80. Chapter 80
Young Master Bai smiled and said, "It's just a joke. Why is Miss Liu still taking it seriously?"
Yuzhu blinked. Although she did not immerse herself in the officialdom and experienced the profoundness of the way of black, Bai Shao's freedom should be a profound way for officials. She asked herself that her skills were shallow and she could not accept them, so she did not respond. She pursed her lips tightly and wanted to leave.
But at this moment, Bai Shao handed her an envelope and said, "Ms. Yuan must take a look... The future is long, so I welcome Miss Liu to come and find her."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Yuzhu to answer, and then smiled and turned around and left.
Yuzhu touched the envelope and felt a thick stack of paper inside. At this moment, the official who was placing numbers outside was calling her name, so she casually put the envelope into the lotus bag she was carrying and went out to respond.
Yuzhu ranked very high, so he saw the officials who allocated tribute silver early. After looking at the album and accounts submitted by Yuzhu, he entered the bargaining stage.
Officials are also spending money on behalf of the royal family, so they naturally adhere to the attitude of saving convenience and trying to minimize the share. In addition, there are two royal merchants in jade products, so the share will naturally be divided into two. Therefore, these "two" are big and small, depending on which share they are obtained.
Without Yuzhu's expectations, he was given a small portion. Although the money was less than expected, it was at least within a reasonable range.
Yuzhu felt relieved. After receiving the silver document with the official seal printed on it, she left the official office.
It was still early at this time, and Yuzhu did not go back, so she went straight back to her shop. After entering the jade workshop set up in the shop, she carved the unfinished jade products for a while. Yuzhu had a short rest before taking out the letter from her purse.
I thought it was just a man's absurd words of admiration, but when Yuzhu opened it, her eyes slowly widened.
To be precise, this is not a letter, but an old file, the one that my father was convicted of that year.
Compared to what Wang Lang showed him, this real file is naturally more detailed, and there are even patterns that were considered to be carving jade men by his father. It is said that this pattern was found in his father's workshop, and the evidence is conclusive and cannot be refuted.
Yuzhu came to the window and looked at the yellowed pattern carefully. At first glance, it was indeed the father's painting style, the small crab pen strokes, the rigorous and detailed style of painting, and even the signature was filled with the round seals that his father often used. However, Yuzhu always felt something was wrong and couldn't explain it clearly for a while.
However... what made her even more upset at this time was how did Bai Shuiliu know that she was investigating her father's old case and gave her the scroll of the Ministry of Justice so casually?
At this moment, I thought of Bai Shuiliu's words, "The future is long, I welcome Miss Six to come and find it." It is even more meaningful.
If the Taiwei is a proud phoenix with feathers and cannot allow others to mess with his Huayu, then this man named Bai is really like a fox. He smiles and laughs on his usual occasions, but he gives out sharp teeth while sucking coldly, which makes people unable to guard against...
The next day, Yuzhu thought about it and then decided to take the initiative to meet Mr. Bai.
She stood in front of the office and waited for a long time, and finally waited for Mr. Bai to come out.
Seeing Yuzhu standing by the wall on the side, he smiled and walked over: "Since Miss Liu is here, why don't you say hello? How long have you been waiting?"
He was sure that Yuzhu was here to find him. Yuzhu didn't want to talk nonsense to him, so he said, "I have a private room in the teahouse next to me. I wonder if Mr. Bai has time to drink some tea?"
Yuzhu didn't want to be led by Baisha all the time, and she didn't want to go to the lake to raft with him, so she booked a restaurant early.
Mr. Bai smiled and was as kind as he was, and said, "Please lead the way for Miss Six."
When he arrived at the teahouse, Yuzhu asked Jue'er to wait at the door of the private room, and Bai Shao did not ask the servant to come in to serve. When there were only two of them, Yuzhu asked straight to the point: "I wonder what the letter Bai Shao gave yesterday meant?
Bai Shao held up the teacup and drank, "Miss Six, don't worry, I know it by chance. Miss Six seems to want to thoroughly investigate your father's old case back then. When your husband commissioned Lord Wang from the Ministry of Justice to copy the document, someone else happened to see it, and I happened to know it, so I read the file and read it, and by the way, I will also give it to you."
Yuzhu pursed her lips. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? And Mr. Bai stretched out his hand too far? He seemed to be investigating his details clearly, and he was not impatient to grasp his shortcomings in his life.
