In Kyoto, Chu Yunjing has never stepped out of the palace since he returned home. Prince Qi’s palace has never had an owner since it was opened. According to the rules of the great feudal society, the prince should be married before he can open the palace. This palace was given to the wedding last year.
The Queen also gave a mansion specially prepared for her.
The housekeeper Meng Jixiang in the palace used to serve King Qi in the palace. He was a eunuch. Meng Jixiang was very efficient in doing things. Chu Yunjing was very satisfied with this assistant. But Meng Jixiang was not one of her own, and she always felt that Meng Jixiang was in the palace.
Sent to monitor him.
When I returned home that day, in addition to Chu Yi, He and her younger siblings, I also saw Sun De. Perhaps she was the one who supported Sun De. Now he is doing better in the mansion than before, but he is still insignificant in the Chu mansion.
character.
She likes Sun De very much. He is smooth and adaptable. He is mainly obedient. None of the errands she sends are not completed satisfactorily. That is to say, in the Chu Mansion, Sun De is not reused by the stupid master and mistress.
If he were in the old house, he would probably be the boss long ago.
She thought about finding an opportunity to get Sun De over so that she could have a loyal male steward.
On this day, she received a letter from Yongzhou. Since she returned to Kyoto, she has been exchanging letters with Yongzhou.
Today's letter is from her aunt: It's like seeing each other, everything is well in Yongzhou, don't miss it! Grandpa is healthy and the family is as usual. The Wei family has entered the school, but it was not good at first, so Qingshu moved to Xia County, teaching young children from a poor family.
, quite effective. Do you think you are well? Yongzhou - Yuan Jingchuan.
She sat by the desk under the window, her hands unfolding the treasure-like letters, her eyes full of expectation.
After receiving the news that Yongzhou was safe, she felt extremely at ease and immediately wrote a reply: Xiao Jing is the best, everything is fine! I miss my grandpa so much, and my aunt, please don't worry about grandpa. Sister Wei has found a way out for herself, and the younger sister is happy!
A few words cannot express her countless thoughts, but she only wishes that the people she cares about live a long and safe life.
The letter revealed that Wei Qingshu went to Xia County to teach young children from poor families. She is really a great virtue for being able to use what she has learned throughout her life to help poor students.
Most of the great feudal lords respected the clan princes, and students from poor families had little chance of pursuing an official career. Wei Qingshu's father was an example. There were also many talented and virtuous young people who were buried by the evil world.
She stamped the written letter with ink, called Si Yu and Qian Guanguan, checked the letter up and down before handing it to Qian Guanguan with confidence: "Guanguan, go and send this letter to Yongzhou, and then send it to Qian Guanguan."
Pass Sun De over."
Qian Guanguan responded, and she thought of something again and added: "Just take Sun De to the fourth shop on East Street. I'll wait for him there."
Although Qian Guanguan was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just suppressed his doubts in his heart and retreated after the order.
Chu Yunjing's face was full of joy. She sat in front of the dressing table and picked around to dress herself up. It was obvious that she was going out.
It was not suitable to be ostentatious but dignified, so she put on a pearl-engraved gold comb, inserted a small pearl in the back of her hair and rocked it. She looked left and right in the mirror, and her lips curled up in satisfaction.
"Which coat should I wear?" Si Yu was choosing clothes for her.
She looked at herself and saw the piece of bergamot jade tied around her waist. Ever since she got this piece of jade, she had always tied it around her waist. It is suitable for daily wear at home. It is neither thin nor thick. "It's half past midsummer and the weather is getting hotter. Take that piece of jade
A piece of purple cloud gauze."
Si Yu brought a purple fine-lined long-sleeved coat with small pearls embroidered all around. This dress was a gift from Concubine Zhang, and the fabric was tribute. This kind of yarn is difficult to produce, and it is inevitably spoiled during the coloring process. It can only be used every year.
Five horses were produced, and the Holy Spirit rewarded two horses to Concubine Zhang. Concubine Zhang made two clothes for Chu Yunjing out of purple cloud colors and sent them as a wedding gift along with a bunch of other gifts.
After everything was settled, he took Si Yu to the carriage. She was curious why Su Hua didn't follow.
East Street is not as prosperous and bustling with people as the main street, but more of a civilian atmosphere.
She was helped out of the car. Sun De and Qian Guanguan were already waiting for her. She didn't want to make too much of a show, so she motioned for everyone to get in quickly and asked the carriage to wait at the back door.
After entering, she asked all four shops to close their doors and called the chief shopkeeper over.
She sat on the throne with dignity and dignity, and her unsmiling look was very awe-inspiring.
"I have purposely renovated these four shops. The silk and satin business is not easy to do anyway, so why not do something else?"
The big shopkeeper at the bottom bowed humbly: "My boss's shop can be whatever you want. I wonder what kind of business my boss wants to do?"
Everyone was curious about what she was going to do instead and waited quietly for her to speak.
She said without thinking: "Bookstore!"
The big shopkeeper below thinks he heard it wrong. The boss wants to choose a bookstore that is even more difficult to build?
"My boss, I don't quite understand. The most important thing in doing business is to make money. According to my understanding, if you open a bookstore, it may not be easier than it is now!" The big shopkeeper's tone was laced with sarcasm.
