But Cui Qing's heart was high, and he didn't feel that he was wrong at that time. I heard that at the beginning, Cui Qing still wanted to make trouble with the child in his belly, but now that he has lived in Jiaqing Bofu for so many days, he has smoothed out all the edges and corners.

It is much more difficult to be a concubine who no one looks down on than to be a cousin under the fence.

Zhao turned around and touched Xu Jiayi's hair, and sighed secretly in her heart, looking at Cui Qing's current appearance, she also felt a little pity in her heart, but she only hid it in her heart. In the final analysis, she still hates Cui Qing a little.

"Okay, don't talk about her, keep talking about yours." Zhao didn't want to see Xu Jiayi's distraction, so he interrupted her thoughts and said, "Didn't you say just now that there is a solution, what is it?" ”

"Yes, according to my meaning, there are two solutions to this matter, one is to reduce the price and achieve small profits but quick turnover. The second is to bring up the quality, the jewelry is not much, the expensive is to be "fine". It needs to be exquisite and unique in order to be sought after by guests. Xu Jiayi nodded and paused at this point, "I'm more inclined to the second one." ”

Although Xu Jiayi said it simply, it was not easy to do it for the first time, Zhao nodded, and motioned Xu Jiayi to continue, "What are your plans for the ready-to-wear store?" ”

"This ready-to-wear store is in Sweet Water Lane on East Street, Sweet Water Lane has always been a good place to eat, drink and have fun in Yanjing City, and people who go there have a lot of money in their hands, even if the price is high, some people are willing to pay for it. It stands to reason that there will be no fewer customers, and business will not be so bad. ”

"There's something I don't know if I should tell my eldest aunt......" Xu Jiayi slumped, and saw that Zhao asked her to continue, so she continued, "The shopkeeper Zhao of this ready-to-wear store is your aunt's dowry, and it stands to reason that my junior can put a beak, but this Zhao's shopkeeper's behavior is really a bit excessive." ”

"Auntie, you only look at the account books on weekdays, and rarely go to the shop, and the people below act in disobedience. I looked at the account books of previous years, and this shop reported that the cost of fabrics was three or four hundred taels of silver every month, saying that it was to buy the best Suzhou embroidery materials from Suzhou, but in fact, the shops sold ordinary materials, and the cost was almost a few dozen taels enough."

These things can even be seen by her, who is in contact with her for the first time, even if the eldest aunt has rarely taken care of the things in the shop, most of them are handed over to Mama Su to deal with, but Xu Jiayi doesn't believe that the Zhao family doesn't know anything about this matter. And this shopkeeper Zhao has been acting more vigorously over the years, so he naturally knows that even if Zhao knows, he will not really do anything to him.

"Although it is an ordinary material, the price is set at a very high price. Even if you look at the guests who have no power and power, they will use the name of the Hubu Shangshu Mansion to buy and sell. After a long time, the surrounding guests naturally know what kind of character the shopkeeper is, and there are naturally fewer guests who go. ”

"Also, I happened to bump into something when I went there that day."

That day, Xu Jiayi took Cuiyun and Yuanxiang to open a box in the teahouse opposite the garment shop, and sat by the window to see the situation of the ready-to-wear shop at a glance. Xu Jiayi originally wanted to secretly take a look at the specific situation of this shop, but who knew that she happened to bump into the shopkeeper Zhao who was molesting the people on the street.

The girl was so ashamed that her face was flushed and she begged for mercy, but she was surrounded by Zhao's shopkeeper and the guys in the shop, and she couldn't get out. When the girl saw that begging for mercy couldn't do it, she said in a hard voice that at the feet of the Son of Heaven, does he still want to rob the people's daughter?! She's going to report to the police!

Who knew that the shopkeeper Zhao was not only not afraid, but laughed out loud, "Do you know who the big proprietor in this shop is?!" It is Wang Hongsheng, the head of the household department of the imperial court, who does not give the owner of my family three points of affection, if you want to report to the official, go to the official to see who the official will help. ”

Zhao's face changed when he heard this, and the coldness in his eyes gradually condensed.

As the secretary of the household department, the father-in-law is quite relied on by the emperor above the court, and he always thinks too much about his actions. And the two masters of the big house and the second room are also officials in the court, and their official reputations have always been good. Everyone in the house is strict with themselves and acts in a low-key manner, for fear of being looked upon by someone with a heart and affecting several masters.

Cui Qing's previous incident almost made the emperor annoyed the old men. Who knew that they were not arrogant as masters, and a small shopkeeper had learned to be a fox and a tiger. She only thought that this was rewarded by her mother, and after serving her mother for most of her life, she was greedy now, but she didn't think that she would be more indulgent!

Zhao glanced at Mama Zhao and ordered, "Mama Zhao, you take a few people to Sweetwater Lane." I'd like to see if he still has me in his eyes! ”

Seeing this, Xu Jiayi knew that Zhao must have something to explain to Mama Zhao, so she hurriedly got up and said goodbye.

