Chapter 44 Big Melon
A maid helped a noble lady in a gorgeous bright red skirt to slowly get out of the car. The two of them talked and laughed as they walked.
"You will enter the palace tomorrow and meet the Duke of Yong. Are you happy?"
The noble lady said coquettishly: "What nonsense! The Imperial Aunt just wanted to see me."
"I don't know who the girl wants to see." The maid giggled.
"Just shut up. You have no dignity."
"This servant is Miss Huanxi and will soon become the Duke's wife."
"Don't make a fuss about it."
"The Empress Dowager has already said that it is a good thing for sisters to marry together."
The noble lady said shyly: "I am willing to take care of my elder sister's husband and comfort her spirit in heaven."
"The girl is kind-hearted. I heard that the Duke of Yong will leave again in ten days, and the Empress Dowager said that we should hurry up. The marriage will be granted tomorrow, and it would be best if the Duke gets married before he leaves."
The lady said shyly: "Oh, it's chirping like a sparrow, so noisy."
As the two were talking and laughing, people from Linlang Tower came out to greet them.
"The county lady is here, please come in, the boss is waiting for you."
The voices of several people gradually faded away.
Gu Huan tilted her head.
The wife of Duke Yong?
Princess Jiang?
Brother-in-law?
In the previous life, I didn’t hear that Mu Junyan got married again.
If the Empress Dowager approves the marriage, Mu Junyan will definitely not disobey her order.
Donghua also heard it and looked curious: "The Empress Dowager has arranged for our master to marry the girl from the Jiang family again?"
If a mistress suddenly appears from the sky, what should the second daughter of the Gu family do?
Donghua looked at Gu Huan worriedly.
Gu Huan seized her key points and arranged for her to marry into the Jiang family.
"The former wife is from the Jiang family?"
"Yes." Donghua lowered her voice: "Young lady may not know that the late Madam is the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager's biological sister."
Since this concerns the future mistress, she, the woman by the side of the Duke who is neither a concubine nor a concubine, must be taken good care of.
She hasn't had time to build up the strength to fight against the Pei family yet, so she has to rely on Mu Junyan for the time being.
What if the new lady doesn't accept her?
Gu Huan's mind was in a state of confusion. She and Dong Hua looked at each other and they both understood the other's gossipy mind.
What a big melon, I have to eat it.
The two of them turned around in tacit understanding and walked towards Linlang Tower.
The second shopkeeper in front warmly received the lady personally and invited her directly to the private room in the backyard.
The maid in the store saw Gu Huan and the others come in by themselves.
Although he looked unfamiliar, he could tell at a glance that the jewelry on the lady's head was made by Boss Qiu, so he guessed that the visitor was of high status.
He hurried over to greet him: "I'm sorry for not welcoming you, my distinguished guest."
Gu Hua smiled and said, "I want to see what exquisite jewelry Shopkeeper Qiu has recently released."
The maid did not dare to neglect: "May I ask your name?"
Gu Huan said directly: "The Mu Mansion of Duke Yong."
The maid's eyes widened. It turned out to be the Mansion of Duke Yong, who happened to be a relative of the newly arrived Miss Jiang.
Her tone was even more respectful and enthusiastic: "Please wait a moment. County Lady Jiang just went in. I will go and ask Shopkeeper Qiu to come out."
"Okay, thank you." Gu Huan nodded.
Gu Huan slowly looked around, admiring the dazzling array of jewelry.
Another maid served tea and snacks: "Miss, please sit down and have some tea and snacks."
"Thank you very much."
Gu Huan looked through the stained glass window toward the inner courtyard and saw the second shopkeeper holding out boxes of jewelry for Miss Jiang to choose from. After a while, shopkeeper Qiu also came out.
The maid who had just entered to inform her said something to her, and Manager Qiu came out immediately.
"Second Miss Gu."
Shopkeeper Qiu still didn't smile much, but there was a hint of joy in his voice when he called Gu Huan.
When she saw the jade hairpin on Gu Huan's head, her eyes changed slightly: "This jade hairpin is..."
Wasn’t this something that Mrs. Pei liked and was bought by her husband as a birthday gift?
Why did it happen to Gu Huan?
Gu Huan touched the jade hairpin on her head and said, "This is the coming-of-age gift my eldest cousin gave me. My cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years, and my aunt took me to meet him. He was very generous. I saw your name engraved on the jade hairpin, so I knew it was made by you."
