Li Yuhua was so angry that he ate two bowls of stew for dinner. Mu Anzhi was worried about her holding on, but seeing that she didn't even burp after the meal, he ordered a midnight snack in case Li Yuhua would be hungry at night.
Even though Mu Anzhi thoughtfully prepared a midnight snack for her, Li Yuhua still said viciously, "I won't accept your kindness!"
"No need to take it, no need to take it." Mu Anzhi smiled and put some green vegetables in a bowl for her. She ate too much meat at night.
"From now on, you will never think about me taking the initiative to kiss you again for the rest of your life!" Li Yuhua said angrily, holding a small green vegetable in his mouth, "I tell you, you have suffered a big loss. Do you know how many people like me? Go and find out, I used to...
When I went out, the young men in the village rushed to see me off. When I arrived in the county, all the aunties in the county wanted me to be their wife. My character, my appearance, and my talents are not worthy of you.
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"Deserve it. Deserve it."
Li Yuhua got angry when he saw that he was full of hypocrisy and perfunctory, so she snorted heavily and ignored him.
After supper, Li Yuhua brushed his teeth again, and then went to bed by himself. In the past, he would always face the third brother sweetly when sleeping, but this time he turned around and turned the back of his head to face the third brother, nor the third brother.
The elder brother said sweet words to the third brother.
For a moment, the third brother felt a little disappointed.
Li Yuhua was hit hard and felt deeply that men were unreliable. She finally met Mu Anzhi, a husband with good character and good temperament, who she had worshiped in heaven and earth. However, he turned out to be a man with no discernment.
Li Yuhua felt that she still had to develop her career.
Huh, does Mu Anzhi think that it’s okay if he can’t kiss her? This is the wrong thing to think about her, Li Yuhua. Sooner or later, Mu Anzhi will cry and shout and take the initiative to send her to her door!
After breakfast, Li Yuhua went into the palace in high spirits. It had been snowing heavily these past two days, so she had to tell Queen Mother Lan about the situation of the Mercy Society in the city. How were the houses everywhere, and whether the children and the elderly had enough food.
Enough charcoal fire.
Queen Mother Lan was quite concerned, but knowing that Li Yuhua went out in the heavy snow, she still said, "In the future, just send a servant to have a look. Why don't you go in person? How about freezing."
"Grandma Huang, don't worry. I'm wearing thick clothes, and there's a heater in the car. It's not cold at all. I just like to go out and have a look. There are many rules and regulations in daily life, but it's only when it's critical that I can see whether I'm doing my job with my heart." Li Yuhua said,
"I sent several carts of grain and rice to Jingxin Temple yesterday, just ordinary old brown rice. I saw that there are quite a few poor people outside the city to receive alms."
"With such heavy snow, you need to eat more to keep yourself from the cold."
Li Yuhua likes to go out, and she also likes to chat with Empress Dowager Lan when she sees something strange outside. Now that it is getting dark early, she has lunch with Empress Dowager Lan and then leaves the palace.
As a result, she didn't expect a big surprise waiting for her in the house.
Uncle Xiaojiu, a partner and a distant relative who was too far away to reach him, came to the house. Shopkeeper Luo came with him. Mr. Mei personally entertained the two of them in the small reception hall and talked with them.
Uncle Jiu just came back from Northern Xinjiang. He was delayed in handling some goods on the way. It was an unexpected blessing. They are a three-person business partnership. One of the partners, Bai Muxiang, married the No. 1 scholar last year. He will be the No. 1 scholar this year.
Lang was banished to Northern Xinjiang. He personally escorted him all the way and also traveled to the north to do business. As a result, as soon as he returned to the imperial capital, he heard that the second partner, Li Yuhua, had married the prince and was now the prince's concubine!
Until now, Uncle Ninth feels his head is dizzy.
