stormy clouds

Chapter 153
Chang Luoyao thought for a while, and finally asked, "Madam and I have never met, why did Madam help me like this?" Chang Luoyao said.

Zhang said with a smile: "I'm not helping you, I'm helping myself."

"Help yourself?" Chang Luoyao was puzzled.

"Yes." Mrs. Zhang said indifferently: "I am the first wife of the eldest son. Since I am the first wife, the eldest son has raised a concubine outside. What face do I have? Those who know say I am confused, and those who don't know will say that I can't tolerate it." Man, any of these reputations are unbearable for me."

Chang Luoyao's complexion changed, "It's my family who's sorry for Madam."

"It's none of your business," Zhang said magnanimously, "You and Shizi are in love with each other, there is nothing to be sorry for.

What I want to do now is to fulfill both you and Shizi, and my reputation, which is the best for you, me, Shizi, and Cheng'anbo Mansion. "

"It's just, are you willing to enter the uncle's mansion to be a concubine for the son?" asked Zhang.

Chang Luoyao nodded and said, "I am willing."

Mrs. Zhang smiled and stood up, "That's all. Since you are willing, I will arrange for you to enter the mansion as soon as possible. You don't have to think or do anything, just wait to enter the mansion and enjoy the blessings."

Chang Luoyao got up and said: "Then I would like to thank Madam."

Mrs. Zhang came out of Chang Luoyao's yard. As soon as she got in the car, she suppressed her smile and said coldly, "This Mrs. Chang is indeed pretty, Zi Yuan, you should go and find two girls with better looks as soon as possible, and when the time comes... Mrs. Chang carried Auntie up together."

"Ma'am, this one Chang family is enough to make people upset, wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with two more?" Zi Yuan puzzled.

"You don't understand this. If there is only one concubine of the Chang family, the prince can spoil him exclusively, but if there are too many concubines, the prince will definitely be distracted a lot."

Mrs. Zhang sneered: "Besides, the most unreliable thing in this world is people's hearts. Do you think that once the son is distracted, can he still spoil Mrs. Chang?"

Ziyuan smiled and said, "Madam is really a female Zhuge, I wouldn't be able to figure it out for the rest of my life."

Mrs. Zhang said with a half-smile, "If I wasn't like this, how could I be the mistress?"

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After receiving Chang Luoyun's letter, Wang Yanqing closed the famous embroidery workshop and took Su Jin and Wu Ma to Lindu.

There was no delay at all along the way, and it took only half a month to arrive at Lindu.

It was the first time for Wu Ma to come to the capital. Although she found it new, she was not used to it.Su Jin is different, she was close to Qing Luo before, and lived in Lindu for a while, this time she came back, she just felt like she was at home.

Chang Luoyun specially arranged a banquet for them, and set up a separate table in Wang Yanqing's room.

After eating and washing up, Wang Yanqing took the account books of the past few months to Chang Luoyun's courtyard, and clearly reconciled the accounts in Zhuangzi and the pawnshop with Chang Luoyun.

"All the active pawnshops have been replaced with grain. Even if there is no harvest in the past few years, it will be enough for the entire Hou Mansion and Qingzhou Qingzhou yard for five or six years." Wang Yanqing pushed the account book in front of Chang Luoyun, "Look, Yun'er, what else is inappropriate."

Chang Luoyun smiled and pushed the account book back to Wang Yanqing, and said with a smile: "I don't have any worries about the things that Uncle Yanqing has handled. You must know that my skills are also taught by you."

Wang Yanqing piled up the ledger, and said: "Chang Shaocheng did not agree to close Mingxiufang at first, saying that Mingxiufang had just started to improve, and it was a conscious way to close it like this. Later, Master Chang persuaded him to give up, but In the end, I was unwilling."

"Famous Xiufang is not his, it doesn't matter if he wants it or not." Chang Luoyun said: "Uncle Yanqing don't care about him."

Wang Yanqing's expression turned serious, "I heard that Lord Muhou advocates cutting down mulberry trees to grow grain?"

