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Chapter 88
Who would have thought that Qiu Jinning, the cold-faced, selfless and unreasonable woman in the court hall, with her eyes red every night in private, grabbed Qin Chu and wept for mercy...
It was three poles in the sun, and in the yard outside the door, the pots kept spitting out the shells of melon seeds, and the green medicine took a broom, and complained while sweeping: "Can you stop eating, the masters should wake up later, look at the melon seeds you have wholeshell."
Jar rolled his eyes: "Put it there, I'll clean it myself later, don't worry, Young Madam is taking a rest today, from my experience, this door won't open until noon."
The master will not toss until noon, if he is not hungry, and he will be busy tomorrow, I am afraid that he will not go out at all, just like the few days when he was just married.
When is this, the skinny maid is really worrying.
Lu Yao was speechless, looked back at the closed door, and sighed with a mature face: "Young people nowadays, it's really outrageous."
The jar was amused, and handed her a handful of melon seeds: "Come on, you're not as old as the master, old lady Luyao, tell me, what makes a young man look good."
"You are the old sister, your whole family are old sisters, fat old sisters." Lu Yao was very angry, pinching her waist and going back.
"Hey, why are you in such a hurry, I'm too lazy to talk to you." The jar picked up the broom and silently cleaned up the garbage he made. It's almost noon, so let's clean it up early.
In case the master goes out to order something, and let this skinny maid steal the limelight.
Lu Yao glared at her, and muttered again unconvinced: "Bah, who cares about you, fat old sister."
The door opened at this moment, and Qin Chu walked out holding Qiu Jinning's hand, with deep tenderness, without saying a word.
Time slipped away silently, five years later.
In the year 1003 of Baiyue, during the five years in office, Qiu Jinning devoted himself to reforming education, cleaning up the officialdom, and the fame of a virtuous woman spread throughout the world.
On Mid-Autumn Festival night, the Qin and Qiu families had a reunion dinner together in the wine pavilion. Qiu Shilang led Mr. Qin to a long speech, and concluded that his daughter was so outstanding, she was a pillar of the imperial court, and she was a female prime minister who did not come out once in a century.
Master Qin happily drank his wine, listening to Qiu Shilang praise Qiu Jinning in different ways, he was not tired at all.
Such a powerful woman is his daughter's wife, and even his daughter.
Of course I am happy to hear others praise my daughter.
Mrs. Qiu picked her ears in disgust, and heard that the two old men didn't show off to each other. The biggest hero was obviously her, she gave birth to her daughter, she hadn't said anything yet, and the two old guys rushed to finish their good words..
After the meal, Qin Chu and Qiu Jinning went out to watch the lanterns together, and walked leisurely.
"Jinning, what kind of lantern do you like, I'll buy one for you." Qin Chu looked at the lanterns of various shapes, a little dazed.
Seeing girls walking by carrying lanterns from time to time, she dragged Qiu Jinning to stand in front of a stall selling lanterns.
Qiu Jinning stopped, glanced at it, pointed at a round lantern and said, "Just the full moon lantern."
"Ahem, do you want to change it?" Qin Chu coughed lightly. He didn't realize that Qiu Jinning had aesthetic problems before. Instead of picking out so many cute and beautiful lanterns, he chose a big round ball.
No horns or edges, bare one.
Compared with the small animal lanterns next to it, really can't see what looks good.
Qiu Jinning had already bent down to pick up the full moon lantern, and the two little maids behind her rushed to pay.
She held up the lantern, and the light and shadow fell on the jade-like face of the bright moon. She smiled slightly: "The moon has cloudy and sunny days, and people have joys and sorrows. The full moon has good meanings, and I like it."
Qin Chu followed with a smile: "It makes sense, this lantern is so beautiful, Jin Ning has a good eye, and I like it too."
Qiu Jinning glanced at her indifferently, then lowered her head to look at the lantern, the blood on her face gradually faded, and her eyes were gloomy.
If they can also be as complete as this lantern, it would be great to stay together for a lifetime.
Xu Shi's mood was too depressed, she suddenly felt unwell, and she held it back.
"Qin Chu, I want to drink the peach wine in the pavilion, can you bring some jugs with you, please, I will wait for you in the carriage with Luyao."
Qin Chu didn't doubt that he was there, and readily responded, "Okay, I'll be right back."
Qiu Jinning stood where she was, watched her go away, turned back to the carriage, but let Luyao wait outside, and went up first.
In the carriage, she closed the curtain, the pedestrians outside were bustling, and the lantern festival was full of excitement.
She closed her eyes, suddenly feeling dizzy and ringing in her ears.
Qiu Jinning gently opened her eyes, took out a small jade bottle from her sleeve, poured out a pill the size of a grain of rice into her palm, and took it with her head raised.
When Qin Chu returned, her complexion had returned to normal, she took the peach wine with a smile and said, "Let's go back and have a drink together, how about it?"
How could Qin Chu refuse, nodding repeatedly.
Back in the mansion, the two maidservants arranged tables and chairs, and stood outside the pavilion in the garden. Under the pavilion, the two toasted and drank.
Qiu Jinning took a sip and put down the wine glass: "Your Majesty has sealed the Qin family as an imperial merchant, and specially approved the Qin family's wine as imperial wine. You must handle it with care, and don't make any mistakes."
"Don't worry, I will." Qin Chu nodded, the wine making business of the Qin family was booming, and finally lived up to her hard work, whether it was supplying wine to the palace or selling it to retail investors, she would put her heart into it.
Qiu Jinning pursed her lips, and pointedly said: "You like brewing wine and doing business. No matter what happens in the future, you must do what you like well and keep doing it so that you will not live up to this life."
