Chapter 65 The Xue family mother and daughter apologize
Beijing Palace, study room.
Shui Rong sat in front of the desk, holding the account book in his hand to look at it.
This year, silver coins from various places have been sent one after another. Including fruits, vegetables, mink skins, deer antlers and other things, the total is 4000 taels of silver, which is a bit worse than in previous years.
According to reports from people below, it is probably because of the excessive rainfall this year that the harvest is not good, and the business of various stores has also been much worse, so the amount of silver is less. Regarding this, Shui Xiu does not say much.
In addition, the palace spent 5 taels due to the payment of silver arrears from the Ministry of Accounts, and now there are only more than [-] taels left in the account. If this money is placed in a wealthy family, it will be enough to live a worry-free life, but if it is placed in the extravagant Prince's Palace in Beijing I'm afraid I won't be able to survive even half a year.
There was no way around it. If the family had a big business, there would be more places to spend money. Fortunately, Shui Rong had already made arrangements and was doing business outside, which was enough to support the extravagance of the Beijing Palace.
Not long after, Yingluo walked in with lotus steps and said: "Your Majesty, the Xue family has come outside. They are waiting in the front hall now. Please give me your permission."
Shui Rong's eyes moved when he heard the words, the Xue family, those are Xue Baochai and his daughter.
Thinking of this, Shui Rong gently nodded and said, "I understand, go now."
With that said, Shui Rong placed the account book in front of the desk and was about to move to the front hall when he looked up and saw Yingluo pouting her little mouth, seeming a little aggrieved.
Seeing this situation, Shui Rong paused and asked aloud: "Xiao Lang Hoozi, what are you doing? What blind woman has offended you?"
Shui Rong still knew about Yingluo. This girl had always been measured and would not cause trouble in general. The most likely reason was that the people below were not doing their best and annoyed her.
When Yingluo heard this, she gave Shuirong an angry look and muttered: "What the prince said, it seems that having too many slaves makes us have a bad temper."
As a maid, she always abides by her duties, but her temper is out of control. This is an unjust accusation by the prince.
Shui Rong chuckled lightly, reached out and pinched Yingluo's straight nose, and scolded with a smile: "Mumbling in front of me, isn't this called a bad temper?"
Yingluo straightened her nose when she saw this, her expression was contented, and her previous unhappiness was gone.
Shui Rong couldn't help laughing when he saw this. Isn't this just a cat that wants to be pampered?
With a chuckle, Shui Rong asked with a smile: "Then why are you pouting? If you have any grievances, tell me, I will make the decision for you."
Yingluo didn't answer immediately after hearing the words. Instead, she was slightly tipsy, biting her lower lip, twisting the handkerchief in her hand, twisting it without saying a word.
Shui Rong raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this. Looking at the posture of Yingluo's little daughter, he felt a little enlightened.
Speaking of which, although Yingluo is a water-soluble personal maid, she has been somewhat neglected in recent times. I heard that cat owners will find ways to be naughty and attract your attention if they don’t feed their cats. Isn’t this the little prodigal? Are you sorry for this?
Thinking of this, Shui Rong stretched out his hand and picked up Yingluo's chin. Seeing the affection in her eyes, he immediately understood. After all, Yingluo is the person closest to her. Even the names she calls are different from ordinary people. Relationship, Shui Xiong didn’t know about Yingluo’s anomaly.
After groaning, Shui Rong comforted him softly: "Be good, wait until I'm done with my work."
Do you care about others? Naturally, you need more care.
When Yingluo heard this, her cheeks turned as red as blood, and she nodded slightly, but she didn't say anything. The prince wanted it for himself.
After comforting Yingluo, Shui Rong walked away and walked towards the front hall, followed closely by Yingluo.
From the corridor, Shui Rong stepped into the front hall and saw the mother and daughter of the Xue family standing in the hall. She said in a clear voice, "Are you Xue Pan's mother and sister?"
The amiable Aunt Xue hurriedly responded: "She is a civilian woman." At this time, the Xue family's mother and daughter were very uneasy. Yesterday, Feng Ziying brought a message asking them to come to the Prince's Palace in Beijing to apologize, and they immediately understood that Xue Pan was offended. It was the Beijing Prince's Palace, which shocked them for a moment. They thought Feng Ziying had said earlier that the Rongguo Duke's Palace couldn't afford it, so that was the case.
