Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 267
Outside the Taiping Gate in the southeast of Xuanwu Lake, three carts of green mules were parked in the open space on the side of the road. A middle-aged man with a fat face in a brown fur coat looked northwest from time to time. Unexpectedly, a team of officers and soldiers came to escort him The two servants of my family came back.

The fat-faced middle-aged man is named Gao Sanchao.

Gao Green Tea's father.

Seeing the menacing appearance of that team of officers and soldiers, Gao Sanchao, who was already uncertain, suddenly felt a little weak.

What type of situation is this?
Can't help retreating to a car, knocking on the side panel: "Cha'er, Cha'er, this... this... is it on a business trip?"

The curtain was lifted, revealing a young girl's face similar to Qingniang's. The girl glanced in the direction Gao San was pointing at, then looked away, and glanced at her father impatiently: "Father, stand still first, Don’t make people look down on you.”

It was Qingniang's daughter, Gao Lucha, who spoke.

Seeing the end of the year, I have been trembling for a year, and found that the life at home not only did not deteriorate, but because I sent out a second wife, Mrs. Gao, who has improved a lot, so I wanted to come and give Zhu Yuan some new year gifts.

Originally planned to come to the door directly, but after exiting the Taiping Gate, the girl said to let the young man go to ask if the little prince is at home, if not, come back at another day.Because she was able to enter the little prince's mansion to talk, the green tea girl is now the "pillar" of the family. The daughter said so, of course Gao Sanchao had no objection, so he sent two servants there.

Right now, it looks like...

One servant was limping, and the other was bruised and swollen. This was obviously not good.

When Gao Sanchao thought about the high and mighty little prince again, his legs became weak, and he had to say to his daughter again: "Cha'er, why don't you come down?"

Gao Lvcha was even more disgusted when he heard the words: "If you can't stand upright, you can kneel down."

After speaking, he simply lowered the curtain.

The daughter is younger than the little ancestor who passed on the family line, speaking to himself in such a tone, Gao Sanchao is still not angry at all.

Still thinking, kneeling is also possible.

The curtain on this side was lowered, and the five officers and soldiers who were escorting the two servants had already stepped forward. The leader, a strong sergeant with a red jacket and black soft armor and a waist knife in his hand, spotted the target at a glance: "Are you Gao Sanchao?"

"That's right, that's right," Gao Sanchao hurried forward, feeling a little swayed, thinking about the support of his daughter behind him, he didn't kneel down, but he also bowed deeply to the other party: "Master Jun, this... what's wrong?" ?”

"What's the matter?" The leading sergeant repeated, and raised his voice again: "Do you know where this is, the royal family, the Pingzhang mansion, dare to spy on it without authorization, don't you always hear about the dozens of trees that were chopped off last year?" Heads? These two...Your servants are sneaky around this Xuanwu Lake. When you are caught, you dare to say that you are a relative of an adult. If you are a relative, why don't you come to the door directly? If everyone is chopped off, is he innocent?"

All, all cut... cut?
In the third year of high school, he was a little frightened and stupid for a while. He was not a brave person, so he just opened his mouth when he was so frightened: "Ah, ah, ah..."

The surrounding coachmen and servants of the Gao family were also terrified and silent.

Seeing this, the leading sergeant became even more impatient, and was about to speak again when Gao San opened the curtain of the carriage next to him again, and the green tea girl peeked at her face, and said softly: "I'm afraid this military master is new on duty, let's It is true that I am related to the lord. The slave's mother, Li Shi, is the young prince's concubine. When the new year comes, the slave comes to kowtow to the young prince to give gifts, and also sees his mother. I am afraid that the young prince is not at home, so I sent the two little princes away. I went to ask about it, and now I think about it, it is also abrupt, and I hope the military master Haihan."

The Arch Guard Division has been expanding, and the lead sergeant has to join at the end of the year, and it is true that he only came on duty recently.

Hearing the words of the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in the car, the leading sergeant was a little stunned for a while, the little prince...he has seen it before, this girl is probably older than the little prince, if she said that she is He can still believe the little prince's concubine, this... mother Li Shi... he doesn't quite understand.

After all, there are quite a few people who know about Xiao Pingzhang's personal hobbies, but it is definitely not something that can be spread to everyone's ears casually.

After hesitating for a while, the leading sergeant said: "Girl, don't you want to lie to me, this...is a capital offense?"

