Chapter 136 Scary
If this matter spreads to the capital, not to mention the loss of the reputation of the Dai family, even Mr. Dai will be impeached by the censor for being lax in running the family and bringing down the atmosphere of Dasheng Dynasty.
If she were Lord Dai, she would have found a suitable excuse to send Dai Yumin away as soon as possible, and then sealed everyone's mouths that day. Although there were more people present that day, as many as could be sealed.
Use power, money, and favors, no matter what, you must keep this matter within the confines of the Wu family.
"Why, is there another hidden story in this matter?" Liao Fangyi looked starry-eyed, as if she was not afraid of the height of the stage when watching a show.
"No." Xia Zihan said dullly.
Forget it, with the power of Lady Dai, Weng and her son-in-law in Jiangnan, even if she sent people to publicize it, it would probably be just a stone thrown into the lake. After the lake surface moved slightly, it became quiet again.
Why bother.
It is thankless and will attract the attention of Mr. Dai and his son-in-law.
Xia Zihan left Liao Mansion and went to Yusha Pavilion.
Qi Mei, Qi Lan and Nuan Xiang happened to be there. When they saw her coming, the three of them stood up and saluted.
Qi Lan asked with a smile, "Master, why are you free to come here today?"
They knew that their master was leaving to return to Beijing tomorrow, so they thought she would be busy packing her things at home and not have time to go out today.
"I'm here to deliver the drawing." Xia Zihan walked to Xiangfei's black lacquered bamboo chair with chrysanthemum and butterfly patterns and sat down.
Nuan Xiang brewed a pot of Dahongpao for her, and then ordered the boy to go to a snack shop not far from here and buy two kilograms of Jiangnan's famous hibiscus cake.
"It's still hot, please have a taste, young master." Nuan Xiang twisted a few small pieces of hibiscus cake and placed them on a small celadon-glazed lotus pattern plate in front of Xia Zihan. "I heard that osmanthus fragrance is added to it. The taste is Even more delicious than before.”
The little master is allergic to mung beans. Mung beans don’t touch his mouth on weekdays, but he likes hibiscus cake very much.
In particular, the hibiscus cake made in this area of Jiangnan is soft, sweet and melts in your mouth, making it a favorite of little masters who love sweet things.
But after the young master returns to the capital, it may not be easy to eat this hibiscus cake.
Well, let the young man go to the pastry shop later, pack two kilograms of each kind of snacks, and let the young master take them to eat on the way.
Xia Zihan picked up a piece of hibiscus cake and ate it carefully while saying slowly, "These are forty drawings, two months' worth. I have written down some of the details clearly. If the masters have anything else, I don’t understand. Send someone to tell me this afternoon.”
Nuan Yu behind her handed Qi Mei the baggage she had been carrying.
Qi Mei opened it and took out one of the scrolls of drawings. She opened it and read it carefully, then handed it to Qi Lan to read.
On top of the painting is a brocade dress woven with cloud-like satin and colorful flowers and flying butterflies.
I saw what materials should be used, what kind of silk thread should be used, what kind of patterns should be embroidered, what kind of pendants should be used for embellishment, etc. Every detail was marked very clearly.
If the masters in their shop still don't understand it, they will doubt their exquisite skills.
Qi Lan rolled up the drawings, picked out all the drawings from Cuiyuxuan, and put them away for Nuanxiang, "You take them back first and show them to the masters."
After a pause, she added, "Take out ten pictures first, and wait until the beginning of next month to take out the other ten."
Nuan Xiang said yes, saluted Xia Zihan, and returned to Cuiyuxuan with the drawing.
Not long after she left, a boy in the shop came over with a large bag of snacks, "Manager Nuanxiang ordered the slave to buy this. He said it was for the young master to eat on the road."
The boy put down his snacks and went out.
In the room, Qi Mei said, "The shop in Huaihuaicheng has been bought. Qi Lan and I plan to go there in person. Young master, we also plan to set off with you tomorrow, so that we can have someone to look after us on the way."
Afraid that Xia Zihan would refuse, Qi Mei added, "The manager of Lianghuaicheng is a new recruit. I don't know how things are going. I don't feel at ease if I don't go and take a look."
"Didn't you say that Shopkeeper Li was introduced by Master Chen?" Xia Zihan said.
If it weren't for the introduction from an acquaintance, I believe Qi Mei would not be so confident about letting someone unfamiliar with the management of the shop in Huaihuaicheng.
Just because she affirmed Shopkeeper Li's ability and believed in his character, Qi Mei let Shopkeeper Li take full charge of the business in this area of Huaihua City.
Who are you trying to fool by using this excuse now?
Hum hum...
Qi Lan laughed and said, "Aren't you all going to leave? My sister and I also want to visit the capital. Also, the master wants to leave the business in the capital to Master Lin to manage. My sister and I plan to work with Master Lin." For a while, it’s easy to get close to the edge and learn from it.”
After all, these two sisters followed her to the capital for fun, right?
Xia Zihan rolled his eyes, "If you want to go to the capital, just say so. Am I such a petty master?"
