Tianliangyuan

Chapter 276 She is kind, not stupid!

Although Xu Junting's official position was not very high, he held a noble title, so Li Mingya naturally became a duchess.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't specifically mention what happened last night, but Li Mingya still had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

Back in the courtyard, Xu Junting only spent a few words with her before going to his study.

Although he has his honeymoon, he still needs to keep a close eye on the crops and can't afford to be careless.

Moreover, several small experimental plots have been specially set aside in the courtyard where they are currently living, each planted with different crops. He ordered that these plots be guarded by designated personnel to prevent any sabotage.

The people in the Marquis's residence all knew that this was related to his job, so naturally they wouldn't go up and cause trouble.

After he left, Li Mingya lay back on the couch for a quarter of an hour before she recovered. Then she had someone call in the maid who had suddenly stood up the night before.

"You were chosen by my mother as part of her dowry, and your indenture is in my possession. Now I only have one question for you: was what happened last night your own idea, or was someone behind the scenes giving you advice?"

The maid was so frightened that she turned pale and did not answer her mistress's words, but only kept kowtowing and admitting her mistake.

Li Mingya didn't understand her intention at first, but when Xu Junting came in, she immediately understood.

Is she trying to show off in front of her husband?

Li Mingya wished she could beat this little bitch to death right then and there.

But she can't.

After all, it was only the second day of their marriage; they couldn't really see any bloodshed.

"Didn't my husband say he was going to do something in the study?"

"Hmm, I left a copy of the book here. I need to get it."

"it is good."

Li Mingya followed him into the inner room. The man outside was still begging for mercy, looking so miserable and desperate that it seemed as if Li Mingya had done something that would anger both heaven and man.

Hearing the commotion outside, Li Mingya's heart skipped a beat, worried that it would further displease her husband.

Sure enough, Xu Junting frowned as soon as he entered the hall.

He turned to look at Li Mingya: "Is this your dowry?"

"Indeed. It is my fault for failing to discipline you properly and disturbing your peace."

Xu Junting nodded upon hearing this: "Since they have disturbed the peace, then just kick them out. You are the mistress of the house, how can you tolerate such insolence!"

His words were clearly spoken from Li Mingya's perspective.

Li Mingya was slightly surprised, but quickly agreed, "My husband is right. I will send him away in a moment."

"Well, you can take charge of things in the courtyard from now on. This afternoon, I'll call all the managers in charge of the courtyard over for a talk. I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things from now on."

Li Mingya was overjoyed. Her husband was not angry at all; instead, he directly put her in charge of managing the courtyard.

"Yes, husband."

Xu Junting didn't say anything more and hurriedly walked out, obviously he really had important business to attend to. He didn't even glance at the maid kneeling on the ground the whole time.

This scene completely broke the maid's heart.

"There are two options: either you go and work on the estate that came with my dowry, or I will sell you to a brothel outside. The choice is yours."

Is there anything the maid doesn't understand?

He immediately kowtowed and admitted his mistake, explaining the matter clearly in just a few words.

Li Mingya never expected that it was Li Mingshu who was behind all these underhanded actions.

Li Mingya is kind-hearted, not stupid.

She quickly recalled the previous rumors about herself, and it was highly likely that Li Mingshu had helped with it.

"Someone, take her to my dowry estate and have the steward keep a close watch on her. If she behaves well, I will arrange a marriage for her later."

"Yes, ma'am."

With Li Mingya's words, the maid felt relieved.

At least she can still marry a respectable man and doesn't have to worry about spending the rest of her life in a brothel, which is already a good thing.

“Miss, she doesn’t seem like a good person to me. Are you really going to be so generous as to let her off?”

"She was just a servant girl; in the end, she was instigated and instructed by others."

After finishing her sentence, Li Mingya added, "Now that I have married into the Marquis's mansion, you shall address me as the Third Young Mistress according to the mansion's custom."

"Yes, Third Young Madam."

After learning that Li Mingya had dealt with the maid, Xu Zhaozhao's impression of her improved considerably.

At least he's not a pushover.

In addition, Xu Junfeng was also granted the title of baron, so he had to host a banquet.

The Marquis's residence had already hosted a banquet once before. This time, Xu Junfeng himself set up several tables at a restaurant outside, mainly to invite his old friends.

Princess Anhe, being alone, simply went to Ziyuan to find Xu Zhaozhao.

Having been married into the family for so long, she now knows that the place with the most delicious food in the entire Marquis's mansion is Ziyuan.

Xu Zhaozhao was just about to eat barbecue when she saw her arrive. She immediately asked someone to prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks, and also asked someone to get some corn, cut it into small pieces, and plan to grill the tender corn later.

Princess Anhe had eaten steamed and boiled corn before, but this was the first time she had ever heard of corn being roasted.

"Second sister-in-law, there's no need to make such a fuss. When it comes to food, no one in our family can compare. Besides, I made some fresh and delicious food today. Second sister-in-law, please try it in a bit."

"what?"

"You'll find out later."

Xu Zhaozhao ordered someone to grind fresh corn juice using a millstone, and then heated it to make pure, natural, additive-free fresh corn juice. She also planned to try adding milk or flower tea to it.

However, freshly squeezed corn juice already tastes great. Since no sugar is added, it's not cloyingly sweet and has a refreshing taste.

They both ate from small bowls, barely larger than teacups, one small bowl each.

"This tastes really good. Zhao Zhao, how did you come up with this? And the roasted corn is delicious, both sweet and salty. I want to have another piece."

"No rush. Let me research a few more ways to cook corn, and then we'll host a corn feast at home. It will surely amaze everyone."

The corn originally belonged to Xu Zhaozhao, but for her brother's sake, the credit was directly given to Xu Junting.

Now that so much food has been prepared, it is certainly a merit.

Since it is a new crop, many people only know the simplest way to eat it.

For example, eating tender corn, or grinding old corn into shreds or cooking it with cornmeal, etc.

If Xu Zhaozhao can develop some new ways to eat it, it will surely become popular in the capital very soon.

"By the way, how far has the marriage between Fourth Sister and the Fang family progressed?"

Fang Liang also received a medal this time, and he is now a proper military officer, so his status is impeccable.

Princess Anhe asked this question because someone on her maternal grandmother's side had also taken a liking to Xu Wanwan and asked her to inquire. She couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask.