Chapter 772: The Big Pit in the E-shaped Volume (Second update, please vote for me!)
Shen Yixiu was keenly aware of the change in her husband's mood.
The husband went to the Jia Mansion. It is said that he went to see the garden built by the Jia Mansion for the imperial concubine to visit the bride. When he came back, he was not in a good mood.
Now the new imperial concubines in the capital city have received special permission from the emperor to go home to visit their relatives this year. Therefore, for this purpose, they have built large-scale villas with gold and jade, including Concubine Jia, Concubine Zheng, Concubine Zhou, etc. It's all about you chasing after me, not to be outdone.
Ning Rong's Second Mansion is from a family of martial arts and cannot lag behind others. Even women like Shen Yixiu who are not so sensitive to the outside world have already heard of such things. This also became the capital of the capital in the second half of the seventh year of Yonglong. An interesting thing in the city.
Feng Ziying was in a bad mood, which naturally affected the mood of the whole family. Even during dinner in the evening, the atmosphere seemed much duller.
The rule of the Feng family is to eat together. Duan and his wife also noticed that Feng Ziying always looked gloomy and pointed at Shen Yixiu with her eyes. Shen Yixiu did not dare to speak nonsense in front of her mother-in-law, but shook her head slightly to express that she did not know.
Eryou even sat down and didn't dare to say a word.
The meal was extremely dull.
Feng Ziying didn't realize this. His mind had always been on Qin Keqing. How to deal with the trouble this woman might bring to him, he really had no idea. If he just waited and watched like Wang Wenyan said, , and he was a little unwilling.
His intuition told him that the eighth year of Yonglong would probably be an unsatisfactory year for him, and he might even face a lot of troubles. Feng Ziying was also investigating where the troubles came from.
But there is no doubt that this woman Qin Keqing is definitely one of them.
Even if Qin Keqing is really the illegitimate daughter of Prince Yi Zhong, Feng Ziying doesn't care. The key is that Feng Ziying doesn't know what this woman wants, so why does she bite her so hard?
Thinking of the increasingly explicit behavior of Prince Yi Zhong, the silent Emperor, the concubine and Prince Beijing who kept making little moves, the emperor who had been holding back and the wavering military heroes, Feng Ziying couldn't bear it in her heart. Stay tight.
A single trigger can affect the whole body. This kind of thing may be a trigger that will lead to unpredictable changes. No matter how much preparation you do in advance, sometimes you cannot predict the emergence of a small variable.
It wasn’t until she had a bowl of rice that Feng Ziying realized how much pressure her silence had brought to the entire dinner table.
The worried looks of her mother and aunt, the anxious looks of her wife and concubine, and the tiptoeing and cautious manners of the maids waiting beside her all made Feng Ziying realize that she had become the backbone of the family when her father was away. Every move, anger or joy will bring huge psychological burden to the family members.
“I’m sorry, mother, aunt, I was thinking about something just now, but now I’ve figured it out, please don’t worry, it’s okay,...”
With Feng Ziying's words, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and became lively.
"Brother Keng, is there something going on at work?" Duan had experienced many situations in Datong where her husband was unhappy or even nervous at work. Unexpectedly, when her husband left, her son came back, and now she is still up and down. Looking at the expressions of her daughter-in-law and his concubine next to her son, she felt both proud and a little worried.
"Well, it doesn't count. It's both public and private." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "It's not a big problem. I'm just thinking about how to handle it more perfectly. Don't worry, mother. My son can handle it. Besides, he can handle it well." Trouble, my son will naturally ask some masters for help."
Mrs. Duan was relieved. Her son was different from her husband. Her husband was a military general who was responsible for many things. He had to make many decisions on his own. But his son was just a civil servant now, and his reputation was not very high. If something happened, it was absolutely fine. Go to Qi, Qiao, Guan and other important officials in the court for advice. Based on their experience, it is no problem.
"Brother Keng, you are still young, so don't think about carrying it all by yourself. When you were young, your father followed your second uncle to practice and gain experience, and then he was able to gradually shoulder many responsibilities. You are very young. You are less than eight years old, and you still have a long time to live in the future. You don’t have to be too hasty about many things. Haven’t you heard that the name Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan in the capital has become famous far and wide?”
Da Duan's words were full of pride and satisfaction. She is most proud of her son now, and her husband has been put second. Otherwise, she would not have been so gracious and allowed Su Xie and her husband to follow her husband to Liaodong. If it had been in the past, it would have been If she doesn't go, her sister will definitely go with her, and she will never let Su Xie alone.
It is said that a son has such abilities only because of the Wenqu star from the sky. The two daughters Su Xie gave birth to a son. How can he be as outstanding as Ziying? This does not mean that a concubine is a concubine.
"Son, I understand." Feng Ziying responded quickly. He didn't expect that his contemplation would arouse the concern and worry of his family. This also made him realize that his joys, anger, sorrows and joys had at least affected so many people in the family. The human heart.
