Chapter 153: The Nouveau Riche from Jiangnan
Now it was Yun Li's turn to be dumbfounded. She almost suspected that this person was coming to her store to scalp and resell products...
"I'm afraid that's not possible. This is our shopkeeper's rule!"
"Is your shopkeeper stupid? She has money but doesn't want to make it? Is she afraid that I'll sell your products? Don't worry about that! I don't care about this little amount of money. If I can't sell 100 bottles, 50 bottles should be fine, right?"
Yun Li twitched the corners of her lips. What a big tone! She looked down upon the money she was making, but she was making it! Isn't that infuriating?
"Excuse me, ma'am. What's your name? Since you've bought so many products, we can deliver them to your door. Which house should we deliver them to?"
Not to mention that she was quite interested in this beautiful woman, and by the way, she wanted to know which relative she was from the capital.
"It would be great if the goods could be delivered to my door! I wouldn't have to send anyone over here! It's just right for the people in your store to go back with me and bring back the money!"
In the Prime Minister's Residence! It shouldn't be far away, right? "
Yun Li was stunned. Is this Yun Qingshan's relative? I've never heard of such a wealthy relative from out of town...
"The Prime Minister's Mansion isn't far from here! From what Madam said, is this your first time in the capital?"
Madam Mei nodded and shook her head: "It's not my first time in the capital, but it's my first time in the Prime Minister's Mansion! Haha, but I'm not familiar with the capital either!"
"oh oh"
Yun Li didn't dare to ask more questions, fearing that they would be suspicious. However, she was planning to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the people in the store to deliver something. She was not interested in other people, but she was curious about who these two were.
It just so happened that she had dressed up today and was now just an ordinary woman.
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Yunli and the maid from the store carried large and small bags and brought the mother and daughter to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The guard at the door stopped them
"Who are you looking for? This is the Prime Minister's residence. Without a visiting card, no one outside is allowed to enter!"
The beautiful woman frowned and said unhappily, "Hmph, I'm looking for Yun Qingshan, get him out now!"
The two guards looked at each other and saw that the two women were dressed unusually, not like ordinary women. Fearing that they might offend the distinguished guests, one of them went in to inform them.
Not long after, Yun Qingshan hurried towards the door.
The young woman next to the beautiful woman happily opened her arms and ran towards Yun Qingshan:
"Daddy! I miss you so much!"
Yun Qingshan patted the woman on the back and said with a smile: "Come in and talk!"
Now it was Yun Li's turn to be dumbfounded! No matter how much she thought about it, she never thought that these two people were Yun Qingshan's woman and daughter.
This young woman looks to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. Yun Qingshan has been keeping her outside for so many years, but Su Meixian didn’t even notice?
And the mother and daughter dressed together, it doesn't feel like they are raised by Yun Qingshan? Yun Qingshan had hidden a lot of property before, but he was willing to spend money on a woman like this
This beautiful woman's entire wardrobe must have been worth hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, and no less...
There were also two people who spent money without blinking an eye, as if they were used to spending it this way. Had Yun Qingshan's money been taken away by them, or did Yun Qingshan still have hidden treasures somewhere that she didn't know about?
Yun Li followed the mother and daughter into the Prime Minister's Mansion with doubts in her heart.
Suddenly, Yun Qingshan, who was walking in front, turned around and glanced at Yun Li and Yue Yanfan, the maid, and asked the beautiful woman: "Who are these two people?"
"This is what I bought at Yueyanfang. I bought too much and couldn't carry it all, so the shop assistant brought it to me!"
Yun Qingshan nodded and said, "Meihe, this is the capital, not Jiangnan. You should all keep a low profile when you go out, and remember not to be ostentatious when doing things! Also, don't be extravagant or wasteful in your life, and keep it simple! Otherwise, your true self will be talked about!"
The beautiful woman sneered and said with displeasure: "I spent my own money! I didn't spend your Prime Minister's money, so it's not up to others to make irresponsible remarks!"
And what's wrong with this capital? If you hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have come! Do you think I want to come? Humph! "
Yun Qingshan was embarrassed by what he said. Because of the presence of outsiders, Yun Qingshan could not say anything else.
The beautiful woman then asked, "Where is the carriage that carries the luggage?"
"In the Hehuan Courtyard! From now on, you two will live in the Hehuan Courtyard! Someone has already cleaned up the courtyard! Let me take you to see it."
Yun Qingshan led the mother and daughter to the Hehuan Courtyard. Yun Li followed behind and listened to their conversation quietly.
Tsk tsk ~ She really came to the right place today. Yun Qingshan really refreshed her worldview at any time. His wife had just died and was buried for a few days, but he couldn't wait to welcome his concubine into the house.
