Marchioness Brothel - Chapter 77

A daughter born in Shangmen, even if she has a beautiful appearance, refined temperament, outstanding piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, there will be no good way out in the future. Many girls have to show up to do business for the sake of their families. Once they make this choice, It is even harder to find a good son-in-law for half a lifetime. Concubine An naturally feels sorry that Jiang Xiaolou, such a high-quality jade, has to be silently buried for a lifetime among the vulgar merchants.

Jiang Xiaolou was about to say something, but suddenly saw Princess An’s entire brow frown, as if she was suffering from some kind of pain, suddenly his eyes turned over and the whole person fell backward. The maids exclaimed for a while, hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and hurriedly sent people to ask the doctor.

After touching him, Jiang Xiaolou immediately noticed that the other party was hot and sweaty, and immediately reminded the maidservant: “Go and boil hot water, don’t forget to put a little vinegar in the hot water, and wipe your face for the princess!”

The maid was startled. Not knowing what to do for a while, Jiang Xiaolou said, “Before the doctor arrives, you can use this method to lower your body temperature. Don’t do it soon!”

Seeing what Jiang Xiaolou had said, the maid dared not delay anymore, so she went to do it immediately. Princess An quickly regained consciousness and saw that the maidservant was wiping herself, while Jiang Xiaolou retreated three feet away, and could not help asking: “Who taught you how to wipe off sweat with hot vinegar?”

The maid bowed, bowed her head and replied: “Back to the princess, it is Miss Jiang.”

Concubine An’s eyes fell on Jiang Xiaolou’s body, revealing a hint of surprise. The doctor arrived at exactly this moment and carefully treated Princess An before saying: “The princess spent too long in a room with incense charcoal, and she fainted when she became bored. It shows that her physique is a little weaker, and she must do more in the future. note.”

Princess An nodded, and the maid led the doctor out to prescribe a prescription.

Concubine An breathed a sigh of relief before instructing humans: “Sweat all over you, go and prepare hot water, I will take a bath soon. Miss Jiang, just take this opportunity to try your maintenance methods.”

Jiang Xiaolou just smiled and said, “Wang Hao, please do it yourself.”

The maids did not dare to have the slightest objection, and quickly went down to prepare, but the bath was ready in just half an hour.

Concubine An wanted to take a bath, so Jiang Xiaolou naturally retreated to the flower hall to wait. She just stood for a while, but a maidservant came over and asked her softly: “Miss Jiang, the princess invites you to the bath.”

Jiang Xiaolou was a little surprised. Princess An was bathing, why should she go in? Isn’t this too ill-mannered. After thinking about it for a moment, she finally took a step and entered the bath of An Wang Mansion under the guidance of the maidservant. The surface of the bath is in the shape of a blooming begonia flower, and the water inlet at the bottom of the pool is equipped with double lotus nozzles to spray water at the same time, which is very unique. In the bath, curtains and tents fluttered, and there were a dozen maidservants in the shadows. Princess An has already sat in the pool, and the warm water has spread to her breast milk, making her skin look like curdled fat and white and greasy like jade. She saw Jiang Xiaolou with a smile on her face: “Try your rouge gouache. If the effect is really outstanding, I will recommend it to the empress.”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly and said: “Yes, it’s just that this fragrant flower water is not good, it will reduce the effect of the beauty powder, please get up and change it again for the time being.”

Princess An was very happy, and ordered the maid to erect a screen to cover her, and quickly changed the water according to Jiang Xiaolou’s request. When she sat in the water again, she found that the water was a little strange, with a faint turbid object floating on the surface, and she couldn’t help but sink her face slightly: “What is this?”

Jiang Xiaolou and Yan Yuesei: “Princess, put almond oil and honey in this warm water, mix well and repeat the soaking, which can soften and soften the skin. With warm water boost, it will naturally soothe the skin. Next Use the rouge gouache to better absorb it. Please forgive Xiaolou for being rude, and I will apply the face for you.”

