??Chapter 453: Chapter 454: A Servant Disciplining Their Master?_1
Chapter 453: Chapter 454: A Servant Disciplining Their Master?_1
“Do you like these little deer skin boots? Just the other day, Chengzi said he hunted a young deer on the mountain, and had soone from the tavern co to sell it. When I heard about it, I had soone buy the deer skin so I could make you a pair of shoes. It would really give us that New Year’s feeling,” Mrs. Lin was in high spirits today, talking with her brows dancing and her face beaming.
Muniang took the boots and looked them over with an affection she could not hide. “Thank you, Mother! These boots are so beautiful, you are so skilled!”
“You’re always such a charr,” Mrs. Lin laughed.
“After these couple of days when the New Year’s celebration is over, rember to prepare so New Year’s gifts. Our family is not ordinary anymore, so we can’t be careless with these gifts. If they are too few, the villagers might say we’re stingy. If they are too many, it’s too showy; you have to get the asure just right.”
“Yes, I know.”
Muniang put on the deer skin boots which, paired with her little red jacket, looked festive and a bit cheeky. After checking herself out in the copper mirror and feeling satisfied, she smiled contentedly.
“Lady, with this outfit, you look like you’ve shed a few years,” Qingya said, trying to please.
Muniang laughed. “Don’t let your master hear you say that. It was hard enough getting to eighteen, and he just can’t stand it when others say I look young. Don’t go and upset him again.”
Qingya giggled with an audible “pfft.”
Suddenly, Yu Ze’s voice ca from the doorway, “Don’t tell
what?”
Seeing Yu Ze co in, Qingya conscientiously left, reasoning that if the couple wanted to show affection, what was the use of her standing by?
Muniang blinked, “Qingya said our master has gotten older again.”
Yu Ze pinched her cheek, “Only you would say sothing like that.”
Muniang stood up, lifting her skirt and did a twirl in front of him, “How do I look?”
“Beautiful,” Yu Ze said, smiling.
“Did Mother make these boots for you?”
“Yeah, she said that Li Cheng hunted a young deer on the mountain a few days ago, so she bought the hide to make these boots for .”
Yu Ze curved his lips into a smile, “Tomorrow I’ll go up to the mountain to hunt and get enough for a hand muff, a cloak, a velvet hat. That will be the warst.”
“Dressed like that when going out, that would indeed be the attire of a noble lady. If I were to walk out of the village in that getup, there’d be a lot of gossip.”
Yu Ze hooked his arm around Muniang’s waist, “What’s the problem with wearing sothing I hunted for my wife? Who dares to gossip?”
Muniang suddenly rembered sothing, “That’s right, speaking of which, next year I plan to open a branch office in Qinghua City. Traveling between both places will be troubleso, so maybe we should just move to Qinghua City.”
“To the Princess Mansion?”
After thinking for a mont, Muniang shook her head, “That wouldn’t be good. The Princess Mansion is simply too flashy in the end. If we move there, wouldn’t our identities be exposed? Everyone would know I’m your Princess.”
Yu Ze gave a wry smile, for the first ti seeing that becoming his Princess was considered an “embarrassing spectacle.”
“Well then, let’s just buy a residence in Qinghua City for now. Later, when we’re finding a place for the branch office, we’ll buy it all in one go,” Yu Ze said.
“Hmm!”
The New Year’s Eve feast at Muniang’s ho was as lively as it could be. After a rry dinner, Muniang dragged Qingya and Hong Luo to join Mrs. Lin on the kang bed to play a ga of Fight the Landlord. Muniang had already taught them how to play earlier, and they played in their leisure ti without betting any silver. The loser had to stick a piece of paper on their face.
For soone with a weak constitution like Mrs. Lin, this was indeed the most suitable ga.
Yu Ze said he was going hunting in the mountains, and at first, Muniang wondered what there was to hunt in the dead of winter. But then she thought about his skills and figured that even if he didn’t catch anything, he wouldn’t hurt himself, so she let him go without worry.
To her surprise, Yu Ze returned in the afternoon alone. Muniang was about to mock him when he ordered several servants to take a cart to the back mountain to carry back the ga.
“How much did you hunt?” Muniang exclaid.
“I don’t know,” Yu Ze replied. “I followed Chengzi to the mountain. He chased a fox for half a day, but the fox hid in a burrow and he couldn’t catch it. He asked
if I had a way, so I struck with my palm. I only ant to shock the fox out, but I ended up getting all this.”
Muniang’s face fell into a frown—this man was simply a thug!
The next morning was the first day of the new year, and it was ti to prepare the New Year’s gifts. Qingya had already purchased various gifts, and there were also items given by other families, all piled up here. Muniang picked out so everyday necessities from the gifts received and passed the rest on to others.
The close villagers in the area all received a bolt of satin and two packets of sweets, while the large households with business ties in town naturally picked the more valuable items.
When it ca to selecting gifts for Lu Mansion, Muniang wrapped up a piece of Yuan floral porcelain from the Official Kiln, “This is for Mr. Lu.”
She also selected a fine jade Ruyi and handed it to Qingya, “Take this yourself and deliver it to Lu Ziquan.”
Qingya was startled, “Mr. Lu? Why send it separately? Besides, he hasn’t sent us anything.”
But imdiately, she realized that Muniang’s intention was not just about sending New Year’s gifts; it was to remind Lu Ziquan that Qingi’s status was not low, at least she had the Lady backing her up. And the fact that the Lady specifically asked her to deliver it, being the most prominent maid beside the Lady, also gave Qingi quite the honor.
“If Miss Qingi knew of the Lady’s intentions, she would not have acted rashly,” Qingya sighed.
“If she could understand, would I bother to worry so pointlessly? Get on with it,” Muniang said.
“Yes.”
Qingya carried the New Year’s gifts and made a special trip to Lu Mansion, first delivering Lord Lu’s gift to the steward of Lu Mansion and presenting her card. Afterward, she went to Lu Ziquan’s courtyard, intending to deliver the gift personally.
Entering the courtyard, to her surprise, she saw soone kneeling outside. On closer inspection, she recognized it was Qingi. Qingya quickly asked a maid beside her, “What happened?”
The maid lifted her chin, “This woman actually dared to offend Ziqin, the most favored maid by the young master’s side. Now she’s being punished by the young master.”
Qingya scolded, “How dare you! A re maid, where do you get off talking about offending? Miss Qingi is a master, since when has a servant had the right to discipline the master?”
The maid laughed scornfully, “She a master? The young master never took her seriously at all.”
Qingya was fuming with anger, but she held back her temper. This was not the Yu Family, where the servants would heed her authority.
Qingi noticed the commotion and stiffly turned her head.
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