Chapter 78: Duplicity
Before Qiu Xu came back, he was instructed by Chu Xuwen to talk to Yang Qiqi slowly, so as soon as he entered the door, he picked it up first and said happily.
Seeing that Yang Qiqi was full of interest and talked eloquently, he said a word at the end, and he whispered: "The eleventh prince said to the big shopkeeper that he had a good relationship with you, and he also asked the big shopkeeper to ask Mr. Chu." Mr. Chu said that His Royal Highness Eleventh dared to do this, because he knew that Guijin Tower was yours. Let's give His Highness the eleventh hush money, which is also cost-effective. ”
"If he always calculates me with these things in the future, I can only endure it dumbly?"
Inviting those good officials with clean sleeves to have a meal, Yang Qiqi was not distressed, but she was very distressed, very distressed by making a thankless deal like making face for Murong Zhao.
Yang Qiqi thought about it, and then instructed Qiu Xu like a great enemy: "You go and tell Mr. Chu that Guijin Lou has invited him for a meal and made face for His Highness Eleventh, and you must not be involved in me in the future." Qiu Xu nodded again and again, and Yang Qiqi told him again, "Also, if you set up a shop in the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River, you must no longer have anything to do with the eleventh prince's relief of the victims, especially my 300 acres of paddy fields, Wei Lin knows it." Also, remember to ask Mr. Chu to say hello to Senior Brother He, out of the 300 acres of paddy fields, and the grain and oil shop. Other industries, let him bite to death, just say it's his own, and never tell Wei Lin what I run. ”
Qiu Xu didn't dare to be sloppy, and even responded to the sound.
Seeing off Qiu Xu, Yang Qiqi sat on the small couch in the banquet room of Shuying Building, but his heart trembled. She was a little confused, what was Murong Zhao's idea? Could it be that he could see that Senior Brother He was dragged over by her? Or is it that Mr. Chu has shown some of his feet? It stands to reason that her arrangements for this trip couldn't be more meticulous, it shouldn't be!
couldn't figure it out, Yang Qiqi was stunned for a while, and simply didn't want to. She stretched her brows slightly, and slowly asked Zhuzhi, "How is the big girl?" ”
Zhuzhi pursed his lips and smiled, "Early this morning, the eldest lady asked Li Kangping's family to go to Xinyang Houfu, and the slave and maid estimated that this was the case." I don't know what the reaction of Xinyang Houfu will be. ”
Yang Qiqi didn't make a sound, he thought about it in his heart, and told Zhuzhi: "Since the matter has been done, I will keep an eye on it carefully these days." ”
Zhu Zhi replied and said to Yang Qiqi: "Before Mr. Chu left, he handed over the errand you gave him to Mr. Liao. ”
Yang Qiqi has been focusing on the affairs of the five counties and the eldest girl in the south of the Yangtze River for the past few days, forgetting what he had given to Mr. Chu before, raising his eyebrows and asking, "What errand?" ”
Zhuzhi said: "Didn't you tell Mr. Chu to find a place where Xungui's children often spend time in Luoyang City, fighting cocks and lackeys, and betting on lottery heads?" ”
Yang Qiqi only then remembered that Yang Jingzhi had no lesson, she thought about it and said slowly: "There are a lot of things in front of you, don't worry." Let Mr. Liao check this matter first, and let Yang Jingzhi be proud for two more days. How's it going to happen that I've given you a reward for money? ”
"The slave didn't dare to be sloppy at all, and picked out ordinary small objects from the library, all of which were small beads of more than ten cents, as well as hairpins made of glass beads that we bought in Qiantang before. These things are not expensive, the workmanship is not bad, and they are not common to see, and when the slave and maid can almost give a reward, they are all rewarded. Even the tailor who came back to our yard to measure you also threw a few at her, and a silver nude with it. The bamboo branch is thin and back.
Yang Qiqi nodded with satisfaction, "I want to buy a thousand taels of silver naked, and I want one tael, so that I can make it look like a flower blooming and rich." You personally go to Yang Yuyan's house and ask her girl, where is there a good gold and silver shop in Luoyang that can do this, and whether there is any frequent contact with our house. Give her a little more and go ahead. ”
As soon as Zhuzhi heard Yang Qiqi's instructions, she knew her plans. Hurriedly went out of the Shuying Building and went to Yang Yuyan's Ziwei Pavilion to talk to her eldest maid Nanshuang.
At that time, Yang Yuyan was taking a nap in the house, and Nanshuang reprimanded the two little girls in the yard in a low voice. Seeing that Zhuzhi was coming, he immediately stopped his mouth, and greeted her with a smile: "Which gust of wind blew you here, is there anything wrong with the seventh girl?" ”
Zhuzhi said with a smile: "The girl wants to put some silver nudes for a tael and keep them for appreciation." Let me ask you, where is the gold and silver shop in Luoyang, and do you often interact with our house? ”
Nanshuang smiled and asked her, "How much are you going to put it?" ”
Zhuzhi said: "One thousand taels." ”
Nanshuang was slightly surprised, but looking at the appearance of the bamboo branches, it seemed that she was not surprised. She hurriedly showed a generous and decent smile and said, "Naturally, there are gold and silver shops, and our girls should also buy some." I'll let them come in and send them in for the next two days, and tell you when the time comes, you can ask the seventh girl to pick it up. ”
Zhu Zhiming didn't care, and directly took out a silver ticket of one thousand taels from his sleeve, and said, "No, our girl said that it will be rich and prosperous." This is a silver ticket, and I will leave it with you, when the silver naked man arrives......"
