Chapter 13 Negotiations

"Have you ever noticed that Jiang Ruofu has been different since a long time ago."

"Even the piece of jade jue she hung on her body is the son of King Chen, and it is not an ordinary jade jue, it is a relic of the eldest princess of Yuehua, so that the prince of Chen can intersect this kind of thing, do you think Jiang Ruofu will be an ordinary person who has no means?"

Jiang Hong stared at the Zhu family, his tone slightly contemptuous and angry.

The first time he found out that Jiang Ruofu was related to the prince of King Chen, when he was looking for the noble girl who was wearing a piece of jade and was long, and he couldn't find it, when he saw Jiang Ruofu, he was frankly tied to the piece of jade that he had in mind, and walked in front of him.

He was not at ease, afraid that he would be wrong, and while Jiang Ruofu slowly relaxed his vigilance, he sent some more people to follow Jiang Ruofu every day, and finally found evidence.

One night, those people saw Jiang Ruofu go out over the wall.

She walked in the direction of Baiju Tower, and downstairs in Baiju, a man with a lantern was waiting for her.

The informant who arranged it could see clearly from the window across the street.

All kinds of gestures, very intimate.

Zhu listened to Jiang Hong's words and sat down in his chair.

How can it be.

Jiang Ruofu is obviously just a lowly concubine, who has been lower than her hugging status since she was a child, with a shy temperament and ugly appearance.

How could it be possible to climb up to the prince of King Chen.

Jiang Hong said sharply,

"In order to keep my father from favoring Jiang Ruofu too much, I have been hiding this news since I knew it, just thinking that this would at least be better for the fourth sister, but I didn't expect that I would protect her in every possible way, but she did such an ugly thing, whether it was framed or not, it was too stupid."

"I really didn't expect that such a simple strategy could ruin her reputation for many years, and once she was defeated, it was ridiculous, and you, as a mother, can only blindly indulge and spoil now, and don't know how to reflect on it."

Zhu's face was pale, Jiang Hong clamped Zhu's shoulder, gritted his teeth and said,

"After this catastrophe, she is nothing in her father's heart, and what's more, if the news leaks out, Jiang Baohe just wants to marry a poor family as a cheap concubine, and others will not want it, only that slave can take over Jiang Baohe."

"Do you think that as the granddaughter of Jing Zhaoyin, the daughter of Zhisu Neishi will be able to sit back and relax? A simple ploy like this today can destroy her, and he will have the same simple means to destroy you and me tomorrow. ”

Jiang Hong's eyebrows were pressed down tightly, as if the dark clouds were shrouded in gloomy, and his sharp and shrewd eyes like a vulture stared at Zhu steadily, making people feel a chill in their hearts,

"What's more, you and I still keep such a secret."

As soon as the words came out, Zhu's face suddenly fell miserably.

Jiang Hong said coldly,

"Since Jiang Baohe has entered, let her close herself and reflect, don't make more trouble, you must know that I am more than this sister."

Jiang Hong closed his eyes and said in a deep voice,

"Jiang Ruofu is also my sister."

Zhu said with tears in his eyes,

"How can you say that?"

Jiang Hong ignored her, there was irrepressible ambition in his voice,

"And she is more useful, she will be more noble in the future, a girl who has been recognized by the elders and only son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the benefactor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the sweetheart of King Chen's son, it is self-evident how useful these will be in the court."

Jiang Hong glanced at the Zhu family coldly, and walked away, leaving the Zhu family alone in the same place in fear.

Covered in cold sweat.

Different from the silence of the main courtyard, Qinghui Court is thriving during this time.

Xiao Yu sat and commanded the chief butler who had always only done things for the Zhu family,

"Housekeeper, our young lady thinks that this wooden door makes people feel depressed as soon as they come in, and they want to install curtains."

The chief housekeeper scolded in his heart, but he smiled on his face,

"Okay, since it was ordered by Miss Seven, the slave must do it."

Xiao Yu stopped him, and said in a slightly hypocritical voice,

"Our young lady likes the beaded curtain of the main courtyard, and says that every time the eldest lady comes in and goes out, it is very pleasant."

"Although I feel furious when I think of that voice, I can't help but think that you installed the beaded curtain on the main courtyard in the first place, but our young lady likes it, so we can only do it."

The housekeeper was not happy, but he still squinted a pair of thin eyes and smiled flatteringly,

"What is the little jade girl talking about, this bead curtain is a dead thing, why should the girl be angry with it?"

"It's just that this bead curtain is made of lapis lazuli and east pearl, which is worth a thousand gold, and it was brought by the eldest lady from her mother's house, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the exact same. Look at this ......."

