Chapter 33: Chun Niang
After Gu Wanwan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, her life simply degenerated to the state of a pig, and every day she slept except for eating, and sleeping was eating. At this time, if there is still someone looking for trouble in life, Gu Wanwan has the right to adjust her mood.
On this day, when it was time for lunch, Ling'er came over with some food. However, looking at the dishes in the lunch box, Gu Wanwan couldn't help frowning. There are hardly any meat stars. What's going on, is vegetarianism becoming popular in the palace?
"Is that the same for the food in the big room?" Gu Wanwan was lazily lying on the chaise longue, and when she saw this food, she really couldn't raise her appetite at all. Gu Wanwan didn't have to think about it to know that these must have been arranged by Xiangye's wife Bai Yumei, after all, the subordinates were not bold enough to deduct food.
Ling'er was stunned for a moment, and her mouth was also curled, and her face was full of grievances for the young lady, and she said angrily, "No, I saw it today, and the food in the big room is good." It's either abalone or shark fin, and those old mothers in the kitchen are kind to them. ”
Gu Wanwan didn't miss the trace of grievance on Ling'er's face, "What's the matter, they bullied you today?" "Gu Wanwan doesn't have many problems, just protecting calves. Since it was her person, Gu Wanwan would not allow her to be bullied in the slightest.
Ling'er shook her head and only set the meal away, "Miss, come over and eat something." When the second lady comes back in the evening, the young lady will be able to have a good meal at that time. ”
"If I want to eat something good, do I have to rely on them to give alms? Ling'er, if you suffer anything, don't hide it. Since you're with me, I'm sure I'll do my best to protect you. As soon as Gu Wanwan saw Ling'er's cautious appearance, she knew that this girl was probably also coldly treated. Following her, a useless master, is indeed aggrieved, but now Gu Wanwan will not allow the same thing to happen again.
Ling'er's nose was sour when she heard Gu Wanwan's words, the previous young lady would never say such things to her, and she was also full of emotion. He shook his head vigorously and wiped his nose with a handkerchief, "Miss, I'm fine." Hurry up and eat. ”
Gu Wanwan sighed in her heart, "You sit down and eat with me, I guess I haven't eaten yet." ”
Ling'er refused, stubbornly wanted to stand. It wasn't until Gu Wanwan directly moved out of the master's shelf that Ling'er responded. Gu Wanwan thought that if Ling'er was allowed to go to the kitchen to eat by herself, maybe the food would be worse again. Although the ancients had a very strict system of respect and inferiority, it was completely uncountable here in Gu Wanwan. Since he really treats her, he is her friend.
But in this way, it reminded Gu Wanwan of another thing, she seems to be a poor ghost now. But how can the thief be worried about running out of money. It looks like I'm going to go to the door of the rich squire's house again tonight. But it doesn't seem to be good to just steal, so I still have to think of some other way to make money.
Just do it, Gu Wanwan flipped through her previous inventory, and the few big pearls and a few jade pendants were still worth some money. Gu Wanwan weighed the belongings in his hand, and estimated that there would be no problem with the next Qinglou.
Yes, who has the best business? It must be a woman's business that makes the most money, but this is a patriarchal society. Women basically have no spending power except for those ladies and ladies. And those women with high spending power basically stay at home, and the cloth workshop and jewelry workshop basically have a back and a view, and she really can't get rid of this bit of silver.
Many of these green buildings in the capital are owned by Wushuanglou, but it is still possible to pick up a leak, and at most it will take a little effort. Gu Wanwan remembered that some time ago, there were several Qinglou to close, and it seems that Wushuanglou's ability to attract customers is indeed quite strong.
But how could she, a person of the new century, be inferior to these ancients in this regard. In an instant, Gu Wanwan had already thought of a lot of ways to reorganize those Qinglou. After pondering for a while, Gu Wanwan changed her outfit and went out. Naturally, it still depends on Awan's face.
After going around the capital twice, Gu Wanwan finally chose a place called Yingchun Tower. Yingchun Tower is not located in the center of the capital, it is said that it was originally taken care of by a woman from the palace, and then the woman was arrested again, and Yingchun Tower was left behind and could not continue to operate here.
In this way, the back and scenery of this Spring Festival Building are still innocent. The people from the palace can be regarded as having anything to do with the royal family, and if there is really any background or scene, they will definitely not let this rumor appear in the market news. Gu Wanwan inspected near the Yingchun Building, this place is not bad, the scale is large enough, two floors.
Although the decoration is a bit old, but the foundation or something is OK, and it is okay to renovate and want to compete with those Yihong Mansions or something. The silver is not worried, Gu Wanwan touched her chin, there is no shortage of anything in this capital, especially the rich. But who can take care of this Spring Festival Building, this is still a little worried.
Gu Wanwan thought about it, and went to the streets and alleys to inquire about some news. Who to look for, the most well-informed person is not a character like "Bai Xiaosheng", but a beggar gang. Gu Wanwan didn't spend much silver, and she got the news she wanted. I guessed that eight or nine are not far from ten, and they are nothing more than old-fashioned stories such as escaping from the palace.
The original owner of this Qinglou is a princess who escaped from the old emperor, and it is said that after the old emperor accepted Gu Junjun, he was almost fascinated by this young girl and lost his mind.
It turned out that the one who opened this spring garden was the old emperor, a concubine who was beaten into the cold palace, and escaped from the emperor with some of the softness that accompanied the marriage when she married into the palace and some of the property that the old emperor had rewarded over the years. is also a woman who dares to love and hate, but she doesn't think about doing things a little.
Later, there was still a problem with those belongings, and they were reported to the palace. The old emperor was furious, after all, a husband and wife were a hundred days in one night, and although there were many wives, they forgot about them. How could the old emperor allow someone to disobey his dragon face, especially if he was still a woman, and directly ordered the concubine to be arrested.
