Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 143
Chapter 143 I Can’t See Through It
“Seventh young miss, Old Madame has caught a cold. Qian’er, the temperature is a little high during the day. Old Madame thinks the room is stuffy and panicked, so she asks this old servant to open the window. She forgets to close it when she sleeps. It rains in the middle of the night. Old Madame is sick now.”
“Mammy Gong, you are also an old man following my grandmother. Why are you so indiscreet?” Qiao Yunxi pinched his throat and asked.
Mammy Gong trembled, “Seventh Miss is right, this old servant was negligent.”
“Nanny Gong is not to blame for this,” said Old Madame Qiao, who was lying on the bed. “I told her to open the window. Who knew it would rain in the middle of the night?”
He gave two artificial coughs and his face turned pale.
The manor doctor checked the old lady’s pulse and prescribed a prescription.
Nanny Gong took it and handed it to the maidservant beside her.
“Seventh Miss, Old Madame’s illness is threatening. I’m afraid she’ll have to stay in bed for a few days.”
When Qiao Yunxi looked at the manor doctor, the manor doctor immediately nodded and echoed.
Qiao Yunxi did not listen carefully. After all, she was too lazy to respond to those few words. She just waited for these people to make a move.
Sure enough, Nanny Gong continued, “The matriarch knows that Seventh Miss is filial, that’s why she called you here, thinking …”
“I’m not a doctor. I can’t help grandmother.” Qiao Yunxi choked.
Nanny Gong smiled embarrassedly. “Seventh young miss is young. She doesn’t know many rules. Anyone from an aristocratic family or an elder is sick, their daughter-in-law has to stay by the bedside.”
“So?” Qiao Xi pretended to be stunned.
Mammy Gong gritted his teeth and said, “So, please write a letter to the First Madame.”
“It’s not like my mother is the only daughter-in-law in Qiao Family.” Qiao Yunxi deliberately said, relying on his young age and being accustomed to being arrogant.
Mammy Gong tried his best to maintain the humble smile on his face and said, “Naturally, it is the turn of every room. Since the First Madame is temporarily absent, we will start with the Second Madame. Every two days, the First Madame will make up for it when she comes back.”
Therefore, they weren’t afraid that Gu Jingshu would deliberately waste time on the road. A cold like wind could be big or small. The matriarch was old, so it was normal for her to stay in bed for a few more days. After Gu Jingshu returned, it was her turn to make up for it a few times.
Qiao Yunxi looked at Mammy Gong with a faint smile.
Even without lifting his head, Mammy Gong could still feel the gaze above his head. At first, she could still stand calmly, but gradually, she couldn’t hold on any longer and began to sweat on top of her head.
Clearly, Qiao Xi did not say a word and her shallow breathing was slightly inaudible, but the heavy feeling of pressing down on her spine lingered, gradually bending her spine.
Mammy Gong struggled a few times, seemingly wanting to straighten his back until his entire back was soaked in sweat and he couldn’t get rid of the suffocating feeling.
Qiao Xi smiled faintly. “Grandmother is sick. It’s only natural for her to be ill. However, I’m afraid my mother won’t be able to return.”
“What, am I still unable to control it?” Hearing Qiao Yunxi’s words, Old Madame Qiao, who had been lying in bed sickly and half-dead, shouted angrily, “I am an elder, your mother is my daughter-in-law, I am sick, her illness is a matter of course, no matter where I say it, I am justified!” I didn’t ask your mother to serve me alone. It’s my turn to serve a few rooms. My bowl of water is flat! Besides, I didn’t ask your mother to come back immediately. It’s her turn to take a few bedrooms. When the time comes, she’ll have to make up for it for a few days. ”
The implication was that she was very reasonable and did not make things difficult for anyone.
Qiao Xi was not annoyed either. She looked at Old Madam Qiao’s angry and rosy face and whispered, “My mother is weak. If she really rushes back without stopping, I’m afraid she won’t be able to take care of her grandmother at that time. I’m my mother’s daughter and will take care of her grandmother on her behalf. Grandmother has arranged everything. Let’s start with the long room.”
I didn’t expect Qiao Xi to come out like this. Old Madam Qiao’s original plan was useless.
Qiao Yunxi?
Normally, if Qiao Yunxi wanted to say that, she would have agreed. But now was the critical moment, and Old Madame Qiao did not dare to pinch Qiao Yunxi as usual.
Qiao Xi is not a junior, but it’s really not a grandson’s turn to deal with illness. The Qiao family’s rooms are not empty. Being harsh on a child, what’s the point of saying it out loud?
If Qiao Xi was wanted, then the other servants would also be grandchildren.
Old Madam Qiao was reluctant to part with Qiao Jinwen, so how could she be ill?
“Qiao Qiao has the heart. Let’s talk about this.”
Qiao Yunxi found it hard to believe that Old Madame Qiao had stopped talking like this.
As soon as she left, Old Madame Qiao called Xue Tao over.
It was unknown what the two of them had said. Old Madam Qiao did not ask anyone to stay by her side and lay in bed for two days before she was alive and kicking.
Qiao Xi did not bother to guess the old witch’s thoughts. She sat in the study and pondered about the tea shop.
Before returning to Jincheng, she had such a plan. However, she had come back to deal with some messy matters and had not had time to do so. Right now, the “Food World” side was developing very well. Both branches had already opened, and they were both around Jincheng. She discussed with Jin Baijin to open one at Chaotian Gate. With the Gu family’s influence to take care of it, she wasn’t worried either.
“Miss.” Angelica came over.
Ever since she made her relationship clear in front of Qiao Yunxi last time, she really didn’t dare to contact her master. She learned the rules from Mammy Feng and was so awkward that she scolded her mother!
