The carriage drove out from the city gate and went east along the official road, the stable carriage gradually became bumpy.
The so-called official road is actually a slightly flat dirt road, which is far from being compared with the asphalt road or even the cement road of later generations. The carriage does not have the slightest shock absorption performance at all. Inside the carriage, it was no different from that of Heimo on the country road in later generations. Li Yi hadn't felt this kind of torture for a long time.
He sighed a long time, if there was no such thing, he should have stayed and flew with Ruyi for a sweet honeymoon trip, looking at the mountains, rivers, flowers, stars, and the moon, instead of falling asleep alone Lying in a carriage, or two...
The curtain of the car was lifted, and fresh air with a faint fragrance poured in. Li Yi made room for Miss Liu Er, and looked boredly through the gap of the car curtain, throwing broad beans into his mouth while watching the backing the way.
Although riding a horse for several hours was a piece of cake for Miss Liu Er, she had long since lost her original freshness, and she and Li Yi had a stalemate over the last few broad beans in the bag.
It wasn't until Li Yi threw in a broad bean that was stained with his own saliva, in exchange for Miss Liu Er giving her a hard look, that she won the final victory.
"After driving for several hours, everyone is tired too, why don't you take a rest in front?" Li Yi moved to the front of the carriage, opened the curtain, and said something to the outside.
The old man surnamed Li poked his head out of a smaller carriage behind and said, "Master, it's getting late, and we will arrive at the next county town in half an hour. When we get there, let's find an inn first." Settle down and start again tomorrow morning."
Li Yi nodded and got into the carriage again, secretly rejoicing in his heart, and also fortunately that the distance between Qing'an Mansion and the capital is not too far away, six or seven days is already very short compared to a journey of several months.
However, thinking that such turbulence will continue for another week, it is still inevitable to have a headache...
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In the small courtyard, the sun was about to set, and the little maid was lying on the rocking chair that Li Yi often lay on, counting something with her fingers.
"Half a month is fifteen days. Uncle and Second Miss have been away for half a day, and there are fourteen and a half days before we can see them again..."
"Xiaohuan..." Ruyi's voice came from inside the room.
Hearing the young lady's voice, the little maid responded with an "hey".
"Wash your hands and come back to eat."
"Come back."
Getting up from the rocking chair, he glanced outside the door and saw Uncle Fang passing by, then turned back and walked listlessly into the room.
At the same time, Lao Fang and a few men had just walked out of the gate of the house.
"Old Fang, are you sure they won't come back before midnight?" a man asked uncertainly.
"Don't worry." Lao Fang patted his chest and said, "A few women have gone to the temple to pray, and they will never come back before midnight. As long as we go home before midnight, there will be no problem."
"That's good. I heard that the oiran competition in the past few days is very exciting. It's hard to wait until my mother-in-law is not at home. This time I have to watch it carefully."
The men laughed tacitly, and immediately dispersed as soon as they got to the street.
"Hey, I'll go to the Yingchun Tower to see, Lao Fang, are you going to see the little red girl in Qunyuyuan?" When only Lao Fang and another man were left, the other man patted Lao Fang on the shoulder and laughed loudly to leave.
Lao Fang cursed secretly, and walked in the opposite direction.
But at this time, in the Qunyu Courtyard, the old bustard was hiding in the room, smiling brightly, obviously in a good mood.
It is really a wise decision to put all the resources on Chen Miaomiao. She is already well-known, and she has earned enough attention in the past few days. In addition, she has also worked hard to win the attention of many young masters. The support and popularity are comparable to those of the veteran oirans. I am afraid that one of the top ten oirans this year can be secured.
The only regret was that Zui Mo didn't know what kind of evil she had fallen into, and she was unwilling to fight for the position of oiran even if she said whatever she wanted. If she had such thoughts, she would definitely be ahead of Chen Miaomiao in the ranking.
She has been struggling in this industry all her life, and she has never seen any temper. Like Zui Mo, she will suffer sooner or later. If she doesn't take advantage of the few years she is young, she will work hard and plan for the future. Those who end up in a good family, such as those who let their temper go wild, most of them will only end in a miserable end.
There was a knock on the door, and the bustard withdrew her thoughts, opened the door, saw someone coming, and asked, "Zui Mo, what's the matter?"
In the past, the madam would not be so indifferent to the top brand of Qunyuyuan, her cash cow, but now that the cash cow has changed, she naturally doesn't need to be so enthusiastic.
"Mum, won't you invite me in?" Zeng Zuimo seemed completely unaware of this, and still said with a smile.
"I said Zui Mo, you just listen to your mother's persuasion, this will only destroy yourself in the end, even if you don't think about your mother, you have to think about yourself, if this continues, my mother will really not be able to help you It's gone." No matter what, it's been a relationship for many years, and the old bustard still didn't give up and painstakingly persuaded her a few words.
Zeng Zuimo smiled and said, "I'm here this time for this matter."
"Have you figured it out?" The old bustard's eyes lit up.
"I figured it out." Zeng Zuimo nodded and said, "I'll redeem myself."
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"Where did you get so much money?" Looking at the stack of bank notes in his hand, after verifying the authenticity, the old bustard asked in shock.
The banknotes are real, as long as you go to the bank of the corresponding business bank, you can exchange them for the equivalent amount of silver. The question is, how does she have so much money
"The money should be enough." Zeng Zuimo looked at her and asked.
"Enough..." The bustard nodded mechanically.
According to their fame, everyone in the Qunyu Courtyard had a clearly marked price for the money they redeemed. No matter who they were, if they wanted to leave, as long as they raised enough money, she would let them go.
Of course, like Zui Mo in the past, she will not let go easily, but now, her reputation is not as good as before. After the Oiran Contest, I am afraid that it will be reduced a lot, and the money needed to redeem herself will naturally be reduced. , at least it will be far less than the ones she holds in her hand.
She was a little hesitant at this moment, if she was drunk...
As soon as this idea came up, she denied it. It was a foregone conclusion that Chen Miaomiao would succeed her as the new signboard of Qunyu Academy, and there would be no further changes. Zuimo's role to her was actually dispensable, but rather It's better to accept the money and give her a favor by the way.
"Have you really thought about it?" the old bustard looked at her and asked seriously. Obviously, she had already made a choice at this time.
After being confirmed by Zeng Zuimo's nod, the bustard sighed, took out her contract of sale from the box in the room, and said, "For the sake of our past affection, if you want to leave, wait until after the oiran contest."
Although her reputation is not as good as before, she is still better than most people. At this critical time, it is not harmful for Qunyuyuan to gain a little more popularity.
"Okay." It's just a few days late to leave. After waiting for so many years, it's okay to wait a few more days, not to mention that the deed of sale is in her hands. The moment she got the deed of sale, she was already free .
When he walked out of the madam's room, Zeng Zuimo felt unprecedented ease. He finally let go of the mountain that had been on his shoulders for a long time. Turning a blind eye to Chen Miaomiao's gloating gaze, she opened the door and walked in, only to see Xiaocui sitting beside the bed with a sad face.
"This silly girl."
She murmured in a low voice, originally wanted to give her a surprise, but since she promised her mother to keep the secret, she would not tell her the news until after the oiran contest was over.