NABC Chapter 224 Green Leaves
Chapter 224 Green Leaves
"Jiaojiao, what are you laughing at?" Wang Chi asked, puzzled.
"Oh, it's nothing, I just saw a really big white lotus." Song Jiaojiao's face gradually darkened as she watched the green lotus.
"Oh, by the way, I wonder if I have the right to change the names of my servants?"
Upon hearing Song Jiaojiao's words, Qinglian's face turned deathly pale.
“Of course, you are the master. This is a small matter, just a word from you,” Wang Chi said with a smile.
“I have the power…” Song Jiaojiao deliberately dragged out her words, glancing at Qinglian in between.
Wang Chi knew that Song Jiaojiao wouldn't bring this up on purpose. He figured that he had already changed his clothes, but Song Jiaojiao hadn't, so it must be because these people were making things difficult for her.
Looking at the pale-faced maid in the middle of the hall, he figured it must be her. As a good husband, he naturally had to handle this himself.
"You, you, what's your name?" Wang Chi asked, pointing at Qinglian.
"This servant is Qinglian, it's the young master..."
Before Qinglian could finish speaking, Wang Chi interrupted her, "Qinglian, this is bad, you've offended your master. Change your name, Jiaojiao, what do you think would be a good name?"
Remembering the person's disdain for her, and looking at her bright green clothes, Song Jiaojiao said, "I think she likes green, so let's call her Green Leaf!"
You want to be the flower, but I'll make you the leaf.
"Didn't you hear what the young mistress said? Why don't you thank the young mistress for bestowing a name upon you!"
Wang Chi saw Qinglian... oh no, now she should be called Green Leaf, Green Leaf didn't move, and scolded her.
Green Leaf knelt down to express her gratitude, her head bowed so that her expression could not be seen.
Those inside the house lowered their heads even further upon seeing this.
"I've rested enough, I'm going to wash up now." Seeing that the matter was resolved, Song Jiaojiao didn't linger any longer. It was getting late, and she couldn't delay any longer.
"Okay, I'll wait for you here!" Wang Chi had come to take Song Jiaojiao to the front hall, but he hadn't expected this to happen. It seemed he would have to clean up the people in his courtyard again.
Everyone else had left, leaving only Green Leaf in the hall.
"Why don't you go and serve the young mistress?" Wang Chi asked, disliking the servant who disrespected Jiao Jiao.
"Young Master, I am your personal maid." Green Leaf quickly looked up at Wang Chi, clearly still not having given up.
“Since you are unwilling to serve the young mistress, then leave. We don’t need you here,” Wang Chi said.
Green Leaf was unwilling to give up this opportunity to be alone, but she knew that Wang Chi was a general, and she would probably be kicked away before she could get close. This matter could not be rushed.
"Yes." After leaving the main hall, Green Leaf went directly to Madam's Plum Blossom Garden to find her mother.
Looking at the well-fitting clothes she was wearing, Song Jiaojiao could tell that they had been carefully prepared; the embroidery alone would probably have taken more than a month to complete.
Song Jiaojiao was deeply moved. It was rare for someone to care about her; it was a warmth she had never experienced in her previous life.
Wang Chi stared wide-eyed at the newcomer. Song Jiaojiao was dressed in an apricot-red satin dress, with a glass magnolia hairpin in her hair and matching glass magnolia earrings. She looked radiant, which perfectly highlighted her beauty.
It's true what they say: clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse!
"Jiaojiao, you look so pretty. Wear this from now on." Wang Chi said with a simple smile.
"Alright, let's go, it won't be good if we're late." Song Jiaojiao didn't answer directly, but her reddened earlobes betrayed her thoughts. What woman doesn't want to be praised?
Upon arriving in the lobby, everyone was already there, just waiting for them.
“Sister-in-law, I never expected that we would be so destined for each other!” Wang Ziyi said. He really didn’t expect that the woman in front of him who was cooperating with him to open a hot pot restaurant was actually the wife of his elder brother who had been missing for many years.
"What do you mean by fate?" Lady Cheng'en asked.
Apart from Wang Chi, no one else in the General's Mansion knew about this, not even Wang Hefan.
"Mom, you know what hot pot is, right?" Wang Ziyi said.
"I know, isn't that your new shop? It's too spicy, I can't eat it." Madam Chengen had visited the hot pot restaurant when it first opened, but she could only take one bite before she couldn't eat anymore. In the end, she could only sit there and watch them eat while smelling the aroma.
"This isn't just a place I opened by myself; it's a place my sister-in-law and I opened together. I didn't even know she was my brother's wife back then!" Wang Ziyi revealed this surprising fact.
"Haha, this is what they mean by 'birds of a feather flock together'!" Wang Yan said with a big laugh, never expecting that such profitable food would come from the hands of a peasant woman.
Wang Yan took a closer look at Song Jiaojiao, who happened to be turning her face to the side.
this!!!
This looks so much like that person!
Wang Yan suddenly recalled the year the current emperor ascended the throne, when, in order to stabilize the court, he opened up the selection of a new empress and the selection of a new emperor.
That same year, many court officials lost their daughters. Some were found, but others were never found again. Because of this, many people in the capital with daughters were no longer allowed to leave their homes until the imperial concubine selection was over.
It seems the Left Chancellor's only daughter has not yet been found...
Before Wang Yan could think of anything, he heard his wife calling him.
"Master, what are you doing standing there? Come on, it's time for dinner," Madam Cheng'en called out when she saw that Wang Yan hadn't followed.
"Okay, coming right away."
Unlike the residences of other ministers, the general's mansion was not governed by many rules. Wang Yan was originally a farmer and a soldier on the battlefield, so no one expected him to achieve such success.
He had finally returned to his hometown after making a great contribution, only to find that his elderly mother had already passed away and that the villagers had helped with her burial.
The dining area is right next to the main hall, with a table laden with all sorts of delicious food.
"I didn't know what you all liked to eat, so I had some of everything made. Come and try it and see if it suits your taste?" Madam Cheng'en greeted everyone, giving the impression of eating with an old farmer's wife.
This instantly put Mu Qing and Mu Xue at ease, who were initially worried that they might be impolite due to their lack of knowledge.
After dinner, Madam Chengen had the servants take them to rest, saying that they could talk about anything else tomorrow. Song Jiaojiao originally wanted to say goodbye and not stay at the General's Mansion, but Madam Chengen didn't give her a chance to say it.
From the way Song Jiaojiao addressed her when she arrived, she knew that Song Jiaojiao still harbored resentment towards Wang Chi; the two of them didn't seem like a married couple at all.
What worries Song Jiaojiao now is how she will sleep at night.
She was taken directly to Wang Chi's Haoyue Garden by the servants, and headed straight for Wang Chi's master bedroom.
"Okay, you go down."
Wang Chi dismissed the servants and began, "Jiaojiao, tonight we..."
Before Wang Chi could finish speaking, Song Jiaojiao interrupted him, "When I came in, I saw a soft couch. How about this, you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the soft couch."
He thought that after spending half a month together on the road, Song Jiaojiao would no longer reject him, and he even thought he could hold his beloved wife tonight. It seems that his wish has been dashed again.
"I'll sleep on the soft couch, and you can sleep on the bed," Wang Chi said dejectedly.
"Since you've said so, then it's settled. Haha, I'm going to rest now, you should rest early too." Yawning, Song Jiaojiao turned and went into the inner room without any hesitation.