The winter morning was exceptionally cold, and after Yueyao got up, she simply freshened up and went to the backyard to start boxing. Half an hour later, Yueyao's forehead was covered with sweat.

Drizzle brought warm water to Yueyao with two maids' heads for Yueyao. Everyone looked at Yueyao very simply, and she was not very picky about eating, in fact, only the people around her knew that Yueyao was very picky about eating. For example, the temperature of boiled water must be moderate, otherwise you should not drink it. Fortunately, Drizzle already knew Yueyao's habit, and she also mastered the rules, unlike at the beginning, she remembered that she changed it three times for the first time, and in the end, it was Hua Bud who helped.

After Xiang Wei waited for Yueyao to finish freshening up, she asked Yueyao a question, "Do you think Tingzheng can enter the government from the imperial examination?" Based on Xiang Wei's observation of Ting Zheng, this kid is not a clever person, and if he doesn't listen to it, Ting Zheng is a little stupid. She also asked Drizzle and Hao's mother, and she also knew the details of Tingzheng's poison better, so Xiang Wei didn't think that Tingzheng could pass the imperial examination.

Yue Yao shook her head, "No, so I just want him to be a rich man." ”

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao, "Do you think Tingzheng's appearance can be a rich man peacefully?" You can seek refuge from Li Guoxin now, but can Li Guoxin shelter him for the rest of his life? Things in officialdom are changing rapidly, and no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. "Xiang Wei doesn't mean that Li Guoxin is in trouble now, on the contrary, Li Guoxun's career is very smooth now, but Xiang Wei thinks that it is better to ask for others than for yourself.

Yue Yao smiled bitterly: "What can I do then?" ”

Xiang Wei said seriously: "Have you ever thought about letting Tingzheng enlist in the army." I asked Hua Shaoye, and he said that Ting Zheng is very talented in martial arts, and if he can get the teaching of a famous teacher, Ting Zheng will definitely make achievements in martial arts. ”

Yue Yao was a little strange, she asked Ting Zheng to practice martial arts so that Ting Zheng could have the ability to protect himself, but she never thought of letting Ting Zheng enlist in the army.

Xiang Wei also suggested to Yue Yao after careful consideration, "If my guess is correct, you plan to donate an official to Tingzheng when he reaches the age, but with his qualifications and temperament, he can't go far in officialdom." In the army, the soldier refers to obeying the strong, as long as the court is strong in martial arts, he can gain a foothold in the army. With the care of the Marquis of Jingning, Tingzheng's future will not be bad. ”

When Yue Yao heard this, she shook her head and said, "No." If there is a war in the future, my life will be in danger, and I can't let Tingzheng go. ”

Xiang Wei asked in surprise, "What did you say?" ”

Yueyao thought that Xiang Wei didn't hear clearly, and said, "People will die in battle, and I won't let Tingzheng go." I'd rather him be mediocre all his life than risk his life to win a future. ”

Xiang Wei stared at Yue Yao and said, "Why are you so sure that you will fight in the future?" If Yue Yao said that it might be something, Xiang Wei wouldn't think much about it, but looking at Yue Yao's determined expression, Xiang Wei had doubts.

Yue Yao was clever, and only then did she know that she had gone too far just now. Yue Yao was also quick to react, and immediately explained: "After decades of recuperation, the barbarians have long since recovered their vitality. A barbarian is like a wolf, you can't expect him to become a dog, so a barbarian is not willing to submit to man forever. Once the barbarians are in turmoil, those vassal vassals will not be at peace. "People don't want to be scared, so the war in the previous life was inevitable.

Xiang Wei was very surprised, she didn't expect Yueyao to see so far ahead. Xiang Wei didn't ask how Yueyao came to this conclusion. She asked directly: "Then tell me how long such a peaceful day will last." ”

Yue Yao thought for a moment and said, "The current barbarian leader is nearly fifty years old, and when he dies, it will be time for a big war. "When you're older, you don't like to fight and kill, and you like to live a stable life. Only young people always want to make a career and want to go one step further.

Xiang Wei was shocked and said, "I didn't expect the girl to see so long-term. "This kind of national event, according to it, should not be understood by the daughter of a boudoir, but Yueyao is right.

Yue Yao explained with a smile: "I have read most of that historical record, this is not for nothing. "Yueyao will read books such as medical skills and travelogues, but these books are for Yueyao to increase her knowledge, and historical records are different, Yueyao is not reading historical records, but studying seriously, and she can learn a lot of things through historical records.

