coobybook Chapter 195 Return
Chapter 195 Return
"Yaoxi, you have seen what Madam Zhou said! What do you think?" Liu Yu explained the purpose of Madam Zhou's visit.
Chen Xiyao didn't even think about it and said anxiously, "I won't agree to advance."
Liu Yu understood. Since the two gods had different opinions, she knew what to do next.
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Delay it as long as possible.
Chen Xiyao thanked him again. Knowing that Liu Yu would be taking over important family affairs soon, she only sat in the main hall for a short time before she stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Liu Yu called her, stood up, went into the ear room and took out an exquisitely carved palm-sized jade box.
There is also a food box that Mrs. Zhou just sent.
"This jade box was sent by Young Master Qin, and the food box was just sent by Madam Zhou."
Chen Xiyao took the jade box and held it carefully in her arms, not wanting to open it in front of so many people.
However, it was the food box sent by Mrs. Zhou. She asked the maid to open it, and inside was a home-cooked dish.
Liu Yu and Chen Xiyao were not surprised. It was obvious that this was not the first time they had seen gifts from the Zhou family. She directly gave the gifts to the servants.
After Chen Xiyao left, Gu Yu asked in confusion: "Madam, do you think Mr. Zhou really doesn't know, or what? Why would he let Madam Zhou send such a thing? It's not a token of his love at all, it's better not to send it!"
"Who knows! Maybe he wants to impress Xiyao."
Moving?
nonexistent.
Not to mention a lady from a wealthy family, even a maid like her would not look down upon the dish as a gift.
Still touched...
If she were to say, it was just perfunctory, yes, it was blatantly perfunctory.
She looked up at Liu Yu, wondering whether she should remind her wife.
"I know what you are thinking, but Xiyao has to figure it out herself." After Liu Yu said this, he turned and went to the accounting office.
It was only after she took over that she discovered that many things had happened one after another this year, many people had left the mansion, and many accounts in the warehouse had not been settled.
And those bad debts that went wrong...
She was busy for another seven days. During this time, the Zhou family came to visit again. Liu Yu directly asked the housekeeper to receive them and said that she was not at home.
That day, she just returned to Qinyuanju to rest for a while.
The yard that was bare in winter was now full of green. The precious grass given by Uncle Chen San became neighbors with the grass that grew naturally in spring and they merged into one.
Perhaps even the garden knew that she hadn't taken care of it. The flowers and vegetables planted in the garden last year sprouted and bloomed on their own. The grape vine also sprouted new buds and bunches of grape flowers.
In addition, Mr. Chen had a lot of chrysanthemums planted in the area facing the window.
Jingzhe planted a lot of vegetables in that small field. The sprouts were too small and Liu Yu couldn't recognize what kind of vegetables they were.
Just as she was trimming the wild flower field near the corner of the wall, three long bells rang from the direction of the palace, making the capital city seem to stop for a moment.
Liu Yu's face changed slightly, and he immediately walked out of the flower field, handed the scissors to the maid serving beside him, wiped off the dust on his body, and took Guyu to Shou'an Hall.
On the way, she met Nanny Feng who came to invite her, and the two of them walked quickly to Shou'an Hall together.
In Shou'an Hall, the old lady was already waiting at the head seat, along with the first lady, Mrs. Wu, and the eldest master.
"Please sit down!" Liu Yu sat down in her seat, and all the members of the Chen family came one after another.
"I won't say much about the rest. From today on, all people in the mansion must refuse to attend any banquets or events. You must all stay at home and not leave the mansion unless necessary... and..."
The old lady gave everyone some instructions and warnings before letting them leave, but she left Liu Yu behind.
When a royal family member passes away, no matter if they are ministers or common people, they are not allowed to bring anything colored. Even the lanterns at the door must be changed to white.
They also have to observe a three-year mourning period, not hold weddings, and pay attention to what they eat.
The old lady took her and personally instructed the servants how to arrange the subsequent matters.
Before the emperor breathed his last, the imperial edict of succession came down. Without any hesitation, the crown prince inherited the throne, the queen was named the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and Master Chen San was appointed as the second assistant of the cabinet and the crown prince's tutor.
Zhou Zheng was the chief minister of the cabinet, a position higher than all officials, and served as the Grand Tutor.
During this period, Prince Qi, who had escaped from the capital, tried to return to the capital with his 10,000 troops that had been hiding in the suburbs of the capital.
As a result, it was discovered in a village called Xinghua on the outskirts of the city. Some villagers reported it to Shuntian Prefecture. The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture happened to have had several interactions with Mr. Chen Sanye, and heard that there were suspected troops outside the city?
After much thought, he came to the Chen Mansion to find Mr. Chen Sanye.
It was Liu Yu who entertained them again. Liu Yu sent someone to the palace to call back Master Chen San.
After receiving the news, Master Chen San found the prince. The prince was busy dealing with the late emperor's funeral, so he handed the matter over to Master Chen San.
With the prince's handwritten order, Master Chen San found Marquis Yuzhang again and ordered 30,000 elite soldiers to ambush in Xinghua Village.
"Are you really sure that Prince Qi's private soldiers are hiding in this mountain?" Marquis Yuzhang took off his sword, threw it to his men waiting in the house, and asked Master Chen San, who came in with him, in a depressed tone.
He led the army and stayed in this mountain cave for three days and three nights.
Although the temperature in the capital has risen, the mountains have turned lush and green, with wild flowers covering the hilltops and the scenery is charming, but for the rough soldiers like Yuzhang Hou, there is always a lack of elegance and leisure.
And there was a mountain full of honey, buzzing so much that his ears were buzzing. It was no different from the old monk performing rituals for the heavenly family.
The most important thing is that some people have been stung by bees in the past two days. Their faces are swollen, and he has not brought a military doctor over yet.
Master Chen San nodded, took the bowl from the old table, poured a glass of water and handed it to Yuzhang Hou:
"I sent Feng Xiao to the mountain to check. There is indeed an army of 7,000 to 8,000 people training in the valley at the top of the mountain."
As for whether it was really King Qi, Feng Xiao had never seen King Qi, so he was not very sure.
Marquis Yuzhang was delighted: "Then can we defeat that kid Prince Qi?" His eyes gradually became excited. He took the glass of water that Master Chen San poured for him, tilted his head back and gulped it all down his throat.
Ready to try it out.
Master Chen frowned and shook his head:
"Let's wait for two more days. Feng Xiao said it's hard to attack from above. Since King Qi is back, he won't just sit there and do nothing. Let's just hide here quietly."
"Okay, it's up to you."
They waited in the village for another two days. Just when Yuzhang Hou was planning to hide it from Master Chen San and take a team of elite soldiers to investigate the situation, there was movement from above.
Yuzhang Hou and his capable subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment. He quickly led his men and took advantage of the night to