bestfiction Chapter 241 Serving Tea
Chapter 241 Serving Tea
Morning tea?
Lu Shiyuan frowned and looked at the tea that he had drunk, not knowing how many cups it was. Then he looked up at the sky outside. It was almost noon and he still had morning tea?
She got up before dawn to dress up, and came to serve tea without even having breakfast. But she has been sitting there for nearly two hours, and she is dizzy from drinking tea, but the lady still hasn't gotten up?
It seems that he is deliberately making things difficult for himself?
I'd heard Su Li was petty, arrogant, and domineering. But he was so kind and amiable to her in the palace yesterday, and even personally arranged accommodation for her when he returned. What a show!
I almost got fooled by her.
"it is good!"
Lu Shiyuan suppressed the anger in his heart and took a sip of tea with a smile.
It wasn't that Su Li was deliberately making things difficult for Lu Shiyuan, but she was used to being free in the general's mansion, and she was the one who made the decision, so no one ever cared about her. She always slept until she woke up naturally.
After waking up from a good sleep, I listened to Songzhi's report on the affairs of the mansion and Feiyun Pavilion, and then I remembered the incident of serving tea.
"Then let her in."
After Su Li washed and dressed, and had a delicious breakfast, Song Tao helped her sit on the warm couch, and then Lu Shiyuan came in.
She was still wearing the same clothes she had worn yesterday, which looked a little too formal. As soon as she entered the room, she bowed politely and offered tea.
Su Li has seen many scenes where concubines were criticized for serving tea to their mistresses. Either the tea was too hot to hold, or it took half an hour for the mistress to hold the tea. The purpose was to temper the concubine's temper on the first day of her marriage. In ancient terms, this was called setting rules.
She couldn't do all this, so she took the tea with a smile, took a sip, and asked everyone to get up.
"Mrs. Lu, there aren't so many rules in the General's Mansion. You don't have to get up so early in the future, and you don't have to come here every day to pay your respects. Just do as you please."
Last night, she and Pei Heng had agreed to hold off and wait and see what Lu Shiyuan's temper would be like before making a decision.
"Yes!"
Lu Shiyuan agreed.
In fact, she had already prepared herself to be tortured, and the two hours of morning tea were just a warning from Su Li.
But now, facing Su Li's smiling face, she felt like she had no place to put her energy. It was like you had a lot of tricks ready to fight someone, but they just greeted you with a smile and were very polite.
"Are you used to living in Feiyun Pavilion?"
"Are the maids serving you well?"
"If you need anything, just let me know. This will be your home from now on."
Su Li talked a lot in a passionate manner, and Lu Shiyuan had to control his temper and agree to her one by one.
Afterwards, Su Li asked Songzhi to take out two pieces of fashionable cloth and two sets of hairpins and head ornaments, and gave them to Lu Shiyuan as rewards.
"These folk things are just for the sake of novelty. They are naturally incomparable to those in the palace. Concubine Lu just used them to make two sets of clothes."
Su Li drank tea and glanced at Lu Shiyuan out of the corner of her eye.
I saw that she had a calm expression and followed all the rules very well, without making any mistakes until she left. I knew that this person must be very experienced.
As soon as Lu Shiyuan left, Song Tao said:
"Madam, I've checked everything. Concubine Lu has a seventeen-year-old brother who is currently studying at the Imperial College and will take the imperial examination this spring. Besides, there are no other people in her family."
"understood."
Su Li nodded.
It seems that this younger brother of the Imperial College is the weak spot that Emperor Jingde has exploited to gain control of Lu Shiyuan.
"Tell Xiao Cui to keep a close eye on her. Don't let her get near the study, the accounting office, or other important places. She's also not allowed to get near Huan'er and Xi'er. As for the rest, she's free to do whatever she wants."
"What about the general?"
Song Tao asked.
What if Lu Shiyuan seduces the general?
Su Li smiled.
Now, she had the final say in everything in the General's Mansion, her position as solid as a rock. All the businesses outside were also under her name. Even if Pei Heng really changed his mind and fell in love with someone else, she wouldn't be afraid.
"The general is already a grown man, it's not for you and me to control him. Instead of worrying about that, I should worry about you and Liancheng, as well as Songzhi and Captain Qian. By the way, Songzhi, Captain Qian should be heading south soon."
"Yes!" Songzhi blushed slightly.
She and Captain Qian went out for tea a few times and watched two plays, and their relationship was basically settled. She was just waiting to follow his wife to Jiangnan in the spring to reunite with him.
When she talked about Captain Qian at this moment, she seemed to be talking about her own man.
"He sent word yesterday that the caravan had packed up its merchandise and luggage, and that he was coming to bid farewell to you, my lady, today. He's waiting outside right now."
Su Li smiled and said:
"Then let him in."
Captain Qian was about to go on a long journey, so he changed into a set of clothes suitable for traveling around the country, which gave him a unique sense of the underworld.
When he returned to Shengjing at the end of last year, he had already begun preparing goods for shipment south. Now that he has received a new task from Su Li, he has other ambitions for this trip to Jiangnan.
The master and servant talked about some things to pay attention to when going south, and Su Li asked Songzhi to send Qian Dui out.
"When you're out and about, the first thing you should do is take care of yourself and don't try to be too competitive. You should know that things are different now."
Thinking of the impending separation, Songzhi felt a little sad, and even her nose and eye sockets felt sore.
Captain Qian was very pleased to see her worrying about him. He bravely took her hand and said:
"Why don't you tell me what it was like in the past? And what's going on now?"
Songzhi gave him a look and said shyly:
"You clearly know it in your heart, yet you still ask."
"That's why I'm asking. Songzhi, please tell me so I can put my mind at ease."
Captain Qian looked at Songzhi jokingly.
Songzhi sighed softly and said, "You go first. Once Madam's pregnancy is stable and the weather warms up, we'll set off. We'll sail south by sea. Remember to wait for us at the dock."
"It's a word."
Captain Qian held Songzhi's hand and rubbed it for a long time, then reluctantly got on his horse and set off with the proud caravan.
Two days passed in a flash.
Every move of Lu Shiyuan was heard by Su Li in a timely manner.
She chatted with people everywhere in the mansion, trying to find out what was going on there. The maids and servants in the mansion seemed to be very friendly and talked nonsense with her, but in fact, they said nothing useful, but they did get a lot of money from her.
"The day before yesterday, she waited for two hours on the road the general had to take to return home. The general saw her from a distance and turned away. Liancheng said that the general even went around to the backyard and climbed over the wall to get in."
Song Tao described it vividly.
Today, Su Li sat in the old lady's yard and chatted with her, while the old lady held Xi Jie'er and fed her.
As they were talking, they heard someone outside announce that Aunt Lu had arrived.
"What is she doing here?"
The old lady paused while feeding Xi Jie'er and her face turned serious.
"It was said that he had been married for two days and had not yet paid his respects to the old lady. He came here specially to pay his respects today."
The old lady's expression became even worse when she heard this, with disdain and disgust written all over her face.
Pei Heng had already told her what Lu Shiyuan's intention was in coming to the mansion. If she hadn't wanted to hinder her grandson, she would have beaten that woman out with a stick long ago.
The old lady said with a cold face:
"This Lu family member will be a disaster sooner or later if she stays at home. Ah Li, there are some things that you and Heng Ge'er can't do. Let Grandmother take on the responsibility of being the villain. Just wait and see how Grandmother handles her."