Becoming The Real Rich Daughter After Divorce

The people who were laughing at Qiao Jinniang felt embarrassed when they saw Qiao Jinniang coming.

He could only say in a strange way: "Second Miss Qiao is really kind-hearted and pitiful for my concubine. It is unprecedented in Chang'an for a concubine to hold a funeral for her concubine!"

One of the generals' daughters came out and said, "Qiao Jinniang, didn't you just keep saying that future husbands are not allowed to take concubines?

Why do you have to do a funeral for a concubine at this moment? Don't blame us for making fun of you, there is really no precedent in Chang'an city for a big funeral for an unfavored concubine. "

Qiao Ruoyi came over with red eyes in plain clothes and said, "I begged my sister to hold the funeral."

Qiao Jinniang glanced at the women and said, "I heard that when Duke Qin's favored concubine passed away, all the mistresses and high-ranking wives of the family went to offer their condolences, and all you said was not favored.

If the one who died today was the favored aunt of the Hou Mansion, the mistresses in your mansion would probably rush over here. Since you despise me for organizing the funeral for your aunt, why are you here?

Although I hate my husband for taking concubines, I will not blame the woman who is a concubine.

Who in the world is willing to put aside the main wife and become an aunt? To the end of his life, he could not hear his biological children call him mother, and he had to watch helplessly that his outstanding daughter was implicated in the marriage because of him.

Wives and concubines fight fiercely, and the root cause is the man's fault, and women have nothing to do. If my husband takes a concubine, I will just fight with my husband. Fighting between wives and concubines, fighting for a man who doesn't love me at all, is the most ridiculous thing in the world.

You say I don't understand the rules when I hold a funeral for my aunt today, but if I don't do the funeral today, I will be said to be cold-blooded and ruthless to tolerate my concubine, and I don't even want to die with dignity for my concubine. "

"It's difficult for women to be around, so it's better to look at my sister's face and give my aunt and sister a face."

After Qiao Jinniang finished speaking, she went to the mourning hall.

All the ladies and concubines left behind looked at each other in blank dismay. In Chang'an, no woman had ever dared to say such words in public.

"Where did Qiao Jinniang get the confidence to say this? If she thinks this way, she will definitely not be able to enter the palace in the future."

"Speaking of it, she is a kind-hearted person, and what she said makes sense."

"What's the point? I think it's all the fallacies of the market. The men in the market are incompetent, so only wives have no concubines. If there is a capable man, who would have no wives and concubines? Arguing with your husband? She doesn't want to see if your husband will." Will indulge her to make trouble."

"It's those incompetent men who are willing to humbly coax their wives."

Qiao Jinniang doesn't care what they think, she only knows whether to hold a funeral or not, she can always find fault with others, and this funeral is held for Ruoyi.

If she didn't hold the funeral today, maybe Zoyi wouldn't blame her, after all, there would always be a thorn in her heart.

At lunch time, Qiao Jinniang prepared about five tables of dishes in the yard, and there was one extra table in advance. There were no elders in the Hou Mansion, and everyone was waiting to see Qiao Jinniang's embarrassment.

The funeral banquet is not easy, even if the meat dishes are rich, the vegetarian dishes are too monotonous and cannot show the style of the Marquis Mansion, and after all, it is just an aunt, this banquet cannot be too delicate.

It's not easy to host a five-table banquet, not to mention that this is Qiao Jinniang's first time.

Qin Miaomiao decided on the marriage but did not set a date, so she also came over, she sat at the main table and said: "Jin Niang, although today's dishes are rich, they have never been seen before."

Qiao Jinniang said: "Today we have chrysanthemum as a banquet. This is Hangzhou white chrysanthemum tea, which is the most dry to drink in autumn. The cold dishes are chrysanthemum shortbread, chrysanthemum fish slices, and chrysanthemum cold chicken shreds.

The hot dish is chrysanthemum pot. It is best to eat pork belly pot in autumn. The chrysanthemum in the middle can relieve the tiredness, and the bottom is simmering. This is the northern cuisine.

