Chapter 17: Rumors

Li Xiaonuan smiled clearly,

"If the master doesn't want to see people, he will say that Yunyou has gone?"

Old Madam Li smiled and nodded,

"That's about it, I didn't know it at the time, so I came back, after a month, I went again, the abbot said that the master Yunyou has not come back, just like that, I went seven or eight times in a row, and at the end of the year, the master still did not come back, so I was suspicious, simply lived in the temple, and told the abbot that I would stay until the master came back."

Li Xiaonuan raised her eyebrows and looked at Mrs. Li with a smile, and Mrs. Li also laughed,

"When the ancestor was young, he was also a little stubborn, and just like that, I lived in the temple for a month."

Old Madam Li paused and fell silent, and after a long while, she sighed and said:

"Later, the abbot came to me and said that the master had said that he would let me go back, and I would know that the master would not see me no matter what."

Li Xiaonuan blinked her eyes unexpectedly, and Mrs. Li reached out to caress her face, and said with a smile:

"Don't be surprised, this is all over the capital, all over the world, there are only a few people the master is willing to see, it's not surprising that the ancestor doesn't have this blessing, you are a blessed one, more blessed than the old ancestor, after a few years, although the old ancestor still went every year and last year, until now, he has not been able to see the master."

"The old ancestor said that he was extraordinary, just because Lord Gu was called in? Just because he doesn't see anyone? ”

Li Xiaonuan asked suspiciously, Old Madam Li laughed, her eyes flashed with wisdom, her upper body leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice:

"Have you heard of the New Year's incense of the Gospel Temple?"

Li Xiaonuan nodded again and again,

"I have heard that before noon on the first day of the first month of the first month of each year, the Gospel Temple only respects a pillar of incense to pray for the blessing of the world.

"I've asked people to inquire about this matter carefully, and this rule hasn't been around for many years, and it only existed when the master came to the Gospel Temple."

Mrs. Li straightened up and said with a smile, Li Xiaonuan's eyes widened in surprise, Mrs. Li took a sip of tea from her cup, looked at Li Xiaonuan, and then said:

"In the past ten years, I have been paying attention to the Gospel Temple, the forest behind the Gospel Temple, all year round is close to people, Chinese New Year's Eve night to the first day of the new year, the entire Gospel Temple is close to people, a temple, how can there be such a force?"

Li Xiaonuan wrung her brows, thought about it carefully, nodded, Old Madam Li looked at her gently, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile:

"This matter, in the heart of the ancestor for more than ten years, he never dared to say it, alas, no one can tell the ancestor that this is not"

Li Xiaonuan smiled and was about to speak, but Mrs. Li raised her hand to stop her,

"You listen to me first, this incense, what kind of burning method is it, I'm afraid that there is some exquisiteness, in the twelfth year of Tianxi, when I congratulated on New Year's Day, I found something strange."

Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, and she continued with a smile:

"I told you, Cheng Guifei has been the highest-ranking concubine in the palace since she entered the palace, and she presides over the New Year's Day pilgrimage of the internal and external women every year, on the first day of the twelfth day of Tianxi, Cheng Guifei did not come out to preside over this pilgrimage, nor was she in the palace, and she didn't rush back until the end of the year, I happened to be close that day, Cheng Guifei's body was full of sandalwood fragrance, and I went to the Gospel Temple the most, and the fragrance could be smelled as soon as I smelled it."

Li Xiaonuan raised her eyebrows in surprise and her eyes widened, Old Madam Li leaned back and said slowly:

"In the second year, Cheng Guifei gave birth to King Jing, if you look at the present, maybe ......."

Li Xiaonuan nodded clearly, tilted her head and thought for a while, but she didn't come up with a solution, Mrs. Li looked at her with a smile and explained:

"The master must be extraordinary, if he is willing to see you, you must go often, only good"

Li Xiaonuan's eyes dodged slightly, wiped his nose with a handkerchief, and didn't dare to answer, last time, I don't know if it offended him. Li Xiaonuan reached out and touched the cup on the couch, and said with a smile:

"This tea is cold, I'll let someone change the heat."

Old Madam Li looked at Li Xiaonuan with a smile and nodded.

Li Xiaonuan walked to the door of the main house, called the little girl in, and was about to turn around and go in, when she saw Lan Chu standing under the verandah from a distance, and waved at her carefully, Li Xiaonuan lowered her eyes, turned around and entered the house, took the tea from the little girl's tray, and presented it to Mrs. Li, bent her knees and reported with a smile:

"Ancestor, in the morning, I asked Mama Liu to draw up a menu for the festival, it should be okay now, I'll go to the big kitchen to have a look, and then take the list and come over to show the ancestor."

Old Madam Li smiled and nodded, and Li Xiaonuan bent her knees and withdrew.

Yukou and Lan Chu hurriedly followed out of the courtyard.

Li Xiaonuan paused, Lan Chu waved his hand to signal the jade button, the jade button understood, followed a few steps behind, Lan Chu approached Li Xiaonuan, and said in a low voice:

"Miss Chaoyun is here, saying that there is an emergency, you must see the girl, and now the big kitchen is waiting."

Li Xiaonuan nodded, turned around and walked in the direction of the big kitchen, Lan Chu turned around and waved his hand, and the jade buckle went back to Yanshuxuan by himself.

