C69 I'll Give You a Concubine
C69 I'll Give You a Concubine
As he walked over, the little guy immediately waved his hands and asked for a hug. After getting along with him for a long time, the little guy would stop picking people up, as long as they were familiar with each other, he would let anyone who saw him hug him. If there was someone who didn't, he would even pretend to cry.
"Ya ya ya …" The little guy reached out and grabbed a strand of Xu Yanlin's hair, playing around extremely happily.
Looking at the cute appearance of the little guy, Xu Yanlin's heart melted. He reached out to hug the little fatty, allowing him to act mighty on his body.
"What were you talking about?"
"We are discussing the preparations for the new restaurant. I will prepare the dishes, and you can manage the rest. Remember to split the profits with me." Shen Jingli reached out and brushed away the flower petals on his son's body, not letting him catch it and put it in his mouth.
"New restaurant?" Xu Yanlin's attention was attracted, and he came closer with great interest, "Tell me about it?"
"The main dishes are medicinal foods, such as the All Inclusive Nourishing Blackbone Chicken, Eight Treasures Chicken Soup, Sichuan Duck, Lotus Seed Pig Heart Soup, Dumpling Deer Meat, Stewed Pork Tail with Du Zhong, and Gourd and Wolfberry porridge …" He chanted the names of dozens of dishes in one breath, causing everyone's appetite to surge and their mouths to become watery.
"And he also sells medicinal wine. Deer Velvet Wine, Gekko Wine, Angelica Wine, Earthly Yellow Wine, Chinese wolfberry wine and seasoned Octadic Treasure Wine …"
Brewing medicinal wine was not difficult. The hardest part was age. The older one was, the better the smell and the better the curative effect.
"How do you know so many recipes?" Xu Yanlin started to drool just from listening, he really wanted to have a few bites of each of them, who cares what they added.
Shen Jingli had a mysterious look on his face as he said proudly: "I am naturally intelligent and do not learn myself."
"I'm afraid he doesn't want to say it." He was born intelligent, but he really knew how to boast.
However, this was a good way to make money, if they wanted to achieve great things, money was essential, and with Shen Jingli here, it would make things much easier for them, so when they looked at Shen Jingli again, Xu Yanlin's gaze had gained a bit of appreciation.
That hot gaze made Mu Chen's face darken. He carried his son back and stuffed him into Shen Jingli's arms, dragging Xu Yanlin to go discuss the big matter of running a tavern.
Shen Jingli watched as they left, then lowered his head and played with the child in his embrace. The little fellow giggled happily, completely unaware of the matters of the outside world.
"..."
After that day, Mu Chen and Xu Yanlin were once again extremely busy.
The Hou was already able to sit up, so Shen Jingli had people place a thick cushion on top of the Arhat Bed. Everyday, he would watch as the little guy rolled around on top of it, learning how to crawl.
"M. Mama …" The ball was knocked off the Arhat Bed and the little fellow became unhappy upon seeing it. It quickly crawled towards Shen Jingli and pointed at the ball of cloth and screamed.
Shen Jingli quickly picked up the cloth ball and gave it to him. He hugged the ball and started playing by the side happily.
"Young Master is really obedient, not letting anyone worry about him at all." Nanny Jin stood at the side and watched. When she saw Hou'er's obedient appearance, she could not help but feel joy in her heart.
"This kid is a thief." Even though it seemed like he wasn't going to let anyone worry about him, he had quite a few hidden tricks up his sleeve.
As he said this, his eyes became gentle. Only after he became a parent did he clearly understand the meaning of "the child will always be their own good".
"Madam, the Madam of the Prefect, Lord Liu, is here to pay a visit." A maidservant wearing a green skirt came in to report.
Shen Jingli pondered for a moment, then said: "Invite her in."
The maidservant replied and left. Shen Jingli asked Lee Qi to take Hou'er out to play, then changed into a new set of clothes and went out to await his guest.
Prefect's wife, Han Shi was a woman in her thirties. Her looks were of the upper and middle class, and there was makeup on her face for the benefit of her maintenance. However, at the end of her life, there were already fine lines at the corners of her eyes.
The color was too soft, making her seem a bit flirtatious, like a mortal woman. The moment she stepped into the room, she shouted, "Madam Mu is really a busy person. I've already handed over the card a few times, but I haven't replied, so I've personally come. I won't disturb Madam, right?"
She was followed by an old woman and two maidservant s, attending to Han Family as soon as he entered the door. They didn't care about Shen Jingli as their master at all and treated this place as their own place.
"Madam Liu, you're overthinking it."
Meet? Since men and women were different, it was very easy for bad rumors to spread. Although he was a pair, he was still a proper man. When men and women met alone, they would fall into the hands of others. Did this Madam Liu even have any brains?
Nanny Jin, who was standing next to Shen Jingli, showed an unhappy expression when he heard this. He thought to himself, this Madam Liu shouldn't be trying to frame her master, right? Otherwise, why would he do such a thing?
The little maidservant quickly served tea.
Han Yunxi seemed to be thirsty. She immediately picked up the tea and took a sip before eating a red bean cake. Frowning, she said, "This tea is dull and tasteless. This red bean cake is too sweet and too greasy …"
Shaking her head in disgust, she wiped her mouth with the handkerchief and refused to use it again.
