mesbooks Chapter 132: Visiting the Du Mansion Again
Chapter 132: Visiting the Du Mansion Again
Jin Chu went to the city gate as agreed between Su Cheng'an and Qingying.
Sure enough, I saw a young figure disguised as a vegetable vendor squatting at the foot of the wall. There were a few vegetables in front of him, but he was looking around absent-mindedly.
She made a gesture of picking vegetables, squatted down and whispered, "This vegetable is quite fresh."
Qingying paused slightly when he heard the voice, and his gaze turned to the girl in front of him.
When he saw this, his eyes widened, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Miss Jin'er?"
Jin Chu nodded slightly, holding a vegetable in his hand, and looked around inconspicuously. Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his head and said quickly, "Your master is at my house."
Just as he finished saying this, he saw Qingying's fist clenched suddenly under his sleeve. Jin Chu hurriedly comforted him: "He is fine at the moment, you don't have to worry, and you must not take the brothers to act on your own. This is your master's order."
"But the master is alone here..."
Jin Chu interrupted Qing Ying's unwilling words and said, "In one day at the earliest, or two at the slowest, your master will leave the city and join you. Just wait patiently!"
When Jinchu arrived home, Zhao'er and the other two had not returned yet.
She first told Su Cheng'an that she had seen Qingying and told them to hold back. Sure enough, Su Cheng'an's frown relaxed a lot.
Seeing that it was already noon, Jin Chu simply cooked some food and quickly filled his stomach with Su Cheng'an, and told him to wait for news at home.
After thinking about it, she wrote another note and left it for Wang Weiyuan, so that the three of them wouldn't worry if they came back and couldn't find her.
After finishing all this, following Su Cheng'an's instructions, Jin Chu carried a bag of snacks and went to the Du Mansion in Chunyu Hutong.
It was afternoon, the time was approaching early winter, and the warm sun made the man guarding the gate drowsy.
Suddenly, he saw a young girl in a honey-colored brocade jacket, with a pair of almond-shaped eyes looking at him with a smile. He was immediately startled by this sudden beautiful face and lost his sleepiness.
Jin Chu saw that the gatekeeper had been awakened by him and apologized with a smile: "It is my fault for disturbing the gatekeeper's peace. May I ask if your old lady is okay?"
Heart of beauty in everyone.
This girl not only had an extraordinary appearance, but also a voice as clear as a yellow oriole singing in a valley. She smiled and behaved politely, and the doorman's displeasure at being disturbed disappeared in an instant.
He nodded and replied subconsciously: "I'm fine, I'm fine."
Just as he was about to ask who the other person was, he suddenly remembered what the old lady's maid Qiu Nong had said to him not long ago. He looked at the young girl in front of him again.
Thinking about how the two aunts in the mansion are both beautiful, especially the second aunt who is like a fairy, I think the old lady in the mansion must have been also a stunning beauty when she was young.
By this calculation, it is normal for the younger generation on my mother's side to be beautiful and elegant.
After Menzi defined Jinchu in a clever way, his tone became more affirmative when he spoke again: "Miss, you are the younger generation of the old lady's family, right?"
Jin Chu originally thought that she would have to spend a lot of time and effort to make up an excuse, but unexpectedly, someone brought her a pillow while she was dozing off. This person actually took the initiative to give her an identity.
Thinking of this, Jin Chu just nodded slightly without saying anything.
The doorman, who boasted that he had correctly guessed Jinchu's identity, greeted her respectfully, "Then please come in and wait a moment."
Then he turned to a boy-like servant not far away and ordered, "Hurry up and go to Shoukang Courtyard to call Sister Qiu Nong and tell her that the girl from her family that the old lady has been talking about is here to pay her a visit!"
The little boy responded and left, and the doorman diligently wiped the chair with his sleeves and asked Jinchu to sit down.
If Jin Chu was confused and went with the flow before, he immediately understood after hearing Menzi's words.
It seems that Mrs. Du has woken up!
He also arranged a title for his grandson to enter the mansion in advance.
As Su Cheng'an had said, his maternal grandfather's family had indeed suffered a lot from the Dingbei Palace.
Even so, they still love their daughter and grandson so much, which shows that they are a family that values love and friendship.
Jin Chu couldn't help but feel a bit favorable towards the Du family.
A moment later, a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in laurel green clothes, walked out quickly.
The doorman hurriedly came forward, smiling: "Miss Qiu Nong, you just said that someone was coming to the old lady's house this morning, and this afternoon a fairy-like girl came."
Qiu Nong followed his instructions and saw a pretty girl standing there, which made the originally inconspicuous room brighter.
She is truly a beautiful lady like an angel.
Seeing the girl Qiu Nong that Su Cheng'an mentioned, Jin Chu went to greet her, "You must be Qiu Nong from my great-aunt's room, right? Is my great-aunt in good health?"
The girl calls herself great-aunt, so she must be the old lady’s niece’s great-granddaughter!
After a quick thought, Qiu Nong replied with a smile: "Greetings to the young lady. You are here. Our old lady and the ladies have been looking forward to seeing you!"
After saying this, she stepped forward and supported Jin Chu: "Miss, please follow me to Shoukang Hall now!"
Jin Chu nodded, and the two of them headed towards Shoukang Hall.
Entering the main landlord's side room, an old lady with silver hair and a kind face was leaning against a pillow to rest. Two middle-aged ladies in their thirties or forties were sitting next to her, and there was also a maid who was about the same age as Qiu Nong serving by her side.
I think it must be Old Madam Du, the two ladies, and another maid, Chun Qian.
Jinchu leaned over and saluted the old lady on the bed, mumbling a name and answering vaguely: "Xiu'er pays respects to my great-aunt, may my great-aunt be well!"
Old Madam Du smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. You've grown into a big girl! Come to my great aunt."
Jin Chu stood up and went to the old lady.
When they looked up, the old lady and the two ladies saw Jinchu's appearance and couldn't help but praise herself secretly: "What a pretty girl!"
The old lady took Jinchu's hand, pointed at the two ladies and introduced them softly, "This is your eldest aunt, and that is your second aunt."
Jinchu quickly greeted his two aunts.
After greeting each other, the old lady said, "I am very happy to have someone from my family come today. My wife and I will talk to my niece for a while. You all can go down first!"
After the words were spoken, Qiu Nong and Chun Qian bowed and retreated.
As the door creaked shut twice, the old lady sat up and whispered, "Who are you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the warmth in the room disappeared instantly, and both the Du family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stared at the girl beside the bed with serious expressions.
Jin Chu whispered, "Don't worry, old lady and Madam. I'm here on the orders of Prince Dingbei, Su Cheng'an, to have a chat."
"Are you An'er's friend or subordinate?" Old Mrs. Du asked.
"The prince and I have each other's lives saved, so we are friends for life and death." Facing the scrutiny of several people, Jin Chu slowly exhaled, "But I have already defected to the Dingbei Palace, and I am also considered a subordinate of the prince, so the old lady and the madam can rest assured." After that, she showed the jade pendant that represented Su Cheng'an's identity.
The old lady, who was originally skeptical, heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the jade pendant, and the two ladies also slowly lowered their upright bodies.
Seeing the three people put aside their suspicions, Jinchu smiled and said, "Old lady, two ladies, now we can talk in detail."