Drafts are sometimes fast, sometimes slow. When it was fast, just more than ten years ago, the emperor had been on the throne for a few years, and it only took one day to choose, and when it was slow, it was like this time, it took five days to choose, and there was even news in the palace that the show girl lived in the palace for a month.

As soon as this news came out, it was even true of the previous statement - the emperor was going to choose a concubine for the eldest prince, the second prince and others. If it weren't for the concubine, she wouldn't be so cautious.

Shu Manyao is just listening to things about the draft, and he doesn't take it seriously when it's over. When he was woken up by Xia Xi in the morning, he saw Yang Jianbai swaying in the room, Shu Manyao tried to wake himself up, and asked with some doubts: "Why haven't you gone to the court yet?" ”

Yang Jianbai walked over, took the cup of tea in Xia Xi's hand, and fed it to Shu Manyao's mouth personally: "I haven't asked yet, why did you get up so early today?" Doesn't it take another hour to get up on weekdays? It's still early, do you want to sleep a little more? ”

Shu Manyao yawned and motioned to Xia Xi to dress her: "I just told you last night, have you forgotten it again?" ”

Yang Jianbai frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Are you going to Yang's house to ask for peace?" ”

"Yes, today is the first day of junior high school, and I have to go." Shu Manyao said, tilting her face and letting Dong Du scrub her, Yang Jianbai's brows furrowed even tighter: "Grandmother asked her to come over to pass the word?" ”

"No, my grandmother and second aunt are thinking about Cuiying's draft now, where do they have time to care about me." Shu Manyao waved her hand indifferently, and waited for her mouth to rinse before she continued: "It's just that they don't remind them as elders, but we can't be careless as juniors, and now my grandmother is silent, but if we don't go, you wait, Ming'er should spread the reputation of our unfilial piety." ”

"Then you're going to wait for me to come back from the court?" Yang Jianbai was a little worried and only let Shu Manyao go back alone, Shu Manyao sneered: "Farewell, when you come back, you won't go to ask for peace, you don't have to worry, it's just a woman in the back house, what can happen?" You can rest assured that you will go to the court, my grandmother and second aunt are not in good spirits, at most I will say two words, I will only look back and act as if I didn't hear it, it is you, is it possible that in addition to saying two words, you can still do it? Let's go to the court, when you come back, I should come back too, let's go outside in a while? ”

Yang Jianbai nodded, but he was still a little uneasy: "You bring more people, haven't you combed the maids in the house?" Bring more people who can be trusted, as well as small servants, and let Yang Ping arrange a few kung fu haode for you to bring. ”

"I know, I don't need too many people, I know that I went to ask for peace, I don't know, I thought I took so many people to smash the field, you really don't have to worry, I'm not a vegetarian, you fell in love with me at the beginning, wasn't it because I was bold? Go ahead, this kind of little thing, you don't have to do it at all. Shu Manyao waved his hand, Yang Jianbai also remembered the original scene, and couldn't help but smile on his face, and was pushed twice by Shu Manyao, and then went out to go to the court.

After Shu Manyao freshened up, he ate something to pad his stomach, and then took a carriage to the Yang family's ancestral house. After the little maid at the door unloaded the threshold, Shu Manyao's carriage went directly into the inner courtyard.

Of course, Second Aunt Yang would not come out to greet her, so Shu Manyao followed the little maid directly to the old lady's yard. The big girl next to the old lady was standing at the door, and when she saw Shu Manyao, she only smiled and said, "The young lady is here?" The old lady has just gotten up at this moment, and the lady is waiting for the old lady to dress and freshen up, so why don't you wait? ”

Anyway, Shu Manyao was not invited in, Shu Manyao looked at her and smiled: "The second aunt is waiting inside, as a junior, how can I only wait outside?" Pearl girl, I remember, you are the big girl next to your grandmother, right? ”

Pearl smiled and saluted Shu Manyao: "The young lady has a good memory, and the slave maid is indeed the big maid next to the old lady." ”

"Oh, in the end, Miss Pearl has won the trust of her grandmother, and even such things as guarding the door have to be handed over to Miss Pearl." Shu Manyao said with a smile, Pearl's face changed, and she was a little embarrassed: "Young lady, don't you go in yet, only Mrs. has been serving by the old lady's side all these years, and the old lady is only used to letting the lady serve now, the room is narrow, why don't you go to the flower hall to have a cup of tea?" ”

"It's fine." Shu Manyao nodded, Pearl blinked, didn't you ask to go in just now?

Shu Manyao turned around and took Dong Dui's hand and walked to the flower hall, since the old lady didn't want to go in and serve by herself, then she wouldn't go in, who wants to rush to do this kind of thing? When I served Mrs. Shu, it was because I was my own grandmother, and I loved me very much, and I instinctively wanted to honor the old man. What is this old lady of the Yang family? Does she have any compassion for Jianbai?

Shu Manyao drank three cups of tea in the flower hall, and the old lady came out with a black face and helped Aunt Yang's hand, and frowned when she saw Shu Manyao: "You are very comfortable, your second aunt is waiting inside, but you are drinking tea and resting here!" Do you think that you are higher than your second aunt, or that my old lady is not worthy of your service? Or are you unwilling to serve? ”

"Grandmother really wronged me by saying this." Shu Manyao put down the teacup with a smile and invited to salute, first the old lady, and then Aunt Yang: "Auntie came really early, I came from Suzaku Street, and not long after entering the house, Auntie was already waiting in my grandmother's house." ”

Shu Manyao came from Suzaku Street for at least two pillars of incense, and then entered the house and walked to the door of the old lady's house, which added up to half an hour, such a long time, Aunt Yang has not finished serving the old lady, whether it is morning or night, there is no need to say clearly.

