Fortunately, Zhao Ruolan was a generous person and knew that this matter could not only be completed in the mansion, so he generously gave Shi Yun five hundred taels of silver to handle the matter. Five hundred taels, if Shi Yun runs away with it now and buys a small house somewhere else...
Forget it, I can't think about it anymore. Her contract of sale is still in Zhao Ruolan's hands. Furthermore, she knew Zhao Ruolan’s biggest secret, could Zhao Ruolan be willing to let her escape? If caught, he would be dead.
Shi Yun thought for a moment and took fifty taels of silver to find the middle-aged man and woman from before - the one who said he was her biological parents.
During this period, although she had no intention of acknowledging her relatives, the two would give something from time to time, which was not expensive. Today it was a little snack, tomorrow it was a pair of insoles, and the day after tomorrow it was a wooden hairpin or something like that. . Shi Yun was not one to take other people's things without repaying the favor, so after these two visits, she really moved around a lot. The couple also talked about where their home was.
Shi Yun walked along the road and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the small bookstore in front of him, reading his account book, and a young man arranging the bookshelf. When she entered the door, the middle-aged man looked up with surprise on his face: "Why are you here?"
Then he called to the young man: "This is your sister. Didn't you always say you wanted to meet her before?"
The young man also came over quickly: "Sister? Let's go to our house. Mom is at home now. If she knows you are coming, she will be happy."
The accidents and surprises of these two people did not seem to be fake. For a moment, Shi Yun felt a little guilty. If they were really her biological parents, would this be considered taking advantage of her? But then she became cruel and she was definitely not her biological parents.
The bookstore had a back door, and Shi Yun followed the father and son through the back door to the small courtyard behind. The middle-aged woman was hanging clothes. Her family had a little money, but she was not rich. You can hire a mother-in-law to cook and sweep the floor, but middle-aged women also have to help from time to time.
When he saw Shi Yun, his behavior was even more exaggerated than that of a middle-aged man, and his eyes immediately turned red. There was a young boy in the room who was reading a book. He came out when he heard the noise and looked at Shi Yun curiously. Based on what the couple had said before, Shi Yun could easily tell that the boy in front of him was Shi Yun's eldest brother. , this is Shi Yun’s second brother. The former is seventeen years old, the latter is sixteen years old, and Shi Yun is now fifteen years old.
One a year, this is really... Shi Yun was speechless in her heart, and then said hello one by one.
The whole family was surrounding her, asking how they were doing in the Third Prince's Mansion, how much food and clothing they had, and how the masters were. Then they asked Shi Yun if she had enough money, if she had anything to buy, and if she wanted to change it. Did you get the deed of betrayal?
Shi Yun answered one by one, then looked at the middle-aged woman: "I have something to do..."
The middle-aged woman understood immediately, stood up and pulled Shi Yun inside. The doors and windows were not closed, not because there were too many servants in their house, but because they were afraid that the two young men would be naughty and have to eavesdrop.
"You also know that the third prince's concubine and Mrs. Gu are biological sisters. But these two sisters had some unpleasantness before they got married, so now that Mrs. Gu comes back, she is a little bit targeting the third prince's concubine." Shi Yun said simply. He said a few sentences: "Our princess is a little angry and wants to know about Mrs. Gu's recent temperament."
She held the middle-aged woman's hand: "But in the prince's palace, she doesn't dare to do anything now, for fear of being discovered by the third prince, so she left this matter to me."
"You and...the whole family don't need to come forward, nor do you need to go out of your way to inquire. You only use money to bribe a few beggars and the like. You just stare at the door of the Gu family every day to see if Mrs. Gu goes out and where she goes after going out. "
She knew that this family was a common people, so she added: "Don't come up to say hello, don't ask too many questions, and don't ask about the affairs of the Gu family. Just check whether Mrs. Gu has gone out and where she has gone. Just these two things are enough." enough."
After a pause, he said with concern: "After all, the Gu family is a family of officials, especially the guard servants. I heard that they all retired from the battlefield. They must be very keen on spying on others. You are ordinary people. Once you are I found that it is very possible to... offend someone and not get along well, so take care of yourself, safety is the most important thing, okay?"
The middle-aged woman pondered the matter in her mind and nodded: "This matter is easy. Don't worry. The task assigned to you by the third prince and concubine is our family's business. I will definitely ask you about it later. Clearly. You don’t know. You don’t have to keep an eye on the Gu family’s door for this matter. Since the Gu family is not easy to keep an eye on, then ask the people at the market. There are also people in the capital who specialize in that kind of business..."
