Cui Jingshi glanced at a few young people not far away, and accompanied Luo Xuyan into the shop.

The shop was quite large, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt paper money, and a large spider web hung on the beams of the house, on which were the remains of countless insects, and the spiders were gone.

At this time, a man was squatting in the corner, "clanging" and banging on a wooden plank.

The wooden board was used on the coffin, and Luo Xuyan could see at a glance that the bottom of the coffin board was too thin, and if it was used to place adult men or women and children who were too obese, it would definitely crack like before.

She frowned and coughed.

When the man heard the voice, he looked back and saw that it was a pair of young men and women who were either rich or noble, hurriedly dropped the hammer in their hands, rubbed their hands, stepped forward with a smile, and asked, "Young master, miss, what do you two command?" ”

Luo Xuyan asked, "You are the owner of this shop?" ”

"Exactly." The man nodded repeatedly, a pair of mouse eyes flashing with a fine light.

Luo Xuyan looked at the layout of the shop again, around the greasy counter, paper money, paper figures, candles and other objects were stacked in a disorderly manner, and the dust on the ground could dye a pair of light-colored shoes black.

She looked up, but the man didn't feel guilty.

Luo Xuyan asked, "Boss, if someone dies in my family, what can you do for my family?" ”

"My family has been making coffins for three generations, and any style of coffin can be made for you." The man lifted a gray cloth, and underneath it was a coffin with simple workmanship, but at least the quality was fine, "You see? But ......"

When he looked at Luo Xuyan and Cui Jing, he still had unsolvable doubts in his heart.

"Young master, why did the young lady choose our shop?"

Luo Xuyan said in a tough tone: "You don't have to ask this, why, if you can make a business, you are still not happy?" ”

"No, no." The man hurriedly denied, "It's my good luck to be able to do business with the two of you!" ”

Luo Xuyan asked, "In addition to the coffin, what else?" ”

The man said, "I can send the coffin to the house, decorate the funeral, and calculate the time of the funeral." ”

When Luo Xuyan was cleaning up the deceased before, she found that the so-called decoration was just wrapped in a piece of cloth casually, and even the deceased's face was not cleaned up, and the clothes were just put on casually.

This is simply disrespectful to the deceased.

But Luo Xuyan's brows loosened a little, and said, "Will you still calculate the time of the funeral?" ”

"Hehe," the man winked, "it's just a little skill." ”

Luo Xuyan looked at him, and knew that this person's so-called ability to count the hour, eighty percent of them were thinking about the hour casually and fooling people.

Seeing that Luo Xuyan didn't ask, the man said, "Miss, look, do you want to buy a coffin at my house?" ”

"I'll think about it again." Luo Xuyan turned around, "The person is not dead yet, we have to take another look." ”

"Oh, you can't be in too much of a hurry, as if you're urging people to die." The man laughed.

Luo Xuyan asked again: "By the way, are the men at the door from your store?" ”

"They!" The man nodded and said, "It's our people here, and this generation is not peaceful, so I found a few more people to keep me safe, and I can also help and do something on weekdays." ”

"I see." Luo Xuyan said: "If there is something, I will come to you." ”

"Good, good." The man sent Luo Xuyan to the door, "Young master, miss, you two go slowly." ”

Coming out of the shop, Luo Xuyan did not get into the carriage, but walked along the street, looking at the surrounding shops.

Cui Jingshi asked: "This one is the worst one in the capital." Why, didn't you take a fancy to it? ”

"Nope." Luo Xuyan shook her head.

"Oh?" Cui Jingshi touched his chin and thought back to the shops they passed by today, "Then which one do you fall into?" ”

"That one." Luo Xuyan raised her hand and pointed.

Cui Jingshi looked in the direction of her finger, but what she saw was a closed door with a red piece of paper pasted on it, saying that it was for sale.

"This ......," he couldn't figure out for a moment.

Luo Xuyan said: "I want to buy this place." ”

Cui Jingshi said: "You plan to open a new shop by yourself?" Instead of buying one from an existing shop? ”

"yes." Luo Xuyan said: "Anyway, everything has to be prepared by yourself, so that you can have your own characteristics." And when we open a store near that shop, there is a huge contrast, and people will know more quickly that our house is the best, and we are easy to do business. ”

Cui Jingshi smiled, "You are really good at business." ”

Luo Xuyan hugged her arms and smiled: "I've been working hard for so many years. ”

Cui Jingshi looked at her, raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder gently, "I will ask someone to come forward to buy this store, everything is on the surface, and someone will handle it for us." ”

"Well, that's the best way to go." Luo Xuyan nodded.

