==Chapter 124==

The more than ten huge boxes were carried into the house one by one, and the handmaidens of Lianzhi began to count and make books.

Due to the large number of things and miscellaneous things, the inventory did not stop until the afternoon.

Cuiyun Pavilion has a small warehouse, which is used to put some objects that Jiuniang does not use on weekdays, and these things are placed in the warehouse, and the warehouse is directly stuffed to the brim.

After such a scene in the morning, the top and bottom of Cuiyun Pavilion were all smiling, and their waists were much straighter than usual. What is impetuous, full of grievances is long gone.

What is a slap in the face?

That's it!

Let those people look down on people on weekdays, and now they are slapped in the face!

"This lady's dowry is not worried, the slave maid just took a general look, plus the one given by the public school, this dowry is definitely not thin." It's not just not thin, it's more than rich.

The lotus branches were busy, but they were all smiling.

"Hmph, those people have nothing to say now, the slave maid just heard Feng'er say that she saw the spring flowers beside the Seventh Lady outside the courtyard and looked inside, presumably the Seventh Lady's face must be blue and white at this time."

Jiuniang sneered and said, "Okay, okay, you all go down to wash, go back to the house to rest in the afternoon, just leave Xiaocui to wait on the side." Xiaocui, invite Aunt Yu here, I have something to tell her. ”

Xiao Cui nodded, and went down, and a few lotus branches also came out.

After a while, Aunt Yu came.

She was wearing a sauce-colored skirt, her black hair was neatly tied up at the back of her head, her face was long, her eyes were single, her appearance was a little strict, and she was not smiling, but looking at her neat dress, straight back and walking posture, she was different from ordinary housekeepers.

Aunt Yu stood with her hands tied, her eyes half-drooping, and stood in front of Jiu Niang respectfully.

Jiuniang is actually not a person who pays special attention to the rules, it can be seen from the days when Lianzhi gets along with her, Jiuniang has also said to Yu Damiang a few times, but Yu Damiang never listens, and even strictly requires Lianzhi to pay attention to the rules on weekdays.

I have to say that the effect is remarkable, and under the teaching of Aunt Yu, the rules of the people in Cuiyun Pavilion are excellent.

"Auntie, how is the liquidation of the things I asked you to liquidate?"

Aunt Yu said respectfully: "Back to the lady's words, the slave maid has completely liquidated the lady's treasury with a few lotus branches in the past few days, except for some clothes and fabrics and medicinal materials from the old year, not to mention, among which ......"

Jiuniang sighed helplessly, and raised her hand to interrupt Aunt Yu's words, "Auntie, you don't need to be specific to me, just read the booklet when I want, I just want to know how much money I have in my hand now?" ”

"There are eighty-six thousand five hundred and twenty in all, of which 86,000 are silver tickets, and the rest are large sums. There were also gold and silver ingots, and the slave and maid estimated that there were about five hundred taels of gold and more than one thousand taels of silver. ”

Jiuniang nodded, with a deep expression on her face: "I don't know how much the land around Chang'an City is worth?" ”

Aunt Yu was stunned for a moment, "The lady wants to buy Zhuangzi?" Then he nodded knowingly, "The lady also needs to buy some properties, and when she accompanies her as a dowry, she can also have some interest every year." ”

At first, Mrs. Yu came to Jiuniang's side, and within a few days, Mrs. Jiuniang handed over the treasury to her, with Mrs. Yu's knowledge, she didn't think so, after all, how much money a little lady can have, she didn't need to look at it to estimate it, but she never thought that Jiu Niangzi was 'rich'.

There are many rich people in Chang'an City, but most of them will not put too much living money in their hands, but as a variety of Zhuangzi Tian shops and all kinds of rare ornaments, antique calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, Jiu Niang, who has nearly 100,000 yuan in cash, can indeed be called a rich person.

In fact, earlier Yu Da Niang had the idea of building yì Jiu Niang to exchange money for an industry, in the end, she had been with Jiu Niang for a short time, and she also knew that Jiu Niang had no available people at hand. mentioned it to Jiu Niang once, but Jiu Niang was noncommittal, so this idea was put on hold for the time being. Now that Jiu Niangzi is about to get married, these things should also be put on the charter.

Aunt Yu didn't know that the reason why Jiuniang was noncommittal was not because she didn't have this idea, but because she was afraid of trouble, no one could use it in the second-hand, and third, that this money was not suitable for seeing the light. This time, with the king of Chu sending things with such fanfare, she could just take out the money and use it from the beginning.

