Haixing, Xingyun County, Weiyang Jin.

As soon as Ruan's wife Sang Lan and her daughter Ruan Yuanluo, who hadn't shown up for a long time, appeared, they caused Weiyangjin and other girls and guests to shout. I heard that the three mothers and sons of the Ruan family came back to mourn for the former princess of the county palace, but I didn't expect it to be true.

It's no wonder that no one thought that such an ordinary Ruan family would have such a prominent family background, Mrs. Ruan, and then there would be such a genius young master.

The things that I couldn't figure out in the past can be regarded as answers, it turns out that it is not Sang Lanba who is stammering Chu Cailing, the two families are originally close to each other, it is they who have always underestimated the Ruan family.

Compared to the Sang family in Western Vietnam, what is the Ruan family? Hearing that Ruan Xin went to sea and did not return, the mother and daughter of the Ruan family went to Ruan Aoxing, who became a big official in Western Vietnam, and now there is only an old housekeeper left in the huge Ruan mansion.

After staying in Haixing for a while, Sang Lan's mother and daughter have long been accustomed to such scrutiny, and as soon as they entered Weiyang Jin, Hua Rui said to the girl who was waiting: "Vacate the second floor, and wait for our wife to pick up some things." ”

The girl turned her head to find the shopkeeper, and she had nothing to say.

But in the gap of waiting, I don't know if I was angry at Sang Lan's face that had been hiding her life experience, or I felt that Ruan Yuanluo had been in Xiyue for a long time, and even her standing posture was more noble than her own daughter.

There was a lady who couldn't bear the breath in her heart inexplicably, and sneered at her companions: "Ouch, I see that this brocade in your hand is very good, after all, our Weiyang brocade here is the first one, I'm afraid that this color is not even in Xiyue City, let's buy more later, don't let the people outside wear it away, others asked, and said that our Haixing people are not authentic, and even a piece of brocade is not willing to be sold outside." ”

"You have the ability, you bought all the new goods of Weiyang Jin and pulled them down! You can also count as saving face for the shopkeeper Xia! The lady who was traveling with her did not follow the coaxing, and when she said a word, the face of the lady who had just spoken suddenly darkened.

There are also people who are not used to Sang Lan, but those who can come to Weiyang Jin to make clothes are all rich families in Haixing, look up and don't look down, I have always seen a few times at some tea parties and flower parties over the years, but I didn't expect Sang Lan to deceive them so much, is it for fear that her pair of children will be buried in the small place of Haixing?

But even so, they didn't think of provoking Sang Lan at this time, after all, Sang Lan and the county king's mansion have an old relationship, and her son is now a big official, why bother?

The sarcastic lady glared at Sang Lan fiercely, threw the brocade in her hand into the hand of the lady who came with her, and left quickly, and the relationship between the two families was completely ruined. And the ladies next to them also looked at the things they wanted to buy with interest, and no longer paid attention to Sang Lan's mother and daughter.

Sang Lan looked at the lady who relieved her, smiled and nodded, the two knew each other, and they had a relationship at the tea party of the old lady of the Yu family last year, and when they heard that the old lady of the Yu family had also passed away, Sang Lan sighed in her heart.

"Mrs. Ruan, the second floor is ready, please." The girl led the way, walked through the back porch, and went up the steps, and suddenly opened up in front of her.

....

The second floor is more than three times larger than the first floor, and the silk and satin are also higher, and there are several cabinets with some gold and silver jewelry.

Ruan Yuluo stood in front of the bronze mirror with her arms outstretched, allowing a few girls to take turns to compare the best materials on her, but her expression has not changed, her eyes are blank looking at herself in the bronze mirror, and she doesn't know what she is thinking.

It was Sang Lan, who commanded the girls with great interest to try on Ruan Yuanluo, and turned around to ask Hua Rui and Ah Yin, whether they looked good or not, and how they were compared to Xiyue.

Seeing that there were more and more ingredients she liked, Hua Rui couldn't help but smile and said, "Madam, I'm afraid that the eldest lady didn't think about Daughter's Day at all." ”

"Oh? So do you know what she's thinking? ”

Hua Rui covered her mouth and looked at Ah Yin, and said: "I guess I have to ask Ah Yin, the two of them muttered endlessly when they came out of the county king's mansion, and now that the eldest lady suddenly stopped talking, Ah Yin must know what to ask." ”

But now Ah Yin just took the fabric from those girls and nodded and said that he wanted to put it down, and there was no expression at all.

Sang Lan smiled and asked one of the girls to pick out a moon-white brocade, and said, "We will stay here until the evening, and let the embroidery girl make a dress first." The girl nodded and withdrew. Sang Lan walked to Ruan Yuanluo's side, looked at her daughter's beautiful face and whispered, "What's the matter, I'm still not satisfied with Zhaoyang's child?" ”

"I didn't say I wasn't satisfied." Since returning to Haixing, in addition to offering incense to Chu Cailing, they have visited the county king several times one after another, but they have not seen each other. Guo Zhaoyang only let the three of them sit and wait in the hall, and never said where the king of the county had gone or what important things he was doing.

She knew that her mother intended to tie the two of them together, but whether she was good for the Sang family, or the Ruan family, or the Fifth Highness, now she only had one thought, her mother seemed to be hot with a shaved head, why wasn't Guo Zhaoyang hot at all?

"His marriage has to be agreed by the king of the county and the emperor, but in my mother's heart, what is the consent of the king and the emperor, only if my daughter agrees, my mother will agree."

