Autumn is getting thicker, and winter is coming in a blink of an eye! The first snow fell in the imperial capital. Huai Moran still remembers that this was the first time in her life that she watched the snow quietly like this.
Before late autumn, the Prince's Mansion ushered in two assassination activities, but those assassins were defeated by Baili Yeheng and captured alive, but not a single one was left alive.
Since there was no one to cross-examine, the matter was settled. Fortunately, no one was injured, especially Baili Yeheng's cherished treasure, Xiaoxiao, who was safe and sound.
When the first snow fell after winter, and Huai Moran thought he could watch the snow in peace, the Prince's Mansion welcomed the person who gave Huai Moran the most headache - Ning Qing.
Ning Qing insisted on following Huai Moran and couldn't push anyone away. Prince Ning loved this little daughter the most, so out of desperation, Prince Ning personally sent Ning Qing to the Prince's Mansion and handed it over to Huai Moran.
After thousands of warnings and instructions, I reluctantly left, lingering for a long time before leaving.
Because Huai Moran was the crown prince's concubine, she was able to take care of the expenses of the prince's house. She used Arabic numerals for accounting and drew many tables so that the accounts were clear and clear at a glance. Even Baili Ye Heng couldn't.
Praise her for her ability.
Inevitably, she would do some tricks in the account books and deduct some money as private money.
In fact, she silently borrowed it from Baili Yeheng.
After saving for several months, I finally saved enough money, so I went back to the house, changed into thicker clothes, put on a cloak, changed into men's clothes, and went out.
When she went out, she was accompanied by two pretty maids, a good time and beautiful scenery that were enviable, and a lovely sister Ning Qing.
It was winter, and it was really cold when she went out at night. She rubbed her hands while walking.
——Uncle, come on, come on!
——Uncle, please sit inside! The girl is looking very refreshed!
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From the streets of Flower Street to the end of the street, every house said the same thing, without any thoughts. There were two vases standing at the door of every house.
But as for the name, this one is pretty good, Zuiyuelou.
Huai Moran took a step forward and was about to walk in when he was pulled back by Liangchen.
"You can't go in. Where are these places? How can you go in because of your delicate status?" Liangchen said with an awkward look on his face, holding Huai Moran's arm.
Ning Qing turned her little face aside and said, "Yes, how can we enter a place like this, you shameless woman?"
‘Shameless woman’ has now become Ning Qing’s exclusive term for Huai Moran.
"You said I'm shameless, so you can go in. If you don't want to go in, just wait outside!" Huai Moran smiled and reached out to pat Ning Qing on the head.
Ning Qing took a step forward and missed Huai Moran's hand. Her hand was empty, but she didn't feel embarrassed. She immediately retracted her legs and walked towards Zuiyue Tower.
The good time and beautiful scenery followed, so Ning Qing naturally followed. On this cold day, it was better to go in than to freeze outside.
After entering, the madam received Huai Moran very warmly, but Huai Moran did not order a girl, but asked for a private room.
When the madam came out, she kept mumbling: "If you go to a brothel and don't order girls, you might as well go to a teahouse to drink tea."
Huai Mo Ran looked around and felt that this brothel was okay and large enough, but the decoration was too poor. So she decided to buy this brothel and turn it into her own property.
After shopping around, she returned to the private room and called the madam to discuss the deal.
When Liangchen and Ning Qing heard that Huai Moran was going to buy a brothel, they almost exclaimed at the same time.
"Oh my god! Shameless woman, you are crazy!"
"Master, are you crazy?"
Huai Moran gave the two of them a white look, she was not crazy. Since ancient times, the brothel has been a gold-selling cave, and it has a long history of selling out all the gold in one night.
Therefore, if you want to make money, it is definitely more profitable to open a brothel, and you can make a lot of money.
The bustard stood aside and looked at Huai Moran up and down for a long time. Finally, she just said "Wait a moment" and walked out.
Huai Moran didn't know where she was going, but thought she wanted to think it over carefully. After all, the price she gave was already quite high. Ning Qing said nonchalantly: "Is this considered high? It's only three hundred.
Two, I guess the madam won’t sell it to you.”
After Ling Yue walked out of Huai Moran's box, she went directly to the third floor and came to a very special room. She stood respectfully at the door and gently opened the door three times.
The door opened, and Ling Yue walked in respectfully, knelt on one knee and said, "Someone wants to buy Zuiyue Tower."
"Oh?! You must be dizzy, Lingyue! Where is Zuiyue Tower?" The man in red said with a chuckle. This man in red turned out to be Leng Ao.
"No, no, no... the master of the pavilion misunderstood me." Ling Yue glanced at Baili Yeheng, who was silent opposite Leng Ao, with some embarrassment.
"The buyer she mentioned is Huai Moran." Baili Yeheng said lightly, twisting the white pieces in his hand, and patted down on the fourth star line from the bottom left of Leng Ao.
Leng Ao stood up immediately and asked in disbelief: "Is it really her?"
Ling Yue nodded, not daring to hide anything. If it weren't for Huai Mo Ran, no matter how much someone else offered, Zui Yue Tower would not be sold.
"How much did she pay?" Leng Ao was curious. He thought Huai Moran was very funny when he first met her, but she unexpectedly created surprises one after another. He found that he seemed to like this woman more and more.
Ling Yue was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Three...three hundred taels!"
