Chapter 77: The lights in Dorji's tent were dim...
In Dorji's tent, the lights were dim and there was silence.
All I could hear was the howling wind and snow outside the tent.
Mu Xue walked in and no one stopped her.
Even the elderly maid, Wujina, who was guarding the felt curtain outside, just bowed to her quietly, seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally said nothing, but just sighed and led her people out of the tent.
There is only one answer to such actions, Dorji is waiting for her to arrive.
She lowered her eyes, her eyeballs rolled slightly, and she had an idea in her mind.
Although this man was angry, he still missed her.
With this thought in mind, Mu Xue curled her lips for a moment and walked forward following the dim candlelight. The entire tent seemed like a frozen lake, and every little sound echoed.
She stopped behind a dark red cloud-patterned curtain and whispered:
"Dundubu Dorji, you once said that you would love me no matter what. Does it still count?"
There was silence for a moment.
The warm curtain was lifted up with a swish, and Dorji looked at her with a complicated expression on his well-defined face.
"It counts."
He turned around, leaving her with only his back. His tall figure was shrouded by the dim candlelight, which made him look a little lonely. Dorji sat down on the carpet, poured another glass of wine, and drank it in silence.
Muxue took off her thick snow-blue satin embroidered fox fur cloak, put it in her hands, walked towards him, and spoke softly.
"I have you in my heart. I don't know where this love came from, but I'm deeply in love with you."
She slowly sat down next to him and put her face lightly on his shoulder. She could faintly hear the cold wind whistling outside the tent.
"I won't hide it from you. When I first heard about this marriage, I was really scared. At that time, I asked Khan Ama if he could let me build a princess's mansion closer to home. It took a lot of time to prepare for this matter. There was no news for a long time, and gradually I forgot about it. But the last time I was attacked, I was shocked again. Khan Ama might have been worried after hearing the news, so he brought up this matter again. Since you love me, you have to think about me. It's my father's words and the king's order. I did ask for it before, so it's hard to refuse."
In the dark night, her chin was suddenly pinched, and Dorji turned his head and stared at her.
"You just took advantage of the fact that I was moved first and said something to coax me."
Mu Xue was not afraid at all and met his gaze: "But, I am willing to coax you, this is already an attitude."
Dorji pulled her face and kissed her hard, his movements somewhat angry, but when he pressed her down on the carpet, he subconsciously put the back of his hand against the back of her head, fearing that she would bump against it.
Realizing this, Mu Xue smiled.
This confident smile made Dorji a little annoyed again.
She just takes advantage of the fact that he loves her!
What a bullshit idea, in the end, he is the one being tortured!
He exerted force on his hands, and the silk wrapped around her tore with a snap, revealing a bit of white jade in the lavender. Dorji bit her angrily, leaving a faint mark on her canine teeth.
The remaining half-finished wine was knocked over and rolled to the ground, staining the small felt rug.
The rude and wanton entanglement caused a severe collision. Mu Xue also got a little angry. I gave you face!
She ran her hands around his back, leaving red marks on her fingertips.
Pain and pleasure came at the same time, and Dorji became more and more unwilling to let go.
After struggling for half the night, she fell asleep in his arms exhausted, vaguely feeling a gentle sigh in her ears: "Forget it, at least... you are willing to spend time to coax me."
The snow has stopped and the sky is bright, the white scene is dazzling.
Dorji shaved off a piece of mutton, dipped it in sauce, and threw it into Muxue's bowl.
"I will go to you in autumn and winter, and return in spring and summer."
Mu Xue's eyes lit up and she picked up the mutton and ate it with a smile.
"real?"
Dorji sliced another piece of mutton for her and sneered, "I'm used to wandering on the grassland anyway, so just treat me as if you were living in the winter pasture. Didn't you talk about geese flying in a flock before? Well, now you have a goose next to you."
Mu Xue brought the piece of mutton to his mouth: "I know you love me."
Dorji turned his head and the piece of meat followed him. He rolled his eyes a little and had to eat it.
Mu Xue put her arms around his neck, smiled and shook him gently: "I like Dunduobu Dorji the most!"
Dorji glanced at her, shook his head helplessly, and smiled. "I can never do anything with you."
Now that her worries were resolved, Mu Xue felt much more cheerful.
She kissed him on the cheek and said, "If you go there in autumn or winter, you can go with the princes who are on duty for the new year. You don't need to bring any money. I have a bank for you to spend."
"Don't you want to pay it back? You're charging me interest."
"How could that be possible?" Mu Xue said, "You are my dear husband, how could those people do that? Compared to you, you can take money whenever you want, and there is absolutely no interest."
For Mongolian princes and nobles, she would charge three cents interest.
Judging from the time they have been doing, this group of people should have already arrived in Beijing, right?
In the capital, a long camel team slowly passed through the city gate, the camel bells jingling. After a long journey, even the camels' humps were much smaller.
The child squatting near the city gate playing in the mud raised his head and looked around curiously. The Mongolian horses in front looked interesting, plump and round. But when the child saw the burly man sitting on the horse wearing a furry mink hat and a full beard, he cried and turned back to look for his mother.
