Chapter 200: The City

Although Gao Taijun was angry and said he wanted to go back to Suzhou, there was no way to leave? After all, only Li, the daughter, still doesn't want her to be too embarrassed. Besides, I heard that the Li family will send someone to Jiangning these days.

Li finally persuaded the old lady to come, but then he remembered the abnormality of his son. When Cao Yin went out that day, he sent Xiuluan to bring Zhuer and Cui'er.

Although he had become a mother-in-law, Li was not good at asking questions in public, so he sent Xiuluan and the mother-in-law to go down, leaving Zhu'er and Cui'er to speak.

Zhu'er and Cui'er also felt a little confused, their faces were blushing, their heads drooped low, and their chin reached their chests.

These two girls were born to the Cao family. They were specially selected by Li for his son before Cao Yong went to Beijing the next year. He looked better than the ladies of ordinary families. Li had the idea of ​​raising them as their son's house.

Now, two and a half years have passed, and these two are still dressed in girls, with their eyebrows not open and their bodies not broken. Li couldn't help but worry, thinking about whether his wife was virtuous and docile in front of him, and was jealous in private, but was afraid that she would be wronged by her wife, so she said, "I remember that there is a man named Chai'er in your uncle's room. Why didn't she follow her to serve? She...but she has a face?"

Zhu'er and Cui'er were stunned when they heard this, and shook their heads. Zhu'er replied, "Reply to the wife's words, after the old man got married, he changed into a new yard. Chai'er did not come with him and stayed with Sister Amethyst! Before my servants left the capital, I heard from the old man and Sister Amethyst that they would put some suitable age out to marry, and Chai'er seemed to be in it."

Li nodded and asked again: "Since it's not you, nor that Chai'er, who is the one in your room now? Xiyun, Xicai and two of them are in the same room?"

Zhu'er and Cui'er were speechless. After a while, Cui'er said, "This is not because the servants shirk their responsibilities, but they really don't know. But they don't look like each other on weekdays!"

Li was puzzled: "This... you guys always have to keep someone in your room? You don't know how to do everything by your grandma?"

Zhu'er said, "Reply to my wife, I usually go to the room and follow these four servants. It's just the old man's rule that I don't leave any night to go to the room. I haven't praised any of them until now!"

"Don't leave anyone to stay in the room for the night?" Li repeated: "Is this the rule that you guys have set? Is it the first one or the ones behind the marriage?"

Zhu'er and Cui'er looked at each other and understood in her heart that it seemed that the wife was suspicious of the princess and was jealous and urged the old man to do this. Although both of them were expecting their master, they were not people who were ignorant of their conscience. To be honest, they had already existed, and they were already like this when they were in Kyushu.

Cui'er was quick-talking and unconsciously brought out the incident between Madam Ye and Xiyu. Li originally thought that he had never seen a mature Madam beside Chu Yu, but after hearing this, he realized that there was another reason.

After thinking about it, Li waved his hand and called Zhu'er and Cui'er. Xiuluan was the most respected girl she had in recent years. She was waiting in the corridor. When she saw Zhu'er, Cui'er went out and came into the house.

Li sat there with a smile, and there was an indescribable melancholy among them. Xiu Luan entered, worried and asked with concern: "Madam, are you worried about the uncle? I think the uncle is a sensible person, and the wife still needs to relax her heart!"

Li nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out that men in the world are all lustful, but I didn't expect that this kind of character comes out of my belly! The little princess looks pure and lovely. It's really her good fortune to be able to find a husband like Yong'er!"

Xiu Luan was confused, but she also heard the pride in Li's tone and said with a smile: "Look at what the wife said, the wife is not praising her. Is the uncle still not good enough? Only with the character of the master and the wife can we train a young man like the uncle. Although I am in the second door, I have heard from my brother and sister-in-law that there are many young masters in the official city in Jiangning City, and none of them have the reputation of the old man. No matter who speaks it, they have to give me a thumbs up and praise him for being filial and promising!"

