The rich and noble peasant daughter
Chapter 117 Trust, sinister intentions
Chapter 117 Trust, sinister intentions
Seeing that the other party knew everything, Yun Xi nodded.
Mrs. Zhang's expression was very calm, not at all like the reaction a mother-in-law should have when she heard that her son-in-law made someone else's belly bigger.
Instead, she smiled, "I hope her pregnancy will go well."
Yun Xi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "You don't want Zhang Yuan and Yu Hao to reconcile, do you?"
Mrs. Zhang just smiled and said nothing.
After she drank a cup of tea, she continued: "Back then, it was actually Yu Hao who came to the door on his own initiative and wanted to be our Zhang family's son-in-law."
Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, which was different from what the Yu family said before.The Yu family kept saying that the Zhang family had a crush on Yu Hao, so Mrs. Yu disliked Shang Yunxi, so she broke off the engagement.If it is true what Mrs. Zhang said, it is because Yu Hao hates the poor and loves the rich, but pulls his mother to be the banner.
When everyone talked about this, they basically said that Mrs. Yu was wrong.The Zhang family told her these things, I'm afraid Zhang Yuan and Yu Hao's reconciliation is inevitable.No, or rather, the Zhang family had this idea from the very beginning... The worse Yu Hao's character is, the more reasonable it will be for them to reconcile in the future.If Yu Hao had a good character, the Zhang family still couldn't find a reason.
After Yun Xi thought about it, she understood that Yu Hao must have been borrowed to give birth to a child.This will probably happen when Zhang Yuan gives birth to a child.
When Yun Xi thought of that scene, she looked forward to it, she nodded, "I see."
Before that, she won't do anything unnecessary.As for Du Yunyue's side, I'm afraid the Zhang family will help to watch.
The so-called smart people are just like the two of them. They obviously didn't say anything, but they said everything.
After meeting Mrs. Zhang, Yun Xi completely let go, and only let Lai San continue to look at those people.
As for the people in the Du family's eldest room, she also mentioned it a little bit. The people in the eldest room are all tight-lipped people. Even though Yun Yao is a bit talkative, she only talks a lot in front of her relatives.Therefore, the wind never leaked out.
Even Du Hongshi and Du Yunyue, after being told by Du Zhangshi, knew that the most important thing now was to give birth to this child well, not to let Zhang Yuan have a miscarriage, and the two of them rarely settled down.
It was also rare for Yun Xi to relax, and occasionally wrote letters to Dai Yanling from the state capital. As the eldest lady of the Dai family, Dai Yanling sent letters directly every time.Yun Xi waited for Lai San to go to the state capital, and then helped her carry the letter.Many of Lai San's businesses need to go to the state capital, at least three or four times a month.
According to Lai San, he is now familiar with the concierge of Dai's mansion, and the other party will even point him to some contacts in the state capital.
In the letter, Dai Yanling happily described the disadvantages of her second sister Dai Yanxi, including that she sent the Canglin family and her daughter Xiuhong to Dai Yanxi.
In the letter in early March, Dai Yanling also told her that Cao Chengyin would arrive in Fenghuang County around March [-]th and would stay in Fenghuang County for two or three days.
Who is Cao Chengyin? He is the nephew of Empress Cao today.Although the current queen is not favored by the emperor, she is quite respected. In addition, Empress Cao has a son and a daughter. The second prince, Chu Yu, was named the prince the year before last. In everyone's eyes, that is the next emperor, so The status of the Cao family is also very detached in Da Chu.
Cao Chengyin, as the cousin of the crown prince's direct relative, although he can't achieve military success, there are not many people in the capital who dare to offend him, let alone Chuzhou.What is wrong with Cao Chengyin is that he loves beauty and is not married yet. There are at least ten concubines in the house, not including those concubines who have no status.It's just that when he strikes, he can be regarded as measured. He usually chooses commoner girls who don't have backing support.The current queen's natal family, this generation does not know whether it is cursed or something. There is only a male like Cao Chengyin, and the others are all girls, which makes Cao Chengyin, an only seedling, have an exceptionally high status.In the capital, everyone knew that he was the lifeblood of Empress Cao's father Cheng Engong. As long as he didn't overdo it, he basically turned a blind eye.
In the letter, Dai Yanling told Yun Xi that it would be best to close the shop in the next few days and not show her face outside, otherwise it would be bad if Cao Chengyin took a fancy to her.It is said that Cao Chengyin set off from the capital after the Chinese New Year, vowing to travel all over the Zhou, southeast, northwest, and read all the beauties.In just two months' journey, five beauties have already been accepted.
Although Cao Chengyin said to the outside world that he and these beauties are precious love between you and me, but I also know that some of them must have used strong means to force them.Not everyone likes to be the concubine of the rich and powerful, and this kind of concubine who has no serious status and is just a plaything.
After Yun Xi received the news from Dai Yanling, she talked to Mrs. Du Zhou, and Mrs. Du also very much agreed with her move to temporarily close the store. They can't afford to provoke such dignitaries, so they can afford to hide.Mrs. Du Zhou did not forget to educate Yun Xi and Yun Yao on this matter, "Although the future Duke sounds very imposing, being a concubine is not a good thing. Before I got married, I heard that there was a A very beautiful girl was taken by an uncle. The family sent her to the backyard of the uncle, despite the fact that the uncle was old. As a result, the family had not enjoyed the sweetness of selling their daughter, so the girl entered In Uncle’s backyard, he was tortured to death within half a year.”
Du Yunyao nodded, "Mom, don't worry, my sister and I are not that kind of people."
There was a slight smile on Du Zhou's face, "Yes, I know, you two are good boys."
Du Yunyao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled and said: "If Yunyue knows this news, I don't know if she will regret that Cao Chengyin didn't come earlier. How can a concubine of a scholar have the prestige of a concubine of a future Duke. "
Du Zhou couldn't help laughing, "You can just talk about it at home, don't say it outside."
Yun Yao raised her head, "I'm very measured."
Not only Dai Yanling but also Meng Heng reminded her of this matter.
When she went to Meng Heng to ask about the fourth level of Xiaoyaoyou Qinggong, Meng Heng also mentioned Cao Chengyin.What he mentioned was even more detailed than that of Dai Yanling.
"Cao Chengyin has a kind of love potion in his hand, which is specially used on the woman he wants to deal with. The medicine can make the woman's body immobile, but she still maintains consciousness."
When Yun Xi heard her content, she frowned subconsciously, this Cao Chengyin was more obscene than she imagined.Wait... She looked at Meng Heng suspiciously, "Why are you so clear?"
Cao Chengyin must have kept this kind of thing a secret, otherwise, if it was leaked out, Cao Chengyin would have to be embarrassed.Meng Heng, a person who stays in Yanghe Village all day, even knows the affairs of the Duke's Mansion in the capital.
Meng Heng looked calm, "Because the Cao family is my enemy."
When he said this, it was very natural, as if he was just discussing today's snacks with Yun Xi.
However, Yun Xi felt a thunder explode in her ear, and it took her a while to digest such an informative sentence.Cao family!Apart from the imperial family, the most distinguished Cao family was actually Meng Heng's enemy.Those who can be enemies will definitely not have a different identity. Yun Xi originally thought that Meng Heng's identity was not simple.But I didn't expect it to be so simple...
Her gaze fell on Meng Heng's face, and she couldn't help blurting out the doubts in her heart: "Is your face destroyed by them?"
Meng Heng nodded.
Yun Xi couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, but Meng Heng told her about such a rather private matter without hesitation, this trust made her feel heavy.Could it be that the reason why Meng Heng refused to heal his face was to let him remember this hatred?Or is it to hide from the enemy?No matter what the reason is, I'm afraid it's been quite hard for him to walk this way.
She felt that her eyes were wet, and she blinked quickly to remove the moisture. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Don't worry, I won't tell this even if I die." She will not let down this trust.
"I believe in you." Meng Heng said lightly, his tone was calm, but it contained trust in him.
Yun Xi became habitually worried again, how difficult it is to trip up the Cao family, this is the prince's uncle's family.Unless the prince falls, the Cao family will still be a distant relative.Even without the enmity between Meng Heng and the Cao family, Yun Xi didn't like the Cao family even if it was aimed at Cao Chengyin.
