The table that Master Jia used for fortune-telling was placed against the wall, and in the hole in the table, the drawer against the wall was actually empty, and there was a hole in the wall. The hole is not big, just blocked by the drawer of the table, and the average person can't see it at all.

Not only that, but they also discovered that the wall was a false wall, not made of bricks, but a thin layer of wooden planks.

Everyone felt weird, so they kicked open the wooden wall, and couldn't help but suddenly realize.

On the other side of the wall, there was also a table with pen and ink, inkstones, and cut paper. Some of the paper still had words written on it. The handwriting is clearly the so-called paper that Master Jia took out of the drawer when he was telling his fortune.

In this way, everyone present understands.

Anything that predicts your birth date in advance to see if you are destined for him is a scam. It's just that he found a helper, and when he heard what was being said on the other side of the wall, he wrote it down well.

Then put the hole in the drawer, and Master Jia took it out pretendically, isn't it not bad at all?

The official was indignant and publicized Master Jia's deception.

Gu Chongyang also heard about this matter in the inner house. The maid and lady of the inner house, there are not many things to entertain on weekdays, and a little thing can spread all over the city, not to mention such a thing involving scams, love killings, adulterers, and □□, it is even more spread by word of mouth, and after everyone's imagination, adding oil and vinegar, it didn't take long for the whole capital to know.

Thanks to those servant women who like to talk, she can understand things so clearly.

Therefore, she asked Gu Tailai to pretend to be a rich and playful son, first pretending to tell his fortune, and after the fortune telling came out, Gu Tailai went next door and caught the person who cooperated with Master Jia.

Master Jia continued to help people tell fortunes, but left and right, there was no paper coming from the table, no matter how he hinted, there was no indifference.

There was no way, he had to close the door, and after sending everyone away, he went to the next door in a rage.

He thought that the helper was asleep, but he never dreamed that the little prince of the Hou Mansion, who had just asked him to calculate the eight characters to see if he could inherit the title, actually restrained his accomplices with seven or eight servants.

She asked Gu Tai to restrain Master Jia and make him obedient, but it was just a precaution, and she didn't know if the old lady would be sick in this life.

The old lady was really sick.

It can be seen that she is right to take precautions.

Of course, she can't tell Gu Tailai about the truth of the matter. Although she regarded him as a confidant and had the heart to cultivate him, she still did not intend to tell him everything.

Because the rebirth of her is too weird and not everyone can accept it. Besides, even if she said it, Gu Tailai might not believe it.

Looking at Gu Tailai's expectant face, Gu Chongyang smiled and said, "What kind of strategy, how can I be as powerful as you say!" The reason why I know about Master Jia's scam is because when I was in Guichi before, I saw a book dedicated to revealing deception, and there was a scam in the book that was exactly the same as Master Jia, so I wanted you to try it, but I didn't expect it to be correctly guessed. And you didn't live up to my expectations and did this very beautifully. ”

"As for the old lady going to get sick, I didn't know at all." Gu Chongyang said, his face became solemn: "You are a smart person, you won't know that the current shape of our four rooms is not optimistic." There are no outsiders here, so I'll tell you the truth, I asked you to restrain Master Jia, just in case. What I didn't expect was that it would be used so quickly. ”

"There is also the Bodhi Buddha bead buried under the willow tree, which I overheard from two maids when I was looking at flowers in the small garden before. The two maids stole the old lady's Buddhist beads, and they were afraid that the old lady would find out, so they buried them. When I heard it, they were arguing, one was going to dig up the Buddhist beads and sell them for money and divide them equally, and the other was afraid that the matter would be leaked and his life would be in danger, so he didn't agree. ”

Gu Chongyang made it up the same as the real thing: "When the two of them were arguing, they forgot to lower their voices, and I happened to be on the rockery, so they didn't find out." It's a pity that I didn't see the two maids, otherwise this thing could have been redesigned. ”

Gu Tailai listened to Gu Chongyang's words, but he admired Gu Chongyang even more.

The young lady is only ten years old, and she has such a delicate mind. He is three years older than Miss, but he is far worse than Miss.

"You are not allowed to reveal a word to anyone what we are talking about today." Gu Chongyang advised: "Even your husband must be tight-lipped." ”

Gu Tailai stood up, bowed down and responded: "Yes, Miss, please rest assured, the villain promises to rot things in his stomach and will never let others know." ”

"Okay." Gu Chongyang stared at him and said, "I naturally trust you, go ahead." I'll call you over when there's something. ”

Waiting for Gu Tailai to leave, Gu Chongyang exhaled heavily.

She was really not used to deceiving people, but she didn't expect that since she was reborn, she would tell more lies than in her previous life combined.

