When the inn saw this man wearing armor and looking upright, he must be no ordinary person. He greeted him with a smile and said, "He's here. Look, Uncle Li is eating at that table."
Li Zhentian stood up to see who was looking for him. When he got closer, he recognized the person at a glance. It was the guard Yang who led the siege of Wang Jien with Liu Zhan in the imperial edict pavilion. Li Zhentian thought: This man is from the emperor, why is he here?
When Guard Yang saw Li Zhentian, he clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I am Yang Fan, the infantry commander of the Guards. I have come to see Master Li on the orders of the Emperor."
Li Zhentian said: "It's just a gift of silver, why is there such a big battle?"
Sister You walked out from behind Guard Yang and said, "Today is not just about returning the silver. I also brought something else as ordered by the emperor." She said to the people behind her, "Bring it up."
I saw four people walking over carrying two heavy boxes. Sister You said, "These are the 8,000 taels that Mrs. Li used that day. I will return them here in full."
Ouyang Lan saw Sister You and came over with Feng, mother and son, and said, "Shopkeeper You, you came just in time. Now that mother and daughter are here, you must apologize to them."
"This..." Sister You hesitated when she saw Feng and her daughter.
"What's wrong, Shopkeeper You, are you in trouble?"
Feng said: "Forget it, Mrs. Li."
Ouyang Lan said stubbornly: "We can't forget it. You all are here today, so we must let her apologize to you."
Seeing Ouyang Lan's reluctance, Sister You slowly said to Feng, "I'm sorry. Madam, the past few days were our fault. I would like to apologize to you and your daughter." But there was something in these words. There was no trace of guilt. Then Sister You said to Ouyang Lan: "Mrs. Li, are you satisfied?"
Ouyang Lan could tell that Shopkeeper You was not truly repentant, but that was all she could do at the moment, to give Feng and her daughter an explanation. Ouyang Lan said angrily: "Put the money here and you can leave."
Shopkeeper You responded with a smile and said, "Mrs. Li, this is too hasty. I came here today not only to return the silver coins, but also to give you and Master Li two valuable items as ordered by the emperor and empress."
Shopkeeper You waved his hand, and saw two maids walking forward with two boxes respectfully in their hands. Shopkeeper You opened the two boxes, and two gorgeous clothes appeared in front of everyone. In one box was a black gold silk cloak, and in the other was a light yellow blue silk skirt, both of which were inlaid with gold, jewels and jade. Shopkeeper You said: "These two clothes are specially prepared by the emperor and the empress for you and Mr. Li. Please try them on. If there is anything inappropriate, I need to take them back and order someone to modify them."
Li Zhentian was not in a hurry to take out his clothes and asked Shopkeeper You, "Please tell me, Shopkeeper You, what does this mean?"
Shopkeeper You said: "Master Li, you still remember that you promised the emperor yesterday to establish a chamber of commerce."
"Remember."
"The emperor will hold a coronation ceremony five days later and announce the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce. You must attend. These are the clothes specially prepared by the emperor and his wife for you and his wife."
Li Zhentian bowed respectfully to Shopkeeper You and said, "I see, then I would like to ask Shopkeeper You to thank the Emperor and the Empress for me."
"Okay. Then please ask Master Li and Mrs. Li to try it out. If there is anything inappropriate, you need to modify it quickly." Shopkeeper You said to the maid: "Don't send the clothes to Master Li's room yet! "
Li Zhentian hugged Ouyang Lan and pushed him back to the room to try on clothes. Such a large formation naturally attracted many people to watch, and Li Zhentian's side wife Mrs. Zhou was no exception. I was resting in the house, but when I heard the noise outside, I came out to check. At first glance, he saw that he was actually looking for Li Zhentian. Then he got closer and realized that this matter had nothing to do with his side chamber, and his face was full of disappointment. However, none of this escaped Sister Nayou's eyes.
Li Zhentian and Ouyang Lan went upstairs to try on clothes. Sister You walked up to Mrs. Zhou and asked, "Who is this lady?"
Mrs. Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "I am the side wife of Master Li, Mrs. Zhou."
Sister You suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Mrs. Li Er." Sister You said: "She has a beautiful appearance and dignified appearance. Master Li is really lucky."
"You're flattered. My sister is the one."
Sister You introduced herself: "I am Shopkeeper You of Zuichun Tower, people call me Sister You." Then she retorted: "Mrs. Li Er's words are wrong. If you talk about appearance, Mrs. Li is indeed better than you. But when it comes to etiquette and manners, as well as being a prosperous husband and managing the household, I think Mrs. Li Er is ten times better than Mrs. Li. Alas, what a pity."
Mrs. Zhou's face became extremely ugly. She was originally dissatisfied with Ouyang Lan, but at this time, Sister You said with regret and gritted her teeth.
Li Zhentian and Ouyang Lan tried on their clothes and came over.
"It seems that they have already tried it. Mrs. Li Er, I'll excuse you now." Sister You said and wanted to go to Li Zhentian.
As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. When Li Zhentian and his wife put on these clothes, their figure and demeanor immediately rose to several levels. Li Zhentian's black cloak was embroidered with golden dragon patterns. He looked extraordinary in temperament. Coupled with Li Zhentian's already strong figure, he looked even more majestic. stern. Ouyang Lan is wearing a light yellow dress with blue silk on her body. There are countless jewels inlaid on her body, especially the square jade belt around her waist, which shows her gorgeous appearance.
