After Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Yan left, Chu Mingzhu threw several teacups angrily. Seeing that she had finished throwing, her confidant girl Taohong called the girl kneeling outside to come in and clean, and scolded them a few times, asking them to keep an eye on the house from now on. Now, let no one else enter the princess's house.
The little girl quickly confessed her crime, packed her things and went out.
It stands to reason that when the master punishes someone by kneeling down, he must wait until he is allowed to stand up.
However, now there are not so many replacement girls in the Anlehou Mansion, and the sweepers in the outer courtyard cannot come in easily. Chu Mingzhu's original two maids were Taohong and Luliu, and Luliu was sold by the guards.
One of the second-class girls was punished by kneeling just now, and the other is not on duty now and has gone back to rest. Two of the four rough servant girls are working, and the other two are assigned to Mrs. Xiao and her mother-in-law.
After all this, Chu Mingzhu was running out of money. Although Concubine Chu looked prominent, money was used everywhere in the palace. In the past, her natal family was prosperous and they would send money to the palace from time to time. Of course, she lived a comfortable life. Now, she takes care of herself. I'm struggling to take care of Chu Mingzhu, so it would be nice if I could take care of important matters.
Regarding Xiao Yan, if Chu Wei and his wife were still alive, there would be no need for her to come forward. Her mother would have to have these two scoundrels driven out of the house!
But now, I don't have the support of my parents. In order to leave a good impression on Xiao Yi, I have to deal with this kind of rogue. I don't dare to punish a little girl too much.
Chu Mingzhu once again felt the gap between front and back, and she lay on the table and cried again in grievance.
Taohong felt bad, but there was nothing she could do. They had no other income now and relied entirely on the salary of the princess and Anlehou. But with that little salary, to support such a family, the princess occasionally had to buy clothes and jewelry. , I really can’t afford to support more people!
In this regard, it was Chu Mingzhu who also held Chu Jinyu's salary, and concubine Chu rewarded her with points during festivals, so that Chu Mingzhu could maintain her dignity as the princess.
Luliu never came back, and the wet nurse took leave to see her daughter who had gone to Xinzheku in place of Chu Mingzhu and suffered for several years. Now the only one who can talk to her is Taohong.
Chu Mingzhu had cried enough, and Taohong stepped forward to fix her makeup. Chu Mingzhu then made Xie Yushu into glass, which became something that everyone in the capital was fighting for. She was even listed as an imperial merchant by the emperor, and she said angrily.
"You said she is a village girl and an abandoned woman, so why should she catch up with all the good things!
If Xiao Yi comes back and knows that she is so capable, will she..."
"I don't want me anymore" Chu Mingzhu couldn't say these four words.
However, as Taohong was her personal maid, even if she didn't say it out loud, she could still guess that they were close, so she comforted her.
"No, General Xiao is a man who values friendship and keeps his word. The old general was kind to him. He not only taught him kung fu but also cultivated him. He will never forget this kindness.
If he hadn't stopped serving as an official, he would have rescued the young marquis and hid in a mountain nest.
Master, you and he are childhood sweethearts, brothers and sisters. How could he forget you because of a country girl or that glass thing?
If you relax your mind and raise yourself beautifully, no matter how great that village girl is and how good she is at making money, she can't compare to you.
People have always said that a hero has a hard time being a beauty, but no one has ever heard of anyone saying that a hero deserves a money bag! "
Taohong's words made Chu Mingzhu feel more at ease. Thinking about it, even if Xie Yushu became an imperial merchant, she would no longer be Xiao Yi's wife. Since she still couldn't kill Xie Yushu, she might as well keep her pretty. , eight blocks away from that village girl, Xiao Yi would naturally not look at her again.
Chu Mingzhu, who finally regained some confidence, finally returned to normal. While looking at the rouge and gouache on the dressing box, thinking about whether to change her makeup to a better one, she asked Taohong to send someone to Tai'an Mansion to see Xiao Yuanhang. What is going on in the case? By the way, I want to know about Luliu and the eight people.
And the people who went to Tai'an Mansion were not just the fifth prince and Chu Mingzhu. In the first month of the year, everyone visited each mansion and knew everything they needed to know. Several other royal merchants also took notice of the news. After all, everyone with a brain knew about this glass. Even though he was a living money bag, he wanted to see if he could get a piece of the glass that suddenly became famous in the capital.
Tai'an Mansion
Xie Yushu didn't know that the capital had sent several waves of people to investigate her, and she didn't know that she was now the newly minted fifth emperor of Daqi.
Of course he is also the poorest imperial merchant!
Without him, the other four imperial merchants have accumulated wealth over several lifetimes, and they have given countless gold and silver to the treasury to obtain the imperial merchant card. Whichever one they picked up would be stamped on in their respective hometowns, and the earth would shake. Trembling character!
Only she, with a stroke of genius, donated a few carts of glass, became an imperial merchant, and the emperor personally invested in the shares, so that others who wanted to make plans secretly did not dare to act rashly, so they had to send someone to see it in spite of the wind and snow, haha Let's see if we can share some of the dregs.
Although she could guess that when the glass appeared, it would definitely be popular and she would not worry about selling it, but she really didn't dare to think about it to the imperial merchants. She still knew how much she weighed, so she sent the glass to the palace first.
But she didn't dare think that the emperor would directly support her in a big way.
Of course, not only did she not dare to think about it, but Han Zhongyu also didn't dare to think about it, because in the past dynasties, no emperor had personally used his own money to do business with peasant girls and use his money to charge the treasury!
(Emperor Qingyuan: Isn’t there such a business of picking up money with sacks in the past? Their bad luck is my fault!)
So the biggest idea they had was that Emperor Qingyuan was overjoyed when he saw the glass and rewarded Yushu with a few thousand taels of silver. Well, according to Emperor Qingyuan's picky temperament, three thousand taels could not be more.
Then I will give you some fabric jewelry. At most, I will give you a word or something, and you will have to pay an additional 10% to 20% tax.
(I have to say that the emperor and his ministers see each other through!)
Therefore, the two of them, who were probably in the right mind, spent the New Year with peace of mind after sending the glass away, without even thinking about what was going on in the capital.
However, since the villa has something, it is still necessary to strengthen the defense. Xie Yushu is thinking about upgrading the weapons and adding more manpower after the New Year. However, she has been working hard for half a year now, so she should have a good New Year first!
During the Chinese New Year, Han Zhongyu got his wish and stayed at the Xie Yushu Villa. Not only he, but also his right-hand man, Han Zhong, Han Yi, Lan Ting and his secret guards all stayed at the Villa with him.
As for what excuse you have in mind?
Of course, the cook in the house is sick and can’t cook the New Year’s meal!
Han Zhongyu came up with such a poor excuse after thinking about it for half the night, sneaking to the cook's house and punching two holes in the window paper.
The secret guards who were watching the night collectively retracted their heads into their big wolfskin cloaks before they believed his lies!
As a result, Lan Ting carried out the most embarrassing mission in his secret guard career, going to get medicine from Xie Yushu.
There was nothing I could do about it, those brats knew something was up with him when they glanced at him, so they flirted with him!
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Xie Yushu was stunned when she saw Lan Ting, thinking that something had happened to Han Zhongyu.
What's the reason for the dignified leader of the secret guards to come over on New Year's Eve?
Lanting touched his nose embarrassedly and said
"The cook in my house is infected with wind and cold. He has a headache, his nose is smelling, he is coughing, he can't smell anything, and he can't cook the New Year's dinner.
My subordinates are afraid that we adults will not have enough to eat, so I come to you to ask for some medicine to control the cold. "
