Chapter 42 Eating Watermelon
"Oh, what a pity! The beauty is already taken."
Prince Sun had been staring at the opposite side and couldn't help but shout when he saw this.
The Sixth Prince Zhao Yuwen looked over quickly and saw the handsome man pinning the young lady's hair.
He groaned.
"What a pity. He even has flowers in his hair. He must be her future husband."
Mu Junyan felt an inexplicable rage rising in his heart and glanced quickly.
He really is being taken advantage of!
She begged him for protection and climbed into bed, then turned around and smiled so brightly at other men, and even asked someone to wear flowers in her hair in public!
Gu Huan picked up the teacup, but her hand suddenly shook, and the tea splashed out, just onto Aunt Pei's clothes.
"you!"
"Aunt, I'm sorry, I was panicked for a moment."
Gu Huan was panicked and embarrassed, and looked at Pei Yi for help with her beautiful eyes.
"Cousin, do you have any new clothes for the guests? Can I change my clothes?"
"Yes, yes."
Pei Yi hurriedly shouted to the outside of the door: "Someone come."
The maid came in through the curtain.
"Hurry up and take your aunt to change her clothes."
Gu Huan lowered her eyes.
Aunt Pei glanced at Gu Huan.
It seems that the little bitch has also taken a fancy to Pei Yi and wants to be alone with him.
She was originally afraid that Pei Yi would not want to have a mistress for the sake of his reputation, but it seemed that the little slut was tempted once she seduced him.
Men are all cats that like to eat fish.
Seeing Aunt Pei go out, Gu Huan took two steps back, distanced herself from Pei Yi, and sat down upright.
She suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of guilt, not towards Pei Yi, but towards Mu Junyan.
"Cousin, please sit down."
Pei Yi suppressed his excitement and sat down opposite her.
Gu Huan had to understand Pei Yi's current situation before she could make some plans.
"Where does my cousin work now?"
Pei Yi was a little embarrassed and lowered his voice: "Hey, I'm just a envoy of the Ministry of Revenue. I'm sorry to have embarrassed my second cousin."
When facing the young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, Pei Yi always felt ashamed of himself.
Gu Huan didn't know much about the officialdom, so she smiled and said, "My eldest cousin is very handsome and talented, and he will definitely be promoted step by step. However, I heard that it is not easy to get promoted in the Ministry of Revenue."
Even if she didn't understand, she knew that the Ministry of Revenue was a lucrative position. Pei Yi had been in such a small position for so many years, just like her dog father.
This shows that it is indeed difficult to get promoted.
Pei Yi faced the star-like girl, his mind was filled with emotion: "My aunt said that my uncle is preparing to recommend me to his boss."
Gu Huan sneered inwardly.
Gu Yuan can't even protect himself, so why recommend him?
She looked surprised: "Father? He holds that idle position and is still worried about how to get promoted to a position of real power. How could he recommend my cousin?"
Pei Yi looked stunned.
Gu Huan guessed that Aunt Pei would definitely not tell the truth, lest the Pei family would be unwilling to provide offerings.
She looked worried and sighed, "I am very worried about my aunt. She used all the money you gave her every month to subsidize the household expenses of the Marquis' Mansion and the expenses of her eldest sister in the Duke's Mansion. She also wanted me to become my brother-in-law's concubine to help her consolidate her favor.
The aunt's mind was entirely on the Marquis's Mansion and her eldest sister, and she was afraid that the money given by the Pei family would be wasted. ”
Pei Yi's eyes widened. "What? A concubine? You are the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, the biological daughter of your aunt! Even if you are born out of wedlock, you can still marry into a family of lower status and become the mistress of the household. Why do you have to put yourself in such a difficult position?"
He looked at his little cousin, who was like a flower bud in front of him, with heartache, and couldn't understand why his aunt would do this.
Gu Huan lamented, "Brother, you don't know that the Marquis's Mansion is useless now. I'm afraid that my father won't pass the evaluation this year. It's hard to keep his idle position in the court.
My two younger brothers are young, in poor health, and unable to keep up with their studies. Our mansion is about to decline, and my father is counting on the monthly salary from the Pei mansion. ”
Pei Yi was surprised.
The Marquis' Mansion has fallen into decline, so how can the Pei family be supported to become the first-class imperial merchants in the capital?
Gu Huan looked at his expression and knew that he had heard it.
I continued to add fuel to the fire: "Auntie gave most of the banknotes to my elder sister, hoping that she would have a say in the Duke's Mansion. But my elder sister is the biological daughter of the mistress, so how could she care about the Pei family? I don't know what kind of magic potion my elder sister gave to my aunt, but I don't treat her like her own daughter."
