Yusheng Garden

"Mother, I didn't expect that Nanling Mo's slut to marry King Yun's cripple," Nan Lingmei said excitedly, "Even if you immediately exercise the power of the princess, what can you do, everyone outside says that King Yun's legs are crippled and inhumane, and she is not a widow when she marries?!" It's really lucky that I didn't disgrace her just now! ”

"You kid, what did you just do!" Zhang asked nervously. Nan Lingmei didn't want to answer this question, so she simply didn't hear it, Zhang tried to recall everything that happened at the ceremony, and suddenly realized that she blamed: "You kid, after the incident on the rockery, the mother concubine has already told you not to act rashly, you ......"

"Mother! You said you have a way, but that slut from Nanling Mo still came back safely! Nan Lingmei said unconvinced.

"The time I returned to Beijing was indeed not well arranged, and then there was a rockery, and the old princess was afraid that she already had some suspicions." Zhang sighed and said, and said helplessly: "Mei'er, you listen to the words of the concubine, now she is already a quasi-princess, you must not act rashly now, the concubine has her own arrangements." ”

"But, I'm just not convinced, she pressed me! The princess's three-year filial piety period has passed, and now you have a second order, and your grandmother has written your name into the family tree, why hasn't your father asked the emperor to canonize you? Nanling Mei said anxiously, "If the emperor canonizes you, then I will also be a concubine, maybe ......."

"Mei'er!" Zhang interrupted her and said, "You must not have thoughts that you shouldn't have now!" Now it is the New Year, there are still 20 days to the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, in the past you have followed your father and the old princess and the Jiang family, this year you already have a grade, in a few days the palace will come to personally give you a post, when the time comes to the palace banquet to show your talents, you have to prepare early. ”

"Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet?" Nan Lingmei was surprised, "Isn't it a matter that people are not allowed to hold wedding banquets within three months?" How can there be a palace banquet? "Three years ago, the first emperor died, and within a year, the whole country suspended all wedding banquets, singing, dancing and entertainment, and even the spring and autumn examinations were postponed for a year, and it was not until the ban was lifted a year later that it returned to normal. And Emperor Xiping also personally ordered the people to ban weddings and wedding banquets, and specially canceled the Spring Festival. Therefore, there was a palace banquet held, which still surprised Nanling Mei a lot.

"According to the etiquette system, this year's palace banquet is a small gathering, and no singing and dancing is arranged, just on Chinese New Year's Eve, when Shen Shi is in the Yixian Hall, the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother will talk to the ministers and family members above the third rank after the year-end sacrifice."

"So what's there to prepare." Nan Ling Mei said nonchalantly, "No singing and dancing, my daughter is best at dancing, is it possible that she still shows her strength like Nan Lingmo's slut?!" ”

Zhang's also had nothing to say about his daughter's stupid head, and patiently persuaded: "If you say that there is no song and dance, it means that there is no large-scale song and dance in the palace, and you young ladies who have not yet left the cabinet still have to prepare!" ”

Nan Lingmei suddenly realized and said: "Then I can rest assured, Nan Lingmo, that slut doesn't know anything except for her superficial medical skills, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, music, singing and dancing, and someone will naturally lose her face at that time!" ”

Lingmo Temple

After the luncheon, the guests dispersed, and King Yun proposed to go to Nanling Mo's courtyard to have a look. Nan Lingmo took the initiative to take the wheelchair in Luoqiu's hand and pushed him towards his yard. Everyone saw King Yun according to the rules to say goodbye, tea to the tea, pastry to the pastry.

"The incense of agarwood in your house is good," King Yun said while drinking tea, "You and the ceremony, this king should give you a congratulatory gift, Mu Yi" I saw a person holding a box in his hand and suddenly flashed beside Yun Tianhong, Yun Tianhong took the box and handed it to Nanling Mo, and said: "I see that you are used to using a weapon as a silver soft whip, but in the future, the number of times you have to enter the palace will increase, and you can't carry it, so this king has prepared this for you, you can see if it suits your heart." ”

Nanling Mo took the box and opened it to see that it was a silk ribbon about five feet long and as thin as a cicada's wings flashing seven colors in the light, and the two tassels of the ribbon were also inlaid with gemstones of various colors, which was very beautiful. Nanling Mo picked it up and walked to the courtyard to transport the internal force to a small piece of bamboo planted on the left side of the courtyard and waved it, only to hear a "pop" sound, and a wrist-thick bamboo snapped in response.

"Sure enough, it's a good thing, the county lord likes it very much" Nanling Mo wrapped it around her waist with satisfaction, and the tassels at both ends fell in front of her, and she walked up and sparkled in the sun, which made people dazzled.

"This is made of silk, which is soft and tough, not easy to cut, and as sharp as a blade, which suits you very well." Yun Tianhong also nodded and said with satisfaction, "Mu Yi, from now on, you will follow the county lord to protect her." ”

"Subordinates obey." Mu Yi knelt down on one leg and said, then turned to Nanling Mo and said, "Subordinate Mu Yi knocks on the master." Nan Lingmo refused: "You have already sent me two Meixue Meishuang, and I also have the secret guard given to me by my father in my hand, so I don't need another one." ”

"It's okay, if there is anything, you can ask Mu Yi to pass on the news to you, so that Meishuang Meixue will always protect you by your side, and I can rest assured." Nanling Mo didn't shirk anymore after hearing this.

