Chapter 458: Ku Xiangyun
Daming Palace, Yangxin Palace.
Empress Yin, who was wearing a gold and silver silk robe with embroidered patterns of birds and phoenixes, stood beside the royal desk with a smile like a flower. Just looking at her appearance, she could not connect Empress Yin with a woman in her thirties.
She said to Emperor Long'an: "Wu'er was helpless after all, and Jia Qiang from Yangmo, the two of them were going to work together to make a living. As a result, the Yin family heard that Jia Qiang was injured and called him away. The eldest lady heard that
He was going to pull the generals from the founding line, so he asked the Yin family to join in. Because after Yingsheng Wu'er joined, it would be difficult for other generals to join. Now he was just waiting for the emperor's nod, and he didn't dare to ask himself.
So he went to my concubine to act like a spoiled brat. Such a big man is shameless!"
Emperor Long'an looked unkindly at his younger son, who was frowning in the palace, looking both proud and a little cautious after his idea succeeded, and snorted.
How could Li Xuan and Tian Fu go to Ning Mansion and hide it from him?
He also knew that Li Xuan sent two beautiful girls to Jia Qiang, and thought it was really naughty and ridiculous.
However, after learning that Li Xuan had racked his brains to earn money just to repair the Furong Garden for him and the queen, Emperor Long'an was still very moved.
This young son, who has a ridiculous name in both the government and the public, is obviously not destined for a big position.
None of his brothers is stronger than him.
Either in the Ministry of War, or in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites, he was on duty to observe government affairs. He was well-known for his talents, and he also got to know many officials in various ministries.
Only Li Xuan, who was placed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not only did not know how to make friends with the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also chased and beat others for some stupid things.
If this matter hadn't been suppressed, Li Xuan would have reaped the benefits.
However, as a parent, I still feel a little sad to have a son who knows filial piety...
Therefore, Emperor Long'an did not think about Li Xuan and Jia Qiang's stubbornness.
He paused and asked, "What do you want to do for a living?"
Li Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "When I go back to my father, I, Jia Qiang...and Yin Hao, want to start a carriage business together. But it's not an ordinary carriage, it's a four-wheeled carriage. Jia Qiang really has a way.
He actually found a way to solve the problem of the four-wheeled carriage being unable to turn. Erchen specially went to the general to interrogate him. No one has been able to solve this problem for many years. It can be seen that Erchen still knows how to recognize people..."
Looking at the beaming Li Xuan, Emperor Long'an ignored him and asked after a moment of silence: "Can Jia Qiang's idea make money?"
Li Xuan hurriedly smiled and said: "Of course! Father, think about it, no matter how good these two-wheeled carriages are, they are not as stable as those with four wheels, right? Jia Qiang also said that the carriages of these four-wheeled carriages can be compared to
The one with two wheels is much bigger. Once it is done, it can be made into the size of one or even two rooms. People can eat, drink and have diarrhea in it, and it will be comfortable! Tsk, tsk, those clan kings who are greedy for benefits, and
Will you not buy it if you are a high-ranking minister? If they buy it, the wealthy businessmen outside will also buy it. There are many rich people in the world! By then, won't you make a fortune?"
Emperor Long'an naturally understood this truth, and even he couldn't help but be tempted by the benefits. Although he would not compete with a few juniors for a living, he still asked: "Don't you always want to find a way for the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why are you here now?
Now that we have found a way, you are going to go it alone?"
Li Xuan hurriedly complained: "Father, you can't blame me! Whenever my son opens his mouth, Jia Qiang will blame him for having too many rats in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is really no way, so I can only deal with him in his personal capacity."
Partnership. Father, is it true that you can't touch the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Not to mention Jia Qiang, even the ministers can't stand it. Those people are so courageous. The Tian family's internal treasury almost regards them as their own...
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Emperor Long'an's face darkened, and he waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it again until the time comes."
Nowadays, the biggest expenditure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to send materials for cultivating alchemy to Jiuhua Palace.
Of course Emperor Long'an knew how much fishery there was in this, but how could he be so petty that he couldn't bear to make a big plan?