Pei Yi's face looked a little bad.
The glory of the Pei family lies in him.
No matter who it is, as long as it is beneficial to the family, he will pay attention to it.
He knew very well that his aunt was ambitious and scheming, but the little cousin in front of him was innocent and pure, and her words were more trustworthy.
"You mean that the eldest aunt is worried that the Marquis' Mansion can't help the Pei family, so she wants to ask the eldest cousin to help?"
"I think so. My aunt sent me to the Duke's Mansion to follow my elder sister for a month. During this time, I have also noticed that my eldest brother-in-law has no real power. He has seven or eight concubines in the backyard and he particularly favors Yaoyao who came from the brothel. Even my eldest sister's most capable maid Yinzhi has been taken in and promoted to aunt.
The eldest sister is not only shameless but also unpopular, and she still hasn't even gotten the power to be the head of the family. I don’t know what my aunt is thinking, and she wants to push me into the fire pit.
Besides, the Pei family's money didn't come from the wind. If you throw it into the water, you can hear a sound. If you feed the dogs, you can hear two barks of thanks. If you give it to the Gu family and the eldest sister, can they help the Pei family? Our mansion is a bottomless pit. ”
Gu Huan knew one thing.
Although the Pei family was an imperial merchant, they were located in Jiangling and were exploited several times by the imperial merchants in the capital.
The Pei family wanted to squeeze into the capital and become a first-class imperial merchant.
However, the Pei family had been operating in the capital for seven years and had done good business, but unfortunately it was difficult to become a first-class imperial merchant.
Without a deep relationship, you can't even touch it and can only be the lowest among the imperial merchants.
Right now, Pei is fighting for something.
The royal family was soliciting samples for the cotton cloth and cotton business, but Pei couldn't even get a chance to do so.
Even if Pei Yi worked in the Ministry of Revenue, he was just a low-ranking official.
The other forces in the court of Wenchang Marquis' Mansion are not strong either and can hardly protect themselves.
Gu Huan can use this incident to deceive Pei Yi's trust.
Isolate Aunt Pei.
Cut off Aunt Pei’s support.
But Gu Huan had never been involved in such matters before, so she could only grope and test the waters to see where to start.
Even if you are not sure, you can still trick Pei Yi first and then counter his moves.
Pei Yi was silent.
In addition to my aunt who had just married into the Gu family as a concubine, Marquis Gu introduced a middleman to choose this good land, but the price was also very high.
In order to gain a foothold in Bian Jing, the Pei family reluctantly spent a huge amount of money to acquire this piece of land.
The Pei family has always worshipped the Wenchang Marquis Mansion because the Marquis Mansion is the most powerful and influential person that the Pei family can reach.
Come to think of it, can’t you get good land even if you have money?
Later, the Gu family basically did not help the Pei family, and it was all due to him and the Pei family's hard work.
Pei Yi looked at the resentful Gu Huan and felt very sorry for her: "Do you want to leave the Yongguo Mansion?"
Gu Huan smiled bitterly: "Whether I leave or not depends on Auntie. However, I can still say a few words in front of Duke Yong."
"Duke Yong?" Pei Yi's eyes lit up.
This is someone that the Pei family can't reach even if they jump hard.
"I am also lucky. Duke Yong's beloved wife died early, and he had always wanted to find a noblewoman who could write in the same small regular script as his late wife to help her copy the manuscripts, and it just so happened that I could do it.
Nowadays, I copy books in Duke Yong’s study every day and often see Duke Yong.
It is difficult for my eldest sister to even see Duke Yong. If my cousin has anything he wants to say to Duke Yong, I can try to say it. ”
Pei Yi's mind became active.
He had always wanted to take advantage of the approaching winter to establish contact with winter military supplies buyers.
Duke Yong not only controlled 500,000 troops, but also served as the Minister of War.
If he asked, the winter military supply order could be easily obtained.
Pei Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Little cousin, may I ask you for a favor?"
Gu Huan immediately perked up and straightened her back: "Cousin, just tell me what you want. Even if it's because of the expensive coming-of-age gift you gave me, I will try my best to help you."
…
Mu Junyan suddenly sneezed.
I rubbed my nose. What happened?
He has a strong body and has never been sick, so how could he catch a cold?
Subconsciously, he looked across, then suddenly sat up straight, staring straight at him.
When did Aunt Pei disappear?
They are the only two people left in the same room?
It looks like you had a very pleasant conversation!
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