Chapter 304
Seeing her master being so carefree, Nanny An was full of questions: "Don't you know why the prince gave you money?"
Xuancao tried to figure out her master's thoughts: "Should we return the banknotes?"
After all, the master and the prince just had a quarrel, so it would be bad to collect the money now, right?
It doesn't sound very spineless.
Hong Feng also thought this was a good idea, and volunteered: "Master, I can run fast, I'm sure I can get it back!"
Hongdou was a little hesitant: "Do you really want to send it back? There is a lot of money here, how about giving half of it back?"
"No, the master just had a quarrel with the prince, and we have to let the prince know that our master is not easy to appease!"
The young girl was noble and upright, but the grown-up Ji Yunqing didn't care about that at all:
"Although I don't know the reason, but if someone offers money, of course I will take it. I'm not the kind of person who can't indulge in debauchery just because I'm rich."
If she were a person of integrity, she would have ended her life as soon as she found out that she was going to become someone's concubine.
"Besides, don't you think that if I take his money and ignore him, wouldn't that make him lose both his wife and his army? And it would show that I'm not easy to mess with?"
While talking, Ji Yunqing finished counting the money.
Immediately, he was delighted: "There are a total of 10,000 taels of silver notes!"
This is a considerable amount, enough for her to use for a long time.
Ji Yunqing is relatively frugal with money and is not the kind of person who spends lavishly. In addition, she does not understand high-end teacups, wood, fabrics, jewelry, etc., and does not pursue them.
I spend a lot more on food and drink.
After counting the money, Ji Yunqing took out a banknote and handed it to Xuancao:
"You must have been scared by what the prince said just now, right? He was just talking nonsense. This is compensation for you, take it."
Looking at the banknotes handed to her, Xuancao's eyes were red and her expression was very moved: "It's okay, this is too much silver."
That's a silver note worth one hundred taels.
"It's not much. The main thing is that you are a little girl and you have been frightened for no reason. It is right to compensate you," Ji Yunqing said, and directly stuffed the silver note into Xuancao's hand.
Then Ji Yunqing looked at the other maids and announced proudly: "Everyone is frightened today, and everyone in the yard will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
For a moment, the anxious maids suddenly became happy, "Thank you, Master!"
"But" Ji Yunqing held the banknote in his hand and looked around at everyone: "We have an agreement beforehand. If anyone dares to spread what happened today, I will not let you off easily."
She threatened without any burden in her heart: "The prince will not admit that he was beaten, and I certainly won't admit it either.
If you tell others about this, it will be considered spreading rumors and causing trouble, or spreading rumors about the prince. If you are not afraid of death, just speak up!"
The maids all looked serious and kept the matter deep in their hearts.
Since King Zhao came here once, he has never come again.
Ruirui, on the other hand, started to get busy.
Early the next morning, Ruirui was full of energy and asked the maids to dress him up, then he ran to his mother's room.
The fat boy reached for the door without hesitation, making a loud clapping sound.
There was also a clear and crisp voice of a child: "Mommy, mommy, get up quickly!"
Half asleep and half awake, Ji Yunqing turned over in a daze.
I'm really impressed that she actually gave birth to a little alarm clock.
Ji Yunqing let Ruirui knock on the door persistently for a while, and she helplessly sat up with the quilt in her arms. She was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes:
"What's the matter? Go play with the maids in the courtyard by yourselves. Don't call your mother. She's sleepy!"
Young people have great energy, but she is old and no longer useful.
Ruirui was even happier to hear that her mother had finally woken up, and she said loudly:
"Mother, mother, the princess and I agreed yesterday that she will teach me how to paint every day from now on. Mother, do you want to come with us?"
Once I learn it, I can draw for my mother. Ruirui kept this firmly in mind.
Ji Yunqing closed his eyes and lay down to continue sleeping: "Then go ahead, don't call me anyway"
After a while, everything outside the door became completely quiet.
By the time Ji Yunqing came to his senses, it was already daybreak.
"Hemerocallis, what time is it now?"
When Xuancao heard the sound, she brought hot water into the room and came in to help her master get up.
"Master, it's almost noon, but the weather is not very good today, it's a bit cold."
"Oh!" Ji Yunqing nodded listlessly. It was obvious that she had not recovered yet. She asked casually, "Where's Ruirui?"
"Master, the Fourth Young Master went to the Princess early in the morning and said that the Princess would teach him how to paint. Before he left, the Fourth Young Master came to tell you this."
Ji Yunqing frowned and thought about it, then hesitated and said, "I think I have this impression? I thought it was a dream. Who went with him?"
"Red Maple and Jixiang Ruyi went with them."
Ji Yunqing nodded to indicate that he understood.
Seeing the master's calm reaction, Xuancao couldn't help but persuade him: "Master, why don't you go to the main courtyard to take a look? What if the princess..."
Ji Yunqing waved his hand: "The main courtyard can only say bad things about me, but it won't kill the child."
Ji Yunqing was very calm. Compared with Lao Deng who wanted to send the child away, she even felt that the princess was a little low-class.
Hemerocallis: “…” You are too reassured!
Every day after that, Ruirui would get up in the morning to attend classes and come back for lunch at noon.
Ji Yunqing secretly observed and saw that the child was very energetic after coming back from learning, and from time to time she shared with her how to draw.
As he listened, Ji Yunqing became interested and started drawing a picture, which was quite interesting.
It is true that you can make progress much faster with someone teaching you than by learning on your own.
But Ruirui was young and timid, and actually didn't learn much, he just played more.
He would also bring small toys given to him by the princess, as well as all kinds of fancy things.
Ji Yunqing was very confused: "Rui Rui, why do I take you out to play every day?"
Ruirui was also confused: "I don't know, maybe it's because you have a lot of face, mother."
Ji Yunqing: “…”
I have a lot of face, why don’t people just give me things directly?
The days quickly entered spring.
As the ice and snow melted and the earth came back to life, Ji Yunqing also stretched his hands and feet, picked up a piece of paper with great interest, and prepared to plan how to farm in the yard.
Ruirui had been looking forward to this day for a long time and even asked the princess for leave.
I’m taking a break from painting to farm!
The kid has been running back and forth like this all day, and has lost a lot of fat, but he's still fair and tender.
He tilted his head and stood on tiptoe to look at the paper, very curious: "Mom, how are we going to plant it?"
Ji Yunqing first drew a rough topographic map and then planned the area rationally.
After farming for several years, she had gained some experience and started to write various names on the land very maturely.