C94 (1/2)
Left Lady held her up, and laughed: ”You don't like it? This doesn't seem like you! ”
”Aunt, that bracelet is not suitable for me to wear. It's too big, I'm afraid it would cost at least eight taels!” Mu Rousang looked at her own thin and white arms in distress, then looked at the pair of thick bangles.
Left Lady laughed. ”You, I can't do anything to you, but I'm afraid I have disappointed you today, the bracelet is only worth two taels of silver each.”
”Two taels?” Mu Rousang had a face full of disbelief.
Left Lady smiled and said, ”Chun Yi, bring that box over.”
Chun Yi hurriedly brought the box in front of the two of them. Left Lady opened the box and took out one to weigh it in his hand, then he handed it over to Mu Rousang, smiling but not saying anything.
”Eh, why is this bracelet so light?” Hollow?! Mu Rousang immediately reacted.
”Aunt, your eyes are so sharp. You saw it right away.”
However, Left Lady was amused by her flattery, and laughed: ”You're still young, but you can't suppress these heavy and golden ornaments, so you didn't notice at first glance.”
She pointed at the other bracelet in the box and said, ”If this bracelet really has eight layers, how could it be placed so daintily on the red satin? It would naturally have to be pressed in quite a bit.”
The main reason was because Left Lady did not think that Madam Hou would pamper a concubine she had never seen before, so when Shen Mama took it out, she became more thoughtful. A pair of bracelets of sixteen taels was different from a bracelet of four taels, and the bottom of the box was covered in a layer of cotton to look good.
”She is a virtuous person. No wonder she was praised by those in the capital. The gift she sent us today was sent to us despite knowing that we would be able to see through it. Do you know why?”
Hearing that the Left Lady was testing her again, she laughed: ”Isn't it because we saw that the Princess Huaiqing and all the noble ladies were present? Even if we saw that the bracelet is fake, we would not say it out loud.
”Hehe, this Madam Hou is really interesting!” Mu Rousang's eyes flashed, and laughed very cutely, asking: ”Aunt, earlier in the Flower Hall, I heard that The House of the Marquis of Loyalty's son has already gotten married.”
Left Lady liked her to look so charming and weird. Her heart became softer and softer and she laughed: ”What are you thinking now?”
However, Mu Rousang said: ”In any case, this bracelet is worth at least four taels of gold, in other words, it is worth at least forty taels of silver.” Saying this, she blinked several times and replied, ”Well, Aunt, I plan to dig a pit. As for who I can coax into one, that will depend on whether or not those people are greedy enough.”
Left Lady was also an intelligent person, upon hearing her words he laughed: ”You, remember that New daughter-in-law has just entered the palace, do not mention anything, only when you have a clear idea of the situation will it be convenient to take action.”
Mu Rousang naturally knew that the Left Lady was reminding her, and hurriedly agreed. However, in her heart, she was pondering how she should torture the Hou Mansion to the point that they were unable to remain calm. Thinking like this, she became more and more fervent, hoping to get married early so that she could cause a ruckus.
On this day, because they still had to guard the New Year's Eve, after lunch, everyone went to rest. In addition to that, at night, while guarding the New Year, Mu Rousang still could not endure it.
Mu Rousang yawned, and said while holding back her tears: ”Grandmother, it's your turn to lose cards!”
”Hmm?!” ”It's my turn, ten thousand thousand times.” Old Madam Zuo took out a card and threw it on the table, then laughed: ”Bullshit! Hurry up and give us the money! ”
Mu Rousang looked at everyone with utter innocence. She really couldn't blame her, Old Madam Zuo had trained this consummate skill for dozens of years.
When they were close to each other, they finally heard the chimes of the various temples in the city chiming, and couldn't help but pray for a bit, but Mu Rousang was finally unable to take it anymore, and quickly brought lass out of the hall. When they reached her own room, she didn't even care about the people around him, she touched the bed and climbed over, the moment she touched her pillow, she fell into a deep sleep.
On the first day of the new year, everyone stayed at home to catch their breath. On the second day of the new year, Left Lady brought her to the feast once again, while the people from the left also brought the two Zuo brothers and Mu Jinzhi to walk around.
Today, when the snow was too cold, Old Madam Zuo called Mu Rousang to accompany her in the house to roast the fire.
The two of them were in the room, doing their housework when they heard the little girl report in, ”Madam, Miss, the Ministry of Public Affairs has issued an order saying that Master will officially be promoted to the position of Minister of the Left in the Third Pin Department when January comes.”
”Really?” Mu Rousang was overjoyed, this was a position of power, the Department of Public Affairs was only responsible for the evaluation of the serving officials and their promotions.
Old Madam Zuo also followed suit and laughed, saying, ”Alright, alright, this year is a good year, the entire palace will be given a month's worth of salary.”
Grandmother, rest assured, Sun's daughter-in-law has already given the orders for this matter. Congratulations to the Old Madam. Yu Xiuzhu then led the two little girls in.
”Little girl, isn't this the right time to express my feelings? ”Why are you here?” Old Madam Zuo asked with a smile.
Yu Xiuzhu said: ”Sun's daughter-in-law's mother sent people over to send some high-quality Blood Swallow nest, and then sent some out to send to grandmother and mother.”