Difficult to be a Concubine

He then lifted his left foot and put it down. He looked back at her and said indifferently, "Go to the money box and get five taels of silver. The north is colder than our old home. Make an extra robe. I don't understand this!"

After saying that, a hint of uneasiness flashed across his eyes. He then wordlessly walked towards his own small courtyard, facing the cold wind.

The next day, Mu Jinzhi would go to the Hou Mansion to invite Yang Zixuan to the capital's best restaurant.

When Yang Zixuan arrived, he was sitting in front of the table drinking hot tea and watching the snow falling outside the window. The hot air that rushed towards him melted the snow on his cloak, and Yang Zixuan took off his cloak to pass it to Xiao Tong who was beside him, and laughed: "Jin'zhi, how do you have the mood to come out to eat wine today."

"Little sister wouldn't be sad even if she knew. She didn't bring much wine this time and wanted to stay behind to pay respects to Grandmother. Grandmother is old and the north is too cold, so she likes to drink a few mouthfuls of wine to dispel the cold."

Because she was walking in a hurry this time, she did not bring much wine. In addition to the heavy snowfall along the way, Mu Rousang was afraid that the Old Madam Zuo would freeze and give her a small cup of wine every day.

Yang Zixuan laughed: "This is your first time eating wine, so let me be the host today!"

Mu Jinzhi responded very impolitely: "I asked you out today because I want to eat something big. I'll leave it up to you."

The two of them were already too familiar with each other, but they didn't care about the twigs and leaves, it didn't matter who was in charge.

Hearing that, Yang Zixuan called the waiter who was waiting outside to listen, in one breath he ordered five or six signature dish, then told him to boil a pot of good wine, then he walked to Mu Jinzhi's side and sat down, and said: "It's snowing heavily, you came out by yourself, and didn't see Zuo Ren Xian following behind you, you probably have something to discuss with me."

When Mu Jinzhi heard that Madam Hou only wanted to show it off, she became even more furious and said: "Hmph, you should know that the day my sister passed on to me, your first sister gave me a pair of wide-mouthed scarlet gold bracelets."

"I have heard of this before, it's because during Boss's dinner, my father heard of it somewhere, so he told my mother not to delay Xiao Sangsang, in the end, it was a celebration ceremony held in Zuo Mansion." The corners of his mouth curled up in a sneer. Mu Jinzhi looked at him, brought a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of him, then said: "Eat the Loach Boiled Tofu."

Yang Zixuan's foxeye turned: "Is there a problem with that pair of bracelets?"

"Yes, and I'm afraid I'll have to roast my sister." Mu Jinzhi took a sip of hot tea and slightly squinted his eyes.

Yang Zixuan said coldly: "She doesn't have that kind of ability, I'm afraid someone from the back is urging her."

"No matter who ordered it, they dared to scheme against my sister. Humph, I heard that eight layers per bracelet was made into two layers by her. It is very glorious outside, but my sister is not able to say anything."

Mu Jinzhi was unable to deal with the Madam Hou who were hiding in the inner courtyard, but was able to deal with the son of the Marquis — Yang Zizhi.

Yang Zixuan exchanged a glance with him, then laughed out loud: "Don't worry, this debt should be repaid along with the last beating I received. That big brother of mine is a scum, we have plenty of chances to scam him, but the current situation of the imperial court is unknown, so we can only torment him a little, but it can't attract my father's and the people from the crown prince's side."

Mu Jinzhi nodded his head and said: "You are coincidentally hiding yourself in Han Lin, and yet you are able to help that man to keep an eye on us, to rope in some of my most capable people, even if I have to hide in Office of the Crown Prince, I can still cooperate with you, as long as we have a certain prestige here amongst the scholars, supporting him will not be difficult."

Both of them knew who he was.

"Hmm, take it slowly, as for the matter of Xiao Sangsang suffering a loss, hehe, I will make sure to make him suffer a loss."

Regardless of how much Mu Rousang tried to argue with the Madam Hou in the future, at the moment, he could not tolerate the Madam Hou bullying her. Of course, all of this was because of the treasure in her heart, Yang Zizhi.

"It's only a matter of a few dozen silver coins. Just teach him a lesson." Mu Jinzhi was extremely displeased at the unskilled Yang Zizhi.

Yang Zixuan smiled and said: "Don't let Xiao Sangsang know about this, it will cause more trouble for her."

Mu Jinzhi smiled amiably and replied, "Of course I am!"

However, the Mu Rousang they mentioned had completely forgotten about what the Madam Hou did. Today, after getting up, she went to the Old Madam Zuo's room to pay her respects and accompany her elder for breakfast. Only then did she bring her two little girls to find the Left Lady.

"Sang girl is coming over, quickly let Aunt see, the wind outside is blowing strongly, it's been frozen carefully, have you added enough carbon in the furnace?"

Seeing her come over and quickly call him over, Left Lady pulled her small hands and asked with concern.

