Concubine Zhao didn't expect that her overtures would be rejected, so she had to work hard to suppress her anger.

"Nothing changes, you child, this ......"

But Wen Lan yawned directly and interrupted Concubine Zhao again.

The order to evict the guest was obvious, but Concubine Zhao didn't seem to have any eyesight, and she didn't mean to get up at all, and Wen Lan saw that she was clear about the purpose of her trip.

"Why are you so tired? After a while, the mother concubine will give you stewed ginseng chicken soup to replenish your body. ”

"I've been drinking ginseng chicken soup for more than ten years, and I can't drink it for a long time, but Wen Lan thinks it's good that you rewarded me with the blood swallow you drank the day before yesterday." Wen Lan smiled innocently, and Concubine Zhao's heart twitched.

After Wang Yue came back from the Wang family, she gave her a pound of Nanyang blood swallows. The day before yesterday, she couldn't wait to stew one of the pieces of the head, but before she could eat it, Wen Lan, who came to ask about the relationship between Cheng Ziyu and Zhu Changan, arrived.

At that time, in order to appease her, Concubine Zhao was distressed and gave her most of the bowl......

In fact, blood swallows are not really rare, Concubine Zhao is in the concubine position, and she will get three taels of bird's nests every month. But this kind of thing is expensive and not eaten, and it is not necessary to eat it, in the end, a catty can be sold for two or three hundred taels of silver, so Concubine Zhao never eats it. She would rather save up and send it out of the palace in exchange for silver, rather than waste it on her stomach.

At this moment, Wen Lan blatantly asked for the bird's nest, and her heart suddenly pinched.

"Cheng, isn't it bird's nest? After a while, the concubine will be stewed and brought to you. In private, Concubine Zhao called herself "Mother Concubine", and she could always coax Wen Lan to smile shyly in the past.

"Niangniang, you usually drink less bird's nest, and the heat of your bird's nest stew last time was a little wrong, it's just a terrible thing. Why don't you bring your pound of bird's nest to me, my Lu Qiao's cooking skills are extraordinary, if you want to drink it in the future, I will let her stew it and send it to you, it is also a piece of filial piety of Vinland, isn't it? ”

"Huh!" Concubine Zhao was smiling, and her heart was dripping blood.

This little slut, she can open this mouth, and she blatantly wants to swallow her own bird's nest? I'm embarrassed to talk about filial piety!

"What Wen Lan said is that the concubine's housekeeper was clumsy and clumsy, and she cooked bird's nest twice yesterday. So the mother didn't have a pound at this time, and there was only half a pound left after touching it. It's rare that Wenlan has a filial piety, and I will send it to you in a while, and the mother concubine is not bad for that mouthful of bird's nest, if you like it, keep it and eat it slowly. ”

Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth and found an excuse to squeeze out half a catty. That's fine, this girl accepted her own things, and when she spoke by herself for a while, she couldn't refuse, right?

Vinlan snorted secretly, got up and thanked him, and then yawned again.

"Happy shopping, right? What novelty can you buy? ”

"Aren't you going to buy a birthday gift? Mother forgot? I'm exhausted. ”

"Can you buy it?" Concubine Zhao's eyes lit up, she almost forgot to ask about this big thing.

"How can it be that easy?" Wen Lan sighed.

"What? Don't see the right one? ”

"Not really! You've got the right one! Vinland took a sip of tea.

"Tell me about it."

"Fu Lin Zhai, a jade Guanyin, I saw it at a glance!"

"Jade Guanyin?" Concubine Zhao was suddenly disappointed. is decent, the Queen Mother should have it at hand, and it is not easy to be brilliant. "Not unusual."

"No, you don't know, mother. If you want to talk about Jade Guanyin, I have seen a lot. But that's the first time I've seen it. As you know, there are a lot of jade Guanyin, and the texture is not nothing, but the carving and charm are the most rare. No matter which angle you look at that Guanyin, that Guanyin is like looking at you and laughing, ouch, I won't express it. What do you say in Zhouyu, the Buddha's light shines? That's what it feels like.

Also, I can see the jade, the best mutton fat jade, green jade base, the whole body is oily and smooth, without the slightest flaw. Even the water droplets on the lotus seat are inlaid with gemstones, and the willow in Guanyin's hand is made of agate stone. The whole Guanyin is extraordinarily luxurious! It's the calming treasure of that store! Ouch, anyway, I can't say it's indescribable, only by seeing can I know the wonder! ”

Concubine Zhao looked at Wen Lan's eyes shining, and her heart suddenly became excited. This girl was lazy just now, and it was definitely a good thing to be able to get her excited when she chatted. This girl is not good at anything else, and she has absolutely the right to speak in these treasures.