Leng Ao was originally drinking tea with a cup in hand. When he heard this number, he suddenly burst into tears. Three hundred taels?! What did that woman think? She wanted to buy Zuiyue Tower for only three hundred taels. This was a toad's wish.
Swan meat?
Baili Yeheng remained silent until Leng Ao turned around and said to him: "Your woman is really interesting, but you are really calm! In fact, you want to laugh, it's okay, just laugh if you want to.
, otherwise it will cause internal injuries."
"Sell it to her." Baili Yeheng suddenly spoke.
Leng Ao and Ling Yue both thought they heard wrongly, and they groaned at the same time and looked at Baili Yeheng.
Baili Yeheng turned his head, looked at Ling Yue with a serious expression, and said, "I said if I sell it to her, the price will be a hundred times higher."
Ling Yue nodded and said yes, then retreated.
Leng Ao looked at him with a smile and said, "You are really willing to give up. Thirty thousand taels is considered cheap."
Baili Yeheng did not answer, but continued to look at the chessboard.
Ling Yue returned to Huai Moran's box and said with a smile: "I can sell it to you, thirty thousand taels."
Huai Moran thought it was funny when she heard it. When she heard the second half of the sentence, her whole heart went cold. Thirty thousand taels, that's not a small amount! How could she come up with it? How much manipulation would be done in the accounts?
, just collected thirty thousand taels!
Her eyes wandered over the good times, the beautiful scenery, and Ning Qing.
Ning Qing glanced at Huai Moran with disgust and said, "Shameless woman, what are you looking at?"
Holding his chin with his index finger, Huai Mo Ran said very seriously: "I think that piece of jade around your waist is quite good, why don't you lend it to me first, and treat it as the cost of your free food, drink and accommodation in the Prince's Mansion."
"You are shameless, don't even think about trying to get my jade pendant." Ning Qing turned away angrily.
Ling Yue's eyes wandered for a moment, and she said in a deep voice: "How can you talk about business if you don't have money? Let's go, let's go..." After that, she would coax Mo Ran away.
Huai Moran pulled Ning Qing and said sternly: "If you don't give me, you are not allowed to follow me."
Ning Qing glared at her angrily and was silent for a long time. She reluctantly took off the jade pendant from her waist and muttered, "This jade pendant is very valuable."
Huai Moran took the jade pendant, turned to look at the old bustard with a smile, and said: "Three hundred taels plus this jade pendant is enough! The value of this jade pendant is definitely more than thirty thousand taels." In fact, Huai Moran didn't know how much this jade pendant was worth.
Money, anyway, it’s right to brag about it.
The old bustard looked at the green and white jade pendant, weighed it in his hand, and looked at the light carefully for a long time. After a long time, he said: "Jade is good jade. I'm afraid I can't sell this kind of thing. I can't sell it."
If you don't go out, you can't turn it into money. This piece of jade is worthless to me."
Ning Qing was unhappy after hearing what the madam said and said: "My uncle picked this piece of jade from the depths of the snow-capped mountains. It is cold to the touch and can cure diseases and avoid the heat. There are only three pieces of it in the world. How dare you say it is worthless?"
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Ling Yue looked at the jade and said, "I'm not saying it's worthless, but if I were to sell something like this, I would be arrested and put in jail immediately."
"Don't worry, I gave this voluntarily, no one dares to arrest you." Ning Qing pouted and glared at Huai Moran fiercely.
Huai Moran reached out to touch her head and said, "I'll just buy it for you when I make money in the future. Don't be sad!"
This time, Ning Qing did not avoid it, but grabbed her hand, opened her mouth and bit it, avenging her revenge for taking the jade.
"Ah! Kid, you are crazy!" Huai Moran cried out in pain.
Since the Zuiyue Building belonged to Huai Mo Ran, Ling Yue was about to turn around and leave. Huai Mo Ran thought about it and felt that it would not be good for Ling Yue to leave like this. Firstly, there was no one to manage the Zuiyue Building, and secondly, she could not possibly
I came to Zuiyue Tower to be a madam.
"Mom Yue, please stay. I will give you double the money every month. How about you stay and continue to take care of Zuiyue Tower?" Huai Moran looked at Ling Yue with a smile.
Ling Yue's eyes rolled around, revealing an innate shrewd calculation. She stretched out three fingers and said: "Three times."
Huai Moran didn't have time to train such a shrewd madam, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
The moon twists up the fragrant handkerchief, covers the mouth and nose, and smiles tremblingly.
"It's getting late, let's go back quickly, otherwise the prince will blame you." Meili, who had been silent, suddenly said.
Huai Moran nodded, pulled Ning Qing and walked out. Back at the Prince's Mansion, Huai Moran was thinking about how to attract more people and make more money.
In the middle of the night, Baili Yeheng finished talking to Leng Ao and returned to the house. He walked slowly on the snow, making a squeaking sound. He was going to see Xiaoxiao, but the courtyard with Mo Ran on his way was
I saw that the lights in Huai Moran's house were still on.
Baili Yeheng turned and walked into Huai Moran's yard, opened the door gently, the oil lamp on the desk was still dancing, Huai Moran was lying on the desk and fell asleep deeply.
The dim light cast the shadow of her facial features on her fair skin, and her long eyelashes trembled with her even breathing.
Baili Yeheng looked at that face and couldn't help but lean down and place a gentle kiss on her forehead. He might not have even noticed it, but the corners of his lips raised slightly.
Baili Yeheng gently picked her up, put her on the bed, tucked her in, turned on the lamp, and then turned around and walked out.