Seeing her frowning, Meng Heng was concentrating, her eyes were warm and flowing, his voice was low and sweet, "Don't worry, they won't find me for a while."
It was obviously his business, but he told Yun Xi not to worry.
Yun Xi couldn't help laughing, feeling that the haze in her heart had been dispelled, "Actually, I just thought about it, and things are not as difficult as we imagined. The prince's situation is not particularly good."
Meng Heng fell in love with her confident appearance, and smiled slightly, "Oh? I would like to hear more about it." He also wanted to know whether the woman he admired was as good as he imagined in this aspect.
Yun Xi smiled lightly, like the flowers trembling and blooming in the mountains at this time, "The crown prince's position seems to be strong, but in fact it is very dangerous. Because the current emperor is too young. The prince and the emperor are only eighteen years apart. I heard that the emperor is in good health. , I’m afraid that there will be no problem in living another ten or a half years.”
Meng Heng nodded in agreement, "I'm afraid there will be no problem in 20 years."
Yun Xi cursed in her heart: This person even knows the physical condition of the emperor.She didn't even know what to say.
Yun Xi continued: "After such a long time, I'm afraid the crown prince won't be able to survive. Even if the crown prince survives, he must have established a lot of power during this long period of time. No emperor likes his position being coveted by others, even if This man is his legitimate son. The more he does and the more mistakes he makes, the position of the crown prince will only become more and more dangerous. When the sage gets old and looks at the young and vigorous heir, I'm afraid he will have other ideas." It is precisely for this reason , from ancient times to the present, there are very few princes who can succeed to the throne.
"Once the successor is not the crown prince, the Cao family will have nothing to worry about. The next emperor will not be willing to sit back and watch the Cao family become powerful."
Meng Heng stared at him quietly, with surprise and admiration in his black eyes.
Yun Xi was a little embarrassed by him, and coughed lightly, "In fact, this is just my family's opinion. I don't know anything about the Cao family or the emperor's temperament. I just speculate based on common sense. There must be many omission."
"No, you're right. On the contrary, you are much more sober than most of the people in the capital. The Cao family looks impressive, but it is actually like a dangerous egg." He paused, "But the prince's business is not The point, the top priority is Cao Chengyin."
Yun Xi shook her head and said, "You guys think so highly of me. Although I'm good-looking, I'm not so beautiful that everyone loves me, right?"
Meng Heng thought to himself: Even if there is only a slight possibility, he will erase it.
Yun Xi looked at Meng Heng's calm and calm posture, but a little doubt arose in her heart.Meng Heng didn't seem worried at all when he had an enemy like the Cao family.I'm afraid that in Meng Heng's heart, the Cao family is the grasshopper after autumn, and it won't be long before they jump around.This shows that he has enough evidence to bring down the Cao family.After thinking about it, she didn't need to think so much.Meng Heng has a lot of kindness towards her, as long as he needs it, she will definitely help him without hesitation.
Meng Heng smiled slightly, "I have a prescription in my hand. If you apply it on your face, you will get many red bumps. Unless you use another ointment, it will stay on your face for three days. If you meet Cao Chengyin , you can try it out.”
As soon as Yun Xi heard the prescription, she reflexively said, "Is this prescription Yun Shen's?" She seriously suspected that Yun Shen was a so-called miracle doctor or poison doctor, otherwise why would there be so many weird prescriptions at hand.
Meng Heng fell silent. For some reason, his voice became a little more depressed, "It's his fault."
Yun Xi took the two prescriptions, and said with a smile: "Anyway, please help me thank him." For the sake of this prescription, she didn't care if someone pasted his cut flowers firmly on the This thing on the windows.
After that, Yun Xi prepared these two prescriptions within a day, one in a small white porcelain bottle and the other in a sky-blue porcelain bottle, and put them on her body, always ready.The one that causes red bumps is called peach blossom robbery, and the antidote is jade ointment.
Yun Xi thought about it, and gave one of them to Yun Yao. Her family Yun Yao is also a cute loli. Although she is young, what if Cao Chengyin is that kind of pedophile bastard?So just in case!
Even if you don't need it, it's quite appropriate to use the Peach Blossom Tribulation as a prank.
She counted the days every day, and posted an announcement on March [-]rd, and then the Du family shop would temporarily close for half a month.Yun Xi's reasons are also ready-made.They are going to move the store... Although Yun Xi's store has been open for less than a year, but because the business is so good, the store looks relatively small.
By March, Du Zhou and the others had saved enough money to buy a shop.Yun Xi and the others took a fancy to a shop on West Street not far from their small shop.The area is about 200 square meters, and the price is really not low. If you buy it, you need 200 taels of silver.With such a large area, it can accommodate at least forty guests. For the 120 taels of silver, Du Zhoushi and Du Yifu paid 40 taels, Yun Xi and Yun Yao each contributed [-] taels, and the money earned each month was still divided into three shares.Du Zhou felt that the main work was done by the two children, so the money for this recipe was the bulk of it.Fortunately, the previous Hericium erinaceus sold for a high price, so Du Zhou's has spare money to buy such a large store.
Yun Xi once estimated that from last year to the beginning of March this year, the couple earned about 700 taels of silver, most of which was used to buy land.There is no way, the common people in this era are obsessed with the land, it is deeply rooted, as soon as they have money, they want to buy land.
Yun Xi had asked the carpenter to order ten tables and matching stools half a month ago.She also drew additional cabinets and shelves for ingredients and seasonings.The wood is good wood that she specially went to the mountains to cut, and it is very decent to use in the shop.
After this whole set, five taels of silver went away like this.However, she paid a lot of money, and she was a regular customer, so the carpenter worked very hard. The tables and cabinets were polished smooth and smooth, without any scratches.
The current storefront is big enough, and Yun Xi even put a few potted plants in it, small and exquisite, making people feel happy just looking at them.She used her ability, not to mention how well those potted plants grow, they are full of vitality, making people happy just looking at them.
There were potted plants in the corner of the store, and Yun Xi also placed flowers on each table.
After being arranged by her in this way, the mental outlook of the whole store is different. Du Zhou couldn't help but nodded: "Sure enough, you still need to take care of this." Look at the decoration, how elegant it is!
It's just that the store has become so big, Yunxi, Yunyao and Ayu alone must be too busy.Yun Xi thought about it, and after several months of investigation, Ayu was indeed a trustworthy person.Among the three of them, Yun Yao was in charge of collecting money, while Yun Xi and A Yu were in charge of cooking skewers of incense.In addition, if you clean up the tables and chairs and wash the dishes, you have to find another person.Yun Xi didn't bother to look any further, so she directly asked the former part-time workers Zhang Xiaojuan and Zheng Pingping if they would come to the shop to help, with three meals included, plus one or two a month's wages.
The money was not small, and the two young girls knew the quality of the Du family's food, and their family members were also very willing, since they had less food, but still had money to pay.Just like Ayu's treatment before, it was only said to be [-] Wen to the outside world, but Zheng Pingping and Zhang Xiaojuan were actually given a tael of silver.The two of them are afraid that they will get married in two or three years, and it would be best if they can save some cash for themselves.
As for Wu Ayu, she can now get two taels of silver every month, but on the surface she needs a bowl of water, so Zhang Xiaojuan and the others also think that Ayu is also one tael.
During the period of decoration, Cao Chengyin really came to the small place of Fenghuang County on the fourth day of March.
Cao Chengyin's status was too high, so the county magistrate specially asked several people of his age to accompany him, including Zeng Fu.No way, there are only a few households in Fenghuang County.
He didn't know what attracted him to Fenghuang County. Cao Chengyin, who grew up in the capital, actually stayed in Fenghuang County for three full days.
When he finally left, it was said that he also took away a girl from the Lin family, who was also a famous beauty in Fenghuang County.Yun Xi couldn't help but be thankful for her closing the store, otherwise, when she really got his eye on her, she might commit a murder, even a powerful person.
When teaching Zeng Fu, Zeng Fu also told her about it.
He frowned, "You don't know, that girl is the daughter of a family friend of my family. She has already engaged in a marriage and is going to marry next year. It's just that Cao Chengyin saw her face accidentally. Cao Chengyin showed her intention a little bit, and she The family gave her to Cao Chengyin." Zeng Fu's face was a little more ironic, "The Lin family, the incense candles were all offered to the palace in the past, but they didn't have a backer, so the quota is about to be exhausted. He was kicked out. It happened that Cao Chengyin was there, and Cao Chengyin and the Lin family assured that their quota would be secure. The Lin family immediately sent their daughter whom they had pampered for more than ten years to his bed."
