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Chapter 35 Thirteen Gardens

The opening of the Thirteen Gardens is scheduled for six days later.

May begins.

All the people and things in Diu Taoyuan were on the right track, Gu Mingzhu took the time to order someone to invite the three big shopkeepers in Jiangling.

The Gu family has a total of three shops in Jiangling, one for rouge and gouache, one for ink studio, and one for teahouses. After deducting expenses every month, they have a net balance of more than 7000 taels.

The accounts are clean, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Gu Mingzhu closed the account book: "A few days ago, all the shopkeepers wanted to see me and said they wanted to report on the situation of the shop."

The shopkeeper of the rouge shop was a middle-aged man with the appearance of a scholar, and he replied: "Back to Miss, the three of us heard that Miss came to Jiangling, so I really want to see her."

Gu Mingzhu's eyes fell on the ledger, her expression was calm.

She didn't speak, and there was a strange pressure in the hall.

Under the pressure, the shopkeeper of the rouge shop slowly called out, "...Miss?"

Gu Mingzhu looked at him, she tapped her fingers on the account, and looked a little leisurely: "Then you have seen it now."

She paused, and then said: "I don't want to talk about some things, but it doesn't mean I don't know. I'll give you five days to sort out the books before you come to see me."

The three of them looked at each other.

"What do you mean Miss?"

Gu Mingzhu looked at the man who was talking, and said with a smile: "Uncle Yang, you came to Jiangling to be the shopkeeper, I should have mentioned it to my father."

"...Yes." Yang Laibin said.

"Jiangling is rich and charming, which makes people intoxicated, don't you think so?"

He followed with a smile, his face was a little embarrassing, and he always felt that she meant something.

Gu Mingzhu sighed, and then said: "I'm really tired today, let's talk about something else."

The three looked at each other, then picked up their accounts and left the garden.

Gu Mingzhu sat on the chair with a sleepy look.

Once people carry other people's things for a long time, they want to take them for themselves.

This is the case with these three people.

Because of the marriage with Yun Zhao, the Gu family opened a shop in Jiangling earlier, just to move it to her after they got married, so that she could have enough food and clothing.

It is not impossible for Gu Mingzhu to turn a blind eye and close one eye to enrich her own pockets in moderation.

Let's see what they do after five days.

In the past two days, Gu Mingzhu went to the Thirteenth Garden twice. The interior and exterior have been completely renovated, and they are waiting for the opening in the future.

A total of nearly [-] silver was spent inside and outside the Thirteenth Garden. If it was put elsewhere, the money could directly buy two ready-made restaurants.

The night in Jiangling in May was not so cold, Gu Mingzhu was sitting at the desk, writing with a pen.

She received two letters tonight.

A letter came from Shen Yuying in Gusu. When Gu Mingzhu left, Shen Yuying was not in Gusu and did not say goodbye to him face to face. In this letter, she was gnashing her teeth.

After reading the letter, Gu Mingzhu smiled slightly, with a bit of joy in her mood, and wrote back to the letter, saying that summer is coming, if she has nothing to do, invite her to Jiangling for a visit.

The second letter came from Jiangling city.

The jet-black pigeon landed by the window with a vigorous figure. Chun'er took down the letter raft and handed it to Gu Mingzhu who had just finished replying the letter.

Gu Mingzhu took it, unfolded it, and found that there were only four words on the letter.

Return to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

Gu Mingzhu burned the letter raft, the jumping flames reflected her flushed cheeks, and also reflected her somewhat ferocious face.

Jiangling will soon change the sky!

In the past few days, the Lianhualou case was officially handed over to the Criminal Ministry, and soon someone found a burnt jade pendant at the source of the arson.

Because of the fire, half of the jade pendant was stained with a layer of burnt yellow, but the pattern can still be seen clearly.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment was surnamed Fan, and Fan Zhong looked at the jade pendant with intense eyes.

Someone recognized it and said, "My lord, isn't this the jade pendant from Prince De's residence?"

Fan Zhong held the jade pendant and said coldly: "It is indeed."

"Why did the jade pendant from Prince De's Mansion appear in the Lotus Tower? It also appeared in the house that caught fire first."