As if she had appreciated Yuzhu's embarrassment, Bai Shao put down the teacup and gently held Yuzhu's hand and said, "If Miss Yuzhu feels that there is something wrong with this case, I would like to do my best to find out for the lady..."
Yuzhu quickly broke free from his hand and said coldly: "Mr. Bai has forgotten your engagement with the Yao family? If Miss Yao knew that you were like this, wouldn't it be sad?"
Bai Shui smiled with teeth: "Miss Six was in Prince Guangjun's mansion last time, didn't she encounter Miss Yao's appointment with my seventh brother? Why did she pretend to be unaware of this question?"
This time Yuzhu was really a little surprised. She didn't expect that she had run into Miss Yao and the Seventh Young Master's appointment on the rockery by the corner, and the young master Bai knew clearly.
Everyone knows that the two handsome talents of the Great Wei family, the Erlang of the Yao family and the eldest young master of the Bai family. This young master has always been meticulous and thoughtful in handling political affairs and is a priest. Although he lacks the decisive behavior of Taiwei Yao and courageous and heroic in many major events, he has his own strengths in dealing with people and officials.
This detail seems to be not only above government affairs, but also to be a trivial matter in the daily life, Mr. Bai is also aware of it.
But at this time, it was related to Miss Yao's reputation. Yuzhu only said coldly: "Yuzhu doesn't know what Mr. Bai said. I just hope Mr. Bai will keep a good deed and never defile the innocence of his fiancée."
Although Bai Shao's hand was thrown away by Yuzhu, he directly supported Yuzhu's shoulder and said, "As long as the lady doesn't always keep people away so coldly, I naturally don't know. I waited for the Yao family to take the initiative to terminate the engagement, which also made Miss Yao's good reputation."
Yuzhu turned his head slightly, avoiding the face of Mr. Bai approaching, and whispered: "What if Yuzhu doesn't want to?"
Bai Shao smiled and shook his head: "I have never wanted to force others to do anything, but why does Miss Yuzhu always force me to such a situation? Think about it carefully, if Brother Yao knew that you had known Miss Yao's personal relationship for a long time but did not report it, what would he react? You even think that this was the one you told me about? At that time, I am afraid that Brother Yao will not think of an old relationship with the lady, right?"
Yuzhu frowned slightly, knowing that Mr. Bai was so good at this time that he was stuck in the middle of a wealthy family.
During the rockery secret meeting, Miss Yao saw him show up, and before Young Master Bai could turn around the corridor, if it leaked, he would be the first-class suspect who revealed his secret and ruined Miss Yao's reputation! With Yao Muye's intention of caring for his sister, he would definitely spare himself lightly, not to mention that he had offended the Grand Marshal now, I'm afraid he wouldn't care about anything...
Bai Shao kept watching the jade beads' eyes flowing, and he felt that this woman was really attractive. With such a close appreciation, he could even find that her skin was delicate and charming...
Yuzhu knew that since Young Master Bai took the initiative to speak, he naturally had the ability to thoroughly investigate the unjust case of his father back then. However, he was called Taiwei Yao's fiancée at this time, and it would be inappropriate to have any trouble with Young Master Bai.
If she learned any lesson from her relationship with the Taiwei, it would be that she would have to have any in-depth contact with these noble people, otherwise she would be in trouble and not escape.
Although he now has what he wants most, he is being controlled by him at this time and his future affairs are not in his control... Yuzhu doesn't like this.
Thinking of this, she looked up and said calmly: "Young Master Bai should know the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty and dare to have traitors. Those who are lewd with impotent military members will be killed without mercy... Therefore, if Young Master Bai is more patient, it would be better to wait until the Grand Marshal officially terminates the engagement with me."
Although Mr. Bai had known that Miss Liu was smart, she didn't expect that she would use the law that had just been released by the Wei Dynasty to fill her up. She couldn't help but laugh again, raised Yuzhu's chin and said, "It seems that the lady is still worried about Bai, because she is afraid that I will be beheaded?"
Yuzhu said with some sincerity: "Yuzhu's marriage is not going well. If you are afraid of harming Mr. Bai, you will be so brave that you will be too tough to get married again, and it will be difficult for you to get married in the future!" After saying that, she threw off Mr. Bai's arm and stood up to say goodbye.