Jiang Xiaolou’s voice was more beautiful than the oriole, and the princess nodded. Jiang Xiaolou took out the creamy cream from the small delicate box on the side, grinds it finely, and puts it on the face of the princess. The princess smelled a kind of medicine and asked, “What is it made of?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled: “This motherwort without soil is dried and pounded into a fine powder. After sieving, add rice noodles and water, and knead it into an egg-sized drug ball. In order to let the medicinal properties come out, I use yellow mud. Dry the medicine ball in the furnace, wait for half an hour after the fire to burn for a day and night, and finally add talcum powder and mix thoroughly. This recipe is called the fairy jade cream, which was the secret recipe used by the grandfather Zhang Guifei who was most beloved back then. .”

Princess An nodded again and again, but asked again: “How did you know that it is the secret recipe of the palace?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and said: “The Taizuye was very sad after the death of Concubine Zhang. He was afraid of being touched by the scene. Once he was dismissed from the palace, many of the palace ladies who served the concubine were left among the people. My brother once traveled all over Dazhou. He likes to collect anecdotes and often records some magical recipes that he encountered occasionally. I reproduced his notes from memory, and asked someone to personally experiment and confirm that there is no problem before daring to join the recipe. The princess is relieved. ”

Concubine An breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Jiang Xiaolou had ordered someone to light the aromatherapy burner in the bath. Natural Chinese herbal medicines were lit in the furnace. The fragrance exudes unknowingly makes people feel relieved. Xiaoloudao: “Xiaolou boldly, please get up.”

Princess An glanced at her, without evasiveness, she stood up from the water. The crystal drops of water glided over her high chest and thin waist, it seemed that the whole person was glowing. Jiang Xiaolou didn’t squint, he always had a faint smile on his face, and he didn’t show any frightened or shy expression. In her eyes, Princess An was more satisfied with her. She is neither humble nor arrogant, her attitude and words are measured, and she is an educated young woman.

Jiang Xiaolou took out another box of powder cream and ordered the two maidservants to come up and apply it all over the body for the princess conscientiously. Without waiting for the princess An to ask, he voluntarily explained: “Use Baizhi and mother-of-pearl powder as the basis and add sea clams. Powder, this kind of ointment is used to apply the body, not only can nourish the skin, make the body white as snow, shiny as silk, but also prevent many diseases.”

Jiang Xiaolou’s voice was beautiful, and Princess An gave her a meaningful look: “You girl is really thoughtful. Many of the methods mentioned are very novel. I have seen more famous daughters and no one is willing to be here. These are the top thoughts. Let me say that I don’t even have the thoughts to take a good look at myself, let alone host the feedback.”

Princess An loves beauty extremely, so she is too obsessed with her appearance, and then after carefully reviewing her words, she seems to be deliberately suggesting her love for herself. Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly: “What the princess said is.”

After the bath, the maidservant took the delicate and tiny jade stick and gently rolled it on the princess’s face, then applied the pollen made of roses on her cheeks, and finally dropped the rouge on her lips. The complexity and luxury of People are breathtaking. After putting on makeup, Princess An took a gentle breath, seeming to be sniffing the fragrance in the air. For a long time, Fang smiled and said, “It is indeed refreshing and unique.”

In fact, there is no need for any scented powder at all. Princess An has a scent like orchid and musk, intoxicating soul. Jiang Xiaolou’s eyebrows are calm: “Princess Xie appreciates it.”

When Princess An saw Jiang Xiaolou’s appearance and manners, surprise and appreciation were overwhelming, she deliberately left her to say a long time, and when Jiang Xiaolou got up to say goodbye, she smiled and kept the guest: “Don’t worry. , I have a play here in the afternoon, and it’s never too late to leave after watching with me.”

Not an invitation, but a commanding tone.

The only guest was Jiang Xiaolou, and she was placed in a very noble position on the table. The princess likes watching theaters very much, and has specially opened a theater with luxurious and comfortable decoration. Not only did the first-class actors in the capital be invited, the script was written by Princess An herself. The story is about a business man who fell in love with a prostitute and went through hardships in order to redeem her from the brothel. Although the vulgar is vulgar A little bit, but Princess Ann loves it, who dares to say a little more.

Concubine An’s eyes were calm and she smiled at her: “This play is well written, but some words are indecent. I personally changed it, and you listen to it.”

Jiang Xiaolou’s eyes were unusually narrow, and he faintly swept across the stage, only nodding with a smile.

