si-mexico Chapter 222 You are right, Zhao Yan'er, that short-lived creature, is not as lucky as I am!
Chapter 222 You are right, Zhao Yan'er, that short-lived creature, is not as lucky as I am!
"General, someone has come to your residence and wants to see you!"
General Cao, who was discussing matters with several generals in the camp outside Beijing, heard his subordinates' words, temporarily put down what he was doing, and followed the soldier who came to report the news to the gate of the military camp.
"The servant has seen the master!"
When the people sent by Zhao Ting'er saw their master coming out of the camp, they hurried forward and saluted respectfully.
"What do you want to see me here for?"
General Cao frowned and asked. He never liked being disturbed by his family when he was busy in the camp.
"Master, the eldest daughter is back home today. Madam asked me to ask if you will be back home for lunch?"
The attendant saw that his master looked unhappy, so he hurriedly and carefully explained his purpose.
General Cao wanted to refuse, but he seemed to have thought of something and swallowed his words of refusal. He said to the attendant who was bowing his head in front of him, "Go back and tell my wife that I will be back in an hour to have dinner with them."
"Yes, Master. You are busy. I will take my leave now!"
When the attendant heard General Cao's answer, he felt relieved, bowed to him respectfully, and quickly hurried to the general's mansion.
General Cao looked at his back, frowned, then turned back to the barracks and continued to deal with military affairs.
"Madam, the master said he would be back in an hour."
After the follower returned to the general's mansion, he trotted to Zhao Ting'er's courtyard to report.
"Great! Aunt Zhao, please quickly give orders to have someone prepare more of the dishes that Master and Qing'er like to eat, and make sure they are prepared carefully!"
After hearing Zhao Ting'er's instructions, Nanny Zhao walked towards the kitchen in the mansion with a smile on her face.
"You did a great job. This is a reward for you. Go down!"
Zhao Ting'er winked at the maid beside her. The maid understood and walked to the follower, took out a silver ingot from her purse and put it in his hand.
The attendant thanked him profusely and retreated.
"Mother, you are still so generous to your servants."
Seeing that this follower received ten taels of silver just for delivering a message, Cao Fangqing could not help but sigh at her mother's generosity.
"Qing'er, give them some benefits from time to time, so that they will work more attentively. Anyway, our general's mansion is rich, and the money we give to servants on weekdays is nothing!"
Zhao Ting'er thought of the shops she ran and said with a smile.
"Mother is really amazing. The General's Mansion is doing better and better in your hands! Why didn't I learn these skills from you?"
Cao Fangqing sighed and said.
"Why are you worried? Aren't the profits from the shops that mother gave you as a dowry enough for you to spend? Besides, your husband is much better at making money than mother!"
Seeing her daughter sigh, Zhao Ting'er reached out and poked her forehead, then smiled.
Hearing her mother mention her husband's business skills, Cao Fangqing sighed again and said sadly, "Mother, the Marquis is good at making money, but most of the money he earns goes to Cao Zhu. The money he brings back to the mansion is not even accessible to me, it's all in the hands of my mother-in-law!"
"Don't worry, after a while, he will have no way to support him. As for your mother-in-law, if you are really tired of her, find a way to make her sick and unable to manage the affairs of the mansion!"
There was a ruthless look in Zhao Ting'er's eyes as she played with the jade ruyi in her hand with a smile on her face.
"Mom, what do you mean?"
Cao Fangqing stared at her mother blankly, her face full of shock. Wasn't that what her mother meant?
"Look at your useless appearance. Your father said that you must go meet your elder brother Cao Zhu within half a year. If they meet, what we did back then can't be concealed. So I had to get rid of Cao Zhu quickly. You can't blame me for this. Who let Cao Zhu find out about our harming Cao Fangruo?"
Zhao Ting'er put the jade ruyi aside, turned the armor in her hand, and said with a sneer.
"If that's the case, we have to get rid of him quickly."
Upon hearing this, Cao Fangqing clenched her hands and felt a little nervous. She must not let her father know what happened that year, otherwise their family would be broken up.
Thinking of what her mother had just mentioned about her mother-in-law being bedridden, she hesitated and said, "Mother, the old lady is already old, and she probably won't live for many days. Let's not do anything!"
"You are afraid that your husband will hate you if he finds out!"
After her mother revealed her thoughts, Cao Fangqing smiled embarrassedly.
"Ah! We, mother and daughter, are both infatuated with our husbands, but we didn't know that they have someone else in their hearts. Ha, we don't know what kind of fate we have!"
Zhao Ting'er looked at the sky outside the window and laughed at herself.
"Mother, no matter whether they have us in their hearts or not, it's good enough that we can stay by their side. Aren't we better off than the short-lived Zhao Yan'er and Cao Fangruo?"
Seeing that her mother looked a little disappointed, Cao Fangqing quickly took her hand and comforted her.
She really thought so in her heart. So what if Cao Fangruo occupied her husband's heart? In the end, it was not her, Cao Fangqing, who got him. They had two sons and one daughter, and her husband only married her and did not even have a concubine. I wonder how many ladies envied her!
Even though her mother-in-law looked down on her, she never asked her to set rules or make things difficult for her. She just didn't like her to appear in front of her. As for the household expenses of the Marquis' Mansion, sooner or later she would be in charge after the old woman passed away.
The same goes for dad and mom. Even though mom only gave birth to her, a daughter, dad never had the slightest thought of taking a concubine. They, mother and daughter, lived a much happier life than those ladies who had to fight with concubines all day long.
It was during this period that the Marquis suddenly began to discipline Siruo. She was very unhappy because she couldn't see her daughter.
"You're right. Zhao Yan'er, that short-lived creature, is not as lucky as me!"
Thinking of Zhao Yan'er who was killed by her, Zhao Ting'er laughed triumphantly.
Suddenly, the voice of a little maid came from the gate of the courtyard: "This servant greets the master!"
Her voice was very loud, as if she was reminding Zhao Ting'er and her daughter in the house that General Cao had entered the yard.
Zhao Ting'er and Cao Fangqing looked at each other, quickly got off the bed, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard with smiles on their faces.
Zhao Ting'er's last sentence just now was heard by General Cao, who had great internal strength, because she was too proud and did not lower her voice.
A cold light flashed in his eyes. It turned out that Zhao Ting'er's sisterly love for Yan'er was all fake. She even said that Yan'er was a short-lived ghost!
Seeing Zhao Ting'er and her daughter Fang Qing walking towards him, he hid the coldness in his eyes, quickened his pace and walked towards them.
"Fang Qing, Daddy hasn't seen you for a long time. Come here and let Daddy take a good look at you!"
As General Cao spoke, he pulled his daughter aside and looked at her carefully.
His face was filled with a fatherly smile.
But he was extremely conflicted. If Fangruo was really murdered, how much did his daughter participate? How should he deal with her? She was also his daughter who he had raised with great care!
Although her father had a smile on his face, there was a scrutiny in his eyes when he looked at her. Cao Fangqing blinked her eyes. She must have seen it wrong. Why would her father look at her like that?
When she looked into General Cao's eyes again, they were filled with joy of seeing her.
She felt relieved, thinking that she had really been wrong, and her father still loved her as much as before.
After thinking about it, she smiled and said to General Cao coquettishly: "Daddy, you don't come to see your daughter. Your daughter misses you so much!"
After hearing this, General Cao burst out laughing and said that he was very busy recently, otherwise he would have sent someone to pick her up and bring her back to his house for a small gathering.
The family of three came into the house talking and laughing.