Mu Qiyue was a very arrogant person. It turned out that he had no intention of paying attention to the thoughts of the little maid Minglu, but he had to worry about any impact on Lin Zhu.
This made Mu Qiyue's mood become very bad, and Mu Yun, who was invited by Minglu as a lobbyist, also didn't get a good look for several days.
Mu Yun had no choice but to tell Mu Qiyue the situation. Of course, it also meant to remind him. After all, Mu Qiyue's marriage was not his own decision.
Your Majesty, the most important thing is Princess Changmin.
After Mu Qiyue stayed in the study for a few days, as if the rain had passed and the sky was clear, his frown had already spread. He said goodbye to Lin Zhu and returned to his house.
Mu Qiyue's house in the capital was not too far from Lin Zhu's home. It was only two cups of tea away by horse carriage. However, Lin Zhu would not take the initiative to visit his home, and it was not convenient for Fu Dou'er to go.
Next, he did not tell that he had a house in the capital. So Lin Zhu mistakenly thought that he went to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital.
"Fourth Master, Her Royal Highness Princess Changmin has been summoned several times. When will you arrive?" When he returned to his house, the chair was not yet warm, so Mu Yun mentioned Princess Changmin again.
"Tomorrow." You have to go early or late. You can't hide, so it's better to go.
"Yes." After listening to Mu Qiyue's words, Mu Yun thought about leaving his study, but was unexpectedly stopped by Mu Qiyue.
"Mu Yun, go find a good female guard and send it to Miss Lin."
"Yes, ah... ah?" Mu Yun nodded habitually, and only later did he realize what his master's request was.
"Sooner or later, the beef thing will expose her. It's better to make preparations earlier. The Zhao family is becoming more and more unruly now." The Zhao family that Mu Qiyue is talking about is the Zhao family, the wife of Lin Shurui, the third son of the Lin family.
His natal family is the Marquis of Hui'an.
The famous Zhao Ji Rice Shop in the capital was run by his family. He had always regarded Muyue Trading Company as a thorn in his side. Last year, when the new rice came out, Muyue Trading Company suddenly gave many powerful people a share of their special white rice, and even opened a special store for this purpose.
He opened a rice shop and stole a lot of business from the Zhao family.
Although the supply of special white rice in the palace is already the matter of Huangzhuang, Muyue Trading Company can actually get other shares of the tribute rice in the palace, which makes the Zhao family's proportion even smaller, so in the eyes of the Zhao family
Here, Muzue Trading Company has become an opponent that must be defeated.
The Marquis of Hui'an Mansion still has some power, so it caused some minor troubles for Muyue Trading Company a year ago. Although Lu Mingtao solved them one by one with his methods, Mu Qiyue didn't want to be in such a situation.
Intervene in matters.
But news came from the palace that Muyue Trading Company's qualification to pay tribute to grains, fruits and vegetables was cancelled. It was said that the things they sent were unqualified. Zhao Ji's tribute share was restored.
If there wasn't something fishy in this, Lu Mingtao couldn't believe it, but he couldn't question them, otherwise he would label them randomly. It might affect the overall situation, especially when Mu Qiyue's identity couldn't be exposed.
However, after Mu Qiyue learned about this matter, he did not express any opinions. To be honest, Mu Qiyue did not value this aspect, but as Lin Zhu had more and more things in his hands, he relied on paying tribute to make a name for himself.
It becomes more important, especially every new product that is produced. It always brings huge returns. How can Mu Qiyue not give more treats?
At this time, someone made a stumbling block, which of course made Mu Qiyue very unhappy.
"I will arrange it." Mu Yun solemnly nodded.
Although there were still very few beef cattle in Wangcun Village, even Mu Yun could see the money scene inside, so he carefully selected suitable candidates.
Of course, there was also an intention to express goodwill to Lin Zhu. Although it was hidden, Mu Yun had already planned to use this matter to improve Mu Qiyue's image in Minglu's place.
Lin Zhu didn't know Mu Qiyue's plan. She was busy preparing to go to the Lin family.
Lin Yuewei, the seventh young master of the Lin family, tried his best to get Lin Zhu to visit him at home, even going on a hunger strike to threaten the third son of the Lin family and his wife Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao has always been dissatisfied that her son actually has contact with a low-status peasant girl. And even if Lin Zhu assures him that he has not taken advantage of the Lin family, Mrs. Zhao will not believe it. Someone who looks down on you from the bottom of his heart.
People, no matter how much you guarantee, it’s useless.
Zhao has always thought very highly of herself, so how could she be willing to trust a peasant girl?
But Mr. Lin knew about Lin Yuewei, and he was worried that he would have no excuse to see his granddaughter again, so he called Lin Shurui and Zhao to him, and used Lin Yuewei's refusal to eat to reprimand them both.
.And ordered them to invite Lin Zhu to Rang's house in the near future.
Lin Shurui, who originally had no objection to Lin Zhu, began to dislike her due to his father's scolding, his son's noise and his wife's instigation.
Lin Zhu didn't know the turmoil in Lin Mansion, so she packed her things helplessly.
