Chapter 221
Chapter 221
"what?"
Pei An led him to sit under the rose trellis. Xiao Cang narrowed his eyes, ignored Song Guanzhou, but looked at Pei An with a shy smile, "Cousin, you secretly brought me into the palace, and I also want to see it."
Hey!
Pei An thought he had misheard, but after Xiao Cang repeated it with confidence, he immediately lost his temper.
"Of course I can't."
Xiao Cang became anxious, with a look of innocence on his baby face, "Why not? Find me some of Alu's clothes to wear, and I'll be your servant. As long as I can get in, it'll be fine."
"Nonsense! The palace is heavily guarded. How can you get in?"
Pei An held his forehead and smiled bitterly. Only then did he understand why Xiao Cang came to him for help. He was probably afraid that he knew that his two uncles from the Xiao family would ignore him.
Xiao Cang stiffened his neck and said, "Why not? There are probably thousands of people going in to celebrate the birthday, men, women, young and old. The palace guards will definitely only recognize you, how can they recognize me? What's there to be afraid of!"
"Ten days earlier, anyone who wants to enter the palace should report to the internal guards for census. Who can you dare to take the opportunity to do that?" Besides, my eyesight is not good, and if I make a wrong step, I might get into trouble.
When Xiao Cang heard this, he knew that this was not feasible, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"Why are you thinking of entering the palace? Why not go later? This year, my uncle and second uncle will come to Beijing. I'm afraid that after the palace banquet, they will summon the emperor to see him in a few days. You can go with them then."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Cang shook his head repeatedly.
"I'm not going in for any other reason. It's just that the porcelain used for the emperor's birthday this year is all thin porcelain from the other side of the Xijiang River. I thought I'd go and take a look. When the banquet is held next year, the Xiao family will definitely ask for a cup of royal soup."
This was the first time that the emperor did not specifically designate an official kiln to produce porcelain for the banquet. Instead, he asked several major porcelain houses to contribute their fine products. The Xiao family was a step late, and the amount of blue glaze produced by the Xiao family's kiln was not as much as that of the Xijiang Nangong family, so they were not selected.
Hearing this, Song Guanzhou could no longer hold back and asked Xiao Cang, "If you just want to see the porcelain, you don't have to go to the banquet in person, and your eyesight is not good, what can you see?"
Xiao Cang rolled his eyes and snorted heavily.
"What do you know, woman? I'm going to tell you this today, but I'm afraid you're too stupid to understand."
These words——
Pei An scolded him as soon as he heard it, "Xiao Cang, you are disrespectful to your elders. Guan Zhou is your sister-in-law. If you are so rude, don't blame me for punishing you."
Xiao Cang shrank his head and snorted.
"That's right. Even if I tell you about this business matter, you may not understand it, let alone her!"
Song Guanzhou was not polite. He took Pei An's paper fan and slapped it three times on Xiao Cang's shoulder. "You underestimate others. I'm afraid you'll end up in trouble one day!"
When it comes to beating people, Song Guanzhou has the most experience.
She was able to endure the torture of Xian Da Niangzi and others in Jianshuifang because, firstly, she had amazing perseverance and endured until Pei An came. Secondly, she also injured several crazy women during that time, always looking for others not paying attention, and hitting them directly at the vital points very quickly.
When barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, Song Guanzhou has unlimited potential when his life is at stake.
Therefore, when she took back the fan, Xiao Cang and Pei An finally reacted. Pei An subconsciously held Xiao Cang's hands and said, "Say less, or I'll call cousin Du."
I am not afraid of heaven or earth!
Xiao Cang was most afraid of Xiao Du, who never dragged his feet or spoke equivocally when beating him up.
But now, seeing Pei An like this, he couldn't help but feel wronged, "Then you should take care of her, she was the one who beat me." Song Guanzhou snorted coldly, "That's because you are so mean!"
The two of them were arguing with each other, and they were quarreling fiercely through Pei An.
Pei An tried to stop him several times, but no one paid any attention.
"——I thought you wanted to see something? It's nothing more than to see how much people like Xijiang thin porcelain, and how much was used in this banquet, and what the categories are!"
what!
Xiao Cang was about to spit fire back, but suddenly stopped and stared at Song Guanzhou with wide eyes, "How did you know?"
Song Guanzhou sneered, "That's not difficult. I'm sure you have ways to find out how much money was spent on the purchases, but what are they, such as cups, bowls, plates, spoons, bottles, jugs, etc. How many tables will be at the banquet, how many people will be there, you can roughly figure it out, right?"
Xiao Cang snorted, "You just hit the jackpot by accident."
Song Guanzhou covered half of his face with his folding fan and sneered, "You are not the only one in the world who knows all this. You might as well use your cousin's connections to get some backdoor information on these royal family affairs. Then go to the Ministry of Rites and ask for an account so that everything will be clear at a glance."
Xiao Cang suddenly stood up and said, "You are the one who pretends to know. These are all royal secrets. How can you let your fourth cousin find out? Isn't this harming him?"
Oh--
Song Guanzhou looked at Pei An in confusion, "So strict?"
Pei An didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course, it's used by the emperor, so it's not something that ordinary people can find out——"
Song Guanzhou shrugged and looked at Xiao Cang arrogantly, "Hey, little four-eyes, then congratulations, ... you can't enter the palace."
Pei An turned around and spoke word by word, "Guan Zhou——"
Xiao Cang was not angry, but asked in confusion, "Why do you call me Four Eyes? If I had four eyes, I wouldn't be so cowardly."
this--
Sincerity always wins over everything.
Song Guanzhou sighed, "Your eyes are probably congenitally nearsighted. It's not a big problem, but there's nothing we can do about it. We can only wait and see if glass will appear in the future."
"Glass? Is it colored glaze?"
Xiao Cang narrowed his eyes, walked around the Eight Immortals low table, rushed in front of Song Guanzhou, and asked anxiously.
Song Guanzhou was a little disgusted and pushed Xiao Cang a few steps away with his folding fan. If Pei An hadn't helped him, Xiao Cang would have staggered back a few steps and almost fallen.
"It's not the same thing."
Song Guanzhou wanted to get up and leave, feeling annoyed by what he had blurted out.
Xiao Cang narrowed his eyes, watching Song Guanzhou go away, and then he jumped up and down and shouted, "You always play tricks on me like this. If you have the ability, I want to see how capable you are."
Seeing that Song Guanzhou still ignored him and lowered his head to climb the stone steps, and was about to enter the house, Xiao Cang snorted, "Are you scared? Song Guanzhou, you said you can compete with me in mathematics, so why don't you compete? Or are you a weak woman who can only live by relying on men in the backyard, and you are just showing off your strength with words?"
A vassal man?
Song Guanzhou looked back, how she wanted to tell the little girl in front of her that it was not that she wanted to be a vassal of men, but that this dynasty confined women to the backyard, where they could only live a life of taking care of their husbands and raising children.
But this is not what she wants, but the sadness of this era.
"Xiao Cang, do you really want to compete?"
Xiao Cang stiffened his neck, his eyes full of disdain, "As long as you dare to come and respond once, I will treat you like my own sister-in-law in the future. If you don't dare to come, don't blame me, I still look down on you."
"Xiao Cang! Don't act rashly!"
Xiao Du and Xiao Bei, who followed behind, reprimanded him together.
Pei An also stood up and walked to Song Guanzhou, "Don't bother with him, he is just a scoundrel." Song Guanzhou said calmly and seriously, "——Okay!"
"Watch the boat!"
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