After getting along for a few days, the two girls became good sisters who talked about everything. They ignored each other on the topic of love and pushed each other back and forth. How could Shao Yan not know the thoughts of his daughter's family?
, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "You two, stop fighting. Brother Shao knows that you are interested in me, so why don't you just stay with me and enter the palace as my concubine?"
This boy is extremely thick-skinned. What he said made the two girls blush. Zhang Er and Zhang San clapped their hands and applauded. Wang Wu laughed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, these two girls are all born with beauty. Sooner or later
It’s time to enter the harem”
The faces of the two girls became even more rosy, and everyone laughed. Only Bai Mei frowned and said, "Marriage is no trivial matter. My master is not young anymore. It's time to choose a beauties in the harem. I think this matter should be done."
Report it to the Empress Dowager first, and then leave it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to take care of it."
The old guy was either taciturn or always trying to bring out some of the red tape in the palace. Shao Yan felt upset and waved his hands quickly: "That's not necessary. Marriage and love should promote equality between men and women. Women still have the right to choose a husband for themselves."
"Young master, what you said is wrong. Marriage should follow the orders of parents and the matchmaker's words. Women in the world have always paid attention to the three obediences and the four virtues. When you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog."
"Okay, okay, Sir Bai, there is no need to say more. I already know the matter of choosing a concubine, so there is no need for you to worry about it." Shao Yan said tirelessly: "I am leaving the palace today and don't want to talk about the palace affairs anymore."
"Your Majesty, you should not be careless when choosing a concubine. My daughter Ruxue is not qualified enough. This girl is used to idleness in the world. I am worried that she will cause trouble in the palace. Besides, her face..." Bai Mei did not continue.
Shao Yan understood what he meant. The old guy kept saying that he just felt that the scar on Ruxue's face was ugly. Shao Yan didn't like his way of judging people by their appearance and scolded him: "Enough of this topic.
We’ll talk about it after we return to the palace. If anyone mentions this matter in my ears again, I won’t forgive you lightly.”
"Yes" Bai Mei had to keep silent. Bai Ruxue understood what her father meant and touched the crescent scar on her face. She was filled with emotions. Her father was right. Any concubine selected into the palace would not be a national beauty.
Tianxiang, and with a face like this, I'm afraid I can't even enter the palace gate. Bai Ruxue, Bai Ruxue, you'd better give up on this idea as soon as possible.
What Bai Mei said before was like a basin of cold water, mercilessly extinguishing the two burning hearts. Seeing that the faces of the two girls were not pretty, Shao Yan rolled his eyes at Bai Mei, scolding him for being too verbose, and then pulled the two girls.
The girl held her hand and said with a smile: "Yunyun, Ruxue, we won't practice sword practice today, just go shopping with me."
The two girls were very happy. Before going out, Shao Yan called the Zhang brothers and Wang Wu aside and whispered some tasks to them. The three of them nodded obediently, and then quickly walked out of the Bai Mansion. Bai Mei saw
Shao Yan deliberately moved away the people around him, fearing that he would be included in them, so he quickly walked in front to lead the way for Shao Yan and others. Shao Yan smiled lightly and said: "Master Bai, I have them protecting me, so you don't have to go."
Now, stay in the house and look after the door.”
"This..." When Bai Mei was dull, Shao Yan had already strode out with the two girls. After a while, the three of them came to the street together, watching the bustling and noisy scene while walking, and the three of them walked and stopped.
, sometimes picking out various decorations in front of the stalls, sometimes walking into some grocery stores to stay for a while
The streets in Luojing were very long, and the three of them walked for a long time without getting through them. As they walked, Shao Yan saw a shop specializing in selling jewelry on the roadside, so he strode in, followed by two girls.
behind
The layout of ancient shops is roughly the same as that of modern times. Some goods are usually placed on the counter for customers to choose. Shao Yan looked at the shapes and colors of gold hairpins, jade bracelets, necklaces, jade pendants and other women's accessories on the counter.
They are all different. Shao Yan took a look at the two dark green jade hairpins, raised his head and asked the shop owner: "Shopkeeper, how do you sell these two jade hairpins?"
