Chapter 14: A small step forward
The original owner has seen Fu's, and there is more than one side. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Since Fu Shi has come to the capital at this time, no matter what his identity, Nie Xiaofan should go to see him.
Zhou Qiaoqiao listened to her nagging and asked, "You say... You're all worried about me? Is there anyone else but you?"
Nie Xiaofan leaned forward and leaned back, and then said, "Yes, there is also Xia Yue, and Zhou Jiulang is also worried about your accident." Auntie is also worried about you, but fortunately I prevaricated..."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Qiaoqiao intently: "There are so many people who care about you, and we are your family." Don't you think... Stay?"
Zhou Qiaoqiao looked at Nie Xiaofan with a smile and didn't speak for a long time. Under the light, her smile is like a glued fake face, so handsome that she can't talk.
If you stay and be a member of the Nie family, you can't take revenge...
"Let's talk about it. Zhou Qiaoqiao said. "Don't ask me again—" she turned her face away.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask!" Nie Xiaofan said. But I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.
She said... Let's talk about it...
There is hope without a rejection. In her heart, she still thinks of these family and friends. If not, she would have refused.
"Since you're here, stay with me for a while and then go back..."Nie Xiaofan said.
Zhou Qiaoqiao has no opinion. Nie Xiaofan arranged Zhou Qiaoqiao to live in the small cross-courtyard next to the Liuxiang Pavilion, and the small cross-courtyard can be connected to the Liuxiang Pavilion, and it is also convenient for the two compartments to go back and forth.
These two days were calm. Nie Xiaofan also began to prepare everything in Juxian Building with the assistance of Zhou Qiaoqiao.
"Reopening Juxian Building, everything else is simple. The shop place is arranged. But the most important thing... It is not allowed to be pursued by the people of the imperial court. This is quite a lot of thought..."Nie Xiaofan said.
Zhou Qiaoqiao didn't pay much attention to this matter, she promised to help, and like Nie Xiaofan, she wanted to do something for the Lian family. asked, "Does Xia Yue care?"
"When we opened Juxian Building, we moved the wealth of Mu Engong's family, how could people be willing? So how could Xia Yue do this thing that offended Mu Engong. ”
"It's also... The world is crowded, all for profit. Do you have any ideas at the moment?"
"But there is one, what was confiscated by the imperial court in the past was the property of the Lian family. I mean. Since my aunt is a daughter who got married... This Juxian Building, and the recipes of the Lian family, if they are all her dowry... So will this matter become simpler?" Nie Xiaofan said.
"But as far as I know, the recipes of the Lian family are never passed on... So Lien's... There's no way I'm going to get a recipe..."
"But my aunt has a recipe in her hand!" Nie Xiaofan said.
"There's a recipe, will she be willing to take it out?"
"I don't know!" Nie Xiaofan said.
I don't know? Zhou Qiaoqiao glanced at Nie Xiaofan. I don't know how much nonsense you talk to me?
Nie Xiaofan said again: "So, I want you to convince my aunt with me..."
When Lian heard the news, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time...
"Reopen Juxian Building? Now? This... No, no, no..."Lian hurriedly waved his hand.
Now it's easy to stabilize the house, and this Juxian Building was ordered to be closed by the Holy Decree. Now reopen... Isn't it a slap in the face of the imperial court? Isn't this asking for hardship?
"Auntie... Look, what is this?" Nie Xiaofan said, handing over the title deed to the Lian family.
"It's... How did you find the shop on Dongshi Street?" Lian took the title deed and house deed, surprised and delighted.
"Don't worry about it, old man. Think about it, it was the Lian family who was punished by the imperial court, you were a married daughter, and you were the second grandmother of the Nie family... Therefore, there is no reason why your restaurant can't be opened!" Nie Xiaofan said.
This... That being said, this is also the reason why she sold the restaurant in a hurry. But isn't that all in order not to touch the mold of the imperial court? Now, it can't just be opened at will...
"Godmother, why can't you open a restaurant in Muen's house?" Zhou Qiaoqiao spoke with great momentum.
Lian shook his head and smiled, but did not speak. In his eyes, he looked at the kindness of the juniors.
In recent years, she has felt more and more old, like the old lady, who loves to play with children.
"You're too young to know what's at stake. Even if this thing is done in the end, the hardships involved in it are not worth it. Lian said. This is quite a bit of an old-fashioned stinging remark.
But Lian is not old.
"Godmother, are you... I've been thinking about it, when Xiao Nian takes the top prize, I can help you reopen Juxian Building?" Zhou Qiaoqiao asked.
Lian's eyes lit up, she didn't expect her to see through this.
She did, indeed, had been waiting for that.