If you tell a lie, you have to use countless lies to fulfill that lie. Master's words are really wise words.

However, she is really comfortable lying now, much more fluent than she was at the beginning. Not to mention someone like Gu Tailai who is loyal to him, even if it were someone else, I am afraid that he would also believe her words.

Whether the string of Bodhi beads was stolen by someone, she didn't know. In her last life, she had a puppy named Roll Roll, and the reason why she knew that there was something buried under the willow tree was that she accidentally picked it up when she went to the old lady's yard to play.

If it weren't for the roll, she wouldn't have known at all.

In her heart, Juan Juan is not only a pet, but also a good friend. If she has anything on her mind, she will tell her to roll up.

In the face of her stepmother's coercion and temptation, everyone else turned against her, and only Juan was loyal and followed her wholeheartedly.

Once, the stepmother reprimanded her as before, slapped her palms with bamboo sticks, rolled up the faithful protector, yelled at the stepmother, and even tore the hem of the stepmother's skirt, which scared the stepmother to the point of wow.

Curly didn't bite, it was so anxious by her stepmother at the time, it didn't bite her stepmother, it just bit her skirt to scare her.

But there are people who can't tolerate the scrolls.

The roll was gone the night when he bit his stepmother, and he knew that the next morning, Gu Chongyang found the roll at the door.

It was dead, its black curly hair had been plucked out, and the teeth in its mouth had been shattered.

Gu Chongyang didn't have to think about it to guess how much torture it had suffered before it died.

She hasn't had a pet since. It wasn't until later that I went to Liangxiang Grange, and under the guidance of the master, I raised a few birds.

Gu Chongyang was thinking about the past, and the eldest maid beside the fourth lady came, and her face was full of smiles: "Miss, Uncle Nanjing has sent a letter, saying that they are already on their way to Beijing, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach the capital around the sixth day of the lunar month." ”

"Ahh Gu Chongyang was surprised and delighted when he heard this, and took Lu Wu's hand and asked, "Is it true?" When was the letter delivered? Where is the messenger today? What else did he say? ”

Yu Wu smiled: "Of course it's true, the letter has just been delivered, and it is at Madame's." Madame has already arranged for the messenger to rest......"

Before she finished her words, Gu Chongyang had already picked up her skirt and pedaled towards the fourth lady's Rongdong Courtyard.

"Mother, has my uncle written from me?" Gu Chongyang rushed to the house in one breath and asked loudly: "Lu Wu said that my uncle will come to the capital on the sixth day of the first lunar month next year, right?" ”

The fourth lady originally lowered her head to read the letter, but after listening to Gu Chongyang's words, she raised her head in response, with a beautiful face with unmistakable joy: "It was my uncle who wrote a letter, saying that he brought your second cousin and the fourth cousin to the capital to participate in the examination tomorrow spring." You can get to the capital on the sixth day of the lunar month. ”

Gu Chongyang already knew this, but when she heard her mother say it again, she was still very happy: "What else did my uncle say?" ”

"Your uncle said that this time I came not only to send your two cousins to Beijing, but also to do a very important thing, next April the imperial court will hold an embroidery competition, and the winner can become the royal embroidery village, specially for the palace to provide embroidery."

The fourth lady was a little excited when she said this: "Our Shen family loom workshop and embroidery village are also among the best in Hangzhou, and this time it is not hopeless to participate in the royal embroidery competition." If it is really selected, the Shen family will become an imperial businessman. ”

Although the fourth lady didn't say the rest of the words, Gu Chongyang already understood.

Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen are ranked last, and their status has always been low, and Daqi is no exception. Although the sons of merchants can now participate in the imperial examinations, the status of merchants has not improved much.

Especially in the eyes of those poets and scholars, businessmen are even more profit-conscious and mercenary.

But if you become an imperial merchant, it will be very different.

Add the word "emperor", which means that he is doing things for the emperor, and his identity is naturally not the same. Although it is not as good as those hairpins, it is good to be able to straighten up and speak, and there is no need to suffer their contempt anymore.

If the uncle really becomes an imperial merchant, their four-room situation can be greatly improved.

The fourth master, Gu Zhanming, was also very happy, and a smile appeared on his originally cloudy face: "I think the eldest brother will definitely be able to choose this time." ”

"By the old man's auspicious words, it is naturally best to be selected, it doesn't matter if you can't choose it, for the Shen family, there is no loss if you can't choose it." The fourth lady said softly to her husband: "The eldest brother also said, when the elder brother and the elder brother come, I will ask the master for advice on the art of making, and ask the master to give him advice at that time, and he can give some advice." ”