When Xiao Yu heard this, she smiled contemptuously, but the words spoken by her delicate voice on weekdays were sarcastic,

"If you can't do it, why do you want to say it so nicely? Fang Cai still said everything that he would definitely do, but now that he really wants something, he will start to push back and block, and tell you, these days, you people who are bent on the song and say that yang is yin Xiaoyu I have seen a lot. ”

Xiaoyu sitting, still looking at her nails, a few days ago came to offer the girl affectionately called her Sister Xiaoyu, and also dyed her with impatiens juice, but the dyeing is not good, these days, the finger meat accidentally got the flower juice and still has the color.

The group of girls who used to look at her with their nostrils now come up flatteringly and call her Sister Xiaoyu, and they also cook for her on the stove every once in a while.

I just beg her to say a few good words and let them serve Miss Seven together.

Xiaoyu scoffed, in the past, when the young lady was in trouble, one by one she was eager to come up and step on it, but now seeing that Jiang Baohe has lost power, seeing that her young lady is gaining power, she also knows in her heart, she wants to please her young lady, so that she can be a dowry maid and marry to the prime minister's mansion together!

Bah! What a shame.

Except for the impatiens nails that didn't go back, the rest of the filial piety to please Xiaoyu didn't touch it at all, and all of them went back, she wasn't stupid, who knew what would be in it.

Not to mention whether it will harm her, let her be replaced, so that they can have a chance to take the position, even for the sake of Miss, and they can't easily bring back these unknown things, so as not to cause trouble for Miss.

This chief steward is the same, everything must be guaranteed to be certain, in fact, you really have to rest assured of these people, leave things to them, and in the end it must be done badly.

It's like her stained nails.

Wen Guqi came back from listening to Mama Du's lecture, and saw Xiaoyu viciously commanding the chief housekeeper, looking like a happy villain, he couldn't help but feel a little funny, and he said with a smile in his eyes,

"What is this doing?"

Xiao Yu heard Wen Guqi's voice and bounced up from his seat at once, while the housekeeper looked at Wen Guqi and said respectfully and flatteringly,

"Miss Seven, you're back."

"The slave is listening to Miss Xiaoyu's training."

There is a bit of a yin and yang weirdness in saying this.

Xiao Yu didn't discipline him in the end, not to mention, he was a chief housekeeper who was reprimanded by the little maid, and it sounded like the little maid must have done something wrong with the little maid.

But Wen Guqi was different from the ordinary master, he just sat down lightly and watched the new maid hurriedly hand him hot tea.

Wen Guqi picked up the teacup leisurely, scraped the foam on the tea surface with the lid of the teacup, and said slowly with a light smile,

"Really?"

"I haven't seen Xiaoyu training people yet, I have to trouble the chief housekeeper to stand here and let Xiaoyu train again, I just want to hear how she trained you."

The chief housekeeper thought that he had heard it wrong, he looked at Wen Guqi, Wen Guqi just raised his head slowly, and looked at him steadily,

"What? No way? ”

The light in his eyes was indifferent, like a thin blade stabbing at a person's body, with a majesty that could not be ignored, and for a moment, the chief housekeeper mistakenly thought that the person in front of him was a high-ranking person, who had been in the top position for a long time, and he could not raise his hands and feet to kill.

One action can let the people below know that they are in trouble.

Wen Guqi's just one look was enough to make people break out in a cold sweat.

The chief butler was busy,

"Okay, of course, you are the master, the slave naturally has to listen to the master, and the slave is also willing to listen to the reprimand of the little jade girl."

Wen Guqi put down the teacup,

"Let's get started."

Xiao Yu just wanted to scold this chief housekeeper who had been bullying them for a long time, and he only said a few words to scare him before, but now, Xiao Yu really clenched his fists.

When the chief housekeeper saw her coming, he was so frightened that he stepped back.

Then Wen Guqi really listened to Xiao Yuxun's chief housekeeper for half an hour.

And he listened very carefully, his expression was not impatient at all, the chief housekeeper should be tired, look at Wen Guqi's attentive appearance, and he can't be lazy and perfunctory.

Xiaoyu was tired of scolding, and she still held her waist and continued to scold.