After returning to Jiaxi Garden, Xu Jiayi had just had lunch and lay on the soft floor to squint and rest, when she heard the voice of a maid coming in from outside, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Cui Xin walking in from outside.

"Sister Yiyi."

Before Cui Xin could salute, she was already helped up by Xu Jiayi and pulled her to sit at the table, "Why did you come here now?" The sun is poisoning outside, so be careful not to get caught in the sun. ”

It's not dog days yet, but it's noon, and it's still hot to walk outside.

"It's okay, I've got an umbrella. I heard that Sister Yiyi was in the house today, and I thought that I hadn't seen Sister Yiyi for a long time, so I came to talk to you. Cui Xin took a cup of tea and took two sips to slow down, and suddenly said aloud, "Sister Yiyi, you still have two months to go, is your aunt ready to say kiss to you?" ”

Xu Jiayi turned her head to look at Cui Xin, a little stunned.

She had heard them talk about her family affairs from her grandmother, eldest aunt, and second aunt, but she didn't expect that one day she would be able to listen to her discuss this from Cui Xin, who was younger than herself. Seeing that she peeked at herself with some anxiety, Xu Jiayi couldn't help but think in her heart, could it be that even Cui Xin has a happy person, so she wants her "sister" to solve her lifelong affairs first, so that her eldest aunt can kiss her for her?

However, Xu Jiayi had nothing to shy away from about this matter, so she said bluntly, "I mentioned it, but I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry." ”

Although Sister Yiyi has not yet reached the end of the day, most of her daughter's family has already decided on family affairs at this time, but now hearing Xu Jiayi say this, Cui Xin is also a little undecided, whether Xu Jiayi is really not interested in family affairs, or because Chu Shizi threatened her with something.

Blinking his eyes, Cui Xin asked out loud without a trace, "Chu Shizi has also lived in our mansion for almost a year, and I have never seen Mrs. Shizi, and I don't know if Mrs. Shizi looks good or not......

"I heard my aunt say that he doesn't seem to be married yet, and I haven't heard of anyone who has a marriage contract." Xu Jiayi explained when she heard this, and when she talked about Chu Changfeng, her words were a little awkward.

"I see...... I didn't expect that Chu Shizi still hasn't had a marriage contract......"

"Uncle Cousin has been at the border all the year round, and he only returned to Yanjing City last year, so I'm afraid I haven't met a suitable one yet."

Cui Xin shook her head, "Maybe I've already met it, but I'm just embarrassed to speak." ”

Xu Jiayi was a little stunned when she heard this, and her cheeks were unconsciously dyed pink. Seeing this, Cui Xin already knew it in his heart. I'm afraid this is not just Chu Shizi's unrequited love, even my cousin has that meaning, but it seems that he hasn't found out yet.

Although she is young, she can still see these things clearly. Sister Yiyi has always been smart, but now she is just a fan of the authorities.

"Sure enough, it's a quick little girl, if these words are known to the eldest aunt, see if she can spare you. Honestly, do you want to get married too? Xu Jiayi looked at Cui Xin and smiled, "Here are you and my sisters, you talk to me, I promise not to tell others." ”

"Sister Yiyi!" Cui Xin looked at Xu Jiayi a little helplessly, and didn't understand how it came to herself.

After the two sisters talked for a while, Cui Xin got up and said goodbye. After sending Cui Xin away, Xu Jiayi was a little stunned and leaned on the soft couch and looked out the window.

When Xiangqiao came in to clean up the tea cup, he looked at this scene, sighed secretly, and shook his head slightly. She also sees the changes in the girl these days, but she is just a maid no matter what, and she can only remind the master of many things, but she can't really make any decisions for the girl.

Although Xiangqiao's movements were light, although Xu Jiayi didn't look sideways, she could guess a point or two about Xiangqiao's behavior, but her heart was a little calmer, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.

These days, Chu Changfeng comes to Jiaxi Garden from time to time to hang around, and every time he comes back, he always brings her some small gifts, or pearl earrings, or jade bracelets and the like, which are all things that the girl likes. In addition, there are simple clay figures and sugar gourds, and even the emperor rewarded her with the night pearl.

If she didn't take him, she would be angry and put things in her arms and leave. If she took it, he would smile and rub her head, and then say that he would bring you other things.

Although Xiangqiao reminded her in her ear to keep a distance from Chu Changfeng, she had tried her best to avoid Chu Changfeng, but this matter was not something she could control. Even from her anger and shyness at the beginning, she now wakes up every day and guesses what gift Chu Changfeng will bring her today.

People, you really can't get used to one thing.

After listening to Cui Xin's words today, her dream woke up in an instant, and she pierced the layer of window paper in front of her, making her have to face it.

Originally, she could still deceive herself that this was just a cousin's love for her niece, but in fact, she vaguely understood in her heart that Chu Changfeng was different from other girls. In addition to her, there are also Wang Yunxiu and Cui Xin, who are also his nieces, and they have never seen him give them gifts.