After a pause, she explained: "It's just a wealthy family, who has a banquet, and when."
Shi Yun's eyes suddenly widened: "Is there such a thing?" Can she go directly to buy the news about the Gu family?
"It's just a time and place, and it's also to look for business opportunities. This kind of information has always been hidden. With a business scale like ours, we will definitely not be able to find out. It's also like a dim sum shop like the Jin family or a restaurant like the Dragon Phoenix House. , to find out a little bit."
The Jin family's dim sum shop is the most famous dim sum shop in the capital. It is said to be a century-old tradition and has been in existence for two dynasties. It is also the largest dim sum shop in the capital.
Restaurants like Longfeng Tower are said to have a palace background. Some people had previously speculated that it was a restaurant opened by the eldest prince, but Shi Yun didn't know whether it was.
Holding a banquet definitely requires snacks and drinks, and many people even need to make new clothes and jewelry in advance, so the news of a banquet is a very valuable business news. Those who can get this news must not be ordinary businessmen.
"But our family still has some connections and channels in the market. As long as we are willing to spend money, this matter will probably be no problem." The middle-aged woman said, which could be regarded as comforting Shi Yun: "If you ask around twice, you can get it done. Now that you have inquired everything, just go back and wait, I will visit you in three to five days."
Shi Yun immediately stuffed the banknote in her hand: "This matter requires money, and I can't let you put it in for free. Don't refuse, this money is not mine, it's our prince's concubine who works for me. "
After giving a full three hundred taels to the middle-aged woman, she stood up, hesitated, and said, "Thank you, mother."
The middle-aged woman was stunned and tears fell down: "What did you call me?" Ever since they came to the door and revealed Shi Yun's identity, Shi Yun had not acknowledged them, let alone called her father and mother. They even avoid meeting each other.
This, this is really... this mother, the people who listen to her feel so sad in their hearts.
Shi Yun pursed her lips, but she wasn't calling her mother anyway. Oh, it's okay to call her mom. Anyway, she didn't have a mother since she was a child, so she just got a cheap mother.
She turned around and went out without saying a word. A middle-aged man was waiting at the back door with his two sons. Shi Yun went over and saluted: "Dad, eldest brother, second brother, I'll leave first."
Before the three people could react, she turned aside and entered the front bookstore. Seeing that no one was in the room and there were no suspicious sights on the road, she hurried to the other side. ,
The middle-aged man stood at the door for a while before a silly smile appeared on his face: "Did you hear that?"
The older one nodded quickly: "I heard her, she called me big brother."
The younger one hummed twice: "You also call me second brother."
The middle-aged man was about to speak when he heard his wife shouting from inside. He quickly raised his hand and patted each of his two sons on the head: "Hurry up and do your homework. If you become successful in the future, you can support your sister."
When Shi Yun left the bookstore, she did not go back directly to the Third Prince's Mansion. Instead, she first went to Jin's dim sum shop and bought some salty dim sum. Then she went to Longfeng Restaurant and bought two large dishes, rock sugar pork elbows. and sweet and sour fish.
After buying it, I went to the carriage shop leisurely.
She directly revealed her identity: "I am from the Third Prince's Mansion. As for our princess, we plan to use a carriage in a while. Unfortunately, the carriage in the mansion happened to be broken down, so I wanted to rent your carriage. Do your family have the equipment?" A carriage worthy of our status as princess?”
"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper said quickly: "We have a mahogany carriage here. It is made entirely of mahogany and is very spacious. Please come with me and take a look."
The carriage was very luxurious. Not only was the wood used well, but the carvings were also very exquisite. In addition to the small table placed inside, the gems inlaid on the door, and the splendid curtains, you could tell at a glance that it was worth a lot of money.
Shi Yun looked around and then asked: "Has anyone else ridden in this carriage recently? Our princess is a clean person and doesn't like to use things that have just been used by others. If this carriage has been used by others, then …”
The shopkeeper smiled hurriedly and said: "As you said, we rent carriages..." All carriages are for business, so it is impossible for them to be used by absolutely no one.
He quickly said: "But we clean it well every time. Look, is it very clean inside and out? I guarantee you won't find any dust, even the wheels , we have all been washed properly."
It looks really clean and seems to be shining.
Shi Yun asked again: "Are there any other carriages?"
Yes, there are. Carriage shops are engaged in the car rental business. Even if few people rent such expensive carriages - most families who can afford to rent such carriages can afford to buy carriages. But we can't have a noble person come, because we are not prepared to push this business out, right? One noble person's business is worth hundreds of ordinary businesses. The most important thing is connections.
