In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 79

Early in the morning.

With the help of Hongxiu, Yu Shi of Wei Wangfu came down to the living room. Her feet were almost good, and she could walk freely without support. But women are like this, they always want to act coquettishly in front of men.

She sat upright in her position, tried to straighten her body, and tried her best to make herself look more graceful and noble.

Just as Hongxiu was about to go out, Mrs. Yu suddenly asked, "Hongxiu, how do I look?"

Hong Xiu turned her head, looked at Mrs. Yu, and said with a smile: "Madam looks very good, King Yi will be very happy."

"..." Mrs. Yu glared at her. My good look has nothing to do with King Yi, so I didn't speak any more.

Hong Xiu stood at the door the same as before.

Counting the time, King Yi is coming soon.

Sure enough, footsteps were heard outside soon.

Yu Shi took a deep breath, trying to force a faint smile on her face.

"Miss Xu."

"Red sleeves."

There were conversations outside.

There was a sudden buzz in Yu's mind, as if he heard something that King Yi slept in the shop outside last night, mainly to see if there was any business at night and if he didn't come back.

He is not coming?Yu Shi couldn't accept it for a while.

It was the first time that Zhao Yurui didn't come to greet her after staying in Wei Wangfu for more than a month.

For some reason, she suddenly felt empty in her heart, as if she had lost something extremely important.

After a while, Mrs. Xu came in, saluted her, and said a few words to her, but she didn't hear her at all.

She didn't come back to herself until Hongxiu called her.

"what."

She began to look at Xu Shi.

Mrs. Xu looks older than her, but Mrs. Yu is young, so she knows that Mrs. Xu should be about the same age as herself.

Xu's face is relatively round, her figure is plump, her eyebrows are lowered and her eyes are pleasing to the eye, which is quite charming.

And Rui like this?
"What's your name?" Mrs. Yu couldn't help talking to Mrs. Xu.

"Return to madam, my concubine is Xu Li." Xu said meekly.

Yu Shi was slightly moved, because ordinary people seldom talk about concubines, and Xu Shi did look like he came from a wealthy family, but how did Zhao and Rui meet in Shaoxing?
She couldn't help being a little confused: "You seem to be from a rich family, why did you end up in Shaoxing?"

Zhao and Rui never asked about these things, Xu hesitated, and said in a low voice: "My concubine was originally from De'an Mansion, but because of the war, I avoided going to the south of the Yangtze River."

Mrs. Xu didn't elaborate, but Mrs. Yu suddenly felt a little upset for some reason.

Mrs. Xu may be older than her in terms of age, and she is not as good as her in terms of body and appearance, but she can stay by Zhao Yurui's side every day, and even serve Zhao Yurui to sleep. Thinking about this, Mrs. Yu became inexplicably irritable: "Yu Rui is still young, so don't let him do whatever he wants. When it comes to sleeping outside, you must persuade the people around you more, and you must be restrained in everything."

"Yes, ma'am." Xu looked up unexpectedly, and glanced at Yu.

Mrs. Yu was also watching, and the two women looked at each other. Mrs. Xu lowered her head, but Mrs. Yu's face turned red.

What am I talking about?After Yu Shi finished speaking, she regretted it, but it is useless to regret it now.

"Go down." She waved quickly.

After Mrs. Xu walked out of the room, she had a thoughtful expression on her face. Mrs. Yu's words and expression just now did not look like an elder, more like?
In the room, Hongxiu was smiling and asking Mrs Yu: "Madam, what do you want to eat today, I'll ask the people in the front yard to prepare it?"

"Whatever." Yu said irritably, got up and left after speaking, as if very angry.

Hongxiu looked confused, did I say something wrong?Why does Madam seem unhappy today?
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Last night, there were real people who didn't leave at night. Not only were some people playing ball with candles, but some were also playing mahjong with candles.

Zhao Yurui wanted to see how the business was going at night, so she lived in Café de Leche, and Zhou Qiong also gave her boudoir to Zhao Yurui.

The one who played mahjong that night was Mr. Xie. He was the grandson of the former right prime minister Xie Shenfu.

The mahjong box is very expensive. After playing all night plus last night, it was doubled after [-]:[-] pm. Mr. Xie and the others paid for [-] rounds.

This is equivalent to the monthly salary of an ordinary ninth-rank civil servant.

But their wins and losses are relatively high. Zhou Qiong also taught them to finish each game, and the winners will get two hundred coins.

So don't look at the expensive mahjong boxes, as long as you win or lose, you don't care at all.

On the first day of opening that day, not only was it overcrowded, but there were also people playing at night, which greatly boosted Zhao Yurui's confidence. The first turnover exceeded 100 guan. They also sold two sets of mahjong, with a total income of more than [-] guan.

This is in the mahjong box, on the basis of only two people receiving money, when mahjong is promoted in the future, it will be more profitable.

He slept in Café de Coral that day because he wanted to sleep in.

Ever since he came to Song Dynasty, he had to get up every morning to exercise and meet his elders. He never slept in at Wei Wangfu.

Zhao Yurui couldn't take it anymore, so he found an excuse to sleep in at Dajiale, and when he returned to Wei Wangfu, it was already midnight.

After a simple wash, he played a game of football with the teenagers. It didn't take long, just two quarters of an hour, but he yelled and made a lot of noise and momentum. He could hear them all clearly, shaking his head non-stop.

Near noon, Li Pingbao and Li Pingshan came to report.

After the two bought their positions, they managed to stay in the capital and were dispatched by the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department.

Their official positions are higher than those of Zhou Lai. There is no way, the official ranks they bought are relatively high. They are small envoys, although they are the lowest among the small envoys.

But neither of the two had any subordinates, so they were seconded to the Imperial City Department, and then they came to report to the palace.

Zhao Yurui summoned them in the backyard, and they followed Niu Bao to the backyard, where they saw the teenagers training.

"Greetings to King Yi." Brother Li Pingbao stepped forward to thank him, and his wish for many years finally came true.

Li Pingshan failed to pass the exam for two years. Fortunately, King Yi came forward this time.

"Here are all our own people, no courtesy, no courtesy, come and see how my team is doing in training?" Zhao Yurui laughed.

The two looked at each other, what is Yi Wang doing with the team?Cuju is not popular anymore.

Cuju was very popular for a period of time in the early Song Dynasty. There were ball clubs all over the country, and there were regular games, just like the leagues of later generations.

But after entering the mid-Southern Song Dynasty, it has completely declined, and fewer and fewer people play it.

The two disagreed, and felt that if King Yi liked Cuju, it might not be a good thing.

The two brothers looked at each other, wanting to persuade, but dared not.

At this time, Chen Xiaodao was calling in the field.

"Prepare."

Hush, the teenagers picked up a ball one after another, their movements were uniform, and the two brothers looked stunned.

No matter how elite soldiers and horses in this army are, it is impossible for them to move so neatly.

"Lift the ball." Chen Xiaodao called again.

The teenagers raised the ball one after another.

"Jump."

(End of this chapter)