Chapter 3: Round Money
Just now, the master and servant were busy, Zhao Youling had been standing by the window, looking at the starry sky outside the window opposite, and then listening to Shen Rongzi talking to her, she nodded at Shen Rongzi.
"You must not know that my grandmother was very picky, and embroidering clothes for her is destined to not please her."
"Oh."
Zhao Youling flashed her eyes and looked at Shen Rongzi curiously.
Shen Rongzi's round face is very vivid when she speaks, and Zhao Youling likes to see her pouting and talking.
"You'd better get out of here."
"Ah, why?"
"Because you will certainly not be able to complete the embroidery work that my mother has arranged for you, and even if you can do it, you will not please my grandmother, who is not happy that you will not only not be able to ask for a reward, but may also be punished. Since it is not good inside and out, of course, leaving is the best choice.
Do you know that my mother sent people to search for embroidery workshops in the capital, but no one dared to take my grandmother's embroidery work. Including the embroidery workshop in the palace, my mother should have also asked.
You know why? Because they knew that no matter how good their embroidery was, my grandmother wouldn't like it. My grandmother was from a beautiful family, and ordinary embroiderers couldn't get into her eyes at all. What's more, she doesn't like to wear embroidered clothes, and now that the heat is so hot, she only likes to wear pure color satin. ”
Shen Rongzi changed her sitting posture again, resting her hands on her knees, showing the momentum of everyone's beautiful women. He rolled his eyelids and smiled again.
It is necessary to send away the little embroidery girl.
"Then I won't be able to make any money if I leave now, I need money."
Zhao Youling can never forget her purpose.
"I can give you the money you need money, how much do you think you can earn by doing embroidery? It's good to have a thousand texts to die. Well, I can ask my second brother to give it to you. You'd better get out of here overnight, or tomorrow my grandmother will find out about it, and even if you run away, you'll be chased back by someone she sends, and she hates people lying to her the most. ”
"But I didn't lie to her, and I don't know who your grandmother is...... What's more, I promised my wife to help her with embroidery, and I lost my trust to her when I left. ”
Zhao Youling became entangled.
Shen Rongzi was a little anxious, but she didn't expect Xiao Xiuniang to be quite persistent, and she didn't know how to be afraid when she was so intimidated.
I can only do it without doing it......
She rolled her eyes, and suddenly covered her arms in pain.
"Woo, you just hurt me, you see that my arms are bruised, I didn't bother with you, and asked the maids to help you keep it secret, and... And they all said that they would give you money, and you didn't agree to me for such a small request. I'm hurt because of you, and you have to be responsible for me. ”
Shen Rongzi said and spoke, but she really forced tears out, and the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became.
"I'll explain the reason to my mother, tell her not to blame you, and you can leave quickly. If I let my grandmother know that you hit me, she will break your legs. ”
Zhao Youling has never seen this battle, she liked this young lady very much as soon as she met, but she didn't expect to make people cry, so she could only agree without confidence.
"Okay, I'll go, you can just give me some copper coins... It can't be less than 500 words. ”
didn't help anyone do the embroidery work, Zhao Youling felt that she shouldn't collect money, but she thought that this young lady had interfered with her errand, and asked for 500 Wen ruthlessly.
Shen Rongzi was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Xiao Xiuniang to ask for five hundred Wen so well, so she nodded, indicating that she would send a maid to send money over later.
If my mother had embroidered the auspicious clothes for my grandmother, the auspicious clothes she had been preparing for almost a year would not be useful.
Shen Rongzi can't let her mother steal her limelight no matter what.
What's more, my mother doesn't have auspicious clothes as a birthday gift, so she can go out to buy rare gifts and come back, and she can also congratulate her grandmother on her birthday.
And she spent all her money for this gift, and pointed to it to her grandmother to ask for a reward.
persuaded Xiao Xiuniang to leave, and Shen Rongzi's mood was much easier. The steps back to the boudoir were light and fast.
When they were about to pass by Fuxiang Garden, Qin'er and Xian'er consciously put out the lantern without waiting for Shen Rongzi's command.
The three masters and servants quickened their pace, and suddenly heard the creak of the moon door of Fuxiangyuan behind them, as if the door was open.
Shen Rongzi was so frightened that she reached out and grabbed the arms of the little maids on the left and right.
"Fifth sister, why don't you light the lantern when it's so dark?"
Hearing that it was the second brother's voice, Shen Rongzi patted his chest and calmed down, and turned around to show a sweet smile.
"Second brother, I was about to look for you!"
The two maids hurriedly lit the lanterns.
"Looking for me? I don't think I'll be short of money to spend again! ”
A smile appeared at the corner of Shen Zhao's mouth.
"Second brother knows me best, I'm short of money, how much can you give me?"
was guessed by his brother, and Shen Rongzi saved the trouble of asking for money.
"How much do you want?"
Shen Zhao put his hand on his waist bag, ready to take out the silver money at any time.
Shen Rongzi's heartbeat accelerated slightly.
In the past, he had never been so happy to ask for money from his second brother, but today he is so generous, so he must not open a small mouth.
"Twenty taels of silver."
"Oh, twenty taels of silver!"
Shen Zhao's tone was relaxed.
Shen Rongzi's eyes lit up.
"The fifth sister is bored in the boudoir all day long, it's better to count the copper coins to relieve the boredom, I think five hundred Wen should be enough for you to count for half a day."
Shen Zhao said as he untied the money bag and handed it to Shen Rongzi.
“……”
Shen Rongzi didn't answer, feeling as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on her head, and her heart was cold.
