"Master Hou, the second girl is here," said a small servant outside the door.

"My daughter has seen her father," Luo Yuanpeng's study was personally arranged by Luo Qingrong for his father, and these days it has been added and subtracted by Zhang Lantian, and it no longer has its original appearance.

"Qingrong is here, come here," Luo Yuanpeng put down the book in his hand and came back from the garden, his disappointment in his wife and guilt for the two concubines made it difficult for him to calm down, so he simply didn't go back to the water house, and killed time with a book of soldiers.

"Father," Luo Qingrong lowered his head, "It's the daughter's mistake, the daughter didn't tell her father in time that her grandmother handed over her mother's things to her daughter." ”

"The family is too busy these days, and you can't take care of it," Luo Yuanpeng was surprised by his daughter's sensitivity, she came to admit her mistake, and she actually guessed that she wanted to ask for Gao's dowry, and such acuity made Luo Yuanpeng, who felt that he was deceived by his wife and stretched out his hand to his daughter's dowry, felt guilty, "Since it has been handed over to you, just like your grandmother said, you have grown up and are capable, and I am relieved to hand it over to you." ”

"It's better to put these things here for my father," Luo Qingrong took a big box from Cinnabar's hand, "Actually, I don't know anything about the things in the shop, and I can't go out often, so it's better for my father to take care of it." ”

"If you don't understand, how can I understand?" Luo Yuanpeng didn't accept it at all, the subordinates of the Gao family who married at the beginning were all capable, "The people left by your mother are all usable, so be it," he thought about it, if there is a personal supervision, it will also make those people have a sense of awe in their hearts, so as not to bully their daughter's young age and give birth to a heart of deception. "It's inconvenient for you to go out, so let Xiao Shan take a look at it often in his spare time," Speaking of this, Luo Yuanpeng said again, "You are my eldest daughter, if it is time to leave the cabinet, the Hou Mansion will naturally prepare a decent dowry for you,"

With an eye-catching dowry in her hand, no matter which family her daughter marries, she will not be bullied.

"Didn't my father already ask Steward Xiao to send someone over?" Luo Qingrong's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked back at Cinnabar, "Isn't it said that the rich mother is the person who has come to the shop?" Could it be..."

"Back to the Hou Ye and the girl, how dare the slave's mother tell nonsense?" Cinnabar also looked incredulous, "The slave maid also heard my brother say that Gao Shengji went to a second shopkeeper, saying that it was the brother-in-law of Xiao Steward, and Yulu's second uncle went to Gao Zhenji, and someone else went to Gao Chengji, saying that he wanted to learn how to look at the skin, and they all said that they were ordered by Xiao Steward." ”

This Xiao Shan dared to get all his relatives to the Gao family's shop without permission, Luo Yuanpeng secretly scolded Xiao Shan for being bold in his heart, but he said silently on his face, "Since this is the case, there are slaves of our family on the left and right, let them work hard there, and these people will be handed over to you in the future." ”

"Yes," my father now believes in Xiao Shan very much, and it is impossible to achieve the most desired goal by saying anything at this time, Luo said lightly.

"Master Hou, this matter," Xiao Shan looked embarrassed, he didn't expect Luo Yuanpeng to ask about this matter so quickly, it seems that he really thinks too highly of Zhang Lan, what is the most important thing for Luo Yuanpeng, in fact, it can't be done at all, "The little one is also acting on orders, this, it just so happens that the few brothers of the little daughter-in-law's mother's family are also successful, so he thinks that in the end, he is his own person, and he can rest assured that he can use it, and he also knows the rules, so as not to be separated from the big shopkeeper of several shops." ”

"Well, I know you are a calculating," Xiao Shan's unspeakable appearance had already told Luo Yuanpeng who he was ordered by someone, but Zhang Lan was his wife in the end, Luo Yuanpeng sighed in his heart, there is a way to move people's hearts, it seems that he thinks of his wife too perfectly, fortunately, Xiao Shan has followed him since he was a child, and he has taken care of foreign affairs for himself for so many years in an orderly manner, and the person he recommended will not be too unsuccessful.

In the days to come, Zhang Lan devoted herself to her own pastry business, the shop was not easy to find, she spent a lot of money to find, and she also lost Xiaoshan's familiarity, but really let him find a suitable place on Hongyun Street, although the rent is more expensive than other houses, but Zhang Lan is confident that if her pastry house is built, it will definitely be a sensation in the capital, and she will not take the expensive silver to heart.

"I heard that Mrs. Luo's dim sum shop has been set up?" Ji Shenyu and Luo Qingrong sat in the Zhaoxue Hall of Jifu with the stove, smiling at a few white plums in front of the window.

"Well, isn't it the New Year, those dim sum look rare, taste good, and business is excellent," plucked the silver frost charcoal from the silver flying flower hand stove, "Mother is busy with her feet not touching the ground now." ”

"I really don't know what she thinks, is the silver so heavy?" Ji Shenyu shook his head, the more recent the year, the more busy the capital's various mansions, but the women were still busy and found an excuse to get together to relax, the girls and ladies don't have to worry about family affairs, there are more tricks, but Zhang Lan rarely appears in the invitations of the mansions now, and her figure is in and out of the flower dessert house on the other side of Hongyun Street every day, and it has also become a topic of discussion among the ladies in the capital.