There is also this black-bone chicken soup with chrysanthemum and wolfberry that is the most beautiful, this stewed turtledove with wild chrysanthemum can cure headaches, and sweet and sour fish with chrysanthemum is the most delicious. "

Qiao Jinniang said: "There must be tofu at a funeral banquet in the south of the Yangtze River. Today's main dish is this chrysanthemum tofu. Chrysanthemum tofu is almost Luoyang cuisine. The most test is the chef's knife skills. Few people in the world can make chrysanthemum tofu." ten people."

Seeing that the main course was a dish of tofu, many people laughed, and a square piece of tofu was placed on the plate. The daughters of these officials' families seldom eat tofu.

"The main course is just a piece of square tofu, which is really ridiculous."

Qiao Jinniang ordered the maid to carry a pot of chrysanthemum broth and pour it gently into the soup bowl containing chrysanthemums. Everyone saw that the tofu in it was slowly blooming like chrysanthemums.

Each piece of this chrysanthemum tofu is as thin as a hair, really like a chrysanthemum, the broth is mixed with the fragrance of chrysanthemum, this dish is so beautiful that people can't bear to move their chopsticks, but they want to try it.

Qin Miaomiao lightly scooped up a spoonful of tofu and soup with a spoon, she said in surprise: "Where is this tofu, it's extremely delicious."

Qiao Jinniang said: "Our restaurant has improved the soup for this dish. It uses half a ham, a chicken, an old duck and a broth that has been stewed overnight with pork bones. It is naturally delicious."

Everyone saw that the dishes on the table were not luxurious, but they were in line with the scene that the Hou Mansion should have. In terms of taste, it was also a must in the banquet.

In the banquets of rich families, there is always a need for perfection. Sometimes the dishes only pay attention to the ostentation, not the taste. Now, when they leave the banquet, everyone is very ashamed to find that there is not even a soup left on the table.

The last chrysanthemum rice wine glutinous rice ball dessert was also completely eaten.

Many people still want the Hou Mansion to hold another funeral.

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After the aunt was buried, Master Hou and Mrs. Hou hadn't come back, and Qiao Jinniang knew that the ancestors of the Zheng family were in Kaifeng, so they had to hold the funeral in Kaifeng.

Qiao Jinniang logically had to go, but she really couldn't bury those disgusting people, so she simply refused to go in the name of housekeeper.

"Miss, miss, the empress dowager ordered you to enter the palace!"

Yuyan hurried into Jinyuan to report.

Qiao Jinniang was puzzled, what did the Queen Mother ask her to enter the palace? She called Lu Chen's hidden guards and asked them to report to Lu Chen, while she changed into a palace dress and went to Wufeng Hall where the Queen Mother was.

After entering, Qiao Jinniang smelled a faint scent of chrysanthemum tea.

She blessed herself and said, "My daughter, Qiao Jinniang, has seen the Empress Dowager."

The queen mother glanced at Qiao Jinniang lightly, and asked, "I heard that you held a chrysanthemum banquet for your aunt in your house a few days ago?"

Qiao Jinniang replied, "Yes, it's the time when chrysanthemums are in full bloom."

When the queen mother heard the words, she smashed the cup next to Qiao Jinniang's skirt.

Qiao Jinniang knelt down and said, "The queen mother calms down, but what did the minister do wrong?"

"Are you making fun of Aijia on purpose?" The Empress Dowager said angrily, "Because Aijia loves chrysanthemums, the former emperor held a chrysanthemum palace banquet for Aijia, and a chrysanthemum tofu dish surprised everyone.

Afterwards, the Ai family forbade the dish of chrysanthemum tofu, but now you are using chrysanthemum tofu at the funeral of a concubine. Isn’t that mocking the Ai family? "

Qiao Jinniang lowered her head and said, "My daughter really doesn't know about this."

Lu Chen is already in his twenties, how could the cooks far away in the south of the Yangtze River know about the orders issued by the Empress Dowager when she was young?

If Qiao Jinniang had known, she would never have used chrysanthemum tofu for the sake of a proper banquet.