The Pastoral Empress Merchant

Chapter 705
It can be said that every sentence of the eldest princess' concubine is trying to provoke the relationship between Mu Jinxi and Mo Xuerui, and she is still trying to discredit Mo Xuerui, humiliate her, and at the same time provoke Mu Jinxi to confront Mo Xuerui Rui's hostility.

Mu Jinxi doesn't understand the behavior of the eldest concubine. If you don't like Mo Xuerui, don't post a post for others. After posting a post, invite others to your flower viewing banquet, but say a few words at the banquet The prickly thing is to treat others as fools, right?This eldest princess is really not very good, a little different from what she imagined.She thought that as a concubine, she should be someone who is quite scheming, good at dancing with long sleeves, and capable of doing things right, but this eldest concubine seems to be a little confused about the situation!
As the eldest prince's main concubine, shouldn't she find a way to help the eldest prince win over people in the court?But when the female relatives of the court minister's family came to her for a banquet, instead of entertaining them well, she rushed up to offend them as if she couldn't wait?How to do this?
Not to mention Mo Xuerui, even Mu Jinxi was very upset when she heard the words of the first princess. She and Jue Lin were not married yet. What did the first princess mean about the side concubine in front of her? ah?

"The eldest princess was joking. Xuerui just happened to see the old concubine on the street. She felt that as a junior, she should go up to pay her respects. That's why that incident happened. Why did she become me when it came to other people's mouths?" Are you going to enter the palace to be a side concubine? No matter how bad I am, I am still the concubine of the dignified Duke, can I be a concubine for someone else?" Mo Xuerui's smile faded, and she was very rude to Mrs. The princess said.

The eldest concubine's face froze, and she quickly reacted and said: "Yes, this concubine also thinks so. According to Miss Mo's status, she will never be wronged to be a concubine for others, even if this person is Jue The same is true for Young Lord Lin, this concubine said it was someone outside talking nonsense, hehehe."

"That's exactly what it means. Grandmother—oh, the old concubine. She has already told me that Miss Mo has a noble status. How could she be a side concubine in the palace? Isn't this humiliating Duke Mo's mansion? Let me Don't listen to the words of outsiders and misunderstand Ms. Mo, we are about the same age, we can make friends with each other, I just listened to what my grandmother said, that's why I have friendship with Ms Mo." Mu Jinxi also said .

"It turns out that this is the case. This is my concubine's misunderstanding. The two young ladies should treat it as my concubine's nonsense just now." Hearing Mu Jinxi's words, the eldest concubine dismissed what happened just now lightly.

Nonsense, you are talking nonsense in the first place, just take it as it is.Mu Jinxi complained in her heart.

Although the First Concubine had already said that, no matter it was Mo Xuerui or Mu Jinxi, the smiles on their faces were a bit far-fetched, obviously they were affected by the words of the First Concubine.

The eldest princess also found out something was wrong after her mouth addiction, she was too hasty, how could she say this in front of so many people, even if everyone already knew it in their hearts, but knowing it is one thing, It's another thing to be told in person. If Mo Xuerui and Mu Jinxi went back and told Mo Guogong and Prime Minister Xiao about it, wouldn't they offend them all at once?
Thinking of the eldest concubine, I felt a little regretful, and then I thought about how to remedy it, and finally decided to give them a set of hair masks when they left. This way, they should be able to save something, but it's just a pity Her two sets of hairstyles and her own jewelry are both the best. Looking at the two people's outfits today, none of them can catch her eye.

Although some unpleasant things happened in the middle, but under the relief of caring people, everyone got along very peacefully in the next time, and the eldest princess did not look for trouble again, and did her best as a hostess should. do.

The Lotus Appreciation Banquet lasted for nearly two hours, and when it was time to leave, Mu Jinxi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.Because both Mo Xuerui and Xu Morou had to follow her back to the Xiao Mansion to get the essential oils, so they followed her. There were many carriages parked in front of the gate of the First Prince's Mansion, and from time to time, the madam would come He came out of the mansion, got into his own carriage and left.

