After going downstairs, Yu Qizhe took out a silver ingot and placed it on the counter, and said to the shopkeeper: "The table in the room is broken, and this small apology is not enough to show respect."
The innkeepers were all shrewd people, and since this place was not far from the capital, he knew everything about the capital. He knew that Yu Qizhe was the new favorite of the emperor, a new noble who should not be underestimated by the court. He smiled and said, "How could you ask Lord Yu to spend money? Damage to the tables and chairs here is common. Lord Yu, please forgive me."
Yu Qizhe said politely, "Sorry for bothering you." After that, he left with his men.
After Yu Qizhe left, the shopkeeper put away the silver ingots and said to the waiter beside him: "What are you looking at? Hurry up and clean up the room upstairs!"
The waiter glanced in the direction of the official road and asked curiously, "It is said that Yu Shaoqing of the Dali Temple is a big favorite of the emperor. He is very cruel and vindictive. He has just taken the lives of several high-ranking officials. But when I saw him in person, I didn't see that he was an evil spirit. I saw that he was full of bookish airs and was polite in his actions."
The shopkeeper gave him an unfathomable look and said, "You can only serve tea and water here, while others can be high-ranking officials and work for the emperor. Go, go, go and do your job!"
The waiter chuckled and said, "Don't look down on me. Who knows, one day I might even become a relative of Master Yu!"
The shopkeeper sneered, "Master Yu is going to marry the daughter of the cabinet's vice minister. You still want to have anything to do with Vice Minister Liu? Wait for your next life!"
The waiter pointedly said, "How could I dare to think of Liu Cifu? But Lord Yu does have several cousins. It is said that if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. Lord Yu has become rich, so how can he treat his brothers badly?"
"Don't dream. Even if Lord Yu's cousin wants to propose marriage, your sister won't be chosen. The legitimate daughters of high-ranking officials in the capital can't be married, and the illegitimate daughters of small families can be chosen by others. How can they be interested in your sister who does laundry and mending?" The shopkeeper said indifferently.
The waiter Jiang Qing said nothing more, but what he was thinking in his heart was that when his sister Jiang Lan and the second young master of the Yu family got engaged, Yu Shaoqing would have to call him brother-in-law when they saw him. He would not do the job of a waiter even if he was begged to do it, so he had to ask his brother-in-law to find a way to arrange a proper job for him!
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"Miss, Miss, Miss, Miss, the eldest master is back." The maid from the front yard came to Hibiscus Courtyard and said happily.
Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu were learning to embroider handkerchiefs from Liu Yaozhen. When Liu Yaoyu heard the maid's report, she hurriedly put down the embroidery shed in her hands, got off the couch, and asked happily, "Is my elder brother in the front hall?"
The maid said, "The eldest young master is talking to the master in the front hall. He asked me to bring the gifts for the girls over first. He said he would come to see the three girls after he finished talking to the master."
Liu Yaoyu was so excited that she didn't even bother to put on her shoes. She ordered, "Ask someone to bring the things in."
Liu Yaozhen and Yu Jiao looked at each other helplessly and smiled, gently scolding: "What does it mean to be so disheveled?"
Liu Yaoyu had no choice but to put on her shoes and socks before calling anyone in.
After the maid responded, she led the servants who were carrying things into the side room. The servants put down the boxes and boxes, and without daring to raise their heads, they bowed and retreated.
Seeing Yu Jiao still sitting on the couch, Liu Yaoyu urged her, "Big sister is not mobile, why are you still sitting? Come on, open the box and see what good things big brother brought us!"
Yu Jiao was dragged up from the couch by her, and they went to open the box together.
The three small boxes contained sets of head ornaments, gold hairpins and jade, with exquisite carvings. The large boxes at the back contained dresses. Liu Yaoyu couldn't wait to take out a set of ready-made clothes and try them on. She said happily, "This must be a new style made by the embroiderers in Jiangnan this year. I haven't seen anything this beautiful in the clothing stores in Shengjing!"
She wanted to turn around in a circle, holding the dress and her jewelry box, and went behind the screen: "I'll try it on and see."
Liu Yaozhen smiled and said, "Zi Qi always brings these things back when he comes back from outside, and Yao Yu is very happy." She said to Yu Jiao, "Third sister, go and try them out and see if they look good."
Yu Jiao picked up a plain yellow skirt. Although she looked happy, she was a little worried in her heart. Her elder brother was back and he must have known that she and Yu Qizhe were going to get married.
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