Xiang Wei nodded and said: "It is said that there is a golden house in the book, and the words of the ancients are not unreasonable." ”

Yue Yao smiled lightly.

Xiang Wei had to sigh at this time: "Girl, it's a pity that you are a woman." If you are a man, you will surely be able to build a meritorious career. ”

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "It's not a pity, as long as you can stick to your goals, you will definitely be able to make a difference." ”

Xiang Wei smiled, "The girl is so transparent, why don't you let Young Master Tingzheng enlist in the army?" Since Ting Zheng has this talent, wouldn't it be a pity to waste it like this. Girl, are you really willing to let Tingzheng be mediocre for the rest of his life? ”

Yue Yao fell into deep thought, and it was not until the afternoon that Yue Yao asked someone to send a letter to Hua Shaoye, asking Hua Shaoye to teach Tingzheng well.

Xiang Wei was very surprised when she heard Yueyao's words, you must know that the scholarly family has always thought that people in the army are vulgar and ignorant. If it weren't for the fact that she knew that Yue Yao was a person who stuck to prejudices, she wouldn't have dared to make this suggestion. When she opened her mouth today, she also tried the water, but she didn't expect Yueyao to figure it out in half a day.

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "I just want Ting Zheng to learn more things now, and I have enough self-protection ability in the future." As for whether Ting Zheng wants to enter the army, wait until he is weak. I wouldn't object if he wanted to. "If Tingzheng insists on joining the army, he will not stop him even if it is dangerous. Everyone has their own pursuits, and she can't stand in his way just because she's worried about Tingzheng.

Xiang Wei had to praise Yueyao, "It's Tingzheng's blessing to have a sister like you." Yue Yao was in a difficult situation, but she tried her best to send him to the Li family for Tingzheng, so that Tingzheng could have a good growth environment, and this alone was already commendable.

Yueyao four words, "The eldest sister is like a mother." ”

Xiang Wei was dumbfounded.

Since the Lantern Festival, the correspondence between Xiang Wei and Bai Yi has become frequent, and Mo Shi did not dare to deduct Xiang Wei's letter, but just found an opportunity to see a letter from the two of them, which was nothing more than some long and short things, and Mo Shi didn't care about it. But Mohs didn't know that the secrets in these letters were incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Yueyao is a very tolerant person, not to mention half a month in Lanxi Courtyard, he has no problem for a year and a half, and only after the Ma family's mother-in-law sent him something did she know that the business of the cloth shop is very good now.

On the eighteenth day of the first month, the birthday of the county lord of Duanwangfu. Wanhe County Lord is the only concubine of Duanwang's Mansion, deeply loved by Duanwang, and has been canonized as the county lord since she was six years old, and is a real lady of the sky. Every birthday, Duanwangfu is a big deal.

The wife of the Marquis of Jingning, Pingshi and Mingzhu wore cloth clothes and their tailor-made clothes to attend the birthday banquet of the county lord of Wanhe. As soon as the two arrived at the birthday banquet, they became the focus, and after the banquet, the cloth shop received a lot of orders.

Yueyao felt that it was too early to say this, and only by making clothes that everyone liked could she truly gain a foothold in the capital. But this is not what Yueyao is worried about, what she has to do now is to draw more styles of clothes, and send a message to let Yuehuan draw more.

The next night, Yue Yao received something from the moon ring, a thick stack of drafts. There are not only more than 40 styles of clothes, but also more than 40 jewelry styles. In addition, Yuehuan also wrote a lot of ideas about ready-to-wear shops and rouge shops.

The moon ring was sent out by Hongling, and Hongmei, the big girl of the moon ring, naturally knew about it. It's just that since Yuehuan has helped her a lot, she won't reveal anything about Yuehuan without Yuehuan's approval.

Yuehuan also knew that her affairs could be avoided by others, and she couldn't avoid her own personal ring, and after the things were sent away, she asked Hongmei and said, "You know everything today." ”

Hongmei nodded and said, "Girl, in fact, I have long known that the girl has the heart to be friendly with the third girl, so I haven't told my aunt about the girl's private contact with the third girl before." Hongmei just thought that the girl was doing something to please the third girl, but today she realized that it was not the case.

Yuehuan didn't hide it anymore, and it was not necessary until now, and Yuehuan also wanted to test Hongmei's loyalty, "Last time your brother had an accident, the fifty taels of silver I gave you were borrowed from the third sister." ”

Hongmei was very surprised and said, "Girl...... "The girl is obviously rich, why do you want to borrow money from the third girl, it doesn't make sense!"

