mtl008 Chapter 542 First Meeting with Ji Heng
Chapter 542 First Meeting with Ji Heng
Granny Chen was pleased with Qiu Shu's enthusiasm. "Don't worry, I will take good care of her."
"Thank you thank you."
Qiu Shu really played the role of a distrustful husband so well that Du Mingxian couldn't help but want to applaud him.
As the two walked back into the mansion, Granny Chen asked, "Sister, we've known each other for so long, and I still don't know your name?"
"Just call me Xiao Du."
“Alright, my surname is Chen. The servants in the manor call me Granny Chen, or Granny Chen, either is fine.”
"Then let's call her Granny Chen."
Granny Chen instructed, "We've known each other the longest, and I'm the one who introduced you. You can come to me with anything. However, if anything happens to you, it will implicate me, so you must behave yourself."
"Don't worry, Granny Chen. I'm a person who... except for being a bit gossipy, I'm fine."
"it is good."
Yesterday, Granny Chen specially had a room prepared. The outer room was specially prepared for future use as a place to eat and drink. The inner room was a bit smaller, only big enough for a bed, a round table in the middle, a table by the window, and a cabinet on the side. There was nothing else.
"This room is for your exclusive use from now on. If the young lady wants anything to drink, she will notify you immediately, and you will need to make it and serve it to her. Or... if you can make it in advance, you can make it in advance and prepare it."
"Yes." Du Mingxian asked casually, "Then what about the other things we need to make these drinks?"
"You can go and buy the goods yourself, but you'll need a list. I'll give you a pass to leave the manor in a bit. Keep this pass safe. You can buy whatever you need on a regular basis, but you need to be mindful of the timing."
"Yes."
"There's a maid in Miss's courtyard who's in charge of the accounts. You can go find her when the time comes. For now, get ready. I'll take you for a walk around and tell you about some places and procedures."
"it is good."
After Granny Chen left, Du Mingxian looked around but found nothing interesting, so she sat and waited. After a while, Granny Chen came back and took her out.
I took a quick stroll around Miss Tian's courtyard, but the person in charge of the accounts wasn't there.
"The one in charge of the accounts is the daughter of the accountant in our household. She was separated to manage the young lady's accounts, and she will also be in the accounting office. You can just go to her to get it."
"I'll take you there now and show you around. You can go by yourself from now on."
Du Mingxian nodded gently, "Yes."
As they walked, Granny Chen explained the basic situation of the mansion, and they finally arrived at the accounting office.
The accounting office is divided into two parts. One side is for the household's accountants, who number three. The other side is a separate, empty small room where Miss Tian manages her accounts.
When the accountant saw Granny Chen coming over, he simply greeted her.
"This is a new girl in the young lady's courtyard. She is in charge of the things the young lady drinks. She will also be in charge of purchasing them on her own from now on. We don't have any materials yet, so the young lady asked you to give her two hundred taels of silver to buy them first."
The accountant glanced at Du Mingxian, asked no questions, and directly took the silver to record the transaction. Du Mingxian deliberately signed her name crookedly, took the silver, and left.
Granny Chen and Du Mingxian came out. She gave Du Mingxian a deep look and asked, "Do you want to find someone to help you?"
"No, I can just go by myself."
"That's good, you can go now."
"it is good."
After Du Mingxian left the mansion, she could feel someone following her, so she went to buy things properly. She had the heavy items delivered to Miss Tian's courtyard, and carried the lighter items herself.
She bought quite a few things after going around, and only after she finished shopping did she slowly return home.
She picked out the best of these things and only spent forty taels of silver. She didn't touch the rest and put them all away.
That afternoon, Du Mingxian made several kinds of milk tea, in small quantities, mainly to send them over for Miss Tian to try and see which one she liked.
Previously, I always made pearls for her, but this time I made taro balls, strawberries, purple rice, etc., intending to test Miss Tian's taste. Some were sweeter, and some were less sweet.
The items were delivered. Miss Tian loves strawberries the most, and Du Mingxian said she would try to find a way to cook them.
And so she settled in the mansion. In the short time that followed, she dared not make any moves. Every time she went out to meet Qiu Shu, Qiu Shu would prepare an empty basket and hand it to her.
The two exchanged information, and she then took the empty basket and walked back, putting the fruit she had prepared earlier into the basket on the way back.
For half a month, she made no move and stayed quietly at the Tian family home. Then, a month later, she noticed that the person following her was gone when she went out to buy something.
I met Qiu Shu that day.
"Madam, there is a letter we received from His Highness, as well as a letter from the Master, in the basket."
"it is good."
"As expected, the Tian family sent people to investigate. We were prepared and gave them false information, so they should have believed it."
"Yes, before, every time I went out, there were people following me, but not today."
"That's a good thing; it proves that the lady has their trust."
"I guess so, but it still takes quite a bit of time."
Her belly is growing bigger and bigger, and she's almost five months pregnant now. She needs to finish dealing with the Tian family's affairs as soon as possible. She can't keep investigating the Tian family while she's about to give birth.
"Madam, please be careful in everything you do. The master has received the news and has also found out some things."
"That's good. If we investigate from both sides, the progress will be faster."
After a brief exchange, Du Mingxian returned to the Tian residence, while Qiu Shu left.
Du Mingxian was just thinking about what to make when a maid came to tell her, "Young Master Ji is back. Miss, you should treat him well. Please make some delicious milk tea and send it over."
"Yes."
Ji Heng.
Mr. Tian's student has been absent since she entered the mansion, and she is going to marry the daughter of the prefect.
Knowing who the other person was, she personally carried the milk tea over after making it.
In the front yard, as the weather was gradually turning cooler, these past few days had been quite pleasant. Miss Tian and Ji Heng were sitting in the yard, chatting happily.
"It seems you had a great time on your trip, brother. It's a pity I didn't go. I'll go next time."
Ji Heng looked at her with doting eyes and readily agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely take you next time. This matter is very important, so I can't take you with me."
"My brother is still biased."
"I'm not biased. You're the one I care about the most. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here. Don't worry, I'll definitely call you next time I go somewhere fun."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
"You."
Du Mingxian slowly approached, "Miss."
When Miss Tian saw Du Mingxian approaching, she gave Ji Heng a meaningful look before turning to Du Mingxian and saying, "Put your things down and leave."
"Yes."