Chapter 18: The Marquis wins the battle and gets a chance to leave the house for a day
The sound of playing the piano started when Zhang Yuqing came out of Yunqiao's room that day and everyone knew about the Marquis.
She had played the piano before, but not as diligently.
She has been playing the piano more diligently these days.
It’s still quiet at night.
At this time, the white noise is reduced, and it seems particularly quiet, but any sound will be transmitted far away.
Yun Qiao sat on a chair near the door and listened to the piano music outside.
I have to say that Zhang Yuqing's piano playing is really beautiful. I think it won't be long before she can seduce Marquis Chen Jingyan.
She found it meaningless.
Why go to so much trouble to please a man?
A day later, Yun Qiao received something from the attendant who served the Marquis.
She seemed to understand immediately why the concubines in the backyard were so eager to please the Marquis.
Because the Marquis is really generous.
"Were these all sent by the Marquis?" Yun Qiao stared at the things in front of him.
Two pieces of top-quality brocade and half a bag of silver. Not to mention how much the money is, if you buy this top-quality brocade outside, it would cost twenty taels per piece. What's more, this is for the exclusive use of the master in the marquis' mansion.
In Yunqiao's eyes, these are all money.
Xiao Tao looked at her daughter and said, "It was sent by Brother Xiaodong, who works for the Marquis. He said he was sending two pieces of fabric for the daughter to make clothes."
Yun Qiao said, "I'm stupid. If I wear clothes made of brocade at this critical moment, wouldn't it attract attention?"
The old lady was selecting a wife for the Marquis. The Marquis's Mansion was being watched by the daughters of wealthy families in Kyoto. If a little concubine like her suddenly became so conspicuous, it would naturally attract attention.
I'm just afraid that she will be pushed out and used as a target.
The material is good, but it's not wearable.
You can sell it and exchange it for other fabrics. Yun Qiao really doesn't care about the material of the clothes.
Just like in modern times, when others wear luxury goods, she can also wear street goods worth dozens of dollars. The key is that she likes money and wants to save more.
"Go out and ask the price later. If the price is good, sell it."
"Sell, sell it..." Xiao Tao was surprised and frightened. "This was given to me by the Marquis. Are you really going to sell it? If the Marquis knew about this, would he blame you?"
"Then don't let him know."
Yun Qiao turned to look at the two pieces of fabric and whispered, "Buy two pieces of the same material in the same color based on these two pieces. Could it be that the Marquis really has so much free time as to pay special attention to women's clothing?"
In her impression, a high and mighty marquis like Chen Jingyan would definitely not pay attention to this.
Xiaotao felt that it seemed to make some sense.
"Then I will do as the young lady says."
Yun Qiao waved her hand, "That's for sure."
When Yun Qiao opened the purse and saw the silver and money inside, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. It was quite a lot of money...
Could this be the hard work fee that the Marquis gave her specially?
If it really is a labor fee, she feels that she can do this job. She hopes that the Marquis will come more often and give her more money.
Of course, this was just her thought.
After the small gathering on the Lantern Festival, Xiaoxiang Garden returned to its usual tranquility. Fang Jia still often came to see Yun Qiao, and she would also go to see Fang Jia. Zhang Yuqing played the piano for a few days but to no avail. Not only did her Wutong tree fail to attract the golden phoenix, but just a few days after the Lantern Festival after the New Year, the Marquis went to the border military camp.
Yun Qiao was the happiest person to learn that the Marquis had left.
Since the Marquis is not at home, their Xiaoxiang Garden does not need to be watched by the old lady.
When the Marquis was here, the old lady was most concerned about whose room the Marquis would go to after entering Xiaoxiang Garden.
Now that the Marquis has left, Yun Qiao saw the old mother who was originally watching them in Xiaoxiang Garden. It was obvious that she had left. It had been several days and she had not been seen.
"I heard that the Marquis left Kyoto and went to the military camp?" Fang Jia said, and then clicked his tongue and said, "Five-chamber..."
Zhang Yuqing, who was sitting on Fang Jia's left, said, "Eat, bang..., I'll play chicken."
Yun Qiao narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Sorry sisters, I messed up."
"Give me money, give me money..."
Fang Jia said with a smile: "Sister Zhang seems to be out of shape. How come, when the Marquis left, your heart also left with him?"
Zhang Yuqing's expression changed slightly, but he still pursed his lips and said, "Nonsense, I didn't do that."
Zhang Yuqing said this and handed the money to Yun Qiao.
Sun Sisi, who was called over, said with a smile, "Look at how good you guys are at playing. This mahjong game is pretty good. Let's get together and play it often. But don't play too big, or I won't be able to cover my monthly salary."
"Don't worry, Sister Sun, we're just having fun."
"Next time, I'll try to win by playing Sister Fang Jia's cards. When I win the money, we'll have hot pot."
Sun Sisi continued to smile and said, "That's great. Our courtyard is much happier now that you and Sister Fang Jia are here."
Playing mahjong is really addictive. One day passes by while I am playing.
The two pieces of brocade sent by the Marquis were sold to a shop outside, and then two pieces of the same color were bought.
Yun Qiao knew how to make clothes, so she was reluctant to spend money to hire a tailor, so she made them herself. However, needlework takes time, and once this set of spring clothes was finished, spring had arrived.
In mid-March, good news came from the military camp.
The Marquis personally led his troops to drive the Turks out of the pass and achieved a great victory.
The emperor was delighted and rewarded the marquis's family with a huge sum of gold and numerous delicacies and treasures. The old lady and the people from the marquis's family were waiting at the door to receive the emperor's order and express their gratitude.
Afterwards, the old lady was overjoyed and gave rewards to everyone in the marquis's mansion.
Even the concubines in Xiaoxiang Garden were rewarded with two taels of silver and had the opportunity to go out of the house for a day.
Cheng Danmei was the calmest. She seemed to have no interest in anything and was unwilling to go out for fun.
But Yunqiao wants to go.
Fang Jia and Zhang Yuqing wanted to go home and take a look.
"... Have you finished asking? Is there anyone to go out with us?" Yun Qiao sat on a chair and ate snacks.
"It seems so. Miss Fang and Miss Zhang want to go home to visit. They haven't been back for half a year, and Miss Sun and Miss Lianxiang want to accompany Miss Mei."
Yun Qiao said, "Okay then, let's go by ourselves."
"Miss, are we going to Lingguang Temple this time?"
When Yun Qiao came to Kyoto from northern Shaanxi, she naturally brought back her parents' tablets. This tablet could not be offered to her uncle Chen Ruhai's family, nor could it be taken to the Marquis' Mansion. As a concubine, she could not offer her parents' tablets in the Marquis' Mansion.
She then enshrined the tablet in Lingguang Temple.
Give silver money every six months and the young monks in the temple will serve you well.
"Go and have a look."
"Let's go to Lingguang Temple first, and then spend the rest of the day wandering around outside. We always need to get some fresh air."
Xiao Tao nodded, "Then I'll prepare some offerings to bring to the Master and the Madam. Let's also buy some paper ingots and burn some clothes so that the Master and the Madam won't have anything to wear down there."
As Xiaotao spoke, her eyes became moist.
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