He is quite capable, having found such a beautiful and rich mistress!
No, she just couldn't understand. What did this beautiful woman, who was both rich and pretty, see in Yun Qingshan? Perhaps she was just mentally unstable. Yun Qingshan looked almost twenty years older than this beautiful woman. In modern times, he could be her father! She couldn't figure it out. She really couldn't figure it out!
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"Meihe, Huan'er, do you like this Hehuan Courtyard?"
The young woman named Huan'er curled her lips and said rudely, "Daddy, this yard is so small, not even half the size of the yard I live in at the Luo Mansion in Jiangnan..."
The beautiful woman didn't say anything and walked into the house.
There were red wooden boxes placed in the hall at the entrance. Madam Mei found two of them and took out four square wooden boxes from them.
When she opened it, she found neatly arranged gold ingots. One of the wooden boxes was filled with golden melon seeds. She opened it, took a look, shook her head, closed it, and put it aside.
After counting, she felt it was not enough, so she took out a wooden box, which was full of thick large-denomination banknotes.
The beautiful woman smiled and pointed at several wooden boxes of gold and silver notes and said: "Here, these should be enough, you can order them aside! If not, I will give you more silver notes! I am afraid that you will not be able to carry the gold ingots."
Yun Li secretly sighed to herself, "What a rich guy!" Yun Qingshan must have been so lucky to have met such a delicate, wealthy, and generous woman! It was like a flower stuck in cow dung was wasted!
"Meihe, what did you buy that requires so much gold?"
When Yun Qingshan came in and saw so much gold and silver, his eyes lit up instantly, his eyes were full of desire and greed.
The beautiful woman glanced at him and said, "If it doesn't cost you money, don't bother with it! Even if I told you, you wouldn't know. This is what we women use to maintain our skin!"
Yun Qingshan was stunned. "So much gold for just a skincare product? Meihe, are you being scammed?"
He turned to look at Yun Li again and scolded her harshly: "Which store are you from? How dare you come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to defraud people? Do you want to die?"
The beautiful woman glanced at Yun Qingshan with disdain: "Don't say that! I wasn't cheated! It's not like I'm not spending your money, so why do you care so much?"
"Meihe, I'm doing this for your own good. We should live a steady life. You've just arrived in the capital and you've already spent so much gold on these insignificant things. How are you going to live in the future?"
The beautiful woman asked back, "Heh~ My Luo Mansion lacks everything except money, so don't worry about that! I don't rely on you for support anyway, so what? Are you thinking about my money?"
Yun Qingshan pulled the corner of his mouth and said reluctantly: "How could I possibly want your money? I'm just reminding you."
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The beautiful woman ignored Yun Qingshan and turned to look at Yun Li and another maid with a smile.
"If you have ordered everything and are satisfied, please leave. It's almost evening and it's not safe for two girls to handle so much money! Do you want me to send a guard to escort you back to the store?"
Yun Li quickly shook her head and waved her hands, saying, "No need, ma'am! Thank you for your kindness, ma'am. We'll be leaving first!"
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yun Li asked the maid to go back to the store. When she was in the alley, she took advantage of the situation to put all the boxes of gold ingots and the box of silver notes into the space.
Then she turned around and walked towards the Prince Yu's Mansion. All the way, she was thinking about the woman named Luo Meihe. In fact, she had a good impression of Luo Meihe. She didn't feel as annoying as the other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
And her daughter named Huan'er, who was raised in a pampered environment, has clear eyes and a simple mind. Compared with Su Mei's immortal Yun Wei and Yun Ran, they are completely different.
So this mother and daughter don't look like the kind of people that others hate.
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After Yun Li and the other two left, Luo Meihe sat on a chair, looking at Yun Qingshan leisurely, and asked:
"You brought my mother and me to the capital. How do you plan to accommodate us?"
"Meihe, you and Huan'er will stay in Hehuan Courtyard first. I asked the housekeeper to pick out six smart maids to serve you and Huan'er. After you settle down, you can go out for a walk and get familiar with the capital."
With a "bang", Luo Meihe slammed the teacup in her hand onto the table and said sternly: "Yun Qingshan, you know, this is not what I meant when I asked you! Stop playing tricks on us! I'm telling you, don't even think of me becoming your concubine!
I, Luo Meihe, don't want to humiliate myself like this! After all, I have been raising my daughter alone for more than ten years!
If you hadn't insisted on bringing Huan'er and me to the capital, we would have lived well in Jiangnan, and our lives wouldn't be bad! It's been the same with you or without you for all these years!
But if you let us live in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion without any status, I tell you, forget it! I'm leaving tomorrow!"
