"Can you find more gum from this tree? I also want to improve my carriage." Luo Changqing asked bluntly.
Xu Shichu shook his head and said, "Then I can't guarantee it. I wanted to buy it because it was new and interesting. The merchant who sold it to me didn't leave his name or address. If you want it, you have to ask around yourself."
In order to conceal his tracks, Xu Shichu had indeed found several foreign merchants to buy things. However, those merchants were not from this dynasty and were businessmen, so their whereabouts were erratic and it was very difficult to find them again.
"That's such a pity. Madam, please let me know next time if you have any news about that businessman." Luo Changqing did not force it.
Xu Shichu naturally agreed. If there were not so few rubber trees in her companion space, and if rubber trees grew slowly and it took several years for them to grow to the point where the sap could be tapped, she would have wanted to start a rubber wheel business. After all, few roads in ancient times were flat.
Luo Changqing talked to Xu Shichu for a while and then left the carriage. He did not ride in her carriage all the way to the palace.
As soon as I arrived at the palace gate, I saw brilliant lights on both sides. The tall palace lanterns were hanging, illuminating the palace like daylight.
Xu Shichu followed behind Luo Changqing, and behind her were Luo Rui and Luo Yaqing. The siblings were obviously used to the palace, and they were not nervous or nervous. Instead, they talked about the pendants hanging in the palace, which seemed quite leisurely.
Luo Changqing was the prime minister, so his family's seats were naturally at the front. Male and female guests sat separately. Xu Shichu and Luo Yaqing were respectfully invited to sit at the same table by the palace maids.
The table was almost full of people. Xu Shichu took a quick look and saw that they were all noble ladies dressed in rich and elegant attire, as well as pretty and noble young girls.
"Miss Luo, you are finally here. I was just talking about you to your aunt!" A noble lady in her thirties with a very friendly smile said to Luo Yaqing, "Look, it's been a long time since we last met. Miss Luo has become even more charming..."
"Mrs. Chang, you're too kind. You're more beautiful than before, and you're getting younger and younger." Luo Yaqing said with a blushing face.
"Oh! Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter!" Mrs. Chang praised with a smile so bright that her teeth were showing.
Luo Yaqing greeted the ladies at the same table and introduced Xu Shichu's identity.
Xu Shichu suddenly felt that many obscure gazes were focused on him. It was obvious that these people were looking at him, the new prime minister's wife.
"This is the Prime Minister's wife. She is so beautiful! I think there is no other woman in the capital as beautiful as Madam Luo. No wonder Prime Minister Luo didn't marry anyone else in all these years and chose to marry you!" A smiling voice suddenly said.
At first glance, Xu Shichu saw that it was a woman in her thirties, with a head full of pearls and jade and rich makeup. However, her cheekbones were too high and her face was too thin, making her look mean and unkind.
What she said seemed to be praising Xu Shichu's beauty, but in fact she was saying that Xu Shichu had no other good qualities to praise except her beauty, and even hinted that Luo Changqing married her because of her beauty.
"Madam, that is the wife of Grand Marshal Chen Bi. She is a sister of the third prince's mother..." Nanny Zhang beside him whispered to Xu Shichu.
Xu Shichu understood immediately. He matched this harsh face with that of Madam Grand Marshal and thought about her family relationships. He realized that this lady was dissatisfied with him for blocking her niece's path to becoming the Prime Minister's wife and was taking her anger out on him. After all, she had always wanted to help the Third Prince get Prime Minister Luo on board their ship, but she didn't expect to be snatched away by an unknown man like Xu Shichu. How could she not be angry
"Madam, you are too kind. Although I think I have a good appearance, my character is even better. My husband married me because of my good looks and character." Xu Shichu smiled and said shamelessly. She was bragging about herself without pretending to be modest.
"Haha, Madam Luo, what you said is really interesting. I wonder what's so good about your character? Are you teasing us? After all, your appearance is obvious to all, but your character cannot be seen at once." Madam Sima said with a wry smile.
"The good thing about my character is that I abide by my duties, I am virtuous, gentle and honest, and I am thrifty... There are some other advantages that I can't think of at the moment. If you want to know, why don't you ask my husband? He will definitely know." Xu Shichu smiled innocently and said without any guilt.
This time, it wasn't just Madam Sima who was choked and turned blue after hearing her words. The other ladies at the table were all stunned. They obviously didn't expect Xu Shichu to play by the rules. After hearing Madam Sima's words of scolding, she not only did not retreat in fear, but instead praised herself shamelessly. Her face was as thick as a city wall!
Which lady is as immodest as her
Seeing the stunned and unbelievable looks on everyone's faces, Xu Shichu glanced at them with a clear conscience and said, "Don't be so surprised, everyone. I have many good qualities, and you will experience them one by one in the future!"
Xu Shichu firmly believed that as long as he was not embarrassed at this time, then it was others who were embarrassed. He didn't care what others thought of him. They could only talk about it behind his back. Would it affect his daily life
Luo Yaqing's expression was complicated and hard to read. She had never expected that her stepmother's personality was hard to describe. She seemed a little - reckless? Her words and actions were beyond her expectations.
The table was silent for a long time after Xu Shichu's boasting. After a long time, a noble lady said to Luo Yaqing, "Yaqing has grown up in the blink of an eye. I still remember when you were one year old, your mother held you in her arms and played in the yard, laughing so hard... Time really flies. If your mother were still alive, she would be so happy to see you grow up so gracefully."
"Aunt, it's been so long, I'm glad you still remember my mother. Although my mother is gone, I still have my father and brother." Luo Yaqing said, feeling a little sad.
Others began to comfort him, and suddenly someone said, "Come to think of it, Lord Luo and your mother had such a good relationship. They were a talented couple with beautiful looks and they were in love. Who wouldn't envy their deep love at that time? It's a pity that your mother died young and couldn't live with your father until old age..."
As soon as this person finished speaking, his eyes that were watching the show fell on Xu Shichu, as if he wanted to see how sad and embarrassed she would be after hearing that her husband and his original wife were in love with each other.
However, Xu Shichu's face was calm, and he even smiled. He said with regret, "That's really a pity! It's a pity that Prime Minister Luo loved his original wife so much, but he didn't go with her and is still alive in the world. Otherwise, they could live and die together, that would be a good story!"
Suddenly, one could hear a pin drop at the table.
Xu Shichu—a veteran topic terminator.