The famous singers on the stage have first-class accents and beautiful lyrics. However, some places have been changed beyond recognition and without rhyme for some reason. They sounded different in length, and even laymen like Jiang Xiaolou felt that it was not right. However, the actor on the stage sang clearly and seriously. Jiang Xiaolou vaguely guessed that these unreasonable quirks were only after Princess An’s wonderful pen… She couldn’t help lowering her eyes. The actors on the stage were the real experts, but they wanted to sell their conscience to cater to the powerful. , Although pitiful, but also ridiculous.

While watching the performance on stage, Concubine An was holding a book of antiphonal lyrics. As long as a character sang a wrong sentence on the stage, she would lose her face in a deserted place, or even a wrong look. At this time, everyone is cautious and trembling. Only an old slave in blue, standing in an inconspicuous corner, was carefully observing Jiang Xiaolou’s expression. Regardless of whether the princess was happy or angry, the expression on Jiang Xiaolou’s face was not affected in the slightest. He was always calm and gentle as before. It can be seen that she is a woman who is inexhaustible in joy and anger, and has not been tainted by the small family atmosphere of half a merchant.

Concubine An’s beautiful eyes fell on Jiang Xiaolou: “What do you think of this play?”

Jiang Xiaolou seemed to look attentively. He stared at the stage unblinkingly, and when he heard the princess ask, he woke up like a dream: “The princess has unique taste and extraordinary taste.”

After listening to her beautiful words, Princess An finally smiled and nodded.

Jiang Xiaolou feels sorry, Jiang Chengtian also loves to watch theaters. He always says that singing is the fur, the story is the flesh and the mind, and the thought is the soul. This play has a good singing, but the content is very superficial. As for the thought, there is no at all. The flesh and blood are lost, and the fur is left. There is no interest at all.

The handmaid held the tea cup in front of her, and at the same time took a rich and honorable pillow to Princess An to lean against. Her eyes did not leave the stage for a moment, and she was lying half-lying comfortably, with a very enjoyable expression. Jiang Xiaolou had a panoramic view of everything, but he was not envious. At this moment, there was a figure behind the screen that seemed to be about to rush out, but was forcibly held down by something, and it was torn and torn. Silhouettes of people are printed on the peony screen instantly, like ghosts and charms, even more exciting than the drama on stage. Jiang Xiaolou frowned, and the figure disappeared in the blink of an eye. The maidservants in the hall looked at their noses and hearts one by one, as if they hadn’t noticed this at all, but Jiang Xiaolou was absolutely sure that someone must be behind the screen just now. However, why does everyone turn a blind eye?

Jiang Xiaolou quickly retracted his eyes, and the beautiful actors on the stage were printed in his dark pupils, his eyes were very stable and he was not affected by the outside world at all.

Don’t ask yourself what you shouldn’t ask, he is really smart. Princess An nodded in satisfaction, and waited until the stage was over before she said casually: “I heard that Miss Jiang still runs an antique shop, she should be a connoisseur. I have four very precious Buddha statues. I want you to take a look at it for me.” Saying she waved gently, four maidservants filed into the hall with trays in their hands.

There are four small Buddha statues on the tray, which are carved from red jade. The bergamot hands, earlobes, face, and even the lines on the belly are all very delicate. Jiang Xiaolou looked at it for a moment before saying, “Please cover these four Buddha statues with silk, and be sure to block the light.”

Upon hearing the words, Princess An ordered the others to do it. Jiang Xiaolou specially asked the maidservant to hold a candle. The surroundings were dark. The light of that candle hit the red jade, and the four jade Buddhas instantly bloomed with bleeding red brilliance. Beautiful and touching. Jiang Xiaolou was surprised: “This is not red jade, but blood jade. The blood jade Buddha is a priceless thing, and the princess must have known it.”

Princess An smiled: “I’ve never been proficient in these things, so what are the valuables?”

“The princess, whether it is emerald, hotan, or topaz, blood jade can only be formed when the blood is really penetrated. When a person is buried, the jade article used as a jade is forcibly stuffed into the mouth of a person. If the person has just died, he swallows it in one breath. At that time, as soon as the jade was stuffed, it would immediately fall into the throat and enter the densely vascularized environment. After standing for a hundred years, this blood would impregnate the blood streak and reach the heart of the jade to form a perfect blood jade. This kind of thing is often in the throat of the skeleton The one found below is the most precious of all the corpse jade plugs. Usually, the jade trade will be priced according to quality, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands, so it is said to be invaluable.”

