Chapter 14: Meeting Acquaintances
Huo Yubai has insomnia and too much money......
Early the next morning.
As soon as Huo Yubai finished washing, Xiahou Jie came to find her.
"Auntie, is there something wrong so early?"
"I told you yesterday, I will take you to meet a few stewards and do a handover." Xiahou Jie said.
Huo Yubai hesitated, "I want to go and sweep the graves of my grandmother and father." β
"Wait a minute, when your uncle and your eldest brother are on vacation, we will go together as a family. Today is the third day of the seventh month, and the tenth day of the first month. β
Huo Yubai nodded, "Okay." β
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After breakfast, Xiahou Jie took Huo Yubai and the girl's mother-in-law to the street.
People come and go on the street, shouting and shouting, and it is very lively.
"It's Tanabata in a few days, so the streets are more lively than ever." Xiahou Jie said.
Huo Yubai nodded, "I live in the mountains all the year round, and I am a little uncomfortable with the prosperity of Shengjing." β
Xiahou Jie smiled, "When you are at home, you don't go out often, when have you ever adapted to it?" β
Huo Yu said in his heart that the owner of this body doesn't go out often, but Nie Rujin is not.
As the eldest lady of the Nie family, the daughter of the princess, although she has a withdrawn personality, she will still attend various banquets, and she will also go shopping alone.
"Yu'er, go to the ready-to-wear shop first and make you two sets of clothes."
"No, I have enough clothes to wear."
"Listen to me!"
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Xiahou Jie took Huo Yubai to Shengjing's largest ready-to-wear workshop-Xianyunfang.
As soon as I entered, a delicate girl greeted me with an enthusiastic face, "Mrs. Huo is here, please!" β
Xiahou Jie smiled, "What about Yun Niang?" β
"The proprietress is entertaining the princess of the Royal Prince's Mansion."
Xiahou Jie paused, looked around, and walked towards the high-end ready-to-wear area.
Huo Yubai looked in her direction, her face frozen, and she suspected that she was dazzled, it turned out to be her cousin Meng Qiwei, her younger sister Nie Ruying, and her little cousin Meng Yunhan.
He followed along.
"The princess, the second young grandmother, Miss Meng San." Xiahou Jie said hello.
Meng Qiwei smiled gently, "Mrs. Huo." Looking at Huo Yubai, his eyes were a little scrutiny, "Who is this?" β
"This is my niece, our second miss of the Huo family."
Meng Qiwei's smile stiffened slightly, and she quickly returned to her natural nature, and said with a smile, "It turned out to be Miss Huo Er." β
"Yubai, let me introduce you, in front of you is the princess of the imperial prince, the daughter of Prime Minister Meng Cheng, next to her is the second young grandmother of the prince's mansion, the daughter of Taifu Nie, and the youngest is the younger sister of the princess." Xiahou Jie introduced.
Huo Yu's white eyebrows and eyes drooped slightly, and he saluted, "I've seen the princess!" Two young grandma! Miss Meng San! β
Her younger sister took her place to marry the second son of the Imperial Prince's Mansion, and her eldest cousin married the Imperial Prince's son.
The things in this world are really mysterious.
"Miss Huo Er is very polite." Meng Qiwei smiled lightly, her face was kind, but her eyes were a little arrogant.
Huo Yubai's expression was faint, and he looked at Xiahou Jie, "Auntie, just choose two clothes." β
"Yun Niang, measure my niece." Xiahou Jie said.
Su Yunniang smiled, "Second Miss, please come with me." β
"Let's measure my sister too." Meng Qiwei said.
"Miss Meng, please come with me too."
Huo Yubai and Meng Yunhan followed Su Yunniang to the back hall.
"First come, first come, first measure, Miss Ben first." Meng Yunhan's face was expressionless.
Su Yunniang glanced at Huo Yubai with a smile, "Second Miss, there is a chair over there, you sit first, it will be fine soon." β
"Well, there's no hurry."
Meng Yunhan glanced at her, with disdain in her eyes, "Miss Huo Er is really an amazing woman, she used to steal people, but now she is murderous, and she is still in the mood to go shopping and buy clothes, but she is relieved." β
Huo Yubai looked at Meng Yunhan, this cousin was four years younger than her, and she should be seventeen now.
In my memory, she was a hard-working and arrogant little girl.
I haven't seen it for a few years, but it's become mean.
"Miss Meng saw me stealing someone? See me killing? Or is it like the likes of the market, who don't seek authenticity and follow the crowd? β
Meng Yunhan was choked, her face was not good-looking, "It is a fact that Miss Huo Er was divorced because she was pregnant!" It is also a fact that he entered the yamen in the name of murder! β
Huo Yubai's expression was cold, "Miss Meng is wrong, the divorce was mentioned by my Huo family." In the murder case, there was no evidence to prove Miss Ben's guilt. As the daughter of the prime minister, Miss Meng San had better think about it before speaking, so as to save others from thinking that the prime minister has no way to teach her daughter. β
"You are presumptuous!" Meng Yunhan scolded with a calm face, "What are you?" Why should you preach to Miss Ben? β
"I can't talk about preaching, it's just a rational word." Huo Yubai said lightly.
Meng Yunhan was annoyed, he couldn't say that Huo Yubai didn't have the heart to measure the size, so he threw his sleeves and left in anger.
"I'm sorry to cut off your money." Huo Yubai said lightly.
Su Yunniang looked at her with a complicated expression, "Miss Huo, then Miss Meng San will be the one who will be Princess Jing in the future, don't offend her." β
Huo Yu's white eyes flashed slightly, "Meng Yunhan is King Jing's fiancΓ©e?" β
"It's not, the marriage hasn't been decided yet, but it should be soon, this Sheng Kyoto has spread, King Jing and Miss Meng San are a recognized couple."
"Really?" Huo Yu hooked his lips whitely, "Is a recognized pair necessarily a definite pair?" Miss Ben was not only engaged, but even ready to get married, what was the result? There are no absolutes in the world, and there is no need for Miss Ben to please Miss Meng San! β
Su Yunniang's eyes changed slightly when she looked at Huo Yubai, although this Miss Huo Er's reputation was not good, she had a sense of confidence and arrogance in her bones, not as weak as rumored outside.
"Second Miss is right, there are no absolutes in the world, and this rumor cannot be believed."
Huo Yu smiled in vain, "Help me measure the size." β
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Huo Yubai measured the size and came out, Meng Qiwei, Meng Yunhan, and Nie Ruying had already left.
"Yu'er, but there was a conflict with Miss Meng San?" Xia Houjie asked.
Huo Yubai smiled, "Sort of, don't worry, auntie, I'm measured." β
"Well, just don't grieve yourself."
"No, it won't."
Huo Yubai randomly picked two medium-quality fabrics, paid a fixed amount and left with Xiahou Jie.
went to Mo Yuxuan, specializing in selling jade ornaments, which is an industry under Huo Yubai's name.
As soon as he entered the shop, the shopkeeper greeted him, "Madam! β
"Well, shopkeeper Hu, I've seen Miss Er."
Hu Qiu looked at Huo Yubai and saluted respectfully, "Little Hu Qiu, I've seen the second miss." β
"What a courtesy." Huo Yubai's expression was faint, his eyes looked around, the shop was not small, many guests were buying jade ornaments, and there were seven or eight little brothers who were entertained, "Business is good." β
"It's Tanabata in a few days, and there are more men who come to the store to order jade jewelry these days." Hu Qiu said.
Huo Yubai was thoughtful, Qixi ...... Four days to go.
"Shopkeeper Hu, how long does it take to carve a pair of exquisite jade ornaments?"