Yun Xi opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Zeng Fu said: "The girl has a good relationship with her fiancé, so she won't do it. The Lin family was afraid that she would offend the nobles, so they drugged her." Halfway through his speech, he realized that these words should not be said in front of girls. Said, quickly shut up.
Yun Xi was silent, and no one paid attention to Miss Lin's wishes.
He quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, master, you are also a bit dangerous this time. During the meal, Cao Chengyin asked people who are the good-looking girls in Fenghuang County, and some people said you, master. I hurriedly sent someone to inform you, only to find you The shop is closed, which is really dangerous."
A cold light flashed in Yun Xi's eyes, "Yes, I'm lucky."
This time, it was thanks to the girl Yan Ling who wrote to her to inform her, otherwise she might be in trouble.Yun Xi thought to herself, she must thank her for the opportunity.
Yun Xi's opportunity came soon.Dai Yanling had someone send a post, March 14 happened to be her [-]th birthday, so she invited Yun Xi to attend.
Yun Xi thought about it. At that time, the new store hadn't officially opened yet, so she could just go over and take part.It's just that Yun Xi was only invited in the letter, without Yun Yao, and it was not easy for Yun Xi to bring Yun Yao along.Yun Yao was very calm about this, and said: "I also know that at that time, there must be many ladies from the official family. I am afraid that if I go, I will lose face because of nervousness."
Yun Xi received this letter on March [-]th. The time was too hasty, so there was not much time to prepare gifts for her.The birthday presents between their little girls are usually such as purses and handkerchiefs, and the main thing is to see their hearts.It's just that Yun Xi's female celebrity really can't do it, and she is grateful to Yan Ling for tipping her off, so she wants to take this opportunity to give her a gift to thank her.
This gift is really difficult for her, Yan Ling likes to have fun and also likes food, but Yun Xi can't go to Dai's house to cook for her as a gift.After thinking about it for a long time, she finally had an idea.It's decided, just give her two styles of clothes that don't exist in this era.
Before the apocalypse came, she also liked to watch costume dramas, and would even cosplay Chinese costumes with her roommates on a whim, so the style of the clothes really couldn't trouble her.
She drew down all the styles of clothes she could remember in one breath, and then silently selected two of them, one was the moonlight skirt and the other was the phoenix tail skirt.The Yuehua skirt is a light-colored painting skirt, with ten skirts, and the pleats at the waist are each of the same color.As for the phoenix tail skirt, it is cut into strips of regular size with silk and satin. Each strip is embroidered with patterns of flowers and birds, inlaid with golden silk threads on both sides, and then patched into a skirt, with colorful tassels underneath. .
Yun Xi's drawing is not very good, only she can understand it by herself, and she can't express the beauty of these two kinds of skirts at all. She can only hold the fabric, spread out the drawing, and describe it to Du Zhoushi in detail.Du Zhoushi listened very seriously, and then made a final decision: "Don't worry, the aunt will help you make these two kinds of skirts within the next two days!" She paused, and said: "You should also think of a style for yourself, At that time, there will definitely be a lot of official ladies in the Dai family, you have to dress better, or you will be looked down upon."
Yun Xi said: "For three sets of skirts, can the aunt do it?"
She is leaving NO.11 and will arrive at Dai's house in the evening.There are only two days left for Du Zhoushi.
Du Zhoushi smiled slightly, "Where is it too late? This skirt is much faster to make than the padded jacket. I can finish it in a day and a half."
Seeing how confident she looked, Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief.Du Zhoushi and her went directly to the warehouse to choose the materials for the clothes. The Yuehua skirt must choose light-colored fabrics, and they all have to be different colors.It took Yun Xi a lot of effort to choose ten suitable ones.
Yun Xi thought about it, and felt that as a guest, she must not take away the light of the host's house, but she also couldn't be looked down upon.In the end she chose the elastic ink skirt.The elastic ink skirt uses ink to bounce on the skirt mouth, like an ink painting, which can render various changes, elegant and delicate with a special flavor.
It can be said that Du Zhou worked hard for these three dresses, so he rushed out in time.Du Zhou's embroidery is good, plus the fabric is good, the skirts are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off.Yun Yao liked it very much when she saw it, and she couldn't bear to take her eyes off the skirt.
Yun Xi smiled slightly, "If you like it, then let the aunt make a set for us."
Du Zhou said: "Don't spoil Yunyao all the time, the new dress that was made just a few days ago is not so wasteful. In the past, our family might not have a new dress all year round, but now we have two every season, which is enough." Alright. You, don't spoil her all the time, and make her spoiled. "
Yun Yao's complexion fell instantly, and she looked at Yun Xi pitifully, "Then, can I change my new skirt a few days ago into a Yuehua skirt?"
I also know that I can't change it.
Yun Xi smiled and said: "Actually, I want to wear it myself, but it's just for me to do it alone. I'm so embarrassed."
She used herself as an excuse, and Du Zhou really let go. The hardest person in this family is Yun Xi. She has never been reluctant to dismiss Yun Xi's idea. She thought about it and said, "In a few days, I will give you two Let’s do one thing, not another example.”
Yun Xi said: "My aunt also makes a body for herself."
In the end, Du Zhou decided to be generous, and the whole family would do it.The reason why she let go so quickly was partly because of Yun Xi's pleading, and partly because the Du family had made money again recently.The Hericium erinaceus in the mushroom house has gone through this period of time, from a small handful to a lot now.I didn't sell Hericium erinaceus before because there were too few of them, and I wanted to keep them for breeding.
Hericium erinaceus is one of the four famous dishes. The meat is tender and delicious. It is known as mountain delicacy Hericium erinaceus and seafood shark fin.One catty of Hericium erinaceus can be sold for two taels of silver, and the Zhou family can produce at least fifty catties of Hericium erinaceus a month.It is equivalent to an extra 100 taels per month, out of the 100 taels, Yun Xi can get 20 taels.
It is precisely because of the extra income every month that Du Zhoushi will be more generous.Now she feels that the original mushroom house is not big enough, and she is considering expanding it.
Putting aside the matter of expansion for the time being, after the skirts were finished, Yun Xi carefully folded the two Yuehua skirts and Phoenix tail skirts as gifts, put them in a small wooden box, and prepared to go to the state capital.
Lai San volunteered to send her there. His Wanshiwu is now on the right track. He can earn at least 200 taels a month, and 20 taels are distributed to him, and he has also won the respect of other people in Fenghuang County.All of this was brought about by Yun Xi, so he treated Yun Xi with even more respect.
Yun Xi naturally accepted this kindness with a smile. She knew that Lai San's most important thing was her baby sister, so she thought about asking Mrs. Du Zhou to make some dresses for Lai Xiaosi at that time.Lai Xiaosi is a very nice girl, the only regret is that she cannot speak.It is said that she was also an articulate girl when she was a child, but after being sold to a brothel by her father, she was stimulated by some kind of stimulation and could no longer speak.
Lai San said: "Going back to the state capital this time is not all for business like in the past. I just have time to visit the state capital and buy some new clothes for Xiaosi."
Yun Xi sent peaches to Li, "If you buy clothes in a tailor store, the price is too expensive. Why don't you buy fabrics and come back and my aunt will make two sets of skirts for her."
Even if she couldn't make Yuehua skirt and phoenix tail skirt, she could still make some small changes to make the skirt look better.
Lai Sanshun climbed down the pole, "Then I would like to thank Ms. Du."
NO.11 Early in the morning, the two set off from Fenghuang County, and finally arrived at the gate of Dai's Mansion before night fell.Lai San drove the carriage directly to the inn where he often stayed.
After getting out of the car, Yun Xi took the invitation and smiled slightly at the concierge, "I'm looking for Miss Fu."
The concierge smiled and said, "Is it Ms. Du Yunxi Du? Wait a moment, I'll report to Miss."
Yun Xi nodded, and after waiting for a while, a servant girl in a peach red dress came over. The girl was startled when she saw Yun Xi, and said, "Miss Du looks really good-looking."