Li Yuhua was not from Baijia Village. She came to Baijia Village with her mother, Li Hongmei, who went to Bai Muxiang, Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li and Li Hongmei were distant cousins, so Li Yuhua and Bai Muxiang were considered two aunts.
We all heard that Li Yuhua’s father died young, but in the end, my dear, not only did he not die, he was still a high-ranking official in the imperial capital. Not only was he a high-ranking official in the imperial capital, he also got such a prestigious marriage for Li Yuhua that he couldn’t even imagine!
She suddenly became the prince's concubine. According to shopkeeper Luo, her rank is higher than that of a first-class official. When she sees her, she will kowtow to say hello!
It's nothing to kowtow to the prince's concubine, but Uncle Jiu thought that in the past, Li Yuhua was very pushy and naughty, but now that this girl has suddenly become the prince's concubine, she will be even more arrogant from now on.
In any case, the two partners found a good match. On the one hand, Uncle Jiu was happy for them, but on the other hand, he also felt that Lao Bai's family might prosper in his hands. He thought he was no worse than others, but it was just his family background.
He was poor and didn't have the nerve to study. Although he could earn money by doing business abroad, he had no foundation to back him up, so he had to be cautious along the way.
I didn't expect the partners to be so competitive, and both of them married into good families.
Uncle Jiu also inquired carefully about the situation of Mr. Xu’s family and knew that Mr. Xu and his current wife had two sons and two daughters. Uncle Jiu followed his partiality and sinister thoughts of his stepmother, fearing that this marriage was a sweet one.
She was suffering internally, otherwise, could the stepmother give up the good thing of marrying the prince to Li Yuhua?
As a result, what shocked Uncle Jiu even more was that Shopkeeper Luo said that His Highness and the Princess were very affectionate, and even the Princess had the final say in matters concerning the Prince's Mansion.
Uncle Jiu was worried secretly, thinking that Li Yuhua was accustomed to meeting people and talking about people and ghosts. It seemed that he was very popular with His Highness.
While eating tea, I saw a woman coming over to say, "My wife, please invite Uncle Jiu to come in and meet you. Shopkeeper Luo is here, Mei Dianbo, you can take care of the reception. I will leave Mr. Bai to stay tonight."
As soon as Mei Dianbo heard this, he knew that Uncle Jiu was an important relative of the empress, so he got up and saw Uncle Jiu off, "Uncle Jiu, please go, I'll talk to Shopkeeper Luo for a while." He personally sent Uncle Jiu to him.
At the door, Uncle Jiu also politely thanked me again and again.
The old woman in dark cotton robe led Uncle Jiu to the inner door of the inner house. Then she changed to another old woman in blue cotton robe with a palace flower on her head. She walked through the Moon Cave Gate and stepped onto the extremely clean gravel road.
They are all branches and trees covered with snow and ice, forming a snowy scene of their own. After passing through several courtyard gates, you arrive at a very majestic courtyard. This courtyard does not have carved beams and painted cabinets, but only green tiles and green bricks and wood.
Along the corridor, there is a vague implication of being as motionless as a mountain.
In the courtyard, there is a century-old Chinese chrysanthemum tree. The crown of the tree spreads out like a canopy, and a branch at the top of the tree looks like a sword piercing the sky.
The mother-in-law asked Uncle Jiu to sit in the east chamber for a while. A beautiful girl in green clothes and a red skirt came out and said with a smile, "But Uncle Bai Jiu is here. Please come in quickly. I've been talking about it for a while."
Uncle Jiu lowered his gaze and followed the girl into the house in a very orderly manner. He heard a familiar crisp voice, "You all go down. I'll talk to Uncle Jiu. Mom, please tell the cook."
, make a bowl of stew, and prepare His Highness’s fine wine in advance.”
Grandma Sun smiled, "Yes."
All the maids and maids meandered away, and Uncle Ninth sighed inwardly, thinking that Li Yuhua was very impressive in his hometown, and now that he is the princess, it is even more impressive. When everyone in the room was empty, Li Yuhua said, "Uncle Ninth
Just raise your head, you haven't looked down like this before, what's going on? It's not the first time you come back to the Prince's Mansion that scares me."