She was the Twelve Killing Gods. She was using a sword to kill people. When did she need to pinch her throat and speak?
After cursing a few times, she pinched the small bamboo tube in her sleeve pocket and walked to Qiao Yunxi.
“This is a message from Young Master Gu. It was sent by a carrier pigeon, so it flew directly to this servant.” Dang Gui was afraid that Qiao Xi would misunderstand, so he explained a little.
Are you done?
Qiao Yunxi frowned irritably.
Qiao Xi immediately felt happy when she opened it.
Isn’t this Gu Jinzhen too familiar?
He actually wanted to open a shop with her?
Previously, when he was in northern Sichuan, although he had mentioned it, she did not take it to heart. She did not expect that fellow to actually send another message.
He did not know where he knew that she was going to open a tea shop, and even had done the preparatory work.
Seeing that Qiao Xi was silent, Dang Gui gritted his teeth and said, “Miss, this is a good thing. Please seriously consider it.”
Naturally, it was a good thing.
There was no need to do anything. There was no need to show up. He had already taken over the shares with a little money. There was nothing easier than sitting on the cashier’s desk.
However, there was no such thing as a pie falling from the sky. Who knew what Gu Jinzhen was planning?
When he was in northern Sichuan, Gu Jinzhen’s attitude was strange. The wind blew too hard, and it was too unimaginable.
Qiao Xi knocked on the table with her fingers, feeling a little uncertain.
It wasn’t that he hesitated for anything, but that he was worried that she would reject him directly. If Gu Jinzhen couldn’t accept it, then why would he do anything out of line?
Before he could think of a reason to come out, someone from the porter came to report that the young master of the Zhong family, Zhong Chenglin, had arrived.
What kind of operation was this?
Qiao Xi looked at Nanny Shen.
Mammy Shen was also confused.
Dang Gui seemed to have thought of something, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he buried his head.
Zhong Chenglin was an outsider, so it was inappropriate to go to Qiao Yunxi’s courtyard. In addition, Zhong Chenglin was a junior, so he went to Old Madam Qiao’s courtyard to greet him before sitting with Qiao Yunxi in the flower hall of the outer courtyard.
When Qiao Family and the others received the news, they secretly sent people to inquire, but they were all blocked by Lycium barbarum.
In order to avoid suspicion, Qiao Xi invited Nanny Gong over and waited in the courtyard with Nanny Shen.
Qiao Xi did not say a word and enjoyed her tea. Zhong Chenglin sat awkwardly for a moment before finally sighing, “Miss Qiao, I came here today to talk about business with you?”
“I don’t remember our Changfang having any business dealings with the Zhong family.” Qiao Xi pretended to be stunned.
Zhong Chenglin smiled bitterly and said, “Just because you didn’t have it before doesn’t mean you can’t have it now.”
“The Qiao Clan does business in silk. They don’t have anything to do with porcelain.”
Zhong Chenglin said with a good temper, “The Qiao family’s business is mainly in silk and the Zhong family’s in porcelain, but we both have other businesses.”
Qiao Yunxi deliberately tilted his head and thought, “Do our two families have business intersection?”
The intersection she asked referred to projects that were jointly operated in business.
Zhong Chenglin shook his head. “No, but we can discuss it.”
Qiao Yunxi narrowed his eyes.
She was now even more certain of Zhong Chenglin’s purpose in coming to Qiao Family.
Gu Jin Zhen suggested to start the tea shop together, but Zhong Cheng Lin came right after. What else could she not think of?
Sure enough, Zhong Chenglin said sincerely, “Miss Qiao, the most famous thing in Shu Zhou is that besides silk, there are many big shops in Shu Zhou. It’s not too late for us to have a share. Now that the Imperial Court is determined to obtain this fat meat from Shu Zhou, why should we take advantage of such good Xiantian conditions?”
Qiao Yunxi smiled perfunctorily.
Zhong Chenglin said seriously, “Furthermore, we have an advantage. Whether it is the capital or a foreign country, our caravan can go. It’s safe and at ease to take the water from Chaotian Gate.”
Qiao Xi is not easy to fool. “Just as Young Master Zhong said, Young Master Gu is in charge in the capital. In other countries, there are merchant ships from the Zhong Clan opening the way. If you cooperate with me, Young Master Zhong will be at a disadvantage.”
Wasn’t it sick to insist on giving her a portion of a cake when it was clearly eaten by one person?
“Miss Qiao’s Outer Ancestor Clan is the Gu Clan of Chaotian Sect.” The implication was that they were cooperating with Qiao Xi because of the Gu Clan’s hegemonic position in the Chaotian Sect.
Qiao Yunxi squinted his eyes and looked at Zhong Chenglin with a look of “I don’t read much, don’t lie to me.”
Zhong Chenglin said, “Business is naturally profitable. We have a purpose in cooperating with Miss Qiao.” The strength of the Qiao Family House and the ability of Qiao Xingbang are one of the conditions we chose. Although the Zhong Family has its own merchant ship, on the Shuzhou waterway, it is still under the Gu Family’s control. From the capital to other countries, it is under the Zhong Family’s merchant ship. Miss Qiao, there’s no need to guard against me. Since I personally came to the door, I’m very sincere. Of course, with Miss Qiao’s intelligence, she definitely knows that I’m here on behalf of Young Master Gu. Miss Qiao doesn’t need to guess Young Master Gu’s intentions. He definitely won’t do anything to Miss Qiao’s disadvantage. “The previous attack was Young Master Gu’s fault. He will personally explain it to Miss Qiao.”