When Xiu Luan mentioned that people outside praised her son, Li was immediately happy, but then she thought about it and asked, "It's not them who coaxed you? Who would know how old he is? "

Xiu Luan shook her head quickly: "No, I have seen my brother, sister-in-law, and my wife. She is also a silly person. She is not a person who can make up lies? Although the uncle is not old, since he was born in our mansion, even for the sake of the master, people who follow the mansion are indispensable! Not to mention, the uncle is not a great success in working in front of the emperor?" Speaking of this, I remembered something: "Madam, is the uncle more decent than our mansion's master now?"

Li smiled and said, "In this way, Yong'er is promising. His official position has been promoted higher than his father! He is young, who would have thought that he would not have to stay in Beijing for ten or eight years, and that's a little more effort!"

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The promising Lord Cao is doing something not very promising now.

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, perhaps because the weather is cold in the twelfth lunar month, the brothels and pleasure boats are mostly stationed on the shore, and the business is very deserted. This is not surprising. Although the river water here is different from the north and does not freeze, the temperature is not high. Everyone is not waiting for the warm house, so who would rather go to the pleasure boat to get the wind?

Under the trees not far from the shore, a common green woolen carriage was parked. Outside the carriage, Wei Hei and Xiaoman also stood with the guards on horseback.

In the car, Cao Yong lifted the curtain of the car and told Chu Yu about the legend of the Qinhuai River. As for the romantic and unofficial history of the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai", Cao Yong wrote in the Spring and Autumn style, and he passed by in a few words.

Perhaps the scenery in Qinhuai is mediocre, and Cao Yong's story is a little boring after it is deleted. Chu Yu was puzzled and asked in a low voice: "Mr., is this Qinhuai River really so famous? It doesn't sound strange!"

Cao Yong sighed in his heart, this is a "holy land" in men's hearts, and is naturally extremely famous. Although there was a saying in the early years that "fireworks go to Yangzhou in March", in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Qinhuai River was more famous than Yangzhou.

Thinking about his embarrassment when he first climbed the pleasure boat when he was a teenager, Cao Yong naturally grabbed Chu Yu's little hand: "I have advised you to change my clothes, so that we can also choose a pleasure boat to go shopping. Maybe we can see the market and not prepare for some good food!"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It would be fine if he was in Beijing, and if he had parents-in-law here, even if he didn't talk about us, he wouldn't be happy that we were making trouble!"

Seeing her well-behaved look, Cao Yong couldn't help but sternly and teased her, "Okay, she looks like someone's good daughter-in-law! When you see her parents-in-law, your husband will throw it aside first!"

After hearing this, Chu Yu hurriedly explained: "Mr., don't be bothered. Chu Yu didn't mean that! Chu Yu was just afraid... he was afraid that his parents-in-law would not like him..." After saying this, he saw Cao Yong holding his smile and looking at her. How could he have any anger? She was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but beat Cao Yong twice.

I have also visited the Qinhuai River. Cao Yong ordered the coachman to go back to the house. He originally wanted to go to Qingliang Temple to see the young monk, but the incense in the temple was very popular at the end of the year, and Chu Yu did not have a maid and maid to follow him, so it was a bit inconvenient. So he would prepare it some time before going there.

Chu Yu was still thinking about clothes and whispered to Cao Yong: "Mr. Chu Yu heard that there is a ready-made garment shop for clothes outside. Why don't we cut two pieces! Even if I were second aunt, Chu Yu looked at her flag dress, and her style was not as regular as Chu Yu's, and her style was a bit lively!"

It is rare that Chu Yu is so concerned. Cao Yong remembered Gao Taijun's expression yesterday. He seemed to be unable to stand the flag dress. He smiled and nodded, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and asked how many of the people he followed, which garment shop in the city was the largest and the tailor's handcraft was the best.

Chang Suizhong, who followed, there was a cousin named Liqiu, who seemed to be the most familiar to Jiangning City. He talked about several shops in one breath. Cao Yong was a little confused and asked the driver to pick up the most famous "Caiyun Tower" among the places mentioned by Liqiu.

Perhaps because of its great fame, there was a carriage parked in front of the Qiyun Tower. The doorway was full of colorful female relatives. Wei Hei was used to seeing the market. At first glance, he saw that the quality was mixed, and there were several women mixed in the fair. He whispered to Cao Yong through the curtains.

