Chapter 20: The First Visit to Beijing
Xu Jiao has never been as miserable as he said since he was a child, but this body is really like this, in order not to continue this embarrassing topic, Xu Jiao straightened her face and said to Zhao Ping seriously: "Brother Zhao, the rights and wrongs of the mother are not something we can discuss casually, beware of being known by the mother." ”
Zhao Ping hurriedly covered his mouth: "What the sister said is what she said, what she said is, I am also careless for a while, and I will not do it in the future." ”
After speaking, he said: "Sister Shushu, don't worry, I have a good way, you come with me." ”
Saying that, they took the lead in front, and Xu Jiao and Dong'er had to follow.
About half an hour later, Zhao Ping brought them to a study-like door: "Come in, I promise to give you something that satisfies your mother, it's much more interesting than what you two said." ”
Seeing that he was so confident, Xu Jiao followed without hesitation. When I entered the shop, I found that it was actually a place similar to a modern gallery.
She looked up at Zhao Ping suspiciously, but saw Zhao Ping standing in front of the counter and shouting at an old man in a robe who was busy behind the counter: "Old man Mo! ”
The old man hurriedly piled up a smile on his face: "Ouch Steward Zhao, you are about to take a seat, why do you have time to come here today?" ”
Zhao Ping patted the counter in front of him: "Don't give Lao Tzu a false thing, hurry up and draw a picture of the market in Beijing, my princess wants it." ”
The old man Mo stared at him with wide eyes: "Shangjing market map?" This, this, and a half will not be completed in a while, why don't you come and take it in half a month? ”
Zhao Ping's eyebrows were about to attack, Xu Jiao hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him to the old man and said, "Boss Mo is not in a hurry, my princess can wait." ”
Zhao Ping was pulled by her, and then calmed down, and said to the old man Mo: "Then give you five days, if you can't paint it after five days, I will open your painting shop!" ”
Xu Jiao really began to admire this Zhao Ping in charge, this ability to talk about people and talk nonsense is really practiced by him! I really underestimated him, the momentum of this Nine Kings Mansion is simply violent!
However, what Xu Jiao cared about at this time was whether this old man Mo could draw her a map of Shangjing Street Market like a picture of the river during the Qingming Festival!
Anyway, when the time comes, she will come and pick up the finished product, so she didn't bother to go shopping, thinking that she had to find a reason to perfunctory this Zhao steward, so she said: "Brother Zhao, why don't you take me to the jewelry shop to have a look, and pick out two pairs of head jewelry for the princess." ”
Zhao Ping responded happily, and took the two of them to the depths of the market. Soon, a few people were picking up jewelry at a jewelry shop called "Zhen Qiao Ge".
Xu Jiao rarely used any jewelry, and there were only a few hairpins and two silver hairpins in her box, but only one gold hairpin was said to have been left to her by her mother, whom she had never met. Thinking about it, Xu Jiao was really shabby when she got married, the dignified Nine Princesses, except for the golden hairpin left by her mother, the other heads worn by the Nine Kings Mansion were all sent by the Nine Princes' Mansion!
Thinking of this, Xu Jiao couldn't help but sigh, fortunately, women in this era are given wedding clothes and jewelry by the man when they get married, otherwise...... She didn't even dare to think about it.
Dong'er held a blue phoenix hairpin and shook it in front of her eyes: "This one is good, can you bring it and try it?" ”
Xu Jiao took the hairpin and saw that this was a hosta, and the material itself was average, but the phoenix carving on it was lifelike, especially the tail feathers of the phoenix were high and fluffy, and two jade beads were pendant with a silver chain below, which was really good-looking.
Xu Jiao pinched the hairpin and looked at it repeatedly, then turned to Zhao Ping and said, "This one is good, buy it." ”
Zhao Ping called a man who looked quite quiet inside and introduced to Xu Jiao: "This is Suo Xia, in the future, you can buy jewelry for the princess and Niangniang, you can go directly to him." As he spoke, he turned to Suo Xia and said, "Wrap this hairpin, write a note and I will seal it, and then I will go to the Nine Kings' Mansion to withdraw the money." ”
The man should go down and go and pack the hairpin himself.
Xu Jiao opened her mouth and asked, "Has it always been like this when buying things in the Nine Kings' Mansion?" ”
"Naturally, is it difficult for each of us to come out with countless coins to swagger through the market? Besides, if there is that uneasy and kind-hearted person, take the money and run away, won't our prince lose money? Zhao Ping replied as a matter of course.
"Do you all have special seals?" She asked.
"Don't you? Didn't the princess give it to you? The purchase seals of each owner are different, so that the housekeeper will know who used the money for what reason in the future. Zhao Ping looked at her strangely.
Xu Jiao shook her head blankly, but Dong'er next to her pointed to her waist: "Why didn't you give it, it's not enough to have a private seal from the princess?" ”
Xu Jiao reacted at this time, and hurriedly took out the private seal given to her by Zhao Yin on the second day of the wedding from her waist and handed it to Zhao Ping: "Is this okay?" ”
Zhao Ping glanced at it and said, "You hurry up and put it away, let's use the purchase seal in my hand, you are too big and useless." ”
"Which owner's purchase seal is that you have?" Xu Jiao asked curiously, it seems that Zhao Ping is holding the purchase seal of which house in his hand, which house is the real master of this palace.
"I gave this to the prince, let me see what is lacking in the house and buy it." Zhao Ping proudly flashed the seal in his hand.
"That's good. Did the prince of the palace personally buy Indo? Xu Jiao looked at the seal in his hand with some envy, it would be great if he could have a seal that marked the name of the Nine Princes!
"Just three pieces, one for the housekeeper, one for me, and one for Li Yuchu in the dining room."
"Imperial Chef Li?" Aren't all imperial chefs working in the palace?
"Imperial Chef Li is an old cook who served the emperor, and now that he is old, the prince is grateful for his hard work over the years, so he took it to the house." Zhao Ping explained to her succinctly.
While a few people were talking, Suo Xia had already wrapped the hairpin and handed it to Xu Jiao, and handed the written IOU to Zhao Ping, signaling him to seal it.
After everything was handed over, Zhao Ping said: "Let's go, go eat, I'll take you to the West Market in the afternoon, there are some interesting things over there, you will definitely like it." ”
Xu Jiao looked at the bustling street where people came and went, and hurriedly shook her head: "No need, no need Brother Zhao, Dong'er and I are just walking around here, you go and be busy with yours, we will definitely go to meet you on time in the afternoon." Xu Jiao felt that if she continued to follow him, her leg would definitely be broken!
Zhao Ping glanced at her tired expression: "You girls are in trouble, okay, I'll go by myself, you pay attention to safety, come back when you come back and go back together, next time I will take you to Xishi to see the crickets." As he spoke, his excited feet disappeared in front of the two of them.
Xu Jiao was very glad that she didn't go with him, otherwise she would have fainted to death just to see the crickets for a long time.