Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 145 Shop
If the prince wants to reward others, why should he name her?Since the roll call was for her, why did she pass it on to someone else?
It should be hers, so she has to accept it openly.

"Ah?" Zhao Xiwei pretended to be surprised and said, "It's just a coincidence. I have already planned to open a tea shop. His Royal Highness also said that this shop is leased to me for free for one year. He will take it back in the future. Although a silk shop can make a lot of money, it needs years of operation, and I am afraid it will be difficult to pay back in just one year."

The smile on the second lady's face froze instantly.

Unexpectedly, this girl looked soft and weak, but she was so tough inside.

Hmph, if I hadn't sacrificed [-] shi of grain, would the crown prince reward you with the shop?

Taking my dowry to curry favor with the crown prince, the final reward has nothing to do with me, this is too deceitful!
After much deliberation, there was only one sentence in the second lady's mind: it is tolerable, which is unbearable.

"Really?" She looked at Zhao Xiwei with a smile, "So you can only do tea business? Well, since you already have a plan, you can save your aunt from worrying about it. Just go ahead and do it. What's the matter?" If you need support, just tell your aunt, and the money, labor, materials, etc., can all be transferred from my account."

Zhao Xiwei replied respectfully: "If there is a need, Wei'er will definitely ask you for advice, and then please ask Second Aunt not to dislike me for being too troublesome."

"No trouble, no trouble, we're all one family, what's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, why bother to be so divided."

Zhao Xiwei heard her talking more and more impolitely. Before she could open her mouth, the old lady smiled and said: "Second daughter-in-law, the shop that the crown prince rewarded should be given to you. But I feel sorry for Miss Wei. With the support of my mother, I have no one to rely on in the future, and I will not be independent when I marry in the future, so I simply let Sister Wei manage it."

As he said that, he still felt a bit ashamed: "Tomorrow, I will ask Baozhu to find the jewelry at the bottom of the box in the room, and open two other shops in West Market for you as compensation, okay?"

How can a shrewd mother-in-law like the old lady fail to see through her daughter-in-law's thoughts?
Instead of letting Yuan sulking in her heart, it is better to speak out directly, so as not to have thorns in her heart in the future, and make trouble with Sister Wei everywhere.

Yuan Shi was startled.

Unexpectedly, the old lady would be so partial to this girl.

Isn't she just an illegitimate daughter raised in the countryside?
How long has it been since he returned to the mansion, not only does he have to step on Sister Yu's head, but also on her wife's head!
She was not fair, but the old lady did not dare to disobey her.

He hurriedly bowed his knees and pleaded guilty: "The old lady said that this is really embarrassing to the younger generation. My daughter-in-law is just joking with sister Wei. Why do you take it seriously?"

The old lady smiled and took her hand: "Our Zhao family owes you this time, but the relief work cannot be delayed. If you have no objection, you can quickly press your fingerprints, so that the court can allocate food as soon as possible."

The second wife stood up immediately, and made a look that put the overall situation first: "Look at what you said, is my daughter-in-law such a stingy person? It is a good thing to share the country's worries with food and disaster relief. As a daughter-in-law, I will contribute this Strength is due, why do you owe it to me! Old madam, you said this, but you don’t treat me as one of your own!”

The old lady showed a gratified smile: "Okay, okay, if you can think this way, I will be happy, old lady."

A turmoil was covered up like this.

With the old lady to support her, Zhao Xiwei was also happy to hug her thigh, so she didn't say much.

But the second wife, Yuan Shi, didn't feel so well.

As soon as she came out of Rong'an Hall, the smile on her face immediately faded completely.

Xu Yunjiao took her hand and persuaded: "Second brother and sister, don't worry about it. If the girl wants to occupy the shop by herself, let her occupy it. How can a wild girl in the countryside know how to do business? We will wait and see her jokes then. Enough!"

"You don't understand." The second lady sighed, "Over the years, if I hadn't worked so hard to run the business, how could I have made the old lady look different? I am not fighting for one breath, but for my own status! A shop, I will earn more, and I will have more dignity in the mansion."

Xu Yunjiao said "Hey": "What are you afraid of? Even without this shop, the old lady can't do anything to you. No one in Chang'an knows your ability."

The second lady was silent.

There was boundless sadness in my heart.

It doesn't matter if you have strong ability, after all, the old lady won't accept you because of your family status.

Look at Mrs. Sun from the third room, who is usually very filial, but if he makes a small mistake, he will just kneel obediently and be scolded.

Xu Yunjiao was born in a noble family, so she was considered to be a young lady who was born in a family of beautiful people, and she had never experienced what it meant to be humble.

How could he understand the humbleness of such a small family?
The second lady swallowed the rest of the words back into her stomach.

When Zhao Xiwei returned to the Rose Garden, Jinxiu and other maidservants were sitting around the stove. Seeing Zhao Xiwei come in with the curtain lifted, he hurriedly dropped the things in his hands to greet her: "Miss is back."

Zhao Xiwei took off the cloak on his body and asked casually, "What are you doing?"

"Miss Hui, we are tying the net." Yin Bao replied with a smile, showing her the silk thread in his hand.

"Oh." When Zhao Xiwei took it over to look at it, he saw that a plum blossom network was made with multicolored silk thread, which was very delicate, so he asked curiously, "Why did you think of making this?"

"Didn't you get a piece of jade a while ago? That jade looks very beautiful, and the servant girl wanted to make a beautiful plum blossom net to match it. Miss, you should wear it more uniquely..."

Zhao Xi was taken aback for a moment, then interrupted: "No, I don't want to wear this jade, you just put it away."

He felt that it was not safe enough, so he ordered: "Zhuzhu, go to the dressing table and get a dowry, put the jade away, and remember not to let others know."

"Yes." Pearl found a box inlaid with gemstones, wrapped the piece of jade carefully with a pink handkerchief, and put it in the box.

The maids were illiterate, so naturally they didn't know that the name on it was Li Xuanye, so they asked puzzledly: "Miss, where did you get this jade? The slaves don't look like they are on the market."

Based on the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, Zhao Xiwei didn't say much, but said vaguely: "Take it well, go and prepare a set of clothes for me now, I'm going to Jiangxia Palace in a while."

"Go to Jiangxia Prince's Mansion?" Several maids stared wide-eyed.

Jiangxia Prince's Mansion is located on the west side of the imperial city, only two streets away from Zhao's Mansion.

But half an hour later, Zhao Xiwei's carriage stopped outside the gate of the palace.

(End of this chapter)