Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 152 Stunning
In the autumn of the 28th year of Kangxi, there was no prosperity, only poor harvest.

The hunger caused by bad weather and the endless exploitation of land by the Eight Banners forced farmers to leave their homes and move to prosperous places with food. In the north, the first choice was the capital.

Such natural disasters, on the contrary, created a new group of rich people: they squeezed the hope of the poor to survive, and desperately raised the price.It's like the guards guarding the city.They repeatedly asked for bribes and refused to let any hungry people into the city easily.They accept everything: clothes that are considered eye-catching, silver hairpins that the old grandmother has carried all her life, only five or six years old, and a contract of prostitution for a child that parents don't want.Waving the sabers at their waists, they lazily peeled off the first layer of oily skin on the refugees.

You have to notice a young girl who is protesting loudly in front of the level: she is too beautiful, long-term running and half-starved, making the big round eyes more obvious on a small face, although there is not much flesh on the body, The complexion is naturally white, so the exposed wrists and ankles are particularly eye-catching.If she can eat enough and her withered hair and bloodless lips recover, she must be a stunning beauty.

"I said, don't touch me! Where is the rule that I can't enter the city alone?"

The guards basically surrounded her to tease her, their words were very presumptuous.

"The order was just issued today. You don't have a guide, you don't have a household registration, and you don't even say your name. How can we let you in."

"I won't tell you my name, but you're still doing your best. If you really know my name, why don't you find me at home?"

"Little girl is quite clever. How about I flatter you and come to my grandfather's house to be a roommate? Make sure you eat well and sleep soundly..."

The little girl tried her best to avoid the wretched guard who was about to pull her, but she didn't expect another one to go around behind her and snatch the burden she had been holding in her arms.

"Yo, I didn't see it, the little girl is quite rich. Let's say there is 100 taels in it. Today, there is not enough money and money. The first transaction in the early morning is so fat!"

Seeing that the money she had carefully guarded all the way was taken away, the girl had no choice but to take out a name card from her body and throw it on the face of the leader of the guard.

"See clearly, I was sent by the Jiangning Weaving Mansion to do business in the capital. Return the burden quickly and let me go."

But the guards didn't buy the account of this famous post at all, and threw it in the mud at will.

"Jiangning weaving, how many rank officials? He came in person, we should pay or have to pay. We are from the Ministry of war, and we will never get along with him for the rest of our lives. Besides, whoever officials order people around, as embarrassed as you, even I won’t even make decent clothes. I’m afraid the little girl stole it and fooled people. The crime will be aggravated. Come, put me in long shackles!”

"Wait! I'm the newly recruited embroiderer of Ruixiangfang. I got lost with the steward on the way, so I'm alone. The 100 taels is the travel expenses. If you don't believe me, you can open the package and see if the cover inside is from Ruixiangfang?"

This name was very effective, and the guards immediately didn't dare to be presumptuous. They hurriedly opened the bag, shook the rough dry food aside, and repeatedly checked the silk and satin of the silver bag, which indeed had the imprint of Ruixiangfang.

"Oh, girl, why didn't you say it earlier. Come on, drink a bowl of tea in the shed before leaving. Otherwise, if the shopkeeper knows that we don't treat guests well, won't you blame us?"

"No need. I'm in a hurry to go to the city, so please return the burden to me quickly."

"No rush, no rush."

The leading guard was playing Tai Chi happily, and secretly winked at his subordinates, so the two newcomers quickly pulled their horses and ran towards the capital.

"According to the girl's accent, she is indeed from the south. I was offended just now. No matter what, tea must be drunk. Ruixiangfang is an offering in the palace. If we offend, the higher-ups will scold us."

Who knew that this girl was extremely clever and she was not fooled.

"Jiangning weaving is also enshrined in the palace, but you just ignored it."

"Sacrificing and enshrining are different. Ruixiangfang not only does work for the palace, but also has contacts with the residences of several princes and county kings. Maybe one day, some prince will become the servant or minister of the Ministry of War. Brothers, how dare you make yourself uncomfortable in advance. Girl, drink this tea. Give me some face."

Worried that there was something wrong with the tea, the girl only took a sip, and instead of going under the awning to hide from the sun, she stood there and asked for the package.

"Since you know my background is clear, why not let me go?"

"Of course it's for the girl's convenience. I've sent two men to report to Ruixiangfang just now. Wait slowly, the store will send someone to meet you. How dare we invite the girl to sit in our broken car?"

"That sounds good. You just don't believe me."

After receiving the fresh tea from the deputy, the team leader drank it all in one gulp, sat down in a cool place that wasn't so sunny, and asked his subordinates to bring the girl over with him.

"Yes, I just don't believe you. The embroiderers of Ruixiangfang just picked 26 of them in May this year, and I personally inspected them. If there is a loss, it is impossible for the shopkeeper not to say hello to me at that time. Besides, what distance, you A little girl, can you walk for three months by yourself? When Ruixiangfang replied, without someone like you, I will take you to the prison of the Ministry of punishment to see and see!"

As he said, the girl is not the new embroiderer of Ruixiangfang.She was just an ordinary tenant's daughter who begged her master to do this errand. She was young and lacked knowledge, and the lies she made up were full of loopholes.But fortunately, he was courageous enough, and he didn't panic when he heard that he was wearing a gang, and instead picked a clean place to rest.

"Then just wait and see if you are unlucky or I am unlucky."

Her calmness made several guards waver, so they had to let her go.

Before the pot of tea was exhausted, the two errand runners came back with sweat dripping down their faces and they were panting to answer.

"Brother, there really is such a person. The shopkeeper said his surname is Wang, and the carriage that came to pick him up is right behind."

The team leader had no choice but to throw the 100 taels of silver back to the girl.

"Sister of the Wang family, what an offence. Please take two steps forward and welcome me. We still have an errand, so we won't send you far away."

"Look. Believe in someone's word early, and you won't run away in vain."

The girl first found the bag of dry food that had been thrown away on the ground, and gave it to a couple with seven or eight children, and then walked slowly into the city, and soon met the carriage of Ruixiangfang and the second shopkeeper, A Xiang's second sister.

Seeing that she was not accompanied by the guards, the second sister asked straightforwardly.

"Who are you? How come there is a famous post made by Jiangning?"

"They came to my house and said they were very rich. In Jiangning Mansion, you have been searching for beauties everywhere under the name of Zhaoxiu Niang for three years. I also know how to inquire."

The second sister glanced at the girl several times, and seeing that she was indeed a beauty, she stretched out her hand to pull her.

"Girl, please get in the car."

(End of this chapter)