Chapter 839 Ji Zijuan Fatty (two in one update, please vote for me!)
Duan was very touched by Shen Yixiu's magnanimity and calmness. This is probably the magnanimity of everyone, right?
Mr. Duan secretly admired it. If it were someone else, she felt that there might be another woman who shared her husband. She was afraid that it would be difficult to face it happily no matter what.
Feng Ziying calmly gave his wife a grateful look, and then said seriously: "Maybe he feels that his son has made great contributions, and now he has to be released, so he feels a little owed, but this is what the imperial court owes to our Feng family. He's just a falsely named Uncle Yunchuan, so mother doesn't need to take him so seriously."
"Brother Keng, the meaning is different. Uncle Yunchuan was the first person in our family to receive a title from the imperial court. However, when your second uncle died of illness and passed it to your father, the imperial court took it back. Your father was then I am also very angry. Now that I can get it back from you, your father will definitely be very pleased."
Ms. Duan shook her head, and she was very happy when she realized that her daughter-in-law did not object to this.
"This is a great event. Things after the restoration of the title will need to be discussed in detail. Wan Jun, you are the wife of our Feng family. No matter who comes into our Feng family in the future, you, the elder sister, must shoulder the responsibility of being an elder sister. , we can’t let it ruin our Feng family’s family tradition.”
These words were a bit serious. Not only Second Sister You was a little shocked, but also Qingwen and Yun Shang who were waiting on the side, and even the girls Minghuan Mingzhu were speechless.
Is this really trying to clarify Shen Yixiu's position as number one among the grandmothers in the Feng Mansion?
These three wives belong to different families and have nothing to do with each other. They are just sisters-in-law. Although Shen Yixiu's mother-in-law spoke like this, although he knew it was a bit excessive, he felt particularly comfortable in his heart. At least it showed that he was in the eyes of his mother-in-law. No one can replace his position.
Shen Yixiu also glanced at her husband, wanting to see if he would bring up the matter of Xue Baochai at this time, but Feng Ziying realized that there would be some trouble if she wanted to mention the matter of Xue Baochai today.
My mother is still immersed in the excitement of the restoration of the second house, and is extremely satisfied with Shen Yixiu. Now that she suddenly brings up the matter of Baochai, she is afraid that her mother will doubt whether she has a plan in advance, and even this matter of restoration will be difficult for her. I have known about it for a long time and even made arrangements.
The Xue family is obviously not the most satisfactory marriage partner for my mother. Even Daiyu could not satisfy her mother. Now there is Xue Baochai, who is also from an imperial merchant family. I am afraid it will make her mother even more angry.
My mother had a very good impression of Shen Yixiu, and she probably thought it would be most suitable to marry a scholarly lady like Shen Yixiu, but the Xue family obviously could not meet this condition, not even close.
Shaking her head slightly, Feng Ziying also gave Shen Yixiu a wink to indicate that she had temporarily stopped telling her mother about Baochai, and had to find a suitable opportunity to talk to her mother again.
Fortunately, although the official document about the appointment from the imperial court has been released, there is still half a month to take office. In addition, if the official document from the Ministry of Rites regarding the restoration of the second wife of the Feng family is released, I may be able to take a few days off to deal with the matters related to Feng. The clan's future affairs in the ancestral hall will be favored by the Ministry of Human Resources and the Ministry of Rites.
After having dinner at their mother's side, Feng Ziying and Shen Yixiu returned to their own side.
"Mr. Xue, I feel that there will be some trouble with the Xue family sister." Shen Yixiu sat down on the bed, looked at her husband and said, "Why don't you talk to your concubine first?"
Shen Yixiu also knew that her husband was very fond of Xiao Duan. He had been brought up since childhood, so the relationship was naturally unusual, and Xiao Duan had great say in her mother-in-law.
"It's not suitable yet, I'm afraid it's hard to tell my aunt." Feng Ziying rubbed her cheeks and frowned slightly, "Let's take a look. When the official document of reinstating the title comes, we still need to apply to the Ministry of Rites for a concurrent posthumous title, and then we can make further calculations."
"Mr. sir, it's better to settle this matter with my mother-in-law earlier, otherwise it will be difficult if my mother-in-law has a family she is satisfied with,..." Shen Yixiu whispered.
