Chapter 8 Spending a ton of money to support her

The two of them left the inner room. Breakfast was already prepared. Lu Ji glanced at the little girl's cat-like face and said in a deep voice, "Go wash your face first."

The washing water that the maid was holding was originally prepared for the prince. After hearing what the prince said, she brought it to serve Qin Xiaoning. Qin Xiaoning didn't hesitate and bent down to wash her face. When she stood up, she smiled brightly at Lu Ji and washed her face with a towel. Just as she was about to order someone to change the water, Lu Ji said, "No need to bother." As he said that, he washed his face with the water she had used.

Just as she was about to go eat, Lu Ji pulled her over and ordered, "What's wrong with your eyes? Lie down on the couch and apply some cold compress."

"Aren't you in a hurry to go to court? I'll serve you breakfast first," she said.

"There's no rush." ​​He pushed her onto the couch outside without saying anything, took the wet towel handed to her by the maid, put it on her eyes, and said, "I don't want to see two rotten peaches while I'm eating, which will ruin my mood for breakfast."

He is just like this. Even if it is for your own good, he will not be gentle at all and is always so sharp-tongued.

Qin Xiaoning obediently lay on the couch. Her eyes, which were originally burning, felt much more comfortable after being covered with a cool towel.

"My Lord, Miss Qin's bird's nest is ready. Would you like to bring it in right away?"

It was not until the maid who served the meal spoke that Lu Ji allowed her to stand up and pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down and eat."

In the small kitchen, bird's nests are specially boiled for her every day for nourishment. The top-quality blood swallows' nests cost no less than a hundred taels of silver. Ever since she entered the mansion, she has never stopped having them.

This gentleman was able to spend so much money to support her, but he was still pestering her for the two taels of monthly salary.

If I tell it to others, who would believe it?

After breakfast, Qin Xiaoning saw Lu Ji out. She stood in the corridor, watching him walk away, waved at him, and reminded him like a young wife, "Come back soon."

He didn't respond or turn around, but just raised his hand and waved as a gesture.

Having not slept well last night, after seeing Lu Ji off, Qin Xiaoning went back to her room to catch up on her sleep. This time, she finally slept soundly and slept until the second half of the afternoon. She only opened her eyes when someone called her.

"Sister Qin, please get up quickly. I want to ask you something."

In my half-sleep eyes, I saw a cute and innocent little girl with a round apple-like face. She was wearing a pink double-breasted skirt, a double-ring bun on her head, and pearl flowers made of red agate on her temples.

It was Lu Ji's sister, the sixth girl Lu Wanqing.

Qin Xiaoning raised her hand to rub her eyes, then stood up, tucked her hair in, and said with a smile: "Why are you here? Don't you have to go to the private school today?"

"I'm on holiday today." The Sixth Miss held up a half-finished embroidery to Qin Xiaoning and pouted, "Look, I can't be idle even on holiday. The embroidery teacher in the private school has left me a task to do. I'm not good at this. Sister, please help me."

Qin Xiaoning took the embroidery and took a look. She saw that it was just the most basic stitches for beginners. Her mother was an embroiderer in the past. Qin Xiaoning learned from her when she was young. Although she lived a life of luxury in the government, she never lost her skills. Not only did she not lose them, but she became more and more skilled in the past two years. In this world, women don't have many options. If you are good at needlework, you can support yourself in the future and have a skill to rely on.

"Come, I'll teach you." Qin Xiaoning came close to the Sixth Girl and taught her patiently: "Like this, pass it through and then bring it over." With just a few stitches, the shadow of a small flower came to life.

"Sister Qin, you have really skillful hands." The Sixth Miss's eyes lit up when she saw Qin Xiaoning's craftsmanship. She took the embroidery and said excitedly, "Let me try."

Qin Xiaoning handed the embroidery to her. The Sixth Girl embroidered while Qin Xiaoning gave instructions from time to time. The little girl was not stupid and she could embroider quite well in a short while. However, she lacked patience and started to complain with her neck twisted after less than half an hour.

"This thing is really tiring. It makes my eyes hurt." He rubbed his eyes and muttered, "My mother originally promised me that I didn't have to learn this, but my father wouldn't allow it. He insisted that virtue, words, tolerance and tolerance are the foundation of a woman's work, and forced me to learn it, and even asked my sister-in-law to supervise me."

The biological mother of Lu Ji and the Sixth Miss, Lady Guo Gong, was born in the General's Mansion. Her father had eight sons in a row, and he had this precious daughter in his middle age. When Lady Guo Gong was just born, her mother died of heavy bleeding. The General did not remarry, nor did he restrict this only precious daughter, but raised her as a boy. Therefore, Lady Guo Gong had a wild personality since she was young. Before she got married, she even went to the battlefield with the General. She was an absolute heroine.

Such a woman would naturally not be too fussy about needles and threads, so how could she use this to restrict her daughter?

"I don't want to do it anymore." The Sixth Miss threw the embroidery aside and begged Qin Xiaoning, "The weather outside is so nice, Sister Qin, let's go play in the garden."

Since they had nothing to do, Qin Xiaoning nodded in agreement, and the two of them left the house and headed towards the mansion garden. The Sixth Miss was a lively person and talked non-stop with Qin Xiaoning along the way.

"Sister Qin, to be honest, I was looking forward to having someone to play with me in the private school. During this holiday, there is no one to talk to. It's really boring."

"Why don't you go look for the fifth girl?" Qin Xiaoning said casually.

The only young ladies waiting to be married in the mansion are the fifth and sixth girls.

"I don't like playing with Fifth Sister. She talks too much and is very particular. It's exhausting to be with her."

The Sixth Miss was chattering, Qin Xiaoning tugged at the corner of her clothes and quietly pointed to the octagonal pavilion not far away. The Sixth Miss looked up and saw the Fifth Miss sitting in the pavilion looking over here.

With her were the Duke's wife and the second wife.

"You really shouldn't speak ill of others behind their backs." The Sixth Miss stuck out her tongue mischievously, and said as she pulled Qin Xiaoning towards the pavilion, muttering, "How come mother and Second Aunt are chatting together? Haha, it's really strange. Is the sun rising from the west?"

The Duke's wife was a daughter of a general, with a straightforward personality. Before she got married, she often followed the old general to the battlefield. The second wife, on the other hand, was from a scholarly family, a typical lady, with many rules and requirements.

The two sisters-in-law have completely different personalities and styles.

The Duke's wife couldn't stand the Second Lady's pretentiousness, and the Second Lady couldn't stand the Duke's wife's careless and rough temperament. In private, the Duke's wife always called the Second Lady "little pretentious", and the Second Lady called the Duke's wife "that rough person" with a look of disgust.

In short, the two sisters-in-law are as different as heaven and earth, two completely different types of people who can never get along.

(End of this chapter)