Well, that would be easier to do.
Qian left Zhaojiazhuang and went straight to the county instead of returning home.
He came to the back corner door of the county government office and asked the maid to call his sister-in-law over.
The aunt and sister-in-law hid in the corner and whispered a lot. After Qian finished speaking, she stuffed a basket into her sister-in-law's hand.
There were several dishes on the basket, and underneath the dishes were silver cakes and silver ingots.
This was the money she had swindled from other dupes.
"Sister-in-law, you are really efficient! I will talk to my concubine about it later!"
"Don't worry about working for my concubine. Not only will you get dividends, but your nephew's future will definitely be good!"
The sister-in-law took the heavy basket with a satisfied smile on her ordinary face.
"The child's aunt, the Gu family's matter—"
"Let me think about it. Tomorrow afternoon, my wife is going to the silver shop to make jewelry. How about this, you bring Gu to the silver shop, and my wife can take the time to talk to her!"
The sister-in-law should be someone who can be used by the concubine, so she made arrangements for the concubine without asking for permission.
"Okay! Okay! Then I'll bring Gu over tomorrow afternoon!"
Qian nodded repeatedly.
The sister-in-law looked at her elder sister-in-law's anxious look and wanted to give her a reminder, but gave up after thinking about it.
Anyone who can be deceived by the sister-in-law is probably not a smart person.
Mrs. Gu was just an ignorant country widow, so she probably wouldn't cause any trouble.
If you remind yourself of everything, big or small, you will lose respect.
My sister-in-law thinks she is smart, but she probably won't listen to what she says.
If that's the case, why should she waste her breath?
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"Cousin, let me tell you, it took me a lot of effort to get my concubine to take the time to see you this time."
"Who is that concubine? Although she is a concubine, she is the county lord's favorite woman."
"She also gave birth to a son and a daughter for the county lord. Even the county lord's wife looks up to her."
On the way to the silver shop, Qian kept talking, mainly to boast about herself and show how powerful she was.
Gu Qingcheng perfectly portrayed the role of a naive and gullible sucker, and cooperated perfectly with Qian's show-off.
Qian gradually lost herself in Gu Qingcheng's envious and admiring gaze.
She was always smart, but she didn't even notice that Gu looked a little different today.
She was still wearing the plain white mourning clothes, but she looked less pitiful and more delicate.
There was still no makeup on her face, but she looked less haggard and more gentle.
Gu Qingcheng: ...without changing the clothes, just changing the look or the gesture can make the dignified Shuxian become charming and seductive!
When they arrived at the silver shop, Qian went in first and saw her sister-in-law serving her at the stairs on the first floor.
When the sister-in-law saw her, Qian nodded quickly and whispered, "Are you here?"
The sister-in-law nodded and pointed to the second floor.
Then, the sister-in-law said softly, "Wait a moment, I'll go up and report to the concubine!"
Qian quickly agreed obediently.
Thump thump!
The sister-in-law went upstairs nimbly.
After a moment, she walked down again with a thump.
"Let's go! Madam Concubine is in a good mood right now, let's talk to Gu!"
"Sister-in-law, just two words. Please tell Gu Shi that you should be aware of your status and don't speak carelessly!"
The sister-in-law stood in front, acting like a powerful servant of the government.
Qian nodded repeatedly and waved at Gu Qingcheng, signaling her to follow quickly.
Gu Qingcheng lowered his head, hunched his back, and pretended to be timid and ignorant.
The sister-in-law took a quick look and saw that the Gu family was very petty and as unpresentable as she had guessed, so she did not take the Gu family seriously.
She led the way, Qian followed closely behind, and Gu Qingcheng timidly fell behind.
The group went up to the second floor, where a beautiful young woman was sitting on a chair by the window.
She wore an exquisitely embroidered skirt, and her hair was adorned with dazzling ruby and red gold jewelry.
Every gesture seems to be very elegant.
However, Gu Qingcheng, who was born into a real aristocratic family, could see through her affectation and imitation at a glance!
After just one encounter, Gu Qingcheng could roughly see the concubine's temperament.
Well, it was pretty much what she had guessed before.
She was born in a humble family and had a deep sense of inferiority. She gained favor by virtue of her beauty, but she was also afraid of others.
What would the concubine be afraid of?
Of course, there are newcomers who come to copy her "road to success" and squeeze her out.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingcheng slowly raised her head, revealing her beautiful face.
Without fancy clothes or dazzling jewelry, just a face is enough to shine brightly and captivate people.
When the concubine saw Gu Qingcheng's appearance clearly, she was shocked at first, and then felt deeply uneasy.
No, the master cannot see this woman.
The concubine stood out among the maids because of her beautiful appearance and became a favorite concubine that even the wife of the main house was afraid of.
And her beauty is simply not worth mentioning in front of this pretty widow.
Such a beautiful woman, once she develops ambition, will definitely make men crazy.
By then, will she still have a place in the magistrate's back office?
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