After dinner, Feng Ziying returned to her place and sat down on the Kang in the side room next to the flower hall.
This has actually been transformed into a living room, well, it is used by the family to sit and chat, especially in winter, when it is snowing heavily outside and the earth is burning inside, it is as warm as spring, and they even have to take off their outer robes. So as not to break into a sweat.
“Mr. Sir, did you encounter something unsatisfactory when you went to Jia’s house?” Shen Yixiu asked pretending to be casual.
Feng Ziying noticed that everyone in the room was looking at her. It seemed that her trip to Jia's Grand View Garden had attracted a lot of attention, and her change in mood made them more uneasy.
"The Grand View Garden is indeed very beautiful and gorgeous, and I think it will definitely satisfy the imperial concubine. However, the imperial court is currently very financially strapped. In order to raise the military expenditures of Liaodong, Sanbian and Denglai, they have tried their best to raise the money needed for the river construction. , but do you know how much money was spent on Jia’s garden?" Feng Ziying smiled faintly, "Four hundred thousand taels of silver! Even more."
Feng Ziying’s words left everyone present stunned and in disbelief.
Although everyone knew that the garden under construction in the Jia Mansion was extravagant and luxurious, they all thought that it was for the imperial concubine to visit her relatives, and everyone took it for granted. However, since everyone guessed that this garden was only for the purpose of visiting their relatives, it would only be used once every three to five years. Even though it is luxurious, it is only about one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver. At most, it is only one hundred thousand taels of silver, which is quite extravagant. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be 400,000 taels, which is far beyond everyone's imagination.
"Perhaps you may not have an idea of the 400,000 taels of silver, but let me tell you, the Ningxia rebellion was put down the year before last, and the imperial treasury was out of money. The emperor was forced to have no choice, so he emptied his belongings from the inner treasury and scraped together 800,000 taels of silver. The expenditure for the Western Expedition to quell the rebellion is 800,000 taels, which is just two gardens of the Jia family, what do you think?"
There was not much emotion in Feng Ziying's words, but the two maids including Qingwen and Yun Shang who were waiting on the side were shocked.
Even the emperor found it difficult to get 800,000 taels of silver, so how could the Jia family get 400,000 taels of silver to build a garden? Just because the imperial concubine is coming back to stay for two nights?
But wasn’t the glory of the imperial concubine also given by the emperor?
This feels like a bit of an inversion.
"Why didn't you persuade the gentlemen over there?" After all, she came from Rongguo Mansion. Although Qingwen didn't realize the deeper meaning behind this, she knew it was wrong and couldn't help but say.
Glancing at the girl, Feng Ziying said calmly: "The Jia Mansion also has its own difficulties. Others are building it. If you don't build it, or the building is shabby, you will think that you are deliberately trying to disgrace the emperor and embarrass Wu Xun. Some It seems that there is no way to get off, but if you can calm down and think about it, you may not be able to figure out a truth. But this is not something that outsiders like me can comment on. I am very curious about people like the imperial concubine who have experienced it in the palace. , why can’t you realize this truth?”
"Ms. sir, I'm afraid the concubine should be able to imagine it, but she may not be able to achieve it." Shen Yixiu thought for a while, "I heard that the other concubines who were conferred the title all came from ordinary small families. If this is the case, Several families can build splendid houses and win everyone's favor, but for a martial arts rich family like the Jia family, one of the four great families in Jinling, it is extremely miserable. What will the outside world think? For them, I'm afraid, It is difficult to judge the emperor's opinion, but after all, you can rely on the face of the imperial concubine to cover it up. If the martial arts warriors who are on par with us all look down on ourselves, and even those from humble families can override us, then that will be the case. It’s the most unbearable.”
I have to say that what Shen Yixiu said is very reasonable. It is difficult to determine the emperor's preference and attitude. Once it is built, it can be said that it adds glory to the royal family, or it can be said that it is extravagant. If it is not built well, it can be said that it is frugal, or it can be said that it is frugal. It can be said that the loss of Tianjia's face was purely due to the emperor's own attitude.
But if the martial arts class doesn’t recognize it and thinks that your Ningrong Palace cannot even build a garden for the imperial concubine to visit relatives, they may think that you are really in trouble. Once you lose this credibility and impression, then it will be worse than The lack of money is even worse. As for the contempt of a poor family, it is even more fatal. Once word spreads, it will be difficult for Rong Ning's second house to gain a foothold in the capital city.
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying can also understand the difficulties of the Jia family.
Just like those private bosses in previous lives, even if you no longer have money, you will definitely get a Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Otherwise, how can you negotiate business with others?
In ancient and modern times, if the Ning Rong Mansion was stripped of its golden face, it would be difficult for them to survive in the capital city, so they would have to bear the debt even if they borrow money.
It’s just that they never thought that after they got over it, it might not be a favor from the king, but it might be a big pit.
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