I’ll Be the Male Lead’s Sister-in-Law

Xie Xuanchen said to let people from the garment shop come in. As soon as it was past noon, the maid came to report that the women in the garment shop were already waiting outside.

Mu Mingtang had already squinted for a while, and she nodded without thinking. Because at his own home, Mu Mingtang didn't bother to change clothes to meet the guests and walked directly to Qingxintang.

Xie Xuanchen's palace occupies a huge area, divided into three parts: left, middle and right. Although it is not neatly divided like a grid and has strict levels, the regulations of the palace are also very strict. The middle road follows a straight line and is the core of power in the palace. The middle road is bounded by the auditorium, which is divided into the front and back sleeping quarters, the front mansion gate, the ritual gate, the bell tower, and the auditorium, all of which are the places of great ceremonies. Qingxintang, Yulintang and Jingdetang behind the auditorium are the places where the masters live.

Undoubtedly, the building on the central axis can only be occupied by a wife. Yulin Hall is the main hall where Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang lived. It has seven rooms and three floors and is very vast. Except for the Middle Road, the buildings in other places are not strictly distributed in a straight line. To the west of the central axis, there are many courtyards, halls, martial arts grounds, weapons fields, and stables. The East Road is a pure place for recreation. Gardens, pools, swimming lakes have everything you need, and all kinds of exquisite lofts are built according to the situation, just like gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

Since Xie Xuanchen fell ill, the martial arts field and study on the West Road have been abandoned for a long time, and even the gardens on the east side have been deserted due to lack of maintenance. But the solemn masters in the palace were Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen. They weren't able to use such a big place, so for a while, Mu Mingtang really couldn't spare his hands to repair things.

Today the daughter-in-law outside came to show her the fabric, because he was not a serious guest, Mu Mingtang didn't use the hospitality hall and didn't want them to quarrel with Xie Xuanchen, so he asked them to wait in the side hall of Qingxintang.

Mu Mingtang originally expected that the clothes look at this time would be the same as the last time Mrs. Jiang asked someone to come home to order clothes. Mu Mingtang had seen many similar things in Xiangyang and Jiang's house. The hostess was unwilling to go out, so she called the familiar one. The shopkeeper's wife came in and made a tailor-made for the rich lady. Mu Mingtang thought it was the same this time. After she sat down, she said to the maid: "Okay, please come in, the shopkeepers."

The maid answered, then clapped her hands and said: "The princess is here, let the first group of people come out."

Mu Mingtang was a little startled, the first group? At this time, the maid had led a few people in through the side door. Everyone was holding the booklet in their hands. They saw Mu Mingtang and smiled and said: "The slave pays respect to Princess An."

They are all private businessmen, and their courtesy are not as good as the maids in the palace, and their greetings are uneven. Mu Mingtang was a little stunned. She glanced roughly and felt that there were about seven or eight women in this row, and each of them had a small sign with a one engraved on it.

Mu Mingtang, a soil bun, was shocked. She thought she was inviting a tailor or two to make the clothes. Did Xie Xuanchen call a street?

No wonder when he said that in the morning, he only talked about Caomen Street, but didn't say which shop on the street. Mu Mingtang was still puzzled when he heard it. Xie Xuanchen said it was unclear. How would the maid know which one to invite?

It turns out that there is no need to distinguish.

Mu Mingtang turned to ask the maid: "How many groups are there?"

"Aunt Xiang has organized eight groups for auspicious reasons." The maid observed her words and expressions, and said, "If the princess finds trouble, just send them back. It's up to you to say anything."

Mu Mingtang clearly felt that the women below were nervous, and seemed to be regretful, but also seemed to be lucky that he was in the first group. Mu Mingtang shook his head, filled with a sense of trance that a countryman had just met in the world: "Don't have to. Let them take things out."

If they got Mu Mingtang, the women didn't need to tell from the maid, they immediately opened their own booklet with a smile, handed it to the maid, and stared at Mu Mingtang eagerly. The maids collected things, placed them in the end tray, and presented them in a semicircle in front of Mu Mingtang. Mu Mingtang hesitated slightly, and finally picked up a book.