Nan Shuang smiled and said, "I'll send you directly to Shuying Building." ”
After sending away the bamboo branches, Nan Rong, another big girl beside Yang Yuyan, sighed: "The seventh girl is really broad, and she took out a thousand taels of silver, specifically to reward people." ”
Nanshuang snorted lightly, "The seventh girl is the first time to be in charge of herself, I think she wants to fill her face, and when the face is gone, the money is gone, and those subordinates are also greedy, see what she will do!" ”
When Yang Yuyan woke up, Nanshuang naturally told her about it, and asked Yang Yuyan again: "The seventh girl is so big-hearted, can we persuade her?" ”
Yang Yuyan yawned impatiently, and said lazily: "She is willing to be a fortune boy, what should we advise." When it is spent, I know that private property is not so easy to manage, and I have a long memory, let's tell her again. You see that she took the account books from her mother so simply, without the slightest hesitation, it can be seen that she still wants to take care of it herself. I said that she was distracted from us, but my mother didn't listen. ”
Nanshuang smiled and said, "That's the reason, how much are we going to put this time?" ”
Yang Yuyan thought for a while and said slowly: "One hundred taels is enough, keep it for the day of the lake to reward people, two taels, three taels, five taels, you look at the number of points, just don't want one tael." ”
Nanshuang understood Yang Yuyan's plan in an instant, she was a little taller than the seventh girl, and when it was time to reward people, the third girl looked more generous than the seventh girl.
There are too many trivial things in the Yuguo Mansion that are scheming and calculating, so I won't mention them for the time being.
Let's say that on the Jiangnan side, Murong Zhao explained the errand, and An Liang and Tan Fujia followed his instructions and divided their own errands.
That night, Tan Fujia came to Murong Zhao and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Chu, the chief steward beside Miss Yang Qi, entered Yuhang County this afternoon and rested in the inn run by the He family. ”
When Murong Zhao heard the return, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is he doing here?" ”
Tan Fujia said: "Xu is what the seventh girl commands, should His Highness give him a post." ”
When Murong Zhao heard this, he unconsciously felt a little inexplicable joy in his heart. But after thinking about it, he talked about Fu Jia and said: "Just ask people to look at it, you don't have to post." ”
Tan Fujia looked at Murong Zhao with a duplicitous look, and couldn't help but say: "In case the seventh girl has something important, you have a meal in Guijin Building, make it convenient for the seventh girl, and the noodles are also good-looking." ”
"If there's something important to help with, he'll come to the door himself." Murong Zhaojun smiled with a smile on his face, his eyes burned, "I won't go to Guijin Building, Guijin Building will still open a banquet and sell it to others." This little amount of money is not even a dime a dime for Miss Yang Qi. ”
Talking about Fujia, I can't help but secretly slander myself, even if Miss Yang Qi is rich, it really makes no sense for you to eat for nothing. He didn't understand even more, what His Highness Eleventh had to do was to eat someone for nothing, so he just threw Miss Yang Qi a word.
Murong Zhao looked at Tan Fujia's questioning face and hurriedly hurried him out.
At this time, An Liang also finished his errand, and as soon as the two met, Tan Fujia couldn't help but say to him: "The chief manager next to Miss Yang Qi has come to Yuhang." ”
An Liang was stunned for a moment, and then asked him, "What did Your Highness say?" ”
Tan Fujia sighed, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard with An Liang, and said, "You said, Your Highness has to eat Yang Qi's girl for nothing, do you want to have something to do with others!" His Royal Highness still didn't admit it, and I said that I should meet the head of the house in the next post. His Highness said that if there is something wrong, they will come by themselves. Ordinary people, just have a big matter, who dares to trouble His Highness? ”
An Liang pursed his lips and comforted Tan Fujia: "Mr. Tan, I have followed His Highness for so many years, anyway, until now, I can't guess His Highness's thoughts. His Highness thinks wider than us, farther than us, and more than us, so let's just listen to His Highness's dispatch. ”
Tan Fujia asked him directly: "Then you say, Your Highness marries whoever you marry, do you want His Highness to marry the eldest girl of the Chen family or Miss Yang Qi?" ”
"This kind of thing, who do we two want to be, who is it?" An Liang smiled, looked at Tan Fujia's eager expression, and couldn't bear to spoil his interest, coughed, and said, "If you can really choose, of course it is better to be Yang Qiyou." The Yuguo Mansion is higher than the lintel of the Yongxing County Mansion, and the Yang family is a serious scholar. Besides, Miss Yang Qi doesn't know how much more beautiful she is than Miss Chen! Just for the appearance of our Royal Highness, Yang Qi girl is matched, it is called a match made in heaven, the golden boy and jade girl! Regardless of anything else, just for this point, it is also the best for Miss Yang Qi! ”
Tan Fujia whispered to An Liang: "Look, His Highness the Thirteenth is making a lot of noise over there, let's help His Highness the Eleventh to make a lot of effort?" ”
An Liang shook his head and said: "His Highness Eleventh has a lot of ideas, who is here, who to marry or who not to marry, you don't have to talk about it in the future." The person His Highness cares about the most is long gone. ”
Tan Fu Jiaqi said: "The person I am most worried about? ”
An Liang refused to say anything more, but said: "Don't say it, don't say it." Immediately, he shook his head and entered Murong Zhao's house.
Yang Qiqi never expected that he would become the best candidate for the princess in the hearts of Murong Zhao's staff. She was in the Yuguo Mansion, and while remembering that when she saw Murong Zhao, she had to let him return it with interest, and she was waiting for the eldest girl's affair to come out.
Two days after Li Kangping's family went to Xinyang Houfu, Mrs. Xinyang Hou sent a servant woman to the door.
As soon as Yang Qiqi heard that the servant woman of Xinyang Houfu had entered the second gate, he immediately packed up and went to the backyard of the Lord of Pingyang to talk to the five girls.