Princess An raised her eyebrows lightly: “According to what you said, the blood jade was stuffed into the human body. This can explain why these four Buddha statues are so delicate. If the jade is too big, it won’t fit in.”

Jiang Xiaolou praised: “The empress is right. Now many businessmen use similar methods to make blood jade. They stuff the jade out of the dog’s mouth, then seal the mouth, then hang the dog alive and bury the bones in the ground. After more than ten years, you can dig into blood jade. It’s just human blood for spirits, while dog blood has resentment, which is not good for the wearer. These four Buddha statues are all top grades and are truly raised with human blood Jade, you can rest assured.”

Princess An smiled and raised her voice: “What you said is indeed very insightful. Today I want to ask you not the value of blood jade, but the value of these four Buddha statues. Can you help me solve this problem? ”

Jiang Xiaolou’s eyes were clear, and he tactfully replied, “Please be honest.”

Princess An’s gaze was perceptive, and said: “I went to the palace yesterday, and the queen empress made a bet with me. She gave me these four Buddha statues and told me that only one is a real treasure. I haven’t thought about it for a long time. How to solve this doubt, can you solve it for me today?”

Jiang Xiaolou took a look at the four Buddha statues. No matter the appearance, color, and carving, they are all the same. There is no difference. Even the smile lines on the Buddha’s face are vivid and identical. She hasn’t spoken for a long time, and there are threads in her eyes. Confused, seems to be stumped by this question.

Princess Ann just smiled. This is the last difficulty. If you can overcome it, you can be considered a real success. Thinking of this, she worried that Jiang Xiaolou would retreat, and said: “If you can solve it for me, I will suggest to the empress empress that the rouge gouache in the palace next year will come from your rouge zhai. Once accepted by the empress, you rouge zhai Are you afraid that your business will not flourish?”

Jiang Xiaolou rummaged through the Buddha statue, only to find that there were ears and eyes on the left and right ears, and his heart moved slightly, vaguely guessing something. With no expression on her face, but her brain is thinking quickly, Princess An has been trying to test herself today, whether it is for the test or if she has another plan. No matter what her purpose is, it is best not to be too smart, especially not to show smartness, otherwise it will only fall into the end of the game. Her mind was certain, her evasive words had already reached her lips, but she saw Princess An’s scrutiny eyes.

It was a very peculiar look, which was not touched by insidious, vicious, and cunning. It seemed to be careless, but it had a strong insight into everything, and seemed to be able to see through all the disguise of Jiang Xiaolou.

A person who is too smart and knows how to hide himself is the biggest disadvantage. Those who have no shortcomings are the most dangerous. Jiang Xiaolou’s words had already reached his lips, but he changed his tone: “The princess really wants to win the queen empress?”

Princess An’s eyes lit up: “Do you have a way?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and told the maid: “Please get me a crystal silk.”

“What are you talking about, Crystal Silk?” Princess An was stunned by what she said, “What do you want Crystal Silk to do?”

Jiang Xiaolou pretended to be mysterious: “The princess will find out later.”

Crystal silk is very tough. It can be fixed after being bent into a shape without breaking easily. It is usually used by embroiders mixed with soft gold silk. The maidservants had been busy for a long time before finally finding the fine crystal silk according to Jiang Xiaolou’s request. After Jiang Xiaolou took it, he gently bent the silk into the shape of a hook, started from the left ear of the Buddha statue, and tried to pass it through. In the first statue, the left ear of the Buddha statue is sealed and there is no way to penetrate it; in the second statue, the silk thread enters from the left ear and the right ear out; the third Buddha statue, the silk thread enters from the left ear and comes out directly from the mouth of the Buddha statue. ; Fourth, the crystal silk enters the belly from the left ear, and there is nowhere to go.

Jiang Xiaolou smiled softly: “I think the princess now understands which of these four Buddha statues is the most valuable.”