"How dare you slave, why don't the military master accompany us to the entrance of the lake, there should be someone in Guanfang who can recognize slaves." After Gao Lvcha finished speaking, he turned to tell the coachman: "Jiang Da, let's drive."

Seeing that the green tea girl was like this, the leading sergeant had to believe a little bit. He was not an unreasonable person. He quickly cupped his fists outside the car window, and took the initiative to avoid his eyes and stop looking at him: "This... Miss, at Xia Zhongjiu, why don't you see me?" Gongweisi Xiaoqi can't be called a military master."

The green tea girl told the people around her a few more words: "It's Zhong Xiaoqi's trouble too, it's because the people below don't understand the rules."

"Yes, yes," Zhong Jiu ignored the saying that the people below will do such things if they are not assigned, but still reminded: "In the future...don't do this again, I have a good temper, so I can bring people here To be clear, if the other brothers are afraid that they will be chopped off with a knife, then they will be chopped off too."

The green tea girl responded again, and waited for the three mule carts to turn on the road before saying to her father, "Father, you don't want to go, go back to the city first."

Seeing that Xiaoqi who was guarding the door of the little prince's house was like this, the green tea girl really didn't want her father to embarrass her.

When Gao Sanchao was at home, he could muster up his courage, but at the moment, he was discouraged, and Ben retreated. Hearing this, he immediately agreed, and unconsciously bowed to his daughter: "Ben wants to go back first, go back!" , Cha'er... don't worry, talk to your mother more, talk to your father, I'm sorry for her..."

The green tea girl quickly interrupted: "Father, stop talking."

Gao Sanchao choked, and quickly nodded again: "Don't say it, don't say it, daddy won't say it."

The conversation between the father and daughter made Zhong Jiu and the other sergeants a little confused.

This interpersonal relationship... is a bit convoluted!
However, this is not what they can say. They accompanied three mule carts to the entrance of Xuanwu Lake Island in the northwest. Sure enough, the officers and soldiers in charge of guarding the entrance here recognized Gao Green Tea, registered, and checked After a while, he was quickly released.

Entering the stone-paved road on the island, the green tea girl quickly restrained her arrogance and ease of doing things just now, and let the two maids in the carriage, one holding a bronze mirror and the other a makeup box, start to put on makeup for herself.

The complexion is too rosy, so you need to put on more powder to make it look paler.

this lip...

I don't need to take care of it anymore.

In the past few days, I didn't drink much water, I didn't even put on rouge, and I deliberately lay down by the window to blow the cold wind a few times. If I do this in winter, it will inevitably look a little dry.

Unfortunately, it didn't break.

There is also a bun, if a few locks of hair hang down, it will look more pitiful.

Let's talk about clothes.

She was wearing a white fur coat on the outside, but on the inside, she wore a light moon-white embroidered shirt and a dark blue horse-face skirt today, and specially tied her waist before coming here, which made her look taller and slender.Tunics are actually not what a decent girl should do, a toga with long sleeves is decent, but... if you can attract... even if it is to take a look, it is also good.

Ugh.

Many times.

This time, I don't know if I can see you.

If I can meet you, there is this mansion of a wealthy family, if I can go in...it would be great.

Thinking of this, the green tea girl inevitably recalled the worries of the past few months. At home, there are quite a few relatives, and the best one is even the son of a fifth-rank court doctor.

These people obviously came because of her mother's status beside the young prince.

If it was a year ago, if he could marry a son of a fifth-grade doctor, Gao Lvcha would be so happy.

Now, I can't look down on it.

In the end, she said she was bored, and Gao Lvcha made a fuss at home, and then, father, aunt, second mother... the whole family was trembling all of a sudden, so it was discovered that because of a certain relationship, this Gao family...she just now... It's the head of the house.

Then it doesn't converge anymore.

As for getting married, after all, married people have to abide by women's morals, take care of their husbands and children, and serve their parents-in-law. Gao Lvcha feels annoyed when he thinks about these.

How comfortable you are right now.

With the support of my mother, I am a big queen in the small hill of the Gao family, and I have to take care of me from top to bottom, spend money as I want, use things as I want, and eat as I want... What a wonderful life.

I don't want to marry!
Then again, if she could enter this little prince's mansion...well, she would be willing to serve her mother every day.

Then I thought of my own mother's soft temper.

irritable.

Everyone in the family is so useless.

