Mei Ran built a row of simple huts in the backyard of Chengfeng Teahouse. They were very small, smaller than the back hut in Miss Sixth's yard.
The materials used to build the house are also the cheapest, but the gables are relatively thick to ensure that this simple little house will not collapse.
Originally, this was a dormitory prepared for the male disciples of the Red Flower Society. But for some unknown reason, Miss Ye gave the order and arranged all the male disciples to other places. It is said that Miss Ye was following the orders of the Grand Master.
Su Ping didn't know why the mysterious leader had to separate the male disciples from the female disciples. Anyway, the small house was empty this time and fell into Su Ping's hands.
Mei Ran, who had spent a lot of effort and money to build this house, stood aside dejectedly.
Su Ping looked at the house and shrugged: "How much did it cost in total?"
Remembering that he had just borrowed fifty taels of silver from Mei Ran yesterday, Su Ping took out three silver ingots from his pocket, two of which were "twenty taels of silver" and the third was "twelve taels of silver."
Mei Ran grabbed the three ingots with his hands and put them into his pocket: "Forget it, for the sake of lending the teahouse to the Red Flower Club, these five small shabby rooms are given to you."
Su Ping smiled, pointed to the easternmost room and said, "Go buy me a lock."
Mei Ran blinked: "You want to use it?"
Su Ping nodded: "Prepare a small bed for me, a small cabinet with drawers under it, and prepare a small desk for me..."
"Are you finished?" Mei Ran looked at Su Ping with challenging eyes: "Can such a small room fit in?"
Su Ping clasped his hands behind his back and said, "There is a flea market in Pingkangfang. Go and look for it for me when you have nothing to do in the evening. I think you should be able to buy it. Oh, by the way, how much does it cost? Remember to tell me."
When it was almost time to get off work, Su Ping explained these matters to Mei Ran, then left Pingkangfang and went to the Criminal Department to see Xue Pang.
Xue Pang, who usually pays great attention to appearance, looks a little haggard these days. Emperor Wanlong's criticism of him should have had a strong stimulating effect. When he heard from Su Ping that there was still no progress today, he tried his best to maintain his appearance.
Su Ping waved his hand in a graceful manner. Su Ping exited his room.
Su Ping was about to walk through the lobby when he saw a woman with a high ponytail walking in. She was holding a sword in her hand.
In the city of Luoyang, not everyone can walk around with a sword. A "sword-holding badge" on a woman's waist is particularly conspicuous. It is a badge issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At first glance, this woman is a retinue of a nobleman.
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The woman was tall and handsome. When she saw Su Ping, she waved her hand: "Master Su, please come."
Su Ping looked at Wang Jin'er in a smart outfit, smiled and asked, "Where are you going?"
Wang Jin'er said: "Princess Chengfeng is getting married, and our princess invites Mr. Su to go with her."
"invite me?"
"Yes." Wang Jin'er said blankly, "Don't ask me why, I don't know either."
Su Ping gave a wry smile, raised her hand, and signaled Wang Jin'er to lead the way.
Su Ping originally planned to change his clothes and go to Daoguangfang after get off work to take a look and plan against Zhao Lian, but now he couldn't. First he changed into the silver-white robe according to Tang Mei's request, and then sat in a parallel carriage. Rush to Lidefang.
This parallel carriage originally belonged to Tang Gui, Princess Anle, but now it has fallen into the hands of Tang Mei. Tang Mei likes it very much, but she prefers the four-horse carriage that Tang Kuan rides in, and she is a second-grade princess.
The grade is high enough and will not violate etiquette.
But now that the Tang family has no money, she can only shelve this idea for the time being. On the way, Tang Mei also said that her fourth brother was raising money to acquire three shares of Wanhua Building. Su Ping asked, how much does the three shares of Wanhua Building cost? Tang Mei said
, it costs 400,000 taels. And these three shares are only the three shares of the main building, not including Qinwuyuan.
To Su Ping, the Qin and Dance Garden in Wanhua Building was like an art academy for later generations. Girls were trained to learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing, and they were also trained on how to please customers and coax them to spend money. This was done from generation to generation.
The famous prostitute at Wanhualou taught there when she got old and passed on her experience.
It is said that there is a very strict elimination system there, which can even be described as cruel.
However, there are three large restaurants with training functions like Wanhualou in Pingkangfang. The other two are of course Meng's Meixianyuan and Ximen's Caiyun Pavilion. But for some unknown reason, these large restaurants are
Not a sole proprietorship.
Not long after, Princess Loulan's carriage arrived at Lidefang and stopped in front of Princess Chengfeng's mansion.
After several people greeted them, Princess Mei got out of the car and walked towards the mansion with Su Ping and others.
There is no need to express the liveliness of the wedding scene. It is nothing more than a cloud of winning friends, a bustling crowd, and a lively atmosphere in every corner.
Su Ping, wearing a silver robe, followed Tang Mei and walked towards the courtyard where the main hall of the princess's mansion was. When he entered the third courtyard, he met Tang Qiu and Meng Su head-on.
It was a narrow road for enemies. Tang Qiu said something in Meng Su's ear, and Meng Su came over with a smile. First, he talked to Tang Mei about some filial piety, and then changed the topic and said with raised eyebrows and squinting eyes: "Hey, look at Mr. Su's clothes. Why?"
