Chapter 20: Three Visits to the Thatched House
Chai Li's face was also quite ugly, just like an overturned dyeing plate, colorful: blue and white, white and purple, purple and black. Eventually, it was as black as the bottom of a pot, like a dark cloud.
How can it be that the dog's eyes look down on people's lowness!
That's it, just look down on me like that?!
Isn't it from the prince to the county king?
In the past, not long ago, the people of the Qian family even asked someone to bring him a message, wanting to give him his concubine as a side concubine! Now, isn't he a county king? So, you look down on him like this?!
Hearing that her father and grandfather turned Chai Li away, Qian Meimei was so angry that she didn't take into account the dignity of the noble daughter of the family for the first time in her life, and rushed directly to her father's study to ask.
"Daddy, are you so confused that you turned King Rui away? Grandpa is old, he is really confused, Daddy, you are in the prime of life, can't you be confused too! ”
As soon as Qian Meimei rushed into the study, she didn't say a word, and smashed her head and face.
Qian Guan was very annoyed by his daughter's unreasonable questioning, and suddenly stood up and scolded: "Qian Meimei, what do you want to do?" Look at you like this, do you still have any rules and etiquette for everyone?! It's not like words, it's so unlikely! The female precepts you read, the three obedience and four virtues you read, and the rules and etiquette you learned, have you all learned in the dog's belly?! ”
In front of the maid and scholar, being reprimanded by her father like this, Qian Meimei was very embarrassed. If she had changed her normal life, she would have walked away long ago. However, today is extraordinary, thinking about the purpose of coming to his father, he forcibly endured the humiliation in his heart, knelt down and confessed his mistake to Qian Guan: "Daddy, it's the daughter who is wrong, the daughter shouldn't be so rude to her father!" ”
Qian Guan's face looked a little better.
Qian Meimei hurriedly explained: "Daddy, my daughter is so rude because she is too anxious. But ah, Daddy, although our family is a big family in Jiangnan, it is not comparable to the royal family and nobles. When King Rui came to our house, he must have wanted to marry our family, so you shouldn't turn him away! ”
Qian Guan glared at her unhappily: "What do you know?" What is King Rui, it's just King Ruijun, between the prince and the king of the county, but there is a big difference of rank! ”
Qian Meimei argued unconvinced: "Daddy, the prince of the county is the king, and he is also the son of the emperor, and he also has a promising future, and it is also unattainable for us people." ”
Qian Guan: "You are wrong, if he was the king of the county from the beginning, it is really unattainable, and it is very promising." However, he was originally the prince, and now he has been demoted to the king of the county, and the future is very bad! ”
When Qian Meimei heard this, she couldn't help but chuckle in her heart: Yes, what her father said makes sense, and this is indeed the case.
But even so, so what? Chai Li is still the king of the county and the son of the emperor, if he marries him in the future, how can he get the title of princess of the county. In the future, the sisters and sisters in this house, as well as those arrogant cousins, and those ladies and ladies who usually look down on her as a concubine, will kowtow when they see her!
Even if there is little hope of becoming a queen, it is better to be a princess and squeeze into the circle of noblewomen in the capital, which is much better than staying in Jiangnan and being a concubine for others in the future!
No one understands that Chai Li at this moment is estimated to be exhausted, waiting for the Qian family's financial support. If it weren't for that, how could she get the status of a side concubine as a concubine in her previous life? In her previous life, it was only many years late, and Chai Li didn't come to the door until she turned twenty years old.
In this life, because of Yu Anzhi's sudden repentance, he became engaged to Shen Zhan. Without the support of the Yu family, the economic situation in Chai Li Mansion is now very bad. In this way, if she asks Chai Li for the status of a concubine, it is estimated that he will agree.
She is very confident and considers herself the second most beautiful woman in Jiangnan.
The first beauty is Li Lili, the Li family's young lady she hates the most.