Yun Xi just smiled and said nothing, but she was somewhat puzzled.She originally thought that pears or oranges would come to pick her up, but unexpectedly, a girl she had never seen came.But it's okay, tomorrow is Yanling's birthday, I'm afraid everyone is too busy.
The maid said: "I'll take you to find Miss right now. Speaking of which, a few days ago, Mr. Cao also came to our Dai Mansion. He is full of wealth and style. He is the empress's nephew. Even the young masters in the family can't compare." Her tone still showed a hint of envy.
Listening to her words, Yun Xi frowned fiercely.What's the matter with this maid?Although she had never met Mrs. Dai, just from the few words Dai Yanling mentioned on the letter paper, she could tell that she was a smart woman.How could she put such a maid beside her daughter?
In Yun Xi's eyes, the person Dai Yanling sent to pick her up was at least a second-class maid.
While leading the way, the maid talked about the wealth of the Cao family.Yun Xi looked around, and found that Dai's Mansion was indeed an official mansion, with exquisite pavilions and grand architecture.
It's just that she didn't see many people in Dai's mansion along the way, so Yun Xi couldn't help asking, "Where are we going?"
The servant girl said, "Of course it's in Miss's boudoir."
They had just passed a long corridor, when suddenly a maid in pink came over, her suspicious eyes fell on Yun Xi, "Hey, this sister has never seen her before."
The maid who was leading Yun Xi was a little nervous for some reason, and stammered: "This, this is Miss's guest. I'm about to take her there..."
The maidservant in pink said: "So it's the second lady's guest, I thought you, Xiuhong, brought guests from outside."
Second Miss?Isn't Yan Ling the eldest lady?And Xiuhong... Isn't this the daughter of the Canglin family?It was given to Dai Yanxi by Yanling.
Yun Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she directly restrained Xiuhong's arm, her eyes sharp.
Xiuhong was taken aback by her action, and screamed, "What are you going to do?"
Yun Xi sneered and said, "I just wanted to ask you, master and servant, what the hell are you planning to do?"
The girl in pink was confused by such a development, and after a while asked, "Girl, what are you?"
Yun Xi summed it up in a few words: "Actually, I came here because of Dai Yanling's birthday. Logically speaking, the maid next to Yanling should take me there, but this maid deliberately spoke ambiguously along the way, so that I can't wait to see you." I thought she was Yan Ling's maid, I don't know what her intentions are."
The maid in pink also realized the trickiness of it, bit her lower lip, and said, "I'm going to find the eldest lady right now." Whether it's true or not, you have to meet the eldest lady to count.
Xiuhong's face was flustered, but she said viciously: "You let me go quickly, I'm a servant girl of Dai's mansion, how dare you, a village girl, treat me like this!"
Yun Xi thought she was too noisy, so she quickly took off the hairpin from her head, and gestured towards her neck, "I have a bad temper, if my trembling hand accidentally gets stuck in your neck, don't blame me."
Immediately, Xiuhong didn't dare to say a word, her face turned pale and pale.
After a while, Yan Ling had already run over panting, judging by her appearance, she might have come as soon as she heard the news.She gave Xiuhong a hard look.
Yun Xi let go of her hand, Yan Ling had already raised her slap, and slapped it hard on Xiuhong's face with a crisp voice.
Xiuhong's legs gave way, and she knelt down on the ground, "Miss, I, I just want to take Miss Du to your side."
Yan Ling hated: "Do you think I'm a fool? Bring Xiuhong to mother, tell her about it, and deal with it as you like."
Xiuhong's face changed drastically, and she kowtowed vigorously: "Miss, I dare not."
After only one sentence, Juzi stuffed a cloth into her mouth to silence her voice, while the other two women dragged her away.
With a serious expression, Yan Ling took her hand, "Go, go to my room first." She looked very nervous.
Yun Xi knew that the inside story might not be as simple as she thought, so she nodded, picked up her small box of clothes, and followed Yan Ling out of here.
She found that Yanling's room was completely opposite to the path taken by Xiuhong, and it was still very far away.
After entering the room, Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Yun Xi, why are you here?"
Yun Xi wondered, "Didn't you post it to me? Tomorrow is your 14th birthday."
Yan Ling turned pale with shock: "But I didn't post a post for you! I didn't invite you at all this time." She paused and said, "Actually, I only plan to have a meal with my family on my birthday this time. No friends to invite."
Yun Xi took out her post, it was indeed Yan Ling's handwriting.If it wasn't for the same handwriting, Yun Xi wouldn't have come over so easily.
Yan Ling said, "I haven't written this post."
Yun Xi said: "I'm afraid that someone used your name to imitate your handwriting and tricked me." She paused and said: "I'm afraid this person is your sister, but I don't know that she is planning to What is the purpose of bringing me here?"
Anger flashed across Yan Ling's face, "It seems that she hated you because you didn't sell her daffodils at that time."
She looked at Yun Xi and said: "The direction you just walked, if you continue to walk, you will be Cao Chengyin's yard. In fact, this is the reason why I didn't invite my friends over this time. Cao Chengyin still lives in my house , if my friend came to help me celebrate my birthday, but he fell in love with me in the end, how could I be sorry for you!"
Yun Xi sneered and said: "It seems that Dai Yanxi is deliberately trying to destroy me." Anger rose in her heart, and she wanted to ruin her life just because she rejected her. Dai Yanxi is so hateful.
Dai Yanling nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you. Let's go, let's find my mother."
Then she hurriedly dragged Yun Xi to find Mrs. Dai. Mrs. Dai was interrogating Xiuhong in the main hall at this time, when she heard her daughter and Miss Du's came, she hurriedly let them in.
Mrs. Dai's appearance was somewhat similar to that of Dai Yanling, after Yun Xi visited her, she told the whole story.
Mrs. Dai's calm tone contained anger, "Okay, what a Second Miss, call Second Miss over here, I want to ask her why she has such vicious thoughts."
Then he turned to Yun Xi and said, "Don't worry, I will give you an explanation."
Yun Xi blessed her body and thanked them.
After a while, Dai Yanxi came. This was the first time Yun Xi saw the second lady of Dai's mansion.In terms of appearance alone, Dai Yanxi looks better than Dai Yanling, with a cherry mouth and willow eyebrows, her appearance is soft and delicate.
After she came in, she knelt down and cried, "Mother, I did it for the sake of my sister. I was worried that Mr. Cao would like my sister, so I wanted to find someone to come over and attract Mr. Cao's attention."
Yun Xi was about to be laughed at by this man. With such a reason, did she really think that everyone would believe it?
Dai Yanling sneered and said, "I'm afraid you are doing it for yourself, Mr. Cao has been very attentive to you these days."
Dai Yanxi said: "I, I just think Mr. Cao is honorable and won't humiliate Ms. Du, so that Ms. Du can live a life of glory and wealth. I really have no malice."
Yun Xi said directly: "You should enjoy this kind of wealth yourself, I can't bear it."
Mrs. Dai said: "Since you admit that you did it, then there is nothing to say. Someone, send the second lady back to the room and don't let her come out. When your father comes back at night, I will tell him what you did. At that time, your father will deal with it."
Dai Yanxi bit her lower lip tightly, but she also knew how many mistakes she had made at this time.She blessed her body and quickly withdrew.In fact, the reason why she dared to do this was because she felt that even if her father knew about it, he would not really punish her too much.After all, she did this as a last resort in order not to become Cao Chengyin's concubine.
A commoner woman and his own daughter, the father will definitely make the right choice.
After Dai Yanxi left, Mrs. Dai promised again, "Yun Xi, you will stay in Yan Ling's room later, don't come out for now, and we will take you home after tomorrow."
Yun Xi nodded, when a voice suddenly came.
"Young Master Cao? Why are you here?"
The calmness on Mrs. Dai's face shattered, and Dai Yanling also looked at Yun Xi in panic.
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Seeing that the other party knew everything, Yun Xi nodded.
Mrs. Zhang's expression was very calm, not at all like the reaction a mother-in-law should have when she heard that her son-in-law made someone else's belly bigger.
Instead, she smiled, "I hope her pregnancy will go well."
Yun Xi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "You don't want Zhang Yuan and Yu Hao to reconcile, do you?"
Mrs. Zhang just smiled and said nothing.
