"Oh, I heard about it too. Maybe this person is the eunuch who escaped at that time." Yang Mosheng was thoughtful, silent for a moment, and then smiled: "Since everything goes well for you, that's good. I'll wait until I see Mrs. Mu.
, see if you can get her purse. If you really become the owner of the inn, then you have to give me a discount when I go to have wine in the future!"
"That's right, haha." I also pretended to be looking forward to it.
When the lights in Yang Mosheng's room were turned off, I lay on the bed but couldn't sleep. Holding the red sign in my hand, I couldn't calm down for a long time.
Mu Niangzi, Xiao Mu, Du Xiuzhen... Nuanxin, Long Yuhan... Wang Jiajia...
Hey, why is this emotional matter so troublesome!
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"Jianghu, Jianghu!"
"Hey, grandma, when is it?" I sat up suddenly, feeling a little dizzy in my head.
"What's going on? You're not going to go out today?"
"Oh, go ahead." I quickly put on my shoes and opened the door to see my mother-in-law looking disgusted.
"How old are you? You still have to be pushed to do something every day." Auntie said, holding up the basket: "When the porridge is cooked in the pot, don't eat it outside to save some money. Sell it.
After finishing the tofu, go pick out a decent gift for Jiajia, do you hear me?"
"Why? Give it to her again? This is not for the New Year. I bought her a pair of earrings last time, but she didn't even wear them." I was a little unhappy. Is it easy for me to make some money?
"Today is Jiajia's birthday." Grandma glared at me, turned around and left.
It's Wang Jiajia's birthday! Yes, how could I forget about this? This girl will be twenty in a blink of an eye. It's time to celebrate her.
I scooped two bowls of porridge to fill my stomach first, then ground the beans and made the bean juice. Everything went smoothly.
Gift?
What should I give her this time? Should I give her a surprise, or should I let her choose on her own?
Hey, let’s talk about it later, the goods are not sold out yet.
"Li Jianghu, my boss asked you to come over." Ah Wu came over and said.
I was stunned: "Where to go?"
"In her room. You don't want the purse? I really don't know how I am worse than you?" Ah Wu glanced at me and bit his lip, with a somewhat jealous look in his eyes.
Is this the time to meet Mrs. Mu? I clenched the red sign in my hand, straightened my clothes, and suddenly felt a little nervous.
I followed the familiar stairs to the third floor and walked to Room No. 1. I saw the door was slightly open. I looked through the crack in the door and saw Madam Mu sitting in front of the bronze mirror, dressing up.
"come in."
I took a deep breath and raised my hand to knock on the door, but Mrs. Mu spoke first.
I pushed the door open and looked around. I saw all kinds of exquisite boxes, silks, calligraphy and paintings piled everywhere on the table and on the floor. Unfortunately, I don't have much experience and don't know whether these are rare treasures. I just go by my feeling.
, they should all be valuable items.
"These were given to me by others, and I don't have a place to put them. Let's put them here for now." Madam Mu said, putting a pink peony in her bun, and slowly stood up.
Today she was wearing a floor-length white gauze skirt, lined with pale pink myrobalan, which was the same color as the peony on her head. Her makeup was light and elegant, and she didn't even wear a headdress or earrings. She looked like she had just woken up or after taking a bath.
"My boss." I didn't dare to look any further, so I lowered my head and said hello.
"I know you very well, so I don't bother to dress up. Is this okay with me?"
"Ah? Oh, it looks good. No makeup, so natural beauty." I praised, but I was telling the truth.
Madam Mu smiled proudly, caressing her face and leaning towards the mirror: "Naturally beautiful? Well, I also feel that my skin has gotten much better during this period. Even without powder, my whole face looks so smooth, delicate and elastic.
"
There really are people as narcissistic as Xiao Mu! I was secretly amused, but then I became confused again. Are you trying to discuss skin care with me? Um...have you found the wrong person? I don’t understand this. Hey, women all love beauty.
, no wonder Wang Jiajia goes to look for her every now and then.
"My boss is naturally beautiful, haha."
I laughed along with her, feeling embarrassed for a moment. I didn’t know what else to talk to her about. I’m afraid there were one or two hundred people who could see the red brand. Could it be that they were all chatting with her about this?
"I don't have any natural beauty. I only rely on a small amount of money. He finds something to put on my face every day."
I didn’t understand something: “Penny money?”
"Oh, our housekeeper in Mu Mansion, Qian Xiaoqian, I like to call him Xiaoqian Qian. You must have met him yesterday, right?"
"Oh, I didn't expect Butler Qian to do this." I sighed sincerely. When I thought of his appearance, it was easier to accept it.
"He is quite pitiful. Just imagine, if it is not a last resort, who would be willing to go to the palace to be a eunuch? Although the people have a low status, as long as they keep their own rules, they can still live a free life. But the slaves in the palace are on tenterhooks all day long.
If the master is dissatisfied with something, he will be beaten or scolded, or even kicked out of the palace."
It turns out that Butler Qian is really a eunuch. I seem to have heard something: "Did the boss save him and make him the steward of the Mu Mansion?"