Patterns and patterns are drawn on the booklet, and fabric samples are attached to the side. The introduction is very detailed. The woman who was selected below saw the overjoy and immediately introduced her new product in a chicken blood. Mu Mingtang opened the pamphlet while listening, and felt that several of them were quite good, and he didn't know how to choose.

Seeing Mu Mingtang seemed to be embarrassed, the maid asked timely: "Princess, what do you think?"

Mu Mingtang frowned: "These three items have their own strengths, I haven't thought about it yet."

The maid said: "If the princess doesn't think about it, you might as well stay."

Mu Mingtang was shocked. She thought these words were a bit familiar. Wasn't that what she said when she cheated on Mrs. Jiang's dowry?

How can spending Mrs. Jiang’s money be the same as his own money, Mu Mingtang closed the booklet and said, “How can this work? What is missing to buy? How can I use so many clothes?”

"The prince confessed, buy all the things that the princess likes. As long as the princess sees things, don't reveal it."

Mu Mingtang didn't answer the conversation for a while, Xie Xuanchen's prodigal defeat was too much, right? But when the women below heard this, all of them were happy from ear to ear, and admired Mu Mingtang's beauty and generosity. The prince was so kind to the princess.

Mu Mingtang was dizzy with praise. She finally felt that the rich could really do whatever they wanted. No matter how a piece of clothing was originally designed, as long as Mu Mingtang didn't like it at all, the shopkeeper immediately nodded and bowed and changed according to Mu Mingtang's ideas. Later, Mu Mingtang was too lazy to bother, picking up a booklet and just scanning it roughly. If it wasn't particularly eye-catching, she immediately threw it away.

This is so, the women selected by Mu Mingtang were so happy that they could hardly see her with a smile. The woman who was favored by the princess walked out from the other side door holding the booklet. These ready-to-wear garments were all tailor-made. Mu Mingtang chose the style, and then the tailor would naturally make separate clothes according to Mu Mingtang's size.

After Mu Mingtang walked the whole street at home, he did what he wanted and was satisfied. At this time, Jiang Mingwei also made an appointment with a couple of friends to go to the most prestigious Caomen Street in the capital to relax.

Caomen Street is bustling with clothing shops, tailor shops, and fabric shops, because there are many high-ranking officials and women, and wealthy merchants rent conspicuous locations to open jewelry shops and tea houses. The ordinary people who can’t keep up with their financial resources will not admit defeat. Carrying a burden on the street, they sell silk flowers, moths, flower sacs, incense balls, and people buy sweets, snacks, and food. They have everything and it is very prosperous.

But after Jiang Mingwei came today, she always felt something was wrong. The shops on both sides of the street usually screamed constantly. If you saw a carriage arrives, the daughter-in-law who specializes in serving the female family would have run out to solicit customers, but today they all got off the sedan chair, and they still didn't see the familiar faces.

Jiang Mingwei didn't think much about it, and randomly picked a store to go in. The shopkeeper was very surprised when he saw them. Although his attitude was respectful, Jiang Mingwei always felt that he was embarrassed.

A good friend accompanying him is not happy anymore. Several of them have been playmates since childhood, and Jiang Mingwei married the best, but the fathers of the others are accompanied by Xie Ruiti, and their husbands are not bad. These few are accustomed to being held by others. Seeing that the shopkeeper actually sent a man to greet them, he was immediately annoyed: "It doesn't matter if you neglect us. If you neglect the nobles, there is nothing to take care of. Didn't you see Princess Jin also here? Princess Jin, who of you will take care of it?"

Xiao Er constantly nodded and laughed, not daring to speak at all. The shopkeeper felt that he was going to suffer from the beginning, and it didn’t take long for the shopkeeper to rush over, and said with a smile: “A few ladies sue for mercy. The ladies are all golden and precious, and the villain never dare to neglect, but...today Unfortunately, the daughter-in-law who entertained the nobles in our shop has gone out, I am afraid we can't entertain the ladies. Forgive me, ladies."

