Although there was some friction at the beginning, the conversation was still relatively pleasant.
Seeing that the sky outside was slightly dark, Lady Qi said with a smile, "I had a pleasant conversation with you. We hit it off at first sight. I was so happy that I forgot the time. If I delay any longer, I'm afraid I'll delay your official business. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first. "
"Please do as you please, my lady. The security in the city is unstable now. If anything goes wrong on the way, I won't be able to explain it to Bogao."
Jiang Pengji arranged for someone to escort Lady Qi back.
"Huang Bogao is really lucky to have a good wife."
Huijun was a little happy when she received the generous gift. When she heard that it was from Huang Song's wife, she was immediately displeased.
"Good wife? I can't tell. If it weren't for Langjun's magnanimity and not bothering with such a vulgar woman, I'm afraid she would have caused trouble for Chief Huang. " Huijun frowned. "She said that she came to thank Langjun for saving her husband, but her actions aren't like that. Who would come to thank you fully armed? Those maids all seem to be trained. It's not a problem for them to deal with one or two ordinary burly men. "
Jiang Pengji laughed involuntarily and raised her hand to poke Huijun's furrowed brows.
Seeing that Huijun exclaimed and raised her hand to cover the space between her brows, Jiang Pengji said, "Do you also think that Huang Song's wife has no guts?"
"She's not reckless, but she's not worthy of Langjun's praise."
Huijun thought of those precious items and frowned even more fiercely.
Langjun was different from ordinary women. He was more outstanding than ordinary men. Why would he need to deal with cosmetics?
"I think you're quite jealous." Jiang Pengji smiled helplessly and shook her head. "The matter of her giving rouge and cosmetics depends on how others interpret it. Don't forget that it's also a big trend for men to wear cosmetics nowadays. Not only do women use it, but men use it even more. Strictly speaking, there's nothing wrong with her gift this time. The fault lies in the fact that your Langjun is a woman and not a man. That's why there's a dispute. "
Huijun snorted softly, feeling unsettled. "Is she certain that Langjun won't be able to do anything?"
"What else?" Jiang Pengji said, "If I were to go against the grain and insist that she gave me rouge and cosmetics to humiliate me, wouldn't that mean that I also mind my identity as a daughter? Otherwise, why would he be so angry? What's more, according to the current fashion, even men giving each other cosmetics was considered elegant, let alone this matter? If I get angry, I'll just be a joke to the people outside … "
This was the best way to deal with it.
"I still don't like her," Huijun said. "I'm angry!"
"She is Huang Song's wife. Naturally, she will protect Huang Song for free." Jiang Pengji smiled. "You are my family. Naturally, you will protect me. Let's go and see what good things Madam Qi has sent. If the goods aren't good enough, I'll blackmail Huang Song for some. "
This matter quickly reached the ears of Feng Zhen and Yang Si.
"A visitor with a knife. Who on earth is this Madam Qi? How dare she be so bold?"
Feng Zhen frowned at first, but when he heard that his lord had successfully settled the matter, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief and began to pay attention to the gossip.
Yang Si thought about it carefully and said, "The surname is Qi. Could it be the Qi family whose ancestors had two military officers?"
The Grand Commandant was in charge of martial arts. His salary was ten thousand stones and he had a golden seal and purple ribbon.
The Qi family was a martial family. During the Great Xia Dynasty, they had produced two military officers in a row.
At the end of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Qi family was dragged into the battle for the throne. They lost by a single move, and the entire family was liquidated by the new emperor.
The Qi family decisively cut off their tail to protect themselves. Although their vitality was greatly damaged, at least their legacy was not broken.
However, it was said that the Qi family had few descendants in the past two generations. It was a little difficult to pass on their legacy.
Feng Zhen rolled up his sleeves and sighed. "Who knows? If she's really a woman from the Qi family, it's not surprising that she did this. "
Yang Si lit the oil lamps in the hall and added two more lamps to his table so that he wouldn't have to spend too much effort reading official documents.
"Huang Song is really lucky …" Yang Si took out a roll of bamboo slips. "It's a pity that our lord can't take this shortcut."
Others could use marriage to strengthen themselves, but their lord was a woman. If she wanted to do this, she could only let someone marry into her family.
Was it something that decent people would be willing to do? Even if it was an ordinary family, as long as they didn't starve to death, they wouldn't easily marry into their family. Although their lord had done very well, her identity as a woman was still a shortcoming. Therefore, she needed to do her best to smooth out the injustice.
Fairness was never given out by outsiders. One could only rely on oneself to fight for it.
Feng Zhen twirled the beard that he had just begun to grow.
"She doesn't need it either."
She had been able to go from poverty to where she was now without relying on Liu She. Now that she had restored her original form and was in control of Wanzhou, how could it be more difficult than before?
Elsewhere, Huang Song happened to find out by chance that his lady had prepared a thank-you gift for Jiang Pengji. He was instantly scared out of his wits.
"Gift of rouge … face powder … cloth jewelry?"
Huang Song restrained himself again and again before he managed to suppress the urge to lift the person up by the collar.
"Was this the lady's own idea, or was it instigated by you wicked servants?"
How could the servants dare to say that they had instigated it?
The entire backyard was Lady Qi's world. Not to mention Huang Song, the male master, the other servants were so disciplined that they didn't dare to say anything.
"Yes, it was the lady's own decision."
Huang Song was like a deflated doll. He felt like his whole body was about to go limp.
"All of you can leave." Just as he was about to send them out, he remembered something and called them back. "How long has the lady been out?"
"It's been about four hours."
Four hours?
Huang Song looked at the sky, which was almost completely dark. His face suddenly darkened.
"The lady hasn't returned yet?"
The servant replied, "She hasn't returned yet."
Huang Song was anxious and said, "Prepare the horse immediately."
He was quite confident in Jiang Pengji. She was magnanimous. He also had confidence in his lady. Although she had a temper, she wouldn't go overboard … However, if the two of them were to meet, Huang Song wouldn't have the slightest bit of confidence.
The coachman had just brought the horse over. Before Huang Song could mount the horse, Lady Qi's carriage had already leisurely stopped in front of the door.
"Madam, are you alright?" Huang Song hurriedly went up to greet her.
"What can happen to me? The governor of Liuzhou isn't a jackal. He won't eat me. "
Lady Qi glanced at him as if she was rebuking him. Her young and beautiful face had a hint of sharpness.
"I …" I'm afraid that you'll hurt each other. Huang Song swallowed his words and said, "I'm worried about the lady. Lanting's temperament has always been difficult to understand. When I heard that you sent a pile of rouge and face powder just now, I almost broke out in a sweat. "
Lady Qi rolled her eyes at Huang Song. "I'm not giving her a menstrual band. It's just some high-quality rouge and face powder. Both men and women can use it, and it doesn't violate any taboo. If she accepts it magnanimously, not only will it help both parties maintain their dignity, but it will also become a good story. If outsiders know about it, at most they'll say that I'm a petty woman and praise her for being magnanimous and extraordinary. If she even cares about this, it shows how broad-minded she is. "
A narrow-minded woman, no matter what her starting point was now, would have a very difficult time in the future.
As long as Jiang Pengji wasn't stupid, she would definitely not make the wrong move.
Huang Song was choked and speechless.
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