After the Spring Garden lost its owner, it gradually began to decline, and there were Oiran-like characters before. Later, I learned that the Oiran was also some of the emperor's little masters in the palace. Now it is all supported by an old mother who was taken in by the owner of Yingchun Garden, and after the violence and chaos of the old emperor's arrest, it is estimated that Yingchun Garden will not last long, and only then release the news that it will be transferred.
As soon as Gu Wanwan walked into the Spring Festival Building, she found that there was a lifeless phenomenon everywhere, and the girls were all around there eating melon seeds and chatting. Even the old bustard was not very energetic, and it wasn't until Gu Wanwan entered the main gate that the old bustard's eyes lit up, it seemed that Yingchun Lou had not been a guest like him for a long time.
Gu Wanwan is dressed in white and is spotless, and Awan's face is already good. After changing into men's clothes, she looks even more delicate, although Gu Wanwan's stature is not short among women, but compared with ordinary men, she is slightly weaker. However, the kind of aristocratic temperament that has been pampered for a long time cannot be covered by changing your face and clothes. Gu Wanwan held a folding fan, adding a bit of romantic taste.
The bustard looks like a woman who is just over thirty, wearing a yellow mattress with a white embroidered mattress skirt, her long hair is all coiled up, and she is shaking a chaise fan in her hand.
However, Gu Wanwan is not a person who only looks at the surface, and this old bustard seems to lack a little bit of snobbery in his eyes. Looking at it this way, this layer of fat powder is deliberately covering something. Gu Wanwan's heart moved, no matter how much a person hides how to put on makeup, the only thing that can't be covered up is that temperament.
"Ouch, where did this handsome little brother come from. What kind of girl do you like, Mom will introduce you to it. As soon as the old bustard saw Gu Wanwan, he hurriedly greeted him, and he couldn't wait to pounce on it directly, it was indeed enthusiastic.
Gu Wanwan subconsciously avoided the side, the smell of fat powder almost blocked her nose. Gu Wanwan shook the folding fan in her hand in a pretentious manner, covered her nose quietly, and then smiled lightly, "Call out all the most beautiful girls here......
When the bustard heard this, he was happy, "Girl...... Guys, little brother, you wait. Watch out for your body. After speaking, he walked a few steps to the stairs, "Girls, come down to pick up the guests." ”
Gu Wanwan touched her money bag, she just went out and went directly to the pawnshop, and those pearls and jade pendants were more than she imagined. This restaurant is more than enough, and the rest is enough for her to be chic. Gu Wanwan directly picked the position in the center of the hall and saw that there were no guests around.
Gu Wanwan directly took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, beckoned to the old bustard, and said to the old bustard with a smile, "Today, I will charter the venue, please close this door." But there was something unmistakable in his tone.
The old bustard's eyes were about to turn into stars with a piece of silver, and he knew that he had met a big customer, so he hurriedly said, "Okay, young master, wait, the slave family will go." The attitude is much more enthusiastic than just now, and Gu Wanwan's hair is straight.
When the bustard closed the door, the girls came down one after another. As soon as a girl wanted to get close to Gu Wanwan, Gu Wanwan used a folding fan to block the trend that the girls wanted to approach, "Slow down first, you all stand in a row and close your mouths." ”
"Follow the young master's instructions, don't worry, girls, wait and behave well, maybe a good day will come." The old bustard saw that Gu Wanwan was already showing some interest, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy. Since the original owner left, there have been few people coming to Yingchun Garden.
Gu Wanwan looked back and forth a few times, in fact, these girls have a few foundations that are still good. It's just that the fat powder is too thick and the clothes are too flowery, which covers the original temperament. Gu Wanwan closed the folding fan in her hand with a "snap", waved her hand to the old bustard, and motioned for her to come over.
"Let these girls go down, I have something to talk to you about." Gu Wanwan stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture and asked the old bustard to sit opposite her.
The bustard also realized that there might really be something, so he naturally didn't dare to slack off. Although there were some doubts, but there was no change on his face, the old bustard waved his hand at the girls, and the girls withdrew one after another. Gu Wanwan couldn't help but show a little appreciation in her eyes when she saw this, although this old bustard looked a little improper, he was not a casual person, at least the convincing power of the girls was quite high.
"Now it's good to talk, I want to take down the Spring Garden." Gu Wanwan put away the hippie smile she had just now, and said to the old bustard.
The smile on the old bustard's face also disappeared when he heard this, "The young master has a big tone. Although the young master is not shabby on his face, there is still a big difference between the money that wants to be counted down in these three-story small buildings and the money that can be bought on the entire floor. Besides, even if it's packaged, Chun Niang, I kindly remind you, do you think this Spring Garden is still possible, the world has not been peaceful recently. ”
Gu Wanwan smiled slightly, took out a small sachet from her arms and put it in front of Chun Niang. "Chunniang, look at whether these are enough." Gu Wanwan didn't take Lao Bustard's words to heart, and was still calm and light. "As for whether it can be opened, it depends on whether you are willing to give me this Spring Festival Garden."
Chunniang didn't open the sachet, but just reached out and touched it, and then stopped touching it. Chun Niang suddenly showed a smile on her face, "The girl doesn't look like an ordinary person anymore, and it won't be interesting to talk about money at this time." ”
Gu Wanwan smiled "haha", "Chun Niang will not be an ordinary person." Gu Wanwan praised "good" in her heart. Sure enough, as she expected, but this Chun Niang's acting skills are really good. In this way, Gu Wanwan admires Chunniang more, so there is no need to worry about the "Spring Garden" being taken care of.