The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife – Chapter 153

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第153章 如夫人出身

顾十六勉力压制了心头怒气,忍下憋屈,问:“为何先生不能先看看这些诗稿,这是我家六爷和其他几位举人结社所作,礼部侍郎和学政大人都说写的很好。”

书肆主人冷笑道:“不过是人家却不过情面的虚话,岂能当真,谁不知定北候府的顾六爷最喜附庸风雅狎妓游湖,做的诗狗屁不通,快莫要在此丢人现眼了。定北候爱重弟弟,旁人可不。”

顾十六真想挥拳打人,但想着今日还有许多事情要料理,明日封府之后,他就不好在在外行走了,就也不再纠缠,扭头就走。

书肆主人却还没说尽兴,在他身后大声嚷道:“奉劝你们这些粗鄙的武夫,别妄想用银子让我等读书人摧眉折腰,能靠着军功封妻荫子,已然是祖上积德,读书这种高雅之事,岂是能强求来的?”

驻足看热闹的人群嬉笑出声。

顾十六只扭头啐了一口,也不理他。

顾侯爷治军甚严,绝不允许下属仗势欺人,何况如今定北候府正值多事之秋,他绝不能因口舌之争作出有损侯府威望之事。

顾十六心想,最大的书肆不成,总也有别的书肆或者书坊愿意做这件事。

谁料到他走到哪里都被拒绝,顾十六气的眼睛通红,抓住一个小书肆的掌柜问:“为何不看诗稿就拒绝?”

“我们小本生意也是无法,书海阁的主人发了话,若是谁贪了小钱替侯府出了这部诗集,就是和书海阁过不去。”

顾十六不明所以,道:“大家开店各凭本事,你们为何如此惧怕他?”

“阁下不从事这行不清楚,我们每年售卖书籍最大的收入来自策文,其次是话本子,这些诗集什么的只占小头。若是有人想要扬名,出点钱,我们就能找来人刻版印刷,做些私印生意。”

“书海阁出的策文年年大卖,读书人都只认书海阁的策文集选,我若是贪了侯府这点小钱,书海阁不再让我专卖策文,我这店就得关了,实在是得罪不起。”

顾十六大受打击。

照这样看来,他就是找到外省去,只怕也没有人能应承下来。

实在是欺人太甚。

顾十六只得先压下这件事,去查徐家人,没想到徐家人的事却又不是一日两日能查的干净的。

顾侯爷安排给他的事没有一项能交代,今日折子已经递了上去,明日侯府就要封了。

顾十六难免灰心丧气,他低着头,踢着路上的石子,却听到后面有人唤他:“十六兄弟,你有什么心事?”

他转过身,就看见个一脸和气长的圆润的男子正笑嘻嘻地看着他。

这人很有点眼熟,顾十六却想不起在哪里见过。

“十六兄弟天天在外面忙乎,只怕是记不得我了,我是夫人的陪房沈长乐。”

“哦……”顾十六想起来了,道:“前阵子我去了冀州,回来歇了没两天就又在外面忙乎,倒是很少见沈兄。”

沈长乐不以为意,道:“我也天天在外面跑,夫人的陪嫁铺子都交给我监看着,有一处在西市的小铺子,位置偏僻,地方又小,我正想着做些什么生意才好,偏偏又要封府了。”

顾十六和他闲话了几句。

沈长乐就问:“我瞧着十六兄弟像是有什么心事?莫非是发愁侯爷交给伱的差事?”

顾十六奇怪地问:“你怎么知道?”

“这有何难?”沈长乐笑的眼睛眯成了一条缝,道:“我看着十六兄弟的身影就知道你遇见了难事,和你说话的时候,你又不是满腹愁苦,显然这不是你的私事,而是侯爷交代给你的事情。这件事重要又不是很重要,只是十六兄弟想尽力做成罢了。”

“好眼光,”顾十六佩服的很。

夫人厉害,夫人的陪房也这么厉害。

“十六兄弟若是信我,不妨给我说说,咱们都是给主子当差的,都盼着主子好,再则,三个臭皮匠还顶一个诸葛亮呢。”

沈长乐圆润通达的模样,一下子就打动了顾十六。

“那我们去茶楼说说。”

顾十六奔波了半日,还没有用饭,便拉了沈长乐一起去茶楼喝茶,又点了两碗烂肉面,等到面上桌时,沈长乐已经和顾十六成了无话不说的好兄弟。

沈长乐道:“这事若是碰见别人,只怕是不成,但是兄弟你今日遇见了我,事关我们秦家的少爷和顾六爷,怎么着我也能想法子给办成了。”

顾十六道:“哎呀,沈兄,这事办成了你就是我异父异母的好兄弟,你是不是认识什么人能帮我说合?”

