Yuzhu didn't know that her son was receiving the service of a supreme emperor in the palace. At this moment, she summoned several stewards from the dowry shop to talk to her on a whim.

In the middle of the spacious hall, there is a twelve-leaf plain lacquered rosewood screen inlaid with the Chinese character "Shou". A picture of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is hung in front of the hall. A beauty goblet is placed on the high table. The black lacquer Taishi chair is covered with sapphire blue brocade cushions.

, Yu Zhu was sitting behind the screen, looking at the two rows of people standing respectfully below.

Today I say it was just a whim, but it doesn't really count. Normally, she hardly cares about the affairs of the village or shop outside, because the stewards and village heads given by Cui are all loyal and capable, and they can control everyone without her having to beat them.

Things are managed in an orderly manner, and she has never frowned.

Asking them to come here is just a little thoughtful.

The youngest of the four maids around her is already seventeen. After three years of filial piety, they have all become old maids. Now Hua Ruo is married to Deng De. There are bangs in the morning garden, and the piano silk and silver chains are still good.

If you don't have a place, you can't get married without even having a partner...

Someone came to ask for Qin Si's hand in marriage before, but it was later abandoned because of Xie's funeral. This time she thought about it and wanted to take a closer look.

Now that she has already established a firm foothold in the Cheng family, the scope of these maids' marriages can be as wide as possible.

Turning his head to look at the four people with different expressions behind him, Yu Zhu pursed his lips and smiled, and asked Ruan's mother softly: "...who is the one named Chongwen?"

Mother Ruan took a closer look, pointed at the last one on the left, and said with a smile: "The tallest one on the left is the tallest one. Now he is just learning from Mr. Li and can't stand in front."

You can't see clearly through the screen, and from behind Chongwen Station, you can only vaguely see a rough outline with slender eyebrows and a rare handsome appearance.

Hua Ruo and Zaoyuan were laughing and pulling the strings and silver chains, urging them to watch.

The two people who were pulled looked embarrassed. They took a quick glance and lowered their heads, then raised them again after being urged...

Perhaps it was because there was too much joy inside. Shopkeeper Li, who had frost-stained hair on his temples outside, coughed dryly: "Madam, I'm looking for you guys to come here, but you want to check the monthly accounts of each shop last month?"

"Uh..." Yu Zhu was a little embarrassed. She was really using power for personal gain, so she could only hold on and said: "Let's get started."

Shopkeeper Li quickly waved, and the tall Chongwen walked forward holding a stack of account books wrapped in green cloth.

Qinsi staggered as she was pushed, so she had no choice but to come out and pick it up coyly, then turned around and handed it to Yu Zhu.

The old shopkeeper was outside adding some payment details. Yu Zhu didn't pay much attention at first, but in the end she was fascinated. Although she didn't understand the situation inside, she also heard that the profits provided by Cui's shop were extremely high.

OK.

After briefly looking through the account books, Yu Zhu smiled and asked Hua Ruo to get the reward.

"You have been in this business for many years. You are top-notch in terms of experience and skills, so I won't make things more confusing." Yu Zhu looked at Hua Ruo holding the tray and going out to put it down, and said with a smile: "

It's rare to get together, and we can go to Fanlou for a drink later while it's still early, and the money will be considered as the money for the drinks."

It’s still considered the errand fee…

When he saw that he was going out, Chongwen specially waited for Mr. Li, the shopkeeper, and helped him naturally when he went out, which made Yu Zhu feel good about him.

She sighed in her heart, it's not easy to give a maid a blind date these days. She can't even see her. Today she finally got a look at her appearance. There's no rush to find out her character. She can take her time to find out.

After returning to the inner room, staring at the half-finished coat, Yu Zhu's eyes showed up again with Brother Xi's pink and round face, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly: No matter how much he finds something to do, as soon as he is free, he immediately misses his son.

I think about it so hard that I sometimes want to break into the palace and snatch Brother Xi out.

Every time I can only comfort myself, there are only a few days left, just bear with it.

In the end, all the patience gathered into one thought - "Is there any way to make the Queen Mother unlucky?"

This matter is really not easy. The Emperor's filial piety to the Queen Mother is well known to the world. The only clue she has is that the Queen Mother secretly added anti-child powder to the concubine's lipstick. However, if she shakes it out, the Queen Mother will be injured.

Not really, but it can easily arouse suspicion.

She really does not have the superior intelligence of her predecessors, nor the ability to play with the entire court and harem. She is just a little clever who is not elegant. If she really makes a random move based on impulse, she will definitely be the first to be unlucky.

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After struggling again and again, I finally sighed in despair, this is damn ancient times.

Gradually, the sound of pattering rain could be heard outside the window. Hua Ruo came in, put down the window holder, and explained: "Madam, it's raining, and it's very humid outside."

Yu Zhu saw that something was wrong in her expression, so he asked: "Look at you, everything is on your face. I can understand it at a glance. Tell me what happened."

Zaoyuan opened the curtain from outside and came in. Just when she heard this sentence, she patted Hua Ruo on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Sister Hua Ruo can't speak out, but I'm not afraid."

