He glanced around and spotted Xue Huan in the center of the crowd. He immediately dismounted and strode over to her. "Miss Xue?"
Xue Huan looked over with some surprise, "Captain Guan."
When the city guards saw that Xue Huan actually knew Guan Yue, their attitudes immediately changed. "Oh, so this girl knows our Lord Guan. It's really like a flood has swept through the Dragon King Temple and family members don't recognize each other. Come on in, girl."
The two city guards who were about to come over to capture Pei Ji tactfully stepped aside, made a gesture of invitation, and smiled apologetically.
Even the one with the broken hand didn't bother with him anymore.
Guan Yue knew the character of the city guards at the city gate. He could guess what had happened before without asking. But since they were sensible enough not to pursue the matter, he couldn't get angry anymore.
"Miss Xue, let's go in."
After entering the city, Guan Yue learned of Xue Huan's purpose for coming. After seeing the quality of the orchids she brought, he offered to help. "I happen to know Butler Hu from the Ye Mansion. The old lady of the Ye Mansion loves orchids the most. Butler Hu might be interested in them."
Even if he didn't know much about orchids, Xue Huan's orchid was obviously of extraordinary quality and would definitely have no shortage of buyers. He offered to help just as a favor.
Xue Huan did not refuse. After all, she was not familiar with Fengchi County. If she went to find a buyer by herself, it would probably take a lot of trouble and she might even be forced to lower the price. Guan Yue introduced a ready-made buyer to her, which saved her a lot of trouble.
"Thank you very much. But I don't know who this Ye family is?"
Guan Yue gave her a brief introduction to the background of the Ye family. It turned out that the Ye family was an imperial merchant. Their business involved restaurants, shipping, cloth, spices and other industries. They also had an imperial concubine. The current Concubine Li in the palace was the daughter of Old Lady Ye.
Although the Ye family was a merchant family, the Daqi Dynasty strongly encouraged the development of commerce, so the status of merchants was not low. In addition, the Ye family had a royal background, so the Ye family was a top-notch wealthy family in Fengchi County. Not to mention the county magistrate, even the governor had to bow his head and obey the Ye family.
Xue Huan was a little surprised after hearing this, and felt that the buyer introduced by Guan Yue was more reliable.
Guan Yue brought the two of them to a teahouse and threw a bunch of money to a young man waiting at the door. "Please run an errand for me and ask Butler Hu from the Ye Mansion to come here."
The boy took the money and smiled happily: "Okay, Master Guan, please wait a moment, I'll go right away."
In places with a large flow of people, such as teahouses and restaurants, there will often be a group of hangers-on who specialize in helping people with things like running errands, moving things, and delivering messages. They are a bit like the prototype of modern express delivery.
The boy was obviously a hanger-on.
People like them hang around in the market and know a lot of people from all walks of life. There is almost everyone with a little reputation in Fengchi County that they don’t know. After all, if they don’t know many people, they can’t make a living, right?
Guan Yue asked for a private room and took Xue Huan and the other two inside. He ordered a pot of tea and some signature dim sum, and chatted while waiting.
Ye Mansion.
Butler Hu was in a state of panic, "Where can I find a pot of top-quality orchid in such a short time?"
What happened was that in the morning, the young master of the mansion went to the Xuancao Hall to pay his respects to the old lady. On his way back, he happened to meet the servants in the greenhouse moving the flowers out. The young master saw the flowers blooming in all kinds of colors and went over to play with them.
You say he wants to play, so he plays. But he was so careless that he pinched the buds of one of the orchid pots. That orchid pot was the old lady's favorite. She took good care of it every day. After the buds finally formed, everyone was waiting for it to bloom, but the young master pinched it directly.
Of course, the manager of the flower room did not dare to blame the young master, but instead blamed the servants for not taking good care of the old lady's flowers. However, just scolding the servants would not help. If the old lady knew that her beloved flowers were pinched, and if something bad happened to her from anger, how could they afford it?
Therefore, the greenhouse manager did not dare to tell the old lady about the matter, but concealed it immediately and told it to the current head of the Ye family, the eldest son Ye Diao.
When Ye Diao learned about this, he quickly ordered someone to find an identical orchid. Even if they couldn't find an identical one, at least it had to be a top-notch one! This way, when the old lady found it, she would at least feel a little comforted and not be too sad.
But you have to be quick, because the old lady goes to the greenhouse to take care of her flowers around 3 p.m. every day.
It's only a few hours until the afternoon.
Ye Diao conveyed the task to the chief steward, who then passed the task down to the stewards below him. Steward Hu was called a steward to the outside world, but in fact he was just a steward under the steward.
Of course, even though he was just a steward, he still looked very impressive when he went out. After all, he was a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.
At this time, Manager Hu was particularly worried. Where could he find a pot of top-quality orchid in such a short time?
The best orchids are hard to come by, and even if you come across one, the owner will most likely not transfer it.
Just as Manager Hu was getting extremely anxious, a servant suddenly ran in. "Manager Hu, a boy came and said Captain Guan wants to meet you at Liuji Tea House. He said he has an orchid that he wants you to take a look at."
Ouch! This isn't just a pillow for when you're sleepy!
Manager Hu slapped his thigh with joy, hurried out, got on the sedan chair and hurried to the teahouse.
He entered the teahouse and asked Dr. Tea which private room Guan Yue was in, then went upstairs.
When he reached the box, he stopped to straighten his clothes, and waited until he had caught his breath before knocking on the door.
Guan Yue opened the door.
Manager Hu didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, "Brother Guan, I heard you got a pot of orchid? Come on, take it out and let me see it."
Guan Yue: "The orchid is not mine, but belongs to this Miss Xue."
He introduced Xue Huan to Manager Hu.
Upon seeing Xue Huan, Manager Hu secretly thought, "What a talent!" Her appearance and demeanor were comparable to those of the young ladies in the mansion, though her ordinary dress made her look less attractive.
The two sides met in a friendly manner, and Xue Huan took the orchid out of the bamboo basket.
The moment he saw the orchid, Manager Hu's eyes lit up. This orchid was not just top quality, it was absolutely the best!
The stems and leaves, the shape of the flowers, the color, and the fragrance are all perfect.
Manager Hu looked up and down at the orchid several times. After feasting his eyes on it, he finally had the mind to pay attention to other aspects.
For example, the pot for the orchid is obviously made from a discarded wooden barrel, which is too unrefined.
It's like a peerless beauty wearing a straw hat and a cloth skirt, which is really too shabby.
Looking at Xue Huan again, Manager Hu felt that her master was like this orchid, with outstanding colors, but the external configuration did not keep up.
Of course, this does not affect their beauty, but makes their beauty more prominent.
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