mtl008 Chapter 539 The old woman paints a picture of a bright future for Du Mingxian
Chapter 539 The old woman paints a picture of a bright future for Du Mingxian
"Thank you, auntie, I will."
"Don't worry, there aren't many who don't know their place. The two maids I brought for you are from the young lady's courtyard. You can use them without worry. But since you've just arrived, it's best not to leave this courtyard. Wait until you're more familiar with it before you leave."
The old woman, fearing that Du Mingxian might not understand the implications, specifically reminded her, "You just need to do this job well, and you'll definitely have the opportunity to see Miss in the future. Our Miss is the fiancée of the Prince of Ming, and her status is the most prestigious in this place, so you don't need to worry at all."
"All you need to do is cling to the lady's leg, but the prerequisite is that you have to be useful, understand?"
Du Mingxian nodded emphatically, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely do my best."
"That's good. Your aunt just hopes you can do a good job."
After chatting for a few more minutes, the old woman left, and Du Mingxian started working in the kitchen. She was making milk tea, specifically pearl milk tea. Milk tea is easy to make, but making the pearls is a little more troublesome.
The food was ready quickly, and the old woman came over with her people to take away the cups of milk tea that Du Mingxian had made.
Before leaving, the old woman told her, "Wait here. If the young lady is in a good mood, she will surely reward you."
"Ok."
The old woman left, and the two maids who had come to help her before also left. Du Mingxian was left alone in the kitchen, feeling very bored.
She thought she would see Miss Tian today, but... after waiting for an hour, all she received was a reward from the young lady, fifty taels of silver, and she didn't get to see her at all.
Du Mingxian was happy to have money. Miss Tian gave her fifty taels for the materials, plus another fifty taels as a reward, which made a total of one hundred taels.
This money is easy to make.
The old woman personally escorted Du Mingxian outside, saying, "Go home first. Miss had a great time today and will definitely ask you to come and cook again. Until Miss says anything, just keep delivering fruit."
"Auntie, if it weren't for you, I really wouldn't want to deliver fruit at all. I'm so tired every day."
The old woman hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, I remember your kindness and will definitely speak well of you to the young lady. If the young lady is pleased, she might even take you into her courtyard, which would be even better."
"I'm so lazy."
"There's money to be made, and you need to have a long-term vision." The old woman whispered in Du Mingxian's ear, "If you do well, the young lady will reward you and keep you in her courtyard. Then you'll be someone important."
"And most importantly, our young lady's marriage to the Prince of Ming is scheduled for the end of this year, or at the latest next year. You will stay by her side now, and you will definitely receive a share of the dowry."
“The Tian family is nowhere as good as the Ming Prince’s Mansion. Once you go to the Ming Prince’s Mansion, you will be the Ming Prince’s wife’s person. Look at the entire Ming Prince’s fiefdom, who will dare to look down on you?”
"With the Ming Prince's Mansion behind you, even after you get married, people will look up to you. The most important thing for us women is to find a good husband's family. As long as you have the Ming Prince's Mansion behind you, your husband's family won't dare to give you a hard time."
Du Mingxian felt awkward. Thinking about how she would have to spend time with him in the future, she could only answer softly, "Auntie, I'm actually already married."
"What? You're already married?"
"Yes, they got married."
"I really didn't notice."
The old woman's mind raced. They were already married, so what should she say to keep the man?
"It's good that you're married. Think about your future children. You're already by the Crown Princess's side, and you'll be by the Princess's side in the future. With your high status, no one will dare to look down on your son."
"Yes, thank you for reminding me, Auntie. For the sake of my future children, I must also try to please Miss."
Hearing these words, the old woman felt reassured. "I'm so glad you said that," she said.
By this time, they had already left through the back door. Du Mingxian waved to the old woman, "Auntie, go back now. You've had a tiring day, so go back and rest early. I'll head back now."
"it is good."
As soon as Du Mingxian was out of sight of the back door, Chunfeng appeared immediately. He looked Du Mingxian up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was alright. "It's good that Madam is alright."
"I told you nothing would happen, but you're worried. I'm going to the Tian residence, but we can't see anything yet. It's just a probing phase, so nothing will happen."
Chunfeng was overjoyed to see that everyone had returned safely. She happily agreed with everything Du Mingxian said, saying, "Yes, yes, Madam is right."
Du Mingxian said several sentences, but Chunfeng remained in this excited state, so she simply gave up and said, "You, have you been staying here the whole time?"
"Yes, I'm worried because Madam isn't coming out."
"It's okay, but there are some things I need to plan ahead of time."
That evening, Du Mingxian returned home, sat at the table, and thought it over and over again. She then wrote a letter to Ling Silang, recounting how she had witnessed the exquisite interior of the Tian family home.
She only mentioned at the end that if given the opportunity, she would like to visit the Tian family more closely.
After writing the letter, she instructed Chunfeng to send it back to Ling Silang via the secret guards as soon as possible.
The next day was the day to deliver fruit again, and she went to deliver fruit as usual. But when she arrived, her mother-in-law stopped her, saying, "Young lady, please go and buy some ingredients to make milk tea. My eldest sister wants some."
Du Mingxian didn't react much. The matter had been investigated to this point, and it was no longer up to her to decide. Anyway, her main task now was to investigate the Tian family. Going back would just be a waste of time, so she might as well go into the Tian family and investigate properly.
"Okay, it's my honor to make milk tea for Miss. Auntie, please go in first, I'll go buy some things now."
Reaching a deserted alley, she went into her spatial dimension to prepare her belongings, then left the dimension and headed towards the Tian family's residence.
This time, she followed the familiar route, and no one came out to meet her. She didn't wander off, but went back to the kitchen as before, and started cooking on her own.
Yesterday was a banquet, but today there is no banquet. It's just Miss Tian and a few female members of the Tian family. There aren't many dishes needed, so Du Mingxian can cook them all by herself and doesn't need anyone else to come.
Of course, no one was sent to help her today.
The old woman came to serve the milk tea, and before she left, she said to Du Mingxian, "You can leave by yourself in a little while. I'll give you the money when you come back tomorrow."
"Oh." Du Mingxian was quite helpful; she didn't ask any questions, got up, packed her things, and left.
The old woman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she hadn't asked anything, and then carried the things to Miss Tian's courtyard.
Following the old woman's instructions, Du Mingxian came again the next day, this time to collect the silver, but she was summoned into the mansion again.
For the next ten days or so, the same procedure was followed: either Du Mingxian was invited directly into the mansion to do the work, or she was given some silver to prepare things before coming into the mansion.
That day, the old woman summoned Du Mingxian to the mansion, but instead of taking her to the kitchen or courtyard, she took a different route.