If the mother can live up to it, help yourself... I'm afraid I'll be able to enter that mansion long ago, and that mansion has a yard even bigger than the Gao's.

Compared to this Xuanwu Lake, the Gao family is simply a small mud pit.

Thinking of this, the three mule carts quickly came to the gate of Pingzhang's mansion.

As usual, the registration was still the same, but the identity of the green tea girl was special after all, and it was reported quickly, and this time it went smoothly. After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, two women came and led her into the mansion. Just wait outside.

It is now afternoon.

The time is also calculated. I heard my mother say by chance that the little prince gets up late and often has things to do in the morning, so he is free in the afternoon and often takes a nap at home.

So it is the time after lunch and before the nap.

The Gao father and daughter who rushed over didn't even eat lunch. However, such a big matter didn't care about the details of eating.

Seeing her mother again in a flower hall in the south of the west garden of the inner house, the green tea girl first confirmed that the mother-in-law Liu Niang hadn't appeared, and immediately threw herself into her mother's arms and began to cry.

"Wuuuu, mother...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

When Qingniang heard her daughter cry, she panicked and began to cry too, hugging her precious daughter who was not close to her since she was a child, and clumsily comforted her daughter while crying: "Chaer, Chaer...but After being wronged, it seems that you have lost weight, if, if... mother, tell the adults?"

Qingniang's words made Gao Lvcha pause, and continued to cry a few times, worried that the emotion would pass, stopped properly, pulled her mother to sit down on the low couch beside her, and then continued sobbing, "Mother, it's just...it's just ...My daughter came to give the young prince a new year gift, I'm afraid this time... I won't see you again."

Qingniang didn't have an idea, she subconsciously said: "I don't see...it doesn't matter."

Instinctively, Qing Niang never wanted her little man to see her daughter, and because of this, she thought of her age.Thinking of this, Qingniang felt that she was too selfish, how could she think so?
Can……

How can you not think so?
I only have adults to rely on, even if adults say that they don't mind her age, but prefer older ones, but... how can I believe it.

Seeing that her mother was like this in a blink of an eye, the green tea girl could only continue to cry and said: "Mother, at home, this year...is not going to be easy, dad is always afraid that the little prince will blame me, the big man that day...in a word, our family will not be happy." The family is gone, and the daughter is gone too. The daughter thought that if she could see her this time, she could say a few words to the young prince face to face, and the family would be relieved, and the daughter... could live with peace of mind. .”

Hearing that it was already a matter of life and death, and seeing her daughter's emaciated appearance, Qing Niang immediately believed it, and her heart that was not hard at all softened.

Still a little hesitant, Qingniang said: "Cha'er, don't you...you wait, mother go to the back...ask."

"Mother, you, if you ask... I'm afraid it won't happen again," Gao Lvcha didn't want things to change again, looked at his mother's expression, and said, "No, you can just take your daughter and go straight there. My daughter is a girl. Walking in this inner house is not considered a taboo?"

"This……"

"Mother, do you really have the heart to see that your daughter can't survive?"

Seeing her daughter's miserable appearance, Qing Niang finally nodded slightly.

Pulling the green tea girl up, she was about to go out when the young lady realized that her daughter wasn't even wearing a fur coat. She stopped and saw a white fur coat next to her. She knew it belonged to her daughter, so she picked it up and put it on for her. But the green tea girl refused: "Mother, my daughter is not cold, and my daughter will feel at ease when she sees the little prince. This is the big deal."

Qingniang wanted to say that she saw her daughter's clothes and felt something was wrong, but she had already been dragged out of the flower hall.

Seeing Qing Niang and her daughter coming out, the four maids and maids outside walked east along the corridor, subconsciously followed, passed through this corridor, and turned to the north-south corridor on the east side of the West Garden. Only then did one of the servants realize that Qing Niang Mother is going to take her daughter to see the adults, think about it or remind: "Mother, is this...going to the back?"

When Qing Niang was found out about her intentions, she was a little flustered, but she couldn't speak, so she nodded subconsciously.

Seeing her mother's appearance, the green tea girl was worried that things would be disturbed again, so she immediately turned her head and glared at the servant woman: "You mother-in-law, is it possible that you still want to take care of the master's affairs?"

After being stared at, the servant woman was actually not afraid, but she was a little angry. She had good intentions, so she simply didn't remind her, she just followed her with her head down, and said, "I don't dare."