Feng Ziying is also a little worried. How to do the job of being a mother is really difficult.
The last incident with Daiyu made her mother very dissatisfied. If she hadn't seen Miaoyu as her dowry, I'm afraid there would have been more turmoil about this matter.
The situation on Baochai's side now may be even more difficult for her mother to agree to, and she has to think carefully about how to solve this problem.
"The Xue family sister must have been looking forward to it for a long time. Such delay will not only hurt the Xue family sister's heart, but also damage the impression of our husband." Shen Yixiu added.
“Wan Jun, my husband knows this too, but the way you look at your mother today makes it difficult for me to speak.” Feng Ziying muttered, “My mother values you very much, and she probably wants to find a family similar to yours…”
Shen Yixiu chuckled softly, his beautiful eyes looking forward to it, "My husband is here to please me again. I have told my husband a long time ago that I have a good impression of the Xue family sister and welcome the Xue family sister to marry into the Feng family, so my husband There’s no need to try to please anyone anymore.”
"Hey, how can you say that you are deliberately trying to please me? What I am telling you is the truth. Look at my mother's attitude towards you today. Even my husband is a little envious. My mother has never been so kind to me." Feng Ziying also laughed. .
These kind of sweet words between girlfriends are the most touching. Seeing Shen Yixiu's feminine charm, Feng Ziying felt a little angry.
Shen Yixiu naturally understood what her husband was thinking, "My husband doesn't need to accompany me tonight. Let's go to the You family's sister."
Before Feng Ziying could reply, Qingwen's voice came from outside the house: "Sir, Baoxiang outside said that Master Ni has come back to me."
“Yes, I understand. Let him wait in the outer courtyard.” Feng Ziying nodded.
Ni Er rubbed his hands excitedly and paced back and forth at the door.
Although Baoxiang asked him to go in first and wait, he still waited outside the door.
Seeing Feng Ziying coming out, Ni Er hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Uncle, if I come back to you so late, I won't disturb you, right?"
Feng Ziying is a little funny. This guy is learning to be more elegant now. Well, his status is different. He is in charge of hundreds or thousands of people anyway. It is indeed time to pay attention to his image. But this seems to be a bit too much. People don’t think it tastes like that anymore.
However, he will naturally not dampen the other party's enthusiasm for advancement, as long as the other party does not forget the foundation where he started.
“Come in and sit down.” Feng Ziying entered the outer study room and called Ni Er in. The girl from the outer room had already brought tea.
"Which family is the Zhou family in the east of the city?" Feng Ziying didn't expect that it was unfortunate. The Mei family was going to regret their marriage with the Xue family, which was undoubtedly another big blow to the Xue family.
"The Zhou family in Wanghuma Hutong, Xianfang, Nanju, is next to the old Taicang, that is, Nanxincang. The ancestors of the Zhou family once produced Jinshi in the previous Ming Dynasty. During the Guangyuan period of this dynasty, his grandfather passed the examination and later served as a scholar in Wanping County. Linghe Taipusi Cheng, his father was only a scholar, and later donated his official position and served as a county magistrate in Shanxi, and later served in Hejian Prefecture for several years. Tongzhi was dismissed for corruption, but his uncle was in Tianping Ten In the second year, he passed the Jinshi, but his luck was not good. He still contracted the epidemic when he was a Shujishi and died. However, his uncle's former classmate and friend was Master Zheng, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. It is said that Master Zheng supported him very much. …”
"..., I also took the examination for civil servants, but failed three times. In the 35th year of Yuanxi, I donated my official position and became the Prime Minister of Muyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, Nanzhi. Later, I was appointed as the magistrate of Gaotang Prefecture, Shandong. In the second year of Yonglong, When I'm idle at home, the Mei family wants to hire their legitimate second daughter."
Feng Ziying nodded. From this point of view, she was from a scholarly family. Her ancestor was a civil servant. Her uncle passed the Jinshi examination but was unlucky and died before he was appointed an official. She was considered a scholar and had served two terms as an official. She was a typical gentry official. I can't say how much better they are than the Xue family. I just think the scholarly family has a better reputation.
