The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 117 117 Make Big Money (Second Update)

The madam didn't say a word, and the servants naturally didn't dare to say a word either. They all lowered their heads.

Seeing how the concubine was really considering whether to give Chu Qianchen a dowry of thirty thousand taels, Chu Lingxiao felt even more unhappy.

"mother…"

Just when Chu Lingxiao opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Mrs. Tai immediately: "Okay, I promise you."

Mrs. Tai finally noticed that the parents, Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang, had a surprisingly consistent tacit understanding about Chu Qianchen. They always said the wrong thing and said the wrong thing. Don't even think about it if they were told to continue talking. He coaxed Chu Qianchen back.

These two people, they did such a simple thing!

Chu Qianchen put down the tea cup, without looking at Chu Lingxiao, and said calmly: "Bring me the banknote first."

Madam: “…”

The madam's face was almost tense, and she ordered to the second housekeeper: "Go back to Rongfu Hall and collect thirty thousand taels of silver notes first."

She was also afraid that Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang would cause trouble again here, so she asked them to return to the Hou Mansion first.

After a while, Chu Qianchen and his wife and grandson were the only ones left in the pavilion.

Chu Qianchen smiled and showed no timidity when facing the Madam alone. He was leisurely and contented, and even had the interest to ask the Madam: "Grandma, do you want to play chess?"

Mrs. Tai was not in the mood to play chess with Chu Qianchen. She felt that Chu Qianchen was deliberately trying to please her.

She pretended not to hear and deliberately said to Grandma Wang: "This tea is cold, please give me another cup."

Madam Tai was still angry about the 30,000 taels of dowry money and deliberately kept Chu Qianchen cold.

However, Chu Qianchen didn't care at all and ordered Amber to get the chessboard and chess box.

After that, she ignored the madam and started playing chess by herself.

To her, it doesn't matter if the wife doesn't want to play with her. She can play with herself and enjoy herself.

Next, I heard the sound of the black and white chess pieces falling one after another. Every move made by Chu Qianchen fell neatly and neatly without any hesitation.

The madam didn't care at first, but sitting here with nothing to do except drinking tea, it was really boring.

But since Chu Qianchen started playing chess, he never paid attention to his wife. He was focused and completely immersed in the world of Go.

The madam's expression became increasingly ugly, and she felt as if she had been ignored by Chu Qianchen.

The following time passed very slowly for the Madam, almost to the point of suffering.

From time to time, she looked towards the entrance of the yard to see if the second housekeeper was back.

It wasn't until the sunset was halfway down that the second housekeeper finally came back with thirty thousand taels of silver notes, and the wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief. ,

The banknotes were handed over from the second housekeeper to Hubo's hand, and Hubo nodded. There were three banknotes worth ten thousand taels in total, all of which were from Beijing Huatai Bank.

Amber nodded to Chu Qianchen. She seemed calm, but in fact, her feet were almost floating, and she almost pinched her thigh.

The second girl just came to Zhuangzi and stayed for two days, and she easily got these 30,000 taels of silver notes? !

The madam urged a little irritably: "Sister Chen, can you leave now?"

Chu Qianchen randomly picked up a white stone from the chess box and dropped it on the dotted chessboard carelessly. Then he gracefully stroked his sleeves and said, "Well, let's go back home."

She seemed to be reluctantly agreeing to go back to the Marquis Mansion with her slow and leisurely look, which made Madam so angry that she almost had heart palpitations.

Ever since she arrived at Yanghezhuang, Mrs. Tai's anger has not gone smoothly. She was holding her breath in her chest, her chest was rising and falling, and her face was extremely ugly.

Chu Qianchen didn't care what the madam thought of her. No matter how much they disliked her, there was nothing they could do to her. Anyway, they already had the banknote, and no one could ask for it back.

Amber said with a smile: "Second girl, everything has been packed, just load it into the carriage."

Chu Qianchen came to Yanghezhuang for a short stay this time, and he didn't bring much with him. After burning incense, these things were loaded into the carriage by the servants in the village. The grandfather and grandson also got on their own carriages, and finally set foot on the carriage. On the way back to Beijing.

Mrs. Tai has lived for most of her life and has never been as aggrieved as she is today. Along the way, Grandma Wang persuaded her for a long time and said all her good words. When the carriage arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, she also calmed down and smiled.

Mrs. Tai clearly understands the importance. Now Chu Qianchen's life and death is related to the survival of the Hou Mansion. Even if she hates this second granddaughter, she still looks good and angry.

As soon as she got off the carriage, she ordered someone to call Mrs. Shen to Rongfu Hall.

Of course, Mrs. Shen knew that Chu Qianchen had followed Mrs. Tai back to the Hou Mansion, so she rushed over as quickly as possible, almost entering Rongfu Hall with Mrs. Tai and Chu Qianchen.