Even if the two girls are trained, what does it have to do with me?
In a blink of an eye, I came to Zhu Yuan's house where he stayed today.

There was an extra green tea girl, who I didn't know, even if it was brought by Qing Niang, there are rules, so I was stopped by the gatekeeper woman and asked a few words, but I still insisted, saying that I would report it.

Seeing the last step, the green tea girl was looking forward to it, but she didn't dare to show her temper and waited patiently.

After a while, the maid who guarded the door came back and said that it was okay to go in.

When she came to the courtyard, the green tea girl couldn't help but look up at the majestic hall with seven rooms and two entrances.

Stepping on the steps to the porch, I was asked a few more words before I was able to enter the house.

Just now, after walking outside for a while, the green tea girl felt a little chill all over her body. When she entered the house, she felt a sense of warmth and a faint fragrance, which made people want to sleep here immediately.

The two little girls came out from the west room together, and also took a look at the green tea girl who was about the same size as Qingniang, and then led them in.

Entering the tea room outside the West House, one can see a few women sitting on the couch, drinking tea or playing chess. They are all dressed in very gorgeous brocade clothes, with hairpin rings and emerald jewels all over their bodies, and they all look good.

Just ...

Age, it seems... a bit older.

He couldn't help but think that he must be inferior to himself. No matter how beautiful these people are now, how many years will they have?
Noticing the scrutiny of the green tea girl, these women also looked over, and noticed the two similarly beautiful faces of Qing Niang and the green tea girl, and some of them couldn't help but have playful expressions.They have all stayed in the deep house compound, and certain things are not surprising at all.

Here the green tea girl followed her mother into another room.

This is the study.

There are also women here, either flipping books or writing lazily.

Inexplicably, the green tea girl feels... isn't it, a little too much?

I no longer have confidence.

Follow into the innermost room.

This side is also considered a study room, surrounded by full of bookshelves, but compared to the outside room, the desk by the window is replaced by a low couch that is wider than the tea room outside, and the two-deep room is separated by a screen. It's the bedroom.

However, the green tea girl felt at first sight that there are more women here than the two outside rooms combined.

Yingying Yanyan.

Flowers blooming.

Huan fat Yan thin.

Then she noticed the young man surrounded by a group of women at the table on the couch. Seeing that the other party was also looking at her, the green tea girl immediately narrowed her eyes, stepped forward, and bowed down politely: "Cha'er has seen the little prince, may the little prince Longevity and well-being."

"Get up."

The voice came, but the green tea girl didn't get up, she bowed several times in a proper manner before she stood up.

Holding a charcoal pencil in Zhu Yuan's hand, he was drawing a picture. When the green tea girl got up, he saw the young lady next to her, who looked like a little girl who had made a mistake. He smiled and motioned: "Pull a stool for her to sit on." ,come here."

Everyone else understood. A woman moved a round stool and brought it to the green tea girl, who sat down in a dignified manner.

Qing Niang didn't understand, she was stunned for a moment, and then realized that what the adults said... is to let herself go.

Look around the adults, one is Lin Xiaoyu, the other is Zhuang Liuer, and there are two more outside, I can't remember the names for a while, I only know that one of them passed out crying on the desk outside when the meal was delivered in the morning.

This……

In front of her daughter, Qing Niang felt very shy.

But you have to listen to what adults say.

I have always been the "good boy" that adults like.

You can't be bad.

After all, she went forward and sat on the side of the couch, her face was already red, she was only thinking about sitting like this, a woman stepped forward to help her take off her shoes, so Qing Niang had no choice but to get on the low couch, after all, she chose a seat opposite the adults .

Seeing Qing Niang's appearance, Zhu Yuan didn't force it, and then looked at the green tea girl next to him, only to realize something, and said, "Stand up, let me have a look."

The green tea girl stood up obediently.

This is confirmed.

This girl's embroidered moon-white top is paired with a dark blue horse-face skirt, and her waist is tied. She doesn't look very good in this day and age.However, in the memory of the hospitalization, the girl's tall figure of more than 1.7 meters, if the hair bun is broken up, tied into a ponytail, and equipped with a sword, she will look like a heroine.

Very sassy.

It's a pity that you can't adjust it on the spot.

So he signaled again: "Sit down."

The green tea girl felt herself being scrutinized by the little prince, and felt... a little hot, so she sat down obediently at this moment.

Zhu Yuan's thoughts went astray again.

Think of horse face skirt.