"Won't you persuade her? In the end, you still have to take care of the face of the Hou Mansion," Ji Shenyu looked at Luo Qingrong and didn't speak, and continued, "I think she treats you well~"

Yes, although since that day, Zhang Lan has been estranged from Luo Qingrong a lot, no longer caring about her everywhere as before, and releasing kindness to her at any time, but according to her temperament, it will never hurt Luo Qingrong, in fact, having such a stepmother is much stronger than some women who fight for power and profit as soon as they enter the door, suppressing and mutilating the children in front of them, "You also know that there are few people in our house, and there are few trivial things, and my mother is just boring to pass the time." ”

Luo Qingrong leaned against the window and sniffed the faint and cold fragrance, perhaps from that day on, his father was much more indifferent to Zhang Lan, and when he was free, he went to Feixu Pavilion and Streamer Pavilion to sit, but Zhang Lan, who was dedicated to her "career", didn't notice it at all, "Maybe when things in her shop are safe, she won't go out again." ”

"But a Mrs. Hou goes out to do business all day long, and she doesn't look good after all," Ji Shenyu looked at Luo Qingrong worriedly, "You better persuade her, otherwise, it will be good to ask the old lady to come forward." ”

Luo Qingrong smiled at Ji Shenyu, "You don't have a lot of worries, I won't hide it from you, Mrs. Hou in our house is a person who doesn't listen to people's persuasion, and she will naturally turn back when she hits the south wall." ”

I hope Zhang Lan will understand sooner and accept Mrs. Hou who is her with peace of mind, Luo Qingrong sighed softly, "It's not early, I should go back too." ”

The things in the shop plus the New Year, Zhang Lan is really tired, if it weren't for the help of Xiao Shan and Lin's mother, she would really be too busy, "You guys also go back and rest," this is out of fifteen, and the year is over, Zhang Lan put down the account book in her hand and stretched comfortably, "Feixing, let's go out for a walk." ”

"Madame should have gotten up and moved," Feixing pursed his lips and smiled, and took a big red gorilla felt cloak to put on Zhang Lan, "It's still cold this day, Madame be careful of catching a cold~"

"Well," Zhang Lan tied her belt by Feixing, and secretly sighed that she was really getting more and more corrupt, and now she could calmly serve herself by a little girl, which she couldn't even make up her mind half a year ago, "You can also add a piece of clothing and go out with me, and when the weather is good, I will also take you out for a walk, so that you don't envy Yulu." ”

"No, there can't be no reliable people in this courtyard," Feixing shook his head, "Let's talk about the things outside." Slaves won't help you much. ”

"You, it's true," Zhang Lan pounded Fei Xingguang's forehead distressedly, "Think about how old you are, it's time to play~"

Zhang Lan and Feixing chatted while walking, planning to go to the greenhouse to see what flowers and plants they wanted, and saw Luo Qingrong and Russell silk coming together, Zhang Lan looked at the two daughters who walked towards her, in just half a year, Luo Qingrong has grown a lot taller, and the new red and gold makeup satin hair and silver mouse cloak wrapped her tightly, and Russell Silk is also wearing this year's new silver and white feather satin ferret wind hairy crane, smiling slightly and following Luo Qingrong's side, a pair of sisters are really like people who came out of the painting, even Zhang Lan also looked at it.

"Madam, you should do the same, you still made this cloak when you were in Jinzhou," Feixing pursed his lips and muttered.

How else would she say that "only three generations of officials know how to eat and wear," Zhang Lan hid the sourness in her heart, she did not hesitate to run between the market in the face of the world's contempt in order to enrich her purse every day, but what about these aristocratic women? In their eyes, silver is just two Chinese characters, a cloak of hundreds of taels, just a few pieces a year for the two children with long bodies to wear, it seems that they are also going to change their minds, Zhang Lan changed her smile, "Where are you little sisters going?" Yesterday I went to the palace to watch the lanterns, what rare things did the Queen Mother have to appreciate? ”

Luo Qingrong saluted with Zhang Lan before saying, "This year's lantern festival in the palace was prepared by the eldest sister and Princess Jiahe, compared with previous years, there are a few more objects from the south, saying that they came from the sea, and we have not seen them." ”

Yesterday, the emperor sent the Western feather fans from the governor of Jiangnan, the perfume in the crystal bottle, and the small pendulum clock of bone china to a bunch of them, which attracted a lot of people to see them, but these things, after Luo Qingrong entered the Ning Wangfu, saw a lot, and now it seems that they are not as excited as others.

"From the West? What's in it? Is it a pocket watch or something? Zhang Lan's heart moved, it turns out that there are also Western countries here, I don't know if there are places like Britain and France, my English is good, maybe I can do import and export business in the future, "But what reward do you have?" Take it for me to see. ”

"Mother, even if there is, it is also the emperor and the queen mother who rewarded us," Luo Sujuan did not hide the disdain on her face, she followed Luo Qingrong out of the door a few times, and also heard the evaluation of Zhang Lan outside, and was extremely disdainful of this mother-in-law, and she did not intend to hide this disdain.

"There were a lot of people who went yesterday, and the Queen Mother rewarded me with a pocket watch with an ivory shell and a music box with Su Juan," Luo Qingrong handed a pocket watch to Zhang Lan, and she would not lack the same etiquette to Zhang Lan.