Chaoyun was in the large kitchen warehouse, accompanying the head of the kitchen, Mama Liu, to check the dry goods sent in, and seeing Li Xiaonuan coming in with Lan Chu, Mama Liu hurriedly walked over with a smile on her face, bent her knees and bowed, and said affectionately:

"What's the matter with the girl, just call a little girl over and give an order, why do you still work and the girl comes over in person?"

Li Xiaonuan looked at Mama Liu with a smile and said:

"I heard that the new proprietor of the north and south stores of Fu Ji came to deliver the goods in person today, I came to take a look, the proprietor has changed, and I don't know if I can be as honest and trustworthy as the old proprietor."

Chaoyun hurriedly took two steps forward, bowed on his knees, and said with a hearty smile:

"Girl, but please rest assured, the little **** business is not a day or two, naturally know the word integrity, worth a thousand dollars, today is the third delivery, the girl asked this grandmother, is it good."

Li Xiaonuan turned her head to look at Mama Liu, Mama Liu nodded again and again, and said with a smile:

"It's better than the original, the goods are good, the pounds are two-legged, and the people are kind."

Li Xiaonuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, turned her head to look at Mama Liu and said:

"I also want to inquire with this Chaoyun girl about a few things, which are used in the palace and palace."

Mama Liu hurriedly smiled and retreated, turned around and walked out of the warehouse, Lan Chu walked to the door of the warehouse, and carefully watched left and right.

Chaoyun leaned closer in front of Li Xiaonuan, and said in a hurried whisper:

"There is a girl named Zhou Jianning, do you know who it is?"

"Well, I know, it's the eldest son of the second room of the Zhenning Hou Mansion, and I heard that he is extremely talented."

Li Xiaonuan frowned and replied in a low voice, Chaoyun clapped his hands lightly, and said angrily:

"It's such a thing a few days ago, talking nonsense outside, saying that the girl is as beautiful as a flower, is a natural stunner, and her mouth is not clean, saying that sooner or later she will get the girl in her hands, and this word was passed on by those long-term followers to the girl in our shop, who does not go out of the door and does not step out of the second door, where has this thing seen the girl?"

Li Xiaonuan suddenly understood in her heart, that day at the second gate of the Zhenning Hou Mansion, she always felt that someone was staring, and it must be this bastard

Li Xiaonuan's eyebrows were raised high, and the anger in his heart rushed up, what kind of bastard thing did he meow dare to hit her idea? Really, she was made of mud and dough? Bullied casually?

"Girl, I have to find a way to talk to the old lady or lady about this matter, this thing is talking nonsense like this, and it hurts the girl's reputation."

Chaoyun said worriedly. Li Xiaonuan's chest rose and fell, gritted his teeth, and said viciously:

"So what? But wouldn't it be cheaper to beat a few boards and punish him for kneeling? Hmph, look for death"

Chaoyun raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Xiaonuan who suddenly became fierce in surprise, his face was full of excitement, his eyes were so bright that they were about to glow, and he nodded again and again and said:

"The girl just orders, Chaoyun has opened a restaurant in this capital for a few years, and you can still find a few people, or break his dog's legs?"

Li Xiaonuan's eyes contracted, he bit his lip and thought about it, and said in a low voice:

"Can't be so cheap, I'm going to make him unable to stay in this capital"

Chaoyun blinked, looked at Li Xiaonuan, nodded again and again, Li Xiaonuan rubbed his hands, and hurriedly turned back and forth in the warehouse, suddenly paused, picked the corners of his mouth, showed a yin evil smile on his face, beckoned, Chaoyun hurriedly leaned over, Li Xiaonuan leaned over in her ear, and explained in a low voice, Chaoyun's expression gradually became strange, and his eyes became wider and wider.

Li Xiaonuan finished speaking, straightened up, clapped his hands gently, and calmed down a little.

"If you can find as many lively places as you can, don't be too reluctant, you have to use enough money, and you must be careful in your actions."

Chaoyun nodded again and again, Li Xiaonuan thought for a while, and then said:

"You wait here, I'll ask someone to give you a thousand taels of silver, and the silver saved in the restaurant is all in the north and south stores, and you can't do this without money on hand."

Chaoyun thought about it, didn't shirk, nodded, Li Xiaonuan came out, took Lan Chu back to Yanshuxuan, took a thousand taels of silver tickets, and asked Lan Chu to give it to Chaoyun.

The capital of Layue is becoming more and more lively and unbearable, and on Dongdazhi Street, there are people and traffic.

Zhou Jianning took the little girl, shook the folding fan, and wandered listlessly on the street, the monthly money was only received for five or six days, and the stinky woman surnamed Zhu was gone, what did she say about selling Zhuangzi, the house was poor, there was no silver, Shengsheng cut the monthly money of the second and third rooms by half, and it was originally spent on two taels a month at the end of the month, and now there is only one tael of silver left, what is it for?

"Stinky women can't die well"

Zhou Jianning slammed a bite on the ground, cursed viciously, and shrunk his neck, but he didn't hear it.

The former pink butterfly girl, who is really good at sultry, drank a few glasses of wine for a tael of silver, and she didn't let her touch her body and she was also a stinky girl who knew the silver, hum

Powder, powder, Xiaoxian is entangled, and I haven't been calm recently, it seems that it's not easy to listen to the falling flowers and sit and watch the clouds rise.