Chapter 1568: Tiger Girl 52
A maid came in from outside and whispered something into Qiu Ye's ear.
Qiuye nodded, came to her side, and looked at Master Sun who was still eating at the table.
Zhao Yingyue understood and spoke in a long voice, pretending to be an elder: "You can go back."
"What?" Zhao Heming thought for a while and sneered coldly: "Are you afraid that I will snatch the cake? Third uncle is really stingy."
Zhao Yingyue pretended to fight again: "What nonsense are you talking about again!"
Zhao Heming jumped up: "Hit me again. Just wait. When I grow up for another two years, I will definitely be able to beat you."
Zhao Yingyue laughed angrily again: "Okay, I'll wait! You, a guy who only knows how to eat and doesn't study hard and practice martial arts, will still not be able to beat me in ten or twenty years."
Xia He came in with a basin of freshly baked steamed cakes. The previous basin had red dates on top. This pot contains candied dates with the date stones removed. After steaming, they become translucent and look even more delicious.
Zhao Heming rolled his eyes: "Then I'm leaving!" He grabbed all the pots and rushed out of the door.
"Ah~" The accident made Xia He couldn't help shouting, and he turned to look at it innocently: "Miss, this is the fat cake, why don't I go get some more jujube cake, I originally wanted to prepare it."
There will be pastries in the room every day to entertain guests and in case she is hungry, so she can eat before eating. If you can't finish it on the same day, it will be shared with the servants in the evening.
Xining smiled and waved: "Bring it here."
After Xia He left, Xining asked: "What happened just now?"
Qiuye looked at Dongmei, who was still in the room. Before the lady could tell Dongmei to leave, she said, "The second lady is out."
Xining scoffed coldly. He was just encouraged by Aunt Xu yesterday, and he was in a hurry to go out today.
Zhao Yingyue frowned: "It seems that I can't wait any longer."
Xining said calmly: "Don't think too much about it now, you might go out to buy a dowry."
Zhao Yingyue's face darkened: "I hope so."
After taking a nap in the afternoon, Qiuye brought another piece of paper. It says what Zhao Yingxue did today and who she met.
Zhao Yingxue went to Moxiangzhai, stayed there for a long time, and met the third prince. The third prince bought plum blossom ink and gave it to her.
"Meihuamo?" Xining raised an eyebrow.
Qiuye hurriedly said: "This is a new product just released by Moxiangzhai. It is in the shape of a plum blossom. It also contains plum blossom fragrance. After grinding it, it reveals a vague fragrance of plum blossom. Each piece costs fifty taels of silver. ”
Fifty taels of silver... She began to think thoughtfully.
Zhao Yingxue's moon silver is five taels. This is not a small amount. A young lady from an ordinary official family usually earns two taels of silver per month. As for the Zhou Mansion, where the ministers were all ministers, the three concubines only had one tael of silver, not as much as Dongmei and Qiuye.
The owner of the body is different. Although the monthly silver is only five taels, if you fancy something good when you go out, after buying it, the store owner will take the note to the house to get the silver, and Mrs. Zhao will make up for it.
Aunt Xu will also subsidize Zhao Yingxue, but after all, as an aunt, the money in her hands is far less than that of Mrs. Zhao, who is the master of the family. Fifty taels for a piece of ink is indeed a bit high.
It is conceivable that Zhao Yingxue liked this piece of ink, but was short of money, so he stayed in the shop for a long time. If it weren't for its good looks, the shopkeeper would probably be impatient.
"It just so happened" that the third prince passed by and saw that she liked it, so he bought it and gave it to her.
One can all imagine that Zhao Yingxue blushed and felt shy after receiving the ink, which must have given the man a sense of accomplishment.
Dongmei on the side looked disdainful: "Is she just going to accept it like this?"
Don't say fifty taels, even five hundred taels or five thousand taels. It is always inappropriate for a girl who has not left the palace to accept a man's things. Even ink, unlike clothes and jewelry, is something given by a man.
Xining was indifferent: "You can return the favor."
Dongmei was even more disdainful: "How can she have any money? I guess she doesn't know how to draw a picture. She must have embroidered a purse sweat towel and sent it as a gift in return. Yan Hong was right." ”
That's exactly what he planned to do. Giving him something he embroidered by himself shows his sincerity. Even if the third prince is not interesting, he is still interesting.
The rules of the world are ever-changing and never depart from their origins. It seems disdainful, but if she can really achieve her goal and make her the third prince's concubine, even if everyone knows about it, the private acceptance will become a good talk among talented people and beautiful women.
"As long as you know, keep your mouth shut. I don't want to hear anyone in the house gossiping about it." Xining asked Qiuye to burn the paper and closed his eyes to rest.
"I know, even if she is shameless, I still have to take care of the young lady's reputation." Dongmei stopped after saying that.
Even if a concubine in the house does something to get along with a man, the reputation of other women in the house will be affected. When I got outside, I was criticized openly and secretly, and laughed at the family's irregularities.
The marriage meeting with the Zhou family was decided before the imperial edict was issued. It was obvious that in order to avoid the marriage, Zhao Yingxue was going to take a desperate risk.
Zhao Yingxue will definitely make another move soon, otherwise it will be too late.
The secret guard sent news soon that the third prince would go out tomorrow. After all, the capital is very lively during the Chinese New Year, and before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can go shopping anywhere without any excuses. When the holidays are over, you have to find some excuse to go out, otherwise you will be criticized and you will just have fun and act like a dandy every day.
Other princes can play, but princes who want to compete for the throne must set an example and restrain themselves.
On the second day, Zhao Yingxue did not go out, and Yuanyang beside her went out on the pretext of buying rouge. Naturally, I met the Third Prince on the way and exchanged several words with him.
Although the secret guards were far away, they could still understand lip reading and write down what they said.
As expected, Zhao Yingxue was restless. Yuanyang signaled that the lady was very happy after receiving the ink, and placed the ink in the most conspicuous position on the table, but it was of no use. I was still thinking about returning the favor when I happened to meet the third prince. Tomorrow Zhao Yingxue will follow Aunt Xu to Nalan Temple to offer incense.
Burning incense at Nalan Temple? Xining narrowed his eyes.
Nalan Temple is located in the suburbs of Beijing and is relatively remote. During the Chinese New Year, many people go to temples to burn incense and pray for blessings. If you want to be pure, there is nothing wrong with going to a place with few people.
It’s easier to get things done when there are fewer people. There are less than three days left before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After the fifteenth day, the Zhou family will send someone to make an appointment. Although it can be redeemed at that time, if the engagement is broken off, it will have an impact on the reputation.
What's more, the person who is going to be the prince's concubine is a woman who was originally engaged. If this news spreads, there will be an uproar. Officials who value face most cannot afford to lose face like this.
Xining opened his eyes: "Has the master gone out?"
Akiba replied not yet. So Xining got out of bed and went to Dingbeiyuan.
When he arrived outside the garden, he learned that General Zhao was in the study, so he went there instead.
There was a guard guarding the door, but when he saw it was her, he shouted and said hello without stopping her.
Xining walked in directly without any status as a guard of honor. After waiting outside the door for a while, he opened the door and went in.
After entering, he saw a man dressed as a guard inside. General Zhao was sitting behind the desk with a fierce look on his face.
"I know, let's go out." General Zhao dismissed the guards. The guard closed the door as he left.
"You bastard!" As soon as the guard left, General Zhao was so angry that he slapped his hand on the desk, making the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk jump.
(End of chapter)