Chapter 239: Beauty Trap
When the old lady mentioned the manager of the inner courtyard, her expression changed from anger to shyness, and the speed at which her expression changed was extremely fast.
As if immersed in her own thoughts, the old lady walked briskly and hummed a tune.
Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and realized that the person who managed the male favorites in the city lord's sister's backyard was a man.
In order to get the question, Jiang Yuzhu deliberately sang the opposite tune: "Let's see what happened. It's not like you'll lose a piece of meat!"
"Put your mind aside and stop plotting against the steward, or I'll dig out your eyeballs and use them as balls to step on."
This sentence was like a ignited firecracker. The old lady took back her steps, turned around, squinted her eyes and looked Jiang Yuzhu up and down, her eyes were like a poisonous snake sticking to her.
Jiang Yuzhu stroked her raised hairs and became even more curious about Manager Sha.
Seeing that the threat was effective, the old lady was very satisfied. She took out a small bronze mirror from her sleeve pocket and took out rouge to paint her lips red.
After dressing up, the old lady left Jiang Yuzhu behind and entered the inner courtyard first.
The Lord's Mansion of Sishui City covers a vast area, with red walls, green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings.
In winter, with snow falling everywhere, the colorful paintings carved on the eaves and inlaid with gold, silver, jade and stones are enough to show that the city lord lives a very luxurious life.
In the courtyard, there stood a tall man with an upright posture and deep eyes. This man had the roughness of a barbarian and the bookish air of a scholar from the Da Qi.
"Manager Sand."
Unlike her previous arrogance, the old lady bowed, lowered her eyes and stood aside, her voice deliberately lowered.
Jiang Yuzhu seemed to hear the legendary clapper sound from the strong old lady's mouth.
"Today is the Thousand Autumn Festival. We shouldn't be causing trouble in the kitchen at this time. Unfortunately, several young masters just served the young lady last night. They are hungry and are clamoring for a hot meal."
Manager Sha explained calmly to the old lady and stuffed a handful of copper coins into her pocket.
Jiang Yuzhu, who was also sent to deliver meals, also benefited from it.
However, she squeezed the silver ingot in her hand and found it was more valuable than the reward the old lady had received.
Jiang Yuzhu was stunned and suspected that there was something fishy going on.
Here, the barbarian lady had a good impression of Manager Sha. Seeing that he treated people with impeccable manners, she smiled and said, "Manager Sha, you are really polite. Since these young masters serve our young lady, even if they have no merit, they have worked hard. It's just a meal. What's the trouble?"
The two of them spoke in a barbarian language, which Jiang Yuzhu could not understand. She did not dare to act rashly and just stood behind the old lady.
"she is?"
Manager Sha's eyes fell on Jiang Yuzhu, then he looked at the old lady and asked.
"I came to help."
The old lady was reluctant and added, "After helping to deliver the meal, she went back."
If you are not from the City Lord’s Mansion, you are destined not to stay in the mansion.
Next, the old lady wanted to take Jiang Yuzhu in to deliver the meal, but was stopped by the steward Sha: "Outsiders are not allowed to enter the backyard. This is a rule that cannot be broken."
It was hard for the old lady to deliver dozens of meals alone, so Manager Sha was very thoughtful and called several servants in the backyard to help.
Jiang Yuzhu stood to one side with her head down, thinking about how to sneak in.
Rules are dead, people are alive!
I finally got the chance to come to the backyard, it would be a huge loss if I didn’t go in to take a look.
The steward gave rewards in silver ingots, so she had to come up with something more valuable.
Jiang Yuzhu silently took out a gold and jade statue of Guanyin from her sleeve pocket and made up her mind to bribe Sha Guanshi.
As soon as she raised her head, her eyes unexpectedly met those of Manager Sha.
"Come with me."
Manager Sha led Jiang Yuzhu to a nearby corridor where there was a windproof curtain, and this time he spoke in the Da Qi dialect.
As far as she knew, there was no one from Xie Zhao in the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion.
Jiang Yuzhu raised her eyebrows, perhaps because she was seen to be trying to bribe someone, so she was so tactful?
After entering the curtain, Manager Sha looked at Jiang Yuzhu meaningfully and said with a sigh, "The main courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion does not allow people from Daqi to enter. You must have spent a lot of money on this trip, right?"
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
This seems to be a test, but it is not.
Not understanding the meaning of Manager Sha's words, Jiang Yuzhu decided to take a wait-and-see approach, as the other party might soon make a huge demand.
She twisted her sleeves and nodded somewhat awkwardly.
Manager Sha brought a chair to Jiang Yuzhu, put a soft cushion on it, and said gently, "This is not a place for talking. Let's be brief."
"You probably know my situation. I manage the inner courtyard of the young ladies in the City Lord's Mansion. I get a monthly salary of 20 taels of silver. The rest of the rewards depend on the young ladies' mood. I only have one or two days off a month..."
Manager Sha continued to introduce the matter, and the more he spoke, the more surprised Jiang Yuzhu became.
When she grasped the key point, she suddenly realized that Manager Sha seemed to have misunderstood her identity.
"During the Qianqiu Festival, a group of new people came to the young lady's backyard. I can't get away, so I have to trouble you to come here."
Manager Sha poured Jiang Yuzhu a cup of hot tea to warm her hands and expressed his apologies.
At his age, he felt too lonely, so he thought about remarrying.
Manager Sha's mother was from Da Qi. He preferred simple and honest women from Da Qi, so he asked a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for him.
The two parties agreed that the matchmaker would bring the woman to the City Lord's Mansion, whose age and appearance were almost the same as Jiang Yuzhu's.
"What do you think of me?"
Manager Sha asked very directly, he had his eyes on Jiang Yuzhu.
"On the way here, the elder sister who went in to deliver food warned me that if I had any feelings for you, she would dig out my eyes."
Jiang Yuzhu is vindictive. Since Manager Sha has misunderstood, let the misunderstanding continue.
It was impossible to have a sunset romance, but since the other party came to her, Jiang Yuzhu had no choice but to use the beauty trap.
Manager Sha smiled and said comfortingly, "Don't be afraid, she doesn't dare."
After his wife died, all the widows in the city lord's mansion had feelings for him.
Manager Sha knew the truth very well, but because he didn't like it, he had to follow the rules and treat everyone equally.
"What do you think of me?"
Manager Sha asked again.
At this age, if you find someone you like, get married as soon as possible and be frank.
Jiang Yuzhu tugged at her skirt shyly, trying to decide on her words. She thought of several options but none of them seemed appropriate. Finally, she decided to say, "I do."
The two of them came out of the corridor, and Manager Sha handed Jiang Yuzhu a sign and said, "This is the sign for entering and leaving the mansion. Keep it. Come to see me next time, and the concierge will arrange for you to enter the room and wait."
"Look, this is a batch of young masters that were delivered two days ago."
Manager Sha pointed to a house in front and a dozen men came out of the house.
Behind these people were guards holding whips, driving away the captured men.
"In winter, people tend to be lazy when they stay indoors. The young lady likes men with delicate but strong faces. These..."
They are all defective products. I am really embarrassed to say that the sand pipe is really defective.
Jiang Yuzhu looked around and her eyes met with a short person in thin clothes. Qi Lin suddenly perked up and shouted loudly, "Godmother!"
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