Chapter 8 How to Call Big Brother Prince
As he spoke, the servants' heels left the ground. As soon as he mentioned Mingyueshu, one of the servants covered his mouth with his rough big hand.
Qiao Jingchuan felt the salty and acrid taste of sweat between his lips and teeth.
Ming Zhouhe kicked him on the knee.
Qiao Jingchuan fell to his knees.
"Of course it's your fault. You're shameless and full of frivolous words. You're engaged, yet you dare to meet another woman? Do you think you can bully my cousin?"
Ming Zhouhe bent down and lowered his voice, saying, "If you dare to ruin my third sister's reputation, you'll have a lot of broken legs and bruised faces in the next two or three years."
As the legitimate brother, no matter how annoyed Ming Yueshu is, he has to protect her reputation in public.
Qiao Jingchuan, whose features were distorted with pain, heard his words, his eyes widened, and he shook his head in panic, "I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore!"
Those with disabilities or unattractive appearance are not allowed to serve as officials.
"From now on, just pretend you've never been to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion."
"I see……"
Shi Jianli lowered the curtain and lowered her eyes.
Ming Yuelin put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Sister Li, are you unhappy?"
Shi Jianli shook her head and said, "No, since we're out, let's go shopping."
He is handsome, but his temperament is not good. His appearance is 80%, but his temperament drops to only 50%.
It looks a bit vulgar.
"Qi Yu, go tell your second and third brothers that we are leaving first." Ming Yuelin called to the maid.
"yes."
The carriage slowly drove out of the alley and into the street, and two people got out of the carriage.
Ming Zhouhe waved his hand, and the servants followed them. Nanny Fang said goodbye to the two young masters and went back to report to Qiao Ruoying.
Ming Zhouqing folded his hands and asked, "One kick is enough? You don't look like you've gotten rid of your anger."
"Didn't you say he was put in a sack? I've found out everything. Qiao Jingchuan would go to the bookstore in the south of the city every day to exchange poems with his classmates. When he came back in the afternoon, he would turn into the alley. After I beat him up, it would be time for him to go home." Ming Zhouhe looked at his two sisters who were not far away in front of him and replied.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "Qiao Jingchuan is just the son of a fifth-rank official. Why would he look down on my cousin?"
"Before the engagement, Cousin Li was the greatest help he could get. After the engagement, through Cousin Li, the person he could get in touch with was Third Sister." Ming Zhouqing replied to him.
"Third brother, how many days do you think my third sister can hold out at the farm?"
"She should be back in three to five days. She finds it tiring even to practice archery. She can't hold on for long. She gets tired just by lifting the hoe a few times." Ming Zhouhe said casually.
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After Shi Jianli and Ming Yuelin strolled on the street for half an hour, they entered Si Meng, the busiest garment factory on Zhuque Street.
The name "Flowers Like Dreams" is taken from the line "The flying flowers are as light as dreams" in "Huanxisha".
When she saw Shi Jianli, the female shopkeeper came over and took them upstairs, "Miss, Miss Lin, you are here."
Shi Jianli nodded, took Mingyuelin to the second floor, and then let go of her hand. "Sister Lin, go try out the new styles. I'll go to the third floor to look through the account books. If you like any of them, I'll give them to you."
"Thank you, Sister Li~"
After going up to the third floor, the shopkeeper pushed open the door of a simple and elegant room and invited Shi Jianli in.
Shi Jianli sat down at the desk, took out a thin stack of drawings from her sleeve, and handed it to the shopkeeper, "This is the new style for this summer."
The shopkeeper took it and flipped through it, his eyes shining, "The girl is really creative and skillful!"
"You don't have to accompany me. I'll be leaving soon."
"Okay." The shopkeeper closed the door and left, and a little girl brought tea over.
Shi Jianli pushed the account book on the table and looked at Lanxing, "Please help me check it. I'm too lazy to use my brain."
The capable subordinate Lanxing began to check the account books without complaint.
