Jiman was in his own yard, counting the banknotes that Shui Niangzi had just delivered, and asked Alfalfa to deliver the newly made goods by the way. In the past month, cream has become popular all over the capital, and the supply is already in short supply. Ji Man's ability to make creams is limited, so the price has been rising all the way, and the small boxes of creams have risen to twenty silver a box, which is equivalent to half a year's living expenses of ordinary people.
Shui Niangzi is good at business, and when the goods arrive, she will first give them to a few wives and ladies who can't afford to offend, and then she dares to open a quota to sell them. I heard that there is a black market outside, and the large boxes of creams have already sold for a tael of gold a box.
The cream is so popular, Shui Niangzi naturally wants to ask Ji Man to buy more. But Ji Man still only gave one hundred boxes per month for the reason that rare things are more expensive.
Clover couldn't help but said, "Master, why don't we hire a few more people to make such a money-making thing?"
Ji Man shook his head: "Too much is a disaster, don't be greedy."
But seeing so much money, Ji Man was very happy, walking on the road with his back straight. How else can we say that a woman who is financially independent has an independent personality, and she can support herself, so she has enough confidence.
So when the old lady sat in the main courtyard with a tense face and red eyes, Ji Man was the only one who looked calmly at Mu Shuiqing who was sitting in a chair with a shy face.
Mu Shuiqing was serving in the old lady's yard today, she was serving vegetables, when she smelled a fish, she vomited for some reason. The old lady was about to be angry, but she seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly sent someone to tell the doctor.
Several senior doctors checked the pulse one by one for a long time before confirming that Mu Shuiqing was pregnant for more than a month. Counting the days, it should be the few days when Mu Shuiqing went to beg Guanyin to send her son, and Mu Shuiqing served Mo Yuhou.
This is tantamount to slapping Wen Wan hard, unable to cry or laugh, locked in the room for a long time, only to come out with red eyes.
Mo Yuhou had gone to the palace originally, but came back quickly after hearing the news, his face couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy, so he came in and stood beside Wen Wan, saluting the old lady.
"It's a good thing to have a child." It took a long time for the old lady to say this lightly. Obviously, although she likes to hold grandchildren, it also depends on the birth. After all, it is Mo Yuhou's first child, so it's fine to ask a concubine to conceive first, but he is still a concubine with a dirty background.
It is contemptible for a geisha to be a concubine, but this Mu Shuiqing was taken in by the prince first, and after two years of training, at the age of nineteen, just in her prime, she was sent to the Marquis Moyu's mansion.
Even if it was just a geisha, it was a geisha who was inlaid with a gold border by the prince, representing the prince's intention to stay here, and Mo Yuhou naturally wanted to buy it.
But it's up to him to buy it, and he just wants her to be a concubine all the time. Who would have thought that she would be the first to conceive in the Hou's mansion.
The old lady would be a ghost if she was happy, she wished she would give birth to a daughter, and beat her from afar.
Ji Man stood aside indifferently, looking at the expressions of everyone in the room. Ning Yuxuan's eyes were always on Wen Wan's body, and he never looked at Mu Shuiqing at all. It doesn't look like he's paying much attention to the belly either.
"Wan'er arrange it, you can't be so casual when you have a body, add two more maids to watch over, and be careful what you eat." The old lady ordered.
Wen Wan quickly stood up, bowed her head and said, "Yes."
Seeing her somewhat resentful and aggrieved face, Mo Yuhou sighed in his heart, and waited for the arrangements to be made here and everyone left, then he dragged Wen Wan all the way to the Rose Garden.
Looking at Mu Shuiqing's blue face, Ji Man couldn't help gloating. She must have thought that she could walk sideways when she had a body, but she didn't know that Ning Yuxuan still didn't pay attention to her, from the moment she came in to now, she only looked at Wen Wan.
"Be careful." Walking on the small road, Ji Man looked at Mu Shuiqing who was exaggeratedly supported by two maids behind her, and said with a smile: "It seems that no one cares about this thing, but you have to protect it firmly .”
"What did you say?" Mu Shuiqing gritted her teeth, her hands shaking with anger: "Who doesn't care about my child anymore?"
Ji Man shrugged, she didn't believe she couldn't see it, but it's immoral to stimulate pregnant women, so she said nothing, turned around and walked her own way.
Mu Shuiqing stood in place for a long time, Liu Hanyun walked past her without turning her eyes, and Qian Yingxue also passed by lightly, no one took a second look at her. Qi Siling who came out last stopped, but just said: "Offending Madam at this juncture is really a bad move."
Mu Shuiqing's face was so ugly that she walked slowly back to her yard, and was so angry that she didn't even eat dinner.
Here in the Rose Garden, Wen Wan has been crying silently for half an hour, and Ning Yuxuan has nothing to do. She tried every means to coax her, but Wen Wan just cried.
"Are you blaming me?" He said, "Qing'er was also your initiative to let me pamper you."
"Are you still blaming me?" Wen Wan's temper came up, and she cried, "Other women conceived your child before me, why don't you let me cry?"
