After being reborn, the apex of the powerful minister turned over

Chapter 9 The Edge of Death
On the side of the carriage, people also arranged for ice cubes.

Waiting to sit in the carriage, Gu wiped the sweat from his forehead, "People say this summer is hot and winter is cold, this year must be a cold winter, it seems that this year's winter clothes need to add more cotton wool."

Qiao nodded in agreement, "Mother is still thoughtful."

Having been in charge of the house for so many years, not to mention that she has never made mistakes, but in general, Gu's mistress is doing a good job, the house is peaceful and everything is safe.

After sitting for a while, the coolness of the ice came up, and Gu Shi leaned comfortably on the carriage, holding Qiao Guxin with his left hand, muttering about waiting for Qiao Wenqing to come back, and ordering the small kitchen to add more dishes he liked.

The two chatted happily, and soon arrived at Dongxiang Street. Because of the company of elders and the hot weather, Qiao Guxin didn't wear a veil, so he followed.

At this time, the sun was getting higher and higher, and the steps of the two of them quickened.

Originally, I was thinking about buying rice paper and going back to shop for rouge and gouache, but now I stopped thinking about it.

"Madam, please come inside." Due to the hot weather, there were not many people in the shop, so when Gu and the others entered, Xiao Er warmly greeted them.

Mrs. Gu went to the counter to choose paper, but Qiao Guxin was attracted by an inkstone on the shelf at the back.

The shopkeeper was originally entertaining Mrs. Gu, and seeing Qiao Guxin's eyes, he couldn't help saying, "Young lady has good eyesight, this purple inkstone was obtained from a group of merchants from the east a few days ago, but Shang Waiting for the inkstone."

In her previous life, Qiao Guxin was the wife of a powerful minister. Even if she was not favored by her husband, she had to go through all the things sent to the mansion by the subordinates. She had seen more than what she had seen in the Hou's mansion. Naturally, she recognized this top grade at a glance.

"The shopkeeper said so, which made me a little curious. I wonder if it's convenient for me to take a look at it?" Qiao deliberately asked, pretending not to know the goods.

This purple inkstone is expensive, so naturally you will ask for more money, but the shopkeeper can't raise the price because of Qiao Gu's ignorance of goods, on the contrary, he might give it more honestly.

First of all, if Qiao Guxin doesn't know the goods, it doesn't have to be the purple inkstone. Second, judging from Qiao Guxin's clothes, he should be a daughter of a noble family, who can afford it.Thirdly, Qiao Guxin is a woman. If a man came today, the price might be raised, but most of the women's purchases will not be generous because of the study, especially since Qiao Guxin is still a girl in the boudoir.

Therefore, if the shopkeeper wants to do business, he must know it well.

It's hot now, and few masters come out. It's not certain when he can sell his purple inkstone here.

Seeing that Qiao was really interested, the shopkeeper hurriedly offered it up. As expected, the price was reasonable, just a hundred taels.

Qiao Gu looked left and right, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, "If that's the case, then I'll take it away."

Just as Mrs. Gu asked someone to load the rice paper into the carriage, listening to Qiao Guxin's conversation with the shopkeeper, "Since you have fallen in love with it, let someone go to the Hou's Mansion."

Noble people don't bring a lot of cash with them when they go out. If they meet expensive people, they will ask the shopkeeper to send the waiter to the mansion to collect the silver. Gu's words are taken for granted, but in the middle of the talk, Qiao has the same intentions. pressed.

"Mother, I asked Nianxiang to bring enough money." After speaking, she turned her head and waved at Nianxiang.

When he came out, Qiao Guxin made preparations.Qiao Xunfeng was dizzy today, so I guess Ning Shunhou is not in the mood to deal with official business anymore, if when wandering around the mansion, he meets the cashier from the subordinates, and he will spend so much money to buy an inkstone.When the old lady got angry, she definitely didn't care about Qiao Xunfeng, and she didn't pay too much attention to her decorations, which made Ning Shunhou feel distressed even more.

The girls in the Hou Mansion can get monthly money every month, and the money doesn't need to be paid out from work, so why should she have more troubles.

Seeing how open-minded Qiao Gu was, the shopkeeper gave them an extra roll of rice paper.

The servants of the Hou's mansion came to move things, and Nianxiang stood outside the door, waiting to hold an umbrella for Qiao.

"Ah." While everyone was busy, someone bumped into Nian Xiang.

If it wasn't for holding the door frame with his hand, Nian Xiang fell down. Hearing Nian Xiang's exclamation, the servants all looked over.

Perhaps that person knew that he had offended a wealthy family, so he ran forward without daring to stop.

"Nianxiang, where did you touch it?" Qiao Guxin walked a few steps quickly, looking up and down quickly.

Nian Xiang quickly shook her head, "Don't worry, girl, it's fine."

But the shopkeeper in the room frowned, "The alley has not been peaceful these two days, did the girl meet someone who touches incense?"

When Nianxiang was asked by the shopkeeper, she was taken aback for a while, and it took her a long time to realize that it meant that she met a thief, but the businessman was very particular.Quickly lowered his head to check, and sure enough, the purse where the money was placed was gone.

Gu Shi saw that the thief had already stolen to the Hou's mansion.

It's just that before he took two steps, he ran into someone from Dali Temple on horseback, so the servant naturally had to give way, and he missed the opportunity even more.

Shen Qiuhe was riding on a tall horse, his eyes were a little blinded by the sun, his brows were slightly furrowed, thinking about yesterday's murder.

Under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Gu and Qiao Guxin, he rode forward on horseback.

It was Wang Si who saw the person first, and quickly called Shen Qiuhe to stop, "Master, it's Mrs. Qiao and Miss Qiao."

Only then did Shen Qiuhe turn around, and he was stunned for a moment when he saw the person, then turned his horse's head, stopped in front of Mrs. Gu, jumped off the horse's back, clasped his fists, "Auntie, eldest girl."

Qiao Guxin didn't expect to meet Shen Qiuhe in this place, he narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his eyes and bowed his knees, "Mr. Shen."

"Qiuhe is on business?" After the two greeted each other, Gu asked with a smile.

Shen Qiuhe was still wearing the official uniform of Dali Temple, and he looked more and more heroic and tall. In addition, the sun is so big today, and no one from a noble family is willing to go on business. Shen Qiuhe will have a great future if he works hard like this.

"If you go back to auntie, there is a case that needs to be investigated. Is auntie here to buy a study for Wenqing?" Shen Qiuhe wiped the sweat from his forehead, always wanting to talk back and forth.

Mrs. Gu responded with a smile, "Wenqing will be back in two days, and the household expenses have to be prepared in advance, but it's unlucky to come today." Then he told about the incident of meeting the thief just now.

If it was normal, Mrs. Gu wouldn't mention it, but thought that her daughter was going to get married soon, and she would get a chance to see Shen Qiuhe's character. If the family lost the opportunity today, they probably wouldn't be able to catch anyone. When dealing with Jing Zhaoyin, he sent a message for the Hou's mansion, but it was just a matter of mouth, and when you come and we get along with each other, the two families will get along more cordially than before.

After hearing Gu's words, Shen Qiuhe frowned again, and looked at Nian Xiang, "Such absurd things happened in broad daylight. I don't know how much money was lost in total?"

(End of this chapter)