"Mother." Mrs. Shen bowed to Mrs. Tai gracefully. She looked at Chu Qianchen with extremely loving eyes and winked at her quickly from an angle that Mrs. Tai couldn't see.

The corners of Chu Qianchen's lips curled up slightly, with a smile. His eyes softened, and he suddenly felt that it would be good to come back early.

The wife was thinking about the dowry and didn't notice the exchange of looks between them. She said in a deep voice: "Azhi, I called you here because I want you to prepare a dowry for Sister Chen."

"It's less than a month before her wedding to King Chen, so everything must be arranged as soon as possible..."

As she said that, Mrs. Tai looked at Chu Qianchen, who was sitting on the right, expecting her to mention that she had just taken 30,000 yuan in dowry money.

As a result, Chu Qianchen just lowered his eyes and drank tea, as if he didn't notice the Madam's eyes at all, and didn't say a word.

Madam: “…”

The madam was getting angry again and was almost going to take action.

After raising her hand, she finally pressed it down, filled with anger.

She cleared her throat and reminded implicitly: "Sister Chen, you are the first girl of this generation in the family to get married, and the palace will certainly make it a lively affair for you, even though your dowry will not have time to go to Jiangnan. But I think the things in the capital are pretty good, and money can solve the problem."

Madam Tai looked at Chu Qianchen, waiting for her to finish her words.

Chu Qianchen put down the blue and white porcelain tea cup leisurely, smiled slightly, and said casually: "Grandma, time is so tight, I don't think there is a need to prepare a dowry."

Shen had an exquisite heart with seven orifices, and when she heard Chu Qianchen's ambiguous words, her thoughts moved.

Thinking that the second housekeeper had returned to the Hou Mansion with Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang before, Shen immediately understood and knew that Chu Qianchen must have tricked them.

This girl really doesn't suffer.

Mrs. Shen curled her lips, smiled happily, and said with a calm smile: "Sister Chen, what are you talking about? There is no girl who doesn't prepare a dowry when she gets married!"

"Don't worry, your grandmother and I will not wrong you." After saying this, Mrs. Shen turned to look at the lady above and asked deliberately, "Mother, don't you think so?"

The corner of Mrs. Tai's mouth twitched, feeling that she was so aggrieved that she was about to vomit blood.

As Mrs. Shen said, how could the Chu family really not prepare a dowry for Chu Qianchen.

Just imagine, now they just drove Chu Qianchen to Zhuangzi, and Chu Lingxiao was beaten severely by the emperor's order. If the emperor again felt that the Hou Mansion was not interested in the marriage, with the emperor's temperament, he might do it again. More ruthless.

The doctor said that Chu Lingxiao had to take good care of himself for a month, but he wouldn't be able to withstand another twenty sticks.

The madam's eyes flickered, and there seemed to be layers of clouds rolling fiercely in her cloudy eyes, as she hesitated and couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

She was unwilling and unhappy. That was a full thirty thousand taels of silver, and she gave it to Chu Qianchen, an ungrateful and unfilial grandson.

Now, this girl actually wants to extort another dowry from the Hou Mansion!

This is simply unreasonable!

The problem is that the imperial edict granting marriage is now hanging high above their heads like a guillotine. They don't know when the guillotine may fall... At this time, the Hou Mansion must be cautious in every step. Never make another wrong step.

The madam tightly clenched the string of beads in her hand, closed her eyes tiredly, and said to herself in her heart,

No matter what, she just wanted to lose money and eliminate disaster.

This Chu Qianchen is basically the debt collector of the Chu family. He came to collect debts from his previous life!

When Mrs. Tai opened her eyes again, her eyes had calmed down. She had already made a decision in her heart, so she relaxed and said: "Ah Zhi, then I will use the father-in-law's 20,000 taels to prepare a dowry for Sister Chen according to the proportion of a legitimate daughter." ”

Mrs. Shen originally thought about subsidizing Chu Qianchen privately, but now Mrs. Tai agreed to donate 20,000 taels from her husband, which would be enough to prepare a little more dowry for Chu Qianchen.

Of course, Mrs. Shen would not refuse and readily agreed. She also complimented Mrs. Chen: "Mom, you know you feel sorry for Sister Chen."

It's not just "heartache", the wife's heart is actually bleeding. She originally thought that she would pay the thirty thousand taels first and then get the money back from the public servant later, but now she has to pay for it herself. This is thirty thousand taels of silver.

The madam took a deep breath and managed to suppress the unhappiness in her heart.

She said the scene with a smile: "Girl, it's not easy to get married. As a grandmother, it will naturally be a little more painful for me. Sister Chen, Sister Huang, Sister Ling...them... It hurts me."