"Is there anything special about the Zhou family this time?" Feng Ziying didn't believe that the Mei family would so hastily break off the engagement and choose the not-so-special Zhou family, even though the Mei family was actually just a bastard. .
“Well, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family married the younger brother of Mr. Chai, the left minister of the Ministry of War, to fill a house.” Ni Er carefully observed Feng Ziying’s expression and then whispered.
Ni Er obviously knew that the man in front of him had a close relationship with Mr. Chai, the left minister of the Ministry of War. However, Ni Er did not know the ins and outs of this matter, and the other party did not explain it clearly. He only asked him to find out the recent reason.
Feng Ziying was shocked, she actually had a relationship with Chai Ke?
I couldn't help but rub my temples. It seemed that Mei Zhiye was not an arrogant person. Chai Ke's younger brother was also in his early thirties. It seemed that after passing the examination to become a scholar, he failed repeatedly in Qiu Wei. Now he should be In which county of Shuntian Prefecture does the donation official serve as the county magistrate?
His concubine and the younger brother of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, who had an extremely promising future, were brothers-in-law. This was indeed a good deal.
Chai Ke was a leading figure among scholars from Huguang. Zhang Jingqiu, Minister of the Ministry of War, was unable to join the cabinet this time, so Chai Ke could only continue to serve as the left minister of the Ministry of War. However, once a cabinet member became vacant, Zhang Jingqiu, who was deeply trusted by Emperor Yonglong, would He is the most favorable candidate, and Chai Ke is also the most suitable candidate to succeed the Minister of War.
Moreover, with Qi Yongtai and Li Tingji both resigning from their posts as Minister of Personnel and Minister of Rites, the DPRK will usher in another round of major adjustments. Maybe Chai Ke will directly take up the post of Minister of a certain ministry without having to wait to take over from Zhang Jingqiu. s position.
“Well, I understand.” Feng Ziying could only sigh.
Being a brother-in-law with the promising younger brother of the left minister of the Ministry of War is indeed much better than marrying the daughter of an imperial businessman who has long since declined. Even if you have some money at home, so what? Compared with a third-grade left minister of the Ministry of War, it is nothing worth mentioning.
Feng Ziying knew that in this situation, there was no way to persuade the Mei family to change their minds, and he also believed that the Mei family, as a prominent family in Huguang, had already arranged the follow-up work well before doing such a thing, and was absolutely sure that it would not be burdened He would do this only because of moral responsibility, although he still didn't know the reason why the Mei family regretted the engagement and called it quits.
Feng Ziying thought for a while, and he could only reply this result to Baochai.
Thinking back to his mother's attitude today, he became more and more worried. The Xue family's disapproval would be a huge blow to the Xue family's reputation. If he wanted to get engaged to Baochai, he was afraid that his mother would object even more strongly, and so should Baochai. After realizing this, I am afraid that I am even more anxious in my heart, and I have to give the other person some relief.
“Ni Er, how is the situation with the Jia family? How is the investigation of the Lai family?” Feng Ziying finally put aside this matter and focused on the Lai family.
He can stay in the capital city for at most one or twenty days. After the restoration of the title is finalized, he will then apply for a concurrent post and get a reply from the Ministry of Rites. Once the matter is over, he should go to Yongping to take up his post. In these twenty days, Li will need It is necessary to sort out many things one by one and come up with a result or a strategy for dealing with them.
When he talked about this matter, Ni Er's energy also perked up, and his thick beard trembled wildly, "Hui Master, there has been a lot of progress. I contacted Uncle Xue here and said it through Uncle Xue and Guihua Xia's family. Well, Lai Da not only bought many flowers and trees from Guihua Xia's family, but also bought a large number of trees and rocks from Dong's family in the southern suburbs and Chen's family in Baoding Prefecture. The prices were very high. Xiao Xiao found them with some people. At that time, the managers of the Dong family and Chen family used some methods to get out a lot of things..."
Seeing Ni Er's eyebrows dancing with joy, Feng Ziying estimated that this guy had used some tricks and the harvest must be quite big.
This is what he said at the time. You can find the path through the Guihua Xia family, but it is best not to use the Guihua Xia family as the first shot. This will definitely make the Guihua Xia family unhappy. However, if the opening is opened in other aspects, Then it will no longer exist, and the evidence from the Guihua Xia family can still be used. By that time, the Lai family will no longer care about that.
