"But, but ......"

Pan Qiaolian doesn't have as many eyes as Ximen Qingxian. Oh, it's not that she lacks heart, it's that she has enough property for her future children to inherit or as a dowry.

Moreover, she is the eldest woman, and the children she gave birth to are all grandchildren. There is no difference between the concubines and the concubines in the imperial examination, but it is definitely different in the shade of the door. Now Wu Haogu is a rampant official from the seventh grade, and it is very likely that he will become a "noble official" such as a assassin history, a regimental training envoy, and a defense envoy in the future. At that time, the sons born to Pan Qiaolian may get a lot of places in the shade, so there will be no shortage of wealth at all.

Therefore, Pan Qiaolian is not completely unacceptable to Du Wenyu's entry. But the heroine of Simon couldn't give in, so she saw Pan Qiaolian wavering, and hurriedly reminded: "Sister, if we let Du Wenyu enter the door today, then more women will enter the door in the future...... This precedent can't be set! ”

She entered the door herself, and she wanted to close it!

Pan Qiaolian pondered and said, "But Da Lang wants to recruit Mei Ji and the housekeeper to the house, how can you and I stop it?" ”

As she spoke, Pan Qiaolian glanced at Yan Po'er standing under the hall, and said in her heart: This woman was still recruited by your Ximen Qingli, why is she a jealous woman now, and she wants to block Du Wenyu?

"Actually, Da Lang doesn't have much interest in Mei Ji and the family tricks," Ximen Qing also glanced at Yan Po'er, "Yan Niangzi, am I right?" ”

"Yes, yes." Yan Po'er nodded, "The master doesn't seem to like the Qinglou woman very much, and he hasn't used any of the women brought to Qingzhou by the slave maid." Oh, I also met a pretty gold lady who went to Kaifeng in Qingzhou, although the owner and her have a lot of intersections, but there is no personal relationship with children. ”

Pan Qiaolian also nodded slightly, she also noticed that Wu Haogu's habit was a bit unreasonable. Although he is always surrounded by all kinds of beautiful artists, he has always maintained a "working relationship".

And now Su Ying'er, the envoy girl next to Pan Qiaolian, was given to Wu Haogu as a housekeeper, although she was robbed of Pan Qiaolian, but Wu Haogu never had the intention of restoring Su Ying'er's identity as a housekeeper, nor did she propose to treat her as a beautiful girl.

Obviously, Wu Haogu prefers a good family to a beautiful house.

By the way, the wealthy and official eunuchs of the Song Dynasty not only had wives and concubines, two "hand-holding partners", but also women of the two ranks of "Ji" and "housekeepers" in their own houses who could "hold hands".

And the status of "Ji" and "Housekeeper" is even lower than that of concubines, which is basically equivalent to slaves, and they can be given away at will.

In other words, Wu Haogu's friends or superiors in the officialdom can ask Wu Haogu for his "Ji" and "family tricks", and Wu Haogu can also make similar requests to others. In addition, taking the initiative to give gifts of "Ji" and "family play" was also extremely common in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

But concubines are different, it is quite rude to ask for a concubine from others, and if it is a concubine like Ximen Qing, it is forbidden to ask for and give it - the concubine is a reserve wife, and her status is still quite high.

Therefore, as a Wu Haogu (official merchant), it is natural to raise a large group of Ji and family servants at home, and even use the public property of the inner account room, because this is originally the need of "business activities". Therefore, the "contracting fees" paid by Wu Haogu to Yan Po'er were all paid by the internal account office.

Moreover, according to the "Basic Law of the Martial Arts", all the expenses of Wu Haogu in the Qinglou outside can be reimbursed by the inner account room...... If he still needs to spend money to visit the green house.

So Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing are actually very open-minded!

"But we always have a plausible excuse, right?" Pan Qiaolian frowned and said, "Otherwise, Da Lang will be angry." ”

Don't be angry if you have an excuse?

Ximen Qing smiled bitterly and looked at Yan Po'er, and Yan Po'er said, "Madam, the slave maid has an excuse. ”

"What's the excuse?"

"Humanity." Yan Po'er said, "That Du Wenyu is the master's student...... A teacher for one day, a father for life! So Du Wenyu is equivalent to the master's daughter. Master's acceptance of apprentices as concubines is a mess of humanity, and he will definitely be ridiculed by the world. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! We can't ignore humanity," Ximen Qing clapped his hands and said, "We can't let Da Lang become the laughing stock of the world." ”

Pan Qiaolian also nodded solemnly, "That's right!" The righteousness of humanity must be spoken, otherwise Da Lang will be impeached by the imperial history if he does not do well. ”

Humanity and righteousness in the Song Dynasty can be big or small, when no one is tracking, it is not a matter, if someone wants to make a fuss about this, it is indeed enough for Wu Haogu, a fortunate businessman, to drink a pot.

When the three women were talking about human relations, the small bottle ran in as if it was windy, saluted Pan Qiaolian and said, "Madam, the master is back." ”

The old man is a martial artist. In the Song Dynasty, this title was generally used by the male owner of the eunuch family, and Wu Haogu was not a master in the martial arts mansion in Kaifeng City, because his father Wu Chengzhi was still there. But in the Pear Blossom Courtyard outside the city, there is a martial master.