Ning Yuxuan was at a loss for words, but she cried so hard that he felt uncomfortable, so he could only stand up and walk out irritably.
Wen Wan is a petite heroine. In the original book, there was such a quarrel, and Lord Hou divorced all the women in the yard for her, and then the two lived together, with a happy ending.
I have to say that the original book is very brain-dead, Ji Man thought, true love is one thing, living life is another, how strong love can last a lifetime? At most, it's just a few years of sweetness, and in the days to come, all you see is the skills of getting along. A woman like Wen Wan is one who loves very sweetly and can't live at all.
Mo Yuhou was wandering around the mansion, thinking about what to do to make Wen Wan feel better. As soon as he walked out of the rose garden and walked around a green shade, he saw Nie Sangyu sitting in a gazebo beside him, with two cups of tea on the table .
"Master Hou." Ji Man looked at him with a smile: "If you have any troubles, it's better to say it out, the servant may have a solution."
Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and walked over: "How did you know I would come out?"
Ji Man lowered her eyes: "The servant is just drinking tea here."
"Drink two glasses alone?"
"..." Ji Man coughed lightly: "Master Hou is a smart man, and the slaves are not too stupid. Today, Master Qing is pregnant, the wife must be uncomfortable, and Master Hou must stay in the rose garden for a short time, so the slaves will come Hit your luck."
Mo Yuhou took a deep look at her, then sat down at the table: "What can you do?"
Wen Wan is angry at him, but in fact, he has a queen, and as the main wife of the mistress, she should be happy for her. So Ning Yuxuan didn't know how to persuade her, and it was because he liked her that he was reluctant to blame her.
Ji Man smiled slightly: "Madam has always wanted a child in her heart, but in the end she didn't conceive it, but let someone else conceive it. No matter how you think about it, you should be angry. Why don't you explain it directly, Master Qing, the child was born. Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, they will all be raised by the madam. The madam will feel better."
It is also common for a wife to raise an eldest son. Mo Yuhou sighed and said, "I thought so too, but Wen Wan's temperament, even if I say that, she may not be happy."
"Women, it's good to coax more." Ji Man said: "Ma'am is definitely afraid that someone else is pregnant and will steal your heart. Lord Hou can accompany her every day, don't look at Master Qing too much, Madam will naturally I can understand Lord Hou's heart."
Mo Yuhou raised his head, smiled lightly and said, "Do you still remember Qing'er pushing you into the water?"
This is clearly to make him snub Mu Shuiqing, that person is not a reassuring temperament, if she is neglected when she is pregnant, there may be some troubles.
Ji Man gave Mo Yuhou a sad look, and said, "Master Hou, why must you always think of Sang Yu so meanly? Master Qing was already punished last time, what did Sang Yu do to harm her? It's just Master Qing's character." Well, Lord Hou also knows that if she is allowed to run wild, Madam will definitely not be happy. It is easy to offend people with her temperament, but it is even more difficult to keep this child."
Ning Yuxuan raised her eyebrows: "Are you still doing it for her own good?"
Even if he was beaten to death, he would not believe that Nie Sangyu would have such a heart.
Ji Man shook his head, and said seriously: "The servant girl is just trying to be cute in front of Lord Hou, telling him that Madam might be happy to do this, but as for whether to listen or not, the power is in Master Hou's hands."
Ning Yuxuan snorted softly, glanced at the bright eyes of the man in front of him, pursed his lips and said: "You are the most obedient if you are willing to stay honest and do nothing."
Ji Man lowered his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou, don't worry, the slaves will not fight for anything now, and don't want anything."
What women say, including hers, just listen to it, whoever is serious is an idiot. How could it be possible not to? She still wants a lot of things, but she can't be in a hurry, she has to come step by step.
Ning Yuxuan picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, the taste was refreshing and sweet, it turned out to be sweet-scented osmanthus tea.
Frowning, he put down the teacup and said, "I don't like this kind of sweet tea."
Ji Man raised his eyebrows, took a sip of his cup of tea, and then smacked his mouth: "You don't like tea boiled with dew, so next time if you have something sweet, I will help you eat it Just drink it."
Eyes widened slightly, Ning Yuxuan didn't expect her to act like this, after a long while, she pursed her lips slightly and said, "Pay attention to some rules."
Ji Man came to his senses, and put down the teacup in embarrassment: "The servant has overstepped, and I will follow the old lady into the palace later, so I won't disturb Lord Hou."
Enter the palace? Ning Yuxuan knew that Concubine Nie had released her foot restraint, so her mother wanted to enter the palace to see her today. But didn't I say it before, only the wife and wife are eligible to enter the palace, she is a concubine, how can she get there
"Don't worry, Lord Hou." Seeing the doubt in his eyes, Ji Man lowered his eyes and laughed at himself, "Aside from the concubine status you gave me, I also have the status of a niece from the imperial concubine's natal family. I should keep a low profile and follow the old lady in. I don't think so. hard."
Mo Yuhou paused, looked up at the well-behaved person in front of him, and felt a little guilty in his heart.