"I can do the painting, but every aspect of your female makeup is really unfamiliar to me."
"It doesn't matter, I can put it on right away so you can get familiar with it."
As Wu Mo spoke, she took off a baggage from her back, opened it, and shook off the colorful clothes all over the floor. It turned out that she was sure that Young Master An Cheng would not refuse, so she came prepared.
An Chengshao's eyebrows twitched slightly. Seeing Wu Mo squatting on the ground excitedly picking out clothes, he couldn't displease her after all. Perhaps he was reluctant to give up.
A faint smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth. Wu Mo finally gained her love, but the bumps and thorns on this road of love were no less than those between him and Xu Xiuyi.
There was a bit of pain in his eyes.
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As soon as Xu Xiuyi returned home, Jin Yu said that Su Yalan had been waiting for her for a long time. Xu Xiuyi thought that it was probably about the silk and satin shop.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Yalan stood up quickly with excitement on her face: "Xiu Yi, you are back. What do you think of what I told you last night?"
Xu Xiuyi also thought about it last night, so she asked: "To do business with the female family members of officials and the palace, we must first have connections, and secondly, we must be able to bear the risks."
Su Yalan said hurriedly: "I used to have a few good sisters in the palace. I have a very good relationship with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also likes me very much. Don't worry about my connections. I don't have any grudges. Besides, the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. I thought about it again.
I think, I am not boasting, my needlework skills and the skills of our girl Qing, if I were to say that I am the second best embroiderer in the world, probably no one would dare to say that I am the first."
"These can be solved. I know that at most, the embroidery village can start from a small business and then gradually grow bigger. It does not necessarily have to be done directly with the wives of officials, grandmothers, concubines, and masters at the first touch. I just think, since this business,
Sister, you are the boss. I am only responsible for helping you manage and show up. If anything happens in the future, who will bear the responsibility?"
Su Yalan had never thought about responsibility, but after hearing what Xu Xiuyi said, she hurriedly promised: "Of course it's me, and I get the majority of the money. Naturally, I also have to bear the responsibility. Just don't worry, I won't say that I took the money."
, if something goes wrong, I will pass the responsibility on to you."
"There is no proof for what you say. Sister, my brothers have settled the accounts clearly. I promise to help you open this Peony Embroidery Shop. But before that, we must first make a contract and go to the government to prove that the Peony Embroidery Shop is yours."
, I’m just running the business for you.”
Su Yalan's face looked a little unhappy. She didn't expect Xu Xiuyi to be so willing to spend money. Even before the business was opened, she was already thinking about future failures.
However, she finally wanted something from Xu Xiuyi. With her current reputation, if she wanted to open an embroidery shop, anyone who wanted to do business with her would avoid her, thinking that it was too late for them to be unlucky.
So, a smile appeared on her face again: "It's all up to you."
The matter of Su Yalan's embroidery village has been finalized.
Su Yalan provided money and skills, and Xu Xiuyi came forward. The two cooperated. After making a profit, Xu Xiuyi took a layer. If something happened in the future, Xu Xiuyi would take as much responsibility as he took.
In the afternoon of that day, Su Yalan drew up the contract, and Xu Xiuyi thought about it and revised it. Su Yalan felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The two of them went to the elders of the clan to witness the contract, and then went to the government to prove it. The only thing left for Peony Embroidery Village was to choose one.
Address, and then opened the door to welcome guests.
Xu Xiuyi was naturally busy with all of this.
Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with Xu Xiuyi taking 30% of the profits, but she has always been indifferent to money, so she only regarded it as helping Su Yalan start over.
Everyone, no matter how miserable their past is, has the opportunity to be a new person.
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For several days in a row, Xu Xiuyi had to take care of Mr. An Cheng during the day, and spent the rest of the time looking for a suitable address, as well as looking for the missing embroiderers from Jinniang Embroidery Village. Xu Xiuyi was extremely busy and exhausted.
I don't feel very well that day, I can't eat, and my waist is always sore.
She deliberately wanted to ask Su Jinyi to take a pulse. She went to the big house several times at night, but Su Jinyi never returned.