Mrs. Tai was actually a little surprised. She had thought that Mrs. Shen would think that spending 20,000 taels from her husband's private life to buy a dowry for Chu Qianchen was too much. She thought she would object, but she didn't expect Mrs. Shen to agree so readily. Could it be that the eldest son was beaten by the emperor today, and Mrs. Shen felt distressed?

Mrs. Tai thought secretly in her heart, and taking advantage of Shen's good mood today, she quickly advised: "Azhi, Ling Xiao has realized his mistake. You and your wife have always been harmonious and beautiful for more than ten years. Don't be bad for a trivial matter." The relationship between husband and wife has lasted for many years.”

"You also know Ling Xiao's temperament. He is impulsive and speaks without hesitation. In fact, he means what he says but doesn't mean it."

"Don't argue with him."

"..." Mrs. Shen's brows moved, the corners of her mouth drooped a little, and she looked a little colder.

She didn't say anything, and let the madam speak alone. She picked up the teacup and drank the tea gracefully.

Chu Qianchen was also drinking tea. At this moment, she and Shen were in exactly the same pace, with focused expressions on their faces, as if they were drinking some fine wine.

For a moment, the wife almost felt that the two figures were 80% to 90% identical, as if they were her own mother and daughter.

This Chu Qianchen really imitates Shen in every aspect!

The madam thought sarcastically.

She felt upset when she looked at these two people. She waved her hand and said, "Azhi, I'll leave the dowry to you. I'm tired. You and Sister Chen should go back first."

Chu Qianchen and Shen stood up from Shanruliu and were about to leave.

At this time, Mrs. Tai thought of tomorrow's Wanshou Festival again, and said: "By the way, Ah Zhi, you have to discuss the rules with Sister Chen at tomorrow's Wanshou Banquet."

"Sister Chen, you too. When you go to the palace for a banquet tomorrow, don't run around alone or talk nonsense, so as not to embarrass the family."

Just thinking about tomorrow's longevity banquet, the wife felt a dull pain in her forehead.

Chu Qianchen has never seen any big scenes since he was a child. Tomorrow's longevity banquet will be hosted by the emperor. There will be not only foreign guests, but also many dignitaries. Once Chu Qianchen makes a fool of himself, the face of the Chu family will be lost. Others will only You will think that the Chu girl has no rules!

Mrs. Shen's expression changed slightly, but Chu Qianchen smiled and said sternly: "Grandma, you can't. If you want to embarrass yourself, it will be a disgrace to Prince Chen's palace."

Although she said this, Chu Qianchen was full of confidence: She would not embarrass the prince! Isn't it just a longevity banquet? She has never seen any big events.

Madam: “…”

The lady finished her sentence again, speechless.

The emperor's oral instructions asked Chu Qianchen to attend the banquet as the future Princess Chen. If you have to compare the words, what she said was indeed correct. What this girl is talking about is... talking about nothing!

Mrs. Shen almost didn't laugh. She seemed to smooth things over and said, "Mother, Sister Chen and I won't bother you to rest."

Shen gently pulled off Chu Qianchen's sleeves and took her away.

The madam didn't even bother to let people see her guests off, thinking that if she spoke to them more, she would lose a year of her life.

These two people really don’t know what to say! Fortunately, Sister Huang is not like her mother! The madam thought to herself.

Shen and Chu Qianchen walked out of Rongfu Hall without looking back. They walked side by side and walked slowly toward the main courtyard.

The sun sets in the west, and the sky in the west is dyed red, forming a large flaming cloud, like that colorful brocade.

The weather at dusk was very comfortable, and the oncoming breeze brought a bit of coolness.

Facing Mr. Shen, Chu Qianchen did not hide it and said calmly: "Grandma gave me thirty thousand taels in Yanghezhuang."

She said it so casually that Granny Chen behind her almost staggered when she heard this and subconsciously slowed down her steps.

Thirty thousand taels? !

Is that what you think it means? !

Mrs. Shen recalled what Mrs. Tai said just now and thought to herself: Sure enough.

"Here it is, just keep it yourself." The smile on her lips became even thicker, and she secretly sighed that this little girl was indeed quite clever.

Mrs. Shen looked at Chu Qianchen, feeling both happy and distressed. In addition, there was also a trace of grievance: This girl probably knew very well that after she got married, the Chu family would not be her backer, so she I want to take this opportunity to save some private money. In the future, when she marries into Prince Chen's palace, she will have more confidence with money in hand.

Shen suddenly stopped and looked at Chu Qianchen with pity.

"..." Chu Qianchen raised his eyebrows, feeling that something was wrong with Shen's eyes.

She thought about what she had just said and was sure that she had said the right thing.

Mrs. Shen held one of Chu Qianchen's hands, palm to palm, and said softly: "Sister Chen, don't worry, I will prepare the dowry for you properly."

"Your eldest sister's marriage has not yet been decided. I will give you her dowry first. With this dowry, you will not be too embarrassed to marry into Prince Chen's palace."