"Mom! You look so beautifully dressed!" Li Yu leaned over, looked at his mother and praised her.
Ouyang Lan smiled and said proudly: "How pretty!"
"Yeah!" Li Yu said, grabbing the hem of his mother's skirt with his little hands.
Ouyang Lan patted Li Yu's hand lightly and said, "Don't grab it randomly. This is a very valuable thing."
Sister You came over and said to Li Zhentian and his wife, "It looks like it fits you very well. Master Li is tall and straight, with extraordinary bearing. Many generals may not have your majesty. Mrs. Li is even more graceful, dignified and generous." ." Then his voice rose several times and he said: "Especially this jade belt, made of fine Lantian jade. The finishing touch of this outfit." This allowed Mrs. Zhou on the other side to hear clearly. .
Guard Yang came over and said, "Okay. It seems there is no problem. Let's take our leave then. These guards and servants are for your use." Yang Fan pointed to the neatly lined up people at the door.
Li Zhentian waved his hand and said: "How can we use so many people? Besides, there is no place for them to live."
Yang Fan said: "Don't worry, Master Li. The emperor has already given instructions and has booked the entire inn for your use. There is no need to worry about the cost or anything like that."
Li Zhentian said: "Then I'll trouble you. Thank the Emperor for me."
Yang Fan said: "It's nothing. I was also ordered to do something. Since there is no problem here, Shopkeeper You and I will go back to resume our duties."
"Okay, then you have a good trip."
Guard Yang clasped his fists to say goodbye, and left the inn with Shopkeeper You. After Li Zhentian sent Guard Yang away, he suddenly trembled. When he turned around, he saw Ouyang Lan folding his arms and looking straight at him. Li Zhentian smiled and said, "Madam, what you wear looks really good."
Ouyang Lan said: "Let's not talk about whether the clothes are beautiful or not. Why does the emperor want to give you clothes? It's the shopkeeper of Zui Chun House who sent them to you!"
Li Zhentian thought, why did this woman fall out so quickly? She had just been immersed in these gorgeous clothes, and suddenly questioned herself. Then he recounted to Ouyang Lan what the emperor told him about the Chamber of Commerce after Ouyang Lan left yesterday.
After hearing this, Ouyang Lan pondered for a while and said, "In other words, is it the emperor's intention?"
"Yes."
Ouyang Lan murmured: "I always feel like something is wrong. But I can't say anything. Forget it, arrange these people first."
Li Zhentian said doubtfully: "What are the arrangements?"
"Here!" Then he pointed with his head at the two rows of people standing neatly at the door of the inn. There are six people in the front row, wearing armor and serving as guards. Behind them are five servants on the left and five maids on the right.
Li Zhentian looked at these people and said, "Then you make the arrangements."
"Okay." Ouyang Lan responded. Ouyang Lan began to deploy personnel. Ouyang Lan comes from the Zhuren sect, which has many people. She has followed her father and two elder brothers since she was a child, and she has been exposed to it and has some management experience. From these three groups of people, a more mature person was selected as the temporary foreman and arranged what they had to do. After arranging all this, he stood in front of the two rows of people, held his fists in salute, and said to these people: "You have been working hard these days, and I hope you will fulfill your responsibilities." These words relaxed the nervousness of these people. Some. When they saw Ouyang Lan arrogantly facing Shopkeeper You, they felt that the person they were going to serve this time was a vicious, arrogant and unreasonable person.
After Li Zhentian saw that Ouyang Lan had made arrangements, he planned to take Ouyang Lan back to the room to change his clothes. Mu Lan came over and said, "Madam, you haven't arranged for me yet."
Ouyang Lan sneered and said, "I have arranged it for you. You are different from them. You still follow Jian Xin. She will teach you what to do."
Jian Xin on the side said: "Okay. Then leave her to me. But what we need to do now is to change their clothes. Since they are already members of our Yinlong Villa, this image cannot be like this."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Lan looked at her clothes with embarrassment.
Ouyang Lan said happily: "Okay, after dinner, I will take them to buy some clothes."
Jian Xin responded: "Okay." Then Ouyang Lan and Li Zhentian took the other maids back to the room.
After dinner, Jian Xin and Feng's family planned to go out to buy clothes. This made Li Yu on the side extremely envious and cast a longing look.
Mu Lan said to Jian Xin: "Aunt Xin, let's bring Master Li Yu with us."
Jian Xin said jokingly: "I don't dare to take him with me now. If he gets lost again, my wife will probably kill me."
After hearing this, Li Yu quickly promised: "Aunt Xin! Don't worry, I will never run around this time."
Jian Xin said with a half-smile, "Really? I won't take you with me even here."
Li Yu pulled Jian Xin's clothes and refused to let go, saying, "Aunt Xin, just take me with you."
Mu Lan volunteered and said, "Aunt Xin, this time, I will watch him and won't let him run around."
"Yes, yes. Aunt Xin, let her look at me this time!"
"Okay. I have to ask your mother if you can go out. If she doesn't nod, just stay in the inn." Jian Xin poked Li Yu's little head with his hand.
Li Yu stuck out his tongue and said, "Aunt Xin, I'll go with you."
"No, just wait for me here."
