Chapter 68: The Book of Strange Things
"Xiao Xiangzi, check the diet and daily life of the crown princess for Lone, thoroughly investigate this East Palace, inside and out, and destroy all those rats one by one!"
Zhu Zijun was very angry, although the child was not born by Yu'er, but it was all his own blood and bones, the first time he became a father, he was pulled off the horse like this, he couldn't wait to divide those sneaky horses!
"Slave and maid command!" Xiao Xiangzi was secretly happy, grinding his fists Huo Huo was ready to do a big job, after all, the old one does not go, and the new one does not come.
Xiao Dezi glanced at Xiao Xiangzi, who was light on his legs, and sighed secretly. Hey, everyone has a life!
"Prince, don't be angry, it's getting dark, do you want to pass the meal?"
Xiao Dezi presented Zhu Zijun with a cup of Longjing before the rain, and Concubine Tang of the Pearl Pavilion must have sent someone to wait for the prince outside, what should I do.
Zhu Zijun took Xiao Dezi's tea, sat down, and remembered that when he got up in the morning, he promised Yu'er to have dinner together, and most of his anger disappeared in an instant.
He took a sip of tea, his eyes were slightly apologetic, "Xiao Dezi, go to the Pearl Pavilion and tell Concubine Tang Niangniang, just say that Lone has important things to deal with, and I will accompany her to breakfast tomorrow, let her go to bed early, and don't wait for Lonely." β
"Yes, slave and maid command." Xiao Dezi happily waved his hand to the little eunuch behind him, and his whole body was indescribably brisk, and the queen mother also had an explanation.
"Swing the Wuyuan!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince swings to drive the Wuyuanββ"
As Xiao Dezi's voice sounded, how much joy and how much sorrow!
Asaka-in
At night, there is silence, and the candle flame gently ripples in the mischievous breeze.
Bai Lu was in a daze in front of the embroidery frame, exuding a thin mist of sorrow, and for the first time she found that the human heart was so complicated, she was at a loss.
Lan Xi glanced at Xiao Lizi, this kind of work to make the master happy has always been Xiao Lizi's forte.
"Master, do you know, the slave has made money recently, and Xiao Lizi has earned you a lot of pocket money."
"Oh, really?"
Bai Lu automatically picked up the conversation, but obviously didn't care too much, and the embroidery needles were shuttling on the embroidery frame for a while.
"Thanks to your blessing, the slave maid has opened two embroidery workshops in the inner city, and the treasure of your town shop is there, and the embroidery and clothing in the hall of those dignitaries and nobles are rushing, and the business is very prosperous!"
"Oh!"
Seeing that Bai Lu was weak, Xiao Lizi couldn't help but put down this paragraph, racking her brains to think of other good news.
It's really strange, why are there no happy things in the recent market rumors, either this inner mansion spoiled the concubine and killed his wife, or the concubines of the mansion killed each other, even the East Palace, a good thing is about to turn into a bad thing.
This can make Xiao Lizi worried.
Xiao Lezi on the side squeezed his eyebrows at his boss, said something with his hands and feet, and gestured for a while before Xiao Lizi understood.
"Master, the winter solstice brother of Zhiwei Restaurant, on the second day of your order, he summoned more than 20 scholars from poor families to go up the mountain and down the river to ask you about interesting things in the suburbs of Beijing. There are also a few of them who are quite literary and have already started to write books. They said that they had compiled the interesting facts they had collected into a book of ghosts and weird things and sent them to you. β
"Organized into a book?"
Bai Lu put down the embroidery needle in her hand, raised her head and thought for a while. I remember that I used this chess piece because it was not easy to inquire about Tang Yuzhu's affairs at the beginning, but now that there is that swordsman Yan Wuji, it seems that there is no need for this side of the winter solstice.
When Bai Lu just wanted to say that he would not use it in the future, he saw Xiao Lizi's cautious and flattering look, as if he saw the overjoyed figure in the Zhiwei Restaurant, nodding and bowing a little grovelly, and all the words of refusal were stuck in his throat.