沈长乐笑道:“那到不必,书海阁主人是三甲的同进士出身,你知道什么是同进士么,虽然比举人高一等,但却被一甲二甲的进士瞧不起。有人说同进士就是如夫人,如夫人不就是小妾么,把进士比作正妻,同进士比作小妾,读书人刻薄起来厉害不厉害?还有人作对子,说什么给如夫人洗脚,赐同进士出身。”

顾十六不由得笑了起来,赞道:“若不是沈兄说这些,我这样的武夫哪里知晓这些。”

沈长乐道:“不过是在祭酒大人家中听闻的多些罢了,此人心高气傲,没料到发榜时是同进士出身,便不愿意入仕被人羞辱,也没有选官,在京城开了家书肆。他和同批次一甲二甲的几位进士交好,就重金求他们批注历代的策文,慢慢生意也就做起来了。你被他这样针对,无非是他那自命清高的老毛病又犯了。”

说完,就埋头吃起了面。

顾十六问:“那要怎么才好?”

沈长乐含含混混地道:“你先将面吃了,我再与你说,面都快坨了,这事保准能办好,你放心。”

顾十六赶忙拿起筷子,几口就将面吃完了,沈长乐还有一半没吃。

“我们这些粗人这么着习惯了,沈兄见笑了。”

沈长乐吃完了面,懒洋洋地伸了个腰,才道:“你一定是跟着侯爷在军中养成的习惯,我瞧着许多军汉都这么吃饭,不过哥哥劝你一句,现在年轻你这么着还好,年纪大了,肠胃可就坏了。”

顾十六嘿嘿一笑,眼巴巴地看着沈长乐,等他的下文。

沈长乐笑道:“走,我们找夫人去。”

顾十六:“?”

(本章完)

The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife

The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife

嫡妹非要换亲,送我当上侯夫人
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After being reborn, Qin Yuan discovers that her legitimate younger sister has also been reborn. Not only did her sister steal her husband from her previous life, the impoverished Juren, but she also insists on marrying her off to the Duke of Dingbei, her previous life’s brother-in-law. Although she is puzzled about why her younger sister behaves this way, one must seize a windfall when it falls from the sky!!! In her previous life, her younger sister envied her: “Qin Yuan could only pick what I discarded since childhood. Why is she now the Prime Minister's wife, enjoying honor and prestige while I am rejected by my husband and oppressed by a concubine, living a lonely life?” In this life, her younger sister is despairing: “Why is Qin Yuan doing even better?! Where did my Prime Minister's wife go? Why is my husband still a low-ranking official? Besides the difficult mother-in-law, there’s also a childhood friend cousin watching closely!” Qin Yuan laughs: “This forced title of Duchess handed to me is quite enjoyable. Tsk tsk… I can do business, excel in medicine, and possess strategies both in mind and stomach. In my previous life, this Prime Minister's wife was all planned by me, naïve little sister.” In her past life, her husband was firmly locked with her younger sister, so in this life, she won’t have to exert effort climbing up with him; isn’t it better to achieve success on her own? — The Duke of Dingbei, who married late to defend the border, becomes a god of war in uniform, and when he shaves his beard, he turns into a handsome young man, with countless women yearning for him. On their wedding night, he left his young wife, thinking he could just coax her. Later… he discovers that she doesn’t care at all and has been playing him. Daily life in the Duke’s residence: The Duke of Dingbei kneels at the door: “I know my wife has me in her heart, please give me another chance.” After a long pause, Qin Yuan replies: “Depends on my mood.” Others: Tsk tsk, the Duke is indeed the lady’s devoted dog, a professional. Novel keywords: Younger sister insists on a marriage exchange, making me the Duchess without any interruptions, younger sister insists on a marriage exchange, making me the Duchess full text download, younger sister insists on a marriage exchange

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