As soon as Shen Xiu finished speaking, the curtains of the three main rooms in the north were lifted.
A woman in her twenties, with beautiful appearance and gentle temperament came out.
To be fair, this woman is not very beautiful, but her beautiful eyebrows, fair skin, and gentle temperament immediately outshine most others.
When Shen Xiu saw the real person, she realized why Fan Guangzu would rather abandon the Huang family than keep this woman.
She took the initiative to step forward and introduce herself: "I am the embroiderer of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop. I am here at the request of Mrs. Fan, the shopkeeper."
Hearing that Mrs. Huang asked her to come, Lianniang's eyes turned around Shen Xiu, then she smiled and said, "Since it was my sister who asked you to come, then come in!"
Shen Xiu followed Lianniang into the house. There was a charcoal fire burning in the corner of the room. As soon as she entered, she felt as warm as spring. There was also a pot of narcissus placed on the small table next to the charcoal fire.
The whole room is decorated warmly and elegantly.
Shen Xiu thought about Huang's room again. There was a charcoal basin, but there were no bonsais like narcissus, and the furnishings in the room were also very monotonous.
She was sighing in her heart, but Lien Niang had already asked someone to serve tea, and said with a gentle smile: "Sister asked you to come, do you have anything to say?"
Shen Xiu came back to her senses and smiled: "She asked me to tell you that she will not be willing to give up Shopkeeper Fan to you. If you are sensible, you should leave Shopkeeper Fan as soon as possible."
"Sister, you really said that?" Lianniang couldn't help but have a look of pain on her face, "I never wanted to take away Shopkeeper Fan, I just wanted to have a place to stay. Shopkeeper Fan just took pity on me at the beginning." She said as she said
, while shedding tears.
Shen Xiu watched Lianniang's performance quietly, and suddenly said: "Since you just want a place to stay, then make an offer! As long as you are willing to leave Shopkeeper Fan, one or two hundred taels of silver should not be a problem.
.”
Lianniang paused for a moment, then took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped her tears and said, "I don't want money. Shopkeeper Fan is so kind to me, and I have promised him that I will take good care of him for the rest of my life. If I leave,
Now, who will take care of him in the future?"
The tears came as easily as I could, and the words I spoke were full of affection.
Shen Xiu wanted to applaud this Lotus Lady, but by this time, she had already determined that this Lotus Lady was indeed very problematic.
If it were an ordinary foreigner, hearing that the eldest lady couldn't accommodate him, he would at least show a trace of panic and uneasiness, but Lianniang's expression and tone meant that she didn't care about such a thing at all.
Her reaction was more like acting, with pain and tears coming at every turn.
Shen Xiu said lightly: "After you leave, someone will naturally take care of him. Aunt Lian won't think that Shopkeeper Fan can't live without you! Think about his eldest wife, who has taken care of the housework and provided for him for more than ten years.
He wants to raise children, but for the sake of you, whom he has only known for a few days, he will throw it behind his ears and abandon it as soon as he wants. Do you think a man's friendship is really that reliable? "
"Instead of relying on a man, it's better to take the money and leave." Shen Xiudao: "If you insist on refusing, then I might as well tell you. Shopkeeper Fan's eldest lady has already thought of a way to deal with you. Two days ago, she asked the people
I have fallen in love with a girl whose appearance is not only better than yours, but also has a very well-behaved personality. It’s just that she hasn’t made a final decision yet.”
Shen Xiudao: "Aunt Lian is so smart, she should know what to do!"
Lianniang looked at her steadily, her expression changing unpredictably.
Shen Xiu sat there calmly and asked with a faint smile: "Why is Aunt Lian looking at me like this?"
"Why can't you tolerate me so much?" Lianniang's face no longer showed the pretense of pain, but she just gritted her teeth, "I don't ask for fame or money, I just want to live a good life with Shopkeeper Fan.
.Why are you forcing me like this?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "It's not that we are forcing you, it's that you can't think of it yourself and insist on following Shopkeeper Fan. Anyway, I have already told you what I said, so think about it yourself!"
After she finished speaking, she stood up. After walking out for two steps, she turned back and said, "By the way, Shopkeeper Fan's eldest lady asked me to bring you a message. If you don't drink a toast, you will be fined. What did she say in Fucheng?"
There are also some connections, so if you want someone to leave quietly, it shouldn’t be difficult.”
After Shen Xiu finished speaking, she ignored Lianniang's pale face and walked out of the room with unhurried steps.
As soon as Lianniang waited for Shen Xiu to leave, she couldn't help but throw the tea cup.
The maid heard the noise and walked into the room.
Lianniang explained: "My hands were slippery, so I wet the tea cup."
The maid had no doubts, got up the broom and started sweeping.
Lianniang sat on the chair for a while and then said to the servant girl: "I'm going out for a while. There's no need to leave any food for me at noon."
"By the way, don't tell me about my going out."
After Lianniang said this, she changed her clothes and went out with a heavy heart.
As soon as she left this two-entry house, she saw a little beggar coming towards her, "Young lady, please do me a favor and give me something to eat!"
Lianniang had no intention of talking to a little beggar at the moment, and she ignored him and headed straight for her destination.
A quarter of an hour later, Lianniang arrived at an inn.
She asked the innkeeper about it and went up to the second floor.
The little beggar who was guarding outside the inn saw her entering the second floor, so he turned around to find someone to revive her.
"Which inn did she enter?"
The little beggar said: "I don't know the words. I only know that there is a medicine shop next to the inn."
After hearing this, Shen Xiu probably guessed which inn it was. She took out a piece of broken silver from her purse and handed it to the little beggar, "Thank you for your hard work. This is your errand fee."
The little beggar was very happy to receive the money and left happily.
Shen Xiu glanced in the direction of the inn, but it was a pity that Liu Hao did not follow her, otherwise she could have found out who met Lianniang.
She had something on her mind, so she kept her head down and thinking about it on the way back to the embroidery workshop.
Suddenly a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Ms. Shen, what a coincidence!"
Shen Xiu looked up and found that the person calling her was Mrs. Gu who had appeared in the embroidery workshop that day.
Mrs. Gu ordered the bearer to stop the sedan chair, lifted the curtain, and revealed a smiling face, "I originally planned to go to the embroidery workshop to meet you, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
Shen Xiu thought she was going to talk about double-sided embroidery, so she said: "Most of the double-sided embroidery has been embroidered. It will be done in a few days. I will definitely finish it before the fire party."
"Ms. Shen, you have misunderstood me." Mrs. Gu said with a smile: "I want to see you because I want to give you an invitation. If you are free, I would like to invite you to the fire party that day."
She invited herself to the fire party.
Shen Xiu thought she had heard wrong and declined: "Madam, you are too polite. All the people in your house are powerful guests. As an embroiderer, I'd better not cause any trouble."
"Ms. Shen, you don't have to be modest." Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "I was asked to send this invitation by my lord. You probably don't know yet, but my husband is the prefect of Qin. The prefect of Qin has always valued Wei Yan, and you are Wei Yan's wife. , naturally qualified to participate in this fire party."