After she drank a cup of tea, she continued: "Back then, it was actually Yu Hao who came to the door on his own initiative and wanted to be our Zhang family's son-in-law."
Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, which was different from what the Yu family said before.The Yu family kept saying that the Zhang family had a crush on Yu Hao, so Mrs. Yu disliked Shang Yunxi, so she broke off the engagement.If it is true what Mrs. Zhang said, it is because Yu Hao hates the poor and loves the rich, but pulls his mother to be the banner.
When everyone talked about this, they basically said that Mrs. Yu was wrong.The Zhang family told her these things, I'm afraid Zhang Yuan and Yu Hao's reconciliation is inevitable.No, or rather, the Zhang family had this idea from the very beginning... The worse Yu Hao's character is, the more reasonable it will be for them to reconcile in the future.If Yu Hao had a good character, the Zhang family still couldn't find a reason.
After Yun Xi thought about it, she understood that Yu Hao must have been borrowed to give birth to a child.This will probably happen when Zhang Yuan gives birth to a child.
When Yun Xi thought of that scene, she looked forward to it, she nodded, "I see."
Before that, she won't do anything unnecessary.As for Du Yunyue's side, I'm afraid the Zhang family will help to watch.
The so-called smart people are just like the two of them. They obviously didn't say anything, but they said everything.
After meeting Mrs. Zhang, Yun Xi completely let go, and only let Lai San continue to look at those people.
As for the people in the Du family's eldest room, she also mentioned it a little bit. The people in the eldest room are all tight-lipped people. Even though Yun Yao is a bit talkative, she only talks a lot in front of her relatives.Therefore, the wind never leaked out.
Even Du Hongshi and Du Yunyue, after being told by Du Zhangshi, knew that the most important thing now was to give birth to this child well, not to let Zhang Yuan have a miscarriage, and the two of them rarely settled down.
It was also rare for Yun Xi to relax, and occasionally wrote letters to Dai Yanling from the state capital. As the eldest lady of the Dai family, Dai Yanling sent letters directly every time.Yun Xi waited for Lai San to go to the state capital, and then helped her carry the letter.Many of Lai San's businesses need to go to the state capital, at least three or four times a month.
According to Lai San, he is now familiar with the concierge of Dai's mansion, and the other party will even point him to some contacts in the state capital.
In the letter, Dai Yanling happily described the disadvantages of her second sister Dai Yanxi, including that she sent the Canglin family and her daughter Xiuhong to Dai Yanxi.
In the letter in early March, Dai Yanling also told her that Cao Chengyin would arrive in Fenghuang County around March [-]th and would stay in Fenghuang County for two or three days.
Who is Cao Chengyin? He is the nephew of Empress Cao today.Although the current queen is not favored by the emperor, she is quite respected. In addition, Empress Cao has a son and a daughter. The second prince, Chu Yu, was named the prince the year before last. In everyone's eyes, that is the next emperor, so The status of the Cao family is also very detached in Da Chu.
Cao Chengyin, as the cousin of the crown prince's direct relative, although he can't achieve military success, there are not many people in the capital who dare to offend him, let alone Chuzhou.What is wrong with Cao Chengyin is that he loves beauty and is not married yet. There are at least ten concubines in the house, not including those concubines who have no status.It's just that when he strikes, he can be regarded as measured. He usually chooses commoner girls who don't have backing support.The current queen's natal family, this generation does not know whether it is cursed or something. There is only a male like Cao Chengyin, and the others are all girls, which makes Cao Chengyin, an only seedling, have an exceptionally high status.In the capital, everyone knew that he was the lifeblood of Empress Cao's father Cheng Engong. As long as he didn't overdo it, he basically turned a blind eye.
In the letter, Dai Yanling told Yun Xi that it would be best to close the shop in the next few days and not show her face outside, otherwise it would be bad if Cao Chengyin took a fancy to her.It is said that Cao Chengyin set off from the capital after the Chinese New Year, vowing to travel all over the Zhou, southeast, northwest, and read all the beauties.In just two months' journey, five beauties have already been accepted.
Although Cao Chengyin said to the outside world that he and these beauties are precious love between you and me, but I also know that some of them must have used strong means to force them.Not everyone likes to be the concubine of the rich and powerful, and this kind of concubine who has no serious status and is just a plaything.
After Yun Xi received the news from Dai Yanling, she talked to Mrs. Du Zhou, and Mrs. Du also very much agreed with her move to temporarily close the store. They can't afford to provoke such dignitaries, so they can afford to hide.Mrs. Du Zhou did not forget to educate Yun Xi and Yun Yao on this matter, "Although the future Duke sounds very imposing, being a concubine is not a good thing. Before I got married, I heard that there was a A very beautiful girl was taken by an uncle. The family sent her to the backyard of the uncle, despite the fact that the uncle was old. As a result, the family had not enjoyed the sweetness of selling their daughter, so the girl entered In Uncle’s backyard, he was tortured to death within half a year.”
Du Yunyao nodded, "Mom, don't worry, my sister and I are not that kind of people."
There was a slight smile on Du Zhou's face, "Yes, I know, you two are good boys."
Du Yunyao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled and said: "If Yunyue knows this news, I don't know if she will regret that Cao Chengyin didn't come earlier. How can a concubine of a scholar have the prestige of a concubine of a future Duke. "
Du Zhou couldn't help laughing, "You can just talk about it at home, don't say it outside."
Yun Yao raised her head, "I'm very measured."
Not only Dai Yanling but also Meng Heng reminded her of this matter.
When she went to Meng Heng to ask about the fourth level of Xiaoyaoyou Qinggong, Meng Heng also mentioned Cao Chengyin.What he mentioned was even more detailed than that of Dai Yanling.
"Cao Chengyin has a kind of love potion in his hand, which is specially used on the woman he wants to deal with. The medicine can make the woman's body immobile, but she still maintains consciousness."
When Yun Xi heard her content, she frowned subconsciously, this Cao Chengyin was more obscene than she imagined.Wait... She looked at Meng Heng suspiciously, "Why are you so clear?"
Cao Chengyin must have kept this kind of thing a secret, otherwise, if it was leaked out, Cao Chengyin would have to be embarrassed.Meng Heng, a person who stays in Yanghe Village all day, even knows the affairs of the Duke's Mansion in the capital.
Meng Heng looked calm, "Because the Cao family is my enemy."
When he said this, it was very natural, as if he was just discussing today's snacks with Yun Xi.
However, Yun Xi felt a thunder explode in her ear, and it took her a while to digest such an informative sentence.Cao family!Apart from the imperial family, the most distinguished Cao family was actually Meng Heng's enemy.Those who can be enemies will definitely not have a different identity. Yun Xi originally thought that Meng Heng's identity was not simple.But I didn't expect it to be so simple...
Her gaze fell on Meng Heng's face, and she couldn't help blurting out the doubts in her heart: "Is your face destroyed by them?"
Meng Heng nodded.
Yun Xi couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, but Meng Heng told her about such a rather private matter without hesitation, this trust made her feel heavy.Could it be that the reason why Meng Heng refused to heal his face was to let him remember this hatred?Or is it to hide from the enemy?No matter what the reason is, I'm afraid it's been quite hard for him to walk this way.
She felt that her eyes were wet, and she blinked quickly to remove the moisture. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Don't worry, I won't tell this even if I die." She will not let down this trust.
"I believe in you." Meng Heng said lightly, his tone was calm, but it contained trust in him.
Yun Xi became habitually worried again, how difficult it is to trip up the Cao family, this is the prince's uncle's family.Unless the prince falls, the Cao family will still be a distant relative.Even without the enmity between Meng Heng and the Cao family, Yun Xi didn't like the Cao family even if it was aimed at Cao Chengyin.
Seeing her frowning, Meng Heng was concentrating, her eyes were warm and flowing, his voice was low and sweet, "Don't worry, they won't find me for a while."
It was obviously his business, but he told Yun Xi not to worry.
Yun Xi couldn't help laughing, feeling that the haze in her heart had been dispelled, "Actually, I just thought about it, and things are not as difficult as we imagined. The prince's situation is not particularly good."
Meng Heng fell in love with her confident appearance, and smiled slightly, "Oh? I would like to hear more about it." He also wanted to know whether the woman he admired was as good as he imagined in this aspect.