As soon as the three of Mu Jinxi walked out of the gate, the carriages from various mansions drove over. Mo Xuerui asked the carriage to take her cousin back to the mansion first, and she would find a way to go back when the time came. Xu Morou also felt the same way, letting the mansions The carriage went back to talk to parents first, lest they worry.

At this time, Mu Jinxi was very fortunate to have two carriages. The little cousin and Jue Lin could go back in the carriage of the Wang Mansion, and she took Mo Xuerui and Mo'er back in the carriage of the Xiao Mansion. It was just right, not too much, no few.

Not long after the three of them came out, Jue Lin and Xiao Xiao also came out. Mu Jinxi didn't know what the two of them did in the mansion. They probably followed the eldest prince or some young masters who came to the mansion to talk about political affairs and the like. Bar.

After Jue Lin came out, his eyes fell on Mu Jinxi at the first time, and he asked softly after walking to her side, "How are you doing? Did you encounter any unpleasant things at the banquet?" The meaning in the words was to ask Has anyone bullied her anymore.

Mu Jinxi shook her head with a smile and said, "No, I feel very happy, and I also met a friend."

"Oh? It's not bad to be able to catch your eyes." Jue Lin said without much interest.

"It's the lady from Taiwei Xu's family."

After pondering for a while, Jue Lin said: "Xu Taiwei is a good official who is dedicated to his duties. His family has always been good, and his children are also pretty good."

"I also think Xu Morou is pretty good, but he is a little timid and introverted, and he stutters when he speaks nervously." Thinking of the way Xu Morou spoke after being frightened by Mo Xuerui at the banquet, Mu Jinxi couldn't help it There was a funny smile on his face.

"I said that the two of you are never finished. If you want to whisper something, can't you wait until you return home?" Mo Xuerui said angrily.

Jue Lin frowned when he heard Mo Xuerui's voice, and his expression fell into Mo Xuerui's eyes, which made her feel a little sad and disappointed, she pouted and muttered: "Isn't the difference in treatment too obvious? Anyway, I'm also your younger sister who grew up with you, so don't give me any good looks, obviously I wasn't like this when I was a child."

She remembered that when she was a child, Jue Lin was very kind to her and cared about her, like a very good big brother, but she didn't know when he changed, he was so indifferent to herself, as if he was nothing Like friendly strangers.She didn't understand, since she hadn't done anything, why did his feelings for her change?
This was a doubt that Mo Xuerui had had in her heart for a long time, and she never got an answer, but she didn't dare to ask, lest he would treat her more coldly.

Jue Lin's hearing is better than the average person's. He naturally heard what Mo Xuerui was muttering. His eyes flickered, but his face was calm, and he said, "If Miss Mo is fine, go home. It's late, old Mo. Probably worried."

"He won't worry about me, and I want to go back to Xiao's mansion with Xiaoxi to get things!"

"What, you want to follow Xiaoxi back to Xiao's mansion to get something?" Xiao Xiao who came over there just happened to hear Mo Xuerui's words and asked in surprise.

"Yeah, there is also this Xu Morou, we are going to follow Xiaoxi, you and Jue Lin will take a carriage later, the three of us will take a carriage."

Xiao Xiao couldn't help pulling Mu Jinxi aside and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Xi, what the hell are you doing? Why do you want to bring Mo Xuerui back to the Xiao Mansion? What if my aunt and the others see it?"

Aunt and the others also knew about Mo Xuerui, and they always thought that Mo Xuerui was going to rob Xiaoxi for her husband. If they saw Mo Xuerui now, they didn't know what would happen.

