Chapter 8: Insidious
The lady returned to the bedroom, cleaned her hands, twisted the Buddhist beads and recited the scriptures, but saw that Chun'er had not left yet, so she asked, "Chun'er, you go back and rest."
Chun'er said that she was wearing a head, but her feet didn't move a step, and she was embarrassed and couldn't speak, but she stopped talking.
The lady said, "What's wrong with you girl today? But what do you have to say?"
Chun'er closed her eyes and plucked up a lot of courage and said, "Madam, I heard that Chen Ao is a man who is slick and lazy, and he can tell the story if he knows a few big words. He always procrastinates his work...I...I..."
She finished reading it in one go, but she didn't dare to open her eyes, and her face became even more embarrassed.
"Oh?" The lady smiled and her eyes fell on Chun'er: "Who taught you this?"
Chun'er's breathing worsened and tears were about to flow out: "I...I don't know."
But the lady smiled: "Silly Chun'er, you have been with me for so long, I don't know your nature. Look at your appearance, someone must have taught you."
Chun'er dared not speak anymore.
The lady put down the Buddhist beads, a trace of coldness flashed across her eyes, and she said, "Is it Master Zhao who taught you?"
Chun'er didn't make a sound.
The lady is not stupid either. Chun'er, the child, can't lie, but who can help her? There will be no more than three people in the inner palace. Chun'er arranged Chen Ao, who will help her?
The only thing the lady thought of was Director Zhao. Although she was charitable, she was not a fool. Otherwise, how could the mansion be in order? Thinking of this, the lady's face was a little cold and she said carelessly: "Okay, you go down and rest, and you are not allowed to say such things in the future."
Chen Ao went back with the head of the foreign government. Liu Wen was very excited and felt that Chen Ao had won glory for the outer courtyard and had a bright future. As a scholar, he was the young master's confidant and was very popular with his wife. In the future, he would be a good person in the mansion.
Therefore, Liu Wen was very enthusiastic about Chen Ao, and celebrated with a smile, and agreed to support each other in the future. Chen Ao smiled at him: "Master Liu respects me so much. He is just a book boy, but he is far worse than Master Liu."
Liu Wen felt very comfortable when he heard this. He felt that Chen Ao was very good at being a human being, so he carefully taught him: "Today you have refuted the face of Director Zhao. You must be careful when you go to the inner mansion. If Director Zhao makes things difficult for you, come and tell me that it is not my bragging, Liu Wen, I, in this mansion, is still a bit of a shame."
Chen Ao agreed and said, "Where is the matter in command of Zhao? In my opinion, this inner mansion should be managed by Liu."
Although the officials of the inner and outer governments have similar power, the inner government has much more fuel than those of the outer governments. Not to mention anything else, the clothes, calligraphy and paintings purchased by the ladies and ladies have hundreds of coins per year. The outer government is a hard worker and has worked hard to manage, but the Duke and the wife cannot see it. Liu Wen has long been thinking about going to the inner palace. After hearing Chen Ao's words, he was very happy and kept sending Chen Ao to his residence before he returned with the lantern.
When Wu Saner saw Chen Ao come back, she asked excitedly: "How is it? I didn't defeat the scholar."
Chen Ao laughed and said arrogantly: "It's not a piece of cake to deal with him. From tomorrow, I will move to the inner mansion. The monthly salary is four jin, and the reward will be calculated separately."
Wu Saner was very excited and a little annoyed: "If you move out, I'm the only one in this room."
Chen Ao said: "Don't worry, Master Liu is very careful. He will not let you occupy a house for nothing. In two days, you may arrange for someone to move in."
Wu Saner was very sad: "I'm afraid that someone who has stinky feet and snores when sleeping."
Chen Ao nodded his head and laughed: "I have already arranged it for you. San'er, do you have no future as a servant? "
Wu Saner clenched her fists and said angrily: "Why is there no future? I do more work alone than two people."
Chen Ao shook his head: "So you have no future, which means you are not smart and can't even be lazy. How can you be a good servant?"
Wu Saner was very depressed. Chen Ao was right. He worked with Shen Ao. Every time this guy was lazy and cheating, he was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was still working as a choreographer. It was very unbalanced.
Chen Ao said: "Don't worry, I won't leave you. Have you ever thought about going out of the house to do some business?"
"Doing business?" Wu Saner's eyes were about to fall off, and Qiqiai Ai said: "I don't know how to do business, and I also need capital to do business..."
Chen Ao sat on the shop: "We will raise the capital together, and I will not be able to give me some advice. We will work together to buy some industries, but the servants cannot do it for the rest of their lives."
