou was still in the afterglow of waking up.
"Which two?" Wan Zhou raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
"It's the eldest young master's wife and the fifth young master's wife." Bai Lu said, "The eldest young master's wife said not to disturb the young lady's lunch break. I have already placed fruit snacks in the front hall for you to enjoy."
Wan Zhou frowned.
What kind of combination are these two?
Come here after you have packed up.
"Wanzhou, we came here suddenly. Did we disturb you?"
As soon as Wan Zhou stepped over the threshold, the eldest young lady's wife Bai Xuzhu stood up and expressed her apology with a smile.
"Normally, we should have posted a message to you before we came here. We just happened to be nearby, so we thought, it's only a few steps away, so we came to see you."
"Don't disturb me. It's my honor. Please take a seat." Wan Zhou said to Bai Xuzhu, glanced at Shi Xuanting and smiled just the right amount.
Shi Xuanting felt a little uncomfortable. After a brief eye contact, she looked away first.
Bai Xuzhu sat down as she was told and pretended to glance at Shi Xuanting beside her casually. Shi Xuanting also looked at her.
The two exchanged colors, and Wan Zhou happened to see it, but she pretended not to see it.
As the host, she really had nothing to say to the two uninvited guests, and for a moment she felt like she was being silenced.
After that, it was Shi Xuanting who spoke first: "Fourth sister-in-law, fourth brother is back, did you know?"
"Call me by my name." Wan Zhou reminded.
"Are you going to completely draw a line between you and Fourth Brother?" Shi Xuanting glanced at Wan Zhou.
"Isn't it obvious what I did?" Wan Zhou's voice was slightly cold.
She had already left the Duke's Mansion and no longer wanted to have anything to do with them, so she looked at Bai Xuzhu and asked, "Madam, if you have something to talk to me about, you can just say it directly. There's no need to waste time beating around the bush."
Bai Xuzhu felt a little uncomfortable, picked up the teacup and drank the tea. Then she hesitantly took a purse from the servant.
"Wanzhou, here are five thousand taels of silver notes and the deed to a house in the south of the city. Mother-in-law said it's not easy for you to live alone out there, so keep it for emergencies."
Wan Zhou looked at the beautifully embroidered purse and smiled, "Take it back. Thank the Duke's wife for me. And tell her that I have no shortage of money or houses."
No shortage of money and houses?
Many people would feel unhappy when hearing such words.
Bai Xuzhu also felt a little bit. However, as the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion, she managed her expression very well and didn't show it at all. She just looked at the purse and said with some embarrassment: "You have it, it's yours, and this is also a gift from my mother-in-law."
"Take it back. I have already left the Duke's Mansion. You don't have to have any feelings for me. Besides, I really don't need it."
Shi Xuanting gnashed her teeth as she listened.
How can a divorced woman be so arrogant?
But today she kept in mind Mrs. Wang's warning and must not cause trouble.
That’s right, she and Bai Xuzhu came here today to carry out Madam Wang’s mission.
Then, he said sourly, "You may not know yet, but the emperor has given the house of Xingning Marquis to fourth brother. It's the big house next door to you."
Wan Zhou: “…”
Why is the emperor so mean? Why can't he give Ji Nanzheng a house?
Wan Zhou remained silent, and Shi Xuanting continued to speak, "This house of yours originally belonged to the second branch of the Xingning Marquis's Mansion. Now that it belongs to Fourth Brother, doesn't it mean that you and Fourth Brother are still one family? If you really want to draw a line in the sand, then take this house and move out quickly."
"You don't have to wait until Fourth Brother gets married and then you suffer here."
After hearing this, Wan Zhou glanced at the purse that Bai Xuzhu still placed on her knees.
What else is there that is not understood?
Why didn't you give it earlier or later? When Ji Nanzheng was given a house, you gave him both money and the house?
This is asking her to move...