"Are you crazy?" Concubine Xian put down the brush in her hand and stared at Wen Zhiyu, "Do you know that your relationship with the Mo family and the Wang family must not be known to anyone? If at this time, because of Wang Li's

If things get messed up, wouldn't it be a small gain but a big loss?"

"But the Wang family attaches great importance to their son Wang Li."

"The Wang family doesn't need you to comfort them. That's what the Mo family should do. That old fox, Prime Minister Mo, is deliberately plotting against you. You just need to tell him that if he wants you to be finished, just let you come forward."

"It was my son who got distracted. Originally he just wanted to use this matter to make the Wang family even more determined."

"Remember, you need to win over some people personally, but a merchant family like the Wang family does not need you to do anything personally. I see that the children of the Wang family will never enter the officialdom, and they will not be of much use in the future."

In people's minds, Concubine Xian was a gentle woman. But Wen Zhiyu knew that Concubine Xian was by no means a gentle person. She wanted to be ruthless and use everyone she could, and discard them at will if she could no longer use them.

However, Wen Zhiyu is glad that he has such a capable mother-in-law: "My mother-in-law is still smart. If I didn't have my mother-in-law to help my son, my son would probably..."

Concubine Xian looked at Wen Zhiyu with no emotion or anger in her eyes: "That Lin Wanyang is not someone to be trifled with. Stay away from her. The queen can't stand Lin Wanyang, so she will naturally deal with her. You Qian

Don’t take action.”

"But if she marries the prince, wouldn't the prince become even more powerful?"

"She has Dong Xia behind her, and we can't mess with her now. I'm worried that her killing of Wang Li this time was a conspiracy. You usually don't let people know about your connection with the Mo family, right?"

"The son has always listened to the teachings of his mother and concubine, and he does not dare to show his flaws at all."

"That's good. Stay peacefully this month. I won't keep you here today. You can go back home first."

"yes!"

After Wen Zhiyu left, Concubine Xian continued to practice calligraphy, but her hand shook and she accidentally touched the tea cup at hand. The tea cup knocked over and the rice paper was stained with tea.

A palace maid was about to come in to change the tea. Seeing the scene in front of her, she nervously went to check: "Xianfei, you are not burned, are you?"

"The tea has cooled down, nothing happens." Concubine Xian put down the brush, "Yuan Dai, please clean up, I don't want to practice calligraphy today."

Yuan Dai asked: "Then I would like to read some poetry books. Last time the emperor accidentally mentioned "The Collection of Cherishing Flowers", why don't I bring you this collection of poetry?"

Concubine Xian felt upset in her heart: "Forget it, I'm not in the mood today. I always feel irritable."

"Maybe winter is coming, please feel free," Yuan Dai said soothingly.

Yes, winter is coming soon.

Concubine Xian used to be a palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau, and what she feared the most was the winter every year. The palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau had a low status, and she encountered a lot of difficulties because of her good looks. In the cold winter, she needed to

She put her hands into the biting cold water to wash the clothes. The pain was still deeply engraved in her soul even after many years.

Concubine Xian lowered her head and looked at her hands. These years of maintenance had made her hands no longer rough and chapped, but every winter her hands would still itch. This reminded her all the time of what she had suffered.

s damage.

Every year when winter is about to begin, Concubine Xian is always in a bad mood, and the maids who serve her are already used to it. Concubine Xian herself doesn’t think too much about it, and just thinks it’s due to the season: “I’m going to rest for a while.

"

"yes."

…

In the inn, Lian Zhi and Su Qing had already changed into women's clothes.

"Princess, why did we change back to women's clothes today?"

"You better stop thinking so much, you little kid. Today you are responsible for following this princess around and buying whatever you like."

When the two of them walked out of the inn, because they had changed into women's clothes, the thugs didn't even notice. Lian Zhi took Su Qing and left the inn smoothly.

Lian Zhi took Su Qing directly to the largest treasure pavilion in Chujing, where she had everything from clothes and jewelry to rouge and gouache.

Lian Zhi took what he liked when he saw it. The shopkeeper saw that Lian Zhi behaved like he was from a wealthy family, and he took so many things. He thought it was business, and specially introduced many novel things to Lian Zhi.

Lian Zhi bought them all, and Su Qing was shocked as she followed Lian Zhi.

"This girl, the total is forty-eight taels of silver." When the shopkeeper paid the bill, Lian Zhi was about to take the money, but found that he did not bring his money bag.

Seeing that Lian Zhi couldn't get the money out for a long time, the shopkeeper's face looked a little ugly: "Girl, you don't have any money, do you?"