"Business is indeed not easy to do, so I asked my people to do it, and the big shopkeeper should retire early!" She said in a nonchalant tone as she took a sip of the tea specially prepared for her.
The big shopkeeper panicked: "This...this...how did I offend my boss? In the past, my old boss didn't come here very often and it was all under management. Could it be that the new boss doesn't trust me?"
"Of course I'm not convinced. How much money have you made from it over the years? Do you want me to list it all for you?" She raised an eyebrow and asked.
The big shopkeeper was shocked and said hesitantly: "You...how did you know about it?"
She had already corrected the accounts. In the past, Yuan Ting had a lot of business, so naturally he couldn't take care of this small shop. Someone with an intention took advantage of the loophole. The big shopkeeper knew that his old boss didn't care about these shops, so he made hasty false accounts.
, she discovered the clues after just a few glances, and was just waiting for the right opportunity to make her announcement.
"Whether this business can be successful or not depends solely on the shopkeeper you choose. If you are too lazy to even complete fake accounts, how can I dare to use it?" She sighed and shook her head.
In fact, this amount of money is nothing to her. If she had not made new plans for these four shops, I am afraid she would not have exposed this matter. It was all charity to the old shopkeeper. After all, she had worked here for half her life.
not easy.
She didn't want to look at the old man's appearance. There were still big things to do next. She waved to Si Yu: "Si Yu, give what you have prepared to the big shopkeeper. From now on, we can forget about him."
I saw the big shopkeeper's mouth opened, and he wanted to say something to defend himself. He raised his head and met Chu Yunjing's sharp gaze. He didn't dare to say anything anymore. He was exposed in public, and his age was something he couldn't be ashamed of.
With a disappointed look on his face, he took the money bag from Si Yu's hand, kowtowed and said goodbye.
She drank the tea in one gulp, smacked her lips, and nodded frequently: "Well, good tea, I will serve this tea to the guests from now on."
Several people looked puzzled. Should we serve tea to customers when we open a bookstore?
She slowly stood up and looked inside and outside: "Sun De! This silk satin should be sold at a cheap price!"
Sun De quickly stepped forward and agreed. Although he didn't understand what the young lady was going to do, the assigned work would always be done.
"There are also these four small doors. They are all smashed. Let me make them into big door plaques like those from Yunjianlai. Only by making them more grand can we show that our business is big, isn't it?" She pointed to the store door again, proudly.
explain.
"The wall in the middle was broken down. The four rooms are obviously connected together, why not make them into one? Isn't it tiring to run around?"
"There's also the second floor. Let me smash the partition wall on the second floor too!"
"Don't keep nodding. Do you understand what I want?" She looked at Sun De, who was nodding like a chicken.
She had already had a plan in her mind, and now she just had to realize it. The person who would realize it must be Sun De, so Sun De must understand what she was thinking.
Sun De didn't quite understand it at the moment. He scratched his head and expressed confusion: "Well... I really don't understand. Miss, are you going to make these four rooms into one? With a second floor?"
"Yeah! That's what it means. I want that kind of majestic and bookish shop. Do you understand?"
Sun De couldn't wait to think about it: "Well... this bookstore with the aroma of books is not difficult, but it is majestic? How can we transform it?"
She shook her head helplessly, and an idea suddenly popped into her mind: "You still don't understand, have you been to Yunjian?"
What always appeared in her mind was the majestic appearance of Yunjianlai, as if it was so shocking that people would just say, "It's so luxurious."
Sun De shook his head in embarrassment: "Oh, miss, how can a young man with such a status get to that kind of place? Isn't this a loss of life?"
Si Yu and Qian Guanguan were silent behind them, but when they heard this, they snickered in unison.
"Hey, you've never been there, how can you know what it's like inside? I feel it's majestic just from the outside, so... let's go there tonight and learn from it."
Sun De really didn't understand what the relationship between opening a bookstore and that kind of smoke and willows was, so he still wanted to learn from it?
"Well... this... it's not good for a young lady to be a prostitute," Sun De said awkwardly, but he was actually very happy.
"It doesn't matter, I'll just wear men's clothes, and you will be my attendant. Let's keep a low profile." She continued to scan the store layout nonchalantly. In the past, she often wore men's clothes in Yongzhou and went to places where only men could go.
Sun De still had concerns: "This... what if adults know about this?"
She turned around and looked at Sun De impatiently: "Hey, you idiot, if you don't tell me, I won't tell you, and if they don't tell me, who will know? Don't think that I don't know your little calculations, just say that you dare not
Because of my status, I actually want to go in and have a look!"
She mocked her, causing Sun De's face to turn red, and he giggled in embarrassment.
She spoke earnestly and thoughtfully to Sun De: "When I go back today, I will ask Aunt An to go to the Minister's Mansion to get your deed. From now on, you will be solely in charge of the bookstore. I know that you will handle the matter properly. As a housewife, I
It's not easy for people to show their faces all the time. I don't ask for anything else, as long as you are loyal to me."
After hearing these words, Sun De was already in tears, and he knelt down and kowtowed. He had worked hard all his life to finally be appreciated, even a woman would be heartbroken.
"Oh, my aunt! I knew I had seen the right person, and I knew that Miss would never forget me, Sun De. Don't worry, Miss. From now on, there will be mountains of swords and seas of fire, and I, Sun De, will have no choice but to do so."