"How did I see you? I will bring people directly to my yard, and I will not receive people in the front hall. If you don't make a fuss, no one will know about it. And please keep your attitude, Mo Xuerui is very nice." Okay, don’t hurt her heart too much.” She is just a girl, probably because she lacks love and care at ordinary times, so she is lonely in her heart to do something to attract attention, it’s just that she used the wrong method, but her heart is still very kind pure.

Xiao Xiao was even more surprised, and looked at Mu Jinxi like a ghost, "Xiao Xi, have you been bewitched?"

"You're just bewitched. Come on, stop talking, it's getting late, you'd better go back quickly, otherwise it will be too late for the two of them to return home." Mu Jinxi was in no mood to talk to Xiao Xiao anymore, Urging him to leave quickly.

Jue Lin had no objection to her decision, anyway, they didn't have to sit in the same carriage as her.

After getting into the carriage, the two carriages left quickly, and Mu Jinxi didn't notice that someone was watching her, or Jue Lin, with unconcealable excitement on her face.

Cao Hexiang trembled slightly, seeing the leaving carriage so excited that she almost couldn't help but chase after it.

She saw it, it was really that young man!Although she only saw half of his face when she was in Peach Blossom Town, even half of his face was enough, and she could recognize it at a glance. There was no second such face, and his Looking at the back, she really didn't recognize the wrong person, it was really that young master!
She didn't expect to see this young man again after such a long time. Is this the sincerity of God's pity for her?

"Sister, just now, who was that son just now?" Couldn't bear it anymore, Cao Hexiang twisted the handkerchief nervously, finally suppressed the frenzied emotions, tried to calm down the violently beating heart, and tried to use normal asked in tone.

Cao Heying sighed softly and said, "Silly girl, that is Miss Mu's fiancé, Dachu's only prince of the opposite sex, little prince Juelin!"

Cao Heying didn't blame her sister for asking such a question, it's because the young prince Juelin is too good, any woman who sees him might not be able to resist looking for news about him, right?This is also the first time for the sisters to see the young prince Juelin. Although the emperor gave him and Miss Mu a marriage at the palace banquet before, he was not present at the time, so they did not see him.

Naturally, there were no more opportunities later on. I didn't expect to come to the lotus appreciation banquet held by the eldest princess today, but unexpectedly met the little prince Juelin.At the Lotus Appreciation Banquet just now, Miss Mu said that the young prince Juelin and the Second Young Master Xiao accompanied her because they were worried that it was her first time to attend the banquet alone. It can be seen that the young prince Juelin really cares about her.Ms. Mu is really a blessed person to receive the sincere care of such an outstanding man!
Cao Heying sighed inwardly, not noticing that her sister's complexion turned pale in an instant when she heard her words, and her body shook slightly, as if she had been hit by something.

What?He is the famous little prince Juelin?The one who was suddenly married to Mu Jinxi by the emperor?He is Mu Jinxi's fiancé, the one who has been hotly discussed by the people in the capital for the past six months?
How could this happen, how could he be Mu Jinxi's fiancé, how could he be the young prince Juelin?Isn't he just an ordinary rich man?Isn't he thousands of miles away in Peach Blossom Town?How could it be the little prince who is favored by the emperor in the capital?
If it was really him, what happened in Peach Blossom Town?She remembered that at that time, he and a woman claimed to be husband and wife, and took a child to participate in the guessing activity!He still kept calling that woman his wife, and that child kept calling him daddy. It couldn't be fake, could it?If what happened in Peach Blossom Town is true, what is going on now?

If what happened in Peach Blossom Town was fake, then what happened at that time?Is that woman Mu Jinxi, and what about the child who asked them to be her father and mother?Whose child is that?They got along very well that day, they didn't seem to be pretending temporarily to participate in the guessing activity, no matter if it was a child or a young master, when they called each other, they were very natural and behaved intimately, such a relationship would be fake ?
But if it is not false, then what is going on now?

Cao Hexiang's complexion was pale, her brows were tightly frowned, and her mind was in chaos. She felt that this matter was too weird and absurd. No matter what the facts were, this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. There must be some secret hidden.