"Yes." Madam Mu smiled and said, "My adoptive father has taught me since I was a child that only by promoting someone who is difficult for others to recognize, this person will think that you are wise and discerning and devoted to you. Do you understand?"
I thought for a moment and smiled slightly: "I didn't expect Mrs. Mu to also like to think about these official tricks. Li only knows how to sell tofu. Of course he doesn't know these tricks. He only heard about them when Mr. Fang was telling stories."
"Haha, if I remember correctly, today seems to be Jiajia's birthday. Take a look at the jewelry in this box and choose one for her." Madam Mu said, opening two boxes at will, and suddenly the jewels filled the air.
The whole house.
"No, I'll close the stall and buy it for her later." I shook the red sign in my hand and felt a little embarrassed. I thought there were only one or two pieces of jewelry displayed in each box, but I didn't expect that they were all mixed.
Together, looking at their bright luster, I am afraid that just one of them would be enough for me to eat for a lifetime.
"Is there anything you can see? Go ahead and take it, I'll give it to you as a meeting gift." Madam Mu pointed with her hand and said generously.
"No, it's not the first time we've met. Besides, I didn't prepare anything, so I came here empty-handed." I smiled and put the red sign on the corner of the table.
Madam Mu took two steps closer to me and handed a golden purse in front of me: "How about giving this to you?"
"Pocket?" I was greatly surprised and looked at her in surprise: "Give it to me? Why...why?"
Mrs. Mu put the purse into my hand and smiled: "I am the one who wants to choose a husband. I can give it to whomever I want. Do I need a reason?"
"But, I want to hear it. I feel that I am too ordinary... not worthy of you at all. I... I actually don't want to participate at all, but I don't know why..."
I said, confused again, why am I here? Do I feel unwilling to do so? Do I want her to know my admiration for her? Or, as Yang Mosheng said, do I subconsciously want to covet her property?
"You don't need to tell me the reason why you are participating in the marriage proposal, because I have heard it almost two hundred times and I am tired of it." Mrs. Mu walked around me, then slowly sat down at the table, raised her arm and put a
The pile of scrolls fell to the floor, finally revealing the tea set in the middle of the table.
She picked up two jade cups, poured two cups of tea, and pointed to the stool next to her: "Sit."
"Thank you, boss."
"There is no reason. I asked Jinxiu to prepare a total of ten purses. Nine have been delivered so far, and this last one is left. Now there are only the twenty people downstairs and the fifty or so people at the door of Huichun Hall. I observed carefully
After a while, no one caught my eye. In comparison, you are better than them all. Of course I will give it to you."
I am better than them all! Listening to Mrs. Mu's praise, I felt happy and seemed to have a little more confidence.
I looked at the purse and smiled lightly: "I heard that in the end there will be a competition among the ten people who get the purse, and then you will choose one of them to be your husband?"
"Yes. It's a pity that women cannot have three wives and four concubines. Otherwise, this step can be omitted." Madam Mu laughed so hard that the peonies on her head almost fell off: "They are all young talents, so it is difficult to let them go.
!”
She still wanted to keep it! I was really convinced by her outrageous idea. What a strange woman. She seemed to be just an innkeeper, but in fact she was a heroine. She looked dignified and beautiful. Who would have thought that she would often visit brothels! And these secrets
, do you know the other nine candidates who won the purse?
"When will the competition take place?" I asked.
"The eighth day of the winter lunar month."
My inferiority complex popped up again: "I can't do anything except autopsy and making tofu. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win by then."
"There are still ten days left. Whether you win or lose, why do you decide so early? But if you really don't have the guts to wait until that day and want to give up, just give me your wallet."
"Can you tell me who the other people are?"
Madam Mu took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to me.
I unfolded it and saw that it read: Xiang Wenbo, Linghu Zhong, Lin Shu, Zhang Fan, Lei Shaoxuan, Song Chengde, Li Qingquan, Wang Yicheng, Song Yicheng.
Exactly nine people.
"Where's Xiao Mu? Oh, didn't the imperial envoy also participate? I heard that you gave him your first purse." I was surprised that there was no Xiao Mu's name on it.
"Little Mu?" Mrs. Mu smiled and shook her head: "He is very good, but it's a pity. The Law of the Tang Dynasty clearly stipulates that people with the same surname should not marry, otherwise they will be punished."
"No marriage with the same surname?" I also smiled: "This saying has been around for a long time, just to avoid messing up ethics. As long as they are not relatives, what does it matter if they have the same surname? Who has the energy to care about this nowadays. Besides, Xiao Mu is so
A disciplined person?"
"Well...that's what I said, and Xiao Mu thinks it's acceptable."
"Then..." I pointed at the note.
"Well... Du Xiuzhen came to see me several times. She was right. Xiao Mu was an imperial envoy. It was really beneath his status to have him show up for a widow like me. Just when I didn't know what to do, Xiao Mu also happened to be there.
When he came over, he returned my purse and said that he didn’t want to get married so soon just yet.”
It turns out that Xiao Mu’s withdrawal gave me a chance.
It is said that love is selfish. It seems that Du Xiuzhen really believes in Xiao Mu, so she goes back and forth between the two of them, leaving them no chance. Hey, it is such a pity, but there is nothing I can do about this. This chapter has been completed!
