Chapter 603 Stepmother
Dong Yue asked Zuo Qing to drive the carriage to the intersection, and stopped at a restaurant at the intersection, asked for a private room on the second floor, and sat by the window.
She was thinking, who is so smart to start with the maid around her.
"Zuo Qing, take a closer look to see if there is any old lady you met downstairs."
Zuo Qing was puzzled, but Qing Lan understood and explained it to her. She didn''t dare to think carefully, and stared outside.
Dong Yue drank tea slowly, thinking about what happened.
At that time, my plan was a temporary idea, and it was not arranged by someone in advance.
Either there are other people''s eyes around, or someone has been waiting outside, just about to meet the simple-minded Zuo Qing, she didn''t keep the door open, and the matter was exposed.
She was thinking, who is pointing at the back?
Zuo Qing knew that he was doing bad things with good intentions, so he no longer dared to think carefully, and kept looking around with his eyes wide open.
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared, the kind-hearted old woman who was hit.
"Madam, it''s her!"
Dong Yue looked over, remembered this person''s appearance, and told Qinglan, "Qinglan, follow up and see if she went to the shop just now."
"Yes." Qing Lan left.
Qing Lan grew up in a big family in the capital, and has experienced many things, so it is more appropriate to leave things to her.
"Ma''am, this servant deserves to die!" Qing Lan said as she knelt on the ground in shame.
"Someone designed it on purpose, and you can''t dodge it even if you want to." They came prepared, how could they let you escape easily.
Today it was the shopkeeper who recognized her and said she didn''t want money, so she doubted it, otherwise, she would have fallen in too.
Fortunately, old man Li was reluctant to part with him. He spoke beautifully and felt too much reluctance in his heart.
Dong Yue was thinking, what kind of identity could the other party force a store owner to give away his shop?
Dong Yue drank tea while thinking about something, trying to calm herself down, thinking about the intricate relationship behind this matter.
Zuo Qing was still annoyed at her carelessness.
It was very quiet in the private room, and no one spoke.
Soon, people arrived outside the private room one after another.
Dong Yue stopped drinking tea suddenly.
She heard a familiar voice.
Mrs. Tong of Wei County Magistrate.
Why is she here?
Wei County and Linshui County are not far away. These officials and wives have a good relationship, and they should walk around with each other. What is Mrs. Tong doing in the restaurant?
It stands to reason that when visiting a lady, one should go directly to her mansion and be treated well.
Thinking in my heart, I heard Mrs. Tong''s voice again.
Thinking of the last time we met, Mrs. Tong intended to show off, but then she made a faceless mess, and meeting again would be a little embarrassing.
I''m not in a good mood today, and I can''t say nice things when we meet. She is too busy with other things to deal with it.
Dong Yue waited for a while, but Qinglan hadn''t returned yet, so she was a little worried.
She worried that Qinglan was in danger.
Thinking of this, Dong Yue couldn''t sit still, and when she was about to leave, she saw a familiar figure downstairs.
is Qinglan.
Seeing that she was intact, Dong Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Qing Lan came upstairs very quickly. She was too anxious when she went upstairs and bumped into others.
She quickly apologized to the other party.
Dong Yue in the private room heard the movement, which is not the case.
Having learned from Zuo Qing, she was worried that her maidservant would be bullied, so she got up and walked towards the door. Just as she got to the door, Qing Lan came towards her.
Dong Yue glanced at the figure of the person who was about to go downstairs.
The dress is gorgeous, not like a girl from an ordinary family.
Qing Lan came to her, "Ma''am."
Dong Yue didn''t speak, turned around and entered the private room, signaling to speak inside.
Qing Lan followed in, and after closing the door, told what she saw.
"Ma''am, that old lady went to Old Man Li''s shop. From what they said, she seems to be Old Man Li''s stepmother."
"Stepmother?" Dong Yue was surprised, never thinking of this possibility.
"The relationship between them is not very good. It seems that old man Li has something in the hands of the old lady. He was forced to agree to give the shop to his wife."
After Dong Yue recovered, she took a look outside, and the key to this matter was still the old woman.
After thinking for a while, he decided to send someone to follow the old lady and old man Li.
This time, Qing Lan or Zuo Qing were not allowed to go. She planned to find Liu Sanqiang after returning. He had been deployed in Linshui County for a long time, so it was much easier to investigate.
Linshui County is just a small county town. There are not many rich and powerful people here. Zuo Qing and Qing Lan are not very outstanding in the capital. In Linshui County, they have different temperaments and are easy to be discovered.
After figuring this out, Dong Yue didn''t worry about it anymore.
Let Zuo Qinghe go down to order, and the three of them ate deliciously.
This is the first time to eat out after returning to Linshui County.
The taste of the food does not have the characteristics of the restaurants in the capital, but it tastes good.
The three of us ate a lot together.
Zuo Qing and Qing Lan are happy, they haven''t eaten out with their wife for a long time.
After dinner, Dong Yue decided to go shopping to eat.
Just leaving the restaurant with the maid, she was seen by Mrs. Tong who was also in the private room on the second floor.
Mrs. Tong ordered the maid beside her to follow.
Dong Yue took two maids and walked half a street, Zuo Qing found someone following him.
After Zuo Qing found out, he told his wife.
By shopping, Dong Yue saw the maid following her.
This maid, whom Dong Yue knew, was the maid brought by Mrs. Tong.
Dong Yue didn''t care too much, for a servant girl who obeyed her orders, the person who could order her must be Mrs. Tong, and Mrs. Tong was not an easy-going lamp. That visit obviously had a purpose, and because of her status as the third prince, she was discouraged.
Think about it, ignore it.
Dong Yue took two maids and wandered around for a long time. When Dong Yue felt tired, she was about to find a place to rest and saw Shiweizhai not far ahead.
Thinking that the dim sum inside is delicious, I like this one more after I am pregnant.
walked in with two servant girls.
Go in and take a look, the place is not big, but the design is very stylish.
This style is like the study of a rich family.
There is a bookshelf next to it, and a guzheng next to it.
It was a surprise that these two things appeared in the dim sum shop.
Zuo Qing has been to the Shiwei Zhai in the capital, and knows this style, "Madam, this shop has the same design as the shop in the capital, and this place is a little smaller."
Dong Yue heard and looked carefully.
After looking around, she likes this style very much.
At this time, a little girl came in with freshly baked dim sum, looked at Da Dongyue, was slightly taken aback, and soon came to her.
"Ma''am, take a look, which one do you like, you can try it first."
"Taste?" Dong Yue asked?
Now the service is so thoughtful?
"Yes, a few new snacks have just been released recently, Madam can have a taste first."
Dong Yue nodded in satisfaction, "Thank you."
"Ma''am, you are welcome." The little girl said, leading Dong Yue to introduce the new dim sum one by one, telling out their characteristics.
Dong Yue''s saliva flowed out when she heard it.
After tasting it, Dong Yue liked it very much, so she simply asked the little girl to make two servings for herself.
One for myself and the other for my daughter. After thinking about it, I should bring one for the third prince, so I asked for three points for the same.
(end of this chapter)