After King Yun left, Nanling Mo went to the ear room of the study room of the main courtyard, and saw that the ledgers piled up like a mountain on Mr. Chu's desk were already one-fifth shorter, so he went over and saluted: "Mr. Chu, you have worked hard for nearly a month. Mr. Chu waved his hand and said sincerely: "County Lord, I have only looked at the account books of these shops and Zhuangzi in Beijing for nearly 3 years this month. The only one of these shops that is profitable is a pharmacy, and after flipping through the previous ledgers, only this pharmacy has been profitable for so many years. The other shops under the princess's name, such as rouge shops, toy shops, and jewelry shops, have almost all been in deficit in the past three years. ”

Nan Lingmo walked over, and Mr. Chu pointed to the problems in the account books of these shops, and said, "These accounts are all problematic, and they have been sorted out below." If you follow the model three years ago, the cultural toy store alone can make a profit of 20,000 taels a year, and the annual profit of the two rouge shops and jewelry shops can be guaranteed to be 16,000 taels. ”

"What does Mr. Chu mean is that since the death of my mother, the Zhang family has swallowed at least 100,000 taels of silver in the shop under my mother's name?" Nanling Mo asked in surprise.

After hearing this, Mr. Chu nodded and continued: "There is also the income from the farm, although it is not a big head, your five Zhuangzi can also benefit from 25,000 taels per year. ”

"That is, the Zhang family has swallowed my mother's dowry of nearly 200,000 taels of silver in the past three years?"

"Yes." Mr. Chu bowed his head and said, "The county lord wants to tell the prince about this matter?" ”

"It's okay, the lord of this county will tell the prince in two days." Nanling Mo asked Mei Xue to pick up the ledgers and go back.

After lunch on the second day, Nanling Mo took Meishuang and Meixue out of the house. According to the address on the dowry list, I found a rouge shop, a cultural toy shop and a jewelry shop.

Nan Lingmo walked to the cultural store located on Hongyuan Street, South Street in the downtown area, and the book was gathered at the door of the store. The business in the store seems to be good, and it is about the end of the New Year, and there are more people who need to move around. Nanling Mo didn't plan to enter the store, but said softly: "Mu Yi, you let the prince take care of this treasure source and explore the truth." After a gust of wind, Nanling Mo knew that Mu Yi had gone to pass the word.

Then Nan Lingmo took Meishuang and Meixue and continued to walk to the rouge shops and jewelry stores on West Street and North Street in the downtown area.

The business of the rouge shop, Tilting Pavilion, located on the street of West Street in the downtown area, is much worse than that of the entertainment store. Nan Lingmo walked into the shop, the shopkeeper looked at her clothes, and immediately came out to greet her: "This young lady, we have good rouge cream and incense powder...... Nan Lingmo went in and silently looked at the layout of the store, the layout is okay, but it is a little old-fashioned. She picked up a lipstick cream, opened it and looked at it, the shopkeeper saw her interested, and hurriedly said: "Miss, this is called Wu Nongxiang, it is a tribute from Jiangnan, except for the palace, the best ones are here, this is the most fashionable lipstick this year." ”

Nan Lingmo nodded, picked up another rouge paste, and the shopkeeper continued: "This is also the latest rouge paste nowadays, and it is also a product from Jiangnan. The top officials and nobles in Beijing like it! Nanling Mo turned around and handed it to Mei Xue behind him and said, "Shopkeeper, it seems that you have a good business here." ”

"That's natural, it's not me bragging, half of the high-ranking officials and nobles in this capital are buying rouge gouache from me!"

"I see," Nanling Mo changed her previous smile and suddenly said angrily, "Since the business is so good, why is there still a deficit on the books every year?!" Nan Lingmo said as she walked to the backyard.

"Don't talk nonsense!!" The shopkeeper subconsciously retorted while blocking it, and Mei Xue suddenly stood in front of Nan Lingmo and said, "Be bold!! Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, this is the Lord of Ren'an! ”

"The county lord of Ren'an, the owner behind us is still ......" The shopkeeper said halfway, suddenly reacted, was frightened into a cold sweat, and quickly knelt down: "The little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I don't know ...... the county lord is coming."

"Shopkeeper, you just kept saying that all the goods are from Jiangnan. Are you familiar with the Jiangnan purchase channel? Nan Lingmo sat down in the back room of the backyard and asked.

"Uh, this ...... This," the shopkeeper did not dare to say.

"The lord of this county asks you, what else do you dare not say!" Nanling Mo asked sharply, "You must know that this shop is in the name of my mother!" ”

"Yes, yes, county lord, the purchase channels for these goods are all the princess's cousin, oh no, it's the cousin of Concubine Zhang's ......"

"I see...... What's your name? ”

"The little one's name is Zhang Jin. County Lord, the villain doesn't know anything, the villain was just invited to be the shopkeeper three years ago, and the other account matters are all done by the person designated by Concubine Zhang......" Zhang Jin said tremblingly.

"Mei Xue, give him fifty taels of silver, and he will be closed in ten days!" Nanling Mo said lightly.

Zhang Jin's frightened face turned white, and just as he wanted to open his mouth, Nan Lingmo interrupted him and said, "If you come back after fifteen, this rouge shop is mainly rectified in this county." The lord of the county will give you another thirty taels of silver, which you will divide among the men in the store, and you should go back and think about who is available and who is not. Remember, the lord of the county only allows you to keep one buddy. ”

After Zhang Jin nodded tremblingly, Nanling Mo took the girl and left through the back door.

The last jewelry shop is at the end of the West Street, called Shuyu Pavilion, and now there is not enough time, Nanling Mo asked Mei Shuang to go in and take a look, and he took Mei Xue to Luo Yuyuan, which is not far away.

Soon, half an hour passed, Meishuang came over to report the specific situation, Nan Lingmo bought some snacks, and the three of them went back to the palace. As soon as the night came, Mu Yi came to the news of King Yun, and Nanling Mo was already clear about the situation of the entire shop.