Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Wife

"Girl, do you really want to go out?"

Qinglian held her chin with one hand, looking at Qin Zhaozhao who was dressed very low-key, and expressed her worries for the third time, "This capital is busy with traffic, if you encounter someone with evil intentions..."

Afraid that it would be unlucky to say it, Qinglian always hesitated to speak.

Qin Zhaozhao put on the fox velvet scarf she brought from Lingfengju, which made her fair face shine like jade.

After she put on her veil and fastened the laces of her cloak, she looked at Qinglian, who had been talking for a long time and her mouth was dry, with a confused look on her face, "What did you just say?"

Qinglian: "..."

She suddenly became discouraged and said, "Well, it's a good thing that the young master is following me. Otherwise, I really can't trust the two guards sent by the madam alone."

Gu Changqing is waiting in the yard at the moment.

After hearing that Qin Zhaozhao was planning to go out, he volunteered to be her bodyguard.

Perhaps influenced by Qinglian, Gu Changqing always felt that when he arrived in Shengjing, the streets were full of jackals and leopards who coveted his sister's beauty. He would be really worried if he didn't follow him personally.

Of course, there is also his selfish desire to visit Shengjing.

But compared to protecting Qin Zhaozhao, this little selfishness didn't rank at all in his eyes.

After waiting for a long time in all kinds of boredom, the two people in the room finally came out.

Qin Zhaozhao only wore a plain silk blue brocade skirt and a veil. Only her eyes, which were as beautiful as the silver moon, were dazzling.

Gu Changqing was puzzled, "Since Sister is going out, why are she dressed so...low-key?" The words "inconspicuous" fell to his lips, and he changed the word abruptly and tactfully.

Qin Zhaozhao glanced at him and said, "We must be a bit conspicuous in Beijing, so it's better to keep a low profile when we go out now."

The more low-key you are, the safer it is for her.

"Let's go."

Qin Zhaozhao glanced at the two guards waiting outside the door, walked up to them, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, you two."

The two guards held their hands, said nothing, and stood consciously behind Qin Zhaozhao.

The carriage drove slowly, and row upon row of houses stood on both sides of the long street.

The street was filled with shouts and shouts, and there were stalls on both sides. The people had smiling faces, looking like they were living and working in peace and contentment.

Lively and prosperous, this is still the first impression that Beiyan brings to people's mind.

After driving for less than a quarter of an hour, I felt the car slowly stop.

The coachman's voice came through the curtain, "Miss, we're here."

When Qin Zhaozhao got out of the car, what caught his eye were the three characters "Linglong Pavilion".

Qinglian held an umbrella to protect Qin Zhaozhao from the fine snow. She was in great spirits as soon as she got off the carriage, her face glowing red, "Girl, this is the best clothing store in Shengjing. I heard that it is very popular among the ladies in Beijing. "

"Yeah." Qin Zhaozhao naturally knew that in her previous life, most of her clothes were custom-made by this shop.

She turned to Gu Changqing, who couldn't hold himself back, and said, "Aqing, there is a weapons shop not far from here. The boss there used to be a soldier on the battlefield. Now he has retired from the battle line due to injury and smelted weapons for others."

"You might as well go take a look and pick out the ones that are available."

Gu Changqing's eyes lit up. He jumped out of the carriage and ran a long way away. He waved and said, "Sister, please try slowly, I'll go take a look."

Qin Zhaozhao had no choice but to say, "Remember to wait for me at Zui Feng Tower after watching this."

As soon as the words fell, the person had already disappeared.

Qinglian covered her lips and smiled when she saw this, "It seems that the young master has been quite depressed these past few days."

"It's hard for him." Qin Zhaozhao laughed, "Let's go in and take a look."

As soon as I stepped into Linglong Pavilion, I saw many ladies from Beijing selecting silks and satins inside. It looked like nothing outside the house, but when I entered, I realized that there was something different.

Qinglian raised her head, looked at the place that was three stories high, and sighed, "It really deserves to be in the capital."

"The tailor shops in Xinxiang are not as big as your room, Miss."

Her words were heard by the lady not far away, who covered her sleeves and laughed, with a hint of country bumpkin ridicule in her eyes.

Qinglian's face suddenly turned red, and she quickly closed her mouth.

Qin Zhaozhao glanced at the person who made the laughter, and his cold eyes made people feel cold.

She said calmly, "All the clothing styles of the ladies and ladies in Beijing are covered here, so they are naturally different."

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman came forward with a smile on her slightly rich face. This smile would not be offensive, but would make people feel better.

"Miss, do you have any clothes or satin that you like?"

She led Qin Zhaozhao inside, "These are new fabrics that have recently come on the market, and they are all carefully selected by our shopkeeper."

As he spoke, he pointed to one of the batches of fabrics. The patterns embroidered on them were so lifelike that they seemed to appear on the fabrics. "This is the pattern embroidered by our shopkeeper himself."

Qin Zhaozhao fell in love with it at first sight. She fell in love with it and asked, "What kind of flower is this? It looks like a rose, but if you look closely, the shape is slightly different."