Princess An was stunned for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter: “Yes, I should have known this, it turns out that the empress is cheating on me!” She stood up and walked in front of the four Buddha statues and said carefully: “These four statues. The blood jade Buddha statue is like a human being. If you hear important words, you close your ears as if you don’t hear it. Such people are not credible because they are too dull. If the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out, the hearing is like not hearing. People are not credible, because they are too negligent. The third kind of people, the ears hear what is said in the mouth, this kind of person is the most damn, because there are too many mouths. There is only the fourth kind of people, who hear everything hidden in their stomachs, and their lips are reliable. You can do things with confidence. Well, Jiang Xiaolou, you are indeed very smart. I like you.”

Although smart, but obviously not home yet, and not knowing the danger of the exposed edge, Princess An felt a little relieved. She likes smart people, but she doesn’t like too smart because it is too troublesome. If Jiang Xiaolou knows how to solve the problem but deliberately pretends not to know, Princess An will consider whether the other party is too smart…

Jiang Xiaolou bowed and saluted, with a gentle expression: “Showing off in front of the princess, Xiaolou is rude.”

Princess An waved her hand: “Don’t mind, I have shown these four Buddha statues to many people, but they have no way to explain it for me. Now you are very good, and I believe that if the queen empress learns about it, it will be repeated There is a reward.” When she said this, she took a closer look at the four blood jade Buddha statues and smiled more openly: “Tomorrow I will go into the palace and show my merits for you.”

Jiang Xiaolou wouldn’t take it seriously, so she lowered her eyes as if she hadn’t heard.

Princess An made no secret of her appreciation of Jiang Xiaolou, and specially ordered people to prepare a sedan chair to send Jiang Xiaolou back to the house. Sitting in the sedan chair arranged by Princess An, Jiang Xiaolou opened the curtain and looked out. Lanterns have been lit on the street at this moment, and the pedestrian sedan chair is constantly coming and going, but as long as the sedan chair she is sitting on arrives, everyone will stop and take shelter. , The so-called power and power is nothing but this. Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly, is this a fake tiger?

In the distance, a wheelbarrow with two buckets full of buckets squeaked and pushed over. A pair of belts hung around the driver’s neck. He held the car tightly with both hands and pushed forward. He pushed the car all the way up, just as it happened. The sedan chairs of Wangan’s Mansion met on the bridge. He couldn’t retreat, or advance, not because he did it intentionally, but because it was difficult to control the direction of the wheelbarrow and couldn’t easily turn his head. The guard next to the sedan chair was extremely annoyed. He raised the stick in his hand and drove the wheelbarrow backward. The driver was sweating and tried to move back. When he was not careful, the wheelbarrow happened to be placed on the stone. With a crash, both buckets of water fell over. , Sprinkled a clean, all the fresh fish in the water jumped out for a while, attracting passers-by berserk. The driver was anxious, crying without tears, begging desperately, extremely pitiful. The housekeeper of the palace who was responsible for escorting the sedan back home used a fan to block the floating dust and kept waving and talking at people, seeming to be angry at something.

Jiang Xiaolou sank his face, Princess An arranged for her to sit in a sedan chair, whether she wanted her to experience the benefits of power, or to inform her of the other’s domineering… No matter how good Jiang Xiaolou’s business is, no matter how smart people are, it is impossible to join the princess. What exactly are your eyes, step by step, scene after scene?

Thinking of Princess An, who had a soft laughter and a charming voice, she couldn’t help but remember her sometimes romantic and sometimes sharp eyes, as if to thoroughly see through people’s minds, Jiang Xiaolou fell into deep thought.

Seeing the powder is to examine whether her temperament is docile and whether she can conjure up with the princess; listening to the drama is to observe whether she can tolerate fallacies and remain tolerant and peaceful; if the riots behind the screen are intentional, it is almost impossible In order to test her endurance and curiosity; the mystery of the Buddha statue is the last level, to see if she is young and vigorous and sharp…If every level is passed, Jiang Xiaolou would be wary of Princess An. In the last level, I had to deliberately step into the opponent’s trap.

The sedan chair finally stopped at the entrance of Xie’s Mansion. Jiang Xiao got down the sedan chair and ordered a reward of silver. Then he lifted the door. Wang Baozhen was sitting in the hall, and Xie Yue and others were also waiting. Seeing Jiang Xiaolou coming in, Wang Baozhen quickly put down the tea cup, smiled and stood up to greet: “Miss Jiang.”