But now that the matter has come to this, for the sake of their son and brother, the Xue family's mother and daughter can only come to the house with generous gifts to apologize, hoping to quell the anger of the Beijing Palace.
Shui Rong saw the mother and daughter of the Xue family who were looking down. To be precise, they were looking at Xue Baochai.
He had a glossy black bun on his head, and was wearing a pink peony round-neck robe with delicate peony embroidery on the neckline, lined with a white cross-collar tunic, and a purple horse-faced skirt.
It’s not that Xue Baochai is dressed plainly, how can she look gorgeous?
After thinking about it carefully, Shui Rong also realized that when meeting noble people, how could he dress simply? Isn't this violating other people's taboos?I can't tell, maybe there is something else in mind.
Looking up slightly, Shui Rong saw the apricot-shaped eyes, which were large, bright and moist, the contours of the jade cheeks were plump and soft, and the skin was shining brightly.
"The face is like the bright moon, the brightness is like the morning sun, the color is like lotus flowers, and the skin is like condensed honey." She looks so bright and charming, Cao Gongcheng will not deceive me.
After groaning, Shui Rong's face remained as usual, and he said in a clear voice: "I didn't expect that Xue Pan would have such a romantic sister. It's really surprising."
Xue Pan has an ordinary appearance, but his biological sister is bright and charming. Is this her biological child?Maybe you have to ask Aunt Xue.
When Baochai heard this, a hint of rouge appeared on her slightly drooped jade cheeks. What did the prince mean by complimenting her?And my brother is not bad either!
She couldn't help but think about it, and the person in front of her was the Prince of Beijing County. Since the prince was talking to her, Baochai naturally couldn't be rude, so she bowed her body and said in a clear voice: "Xue Baochai, a citizen girl, has met the prince."
Shui Rong nodded slightly when he heard the words, then said no more and walked towards the main seat in the hall to take a seat.
Aunt Xue on the side couldn't help but her eyes lit up when she saw this situation. Could it be that this was the fate of her good son?
Thinking of this, Aunt Xue's heart moved slightly, and she vaguely pulled Baochai's sleeves and pointed her eyes in the direction of Shuirong.
Mother and daughter were connected, and Baochai understood immediately. Although there was something wrong, he was very helpless. He pursed his lips, took a step closer, and said Fuli: "Brother, a common girl, was confused for a moment, and said something against the prince. It is really inappropriate. Why? Please, Lord Haihan, please spare him for once."
With that said, Baochai took the gift list from Aunt Xue, held it in both hands and said, "This is a little thought from the Xue family, please accept it."
Shui Rong felt quite funny when he heard this. What was he thinking? Isn't it just an apology gift?
Regarding Aunt Xue's little move, Shui Xiang ignored it. After all, he praised Xue Baochai intentionally. Obviously, Aunt Xue fell in love instantly. Regarding the big tree in Beijing Palace, Shui Xiang didn't need to say anything. People enjoying the shade would naturally Will come closer.
Yingluo moved forward and took the gift list. She looked at the Xue family mother and daughter in front of her with her almond-shaped eyes. What kind of bullshit did the Xue family actually offend their own prince and humiliate his minister to death? Naturally, Yingluo didn't have a good face. If the prince hadn't said anything, You have to spit in their faces.
However, the prince couldn't help but look at Xue Baochai once or twice before accepting the gift list.
Shui Rong didn't say much when he saw this. He took the gift list from Yingluo and looked at it.
After a while, Shui Rong put the gift list on the table and said calmly: "I have long heard that the Xue family in Jinling is like "pearls like earth and gold like iron." I was dubious at first, but now it seems that what I said is true, and the Xue family is really generous. "
The gift list given by the Xue family is full of jewelry, antiques, coins, pearl bracelets, white jade Guanyin, silver ingots, etc. They are of great value and are indeed generous.
Xue Baochai, who was looking down and silent, paused slightly when he heard the words. Was the prince's words an explicit compliment or a sarcasm?She didn't know what she meant, so Baochai couldn't help but nodded slightly and carefully looked at the prince's face. However, her apricot eyes were slightly raised, and she happened to meet a pair of clear and bright eyes. They lowered her head again, and she felt uneasy.
(End of this chapter)