Mr. Bai did not stop him, but said leisurely: "If the lady is unwilling for the time being, it doesn't matter. It's just that my mother wants to invite you to come to the mansion and walk around more. At that time, I hope Miss Six will give Bai this face and don't refuse."
Yuzhu nodded and put on her hood and hurried downstairs.
When leaving the teahouse, Jue'er accidentally touched Yuzhu's hand and couldn't help but cry: "Why are your hands so cold? The sun is warm enough today!"
Yuzhu took her hand back and took a deep breath. The person saw through the depth of her lifeline was really uncomfortable. She was like a raw stone coming out of the mountain. She was used to wrapping herself with a thick layer of stone clothes. Now that Bai Shaoyin was in the dark, he found out her news clearly and poked her thick layer of clothes! Yuzhu made her feel cold to her heart and shivered faintly.
Although it seems that the request of Mr. Bai and Mr. Yao are similar, Yuzhu's intuition determines that this Mr. Bai is not as "simple" as Mr. Yao. If he is involved with him, he will be afraid of endless troubles! But now Mr. Bai seems to be unwilling to give up. How should he avoid this chaos?
When he returned to the store, the guy told me that someone had come from the northwest. Yuzhu wondered in her heart that the letter she had just sent to Grandma Xiao, why did she reply so soon?
After asking, I found out that it was a caravan from the Xiao family in the northwest who came to Beijing and brought letters to Yuzhu.
When I opened the letter and read it, I realized that the Xiao family in the northwest is not unilateral now, and it was a mess. Hu Wanchou had already assigned his shopkeeper to discuss the acquisition of the Xiao family's mine, and it was inevitable that the situation would be successful!
Most of the jade masters in the Xiao family's jade shop left. The store was unable to make ends meet and could not get the goods. They could only refund the money to the customers. The old lady bought a few pieces of land at home to fill the money shortage.
At present, there is only one item that can make money. However, there are not many jade shops that can acquire jade in bulk, and the raw stones mined cannot be sold. Seeing that the foundation of these years of life is about to be destroyed, Old Mrs. Xiao was also anxious and fell ill. She was seriously ill and wrote a letter to Yuzhu, asking her, who was also qualified as a royal merchant, to think of a way out to give the Xiao family a way out!
The request in this letter coincided with what Yuzhu thought, and it made Yuzhu's eyes lit up.
Now, Mrs. Bai asked herself to carve the Buddha statue, and Bai Shao pressed her step by step, and the suspicious points in her father's manuscript also needed her to go back to the northwest to ask her grandmother, whether her grandfather had left her father's manuscript to compare.
The way to solve all this is to go back to the northwest to buy a large number of jade materials, which just avoids the chaos in front of you!
After making up her idea, Yuzhu ordered her to wrap the polished coarse embryo in velvet cloth and put it into a wooden box filled with straw, so that she could continue to carve along the way, so as not to delay the order. After buying gifts for her grandmother, the master and the wife in the capital, she prepared to set off and return to the northwest.
Jue'er was very reluctant and muttered in a low voice that Miss Six was in a fire pit again!
However, Yuzhu smiled: "Although the Xiao family is in chaos, it is a good place to enjoy the cool air and avoid roasting..."
Jue'er couldn't understand what Yuzhu said, and just thought that the lady was not withstand the stuffy weather in the capital. Compared to this, it was indeed easier to spend the summer in the northwest.
Because the other courtyard would regularly send the fruits and melons produced in their own manor to Yao Mansion, the old lady also heard that Yuzhu was going to the northwest. She ordered several guards from Yao Mansion to go together.
What she meant was that Yuzhu was now known as the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Yao family. If she encountered a bandit along the way and had an accident, it would be a disgrace. She always had to worry about safety and never have any problems.
In addition, although Yushi Town in the northwest is far away from the northern region where the Taiwei is fighting, if it is not considered a barrier mountain, it is actually not too far away. It is inevitable that the soldiers and bandits will flee. If you bring more people, you can feel more at ease when you go on the road to rest.
After the carriage and horses were rectified, Yuzhu chose to set off before dawn at night. Because of the street signs of Yao Mansion, the city officials also let go. When they left the city gate, Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
Jue'er looked around and whispered while kneading Yuzhu's sore shoulders: "Miss Six, I have always wanted to ask you to set out like this suddenly... Is it because I miss the Grand Marshal, so I want to get closer to him?"
Chapter completed!