Jiang Xiaolou nodded in greeting, and Xie Yue looked at Jiang Xiaolou with a smile on his face and said: “Xiaolou, Princess An sent a lot of gifts today, and they were delivered before you go home.”

Xie Xiang was even more joyful: “You are so lucky. I heard that Princess Ann specially reserved you to watch the show today. Although our family has a theater troupe, there are always those old tricks. Princess Ann is a connoisseur of drama. What kind of drama is like, you tell us, we will have a long experience.”

The other party’s words were full of curiosity and temptation. Jiang Xiaolou didn’t realize it, but said indifferently: “The other day, I am a little tired today, so I will leave first.” After she said that, she turned and walked out, without any regrets.

Xie Xiang was stunned for a moment, and snorted coldly: “What kind of virtue, I really think that I am a great person. A young lady always shows her face to do business. How can those high-ranking officials look down on her? In my opinion, it is just a trick of others. A moment of joy!”

Xie Xiang said so harshly, it was out of order. Miss Fifth Xie Chun couldn’t help but glared at her and said: “Are you jealous? Then you go too! See if Princess An will keep you for the theater and drink tea.”

“what did you say–”

Xie Yue interrupted: “We did underestimate the small building. Look at her. Not only did she manage the shop in a colorful manner, even the high-ranking officials also treated her differently. She looks beautiful, has a good temperament, and can do business. No wonder people like it.” When she said this, she was really envious. It is extremely difficult for the daughters of merchants to get ahead, but once they are favored by high-ranking officials, such as Princess An, they are willing to take Jiang Xiaolou. Entering a first-class social circle and attaching a good husband-in-law is completely different.

Xie Chun nodded again and again, but Xie Xiang was even more disdainful, and his eyes rolled white: “It’s just a matter of flattering. It’s not good for a daughter to show her face like this. Princess An actually invited her to the show. I see this princess. 80% is not normal!”

Wang Baozhen frowned: “Miss San, be careful that there are ears in the wall when you speak.”

Xie Xiang couldn’t help but raise his head, unable to hide his pride and said: “I walk upright and sit upright, unlike some people who are sneaky all day long, there is nothing to say!”

A sneer came from outside the door: “Go straight, sit upright? Then why smile face to face, taunt on the back, where is this tutor!” Hearing this sentence, Xie Xiangxin sank instantly, her face pale and tightened her skirt. Pendulum: “It turns out that the father is back.”

Xie Kanghe looked at his daughter coldly with disappointment on his face. He did not expect that he was busy all day long, but each of his daughters became so bitter and petty. He didn’t even look at Xie Xiang. Instead, he turned his face to Xie Chun, with a pleasant expression: “Chun’er, my father brought you a gift this time, and I will pick it up in my father’s study later.”

There was a hint of surprise on Xie Chun’s face. Among the daughters, Xie Kanghe disliked the naive and reckless Xie Chun the most, but today he is clearly rewarding Xie Chun’s honesty and kindness-Xie Xiang’s face is suddenly green. Bai, gritted his teeth and stopped speaking.

When Jiang Xiaolou returned to the painting building, Li Xuening and Xiaodie were standing on the steps holding lanterns and waiting for her. The wind blew the corners of Li Xuening’s skirt, making her look thinner and thinner, almost as if she was about to be blown away by the wind.

With sharp eyes, Xiaodie walked over quickly to take off the cloak for Jiang Xiaolou, and said softly: “Miss, you can count as coming back, the food has been hot several times!”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly: “Didn’t you tell you not to wait for me?” Li Xuening, who was greeted, also had a solemn face, and couldn’t help but said, “I am going to An Wangfu, not Longtan Tiger’s Den. Why are you so frightened? Looking at me, are you afraid that I won’t be able to come back?”

Hearing her saying this, Li Xuening shook her head repeatedly: “I really don’t know whether to say you are bold or fearless. Do you know what kind of person Princess Naan is?”