Cao Hexiang didn't know what kind of mood she was feeling at this time. She was extremely excited and happy to finally see that young master again, but immediately she was hit hard by reality again, whether it was in Peach Blossom Town or in In the capital, she has no chance.

If the incident in Peach Blossom Town is false, they are not husband and wife, but they are already a fiancé couple now, and this relationship was determined by the emperor!Who else can change?Why is this so? Mu Jinxi has only been in the capital for more than half a year, but she has been in the capital for a year and a half!She obviously came to the capital so much earlier than Mu Jinxi, if she had seen him once in the year before Mu Jinxi came to the capital, maybe the situation today would not be like this, maybe she wouldn't—

Cao Hexiang couldn't stop the crazy thought in her heart, if the incident in Peach Blossom Town was fake, then the little prince Juelin hadn't made a marriage at that time, then she, if she liked him, it would be nothing, she would It's time to fight.If I had met him once when I came to the capital, maybe I could tell my father, maybe my father could help her, after all, Mu Jinxi hadn't come to the capital at that time, right?

Although Daddy's official position is not as high as that of Prime Minister Xiao, he is also a majestic governor of Jingzhao. The emperor personally transferred him to the capital to appoint her. She is also the daughter of a big family, isn't she?It should be barely worthy of him, right?It was better than Mu Jinxi, her father was just an ordinary farmer, if not because her mother was Prime Minister Xiao's younger sister, would she have come to the capital?If it wasn't for her good fortune to have an uncle who is the prime minister, how could she have become his fiancee so smoothly?

The more I think about Cao Hexiang, the more upset I feel, and the thought that has been deeply suppressed in the deepest part of my heart suddenly pops up again at this moment.If what happened in Peach Blossom Town is true, she can still persuade herself to stop wishful thinking. It is impossible for her to be a concubine, but now she feels that everything may be false. How can she restrain her inner desire? Longing, she likes this son so much!

Sometimes the relationship is so inexplicable, she can't believe it, and she doesn't understand how she can't forget the person who only met once, but the fact is like this, the thing has already happened, and she has no way to control it.

And now Mu Jinxi and him haven't set a wedding date yet?Even if they set a date for their marriage, Mu Jinxi is just the main concubine, maybe, maybe she can work harder, she can't be the concubine of ordinary people, but, she is the prince's side concubine...

After this idea popped up in her heart, she couldn't suppress it anymore, Cao Hexiang bit her lip and stared at the carriage going away with burning eyes, unwilling to look back for a long time, a flash of determination flashed in her eyes after a long time.

Cao Heying was also only thinking about the astonished glance at the young prince Juelin just now, and didn't notice that there was something wrong with her sister's expression. When she finally came to her senses, Cao Hexiang had already made a decision in her heart, and she also restrained herself. Putting aside all the strange expressions, she said to Cao Heying with a normal expression: "Sister, let's go back too, it's getting late."

Cao Heying turned her head to look at her sister and nodded with a smile, "Well, let's go back too. At least today passed without any danger, and now I can breathe a sigh of relief."

Cao Hexiang covered her lips and giggled and said, "I really can't see that my sister is so nervous. I thought I was the only one who was afraid and uneasy."

"You are still laughing at me, and you don't know how to help me, so just let me worry about it alone, and see if I go back and talk to my mother well." Cao Heying said to her sister angrily.

"Okay sister, I know I was wrong, I will pay attention next time, let's go now, you see that everyone is almost gone, we are the only ones left."

"Ah, really, we are all the last ones."

The two sisters talked and laughed and got into their own carriage and went home.

Mu Jinxi didn't know anything about Cao Hexiang's thoughts, so she brought Mo Xuerui and Xu Morou back to the Xiao Mansion and went straight to her yard, took out some of her existing essential oils in the room, and compared the effects of them one by one. The person said it again, and then asked the two to choose by themselves. If they like it, they can each bring a bottle, and they can also use it for people at home after returning home.