Once, because this horse face skirt was stolen by a western brand, after a lot of verbal criticism, it became popular instead.

Zhu Yuan felt that this was quite sad.

Like a cheongsam.

At that time, some actresses wore it on foreign red carpets, and were praised by foreigners, and then became popular. Many actresses would try cheongsam outfits when they went abroad to walk red carpets.

In the final analysis, behind this is the serious lack of aesthetic discourse power.

as well as……

Under the internal and external cooperation that lasted for more than 100 years... Anyway, I lost my own opinion, and I was ecstatic when I was praised by an outsider.

Simply speechless.

Let’s talk about the two big mountains of the luxury goods industry, France and Italy.

Isn't there a catchphrase?

Not stealing is not Italy, not robbing is not France.

Such a place leads the world's fashion trend, and some people are willing to be led, Zhu Yuan doesn't know how to describe it.

The right to speak aesthetically is also the right to speak.

Lacking the right to speak, what is lost is not only self-confidence, but also real benefits.

Are interests important?

Ok.

Others will definitely tell you that it doesn't matter.

I remember reading various chicken soup magazines when I was young. Foreigners don’t care about money, they don’t know how to compare, they care more about life, and they value all kinds of good morals.

Then there's the twist.

look at you? !
Chinese people have always been good at following others, so they followed suit, really followed suit.

Then, there's a certain theory from a certain writer: They're trying to teach you how to be good, and then let them do it badly!

Because that's not the case.

Let me just talk about one thing... about trade rules. Chinese people think that since the rules are set by foreigners, they must care more and value them more.

The spirit of the contract.

however……

When breaking the contract, it is really, caught off guard, just a 'national security', all kinds of panacea.

All covered.

I can't keep up, I don't understand.

Ok.

Going off track again, come back and come back.

now...

Zhu Yuan looked at a certain girl, and then remembered to ask: "What are you here for... oh, New Year's gift?"

The green tea girl nodded, stood up again, raised her hand and took out a red leather gift slip from her pocket, holding it with both hands and wanting to send it directly.

blocked.

Zhongli, who could only sit next to the bed, caught the watermelon before turning around and delivering it to his adults.

Zhu Yuan opened the browsing.

There is no cliché beginning with gold and silver, but the opening chapter turned out to be a painting, Cui Bai's "Picture of the Sparrow" in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhu Yuan didn't know it, but since it was delivered to him, I think...it wouldn't be too bad, followed by various silks and satins , tea and the like, the amount is not small.

Not counting the painting, it could be worth two to three thousand taels.

Zhu Yuan never asked about the situation of Gao's family, but this gift...is not light.

Putting down the gift list, Zhu Yuan looked at the girl sitting upright with a respectful expression: "Your family sells tea?"

I remember Qing Niang mentioned it by chance.

And... a good girl, such an unlucky name.

"Yes," the green tea girl agreed: "It's just that when I was in Shandong, I fled to Jinling and took over the job. It's just that I'm not familiar with the place, so I can't do it well."

Zhu Yuan smiled and asked, "How is this year?"

The green tea girl paused, glanced at her mother, and found that Qing Niang hung her head guiltily, and she could still see the rosiness on her face. She obviously didn't pay much attention here, hesitated a little, and said truthfully: "At the beginning of the year, it was still It didn't improve, but in the second half of the year, thanks to the protection of the little prince, it... just got better, and it's just better, the family has no one to rely on in Jinling, just to make a living."

The green tea girl stumbled as she spoke, but Zhu Yuan came to his senses.

During this period of time, Zhao Xu and the others have been asking Zhao Xu to count the situation of the people around him. In fact, although they deliberately ignored it in their hearts, because Qingniang still has such an older daughter, they are destined to be unable to separate. A periphery of my own family, probably no one else believes it.

With my current influence, I don't need to use my name too much. As long as people know that there is such a thing, the life of the Gao family will be much easier.

After all, I have never expressed any dissatisfaction with the Gao family.

Not only that, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is quite normal for that rich man to give himself his second bedroom.If it is because of this that he can curry favor with such an important person as himself, to be honest, let alone the second wife, even the old lady, someone is willing to give it to him.

Ok……

Of course, I must be... well... let's talk.

　PS: 6600 words will not be divided into chapters. In addition, the name of the last chapter was wrong and has been revised. If I want to write more, it is just like this. Mistakes are inevitable. Please forgive me
　　
　
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