During the day when she went to Baoning Hall, Su Jinyi was always busy training her two apprentices, so Xu Xiuyi kept putting off her health. Until that night, when she still couldn't eat dinner, she took her own pulse.
She is a doctor. Although she is a surgeon, she runs a medical clinic. She works diligently on herself every day. She also learns some medical skills. In addition, she was exposed to it when she went to the medical clinic. She knows a little bit about things like pinching the pulse.
.
At least she knew that the Zuoguan pulse was vomiting like beads, which was the Xi pulse.
In the medical clinic, when Su Jinyi had a patient with a happy pulse, Xu Xiuyi would sometimes get close to him and feel what the pulse was like. After feeling it a few times, he understood it better and was able to pick out a happy pulse.
But what she can pinpoint is that she has a happy pulse.
She is diagnosing her own pulse now, which is like a blind cat trying to catch a mouse, to see if she can pinch her pulse to see what kind of disease she has, whether it is a floating pulse with insufficient qi and blood, or a delayed pulse with Yang being overwhelmed by Yin and cold blood.
After squeezing for a while, her expression suddenly changed.
In disbelief, she let go of her hand and froze on the chair.
Jin Yuqia came in to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Seeing that the food had not been touched, she was a little worried: "Grandma has not eaten much these days and her back hurts all the time. Do you want me to ask Yinyu to guard the door? When the uncle comes back, I will call
Uncle, come over and give grandma a diagnosis."
"No need." Xu Xiuyi said urgently, Jin Yu was really startled.
"Grandma, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Trying to calm down, Xu Xiuyi didn't know whether to be surprised or happy.
This child came at the wrong time.
She is still a widow now. If people find out, she is not afraid, but An Chengshao and the child are.
Thinking of this, she was upset. Seeing her like that, Jin Yu asked cautiously: "Grandma, what's bothering you?"
"It's okay. I'm just a little tired recently. Don't worry about me. Just pack your things. Wait, I'd better eat something."
After all, she loves this child in her heart. If she doesn't eat, the child will eat too.
After enduring the strong nausea and eating most of the bowl of rice, Jin Yu was very happy to see that she had whetted her appetite.
"Grandma, will I prepare a midnight snack for you tonight?"
"No, you go down. I want to look at the account books. Don't come in to disturb me. Just clean up and go to bed."
"Yes, grandma, by the way, grandma, Miss Qing gave you a purse during the day, and it was just on your bed."
"knew."
Jin Yu packed up her things and went out. Xu Xiuyi could no longer bear the feeling of nausea. She rushed to the dressing table, opened a drawer and took out a blue and white porcelain bottle. She pulled out the stopper and quickly stuffed a handful of hawthorn balls into her mouth.
Finally feeling more comfortable.
She was actually pregnant. She felt her pulse carefully and it was clearly a happy pulse. She sat in front of the dressing table in a daze. That night was really crazy. She never thought that she would win the lottery. Now,
But what to do?
Calculating the time, Yue Xin has been in the future for more than forty days. She has been suffering from back pain recently and thought it was Yue Xin coming. Unexpectedly, it was the child who came. In this way, the child is more than a month old, and her belly is not visible now, but
, paper cannot keep fire.
She thought of looking for An Chengshao, but it was already dark. Now that she was pregnant, she could usually ignore it, but now she had to think about the child in her belly. It was just a night's work. When dawn, she
Go again.
She went to bed with mixed emotions and fell asleep. Half asleep and half awake, Xu Xiuyi only felt that someone was touching her cheek. This feeling had happened to her before. At that time, she thought it was a dream. Today, her sleep was a little uneasy. She was touched by the touch on her face.
Wake up with a start.
At first glance, it turned out to be Su Jinyuan. He smelled of alcohol, and he was obviously drunk.
Seeing Xu Xiuyi wake up, he suddenly leaned down and took Xu Xiuyi's lips in his mouth.
"open."
Xu Xiuyi suppressed her voice and whispered, but Su Jinyuan seemed not to hear it. He was so strong that he pressed Xu Xiuyi down so that she could not move at all. In his mouth, he kept muttering a person's name in pain.
