Butler Zhou came up with the title deeds of the two shops in his hand and said, "Princess, the prince, the prince asked me to accompany you to see the shops."
"Then I'll bother Butler Zhou." Mingruo started to eat breakfast.
"No trouble...no trouble, I'll go down and prepare the car first."
"Okay." Mingruo nodded.
Mingruo finished her breakfast and went out wearing a thick fox fur cloak. The snow that fell yesterday accumulated on the ground, which was extremely cold. The green bamboo forest reflected the white snow, which was really beautiful. Among the green bamboo and white snow, a man was wearing a bright red feather satin. The figure in the cloak came slowly with the support of two maids.
Ming Ruo saw the person coming clearly and the corners of his eyes twitched.
"Bichi has met my cousin." Shen Bichi was wearing a high bun and a golden phoenix phoenix on her head. She deliberately supported the phoenix on her head, "I went to the palace yesterday to see my aunt. , it just so happened that the clothing bureau had sent some newly made jewelry, so my aunt gave me a Busha."
"Oh." Mingruo nodded and said he understood. This cousin Bichi came here early in the morning, maybe to show off her new jewelry to her.
"My aunt also gave my cousin a piece of jewelry and asked me to bring it back to my cousin." Shen Bichi winked at Cui Huan, who held a brocade box in front of Mingruo.
"I just sent my maid here. The road is slippery in this snowy day, so I'd like to ask Miss Biao to go there herself." Ming Ruo said politely.
"I also want to talk to my cousin. Is she going to Meiyuan?" Shen Bichi asked with a smile.
"I'm not going to Meiyuan. I'm going out." Cousin Bichi, do you want to sneak into Meiyuan? Sorry, I'm not on my way.
"Maybe I haven't gone shopping in a long time. Let me go with my cousin." Shen Bichi rolled her eyes and followed.
Mingruo has a black line on her head. Is this cousin Bichi a dog-skin plaster? Why can't she get rid of it once it gets on it? "I'm going to my grandma's house..."
If Cousin Bichi still wants to stay with her, Mingruo can only be convinced.
Duke Jingguo's Mansion? Shen Bichi really didn't dare to go! Who doesn't know that Duke Jingguo's family is stationed in the border town all year round. It is said that they have a very bad temper, and they can carry guns into battle regardless of men, women, or children.
"Then I won't disturb my cousin." Shen Bichi walked quickly with the two maids.
"Huh?" Mingruo was a little confused, "Why are you running so fast..."
"Miss Cousin is probably afraid that you will invite her to the Duke of Jingguo's residence." Zisu guessed.
"She really thinks too much." Mingruo shrugged.
Several people got on the carriage, and Mingruo took the brocade box in Zi Su's hand and opened it. Inside was a gold and red jade squirrel hairpin, which was neither precious nor exquisite. If it hadn't been for the gorgeous golden phoenix steps on Bichi's head, For comparison, it can barely be regarded as a gift. But comparing the two, this hairpin is just used to slap Mingruo in the face.
Zi Su was so angry that she just wanted to throw the hairpin out of the carriage. The concubine was too much of a bully. She liked her cousin and could give her whatever she wanted. Why did she have to bring such a hairpin to her? Princess of the house.
Mingruo patted the back of Zi Su's hand reassuringly: "As the saying goes, it's better to be polite than to be polite!"
"..." The princess is really generous.
Mingruo threw the brocade box back into Zi Su's arms: "Put it away, just in case the concubine asks about it someday. If she can't find it, she will have to talk about Liaozhai."
"Princess, what is Liaozhai?" Zisu asked curiously.
"Ahem, "Liaozhai" is a storybook." Anyway, I was idle, so Mingruo told Zisu "Ying Ning" and "Painted Skin".
Zi Su was obviously so frightened that her face turned pale, and she begged the princess to tell more.
"Princess, are there really painted ghosts in this world?"
"Yes." Ming Ruo nodded seriously.
"Ah!" Zisu became even more frightened, "Princess... have you... seen her?"
"Not only have I seen it, but so have you." Mingruo replied with a smile.
Zi Su crossed her arms and searched around with her eyes like searchlights: "Where is it?"
"Do you think Miss Cousin looks like her?" Ming Ruo smiled with crooked eyebrows.
Zi Su just wanted to complain about the princess for scaring people, but when she thought about it carefully, Miss Cousin always looked very kind to the princess every time she saw her, but what she did was either overt or covert, just like the Painted Skin Ghost.
"Princess, we're here." Butler Zhou's voice came from outside the carriage.
Zisu stepped forward to help the princess gather her cloak, and helped the princess get out of the car.
As soon as Ming Ruo got out of the car, she heard a clang. Following the sound, she looked over and saw two boys climbing down the ladder. There was a gilt plaque thrown not far away. It looked like it was the one they had just removed.
"Huh?" Mingruo looked at the two characters on the plaque - Xi Lou.
Butler Zhou walked over quickly: "Didn't I ask you to clean it up yesterday? Why isn't it better now?"
The two boys quickly replied: "The shop has been tidied up, but I just remembered that the plaque has not been removed yet. You came before I had time to put it down."
"Take these rags quickly, don't block the master's way." Butler Zhou directed the servant to move the plaque of Xilou.
The front door was quickly cleared, and Zisu helped the princess into the shop.
"This is... the Xilou that sells rouge and gouache?" Mingruo asked uncertainly.
If I remember correctly, the shopkeeper of Xilou threatened to make it impossible for her to stay in the imperial capital. How come it had only been so long and the shop was not even open.
"It's that Xilou." Butler Zhou said immediately, "Shilang Liu committed a crime and confiscated his family property. Except for his married daughter, all of them were exiled to Mangzhou."
"Isn't it the shop owned by Concubine Li's mother-in-law?" After all, he is also the father-in-law of the emperor. This is such a big deal. As for the whole family being punished.
"Floods have been rampant this year, and the emperor sent people to investigate. It was found out a few days ago that there was a problem with the dam that Liu Shilang was responsible for building. The civil engineering materials were shoddy, and Liu Shilang embezzled hundreds of thousands of money from it. The emperor was furious.
If Empress Li had not been kneeling outside the royal study for a whole day and night to beg for mercy, Liu Shilang's head would have been gone." Butler Zhou looked like he understood this matter very well.
"Oh." Mingruo didn't care much about other people's affairs and started wandering around the store.
This store is very big, with three floors and a small yard behind it.
"Princess, what kind of store do you want to open?" Zisu followed Mingruo around the store, "Such a big store would be a waste if it only sells toilet water."
"I can sell a lot of things." Mingruo raised her proud little chin.
Mingruo originally only wanted to open a store to sell cosmetics, but when she saw such a large store, she had the idea of opening a styling salon: the first floor mainly sells cosmetics, the second floor mainly sells jewelry, and the third floor mainly sells clothing. On the third floor, there are
Set up a place, train some makeup artists, and do overall makeup and outfits for customers. As long as you can become beautiful, women will definitely go crazy for it.
However, in this way, a lot of people are needed...and they must be reliable people, otherwise how can we have fun if all the formulas and drawings are leaked every minute...
