atypical prostitute

Chapter 137

Li Ci saw these subtle changes in Zhang's expression, but remained calm.

In fact, since Zhang took the initiative to take off her hairpin to plead guilty, she already knew that things were not as simple as it seemed.

Zhang Shi is a shrewd woman. Since she is a smart person, she naturally knows what she can really rely on, instead of pinning her future on a man who is always in a hurry.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang will accept Nanny Sun's wicked idea, because she has taken a fancy to Ayu's lack of foundation, and even if she blatantly snatches Ayu's child into her own name, no one will make a sound.

Originally, this was indeed a good deal, but Zhang's scheming was far worse than that of Uncle Jiu and others, and Ayu's obsession was no better than ordinary women.The current situation is actually——

It's hard to ride a tiger.

But Li Ci is a person between inside and outside the bureau.

With the help of fragmentary clues, she deduced part of the truth back then, and naturally she would not simply and crudely think that the starting point of the Seventh Uncle against Ye Jungong was jealousy.No matter what difficulties Ye Ziyun has, his behavior has indeed violated the mainstream morality of this era. As a defender of orthodoxy, what Seventh Uncle has done is stubborn at best, and there is nothing hateful about it.On the other hand, Uncle Nine, who knew the events of the year like the palm of his hand, was able to turn his gun around quickly. He was too fickle.

The seventh uncle is not kind, but supporting the ninth uncle in order to suppress the seventh uncle is no less than driving away wolves and tigers.

As for Ayu's cry, Lici was not Ye Chuan, and she was not familiar with Ayu, so she didn't believe Ayu's one-sided words.

Ayu, who had been in and out of Ye Jungong's mansion since childhood, suffered from no one to rely on, so she had no choice but to work with the seventh uncle's domestic servant, and found a job as a servant in the backyard through her husband.With such a life experience, he should be the most eye-catching, how could he turn around and provoke such a vengeful mother-in-law like Sun Nanny?
Obviously, there is another expert behind the matter.

The expert saw Zhang's worry, and set up a trap for her, but Zhang was smart, but couldn't match his own greed, and finally fell into the control of the expert.

It can be seen that Jiu Shugong is really a powerful person.

However, his oversmartness also made Li Ci figure out one thing: it is better to support Zhang Shi than to support Uncle Jiu.

Li Ci considered the possibility of using Ayu's child as a threat to control Qi Shugong's lineage, but now, she has changed her mind.

Not only because Zhang's mother was born in the Fu family, but because Zhang's husband has no chance to become an official, even if Zhang wants to betray, he has to wait for the child to grow up.And after 20 years, things are too far away after all.

The most important thing is that Uncle Nine wants too much, and his thoughts are too deep.Li Ci couldn't guarantee that after cutting off Qi Shugong, he would become a new threat.

Simply sell favors to the Zhang family, and let the seventh and ninth uncles check each other in Yinzhou!

It's just that Uncle Jiu has really worked hard for today's situation, so no matter what, let him enjoy the thrill of success.

So in front of all the sisters-in-law, Li Ci looked contemptuously at Jin Manchi's delicate lotus leaf hairpin.For a long time, until Zhang's eyes began to wander, he stretched out his hand again, the servant understood, and presented the agarwood wooden box that had been prepared earlier, with a slight movement of the index finger, the box opened, and the precious light immediately dazzled people's eyes.

The red gold silk phoenix hairpin, the eyes of the phoenix on the head of the hairpin are inlaid with rubies, and the wings of the phoenix made of gold silk are covered with colorful gems.

"This is a meet and greet."

Li Ci spoke concisely and closed the box.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know where she was coming from, but seeing Li Ci's amiable face, knowing that the crisis was over, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, raised her hands above her head, and took the box respectfully: "Thank you, aunt, for the reward."

Li Ci smiled and said, "You deserve this hairpin."

"Auntie, what do you mean by that?"

Zhang said pretending to be obtuse, she is a smart person, and after realizing that Li Ci was deliberately partial, the originally awkward address "aunt" became much smoother.

Li Ci glanced at her meaningfully, and then at Nanny Sun, Zhang realized what she was going to do next.Immediately, he returned to his seat without saying a word, and after sitting down, he looked gratefully at Li Ci above him.

Seeing her smiling and nodding, Li Ci knew that the favor was sold everywhere, so naturally she didn't say any more, returned to her seat, clapped three times, and the banquet officially began.

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For this banquet, Songhelou prepared a menu with five main courses, three soups, and 38 side dishes, fruit cakes and seventeen flavors.Presented one by one at this time, I saw that the raw fish was cut crystal clear and sweet in the mouth; the radish flower carvings used for decoration were vivid and exquisite; They are all taken out.

What is particularly ingenious is the one-inch-wide flat wooden box presented by the store for each seat. The box is actually filled with hot sand, and the food is placed on it to keep the temperature for a longer period of time, avoiding the embarrassment of cold food.

Originally, when Li Ci saw that the owner of Songhe Tower was willing to spend a huge sum of money to manually dig a pool in the downtown area, plant bamboo and beautiful trees, and build a private room on the water, he knew that this merchant had an unusual mind.Now seeing the delicate and caring attitude of the shopkeeper, I couldn't help but have the idea of ​​opening a joint venture with this person.

It is not uncommon for noble women to invest in opening shops, but those women who use their private houses to do business mostly follow the path of collusion between the government and businessmen to make money.This kind of shop opening is purely for the sake of fame, not what Li Ci wants.

