Chapter 73 - Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard - NovelsTime

Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard

Chapter 73

Author: 菩提苦心
updatedAt: 2025-04-20

"That''s the only way," the old lady sighed.

    "Old lady, those people gave this to the maidservant before they left." a servant girl said and handed a piece of paper to the old lady.

    The middle-aged woman took it over, opened it, looked at it and said, "it says something that makes the old man pay attention to in his daily life, as well as some fruits and vegetables that are good for his health."

    "The little girl has a heart. Go back and try as she says." the old lady said.

    "Mom, it also said that Dad shouldn''t move now. He said to let dad rest here for a while and then go on his way."

    "Then we''ll wait a little longer."

    When they were resting, Du Xiaoli and his party had entered Fuyang City and lived in the inn that Du Yunhan had arranged for them.

    Although Du Yunhan didn''t go to Beijing with Du Xiaoli, the food and accommodation along the way were well arranged, so they didn''t have to worry at all.

    After Fuyang, they went to Phoenix, the capital of Fengming country. Thinking of taking a carriage for another day, Du Xiaoli felt uncomfortable.

    Because the time to the inn was early, Du Xiaoli and they all went back to their rooms to rest. When they went down to dinner in the evening, they met the group in the afternoon.

    "Miss, my old lady said she wanted to invite you to a casual meal to express her gratitude." a servant girl waited at the entrance of the stairs. When she saw Du Xiaoli coming out, she saluted and said.

    Du Xiaoli looked at Du Xiuheng. Du Xiuheng had no opinion, so they followed the servant girl to their private room, while the others went downstairs to eat directly.

    This inn is the largest and Best Inn in Fuyang City. The first floor is the place to eat, the second floor is the private room to eat, and the third and fourth floors are accommodation. Because there are not many rooms here, people without identity can''t get in. And the private room is also very expensive. It takes a lot of money to have a meal in it.

    The servant girl took Du Xiaoli and they entered the private room, saluted the people inside and said, "great master, old lady, madam, the childe and young lady are coming."

    When Du Xiaoli went in, there were three people sitting at the table. Seeing Du Xiaoli and Du Xiuheng, he said, "little girl, come and sit down."

    Du Xiaoli saluted them and said, "I''m sorry to bother you so much."

    "There''s nothing to be ashamed of." the old lady smiled and said, "today you saved my old man. It''s too late for us to thank you."

    "Yes!" the lady smiled and said, "today you left, and my mother is still angry with us. Fortunately, the bodyguard saw your carriage in the backyard, otherwise we would still be looking for you all over the city!"

    "It''s just a small effort. I''m still bothering too many masters, old ladies and wives to think about it. Xiaoli is going to be sorry." Du Xiaoli said.

    "It''s a little help for you, but it''s a life-saving grace for me." the old man said, "your name is Xiaoli?"

    "Yes, sir, my name is Du Xiaoli. This is my brother Du Xiuheng." Du Xiaoli replied.

    "My surname is Meng. Just call me Grandpa Meng," Meng Bowen said. "She is my old woman. Just call her grandma Meng. This is my daughter-in-law. Just call her aunt Meng."

    The custom of this era is that as long as a woman marries, she has to change her husband''s family name.

    Well, did you get closer so soon? However, she didn''t like to call the master and wife, so she shouted along with Meng Bowen''s words: "Grandpa Meng, grandma Meng, aunt Meng."

    "Well, let''s talk while eating," said Mrs. Meng.

    "Yes, talk while eating, or the dish will be cold," said Mrs. Meng.

    When Meng Bowen caught the first chopsticks, others began to eat. Although the Meng Bowen family had an irresistible official atmosphere, they were still more easygoing and had a good chat with Du Xiaoli. I heard that they also went to the capital, so they invited them together.

    Du Xiaoli knew that he was afraid that old man Meng would fall ill again on the road. He thought he would go anyway, so he agreed.

    Early the next morning, Du Xiaoli went down to breakfast with silver and gold. Everyone was startled when they saw the gold and silver. The timid women also screamed. As a last resort, Du Xiaoli had to let Yingge take them to the carriage and wait.

    After a while, master Meng and his party came down and saw Du Xiaoli. They came and sat at a table. The servant girl brought up the prepared food and served them breakfast.

    After breakfast, the carriage was waiting outside. Meng Bowen and his party were startled when they saw the silver with his head on Du Xiuheng''s carriage.

    Du Xiaoli saw it and said, "I raised silver from childhood. Generally, I won''t bite people."

    The unusual situation is not necessarily. For example, two years ago, someone stole oranges from her orange garden and was bitten by silver. If Du Xiaoli hadn''t domesticated the silver well, the silver would have torn the man to eat!

    "Really can''t bite?" Mrs. Meng patted her chest and said.

    "It''s not that you don''t bite, but a kind person like you, madam, won''t bite. Don''t worry." Du Xiaoli said with a smile and got on his carriage.

    Meng boxue immediately went to the carriage in front of him. The party went out from the north gate and continued to drive to the capital. At noon, because there was no place to stay before and after, everyone ate some dry food in the carriage. Changfeng they are already familiar with this area, so they prepared some in the inn in the morning. After dinner, Du Xiaoli suddenly remembered the grapes in the ice box. The box was really magical. The ice almost didn''t melt in it, and the grapes inside looked very fresh. She asked Xia yuan to send some to the old lady and eat grapes on her couch. Suddenly, the carriage stopped again. Du Xiaoli thought it wouldn''t be that the old man fell ill again? Or another patient on the roadside? Du Xiaoli opened the curtain and looked. Unexpectedly, she guessed wrong. The old man was not ill and there were no patients on the roadside, but someone stopped their way. "Miss, someone assassinated." Xia yuan looked out from the other side and said to Du Xiaoli. Du Xiaoli nodded, and she saw it. Each one was dressed in black and his face was covered with black cloth, as if he was afraid that others would not know that they were coming to kill. "I just don''t know whether it''s for us or for Grandpa Meng and them. I guess it''s for us!" the bodyguards and people in black of the Meng family held it. One of them said to the people in the carriage behind him, "don''t come out in the carriage, sir, madam and madam." as a result, master Meng opened the door and said: "I want to see who wants my old man''s life!" the man in black immediately looked at the old man and Mrs. Meng in the car and said suspiciously, "don''t you say it''s a teenager and a girl? How did you become an old man and an old woman?"

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