The Li family, which is also a big family in Jiangnan, is a little worse than the Qian family. In fact, in terms of prestige, the Li family is definitely the first in Jiangnan. It's just that the Li family is a scholarly family, a seven-jinshi, and they are all clear streams. Those who are officials in the court are all Qing officials. In other words, the Li family is far inferior to the Qian family in terms of money. If the Qian family is the richest man, then the Li family is estimated to be ranked in the thirtieth position.
And between the first place and the thirtieth place, the gap in wealth is huge. The first place is the family of the super-rich; The thirtieth place can only be regarded as a small rich family.
This is why, in his previous and present lives, Chai Li did not fall in love with the daughter of the Li family, but fell in love with the daughter of the Qian family.
In order to convince her father, Qian Meimei exerted all her strength.
"Daddy, don't care what you say, Chai Li is also the emperor's son. He is both civil and military, handsome, and among the princes, he looks the most similar to the emperor. And the original King of Qin, the current crown prince, is actually not liked by the emperor. ”
She was full of interest, but before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Qian Guan: "You are talking nonsense, right?" How do you know that King Ruijun looks similar to the emperor? How do you know that King Qin is not favored by the emperor? If that's the case, why did the emperor make him the crown prince? Aren't you talking nonsense? ”
Qian Meimei was not in a hurry: "Daddy, I learned the news by extreme chance, as for the source of the news, my daughter promised that the person could not say it." If you don't say it, it will cause a big disaster for our Qian family, so it's better not to ask Daddy! Anyway, what I said, there is no half a lie. I'm your daughter, I won't deceive you, this kind of thing, lying, won't do me any good! ”
After speaking, without waiting for Qian Guan to say anything, she preemptively said: "Daddy, that Ruijun King, I have seen it once from afar." He was a tall, handsome, extraordinary man, and the emperor's domineering spirit was revealed. I think his future future is bound to be limitless. The daughter thought that if the daughter became his person in the future, the father would not have to be oppressed by the woman and his son. The position of the young master of the Qian family, Daddy can sit firmly, and Grandpa will not always use the woman's son to teach Daddy! ”
That woman refers to Qian Meimei's step-grandmother, Qian Meimei's grandmother, who is her grandfather's original match. When my grandmother gave birth, she died in childbirth, and later my grandfather married a stepfamily. is the same as his father, and there is a second uncle and eldest aunt.
The step-grandmother is a vicious person, but she is also very good at disguise, and she treats and oppresses the three children of the original match in private. However, on the surface, she pretended to be the most virtuous and kind stepmother in the world.
Qian Guan and his younger siblings were not killed by her, and they could grow so big, because Qian Guan's grandmother protected them. No, the grass on the graves of the three men grew taller than men.
Qian Guan's father, who was deceived and induced by his stepwife, always thought that the three children born to the original match did not study well, were very disrespectful to his stepwife, and were also very bad for the children born to his stepwife. Therefore, the father prefers the children born to his stepwife and is very indifferent to the three children born to the original wife. If it weren't for Qian Guan's grandmother's insistence, the position of the young master of the Qian family would definitely not be Qian Guan's turn to sit.
Over the years, the stepbrother and stepmother have been staring at the position of this young master, wanting to snatch the past. Qian Guan's grandmother also passed away last year, and there is no one to protect Qian Guan anymore. Therefore, the position of the young master, for Qian Guan, has long been crumbling.
It's nothing, if you don't be a young master, it's actually nothing. It's just that this position can't be easily given up. Because, if the position of the young master cannot be kept, his little life will be gone.
The stepmother and her children are not ordinary vicious.
Qian Guan was moved by his daughter's words.
Yes, if the daughter can become the royal daughter-in-law, then in the future, will the stepmother and her children still have the courage to murder him? Will his father still ignore him, snub him, and look down on him like he did in the past?
No, as long as the daughter can climb to the king of Ruijun, then all the worries and troubles will no longer exist!
Qian Guan hesitated and said, "Then you say, why did King Ruijun come to our house?" ”
Qian Meimei: "It is estimated that because of money, the biological mother of King Ruijun has a low status, and if she wants to achieve great things, she must not spend a lot of money to cultivate talents, cultivate guards and secret guards." This costs a lot of money, and it is estimated that the king of Ruijun does not have enough money, so he wants to marry our family. Our family sponsored him some money, and he used his status to give our family some benefits in other aspects. It's a win-win. ”
What she said was half-true and half-false, she couldn't say that Chai Li was so poor that she was ding, for fear that her father would know the truth, and he would look down on Chai Li and refuse to listen to her again.