Su Qing tugged on Lian Zhi's sleeves and whispered to Lian Zhi: "Princess, I don't have that much money, how about forgetting it? These things are too expensive, and there is no use in buying them back."

When the shopkeeper saw the two whispering and Su Qing looking embarrassed, he immediately became unhappy: "If you can't afford it, don't come in. Why waste other people's time here?"

Lian Zhi became anxious when he heard this: "What are you talking about? Who said I can't afford it? I just forgot to bring money when I went out."

"Then why don't you stay here and let the maid go back to get the money?" asked the shopkeeper.

Lian Zhi waved her hand: "No need. Su Qing, just wait here. I'll come back as soon as I go."

"Where are you going?" Su Qing prepared to follow, but Lian Zhi had already thrown her away and walked out of the Zhenbao Pavilion door.

Opposite the Zhenbao Pavilion was Qian De's Pawn Shop. Lian Zhi walked directly into the pawn shop and took out a jade pendant: "I want to mortgage a jade pendant with you. Let's see how much this jade pendant is worth?"

The clerk at the pawn shop took Lian Zhi's jade pendant and looked at it with surprise in his eyes. It was a jade pendant carved into the shape of a lotus. The carving was outstanding and the quality of the jade was extremely high. It looked like a treasure at first sight.

"Girl, do you want this jade pendant?"

"I'm just mortgaging it temporarily. I'll redeem it later."

The clerk rolled his eyes and said, "Our shopkeeper, Mr. Zhang, has a keen eye and can recognize any treasure. I will show it to him to see how much silver can be pledged. Please wait a moment!"

Before Lian Zhi could say anything, the waiter had already entered the inner room with the jade pendant, and the other waiter poured tea for Lian Zhi: "Girl, please sit down and have a sip of tea."

Lian Zhi sat down, and the clerk asked: "Girl, I thought your jade pendant was of good quality when I looked at it from a distance. How did you get this jade pendant?"

"I went to Chujing to visit my relatives, and this jade pendant was given to me as a thought by my family."

"You came to Chujing alone to visit your relatives?"

"That's right."

"Then why did you come to the pawn shop to pawn the jade pendant today?"

"I really like the things in Zhenbao Pavilion when I see them, but I don't have any money with me when I go out, so I want to use the jade pendant as collateral first."

Between words, this guy roughly guessed the identity of the woman in front of him, who came to Chujing to visit her relatives. However, seeing that she was reduced to pawning a jade pendant, she thought that life in Chujing would not be easy. Such a person, even if she is

Even if you die, you won’t arouse others’ suspicion!

Just when the waiter was about to inquire, the waiter who had just taken the jade pendant came out followed by an old man. The jade pendant was now in the old man's hand.

"Girl, is this jade pendant yours?" Mr. Zhang asked. He has a kind face and a friendly tone of voice, making it easy for others to trust him.

Lian Zhi nodded: "This jade pendant belongs to me, and I want to temporarily mortgage it."

"Temporary mortgage?" Mr. Zhang asked repeatedly. He sat down opposite Lian Zhi and looked at the clerk who had just spoken to him. The man nodded slightly at Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang felt in his mind.

"I know that this jade pendant is very valuable, and it is a memory left by my relatives to me. I don't want to pawn it. I just mortgage it temporarily and will redeem it later." Lianzhi explained.

Mr. Zhang's smile became more friendly: "How much do you want to mortgage?"

"How much mortgage can be made?"

"This jade pendant is of good quality, but the bottom part of the jade pendant is a little chipped and damaged. If the girl is willing to pawn it, I am willing to pay five hundred taels."

The only flaw in this jade pendant is that it has some minor bumps.

Lian Zhi feels that Mr. Zhang is very treacherous. If she is a woman who is inexperienced in the world, she may really feel that Mr. Zhang paid her a high price. Even if this jade pendant is slightly damaged, its value is far more than five yuan.

One hundred taels.

Lian Zhi pretended to be very surprised: "Is this jade pendant so valuable?"

"I think you are a little girl and it is not easy for you to be alone. I can give you a little more."

Lian Zhi pretended to be depressed and shook her head: "No, I can only mortgage this jade pendant. I only mortgage it for one hundred taels. I will redeem it later. Is that okay?"

Mr. Zhang stared at Lian Zhi for a while, and finally nodded: "Are you sure about one hundred taels?"

Lian Zhi nodded: "I will redeem it with one hundred taels later."

Mr. Zhang accepted the jade pendant and said, "Then let's make a written agreement."
Chapter completed!