Chapter 232: Trick You Without Negotiation (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Zhao Shiqing's little cabbage failed to stop Master Murong from accepting a disciple. She felt awkward for a whole day, then acted as if nothing had happened and disguised herself to go to Master's new home to eat.
That day, when she came back from her meal and got off the mule cart, she saw two unfamiliar faces looking around at the entrance of the alley.
Today Zhao Shiqing was wearing a royal blue round-necked scholar's robe.
Since someone wants to find a good-looking scholar, she will give them a scholar.
Therefore, when Xiuxiu sewed new clothes for Zhang Ye to wear to school a few days ago, Zhao Shiqing asked her to sew one for herself as well.
Coincidentally, she was wearing this scholar's robe today.
She thought the two would stare at her, but unfortunately she was disappointed.
The two men's eyes didn't even linger when they swept over her.
Zhao Shiqing was unwilling to give in. This robe couldn't be sewn in vain.
She walked up to the two of them and asked in a hoarse voice, "You two, are you looking for someone? I live here and I know everyone here."
The two men then turned their gazes towards her again, and one of the fat men asked, "Young Master, may I ask if you have any elders or brothers in your family who are educated? They're around twenty years old, and half a head taller than you."
Zhao Shiqing understood. It turned out that you guys think I’m not old enough or tall enough.
Her feelings were wasted.
"My uncle is a scholar. Are you here to see my uncle?"
"Your uncle? How old is your uncle?" The thin man hesitated.
Zhao Shiqing: "Twenty, my uncle is twenty years old."
The two were so happy that they ignored the inappropriate word "young age".
"Excuse me, does your uncle usually live here?"
Zhao Shiqing shook her head. "He doesn't live here, he just comes here occasionally. Speaking of which, he hasn't been here for ages. He ate all the candy he bought me last time, and I don't know where he bought it."
The two were surprised and delighted. Shopkeeper Li said it was difficult to find out. It must be that the people who came here before did not try their best. Otherwise, how could they explain that they found out as soon as they arrived here?
"May I ask your uncle's name?" asked the fat man.
Zhao Shiqing: "You don't know him? Why don't you even know his name?"
The thin man quickly explained: "Young Master, speaking of which, your uncle is our brother's benefactor. Last time, it was near here that our brother and I accidentally lost our wallets, and it was your uncle who helped us find it. We were so anxious at the time that we forgot to ask for the benefactor's name. When we returned home, we were scolded by the elders at home. That's why we came here to inquire about it, right?
Please also tell us your uncle's name and address so that we brothers can come and express our gratitude."
Zhao Shiqing believed it, staring at him with a pair of clear yet foolish eyes: "I see, I see. You two are grateful and repay your kindness. You are honest gentlemen."
The two said in unison: "Of course, of course, please ask..."
"How much silver is in the purse you lost?" Zhao Shiqing suddenly asked.
The two were stunned for a moment, and the thin man hurriedly said, "Two hundred taels, yes, two hundred taels."
Zhao Shiqing was startled and looked around subconsciously, lowering his voice: "Two hundred taels, so much?"
Fatty: "Yes, that's why we came to thank you. May I ask..."
Zhao Shiqing: "Then how much silver are you prepared to give to thank my uncle?"
The two were stunned. No, what do you want to do?
The thin man said awkwardly: "We are going to buy ten-color gifts, may I ask..."
Zhao Shiqing: "Oh, the Ten Colors Ceremony, is there ginseng in this Ten Colors Ceremony?"
The two of them didn't know why she asked this, because they had never seen anyone ask in advance what gift to give.
The two of them were stunned for a moment, then nodded in unison: "Yes."
"Are there any old hens?" Zhao Shiqing asked again.
The two nodded again: "Yes."
"Do you have Yujing wine?" Zhao Shiqing asked again.
This time, before he finished speaking, the two of them nodded.
Yes, as long as you ask, there must be one. Please tell us the address.
Zhao Shiqing was satisfied, but added, "Do you have Wang Ji's roast chicken?"
"Yes!" they said in unison.
Zhao Shiqing was overjoyed: "Come on, I'll go buy some gifts with you, and then I'll take you to meet my uncle!"
The two looked at each other and saw pride in each other's eyes.
Children are children. Even if they study, they are still children.
It was effortless to find a place to stay!
In order to express her sincerity, Zhao Shiqing let them ride on her mule cart.
After leaving Tianjing Hutong, Zhao Shiqing took them to the vegetable market first. She was very familiar with this place and often came here with Aunt Ji to buy vegetables.
They arrived just in time, as there was only one hen left in Aunt Liu's chicken coop.
After buying an old hen, he went to the nearby Four Seasons Hall and spent fifty taels of silver to buy a thirty-year-old ginseng.
