urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 92 Involvement
When eating mutton kebabs, it was so fragrant that I couldn't stop, but now that I finished eating, Mu Zhaozhao felt the smell of mutton kebabs all over his body, so he immediately asked the maids to prepare hot water for bathing.

After bathing, the maids twisted her hair with a clean and soft thick handkerchief, and smoked her hair with a smoke cage.

Mu Zhaozhao had to admit that his maid Xiaoxin was really not as good at serving people as Mint and Zisu, and she was so comfortable that she fell asleep.

Mint lowered her voice and whispered softly: "Miss, your hair has been tidied up, why don't you go to bed and rest?"

"Oh!" Mu Zhaozhao yawned and got up, walked to the edge of the bed, fell down, rolled into the quilt, and said vaguely: "You guys go back to sleep too."

"Yes, Miss." Mint and Zisu are also used to the Eldest Miss not letting them watch the night on the couch outside.

This is naturally a good thing for them. If they don't keep watch at night, they don't have to worry about it. They are afraid that they will sleep too hard and not hear the master calling for someone.

The weather in August was neither cold nor hot, and Mu Zhaozhao slept soundly, not even knowing that someone came in quietly through the window.

In fact, the Meng family also has a nursing home, and specially raised six big dogs that can only guard the house. If outsiders want to come in, unless they can kill all four big dogs at once, otherwise strangers will come in. Definitely going rabid.

Therefore, if you want to come and go quietly in the capital, unless it is an ordinary family, like a wealthy family, there is a guard house and a watchdog.

But do everything you can to prevent a house thief.

In the middle of the night, even if the maids of the Meng Mansion were walking outside, the big dog would make a few noises.

But Qin Mu was walking in the backyard of the Meng Mansion in the middle of the night, and when he met a big dog watching the night, the fierce and strong dog still wagged its tail at him.

He finally understood why the place where the ladies live is called Xianggui. When he came in, he could smell the faint fragrance of jasmine, and by the candle lamp that was still on the table, he could see the sleeping room covered by the light green curtain. Beauty, only to realize that her heart is beating so fast.

He hesitated for a while, originally he wanted to tell her about the shop, but now he found that he was too abrupt.

This is not the room of his cousin or his colleagues, he can come and go as he pleases.

He turned around, originally planning to leave quietly, but thinking that the little girl hadn't looked at him intently for more than an hour before, he felt a little regretful, so he continued to come to the couch, gently lifted the curtain, Looking at the sleeping beauty breathing evenly through the dim light.

The scent of jasmine inside seems to be more intense, and the soft black hair spreads all over the pillow. Although the smart eyes are closed, the bright red mouth is very attractive at this moment.

He didn't dare to look any further, turned around and left quietly.

It wasn't until the next morning that Mu Zhaozhao and Meng Huiyi made an appointment to go to Mrs. Meng's place for breakfast, and after being told by Mrs. Meng, they happily left the Meng residence and got on the carriage.

On the carriage behind were mint and cloves, as well as a few boxes of gifts prepared by Mrs. Meng for the Su family, and outside was Qin Mu who was escorting them on horseback.

Meng Huiyi raised the curtain and acted like a baby to Qin Mu who was riding a horse outside: "Cousin, my grandmother likes to eat Qiweizhai's dim sum, let's go to Qiweizhai first, shall we?"

Qin Mu followed the trend and looked over, seeing that Mu Zhaozhao lowered his head and didn't look at himself as if avoiding suspicion. He was a little disappointed, but he also felt that he could find a chance to talk to Zhaozhao by going to other places, so he responded lightly, and immediately Rebuked her: "It's not proper to put down the curtain."

He didn't mind his little cousin being seen, but he didn't want his big cousin being spotted a little bit.

"Understood!" Meng Huiqing put down the curtain, and said with a pout: "You are so old-fashioned at a young age."

Then he leaned over to Mu Zhaozhao and whispered excitedly: "Sister, let's go shopping in the street later, shall we? I haven't been out for a long time."

Mu Zhaozhao had heard long ago that both mother and daughter were not well when Meng Huiyi was born. Meng Huiyi was raised by her grandmother until she was seven years old, and then moved back to the second room.

Therefore, the grandparents and grandchildren are indeed very close.

If possible, Mu Zhaozhao didn't want to have any quarrel with this young girl who has a lot of heart.

But she didn't want to hang around with her in her heart. If something happened, wouldn't the second aunt fight herself desperately?
So she politely refused: "Then what if your grandmother is in a hurry?"

The little girl blinked at her slyly: "Sister, don't worry, I've agreed with my cousin to go over there for lunch, and it's only time in the middle of the day?"

The implication is that there is still more than an hour before noon, so we can go shopping with confidence.

Mu Zhaozhao still wanted to struggle: "But I didn't wear a vibrato."

Although the Daqing Dynasty was much more tolerant towards women, and you could even see older girls and younger daughters-in-law accompanying them on the street, they were girls from ordinary families.

Especially since they don't have elders around them, as long as their young cousin is with them, they still need to wear vibratos so as not to be rude.