Looks familiar? If I read correctly, these clothes seem to have been worn by the prince, right?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Mei was a little confused. The reason why Tang Mei was willing to change this dress and give it to Su Ping was because she heard Zhao Tian say that this robe was worn on the first day, and asked Tang Mei if it was the first day he wore it.
Mei, does it look good on me?
In this way, the only people who have seen the prince wearing this dress are the women in the Duke's Mansion. Maybe Tang Qiu also saw it at that time? Then it must be Tang Qiu who told Meng Su?
Meng Su said this with a smile, as if it was a joke. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, but Tang Mei would not raise her hand to give her a slap in the face just because she made a joke.
The Tang family, the Meng family, and the Ximen family are all equally powerful families. Both parties are directly related to each other. If the two of them got into a fight at Princess Ximen's wedding, it would be a joke in Luoyang.
Su Ping once commented that Tang Mei was not suitable to be a leader, not even Zhen Ping'er, because Tang Mei had a fatal flaw, she could not lie.
Whenever something happens, I want to solve it head-on. I am not good at maneuvering, let alone actively creating depth.
When she met people with bad intentions like Tang Qiu and Meng Su, she got angry and quarreled with them. But the current situation did not allow for quarreling, so she was so angry that she stared blankly.
Seeing Tang Mei blushing, her hateful eyes left Meng Su and stared at Tang Qiu who was standing not far away and peeking over here.
At this time, Su Ping smiled and said, "Aunt Meng must have made a mistake. I brought these clothes from Chang'an."
Meng Su squinted and said, "Brought here by Chang'an? Chang'an can also buy materials from the Palace Garment Bureau?"
"Hey, it seems that Aunt Meng knows a lot about weaving. Let me ask you for advice. What kind of stitching do you think this is made of?" Su Ping smiled and handed the sleeve to Meng Su. Meng Su didn't want to look at it, but Su
Ping directly put his sleeve on Meng Su's forehead.
He also said: "I'm sorry, Aunt Meng is short, but I raised my sleeves so high. It's really a sin."
In fact, Meng Su is not short, but she is not tall either. Especially in the aristocratic circle where taller figures are generally common, she looks more elegant.
As the saying goes, when a person is short-tempered, Su Ping's words are quite damaging. But when faced with those uneasy and well-meaning people, Su Ping never talked about morality with them. Just like Zhao Lian, the eldest son of Prince Qi, he wanted to harm
If Su Ping is killed, Su Ping will also have murderous intentions in his heart and cannot be merciful.
After Su Ping said a few words, the atmosphere at the scene changed. Tang Mei's face returned to normal and she smiled triumphantly. Although Meng Su didn't show any anger, the smile on her face became stiffer.
But she was very good at smoothing things over. She smiled mockingly and invited Tang Mei to sit in the backyard like a master. She also said that the sixth girl, Meng Qiao, had already arrived, and now you two family princesses can sit together.
Walking further inside, Su Ping searched with his eyes and saw no one he knew. But as soon as the idea came to his mind, he saw Tian Gan and Qiao Dongcheng standing at the door of the fifth entrance talking.
Of course Ma Tiangan of Nanyang County came with Nanyang Princess Meng Qiao, and why Qiao Dongcheng appeared here is unclear. But he was working for the King of Qi and came to Princess Chengfeng’s wedding
At the scene, it’s not worth making a fuss about.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Baoyu?"
Tian Gan came all the way to greet Su Ping and asked: "How is Brother Baoyu's literary talent? I just heard from King Feng that he would hold a poetry meeting at the wedding venue. If the poems are well done, he will reward him with a lot of money. In fact, money is not a big deal.
It doesn’t matter, the key point is that Tian is most afraid of reciting poems and composing poems. My poems are comparable, and they are more sour than that rice vinegar. Once you recite them, you will make people laugh."
Tang Mei took over the conversation and said: "If you don't know how to compose poetry, that's fine if you don't compose it. How can you make your generosity laugh?"
Tian Gan saluted Tang Mei and said: "The princess is unaware that His Highness Prince Feng is very interested today and insists on using the theme of 'Wu Ding Shenzhou' to wish Emperor Wanlong a great cause. Who do you think His Highness Prince Feng suggested?"
Dare you refute? If you refute, don’t you want Emperor Wanlong to conquer China with force?”
In fact, there was something wrong with Tian Gan's words. Prince Feng would not have gone to Ximen's house and forced those gentlemen to compose poems, especially since the leader of the clan, the censor, and General Huben Ximen Zaichi were still present.
But the younger generation cannot escape.
King Feng's proposal has been approved by Ximen Zaichi.
The Meng family and the Tang family were guests, and they also had to compose poems, which was like living with Ximen family.
Tian Gan was so anxious that his neck and face were red. He also said that if he didn't do well, he would be beaten again when he got home.
Su Ping asked Tang Mei in a low voice: Nanyang Princess Meng Qiao, how cruel is he?
Tang Mei said: "Don't listen to the nonsense of that man surnamed Tian. Meng Qiao beat him mostly because he was hooking up with others outside. He has eccentricities, and he only likes those with bound feet. As the son-in-law of a county horse, Meng Qiao was completely embarrassed."
With face, how could you not teach him a lesson?
Su Ping suddenly remembered that the two vicious and lavish women around Tian Gan that day were probably arranged by Meng Qiao to spy on him.