"Xiaohong, Xiaohong, why did you betray me? Do you know how much I have paid for you? I love you so much that I dare to be the enemy of the third prince. I love you so much that I don't even want the wife I am marrying. You
why treat me like this?"
Xiaohong.
It turned out that he was drunk and mistook her for Ji Hong.
Seeing his actions becoming more and more rude, and tearing off her clothes, Xu Xiuyi swore that if he dared to move again, she would call someone in immediately and no longer keep secrets for him.
"Su Jinyuan, it's me, Xu Xiuyi, you'd better let me go."
'Xiu Yi?' Su Jinyuan, smelling of alcohol, yelled drunkenly, and then hugged Xu Xiu Yi's face like a child and kept apologizing: "Xiu Yi, I know you hate me, but I really
I know I was wrong, Xiu Yi, I will love you and love you well in the future. I will only love you in my life. You are the best woman in the world. Xiu Yi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, forgive me, okay?
"
Xu Xiuyi frowned and tried to communicate with Su Jinyuan, but Su Jinyuan fell into her arms with messy clothes and half exposed shoulders. The door opened in response. Jin Yu was obviously frightened when she saw the scene on the bed.
"Grandma, grandma, I, I..."
"Come in, close the door."
Xu Xiuyi shouted, and Jin Yu quickly followed suit. Xu Xiuyi pushed Su Jinyuan and fell into the bed. Xu Xiuyi covered Su Jinyuan's face so that Jin Yu wouldn't see it. After all, Su Jinyuan came back at the risk of his life. Didn't Jin Yu long ago?
If she suspects that there is a man outside her, let Jin Yu temporarily regard Su Jinyuan on the bed as that wild man.
"Don't tell anyone what happened tonight, okay?"
Xu Xiuyi said coldly.
Jin Yu nodded hurriedly: "I won't do that. I know it's hard for grandma to live alone. I won't tell anyone."
"From now on, whenever there is any movement in my room, you are not allowed to come in without knocking. Do you hear me?"
"My slave is wrong, grandma."
If she knew there was a man in the room, she wouldn't dare to come in even if she gave Jin Yu a hundred courages. Now she just wants to go out quickly and pretend she didn't see anything.
"Get out."
After receiving the order, Jin Yu did not dare to stay for a moment and turned around to go out.
As soon as she left, Xu Xiuyi got out of bed and locked the door. She probably forgot to lock the door when Su Jinyuan came in. Fortunately, what came in was gold and jade. If it was silver and jade, I don't know how to explain it.
After all, she brought the gold and jade herself, and the silver and jade were the maids of the Su family.
Looking back at Su Jinyuan, he was sound asleep and smelled of alcohol. It was probably impossible to get him up at this moment.
Looking at the sky outside, Xu Xiuyi had no choice but to hold a quilt, spread it on the ground, and sleep with her clothes on.
When Xu Xiuyi woke up in the morning, Su Jinyuan was still asleep. Usually at this time, Jin Yu would have come to deliver breakfast, but today she probably saw the door of Xu Xiuyi's room locked, and was afraid that the man in Xu Xiuyi's room had not left yet, so she kept waiting.
Didn't bother me.
Xu Xiuyi folded the quilt, put it in the cabinet, closed the cabinet door, and heard movement on the bed. She turned her head and saw that Su Jinyuan woke up. She held her head and shook it vigorously. Then after looking around the room clearly, she ate a big meal.
Shocked: "Why am I here?"
Looking up, he saw Xu Xiuyi standing in the closet beside the bed. Some memories rushed in. Su Jinyuan's face turned a little red, and he looked at Xu Xiuyi: "I'm sorry, Xiuyi, I drank too much last night."
Anyway, nothing happened. Xu Xiuyi didn't mind. She just said: "Don't drink so much in the future. You attracted Jin Yu yesterday. Fortunately, I sent Jin Yu away."
"It won't happen again. It's already so bright. I have to leave quickly."
"Go through the window. You can't get out from the front. Jinyuyinyu got up early."
