HLnovel Chapter 509: This is still the case when Yong'an Hou strictly controls the number of invitation
Chapter 509: This is still the case when Yong'an Hou strictly controls the number of invitation
The sedan chair stopped outside Tangfeng Courtyard. When the group walked into the courtyard, they met Yuntang who came to greet them in a hurry.
After a few jokes, they headed towards the cross-courtyard in a lively manner.
Knowing that Princess Cheng was in the warm room in the upper room, Lady Dingguo wanted to go and pay her respects, but Yuntang shook her head and said softly, "Let's go later. You guys take a rest first."
Seeing her say this, everyone stopped forcing her. After all, Yuntang was the master, and Princess Cheng was Yuntang's grandmother. She wouldn't say this for no reason.
As soon as they reached the east wing, the wife of Duke Chen came out. She walked forward with a smile and greeted the old lady first, and then exchanged greetings with the wife of Duke Ding.
In this way, the old lady of Duke Chen naturally followed them to the cross-courtyard.
Yuntang remained calm upon seeing this, bustling around serving tea and snacks, chatting with Grandmother Lin, and accepting many birthday gifts.
Yuntang did not go out to greet new guests until they arrived. After all, the only people she could personally greet were the elders.
Sisters Lin Yan and Lin Ya came here yesterday. They came here today to help entertain the guests. After a while, they also went to the west wing.
At this time, the old lady smiled and said, "Xiao Tang'er, go and do your work. Grandmother doesn't need you to accompany her anymore."
Yun Tang then stood up and said with a smile: "Then I'll go take a look in front."
The wife of Duke Chen watched Yuntang leave and sighed in her heart.
The grandmother of the Marquis' Mansion was never seen, but the old lady of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, who was of a higher generation, was called grandmother by such a little girl.
This really made her realize once again how high Yuntang's status and seniority were in the capital.
In the next hour, although Yuntang did not take on the task of welcoming guests, he was still very busy running back and forth.
Fortunately, apart from the close elders in the family, there was no old lady among the other guests, but mostly ladies, young ladies, and daughters.
But Yuntang had specially invited a group of noble ladies a day in advance, so there were obviously fewer girls coming today.
Princess Huixin also arrived with her ten-year-old daughter Zhou Yaqi.
As soon as Zhou Yaqi saw Yuntang, she smiled and said, "Little Taoist, I was not going to come today, but my mother insisted that I accompany her, so I came again!"
Zhou Yaqi is the younger sister of Xiao Ye’s friends Zhou Tianzuo and Zhou Zhenyou. Naturally, she has been here several times and she knew Yuntang as early as the Prince of Yan’s banquet.
But this was the first time Princess Huixin met Yuntang. Princess Huixin had sent invitations to Yuntang in the past, but Yuntang was always busy.
As princesses, Princess Huixin is Xiao Beichen's half-sister. But in terms of status and rank, Yuntang, who is given the title of Protector of the Country, is probably higher.
The son-in-law was Zhou Weian, the second son of the Grand Tutor, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Marquis of Huayang.
He has two sons and one daughter. Zhou Tianzuo and Zhou Zhenyou are now studying Taoism.
Therefore, although Princess Huixin met the famous Yuntang for the first time, she felt very familiar and friendly.
The two started chatting in the garden. Princess Huixin directly wanted to buy Ningyu Dan and said that she had brought the silver bills with her.
Yuntang didn't hesitate to say anything. He glanced at the women who came over and said with a smile, "Sister has cash and Yuntang has goods. Can we settle the payment now?"
Princess Huixin couldn't help but smile when she saw how straightforward she was in doing business, and nodded, "Of course!"
So one of them ordered the maid behind him to bring out the bag of silver bills, and Yuntang reached into his sleeve and took out a bottle of Ningyu Dan.
When she asked Yong'an Hou to spread the news, she said that one person could buy one bottle, which means three pills, at 50,000 taels each. 150,000 taels for one bottle was already lower than the auction price, and no bargaining would be accepted.
Only Princess Kang Yi would want to take advantage of her status as an elder to fish in troubled waters, but unfortunately, Yuntang did not give her this face.
Princess Huixin actually knew long ago that the Queen and the four concubines all had Ningyudan.
She was very smart. She did not go to the harem to inquire directly, but took the opportunity to ask the emperor for it directly when sending New Year gifts to the emperor at the end of the year.
The emperor gave her three and told her to wait for the right opportunity.
In the first month of the year, Tianji Pavilion announced the auction of Ningyu Pills. As someone who had used Ningyu Pills and knew their effects but didn't have many, she naturally went to the auction and bought one for 80,000 taels.
Although she felt sorry for the money, she could clearly feel her body was getting younger, so she gritted her teeth and decided to continue buying.
I heard that Yuntang had sixty of them and was ready to sell them at a low price.
She wanted to buy six, but the eldest son persuaded her, saying that since the junior master uncle released such news, there must be a reason for doing so.
Later, he would find an opportunity to ask Junior Master Uncle, and if he could get a cheaper price, he could just buy a few more. There was no need to argue about price and quantity on Junior Master Uncle’s birthday and influence his actions.
Therefore, when we met just now, we directly mentioned the matter of buying Ningyu Dan.
Under the eager gazes of several women who came over, Yuntang and Princess Huixin completed the transaction readily.
Yun Tang smiled and said, "This is the amount for one month. Nine pills are needed for three months, and only one pill is needed each month after that."
She didn't say how many pills were needed in total, but the change from three pills a month to just one pill a month was still very exciting to hear.
But those women did not ask about Ning Yudan. They just stepped forward to salute the two princesses, exchanged a few words of greeting, and then went to Tangfeng Courtyard under Yuntang's guidance.
But Yuntang did not lead them there, but continued to go to the front yard.
The gift registration book is not far from the entrance in the front yard. There are four tables in a row, which can accommodate four lines of guests at the same time, and two gift books are arranged on each table.
Some people were registering the gift book, some were recording the identities of the guests and the contents of the gifts, some were helping to identify the guests, and some were responsible for counting the gifts and packing them into boxes and carrying them to the warehouse.
Hosting a banquet is not just about greeting guests at the door, but the gift registration is also the most important part of each mansion displaying their gifts and status. It is the most lively place with people showing off, people envying and people paying attention.
Yuntang did not go to the place where the gift book was registered, but just found a corner and eavesdropped for a while.
I feel very satisfied knowing that almost every guest gives cash as a housewarming gift and various valuable items as a birthday gift.
As expected, there were more than a hundred guests coming for these more than a hundred invitations, and in just this short period of time, dozens of people responded with yes.
All we can say is that the people who received the invitations have more status.
Only by visiting with an invitation can you have the opportunity to give gifts and become familiar with the small families and wealthy merchants doing business in the capital. There are also many people who come from the capital's suburbs and nearby counties.
This is the case even though Marquis Yong'an strictly controls the number of invitations.
The gift money from visitors starts at one hundred taels, but there are also many who give one thousand taels or two thousand taels.
As for various jade articles, jade stones, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, screens and other ornaments, there are also quite a few, and some people also give away precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and ganoderma lucidum.
"Tangtang, just now a guest from out of town wanted to buy fifty Ningyu Pills for fifty thousand taels, saying that he wanted to take them back to his hometown in the southeast to sell them."
Yun Xuanmo suddenly appeared beside Yun Tang. It turned out that he had gone to the front yard to help entertain the guests.