Chapter 19: A Failed Seduction

Gu Wanning was relieved to see that the second concubine didn’t mention the money.

“Madam, the Marquis has asked someone to invite an opera troupe, please take the concubines to watch the opera.”

“An opera troupe?” Gu Wanning was puzzled.

Did Xu Weibei lose his mind?

The Emperor asked him to reflect, and he invited an opera troupe to sing in his house?

Oh, is he still trying to give the Emperor a handle?

Whatever, I’m not getting involved.

Gu Wanning said to the four concubines, “Whoever wants to go can go, I don’t want to go.”

She didn’t like the slow-paced singing, she was in a hurry.

Modern fast-food culture had ruined her taste, she just wanted to watch fast-paced, satisfying short dramas.

She didn’t go, and the four concubines didn’t go either.

But Er’ya, when she heard that Jiang Qiu Bai was coming, she went excitedly.

According to her, the scene was very lively, Xu Weibei and almost everyone else in the mansion went to watch the opera.

Gu Wanning: Farming, don’t bother me.

She didn’t show up, so Xu Weibei reprimanded Gao Lan.

Gao Lan said nervously, “Maybe, maybe on the first day, Madam was embarrassed…”

But on the second day, the third day… the mansion had opera performances for seven days, and Gu Wanning didn’t show up once.

The most disgusting thing was that Jiang Qiu Bai misunderstood, he thought that Xu Weibei had taken a liking to him, and he wanted to throw himself at Xu Weibei.

This disgusted Xu Weibei, he had the opera troupe kicked out.

This matter was originally very secretive, but Er’ya noticed something.

“Madam, this servant thinks that Jiang Qiu Bai’s eyes when he looked at the Marquis, they were almost sparkling.”

Gu Wanning was excited when she heard this, “How did you tell?”

“I just saw it with my eyes.” Er’ya said confidently.

Gu Wanning: “…What about the Marquis?”

“The Marquis probably didn’t like him, otherwise why did he stop the performance?”

“That’s hard to say, maybe he was trying to hide it!” Gu Wanning analyzed, “I think that makes sense.”

Although she had never had a man, she had heard a lot about men!

Aren’t all men like poodles?

She and Xu Weibei had been living together for ten days, Xu Weibei hadn’t looked for any women, according to her observations, he seemed to be indifferent.

She found it strange, now that she thought about it, was he fed up by Jiang Qiu Bai during the day?

No wonder he invited an opera troupe to come back and sing opera for no reason, it turns out he likes this!

It’s a pity that this era is very tolerant of men’s same-sex love, so this can’t be considered a handle on Xu Weibei.

It is said that when young masters travel far, their servants have to take on certain special obligations.

Tsk tsk, Gao Lan…

Speaking of Gao Lan, he was not only scolded by Xu Weibei for his incompetence, but he also felt that Madam’s eyes had been a little strange when she looked at him recently…

Xu Weibei failed to steal a chicken and was disgusted, he was silent for a few days.

Although he was under house arrest in the mansion, he had a lot of things to deal with, except for sleeping at night, he basically didn’t show up.

He would go to sleep as soon as he came back, he and Gu Wanning lived peacefully.

Gu Wanning’s corn was growing well, she watched it like the apple of her eye, she felt that she was close to getting rich.

The concubines hadn’t seen it, they were very curious.

“You haven’t seen it?” Gu Wanning asked the second concubine.

The second concubine was a businesswoman, she had seen a lot of the world, so Gu Wanning looked up to her.

“This servant hasn’t seen it, where did Madam find this rare thing?” The second concubine smiled, she put a peeled grape to Gu Wanning’s mouth.

At this moment, Gu Wanning was lying on a mat under the tree, the eldest concubine was fanning her, the second concubine was feeding her fruit, and the third concubine was massaging her legs, the cool breeze was blowing, it was so comfortable.

The fourth concubine was playing with her little black dog, Dou Dou, in the hot sun, she didn’t mind the heat at all.

“It’s from Baoji’s shop selling goods from the north and south.”

“Then it’s no wonder.” The second concubine smiled and explained, “This servant’s business is doing well, but it’s nothing compared to that one.”

“Whose business is it?”

“This servant doesn’t know. They can go to sea, they must have someone in the court.”

Ordinary people don’t have the resources to go to sea.

“That’s good.” Gu Wanning said, “Rare things are expensive. I’m afraid that after I grow it, I’ll find that other families have also grown a lot, and it won’t be worth much anymore.”

Since only this shop sells it, and the only one they have was bought by her, then she can sell it at a high price.

The second concubine smiled, “Madam is so dedicated to farming.”

“Of course I am.”

People live their whole lives, they can’t really leave any trace in this world, at most they can make their children remember them for a few more years.

A hundred years later, dust returns to dust, and earth returns to earth.

But if she could introduce corn to the Central Plains ahead of time and promote it, leaving a mark in history, then she would be awesome!

That’s secondary, the main thing is that if she succeeds this time, she can at least lie flat for a few years.

“In a few days, I have to go and see if there are any other rare things.”

I just don’t know if my hundred taels of silver will be enough.

That was really a black shop, I don’t know who opened it, their hearts are so black.

“If Madam goes out, can you take this servant with you?” The second concubine flattered.

“Do you want to go home and see your family?”

The second concubine’s eyes were slightly red, she nodded, “Although this servant has been exchanging letters with my family, she hasn’t seen her brother for three years.”

“Okay, I’ll take you, although… but I’ll give you face!”

Being valued by the mistress of the house is also dignified.

Although it’s not as good as Xu Weibei, it’s still good enough to make a show of it, Gu Wanning thought.

But unexpectedly, the second concubine was so excited when she heard her words, she was moved to tears, she held her hand and said, “Thank you, Madam, this servant wouldn’t even dare to dream that you would be willing to accompany this servant home.”

Gu Wanning: No, isn’t your excitement a little exaggerated?

But the second concubine said, “You accompanying this servant is more dignified than the Marquis accompanying this servant.”

If she could win the Marquis’s favor and have him accompany her home, that would be favoring a concubine and neglecting your wife, that would be something people would criticize.

But Madam is willing to accompany her, it shows that she is well-behaved, she is valued by Madam, and she is respected.

“And you are from the Gu family, that’s a great honor!”

“What, what does that have to do with my family?” Gu Wanning was puzzled, “Because my father is the Chief Minister?”

“It’s not just the Chief Minister, don’t you know? Chief Minister Gu is highly respected by the people.”

Gu Wanning: ???

Is that right?

Why in the previous owner’s memories, her father’s reputation was bad, every time she went out, people would look at her sideways, making her feel very embarrassed, so she held a grudge against her father?

Did her memory cognition go wrong, or was the second concubine flattering her?

It’s a pity that the other few haven’t gone out for a few years, and they have little contact with the outside world, so they don’t know anything about this.

But they can go out and inquire, and they will know.

Gu Wanning smiled and said to the others, “You guys pamper her then, let her have a taste of being a favored concubine, then ask her to treat us to some delicious food.”

Everyone echoed with laughter.

Although everyone still had their own suspicions, they were getting along well for now.

Xu Weibei was on the third floor of the library, he looked at Gu Wanning enjoying the service of the concubines, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Whose concubines are they?