"Get up, this palace is not a person who likes to bully others."

How to say that the person who knelt down in front of him looked like he was forty or fifty years old, and letting such an old man kneel in front of him, Jiang Liuyu couldn't help but feel a guilty heart in his heart.

"Thank you, princess, please take a seat, don't hurry up and serve tea."

No matter where you go, the first step in entertaining guests is to serve tea first. Jiang Liuyu had just drunk a glass of water before, and now her stomach was swollen, and she had to pretend to drink another cup, which was really uncomfortable.

When the people of the merchant heard the order of the merchant master, they all snorted very contemptuously before they went their own way. Master Shang pouted, and saw that Jiang Liuyu's expression was not very good, and he thought that she was angry because of the people in his house, so he hurriedly apologized.

"The people in this house are used to it, and the cold house has not been very good these years, they all have complaints, and they hope that the princess will forgive her sins."

Jiang Liuyu stared at the tea next to the table with a distressed face, hesitating to reach out, and suddenly heard Shang Shijing's words, and he was still a little confused, but fortunately, there was Bao Jingshu next to him to help remind him.

"Master Shang don't have to worry, we came here today just to ask about the situation. The old gentleman just had to treat us like regular guests. ”

"How dare this, how dare I have such guts as a villain." Master Shang was indeed a little frightened when he looked at the power of the imperial court, if it wasn't for Jiang Liuyu's previous orders, he was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to sit in his seat.

Xiang Fanhua was a little funny to see him like this, thinking that maybe it was time to speak, so he cleared his throat and deliberately frightened.

"Since Master Shang respects and fears the people in the court so much, then your son-in-law Kong Yu, who once divorced, has now been named the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, do you regret it?"

Hearing this, Bao Jingshu and Jiang Liuyu both turned their heads in surprise, they thought selfishly, Miss Shang hadn't come out yet, and it shouldn't be the best time at this time, so they were taken by Xiang Fanhua first.

But this is exactly what the three of them are concerned about, and they will all think that Shang Shijing will show a remorse of beating his chest.

Who knew that Master Shang just opened his mouth slightly, as if he had a thousand words to tell, and his expression was much more indifferent than his previous flattery to Jiang Liuyu.

"It turns out that the princess is just for this matter, and the villain can only say that the matter is a foregone conclusion, whether he is a scholar or a prime minister now, the villain can't control him."

This sounds wrong, no matter how you say it, it should show a trace of inseparability, if Shang Shijing really hates the poor and loves the rich, it will not be so refreshing.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three people were the same in disbelief. As he was talking, the merchant lady came through the side door of the antechamber.

"Father, I don't know what happened when you called me over?" The sound of such a gentle water is like a breeze blowing across the lake in summer, which makes people feel comfortable.

Jiang Liuyu and the others looked at the source of the voice, only to see a beautiful woman in a plain green dress walking slowly.

This woman does not apply fat powder on her face, and the light makeup is appropriate, which matches her temperament very well, and at first glance it makes people feel that she is a talented woman who is full of poetry and books.

Jiang Liuyu couldn't stop admiring in her heart, there really is a woman in the world with such a beautiful temperament, and at the same time, she also found some problems. Xiang Fanhua also turned her head suspiciously, looking at her.

Master Kong Yu Kong is now past the age of establishment, shouldn't the woman who is married to him be almost the same age, but this merchant lady is only twenty-eight years old, could it be that there is something wrong?

Jiang Liuyu twisted her eyebrows, her face unbelievable.

"Daughter, I've seen Princess Jing and the two ladies." Shang Shijing still didn't have any waves in his expression when he saw his daughter, and only introduced him politely twice, and found that Jiang Liuyu's face was even more strange in a blink of an eye, which made his calm face change slightly.

"Princess, ma'am." When the merchant lady went up the mountain, she could obediently salute a few people present, and nodded to Fanhua and Bao Jingshu in response.

Shang Shijing arched his hands, walked up to Jiang Liuyu with some apprehension and asked, "I don't know if the princess has any opinions about my little daughter?" Or is there something else to command? ”

"Well, it may be a little abrupt for me to ask this, but it really makes this palace a little uncomfortable when I block it in my heart, and I ask Master Shang to tell me truthfully."

Jiang Liuyu restrained her expression, if she said that her bearing was not as good as Bao Jingshu and Li Niangzi, at least she couldn't show her timidity in front of a woman who was also a civilian.

"This palace really doesn't know, how can this Miss Merchant's age difference be so big with Master Kong?"

When she asked this, Miss Shang squirmed her lower lips in surprise, and Shang Shijing smiled helplessly.

