Chapter 122: The Dowry of the Year
In the old lady's house of Furong Courtyard in Hefufu, the fourth wife, Yu, pinched the old lady's shoulders and said to everyone in a regretful tone: "...... Lord Wei couldn't explain where the sacrificial vessels went, His Majesty was furious yesterday and ordered someone to investigate the matter thoroughly, and also sent Lord Wei of Taichang Temple to prison, but fortunately, a few ministers pleaded with His Majesty to open the net, so that Lord Wei suspended his post and went back to think about it behind closed doors. ”
Speaking of this, Yu glanced at Wei who was standing at the bottom and sighed: "I hope this case can be solved as soon as possible, so that Lord Wei can be innocent." Third sister-in-law, don't worry too much, maybe Lord Wei will be reinstated soon. ”
The second lady comforted Wei and said: "Your Majesty's failure to punish Lord Wei in court means that this case is not directly related to Lord Wei, so you can relax." ”
Wei's chin bowed: "Thank you second aunt, I'm fine." ”
The old lady teased her eyelids: "Although it is your mother's house, but since you have entered my He family's door, you should treat yourself as the wife of the He family, and don't go back to your mother's house recently." ”
Wei still obeyed his head: "Granddaughter-in-law knows." ”
He Linwan was thinking on the side, this Guo family's actions are really fast, sure enough, the people who know you best are either enemies or allies, isn't Wei Shengwen planted in the hands of his allies for many years this time?
It seems that the statement that the Guo family will repay is really true, the Guo family is a good knife, He Linwan couldn't help but think thoughtfully.
After saying goodbye to the old lady, Yu did not try his best to stay in the old lady's yard to please the old lady as usual, but came out with Wei.
"Third sister-in-law, please stay. Yu stopped Wei, who was about to go to the West Courtyard.
Wei stopped: "Something is wrong with the fourth brother and sister?"
What Yu hates the most is Wei's indifferent appearance. She sneered in her heart, and slowly walked in front of Wei: "The third sister-in-law is really calm! Master Wei has been dismissed for crimes, and you don't look worried at all, I really don't know what can make you change color." ”
Wei glanced at Yu: "I still have some things to deal with, if the fourth brother and sister are fine, I will leave first." ”
The Yu family suddenly came to the Wei family and sneered and whispered: "If Lord Wei is really found guilty, the Wei family is afraid that it will not be able to be saved, and when the time comes, without the Wei family, I think you can still have a little confidence in the concubine of the family!"
Wei's face remained unchanged: "No matter what happens to the Wei family in the future, my background will not change, as you said, I am the daughter of the family, just like you are just a concubine." Even lying in a coffin can't change that. ”
Yu's face immediately changed when he heard this. Wei no longer paid attention to her, and led He Linwan to continue walking.
Yu said hatefully behind Wei's back: "Do you think that Lord Wei has been dismissed from his post and this matter is over? The current imperial envoy of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is Yuan Kui, the Duke of Yasukuni, with my friendship with Mrs. You, if I ask Mrs. You to say a few words to Lord Yuan......
He Linwan couldn't help but be a little amused when he listened to it in front. She smiled and said, "Although the courgette is delicious and sweet, it can also be eaten raw." But do you know why it never appears in the fruit bowl?"
The thrush said suspiciously: "Courgette is a vegetable." How can it end up in a fruit bowl?"
Chunxiao glanced at Yu, covered her mouth and smiled: "Yes, big girl." Because courgette treats itself too much as a dish!"
The maids and ladies all giggled when they heard this.
Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing that they were scolding themselves around the bush, but by the time she wanted to have a seizure, Wei had already taken people away.
When there was no one around the West Courtyard, Wei nodded He Linwan's forehead and said helplessly: "You have this mouth......"
He Linwan said innocently: "Who let someone always like to send it to the door for my pastime." ”
The Wei family had no choice but to take He Linwan as a result, but Mama Li said with some concern: "The Wei family won't really lose because of this, right?" Mrs., if this maiden family is defeated, it will not be good for you and the two little masters!"
Wei shook his head: "How will this matter develop, and how can I control it? After being married for many years, I have never expected half of the Wei family, and it will be the same in the future." ”
Mama Li wanted to say something, but He Linwan said: "Mama don't worry, as long as the Wei family pays some silver, this matter will naturally end in the end, and the emperor will not dig too deep." ”
Mama Li was a little skeptical: "I heard that since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has always been soft on corrupt officials and corrupt officials......
He Linwan bent the corners of his mouth, corruption and bribery may not be a big crime for the emperor, just look at how he wants to use it, but He Linwan didn't say much, just said: "With the courage of Lord Wei, I'm afraid I can't eat those sacrificial vessels." ”
Mama Li was surprised when she heard this: "So Master Wei is wronged?"