Zhou Qiaoqiao simply sat down beside Lian's side, hugged her shoulders, and said bitterly: "Godmother, think about it." Xiao Nian is now a child. When he gets another top prize, then he will have to wait at least another six years... If he loses... I mean, just in case... If he loses, he'll have to wait another three years... Three years later, three years later, you will be old by then! Do you still have the energy to take care of opening a Juxian Building? You don't have the energy to manage it, and you can't reflect your wisdom and martial arts in managing the restaurant, so what's the point? It's better to do it now! While you're young, you should go and work hard! Then it makes sense..."
"Good!" said Lien excitedly. Immediately clapped the decision.
Nie Xiaofan was dumbfounded, Zhou Qiaoqiao still has this skill?
Oh, yes... Wait for my brother to be admitted to the top prize in the next year, then I have to wait for six years... She was in her forties at the time, so what did she mean? Besides, if he lost? Then she would have to die of old age if she suffered two more disasters?
You still have to rely on yourself! Lian made up his mind.
Zhou Qiaoqiao was behind Lian's and grimaced at Nie Xiaofan.
Terrible!
Nie Xiaofan gave a thumbs up!
"Aunt Yu, go and get my recipe!" Lian commanded.
Nie Xiaofan and Zhou Qiaoqiao glanced at each other, could it be that they were lucky to see the recipes of Juxian Building today?
Aunt Yu brought back a box depicting auspicious clouds, and a book bound with gold thread was placed in it. Upper book: Juxian Building three big characters.
"When I got married, although the Lian family helped me open a Juxian Building in the capital, they didn't give me a recipe. This cookbook... I have been privately developing it according to the menu for so many years, and I originally thought that I would hope to be able to come in handy one day..."Lian fell into the memory, and her heart-pounding development of the recipe seemed to be yesterday.
"Of course it's useful!" Nie Xiaofan patted the recipe excitedly and said. "The world-famous Juxian Building, we are here!"
World-renowned?
"Do you want to be so big? Actually, my goal is small..."
"Auntie, you don't have to worry about anything else... You just wait to be the proprietress of Juxian Building!" Nie Xiaofan said excitedly, and then pulled Zhou Qiaoqiao and ran away.
She was thrilled.
"Oops... Come back..."Lian Shi hurriedly stopped the two girls. She hasn't finished her sentence yet...
"Xiao Fan... Tell me about you, you're all married, and you're still like this... I'm really—" Lian looked at the two of them, wanting to say, but didn't know how to say it.
Nie Xiaofan smiled and said, "Auntie, isn't it because Auntie loves me that I am freer in front of you?" Nie Xiaofan rarely dragged Lian's arm and sprinkled a little Jiao.
"Alas..."Lian sighed again and again: "You and I can't control it." However, since this matter is to be done, it is best to have someone in the court. You should go and see your father.
Your father... I heard a while ago that your father is now a Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, and it seems that Zhou Youxiang arranged it for him..."
Taifu Temple Shaoqing?
"What kind of official position is that?" Nie Xiaofan asked.
"It's the kind of animal husbandry in charge of the government..."Zhou Qiaoqiao added on the side: "It seems to be four products." Yes, I've been promoted!" she said, with a smiling expression. made Nie Xiaofan not know whether to laugh or cry.
She went to Dongfu to see Nie Baijun.
Nie Baijun has not officially taken office yet, and is trying on a new scarlet cloud goose official uniform under the service of the concubine.
"Xiao Fan is here... Go down first. Nie Baijun said with a smile.
"Father..."Nie Xiaofan saluted first. Let's take a look at the current Nie Baijun. It's very spiritual. "Congratulations to my father on his promotion. ”
"It's... Okay..."Nie Baijun said with a dry smile. "The right minister helped me arrange this position, and I handed over the post to thank him. It's a pity that it was rejected ... You..."
"My daughter will go and thank the right minister. Nie Xiaofan said.
The father and daughter were silent for a while, and after a while, Nie Baijun said: "Although this official position is not very good, my father is not very annoying. ”
Nie Baijun was also afraid that her daughter would be angry because of this and have a quarrel with her in-laws. Actually, he didn't find the way to the right minister, but the right minister took the initiative to help him arrange it, which is already a great favor.
Nie Xiaofan said: "My daughter also thinks that her father is simple by nature and is not suitable for dealing with people in officialdom. This is a good thing. ”
"Then I should thank you even more. Nie Baijun said. The daughter doesn't dislike it in her heart.
Nie Xiaofan and Nie Baijun didn't talk a few words, and then went back to Xifu. In the matter of Juxian Building, she didn't expect Nie Baijun to help. It was getting late, and it was time for her to go back.