"If it's so good, why didn't you buy it?"

Concubine Zhao was also moved, An'er's birthday gift should be so luxurious! There are jade, jade and gemstones, isn't it much stronger than what pottery was ordered before?

"It's too expensive!"

"Nonsense!"

Concubine Zhao's face suddenly darkened. She really wanted to take a sip. This little slut!

"Wenlan, don't forget, you broke An'er's birthday gift last night, and said in public that you were responsible. That is filial piety to the Queen Mother, how can silver measure it? If there is a suitable one, it is natural to take it no matter how much silver it is! ”

Wen Lan laughed.

"That Guanyin, the shopkeeper's price is 6,000 taels, and I want to say that people also want 5,000 taels. Even so, the shopkeeper was reluctant! Did I tell you this morning? I don't have much money on me, and I didn't expect such an incident to happen on this trip south. I'm scraping together at this time, and I'm barely three thousand taels of silver. Is that a big difference? You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, why don't you borrow some from me? ”

Wen Lan raised the corner of her eyes and looked at Concubine Zhao. Hmph, old monster, do you still want to cheat the silver? Then she unceremoniously opened her mouth to borrow the silver first.

She didn't sleep all night last night, so she wanted to add a block to the mother and son. Early this morning, a few of her henchmen walked around the largest jewelry and antique store in Yangzhou City, and found five or six of the most suitable for her birthday gifts.

She asked carefully, and felt that this jade Guanyin was the most suitable for her in terms of price and luxury. As soon as she went out this afternoon, she encouraged the princesses to visit the treasure house at the first stop, and the princesses naturally readily agreed.

This Jade Guanyin is indeed good, she hit it at a glance and confirmed it at that time.

She originally wanted to delay it for two days, but they dared to come to the door to calculate her, so she was welcome. Unless this old witch doesn't want a birthday gift, the mother and son will definitely not be able to escape from the pit she dug.

"Five thousand taels? It's so expensive! Concubine Zhao selectively ignored the last sentence.

"Expensive is not expensive, it is carved from the whole stone jade, and the complete jade material itself with that color and texture is more than three thousand taels. I haven't seen this kind of boutique for a long time, if it weren't for my tight money, I would have won it without saying a word today! Hey, that's a pity. It's also strange that I thought that the southern tour didn't cost anything, but only brought a few thousand taels with me, otherwise, this set of birthday gifts would be sent out, and the queen mother should be angry with it. ”

Concubine Zhao's eyes lit up even more.

"Is it really that good? When the Queen Mother saw it, she was so happy that she was dissipated? ”

"Okay, you can just take a look for yourself."

"That'...... Since the silver is not enough, what are you going to do for the birthday gift? ”

"What else, with the three thousand taels in my hand. I'll go out for a walk tomorrow, there are still a few days left on my birthday, and there will always be a match for my eyes, right? ”

Concubine Zhao was silent, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Originally, the son's birthday gift cost 1,000 taels, and there was an expedited fee of 1,000 taels, plus the box of gems, the total price of the facts exceeded 3,000 taels.

At this time, Wen Lan only has a total of 3,000 taels on her, so she is afraid that her so-called compensation birthday gift will be able to prepare more than 2,000 taels of silver at most. If you think about it like this, why do you feel that you are so lost?

Concubine Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

If it weren't for the fact that last night because of the tight time, she was afraid that the birthday ceremony would go wrong, she and her son were in a hurry to throw the pot on Wen Lan's head, and their mother and son would not have let Wen Lan directly compensate for the birthday gift last night, but should not have forged it, let Wen Lan compensate 3,000 taels, and they would have purchased it themselves.

Now, since you have found something good, it is still a treasure that can make the Queen Mother fall in love at first sight, what about five thousand taels? Vinland made a mistake and should bear it! What she should pay should be at least greater than the three thousand taels she paid, right? So isn't the birthday gift of 5,000 taels of silver just right? Where did she come from?

"Wen Lan, the concubine thinks that if the Jade Guanyin is really as good as you say, even if it is to borrow silver, she must take it. Regardless of what happened last night, this is your and An'er's heart, isn't it? The Queen Mother is happy and satisfied, and it will be a blessing for you and An'er in the future! You won't lose! ”

"Ha, you said it easily, two thousand taels is not too much, and less is not less, how many people do I know in this big week? Who can I borrow it from? If you really want to borrow it, you can only go to the queen! ”

"That's not going to work!"

Concubine Zhao was already scolding in her heart. Don't you think she's shameful enough? The queen wished that her son was unlucky, knowing that she had found a brilliant birthday gift, and she didn't know what to do.

"Then I can't think of anyone who can borrow it." Wen Lan looked at Concubine Zhao with a smile. "In my opinion, just buy a set of durable heads."