The maid saw that the tea was cold, so she came to change a cup of tea for Wen Guqi, Wen Guqi handed it to Xiao Yu very easily, Xiao Yu drank it with a bang, wiped her mouth after drinking, and continued,

"Oh, also, last time you arranged the young lady's seat around the children of the fourth generation of the Great Sect, which caused our young lady to suffer a lot of snubbing and ridicule. I'll tell you how that was said. ”

The chief housekeeper complained bitterly, who knew that this aunt and grandmother were so able to hold grudges, and she still remembered such a small incident a year ago, and now she has to revisit the old matter in front of the proud Miss Seven, so that Miss Seven remembers this old matter,

"Oops! Do you still remember, it's all the minion's fault, the minion is really lard, and he arranged Miss Seven's seat so slackly, causing Miss Seven to be mocked, and the slave knows his mistake. That was too ugly to hear, so Miss Xiaoyu had better not say it, so as not to pollute the young lady's ears. ”

Xiao Yu raised her eyebrows,

"How can that?"

"Don't say it's me, our young lady also remembers it clearly, this is all thanks to you, the butler."

When the chief housekeeper heard this, he secretly looked at Wen Guqi, Wen Guqi looked at him steadily, his eyes were bottomless, and the housekeeper was so frightened that he knelt down with a "poof", and begged for mercy with a bitter face,

"Miss Seven, the little one used to have no eyes and bumped into you, please don't take it to heart, if you have any requirements in the future, the minions will try their best to do it for you."

Wen Guqi didn't speak, Xiao Yu snorted coldly,

"Must have done it all for our young lady?"

"You said the same thing just now, but when I asked about the beaded curtain, you began to push, your loyalty is really funny, and you opened your mouth to say that you can't do anything."

The butler trembled and said,

"The slave must do it for Miss Seven, the bead curtain will definitely be installed, and please wait patiently for Miss."

Wen Guqi smiled lightly, but the smile was not in his eyes, more like a threat,

"Then trouble the housekeeper."

The chief housekeeper wiped the sweat from his head,

"No trouble, no trouble, this is what a slave should be."

The chief housekeeper left, but Wen Guqi said slowly,

"Xiaoyu, what did others say at that banquet?"

Xiaoyu hesitated, not wanting to mention those things again,

"Miss, since you don't remember anymore, it's better not to remember, it's not a good thing."

Wen Guqi looked at her quietly,

"Tell me, I want to hear it."

——

After dinner, the lights in each courtyard were in charge, and the Zhu family suddenly sent someone to pass Wen Guqi to go.

Xiaoyu grabbed Wen Guqi, and shook her head like a rattle,

"Miss, don't go."

She grabbed the corner of Wen Guqi's sleeve tightly.

But it is not a good thing to go to the main courtyard at night, and the eldest lady often reprimands the young lady at night, and makes the young lady kneel until dawn, the reason is just to let the seventh lady listen to the rules.

In the past, they had no choice, but now that the young lady of her family is not what it used to be, even the old man does not dare to speak loudly to the young lady, for fear that the young lady will say something unfavorable in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

What is the eldest lady?

Wen Guqi said lightly,

"It's okay, let's go check it out."

When I arrived at the main courtyard, the courtyard was still full of lights, and Wen Guqi stood in the courtyard, and a maid came to greet him respectfully.

"Madame has been waiting for you for a long time, Miss Seven, you are finally here."

Wen Guqi walked through the brightly lit courtyard step by step, Xiao Yu looked at this familiarity and scene, but couldn't help but feel a tightening heart,

"Miss, let's go back."

Wen Guqi said lightly,

"Get in."

He raised his hand to lift the bead curtain, but noticed that the bead curtain had been replaced with ordinary water jade beads.

When I entered the room, I saw Zhu sitting next to the desk, with a warm smile,

"If you are here, your mother has been waiting for you for a long time."

The word mother is really harsh.

Wen Guqi stood a foot away, his face detached,

"If the eldest lady has anything, just say it."

Seeing that Wen Guqi didn't even want to come over, Zhu was not angry, and said in a good voice,

"Since you don't want to come, let's just say that."

"By the way, I heard that you want my bead curtain, my bead curtain was specially customized by a craftsman, I guess I can't get a second pair, since you like it, that pair will be given to you."

Zhu took a sip of tea and continued,

"As for me, I have always been very concerned about your marriage, I think you have ideas in your heart, you may feel that the Prime Minister's Mansion is so goodwill, and it is also interested in you, to put it in my heart, there is no one in Jiang Mansion who does not think so."

"But the Prime Minister's Mansion is too high, we are from a small background, it is much worse, if you want to really climb high, I am afraid it is different from what you think."

Wen Guqi frowned,

Prime Minister's Mansion?

Why did the Prime Minister's Mansion show favor to Jiang Ruofu?

This is a matter of when.