Aunt Qiao knew that Mrs. Cui was angry, and now she couldn't listen to anything she said. She could only agree according to her wishes: "Yes, I will go to the Hou Mansion after I send Mrs. Cui back to the house."
The carriage fell into silence again, and when they arrived at the door of Duke Chengguo's mansion, Mrs. Cui ordered: "Let Cui Er come and see me."
Cui Er is the secret guard leader of the Duke's Mansion. He was adopted by Mrs. Cui thirty years ago and is extremely respectful to Mrs. Cui.
Aunt Qiao's expression changed slightly and she asked: "This... old lady, do you need to tell the Duke?"
Old Madam Cui waved her hand, "No need, the people in Cui Erguo's palace are my people, and I have the right to send them."
Aunt Qiao leaned forward and said, "Old slave, I understand."
Aunt Qiao sent Mrs. Cui back to Fu'an Hall and sent someone to call Cui Er. When Cui Er arrived, Aunt Qiao got up and went to Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
When Aunt Qiao arrived at Weiyuan Hou Mansion, the concierge saw her and respectfully let her into the courtyard.
Aunt Qiao went to the living room and waited for a while. Manager Wu from the Hou Mansion came in and greeted her with a smile.
Aunt Qiao didn't see Mrs. Hou and asked, "Isn't my aunt in the house?"
Manager Wu bowed and said apologetically: "Mommy, I came at a bad time. Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of our old lady's death. My lady went to Daxiangguo Temple yesterday to hold a seven-day blessing ceremony for the old lady in the temple.
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Aunt Qiao: “…”
Manager Wu leaned forward and said, "What's the matter with Mammy coming to see Madam? Is it urgent? If it's urgent, I'll send someone to Daxiangguo Temple to report to Madam."
My aunt is holding a blessing ceremony for the old lady in-laws at Daxiangguo Temple. At this time, it is obviously inappropriate for my aunt to come to propose marriage.
Aunt Qiao thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing serious. Our old lady misses my aunt and wants to invite her to come over and talk.
Since my aunt has something to do, I will go back and report it to the old lady, and I will come over to the house to invite my aunt another day."
Aunt Qiao returned to Chengguo Palace and explained the reason to Mrs. Cui.
Mrs. Cui patted the table heavily, "She doesn't do anything in the morning, she doesn't do anything in the evening, but she chooses to do it on these two days. Tell me, isn't she going against me?"
Aunt Qiao leaned forward and said, "My aunt has always respected the old lady, so she shouldn't disobey the old lady!
This time, it must have happened by chance. The old lady needs to think about the solution.
Besides, there is no need to rush into the matter of proposing marriage. It will not be too late to discuss the matter of marriage when my aunt comes back from Daxiangguo Temple."
After hearing what Grandma Qiao said, Mrs. Cui's anger dissipated a lot.
He said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll just wait a few days for her to come back from Daxiangguo Temple and see how she does it."
On the other side, Aunt Qiao left the Hou Mansion, and Manager Wu went to Daxiangguo Temple to look for Mrs. Hou.
After hearing Manager Wu's report, Mrs. Hou was so worried that her brows trembled.
After Manager Wu left, Mrs. Hou murmured: "My mother is so stubborn, what should I do?"
Aunt Han came up with an idea and said: "Madam, why don't you go into the palace to find your empress and ask her to help you come up with an idea?"
Mrs. Hou shook her head and said, "Forget it, I already have enough troubles with you, and I really shouldn't bother you with these trivial matters.
I’ll think about it again and see how to deal with it!”
Ning Wei looked at several shops, and she liked the one in Yujie North. She asked Yunxing to make an appointment with the landlord. She wanted to meet the landlord in person.
That day, Yun Xing came back and reported: "Miss, my boss has agreed to meet me at the shop in Yujie North at noon today."
Ning Wei looked up at the hourglass and said, "It's already noon. Let's eat quickly. After we have eaten, we'll go over and take a look."
After dinner, Ning Wei took Hu Rui and Ruo Qing to Yujie North to meet the landlord.
Zaohua said: "Miss is satisfied with this shop. The slave and Qingzhu will go with you to see the structure of the shop and then purchase some items needed for the shop."
Ning Wei nodded, "Okay, let's go together then."
When the group of people went to the shop, the landlord had not yet arrived. The intermediary in charge of renting the house explained: "The landlord lives in the east of the city, which is a bit far away from here."
Ning Wei looked up at the sky and said, "It doesn't matter, we are early."
After entering the house, Ruoqing went to find a bench and came over, "Miss, sit down and wait."
As soon as Ning Wei sat down, someone came in at the door.
Ning Wei looked up and saw the middleman leading a master and a servant in.
Ning Wei stood up and was about to greet someone when Qingzhu stepped forward and bowed before her: "Hello, sir."
The person coming was Master Liu Qiliu, the father of Aunt Liu, Qingzhu's former master.
Liu Qi looked at Qingzhu in surprise and called out tentatively: "Are you Xiaoling?"
Qingzhu bowed and responded: "Yes, it is my slave. This is my new boss, Miss Ning."
After Qingzhu finished speaking, he turned to Ning Wei and said, "Miss, this is my former boss, Mr. Liu."
Ning Wei knew in her heart that this was Aunt Liu's father, Fu Shen said, "Hello, Mr. Liu."
Liu Qichao returned the greeting to Ning Wei and said, "Hello, Miss Ning."
Ning Wei only found out that before Zhao Yongqing died, he not only tortured Aunt Liu, but also ordered people to rectify the Liu family.
Aunt Liu's brother Liu Erlang was beaten and disabled. After Aunt Liu passed away, Aunt Liu's mother He also fell ill and is now bedridden.
Mr. Liu sighed and said: "Miss Ning, to be honest, in the next family, apart from the house where we live, there is only this shop left, and the whole family depends on this shop to live.
There are two patients at home who are constantly in need of decoction. Although this shop is not big, it is good for its location.
Let's see. Miss Ning sincerely rents this shop, and she is Xiaoling's current owner. We are destined to be together, so I would like to give in. For one year's rent, Miss Ning will give me one thousand and two thousand, how about it?"
Ning Wei was soft-hearted and knew the situation of the Liu family. She originally wanted to rent the shop at the original price, but she didn't expect that Mr. Liu reduced it by three hundred taels of silver.
Ning Wei bowed to Mr. Liu and said, "Thank you very much. Then I will do as Mr. Liu said."
After saying that, Ning Wei turned to look at the middleman, "Can you help us draw up a lease contract?"
The middleman nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay."
Ning Wei looked at Master Liu and asked, "Is Master Liu still doing business now?"
Liu Qi sighed, shook her head and said: "The Zhao family has said hello, but no one is willing to sell the goods to us. Without the supply of goods, business will not be done."
Ning Wei then asked: "Master Liu has been doing business for decades and has a lot of experience. He is not looking for anything to do outside?"
Liu Qi smiled bitterly, shook her head and said: "If the Zhao family lets go, whoever dares to use us will be the enemy of the Zhao family. In this case, whoever dares to use us? We can't cause trouble to others, can we?"
It’s so deceiving!
Ning Wei said: "I have some business in hand and I need manpower now. Will Mr. Liu come over and help me?"
Liu Qi's eyes lit up, then dimmed, "Forget it, it won't be a good thing to cause trouble to Miss Ning then."
Liu Qi was worried about the Zhao family and did not dare to agree casually.
