GBP Chapter 163 The County Princess's Gossip
Chapter 163 The County Princess's Gossip
"Madam, here are three thousand taels of silver notes and deeds for two shops in South City. These are our wife's dowry. Our wife wants you to help her exchange the shops in South City for silver, along with the three thousand taels, to help manage the old lady and her family."
Rong Enqing took the banknote and the shop deed and said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell your wife that I will take care of it for her. Tell her to relax, think more about the children, and take care of herself. Tell her that Yun Ai is still waiting for her to take her home."
The old woman nodded repeatedly with tears of gratitude, "Thank you, Madam! Thank you, Madam! I will definitely tell our wife what you said."
After saying this, he kowtowed twice to Rong Enqing, then stood up and said goodbye.
Rong Enqing raised his hand and handed the banknote and the shop deed to Xiu Zhang, "I'll leave this to you. Is that ok?"
Xiu Zhang hesitated for a moment, but still agreed: "Madam, rest assured, I will definitely get it done."
"Well. Don't sell the shop. Keep it for Yun Ai's dowry. Take money out of my private room to make up for this shortfall. By the way, take out another 1,000 taels of silver and make some gold locks, gold beads, gold pendants and other small things that are inconspicuous and easy to hide. Buy more dry food and clothes and send them to the Song family when they leave Beijing. It's also a small token of my appreciation."
"Madam, you are so thoughtful." Xiu Zhang said sincerely.
The place of exile is usually a bitter and cold place. If you don't have any valuables on you, it will be difficult to survive in the place of exile even if you don't die on the road.
But often, valuable things are easily coveted by others, and the possibility of being robbed along the way is too high.
Only small, easily concealed objects have the best chance of being brought safely to the place of exile without being noticed.
After the Song family's case was completely settled, the capital city returned to its former bustle and bustle, and even the court was bustling with activity.
A number of officials were dismissed two months ago, and now that the dust has settled, it is time to fill the positions. Recently, the court has been arguing about who should take over the positions of the Minister of Rites and the Right Vice Minister of Rites.
However, after arguing about this matter for half a month, no conclusion was reached.
To this day, everyone is still speculating after dinner about who will become the new Minister of Rites and the Right Vice Minister of Rites.
Rong Enqing was not curious about this at all. As Yun Ai was taken back to the second house by the Song family, Yun Ying was also taken back by Yun Hai.
After sending the two children away, Rong Enqing was completely free. He picked a clear day, took Yun Shu and went to Anyang County Lady's Mansion in person, bringing with him the generous gifts he had prepared in advance.
Just as the carriage stopped in front of the county princess's mansion, Rong Enqing saw a man dressed in palace eunuch's clothes get on the carriage and leave.
"Hello, Madam! Hello, Fifth Miss! Please come in. My county mistress has been waiting for you for a long time, and finally you two are here."
The concierge of the County Lady's Mansion had just seen Rong Enqing and Yun Shu getting off the carriage of the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion when he saw them. He hurried over to greet them warmly.
Rong Enqing also responded with a smile, "I should have come to your house a long time ago, but was delayed by something. Was that person from the palace just now?" As he said that, he pointed in the direction where the eunuch left.
The doorman smiled and said, "Indeed, they are from the palace." After a pause, he continued, "There is nothing to hide from the Madam. The person just now was sent by the Third Prince to bring gifts to our county lady. He comes every few days. We are used to it."
Rong Enqing was startled and asked subconsciously, "The Third Prince's men?"
The third prince, Xia Hongyang? Isn't that Princess Lingchuan's brother and Concubine Liang's son?
At the tea-tasting banquet at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Princess Lingchuan and Princess Anyang had a rather unpleasant quarrel.
What's going on now?
Rong Enqing was puzzled, but he saw the gatekeeper smiling and saying calmly, "When the Madam sees the County Lady, the County Lady will explain this to the Madam. I will not interfere here."
As he spoke, he ordered the servant to guard the gatehouse and personally took Rong Enqing and Yun Shu to the main courtyard where the Princess of Anyang County lived.
The doorman led the person to the gate of the main courtyard and then left, leaving the maid from the main courtyard to lead the way.
Just as the group entered the courtyard, Princess Anyang, who had received the news earlier, came out with Nanny Zhou to greet them.
"Madam, you are finally here."
Princess Anyang stepped over and took Rong Enqing's arm affectionately, "Let's go inside quickly. The weather is getting colder now. Don't catch a cold."
The group crossed the yard and just walked to the corridor when a sudden voice rang out: "May the county princess be blessed with good health!" "May the county princess be happy and worry-free!" The voice was sharp and strange, and it didn't sound like a human voice.
Rong Enqing looked curiously in the direction of the sound and saw a birdcage hanging under the eaves a few steps away, with two colorful parrots locked inside.
Seeing everyone stop and watch, a parrot stretched its neck and shouted, "May the county lady be blessed with good health!" Another parrot followed closely and shouted, "May the county lady be happy and worry-free!"
Upon seeing this, Rong Enqing immediately became interested. "I thought it was just one parrot, but I didn't expect there were two. They look like a pair? Even their words are spoken by each bird."
The Lady of Anyang County curled her lips and said in a somewhat awkward tone: "Aren't they just two talking birds? Are they worthy of your attention? If you like them, you can take them with you when you leave."
Rong Enqing knew that the Princess of Anyang County was not coming for him, and he understood immediately, and said jokingly: "I dare not accept the gift from the Third Prince to the Princess of Anyang."
Then, Princess Anyang blushed visibly, "Madam, why are you making fun of me too?"
"I don't mean to make fun of the county lady. I just sighed that the county lady's charm is so great that even the third prince was impressed by you!" Rong Enqing said with a smile: "I haven't been out for a while, so I'm out of touch with the news. I don't even know the gossip about the county lady. This time, the county lady must talk to me in detail."
As for why he didn't go out, since it involved the Song family, everyone tacitly kept silent about it.
The group entered the house and sat down. A maid brought in hot tea, and then they began to talk.
"...I don't know what's wrong with the Third Prince. He suddenly started sending me gifts. It's really inexplicable!" Princess Anyang couldn't help but complain, "Princess Lingchuan, Liang Yulan and I have a big grudge against each other. One is his sister, and the other is his cousin. He also sent me gifts, so he must have bad intentions.
"Do you think he is going to help Princess Lingchuan and Liang Yulan get back their wrongdoing? It must be like this! He gave me a gift just to make me let my guard down!"
Listening to the seemingly complaining and defensive words of Anyang County Lady, which were actually full of anxiety and uneasiness, Rong Enqing suddenly had an idea. She leaned over to Nanny Zhou who was sitting next to her and whispered in a low voice, "Is the county lady feeling amorous?"