Shi Jianli opened the small window, drank tea and looked at the street market below. The mist misted her eyebrows and eyes, adding a bit of coolness.
While checking the accounts with her head held high, Shi Jianli noticed that the window opposite was open and glanced sideways.
Looking in through the small window, you can see two extremely handsome men sitting opposite each other, one is as handsome as a flower, and the other is heavy-bodied and cold-hearted.
She knew them all, Mingzhao and Ji Rangzhou.
When she looked away, she unexpectedly met Ming Zhaohuan's gaze. Shi Jianli, who was sitting lazily, subconsciously sat up straight and nodded calmly at Ming Zhaohuan.
In the past, at the old house, Li was often seen as casual and unrestrained, but when she arrived at the Anguo Mansion, she always remembered to be dignified and calm, not to cause trouble to her aunt, and her thin back was always straight.
The other party also nodded gently.
Shi Jianli closed the window.
Ji Rangzhou followed his gaze and saw only a white hand resting on the windowsill.
Then the small window closed completely.
"know?"
Mingzhao nodded slightly and glanced at him with a smile: "She is a female relative of the family. Qingqing is very close to her."
The bright moon shines over the small characters clearly.
Ji Rangzhou held a black chess piece in his hand, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Yes."
Mingzhao chuckled, "Youqian, don't be so stingy with your words. Yesterday I asked Qingqing if she wanted to go with me to your appointment, and she said she didn't want to come to see an old-fashioned person like you."
"You've been engaged to her for six years. How many times have you met?"
Ji Rangzhou thought for a moment and replied, "Three times."
Thinking about his sister's temper, Mingzhao shook his head helplessly, "She'll inevitably come home and complain to us in the future, saying that Ji Rangzhou is an old-fashioned person and she can't stand being with him at all."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw two familiar figures downstairs. He looked at Changsui Tianfeng and said, "It's noon now. The two young masters are downstairs. Go and invite them up for dinner. Also, ask where the two girls who came out with them are. If you see them, bring them up."
"Yes, sir."
After Lanxing finished checking the account book and proofreading it, Shi Jianli took her downstairs to find Mingyuelin.
Ming Yuelin was watching the embroiderer embroidering with great concentration.
Shi Jianli put her hand on her shoulder and asked, "How many sets did you like?"
Ming Yuelin came back to his senses and held her hand. "Two sets, I asked them to pack them. Thank you, Sister Li. I'll have someone send the jewelry to you when I get back."
"good."
The two went downstairs together and met Tianfeng who was guarding the door when they left. "Two girls, the master invites you to Wuweizhai. The second and third young masters are also here."
Shi Jianli looked at Tianfeng and recognized him as the person next to Mingzhaohuan.
The names of the people around the young masters of the Anguo Mansion are not difficult to remember. They are ranked according to the mysteries of heaven and earth and the vastness of the universe.
The person next to Ming Zhaohuan has the character "天" (sky) in his name, the person next to Ming Zhuqing has the character "地" (earth) in his name, the person next to Ming Zhouhe has the character "玄" (mysterious) in his name, and so on.
The ones for girls are also easy to remember, they are ranked as the eight elegances of "qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers and tea".
Mingyuelin was a little hesitant after hearing Tianfeng's words, but it only took a moment before she pulled Shi Jianli upstairs.
As soon as he entered the door, Shi Jianli greeted them one by one, "Prince, Prince Ji, Second cousin, cousin."
Ming Yuelin glanced at her, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing. He simply found a seat away from Ji Rangzhou and sat down.
Mingzhao still smiled and said to Shi Jianli, "No need to be so polite, sit down."
Shi Jianli then walked towards the seat next to Ming Yuelin.
Ming Zhouqing asked, "Cousin Li, why do you call us all cousins, but call the eldest brother the prince?"
When talking to people, Shi Jianli usually smiled slightly and looked at him with clear eyes, "That's what you should call me."
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