How could a pure and filial person like him be reluctant to spend money on the Supreme Emperor?
Deep in his heart, he wished that the Emperor would refine more elixirs and become an immortal as soon as possible...
Of course, this kind of thing cannot even be said to the person next to you.
No longer paying attention to Li Xuan, Emperor Long'an looked at Queen Yin and said with a smile: "The Yin family has always been content with poverty, why are they willing to take action this time?"
When Empress Yin heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on her beautiful and picturesque face. She hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's hard for me to say, my concubine, but your majesty asked, so I have to say... It turns out that it's not It's nothing, but now in order to prepare for Ziyu's dowry, the Yin family found that they couldn't collect thirty-two taels of decent dowry. The Yin family asked people to find out that when Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, married off his daughter, he spent ten miles of red dowry. One hundred and eight dowries made many people jealous. Now all these dowries must be left to the girl of the Lin family. The Yin family cannot be compared with the Jia family and the Lin family, which have been married for generations, but thirty-two dowries still have to be carried. It was made up. Although I have provided some subsidies, it is still far from enough. So..."
When Emperor Long'an heard this, he actually felt a little ashamed and said: "In all the past dynasties, has any descendant of the descendants ever been in such embarrassment..."
Empress Yin hurriedly smiled and said: "It's a family that has caught up with others and has been rich for several lifetimes. Otherwise, the Yin family is actually living a very good life, and it is all thanks to the emperor's blessing."
After Emperor Long'an sighed, he took Queen Yin's white jade finger and softly comforted her: "It's coming soon, it's coming soon, Queen, please bear with me a little longer..."
When Queen Yin heard this, a light flashed in her eyes, and she smiled more and more, making the country and the city fall...
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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.
When Xiangyun and others came in, Amber and Jade were leading a few little girls to wipe the messy stains and blood stains on the floor.
All the sisters watching were frightened.
On the soft couch on the high platform, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue who came to talk were trying to persuade Jia Mu, who was wiping away her tears fiercely...
Jia Qiang was fine, sitting on the chair below, sipping tea comfortably.
But when I saw the Jia sisters coming in, I still had to get up because they were so short...
Looking at Xiangyun Pingguo's face, a pair of big eyes stared at him, Jia Qiang laughed and said: "You are miserable. In the future, if your grandnephew becomes your biological granddaughter, won't you have to be bullied by Baoyu? Baoyu is very bad. of."
When Xiangyun heard this, he couldn't help but smile. Jia Qiang ignored Baoyu who was flexing his teeth and claws, and said to the old lady on the high platform: "It's going to rain. My mother is going to get married. Who can stop her? Besides, the first generation of the Shi family is born." What a great thing it is to be a Baolinghou. Although the second generation rebelled and went to the side of Yuanping's heroes, when he came out of the same family as two princes, his glory was at its peak! But in the world, we can't let the historians take all the good things? As the saying goes: If you are very capable, you will gain seven points, and leave three points for your children and grandchildren. If you use your very capable abilities, your children and grandchildren will be inferior to others... This is the truth. But for a family of distinguished people like us, this is what we are least afraid of. Situation. As long as you don't seek death, even if you are mediocre for two or three generations, if you take your time, in the next generation, there will always be a promising person. Aren't I a ready-made example? There are marquises in the historian's generation, even if they are a few losers. Even if it takes ten years, a mature person can be born. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, why do you need to cry when you are old that they are useless..."
"Bah! Am I crying for them?"
After what she said, Jia Mu felt relieved, but she felt really sorry for her face.
This is one reason why the Shi family is so unsatisfactory, and it is also a reason why Jia Qiang treats the Shi family as fools.
Shi Nai and his wife came to save their son, and they came with great enthusiasm, but they met Jia Qiang, who was even more arrogant than them.
Not only did he take the lead in attacking, accusing Shi Siqiang of robbing his sister of his hard-earned money, he also angrily accused the Shi family of bullying his brother, sister-in-law and orphans, and wanted to impeach Shi Nai, so he had to take away his job.