"Going out?" one of the friends frowned and asked, "Where did she go?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Princess An is interested today, she has come to serve Princess An."

It turned out to be called away by Prince An’s Mansion. The woman who had just spoken fell silent and looked at Jiang Mingwei by mistake. On weekdays, as Jiang Mingwei's princess, no matter where she goes, everyone will let her share. Jiang Mingwei won't let her dare to occupy one. This one is the only exception.

They only acted as princesses to oppress others, but they did not expect that the flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple, and the other was also a princess, but it was the one that was the most unsettling.

Jiang Mingwei's expression was not very good when he heard about An Wang's Mansion. Later, when he heard that the female servant was going to serve Mu Mingtang, Jiang Mingwei's smile was completely cold. She felt that everyone was watching her, Jiang Mingwei held her demeanor, and said lightly: "There is no coincidence that a book is made. Since the sister-in-law called away, I can't fight with the sister-in-law. Just change the house."

Seeing Jiang Mingwei's words, several other people agreed. The shopkeeper moved his lips and wanted to speak, but in the end he closed his mouth.

Forget it, it's up to him, let's send these Buddhas out quickly.

Jiang Mingwei changed a shop with a few close friends, but when he walked in, the shopkeeper who greeted her looked bitter.

Jiang Mingwei had a bad feeling.

"I'm sorry, princess, unfortunately today, my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have both gone to the Ancestral Palace. Wang Hao will take a look?"

It was Mu Mingtang again, and Jiang Mingwei got angry and asked, "How could it be such a coincidence that the shop just said that it was called away by Wang An's Mansion. It's half a street away, why are your people also called away? "

The shopkeeper also felt bitter. They have a small business and can't afford to hire too many people. Besides, there are few women willing to show up. It is good to have one or two waitresses in the store. In the morning, people from the An Palace came to send a letter. When the shopkeeper heard that he entered the palace to do business, he naturally stuffed the smartest and smartest in it. If it weren’t for not allowing foreign men to enter the palace, he himself wanted to follow. .

In the absence of the person who specializes in entertaining the female family members, the shopkeeper and the patron will temporarily respond. Ordinary guests are not so particular about it. Even if they ask, they can understand when they hear that the waitress is going to the palace for business. Who knows it's such a coincidence. I usually meet a high-ranking official who burns incense every time. Two people came here today.

The shopkeeper smiled and said cautiously: "The villain dare not deceive the princess, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were indeed called away by the Prince An's mansion. Not only our shop, but the entire street people are all called into the Prince An's mansion to accompany the princess to choose clothes. went."

"A street?" The woman following Jiang Mingwei was surprised and almost yelled, "Anyone on the street was called away?"

The shopkeeper smiled and nodded: "My wife, it's like this. It's not just the small shop. If you go further, there is probably no one in the shop. The small shop is not well received. Please forgive me, Princess Jin and the ladies."

A lady covered her lips with a ball fan, and couldn't say anything: "It's too wealthy to call a street empty. She is a newly married bride who has not even given birth to a child. How can she be so confident?"

In order to distinguish himself, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Mrs. Hui, the aunt who came to pass the message, took An's token."

The most important thing for a trader is to be well informed. The common people could not hear the movement of the court, and few people know who King An is, but King Qiyang is famous. The shopkeeper looked at the token of King Qiyang, and he dared to say anything else. Naturally, the female officer said nothing.

It turned out that it was Xie Xuanchen's order, and several women looked at each other, and finally looked at Jiang Mingwei. No one knows Xie Xuanchen, and few people in Beijing are not afraid of him. These women are also accustomed to being pampered. If others dare to preempt them, it is Wang Sun Guoqi and the others who will also fight, but Xie Xuanchen...

forget it.

Jiang Mingwei's complexion changed, and finally smiled stiffly: "No matter how long and orderly, how dare I fight with my sister-in-law."