As we all know, the Lianhualou is an arty place, the geisha in it sell their performances but not their bodies, it is a romantic building in the eyes of literati, the owner of this Lianhualou is the Yan family, and the Yan family is a member of Prince Rui.

Was the appearance of this jade pendant intentionally framed by someone, or was it the fact that someone from Prince De's mansion did it?

"Secretly check to see if someone has lost the jade pendant in Prince De's residence recently."

"Yes."

On this day, the Thirteenth Garden opened as scheduled.

Near noon, the Xu family's carriage stopped in front of the Gu residence, and soon Gu Mingzhu came out and got into the carriage.

The sun in early May is a bit hot, Jiangling is such a ghostly weather now, it is cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon, people usually wear thicker clothes in the morning, and have to change at noon.

Gu Mingzhu is wearing a chest-length skirt today, with red, green, goose and yellow colors intertwined, two braids mixed with a white headband hanging down on her chest, and a pair of pearl earrings.

When she got into the carriage, Xu Jue was sitting aside and dozed off. When she heard the movement, she opened her eyes and looked at her: "You are a little weird today."

kindness?
Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but look down at herself, not finding anything wrong, and asked, "What's wrong?"

She felt a little bored, cursed the damn weather in her heart, caught a glimpse of a folding fan beside her, reached for it without thinking, and fanned herself.

Xu Jue curled her fingers slightly, paused, looked at her, and said, "It's so beautiful."

Gu Mingzhu was so stunned that she even forgot to fan her fan. She looked at Xu Jue suspiciously: "...Are you... all right?"

Xu Jue coughed lightly and stopped talking.

Gu Mingzhu fanned her fan again, but couldn't help but feel flustered.

In fact, it is not necessary to invite him today, it is also possible to change someone, but it will take longer.

Xu Jue is the person who can make a name for the Thirteenth Garden the fastest.

She used him, but now she regrets it.

He shouldn't be treated like this by himself!
Gu Mingzhu raised her head and was about to call for a stop, when there was a commotion in the street, the horse stopped suddenly, and both of them were jolted.

Jiuyue's voice sounded: "Shizi, it's the Habayashi Army."

Gu Mingzhu lifted the curtain and looked, and she saw a team of Habayashi Army.

Xu Jue said: "No problem, let them go first."

Gu Mingzhu lowered the curtain and lowered her eyebrows.

It must be the person who went out of the city to meet Prince De.

After such an interruption, I arrived at the gate of the Thirteenth Garden.

This street is not deserted. After all, when a new store opens, it is normal for people to watch.

Jiu Yue led the carriage to stop, and before leaving, Xu Jue and Xu Jue underestimated something, and quickly glanced at her.

She was surprised and didn't take it seriously.

Gu Mingzhu and Xu Jue entered the gate of the Thirteenth Garden.

Facing it is a huge screen, on which is a picture of an old man fishing.

The sound of music gradually spread to the ears, the sound of the piano is gentle, and the sound of the flute is long, and the two complement each other.

Xu Jue became interested, and the two of them turned around the screen. Four tables were set up in the lobby, and a half-person tall flower was planted next to each table. The flowers and trees at each table were different, but they all had one thing in common, expensive!

This thirteenth garden is revealing a message from top to bottom, expensive!
Xu Jue looked at Gu Mingzhu with a smile in his eyes, "Are you planning to kill me?"

"Just tell me how this place is."

Xu Jue took a look: "The layout is exquisite and unique."

"I happened to pass by and found out that the layout here is a bit like Jinyang Tower, so I took advantage of the opening and came here to feast my eyes on it."

Xu Jue also noticed it, and said: "It seems that the person who opened the shop is very knowledgeable, and his purpose is very clear. From the very beginning, his eyes were on those dignitaries and nobles and the children of aristocratic families."

Gu Mingzhu didn't intend to be the shopkeeper of the Thirteenth Garden by herself, nor did she intend to reveal her identity. She already had a candidate.

Waiting hall is a smart boy with a clean face, seeing the two of them talking in the hall, they are not too far away, not close.

"Little Er." Gu Mingzhu called out.

The waiter stepped forward with a decent smile: "What do you two want to eat?"

"Serve all your signature dishes."

　After all, Xu Jue has never seen the world of love, and has not let himself go.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)