Mu Jinxi was so generous, Xu Morou was a little embarrassed at first, thinking that she would just take a bottle of jasmine essential oil, but Mo Xuerui didn't care about that, she carefully selected, smelled and looked at it, she liked it I put them aside. In addition to essential oils, Mu Jinxi also made some skin care products with the help of her maids. Not to mention the pure dew separated from the extracted essential oils, there are also some lotions and other cosmetics. She made some of the powder, blush, and nail polish she used, and put them all in one room.

Mo Xuerui looked around and picked out a lot of things, but she really didn't know how to write the word polite, so Mu Jinxi couldn't help but twitched the corner of her mouth.Seeing her rude behavior, Xu Morou was stunned for a while, thinking to herself that Miss Mo is such a thick-skinned person, it really opened her eyes.

Then she looked at it and felt that Mo Xuerui had chosen so many, and it seemed that it would not be good if she only took one. What kind of pure dew, lotion, she thinks it's very good, she wants to try it, but she just feels embarrassed to take so many, but Miss Mo took several at once, and Miss Xiaoxi didn't say anything, so she, It should be okay for her to take a few more, right?Otherwise, she will make some more sachets and purses for Miss Xiaoxi.

So Xu Morou also persuaded herself, and boldly took several things, which made the corner of Mu Jinxi's mouth twitch again.She could almost see how rude these two people would be when they got acquainted with her in the future...

Of course, Mu Jinxi's cheapness is not so easy to take advantage of. Mu Jinxi said after the two were satisfied with choosing the things they like. When their beauty shop opens, they will be the first batch to experience it there. Yes, but also bring your own friends.

Mo Xuerui knew about Mu Jinxi's plan a long time ago, so she just hummed and didn't say much when she heard her words, but Xu Morou was different, it was the first time she heard about these things, and she was curious right away Asked, who knew that Mu Jinxi seemed to be sure that she didn't know anything, so she deliberately bluffed people, made things so ordinary and simple, and coaxed Xu Morou in two or three .

Xu Morou believed in Mu Jinxi. Although they had known each other for a short time, she just felt that the way Miss Mo looked at her when Sister Xiaoxi finished speaking was very strange, as if, as if she was stupid and deceived ...was she cheated?Did sister Xiaoxi lie to her?No way, it's just a favor, it should be nothing, right?
Seeing Mo Xuerui, Xu Morou became a little uneasy, but felt that she was overthinking, so she didn't ask anything, sat in Mu Jinxi's yard for a while, got up and said goodbye and left.

Mu Jinxi was very proud that she had found another helper. Even if Xu Morou was a little more introverted and quieter, she still had her own social circle and her own friends. People go to the beauty shop, as long as she takes them with her, she has a way to make them her guests!

Hahaha, I never expected that I would gain something from a banquet. The eldest princess didn't reveal anything, so she must be very aggrieved, and she even sent out two sets of masks. She and Mo Xuerui had a set, looking at this Both sets of hoods are good things. Even if the eldest princess doesn't feel sorry for these two sets of hoods, she will always feel a little uncomfortable, right?Sigh, I don't know how Jue Lin is treated by the First Prince.

I still have to discuss it with Jue Lin some other day, oh, and that Cao Hexiang today also looks weird, I don’t know if the things she asked herself were probing, maybe she recognized herself, so Did you deliberately test yourself?Or maybe she saw Jue Lin and recognized him?This is possible. Although Jue Lin was also wearing a mask that day, even if only half of his face was exposed, this half of his face is still very recognizable, right?Not to mention Juelin's outstanding temperament.