Yuehuan smiled bitterly: "You may not know, I have already given all the three thousand taels of silver that my grandmother gave me makeup, and the person who persuaded me was my aunt." Hongmei didn't know about this, but she wanted Hongmei to know now.

Hongmei opened her mouth, and only after half a ring did she ask in a trembling voice, "Why?" "Why did the aunt ask the girl to give all the dowry to the lady?

Hongmei is the son of a family, and she knows very well the treatment of the concubines in the house. The concubine's dowry in the public middle school is about three or four thousand taels. The old lady gave the dowry is equivalent to a girl's dowry, but now Aunt Su has asked the girl's dowry to give to the lady, what is this to do.

Yuehuan showed a bitter smile, "I don't know why, after my aunt asked me to give three thousand taels of silver to Madame, and then asked me to give all the jewelry to Madame, I didn't agree." The latter sentence was added by the moon ring.

Hongmei was shocked.

Yuehuan looked at Hongmei and said, "You also know about me, the things I made were sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver, but I couldn't get a penny of silver." That's it, and even took out all the money on me, I can't believe my wife and aunt anymore. Hongmei, my wife and aunt are not reliable, I have to rely on myself. ”

Hongmei also reacted very quickly and said, "Is the girl planning to cooperate with the third girl, and then share the profits after selling it in the future?" ”

Yuehuan shook her head: "I originally had this plan, but the third sister regarded money as dung, and even felt that doing business was a trivial matter, so I just gave up." ”

Hongmei nodded and said, "The third girl really doesn't care much about money. "Yue Yao is the most generous master in Lianfu, so the people in Lianfu want to go to Lanxi Courtyard on an errand. It's a pity that Yueyao only uses the people she brought back from Jiangnan.

Yuehuan looked at Hongmei's expression without the slightest doubt, and couldn't help but be a little happy. It seems that Yueyao's reputation for treating money as dung has helped her a lot.

Hongmei hesitated for a moment and said, "Girl, what if your relationship with the third girl is known to your lady and aunt?" "If you have frequent contact with the three girls, you will be discovered sooner or later, which is not a good thing for the girls.

Yuehuan was also worried about this, so she let Hongmei know about it, "This time there is a reason for the incident, and the five will not contact each other privately if they have nothing to do on weekdays, and when the time comes, they will contact each other, and they will also find a way to hide it." ”

Yuehuan was a little hesitant when she saw Hongmei, and said one thing. is talking about Yueying's engagement, "If it weren't for the third sister, the eldest sister would definitely be sent to the Chen family to watch the widow." Hongmei, my wife and aunt can't be trusted, I have to plan for myself. Although the third girl is at odds with her wife, but the third girl's character is reassuring, last time I couldn't find someone about your affairs and turned to the third sister, and the third sister borrowed me a hundred taels of silver without saying a word. Hongmei, I am the one who has benefited from my friendship with the third sister, and this time I made these things for her to thank her for helping me last time. But she gave me two hundred good pieces of silver as a reward. I will definitely not treat you badly, and I will definitely buy you a very heavy dowry. After such a long time, she knew that in order to completely subdue the two maids, she had to promise them not only a favor, but also a good future for them.

Hongmei thought for a while and said, "It's better to be appropriate, so it's easy to be discovered." The girl may not know, but the lady knows what Lanxiyuan does every day. "Hongmei is not exaggerating, except for Yueyao's affairs in the study, bedroom and studio, most of the things outside Mo Shi knows.

Yuehuan accepted Hongmei's suggestion, "Then let's find a proper way." ”

After Yue Yao spent three days sorting out these things, she sent them to Mafu. Zhuang Ruolan was worried about the follow-up, and Yueyao's things were sent over.

Zhuang Ruolan looked at those new jewelry styles and said with a smile: "This is cheaper, Yajing." "There is a jewelry shop in Jingning Houfu, and with these new jewelry styles, the shop will definitely make a lot of money.

Caiyun became suspicious and asked, "Young lady, is it too much for the four girls of the Lian family to understand?" Caiyun didn't doubt Yueyao's words, she just felt that Yuehuan was a little weird.

Zhuang Ruolan also doubted it, but she didn't deal with Yuehuan, so she didn't take it to heart, "It doesn't matter if it's weird or not, as long as the things she provides are good." ”

Caiyun frowned, "I'm worried that Miss Yao will suffer." ”

Zhuang Ruolan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yueyao is not the kind of person who is used by others at will and kept in the dark. Zhuang Ruolan has confidence in Yueyao.