Listen to these pretentious words, what do you call my prince's mansion? Of course, it is not wrong to say that this prince's mansion belongs to Li Yuhua.
Uncle Jiu smiled, "I was scared. How could I become a princess in the blink of an eye? If I hadn't asked Shopkeeper Luo over and over again, I wouldn't have believed it."
"The old blind man from the south of our village told me my fortune. He already told me that I have a precious destiny. This is not surprising." He said such modest words, Li Yuhua's tail almost went up to the sky.
"Come sit down and talk." Li Yuhua asked Uncle Jiu to sit on the couch and said, "Although I have become the prince's concubine, don't you recognize me?"
Uncle Jiu bowed to Li Yuhua first, and Li Yuhua's skin was covered in goosebumps, "Don't do this, I won't recognize you anymore."
Uncle Xiaojiu went over to sit down and said in a low voice, "Do you think we used to have some rules when we went to the magistrate's mansion? This is the prince's mansion after all, and we have nothing to do. What if the people below see me and I am on an equal footing with you?"
Someone needs to make your family disobey the rules."
"No one in this house talks about me."
Uncle Jiu realized more and more that Li Yuhua was upbeat and capable, and seemed to be really able to take care of the affairs of the government. Uncle Jiu still asked, "How does His Highness treat you?"
"It's not bad." Li Yuhua just had a bad experience yesterday and couldn't muster the energy to brag now, "It's not bad."
"I am a prince after all. You have always been lively and live happily with His Highness. Things will get better in the future. Now Muxiang and Ruyu are getting along very well." Uncle Jiu took Bai Muxiang and Pei Ruyu as examples.
"Are they okay?" Li Yuhua often received letters from Bai Muxiang complaining about her husband's family. Bai Muxiang once wrote cruel words in the letters, such as "I would rather become a nun than marry someone named Pei."
"Of course. Now it's like mixing honey with oil."
"Is Aunt Hongmei okay?"
"It's all good. If I knew you became the prince's concubine, I would be happy for you."
"I don't have much to say about this." Li Yuhua winked, "As far as the reputation sounds, my third brother and I are not as good as Sister Muxiang and Pei Zhuangyuan."
The three of them have been partners for many years. Uncle Ninth, who was only in his early twenties, always regarded Li Yuhua as his younger sister and asked her carefully, "Does the Third Highness have a concubine named Ai Ji?"
"What are you thinking? How is this possible!" Li Yuhua said, "Your thoughts are so dirty. How could she marry a man with many concubines? How could she be so cowardly!"
"Then why are you still putting on such a frustrated face?" Uncle Jiu couldn't understand Li Yuhua anymore. Li Yuhua got angry when Uncle Jiu looked like a woman who didn't have anyone else to show his dissatisfaction.
Is a man considered a good man without a concubine? Li Yuhua said angrily, "I envy others who have their honey mixed with oil!"
Uncle Jiu asked again, "You are in charge of the affairs in this house, right?"
"Of course I'm in charge."
"You have the final say, right?"
"If you don't tell me, what kind of princess will you be?"
Uncle Xiaojiu said, "Then what else are you dissatisfied with?"
"It makes sense to you men. It's a pity that Aunt Hongmei is not in the imperial capital, otherwise I would have someone to discuss with." Aunt Hongmei is a very charming woman who knows how to dress and how men feel.
If Aunt Hongmei was here, Li Yuhua could still go and get Buddhist scriptures. As a result, he followed Sister Muxiang to the northern border of Xinjiang.