The old man took the two apprentices of the old man, and walked into the pear blossom courtyard with a nervous mood, "the pear blossom courtyard dissolves the moon, and the catkins pond has a faint breeze".

He, the old man, is a "constitutional master" who is bound by the "Basic Law of the Martial Arts", and he cannot be powerful at home.

Can Wu Haogu "unconstitutionally" suppress the "two lionesses"?

Obviously, it can't, at least until the "two lionesses" are divided and ruled, Wu Haogu cannot be "unconstitutional". Moreover, now Wu Haogu needs Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing very much. With Pan Qiaolian, Wu Haogu is the "own person" of Kaifeng Jiangmen, and with the support of Kaifeng Jiangmen, he can sit firmly on the throne of the "mayor" of Jieheshang City. And Ximen Qing led the rivers and lakes and Yanyun, with Ximen Qing, Wu Haogu was able to secretly accumulate force in Jiehe Shang City, and only then could he eradicate some thorns who disobeyed him.

……

"People...... Lun? ”

In the hall where the family was dining, Wu Haogu had just tentatively proposed to "collect" Du Wenyu at the dinner table, so as not to spread the "martial arts mastery" - the martial arts mastery was Wu Haogu's human body sketching technique - Yan Po'er, who was present with the wine, "mouthed" a lot and proposed a human ethics or something.

Wu Haogu was a little surprised to see that he brought his daughter into the Qinglou world, and hinted more than once that he could serve Wu Haogu's Yan Po'er with his daughter - this woman actually has the face to talk about humanity?

Yan Po'er smiled and said: "Master, it's not that the slave is too talkative, you and Wenyu's master-apprentice status has been decided, if you accept her as a concubine, someone outside will have to chew her tongue...... What a terrible thing to say! ”

"You ......"

Wu Haogu glared at Yan Po'er fiercely, thinking: How can this woman be so talkative? If you weren't my slave, I'd have hung you up and beaten me this time!"

"That's right!" The eldest woman, Pan Qiaolian, also nodded at this time and said, "What Yan Niangzi said is right, even if people are not afraid of words, those people in Yushitai still like to find fault with businessmen like you." Therefore, the matter of Naveen Yu being a concubine, the slave thinks it is also inappropriate. ”

Imperial History?

This is indeed a problem! These guys like to find trouble like themselves the most. Now is the critical moment for the opening of Jiehe Commercial Market, but we must not lose the position of "mayor" because of a trivial matter.

"But ......" Wu Haogu glanced at the door of the hall, Du Wenyu and Zhang Zeduan should be outside the door now, and I don't know if the good disciple is crying now.

"But Wenyu is also very important to my family," Wu Haogu considered his words, "I like this female apprentice very much." Of my three apprentices, she is the only one who can inherit my mantle...... When she learns all my skills, I'll let her be my ghostwriter in the future. ”

Ghostwriting is the meaning of Daiwu Hao's ancient paintings.

It is impossible for Wu Haogu to be a painter for the rest of his life, because he has too many things to do, and it is impossible for him to devote himself to artistic creation. Moreover, painting is an art that requires constant practice, and it is important to "never leave the pen", and you must keep painting in order to maintain your skills.

But in the future, Wu Haogu will be a profiteer, a dirty official, and the father of capitalism, and there will be so many things to do that it is impossible to maintain his painting skills.

But he was unwilling to give up his reputation as "the first person in painting", so he had to train a ghostwriter. And Mi Youren and Zhang Zeduan both have their own artistic careers, and it is impossible to give Wu Hao an ancient pen. Only Du Wenyu is a female streamer, and it is difficult to get ahead in the era of the Song Dynasty, so she is the best ghostwriter.

Moreover, when Wu Haogu taught Du Wenyu's painting skills, he had already found that her artistic talent was extremely high, no less than Mi Youren and Zhang Zeduan.

Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing glanced at each other, and the two women had a bottom in their hearts - Wu Haogu is really a good old man who "abides by the law", and it seems that he can be disciplined well in the future.

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Da Lang, Nu has a suggestion, it is better to ask Wenyu to accompany you to Jiehe Business Market." A sum of money was paid from the inner account office to build a big house for Wenyu in Jiehe Commercial Market...... In short, you can't treat Wenyu badly. ”

"That's it......" Wu Haogu thought to himself: This is to let Du Wenyu be the outer room. Although he has no name, he is not angry with his wife. In Jiehe Commercial City, she is no different from the main room, and she is the hostess in the house.

As for money, it should not be a problem for him, the "mayor" of Jiehe Commercial City, and he will definitely be able to buy a large amount of property for Du Wenyu in Jiehe Commercial City in the future.

"Alright," Wu Haogu said thoughtfully, "I'll talk to her when I go back, and if she wants to, what will happen to it." ”

He paused and said: "Eighteen sister, eldest sister, there is something to tell you first, when you all give birth to a baby, our family will be divided into three." There is a home here in Kaifeng Mansion, and there is also a home in Haizhou, and there is also a home in Jiehe Commercial City. The Kaifeng Mansion will be presided over by the eighteenth sister, and Haizhou will be handed over to the eldest sister. ”