It turns out that the Pei family, who has become extremely wealthy in the capital in recent years, is the cousin of the second daughter of the Gu family.
Shopkeeper Qiu's eyes flickered, but he naturally couldn't say it out loud: "Indeed, it was designed by me. It really suits you. Miss, you came at the right time. I just bought a set of jewelry that suits you. Let's go to the private room to take a look."
Gu Huan was delighted: "I am so lucky. I can't put down the jewelry designed by Shopkeeper Qiu."
Shopkeeper Qiu smiled faintly and led the way personally.
After entering the private room, Jiang Ruoxi, who was looking at jewelry, looked up, her eyes stopped on Gu Huan for a moment, and then she looked away without any care.
Her maidservant was dissatisfied: "How can I receive others while my county lady is here?"
The second shopkeeper quickly looked at Shopkeeper Qiu.
Shopkeeper Qiu ignored her and took Gu Huan through the private room and into the East Pavilion.
Jiang Ruoxi raised an eyebrow.
The girl looked unfamiliar and was not a noble lady from the capital, but judging from the attitude of Shopkeeper Qiu, she was definitely not an ordinary person.
Her maid was angry and was about to blame her, but Jiang Ruoxi stopped her.
He asked gently, "Second Shopkeeper, who was that person that Shopkeeper Qiu brought in just now? She looks so good, but I don't know her. Could she be a noble lady from another place who came to Beijing?"
The maid who had just come in to report was still there, so she naturally had to answer the county lord's questions.
"Replying to the county lady, the one just now was the female member of the Yongguogong Mu Mansion."
Jiang Ruoxi was stunned: "The women of the Yongguogong Mu Mansion?"
The woman clearly had her hair in a bun like an unmarried woman...
Duke Yong has never allowed women to get close to him?
Her maid was shocked: "Where did the Duke of Yong get his wives? My daughter is the only wife of the Duke of Yong in the future."
The maid who delivered the message was startled when she heard this.
She doesn't know the details either.
But the girl directly gave the name of Duke Yong, and the jewelry she wore on her head was also made by Shopkeeper Qiu. The number of women in the capital who could wear jewelry made by Shopkeeper Qiu himself could be counted on ten fingers.
It's too dangerous to have such a goblin around Mu Junyan.
Jiang Ruoxi became alert.
She glanced at the maid beside her, who nodded, turned around and walked towards the East Pavilion.
The second shopkeeper and the maid in the store knew something was wrong when they saw this. They looked at each other, and the maid rushed into the East Pavilion first.
"Boss, Jiang..."
The Jiang family maid pushed her aside and walked straight to Gu Huan, with an arrogant look on her face: "Excuse me, who is this lady to the Duke of Yong?"
Gu Huan blinked and asked, "Who are you?"
Donghua was unhappy: "Where are you from? How dare you question my daughter so rudely."
The maid of the Jiang family raised her head and said, "I am the maid of the Jiang County Lady. My county lady is going to marry the Duke of Yong soon. How dare you pretend to be the wife of the Duke of Yong? Don't I have the right to ask you?"
Gu Huan was speechless.
This County Lady Jiang doesn't seem to be very smart.
The maid followed suit and was a bit stupid.
If Mu Junyan really followed the emperor's order and married such a noble lady home, wouldn't that be too unfair to him?
Donghua's eyes widened as big as gongs, and her tone of voice changed: "Who do you say is going to marry our master?"
The maid of the Jiang family frowned and glared at her: "Who are you to dare to question me like this?"
The identities of a maid and a servant are different.
How could a maid who was a woman from nowhere be compared with a first-class maid like her who was by the side of County Master Jiang?
Donghua was unhappy: "Oh, aren't you a slave? You have the same status as me, but you are superior to me?"
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Shopkeeper Qiu watched coldly without saying a word.
Gu Huan didn't want to offend the Jiang family's county lady for no reason. What if things changed in this life and she really became the mistress of the Duke's Mansion?
That was a huge mountain above her head.
Just stretch out your finger and you can crush her to death.
She pulled Donghua and apologized, "Miss, you misunderstood. I am Gu Huan, the younger sister of the wife of the Duke's mansion. I am just staying at the Duke's mansion temporarily these few days."
The maid looked better, but her tone was still disdainful: "Oh, so she is the young lady's sister, so we are family."
Is this a family?
Gu Huan felt like laughing.
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