Su Jinyuan hurriedly got out of bed, tidied up the scattered clothes, walked to the bedside, gave Xu Xiuyi a meaningful look, and said affectionately: "Xiu Yi, I have checked some clues, and I will do it when I catch the real culprit."
Go home, let's live a good life, you have to wait for me."
Xu Xiuyi just wanted him to leave quickly, and responded perfunctorily: "Yes."
This sound made Su Jinyuan feel extremely comfortable. Thinking of the intimacy with Xu Xiuyi last night, he opened the window and left with satisfaction.
Su Jinyuan only said that he and Xu Xiuyi had accomplished good things. He was very drunk yesterday, but he vaguely remembered that he kissed Xu Xiuyi, took off Xu Xiuyi's clothes, and then had sex with Xu Xiuyi in a dreamlike manner.
When he woke up in the morning and saw that Xu Xiuyi was not as indifferent to him as before, he became more and more certain that he must have performed the Zhougong ceremony with Xu Xiuyi last night. He was so happy that he climbed over the wall and went out, whistling along the way.
It wasn't until he noticed that this area was around the Su family that he lowered his head and hurried away.
After Su Jinyuan left, Xu Xiuyi opened the door. Jin Yu came in and asked her what she wanted to eat as before, without even looking at the bed. She really kept everything in her stomach and pretended she didn't know.
Xu Xiuyi's expression was natural, but she kept rubbing her waist. She slept on the floor all night and it hurt so much.
Jin Yu saw this action, but she also felt depressed in her stomach. She just kept thinking that Xu Xiuyi always had back pain, probably because she had been tossing too hard at night.
Yesterday, she suggested that Xu Xiuyi ask Su Jinye to take a look, but now she didn't dare to say anything.
"Grandma, do you still go to the counter after eating?"
"go."
"Grandma, if you feel unwell, just take a day off."
She was concerned, but Xu Xiuyi was startled. Jin Yu immediately shut up, not daring to pay more attention to the "body" aspect, and changed the subject, saying: "My aunt sent me some bird's nest porridge this morning, would you like to drink it?"
?"
"Bring it here. By the way, help me invite my aunt to come over. I have something to ask for."
"Yes, then I'll ask Yinyu to heat up the porridge."
After Jin Yu finished speaking, he went out, Shaoqing, and Yin Yu brought in lukewarm porridge, as well as a few pieces of sweet biscuits from the deep-fryer. Xu Xiuyi was disgusted by the sight, so she asked Yin Yu to take them away.
After finishing the porridge, Su Yalan also came. When she saw Xu Xiuyi, she was polite and affectionate.
"Xiu Yi, are you looking for me? How about some porridge? Haha, I used the high-quality bird's nests I brought from the palace for this bird's nest porridge. I couldn't bear to eat it myself. I knew you were not in good health these days, so I cooked it for you.
Come here, does it taste good?"
"It's delicious. Thank you, eldest sister, eldest sister. I have something to ask for."
Su Yalan hurriedly said: "As for my family, if you ask for anything or if you have anything to do, just tell me."
"In the next few days, there will be a lotus appreciation festival in the palace."
Speaking of the palace, seeing a flash of loneliness in Su Yalan's eyes, she smiled and said, "Yes, every summer when the lotus blooms at their best, the palace will hold a lotus appreciation festival."
The loneliness disappeared, and she smiled heartily again: "You came to me for this Lotus Appreciation Festival?"
"The Fifth Prince and I have never known each other, and we have some friendship in private. During this Lotus Appreciation Festival, he suddenly said that he wanted to take me to see it, and he reported it to the Queen Mother, who also agreed, but..."
"Just what?"
"One year when I entered the palace, I gave the Queen Mother a lotus embroidered handkerchief. The queen took it to heart. The fifth prince wanted to bring more with me when I entered the palace this time. But I have been running around Baoning Hall and Peony Embroidery Shop these days.
Things like that, let’s not talk about my kung fu. My acupuncture kung fu was pretty good if I had the patience when I was young, but now..."