Of course, it is not other things that stimulate Jiu Niang to have this thought, but these things that have happened in recent days.

Jiuniang really doesn't care about the amount of dowry, but she knows very well what the dowry represents. It not only represents the face of a woman, but also the foundation of the world.

Because of the dowry, there are so many things going on these days, Jiu Niang is not a clay man, how can she have no ideas in her heart.

Chongyue Pavilion is so big, giving Xiao Liuniang a long face is one of them, if she doesn't mean to lose her face, she will never believe it.

There are some things that even if she disdains, she must fight for them.

"Gongzhong has already said that according to the rules of the house, he will give his married daughter two shops, a three-entry house and a Zhuangzi in Chang'an City. Because I am married at a high level, I am the same as my third sister, and I have one more house and a Zhuangzi. Because the title deed has not yet been obtained, it is not known what location and how large the area is. Not to mention these first, I want to buy some land by myself, as for the house, forget it, no one lives there and have to worry about the annual repair. As for the shop, I don't have any plans to do business yet. ”

Aunt Yu nodded and agreed: "The lady's idea is very good, although the ladies of each family have a few shops to earn some fat powder money, but the identity of the lady is different from them, so you really don't need to think about these." After all, you will have to take care of the internal affairs of the palace in the future, and I am afraid that you will not have the experience to worry about this. The fields can be purchased, so it's good to find a few safe stewards to watch. ”

The most important thing is that the land is the foundation of the people, and there is no need to worry too much about foreign affairs.

"I think so too, with so much silver in my hands, I always feel a bit wasteful. In the past, I didn't have this kind of thinking because it was not convenient, but now I don't have such concerns. It's just that we don't have anyone in our hands, and if we buy it, I'm afraid it's too much trouble. ”

Jiu Niang knocked on the table and fell into deep thought.

Aunt Yu smiled and said, "Actually, the lady doesn't have to worry, this matter is not easy for our women's families, but it doesn't mean that His Highness is not easy to handle there." For His Highness, this kind of trivial matter is just a matter of moving his mouth. ”

Indeed, there are so many people under the Chu Wangfu, just find a little steward to do it, and it will be done.

Jiu Niang smiled and stroked her forehead: "It's that I'm stunned, so let's do it, and ask His Highness to help when it's time." In addition, in the past few days, I have to trouble the eldest lady to take the lotus branch to calculate how much dowry can be made up of the things sent by His Royal Highness and the ones prepared by Gongzhong. If there is a shortcoming, I will make a list for people to buy, it doesn't matter how much it costs, the key is not to be weak, His Royal Highness has already given me a long face, I can't lose his face. ”

That side naturally refers to Chongyue Pavilion and Linlangju, and the movements in the house in recent days have also fallen under the eyes of Aunt Yu. There is naturally no resentment, but with Aunt Yu's vision and the city, it will not be revealed.

And she knew that the master was never a loser, he valued Jiu Niangzi so much, and even did not hesitate to get her out of the palace just to recuperate her body, and to manage this small courtyard, it was expected that there would be movements over there, so Aunt Yu was a little surprised by the actions of the King of Chu today, but she was not surprised.

"Don't worry, lady, just leave these things to the slave and maid. However, there is one more thing that must be put on the table now, how to arrange the people who have married with you? Lianzhi is not young now, what arrangements does the lady have for her in the future? And the palace is different here after all, but there are a few people around you. ”

Hearing what Aunt Yu said, Jiuniang found that this problem was also imminent.

There were a few servant maids and lotus branches who served by her side, about a dozen. Some of these are waiting in the house, and some are waiting outside, in this small Cuiyun Pavilion, there are naturally a lot, but if you go to the Chu Palace, it is a little shabby.

And this is not the most important thing, she is in the Anguo Mansion at this time, so naturally she can't cross the old lady to buy someone by herself, but if the old lady is allowed to arrange it, Jiuniang is also absolutely unwilling, she doesn't want to put a few eyeliners around her, especially the Xiao family's idea of beating the king of Chu is not a day or two.

"This question makes me think about it, if it really doesn't work, let's start in advance and pick it in the house first, and pick some that can be used for the time being and report it to An Rongyuan first, so as not to let them crowd people over."

Aunt Yu nodded and did not say anything else.

For Jiu Niang's current situation, Aunt Yu is also very clear, after all, before she came, the King of Chu specially called her over and ordered her, and she knew some obscure things.