Jiang Xiaolou’s face remained unchanged: “The princess has a beautiful appearance and noble temperament. She likes to listen to theater very much. She looks much younger than her actual age. She is very polite to others. She is a noble and dignified princess. Why do you ask? ”

Li Xuening was shocked by her optimism: “I thought you knew, but you didn’t know it at all! Outsiders say that Princess An is a very gentle person, and that she would not even trample to death an ant in the garden. Yes. But there is no impervious wall in the world. I once heard someone say that because the princess belongs to the sheep, the Shepherd, Dragon Girl and Shepherd are not allowed to sing or in the lyrics. A word for sheep appeared.”

Jiang Xiaolou paused for a moment, and said, “Yes, I heard a lyric today, which was drawn from a playbook in the past. It was originally like the sheep who entered the tiger’s mouth and left nothing. When the actor was singing, he was singing. It sounds weird that the fish caught in the net have gone or not.”

Li Xuening said earnestly: “Just pay attention! I heard that Princess An originally had a very favored actor who opened a mutton shop outside in partnership with others, but this violated the taboo of the Princess. He forced him to close the shop, and even forbid anyone to take him in. After he died, he said that he had committed crimes and sewed him with the corpse of a sheep for burial. A person who refused to trample to death by ants, but at the root Don’t care about human lives, don’t you feel terrible?”

No wonder—Jiang Xiaolou always felt that Concubine An’s expression was a little undecided, and the Yin and Yang were unclear.

Jiang Xiaolou pretended to be unconscious: “Whether she is weird has nothing to do with me. I just send rouge gouache. I don’t care whether she likes to listen to dramas or persecute others.”

Fluttershy sucked in fear, “Miss, you don’t know. After we came back, we heard that you had gone to the Ancestral Palace. Those people would chew their tongue behind them, saying that if the lady offends Concubine An if she doesn’t understand, then It’s impossible to turn around again, and he said that we should be mentally prepared—”

Jiang Xiaolou knew who was saying this without asking, and his face became cold: “Don’t bother about Xie Xiang, she is a mean person at home, but she is not smart enough. If I were uncle, I would have already wringed her mouth to save trouble. Something has happened.”

Jiang Xiaolou didn’t know. When she left, Princess An clapped her hands and said, “Please come in, Mother Wang.”

After a while, a woman in blue walked outside the door. She looked solemn, her body was thin, her hair was already gray, but her eyes were clear. At this moment, she solemnly saluted the princess: “I have seen the princess.”

Princess An said: “You can see just now, what’s the face of this girl?”

Mother Wang bowed and said, “It’s a lonely face.”

Princess An immediately frowned, her eyes flashing sharply: “Really? Isn’t the marriage impossible?”

Mother Wang’s heart trembled. This is already the fourth one. If it fails again, the princess is very likely to be furious. She hurriedly said, “That’s not true. The princess has evil spirits on him. Someone must come to charge. , The fate is not hard enough, it will definitely not be able to rush over. Moreover, the two kings and princesses are both nobles, and the servants and maidservants promise that they will be able to hold them down!”

Princess An relaxed and stretched her facial expression: “That’s good.”

Mother Wang hesitated: “But, is this woman’s status too low? The prince knows, I’m afraid I will be blamed.”

The princess Chian slumped and said coldly: “What do you know, the prince has already been so annoyed by this incident, let me think about it earlier, but those officials are not blind or lame, and who are willing to marry? Give it to him! Gao Yuan was born very obese, weighing enough to be as fat as three girls, even she is unwilling to marry, what can I do? We always have identity, or the matchmaker in the palace, we do things. After that, they don’t look good on each other, and I can only clean up those **** who have harmed my son in the future! Looking around and looking for nothing, you can’t let me find a lowly maid to take care of the princess.”

Mother Wang was cautious: “But… the status of the daughter of a merchant is really too low—”

Concubine An’s noble cheeks were a bit annoying: “I don’t know! It’s just that the daughter of an official family can’t, and I have to choose from other families. Ordinary families can’t teach good girls. I don’t know how many little ones I have seen! I am sincere and fearful, I can’t even say a word, how can I take it out to meet people. But this Jiang Xiaolou is different, not only is it beautiful in appearance, but also has a noble temperament. I think it’s me. My son’s best friend! The prince treats me as a stupid, but it’s not a mistake!” She thought she had a good plan, and she couldn’t help showing a smug look on her face.

