jdhmnovel Chapter 190 How can there be no excitement?
Chapter 190 How can there be no excitement?
Jun Mo's shop used to be an antique business, but it was later sold and became an antique and calligraphy and painting business.
Now it is back in Jun Mo's hands. When Yu Jiuer got there, Jian Yi was ordering people to clean up inside.
Yu Jiuer walked around and found that the shop was really big. Each floor was 200 square meters, and three floors were 600 square meters. If you didn't have some financial resources, you really couldn't get such a good shop.
Even if this is just one of the many luxurious shops on Jinghong Street, it is enough to make Yu Jiuer fall in love with it.
The floors built with golden nanmu exude a faint wood fragrance, which makes people feel happy.
Jian Yi asked, "Madam Concubine, what are you going to sell here?"
Yu Jiuer glanced at him and said, "Just call me Ninth Miss like before! It sounds weird to call me Lady!"
"Rules and etiquette cannot be abolished! If the people from the Censorate find evidence, the prince will be impeached again!" Jian Yi shook his head.
Yu Jiuer sighed lightly and compromised, saying, "It's another rule! From now on, whenever I wear men's clothes outside, you must call me 'Master Yu'!"
"Yes! Master Yu!"
"I want to use this shop to extort money from women, especially those noble ladies who think highly of themselves and love to compare themselves with others! Skin care products, cosmetics, women's clothing, and jewelry are all things they are eager to buy! I will sell these!"
Yu Jiuer already had a general idea in her mind.
She has the exclusive monopoly on "Qingyu" skin care products and cosmetics. For women's clothing and jewelry, she wants to find workshops to cooperate with and make unique styles of her design to attract them.
The most powerful company in the capital city that produces women's clothing and jewelry is the "Shangfang" under the Shang family, which is the largest clothing and jewelry production workshop in the capital.
There are only fifteen days left until New Year's Day, and only the "Shangfang" has the ability to help her get the goods out in such a short time.
She has to find Shang Buhui or Shang Buqun to discuss cooperation as soon as possible!
She couldn't contact Shang Buqun, but she could visit Shang Buhui by handing over a visiting card.
Shang Buhui’s husband is Fang Zheng, the son of the censor.
How could a free-spirited merchant girl like her be willing to marry into the Imperial Censorate where rules and etiquette were their bread and butter?
Yu Jiuer was very curious about who this Fang Zheng was and how he could capture Sister Shang?
That afternoon, Yu Jiuer entered the Censorate's Mansion and finally witnessed what true strictness was.
The servants in the Censorate spoke and acted softly and slowly, and every movement seemed to be well-trained, so formal and proper that no one could find any fault with them.
The servant led Yu Jiuer into Shang Buhui's courtyard. After Yu Jiuer sat down, she felt uncomfortable everywhere.
It was as if a pair of eyes in the dark were always watching her, so that she had to think carefully about whether she was holding the cup in the wrong direction even when drinking water.
Even though Shang Buhui had sent all the servants out and they were the only two left in the hall, Yu Jiuer still wanted to make her speech short.
She asked directly: "I wonder if Sister Shang can introduce Jiuer to the Shangfang? I want to cooperate with the Shangfang to quickly produce a batch of ready-made clothes and jewelry."
"To be honest, I am the daughter of a merchant family and cannot get involved in my mother's family business. This is a rule set by the merchant family's ancestors to limit the power of in-laws and prevent them from having any improper thoughts."
Shang Buhui looked helpless, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Besides, the Shangfang has a rule that we cannot cooperate with people who have anything to do with the government."
Yu Jiuer was about to cry when she heard this: "What should I do? I'm afraid other small workshops won't be able to make the things I designed in time for me!"
She had designed some clothing styles when she was free, and now she finally had the opportunity to sell them, but she encountered obstacles! It was so difficult for her!
Shang Buhui thought about it and gave her an idea: "Perhaps you can find my brother Shang Buqun. Although he is an official in the court, he still takes care of the business in the capital. If he agrees, we can cooperate!"
Yu Jiuer said with a bitter face: "But it's too difficult to get him to see me. I tried, and I was almost chased away as a nymphomaniac!"
"I can't help you with anything else, but I can introduce you to him. I'll go to his house tomorrow and ask if he's free to meet you."
"Thank you, Sister Shang, for the introduction!" After the matter was settled, Yu Jiuer immediately stood up and said goodbye, "Then Jiuer will not bother you for now. Sister Shang, please come to Prince Jing's mansion to have tea with me when you are free! Goodbye!"
"If you're not busy, why don't you stay and have a quick meal before leaving?"
"No, no, the prince is very strict, I have to go back quickly!" Yu Jiuer bowed and said goodbye, "Next time, next time!"
She was afraid that she would choke to death while eating at the censor's house.
Lu Xiu followed behind Yu Jiu'er, holding back her laughter. How could the prince be so strict? It was obviously the concubine who was afraid of staying in the Censor's Mansion.
The prince was the most open-minded and doting person she had ever met.