She needs a duckweed that is empty, capable and has no roots. Only this kind of person will completely rely on her and do her best for her.

Although most of the information can be obtained by the Xiliang people behind Bai Yinmei, they will do their best under the call of the fiery belief in restoring the country, but they are not her subordinates after all!
Their allegiance did not belong to her.

All the way to today, Li Ci has clearly realized that all eggs cannot be put on one plate.

Fortunately, he is ready to support Zhang Shi.

Knowing the relationship between the Zhang family and Songhe Tower, since Li Ci had the idea of ​​wooing him, he would not be stingy with praise, took a bite of the fish, and said: "I didn't expect to eat this fresh and delicious fish in Yinzhou, which is not inferior to that of the capital. Reward!"

Immediately, he sent Mammy down to distribute the reward money.

This seemingly casual sentence made Zhang's face a little more flushed. The master chef in charge of fish food in Songhe Tower is the son-in-law of her dowry nun. The things made by the servants are liked by Mrs. Shaohou, and the master is also honorable. .

But it's enough to bury the joy in my heart, and I still have to do business on the surface: "Auntie has won the award, Yinzhou can't compare with the gathering of people from all over the world in the capital, but because of the favorable location, there are occasional tastes that the capital can't taste. "

Li Ci looked at her with a smile, and took another sip of water shield soup.Water shields are born in the south of the Yangtze River, and the tender leaves with curly leaves are picked in late April or late October to make soup. Yinzhou is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, and in November, water shields have long since disappeared. Who would have thought that the soup would be clear Sweet, smooth and tender, I can't help feeling: "The most important thing in life is aspirations, how can you be famous for thousands of miles!"

"My aunt is talented."

Mrs. Zhang just flattered her, and Li Ci knew that she was polite, so naturally she didn't take it seriously. After casually tasting a few dishes, she put down her chopsticks and said solemnly: "Actually, there is something very important about this banquet. I want to say hello to my sisters-in-law."

At this banquet, many people brought their female companions, because of the rumors about the concubine selection in Beijing, and now that Mrs. Shaohou finally spoke, they naturally stopped their chopsticks, looked serious, and listened attentively.

Li Ci looked around and saw that almost everyone's ears were pricked up, she couldn't help but sneered in her heart, but smiled on her face, and said: "I think all the ladies have heard about the selection of concubines."

This time, the ears became more pointed.

Li Ci deliberately sent hope to them, so naturally she would not show her cards early, and said slowly: "Originally, this kind of thing is not going to the field of outsiders. But the empress has some knots on her side, and she still doesn't know whether she should choose a few from the clan. A young and masculine woman?"

Speaking of this, she raised her voice and cast a look at Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang is extremely intelligent, and has already sniffed out the meaning of Mrs. Shaohou's words from the end of her eyes, and said hurriedly and righteously: "It is the glory of the Ye family that the empress is willing to choose someone from the Ye family. If she insists on not forgiving, it is also the Ye family's own fault." Good fortune. Ye's family of military generals will definitely not engage in such sycophantic activities."

She thought very clearly that Ye Xiaonan was the only male in Seventh Uncle's lineage, but there were quite a few wives.The ones born by those maidservants are all snobbish. If they are given the opportunity to enter the palace, will she be able to keep her position as the eldest granddaughter-in-law?

What's more, Queen Ye didn't intend to let the clan daughter into the palace.

Since I can't get it myself, I simply use high-sounding reasons to deny others the opportunity and sell it well in front of the old man.

Therefore, what he said was neither humble nor overbearing, and the women who wanted to send their daughters into the palace were full of displeasure, but they dared not vent: I thought I had caught Zhang's clinging to Mrs. Shaohou, and I would go back and tell stories. Only now do I know that a mountain is higher than a mountain.

But the women don't feel pain in their hearts, but the ladies have another idea.After all, she is a lady from a famous family, she knows that the imperial palace is dangerous and the majesty of the emperor is unpredictable, so naturally she will not covet the illusory glory and wealth.It's just that in this scene, there is no room for them to talk, so they can only listen anxiously.

With Zhang's words, they immediately felt relieved, and looked at Zhang with infinite gratitude.

Li Ci noticed the subtle emotional changes during the banquet, and knew that the prestige and the momentum had been achieved, and then she greeted each other with a gentle expression. If everyone here is displeased or greedy, after being comforted by her clever words, They all looked at each other and smiled, no longer minding.

Because it is a women's banquet, there is no need to be too cautious. During the banquet, the ladies of various families performed arts, including piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing, which dazzled people.Li Ci was not stingy, and the gold and silver jewelry were rewarded like flowing water. Everyone had a share, and everyone laughed.

When the banquet was over at Shenshi, the sisters-in-law had already talked about everything, and they left the restaurant surrounded by three or five companions.

Li Ci stood on the balcony and watched them go away in the car, and accidentally noticed a detail: Mrs. Zhang left Nanny Sun behind.

Obviously, this is a return gift.

Ah Yu's affairs are too big, and some sacrifices are needed to solve them.As the chief culprit, Nanny Sun could not escape death.As for the rest, Li Ci believed that with Zhang being so alert and decisive, he would give an explanation soon.

Now the only problem left is Ayu.

This woman who dressed herself as a weak person from beginning to end was much more difficult to deal with than shrews like Sun Nanny.If you don't know how to measure it, you will put yourself in it instead.

What's more, Ye Chuan believed in Ayu, because she was his nurse and sister.

Thinking of this, Li Ci couldn't help rubbing his temples.

Things in the back house are really annoying!
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