Yun Xi smiled lightly, like the flowers trembling and blooming in the mountains at this time, "The crown prince's position seems to be strong, but in fact it is very dangerous. Because the current emperor is too young. The prince and the emperor are only eighteen years apart. I heard that the emperor is in good health. , I’m afraid that there will be no problem in living another ten or a half years.”
Meng Heng nodded in agreement, "I'm afraid there will be no problem in 20 years."
Yun Xi cursed in her heart: This person even knows the physical condition of the emperor.She didn't even know what to say.
Yun Xi continued: "After such a long time, I'm afraid the crown prince won't be able to survive. Even if the crown prince survives, he must have established a lot of power during this long period of time. No emperor likes his position being coveted by others, even if This man is his legitimate son. The more he does and the more mistakes he makes, the position of the crown prince will only become more and more dangerous. When the sage gets old and looks at the young and vigorous heir, I'm afraid he will have other ideas." It is precisely for this reason , from ancient times to the present, there are very few princes who can succeed to the throne.
"Once the successor is not the crown prince, the Cao family will have nothing to worry about. The next emperor will not be willing to sit back and watch the Cao family become powerful."
Meng Heng stared at him quietly, with surprise and admiration in his black eyes.
Yun Xi was a little embarrassed by him, and coughed lightly, "In fact, this is just my family's opinion. I don't know anything about the Cao family or the emperor's temperament. I just speculate based on common sense. There must be many omission."
"No, you're right. On the contrary, you are much more sober than most of the people in the capital. The Cao family looks impressive, but it is actually like a dangerous egg." He paused, "But the prince's business is not The point, the top priority is Cao Chengyin."
Yun Xi shook her head and said, "You guys think so highly of me. Although I'm good-looking, I'm not so beautiful that everyone loves me, right?"
Meng Heng thought to himself: Even if there is only a slight possibility, he will erase it.
Yun Xi looked at Meng Heng's calm and calm posture, but a little doubt arose in her heart.Meng Heng didn't seem worried at all when he had an enemy like the Cao family.I'm afraid that in Meng Heng's heart, the Cao family is the grasshopper after autumn, and it won't be long before they jump around.This shows that he has enough evidence to bring down the Cao family.After thinking about it, she didn't need to think so much.Meng Heng has a lot of kindness towards her, as long as he needs it, she will definitely help him without hesitation.
Meng Heng smiled slightly, "I have a prescription in my hand. If you apply it on your face, you will get many red bumps. Unless you use another ointment, it will stay on your face for three days. If you meet Cao Chengyin , you can try it out.”
As soon as Yun Xi heard the prescription, she reflexively said, "Is this prescription Yun Shen's?" She seriously suspected that Yun Shen was a so-called miracle doctor or poison doctor, otherwise why would there be so many weird prescriptions at hand.
Meng Heng fell silent. For some reason, his voice became a little more depressed, "It's his fault."
Yun Xi took the two prescriptions, and said with a smile: "Anyway, please help me thank him." For the sake of this prescription, she didn't care if someone pasted his cut flowers firmly on the This thing on the windows.
After that, Yun Xi prepared these two prescriptions within a day, one in a small white porcelain bottle and the other in a sky-blue porcelain bottle, and put them on her body, always ready.The one that causes red bumps is called peach blossom robbery, and the antidote is jade ointment.
Yun Xi thought about it, and gave one of them to Yun Yao. Her family Yun Yao is also a cute loli. Although she is young, what if Cao Chengyin is that kind of pedophile bastard?So just in case!
Even if you don't need it, it's quite appropriate to use the Peach Blossom Tribulation as a prank.
She counted the days every day, and posted an announcement on March [-]rd, and then the Du family shop would temporarily close for half a month.Yun Xi's reasons are also ready-made.They are going to move the store... Although Yun Xi's store has been open for less than a year, but because the business is so good, the store looks relatively small.
By March, Du Zhou and the others had saved enough money to buy a shop.Yun Xi and the others took a fancy to a shop on West Street not far from their small shop.The area is about 200 square meters, and the price is really not low. If you buy it, you need 200 taels of silver.With such a large area, it can accommodate at least forty guests. For the 120 taels of silver, Du Zhoushi and Du Yifu paid 40 taels, Yun Xi and Yun Yao each contributed [-] taels, and the money earned each month was still divided into three shares.Du Zhou felt that the main work was done by the two children, so the money for this recipe was the bulk of it.Fortunately, the previous Hericium erinaceus sold for a high price, so Du Zhou's has spare money to buy such a large store.
Yun Xi once estimated that from last year to the beginning of March this year, the couple earned about 700 taels of silver, most of which was used to buy land.There is no way, the common people in this era are obsessed with the land, it is deeply rooted, as soon as they have money, they want to buy land.
Yun Xi had asked the carpenter to order ten tables and matching stools half a month ago.She also drew additional cabinets and shelves for ingredients and seasonings.The wood is good wood that she specially went to the mountains to cut, and it is very decent to use in the shop.
After this whole set, five taels of silver went away like this.However, she paid a lot of money, and she was a regular customer, so the carpenter worked very hard. The tables and cabinets were polished smooth and smooth, without any scratches.
The current storefront is big enough, and Yun Xi even put a few potted plants in it, small and exquisite, making people feel happy just looking at them.She used her ability, not to mention how well those potted plants grow, they are full of vitality, making people happy just looking at them.
There were potted plants in the corner of the store, and Yun Xi also placed flowers on each table.
After being arranged by her in this way, the mental outlook of the whole store is different. Du Zhou couldn't help but nodded: "Sure enough, you still need to take care of this." Look at the decoration, how elegant it is!
It's just that the store has become so big, Yunxi, Yunyao and Ayu alone must be too busy.Yun Xi thought about it, and after several months of investigation, Ayu was indeed a trustworthy person.Among the three of them, Yun Yao was in charge of collecting money, while Yun Xi and A Yu were in charge of cooking skewers of incense.In addition, if you clean up the tables and chairs and wash the dishes, you have to find another person.Yun Xi didn't bother to look any further, so she directly asked the former part-time workers Zhang Xiaojuan and Zheng Pingping if they would come to the shop to help, with three meals included, plus one or two a month's wages.
The money was not small, and the two young girls knew the quality of the Du family's food, and their family members were also very willing, since they had less food, but still had money to pay.Just like Ayu's treatment before, it was only said to be [-] Wen to the outside world, but Zheng Pingping and Zhang Xiaojuan were actually given a tael of silver.The two of them are afraid that they will get married in two or three years, and it would be best if they can save some cash for themselves.
As for Wu Ayu, she can now get two taels of silver every month, but on the surface she needs a bowl of water, so Zhang Xiaojuan and the others also think that Ayu is also one tael.
During the period of decoration, Cao Chengyin really came to the small place of Fenghuang County on the fourth day of March.
Cao Chengyin's status was too high, so the county magistrate specially asked several people of his age to accompany him, including Zeng Fu.No way, there are only a few households in Fenghuang County.
He didn't know what attracted him to Fenghuang County. Cao Chengyin, who grew up in the capital, actually stayed in Fenghuang County for three full days.
When he finally left, it was said that he also took away a girl from the Lin family, who was also a famous beauty in Fenghuang County.Yun Xi couldn't help but be thankful for her closing the store, otherwise, when she really got his eye on her, she might commit a murder, even a powerful person.
When teaching Zeng Fu, Zeng Fu also told her about it.
He frowned, "You don't know, that girl is the daughter of a family friend of my family. She has already engaged in a marriage and is going to marry next year. It's just that Cao Chengyin saw her face accidentally. Cao Chengyin showed her intention a little bit, and she The family gave her to Cao Chengyin." Zeng Fu's face was a little more ironic, "The Lin family, the incense candles were all offered to the palace in the past, but they didn't have a backer, so the quota is about to be exhausted. He was kicked out. It happened that Cao Chengyin was there, and Cao Chengyin and the Lin family assured that their quota would be secure. The Lin family immediately sent their daughter whom they had pampered for more than ten years to his bed."
Yun Xi opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Zeng Fu said: "The girl has a good relationship with her fiancé, so she won't do it. The Lin family was afraid that she would offend the nobles, so they drugged her." Halfway through his speech, he realized that these words should not be said in front of girls. Said, quickly shut up.
Yun Xi was silent, and no one paid attention to Miss Lin's wishes.
He quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, master, you are also a bit dangerous this time. During the meal, Cao Chengyin asked people who are the good-looking girls in Fenghuang County, and some people said you, master. I hurriedly sent someone to inform you, only to find you The shop is closed, which is really dangerous."
A cold light flashed in Yun Xi's eyes, "Yes, I'm lucky."
This time, it was thanks to the girl Yan Ling who wrote to her to inform her, otherwise she might be in trouble.Yun Xi thought to herself, she must thank her for the opportunity.
Yun Xi's opportunity came soon.Dai Yanling had someone send a post, March 14 happened to be her [-]th birthday, so she invited Yun Xi to attend.
Yun Xi thought about it. At that time, the new store hadn't officially opened yet, so she could just go over and take part.It's just that Yun Xi was only invited in the letter, without Yun Yao, and it was not easy for Yun Xi to bring Yun Yao along.Yun Yao was very calm about this, and said: "I also know that at that time, there must be many ladies from the official family. I am afraid that if I go, I will lose face because of nervousness."
Yun Xi received this letter on March [-]th. The time was too hasty, so there was not much time to prepare gifts for her.The birthday presents between their little girls are usually such as purses and handkerchiefs, and the main thing is to see their hearts.It's just that Yun Xi's female celebrity really can't do it, and she is grateful to Yan Ling for tipping her off, so she wants to take this opportunity to give her a gift to thank her.
This gift is really difficult for her, Yan Ling likes to have fun and also likes food, but Yun Xi can't go to Dai's house to cook for her as a gift.After thinking about it for a long time, she finally had an idea.It's decided, just give her two styles of clothes that don't exist in this era.
Before the apocalypse came, she also liked to watch costume dramas, and would even cosplay Chinese costumes with her roommates on a whim, so the style of the clothes really couldn't trouble her.
She drew down all the styles of clothes she could remember in one breath, and then silently selected two of them, one was the moonlight skirt and the other was the phoenix tail skirt.The Yuehua skirt is a light-colored painting skirt, with ten skirts, and the pleats at the waist are each of the same color.As for the phoenix tail skirt, it is cut into strips of regular size with silk and satin. Each strip is embroidered with patterns of flowers and birds, inlaid with golden silk threads on both sides, and then patched into a skirt, with colorful tassels underneath. .
Yun Xi's drawing is not very good, only she can understand it by herself, and she can't express the beauty of these two kinds of skirts at all. She can only hold the fabric, spread out the drawing, and describe it to Du Zhoushi in detail.Du Zhoushi listened very seriously, and then made a final decision: "Don't worry, the aunt will help you make these two kinds of skirts within the next two days!" She paused, and said: "You should also think of a style for yourself, At that time, there will definitely be a lot of official ladies in the Dai family, you have to dress better, or you will be looked down upon."
Yun Xi said: "For three sets of skirts, can the aunt do it?"
She is leaving NO.11 and will arrive at Dai's house in the evening.There are only two days left for Du Zhoushi.
Du Zhoushi smiled slightly, "Where is it too late? This skirt is much faster to make than the padded jacket. I can finish it in a day and a half."
Seeing how confident she looked, Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief.Du Zhoushi and her went directly to the warehouse to choose the materials for the clothes. The Yuehua skirt must choose light-colored fabrics, and they all have to be different colors.It took Yun Xi a lot of effort to choose ten suitable ones.
Yun Xi thought about it, and felt that as a guest, she must not take away the light of the host's house, but she also couldn't be looked down upon.In the end she chose the elastic ink skirt.The elastic ink skirt uses ink to bounce on the skirt mouth, like an ink painting, which can render various changes, elegant and delicate with a special flavor.
It can be said that Du Zhou worked hard for these three dresses, so he rushed out in time.Du Zhou's embroidery is good, plus the fabric is good, the skirts are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off.Yun Yao liked it very much when she saw it, and she couldn't bear to take her eyes off the skirt.
Yun Xi smiled slightly, "If you like it, then let the aunt make a set for us."
Du Zhou said: "Don't spoil Yunyao all the time, the new dress that was made just a few days ago is not so wasteful. In the past, our family might not have a new dress all year round, but now we have two every season, which is enough." Alright. You, don't spoil her all the time, and make her spoiled. "
Yun Yao's complexion fell instantly, and she looked at Yun Xi pitifully, "Then, can I change my new skirt a few days ago into a Yuehua skirt?"
I also know that I can't change it.
Yun Xi smiled and said: "Actually, I want to wear it myself, but it's just for me to do it alone. I'm so embarrassed."
She used herself as an excuse, and Du Zhou really let go. The hardest person in this family is Yun Xi. She has never been reluctant to dismiss Yun Xi's idea. She thought about it and said, "In a few days, I will give you two Let’s do one thing, not another example.”
Yun Xi said: "My aunt also makes a body for herself."
In the end, Du Zhou decided to be generous, and the whole family would do it.The reason why she let go so quickly was partly because of Yun Xi's pleading, and partly because the Du family had made money again recently.The Hericium erinaceus in the mushroom house has gone through this period of time, from a small handful to a lot now.I didn't sell Hericium erinaceus before because there were too few of them, and I wanted to keep them for breeding.
Hericium erinaceus is one of the four famous dishes. The meat is tender and delicious. It is known as mountain delicacy Hericium erinaceus and seafood shark fin.One catty of Hericium erinaceus can be sold for two taels of silver, and the Zhou family can produce at least fifty catties of Hericium erinaceus a month.It is equivalent to an extra 100 taels per month, out of the 100 taels, Yun Xi can get 20 taels.
It is precisely because of the extra income every month that Du Zhoushi will be more generous.Now she feels that the original mushroom house is not big enough, and she is considering expanding it.
Putting aside the matter of expansion for the time being, after the skirts were finished, Yun Xi carefully folded the two Yuehua skirts and Phoenix tail skirts as gifts, put them in a small wooden box, and prepared to go to the state capital.
Lai San volunteered to send her there. His Wanshiwu is now on the right track. He can earn at least 200 taels a month, and 20 taels are distributed to him, and he has also won the respect of other people in Fenghuang County.All of this was brought about by Yun Xi, so he treated Yun Xi with even more respect.
Yun Xi naturally accepted this kindness with a smile. She knew that Lai San's most important thing was her baby sister, so she thought about asking Mrs. Du Zhou to make some dresses for Lai Xiaosi at that time.Lai Xiaosi is a very nice girl, the only regret is that she cannot speak.It is said that she was also an articulate girl when she was a child, but after being sold to a brothel by her father, she was stimulated by some kind of stimulation and could no longer speak.
Lai San said: "Going back to the state capital this time is not all for business like in the past. I just have time to visit the state capital and buy some new clothes for Xiaosi."
Yun Xi sent peaches to Li, "If you buy clothes in a tailor store, the price is too expensive. Why don't you buy fabrics and come back and my aunt will make two sets of skirts for her."
Even if she couldn't make Yuehua skirt and phoenix tail skirt, she could still make some small changes to make the skirt look better.
Lai Sanshun climbed down the pole, "Then I would like to thank Ms. Du."
NO.11 Early in the morning, the two set off from Fenghuang County, and finally arrived at the gate of Dai's Mansion before night fell.Lai San drove the carriage directly to the inn where he often stayed.
After getting out of the car, Yun Xi took the invitation and smiled slightly at the concierge, "I'm looking for Miss Fu."
The concierge smiled and said, "Is it Ms. Du Yunxi Du? Wait a moment, I'll report to Miss."
Yun Xi nodded, and after waiting for a while, a servant girl in a peach red dress came over. The girl was startled when she saw Yun Xi, and said, "Miss Du looks really good-looking."
Yun Xi just smiled and said nothing, but she was somewhat puzzled.She originally thought that pears or oranges would come to pick her up, but unexpectedly, a girl she had never seen came.But it's okay, tomorrow is Yanling's birthday, I'm afraid everyone is too busy.
The maid said: "I'll take you to find Miss right now. Speaking of which, a few days ago, Mr. Cao also came to our Dai Mansion. He is full of wealth and style. He is the empress's nephew. Even the young masters in the family can't compare." Her tone still showed a hint of envy.
Listening to her words, Yun Xi frowned fiercely.What's the matter with this maid?Although she had never met Mrs. Dai, just from the few words Dai Yanling mentioned on the letter paper, she could tell that she was a smart woman.How could she put such a maid beside her daughter?