Ruan Yuanluo blocked the girl who was trying the material next to her, turned her head and said, "Mother is so sure, the king of the county and the emperor will agree?" ”

"As long as the king of the county is willing to write and ask the emperor to marry Zhaoyang, the emperor will definitely agree, and don't worry about the king of the county, his son has grown up all the way with me, don't agree? Then he has no conscience. ”

"Mother, what are you talking about!" Ruan Yuanluo looked at a few girls beside her, and felt that her mother was crazy, and she dared to say such things casually!

"If you're afraid of anything, there's nothing wrong with spreading it."

"If you can't see the king of the county, it's useless for my mother to say anything."

Sang Lan raised her chin and snorted, and said with a smile: "I'll just wait for Guo Zhifeng to leave it alone!" I just want to ask your cousin to talk to His Royal Highness Five, just ask the emperor for a favor, what's so difficult. Besides, my daughter's current status is gold and jade, and she married into the county king's mansion, but that bastard boy got cheap. ”

"Mother, you are really willing to let me marry so far."

"Ruan's mansion is here, how can you say that you are married far away? Besides, when your father comes back, even if your mother is in Xiyue, no one will dare to bully you. ”

Speaking of her father, Ruan Yuanluo couldn't help but be a little unhappy, "When will my father come back!" Don't say a word before leaving, it's been so long, I haven't even written a letter! When he comes back, I will ignore him! ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" Sang Lan didn't explain too much, what could she say? There was no news of the letter of inquiry, and she had to wonder if the ship had capsized. Ay! How could she think that! "No, we can't wait here all the time, I'll write a letter to your grandmother first, and ask her to mention your marriage to Zhaoyang in front of Jia Rou, hoping that everything will settle on Daughter's Day."

Ruan Yuanluo grabbed her mother's hand, "Don't be in such a hurry, right?" ”

"Can you not be in a hurry? The marriage of your brother and sister is now the top priority of the Sang family, and how many people listen to your grandmother and your cousin! I can't let them just decide! As she spoke, the girl brought a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and after a while, the letter was sent to the post station.

Ruan Yuanluo was not interested, obviously she didn't hate it in her heart, but she always felt uncomfortable, and she didn't know why, "Hey? Why didn't you bring those horses? She pointed to a few lilac horses by the window and looked at the girl beside her.

The girl said respectfully: "Those are ordinary muslin, not worthy of Miss Ruan's identity, they are dyed and played by our shopkeeper, and the colors that come out are not quite the same, so they are placed there." ”

"I look pretty good." But isn't it, seven horses are also purple in a row, in the sun, although the color is slightly different, but if you look closely, it is like a musical note, smart jumping, maybe it is the silk satin dazzled, suddenly look at this elegant color, there is a sense of otherworldliness. "Bring it to me and I'll take a look."

The girl naturally hurriedly stepped forward, Ruan Yuluo reached out and touched it, it was really ordinary muslin, but how pleasing to the eye was this color, just like she had never seen such a color before, although it was a little darker, but it was clear, like a mist in the twilight, the smoke was vast, and every eye was different, "How can I look at this color... As if I've never seen it before ... ”

"I'll see..." Sang Lan got up and walked over, nodded suddenly, and said with a smile: "You shopkeepers really have some originals, casually dyed and played, can also have such a color?" Look at it, is it better than the mandarin duck brocade that your cousin wore last time. ”

"Yes, her mandarin duck brocade is also good-looking, but when she stands in the garden, it is like a peacock opening the screen, not to mention elegant, no matter how you look at it, it is unbearable."

The girl smiled and said, "Madame and girl, don't praise our shopkeeper so much, this is really her casual play, so she doesn't plan to sell it." ”

"What? Are you afraid that we can't afford the money? Sang Lan feigned anger and looked at the girl.

The girl naturally confessed again and again, and said: "You see that this material is just to make some underwear, how can you be blessed with the body of a distinguished guest?" If it is really sold at the price of muslin, I am sorry for the effort of our shopkeeper. ”

Ruan Yuanluo couldn't help asking, "It seems that this color has a lot of origins?" ”

"It cost thousands of catties of purple dragon fruit." The girl said slowly.

Sang Lan paused and asked, "Is it a purple dragon fruit that only has a spirit fruit?" ”

"yes."

Sang Lan smiled, "What's that, or I'll let someone go to Huicheng now, buy all the purple dragon fruits there, and let your shopkeeper dye some more." ”

"Mrs. Ruan probably didn't know that not long ago, Huicheng's Soul Picking Fruit stopped opening."

"What?" Sang Lan didn't believe it, it was Chu Cailing's life's work, she handed it over to Guo Zhaoyang, how could Guo Zhaoyang turn it off!

"So the purple dragon fruit that dyes these materials is bought directly from the port by our shopkeeper."

Fortunately, it's okay, but he doesn't open a shop in Huicheng anymore, Sang Lan suddenly remembered Haixing's recent rumors, "It seems that this county palace must have a hostess as soon as possible, otherwise his good family business will be ruined by him!" ”

"Purple dragon fruit... Ruan Yuluo finally understood why she was flustered, in the end, she still minded, Xiaobai hid the matter of knowing Guo Zhaoyang from herself, because of this, she hadn't written to Xiaobai for so long after coming to Haixing!

It wasn't until the beginning of the lantern that Sang Lan's mother and daughter left Weiyang Jin, and when Ruan Aoxing came back from her teacher, Sang Lan planned to leave, she couldn't wait for Guo Zhifeng to see her, some things, bypassing Guo Zhifeng, whether it could be done or not was unknown, it was up to people.