Chapter 1479 Xin Zijuan’s Good Wife
Seeing that Yuanyang didn't say anything, the three women got into the car one by one and drove slowly towards Fengcheng Hutong.
"Yuanyang, did you go to Rongguo Mansion for the wedding of Second Master Bao?" Zijuan asked.
"Well, before he left, the master specifically told his wife to inform Uncle Feng of all major events. The marriage of Second Master Bao is also considered a big event, and it was said that the ancestors and his wife had also consulted Uncle Feng for his opinion before, and Uncle Feng was more inclined. Prince Lian Zhong, after consulting the empress in the palace, both the ancestors and his wife still felt that a girl from the Niu family was more suitable, and Uncle Feng didn’t object too much, so..."
Yuanyang is not very clear about the situation here, but she also knows that Uncle Feng's attitude has a great influence on the ancestors and his wife. Even the concubine Zhengyi attaches great importance to Uncle Feng's attitude because Uncle Feng prefers the family of Prince Lian Zhong. , so my wife and ancestors struggled for a long time on whether to choose a girl from the Niu family, and finally decided to choose a girl from the Niu family.
I heard that the mother of the Niu girl, Princess Yongning, is very favored by the emperor. She is much more favored than the other princess, Princess Yongan, the mother of Uncle Feng’s good friend Wei Ruolan. It was this factor that made the wife and ancestors make up their minds.
"The date is set?" Ping'er didn't ask much about things in Rongguo Mansion during this period, so he didn't know much about it.
"It's settled on the eighth day of September." Yuanyang nodded, "The eldest princess heard that there are good arrangements for Second Master Bao. On September 19th, the emperor is said to be taking a group of royal family members to Tienwang Mountain. During the siege, the eldest princess specially found an opportunity for Mr. Bao to accompany him. In this way, Mr. Bao would have a chance to show his face in front of the emperor. Several princes would also go together. They He is also very kind to Mr. Bao,..."
Yuanyang heard this from his ancestor and his wife, and also said that there was no need to hide it, and even intended to spread the situation out, so as to stabilize the minds of everyone in the Rongguo Mansion.
No matter how you say it, this is great news. If Mr. Bao can win the favor of the emperor, the tribute will not be a problem. And in the future, as long as he is recommended by a capable person, such as Uncle Feng, Mr. Bao can also become a free official like him. Son, and the son-in-law of the eldest princess, even if he gets ahead, he can still maintain the leisure and wealth of the second house of Rongguo Mansion.
"That's good. If Mr. Bao has such an opportunity, he will be proud of himself. Mr. Huan will have a competition in the autumn next year. As long as he can pass the examination, the Jia family will finally be able to survive this most difficult period. It's time." Zijuan said sincerely.
Zicuckoo is relatively friendly to Baoyu. After all, she also came from the ancestral house.
Although she firmly supports her daughter to marry Uncle Feng, she thinks that although Mr. Bao is kind and infatuated, he is not a good match for her girl. She is also very sorry. Therefore, if Mr. Bao can really marry the eldest princess and her family, he will be able to marry her in the future. Somehow, she was still sincerely happy for him,
In the past two years, everyone can actually feel the difficulties that the Jia family has suffered, but they can't find a way to solve it.
Grandma Zhu and the third girl are struggling to make ends meet, but it is hard for a good woman to make a living without rice. The life is getting more and more difficult day by day. The halving of monthly money has made people complain. The Jia family is also full of complaints, but there is no solution. , If we don’t do this, Rongguo Mansion will really have no choice but to close down before the end of the year.
Even so, everyone was not sure how to spend the end of the year. That day, Zijuan overheard the conversation between two girls, Shishu and Cuimo, saying that the third girl was so worried that she couldn't sleep well at night and her heart ached.
Both girls defended their girls, saying that this kind of thing should have been dealt with by Aunt Zhu, but now Aunt Zhu is better, leaving her hands to their own girls, and some of the measures proposed by their own girls, Zhu Dada But grandma still wants to be the good guy to smooth things over, making it impossible for her own girl to step down.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy." Ping'er is much more realistic and more knowledgeable than Zijuan, "If it's a tribute, if Second Master Bao can get the entreaties of the eldest princess and the noble concubine, I guess there should be no problem with the emperor. , but I heard that Engong also had to study in the Imperial College for two or three years, but after two or three years..."
Ping'er didn't say any more. God knows what will happen in two or three years. Everyone knows that the emperor's health is not very good, but no one dares to say this, but everyone knows it.
Yuanyang and Zicuckoo were silent.
In the end Yuanyang said, "No matter what, it's good to get a tribute now. At least you have the qualifications to be an official. If there are some changes in the future, as long as Uncle Feng is here, Mr. Bao will still have a chance."
This statement makes sense. Ping'er and Zijuan both nodded.