Then he stood with his hands tied and said: "It's not a big deal, it just involves Miss Qiu Wen."

It turns out that Qiu Wen was selected from Zhuangzi into the Duke's palace, and was blessed by her ancestors to become the wife of the second master of the Cheng family. The day when she gave birth to a child and raised her as an aunt seemed to be just around the corner.

Because of this, her parents, brother and sister-in-law in the village all felt that they were superior to others, and they all treated the village head with some arrogance.

Especially Qiu Wen's brother.

"...Her brother's name is Shanchang. He hangs out with a few idle men in the village all day long, doing no work, and is gradually led to those dirty places."

The dirty place that Zaoyuan was talking about was Hongyu Street.

Although Hongyu Street is usually visited by dignitaries, the functions of this street are very complete. Not only the quality of the flower houses is divided into high and low grades, but also the girls.

Those who are good at it belong to the lowest category. Those who look a little better only need twenty or thirty copper coins, and they can be messed with at will. In this case, there is no safety at all, and they will soon contract diseases.

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Hua Ruo also blushed when she heard this, especially after meeting the two mothers Ruan and Yao who came in at some unknown time. She felt even more uncomfortable and quickly pulled Zaoyuan's sleeves.

Yao's mother said she didn't blame her too much. After all, things are different now than in a boudoir. Everything has to be hidden. It's better to know something about these things when you get married.

With the tacit consent, Zaoyuan coughed and continued: "Originally, this news was not revealed, but Qiu Wen and her sister-in-law discovered it. The noise was so loud that everyone in the village knew about it."

In order to treat her only precious son, Qiu Wen's wife spent all the money she had saved over the years, but Shan Chang's illness still showed no improvement. In the end, she could only lie in bed, and the smell could waft out of the house.

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Everyone avoids it.

Qiu Wen's mother had her spine poked all day long, so after much deliberation, she decided to ask someone to find Qiu Wen.

"Unexpectedly, Miss Qiu Wen fainted immediately after hearing the news, and then started to talk a little bit, always talking about retribution." Zaoyuan frowned, seeming very puzzled, "At that time, Xiaofu persuaded her

I came to you for help and found a good doctor to treat me, but Miss Qiu Wen hesitated and refused to alarm you... Then she became ill. The meat and vegetables sent from the kitchen did not move, and she did not like to go out.

It’s like jumping out of the world of mortals.”

Yu Zhu was slightly startled. What was wrong with this girl? Could it be that she was worried about being implicated by her brother's bad reputation? But her brother's mistakes had nothing to do with her.

Mother Ruan said: "This servant looked at me coldly, saying that she was not pretending, but she just didn't know what was going on."

"Go and have a look."

There was nothing going on around Yu Zhu, so he simply got up to see what was going on.

We haven't seen each other for several months, but the autumn pattern has not changed much. She is wearing a very simple lotus-colored lace-trimmed bijia, and she still looks gentle and submissive. When she saw Yu Zhu coming over, she was slightly frightened, and she hurriedly saluted.

"What are you doing?"

As soon as he entered the door, there was smoke and fog. Yu Zhu couldn't help covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and his eyes fell on the source - a small incense burner filled with incense sticks.

He calmly glanced at the Guanyin Bodhisattva on the incense table, and quickly ordered Hua Ruo to open the window.

It is said that Bodhisattvas, gods and Buddhas all eat human incense. If all the good men and women in the world were as pious as Qiu Wen, then they would all lose weight... Amitabha, sin, sin

"My slave... my slave is doing evening lessons." Qiu Wen raised his head and glanced at Yu Zhu uneasily, then lowered his head and murmured: "I used to serve the old lady to worship Buddha for some time, I'm used to it."

Yu Zhu stroked his forehead and tried his best to put on a kind and gentle smile, "I heard that you haven't eaten meat for a long time, but you feel unwell? Or maybe the food in the kitchen is not to your taste, or the servants are being lazy? What's the matter?

If you don’t like it, just tell me.”

"No, no." Qiu Wen quickly shook his head and said uneasily: "I just want to become a vegetarian and don't blame others."

Asking left and right was just a few words, but Yu Zhu couldn't do anything. She didn't want to treat the roommate harshly. After thinking about it, she asked Mama Ruan to arrange the manpower and go to Zhuangzi to ask Mama Yang to see if she could provide some information.

The sky is getting darker, but the rain is still falling slowly. There is a small stove with warm water in front of the bed. The incense is added under the quilt to warm the quilt. The gentle fragrance is floating in the air, and the refreshing warmth makes people feel comfortable.

The soul is suitable.

Listening to the soft and steady rain outside, Yuzhu dozed off leaning on the small incense cage on the bed. A piece of black hair was casually poured on the ten-scented raccoon flower pillow, and the lines on the cloud-patterned brocade tent were slender and graceful.

Her entire body was shrunk under the quilt, only her slender feet wearing calendered white silk stockings were exposed under the quilt.

In a daze, I heard a sound of distant or near footsteps, and I suddenly woke up.

As soon as I sat up and put on my clothes, I saw Cheng Xunxun coming in, with a touch of excitement on his smiling face.
Chapter completed!