The woman smiled, "The girl has sharp eyes and can actually see the difference. She seems to be a flower lover. This is a flower that grows in our shopkeeper's hometown, and it is called rose."

"Qiangwei?" Qin Zhaozhao pondered these two words carefully, "What's the origin?"

The woman replied, "This grass is soft and vine growing against the wall, so it is called rose."

"Although this piece of silk is expensive, it is only available in hundreds of pieces. It was booked by some official ladies, and now this is the only one left."

Qin Zhaozhao became even more happy because it was rare to find something he liked, "I want this batch of cloth."

The woman smiled and said, "Girl, you have good eyesight, ten taels of silver."

Qin Zhaozhao: "..." It's indeed expensive, and more than that.

Seeing her silence, the woman explained, "The jacquard fabric alone requires five looms. If you include the processes of drawing the warp and rolling the weft, it would be more than that."

Qin Zhaozhao nodded, "Qinglian, pay the money."

Qinglian also felt that the embroidery called Rose was extremely beautiful. She nodded and took out ten taels of silver from her purse without hesitation.

The woman smiled brightly and said, "I'll wrap it up for you right now."

When she turned around, a domineering voice sounded, "Wait a minute, I'll pay double the price. I want this piece of cloth."

Qin Zhaozhao turned around and saw a beautifully dressed woman walking in front of her. Apparently she had just arrived and heard what the woman had just said.

The woman smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, this lady has already made a decision in advance."

She glanced at Qin Zhaozhao and saw that Qin Zhaozhao was plainly dressed. She couldn't help but look at her with an arrogant expression, "These ten taels should be all your belongings?"

"Take this money and exchange it for something else. Miss Ben wants this piece of cloth."

Qin Zhaozhao smiled lightly, "When did Shengjing change its rules? Can you still force things that others have set?"

The woman snorted coldly, "I'm telling you the truth, I'm Liu Ying, the daughter of the Minister of Guanglu Temple. I'm going to attend the birthday banquet of Duke Qingguo and his wife in one month. It's a waste to give you this satin. It's better to wear it." On my body."

"In this case, if I pay you 20 taels of silver and you sell me this satin, it doesn't break the rules."

She thought she had regressed a lot and the woman in front of her should give in. But after waiting for a long time, she only heard her say one sentence——

"I'm sorry, I was attracted to this fabric first and I don't want to give it up."

"Girl, you'd better take these 20 taels and exchange them for something else." Qin Zhaozhao raised the corners of his lips slightly and returned all her words.

That smile floated on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, but he couldn't see it clearly.

Liu Ying was angered by what she said. She turned to the woman and said, "I'll pay 30 taels!"

The woman obviously heard that she had just signed up for her number. If she refused directly, she would be afraid of angering the official lady. She hesitated, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

Qin Zhaozhao continued calmly, "Forty."

Liu Ying was angry, "100 taels!"

The whole scene suddenly became quiet. 100 taels of silver was a big sum.

Qin Zhaozhao raised his eyebrows, as if with some regret, "Since Miss Liu loves her so much, I can only part ways with you, please."

Liu Ying was proud of saving face, and the woman couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw one of them relieved.

The woman said, "Then this piece of cloth is yours."

Liu Ying was satisfied and reached out to take it.

Unexpectedly, the woman quickly retracted her hand and said with a smile, "Miss, please pay 100 taels of silver first."

Liu Ying's face froze.

She only carries 20 taels with her today, half of which she got through hard work from her mother.

Besides, she only earns three taels of silver a month, so where did she get so much money?

Liu Ying's mind became clearer at this time. After realizing the situation she was in, she became confused.

The woman was very observant, and the smile on her face slowly fell.

Once a person who usually greets others with a smile becomes serious, he will put great pressure on others.

The woman asked, "Girl, you can't afford the money?"

Although she was asking, her tone was already somewhat determined.

Liu Ying frowned and said, "How is that possible? Give me the fabric and send someone to pick it up at the door of Liu's house."

"I'm sorry, we don't accept credit, we only accept cash." The woman's tone gradually became stiff, "If the girl can't pay the money, I will take back the cloth."

There were more and more whispers around her, and Liu Ying's legs and feet unconsciously became weak under these countless pairs of eyes.

She was so tough just now, but now she is so scared.

no!If she makes a fool of herself today, let alone her parents, who will be the first to forgive her, she will not be able to go out in the future.

But if I send someone back to collect the silver, if they find out, I'm afraid they won't give up until they cause a scene.

She was helpless, and the people around her were looking at her with ridicule. Liu Ying's vision went dark and she almost fainted.

"Eh? Isn't this sister Liu Ying? There is actually an eldest sister."

A familiar voice came from the door.

"Do you two know each other?"

Everyone looked toward the door and saw Gu Yiyi wearing a moon-white long skirt with plum blossom bottoms and a belt wrapped around her waist. Her posture was as graceful as a willow in the wind.

The place she passed was filled with fragrance, and she stopped in front of the two of them and greeted them with a smile.

Liu Ying seemed to have met her savior, and suddenly said, "Is she the eldest lady of the Gu family?"

Gu Yiyi nodded, "Yes."