Cao Yong looked at Chu Yu, and was already full of curiosity and was about to get off the car. He couldn't bear to let her down, so he said to Wei Hei: "Brother Wei, no problem, ask Xiaoman to ask their shopkeeper to see if there is a clean place upstairs!"

After a while, Xiaoman led the shopkeeper of the Kuaiyun Building. The shopkeeper had been running a business for decades and had the most sensible vision. Although the car the guests were riding in outside the door was not decorated, he saw that the servants who followed him were all tall and big horses and were dressed in bright clothes, and he said attentively: "Please rest assured, guests, there is a place to entertain distinguished guests on the second floor of the store, which is very quiet!"

Cao Yong got off the carriage first and nodded to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was stunned, and then his attitude became more respectful. Cao Yong looked curious and asked, "Look at the shopkeeper, he seems to know Cao?"

The shopkeeper bent and said, "When the eldest son, when the youngest son was in Jiangning last year, the youngest son had seen him!"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "You don't have to be polite, the shopkeeper, today I brought my inner child to choose two ready-made clothes, and I have to trouble the shopkeeper to choose some top-quality products!"

The eldest son of the Cao family married the emperor's granddaughter. Who doesn't know about this Jiangning city? The shopkeeper was stunned and couldn't speak for a moment.

When Cao Yong saw this, he frowned slightly and signaled to Xiaoman. Xiaoman went up to the shopkeeper and stuffed a piece of ingot into his hand, and whispered: "Shopkeeper, why not lead the way quickly and don't think about anything else. This gossip is not easy to say, otherwise... otherwise..."

The shopkeeper Ru Meng woke up, and just now he was wondering if he could show off in the future. A princess and princess came to buy clothes from their building. Xiaoman's words shattered his dream. Yes, use the Cao family as a raft, and use the royal princess as a raft, he

Isn't this mean to commit suicide?

Although it was the twelfth lunar month, the shopkeeper couldn't help but sweat and said hurriedly: "Young Master, please... please... the younger one will let someone clean upstairs!"

Cao Yong then lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to Chu Yu: "Get out of the car, let's see what his clothes look like. Is there anyone you like?"

The result was only disappointment. At this time, the female family members of the serious wealthy families invited tailors to make clothes on the door every season. Those who came out to buy ready-made clothes were either from ordinary families or from merchants.

Although this Kaiyun Tower is famous, the clothes look quite stylish, and the tailoring is also good, the difference is just about this material.

Chu Yu has seen materials assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs since he was a child. After arriving at the Cao family, whether it was used by Cao Yong in the capital or by Li and Gao Taijun here, they were not ordinary. Where could they see these? If you really want to wear these things, it might not be much better than the flag-mounted ones, and it would probably make jokes from servants in the mansion.

Seeing Chu Yu's appearance of being unable to show his eyebrows, Cao Yong said, "I'm not thinking carefully. Think about it, there are a few people who put clothes outside. What good materials can they have? Let's invite the commonly used tailor in the mansion tomorrow. Not only you, I have to buy some clothes! After all, when I get to Shandong, the people who come and socialize are not as casual as before!" I said this, but I am afraid that Chu Yu will not ask someone to make clothes alone.

Sure enough, Chu Yu also agreed when he heard that Cao Yong wanted to cut clothes. He thought that he would make two sets of Han clothes and change out of the flag clothes. His grandmother might look better. Thinking of this, he let go of his worries.

After leaving the Qiyun Tower, Cao Yong felt a little guilty. Speaking of it, he had not given any gifts to his wife in the past year of marriage. Calculate the day, and in a few days it will be the first anniversary of the two.

Thinking of this, when he saw a jewelry and jade shop next door, Cao Yong said to Chu Yu: "Let's go there and see if we can find two pieces of jewelry and prepare your new clothes!"

Chu Yu smiled and agreed and followed him into the next store.

It looks much more grand. In the lobby, there are fewer customers than in the garment shop next door, and there are some jade items on the counter.

On the chair in a corner of the lobby, a slightly rich old lady was picking up jewelry there, and behind her was a girl in a flag dress with her head down and a few maids and servants.
Chapter completed!