"I understand, what's so difficult about this? To honor the Queen Mother and her elders, I still ask you to do such a thing for me. Don't worry, I'll go back right away. The Queen Mother likes lotus flowers and canaries. I
Embroider some of those patterns and take them into the palace."
"Thank you, eldest sister."
"Why are you so polite? You've helped me a lot. By the way, my mother is going to Thousand Buddha Temple this afternoon to burn incense and pray for blessings. She wants me to accompany her. Will you come too?"
"Is it for the fourth brother's marriage?"
"My mother's right eyebrow has been twitching incessantly these days. I'm afraid it's a bad omen, so she wants to worship God."
"I've been really busy these past few days and have no time, so I'd like to ask my eldest sister to excuse me and apologize to my mother."
"Haha, mother can be considerate. She knows how much you have paid for this family, so I will go back first."
"Sister, walk slowly."
After seeing off Su Yalan, Xu Xiuyi hurried out of the door. She was originally going to find Mr. An Cheng, but halfway through she heard the sound of two women quarreling. Following the sound, she saw Su Jiang's face was red.
He was quarreling with a woman on the street, looking like a shrew.
Su Jiang is considered a dignified person. Although she is a bit arrogant, she will never be reduced to such a figureless state. Look at the woman opposite her, she is about twenty-three or four years old, and she is very beautiful.
Her slender eyes are somewhat enchanting, she wears a jingle ring, and has hot red makeup. At first glance, she looks like a powerful character.
Now the two women were scolding each other, refusing to give in to each other, but looking at the mocking and joking look on one's face and the red and angry look on the other's face, one could tell who had the upper hand.
Xu Xiuyi was still far away, but she could vaguely hear the content of the two men's exchanges.
"You are shameless. Everyone is here to see this shameless concubine. She doesn't know the rules, doesn't abide by her status, and is an uneducated wild woman. She knows how to seduce men with some flirty tricks."
"Hey, sister, do you dare to ask my husband to listen to these words? You keep calling me a wild woman and my son a little bastard. What is your husband?"
"you……"
"Seduce my own husband, sister, the words you use are too vicious."
"Master Yuan, you are shameless."
"I'm shameless. It's better than you. My husband-in-law has written you a letter of divorce, but you still stay at home and refuse to leave."
"Why should he divorce me? I have committed any of the seven sins."
"Haha, sister has committed more than one of the seven sins. Do you want me to count them to you? I advise you to go home and pack your things, leaving some dignity for yourself. My husband doesn't even want you anymore. Sister, you are so shameless.
It's too thick. Sister, forget about being shameless and save some face for your children. Sister, just don't worry, you leave, I will take good care of your two girls for you. "
"Master Yuan, I, I, I will fight with you."
Su Jiang was so angry that her eyes bulged, and veins appeared on her forehead. Regardless of the fact that she was in a downtown area, she waved and rushed towards the woman opposite, but her hand was grabbed by a pair of small hands.
When she looked up, she saw Xu Xiuyi's loving eyes.
Su Jiang's tears suddenly fell down, and she screamed sadly: "Xiu Yi."
"Second sister-in-law, why should a human being be as humble as an animal?"
Xu Xiuyi said lightly, and Yuan Shishi, who had the upper hand just now, instantly turned cold.
"What did you say?"
"Do you have trouble with your ears? Or do you still feel good about being scolded and want to hear it again?"
"Who are you? You're just a widow."
That sharp voice was a bit sarcastic and a bit proud.
She fully expected to irritate Xu Xiuyi, but what she received was an indifferent sneer from Xu Xiuyi: "I am a widow, you are a bitch."
"Xu Xiuyi, it's your fault that your husband likes the prostitutes in the brothel and he doesn't like you either."
"Some men have this temperament. They will ignore the noble, elegant and well-born wives at home, but only like the bitch with a pair of jade-armed pillows in the hook."
"Who are you calling a bitch?"
"I didn't mention you by name, why do you need to take the seat, or did you really come out of the hook bar?"
"Xu Xiuyi, don't talk nonsense, I am the daughter of an innocent family."