In fact, there is another point that Aunt Yu did not say that most women will arrange a few 'use' people around them when they get married, and these people who can be used are not used to serve their maidservants, but for other purposes.

It's just that Jiuniang has always been an assertive character, and this kind of issue is a bit sensitive, but as a subordinate, she should not say much.

However, Aunt Yu thought that An Rongyuan might not let go of this opportunity, and she would only be able to see the trick when the time came.

*

The Anguo Mansion is very large, but sometimes it is very small, and about what happened on Jiuniang's side, naturally it has not been hidden from the eyes of the county lord of Chaoxia.

Just as Jiuniang thought, the reason why the county lord of Chaoxia would give Xiao Liuniang a dowry with such fanfare was one of the reasons why he had a long face for his daughter, and he also wanted to suppress Xiao Jiuniang.

Hatred gnawed at her heart day and night, but she could only suppress it. If it weren't for Princess Changping's repeated explanations, if she hadn't known that she also had scruples, the relationship between the county lord of Chaoxia and Jiuniang would never be so peaceful now.

What if you press her head?

In the mind of the county lord of Chaoxia, she wants to trample on Xiao Jiuniang's face on the ground, and it is better to step on it again and again, it is best to let her lose face, become the shame of the royal family, and be ridiculed.

For this reason, the county lord of Chaoxia did not contribute to the trouble, but he never expected that the king of Chu would give him such a face.

"She's so cheap!"

Chongyue Pavilion, the county lord of Chaoxia flicked his sleeves angrily, and a light cyan dendrobium with a twined lotus on the table was suddenly swept to the ground and shattered into a piece of porcelain.

A few servant maids on the side all bowed their heads and were silent.

The nurse Li pushed the door and entered, and this was the scene she saw. She sighed almost inaudibly, made a look at the maid to clean up the mess, and said to the county lord of Chaoxia: "County lord, the sixth lady is here, and the person you asked me to arrange is also waiting outside the door." ”

Just as she was talking, Xiao Liuniang had already walked in.

Compared with her before, Xiao Liuniang has completely changed her appearance, and her eyebrows and eyes, which usually reveal a bit of arrogance, are a lot quieter at this time. People are also very thin, not as plump as before, but they are more beautiful, and they feel a little weaker.

"A-Niang, what are you looking for your daughter?"

The county lord of Chaoxia pulled her to sit down beside her, touched her hand, and suddenly frowned: "Why are your hands so cold?" She turned her head and ordered, "Let the ice cauldron be removed." ”

Several handmaidens standing on the side immediately stepped forward lightly and carried down the ice kettle containing the ice cubes.

"A-Niang came to you for your dowry, so call someone in." This last sentence was addressed to Lee.

After a short time, Li came in with a few maidservants.

These people are not very old, fifteen or sixteen years old, but they don't look bad, they are fat and thin, and they have their own style.

"These people were specially selected by A-Niang, and they will accompany you to the Wang family to wait for you."

Liuniang was stunned for a moment, and a different color flashed in her eyes.

The lord of Chaoxia County gave a look, and these handmaidens were taken down.

"Ah Niang also told you before, all the qi qi will be arranged properly for you, these people are in Ah Niang's hands, and when the time comes, after marrying with you to the Wang family, you can use it as you want."

She sighed, patted Xiao Liuniang's hand, and looked at her daughter with a very complicated look: "Your body is slowly recuperating, there will always be a better day, these people give it to you just in case, A-Niang will give you Mama Li when the time comes, you listen to her more in the day, she will protect you thoroughly." ”

"Ah Niang......" Liuniang heard these words, her heart was uncomfortable, and her eyes were misty with tears.

"Okay, okay, what to cry about, there's nothing you can't get over. You always have to get married, you have to leave A-Niang one day, and when you get married in the future, you have to have more snacks, if there is anything unsatisfactory or the Wang family bullies you, you will come back and tell A-Niang, or go to beg your grandmother, we can always protect you. ”

Liuniang was speechless and choked, nodding again and again.

"Don't be afraid, even if you marry low, the people in the fourth room of the Wang family can only beg for your share, and dare not bully you......"

The mother and daughter talked to each other for a while, and the county lord of Chaoxia let Liuniang leave.

The nurse Li Shi showed a complicated look on her face, and said softly: "County Lord, do you really want to let the slave maid go to serve the sixth lady?" But the slave and maid are reluctant to let you ...... Moreover, this house ......"

