I have a supermarket system, shocking the whole court

Chapter 61 Looking for the old backer

A carriage had been prepared in the backyard of the Imperial Guards' Mansion. It was not a luxurious carriage, but the most common type on the streets. Ning Ning had seen many similar ones on the way to the capital.

Ning Ning climbed into the carriage with familiarity, and Shang Wenqi also came in.

Ning Ning was puzzled. She thought Shang Wenqi would drive the carriage, but he actually came in as well?

While I was thinking about it, the carriage had already started moving. Apparently there was a special coachman outside.

Ning Ning tilted her head, and before she could speak, Shang Wenqi's gaze glanced over at her.

"The dancers from the Western Regions could have exchanged some cheap jewelry from you, but you actually accepted 100 taels of gold from Song Sijing?"

“…” Ning Ning twitched her lips. What was supposed to come finally came.

Finally, she sighed, and when she looked up again, her eyes were full of sincerity: "First of all, it's not me who set the price, it's Brother Song who thinks it's worth so much! Secondly, what I gave to the dancers was just one of the rouge and powder, and what I gave to Brother Song was the whole set. Do you know what a whole set means? If you count by color and quantity, there are more than 100 kinds of things."

She wasn't lying. There were 108 makeup brushes in the complete set alone, not to mention 72 eyeshadow palettes, 36 blushes, 24 lipsticks, 8 blushes, 8 foundations... as well as eyebrow pencils, eyeliners, mascaras, etc.

Even in modern times, it would cost several thousand dollars to buy so many things.

Of course, if we look at it from this perspective, aren't these modern high-tech crystals worth a hundred taels of gold? This is a treasure that has traveled through time and space and crossed many obstacles before it reached Song Sijing's hands!

Not to mention the whole Daliang, this is the only set of things in the whole earth at this moment.

Isn’t it worth one hundred taels of gold?

If a noble lady who loves beauty sees this, I'm afraid she would be willing to spend more than a hundred taels of gold, even a thousand or ten thousand taels!

"Don't underestimate these things. Look at my face. I'm asking you, how much has this thing improved Song Xiao's skills? Tell me honestly."

Ning Ning's face was now completely close to Shang Wenqi. Their faces were so close that the sweat hairs on Ning Ning's face were clearly visible.

When she got closer, the faint scent of camellia lingered at her nose again.

He frowned and subconsciously leaned back to increase the distance between them.

"Why are you hiding? Are you feeling guilty and at a loss for words?" Ning Ning had a triumphant expression on her face. "I won't cheat you. People say it's easy to find a lover but hard to find a priceless treasure. For those who know what's going on, these things of mine are priceless treasures!"

Shang Wenqi looked at her strangely. If he hadn't heard this before, he would have almost believed her lies. It's easy to find a lover, but it's hard to find a priceless treasure. She was just fooling around. She was just a money-grubber.

Unexpectedly, the person who was criticized seemed to have thought of something, and patted Shang Wenqi on the shoulder: "I say... you are so dissatisfied, don't you think you are outdone by Brother Song? That's right, you only gave me a purse, and they directly gave me 100 taels of gold, which is indeed a bit stingy."

Ning Ning shook her head.

Shang Wenqi was speechless and directly stretched out his slender hand towards Ning Ning.

"What?" Ning Ning asked puzzledly.

"Give me back my wallet and the deal is terminated." Shang Wenqi answered bluntly.

Ning Ning immediately shrank back: "No, even a mosquito leg is worth a lot of money. I'm really short of money."

The main thing is that she has to keep the gold for the mall and cannot use it easily. Daily expenses still have to be paid from the silver provided by Shang Wenqi.

Fearing that Shang Wenqi would ask to take back the purse again, Ning Ning finally calmed down and sat quietly.

Shang Wenqi's ears were finally quiet, and he forgot that the original intention of bringing up this topic was to seek justice for Song Sijing. At this time, he just closed his eyes and no longer paid attention to Ning Ning.

About an hour later, Shang Wenqi's carriage stopped.

Ning Ning glanced out of the window and saw a wide street that could accommodate two carriages running side by side. Both sides of the street were lined with large mansions. Presumably, they were the residences of the ministers.

She glanced at Shang Wenqi: "Are we there yet?"

Shang Wenqi nodded.

Ning Ning immediately clasped her fists towards him: "Thank you for your care along the way. The mountains and rivers remain unchanged, and we will see you later!"

After saying that, Ning Ning got out of the car quickly without even waiting for Shang Wenqi to reply.

"..."Shang Wenqi.

Ning Ning quickly found the target. The place with the words "Zhou Mansion" should be the home of Zhou Jintao, the head of the Jin Department.

Ning Ning quickly knocked on the door. After a while, a servant opened the door and looked at Ning Ning vigilantly.

"Who are you and why are you knocking on our door?"

"I am a tutor at the residence of Lord Xiao, the governor of Qinzhou. I am here to talk to Madam Zhou on the orders of my master. Please do me a favor."

Ning Ning said this and politely took out a tael of silver and handed it to the servant.

The servant raised his eyebrows in confusion: "I haven't heard that our Madam knows Mr. Xiao from Qinzhou."

"How can you and I know all about our acquaintance? This is my identity document. You can present it to your wife or master. They will naturally be able to tell whether I am lying or not."

There is nothing wrong with what Ning Ning said.

The servant was quickly persuaded by her and took her ultimatum and went inside.

After a while, the servant appeared again: "Who is that? Come in with me."

"Thank you for your help, young man." Ning Ning bowed to him generously, then forcefully stuffed a tael of silver into his hand and followed him into the house.

Shang Wenqi watched her enter the mansion from outside, then he knocked on the carriage, signaling the driver to leave.

The street returned to silence again, but in an unknown corner, there were figures gathering. Finally, they split into two groups, one group followed Shang Wenqi's carriage and left, while the other group continued to stay where they were.

Zhou House.

This place is not big. After all, the head of the Ministry of Finance is just a small official under the Ministry of Personnel. Above him are the Vice Minister and the Minister of Personnel, and above them are the left and right prime ministers.

All in all, Zhou Jintao was just a minor official of the fifth rank, and he stood at the last position when attending court.

His mansion was naturally not big, just an ordinary small courtyard with two entrances.

After entering the gate and passing the screen wall, you can see the hall of the first courtyard. There are people sitting in the hall, probably waiting for her.

Ning Ning did not delay either. She quickly walked through the corridor in the courtyard and stepped into the hall.

At this time, there were indeed two people sitting in the main seat. These two people gradually overlapped with the two people in the original owner's memory. They were Zhou Jintao and his wife.

Ning Ning walked in gracefully, bowed to the two of them, and then knelt down.

Originally, the two were still wondering why Xiao Zhizhou's tutor came to their house since they didn't seem to have much of a relationship with him. However, when Zhou Jintao saw Ning kneeling down after a disagreement, he understood all at once.

He stood up as if he had received an electric shock, and then looked around in panic. After making sure that there was no one around, he waved to Ning Ning: "Come with me to the study."

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