If Cao Hexiang really doubts, should she think of a way to deal with it? She still seems to be obsessed with her husband. What happened to these ancient women?In the past, Mo Xuerui ran after Jue Lin, and later, Cao Hexiang cared about other people's husbands regardless of propriety, righteousness and shame. This ancient education is not good!
Although she was a little skeptical in her heart, she was actually not allowed to worry too much about this matter, because her beauty shop has been fully renovated, and the date has been set, and it is ready to open!

The opening time was set in August, which was when my elder brother was taking the Qiu Wei exam. After observing during this period of time, Mu Jinxi felt that if there were no accidents, the elder brother would definitely be able to pass the exam. The elder brother seemed to be full of confidence.Of course, she didn't think he would pass the exam just because he looked confident, but because of a combination of many aspects.

In the past few months, not only the eldest cousin has guided the eldest brother, but even the uncle has personally participated in the battle, and Xiaobao's wife sometimes took the time to give pointers. , my eldest brother has four teachers to guide, everyone's method is different, but my eldest brother did not follow blindly, but chose the method that suits him to accept, the effect is even more effective.

Xiaobao's wife once told her in private that according to his experience, as long as the eldest brother does not have any accidents or misses, then this time the eldest brother Qiu Wei will be safe.And the eldest cousin, the former number one scholar, also said that the elder brother has the demeanor of his back then. Although the uncle didn't say anything, the expression he showed occasionally was full of confidence.

Of course, when facing the eldest brother, everyone is still the same, and will not put too much pressure on him, but they will not say something that may make him arrogant, although they feel that there is no suspense about this matter. But what will happen in the end, we still have to wait for Qiu Wei to know, it's too early to say anything.In case something unexpected happened then, all their actions now would be a harm to the elder brother.

Mu Jinhua is now devoting himself to the preparations for Qiuwei. Although he himself cares about it, his mentality is much better than when he took the county test.He felt that as long as he had a clear conscience, it would be fine if he tried his best, and if he still failed, it would only prove that his knowledge was not enough, and he needed to continue to work hard. Anyway, now that they have come to the capital, even if he did not pass the exam, parents, children, etc. Xi and Xiaobao will also be taken care of by uncles. He is still young and can continue to take the exam.

In the past, he would be so eager, in fact, it was more because he saw that his family was poor, and he could not do anything else. He could only hope to change the living conditions of his family through the imperial examination. He felt that as long as he passed the imperial examination, the family members would not suffer It would be such a hard life, but now he doesn't have such pressure, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't pass the exam this time, he is still young and still has a chance.

And now there is still a month before the first autumn session, he just needs to concentrate and review well before that, and don't have to force too much on the rest.

The most nervous person is Xiao Nianxun. As a child's mother, she naturally hopes that her child will succeed in the future. In addition, the shadow of Mu Jinhua's failure in the county exam is still in her heart, so for such an important exam as Qiu Wei She became even more nervous. In order to avoid affecting Mu Jinhua, Mu Jinxi secretly asked her mother to spend as little time as possible in front of her elder brother during this time, so as not to infect him with this nervous emotion.

So even though the people in Xiao's mansion were very concerned and nervous, on the surface they were still the same as usual, they didn't put any pressure on Mu Jinhua, they just did what they had to do.After the renovation of Mu Jinxi's red building was completed and other related matters were prepared, she was free for a while, and could sit down and deal with the affairs of Taohua Town.

The affairs in Peach Blossom Town are usually dealt with by the shopkeeper Zhang, and he will not write letters from thousands of miles to ask Mu Jinxi for instructions, but for some important matters, he will still write to Mu Jinxi for instructions, and will not make up his own mind , Mu Jinxi felt very good about shopkeeper Zhang, and felt more at ease in handing over the affairs of Taohua Town to him.

There was a little accident when picking the crystal bayberry, because the weather in June was changeable, and the people in the village were not prepared, and a heavy rain almost knocked down the ripe crystal bayberry.Fortunately, everyone worked together to get back most of them, but still lost a part, which may be about a hundred catties. Shopkeeper Zhang felt that it was a pity, and a lot of crystal bayberry wine could be brewed from these hundreds of catties of crystal bayberries. .

