mtlumby2d Chapter 525 It’s better to be more sensible
Chapter 525 It’s better to be more sensible
The Second and Third Ladies naturally wanted to see the gifts from the palace, but they had been entertaining guests before and only had time to spare, so they came over immediately.
Yuntang let them go and see for themselves, and she sat aside thinking about what she had to do in the next two days.
Not long after, Princess Cheng, who had already returned home, sent a maid to deliver the 150,000 taels of silver.
Yuntang took the silver note and sent the maid out of Tangfeng Courtyard.
"Tang'er, how are the sales of Ningyudan today?" Seeing the nanny beside Princess Cheng coming to deliver the silver bills, the Second Lady asked with concern.
Today, several female customers wanted to buy Ningyu Dan, and they all came to them.
Yun Tang smiled and said, "They are all sold out. Those who haven't bought anything can only wait for the next auction of Tianji Pavilion."
The Second and Third Ladies were shocked when they heard this. Although they didn't know the cost, this amount meant that it would cost several million taels of silver.
With their status, they may never be able to touch so much silver in their entire life.
They didn't know yet that Yuntang would give the Marquis' Mansion a 10% bonus. The two of them looked at each other, but didn't say anything about wanting Yuntang to sell them a few Ningyu Pills at a low price.
Yuntang’s goods are still not sold for 50,000 taels. If they ask for a lower price, how much lower will it cost so that they can afford it?
Better stop making a fool of yourself.
They knew that in the future the Marquis' Mansion would have to rely on the Princess' Mansion for Protecting the Nation, so it would be better for them to be sensible.
The second and third wives quickly continued to watch the palace ceremonies. After watching them, they sat aside for a long time before coming back to their senses.
Being able to send so many good things from the palace might not be a big deal for Yuntang, but from the perspective of the ladies of the second and third rooms in their mansion, it was an incredible fortune.
There were no guests present at this moment, otherwise they would have to hold on and grit their teeth and not show any timidity to be laughed at for being short-sighted.
After talking with Yuntang for a while, the second and third wives went out.
Only then did Yuntang put all the gifts into the space.
No warehouse is as safe as the world in her sleeves.
The gifts from the palace were delivered directly to her courtyard, and she kept them herself.
The gifts from other prefectures were sent to the front yard where the gift book was registered, and naturally they were directly registered and sent to the warehouse.
Even Xiao Che, Xiao Fei, and Xiao Fei and the others sent the gifts to the front yard to give face to their junior uncle.
In the eyes of outsiders, it's how much the Crown Prince gave, how much the Prince of Qi gave, how much the Prince of Yan gave...
Just the sound of singing is so glorious that it makes countless people envious.
Of course, Yuntang’s purpose of hosting the banquet today was not to show off how powerful her backers were, she just wanted to collect more gifts.
Even though I accepted gifts from others today, I will still have to give gifts when others hold banquets in the future. Isn't it a give-and-take relationship after all?
But if she collected a batch today, she would be able to solve the silver she needed to spend right now, and she wouldn't have to collect them all at once to repay favors to other people in the future.
What's more, she took the opportunity of holding the banquet to gather customers and sold a large number of Ningyu Pills, making a lot of money.
Yuntang happily went back to her room to rest, changed into a pale blue dress, took off her necklace, and the hairpin on her head, leaving only the pearl flower.
Then I changed the bracelet on my wrist to a gold bracelet. This outfit became much lighter and simpler.
When she returned to the garden, she saw a group of little girls gathered in the open pavilion near the barbecue, drinking tea, and eagerly waiting for their brothers to light the barbecue early.
When Yuntang walked over, several little girls immediately ran out and pulled her over to talk.
The children playing not far away saw her and ran over.
Yuntang patiently talked to them for a while, then asked the wet nurse and maid who followed them to take them to wash their hands and faces before coming back.
After a while, they were given mutton soup, millet porridge, white sugar cake, egg cake, sesame pancakes and lotus leaf rice balls.
There was a barbecue party in the evening, which was definitely too much for one or two year old children to eat, so Yuntang asked housekeeper Zheng to prepare some easily digestible complementary foods for them to eat so that they could fill their stomachs first.
Others eat all kinds of grilled meat, grilled fish, grilled shrimp, and grilled steamed buns with some complementary foods. What you eat is not so important, as long as you eat, drink, and chat with some peach blossom wine, it's fine as long as the atmosphere is right.
In addition to these little girls and children, as well as the young men, there were also the lingering Crown Prince Qi Wang and their study companions, as well as some children from aristocratic families...
Only people from the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion were still here, including two uncles and an uncle-in-law. They were all in the front yard helping to count the gifts and put them into the warehouse.
The number of visitors today far exceeded our plan, and the gifts we brought were also varied.
Butler Zheng and Chief Clerk Liu had only just taken up their posts and this was their first time hosting such a grand banquet, so they simply could not handle it all on their own.
Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng, Princess Chengyang and Princess Chenghe all went back to rest in the afternoon.
Yuntang glanced at the sky. It was not yet dusk, but the end of the Shen period. The sun was gradually moving westwards, and a gentle breeze was blowing through the flowers and forest, bringing a pleasant fragrance.
She walked to the pavilion and sat down, then took out the floating shadow and stroked it leisurely.
As the piano sounded, the scattered sounds of talking and laughing suddenly quieted down.
Also in this garden and in this pavilion in the morning, there were more than a dozen ladies playing the piano, and their different songs were praised by many guests.
The noble ladies who displayed their calligraphy and poetry talents in the open pavilion also enjoyed themselves by having the participants vote.
Although there were no games such as pot-tossing, archery, riddles, painting, and poetry competitions, the atmosphere was still pretty good, and the talented ladies received a lot of praise.
The only thing that made them feel regretful was that Xiao Daoye did not participate and did not even come to see them display their talents.
The palace guards hung lanterns everywhere in the garden, making it look as brilliant and prosperous as the Lantern Festival, while silently listening to the music played by the young Taoist priest.
He secretly thought that the music played by the young Taoist master was more pleasant to the ears. The music played in the morning was lively but lacked some spirit and charm.
As soon as the Qinglong Guards heard the Taoist music that the young Taoist master was familiar with, they all ran over from next door and even from the next door to the next door. When they saw that most of the guests had left and they were having a barbecue in the garden, they refused to leave.
Yuntang didn't chase them away when he saw this. He just asked the kitchen to prepare more barbecue ingredients and asked Butler Zheng to bring the unused plum wine from entertaining the guests today.
Knowing that they were the legendary Azure Dragon Guards, many people gathered around to greet them, both acquaintances and strangers. The scene quickly became lively because of the barbecue and wine.
In the evening, Yun Xuanmo rushed back from the palace and walked into the pavilion and sat down.
Looking at the person playing the piano nonchalantly, he smiled and said, "Third Senior Brother said that Xiao Tang'er is the most obedient. She gives the money she earns to Third Senior Brother immediately."
"Third Senior Brother asked you to rest more these two days to conserve your energy for the Luotian Grand Ceremony."
Yuntang responded.
Although the third senior brother had been telling her to rest and wanted her to go into seclusion after returning to Beijing, she was obviously not free and had not been able to do so.
Fortunately, every time she finishes a task, it becomes one less thing to do, so she can always have some free time.