"Otherwise, if he finds out after marriage and accuses us of deceiving him, wouldn't that make things even more difficult?"

Mrs. Huang nodded worriedly, "Ah! My children are grown up now, and I can't stop worrying about them."

The two of them picked out a pair of peony vases together, and Huang Wanzhen took Xiuzhu to the front yard.

"Ah Xiang, I want to pawn something. Do you know any pawn shops nearby?"

Ah Xiang put down the broom and walked over to the rickshaw. "When I was pulling a rickshaw, I often heard people say that the 'Yuchang Pawnshop' in Donghuamen gave fair prices."

"It's a bit far though. Let me take you there."

Huang Wanzhen nodded, turned around and took the vase from Xiuzhu's hand, "Go back and tell mother that I will be back soon."

Xiuzhu said worriedly, "Miss, I'll go with you."

Most young ladies from wealthy families are ashamed to do such things.

Huang Wanzhen: "Okay, go back and tell your mother first, so she won't worry about it."

Unexpectedly, this action attracted Huang Dongshi, followed by Huang Wanshu.

"Wanzhen, how can you, a young lady from a wealthy family, go to a pawnshop?"

Before Mrs. Huang could speak, Huang Wanshu took the lead in accusing her.

Huang Dongshi: "Yes, listen to mother. Let Ah Xiang go. If all else fails, you can let Mrs. Wang follow."

Huang Wanzhen didn't even look at Huang Wanshu, and said to Huang Dongshi, "I won't go in. I'll wait for Ah Xiang outside. Is that okay?"

Huang Dongshi: "It would be better if you could write more articles at home. You are always showing up outside. What will we do if the Zheng family finds out?"

Huang Wanshu snorted coldly, "Humph! Showing up all day long. Don't you think about the fact that if your reputation gets ruined, it will bring trouble to me and my third sister."

She really couldn't understand her sister. Not only was she stupid, but she also refused to listen to advice.

"Come back to the yard with me, I will make you your favorite osmanthus cake." Huang Dong coaxed like a child.

Huang Wanzhen wanted to say something when she suddenly caught sight of Xiuzhu and Wang Pozi coming in from the Chuihua Gate.

She turned around and handed the two vases to Ah Xiang, "You go by yourself, remember to get the pawn ticket."

Ah Xiang: "Hey, don't worry, Second Miss."

After saying that, he carefully placed the two vases into the large cloth bag on the rickshaw, put the cloth bag away, and then turned around and said goodbye to everyone.

"Madam, ladies, I'm leaving now."

Huang Dongshi waved her handkerchief as if shooing away flies, "Go, go!"

"Wait! Madam, I'll go with him. He's just a young man, don't let the pawnshop owner cheat him." Mrs. Wang hurried and finally arrived at the last moment.

Huang Wanzhen raised her eyebrows, stepped forward and said, "If Aunt Wang can go, why can't I go? I want to go too."

Huang Dong glared at Wang Pozi fiercely, "You are so tactless. You always try to make trouble for me. I think you don't want to be a doorkeeper anymore."

Mrs. Wang knelt on the ground with her back hunched. "This old slave is blind. It's all this old slave's fault. Madam, please calm down."

Mrs. Huang ignored her and kept urging Ah Xiang, "Ah Xiang, go quickly. The sooner you go, the sooner you will come back."

Ah Xiang: “Hey!”

As he spoke, he ran out the door.

Only after she could no longer see anyone did Mrs. Huang breathe a sigh of relief.

She wiped her forehead with a handkerchief and turned around, and four pairs of eyes were looking at her.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? You have nothing to do? You don't want your monthly allowance anymore?!"

The oldest, Mrs. Wang, was the quickest thinker. She climbed up using both her hands and feet, and ran while shouting, "Madam, I'll go guard the door."

Huang Wanzhen followed suit, "Mom, I'm going to write an article."

No need to go back to your own yard, just turn around and take two steps at a time.

"Squeak—Snap—"

Entered the study.

"Wanshu is under house arrest for ten days. If you don't want to learn to read, then learn needlework."

"Xiuzhu, clean the front yard. When you finish, we can have dinner."

"Each one of them is a real worry."

"Mom, you are biased. You gave such a good marriage to my younger sister and even made new clothes and new jewelry for her. I have nothing. It's not fair." Huang Wanshu had a bitter face and kept shaking Huang Dong's sleeves.

Huang Dongshi pulled out her sleeve and said coldly, "Your sister's articles can be published in the newspaper and make money, but what else can you do besides eating?"

"Don't make the new coat and skirt you just mentioned for now. We can make it when you get engaged."

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

Huang Wanzhen was leaning against the door panel and eavesdropping, when she suddenly felt something was wrong. Why were there footsteps coming this way?

She quickly turned around, bolted the door, left the door, and walked to the table to sit down.

“Pah pah pah——”

"Huang Wanzhen, come out! I know you're in there!"

"Are you satisfied now?!"

"What kind of magic potion did you give my mother to make her obey you in everything and side with you?"

"I am the eldest daughter in the family, you should listen to me!"

"Don't hide in there and keep silent! I know you are in there."

"If you don't come out, someone from the Zheng family will come tomorrow and I'll make you pay!"

Huang Wanzhen looked at the door panel that was slapping and secretly praised it, "This door is of good quality."

Then, he lowered his head and continued writing his novel.

I started writing it last night, and the title is "Female Prime Minister".

She adapted it from the play "The Female Prime Minister" which she had watched in her previous life.

Since it is a short story, the pace is very fast. It mainly tells the story of the heroine who failed to redress her father's injustice and resolutely embarked on the path of imperial examination. Of course, she took the examination disguised as a man. In the end, she won the top scorer, was appreciated by the emperor, and overturned her father's verdict.

In the feudal dynasty, women were not allowed to take the imperial examinations. The heroine's behavior was regarded as a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. For the sake of her life, she did not dare to marry, but kept holding her vest tightly and ran forward.

After the bloody storm in the court, he was granted the title of nobility and appointed as prime minister, and became a person who made contributions to the country.

It was not until after her death that the servants in her family changed her burial clothes and discovered that she was actually a woman.

Huang Wanzhen's stomach growled as she wrote, and she remembered that she hadn't had breakfast.

The knocking on the door stopped at some point.

She stood up and walked to the door, listened for a while, and when she heard no sound, she opened the bolt.

I didn't know what time it was. I looked up at the position of the sun and estimated the time. It should be around one or two o'clock.

At this time, she suddenly wanted to buy a watch. The Huang Mansion was not small and had a lot of things, but there was not a single Western item. It was really inconvenient.

After closing the study door, Huang Wanzhen returned to Furongju.

"Miss, have you finished writing your article? Are you hungry? I'll go to the kitchen to get you some food." Xiulan walked in with a smile.

Huang Wanzhen sat down and poured herself a glass of water. "I'm already hungry. I haven't had breakfast yet."

Xiulan: "I wanted to send it to you, but my wife said that I can't go to the study to disturb you. Whenever you want to eat, you can ask Master Liu Qi in the kitchen to make it."

"Now everyone in the mansion knows that your article has been published in the newspaper."