After Shi Nai and his wife relented out of fear, Jia Qiang said that Jia's mother wanted to adopt Xiangyun and forced the Shi family to give half of their family wealth as Xiangyun's dowry.
Doesn’t this require one’s life?
Shi Nai and his wife almost jumped up. The old Baolinghou Mansion may not have been much worse than the Jia family back then, but in the second generation, just because they wanted to separate the Zhongjing Hou Mansion, half of the family wealth was split off at once.
Don't underestimate this kind of split. Although the wealth is only divided into two parts, daily expenses have doubled!
In the past, you only needed to send one copy of the favor, but now you have to send two separate copies.
In addition, he also provided support to many of his subordinates and generals, which resulted in the Baolinghou Mansion and the Zhongjinghou Mansion being so poor in this generation.
If it were split again, would Baolinghou Mansion still be alive?
Shi Nai jumped up and turned his face on the spot, saying don't even think about it, you can ask for people, but you can ask for money, and you won't have a penny!
It’s hard to imagine that this is what a superior Wuhou could say...
However, let alone Wuhou, at the end of the dynasty, the ancient emperors could even say "why not eat minced meat". It is not surprising that Shi Nai could behave like this.
Then, inspired by Jia Qiang's few words, Shi Nai signed a document similar to a succession document, transferring Xiangyun's custody rights to Jia's mother, and then left with a frightened Shi Si without even thinking.
He left in a hurry...
The children and grandchildren of the Shi family have become so virtuous, and Jia Mu feels both humiliated and saddened.
No matter what Mrs. Ren Wang and Aunt Xue said, they still couldn't let go.
Until Jia Qiang said these words, she was relieved.
Think about it, the history of the historians is still long, if these two generations are not successful, there will always be success after two generations.
Isn’t that what Ning Mansion is like?
No matter how unworthy the Shi family is, in Jia Mu's opinion, they are still not as good as the three masters of the Ning Mansion...
After settling down, Jia's mother said to Xiangyun: "Your uncle and aunt are going to other provinces. Si Ge'er and the others are getting older and are about to get married. The Shi family is not well-off, and I can't bear to have you suffer there. I will live there in the future."
At home, be my granddaughter. You spent most of your childhood growing up in the Jia family."
Xiang Yun was heartbroken, knowing that she had really been kicked out of the Shi family.
Douda's tears fell down. After all, that was where she was born. Although she suffered a lot, no one except Baochai told her.
Even in front of Baochai, he only said a few vague words about tiredness.
If she didn't treat that place as her own and Shi Nai's family as her own, how could she hand over the dozens of taels of silver she had earned so hard? Even though she felt extremely distressed, she still gave it to her.
But I didn't expect that even my last home was gone...
Looking at Xiangyun, who was always cheerful and cheerful, and liked to laugh with his head thrown back, he pursed his lips tightly and cried silently. Not to mention the other sisters who shed tears of distress, even Jia Qiang couldn't bear it.
He said softly: "Sister Shi, we are not only close because of blood, but also because of family affection. Relatives with family affection are real relatives. And family is not only connected by blood, but more importantly, we love you.
When there are people who care about you, that's what you call family. We have similar fates, we don't have a father or a mother, we both have some goddam relatives. But so what? I have my uncle's family and my husband's family, who treat me as close as flesh and blood. What about you?
, you have an old lady here, you have so many sisters here, are you as close as flesh and blood?
We will not live worse than anyone else, we will live better! Don’t worry, with that shop on Xixie Street, you can make a few needle-cut needlework every month, and you can live a good life and save a few dollars.
Years later, your dowry will not be worse than anyone else's. When you come out of the cabinet, the old lady will add another, and your sister Lin and I will add another for you... Of course, we are Xiaotou here, you just need to knock down Baoyu,
Whatever the old lady put at the bottom of the box is yours!"
Fortunately, Xiangyun was born a hero with magnanimity. After hearing that Jia Qiang was relieved, his heart no longer hurt. He also heard that he was still joking about the precious jade.
Once you pick it up, it will make the whole room burst into laughter!
Chapter completed!