When Yun Qingshan heard her say she was leaving, he immediately became anxious and walked up to her, comforting her:
"Meihe, since I've brought you here, I definitely won't let you follow me without any status. Didn't we agree that you have to give me time? Su Meixian just died not long ago. If I make you my second wife now, what will others think of me? What will they say about you behind your back? Calm down and think about it carefully..."
Luo Meihe couldn't sit still when she heard this, she picked up the teacup on the table and threw it on the ground, the tea splashed on Yun Qingshan's leg.
"Bah! You want me to be your second wife? How much do I want to be your wife, the Prime Minister?
If Su Meixian hadn't shamelessly gotten together with you behind my back, I wouldn't want the position of Prime Minister's wife! I don't want it, okay? Otherwise, would she be the maidservant?"
Luo Meihe finished speaking angrily, sat down on the chair, looked at Yun Qingshan with blazing eyes, and then said:
"If you hadn't said you wanted to find a good marriage for Huan'er, do you think I would have come to the capital?"
"Yes, yes, Meihe, I was wrong about what happened in the past. I have let you and your mother down. I am sorry for you and your mother. I just wanted to make it up to you, so I brought you to the capital!
Don't worry, I'll keep my promise! After these few days, I'll go to the Emperor and tell him about this! I will never let you and Huan'er suffer any injustice, nor will I let you and Huan'er lose face in the capital!"
After hearing Yun Qingshan's statement, Luo Meihe's anger subsided a little. She picked up a handkerchief beside her and wiped the tea that had splashed on her hands.
"Just remember what you said! I just want the results!"
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At night, in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion
Yun Wei had just finished a date with the prince and when she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she heard about Luo Meihe and Luo Huaner's affairs. So, she ran to the study to find Yun Qingshan angrily.
"Father, no matter how bad Mother was, she only died a few days ago. Are you so impatient to bring your mistress back home?"
Yun Qingshan did not answer her, but looked at her with sarcasm in his eyes.
"A concubine? Yun Wei, be careful about your attitude towards your father. Don't think that the Emperor has already granted you the title of Crown Princess. You haven't even married the Crown Prince yet. Even if you become the Crown Princess, there will be a time to step down!
Besides, she is not a concubine!"
Yun Wei was stunned for a moment. What did her father mean?
"What does father mean? Luo Meihe is not a concubine? Then what is she?"
"Humph! She doesn't even want to be the Prime Minister's wife, so how could she be my concubine?
Didn’t your mother tell you how she became the Prime Minister’s wife?
If your mother hadn't seduced me secretly back then, Luo Meihe wouldn't have divorced me. Otherwise, how could the Prime Minister's Mansion be in its current state with the Luo Mansion's financial resources? "
Yun Qingshan's words were like a slap in Yun Wei's face, burning with pain.
"Your mother is just Luo Meihe's maid! If she wasn't so capable, do you think she would be worthy of my attention?"
Every word told Yun Wei that she was a joke. She thought Luo Meihe and Luo Huaner were not presentable, but it turned out that she was the only one who was not up to par from the beginning to the end!
"Yun Wei, if you hadn't become the Crown Princess, I would have really thought highly of you this time and decided to help you secure this position. Otherwise, I really couldn't bring myself to ask Luo Meihe for help!
Do you think that bringing Luo Meihe to the capital was just for your father's selfish interests?
Your father has been an official in a high position for decades, and it is clear to the court that you have a mother like that, and your background will sooner or later become an obstacle for you to ascend to the throne!
If the Crown Prince ascends the throne one day, you'll become the target of everyone's attacks. If you don't have a powerful maternal family behind you, do you think your father alone can propel you to the throne? Even if you were to do so, would you be able to hold your ground?
The harem is a place where people are eaten alive without leaving any bones. Look at the emperor's harem today, the empress and the concubines. Which of the high-ranking women's families are not powerful? What happened to the only Shufei? What happened to Prince Duan? What happened to Yun Ran?
"I can protect you temporarily, but I can't protect you forever!"
Yun Qingshan's words calmed Yun Wei down. She thought to herself that what her father said made sense.
When the Duke of Duan's Mansion was in trouble, Yun Ran had done nothing wrong and was innocently implicated, but Consort He Miaomiao escaped the disaster. The child in her belly was a protective talisman, but more importantly, she was the daughter of the Minister of Justice. Her mother was Zhou Taifu, who taught calligraphy to the princes in the Imperial Study! She had also taught the young emperor.
Based on this relationship, the emperor must find an excuse to spare her life.
But Yunran couldn't do that. She was the principal wife. Although she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion was in a high position and any marriage to the prince would be suspected. So her father was afraid of being implicated in such a treason. As long as he was not dismissed by the emperor, why would he plead for her?
If her mother had been able to do so, would Yun Ran have had a different ending? At least she could have saved her life.
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