Second Aunt Yang was thick-skinned enough, and nodded with a smile: "I wait for my mother to get up at this time every day, as juniors, whether we live far or near, we have to be considerate of the elderly, when will she get up, when will we come to serve, if you live farther away, you have to get up early, this can't blame the old man for getting up early." ”

If you want to blame it, blame you for living far away, Second Aunt Yang looked at Shu Manyao with a smile, Shu Manyao smiled and nodded: "What the second aunt said is that I also feel that I live a little far away, why don't you do this, in order to serve my grandmother, why don't you divide another yard for me in the Yang family?" When it was time to say goodbye, I came a day early, stayed here in the evening, and was able to come early in the morning to say goodbye to my grandmother. ”

The Yang family has already been separated, but Second Aunt Yang is an elder, if Shu Manyao lives here, the food and housing must be taken care of by Second Aunt Yang, and Shu Manyao will never pay a penny. Moreover, if the yard is divided to Shu Manyao, if Shu Manyao does not come to live in the future, this yard cannot be given to others, and if it is calculated, this is a loss-making transaction.

Second Aunt Yang raised her eyebrows slightly: "I'm afraid it's not good, Manyao, you also know, some time ago, our family also separated, Jianbai, I grew up in front of my mother and I since I was a child, we were reluctant to grieve Jianbai, so we divided most of the family property to Jianbai, and now there is not much money in the family, in order to save expenses, those empty yards, I have already locked them up." ”

As she spoke, Aunt Yang pressed a handkerchief on the corner of her eye: "Hey, it's all because our master has no ability, he can't make a lot of money, and it's really a sin to hurt my mother's age, and they still follow us to suffer." ”

didn't give a chance to let Shu Manyao interject, Second Aunt Yang then looked at Shu Manyao with sparkling eyes: "I heard that Jianbai's shop has made a lot of money?" ”

Even if she made a lot of money, Shu Manyao would not give half a cent to the Yang family, so she also had red eyes: "Originally, I was afraid that my grandmother and second aunt would be worried, so I didn't say anything about it, but since the second aunt asked, she must have heard about it, what makes a lot of money, second aunt, you don't know, Jianbai was deceived, and now you still owe others 30,000 taels of silver, grandmother, second aunt, you grew up watching Jianbai......"

The old lady leaned back, and Aunt Yang exclaimed, "Oh, mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Shu Manyao's tears fell down in strings: "Grandmother must be too worried about Jianbai, grandmother, you and your second aunt grew up watching Jianbai, such a large sum of silver......"

Second Aunt Yang exclaimed again: "Oh, come over with the old lady's pills and make a bowl of water!" Mother, don't scare me. Saying that, he turned his head to look at Shu Manyao: "Manyao, look, my mother is uncomfortable at this time, don't you just mention the matter of stimulating my mother?" ”

Man Yao nodded hurriedly, isn't it thicker than anyone's skin? Anyway, they have already separated and gone out, and they went to forge an IOU of 30,000 taels by themselves, and cried poor in front of the old lady, and fought with thick-skinned people, so they could only be thicker than her. Reputation is a bit of a thing before marriage, and after marriage, as long as you don't spread the reputation of unfilial piety.

It took a while for the old lady to catch her breath, and Shu Manyao hurriedly leaned over and asked, "Grandmother, are you okay?" But it scares me to death, do you want to drink saliva? ”

The old lady glared at Shu Manyao: "You said that 30,000 taels, what's the matter?" ”

I was too anxious just now, for fear that Shu Manyao would ask the Yang family to help repay the money, so I quickly interrupted. But when I think about it now, I think it's unlikely, can my grandson not know about it? can endure for more than ten years, and he is also a cautious character, how can he owe so much money to others, it must be this Shu Manyao who is talking nonsense! Definitely to scare yourself!

"Grandmother......" Shu Manyao looked at Aunt Yang with some embarrassment, just now this person told herself not to say it, Second Aunt Yang looked at the old lady, and then looked at Shu Manyao: "Hey, since my mother asked, you can say it." ”

Shu Manyao nodded, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Speaking of which, I also trusted others, didn't I say the draft before?" There are many people in the capital who sell this spice cloth and make a lot of money, so I thought, open a spice shop, and make a profit, but the spice shops in the capital already have their own business, I rashly opened a shop, and I couldn't find the source of goods, at this time, I heard about a merchant in the Western Regions, who happened to sell spices. I borrowed 30,000 taels of silver and bought a lot of spices, this opportunity for the draft, but once in a few years, if I missed it, it would be gone. But I didn't expect that the spices were all fake......"

Saying that, Shu Manyao began to cry again, what she said was reasonable, and the old lady and Aunt Yang were a little shaken, especially Mrs. Yang, when the draft was more than ten years ago, there was really such a case in the capital, is it possible, what Shu Manyao said is true, Yang Jianbai really owes others 30,000 taels of silver?