Hearing what the princess said, mother Wang muttered to herself: How could such a beautiful woman and a wealthy family be willing to submit to the Yanping County King? But she didn’t dare to say this, so she could only say nervously: “The slave and maid will do it now.”

The princess raised her hand and said: “Don’t worry, I will observe her for a while, and you will find out what is the origin of this girl?”

Mother Wang said immediately: “Yes, the slave and maid must do it.”

“By the way, invite Mrs. Min to come for me.”

“Mrs. Min?” Mother Wang looked at the princess in amazement.

There was the roar of parrots in the corridor outside the hall, and Princess Ann smiled even more sweetly: “In order to make sure nothing goes wrong, we still have to use some means.”

From this day on, Princess An invited Jiang Xiaolou to listen to operas and enjoy flowers at the Ancestral Palace from time to time. The more she gets along with Jiang Xiaolou, the more Princess An likes her. Not only is her first-class speaking style, but she also speaks likable, so that even if a girl comes from a humble background, she won’t let others say anything.

On this day, Jiang Xiaolou was settling accounts in the room, Xiaodie quickly stepped forward to report: “Miss, Master Xie, please.”

Jiang Xiaolou raised his eyes: “Please me?”

Xiaodie nodded, but his expression was a little strange: “It seems that some distinguished guest is here, Master Xie is very solemn, let me invite the young lady to go immediately.”

Before Jiang Xiaolou entered the hall, the maid outside the door was about to report, and she raised her hand to stop the other party. There were four or five people sitting in the hall. Wang Baozhen sat south with a smile on his face. Xie Kanghe personally accompanied him with a solemn expression. The head of a middle-aged beautiful woman was luxuriously dressed and surrounded by several beautiful maidservants. It is very particular and solemn.

Jiang Xiaolou stepped into the threshold with one foot, only to hear Wang Baozhen smile and say: “Xiaolou is here.” Her words are very affectionate, and she usually calls Miss Jiang in front of everyone to show respect, but at this moment it seems like Like Jiang Xiaolou’s relatives, he got up and took her arm.

Seeing Wang Baozhen acting like this, Jiang Xiaolou smiled lightly: “Is there anything uncle wants to see me?”

Xie Kanghe smiled and said, “Come on, Xiaolou, let me introduce to you, this is Min Shangshu’s wife.”

Min Shangshu is the newly-removed Ministry of Industry Shangshu. Mrs. Shangshu personally visited, no wonder everyone looked so solemn. Jiang Xiaolou saluted: “It turned out to be Mrs. Shangshu, Jiang Xiaolou is polite.”

Xie Kanghe hadn’t noticed anything yet, so he nodded and smiled: “Mrs. Min said that he wants to order more rouge gouache in your shop, but the order is too large, I’m afraid I can’t take it.”

Jiang Xiaolou naturally replied: “The shop has been doing very well recently, and there is indeed no stock. If the lady wants to order, we can only wait for a while.

Mrs. Min smiled: “It’s okay, you can wait for as long as you can!” She said, and looked at Jiang Xiaolou with a smile, both curious and interested in her expression.

Jiang Xiaolou always let her look calmly, without showing the slightest strangeness.

Xie Kanghe felt that something was wrong, and his eyes fell on this Madam Min from time to time. After all, he started to think, only to hear Madam Min smile and say: “Miss Jiang, I heard that you like reading, and you are proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, right? ”

Jiang Xiaolou’s expression was gentle: “Madam really praised me, she will do everything, but she’s not good at everything, so you laugh.”

Mrs. Min smiled extremely amiably, she shouldn’t be so dignified in her capacity, but she was extremely enthusiastic: “Not only does a person look like a flower, but she also reads and writes. She has a good temperament, and she is really a good person. Daughter.”

Wang Baozhen smiled and said: “On weekdays I have never seen her smiling. I have never seen a girl with such a good temper.”

Mrs. Min nodded repeatedly and gave birth to tigers, and she knew the truth. She knew the truth. There was such a girl in a small business in front of her. She was generous and beautiful, with her attitude and temperament, especially a gentle smile. It makes people feel very ironed, well, no wonder the princess has caught it!