next day
Concubine Xiao stretched her back, rubbed her slack eyes, and squinted her red sleeves, "What time is it?"
"It's almost noon." Hongxiu said.
Concubine Xiao rubbed her head and muttered, "Oops, help me up quickly, I just told my grandmother yesterday that I would have lunch with her today, and I almost forgot."
If Miss Xiao's drowsiness didn't wake up naturally, she would feel angry when she got up. She slept too late thinking about things last night, and almost overslept.
After a hasty wash, Concubine Xiao went to find the old lady. She was wearing a light yellow long dress, which was delicate and charming. As she walked in, the breeze blew her hair up, revealing her exquisite facial features.
As soon as the person walked to the side of the room, the old lady's laughter floated into her ears.
"Haha, there are such interesting things, Mr. Zhao has so much knowledge, it's almost unheard of, Xiao Jiu, come quickly!"
The smile on the old lady's face reached to her ears, and she couldn't stop laughing.
Xiao Yu raised her eyes, and saw a man with a handsome figure sitting on the lower right, looking at her eyes full of gentle smiles.
"How did you come?"
Before Zhao Zun could speak, the old lady immediately said, "Xiao Jiu, this is a guest that must not be rude!"
Concubine Xiao stuck out her tongue, a little surprised by the old lady's attitude towards Zhao Zun, she turned her eyes, and saw a few books on the table with some big characters written on them.
The only copies of the Bodhisattva Sutra, Purdue All Beings and the Diamond Sutra, were copied by the famous master Fanzhi himself. Master Fanzhi was born from his heart. The words written make people feel that their hearts are good and they let go of all evil thoughts.
These two books are extremely rare, and the old lady has been thinking about them for most of her life. Zhao Zun gave this gift, which can be regarded as sent to the old lady's heart.
In the brocade box on the other side, there is also a piece of suet jade with a light purple center, like a halo.
Xiao Concubine saw it with just one glance, and her eyes lit up, and the old lady also saw that look.
"Xiao Jiu, this top-quality purple jade is a gift from Mr. Zhao. It was consecrated by the master. The master said that only women who are destined to be with Jiu can wear it. Why don't you thank Mr. Zhao?"
The key to coaxing the old lady well is Concubine Xiao, and Zhao Zun's flattery is the right one.
The gift doesn't care about the price, the old lady is the right minister's mother, there are many people who want to curry favor, what kind of good things have you never seen
Zhao Zun only picked on the weakness of the old lady, and because Zhao Zun had saved Concubine Xiao's life before, the old lady was even more satisfied with Zhao Zun.
Young talents, the future is boundless!
The corner of Xiao Concubine's mouth twitched when she heard the words, what is shameless, Zhao Zun is that, it's clear that it's just a good way to inquire, why can't you get so rich and weird
After only one day's effort, she immediately came to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Concubine suddenly felt like she was on the wrong boat.
Zhao Zun glanced at Concubine Xiao with a smile in his eyes, cleared his throat, "I have never been free to visit, and it's just a coincidence that I was taken care of by Mr. Xiang. Today, Mr. Xiang is not in the mansion. Maybe he is going to arrange to welcome Prince Chen's son back to Beijing. Please accept the old lady's kindness."
When Xiao Concubine heard about Prince Chen's son, she immediately languished, recalling what Princess Qingle said yesterday, and smiled flatteringly at Zhao Zun.
Zhao Zun pretended not to notice.
Xiao Concubine immediately pinched the mutton fat jade and exclaimed, "Grandmother, I like this piece of jade so much, thank you Mr. Zhao."
The old lady also smiled, the incident of yesterday was still haunting her heart, Xiao Concubine's marriage was the biggest worry of the old lady.
Zhao Zun stood up suddenly, glanced at Concubine Xiao, "Old Madam, there are still important matters to be dealt with in the lower mansion, so let's go ahead."
"I'll give it to you!" Miss Xiao blurted out, she wanted to bite off her tongue after she finished speaking, and blushed, "Grandmother, I want to thank Young Master Zhao for his kindness in gifting jade."
The corner of Zhao Zun's mouth was stained with a smile, which faded away and then disappeared. He nodded at the old lady, turned around and left.
The old lady was stunned for a moment, and watched the two leave, one tall and the other small, walking away step by step, for some reason they were a surprisingly good match.
"This is Xiaojiu?" The old lady was at a loss.
"Old lady, I don't know if I should say something or not." Nanny Ruan withdrew her expression and looked at the old lady with a complicated expression.
"Do you still need to hesitate between you and me? If you have anything to say, just say it."
The old lady glanced at Ruan Nanny and said.
"A few days ago, Mr. Zhao gave all the concubines in the mansion to the ministers of the court, or dismissed them. No one will be kept. The outside world is saying..." Nurse Ruan looked at the old lady hesitantly, and gritted her teeth to fight. "That's why Mr. Zhao is incompetent."
The old lady's complexion changed slightly, and Nurse Ruan said again, "This old servant also heard from hearsay, Mr. Zhao came to Shengjing only half a year ago, firstly he expanded his career, and by relying on his status as a businessman to make everyone fawn on him, there must be no need to mention his brains, and he was born again With this appearance, the old slave is afraid that Miss Jiu will be confused for a while and be deceived."
Ruan Nanny thought about it, but still felt a little suspicious, and she didn't want Concubine Xiao to be deceived again from the bottom of her heart.
Nanny Ruan's words penetrated into the old lady's heart, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered what Prime Minister Right said last night.
"This person is definitely not something in the pool. The rumors from the outside world are not credible. Let everything take its course."
For so many years, the right minister has always been very accurate in judging people, and he has been an official in the court for many years, so he must know a lot about what he reads.
With this vision, the old lady believed it.
The old lady was silent for a while.
On this side, Xiao Concubine lowered her head and squinted at Zhao Zun, "Why are you here?"
Zhao Zun said with a smile, "Since I have agreed, I should of course follow through. I have to find time out of my busy schedule. I always keep my word."
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows, and suddenly saw that the corner of Zhao Zun's mouth turned blue.
"Huh?"
Zhao Zunshun followed his gaze, put his fist to the corner of his mouth and coughed softly.
"Okay, let's send it here."
However, Xiao Yu seemed to have discovered a new world, staring at the corner of Zhao Zun's mouth, covering her mouth and chuckling, a little gloating.
"Is there anyone else who dares to hit you? Boss Zhao, this is not acceptable. You have to hit back hard. At worst, I will support you when you turn around."
Xiao Concubine was heartless and heartless, her flowers and branches trembled wildly, and her face was so beautiful in an instant that it made people dazed.
The corner of Zhao Zun's mouth twitched fiercely, and there was a dull pain, his eyes were cold and he glanced at Xiao Concubine.
"If I say I'm right-hand man, what should you do?"