Zhou Qiaoqiao didn't go back with her.
"It's inconvenient to enter and exit the Zhou Mansion, so I won't be a guest. I'm living here, and I'm a little bit freer, so I can get this done. ”
"Okay. The left and right are in the capital. Then you are here, and you have to deal with your aunt when you go in and out, so that your aunt can rest assured, do you know?" Nie Xiaofan said.
Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded.
Nie Xiaofan went back to the Zhou Mansion alone. At the same time, Juxian Building began to engage in great fanfare...
"Open a new Juxian Building?" asked a passerby.
"What's new? This is the old Juxian Building. This Juxian Building, but Nie Lian's opened... DID YOU KNOW?"
"Nie Lian's second wife, the daughter of the Qingzhou Lian family?"
"That's it, then this Juxian Building... It's the old Juxian Building, and the one opened by Duke Mu En's house is the new one, right?"
...
Within a few days, Juxian Building, which was once famous for its delicious food, occupied the topic of people's competition.
People usually call the newly opened Juxian Building the old Juxian Building, and the Juxian Building that has only been open for a few years in Muen's house is called the new Juxian Building.
When Xia Yue heard these rumors, she couldn't help frowning, good guy, she didn't even change her name. No wonder there are so many people impeached in the past two days.
"The twelfth is so swaggering, the eldest and the third should not let go of this opportunity, right?" Xia Yue asked.
The subordinates said: "The people of the eldest prince and the people of the third prince all played that Mu Engong was bullying. That Nie Lian's... It's the married daughter of the Lian family, why can't she open a restaurant... Your Highness, are our people playing too?"
"What's going on?" Xia Yue waved her hand. "They didn't know I had anything to do with it. Let's just be a theatergoer. When necessary, just help the boss and the three. In short, just make sure to stop the holy decree when asking about the Nie family's crimes, and let Juxian Building open smoothly!"
The subordinates made it clear.
The twelve princes, although they are descendants, have become less and less momentum as they get older in recent years. This... It was dealt with by the three princes...
The subordinates couldn't help but light a wax for the twelve princes in their hearts...
is talking about and sympathizing with the Twelve Princes, not only Xia Yue's side. In Zhou Shaoyang's study, he was also talking about the Twelve Princes with Mr. Chen.
"According to your professors in the past three years, what can you see?" Zhou Shaoyang sat behind the bookcase and asked in a deep voice.
Mr. Chen shook his head: "You can't say that you are stupid, but... It's hard to be a big job!"
Zhou Shaoyang shifted his body slightly, indicating that he was interested in listening.
"The queen mother loves her son, and the gentlemen never dare to teach with their hearts. Otherwise, instead of gratitude, you'll get... Alas... The roots of the ears are too soft. Very obedient, but this obedience, it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong..."Mr. Chen shook his head again and again, this kid... It's a pity that there is such a mother on the stall.
Shengsheng smashed a good seedling and a good card.
"Xiangye often accompanies the king, I don't know what the emperor thinks..."Mr. Chen made a gesture upwards to show respect, and asked.
Zhou Youxiang was thinking about things, and when he heard this, he thought for a while, and said: "The emperor is in his prime, and the king's heart is not something you and I can speculate about, so I'm thinking about it now... It's too early..."
Mr. Chen disagreed: "The right minister's words are wrong... The emperor is in his prime, but several princes... I'm not a kid anymore..."
Hearing what Mr. Chen said, Zhou Shaoyang said: "According to what you say, I still say that... One is light, one is dark... One dead, one alive ... Don't talk about us, even the emperor is inseparable..."
Mr. Chen shook his head again and again, this... It's just tangled.
"Then let's... Still like that?" asked Mr. Chen.
The current situation has not changed much from before. On the queen's side, it's still perfunctory.
"No..."Zhou Shaoyang shook his head, slowly stood up, and said, "We can't be like before... It's time to go further..."
"Further?"
"Yes... One small step further..."Zhou Shaoyang said.
Mr. Chan nodded... After all these years, it's time to go further... But in which way should we go?
While they were discussing, a servant knocked on the door outside the study, saying that Zhou Jiulang and his wife had come to greet him.
"Just say I'm in the business. is about to end, and tells Lao Jiu to have a good rest. Zhou Shaoyang said.
The servant replied.
As soon as the servant left, Mr. Chen touched his beard and said, "I have read Jiulangjun's article, and there is no big problem with Jinshi." In the end, it is better to work in the brain. It's not like those who have been reading dead books for many years..."
"Hmm... The two children have good brains, but they are really a couple..."Zhou Shaoyang said.
(To be continued.) )