Yutai Bi

Chapter 147 Auction 1
I miss you, Du Yanwan, calling the Cui family hypocrites, but later on you want to marry into the Cui family.The only ones the world laughed at were the Du family.What about being a patriarch?In this world, after all, men have the final say.

Cui Mengdong only took a few turns in his heart before he figured out the truth.

Cen Sanniang smiled: "Young Master Cui is right. Marriage matters are decided by the elders. How can you do whatever you want!"

She clenched Du Yanwan's hand, winked at Hei Qi, and pulled her away.

Hei Qi was very obedient at this time, holding the sword with a stern face and cutting off the back.

Cui Mengdong just smiled, turned around and admired a peony nearby.

Wei Xiaoqing was a little confused, and asked Wei Xiaowan softly: "Sister, Brother Cui really wants to propose marriage to the Du family?"

Wei Xiaowan glanced at it and said, "Don't mix it up, just watch the show."

Here, Cen Sanniang took Du Yanwan far away, then let go of her hand and took a breath.

Du Yanwan complained: "Sister-in-law! Why are you dragging me away!"

Cen Sanniang had no choice but to say, "I won't hold you back. You're afraid that you will scold the Cui family for not keeping their promises and breaking their promises. Even if the Cui family comes to propose marriage, you will never agree!"

Du Yanwan said proudly: "Their family can do it, why can't I scold them?"

Cen Sanniang was convinced: "My sister, didn't you hear that Cui Dalang said that he wanted a central matchmaker to propose marriage? If you scold, the Cui family can just use an excuse that they were young at the time. They still think that the Du family is in a hurry. Marrying a daughter, I feel dissatisfied with the Cui family's delay in proposing marriage. When the Cui family comes to propose marriage, and the Du family refuses to agree, it means that the Du family has broken their promises and failed to keep their promises. Don't you want to take back all the scolding of his family?"

"Oh!" Du Yanwan suddenly admired her little sister-in-law who was two years younger than herself. Knowing that what she said was reasonable, she couldn't swallow her breath, so she turned around and scolded Cui Mengdong. It's a trap! Hmph! If his matchmaker dares to come to the door, I'll whip him out."

After scolding, she was a little panicked: "Sister-in-law, the Cui family is a big family, with the support of the empress, what should I do if I ask for a marriage?"

Cen Sanniang understood.Du Yanwan is just a strong outsider and a capable person in the middle.

If Cui Mengdong dared to raise this matter in public, the Cui family would definitely invite a big media.Mrs. Cui is still sitting on the queen's throne, and in a few days she will enter the palace to thank her. The queen brought up the engagement of the two families. Could it be that she accused the queen of lying?

Cen Sanniang was so worried.

Hei Qi interjected: "After returning home, I will go to the North Palace Gate to meet the young master."

Maybe because of Du Yansui's favor in front of the emperor and Wu Zhaoyi, maybe he won't be afraid of the queen.Cen Sanniang's heart was slightly settled.Soldiers come to block, water comes and soil floods.Take one step at a time.

"Sister-in-law, let's go home." Du Yanwan lost interest.

"No. We can't leave now. If we leave in a hurry, others will think that we are in a hurry to go home to discuss marriage." Cen Sanniang sneered.

Du Yanwan lowered her head: "I blame me for being impatient and causing trouble."

Cen Sanniang comforted her and said, "What's the point of being patient all the time in one's life. Hey, the owner of the garden is very considerate. The scenery by the river is also very comfortable. Let's go and have a rest."

After hearing this, the third maidservant went to find an empty tent, and the maidservant who was receiving her came forward to ask her preferences, and after a short while arranged dishes to be delivered.

The water of the Qujiang River winds and flows, and the water waves are clear.There are couches and pillows in the tent, and the curtains are lowered on three sides, and only one side faces the river.The small semi-enclosed space separated the flow of people, and suddenly felt that time was slow and extremely leisurely.

Eating delicious food and looking at the beautiful scenery, gradually, the previous unhappiness was forgotten.Du Yanwan also regained her lively temperament.

"Excuse me, is Mrs. Du Shao from Du Guogong's mansion in the tent?" Two maidservants came outside the tent and asked politely after saluting.

Aqiu went up to greet her, and said politely, "It's my young wife. Is there something wrong with my sister?"

A servant girl smiled and said: "For all the nobles who participate in the auction of the Peony Club, my master is grateful for the support of the Peony Club, and sent a little maid to give gifts as a token of gratitude."

The other maid handed the food box in her hand to Ah Qiu.

"Thank you, sister." Ah Qiu saw that it was just a food box, and it was thanks to the owner of the garden, so he took it away.

He carried it in and told Cen Sanniang, and lifted the lid, inside was a plate of fish cakes on ice and a bottle of wine.Gratitude is spot on.

Cen Sanniang nodded: "Tell your master, thank you."

The two maidservants said again: "The auction will start before the end of the day. Madam, if you are interested, you can move to the West Garden."

Cen Sanniang suddenly asked: "Did the pot of eighteen bachelors participate in the auction?"

"Eighteen Scholars did not participate in the auction. It seems that it must be the leader. Another pot of Yao Huang is expected to be successful after sealing the flowers, and will participate in the auction. The dinner will be held in the Linjiang Tower. If the madam is still interested, you can stay Take a look." After the second servant girl finished speaking, she saluted and left.

