bookrebus Chapter 111 A Little Progress
Chapter 111 A Little Progress
Things were finally coming to light. Ye Jintang was very excited. She was one step closer to marrying the King of Qin.
"As expected of Aunt Liu, she accomplished such a difficult task in a short time."
"Miss, did Aunt Liu tell you how she got the pregnancy pills in?"
"It is said that there is a maid named Ling'er in Ye Yanran's courtyard. Her brother is a gambler and owes a lot of debts. Aunt Liu gave him 200 taels of silver and asked Ling'er's brother to help make connections. The pregnancy pills were delivered without much trouble."
Ye Jintang handed the letter in his hand to Liuli and asked her to take a look.
In the original novel, Ye Yanran became pregnant with the Fourth Prince's child a year later. A lot of things happened during this year, and the relationship between the Marquis of Danyang and the Prince of Changping became even worse.
When the news of Ye Yanran and the Fourth Prince came out, Prince Changping immediately brought up the marriage contract between the Marquis of Danyang and Emperor Jing.
The original intention of Prince Changping was to make things difficult for the Marquis of Danyang and accuse them of the serious crime of deceiving the emperor.
Later, Emperor Jing still favored the Marquis of Danyang and the Fourth Prince, and finally let the original owner accept the marriage contract and marry into the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
Ye Jintang was a little worried. She had moved the time forward by nearly a year. What if the Prince of Changping was not helpful? After all, the two families were only fighting secretly and had not yet torn their faces apart.
No one mentioned the engagement, so even if she had a thousand abilities, it would be useless.
Ye Jintang once again felt the difficulty of being powerless and unable to do anything.
Suddenly Jiang Zhi's face appeared in her mind.
If it really comes to that, maybe she can ask Jiang Zhi for help, but she doesn't know whether this man who has feelings for her will really help her.
However, she couldn't put all the power in Jiang Zhi's hands. She still had to tease Prince Changping, who was the main force.
Ye Jintang was thinking in the White Horse Temple about how to stir up a bloody storm in the capital. Old Madam Ye, who was far away in the capital, had not yet recovered from the last catastrophe, and she had a boring New Year.
Except for the one time she showed up at a family dinner on New Year's Eve, all other banquets in the Marquis' Mansion were arranged by Madam Gan, while Old Madam Ye continued to refuse visitors and pretended to be sick, refusing to see anyone.
Old Madam Ye usually likes to be lively and lively, so it was really tormenting for her that her yard suddenly became so quiet.
It was not until the end of the first month of the lunar year that Old Madam Ye announced to the public that she had mostly recovered from her illness and had gradually started to move around the capital.
There were some rumors outside about her mistreating Ye Jintang, but she pretended to be ignorant of it all, and even pretended to be a kind grandmother in front of others several times, saying that Ye Jintang had lost her parents at a young age, and she, as a grandmother, would help her find a good marriage and let her have no worries about food and clothing in the future.
Old Madam Ye forced the matter to be revealed, and the entire Danyang Marquisate suddenly spoke with one voice. No one mentioned the name Ye Jintang anymore, as if this person had never existed in the Marquisate.
Ye Jintang, who was far away in the White Horse Temple, was not surprised at all when he received such news.
When Old Madam Ye sent her to the White Horse Temple, she wanted to boil her like a frog in warm water to slowly dilute her presence.
After a long time, everyone had forgotten about her, and Old Madam Ye quietly disposed of her without anyone noticing, and naturally no one asked about it.
"Madame Liu said that the old lady and Madame Sun seemed to be secretly looking for a husband for the master recently. She asked the girl to make plans early so as not to be caught off guard by the old lady."
Ye Jintang was somewhat surprised to hear Zhou Wuwei say this.
It's only been a short time since the beginning of the first lunar month, and Old Madam Ye is already impatient to deal with her. Isn't she being too impatient?
There are still many rumors about her in the capital now. If she forces her to marry off at this time, isn't she afraid that she will turn the capital upside down?
"Madam Liu, have you found out what kind of family the old lady is looking for me?"
Ye Jintang leaned on the couch, looking nonchalant, but Zhou Wuwei beside him was furious.
"I don't know what the old lady was thinking. She wanted to find a man in his 40s for her master and let the girl be his concubine."
"Oh, it's not that simple, is it? If it's just an ordinary family, they wouldn't be able to let me go there as a concubine."
"It seems that he is a third-rank official, but no matter what rank he is, he is too old. The old lady does this because she doesn't want to save the reputation of the Marquis of Danyang Mansion."
Seeing Zhou Wuwei looking angry, Ye Jintang laughed softly.
"As for the reputation of the Marquis of Danyang Mansion, it depends on where it is placed. If it is placed in front of a third-rank official, it means nothing."
The name Danyang Marquis' Mansion only sounds good. The old marquis has no real power anymore. It is far less than the real power held by the third-rank officials.
Ye Jintang was a shrewd person. Just by hearing the other party's rank and age, she probably guessed that Old Madam Ye wanted to sell her granddaughter.
Even if a third-rank official wants to take a concubine, he will not be too stingy. At least a large amount of betrothal gifts will be required.
From now on, the two families will be relatives, and they will naturally help each other if anything happens.
This deal is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
It’s a pity that Madam Ye’s plan ended in vain.
Once the news of Ye Yanran's pregnancy comes out, she's afraid she won't have time to keep an eye on her.
"Wuwei, how is the business over there, Shopkeeper Su?"
“It’s been good.”
"This is the prescription that Shopkeeper Su asked me to bring to the girl."
Zhou Wuwei handed over a thick stack of prescriptions. Ye Jintang weighed the prescriptions and couldn't help but sigh. She had only opened the herbal medicine shop for two months, but the business was so good. It was really unexpected.
The two were talking in the room when Nanny Lou brought her a bowl of bird's nest porridge.
Zhou Wuwei raised his head and looked at Madam Lou, and asked in a slightly surprised tone, "What's wrong with Madam Lou's face? Why does it look a little different from what I've seen before?"
Ye Jintang, who was drinking porridge, smiled proudly, "Madam Lou looks a lot younger than before."
"Exactly. He looks a dozen years younger."
"That's right."
Nanny Lou, who was standing by, was so praised that her face was full of smiles.
She reached out and touched her slightly slippery cheek and said, "I used the jade cream that the girl gave me to look younger."
"Is the Jade Cream so magical?"
Zhou Wuwei looked at Nanny Lou carefully again. She looked much better than before, and the wrinkles and freckles on her face were much lighter.
"Speaking of Jade Face Cream, Wuwei, when you go down the mountain later, take a few bottles to Shopkeeper Su and tell him about what you saw today with Madam Lou. He should then understand the power of the Jade Face Cream."
"As for the price, tell him to sell it for 1000 taels of silver per box. Not a single copper less."
"Master, is it okay to charge so much? The best ginseng is only this price."
"Even thousand-year-old ginseng can't reduce the wrinkles on the ladies' faces, but my Jade Cream can. As long as the effect is good enough, people will buy it even if I sell it for 2000 taels a box."
"There are still many wealthy families in the capital."
Zhou Wuwei thought so too. Not to mention the facial cream, even the clothes he wore cost several thousand taels each.