I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Chapter 179 Lying down and getting paid for a small gathering with girlfriends

An Muxi found Aunt Luo and learned that her husband was indeed helping someone run the shop, so they discussed with him and wanted to poach him.

Aunt Luo was very tempted, but she had to discuss it with her husband.

In the past few days, An Muxi also received money earned from several shops, totaling eight thousand taels of silver.

I went to see the two shops that Wu had given me. One of them was next to the Song Clinic and was originally a grocery store.

There was a shopkeeper and two servants working inside.

An Muxi took a look at the shop and found that the business was average. Selling groceries had low profits and was definitely not as profitable as selling medicine.

So she told the shopkeeper that she planned to turn it into a pharmacy specializing in selling medicine.

And let Perilla and Angelica dahurica come to teach them how to make and sell it.

Anyway, the medicinal materials are ready-made and can be taken directly from next door.

The shopkeeper was just an employee, and since the boss had made the decision, he had no objection.

So he quickly sold out the items in the store at a low price and arranged for someone to renovate the interior of the store.

This time, An Muxi taught Song Bo, Xiaoyun and the others several more kinds of pills.

"Pregnancy-Preserving Pills", "Beauty-Nourishing Pills" and "Rejuvenating Pills" are all related to women and I believe they will sell well.

She only taught the recipe to Song Bo and Xiao Yun. Those servants didn't know anything about medicinal herbs and just helped in making it, so they didn't worry about it being leaked.

That day, An Muxi went to see the jewelry shop on East Street again.

After taking a look at the styles inside, which were a bit old, she immediately explained her identity.

Then he used his best comic skills to draw a cartoon version of the twelve zodiac signs.

"Shopkeeper, you can find someone to make pendants or bracelets of these shapes out of gold or silver."

The shopkeeper was amazed when he saw the pattern she drew. It was the first time he had seen such cute zodiac animals.

"However, you can sell these in limited quantities each month, and you can decide the price yourself."

The shopkeeper understood what she meant and his eyes lit up: "Yes, I'll have someone make it right away."

After arranging matters for several shops, Aunt Luo also replied to her that her husband had agreed to come to An Muxi's house to work as an accountant.

He handed over the previous shop to his apprentice.

Aunt Luo’s husband also has the surname Luo, and it is said that he and Aunt Luo are both from a place called Luojiazhuang.

An Muxi received him at the house and handed over her warehouse to him. Although she only had 30,000 taels of silver now and her family fortune was not rich, she felt much more relaxed with someone to help her with the accounting.

Uncle Luo was also very satisfied with the monthly salary of five taels of silver he received, the same as Aunt Zhang's.

Now An Muxi is completely living a life of just lying down and collecting money.

An Muxi thought again of the promise she made last time to invite those good sisters to have a small gathering at the house.

He immediately arranged it for Aunt Zhang, and personally wrote the invitations and asked Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to send them out.

Two days later, Lu Qingxue, Gu Anyan, Jiang Siyu and Zhuang Yaner all came. This time it was a gathering of close friends, and An Muxi did not invite any male guests.

She didn't want to eat all the dog food before she had a meal.

The women have become familiar with each other for a long time now, and since they are all related, their relationship is even closer.

Visited the house with great interest.

"If you are bored in the future, you can come and stay for a few days." An Muxi said generously.

Everyone was very happy. Lu Qingxue said, "Okay, that's what you said. I'm really here. You can't chase me away."

An Muxi smiled and said, "How is that possible? I am the only master here. It's so lively with you guys here. I can't wait to be happy."

"Come on, the meal should be ready soon, let's go to the dining room."

When they arrived at the dining room, Aunt Zhang had already prepared some refreshments. They sat down.

An Muxi looked at Zhuang Yan'er strangely and said, "Yan'er, why have you lost a lot of weight? Are you sick?"

Lu Qingxue looked at Zhuang Yaner worriedly. In fact, she had discovered it as soon as she arrived, but she hadn't had the chance to ask.

Zhuang Yaner's eyes suddenly turned red: "I'm fine, I just haven't had a good appetite recently."

An Muxi clearly felt that she was not telling the truth, but it was not easy to ask further. She asked Jiang Siyu again: "Siyu, have you set a wedding date with Lu Shizi?"

Jiang Siyu was a little embarrassed: "It will be after March. He will go to the west to take up his post in two days. Maybe I will go there later."

An Muxi didn't know this news, so she asked curiously, "Why did he go to the West?"

Jiang Siyu said: "Your Majesty has appointed him as the General of Zhenxi. He may be stationed at the western border for a long time in the future."

At this point, Lu Qingxue said angrily, "I never thought that my father was killed by Yin Huaiyuan. He is simply a conscienceless ungrateful person. My father trusted and respected him so much back then, but he ended up stabbing him in the back."

An Muxi hadn't paid attention to the affairs of the court recently, and she didn't expect that there was such a story behind the death of Marquis Anyang.

"I said Yin Qianqian was not a good person. His father is not a good person either!"

Speaking of Yin Qianqian, everyone said something like evil will be punished.

Soon the dishes were served, and they started eating without hesitation. An Muxi prepared some fruit wine.

But she didn't dare to drink it, not that she didn't want to drink it, but she could only drink one cup at a time. Today she had to entertain guests, so she had to drink tea instead.

After eating and drinking, everyone had finished chatting and as it was getting late, they all got up and said goodbye.

An Muxi sent the other people away and called out to Lu Qingxue and Zhuang Yaner alone.

"Sister Xue, I'll call you this now. I already know about you and Yan'er. Does Yan'er have any difficulties?"

An Muxi hopes that all the friends around her can have a good result.

However, in this era, it was not a big deal for a man to keep a concubine, but if a woman fell in love with another woman, it would definitely be unacceptable to the world.

Zhuang Yan'er burst into tears when asked. Her stepmother had been forcing her to go on blind dates all day long, but she was already seventeen years old, and she refused to obey. Even her father was disappointed in her.

Lu Qingxue used a handkerchief to gently wipe away the tears on her face. It seemed that the two of them had a deep relationship.

An Muxi sighed.

"Come with me into the room and talk. Maybe I can help you."

Lu Qingxue raised her head and looked at An Muxi hopefully.

"Xi'er, is this true? How are you going to help me?"

Lu Qingxue and Zhuang Yaner followed An Muxi into a flower hall.

"If you are sure you don't want to separate, I can give you a suggestion. But if either of you hesitates, just pretend I never said this."

"In fact, in life, people often have no control over their own destiny. This era is unfair to women. They cannot resist their families, so they can only accept their fate. In fact, a lifetime passes very quickly."

Lu Qingxue interrupted her directly: "Stop! Stop giving me chicken soup. I want to ask you what solution do you have?"

"Are you two sure?" An Muxi asked.

Lu Qingxue nodded directly: "I am very sure of my feelings for Yan'er. Now that my brother has been engaged, the Marquis's Mansion has a successor, so I can rest assured."

Zhuang Yan'er looked weak but her words were firm: "If I had hesitated a little, I wouldn't have insisted on not getting married until now."

An Muxi nodded secretly. It turned out that opposite sex was only for reproduction, and same sex was true love.

"My solution is to fake my own death and escape!"