Originally, the dowry prepared by Mrs. Shen for Chu Qianhuang included all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings, gold, jade, jewelry, and furniture, and occupied a lot of them. Now, Mrs. Shen is thinking that she can replace some of the antique calligraphy and paintings with those of Zhuangzi, Shop and Tian. Land, in this way, Chu Qianchen will also be able to make an additional income in the future.

It's just that one month is too urgent. Good farms and fields all depend on luck. If you don't buy them easily, you have to wait for other people to sell their ancestral property.

She had to get someone to ask around. Shen was thinking in her heart.

"Mother..." Chu Qianchen opened his eyes slightly, feeling both touched and surprised.

For a moment, she almost wanted to tell Mrs. Shen that she didn't need to prepare a dowry for her, but she didn't say it after all. The prince hadn't come back yet, and she couldn't ruin the prince's affairs just because of impulse.

As long as she knew her aunt's wishes, after a while, the prince returned to Beijing and managed to break off the engagement, and the matter would be over.

Thousands of words in her heart finally turned into a smile, sweet, soft and warm.

Seeing Chu Qianchen's sweet smile, Mrs. Shen felt even more sorry for her, praying in her heart that King Chen would be safe.

As long as King Chen recovers, everyone in the capital will know that Chu Qianchen is his lucky star. Regardless of whether King Chen believes it or not, he will not embarrass Chu Qianchen too much.

Mrs. Shen raised her hand to straighten a stray strand of hair on Chu Qianchen's temples, and pushed it behind her graceful ears, secretly sighing that she was becoming more and more handsome. Her sister Chen is so lovable. If King Chen had eyes, he would definitely see her goodness in the future!

Mrs. Shen couldn't help but think of Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang's disgust for Chu Qianchen, and felt uncomfortable again.

Not everyone is qualified to be a parent.

The two of them are not as good as Chu Yunyi's child.

"Sister Chen, do you know about Brother Yi being placed under house arrest?" Shen thought about it for a while and finally mentioned it.

Chu Qianchen opened his eyes slightly and shook his head slowly.

Mrs. Shen then said: "Yesterday Brother Yi went to find your grandmother and your aunt, and then he planned to go to Zhuangzi to find you, but your father stopped him. They had a quarrel, and your father locked him up." Get up."

Shen really didn't want to make Chu Qianchen sad anymore, so she told half of the story and hid the other half. She didn't mention Chu Yunyi's question about whether Chu Lingxiao wanted Chu Qianchen to die suddenly.

Chu Qianchen's eyes opened wider again, and she raised her eyes to look in the direction of Qingfeng Pavilion. The afterglow of the setting sun made her eyes brighter.

There was a faint ripple in those beautiful and clear eyes, as if they were touched.

Mrs. Shen patted Chu Qianchen's hand tenderly, "Sister Chen, there will be a palace banquet for the Longevity Festival tomorrow, and the rooster will get up at the fifth watch. You must be tired after all this work today. Go back and rest early. , dress up nicely tomorrow."

Chu Qianchen complied obediently and took Amber towards the direction of Wanyan Courtyard.

Mrs. Shen walked in another direction and returned to the main courtyard briskly.

Nanny Chen, who was one step behind, had been sizing up Shen. When she saw the corners of Shen's lips curling up and her bright eyes shining, she knew that she was in a good mood.

Ever since the imperial edict granting marriage came down, Mrs. Shen had been gloomy, but now the clouds have finally cleared up. Grandma Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.

She asked jokingly: "Madam, are you not worried about the second girl anymore?"

Mrs. Shen smiled openly, "Sister Chen's temperament is not that of a loser. Even if she marries into Prince Chen's palace, she will live a good life."

After all, this life is lived by people. Since the marriage cannot be changed, it is better to just go with the flow and do what we can first.

What she can do for Chu Qianchen is to let her marry in a glorious way, so that when others mention this wedding in the future, they will not think about the wedding, but Princess Chen's ten-mile red makeup.

"Mother Chen, I want to buy some land and property for Sister Chen. Remember to look around and say hello to the nuns in Beijing. If there is suitable land somewhere, just come and report it."

"I remember that the Hou Mansion has hundreds of acres of fertile land in the Qingshi Mountain area on the outskirts of Beijing. Next to it is the farm on Wang Yushi's house. The farm is also connected to a small mountain forest and has a nice view. Wang Yushi should be going to be an official soon. Go and find out what the Wang family is. It’s not about selling land.”

Whatever Mrs. Shen said, Granny Chen responded.

When the master and servant walked to the entrance of the main courtyard, they saw a maid in green waiting there anxiously, craning her neck and looking around.

"Madam," the maid in blue hurriedly came over to greet you, and reported with a pale face, "Master Hou has a fever, it's severe, and his left leg is starting to hurt again."

(End of chapter)