Cui Jingshi looked around, although there were many people on the street, but compared with other places in the capital, it looked a little dilapidated and poor.

Some passers-by showed inquisitive and curiosity in their eyes when they saw them, and some even showed wolf-like eyes after realizing that they might be rich.

Cui Jingshi leaned closer to Luo Xuyan's side again, and quietly made a defensive appearance.

"You're going to do the business of ordinary people?" He asked, "Haven't you ever thought about associating with the rich and powerful people in Beijing?" That way, you can make more money. ”

"Step by step?" Luo Xuyan tilted her head and looked at the storefront.

It's a very good place in terms of size and location, but I don't know why the owner wants to sell it.

"Whether it's big money or small money, I have to earn it in my pocket." Luo Xuyan clapped her hands, and then climbed into the carriage.

The two found another restaurant, and after dinner, Cui Jingshi sent Luo Xuyan to the door of Luo's shop.

"Thank you for being with me today." Luo Xuyan nodded at Cui Jingshi.

Cui Jingshi said: "I am very happy to be with you." ”

Luo Xuyan didn't look moved at all, and said, "You go back early, be careful on the road." ”

"Okay, I'm leaving. See you another day. Cui Jingshi got on his horse and left.

Luo Xuyan waited until his figure disappeared into the night before entering the Luo family's shop.

Luo Banghao and Xu Yaoyao were behind the counter, looking at things like account books, and heard the shopkeeper shouting "Hello Miss", and both looked up.

Xu Yaoyao's eyes lit up, she hurriedly walked over, held her daughter's hands, and asked, "I'm in the palace today, is there anything wrong...... When she got closer, she found that Luo Xuyan's dress was a little dirty, as if it was rolling on the ground, "What's wrong with your skirt, did someone bully you?" ”

Seeing that her mother was getting more and more anxious as she talked, Luo Xuyan hurriedly said: "Mother, I'm fine, the ashes on this body were made for a family to clean up the coffin." ”

Xu Yaoyao was a little dazed and asked, "Didn't you enter the palace, why did you run to help other people's families clean up the coffin?" I'm confused. ”

Luo Xuyan took her mother's hand, came to the chair next to her and sat down, and said, "According to the original agreement with Jing Shi, after the second aunt and the others left home, I quickly changed my clothes and went out quietly. Jing Shi accompanied me into the palace, but we did not go to the queen's banquet immediately, but went to greet the saint first. ”

"What did the Holy One say?" Xu Yaoyao became even more nervous.

Luo Xuyan rubbed her mother's hands comfortingly, and said, "The saint is very good to me, but he asked us if we are used to living in the capital. Before leaving, the saint asked the garment workshop in the palace to make me three new dresses. ”

"That's good." Xu Yaoyao gently stroked her chest.

Luo Xuyan continued: "Then, Jingshi and I went to the garden and met the queen. But...... I found out that the queen mother already had an idea about the choice of daughter-in-law, and she was the young lady of the Meng family, but when she heard Jing, she meant that the saint would not agree to him and the Meng family marrying again. ”

Xu Yaoyao frowned, "Why is it so messy...... The queen must be dissatisfied with you, right? In this way, no matter how good you are, you are worthless in her eyes, and even hate you for snatching the position that belongs to Miss Meng, how can you be a little bit good to you? If you marry the Sixth Prince, I'm afraid that the future will not be easy. ”

"Mother, I see that the queen is a gentle and generous person, I think she will figure it out herself." Luo Xuyan said with a relaxed smile.