Just ask yourself, which husband would allow his daughter-in-law to act arrogantly in the house, climb up the roof and tear down the tiles, and even dress up as a man to go out and make trouble?
Perhaps her prince is the only one in the world who would indulge his concubine in such unbridled behavior without any bottom line.
At first she was terrified by the concubine's behavior, but later she realized that she was worrying for nothing!
The relationship between the prince and the concubine is extremely good. This is what "envying the mandarin ducks rather than the celestial beings" means, right?
After Yu Jiuer returned home, she waited for a few days but still did not receive any news from Shang Buhui. She couldn't help but become anxious.
The name of the shop on Jinghong Street is: Linglong Pavilion. The plaque has been made, and the decoration is in full swing. Her "Qingyu" products are also ready.
She stayed up all night for several days and designed several styles of ready-to-wear clothes. She even drew the matching jewelry. It can be said that everything was ready except for the east wind.
New Year's Day is approaching, and she wants to put all the goods she needs on the shelves before the Lantern Festival advertisement is released.
This way at least after the advertisement is sent out, customers will come to you without missing anything.
However, it seems that this is no longer possible.
Such a big shop would seem a bit monotonous if it only had "Qingyu"!
Yu Jiuer was so worried that she couldn't eat.
Lu Xiu said distressedly, "My Lady Concubine, you must take care of yourself! The prince has only been away for a few days, and you have been staying up late to paint and not eating. He will definitely feel bad if he knows. You look so haggard!"
"Really? Have I become uglier?" Yu Jiuer asked hurriedly. Women are most afraid of becoming ugly, especially for someone like her who will probably have to rely on her looks to win favor in the future. She can't take it lightly.
"The concubine is still the most beautiful among all the ladies, but if she continues like this, it's hard to say for sure!"
"No! We can't go on like this! I have to use my trump card!" Yu Jiuer looked up at the sky with fierce eyes.
She just didn't believe it. Seeing a person is not like seeing a ghost. Is it that difficult?
"I'll write a note, and you can help me deliver it to Sister Shang at the Censorate's Mansion and invite her to the Sunset Restaurant for a chat!"
An incense stick later, in the private room of Sunset Restaurant, Shang Buhui said with a guilty look on his face: "The Prime Minister is too busy. I went to his house during the day and couldn't see him. I left him a note, and the servants around him replied that they were busy!"
Yu Jiuer said directly to Shang Buhui: "Why don't we go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find him at night?"
Shang Buhui was shocked, and even spoke in a hurried tone: "This, this is too against the rules, right? Not to mention that you and I are already married, it is not appropriate for two women to go to a stranger's house at night! It will attract gossip!
I am his sister, so I can understand that, but why are you going there? Do you not care about your reputation? Is Prince Jing so easy to talk to?"
"That's right! Your father-in-law is the Imperial Censor. If you go to look for your brother in the middle of the night, he will scold you! I was so anxious that I lost my mind!" Yu Jiuer thought for a moment and said,
"But it's not completely impossible to go!"
"Ah?" Shang Buhui's mind was almost in a knot.
Yu Jiuer asked quietly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is so big, isn't there a dog hole? Let's go in through the dog hole!"
Shang Buhui: “…”
What kind of friends is she making?
"If we can't do it openly, let's do it secretly!" Yu Jiuer began to brainwash her, "As long as we sneak in without anyone noticing, who will find out? As long as we can go in and see the Prime Minister, I have a way to make him agree to cooperate with me.
This is a win-win situation. You are also helping the family to develop their business! If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again!"
Yu Jiuer secretly pinched her thigh while speaking, trying to squeeze out some tears, and continued, "And I also have to rely on this opportunity to earn a living for the people of Yinshan County!
Everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather, it all depends on how they are used. You don't want to live a life of mediocrity, do you?
The people of Yinshan are really miserable. They don’t have enough to eat, they don’t have warm clothes, some are dying, some are starving…”
In fact, at this time, the people of Yinshan had already received the 500,000 taels sent back by Yu Jiuer through Jun Mo's special channels.
At this moment, everyone is happily going to Liangzhou Prefecture to purchase supplies and raw materials, preparing to start production!
I wonder what you would think if you heard Yu Jiuer’s words!
Shang Buhui listened to Yu Jiuer talking in a daze for half an incense stick of time. Finally, with a light in his eyes, he said excitedly: "I, Shang Buhui, have lived for my family all my life, following the rules. Even my marriage had to be arranged by my family. But this time, I have an impulse and want to take a risk with you."
Yu Jiuer smiled slyly and said, "That's right! Life is like this! How can it be without some excitement? Why not wait for a day to happen? Let's take action tonight!"
She had finally managed to bend a seedling, so she had to act quickly to avoid any further complications.
"Tonight?" Shang Buhui thought for a moment and shook his head, "Not tonight! The Prime Minister's Mansion has been watched by many women. I'm afraid there is not even a dog hole left. I have to go dig one first!"
"So what are you waiting for? Go dig now before it gets dark!"
Yu Jiuer took her hand and rushed out. If you didn’t know, you would think they were in a hurry to snatch the bride!