"Sister, don't worry, I'm ready." Meng Huiqing smiled even more proudly: "I asked Ding Xiang to take two new valances and put them in the carriage first."

Now Mu Zhaozhao no longer had any reason to refuse, pointing at her white forehead and sighing: "Okay, I'll listen to you, as long as you don't sell me out."

According to her cleverness, Mu Zhaozhao has no doubt that this girl will be able to function like a fish in water in the inner house in the future.

"My sister made fun of me again." Meng Huiqing sat next to her, holding her arm: "I really like my sister, sister, don't dislike her being naughty."

After filling Mu Zhaozhao with ecstasy soup, she ordered the driver to change the route and go to the street selling the Four Treasures of the Study.

Seeing that they changed their way, Qin Mu didn't say a word, just followed silently.

When they came to the study, the two maids first got out of the carriage from the carriage at the back by stepping on the stool, and helped the two young ladies wearing veiled hats to get off the carriage.

Probably because of the morning, there were not many guests in the spacious study. Seeing the five of them coming in, the guys greeted them politely and at a distance: "What would you like to order? There is no one on the second floor. Some newly arrived Hu brushes, Hui inks, Xuan papers and Duan inkstones."

Meng Huiqing answered with great interest: "That's okay, let's go and have a look."

"Yes, please come with the younger ones." The man bowed and led them to the stairs.

There is a faint smell of paper and ink in the study, and the combination is not unpleasant.

All kinds of brush and ink on the second floor are more delicate than those on the first floor, but Mu Zhaozhao is not interested in these.

When she was in her hometown, she also studied with her mother for a while, and then several young ladies hired a female gentleman to study for a few years. She was definitely not blind, but she didn't like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that much.

Now I see that there is a pen holder engraved with a pen ingot, which is very good. When I ask the price, my good guy, this is like a silver grab.

Mu Zhaozhao put it down immediately, sat on a stool beside him, and said to the clerk, "You go to greet my sister?"

The clerk also responded with a smile, and went to greet another lady who was reading the paper.

Qin Mu also came to sit on the stool on the other side of her, looked at Mu Zhaozhao across the coffee table and asked in a low voice: "Cousin, I heard that you want to open a shop selling spices? I happen to have a shop at the end of Qili Street." , used to sell tea, but now they don’t want to renew the lease, so why don’t you use it first?”

Mu Zhaozhao was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that what he was talking about.

She is not a child either, so she would not believe such a coincidence that when she wanted to find a shop on her side, the manager of the tea shop on his side was about to close the shop.

She had also made up her mind in her heart that she wanted to marry Jiang Er, so she naturally didn't want to have anything to do with him, so she flatly refused: "Thank you cousin for your kindness, but my mother has already asked Aunt Mo to look after a shop for me."

Qin Mu didn't expect that they had other arrangements, so he was a little depressed: "Oh, then if you don't like it, just tell me."

He tried hard to sell his shop again: "Qili Street is close to home, and it's not too far from Huichun Hall, so I'll take care of you when the time comes."

He also spent a lot of thought before he bought that shop.

Not to mention, it cost him 6000 taels of silver, which deflated his wallet a lot.

When Mu Zhaozhao heard this, his heart was moved. The location of his shop was really good, but his family asked Wu Da to search there before, but there was no shop to rent or sell.

It's a pity that I have already planned to keep a distance from him, no matter what he said, I can only remain unmoved.

Meng Huiyi chose two Hu brushes, a piece of Hui ink, and some rice paper. After everyone went down, the shopkeeper asked the clerk to pack these in a wooden box and reported the number: "Thanks for your patronage, the total is 67 taels of silver. You are the first one today. For a distinguished guest on the second floor, I will charge you 65 taels of silver."

Of course, Qin Mu would not let his little cousin pay the bill, so he first took out a bank note from his purse and handed it to the shopkeeper.

Meng Huiyi didn't refuse, and thanked sweetly: "Thank you, cousin."

He leaned over to Mu Zhaozhao and said in a low voice: "This brocade paper is the most expensive and the rarest. I didn't buy it last time. When I go back, my sister and I will be half alone."

Mu Zhaozhao was dumbfounded watching from the sidelines, not understanding that such a few things cost so much money.

She vaguely remembered that after she married Mo Xiuyu in her previous life, the rice paper he bought for herself was all gold and silver powder, sprinkled with gold and silver foil, flower paper and brocade paper with gold and silver patterns, mica paper and so on.

Didn't he waste a lot of money?
Later, they visited the rouge shop and the jewelry shop, but they didn't want to buy anything, so they went to Qiweizhai to buy some snacks, and then went to Su's house.

Mrs. Su's gentleness and kindness make people feel like a spring breeze, but Ms. Su is very cheerful and lively. She and Mu Zhaozhao share the same hobbies. After chatting for a while, they hit it off. Try the sweet-scented osmanthus you made."

"Then I'll wait for you." Mu Zhaozhao also liked her a lot.

Meng Huiyi pretended to be jealous: "I'm such a big living person, can't you all see it? Didn't anyone say something to me?"

(End of this chapter)