Originally, as the reputation of Peach Blossom Restaurant rose, more and more people ordered crystal bayberry wine in advance, but this year, this kind of trouble happened again, can you not be anxious?Although this piece of crystal bayberry fruit forest is well managed, the output is limited no matter what, and the fruit trees planted have not yet grown, so there is no hope. It depends on the previous fruit forest. Very precious, okay?
Although many people in Peach Blossom Town have drank it, they can only buy a little each time. It is not enough to drink, and it can only satisfy their cravings. As a result, they have to buy it every year. It is better if someone is tired of drinking. , but not yet!No one is tired of drinking it, but more and more people know about this crystal bayberry wine, and people from far away come over to buy it, and Mu Jinxi has gone to the capital, so she has to transport some to the capital, really What a disaster!
Then there is another important thing is the performances of the Yichun Academy Troupe. After half a year, the reputation of Yichun Academy is not only in Taohua Town, but also in the whole customs. Many big families, even officials The master wants to invite the Yichun Courtyard to sing opera in his mansion, maybe some county is holding some festivals, and he also wants to invite people from the Yichun Courtyard to sing an opera. Naturally, the opera that will be sung is a new play by Peach Blossom Restaurant.

But from the very beginning, Yichunyuan signed a contract with Peach Blossom Restaurant, without the permission of Peach Blossom Restaurant, they were not allowed to take outside jobs without permission. The people in Yichunyuan also kept their promises, and they were not moved by so many invitations.But shopkeeper Zhang felt that it was time for the people from Yichun Academy to sing opera outside the Peach Blossom Restaurant. After half a year of training, it was almost done.

Before Mu Jinxi came to the capital, she had told shopkeeper Zhang that when the time was right, the people from Yichun Courtyard could take over the outside work, but the people in the Peach Blossom Restaurant had to be responsible for picking up the work.To put it bluntly, the Peach Blossom Restaurant acted as the manager of the Yichunyuan theater troupe. The Peach Blossom Restaurant cultivated Yichunyuan and helped Yichunyuan build a reputation. Of course, it is impossible to let Yichunyuan sing in its own restaurant.

Shopkeeper Zhang wrote in a letter saying that now is a good opportunity to make Yichun Hospital more brilliant and famous!This opportunity is that the old lady of the governor's family is going to hold a birthday banquet. This old lady likes watching and listening to operas very much. The wife of the governor has already heard about the reputation of Yichun Courtyard, so she thought in her heart why not take this opportunity to give her a birthday party? The opera troupe from Yichun Academy was invited to the house to sing for the old lady on the day of the birthday banquet?

In this way, the old lady is happy, and they have fulfilled their filial piety. Secondly, it is also for their own selfishness. I have never heard of this troupe's play, but the acquaintances think that there is one of the wives by chance. After passing through Taohua Town, I heard it once when I was having dinner at the Peach Blossom Restaurant. In her words, after hearing it once, I don’t want to listen to other opera troupes anymore. .

It's not that she never thought about inviting this opera troupe to sing in her mansion, but whoever said that this Yichun Academy has a backer, they said, they don't take outside jobs, and if they want to listen to operas, they can only come to Taohua University Restaurant, follow the rules.

I can't afford to offend my backer, and I can only secretly regret it if I force myself not to come.

Oh, it's not that no one wanted to force it, but it was cleaned up before it could jump a few times. After trying a few times, no one wanted to touch this bad head.But it's impossible to say that I went to Peach Blossom Restaurant for dinner just to listen to a play, right?People in Taohua Town or nearby are fine, but what about people far away?That won't work!Quite a few people would chatter from time to time after they heard it once, especially those who had never heard of it before. They were listening to an opera. When people said that, they didn’t know whether to continue to listen to the opera in front of them or not. Not good to hear.