Qian Guan nodded frequently when he heard this: "Your analysis is very correct, except for this reason, the prince of Ruijun has no reason to take the initiative to visit our house." ”
couldn't help frowning: "But, we have turned him away, is he still willing to deal with us now?" There are so many wealthy people in Jiangnan, he doesn't necessarily have to look for us? Perhaps, he has now married another family, and maybe he can't say. ”
When Qian Meimei heard this, she immediately became anxious: "Daddy, the situation is urgent, you must go to King Ruijun immediately." Daddy, listen to me, when the time comes, you will say that you are not at home today, and you don't know that the county king has come to visit our house. When you returned, as soon as you heard about it, you hastened to make amends. In this way, King Ruijun will definitely not be angry with you, and will definitely treat you kindly. Moreover, her daughter is the second most beautiful woman in Jiangnan and has outstanding talents, so there is no reason why the king of the county will give it up easily. ”
Qian Meimei was so anxious that her eyes were red: "Daddy, you go quickly, your attitude must be good, but you can't be too humble!" ”
As he spoke, he went to the drawer of the desk and flipped out a portrait of himself: "Daddy, this portrait was painted by me not long ago, you show it to the king of the county, he will definitely like his daughter!" ”
He reminded again: "Daddy, this time, you will bring a silver ticket of 50,000 taels, and say that it is a gift to make amends, and please accept it." This represents your sincerity, and my daughter believes that the king of the county will never bother with you again! ”
"Okay, just listen to my daughter." Qian Guan nodded hurriedly, turned around and went back to his bedroom, took out five silver tickets of 10,000 taels, and hurriedly took people out.
Not far from home, there is a big inn, and there is a good chance that the king of Ruijun will stay there.
Sure enough, his guess was right, Chai Li lived in the inn called Jiulixiang. This inn, a first-class room, costs thirty taels of silver a night, which makes the poor King Ruijun feel distressed.
Now he is really poor! In the accounts of the house, there were only more than 100 taels of silver, and when he came to Jiangnan, he gritted his teeth and pawned a few pieces of jewelry, which was enough for 2,000 taels of silver.
If you don't pawn, you can't pawn it, come to Jiangnan, as the king of the county, you can't eat and drink and live, you can't be too shabby, right? It's a must, I'm going to slap a swollen face and become fat. Moreover, these pieces of jewelry were given to him by Yu Anzhi in the past. There are only a few things left that can be pawned, and the others are all given by the emperor and cannot be pawned.
It was very easy to pass the money, so I inquired about where Chai Li was staying.
After all, there are not many nobles from the capital in the past two days. With Qian Guan's connections and identity, it is naturally easy to inquire about it.
Chai Li heard that the uncle of the Qian family asked to see him, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed.
However, on the surface, I still have to pretend: "No, who is this king, not everyone can see it casually!" ”
The guy had no choice but to step back.
Qian Guan was very anxious, and took out ten taels of silver to the guy: "Excuse me, go and pass it on again, and say that I have something important to ask to see." ”
The man took the ten taels of silver, and his heart blossomed, but his face looked embarrassed: "Okay, I'll just look at Uncle Qian's face, and I'll bother the prince again." ”
Naturally, he was rejected by the scheming Chai Li.
Uncle Qian asked to see him for the second time, and it is conceivable that this person is very anxious to see him. In this way, you can stretch it again, and it is also good to grasp the initiative and facilitate bargaining when the time comes.
Qian Guan was rejected again, and he couldn't help but be disheartened.
However, this time, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he remembered the allusion of "three visits to the thatched house". So, I decided to give up my face and ask the man to pass it on again.
The idea was certain, so he gave the guy another ten taels of silver: "This little brother, please help me pass it on again, thank you!" ”
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