The carriage drove northward and soon arrived at Feng Mansion in Fengcheng Hutong.
Feng Ziying had a rare chance to have a free day. She was teasing her half-year-old daughter in Shen Yixiu's room, holding her daughter while kissing her and wandering around, which made Shen Yixiu complain constantly.
This period of time has finally been busy. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs are digging deep into the Jingcang case. Zhao Wenzhao and others are watching the Tongcang case. There has been some progress, and some people have been involved one after another. But compared to the previous ones, they were all just shrimps and crab generals, not big fish.
But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Faced with the urging from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Feng Ziying did not dare to neglect it. Naturally, Huang Ruliang and others were watching over the Jingcang case, but in the Tongcang case, he also had to produce some decent results. , because it also involves the issue of how much money his father can take with him when he returns to the northwest to appease the four towns in the northwest.
This is an unspoken agreement between Huang Ruliang and Wang Yongguang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Feng Ziying.
The more money that can be recovered from the two cases, the more money the Ministry of Accounts will have, and the more money it can bring to the northwest for Feng Tang. In Feng Ziying's view, this is not an exchange of interests, it is purely an exchange of interests. An incentive mechanism.
But I have to say that this really forced Feng Ziying to pay more attention to these two cases, and at the same time rack his brains to do this sale better.
"Ms. sir, next month's sale is causing quite a stir in the capital city. It's said that those rats in Jingtong Ercang have stolen at least tens of millions of taels of grain in the past twenty years, and then all of it has turned into After looking at the jewelry and treasures in their house and the farmhouse, they all said that their house was filled with gold, jade, coral, lake beads, tortoise shells, ivory, and rhinoceros horns. There was no room for them, and gold and silver were thrown everywhere... "
Shen Yixiu's slightly exaggerated words made Feng Ziying unable to help but laugh, "Wan Jun, do you believe this?"
"I don't believe it, but I can't stand the rumors outside." Shen Yixiu leaned against the kang, "It's a lie to hear that gold and silver are thrown everywhere. There are so many servants in the house, no matter how rich they are, they don't That may be the case, and rich people tend to be stingier as they get richer, so how could they be so arrogant? Isn't this inviting trouble?"
"Haha, it's good to know. This is all intentional publicity by some thoughtful people. Otherwise, if it doesn't arouse everyone's interest and make everyone feel that this is a rare opportunity to pick up missing items, how could everyone actively participate in this sale?" Feng Ziying He smiled and teased his daughter's little face.
Feng Qiwu’s mouth was red, and he blew out two bubbles. He looked at his father with a confused look on his face, as if he was trying to identify the person in front of him.
Children at this age have already developed a certain ability of identification and can recognize that this is the person closest to them. The expressions on their faces are also very rich. It seems that they are trying hard to reach out to the fingers touching their cheeks, but they cannot.
"Ah? Your Majesty, do you mean that the government deliberately arranged this?" Shen Yixiu was taken aback and sat upright slightly.
"Either the government deliberately arranged it, or your husband-in-law did it on purpose. "Today's News" was originally run by your husband-in-law, and Cao Yu was the chief editor. As for the "Northern Business Daily" and several magazines and newspapers in Jiangnan, the same I arranged for people to do it..."
Feng Ziying did not hide anything in front of his wife.
"Really?" Shen Yixiu was surprised but also curious, "My husband is going to use this method to raise the price of these items, um, create a competition?"
"The good wife is really smart, and she understands it as soon as she hears it. The court relies on the money recovered from this treasure to save the emergency." Feng Ziying pondered for a while and said: "And there are indeed many good items. If they are sold normally, those Buyers will deliberately lower the price, and they can't even sell the goods for 75% of the price. Now you can sell them for at least 89% of the price using this method..."
Shen Yixiu sighed, "Mr. Sir, if the court can only rely on such heretical means to make a living, but after using this trick, where can we find another one like this? This is not a long-term solution. Moreover, when something like this happens, the court has not been able to investigate clearly for twenty years and has delayed it until now. What does it mean? What are the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Government doing? Ordinary people may still talk about it, but they did not expect it to be so far-reaching. They even praise the court for its wisdom, but the scholars I am afraid that there are many people who can understand its secrets, and this is not a blessing for the imperial court."
Unexpectedly, his wife had such insight. Feng Ziying nodded slightly, "This is indeed not something worth boasting about. Even the imperial court has reflected on itself. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and even the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment should self-examine the existing shortcomings. Why is such a major case of long-standing abuses that everyone is well aware of allowed to be delayed for twenty years, so that it gets worse and worse and leads to such a disaster? It is worth pondering."
Shen Yixiu pursed his lips and nodded, "It's good that your husband understands this. You should also find an opportunity to tell Mr. Qi Ge and Mr. Qiao the whole story and find a solution."
(End of this chapter)