In Uncle Jiu's view, Li Yuhua was living a good life in the Prince's Mansion, so he was relieved. The two of them then talked about business matters. Li Yuhua wanted to open a workshop in the imperial capital. Uncle Jiu strongly supported it. Pei Ruyu originally came out of
The Bai family's business was banished to Northern Xinjiang with Bai Muxiang, and the Bai family's business lost its support in the imperial capital. Unexpectedly, things have changed now, and Li Yuhua has become the prince's concubine, so naturally this workshop was opened.
Li Yuhua said, "The divisions between the three of us will be calculated as before, except that we have to leave one share for the Queen Mother. I have made an agreement with the Queen Mother, and Cien will take one share at that time."
"You can actually persuade the Queen Mother to take a stake in our business!" Uncle Jiu was shocked and looked at Li Yuhua with admiration. Li Yuhua said, "That's my mother-in-law. The emperor's grandmother really likes me."
Uncle Jiu is increasingly convinced that Li Yuhua is capable, and there is no one else. When Bai Muxiang came to marry the emperor, he completely offended all the female members of the Pei family. Li Yuhua obviously knows how to behave, so he first dealt with the Queen Mother who was the mother-in-law. There is a Queen Mother
To participate, let alone one share, it is worth giving half of the shares to the Queen Mother!
The two were discussing business when Mu Anzhi returned home.
Uncle Ninth stood up to welcome him, and looked back to see Li Yuhua still sitting lazily on the couch, breaking oranges to eat. Uncle Ninth gave Li Yuhua a wink, and Li Yuhua just ate the oranges by himself as if he was blind.
Mu Anzhi strode into the house, and Uncle Jiu bowed deeply, "The common people have seen His Highness, and I would like to send you greetings." When he was about to bend his knees to salute, Mu Anzhi held him up, and said with a warm smile, "We are all relatives, there is no need to do this.
Be polite. Sit down and talk."
The maid set up a round stool. Uncle Jiu sat on the stool and glanced at Li Yuhua. Li Yuhua faced outside and did not even look at Mu An. Mu Anzhi took off his cloak outside, changed into ordinary clothes, and said to Uncle Jiu, "Yesterday
I offended Yuhua, but she still hasn't calmed down."
Uncle Jiu was very familiar with this situation. Bai Muxiang often quarreled with Pei Ruyu in the past. Uncle Jiu said very skillfully, "Your Majesty has the temper of a child and is straightforward."
Mu Anzhi smiled and told the maid, "Tell the cook to add some more good dishes, and I'll treat Uncle Jiu to a drink tonight."
Uncle Jiu really felt that His Highness the Prince was both dignified and approachable. He did not look down upon him at all because of his status as a businessman. Instead, he treated him like a relative. He couldn't help but be very moved. Thinking that Yuhua's marriage was really a consummation.
It's very good. Apart from ordinary wealthy families outside, it's rare to find such a polite husband's family.
What's more, from appearance to character to identity, His Highness the Third Prince has no choice.
Even if he is not as handsome as Pei Zhuangyuan, the Third Highness still has his own noble demeanor.
The Third Highness heard that Uncle Jiu came back from Northern Xinjiang and escorted Pei Ruyu and his party to Northern Xinjiang. His Highness became even more fond of him. He asked him whether it was safe on the road and whether there were any losses in men and horses, so he asked about Pei Ruyu.
The situation in northern Xinjiang.
Uncle Jiu elaborated, "The county is not big. I heard Ruyu said it has a population of more than 2,000. Because it was winter when we went there, the streets were a bit desolate. In fact, most counties and towns in northern Xinjiang are similar. I will visit again next spring.
In the past, things should have been different."
His Highness the Third Prince said, "I know Ruyu's abilities. His knowledge is very good, but there are only a few areas where he can improve even though he studied in the Hanlin Academy. He has always been looking forward to doing something practical. But he didn't expect it to be Northern Xinjiang." There was something in his words.
A touch of regret and apology.
"Could it be that the shore of the Tutu is the land of the king? What's wrong with Northern Xinjiang? It's still the land of the Celestial Empire, and someone has to be an official. There are so many sheep there. Sister Muxiang must have a delicious meal of mutton.