After the second servant girl left, Du Yanwan was a little excited: "Sister-in-law, you said that the master of Suiyuan admired our pot of peonies, would you sell them for a very high price?"

"It must be higher than the one thousand two taels our family wanted to sell before." Cen Sanniang can be sure.

Du Yanwan smiled openly: "I don't know who will buy it at a high price."

Cen Sanniang picked up a glass of wine, looked at it, and took a sip, somewhat surprised at the quality of the wine.

Since Emperor Taizong loves wine and makes wine himself, it has become a common practice in the court to love wine.Wine has been integrated into the culture of Tang Dynasty.Orchid wine is a part of life.

A bottle of good wine in the market is worth tens of thousands of dollars.Ten taels of silver is equivalent to Du Yansui's monthly salary.A bottle of good wine for the nobles, but a year's living expenses for the poor.

Although she was not an alcoholic in her previous life, she drank a lot of wine.She silently thought that this bottle of wine might be worth more than ten thousand dollars.I'm afraid Suiyuan's owner may not give away wine of this quality to everyone who participates in the auction.Suiyuan became more and more suspicious of the identity of the owner.

She only poured out two glasses, just tasted it, and ordered Xia Chu to give the rest of the wine to Hei Qi.

Seeing that Du Yanwan was interested in the peony auction, Cen Sanniang couldn't help laughing: "You want to sell it for a good price, so you can shut Wei Xiaoqing's mouth?"

Du Yanwan was not annoyed at being exposed by her: "Yeah, it would be best if the Wei family also brought peonies to auction, and then they would not be worth as much as ours! I would be happy."

"Yanwan, it's not that I'm talking about you as a sister-in-law." Cen Sanniang said lazily: "At the auction, you can only watch and listen, and don't get angry if anyone teases you. Let's go home after the sale, and the dinner There is no need to make fun of the eighteen bachelors."

Du Yanwan was confused when she heard this: "Could it be that the Cui family and the Wei family are still finding fault at the auction?"

Cen Sanniang laughed, and jokingly said: "I guess, the Cui family and the Wei family couldn't bear it, and they might want to make a fuss about our peonies. But, isn't someone willing to pay a thousand dollars to buy your favorite peonies as a present for you? The Weiss sisters can't spend so much money, the Cui family probably won't be rivals in terms of financial resources, so it's a good show!"

Du Yanwan understood that she was referring to Mr. Zou Jia, and couldn't help saying angrily: "Then Mr. Zou is not a good guy either!"

"Oh, let's hear it, I just looked at you and wanted to kick him?" Cen Sanniang leaned over and looked at Du Yanwan carefully.

"Sister-in-law!" Du Yanwan scolded her.She gradually regarded Cen Sanniang as a best friend in her heart, hesitated and whispered, "When we went to see that hypocrite, he came over to say hello and said he was Mr. Zou Jia. He asked me if I liked the flower, and said that if I liked it, I would Buy it and give it to me. There is no help for nothing, how can I be honored by others. He asked me if I agree to the marriage, how should I answer? I wanted to leave, but he blocked the way, so I kicked him The foot... didn't kick. He said that as long as I agree to marry her, he will treat me well. "

At the end, Du Yanwan was blushing and her voice was like a gnat.

Cen Sanniang didn't care about these things: "What does he look like? I didn't see it clearly. Is it the same as in the portrait? Is it ugly or barely visible?"

"Sister-in-law!" Du Yan turned her back and ignored her.

Cen Sanniang felt as if she was being scratched by a cat's paw, she grabbed Du Yanwan's arm and shook: "Tell me, let's talk."

Du Yanwan was disturbed by her begging, and it took her a while to say in a low voice: "It's not that ugly, it's very thin..."

Seeing Cen Sanniang blinking and blinking, Du Yanwan's face was on fire, she stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, it's already the end of the day, do you want to go to the West Garden to watch the auction?"

Cen Sanniang understood, at least in Du Yanwan's eyes, she didn't think Mr. Zou Jiada was so ugly that it was hard to see others.She stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Entering the West Garden, there are desks and cushions scattered on the open space.The two found a corner and sat down.

Cen Sanniang looked around, but she didn't see Zou Xiongjie.

Cui Mengdong and the Wei family sisters also saw them.Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaowan held round fans and talked in a low voice, Cui Mengdong raised the wine glass in his hand to signal, as if there was no quarrel with the Du family.It also caused people around to look at it frequently and start talking in low voices.

"Shameless!" Du Yanwan scolded.

Cen Sanniang pretended not to see it: "The more you do this, the more energetic he will be. If you don't see it, he will be bored."

As expected, Du Yanwan sat up straight, only staring at the peonies brought out for auction.

There were already many people asking for prices, and there were two maidservants standing beside a pot of peonies, which were green peas.

Ah Qiu bumped into Xia Chu, and Xia Chu begged Cen Sanniang in a low voice: "Young Madam, let's take turns to visit Peony in the East Garden, is that okay?"

Hei Qi was sitting by the table behind him, and he and Du Yanwan would not bid.In the field, there are maids and servants who shuttle back and forth to serve.Cen Sanniang said: "The three of you go together, I'll give you half an hour."

(End of this chapter)