"Nonsense! What kind of head does the Queen Mother have? The Queen Mother's birthday, we can't be ashamed! You can still earn it when you run out of money, but you can't. ”

Vinland wants to laugh even more, affection?

"In that case, you will take out the two thousand taels?"

"Although the mother concubine is in the position of concubine, the annual salary is only two hundred and eighty taels, and there is not much left except for expenses. The concubine's family background is not enough, and she doesn't have so much silver on her. ”

"So what do you say? So you go to borrow? If you can borrow money, we'll buy it!" ”

"Shall we buy? Vinland, this matter, but you ......"

"Me!" Vinland snorted. "I buy it! I'll borrow! Count you on to borrow it for me! I write notes, pay interest, is it successful? If you bring money, it will be borrowed from me. I'll borrow two thousand taels for a month, and I'll give you two thousand five hundred taels when I go back to Beijing! ”

“……”

Concubine Zhao looked at Wen Lan carefully.

Vinland stood up, humming angrily. In this way, it is clear that he is a little annoyed and angry, but he feels like he was forced to go to Liangshan...... Seeing this, Concubine Zhao's heart suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

"Alright, you kid, isn't this a discussion? So excited to do what. Don't worry, when it's free, the mother concubine will take a look, if it's really a good thing, let's figure it out together. It's not early, the concubine will go back first, you have a good rest. ”

Concubine Zhao's plague god really didn't mention the matter of silver again, and left in a hurry.

"Princess, you really want to ......"

"Afraid that I will suffer? Feel relieved! The silver is a small matter, but that breath has to be earned! Vinland peeled an orange with her own hands, took a petal and put it in her mouth. The sourness of the early autumn orange suddenly burst out in her mouth, and Wen Lan couldn't bear it anymore, but still spit it out.

"Zhu Changan is like this orange, he looks good, but he can't bear it when he takes a bite. If you can't eat it, you can't force it. But I bought it with money, and I can't spoil it. ”

She frowned and threw the whole orange sac in her hand into the pot.

"If you can't eat it, throw it away, but the skin is still useful! Green Joe, make me a cup of tea with this orange peel! ”

Vinland was in a good mood. Today's set, nine out of nine can be done.

The matter of borrowing money was brought up by Concubine Zhao herself. After that, she was also forced by Concubine Zhao to express her attitude, and the old witch would never be suspicious.

She just knows this old witch too well, and knows that two thousand taels is a huge amount for Concubine Zhao, and Concubine Zhao will definitely be cautious!

Therefore, he was "angry for a while", "he was angry", and he guaranteed the establishment of the document, and he should pay interest, and the old slut who had no profit and no worries, how could he have to think of a full force for the windfall of five hundred taels......

Concubine Zhao didn't get the 1,000 taels her son wanted, but she was excited.

She even dragged Zhu Changan out of the house and went to that Fulinzhai.

When the statue of Guanyin was put out, not to mention Concubine Zhao, even Zhu Changan felt that this treasure would definitely give them a long face.

Yangzhou City is a big hub in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are such good things. Zhu Changan looked at the Buddha, and could almost imagine the joy of the Queen Mother who believed in the Buddha at that time.

He has been very unlucky lately, and so many things have happened one after another, or buying Buddha is the best choice. And...... Zhu Changan did not believe in Buddhism or Taoism at all, but in recent months, what has happened to him has made him have a special reverence for Shinto......

When inquiring, the shopkeeper was no different from what Vinland said, and he insisted that he would ask for at least 5,000 taels.

The two glanced at each other, but in fact, they both felt that this jade Guanyin was very suitable as a birthday gift.

With this decision in mind, the two visited several shops, but they didn't find any eye-catching treasures.

It's good, but where do you get the money? Two thousand taels, a lot!

The mother and son were so sad that they returned to Shi's house, and the two muttered something for a while......

However, before the dinner, Cheng Ziyu received the news brought by Li Chun through Liu'er, saying that the staff surnamed Ni beside Zhu Changan was riding south under the escort of the two guards......

"Horseback riding?" Ni Lao is not young, he abandoned the carriage and switched to riding a horse, obviously in a hurry, what is Zhu Changan in a hurry to do?

At the dinner that day, the atmosphere was quite strange.

The princess and the concubines would look in the direction of Zhu Chang'an from time to time, and after these unkind eyes intensified, Zhu Chang'an sensed it no matter how dull he was.

He also wondered in his heart, was it because of the morning? The emperor didn't punish him, and it stands to reason that these women shouldn't behave like this. So is the teahouse thing going out?

But Shi Gongzi has already responded there, and he guarantees that today's matter will not be leaked, how can these people know?

What's wrong?

……