MTL - Little Cardamom-Chapter 20

Because of the gift of marriage, Ming Tan lost his appetite for several days. No one noticed that she was in a bad mood, not to mention the high-profile decorations, everyone in the mansion was beaming with You Rong.

On the day when the marriage was bestowed, the servants of the whole family tripled their monthly money for this month. The little girls went out to buy rouge gouache, and when they heard that it was from the Jinganhou Mansion, the shopkeeper even sold it and gave it away, insisting on stuffing it with two boxes of sweet-scented osmanthus oil.

There was an endless stream of door-to-door congratulatory presents, all kinds of titles couldn't stop them, and invitations to Pei's family and several young ladies from the Ming family were also piled up like snowflakes.

If it is said that Ming Tan is the youngest ancestor of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, but now he is the great ancestor. The eyes of the whole family are all looking at the Zhaoshuiyuan, fearing that she doesn't ask too much and can't show how dedicated she is. .

"...By the way, the little girls sweeping outside the courtyard are all so beautiful. They have straightened their backs when they go out these few days. Anyone who sees an eleven or twelve-year-old girl will call her sister. Miss, do you think it's funny or not. "

While combing Ming Tan's hair, Lu'e chattered endlessly: "The maidservant and Su Xin have also been honored by the miss, Jinxiufang and Cuojin Pavilion have given clothes and jewelry to the maidservant and Suxin.

"Miss, you don't even know. It's heard that Princess Dingbei is very fond of Jinxiufang and Cuojinge's clothes, and they all rush to Jinxiufang and Cuojinge to order things. It's the beginning of the next year!

"Of course, no matter how good the business is, making things for the lady is the most important thing. The shopkeeper of the Golden Pavilion has already said that this time I want to polish a new look for the lady. The lady will definitely like it!"

It's also rare for Su Xin to catch up with Lu E's words: "What's so strange about this, the young lady is the benefactor of the Golden Pavilion, they are always close to the young lady and do their best."

What Su Xin said is correct, Jinxiufang Cuojinge and Mingtan indeed have a deep relationship.

Two years ago, Ming Tan figured out a new style by himself, and entrusted Wangzhu Pavilion, which was very prosperous at that time, to make a golden jade blessing hairpin with lace, and prepared to add makeup to his cousin who was about to get married.

Because she didn't want people to know her make-up ceremony in advance, she specially concealed her name when she sent her maid to Wangzhu Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, Wangzhu Pavilion is used to serving dishes, and it is natural to be respectful when making jewelry for the Hou Mansion. It can be seen that the maidservant who came to order the hairpin was dressed plainly and looked unfamiliar, so she thought she was an ordinary wealthy family, and assigned the work to the craftsman at will. apprentice.

That apprentice is not good at skills and likes to make Qiaoer lazy and cut corners. When the hairpin was finished and sent back to Ming Tan, Ming Tan saw something was wrong at a glance.

At the moment, she didn't have a seizure, so she just found other good things to add makeup, and asked Cuojin Pavilion, which had just opened and had a cold business at that time, to make a hairpin according to the original style.

A few days later, at the flower viewing feast, a group of noble ladies chatted about the clothes and jewelry they had recently acquired. She took out two hairpins for people to comment on. craftsmanship.

In fact, there are some things that ordinary people don't see any difference, but these noble ladies are poisonous, whether the materials are good or not, and whether they are fine or not, they can be seen at a glance.

But overnight, the Wangzhu Pavilion, which is usually very popular, quietly became indifferent among the ladies of the famous family.

Some official ladies and rich household ladies also gradually discovered that the jewelry in Wangzhu Pavilion was no longer fashionable, and everyone turned their heads to pursue the newly opened Cuojin Pavilion in the north of the city, and the business of Wangzhu Pavilion plummeted even more visible to the naked eye.

Behind Cuojinge and Jinxiufang is the same owner. At the beginning, Ming Tan's few words made Cuo Jinge gain a firm foothold among the many jewelry shops in Shangjing. The owner and shopkeeper were very grateful, and they always devoted themselves to Jing'an Houfu's affairs.

Now that Ming Tan has become the Princess of Zhun Ding Bei, the two shops have risen with the tide because of Ming Tan's favor. As Su Xin said, it is very common to be in front of others to polish her face carefully.

It's just that Su Xin Lu Calyx, including Ming Tan, don't know, this time's dedication is not the same as in the past -

"Wh... what? Your Majesty gave the prince a marriage? The princess is that one, the young lady of the Jing'an Hou Mansion?" Uncle Fu, the chief steward of the Dingbei Palace, was so surprised that his eyes stared straight when he heard the news of the marriage.

But the boy who replied always felt that there seemed to be some inexplicable joy in Uncle Fu's surprise, he bent down respectfully, and replied: "Uncle Fu, it is absolutely true, the imperial decree has been announced, and everyone in the capital probably knows it by now." gone."

Uncle Fu heard the words, got up and walked around a few times with his hands behind his back, thinking to himself: "The imperial decree bestows marriage, so the prince is willing to marry himself? If the prince is not willing, His Majesty will not grant the marriage..."

Thinking about it this way, Uncle Fu nodded, thinking that this matter is very reliable.