The county lord of Chaoxia leaned on the gum tiredly, and waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about me, I know what you want, and now this is the case in this house, but he doesn't want to see me, and I'm sad enough, after Liuniang got married, I will guard Liulang to live a good life in this Chongyue Pavilion, and ignore everything else." ”

Seeing this, Li sighed silently, if the county lord could do this, she wouldn't have to worry so much, I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to do it. After all, decades of temperament, how can it be changed overnight.

However, since the county lord said that she should go to serve Liuniang, she will not change it, and the Wang family is not easy to get along with, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a wolf cave. But after several struggles, the sixth lady still had to marry into the Wang family, and it can only be said that this is fate.

Oh my life!

*

Just as Mrs. Yu thought, Duchess An Guo naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity.

Jiuniang does not have a loving mother by her side, and her grandmother does it for her, and others can't say anything. Especially when a noble girl marries, there are generally rules and regulations, and the dowry is indispensable, and the people who accompany the marriage are naturally indispensable.

On this day, the Duchess of An Guo summoned Jiuniang to An Rong Yuan.

After a few words, I cut to the chase.

"Grandmother saw that there were few people in your courtyard, and she was enough at home, but she was different from other people when she married into the palace, but it would make people laugh if there were fewer people around you. It stands to reason that the king of Chu has a noble status, even if you choose a few concubines in the clan to marry with you. But my grandmother sympathized with your young age and didn't want to be that wicked person, so she chose a few handmaidens to give to you. ”

I'm afraid it's not that I don't want to be that villain, but I don't dare to be this villain under the nose of Emperor Chengyuan.

Emperor Chengyuan gave marriage to four princes at the same time, King Zhao became King Cheng and King Qi were two concubines on one side, while King Chu had only one concubine. From an outsider's point of view, although I don't understand the edge in it, I also understand that there are some things that no one can touch.

If the 'treatment' of King Chu is the same as that of King Zhao and others, I am afraid that Duchess Anguo will change her appearance at this time, pull Jiuniang and tell her about the harm of the side concubine, and then pick one or two concubines with good colors from the mansion, and help you consolidate your position by hearing their names.

Duchess Anguo is very good at talking, first using the identity of the elder to press Jiuniang, and then pointing out to Jiuniang that the family can pick concubines to marry in the past, and then the voice changed, saying that she loved Jiuniang and didn't want to be this wicked person, so she retreated and chose a few maidservants to serve Jiuniang.

Especially the other party's behavior is not only in line with the rules, but also represents the love of the elders for Jiu Niang, even if Jiu Niang is unwilling, she can only grit her teeth and bear it.

If you change a stupid one, maybe you will be grateful to Duchess Anguo, and feel that the other party loves you.

Fortunately, Jiu Niang is not stupid.

A group of dozens of handmaidens with beautiful colors rushed in and stood in a row in front of Duchess An Guo and Jiuniang. All of them are graceful, fair-skinned, and beautiful, and I don't know where the Duchess of Anguo got these people, I'm afraid they have also put a lot of effort into them.

Duchess An Guo smiled, her face was full of love, her finger pointed at the people below, and asked Jiu Niang: "What do you think of these?" The rules are all first-class, and my grandmother was originally adjusted/trained by people, and she was ready to use it by her side. If you are short of manpower, let me go and serve you. ”

Jiuniang lowered her head and whispered, "But it's up to grandmother to decide." ”

"This girl is still shy!" Duchess An Guo smiled at Aunt Hu, patted Jiuniang's hand affectionately, and said, "Since this is the case, then grandmother will help you choose." ”

She carefully looked at the row of people below, discussed a few words with Aunt Hu, and then reached out and ordered a few 'said to be extremely stable and obedient'.

"Your future master will be Jiu Niangzi, you will listen to Jiu Niang in the future, if you make Jiu Niang unhappy, she can spare you, and I, who is a grandmother, will not spare you."

"Slaves and maids will definitely serve the lady with all their hearts!"

So, Jiu Niang came back from An Rong Courtyard, followed by eight beautiful maids of different colors.

After Jiuniang left, Mrs. Hu served Duchess An Guo and went to sit down on the soft couch in the inner room.

"This Nine Ladies is a smart one."

Duchess An Guo smiled indifferently: "This matter can't allow her to refuse, since she can't refuse, she simply accepts it generously, which is also her cleverness." ”

"I hope the ninth lady can understand the old lady's hard work."