"Well, very good, little plum, the monthly money of the winter solstice will be sent to them on time. Oh, by the way, since they're going to put together a book, they might as well open two bookstores in the outer city. Well, if you are a student, our books will be sold at a discount of 10% to the market price. β
Xiao Lizi nodded hurriedly, the master was willing to use his head to think about something else, he nodded with a smile, his hunched body straightened, and waited for Bai Lu to continue to command.
Bai Lu looked at Xiao Lizi with a look of waiting to continue, as if he was still waiting for something? What are you waiting for, Bai Lu didn't understand a little.
Is it too high to sell below the market price?
Bai Lu remembered the 100,000 taels of silver given by her senior sister, as well as ten jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and it seemed that it would be okay no matter how low it was.
"Xiao Lizi, it seems that the poor students are studying endlessly, and in the past twenty taels of months, so many people have been invited to go up and down the mountain and down the river, which shows that they are also worried about their livelihood."
Xiao Lizi nodded, the truth should not be too far from this.
"Otherwise, if you are a poor student, according to the special circumstances of your family, the price of the book can be lowered all the way, or given away. Well, you can also rent it for free for a month, or you can do some of this kind of book delivery activities every month, and the dolls' enlightenment books can also be sent. β
Xiao Lizi's original smiling face collapsed instantly when he heard a series of send-offs, master, is such a loss-making deal really good?
Lan Xi saw that Xiao Li Zi didn't reply, and hurriedly said: "A bodhisattva like the master is kind-hearted, those students will be grateful, remember it in their hearts, and hope that those talents can leap into the dragon gate as soon as possible." β
Bai Lu nodded, "Little Lizi, we can help a little, anyway, we have a lot of silver in Chaolu Courtyard now!" β
Xiao Lizi hurriedly smiled and nodded yes, "Yes, yes, master, the slave and maid will definitely do this beautiful thing for you." β
Xiao Lizi glanced at Lan Xi, Aunt Lan Xi is really Aunt Lan Xi, and she can see everything in the long run.
The eunuchs on the side were also contemplating one by one, and soon they were smart and clever to touch the edge.
This seems to be a loss-making deal, but if you really cultivate a pillar talent, you may have unexpected gains in the future.
Bai Lu looked at the strange expressions on their faces, and couldn't help but secretly examine themselves, is it really going to post a lot of money, and are books very expensive?
"Lanxi, Xiao Lizi, don't worry, your master is very rich now, enough to support a lot of people."
"Yes, yes, master, you are a little rich woman now!" Lan Xi said jokingly.
Master, truth, goodness and beauty are all possessed. These tens of thousands of taels of silver, even in an ordinary Qipin Zhixian family, may be able to last a lifetime, but in this royal inner courtyard, the prince's mansion, there are a lot of dots, and it will be used for three or five years, which is already thrifty.
"Well, our mother is a little rich woman, and the slaves and maids follow the mother, that is to enjoy happiness." Chasing Yue hurriedly followed Lan Xi's voice and said.
"Let's go to the small treasury of Chaolu Courtyard, this, if it is placed in our countryside, it will be enough for the people of a few towns to eat and drink without worry." Xiao Kaizi also picked up the conversation.
"Yes, there is a snow disaster in the slave's hometown every year, and some people will always starve to death!" Qiushuang said with emotion.
"Hey, there is no snow disaster in the slave's hometown, but there are frequent floods in July and August every year, there are many sisters in the family, and there are not a few acres of land, and when the New Year comes, it is already a decent Chinese New Year's Eve meal to eat a big bun."
The spring breeze also began to reminisce about his hometown, which made the other girls on the side red-eyed.
"And in winter, people are as cold as popsicles, and they want to roast and roast fires, but the firewood has to be kept and sold for money, and they are changed for food, and finally the firewood is gone, and my father and mother change the slaves and maids for food......."
"The slave maid's family has been passed down for three generations, but after the drought in the autumn of that year, there was a locust plague, there was no harvest in the ground, the roots of the trees were not willing, and the father and mother were starving to death.