Chapter 23: The Mistake of Dowry
"Mother, in order to make the taste of the Eight Flavors Zhenbao Soup more wonderful, I added a few rare mushrooms to it, including porcini mushrooms, chanterelles, bamboo sunflower and cordyceps mushrooms, etc., but these add up to not enough to be the Kit Kat that pig arch mushroom blindly came from. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Speaking of which, Ji Shi almost understood. She thought that Ma Xiangyun was just a jealous woman who loved beauty, but she didn't expect to have such an idea at this moment.
So she also pushed the boat down the river, pretending to be curious: "I know this pig arch fungus, in the early years, I followed the master to meet the envoys of the Western Regions, and they paid tribute to this thing. The appearance of the pig arch fungus is not good, but the fragrance is very unique, although there are very few people in Pingjing, but our family, there are a lot of inventory. ”
Speaking of this, Ji's gentle beauty suddenly raised, looked around the crowd, and finally fixed on the inconspicuous but outstanding-looking woman in the corner, and said neither high nor low: "When Yan'er married into the Wang family, there was a pig arch fungus worth ten million taels of gold in the dowry, and I have always sent someone to collect it. ”
Speaking of this, Ma Xiangyun suddenly knelt down in front of Ji's family, and said with rain: "Please ask my mother for forgiveness!" I told Steward Zhang to take some pig arch mushrooms to cook, but I didn't expect such a thing, it must be improper storage caused by deterioration, everything is my negligence, please mother don't blame my sister-in-law! ”
Before the original situation was clarified, Ma Xiangyun couldn't wait to splash the dirty water on Jing Yan's body. No one saw that there was a problem with the pig arch fungus she married, but Ma's admission seemed to be a confirmed assumption, which made people feel that she was innocent, and she also took responsibility for her sister-in-law, which can be described as extremely kind.
When Dr. Liu heard this, he couldn't help arching his hand towards everyone, and said in a low voice: "Forgive the old man for talking too much, the old man in the warehouse where the ingredients and medicines are stored in your mansion is fortunate to have seen it, and there will be no problems with such conditions." ”
It's okay now, it's not a problem with the kind second young lady cooking, it's not a problem with the storage in the house, it's a problem with the ingredients themselves!
This Miss Jing Er actually took the problematic pig arch fungus as a dowry, and when such a thing spread, not only the Jing family would lose face, but Wang Song's status in Pingjing would also be shaken, and it would be a self-defeating disaster!
Seeing everyone's expressions of doubt or disgust, Jing Yan always bowed slightly, didn't defend anything, didn't say much, just stood modestly, his waist was straight, like a strong pine, standing tall on the cliff, waiting for the coming storm.
Ji stepped forward to hold Ma Xiangyun's trembling incense-shoulder, and said lovingly: "None of this is your fault, and I believe it won't be Yan'er's fault." But now, it won't work without checking it out. Come on, call Steward Zhang over. ”
Soon, a middle-aged man in a blue plain shirt walked in with a roar, and after saluting the nobles, he fell to his knees suddenly.
The housekeeper Zhang Shancai has always been cautious, and he has been in charge of the Wang family for more than ten years, that is, he knows exactly how many stones there are in every corner of the house.
He usually swaggered in front of other subordinates, but now he couldn't help but tremble his legs, and cold sweat hung around his neck. Trembling, he took out a white silk handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.
Today, when the second young lady sent a personal girl Ruyan to pick up the ingredients, Zhang Shancai was still a little puzzled. Usually, this second young lady almost ignores the affairs of the treasury, but now that she is so concerned, he deliberately wrote it down.
Ruyan also told him that after the meal, the eldest lady might call him over for questioning, and let him say it one by one, and now sure enough, the person is already in front of him.
The tall Ji sat upright, his neck was facing upward, looking like he wanted justice.
The nails dyed purple red were bright and dripping, and he pointed to Zhang Shancai's nose and asked, "Steward Zhang, let me ask you, where did the pig arch fungus in the palace come from?" ”
Zhang Shancai kowtowed and replied respectfully: "If Mrs. Hui speaks, there is no pig arch fungus in our house, and it is only after the young lady marries." ”
"Well," Ji nodded, "Then did the pig arch fungus used by the second young lady cook today from you?" ”
Zhang Shancai had realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, he didn't want to offend Madame, nor did he want to offend Madame, his eyes kept rolling, and he really couldn't think of an answer that satisfied both sides, so he had to say truthfully: "Yes, it was taken from the minion." ”
As soon as she heard this, Ji Shi's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief, her still beautiful phoenix eyes blinked, and they were a little moist, and suddenly turned her gaze to look at Jing Yan on the side, and said bitterly and regretfully: "Yan'er, although this pig arch fungus was not sent by you personally, it is also something from the Jing family." You know, the ingredients must not be wrong, now let Mrs. Zheng Guo be like this, how should I explain to the master, how to communicate with Zheng Guo! ”
After saying this, Ji suddenly hid his face and cried, crying so much that he was heartbroken. From the outsider's point of view, she only felt that she was sad for Jing Yan, the uncompetitive daughter-in-law, and no one knew that the face hidden in her sleeve at the moment was snickering viciously.
"There are a lot of things involved in this matter, and I don't count it alone, sister-in-law, what do you say, I don't complain. It's just that Yan'er got married, you must be merciful......"
The matter is finally revealed, and at this moment, Jing Yan can't say anything about hiding behind the crowd, not to mention that everyone has taken the initiative to get out of the way, just waiting for Jing Yan to come over and confess.
Who didn't expect that the young lady was still standing upright at the moment, as if the person the lady said was not her at all, and the whole thing had nothing to do with her, which couldn't help but make people a little angry.
Seeing this, Ji Shi couldn't stand it, and he was still stubborn when he was dying, and said with a slight accusation: "Yan'er, kneel down first and make amends to Mrs. Zheng Guo!" ”
Jing Yan, who had been silent, finally reacted at this moment, she took a deep breath and slowly lifted her face with a world-class appearance.
At this moment, under the backdrop of the exhaustion of a "cadre", Jingyan seems to be a newborn lotus, elegant and indifferent, as if he can smell the faint fragrance.
But her autumn eyes were staring at Ji Shi without blinking, indifferently, as if a fire was burning.
"Since my mother wants to cure me for sinning, then I have all the evidence. Since my brother and sister used my pig arch fungus to make a small dish, there should be a lot left, why don't you bring it up and ask Dr. Liu to take a closer look? ”
"Okay, Steward Zhang, then you bring the rest of the things over." When Ji Shi said this, she almost gritted her teeth, she wanted to see Jing Yan kneel down and beg for mercy so much that she felt troublesome for a while.
At this moment, Zhang Shancai suddenly fell to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Mrs. Hui, the pig arch fungus in our house has been ...... Not anymore! ”