"No wonder." Liu Ying's expression changed. "You're arguing with me over a piece of clothing. You really can't get on the stage."

Qin Zhaozhao sneered.

It’s really a thief shouting to catch the thief, who can’t get on the stage?

In order to find a way out for himself, this person just deceived himself and others into being stupid, but he also pretended that others were blind?

"Is this so?" Gu Yiyi was a little surprised. Her expression was hard to express, and she actually nodded directly to Liu Ying and apologized, "Sister, I just returned to Beijing not long ago. If there is anything inconsiderate, please forgive me."

Liu Ying looked up and hummed, then glanced sideways at Qin Zhaozhao, "That's it, all the good mood was ruined."

"Today, just for your sake, I will give this fabric to your sister."

"Since you are from the country, I must not have worn any good clothes in the past."

Gu Yiyi nodded gently when she heard this, and smiled happily at Qin Zhaozhao, "Sister Liu Ying is straightforward and has no ill intentions."

"Sister, you came out today and found the fabric you like? I'm really happy for you."

Her words and deeds all reveal her kindness and simplicity for the sake of her sister.

Qin Zhaozhao sneered, so he wanted to pour dirty water on her, let her suffer such an inexplicable insult, and satisfy the two women in front of him who had different opinions?

It's a beautiful idea.

"Hold on."

She interrupted Gu Yiyi, "Sister, you are too impatient. Are you apologizing for me before you know the truth of the matter?"

"Do I need an apology from you?"

"What Madam has always taught you is, no matter whether the matter is right or wrong, apologize to others first and then be done with it."

Gu Yiyi's face froze and she said, "Sister, I'm just helping you."

When Qin Zhaozhao heard this, he sneered and said, "I can't bear the help from my sister."

She raised her eyes and looked directly at Liu Ying, "Miss Liu, everyone saw it just now. I gave this fabric to you. Now if you push it to me, I won't even bother to take it."

"Whoever is messing around is not allowed to stand on the stage, everyone can see it."

"It's just a piece of clothing. If a girl can't afford it, just give up. Why do you have to show off for a while and lose your face?"

Qin Zhaozhao is a grudge-bearing person to a certain extent.

If Liu Ying gave up obediently, she would not pursue anything further.

But she insisted on saving face and at the same time kicked herself hard.She, Qin Zhaozhao, is not a soft persimmon who can be bullied by anyone.

Gu Yiyi gradually understood the whole story as the two of them went back and forth.

She frowned secretly, subconsciously thinking that Qin Zhaozhao, who grew up in the countryside and had never seen the world, would definitely cause such trouble.

Unexpectedly, I took things for granted and caused trouble.

After a sudden thought, Gu Yiyi said calmly, "I actually misunderstood."

"It's just eldest sister. Sister Liu just doesn't know the rules of Linglong Pavilion. You have to be merciful and merciful, and don't be aggressive."

Gu Yiyi really took "kindness" to the extreme.

Qin Zhaozhao was silent for a long time and suddenly laughed out loud.

Liu Ying now felt like a spark was about to explode. Thinking that it was all because of Qin Zhaozhao that she ended up like this, she couldn't help but get angry, "You still have the nerve to smile?"

Qin Zhaozhao was puzzled, "You can be so shameless that it's me who is being aggressive towards you, why can't I laugh?"

Liu Ying glared, "You!"

She angrily said: "You really have a mother but not a mother, you deserve to be thrown into the village!"

As soon as Liu Ying finished speaking, she saw something wavering in front of her eyes. There was a crisp "pop" sound, and a burning pain came from her cheeks.

Bright red palm prints suddenly appeared on the fair face.

Qin Zhaozhao took back his hand unhurriedly, took the handkerchief from Qinglian, and wiped his fingers carefully, as if he had just touched something dirty.

She looked at Liu Ying's shocked eyes and said slowly, word by word, "Robbing me of something I had already bought, and insulting me in front of me..."

"Slapping you will teach you a lesson for talking nonsense in front of me, plus being shameless."

"I don't have a mother, you do."

"To raise such a daughter with such filthy words, your mother's parenting style and the Liu family's family tradition are really eye-opening."

Liu Ying covered her face, her head was buzzing from being slapped, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Gu Yiyi was stunned on the spot. She didn't expect Qin Zhaozhao to be so courageous and dare to slap the daughter of a fifth-rank official in front of everyone.

"You..." Liu Ying was furious. She wanted to pull Qin Zhaozhao's hair, but was easily avoided.

She pounced forward in embarrassment and fell to the ground, her face flushed with the continuous frustration and embarrassment.

Just as she was about to curse, she was interrupted by a sudden voice——

"Who is making a scene in my store?"

A clear female voice sounded from above, and everyone looked up, only to see a beautiful woman slowly walking down the stairs, with bright eyes and white teeth, and she was so beautiful.

What makes people unable to take their eyes away is the exquisite and proud figure.

Qin Zhaozhao looked up with the crowd and looked a little surprised when he saw the woman.

The visitor turned out to be the boss of Linglong Pavilion, who often appeared before his eyes but never saw his tail—

Feng Zhiwei.