"Haha, let's be honest, I'm afraid you won't agree." Qi Lan said with a smile, but she was extremely depressed in her heart.
In fact, she wanted to say, little master, we are not going to the capital to play, we want to go to the capital to help you make a lot of money.
Dasheng Capital, at the foot of the emperor, is a gathering place for nobles. I heard that the first-rank ministers there are crawling all over the floor, princes and princes are lining up, and if a tile falls, it can knock out all the royal relatives.
Such a large group of officials and noble people may be just a group of noble and inviolable noble people in the eyes of the people, but in their eyes, they are just money.
The people they do business with are wealthy people.
The more wealthy people there are, the more opportunities they have to make money. There are golden lands all over the world that they can only dream of going to.
However, the young master decided to hand over the business in the capital to Master Lin to manage, while the two sisters had to stay in Jiangnan to manage the business here. Woohoo, in fact, the business in this area of Jiangnan has basically stabilized. As long as a few loyal stewards are sent to watch over it, there will be no problems.
The two sisters can also leave Jiangnan and go to the capital to develop.
However, how could the little master abandon them, wuwu...
Qi Lan's heart bleeds when she thinks that they can no longer earn money from the capital.
So, she discussed with her sister and made an excuse to go to the capital first. After arriving in the capital, the young master would expand his business and there would definitely be insufficient manpower. Then they would have an excuse to help Master Lin.
Anyway, they were brought out by Master Lin, and I believe Master Lin will be happy to use them.
Quack...
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Xia Zihan really didn't guess what the Qi sisters were planning. After chatting with the two sisters for a while, she took a big bag of snacks and drove back.
In the afternoon, the servants had almost packed everything they needed to bring.
Xia Zihan's things were packed by Silk Cao herself, and some valuable items were packed in boxes by Nuan Yu and several loyal maids from the Yu family.
After dinner, Nuanyu packed all her belongings and put them in a box.
Even the snacks Nuan Xiang asked the boy to buy, Nuan Yu carefully packed several layers in an enamel painted gold and red lacquer food box.
"County Master, everything is almost packed. Only a few pots of flowers raised by the County Master in the greenhouse are left to be packed."
Xia Zihan frowned when he heard this.
The temperature in the capital is low, and it's almost late August now. By the time we arrive in Beijing, it will already be winter, so it's really hard to carry those flowers with you on the road.
But...if the Liao family didn't leave, she could still give the flowers to Liao Fangyi, but Liao Fangyi also had to return to Beijing, and she had nowhere to send the flowers even if she wanted to.
Xia Zihan thought for a while and then said, "Put it in the greenhouse first and let the people inside take care of it. When it gets warm next year, we will send someone back to the capital."
"Yes, County Lord."
Nuan Yu called a little maid in and gave her a few instructions. After the little maid went out, she began to prepare the clothes that Xia Zihan would wear tomorrow.
Two people, silk grass and vanilla, waited on Xia Zihan to undress and take off his belt.
After Xia Zihan got into bed, she waved her hand and said, "You have to get up early tomorrow, so you should go and rest early."
"Yes, County Lord."
Silk Grass lowered the curtain and Vanilla blew out the candle, leaving only a small lamp in the corner, and then the three of them left the room.
In the early morning of the next day, more than a dozen carriages and dozens of tall horses came out of the Chu family's gate.
After the convoy left the Chu family, it went straight to the east city gate and left Yi'an City as soon as the city gate opened.
In the car, Mrs. Zeng hugged Xia Zihan, who was yawning again and again, and patted her distressedly, "Please sleep a little longer, it's still early."
After all, he has an eleven-year-old body. No matter how strong Xia Zihan is, because he is too young, he got up too early, and he didn't sleep much all night, he doesn't seem to be energetic at first glance.
Woo woo woo...
Can you blame her?
Anyone who slept until midnight and suddenly opened his eyes and saw a disheveled man in white standing beside the bed with an expressionless face, staring at her intently, would probably be scared to death.
Wuwuwu, that damn Bai Yuexi, he was going to the capital. Why did he come to her house in the middle of the night to scare people? Her little heart almost stopped.
Even if she didn't agree with him going to the capital, he wouldn't dare to go there without permission.
shit.
When did she have to make the decision about his affairs?
When did he tell her his whereabouts?
He has great martial arts skills, unparalleled medical skills, and is extremely handsome. He comes and goes without a trace. Not to mention going to the capital, he goes to the palace, the Qianlong Palace, and shaves the emperor's bald head. He comes and goes with ease and freedom.
He also said that the master did not agree with him going to the capital and wanted her to nod.
Woo hoo, master, don't be so deceptive.
She had only been a disciple for a few days, but she was almost frightened to death by being tricked. By the time she left the apprenticeship, she didn't know whether she would survive or not.
She realized last night that it was not easy to learn something, and her life was almost over.
With an extremely depressed mood, Xia Zihan obediently lay down on the small bed separated by the car, and fell asleep soon after.
In the August weather, the early morning wind was still a bit chilly on my body. Fortunately, Su's mother had prepared a quilt for a long time. Covering her with the quilt, she wouldn't be cold even when she fell asleep.
(End of chapter)