She would reply to the little guy Lin Yuewei every half month. She also believed that people in the Lin family would definitely read what she wrote before giving it to Lin Yuewei, so she only wrote some fun things and encouragement every time.
His words. But what she didn't expect was that Lin Yuewei wrote to her a few years ago asking her what delicious food she had prepared for her brother. She easily told him her plans for the New Year.
I thought it was nothing, but I didn't expect him to write again, asking Lin Zhu to treat everyone equally. He was also his younger brother, and he had to cook all the delicious food for him.
This made her very embarrassed. Lin Zhu knew very well the Lin family's attitude towards her. It was probably that no one except Lin Yuewei would let her visit again. But in this case, she couldn't tell Lin Yuewei the truth.
While she was thinking hard about the solution, Lin Yuewei wrote again and said that he would find a way to let Lin Zhu pass.
Sure enough, within a few days, someone from the Lin family came and brought an invitation to her door.
Now it's good, if you don't want to go, you have to go. Because it's during the Chinese New Year, Lin Zhu feels that he can't come empty-handed no matter what.
So he prepared gifts, one was for the Lin family as a token of honor, and the other was carefully prepared for Lin Yuewei.
Lin Zhu took a carriage and went to Lin's house.
On this day, Mr. Lin also stayed at home specially, waiting for Lin Zhu to come to his door.
Lin Zhu entered the Lin Mansion and first went to Mrs. Lin to ask for her greetings. There she also met Lin Yuewei's mother, Mrs. Zhao. However, in Mrs. Zhao's unhappy face and eyes that showed a hint of evil from time to time, Lin Zhu clearly felt that she was not interested in her.
My own displeasure seemed to transfer all the resentment of being unable to convince Lin Yuewei to her.
Mrs. Lin was quite kind when they met again, while the first lady Yang ignored her existence, and the second lady Wu sat there and looked at her kindly.
After thanking the Lin family for their invitation, Lin Zhu presented the gifts he had brought. After observing all manners, with Mrs. Lin's approval, he followed the maid to Lin Yuewei's yard.
After Lin Zhu left, Mr. Lin came in. He sat at the top with a straight face.
"Sir, this is from Miss Lin Zhu just now, a friend of Xiao Qi." Mrs. Lin said to Mr. Lin, who also doted on Lin Yuewei.
"Really? He knows etiquette very well." Mr. Lin nodded. Generally speaking, the things given by guests will not be brought directly to the masters, but will only be given a gift list for the masters to review.
But today, I don’t know why the steward was so negligent and actually brought all the gifts into the hall.
Therefore, the things Lin Zhu sent were clearly placed in front of the masters of the Lin family.
"Huh, you are indeed from the countryside. Our Lin family doesn't have any good wine, why don't we use her to send some inferior wine?" Mrs. Zhao had long disliked Lin Zhu, and of course she was very picky about the things she sent.
Mr. Lin's eyes immediately stared at the wine jars. Good things come in pairs. The two jars of wine were placed there without any packaging.
As he watched, Mr. Lin's eyes tightened, and he seemed to have seen something. He immediately called someone in, "Lin, send these two jars of wine to my private treasury."
Others, including Mrs. Lin, looked at Mr. Lin very strangely, and Mrs. Zhao even blushed in embarrassment.
"Master, this wine?" Mrs. Lin asked for everyone.
"Hehehehe, this wine is not a big deal." Mr. Lin stroked his beard and smiled. But no one believed what he said. If the wine is not a big deal, can you hide it in your private vault?
"Okay, take a look at what else Zhu Yatou has brought. You have to prepare something for her when she leaves. I will ask someone to send some lucky money later." Mr. Lin left with satisfaction.
The ladies of the Lin family were left sitting there looking at each other.
"Housekeeper, is there anything special about that wine?" Mrs. Lin saw that Mr. Lin refused to tell, so she had to ask the person who first came into contact with the wine jar.
"Back to Madam, the wine jar is still sealed. I don't know what's so special about the wine. It's just that there is a bamboo leaf mark on the bottom of the jar." The butler answered carefully.
Mrs. Lin instantly understood why Mr. Lin behaved as she did just now. It seemed that the gift was just right to Mr. Lin's taste.
"How did she know that her father liked this kind of wine?" Yang asked the question on everyone's mind.
Suspicious looks passed among the ladies. Even the kindest second lady, Wu, frowned a little.
"It seems that I have inquired about it a long time ago." Zhao denied Lin Zhu as usual.
"I think I'm overthinking it. Who doesn't know that Zhuji sake is the most popular nowadays?" Wu still felt that Lin Zhu didn't have so much scheming, so she defended her.
"Second sister-in-law is too generous. Even if everyone in the capital knows it, it's not that easy to get this Zhuji sake. Didn't our family just buy ten jars?" Mrs. Zhao was even more worried.
He was disgusted with Lin Zhu, "That cost a lot of money."
"Okay, let the housekeeper take a look at what's down there and send it where it should go." Old Mrs. Lin's face looked a little bad, and she asked the three ladies to go back impatiently. (To be continued. If you like
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