Demu pulled the reins, puzzled, and turned back to ask Eunuch Tian: "What is that child crying about?"
It should be Chinese that he couldn't understand.
Hearing the child crying, "Mom, bandits are coming," Eunuch Tian shook his ears and smiled.
"Who knows? Maybe he was frightened by the camel."
He glanced at Taiji Demu, who was covered in fur, and was a little worried that he would be ridiculed because of his different customs.
Before leaving, the princess sent someone to give them all a special lesson, saying that they must serve these Mongolian princes and taijis well, respect them equally as their fathers and mothers, and let them spend a comfortable and happy year in the capital.
Eunuch Tian then advised: "Taiji, the fashion in the capital is different from that in the north. People don't like to wear precious animal skins directly on the outside. They always like to add a layer of satin or silk on the outside of the fur coat. They think that this way they look beautiful and well-dressed. Do you want me to find a ready-made clothing store for you to tidy up your clothes? Then you will look more wealthy and majestic. Apart from anything else, how many people in the capital can have such a good fur coat as the one you are wearing?"
"Why do we need to pay attention to these patterns here? There is also a layer of satin outside." Demu looked at the crowd and indeed did not see any nobles who directly covered the animal skins outside, so he nodded: "That's fine, I'll listen to your arrangement."
"Then I will take you to the bank to get the money. Then we can go to the tailor shop."
Demu was completely unfamiliar with the capital, so he let the eunuch lead him around. The eunuch had been in the capital for a long time, and he knew every alley. He took a shortcut and led him to a bank.
Demu looked at the sign at the entrance of the money shop. Unlike the other signs which were all in Chinese characters, there was a small row of Mongolian and Manchu characters on the side, which read "Rong'an Money Shop".
This is good. For someone like him who doesn't know Chinese characters and Manchu, such a trilingual sign is very convenient. Demu looked at it for a while and asked again, "Why do I remember that you told me before that the Dashengkui business was responsible?"
Eunuch Tian said with a smile: "You have a really good memory. It was indeed Dashengkui who was responsible for entertaining you throughout your trip to the capital. Look at the two waiters at the back, they are both from Dashengkui."
Demu looked at him and said, "I say, you are all from the same family, right?"
"Hahahaha," Eunuch Tian praised with a fawning smile, "otherwise why do we say you are wise and brave? You can see the key to this at a glance. It is true that our two families have business dealings, and we have already agreed on it in advance. You can go in and withdraw the money without any obstacles. This is all agreed in advance. With your title as a guarantee, there will be no other trouble. This is actually to facilitate your use of money."
He pointed to another pawnshop and said, "It's not that easy to borrow money from them. Although you are so powerful, it's still your reputation on the grassland. These small people are not very knowledgeable and may not know how to borrow money. They also need a guarantor to sign and seal. I don't want to waste time talking to them. I'm not bragging. If you go in and try it yourself, you will know that our Rong'an Bank is definitely the most convenient."
Eunuch Tian said this as he led him in.
As soon as I entered the money shop, a clerk wearing a red melon-shaped hat brought me hot milk tea with a smile.
Demuyuan was still disdainful: "The milk tea here has a smell. It's not the taste I'm used to."
"Taiji, please try it. I guarantee that this milk tea is good. It uses good ingredients." The waiter said in fluent Mongolian.
"Oh, you can speak our language." Demu was a little surprised. The closer to the capital, the fewer people who could speak Mongolian. Some officials couldn't speak it well and all pointed to Eunuch Tian for translation. He didn't expect that a clerk in a small money shop here could also speak Mongolian. Although the accent sounded a bit strange and unfamiliar, at least they could communicate.
The shopkeeper at the back nodded and said, "Yes, in order to facilitate the reception of distinguished guests like you, we have specially trained a group of waiters. You see, anyone wearing a red melon-shaped hat like him can speak Mongolian."
"Not bad." Demu took the milk tea and took a sip. It was another surprise. The taste of this milk tea was really good.
While he was guzzling his milk tea, Eunuch Tian had already started the procedure of borrowing money from the shopkeeper, so he didn't have to worry about anything at all.
After eating two bowls of milk tea, Eunuch Tian showed Demu a bag of silver. "I'll change fifty taels of silver for you first. If it's not enough, we'll talk about it later."
"I'm not quite sure, approximately how many sheep there are?" Demu asked.
"About twenty sheep." Eunuch Tian added the interest, did a simple calculation and said.
"That's still okay? I can change a little more. I have a budget of 100 sheep."
Eunuch Tian advised: "Go to the Lifanyuan tomorrow to report. You can get a yearly salary. There is a certain amount of money there, which should be enough for you."
Demu patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, although you are a little scheming, you are also a good person. You didn't ask me to take more money."
Eunuch Tian just smiled and said, "How dare I lie to you? When we return, there will be people from Dashengkui who will ask you how I served you. If I didn't do it properly, I will be punished. I hope you can say a few good words to me so that I can earn some hard work fee."
They had memorized these rules and regulations by heart. It was not a one-time deal that they would run away after cheating. The princess intended to keep this business going for a long time. She was just waiting for the first batch of princes and taijis to spread the word and attract more guests from the grassland.
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