"Okay." Wu Saner was very excited and said with her fingers: "I have a fellow villager who also does business in Bianjing. She is living a good life now. I will go to him for advice tomorrow."
"Wow, it's amazing. It turns out that Wu Saner also knows business friends." Chen Ao was very pleased and said, "Who is this person? What business is he doing?"
When Wu Saner saw Chen Ao looking at him differently, she was already a little fluttering: "His name is Wu Jiu. He sells cooked cakes in Chenghuang Temple. When the business is good, he can earn 300 cents a day."
Chen Ao was very scared and would not mention this friend in the business world anymore. He turned around and said, "I don't mean to sell cooked cakes, candied haws, etc. Although this is also a business, it is too promising. You are so stupid that you can't do it. So I plan to open a private club."
"Private club?" Wu Saner was difficult to digest this strange noun.
Chen Ao explained: "It is equivalent to a tea room. Of course, it should look a bit classy, so that the celebrities and talents in Bianjing City can go there to drink tea. To improve the class, first consider setting up a big house by the Bian River and decorating it, and it will be almost done."
"The big mansion on the bank of the Bian River?" Wu Saner's confidence suddenly disappeared: "Not a few hundred guan, no, even a thousand guan. I'm afraid we can't do such a business."
"It's easy to talk about money." Chen Ao had an idea in his heart. For him, money has never been a problem: "I'll do this. I'm almost twenty coins. You can take this money first."
Chen Ao opened the shop, and under the pillow was a small box embedded in the bed. The box was full of silver and money making, which was Chen Ao's entire wealth.
The reason why Wu Saner was asked to open a store was because Chen Ao was more at ease with Wu Saner. Wu Saner also knew that he had the money under the pillow, but he had a lot of money, which shows that although Wu Saner was addicted to gambling, he was not a guy who didn't know how to restrain himself. He was not worried about being confused when he was doing business with him.
Handing the small box in Wu Saner's hand, Chen Ao stretched and yawned repeatedly: "I'm asleep, I'll go to the inner mansion to get to know the environment tomorrow, haha..."
The next day, it was dawn, and Chen Ao got up early. Someone came to urge him to come. Chen Ao followed the people into the inner palace. Although he came in last night, the night was hazy, so he didn't look closely. But looking at it today, the inner palace showed a different kind of magnificence and magnificence. It not only incorporated the elegance of Jiangnan characteristics, but also brought the sense of heavyness of the north.
After passing a long corridor, I saw Zhou Heng sitting under the stone steps with his chin in a daze. Chen Ao walked over and found Zhou Heng holding a scroll.
"You are here just right. The princess sent another painting to see if it was fake." Zhou Heng's face suddenly stretched out when he saw Chen Ao.
Chen Ao unfolds the scroll, and a landscape painting appears in his eyes.
"This is Dong Yuan's masterpiece, called "Xiaoxiang Tu"." Chen Ao lost his understanding. Dong Yuan was later called the three masters of the Northern Song Dynasty. His painting skills were superb. He could not have met the long-known Xiaoxiang Tu today, which opened his eyes.
"Xiaoxiang" refers to the Xiaohe River and Xiangjiang River in Hunan. The two waters merge into Dongting Lake. "Xiaoxiang" also refers to the area with dense rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. The picture depicts a lake and mountains, with gentle and continuous mountains, and the sandy seashores and reeds reflect endlessly in the large water surface.
"Good painting!" Regardless of whether it is true or false, this lifelike beautiful scenery of Xiaoxiang has made Chen Ao intoxicated. Then he looked at it for a while before saying, "It's a pity that it's still a fake."
"Is it fake again?" Zhou Heng seemed very frustrated. Although he had expected this result for a long time, Chen Ao's words made him feel a little unacceptable.
Chen Ao pointed to the Xiaozhou in the painting and said, "This one is a bit better than the previous one, but the style is still stiff. Dong Yuan is known for his heavy brushes, but the owner of this painting lacks some strength. Although he roughly copied Dong Yuan's charm, there are still many traces of copying."
Zhou Heng said: "What does the princess send another fake painting mean?"
Chen Ao put away the scroll and smiled, "She is not convinced and wants to compete with us."
Zhou Heng crossed his hands and laughed arrogantly: "Compared with us, Chen Ao will help me teach her a lesson."
"What a traitor." Chen Ao gave the guy a blank look and nodded: "I'll also copy a picture of Xiaoxiang to open her eyes."
Then he remembered Chun'er's affairs and asked, "Have you told your mother about Chun'er?"
Zhou Heng's momentum suddenly became weaker and said pitifully: "It's being done, it's being done."
Chen Ao thought this guy was unreliable, but he had no choice.
Chapter completed!