Even if she's gone, still have to live a good life...
Qin Chu smiled and said, "Of course, Jin Ning is also the same. Nowadays, Prime Minister Qiu with Baiyue is well-known in the world, and his reputation is far-reaching. Let's work hard together, for the things we like, and for the people we like."
She looked at Qiu Jinning with burning eyes, at the person she liked.
Four words flashed in my mind: the years are quiet and good.
Qiu Jinning felt sore, and looked away: "I'm going to get a book in the study, and I'll be back in a while."
She got up and left the gazebo for a certain distance before looking up at the moon, the corners of her eyes seemed to have slipped.
Sitting in the gazebo, Qin Chu looked at her slender figure, thinking that Jin Ning seemed to be getting thinner again, as if a gust of wind could blow her away, making her disappear everywhere.
She shook her head, smiled silently, and put aside the inexplicable thoughts floating in her mind, her Jin Ning was in front of her eyes, she was by her side every night, she would not go anywhere, how could she not be found everywhere.
On the night of winter, Qin Chu brought a bowl of soup to the study with a smile, and sat down to watch Qiu Jinning write at the desk.
"Jin Ning, just let things go if you can't finish your work. Your body is important. Look at how thin you are. I feel uncomfortable in my arms."
Qiu Jinning tilted her head, stared at her for a moment, and smiled: "I won't be able to hug her soon. Your Majesty ordered me to go north to inspect the officials, and I won't be able to return for a year or so."
She has been taking medicine more and more frequently recently, and she will soon be unable to avoid this person.
Qin Chu walked over and rubbed her shoulder: "Going north? You are the prime minister, and you went to inspect what the officials are doing. Isn't that the official's business? When do you go, I will accompany you."
The little sister is too rude, sending Qiu Jinning on a long trip without saying hello in advance, she is not even prepared.
Qiu Jinning clenched her fingers tightly, feeling an inexplicable pain in her heart, still smiling on her face: "I can go alone, His Majesty has sent guards, this time is for official business, just wait for me at home."
Qin Chu frowned: "I'll follow quietly, can't I not disturb your business?"
Although they have been married for more than five years, they still don't want to be separated. She wants to be with Qiu Jinning every day.
Qiu Jinning's eyelids trembled, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Follow me, I will be distracted."
When Qin Chu heard this, he could only rest his mind, hugged Qiu Jinning into his arms, and kissed her temple hair: "Then I won't go with you, you can concentrate on your errands and come back earlier."
"Um-"
Soon it was the day of the trip. Qin Chu stuffed Qiu Jinning with a banknote and took the cook with him, wishing he could move the entire Qin residence: "Let the jar follow you, and hand over all rough work to her on the way. She will follow you.I also feel more at ease."
Looking at her incessantly telling her, Qiu Jinning's eyes turned red, "Qin Chu-I-"
Qin Chu hugged her lightly, and coaxed her in a low voice, "It's only been a year and a half since we separated, why is our Prime Minister Qiu still crying, my dear, I will write to you every month."
Qiu Jinning hugged her tightly, but she was still selfish: "Qin Chu, don't forget me."
"What nonsense are you talking about, let's go, or it will be late and you will sleep in the wild."
"Mm-" Qiu Jinning raised her head slightly, kissed the corner of Qin Chu's mouth, and then turned around and got on the carriage.
As the carriage went away, the curtains were kept open, and the people in the carriage looked back, as if they wanted to take Qin Chu into their hearts.
Qin Chu smiled and waved his hand, and when the carriage turned, he immediately looked depressed.
As soon as she left, she began to miss how she would live for the next year and a half.
Fortunately, Qiu Jinning's letters can be received every month, which rarely relieves the pain of lovesickness.
"Qin Chu, everything is fine here..."
"Qin Chu, it's snowing in the north, it's snowing heavily..."
Sitting in the wine pavilion, Qin Chu flipped through Qiu Jinning's two letters over and over again, touching the words written by Qiu Jinning with his fingers, and the corners of his lips slightly twitched.
It's been two months.
She felt as if two years had passed...
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
Qin Chu looked like he was about to kneel down, but was stopped in time.
"Don't kneel, we are not outsiders, Qiu Aiqing has sent you a letter." The third prince carefully looked at Qin Chu's expression with a smile on his face. Since Qiu Jinning left, he dared not come to see the little sister.
But no one brought the notebook from the day before yesterday, he always had a bad feeling in his heart, that's why he came to see Qin Chu.
Qin Chu put the letter away, and nodded with a smile: "It's just been delivered, it's been two months, Your Majesty, you are too cruel, Jinning has become thinner and thinner in the past two years, and she has been in the cold place in the north for a long time.What if you get sick again and again?"
Both in and out of the words are implying the third prince, hurry up and call him back, she misses him so much.
The third prince laughed dryly, and opened up the conversation: "It's coming soon, you go out more often if you have nothing to do, don't always think about Qiu Aiqing, people have to live for themselves after all."
He said some specious things, and seeing Qin Chu's expectant and smiling expression, he felt very uncomfortable, so he returned to the palace early, and after he left, he didn't dare to come to the Qin Family Wine Pavilion again for half a year.
He really couldn't see the little sister's happy and waiting look, it made people feel sad.
Half a year later, there were six more letters. Qin Chu carefully read them, and when he replied, they were filled with words of madness.
This time the reply was not written by Qiu Jinning, the handwriting was green medicine, but the tone was dictated by the jar.
"Miss, Young Madam has been very busy recently, let us tell you a piece of good news, I am with the skinny maid, when we go back, you are going to marry us..."
"to speak"
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