The girl who wears fast

Chapter 18 The Prime Minister's Tool Man Stepwife (18)

After inspecting Zuixiang Pavilion, Xu Shichu went to Houji Bookstore. She walked while shopping, and did not take a carriage.So when passing by a relatively quiet alleyway, I saw an unexpected person in the half-covered yard of a family at the corner.

That person is Zhou Wencun, the youngest son of His Majesty's younger brother, King Shunyi, who was Luo Ya's sweetheart in the life of the original owner.

When the original owner returned to Ningyuan Bo's mansion, he accidentally met Zhou Wencun who was flirting with the widow of his classmate. It seemed that there was something wrong with him, so when Luo Yaqing expressed his love for Zhou Wencun in front of Luo Changqing, she truthfully After informing Luo Changqing of this matter, Luo Changqing found out about Zhou Wencun's flirtatious affairs when he checked it out, so he rejected Zhou Wencun's possibility of being his son-in-law without hesitation.

For this matter, Luo Yaqing hated the talkative original owner to death, thinking that the original owner slandered and slandered Zhou Wencun in front of her father because she didn't want her to marry Ruyi Langjun, and the purpose was to destroy her happiness, so later the original owner was arrested. When Luo Changqing and his son hated it, they often threw stones at the original owner.

The poor original owner told Luo Changqing about this, really just to please their father and daughter, but how could it have been the opposite, making Luo Yaqing hate her for meddling in her own business?
Thinking of this, Xu Shichu lowered his eyes. Since meddling in other people's affairs will not end well, then why should she be such an annoying person?Besides, Luo Changqing had already said that she didn't need to interfere with his children's marriage, so why didn't she just sit on the sidelines and be a good stepmother who obediently stayed out of it?

"Young master said that he felt pity for my concubine's young age and bereaved husband, but recently I seldom come to visit my concubine... Maybe I've forgotten my concubine long ago..." Jiao Jiao timidly, with a sad and melodious female voice, came from the yard. Come out, another male voice quickly comforted:
"Why? Didn't I just come to see you... You have a thin face, don't be too sad, you have to take care of your body, I think Brother Li won't be surprised if he finds out about your condition in the underground assured."

Xu Shichu sneered in his heart, this week Wencun had the nerve to say, if his classmate knew that his widow was taken care of by him and put him on the bed, would the coffin be covered?

If Zhou Wencun really fell in love with the classmate's widow, then you should at least give him a place, but it's a pity that you talk about pity, but in fact you just use her as an outside room to play with, it's just for sex, and you fall outside Pretending to be an upright gentleman, even Luo Yaqing was framed by him.

Xu Shichu laughed mockingly, pretending that he didn't see anything, and led the servants to leave this unclean place quickly.

After the business of the two dowry shops prospered day by day, Xu Shichu had more money in her hands. Instead of spending it on other places, she set up a caravan specializing in foreign business.

No matter when, the profits of foreign trade are very considerable. Even though it is much more difficult to conduct foreign trade in ancient times than in modern times when logistics and transportation are much more convenient, it is precisely because of this difficulty that there is not so much competition in the business of foreign trade. Or, so if it can be done, the market will not be a problem at all.

At the beginning of Xu Shichu, of course, there would be no fanfare, but to pull up small caravans one by one and join the big caravans with experience and connections to start a small business for a period of time, then accumulate experience, find out the connections, and then set up their own.

Of course, it is impossible for those big caravans to tell others these commercial secrets, it depends on the cleverness of the small caravans themselves.

Therefore, Xu Shichu carefully selected many caravan members who were loyal to her and quick-witted, and gave them enough autonomy to act according to circumstances, and let them throw stones to find the way.

After being busy with business matters, Xu Shichu received an invitation to a flower viewing banquet from Princess Ande just as he was free.

Princess Ande is the aunt of His Majesty today, and even her grandson is old enough to marry a wife. It is conceivable that this flower viewing banquet is just a blind date banquet in disguise.

Luo Yaqing, as the only jewel in the palm of the high-ranking Prime Minister Luo, is naturally the key granddaughter-in-law candidate that Princess Ande would like for her grandson.

Xu Shichu, as a "married woman", of course has no interest in this kind of flower viewing party, but Miss Luo Yaqing also wants to choose a son-in-law. As a tool, Luo Changqing naturally wants her to do her duty and take care of her stepdaughter. I went to see each other.

So Xu Shichu took Luo Yaqing to the princess mansion. Princess Ande married the previous Duke of Zhen, the current Duke of Zhen is her son, and her grandson is the son of Duke of Zhen. Quite a match.

It's a pity that Luo Yaqing didn't like him.

At the banquet, Xu Shichu followed the noble ladies to admire the flowers, eat snacks, drink tea, chat, listen to other people's sarcasm or flattery, because she is the wife of the prime minister, flattery is far more important than There is a lot of insinuation, so she is in a very happy mood at the moment.

On one side, the married women are engaged in boring socializing, while on the other side, the unmarried boys and girls are ready to move, secretly showing off their looks and talents in front of the opposite sex they fancy.

Reciting poems, painting, and chatting are the basic operations, and there are also sports such as throwing pots and archery.

"Miss Luo's poetry is really unique, not out of the ordinary at all, it really is exquisite and thoughtful!" A Shen Ya male voice full of exclamation suddenly appeared from behind a group of little girls.

Luo Yaqing, who was discussing poetry with her little sisters, was not surprised at first sight of Zhou Wencun, an elegant and elegant young man in white clothes who was swinging a fan.

Zhou Wencun has a slender figure and a handsome appearance, with a pair of sparkling peach blossom eyes that are tender and affectionate, looking at everyone with affection, especially when he looks at someone intently.

As a result, Luo Yaqing, who was watched intently by him, blushed all of a sudden, lowered his neck shyly, and said in a low voice embarrassedly: "This young man is too much, the little girl is just a superficial remark casually, It's hard to be elegant."

"Why is Miss Luo so self-effacing? If your words are all superficial, then whose words can be profound? Miss Luo's talent really makes Zhou feel ashamed." Zhou Wencun praised glibly.

As a man who lived among thousands of flowers, he has long practiced sweet words to coax little girls, and now he can easily use this trick on Luo Yaqing.

For a girl like Luo Yaqing who has a powerful father, she is good-looking and has a docile and unwilled personality. Zhou Wencun naturally wanted to strike first.

It is very important to have a powerful father-in-law. Don't think that if he is the emperor's nephew, he will have a safe future, but there is a big difference in the status of a royal child with real power and without real power.

Zhou Wencun knew that he had no great ability, so he wanted to marry a wife who would be helpful to him, and Luo Yaqing was the best candidate.

(End of this chapter)