"This guest has a good eye. These two jade hairpins are the latest styles that our store has arrived this year. If the guest likes them, I can give you a cheaper price."
Shao Yan was amused in his heart. The businessman's mouth was so good that he could talk about such an ordinary thing in a dazzling way. He asked with a smile: "Then what are you going to do to make it cheaper?"
The shopkeeper smiled with a smile on his face, gave a thumbs up and said: "The original price is fifty taels a piece. If you buy both, how about ninety taels?"
"Ninety taels? You might as well grab it, can it be less?" Shao Yan asked
"This way, eighty taels cannot be any less. If it is any less, the shop will really lose money."
"One price, fifty taels. If you want to sell it, just sell it. If you don't want to sell it, just tell us. We can go to another house and have a look." Shao Yan and the others pretended to leave. The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "You three, please stay. I'll take a look."
You sincerely want to buy these two jade hairpins, how about fifty-five taels?"
Yun Yun said angrily: "It's just fifty taels, not one point too much, not one point too little."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a while and reluctantly nodded: "Well, since the three of you are so sincere, I will make an exception and suffer a loss. I hope that the three of you can bring business to the shop next time." After that, he picked up the jade hairpin and shook it.
Yan walked over and was about to pay the bill, but saw the shopkeeper suddenly covering his forehead and shouting that he was dizzy. He let go of his hands, and the two jade hairpins fell to the ground with a clatter, and suddenly broke into two pieces. At this moment, behind the shop,
A tough man walked out and hurried to help the shopkeeper: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
The shopkeeper pointed at Shao Yan and others and said: "He, they want to steal the jade hairpin, and they even beat people."
Shao Yan and the others were shocked, my god, there are such despicable people in the world, damn, you idiots want to blackmail me, I will just play with you.
Yun Yun said angrily: "Shopkeeper, why are you so slanderous? Have we ever robbed you of your jade hairpin?"
Bai Ruxue glared at the shopkeeper angrily and said: "Old man, we all think you are an upright businessman. We hope you can speak with evidence. When has our young master ever beaten you? It was clearly you who just didn't
If you accidentally fall, what does it have to do with our young master?"
"You, you are still making excuses, well, if you don't want to admit it, then we can only meet you in court," the shopkeeper said angrily. The man next to him stared at Shao Yan angrily and said, "Look at how poorly you are all dressed.
Decent, I didn’t expect them to be bald guys.”
"Bold, do you know who you are talking to now?" the two girls said in unison.
Shao Yan chuckled, "You two girls, we have been blackmailed. It is useless to say anything now. I never thought that there are such profiteers in the capital city at the foot of the world. It seems that the current emperor has not done enough.
"
The shopkeeper said fiercely: "You dare to slander the current emperor? To tell you the truth, the current emperor visited the shop two days ago. If he finds out, I guarantee you will be killed."
After that, Bai Ruxue smiled, this old guy is really good at making things up. Shao Yan chuckled and said in a leisurely manner: "Shopkeeper, you said that the Lord visited your shop two days ago? Then you must have met him.
Damn it, the late emperor passed away five days ago, didn’t you know? Besides, the new emperor has just ascended the throne today, so why would he come to visit you? "
The shopkeeper realized that he was full of loopholes, but refused to give up, so he said shamelessly: "So, so what? The new emperor came to the shop before he ascended the throne. You slandered the current emperor. If you bring trouble to the government, you will be punished by death. We will also
I don’t want to make the matter bigger, but if you are willing to pay for these two jade hairpins, then we will not pursue this matter.”
Seeing that the shopkeeper was deliberately using the topic to play off the topic, Shao Yan laughed casually and said: "Losing money is not a problem. How much is it?"
"Double the price, two hundred taels," the shopkeeper said, raising his hands.
"What, two hundred taels? Are you too dark-hearted as a shopkeeper?" Yunyun was stunned. Bai Ruxue waved her sword and put it on the shopkeeper's neck, saying angrily: "Don't say it's two hundred taels, it's just a penny.
, we won’t give it to you”
"Then you just wait to see the official!" the man next to the shopkeeper said arrogantly. The father and son were very confident, and it was obvious that there was a powerful backstage behind them.