"Back to the princess, in fact, this kind of thing is not surprising, our merchant and the Kong family were originally world friends. Mr. Kong and I are the same age, and we agreed at the beginning that if the two families give birth to a boy and a girl. You can get married. ”

"It's just that the child of the Kong family was born early, and I only got a daughter when I was old, and it wasn't until Kong Yu passed the year of the general horn that this family affair was decided. Even if the age difference between the two is only fourteen years, it is not a big deal. ”

When Shang Shijing explained, Shang Shanke kept pursing his lips, standing behind with his head down, and there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows that could not be dissipated, but there was nowhere to tell.

"In that case, why does Master Shang dislike Master Kong?" Jiang Liuyu still wanted to get to the bottom of it, but Shang Shijing suddenly had a straight face. "This matter is already a private matter of my business, the villain has never committed anything, even the princess should not have the right to ask."

"Old Man Shang is angry, and our princess is just curious." Seeing Shang Shijing's attitude as if he was in a ruined boat, Bao Jingshu couldn't help but worry that if he continued to ask, he was afraid that he would sweep a few of them out of the house desperately.

"Father," Shang Shanke also helped to persuade Shang Shijing. Bao Jingshu watched quietly from the side for a while, raised his hand and patted Jiang Liuyu's arm, asking her to calm down for a while.

"I'm really embarrassed to come here today. If you want to come to Master Shang, it should be time to go back to rest, so it is better to let Miss Shang talk to us, and by the way, we will appreciate the layout of the old merchant house, and we will also talk more. ”

The wound in his heart that has been poked by others many times, Shang Shijing has long been impatient to drive people away, but Bao Jingshu wanted to speak first, but he was embarrassed and rude.

Anyway, it was not himself who was in charge of accompanying the guests next, Shang Shijing glanced at it coldly, and instructed Shang Shanke. "Okay, then you can go."

"Yes, father." Shang Shanke has been patting Shang Shijing's back very obediently to give him relief, and after Shang Shijing asked for this, she withdrew her hand and bowed to Jiang Liuyu and a few people with low eyebrows.

"Please also ask the princess and the two ladies to come with me."

Shang Shijing doesn't have to grovel with others, Jiang Liuyu is also happy that he doesn't have to look at his yin and yang stinky face, and his heart is horizontal at the moment, and he leaves without looking at Shang Shijing.

"The layout of the humble house is more traditional, and the love of antiquity, the front hall only has a bluestone road, pink walls and tiles, only this backyard has a water pavilion is very exquisite, a few people can sit here."

The merchant led everyone to sit down in the water pavilion, and then personally busily delivered snacks. Bao Jingshu is very comfortable with this polite hospitality, but Xiang Fanhua and Jiang Liuyu are a little uncomfortable.

Thinking that he couldn't let the scene be too cold, Xiang Fanhua swallowed his saliva and took the initiative to speak. "Haven't asked yet, Miss Shang's maiden name?"

Fortunately, it was a woman who asked this question, and if she wanted to speak as a man, she was afraid that she would be sent to the government as a disciple. Bao Jingshu pushed himself and others, turned his face sideways very embarrassed, and raised the teacup to cover the shame on his face.

However, the merchant is also a scholarly family, and Shang Shanke has a good tutor since he was a child, and in the face of such a peculiar problem, he just smiled lightly.

"The folk girl is called a merchant and a mountain guest, and she has no name."

"It's a strange name, it doesn't sound like a name for my daughter." Jiang Liuyu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and Shang Shanke did not refuse, tidied up the skirt on his feet, and sat down.

"Originally, my father wanted to have a son, so he planned to leave this name to the descendants of the merchant, but he didn't expect that I was born. While my father was disappointed, he also raised me like a boy since I was a child, and he also took me very seriously. ”

"Does it matter if it's male or female? I think it's good to have a daughter. Jiang Liuyu muttered, seeing that Shang Shanke's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart, and said hesitantly.

"Then you should have heard about the purpose of our coming here today, right?"

"Yes." Shang Shanke raised his head and took the initiative to make tea for the three of them on the spot. Jiang Liuyu didn't want to see others so upset because of her words, but she also had a great desire to know the reason, and under the entanglement of the two parties, her mouth became dry.

"Actually, we want to ask you what you think, although you divorced because of your stepmother, but it is said that you and Master Kong are not happy? Why can't we get back together? ”

"Princess, please." Shang Shanke presented the first cup of tea that had just been brewed to Jiang Liuyu with a faint expression, which was equivalent to successfully blocking her mouth. Jiang Liuyu glanced at Bao Jingshu helplessly, and wanted to ask her to help ask.

Bao Jingshu retracted his gaze, took the tea handed by Shang Shanke, and before he could say anything, Shang Shanke took the initiative to answer. "The princess thinks too simply."

"With her status as a commoner, the princess can marry into the palace, which can really be regarded as a blessing from God and a good fate cultivated in her previous life. But the princess has been smooth sailing for a long time in her life, how can she understand the dilemma between our group of ordinary people. ”

Shang Shanke didn't get to the point yet, so he first clicked on Jiang Liuyu, but Jiang Liuyu was irrefutable.