"From the General Fuguo's mansion." Shopkeeper Zhang sighed.
"Miss Liu from the General's Mansion?" Qu Moying immediately understood that they were talking about Liu Lanxin.
"Yes, she said she was the future Princess Jing, and asked us to build it carefully. She also said she knew this was your shop, and that she had a special relationship with you, so she asked us to put more effort into building it." Shopkeeper Zhang was also helpless. This matter had turned out to be like this, and neither side had done a good job. It was really his fault.
"Is her progress very slow?" Qu Moying knew something was wrong when he saw Manager Zhang's expression and asked.
"I was given the blueprint before, but when I was about to make it, I said that the blueprint was not good enough and needed to be improved. I also asked if we had other blueprints in the shop. I took out other blueprints in the shop, but I said I was not satisfied and asked if you had blueprints for the product. I thought this was not good enough, so I refused and said that your blueprints could not be leaked."
Shopkeeper Zhang told the whole story in detail.
This seemed to be a matter of a fussy buyer repeatedly bothering the store, but this buyer was from the General's Mansion, and Shopkeeper Zhang was helpless.
Besides, he has been the shopkeeper for so many years and has seen all kinds of people. It's just that the buyer is difficult to deal with. Now he should communicate well with them and not be impatient.
It was impossible to ask for the young lady's drawings. The young lady hadn't built her own product yet, but it was of no use to build someone else's first. Shopkeeper Zhang was very clear about this. So no matter what the other party said, he didn't give in. Finally, the other party had no more tricks and angrily took out another drawing of the modified product and asked them to ask for it according to the one.
The materials were also described precisely, not allowing them to make the slightest mistake.
Although the words were harsh, they were not a big deal, and the profits were huge, so Manager Zhang did not say anything and agreed to all of them. However, a lot of time was wasted in the process.
"Miss, I will prepare yours first, and then do the one over there." Shopkeeper Zhang said.
"No need. I'm not in a hurry. Besides, I have more than one set. It won't be very useful if I only use one set. Let's just give them one set first!" Qu Moying waved his hand indifferently.
"Yes, miss." Shopkeeper Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his young lady was so reasonable. It was better that the matter could be explained in this way now.
It looks very difficult to deal with that place, and it is the best that the lady can say so.
"What's wrong with the Concubine Dowager?" Madam Qu asked anxiously when she saw Qu Moying coming in.
"Don't worry, grandma. It should be able to recover slowly." Qu Moying replied with a smile, while bowing to Luo. Luo had come over quite often recently, and he looked more cheerful than before.
But Qu Moying knew about Qu Xuexin, which should be a pain that Luo Shi could never touch. However, Qu Xuexin has entered the Eastern Palace now, and if she doesn't have a chance to make a breakthrough, she may never see her again in this lifetime.
"Please sit down first. Your grandmother was talking about you just now!" Luo smiled and shook her hand, indicating that she didn't need to be polite.
Qu Moying sat down next to the old lady and said jokingly, "What did grandma say about me just now? I'm not here, are you saying something about me again?"
"This child, she looked quiet in the past, but she is actually a naughty girl." The lady stretched out her hand and touched her fair forehead, scolding with a smile, "How could I say anything bad about you? This is your last year in the mansion. Tomorrow you will be gone.
It’s New Year’s Eve.”
"Mother, don't be sad. The children will grow up and go out eventually. But no matter where she goes, she is still your granddaughter, right?" Luo said with a smile.
The lady nodded, sighed, looked around, and a trace of unspeakable pain appeared on her face, "Yes, we are all grown up, and we all have to leave!"
These words were almost whispered to herself, with a hint of sadness that the lady herself was not aware of.
Last year, there were many grandsons and granddaughters in the mansion, but now only Ying girl is left.
"Mother, tomorrow will be a busy time. Those relatives in the capital will also come. I wonder if those aunts will come as they are too old!" Luo knew what the lady was sighing about, and her heart ached. She forced a smile and changed the subject.
"We are all old, and I don't know if we will come." The old lady sighed and repeated, "As we get older, each year is worse than the last, and I don't know if there will be another year."
"Grandma, you will live a long life." Qu Moying pulled the lady's sleeve and shook it coquettishly, "Will there be many people coming tomorrow?"
"Yes, they are all from our family, and there are a few girls around your age." Looking at her clear eyes, the old lady smiled, reached out and patted her hand, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes. In previous years, she asked this child to come back, and sometimes she directly refused. Even if she came back, she would stay quietly in a remote corner, which made people feel distressed just by looking at her.
I have never attended such a family banquet.
The Qu family in the capital city does not have many members. In fact, Qu Zhizhen was not from this branch at the beginning, but later on, based on their ancestors, he was included in the branch in the capital city.