He Lin said lately: "He must have taken the benefits, so whether he is wronged or not depends on how to calculate it, but these are not the point." Now that the treasury is short of silver, the emperor's anger at the court is just a signal, and it won't be long before the silver will be handed over to the treasury with interest, and of course, add the repentance of the officials involved in the Wei. ”
"Then the Guo family's ......," Mama Li said worriedly.
He Linwan shook his head: "Although this incident is indispensable to the actions behind the Guo family, it is more of a follow-up. ”
Guo Longzheng is a very smart person, and he is also good at drilling camps and seizing opportunities. He took advantage of this matter not only to set up the Wei family, but also to curry favor with the emperor, although it was inevitable that he would offend some people. However, compared to being promoted and showing his face, offending some people is nothing.
"And the Guo family won't completely turn against the Wei family now, otherwise won't all his previous investments be wasted? Wait and see, the Guo family and the Wei family will be reconciled in a short time. He Linwan said with a smile.
Wei frowned and looked at He Linwan without speaking.
He Linwan noticed Wei's gaze, and she knew that Wei's was suspicious. If she just became obedient and polite, it would be easy to say, but He Linwan knew everything in the court so clearly, Wei didn't suspect it.
He Linwan also thought about pretending to be stupid and being her eldest lady of the He family, but she still had a lot of things to do, and if she wanted to completely hide it from Wei and the people around her in a short period of time, it would definitely be exposed after a long time, so she decided that it was better to let Wei and the people around her slowly adapt to the real her.
He Linwan also looked at Wei.
The mother and daughter looked at each other for a while, and Wei suddenly sighed and touched He Linwan's head: "Mother still likes to see you carefree and happy, Mother would rather you not be so smart." ”
He Linwan breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little guilty at the same time, she knew that even if Wei had some suspicions, this suspicion would not last long. This is a mother who loves her children deeply, and she has no reason or unconditional belief and love for her children, she would rather believe that her daughter suddenly opened her mind or has been pretending to be stupid, and she will not dare to suspect that the person in front of her is not her daughter.
And she shamelessly took advantage of Webster's trust and love.
He Linwan hugged Wei's waist, buried his face in her arms and said softly: "But just like my mother wants to protect me and my brother, I also want to grow up quickly to protect my mother." ”
He Linwan's words are sincere, Wei and her mother in her previous life are not half similar, but He Linwan's mood and mentality when she was facing Wei are more and more similar to when she was facing her mother, and she sometimes can't even tell the two mothers apart.
Because of the deep dependence and admiration in He Linwan's words, Wei's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and the little uneasiness buried in the depths of her heart quickly dissipated, she hugged He Linwan back, and stroked the hair on her back one by one, half speechless.
What happened next turned out as He Linwan had predicted, and the emperor did not offend Taichang Temple and the other officials involved in the case, but only ordered them to make up the deficit within three months.
After thinking about it behind closed doors at home for a while, Lord Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the impact of this incident still hit the Wei family hard.
First of all, it was originally decided that Wei Hanzhang was one of the companions of the five princes, but in the end, he was not included in the companions of the five princes, and because the emperor ordered the cancellation of this year's draft, Wei Yuhua's plan also fell through. And then what gave the Wei family a headache was the amount of money that they had to lose, which was a huge amount of money.
Therefore, on this day, the people sent by Mrs. Wei came to the Wei family again.
This time, the attitude of the person from the Wei family was very deferential and humble, because she came to borrow money.
The woman knelt down in front of Wei and cried for a while: "...... The clothes of the people in the house have changed from two in one season to two in a year, the clothes and jewelry originally set by Mrs. and Miss have also been returned, and even the few pairs of medicines that the old lady usually drinks are really valuable because of a few flavors of medicinal materials, and the old lady ordered them to stop. ”
Wei sighed and instructed Mama Li: "Go and bring my small box with silver." ”
Mama Li answered, and the mother-in-law secretly raised her eyes and glanced at the back of Mama Li entering the inner room, secretly rejoicing, thinking that the eldest aunt and grandmother were not as difficult to talk as the people in the house, and sure enough, she still cared about her mother's family, and next time she could change someone to cry poor.
Mama Li soon came out with a small box, and Wei didn't answer it and asked Mama Li to give it directly to her mother-in-law.
The woman hurriedly took it, said with a sin and said with a smile: "The silver money slave needs to be ordered in front of the master." ”
Seeing that Wei didn't say anything, the mother-in-law immediately opened the box, and then was stunned.
There were only five silver tickets of twenty taels in the box, and a dozen silver nudes weighing one or two.
"Grandma, this ......"
The mother-in-law wanted to say if this was a little less, but Wei interrupted with a slight smile: "Due to the shortage of food and grass due to the war, all the silver in my hand has been donated, and there is no money left in my hand." But fortunately, the dowry money given to me by Mrs. Wei is still there. ”
The mother-in-law looked down at the box in her hand, and suddenly felt a little hot.
Late, you're here~ ^_^
(To be continued.) )