Seeing the distressed expressions of the two men, Zhao Shiqing felt embarrassed: "I didn't expect ginseng to be so expensive. Fortunately, you have two hundred taels of silver, otherwise you wouldn't be able to afford it."
The two of them...
Next, the mule cart went to Yujing Distillery. Last year, Yujing Distillery's Yuhuchun was selected as tribute wine, and the price of its fellow Yujing wine also rose accordingly. Now it is so expensive that ordinary people can't afford it.
"How much silver is this jar?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
The shopkeeper looked at her and raised a finger: "Ten taels a jar."
In fact, it is just a small jar, and Master Murong can drink the whole jar by himself.
Zhao Shiqing waved his hand and said, "Ten jars, please!"
The two men took out their banknotes with a look of pain on their faces. Zhao Shiqing said hurriedly, "Oh, I didn't expect this wine to be so expensive. Fortunately, you have two hundred taels of silver."
Then, they went to Wang Ji to buy roast chicken. The two finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Wang Ji’s roast chicken was not cheap, it was much cheaper than ginseng and Yujing wine.
Zhao Shiqing felt guilty about buying so many expensive gifts before, so she took the two of them to buy inexpensive things.
Finally, the ten-colored gifts were ready.
The two men looked at the packed mule cart and their empty wallets, and suddenly felt that today's events seemed a bit of a scam.
Whose family has a mule cart with ten-colored ceremonials?
Who buys ten jars of Yujing wine at a time?
How can you give gifts like this? Are you treating them as suckers?
"Young Master, the gifts are ready. Now can you tell us your uncle's name and where he lives?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Of course, I'll take you to see him now."
The road outside became more and more familiar until they saw the candy shop.
"Stop, stop!" the two men shouted.
The mule cart slowly stopped, and the taciturn driver got off first, pulling the two men off the cart, one in each hand.
Zhao Shiqing grinned at them: "I've accepted your gifts on behalf of my uncle. I've repaid your kindness. Be happy, I'm quite happy anyway!"
She was very happy. She had the Wangji roast chicken that her grandfather liked, the Yujing wine that her master loved to drink, and the ginseng chicken soup that she wanted to drink.
Looking at the mule cart gradually moving away, the two men stamped their feet in anger.
I was actually fooled by a young boy and lost two hundred taels of silver in vain.
These two hundred taels were the operating funds given to them by Manager Li, but they spent it all, not even a copper coin was left.
The two of them went to see Shopkeeper Li with their heads held high. Shopkeeper Li frowned as he listened and said, "No need to ask, they had been discovered."
Moreover, the scholar they are looking for must not be an ordinary person.
A teenager from an ordinary family would have such a mind and courage, not only to cheat them out of their money, but also to make fun of them.
In recent days, Shopkeeper Li has begun to be dissatisfied with Princess Huixin, especially after bringing Luo Liqiong back. Looking at Princess Huixin's attitude towards Luo Liqiong, Shopkeeper Li has already vaguely guessed what she is going to do.
Shopkeeper Li regretted that he shouldn't have brought that poor woman back.
But it was too late to regret. He didn't even know where Princess Huixin had hidden the woman.
If they were outside, they might be able to find them, but if they were taken to Princess Jiarou's residence, where would they be able to find them? Without Princess Huixin's permission, they couldn't even enter the main gate of the Princess's residence.
Shopkeeper Li is now waiting for a reply from Master Meng, hoping that Master Meng will order them to stop working for the two princesses.
If it were the past, when the fat and thin men suffered such a huge loss, Shopkeeper Li would definitely not let it go, but now, he did not want to delve into it.
Firstly, this was done for Princess Huixin, and secondly, the other party was prepared and was not a good person.
The Meng family is behind Manager Li. He doesn't want to provoke anyone he shouldn't provoke for Princess Huixin, and thus implicate the Meng family.
Therefore, he just gave a symbolic reprimand and the matter was over.
Zhao Shiqing returned to Tianjing Hutong with a cart full of gifts. The driver, Lao Fan, helped her take the things off the cart one by one. When he got the last item, the serious Lao Fan couldn't help but curl his lips.
Because it was a big jar of stinky tofu!
"Uncle Fan, take this roast chicken with you to go with your wine!"
When he turned around, Old Fan met Zhao Shiqing's smiling face. The old man was so lucky to have a good granddaughter like the second lady, and even he benefited from it. If he had known this, he would have married the young widow who always smiled at him when he was recuperating in the small fishing village. Unfortunately, all he thought about at that time was fighting and killing. When he returned to the small fishing village, the young widow had already married and left.
If he had married at that time, even if he didn't have a granddaughter, he would definitely have a son and a daughter.
Lao Fan sat on the roof, eating a bite of roast chicken, drinking a sip of wine, and reminiscing about his love that ended before it even began.