In Yun Xi's eyes, the person Dai Yanling sent to pick her up was at least a second-class maid.
While leading the way, the maid talked about the wealth of the Cao family.Yun Xi looked around, and found that Dai's Mansion was indeed an official mansion, with exquisite pavilions and grand architecture.
It's just that she didn't see many people in Dai's mansion along the way, so Yun Xi couldn't help asking, "Where are we going?"
The servant girl said, "Of course it's in Miss's boudoir."
They had just passed a long corridor, when suddenly a maid in pink came over, her suspicious eyes fell on Yun Xi, "Hey, this sister has never seen her before."
The maid who was leading Yun Xi was a little nervous for some reason, and stammered: "This, this is Miss's guest. I'm about to take her there..."
The maidservant in pink said: "So it's the second lady's guest, I thought you, Xiuhong, brought guests from outside."
Second Miss?Isn't Yan Ling the eldest lady?And Xiuhong... Isn't this the daughter of the Canglin family?It was given to Dai Yanxi by Yanling.
Yun Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she directly restrained Xiuhong's arm, her eyes sharp.
Xiuhong was taken aback by her action, and screamed, "What are you going to do?"
Yun Xi sneered and said, "I just wanted to ask you, master and servant, what the hell are you planning to do?"
The girl in pink was confused by such a development, and after a while asked, "Girl, what are you?"
Yun Xi summed it up in a few words: "Actually, I came here because of Dai Yanling's birthday. Logically speaking, the maid next to Yanling should take me there, but this maid deliberately spoke ambiguously along the way, so that I can't wait to see you." I thought she was Yan Ling's maid, I don't know what her intentions are."
The maid in pink also realized the trickiness of it, bit her lower lip, and said, "I'm going to find the eldest lady right now." Whether it's true or not, you have to meet the eldest lady to count.
Xiuhong's face was flustered, but she said viciously: "You let me go quickly, I'm a servant girl of Dai's mansion, how dare you, a village girl, treat me like this!"
Yun Xi thought she was too noisy, so she quickly took off the hairpin from her head, and gestured towards her neck, "I have a bad temper, if my trembling hand accidentally gets stuck in your neck, don't blame me."
Immediately, Xiuhong didn't dare to say a word, her face turned pale and pale.
After a while, Yan Ling had already run over panting, judging by her appearance, she might have come as soon as she heard the news.She gave Xiuhong a hard look.
Yun Xi let go of her hand, Yan Ling had already raised her slap, and slapped it hard on Xiuhong's face with a crisp voice.
Xiuhong's legs gave way, and she knelt down on the ground, "Miss, I, I just want to take Miss Du to your side."
Yan Ling hated: "Do you think I'm a fool? Bring Xiuhong to mother, tell her about it, and deal with it as you like."
Xiuhong's face changed drastically, and she kowtowed vigorously: "Miss, I dare not."
After only one sentence, Juzi stuffed a cloth into her mouth to silence her voice, while the other two women dragged her away.
With a serious expression, Yan Ling took her hand, "Go, go to my room first." She looked very nervous.
Yun Xi knew that the inside story might not be as simple as she thought, so she nodded, picked up her small box of clothes, and followed Yan Ling out of here.
She found that Yanling's room was completely opposite to the path taken by Xiuhong, and it was still very far away.
After entering the room, Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Yun Xi, why are you here?"
Yun Xi wondered, "Didn't you post it to me? Tomorrow is your 14th birthday."
Yan Ling turned pale with shock: "But I didn't post a post for you! I didn't invite you at all this time." She paused and said, "Actually, I only plan to have a meal with my family on my birthday this time. No friends to invite."
Yun Xi took out her post, it was indeed Yan Ling's handwriting.If it wasn't for the same handwriting, Yun Xi wouldn't have come over so easily.
Yan Ling said, "I haven't written this post."
Yun Xi said: "I'm afraid that someone used your name to imitate your handwriting and tricked me." She paused and said: "I'm afraid this person is your sister, but I don't know that she is planning to What is the purpose of bringing me here?"
Anger flashed across Yan Ling's face, "It seems that she hated you because you didn't sell her daffodils at that time."
She looked at Yun Xi and said: "The direction you just walked, if you continue to walk, you will be Cao Chengyin's yard. In fact, this is the reason why I didn't invite my friends over this time. Cao Chengyin still lives in my house , if my friend came to help me celebrate my birthday, but he fell in love with me in the end, how could I be sorry for you!"
Yun Xi sneered and said: "It seems that Dai Yanxi is deliberately trying to destroy me." Anger rose in her heart, and she wanted to ruin her life just because she rejected her. Dai Yanxi is so hateful.
Dai Yanling nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you. Let's go, let's find my mother."
Then she hurriedly dragged Yun Xi to find Mrs. Dai. Mrs. Dai was interrogating Xiuhong in the main hall at this time, when she heard her daughter and Miss Du's came, she hurriedly let them in.
Mrs. Dai's appearance was somewhat similar to that of Dai Yanling, after Yun Xi visited her, she told the whole story.
Mrs. Dai's calm tone contained anger, "Okay, what a Second Miss, call Second Miss over here, I want to ask her why she has such vicious thoughts."
Then he turned to Yun Xi and said, "Don't worry, I will give you an explanation."
Yun Xi blessed her body and thanked them.
After a while, Dai Yanxi came. This was the first time Yun Xi saw the second lady of Dai's mansion.In terms of appearance alone, Dai Yanxi looks better than Dai Yanling, with a cherry mouth and willow eyebrows, her appearance is soft and delicate.
After she came in, she knelt down and cried, "Mother, I did it for the sake of my sister. I was worried that Mr. Cao would like my sister, so I wanted to find someone to come over and attract Mr. Cao's attention."
Yun Xi was about to be laughed at by this man. With such a reason, did she really think that everyone would believe it?
Dai Yanling sneered and said, "I'm afraid you are doing it for yourself, Mr. Cao has been very attentive to you these days."
Dai Yanxi said: "I, I just think Mr. Cao is honorable and won't humiliate Ms. Du, so that Ms. Du can live a life of glory and wealth. I really have no malice."
Yun Xi said directly: "You should enjoy this kind of wealth yourself, I can't bear it."
Mrs. Dai said: "Since you admit that you did it, then there is nothing to say. Someone, send the second lady back to the room and don't let her come out. When your father comes back at night, I will tell him what you did. At that time, your father will deal with it."
Dai Yanxi bit her lower lip tightly, but she also knew how many mistakes she had made at this time.She blessed her body and quickly withdrew.In fact, the reason why she dared to do this was because she felt that even if her father knew about it, he would not really punish her too much.After all, she did this as a last resort in order not to become Cao Chengyin's concubine.
A commoner woman and his own daughter, the father will definitely make the right choice.
After Dai Yanxi left, Mrs. Dai promised again, "Yun Xi, you will stay in Yan Ling's room later, don't come out for now, and we will take you home after tomorrow."
Yun Xi nodded, when a voice suddenly came.
"Young Master Cao? Why are you here?"
The calmness on Mrs. Dai's face shattered, and Dai Yanling also looked at Yun Xi in panic.
Recommend the text of the voice of the heart <The Rebirth of a Rich Family: The Immortal Doctor of Baicao>
The heroine Forsythia, originally a daughter of a wealthy family, was killed by her relatives in her previous life.
It turned out that she was just a human organ supplier for her half-brother and sister.
Returning with hatred, she is no longer an ordinary mortal woman, it turns out that she is still...
With the memory of two lives, she vowed to pay for the blood of those who bullied her and harmed her.For humanity and for heaven!
Miracle medicine, flesh and bones, living dead.There are countless doctors and peaches and plums all over the world!
Cultivate merit and punish the wicked.Mingmian is a famous genius doctor.In the dark is the famous founder of Baicaomen!
Detect the international human organ trafficking syndicate and help the suffering and impoverished people!
He is personable, with extraordinary abilities, every move he makes shows his true qualities of a hero, he is the national husband in the hearts of all women!
He is the descendant of the Huaxia Hermit Family and the youngest and most promising general in the Hua Kingdom!
He is also a king who has stepped out of darkness and blood, holding great power and deciding life and death!
(End of this chapter)
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