"Yes." Li Yuhua said, "I'm not afraid even if I'm poor. Sister Muxiang will definitely build a workshop there. No businessman is rich, and a place with merchants will be rich. My sister Muxiang's talent is definitely no problem, and she has improved.
I bought a new loom. This is not an exaggeration. Pei Zhuangyuan marries my sister Muxiang. It is truly a blessing for eight lifetimes."
Mu Anzhi now also thinks highly of Bai Muxiang and agrees, "She is indeed a good woman who can share joys and sorrows with Ruyu."
"I'm better than Sister Muxiang, but I don't know if someone has this nine-life blessing." Li Yuhua glanced at Mu An dissatisfied.
Mu Anzhi smiled tolerantly, and the maid replied that the food and wine were ready. Mu Anzhi invited Uncle Ninth to have a drink. Uncle Ninth had never thought that he would have the opportunity to have a drink with His Royal Highness in his life. He was really honored. He is a careful person.
When I saw Mu Anzhi opening chopsticks and giving Li Yuhua a piece of meat to stew, I felt in my heart that this His Highness was someone I could trust for life.
Whether a man can be trusted for life depends not on his status, but on his attitude towards women.
Mu Anzhi spoils Li Yuhua like this, which shows that he has her in his heart.
Although Li Yuhua was still a little angry, he would not let Mu Anzhi lose face in front of Uncle Jiu. He also put some fried fish in Mu Anzhi's bowl and said, "This newly fried fish is delicious. Uncle Jiu, you can pick it up yourself. Don't worry."
polite."
There seemed to be endless smiles in Mu Anzhi's eyes. Li Yuhua thought angrily, why should I smile? If I didn't see you as a good person and I really like you, do you think I would forgive you?
After all, seeing Uncle Jiu happy, Li Yuhua didn't get angry for too long. The three of them ate wine and chatted happily.
It's a pity that Mu Anzhi and Li Yuhua have no relatives in their mother's family, so Uncle Jiu, who is totally incompatible by blood, has become a relative. After the banquet, Uncle Jiu went to rest first. Mu Anzhi's affection for Uncle Jiu
The impression is also very good. Li Yuhua said, "He is a practical person."
"Of course we have to do practical things. Uncle Jiu is a very nice person, practical and capable. If we hadn't had no backers, our business would have never been more than the size of our hometown." Li Yuhua drank some wine and rubbed his feverish cheeks.
, I found the book I read yesterday, opened the bookmarked page, yawned, and rubbed my somewhat sad eyes.
Mu Anzhi came closer and saw that the circles under Li Yuhua's eyes seemed to be lightly stained with rouge and his eyelids were clenched. "You will easily get sleepy after drinking alcohol. Let's not read today. Go to bed first."
"Go, go, don't disturb my progress." Li Yuhua has made up her mind to achieve something. She has always had high demands on herself, and now she is demanding herself with the wisdom of Queen Mingsheng. It is said that Queen Mingsheng is still in the sun at the age of eighty.
She reads every day without letting go of the book. Li Yuhua has many things to do during the day, so she insists on reading every night.
Mu Anzhi could not persuade her, but he still sat on the other side of the small couch table and read as before. After a while, he heard Li Yuhua's steady snoring, and he had fallen asleep on the small kang table with his arms propped up.
The side of his face was pressed against the book, his eyelashes were drooped, but his eyebrows were still raised diagonally, revealing a bit of coquettishness.
"Yuhua Yuhua."
Mu Anzhi called out twice, but Li Yuhua didn't respond.
Mu Anzhi saw the faint green under her eyelashes and couldn't bear to call her anymore. He gently put his hand on the back of Li Yuhua's neck and carried her to bed.
Li Yuhua continued to snore evenly, and thought fiercely: Humph, you are talking about brother and sister! Brother and sister, you are stupid!
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