Later, because both Qu Zhizhen's brothers became officials and the Qu family was the most promising, Qu Zhilin became the patriarch of the Qu family.
"Will it be placed in the east courtyard of my uncle's place?" Qu Moying asked with interest.
"It is placed in the east courtyard. My aunt is coming today, so I would like you to come earlier tomorrow to help my aunt entertain the guests. You have never met the sisters from our family before. It is a good opportunity for you to meet them together. Don't wait until later and you won't know that there are other sisters around." Luo replied with a smile.
This means that Qu Moying will entertain those young ladies tomorrow.
"Aunt, I will come here early tomorrow morning." Qu Moying nodded.
Seeing that she didn't hesitate at all, Luo smiled and said to the lady, "Mother has to come early tomorrow morning. If those aunts come, mother will have to help entertain them."
"Ying and I will come here early tomorrow. Just tell us if you need anything else, so there won't be a mess." The lady also nodded.
Having said this, I thought of Qu Xuexin again. Qu Xuexin was indeed a well-behaved girl in the past. I don’t know why her personality became like this later. It was as if she was no longer the gentle granddaughter of the past.
In previous years, although Luo was busy, with Qu Xuexin helping out, it wasn't really that chaotic. But this time, Luo was forcing herself to be alert. Her granddaughter had never seen such a thing before, and she didn't know if it would turn into a mess.
The lady was actually worried, but it was inconvenient to show this expression again and again in front of the younger generation, so she could only smile vaguely and only reminded Luo to be careful.
Luo also thought of her daughter, and forced a smile, saying, "With mother and Ying girl here, there is nothing to worry about.
What's going on? Let's all get together tomorrow and have some fun."
"Aunt, if you need my help, just tell me. Fortunately, you are helping me these days, otherwise our place would be even more chaotic."
Qu Moying expressed his gratitude sincerely.
Luo's eyes were red. It was one thing to help, but it was another thing for others to know and be grateful. She felt more and more impressed with her daughter. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and smiled, "Normally there aren't many things to do. There are few people in the mansion, and there aren't many things to manage. It's not a difficult task. But there is something for Ying girl to do tomorrow."
She originally didn't want to talk about this, for fear that Qu Moying would refuse. But now seeing Qu Moying thanking her openly and not looking like he had any grudges against her, she felt a little more comfortable saying it.
"Please tell me, aunt. Actually, it is my responsibility. It is nothing." Qu Moying said with a smile.
The lady nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's what I said. Originally, the East and West Palaces were one family. Now it's only right that your aunt is in charge. You can't be idle. Help your aunt to complete the work. You will have experience in the future when you go to the Prince of England's Palace. Even if the Prince of England's Palace doesn't hold this kind of banquet, it still requires interpersonal relationships."
Speaking of the Prince of Ying's Palace, Qu Moying lowered his head slightly, blushing and said, "Yes!"
"This child is still embarrassed!" The lady laughed.
Luo nodded slightly, forgetting her sadness. "Tomorrow, your second uncle's granddaughter will come over. She has a bad temper and might cause trouble. You should keep an eye on her tomorrow, for fear that she will quarrel with others and hurt them like she did last year."
Luo sighed softly when she said this, "This child also has an arrogant temper. She is the eldest granddaughter of the second uncle's family. Her mother is related to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and is considered a branch of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She married into the Qu family, which is much lower than her... We can't let her cause any more trouble..."
"Yes, that's true... Your second uncle's family dotes on this child too much, and his status is not ordinary." The lady knew who Luo was talking about, and she suddenly remembered and couldn't help but sighed.
That child was an arrogant and domineering person, the type who would attack anyone she disliked. However, her biological mother was of an extraordinary status, and no one in the Qu family dared to offend her.
However, when some young ladies are together, there will always be some quarrels. No one will give in to anyone else, which is not a big deal. They may praise themselves or show off themselves. It is a rare opportunity to be together, so they have to show their differences. This is not a big deal.
But this young lady couldn't do that. She felt that she was not ordinary, so why did these people dare to brag in front of her? So she got into a lot of trouble. Almost every year at this time, she would always get into trouble, big or small, but no one could do anything to her. Even her grandmother would punish her by grounding her and copying the female ban or something like that. It was not a big deal.
Whenever Mrs. Luo thought of this girl, she got a headache. In previous years, she had asked two people to look after her, but she didn't know if they could keep an eye on her this time.
It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
"Is it related to the Duke of Qi's Mansion?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and grasped the key point.
"Yes, and we have a pretty good relationship." Luo was getting more and more helpless. Afraid that Qu Moying didn't understand, she hinted and added, "He has a bit of a left-wing personality. You have to persuade him well, otherwise there will be no trouble."