Qing Dynasty: After Kangxi Kowloon heard my voice

Chapter 93: Gegeqi Takes Action

Mrs. Heshik raised her head, with a hint of helplessness in her smile, "What are you talking about, sister? I have always wanted to see you. But now that Master and Madam Fu Jin have been married for less than a month, it is only natural that Master favors Madam Fu Jin alone. I hope that Master will remember us in the future."

A trace of contempt flashed across Zhao Jia's eyes, and then she smiled again, "Sister is right, but Master has never seen us, and Fu Jin will not mention us in front of Master, so how can she remember us? It's a pity that Sister's embroidery is not up to standard, otherwise she would have embroidered something and sent it to Master for fun."

Mrs. Hexik continued to embroider the purse, as if she had not heard what Mrs. Zhaojia meant. "Sister, you are trying to embroider it. I am also embroidering it little by little until it looks good. I also want to give it to you when it is well embroidered." Mrs. Hexik looked at the purse in her hand, then raised her head with a hint of shyness on her face. "When I can see you in the future, I will not be without something to give you."

The smile on Zhao Jia's face froze for a moment, then she laughed out loud, "Sister, you are too modest. Your embroidery is not much worse than the one sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it were me, you should give it to me so that I can remember you. Although I will go to my wife's place for a month after her wedding, who of those princes really stays at her place for a month after their wedding? It's only three or five days. It's because my wife has won over my husband and he won't come to us."

"Sister, you can't say that," Heshik looked outside and acted scared, "Sister, you... how dare you say anything? If the wife hears, I'm afraid she will punish you. Well, the wife treats us well and doesn't deduct anything. We'll see after the full moon. We are just concubines, how can we be compared with the wife?"

"Why not? Didn't the Fifth Prince favor his concubine Liu Jia? A few days ago, the Fifth Prince got into trouble and although Liu Jia was sentenced to death, the Fifth Prince missed Liu Jia every day. The Fifth Prince still lost her right to manage the household, although it was for the Fifth Prince's health," Zhao Jia chuckled, watching He Xike stop embroidering the purse. The smile in Zhao Jia's eyes deepened, as if she didn't see it, and continued to talk to herself, "It's because Liu Jia gave birth to the eldest prince and was able to win over the Fifth Prince."

"Sister, please don't say anything. We can't talk about the Fifth Prince's Mansion. If we are heard, Master can't save us. There is solid evidence that Liu Jia murdered the legitimate wife. We can't do that." He Xike paused for a moment, smiled and continued to embroider the purse. As if she thought of something, she looked at Zhao Jia, "Sister, please wait a few days. Our wife doesn't look jealous. Sister is so beautiful that she can always serve Master. But although I am a little pretty, I have no other strengths except embroidery. I am afraid..."

Hexi Ke lowered her head with a bitter look on her face, then thought of something and looked at Zhao Jia with a stiff smile, "Sister, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. I heard that my master got up early to attend the court. I wonder if my master was wronged in the court?"

"How can I know?" Zhao Jia thought that the master had to go to the court early. If she got up early, would she be able to meet the master? Zhao Jia looked indifferent, "Look, I'm disturbing you while you're embroidering your purse. I'm going out for a walk. I'm very depressed. Go ahead and embroider."

"Sorry to bother you. I'm very happy to chat with you. I once embroidered a lavender crabapple purse with gold thread pattern. Crabapple is also known as the flower of eloquence. I'm giving it to you, sister. Please don't despise it," Mrs. Hesick stood up to see Zhaojia off and gave her a purse.

After Zhaojia left, Hexike turned around and smiled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, trying to provoke her to confront Fu Jin?

Just looking at Zhao Jia's jealous eyes makes me angry. Does she really think she is a fool?

As long as she can keep her composure, she can also reap the benefits. It all depends on whether Zhao Jia will get up early and meet the master.

Zhao Jia took the purse back to her own residence, "Jie Yu Hua? If I could be my Jie Yu Hua, I wonder if I would think of me when I see Hai Tang?" She raised her head and looked at Yu Gui, the personal maid beside her, "Yu Gui, how about considering this purse as one that I embroidered?"

"I think it's inappropriate," Yugui looked at her master's face and explained hurriedly, "Master, think about it. If the master knew that this was embroidered by Heshik, he would think of Heshik whenever he saw Haitang, and he would even know that the embroidery was done by Heshik."

"Is Hexik plotting against me? Humph, I knew she had bad intentions. You are like this," Zhaojia's eyes turned, waved to Yugui, and whispered in Yugui's ear: "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and use the silver to ask those servants to embroider a purse with patterns for me, which means peace and happiness, and many children and blessings. I want them one by one."

Yugui left quickly. Zhaojia looked at the purse with the crabapple pattern in her hand and chuckled. Didn't Hexike want to use her? She used the purse to win favor and wanted everyone to have a purse. Didn't Hexike want to give it to me?

She wanted to see how Heshik would give when she had given more.

At Hexike's place, the maid Bian Lian beside him reported, "Master, Yugui has gone out and is heading towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Bian Lian ran in with a hint of excitement on her face, "Master is so amazing, her prediction was spot on."

"Hush! Don't let me know. You have to keep the belt safe." Mrs. Heshik looked at the purse she was embroidering. Purse? She smiled. She was just trying to trick Mrs. Zhaojia. If she was going to give a gift, she had to give something that the master could use.

The purse I am wearing now was made by Concubine Yi. Mrs. Fujin would not have given me a purse. Do these concubines want to replace Concubine Yi?

Zhao Jia, she is waiting to make a fool of herself, and that is the time for her to take action.

At Wanyan's house next door, she heard the news that her personal maid Xiangrong heard, "It was Hexigge who gave Zhaojiage a purse. Zhaojiage's Yugui just left the prince's residence. I wonder what she is going to do? Do I need to ask again?"

Wanyan looked at the newly embroidered sleeves in her hands. On the red base were embroidered pomegranate patterns in gold thread, which symbolized fertility and good fortune. The ends of the sleeves were inlaid with white fox fur. "Xiangrong, there's no need to ask."

Purse?

Maybe she could wait a little longer, until the two men took action, and perhaps she would get something unexpected.

"Xiangrong, keep an eye on Hexik. Zhaojia is too easy to guess. I'm afraid Zhaojia has been fooled by Hexik," Wanyan frowned and warned Xiangrong.

Wen Yao was sorting out the account books of her shop last month. She and Yinzhen had sorted out the account books of Yinzhen's shop a few days ago. "Hongfeng Inn had a net profit of 198 taels last month, and 203 taels the month before. Only this shop's profit decreased, while the others all increased a little."