She doesn't understand it, she can't do it, you must know that the foundation of a woman's life after marriage is whether her mother's family supports her. She is indeed smart and successful, but how can royal affairs be so simple, if she, the princess of Chu, wants to sit firmly for a long time, she still has to rely on her family. She may not understand it now, but she will definitely understand it in the future, and I believe that this day will not be too far away. ”

Aunt Hu nodded.

Nothing to say for a while.

*

After Jiu Niang returned to Cuiyun Pavilion, she asked people to lead those servants down to settle down.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the lotus branches gathered around Jiuniang after some arrangement.

"Lady, do you really want them to stay?"

Jiuniang Meiyu was helpless, and spread her hands: "Is it difficult to drive them out?" It was a gift from my grandmother. ”

Lian Fang said angrily: "An Rongyuan's hand is too long, this is sent to serve our lady?" At first glance, it was under the guise of something else. ”

Aunt Yu said: "The lady really can't refuse, the Xungui family has the rules of the Xungui family, and when the daughter marries, the family should choose a dowry attendant, but how to use it has to be considered by the lady herself." ”

Jiuniang nodded: "That's why I didn't refuse, let's let it go first, anyway, there are still some days before getting married." It's not difficult to clean up these people, but the difficulty is to be called a maid, and it's not easy to get rid of them. Keep an eye on them during the day, and you'd rather let them do nothing than make a fuss about them. As for the future, I'll talk about that later. ”

Jiuniang didn't know what she thought, and her face was stunned.

After a while, she came back to her senses and glanced at Lianzhi: "Lianzhi, what do you think about what I told you before?" I thought I would arrange your affairs before I got married, but now I'm afraid it's a little difficult, especially with those eight people, our manpower is even more cramped. ”

Lianzhi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Lady, the slave and maid have also thought about it, the slave and maid are only seventeen this year, but they are not in a hurry to get married, and the slave and maid still want to serve the lady for a few more years." ”

Jiu Niang nodded and went to see Lianfang again.

Lian Fang was suddenly blushed, and waved her hand again and again: "Lady, the slave is only fifteen, and the slave is not in a hurry." "I just said that I was still young, and asked Jiuniang not to fight her own ideas.

Jiu Niang was amused and laughed, but she didn't ask Lianfang again.

As for Xiaocui and Xiaocan, it is not Jiuniang who can call the shots at this time, after all, these two are different from other ordinary maidservants.

"As for Xia He, you can ask them, if you are willing to follow me to the Chu Palace, it will be good, and I will not treat them badly in the future. If you don't want to, tell me in advance, and make arrangements. It's just a point, it's to sue you and you, I can't control others, but I can't tolerate those big-hearted people around me. ”

In the last sentence, Jiu Niang's smiling face changed, became stern, her eyes burned, and she shook Lianzhi and Lianfang.

Lian Fang was still ignorant, but Lian Zhi's face changed.

Jiu Niang didn't seem to see the change of color of the lotus branch, and ordered a few other things, so everyone retreated, leaving only Xiaocui alone.

Xiaocui hesitated and said: "Lady, when the slave maid saw Lianzhi's face, she ......"

She has been watching from the side, and naturally she has not missed the face of the lotus branch.

Jiuniang's eyebrows were indifferent: "I have already said what I should say, she is not stupid, she should not do stupid things." But who can say for sure, I hope she doesn't disappoint me. ”

Xiao Cui nodded: "Yes, Your Highness is not an ordinary person, even if she has any ideas, it is for nothing." ”

Jiu Niang smiled, Xiao Cui saw it more clearly than others, and Jiu Niang was extremely clear about King Chu's self-purity in her two lives. It's just the future, who can say clearly, she is a person who is always used to taking precautions, after all, the relationship is different, Lianzhi was the first to follow her, and she didn't want to become a stranger between the master and the servant.

"By the way, between you and Da Kui—"

Xiao Cui's face suddenly turned red, and she said angrily: "Lady, what are you talking about, the slave doesn't understand." ”

Jiu Niang smiled with interest and quipped: "Anyway, I have already told His Highness, you can leave or stay and serve." Since you two have chosen to stay and serve me, I will naturally have to worry about your life's work. Da Kui is not easy, if you really want to stay with him and go to the Chu Palace, I will handle your marriage. ”

Xiao Cui snorted for a while, and then held back a sentence: "Let the slave think again." ”

Jiuniang smiled silently.