"I hope so......" Xu Yaoyao shook her head and sighed, "Then what kind of expressions did your second aunt and aunt have when they saw you?" ”

"They basically didn't have a chance to talk to me," Luo Xuyan said with a smile: "Because Jing Shi used the pretext that the saint had rewarded a lot of things, and he wanted to get them in person, so when he met the queen mother, Jing Shi and I left the garden, and when we went to the garment factory, we went out of the palace to take a look in the capital." ”

Xu Yaoyao figured it out, "So you met someone who was doing a funeral and helped them casually?" ”

"Exactly." Luo Xuyan nodded, "Jing Shi accompanied me and went to the shop in Beijing to do white things. ”

"Oh?" Xu Yaoyao was obviously very interested in this, and hurriedly asked, "How?" ”

Luo Xuyan glanced at the guys in the shop and said, "I already have an idea, but let's go home and talk about it." ”

"Okay." Xu Yaoyao smiled and nodded, looking at her confident daughter, knowing that she would definitely gain something from this trip.

After finishing the things in the shop, the family of three returned to Luofu, at this time, the ladies of the Luo family who entered the palace today have not returned, but Luo Yuchuan, father and son, came back from the yamen early, got together to drink a little wine, and had a meal.

Hearing that Luo Xuyan was back, Luo Yuchuan called someone to call her over.

There was a faint smell of wine in the room, but the father and son at the table were obviously not drunk, but a little unsatisfied.

"Grandfather, second uncle, third uncle." After Luo Xuyan entered the house, she saluted them.

Luo Yuchuan nodded and said, "Ah Yan doesn't have to be polite, get up quickly and sit down." ”

"Thank you, grandfather." Luo Xuyan sat down in a chair next to her.

Luo Yuchuan asked, "I heard that you entered the palace with the six princes today, how about it?" ”

Regarding the affairs of the harem, they couldn't inquire about the specific situation, so they could only ask Luo Xuyan herself.

Luo Xuyan told her grandfather about the situation in the palace, but deliberately didn't say when they left the palace and where they went.

She didn't know if she could hide it, but she wouldn't choose to say it herself.

Luo Yuchuan nodded and said, "Since you and the Six Princes are in love, we, as elders, are also happy to see this family affair achieved." You don't have to worry about what the queen thinks, as long as you get the approval of the saint, the people next to you are fine. ”

"I see, grandfather." Luo Xuyan replied softly.

Luo Yuchuan said: "You can stay at home with peace of mind, if you are interested, it doesn't hurt to go out for a walk." You don't have to worry about other chores. ”

"Thank you grandfather for taking care of me." Luo Xuyan got up and saluted again.

She understood the meaning of the old man's words, and it was obvious that the old man knew why she had a rash and hid in Qingfeng Courtyard.

When the old lady and the second aunt come back, they will definitely ask her about the rash.

No matter what reasonable explanation she gives, the old lady will definitely think that she is playing tricks and deceiving them.

However, she did deceive them in order to protect herself.

Today, it's not that she didn't see what color dress Tang Guifei was wearing, which was exactly the same as the pomegranate red dress that the second lady praised again and again.

What Li Suying is calculating is self-evident.

So, instead of resenting each other, distrusting each other, and bothering to speak, it is better to let the old man come forward in person to calm down the turmoil in the backyard, she will also save time and effort, and she can do what she wants to do.

Moreover, the old man is bent on promoting this marriage, maybe he will knock on the old lady and them, so that she can have a few days of peace.

When Luo Xuyan withdrew from the old man's house, she was in a good mood.

Except for being snubbed by the queen today, there seems to be nothing unpleasant.

Being snubbed by the queen is nothing in her eyes.

On the way back to Qingfeng Courtyard, Luo Xuyan heard a noise, it turned out to be Mrs. Luo and they came back from the palace, talking and laughing while walking.

She looked left and right, and quickly hid behind a tree, taking advantage of the night to hide her figure.

Mrs. Luo and the others were talking about how interesting today's palace banquet was and how distinctive the wine and food were, as if Luo Xuyan's appearance had never happened to them.

When everyone had walked over, Luo Xuyan came out of the hiding place lightly and walked back to Qingfeng Courtyard quickly.

As soon as she heard the footsteps outside, Xu Yaoyao hurriedly came out and asked, "Ayan, what did your grandfather say to you?" ”

Luo Xuyan held her mother's arm and said with a smile: "I asked about the situation in the palace, just let me live in peace, he will deal with some troublesome things." ”

Xu Yaoyao heard the meaning of the words, and said with a sigh of relief: "That saved us a lot of trouble." ”

"So, mother, rest in peace." Luo Xuyan caressed her mother and went to the house, "It's not us who want to be worried." ”