Mu Rousang smiled and called her aunt, then leaned on her side and said: "Aunty, please take care of me, my hands are warm, it's just that I haven't seen Aunt for a few days, I was thinking about it because I wanted to, so I brought two girls to take a look."

She then turned around and said to Chun Yi, "Quick, bring it up."

Chun Yi immediately held out a embroidered box to Left Lady. As she received the box, she smiled and said, "You little girl, what strange things did you take to coax me with?"

Mu Rousang accepted the hot tea from the emerald-clothed man, and only pursed his lips and smiled without saying a word.

Yi Chenzi saw the pride on her face, so she smiled and said: "Madam, I'm afraid the girl has found some good stuff to make you happy."

"Aiyo, it's not like that. Tsk tsk, it's really fragrant." She was holding a silk hairpin in her white and tender hands, and the light fragrance of sandalwood floated lightly in the air.

Looking at Left Lady, Mu Rousang knew that she really liked this item, and said: "It's good that Aunt likes it!"

Left Lady originally thought that it was only a few decades old purple sandalwood, but after looking at it carefully in the light coming from outside the window, he saw that the lines were even more exquisite than usual, so he asked: "Is this a Echinacea lanceolata Maxim?"

"That's right. I knew Aunt wouldn't lack gold and silver, so I decided to pick this one." She didn't say that it was a hundred year old Echinacea lanceolata Maxim.

Left Lady felt at ease hearing this. As a third rate lady, how could she lack jewelry? However, this kind of hairpin is hard to come by. From the looks of it, these lines are likely over a hundred years old. Now, these old trees are even rarer.

However, Mu Rousang only smiled and said, "It's good that Aunt likes it."

Left Lady put away the hairpin and handed it over to Yi Cui who was waiting by the side. "This is a cold weather, why did you come here on purpose?

"Yes, aunt. The shop my brother hired has been prepared, but I don't know where to get some craftsmen to work. It still needs some repair."

"What do I think it is? Your brother has already sent Dong Xue to tell me about it. I'll send someone to ask my parents. I've been away from the capital for so many years, so I'm not familiar with many people."

Left Lady thought for a moment, then said: "Oh right, how are you preparing for the dowry? The House of the Marquis of Loyalty has already sent someone to deliver a letter, the date has been set."

My brother has already mentioned to me that I've pretty much finished preparing the dowry and the rest of the furniture, as well as preparing for the future. But after all these years, my brother has saved up a lot of jewelry for me, so he's thinking of taking some gold and silver to the Silver Building to buy some.

The things that Mu Rousang needed to prepare for her marriage were all arranged by the Left Lady. Upon hearing this, she said: "The dowry is one item, the first thing is a store, a farm, and also a house, but since your brother wants to marry, I'm afraid that he won't be able to buy it for you. Your uncle and I originally wanted to add a small villa for you, but I didn't expect both of you to be in such high spirits.

"How can that be?" Aunt will still leave it for the two Cousin Sisters! " She took the silver in her hand to buy the shop, then said, "Aunt, don't worry, I still have some gold and silver on hand."

Left Lady was displeased and said with a stern face, "This is a gift from an elder, you can't refuse it. This is a gift from me and your uncle, and moreover, your cousins wouldn't lack these.

"Yes, Aunt." She did not dare to refuse, afraid that she would anger the Left Lady.

"I'll get someone to give you this land deed when I get back. It's better if you have more gold and silver if you're a prostitute." Left Lady remembered that she was going to put on some jewelry and said: "Your grandmother told me before that the grandchildren only have a direct daughter like you, so I wanted to give you some of her old jewelry. Your brothers want to add something to their wives, then tell them to work hard on their own."

Although Left Lady knew that Old Madam Zuo doted on his granddaughter, he still felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart. He felt that it was nothing to throw his grandson to the side, and when he saw Mu Rousang giving her the purple sandalwood hairpin today, he felt that she was extremely filial.

"Grandmother truly dotes on our brothers. Our boys are all very capable, how can we be afraid of not earning enough money?" Mu Rousang laughed.

Hearing that, Left Lady became happier and happier, her eldest son had already become an official, her youngest son had already entered Office of the Crown Prince, wasn't it just as Mu Rousang had said, if her son had a future, he would definitely be stronger than those gold and silver!

Your brothers can take the hardships, this is only the fifteenth year, and they are all busy. As for the jewelry, after a few days, in the new month, I will get someone from the best silver tower in the capital to send you a picture book. You can take whatever kind of jewelry you want, but don't forget to put on your wedding crown.

When Mu Rousang heard this, her face immediately flushed red. She lowered her head and replied softly, "I've troubled Aunt again."

The Left Lady laughed: "Foolish child, I really want to ask you to start from here, it's just that you have an order for your age, in the capital you pay the most attention to this. Since Jin'er has not married yet, it's not good for you to do so, but luckily your brother's marriage has gotten the attention of others, my mother's niece and my father's good friend's granddaughter, you also met them in the first month of the year."