Chang Luoyun said: "Nowadays there is a severe drought in many places in Qi State, and food is in short supply. Some unscrupulous merchants are hoarding food and setting prices on the ground. Many people can't eat enough and have to drag their families along the road to beg."

"Qingzhou's refugees are no less than those in Lindu." Wang Yanqing looked worried, "If this continues, it will be even more difficult once winter comes."

"So Uncle Yanqing knows why Mingxiufang was closed?" Chang Luoyun looked at Wang Yanqing with a pair of bright eyes.

"Master Hou has worked so hard, I'm afraid that the world may not be able to understand it just by looking at it!"

"Whether you can understand it or not is someone else's business, whether you do it or not is your own business." Chang Luoyun said: "If you know what you can do but don't do it, how can you be worthy of the people in this world."

Wang Yanqing nodded, pondered for a while and said: "Young Master Wen Yun went to the pawnshop to learn to manage accounts, but he is extremely talented."

Chang Luoyun pursed her lips and smiled, "Really, Uncle Yanqing didn't hide it for him."

Seeing her playfulness, Wang Yanqing said with a smile: "I'm going to hide something for him, if it's good it's good, if it's bad it's not good, how could I still lie to you.

However, Young Master Wen Yun has a stubborn temper. When he went to the pawnshop, Chang Shaocheng didn't agree, and I heard that he was punished by Chang Shaocheng, but he still came, and he was very talented in learning. "Wang Yanqing smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that Master Wen Yun has made up his mind to go into business, so Chang Shaocheng has no choice but to turn a blind eye and let him go." "

Chang Luoyun smiled and said: "He has no intention of taking the imperial examination, so what's wrong with being a businessman, at least it can make the family live well."

Wang Yanqing nodded, "I see that Young Master Wen Yun has really worked hard. This time when I come to the capital, I let him learn to manage everything in the pawnshop."

"Even if you work hard, you are still young after all. Uncle Yanqing has to pay more attention to him." Chang Luoyun sighed when he thought of the shy boy calling her sister.

"A few days ago, I met her." Chang Luoyun looked at Wang Yanqing quietly, "She has become Cheng Anbo's heir's concubine."

As soon as Wang Yanqing heard it, he knew who Chang Luoyun was talking about.He was slightly stunned, "She actually became a concubine. With her marrying an ordinary family, she can live comfortably, so why bother to suffer such idleness."

In this world, fame and fortune are really charming!If Mrs. Pei didn't covet Madam Hou's position back then, why would her daughter end up where she is today.

"This is her own choice," Chang Luoyun said: "She is determined to marry high, and she does not hesitate to be a concubine for others in order to achieve her goal, and now her wish has been fulfilled."

"I'm afraid that she jumped into the fire pit." Wang Yanqing said: "After all, she followed the same path as Pei's."

Wang Yanqing talked about some things about Qingzhou. At the end, he suddenly smiled and said, "Yun'er, the persimmons on Zhuangzi are very good this year. I asked Mama Wu to pick some and make persimmons and bring them here."

"Really?" Chang Luoyun's eyes sparkled.

The persimmons on Qingzhou Zhuangzi are different from other ones. They are the seeds brought by my grandmother from my grandmother’s house. This kind of persimmon is only the size of a baby’s fist, but its skin is thin and seedless. After a soft breath, it is delicate, cold and sweet, and often falls. Cloud likes it very much.

"Of course it's true, Mama Wu is keeping it." Wang Yanqing said with a smile.

Chang Luoyun stood up, "Uncle Yanqing worked hard on the road, go back and rest early, Mama Wu is new here, I'll go see if she's used to it."

Wang Yanqing glanced at her with a smile. This is not to see Wu Ma, but probably to see persimmons.

Chang Luoyun knew that he was in a normal state of mind, so he smiled embarrassedly at him and said: "Of course, I also went to see the persimmons in Qingzhou, but you can't eat such good persimmons in Lindu."

Wang Yanqing couldn't help laughing, that's right, even if she becomes Mrs. Hou, Yun'er will still be Yun'er, nothing has changed.

(End of this chapter)