"Oh, how innocent is the daughter of an innocent family? Is she so innocent that she has a child before she gets married? Or is she so innocent that she has just been adopted as a concubine and is about to squeeze out the main wife. You are such a tutor from an innocent family.
Wow, can you recite the seven sins by heart?"
"Seven outbursts: childlessness, the first category; lewdness, the second category; neglect of aunts and uncles, the third category; talkativeness, the fourth category; theft, the fifth category; jealousy, the sixth category; and serious illnesses, the seventh category."
She carried it smoothly, and Xu Xiuyi sneered: "Infertile and childless, cheating on Hongxing, unfilial to parents, talkative, stealing, jealous, and suffering from serious diseases. Of the seven crimes, you can except the first one.
There’s nothing left that hasn’t been accounted for.”
"I, why did I take advantage of it?"
Xu Xiuyi took a step closer.
"Hongxing is cheating on you. You were born in an innocent family but had a son before you were married. Does this count as Hongxing cheating on you? When you entered the Su family, even if they separated, your mother is still your mother-in-law, but you haven't even visited her once. Doesn't that count?
Doesn’t that count as being unfilial to my parents? You insulted my second sister-in-law in the street, and you mostly instigated my second brother to humiliate my second sister-in-law at home. Does that count as being a talkative person? If you robbed someone else’s husband and status, does that count as stealing? You just became a concubine.
You began to covet the position of the principal wife. Is this considered to be a case of immeasurable jealousy? You are mentally retarded and delirious, trying to get past my mother and directly take the position of the second mistress of the Su family. Are you considered to be sick and delusional? "
She was so aggressive that she didn't even have to take a breath, and she said everything Yuan Shishi said that made her face red and angry.
Xu Xiuyi sneered: "Everyone who is watching the excitement, you should not abandon your wife who is a loser. It is a simple truth. Everyone knows that even if my second brother wants to divorce his wife, as long as my mother does not die, the divorce letter will still require my mother no matter what.
Agree only after you agree, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, this divorce letter naturally requires the approval of the clan elders and the official seal."
"May I ask the second sister-in-law how the second brother's divorce letter was given to you?"
Su Jiang was exhausted from crying and overflowing with grievances.
Hearing this, she cried and said, "She forced me. She said that if your second brother doesn't divorce me immediately, she will take her son back to Cangzhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar and began to accuse Yuan Shishi. Yuan Shishi was so embarrassed and angry that he glared at Xu Xiuyi hatefully and ran away with red eyes. Xu Xiuyi sneered and looked back at the crying Su Jiang. After all, she felt
Although Su Jiang is not a good person, his current situation is really desolate.
She couldn't escape now, so she could only arrange for Su Jiang to go to the inn. In the room, Su Jiang kept pulling her and crying for a long time. When she finally got tired of crying and went to sleep, it was already dark, and Xu Xiuyi couldn't go either.
Shaona An Cheng could only ask someone to send a letter and returned home.
Regarding the Su Jiang family, Su Jinyi was more ruthless than she expected.
It's good that Yuan Shishi repeatedly challenged each other, but Su Jinyi's personality is not the kind that can be easily controlled by others.
If this is the case, Xu Xiuyi should not try every means to deal with Su Jinyi now.
Now Su Jinyi used his ruthlessness to create a huge opportunity for Xu Xiuyi.
The Su Jiang family of Su Jin was lonely and had no one to rely on, so she looked to Xu Xiu Yi as her only support. Xu Xiu Yi thought that if the old lady of the Su family came forward, Su Jin Yi would be somewhat afraid.
In this era, filial piety comes first among all virtues, and the trend of filial piety and brotherhood is prevalent. Those who are filial can be praised by everyone, but those who are unfilial are like mice crossing the street, and everyone shouts and beats them.
The old lady of the Su family said that if Su Jinyi disobeys her, her reputation will probably be ruined. Therefore, Su Jiang will always return to Su Jinyi, whether as his wife or concubine, and Su Jinyi will never get rid of her.
This is Xu Xiuyi's opportunity, an excellent opportunity.
——Digression——
10,000 words, don’t break your promise, I wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day.