Jiang Mingwei's face was obviously ugly, and several others panicked and said: "It's so easy to come out and go back empty-handed. The princess should be tired after walking for so long. You might as well go to the teahouse in front of you. It just happened to be a new play recently, which is very interesting."

The crowd sang and made peace, and Jiang Mingwei went out surrounded by them. When they arrived at the teahouse, the shopkeeper greeted them early, and respectfully led several expensive ladies to the elegant room upstairs.

Princess Jin and several officials and wives have extraordinary status, and of course they cannot be polluted by the folks. As soon as they went upstairs, the atmosphere immediately differentiated from the downstairs. They called the female troupe to come up and performed some of Tokyo’s most fashionable plays. There were literary and martial arts, singing and reading. Jiang Mingwei watched the show and was in the crowd again. With his flattery, I feel much better.

At this time, there was a shout from Li Ji Jinxiu Village across the street, running in and out, seeming to be moving things, and the waitress was back. Just at this time, when the female actor's drama was finished, Jiang Mingwei stood up, pretending to have just watched the play, and then went downstairs.

The close friends who accompanied them heard the song and knew the elegance. No one mentioned that they had been left in the air for half the afternoon, but they all pretended to have just finished watching the play, talking and laughing and walking downstairs. One of the wives was well married and had the most face. At this moment, she smiled with Jiang Mingwei: "Didn’t the princess say that she likes Song Jin a long time ago? It happened that a new jacquard pattern came yesterday. The princess can take a good look today."

Jiang Mingwei nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Jiang Mingwei has always liked Song Jin, which is no secret in the circle. Song Jin relies on jacquard to show its colors. If a new jacquard Song Jin comes to Beijing, it must be Jiang Mingwei's first taster. No one dares to compete with Jiang Mingwei. They arrived at Liji Jinxiuzhuang, which is one of the best cloth houses in Tokyo. Their Jinxiu family has always been the first choice of upper ladies.

Paotang got the news early. Before Jiang Mingwei approached, the attendant, who was specially for the female relatives, greeted her. Jiang Mingwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pretending to be as if she had just arrived, and asked to see the new Song Jin.

After Jiang Mingwei said this, the female recruiter's face was slightly stiff. She hurriedly said no, went outside and whispered to someone for a while, and then raised the curtain to come in, her expression was very embarrassing: "Princess Jin, I'm very sorry. , The newly arrived Song Jin is sold out."

"It's sold out?" The others in the same group were very surprised. One of the ladies pointed to a parlor outside the curtain and said, "What is sold out, isn't he holding Song Jin in his hand?"

The female attendant's expression became even more embarrassing: "This...this is what Princess An wants. Princess An thinks this suit is beautiful, so the slave waits to send all the inventory in the store."

"What?" These women were all fried. They used to enjoy privileges, but it was the first time that they were intercepted. The more people around yelled, the more ugly Jiang Mingwei's face became.

Someone noticed that Jiang Mingwei's face was not good, so he stabbed the people around him quietly, and tentatively said: "Princess An likes it, and there is no reason to buy it. Princess An is indeed honorable, but Princess Jin is also a princess, and her status is not bad. Anyway, Princess An can’t use so much alone. Why don’t you leave a few horses to Princess Jin?"

Jiang Mingwei squeezed the veil several times, and finally smiled reluctantly: "How dare I take love for what my sister-in-law likes. Since the second sister-in-law wants it, let it be given to the sister-in-law."

After Jiang Mingwei finished speaking, she didn't even want to say anything, she stood up quickly and walked out. This time even the blind could see that Jiang Mingwei was in a very bad mood, everyone was afraid to speak, and hurried to catch up.

Jiang Mingwei couldn't even maintain the superficial skills, and said coldly: "Prepare the car and go back to the house." He completely ignored her and kept calling her close friends.

Jiang Mingwei got into the car and left without saying goodbye. The remaining few people were left faceless, standing at the door, looking at each other, their expressions were not good.