It’s okay to be so seductive all the time, right?The governor's wife had heard a lot, and her heart was itchy, thinking that no one else could invite her, but if her master invited her, no matter who was behind the Peach Blossom Restaurant, the master would always give some face, right?As for the madam, I went to tell the governor, the governor himself was very itchy, and after hearing what the madam said, he immediately felt that this method was very good, it was the best of both worlds, it fulfilled his filial piety and relieved his greed. It couldn't be better.

So Shopkeeper Zhang received the invitation, probably because he was afraid that Peach Blossom Restaurant would reject it. When Mrs. Governor sent someone to invite him, she was very polite. He just said that he had to ask his boss for instructions before he could give an answer.

No, shopkeeper Zhang's letter is now in Mu Jinxi's hands.

Mu Jinxi didn't think too long before she raised her pen and wrote back to shopkeeper Zhang, asking him to accept Mrs. Governor's invitation and casually send back her newly written play, but the play at this moment is not Water Margin. , but the Dream of Red Mansions, she also asked shopkeeper Zhang to give this new play to Junsheng, and told him to start practicing immediately after receiving the play, and sing this play when he went to celebrate his birthday.

The play she wrote is the play of Jia Mu's birthday banquet in Dream of the Red Chamber, of course, she made some changes.It is a new play and it is suitable for the occasion. It would be bad if you go to celebrate a birthday and sing Water Margin, but it would be appropriate to sing A Dream of Red Mansions.Water Margin has been sung for more than half a year, and it's time to change to a new play. Singing a new play can be a good way to promote it when I go to celebrate my birthday.

Yichun Courtyard was able to make such a big name in just over half a year, and it finally lived up to her expectations.Inspector, that’s about the same as a high-ranking official in modern times. Yichun Academy can attract the interest of the governor even if he hasn’t sung outside, so he spends all his time trying to invite Yichun Academy to sing operas for the old lady. It can be seen that Yichun Academy’s reputation has already grown To a certain extent, it was faster than she imagined.

Shopkeeper Zhang told her what needs to be dealt with, and she replied, and she didn't ask if she didn't say anything. The suspect doesn't need to be suspected. Since shopkeeper Zhang didn't say anything, it means that he thinks the matter can be handled by him, and there is no need to ask all the way. It's not a big deal for her, so let him deal with it if that's the case, otherwise, if you write to her and ask her about everything, the shopkeeper Zhang will be useless as an agent, and it will take time to send the letter quickly. Can't solve it?
Besides, there are Cuihua and Brother Mu, the two of them also write letters from time to time, especially Cuihua, who likes to write about everything, sometimes even a sow in the village gave birth to a few piglets Saying such things really made her dumbfounded.

Ah, in the letter, Cuihua accidentally slipped her mouth, saying that Cuihua's mother wanted Cuihua to get married, but Cuihua herself didn't seem to be very willing, and she was not very interested in talking about marriage. I can get a glimpse of it, otherwise, with Cuihua's personality, she will definitely talk about it at length.

When it came to marriage, she thought of Qiu Ju, and couldn't help but sigh.

Qiu Ju followed her to the capital, and I don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. If Qiu Ju can meet her beloved in the capital, that would be the best thing, but if not, wouldn't Qiu Ju's years be wasted in vain? ?Although Qiuju said that she hadn't thought about remarrying, maybe she just said that because she was just divorced at that time, her heart was hurt, and she said so in a moment of anger. What if she regrets it when she gets older?It may be too late by then.

After thinking about it, Mu Jinxi felt that she should find some time to have a good chat with Qiu Ju.If Qiu Ju is interesting, maybe she can ask her two cousins ​​to help her to pay attention. It is definitely impossible to marry into an official family, but the little cousin is in business, and maybe she knows some unmarried businessmen, so this one can marry Yes, country people don't feel that merchants are inferior and unmarriageable like the nobles in the capital.

Well, it was decided.

(End of this chapter)