Shen Jingli watched her performance coldly, and was able to see a bit of what she meant.
"Madam Mu, how can the things that your family uses to entertain guests be so shabby? Old Master Mu is, after all, a popular person by the side of King Jing, so he should be more dignified. " Her words were full of sarcasm, as though she was mocking Shen Jingli for not knowing how to make a good wife, "If you can't handle it, you can tell me, I can send a few good cooks over for you to use."
To him?
Shen Jingli held the teacup and took a peck. It was the pre-rain dragon well that Xu Yanlin had specially brought back with him. He smiled slightly and said: "My family has always been clear on what kind of guests should be treated with tea."
Hearing that, Han Shi's face immediately darkened, she wanted to vent her anger at Shen Jingli, but was stopped by the old woman beside her.
The old granny smiled and said, "Mistress, don't be angry. Madam Mu is only joking …"
Thinking of this, Han Li's mood calmed down, and with a smile, he said to Shen Jingli: "Madam Mu, I came here for an important matter …."
Shen Jingli acted like he was curious and raised his eyebrows. Looking at Han Shi's smiling face, he was truly unhappy.
"A few days ago, Old Master Mu came to our mansion for a banquet. He took a fancy to our young muse and said that he wanted to take her as his concubine. Our Old Master was so happy that he asked me to send her over." Han Shi laughed even more complacently, her eyes unblinkingly looking at Shen Jingli, afraid that she would miss any of his expression.
Shen Jingli drank a cup of tea as if nothing had happened and nodded, "Thank you, Madam Liu."
Just like that? He didn't make a ruckus, but he accepted it naturally?
Han Shi looked at Shen Jingli in shock, not sure if he really was not angry, or if he was just pretending to be calm, but she still maintained her good manners and said, "Good Chen, go and let the coral in."
A beautiful woman dressed in a goose yellow dress with an enchanting posture walked in. Her face was covered with a thick layer of beautiful powder, and her black jade-like hair was tied up into a bun, making her hair look even more beautiful and silky. She looked at Shen Jingli with her beautiful eyes, and sweetly said: "Servant coral greets Madam."
Shen Jingli raised his head and looked at her. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he indeed had the capital to bewitch others. "Good looks, Nanny Jin, reward me."
Nanny Jin immediately handed over a bag. Opening it, she saw that it was a pair of emerald earrings. Smiling happily, she knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Madam Liu did not stay any longer. She gave some instructions to the coral and then left haughtily with her maidservant servant.
"..."
Mu Chen was busy until late into the night when he returned. When he heard the noise, he immediately put on his clothes and left the room.
"Fourteen."
"Sleeping? Did I wake you? "
Shen Jingli shook his head, "I'm still awake."
He ordered people to heat up hot water, prepare hot tea and food that could warm up one's stomach. Some problems were raised in the construction of the dam, Mu Chen was ordered to investigate the source of the problems, and he was completely busy every day.
After instructing them, he accompanied Mu Chen back to his room and helped him take off his cape to get someone to shake it off. After the hot water was sent over, he soaked the towel in it and helped him wipe his face.
Mu Chen looked down at him and thought about how, in the recent days, when he came back every night, he would see a light shining in his room, and he would definitely be sitting on the soft bed in his room, dozing off as he waited for him to come back. That look made him feel warm, let him know that no matter how late it was, there would always be someone waiting for him to come home.
He suddenly put his arm around his waist and pulled him into his arms.
"Fourteen?"
"Don't move." He hugged him, rested his chin on Yun Che's shoulder, smelled the faint fragrance of his bath, and couldn't help but sigh in comfort. "Jinglee, I miss you."
Shen Jingli's body became stiff, he did not understand, suddenly, why would Mu Shisi say such a confession? He didn't know how to reply at the moment. He liked Mu Chen a lot, and he didn't reject living with him for his entire life, but when he thought about what he had to do, the original owner's memories surfaced in front of him. His face became deathly pale, and he fiercely pushed Mu Chen away.
Being pushed aside, Mu Chen sighed in disappointment. This matter could not be rushed.
Shen Jingli felt that his face was a little hot. He slapped his cheeks and said: "Master of State, Lord Liu's wife has sent a beauty over today, she said that she's sending you as a concubine."
"You took it?"
"Yes." "Yes," he said softly.
"Aren't you worried?" How considerate of him to take a concubine for his husband?
"You don't like that kind of stuff." He had not reduced his price yet. He needed to deal with those kind of people.
Shen Jingli turned and went to make up the bed. Mu Chen stood at the side and looked at him, when he was running outside, he would think of him from time to time.
So it turned out that unknowingly, he was already so important to him. Thinking about the secret he was hiding, Mu Chen raised his eyebrows, yet it seemed like he was still unable to accept his intimacy.
A moment later, there was a sound from outside. A servant had arrived with food.
"Fourteen, eat something." "No," he said.
He had been running around outside all day, so he probably hadn't had much to eat.
After accompanying Mu Chen and eating, the two talked about the matters regarding the coral for a while, and then went to rest together …