As a local snake in the capital city, Ni Er naturally has his own ways and means of survival. He is very familiar with these things and has plenty of manpower. Even if the government investigates, he still has the means to deal with it. Feng Ziying has never worried about this.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Feng Ziying felt that the time was almost up and she could start. She was about to leave. Wang Xifeng was even more restless. It would be unreasonable not to give her an explanation.
"Just in the past few days, uncle, Jia Rui is a powerful character. He can bite people to the bone. Although he may not be a scholar, he is also very good at this kind of thing. He has done enough tricks, and also I quietly approached a few people in the mansion. They were a little reluctant at first, but then they all gave in for some reason..." Ni Er also felt that Jia Rui acted a little secretively and did not look like a serious person.
Feng Ziying smiled softly.
With Jia She and Jia Zhen endorsing him, plus the identity of Long Jinwei's secret agent, there is no need to reveal it. He only needs to vaguely indicate that there are people outside who have a way. There are hundreds or even thousands of people in Jia's house, a mixture of dragons and snakes. , there are many people who are willing to take risks, so naturally some people will take the bait, it just depends on the opportunity.
The Lai family, relying on Jia Mu's favor, have become domineering over the years. Many things are not covered up at all. It is not difficult to find evidence to tell the truth. Generally, everyone knows that Lai cannot be touched for trivial matters. Since my family has a position of trust from my ancestors, no one is willing to do anything about being bitten by a snake, so naturally no one is willing to touch this bad luck.
The key is who will fire the first shot, and also directly knock the Lai family down so that they can't quibble about it for a while. As long as the first shot is hit hard and accurately, countless people will naturally want to follow. To add insult to injury and profit from it.
Haven’t Zhou Rui, Lin Zhixiao, Wu Xingdeng, Qin Xian, and Wang Shanbao coveted Lai Da’s position as general manager? It's impossible even if you think about it, it's just that the conditions are not mature enough to allow it.
Now that the time has come, the Jia family's finances are in trouble. Even Jia's mother knows that she can no longer spend as much as she used to. Otherwise, the old foundation in her house will be wiped out, and someone will try to steal from the Jia family. She dug out flesh from her body, and even did it under the pretense of repairing the garden for the imperial concubine. If she didn't care, she would probably cause public outrage.
"Ni Er, don't worry about him. He has his own way. You just need to help him get things done. When the time comes, the money owed to you by the government will naturally be given priority." Feng Ziying waved her hand.
"I understand, the Lai family is quite wealthy now. I asked someone to check it out. Lai Shangrong originally lived in Ganyu Hutong, Qingfangfang, just next to Dongji Temple. Later, he thought the house was too small and sold it. Now, I have moved to Mianmian Hutong in Jinggongfang, Zhaohui. The location is not only better, but also much larger. I guess I can’t get it for less than five or six thousand taels of silver. It was originally the old house of an official who became an official. Later, the official returned to his hometown. , so he sold the house, and I heard that two or three shops were also given to the Lai family. It was at the intersection of Tieshizhutong and Andingmen Street in Jiaozhongfang. It was a good place for selling medicine. The incense sellers and leather goods sellers are all crowded together here, and it’s very lively. I estimate that just those two shops cost at least two to thirty thousand taels of silver."
Ni Er also spent a lot of effort to get a thorough understanding of the Lai family.
"Oh, when did this happen?" Feng Ziying felt that she had really underestimated the Lai family's family background. They could still buy a shop in the capital city, and this was before the garden was built. This generosity was really grand.
"It should have happened in the second year of Yonglong." Ni Er thought for a while, "Uncle, it's not just that. The Lai family also bought a village outside Baizhifang in the western suburbs. You also know the village outside Baizhifang. It’s not cheap. It’s said that good cultivated land requires hundreds of acres,…”
Feng Ziying couldn't help but take a breath. It seems that the Lai family has really sucked enough blood from the Jia family in the past few decades. The house, shop, Zhuangzi, and now they have donated an official hat. What's more? It’s just what Ni Er found out. I don’t know how many more there are that he didn’t find out?
(End of this chapter)