When Jiang Xu returned home in the evening, Uncle Fu looked for the reason to deliver the account book and observed Jiang Xu's expression for a while.

The prince of their family didn't seem to be in any danger, so he boldly asked again: "My lord, I heard that the Holy Majesty gave you a marriage with the fourth lady of the Jing'an Houfu?"

Jiang Xu didn't look through the account books, but just raised his eyes and said, "Uncle Fu, just say what you want."

"Then the old slave said it?" Uncle Fu probed, and seeing Jiang Xu's acquiescence, he straightened up and said vividly, "The old slave thinks that the marriage bestowed by the Holy Spirit is very good! My lord, you are usually busy with military affairs. Pay attention to these ladies from aristocratic families, but this old slave knows that this young lady from the Ming family is the best among the beauties in the capital! The most important thing is that this young lady from the Ming family is extremely kind!"

kind?

Jiang Xu glanced at Uncle Fu.

"Does your lord know about the newly opened Golden Pavilion in our mansion two years ago?"

The palace has a lot of properties, and they are usually managed by Uncle Fu and some trustworthy stewards, so Jiang Xu has no time to remember what to do.

Uncle Fu didn't expect him to know, so he continued: "Two years ago, just after the opening of the Golden Pavilion, there was a war in the north, and the dog thief in the household department was greedy for the army's salary to deceive the top and bottom, so you send someone to send a message urgently within eight hundred miles , let our family first raise the military salary, three sums, millions of taels of silver!

"Our family took it out, but with such a rush to raise money, many shops were closed. It was not a good season, and many shops were unable to turn over. Thanks to the newly opened Wrong Golden Pavilion at that time, which had income, it was able to Use it to fill other shops. Speaking of the Golden Pavilion, it is inseparable from the young lady of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion..."

Jiang Xu patiently listened to Uncle Fu explain the relationship between Cuo Jinge and his prospective princess.

As he talked, Uncle Fu's title also unknowingly changed from "Little Miss of Jing'an Hou's Mansion" to "Wang Concubine".

"...Our concubine loves the Cuojin Pavilion very much. I heard that Jinxiufang and Cuojinge are the same owner, and I even like the clothes of Jinxiufang very much, so this old slave has always let the shopkeepers below do their best. Since it's not a big deal, and I haven't mentioned it to you before, just tell me, isn't this marriage a very good one, and a very fateful one?"

"..."

Jiang Xu understood what Uncle Fu meant. But he didn't quite understand what this had to do with kindness.

Uncle Fu was still eloquent: "This old slave has already thought about it, our princess must be the most prestigious girl in this capital! The old slave has already ordered to give the princess a set of hair in the name of the Golden Pavilion." Next, let’s use the box of top-quality oriental pearls in the warehouse of our palace! That box of oriental pearls is shiny and shiny, and its appearance is unique! The empress’s place probably doesn’t have any, what do you think, my lord?”

"..."

Not all have been ordered.

He rubbed his eyebrows, and said softly, "You can decide."

Uncle Fu is all about supporting his own concubine, but in fact, regardless of whether he has Dongzhu's face or not, Ming Tan, who must be the concubine of the North, is already very popular in Beijing.

Zhun Ding Bei's status as the concubine did satisfy Ming Tan's vanity to a great extent. But every time she thinks about the endless troubles after marrying into the palace, and the appearance that she cares about most, it is difficult for her to show a smile.

This day Zhou Jingwan and Bai Minmin went to the house to accompany her to make flowers, she held up the scissors and absent-mindedly trimmed the flower branches.

At the same time, she kept talking about how inappropriate the marriage was.

Her mind is so hard to calm down, the flowers and branches in the porcelain vase are scattered, and naturally they are trimmed so that there is no sense of remoteness or indifference.

In fact, Ming Tan is more interested in the Second Young Master Shu, Bai Minmin understands. But she didn't quite understand that His Highness King Dingbei was as unbearable as she said.

Bai Minmin asked suspiciously: "You are such a reckless man, have you seen him?"

"Why haven't I seen it? Didn't we meet at the Shangyuan Palace Banquet?"

"...?"

"I'm sitting a lot in front of you, I didn't see it clearly, did you see it clearly?"

Ming Tan made another sharp cut: "This still needs to be seen clearly? You don't remember what he said to Gu Jiurou!"

"Wanwan didn't talk about it last time. It was His Majesty's intention to clean up the Cheng'enhou Mansion. His Royal Highness Dingbei just followed the trend when he thought about it. And I sat at the front of the palace banquet at that time. I took a sneak peek, although I didn't see it clearly, but looking at His Highness King Dingbei from a distance is very powerful."

Ming Tan: "My dad, do you also feel that you are extremely powerful? The five big and the three rough don't have power, and you, the wild boar, also feel that there is power!"

Zhou Jingwan covered her lips and coughed lightly: "A Tan, since we haven't met, you are prejudiced against your future husband."

Can she not be biased?

He speaks arrogantly and rebelliously, kills people without blinking an eye, and his trustworthy subordinates are also stunned like Shen Yu, how good is this husband-in-law?

Seeing Ming Tan's resistance, Bai Minmin suddenly suggested: "Otherwise, let's find a chance and take a sneak peek at him first, how about?"

Hearing this, the scissors in Ming Tan's hand stopped suddenly.