Zhao Shiqing and Zhen Wuduo sat together, each holding a large chicken leg and eating until their mouths were full of oil.
"Granddaughter, I've had people keep an eye on the shopkeeper surnamed Li these past few days. He just returned from out of town, bringing with him a skinny, pale-faced woman."
Zhao Shiqing was stunned. "A woman? And pale and thin?"
She suddenly thought of someone. She waved the half-eaten chicken drumstick in her hand and said, "Lin Sen's first wife?"
Zhen Wuduo nodded: "We two think alike. I also guessed her. This shopkeeper Li is quite capable. He actually managed to find Lin Sen's original wife."
Zhao Shiqing took a bite of the chicken leg and chewed it slowly in his mouth.
She was thinking, Shopkeeper Li worked for Princess Huixin, so why did Princess Huixin look for Lin Sen’s original wife?
Although Lin Sen is not a good person, at least on the surface, Princess Huixin is the one who benefits from it.
If that’s the case, why would she still look for that poor original wife?
Declare sovereignty and let the original wife know how capable this scumbag Lin Sen is, that he can even deceive the princess?
Zhao Shiqing shook her chicken leg and said, "No, if it was any other princess, it might be possible, but Princess Huixin is different. She can help Shopkeeper Li find the original wife, so how could she not find out who Lin Sen is?"
What is there for Princess Huixin to be proud of with such a despicable man?
Zhao Shiqing asked, "Grandpa, you have someone keeping an eye on Shopkeeper Li, and you must have found out a lot of things along the way, like what kind of family the Lin family is, and Lin Sen's first wife, who I heard was his cousin. How did this cousin go from cousin to first wife, and then to concubine?"
Grandpa, don't say you don't know. I know you must have found out. If you don't tell me, I won't think of you next time I get something good from outside."
Really, every time she cheated people, she was thinking about this old man. If the old man didn't tell her the truth, she wouldn't even bring him a chicken bone next time.
She holds grudges and will go crazy if she doesn't take revenge. She is very scary when she goes crazy.
Just as she was about to slam the chicken bone in her hand on the table, the old man compromised: "The Lin family is not a good family. The whole family is dirty and rotten..."
If the old man doesn't take action, it's fine. But once he takes action, there is nothing he can't accomplish.
Shopkeeper Li would never have dreamed that from the moment he left Beijing, his every move was under the control of others, but he was completely unaware.
Everything that Manager Li had inquired about was now told out by the old man exactly as it was.
I heard that Zhao Shiqing wanted to kill the Zhongshan wolf with chicken bones.
"It's hateful, so hateful. If it were me, I would set fire to it and burn the whole family to death. If I can't live a good life, then no one else can live a good life."
The old man nodded with satisfaction. This was his eldest granddaughter.
The old man tore off a big chicken leg from another roast chicken and handed it to Zhao Shiqing.
"My dear granddaughter, they are just a bunch of animals. They are not worthy of making you angry. Come, eat another chicken drumstick. If you are still angry after eating this one, then we can eat another one."
Zhao Shiqing was amused by the old man's words. Although she was very angry, she had no relationship with the man surnamed Luo. If Princess Huixin was not interested in her, she would not bother to care about these things.
That’s right, Xiao Zhen is hers. If you don’t believe it, she can stamp it. Once the stamp is stamped, it will be hers.
She calmed down and thought for a moment, "Grandpa, what do you think Princess Huixin had in mind when she asked Luo to come here?"
The old man asked back: "What do you think?"
Zhao Shiqing thought for a moment: "She wants to use Luo's?"
The old man nodded: "There is progress, keep going."
Encouraged by the old fox, the little fox immediately perked up and took a bite of the chicken leg. At this time, the little demon came running over from somewhere, jumped onto the table, and prepared to snatch the meat from her mouth.
Zhao Shiqing swallowed the meat in a few mouthfuls. Xiao Yao was so angry that she rolled her eyes at her and turned away. She was angry and the kind that was hard to appease.
Looking at the tip of the little demon's tail, Zhao Shiqing said softly, "When she has someone in her heart, she can't help but compare Lin Sen with the person in her heart. Lin Sen is a scumbag to begin with, and after the comparison, he's not even a scumbag anymore, he's just pig shit.
She didn't want the pig manure, but she didn't dare to disobey the order, so she found Luo Shi. She wanted to use Luo Shi to uncover Lin Sen's true face.
As long as Lin Sen becomes a recognized hypocrite, the woman in the palace will cancel the marriage even for the sake of face, and her goal will be achieved.
But Luo Shi is just an ordinary woman. How can she bring down Lin Sen?"
She was speaking and thinking at the same time. These words seemed to be spoken to the old man, but in fact they were spoken to herself.
Before the old man could speak, she had the answer.
"Dengwen drum! She asked Luo to beat the Dengwen drum!"
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