Mingyue responded one by one, and brought Yun Feiyan, who was surprised, and her servants into the yard.
This is a small courtyard with only three rooms. There are several crabapple trees planted in the yard and a grape trellis on the side corridor. Mingyue and Mingmei live in the room in the middle, two guards live on the right, and the room on the left is occupied by an old woman who takes care of daily affairs.
Now with the addition of Yun Feiyan, Manager Du and a few maids, this courtyard is obviously no longer able to accommodate them.
While it was still early, Mingyue thought for a moment and asked the maid to find a matchmaker because she wanted to buy a house.
When she was in Wangnan City, Mingyue made a fortune by gambling on stones. Now she lives in such a small yard because she wants to keep her wealth hidden. Besides, since there are only her and Mingmei, the smaller yard seems cozy.
Now, of course we have to change the yard.
Yun Feiyan knew about this and was worried that Mingyue didn't have enough money. She was about to give her some money, but then she remembered that she had given all the jewelry and land deeds to Mingyue not long ago. Now she was the real poor one.
With so many people crowded together, the yard seemed even narrower. Mingyue asked Granny Li to bring a few stools for Steward Du and the others to rest their legs, and she pulled Yun Feiyan into the main house.
As soon as she entered the room, Mingyue took out a jewelry box from the closet.
She stuffed the jewelry box into Yun Feiyan's arms and said with a smile, "Mom, you should keep this thing for yourself first. When Mingmei is getting married in the future, you can give it to her as a dowry or a trousseau, whatever you like. Anyway, she can't keep it now and can't use it."
Yun Feiyan looked down and saw a box full of jewels, jades, and land deeds. Wasn’t this what she had asked someone to deliver before
Yun Feiyan put the things on the table and said unhappily, "This is what I gave to Mingmei. She is still young, so you, as her mother, should keep it for her. I have given it away, so how can I take it back?"
Mingyue shook her head and said sincerely: "I know you feel sorry for me, but I have money, lots and lots of it."
How could Yun Feiyan believe it
Manager Du told her that his daughter grew up in the countryside and later married into a farmer's family. She has been on the run since she left the countryside. How could she have any money on her
"Don't be so stubborn. Just keep these things. Think of it as your mother's love for you." Yun Feiyan sighed.
Seeing this, Mingyue suddenly opened the bottom layer of the wardrobe.
Yun Feiyan looked over without much concern, and took a breath of cold air.
The wardrobe was filled with golden gold, with attractive gold ingots arranged one after another, and a thick layer of silver bills at the bottom, which made people wonder if they were in a silver shop.
Yun Feiyan rubbed her eyes somewhat impolitely, the gold and silver bills were still there.
After a long while, she lowered her voice and said, "Could it be that this yard belongs to some wealthy businessman, and he forgot to take the gold away?"
Apart from this, she couldn't think of any other possibility.
Since they would be together forever in the future, Mingyue didn't want to keep the secret from Yun Feiyan any longer. She sorted out the topic in her mind and told Yun Feiyan everything that happened after she left Hanchang County from beginning to end.
Of course, some of these things are embellished.
Yun Feiyan listened to Mingyue's ups and downs in life, and felt excited, nervous, and frightened. Her eyes and face turned red.
When Yun Feiyan learned that Mingyue had met the current emperor and was now working for the emperor, his heart was filled with pride, but he could not speak for a long time.
I wonder if Wen Siyuan knew all this, and knew that it was because he couldn't tolerate his daughter that he let his daughter meet Prince Chen and made his daughter become the knife in the emperor's hand that stabbed into his own heart. Would he regret what he did
But she also knew that what Mingyue did was actually somewhat dangerous. She took Mingyue's hand and said earnestly: "If possible, mother would rather you be an ordinary girl. I don't ask you to be rich, as long as you are safe."
Mingyue smiled. An ordinary woman? She didn't want to.
Being an ordinary woman in this era meant getting married and having children, then being confined to a small courtyard all your life, competing with a group of other women for a rotten cucumber, waiting for the so-called husband to favor you. Even if you gave birth to a son, you might not be able to raise him, because the backyard was a battlefield for a group of women.
Of course, there is no need to tell Yun Feiyan these words.
Mingyue said softly with a hint of meaning: "It's not easy to get off the Majesty's ship. I'm afraid I'll be stuck on it for the rest of my life. But since I'm already on the ship, I can only make myself valuable so that I won't be thrown off the ship at any time."
Yun Feiyan's expression changed, and finally he let out a sigh.
Her daughter has grown up and has her own life. As for her, all she needs to do is take good care of her daughter.
Not long after, Manager Du knocked on the door and said that the matchmaker had arrived.
Mingyue closed the closet door and walked out with Yun Feiyan.
The matchmaker was the most well-informed and naturally knew Mingyue's identity. When she saw Mingyue and Yun Feiyan behaving intimately, she instantly guessed that this lady must be the wife of Marquis Dingyuan, a wealthy person.
"What kind of information do you want to know?" the matchmaker asked with a smile that showed her teeth, and her attitude was very polite.
When Mingyue asked about the three-story mansion, the smile on the maid's face became more genuine.
"A house with three entrances and three exits? I wonder if you are renting or buying it?"
"Of course I buy it."
"That's a coincidence. I know of a few merchants who want to sell houses, but one is in the north of the city, one is in the south, and one is next to an official's house. Does your Excellency have any specific requirements?"
Mingyue herself didn't care, as she could live in a thatched hut, so she looked at Yun Feiyan.
If she had not seen the gold before, Yun Feiyan would have been too embarrassed to make a request. But now that she knew her daughter's true ability, her pampered nature as a marquis's wife came out again.
Yun Feiyan thought and said, "The yard can't be too close to the street, otherwise it's noisy. It can't be too far away, otherwise it's inconvenient. There must be a garden and rockery in the yard, so that you can hold banquets and enjoy the flowers when you are bored. Also, the people living nearby must..."
The smile on the matchmaker's face became more and more stiff. In her line of work, what she feared most was meeting picky customers like Yun Feiyan, who were really difficult to deal with.
Mingyue added as if unintentionally: "Just do as my mother said, the price and other things are negotiable. If it is done, you will naturally get the benefits."
The matchmaker then smiled again and took a pen to write down Yun Feiyan's request.
(End of this chapter)