Daji swallowed his saliva. He was not like Erji, who had practiced martial arts since he was young and had the ability to fly over walls and walls. Not long ago, Erji assisted the young master in handling a case. Even his good skills suffered some minor injuries. It took him half a month to recover. good. Letting yourself go is not courting death.
Thinking of this, he shuddered.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decisively chose to shut up, stood up neatly, jumped out of the carriage, and walked towards the shop.
Jiang Yinbai looked at Daji's leaving figure, but recalled in his heart the day of the Liu family's banquet. Across the long lake corridor, he saw the girl who had always been lingering in his memory from a distance, standing there. On the female side.
Dressed in gorgeous clothes, she walked among the ladies and ladies of the aristocratic families.
The eyebrows are curved, the skin is like the melted white snow of the snow-capped mountains, and the face is still as magnificent as before.
It's just that the free and innocent smile is no longer the same as before, and there are actually some traces of sadness between his eyebrows.
Thinking of her face, Jiang Yinbai couldn't help but feel a slight movement in his heart.
He quickly closed his eyes, and after a long while he raised his head and his eyes returned to a calm look, as if everything just now was an illusion.
Daji left for a few moments and then came back. He walked quickly to the carriage and said through the curtain: "Sir, I have spent some effort and found out clearly."
"Yes." Jiang Yinbai nodded obediently.
"The shopkeeper said that this maid is here to buy some materials for his wife."
"Material? What material."
Daji thought for a while, "The shopkeeper said that the material can be used to make incense and ointment for women. This material is somewhat scarce and the price is not cheap. Therefore, this maid has been here several times."
When Jiang Yinbai heard this, and when he saw the maid's depressed look just now, he sneered, "This shopkeeper is arrogant because of his talent. He must be raising prices to embarrass others."
"Hey, sir, how do you know? When the shopkeeper talked about the reason, he hesitated. It took me some effort to come up with the words. It turns out that the place that produces this material does not produce much today. And some of them were sold out in advance. The nobles bought it. The remaining batch will not arrive until next month, so the shopkeeper offered a sky-high price."
"Oh, go and tell the shopkeeper. If he doesn't want his master, Li Tongzhi, to have an outhouse outside, he will have trouble with the capital tomorrow at home, so he can easily come up with a price for him."
Daji was shocked. If this kind of family scandal spread, he might not even think about getting promoted in the future. Today, His Majesty attaches great importance to personal ethics. Anyone who has done something wrong will basically sit in that position until death.
But he didn't quite understand why the young master was helping this Wei family so much.
Could it be related to Mei Yuanqing, the father-in-law of the Wei family?
"Yes, sir, I'll do it right away."
Thinking that Wei Jingwei, who had been pampered and raised, now had to look at people's faces when buying anything in Beijing, the anger in his heart couldn't be vented. His slender white hands squeezed and let go, going back and forth several times. Second-rate.
Wei Jingwei officially started taking housekeeping lessons with Mei Xiaoqin today. Mei Xiaoqin was very diligent this time and came to her yard early in the morning to wait.
He didn't even get angry when his servants said that Wei Jingwei was still eating and dressing up. Instead, she rarely said that she could wait and let her sister-in-law take her time.
The servant waiting outside the hospital conveyed these words to Su'er, and Su'er informed Wei Jingwei.
She touched a strand of her hair with a slight smile on her face, "Mei Xiaoqin is a lot smarter now."
"She wanted something from the lady, so she learned well." Su'er replied while carefully combing Wei Jingwei's satin-like hair with a comb.
"I have nothing to do today, so just help me comb my hair into a simple bun."
"Yes, Miss." Su'er shook his head and smiled. Miss was the most lazy person in the boudoir, but after marrying into the Mei Mansion, she became busy everywhere. Now it finally looks a bit like it used to.
After washing up, Wei Jingwei finally asked Su'er to call Mei Xiaoqin in.
She was wearing a pink skirt. As soon as she came in, it was as if the previous unpleasantness didn't exist. She walked up to Wei Jingwei in a few steps and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law. I've been waiting for you for a long time. What are we going to learn today?"
Su'er's eyes flashed with contempt, there were no rules at all! This young lady from the Mei family has not behaved herself since she has been in the capital for such a long time. She does not know how to greet her sister-in-law when she sees her. Seeing the big family like the Mei family, the most important thing she should learn is the rules!
Seeing that she looked very familiar, Wei Jingwei frowned and gently pulled his hand out of her arm, saying softly: "I don't think my sister is too impatient to imitate the head of the house and manage things. Let's learn the rules first."
Mei Xiaoqin immediately became unhappy, "Sister-in-law, maybe she doesn't want to teach me, otherwise why would I always be pushed back if I want to learn to be a housekeeper?"
"In this aristocratic family, one thing is that the housekeeper understands the general affairs. Does my sister know what the other thing is?"
Mei Xiaoqin sat down carelessly at the bottom, thought for a while, and said nonchalantly: "Playing chess, calligraphy and painting? Women training women's rings?"
But she was very disdainful in her heart. What's the use of learning these things? After getting married, you still have to look at the face of your husband's family. The most important thing is to be able to control your husband, otherwise you will end up like Wei Jingwei.
Wei Jingwei shook her head gently, "No. What the family also values is rules."
"Sister-in-law, this rule is nothing more than greetings and greetings. Could it be possible to imitate a flower?"
Seeing that she was very unconcerned, Wei Jingwei laughed at her ignorance in her heart and continued: "Do you know the details of saluting and greeting my sister? The movements, pace, shape of a woman's walking, eating, sleeping, talking, and holding things, regardless of every Everyone in the family is very particular about how to behave. Many women have been practicing these since they were born and could walk. Whether they have learned to practice or not, they will know it after walking around twice. "
Hearing this, Mei Xiaoqin thought of the ladies from aristocratic families who she used to play with, who always ridiculed her for being unruly and vulgar behind her back, and said seriously: "Then I'll start practicing now!"
Seeing that she was really interested, Wei Jingwei said with a smile: "Then I will send a letter of divorce to my grandmother. The nuns around her are well-known in Beijing, and they are best at teaching rules and manners. There will be nuns there then." Help me, my sister will definitely learn it soon."
"Okay, then I'll wait for grandma to come."
After Mei Xiaoqin finished speaking, she left on the grounds that she got up too early and was tired.
As soon as Lian'er waited for her to leave, she frowned and said, "Miss. Do you really want to help her?"
Wei Jingwei looked at the door with faint eyes and said calmly: "Learning the rules is not easy. Besides, she is still at this age and has missed the best time to study. In addition, she has an arrogant personality and cannot endure hardships. I believe her If you can’t hold on for a few days, you’ll give up.”
"But doesn't the young lady want to hand over the power of housekeeping?"
Wei Jingwei slammed the account book she was holding on the table with a cold voice.
"It's just that I suddenly discovered something. I have to investigate this clearly before handing over the mess."