Sure enough, God has long eyes, and when he heard her promise to Xiao Xiuniang's words, it was exactly five hundred Wen, and he wanted to ask for a little more money to subsidize his shriveled purse.
"Fifth sister don't want it?"
Shen Zhao crossed his hands and elbows and smiled.
Seeing that the young lady looked disappointed, Qin'er hurriedly took the money bag handed by Shen Zhao.
"Second brother is so picky!"
Shen Rongzi pouted and coquettishly, and wanted to work hard again.
"When has the second brother been generous?"
Shen Zhao smiled brightly, which could make his little sister happy every day and relieve his tense mood.
"By the way, your brother Mu Hanchi is coming back soon."
"I don't know, I don't want to hear it, you can go."
In the past two days, I can always hear my grandmother and father talking about her marriage, my father intends to give her to Mu Hanchi, the prince of Huai Wangfu, and now the second brother also mentions Mu Hanchi, Shen Rongzi is a little annoyed.
"Well, if you don't want to hear it, forget it. I went to the study, my little sister put away the money, and the second brother's net worth has been given to you, and there is no more. ”
Shen Zhao flicked his sleeves and grinned, and then walked towards the deep book pavilion.
Shen Rongzi looked away and saw that the moon gate of Fuxiang Garden was hidden, and he immediately felt weak again.
Mei Kite said that she grew up in a flower boat since she was a child, and she likes to watch the various lights rising from the flower boat around her when she is holding the lamp.
When Mei Kite was in Fuxiang Garden, she liked to carry a lantern and sing in the yard as soon as it was dark. She likes Shen Rongzi's lanterns and envies Shen Rongzi for having a good background.
She said that if there is an afterlife, she would rather become a lantern for Shen Rongzi than be an oiran on a flower boat.
Shen Rongzi was reprimanded by her grandmother because she was playing with a beautiful kite.
People go to the garden, and I don't know if the second brother went to Fuxiangyuan so late, whether he was going to bring fresh beauties into the house again.
Shen Rongzi glanced at the moon gate of Fuxiangyuan again, and her eyes were a little sad.
"Miss, this money?"
"You can send it to that little embroidery girl now, it's just five hundred wen, ask her which embroidery workshop she is working in, and I will help her in the future."
Qin'er took the order and walked quickly to Huanyue Xuan with the lantern.
There are many people on the stone bridge in front of the gate of Huanyue Xuan.
Qin'er stood in the shadows and waited for everyone to go away before going over and knocking.
"The door is open."
Zhao Youling thought that the Duchess of Zhenguo had sent someone to deliver something to her, so she didn't raise her head and continued to fiddle with the embroidery frame standing by the window.
Qin'er walked closer to call her, only to find out that it was the little maid who had been with Shen Rongzi just now.
Qin'er handed the money bag to Zhao Youling and urged her to leave immediately.
Zhao Youling took out the broken silver in the money bag and frowned.
"I want a round copper coin, how can your young lady fool me!."
Zhao Youling said and returned the money bag to Qin'er.
"You ......"
The prince said that there were 500 yuan in the money bag, and Zhao Youling grabbed a handful of at least a dozen taels of silver. Qin'er was stunned and speechless for a while.
Zhao Youling continued to fiddle with her new home.
Next to the embroidery frame is a new lacquered rectangular table, which is filled with various embroidery threads and needles. In a box with red lacquer inlaid with white jade, two rolls of gold and silver threads sparkled under the lamp.
The moment he picked up the embroidery needle, Zhao Youling felt that he could embroider the magnificent mountains and rivers and flying immortals in the sky......
"I said you really don't know what to do! These pieces of silver are nearly 20,000 copper coins, you deliberately rejected our girl, right? ”
Qin'er had a cold face.
If she doesn't finish the errand given by her master, she can't go back, and she has to send the embroidery girl away tonight.
Zhao Youling listened to Qin'er's words and finally understood that silver and copper coins were money. Since she promised Shen Rongzi and people sent so much money, of course she couldn't break her trust.
Zhao Youling put down the embroidery needle and glanced at the embroidery frame, although she felt a little sorry for the Duchess of Zhenguo, but she felt very solid holding the money in her hand.
Zhao Youling and Qin'er walked out of Huanyue Xuan one after the other.
Qin'er kept sending Zhao Youling out of the small corner gate of Fuxiangyuan, then locked the door again, and hurried back to resume his life.
According to Qin'er's instructions, as long as you walk out of the back alley of Fuxiangyuanjiaomen, you can go to the street.
Zhao Youling walked to the end of the alley, and there was a high wall in front of him. She thought she was going in the opposite direction, and then she turned back, and there was still a high wall at the end.
The alley was surrounded by high walls, and she became a caged bird.
The walls on both sides of the alley are shorter, and the Zhenguo Mansion can't go back, so you can only try to climb over the other side of the wall to see.
Zhao Youling gently climbed over the wall on her toes, and her fluttering figure fell from the side of the wall, impartially, and landed right on the edge of the lotus pond in front of Mrs. Gao.
She was just one step away from falling into the water.
Zhao Youling was almost startled, but fortunately she hugged the big willow tree by the pool.
"It's me."
She brushed the goose yellow dress on her body and looked up at the opposite side of the lotus pond.
A lady was staring at her as if she had been immobilized.
Seeing the fairy descending from the sky, Mrs. Gao was so shocked that she forgot to shake the incense fan in her hand for a while, and looked at the little fairy fixedly, afraid that the fairy would disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Ma'am."
Hearing the call of the big girl behind her, Mrs. Gao was in a trance.