Chapter 032 Purchase
Su Qingqing felt a pang in her heart and pulled the silly girl into her arms.
This was the first time she had spoken to Jinghe since she moved here. The person in her arms was so thin that she was just a bag of bones.
"Do you believe it?"
Su Jinghe's body was shaking slightly. She sobbed and couldn't speak. Her hot tears wet a piece of Su Qingqing's clothes on her chest.
She took a step back, held Su Jinghe's little face in her hands, and wiped away her tears bit by bit.
He lowered his voice and said gently, "Look at me. Your sister is a great general and hero with a strong character. She has killed thousands of enemies and made countless contributions. She would never betray the country. Someone must have harmed her."
Su Jinghe couldn't stop crying. She bit her lip and nodded hard.
From the time her sister got into trouble until now, everyone has been saying that her sister is a traitor, and everyone has been accusing her of being a traitor's sister. This is the first time someone has told her that her sister is a hero.
Su Qingqing rubbed her hair, "Stop crying, okay? If your sister knew that you were crying like this even though you were sick, she would definitely blame me for not taking good care of you."
Hearing this, Su Jinghe raised her hand and wiped her tears with her sleeve, hiccuping and saying, "I, I won't cry."
Su Qingqing smiled and coaxed: "That's good, don't feel burdened, and don't worry too much, you live where I live, you can't go back to the Su family, understand?"
Su Jinghe nodded obediently, "My Lady, why do you know my sister?"
Su Qingqing said, "She saved my life, so you should follow me diligently. This will give me a chance to repay her."
Su Jinghe opened her tearful eyes and frowned in confusion.
Her elder sister was a great general of the Great Yan State. How could she save the life of the Princess of Zhao State? When? What was the situation at that time?
Unfortunately, she was not familiar with the Crown Princess yet, so she was too embarrassed to ask and could only guess silently in her heart.
Su Jinghe had not yet fully recovered from her cold, and she was also weak from being abused for a year. She cried again, and after chatting for a while, she became exhausted.
After putting Su Jinghe to bed, Su Qingqing got up and went back to the main room.
When she went back, Rong Que was not there, so Su Qingqing recruited Aunt Xu from Zhao State, who was the original owner's wet nurse and was loyal to her.
"How much silver did we bring with us from Zhao State?" Su Qingqing asked, taking a sip of tea.
Nanny Xu sat on the small embroidered cushion below Su Qingqing and said without even thinking, "Your Majesty brought a total of 30,000 taels of silver notes for the princess. This morning, I asked Ma Danian to go to the bank in Kyoto to exchange them for 26,500 taels of silver notes from the Great Yan Kingdom.
Jixiang asked Chunxiang to go shopping early in the morning and took away 100 taels, and the rest is in the hands of the servants."
Ma Danian was the head eunuch in the original owner's palace of Zhao State. He is now in his forties and is steady in his work.
Su Qingqing nodded, "Give Ma Danian 20,000 taels later and have him deposit it in the Shunfeng Ticket Office in Kyoto. Also, give him 6,000 taels and have him look for a yard in Kyoto these days. It doesn't have to be too big, just two entrances and exits, and the surrounding environment shouldn't be cluttered."
Aunt Xu was originally worried that her master would spend money recklessly when he came here without anyone to restrain him or be misled by others. She was thinking about how to persuade him, but when she heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
Although I live in the Prince's Mansion now, it is necessary to buy another house.
Su Qingqing fiddled with the cup lid with her slender white fingers. After a moment of silence, she continued, "The remaining five hundred taels will provide food and drink for all of us who came from Zhao State. How long will it last?"
Madam Xu made some calculations and said, "I am still unsure about the prices in Dayan, so I will just calculate according to the prices in Zhao.
Now is early autumn, so you don’t need to buy clothes for now. Rice, flour, meat, vegetables, and fruits for the master will be enough for about a month, but next month you have to buy all kinds of quilted clothes.”
As she spoke, the nanny looked at Su Qingqing's expression, pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, do you want to divide the expenses with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of the quarrel between Jixiang and the kitchen today?"
Su Qingqing smiled and asked, "What does Madam mean?"
Madam Xu said, "I feel that since my master has come from afar to marry here and become the Crown Princess, she should not let her temper get the better of her. The more distant the couple is, the harder it is for them to get along. My master should find a way to win the Crown Prince's heart."
Su Qingqing laughed in her heart, how would you know that we are using each other!
The nanny had good intentions, and Su Qingqing couldn't bear to see her worry, so she just said, "Winning people's hearts requires strategy. You must have heard about the existence of the Third Miss of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion. Our prince has someone else in his heart. I want to treat him as an equal, but I have to take it slow.
In this mansion, apart from the kitchen stewardess who is related to the Rong'an Marquis's mansion, there are many other places that are related. If we offend his favorite, it will definitely cause a rift, so it is better to avoid it for the time being."
The nanny listened and felt more relieved.
It seemed that her master had matured and grown a lot since he had awakened through Shen Ye.
Speak and act promptly and with moderation.
Unfortunately...
The good master finally came to his senses, but was framed and forced to come here to marry. Otherwise, how could such a master stay in Zhao State...
Forget it!
"As long as the master has an idea in mind, the servants will obey the master's orders."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "You have come all the way with me, don't worry, I will not let you suffer any injustice. Give all the five hundred taels to Jixiang tomorrow and let her use it to buy food for this month. For the time being, we will not share the kitchen with the people in the Prince's Mansion."
As they were talking, a servant outside came back to report, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned and asked you to go to the meeting room."
Su Qingqing smiled.
What? Is he trying to vent his anger on his fairy-like old wife?
Meeting room.
When Su Qingqing entered, there were quite a few servants there, seven or eight in total, both men and women.
As soon as Su Qingqing came in, a maid standing in the front burst into tears, "Your Highness, please be careful. The kitchen cannot prepare lunch today. The maidservant of the Crown Princess, the one named Jixiang, raided our kitchen today!"
As Su Qingqing spoke, she calmly sat down on a chair across the table from Rong Que.
She shook her robe and even slowly brushed off the dust on her skirt.
Rong Que glanced at Su Qingqing and said, "Won't the Crown Princess explain?"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "What does Your Highness want me to explain? Should I explain why the Prince's Mansion can't afford an egg, or why the servants in the Prince's Mansion can insult their master and still ask for the master's decision?
If it is the former, Your Highness, rest assured. From now on, the people I bring with me, including myself, will not eat anything from His Highness the Crown Prince's mansion.
If it is the latter, Your Highness can rest assured. Although the kitchen maid cursed me that my future child would have no anus , I will not hold it against her.
Are you satisfied? "
Rong Que:!
He shouldn't have asked this question!
This sharp-tongued woman actually pointed her finger at him. If you have the guts, go confront this woman!
After twisting his fingers, Rong Que smiled and said, "It seems that what happened today has made you angry."
After saying that, Rong Que slammed the table and glared at the old woman, "Kneel down and apologize to the Crown Princess!"
