"Are you saying that the eldest lady is now a female official of the fourth grade?" Aunt Bai looked at her daughter and didn't know why, and felt like a failure for the first time. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info if Ruan Chenyuan is out of breath, after all, it is a boy. If you can't give birth to a son, you deserve to be inferior forever.

But why, the same daughter, is still about the same age. Someone else's daughter became a female official, and in the blink of an eye, she became a positive fourth grade! But what about her own daughter, she only knew how to let herself find a way here.

"Auntie!" Ruan Jingli saw that Aunt Bai seemed to be distracted, and she was very helpless. "Do you think that the people in the main room are all fools? You stupid girl, you don't discuss such a big matter with me first! If someone catches you, do you still have your life? I can't say that what my mother saw when she came back this time was a spirit card!"

Ruan Jingli has been cold all this time, and she is actually weak-hearted. In particular, it was found that Ruan Jingxin and the others were not affected at all, but the Yichuan Marquis Mansion was in chaos. Now that the prince is poisoned, Ruan Jingya was sent to Niangniang Temple, and I heard that other people are also very infighting, and the second prince is about to marry later.

She herself doesn't know when she couldn't even get out of the yard! She was simply under house arrest! She didn't know if her affairs had been exposed, so she could only pretend to live her life behind closed doors. Fortunately, Xiao Shi is a good-looking person, and she didn't treat her badly when she ate, drank, and dressed, otherwise she might really be flustered.

"Auntie, I'm afraid I can't stay in this home, you can take me to Yangzhou after the New Year!" Ruan Jingli was a little irritable, watching Ruan Jingxin go higher step by step, it really made her feel more and more humble and terrible.

Aunt Bai remembered her plan to come back this time, and turned her head to signal everyone to retreat. "You also saw that Aunt Wang just now, how do you feel?"

"Pretty ...... "Ruan Jingli was born in a wealthy family, even if she is a concubine, she still has the eyesight she should have. Aunt Wang wore a set of silver-clad jade jewelry on her head, although it was not so dazzling, but the jade had a soft luster, and looked delicate and smooth, and it must have been the best jade!

and the clothes worn by Aunt Wang, which seem to be quite simple at first glance, but in the sun, there seem to be dark lines of flowing water flickering, and the top is also extremely valuable. It seems that Yangzhou does have a lot of good things!

Everyone says that the good things in the world are concentrated in the capital, but Suzhou and Hangzhou have their own extreme. Even if it is not as luxurious as the tribute, it is delicate and meticulous everywhere.

"My mother used to think that these noble families in the capital were extremely rich, but when I went to Suzhou and Hangzhou, I realized that the real rich were these salt merchants! Even if they didn't need some special things made by the Internal Affairs Bureau, everything about them was just a bad name. Aunt Bai took a deep breath, "Do you know how much money your father copied from a salt merchant?"

"How many?" Ruan Jingli was really interested, "Could it be that you can catch up with the Marquis of Yichuan?"

Aunt Bai pursed her lips disdainfully, "Ten Hou Mansions can't catch up! I heard that there are twenty ships that only transported goods to the capital!"

"So much!" Ruan Jingli covered her mouth, "I didn't believe what I said in the book before, I just thought it was too exaggerated, I didn't expect that there were really such rich people!"

Aunt Bai nodded, "The families of those salt merchants are also extremely decent, although they may be looked down upon in the capital, but they are very respected in Yangzhou." It's like the emperor of the soil! Whether it's an official or a clan, they have to give them three points of face. ”

Ruan Jingli was also shocked, but then asked again, "Then why did Aunt Wang marry my father as a concubine?"

"It's not that you can't think about it?" Aunt Bai snorted coldly, "Those of them want to have power when they have money." However, the identity of the salt merchant is there, and none of the children and grandchildren are qualified for scientific research. Which official lady is willing to marry? Especially those who boast of being high-minded, after two days of study, they feel that they want to marry a literati and scholars. ”

Ruan Jingli exhaled, "If you can be a wife, what's wrong with living a life of fine clothes and fine food?" She also felt uncomfortable thinking of her identity, the daughter of a concubine, if she wants to marry into a good family, she must still be a concubine. Otherwise, it is to marry a concubine from an ordinary family. If you have to be a wife, I am afraid that you can only choose some poor people who have just entered the office.

When Aunt Bai saw her daughter say this, she had a little bottom in her heart, "Daughter, do you know that your uncle will be transferred to Yangzhou Renzhizhou this year!"

"What? That's from the fifth grade!" Ruan Jingli was pleasantly surprised, "Wasn't my uncle in a very poor place before? Why did you go to Yangzhou? No, how did you know about the coming year's events now?"

Aunt Bai said proudly, "Do you know that money can make ghosts grind?"

Ruan Jingli's face suddenly became gloomy, "Could it be that all the money that my mother earned in Yangzhou during this time was given to my uncle's official activities?"

Aunt Bai stretched out her finger and tapped Ruan Jingli's forehead, "You little thing, how can I fish out so much silver at once! You know, that's Yangzhou! Yangzhou! Even if it's just a fifth-grade person, it's much more expensive than being a prefect in other places! Do you know how much silver it costs to move that official position? Huh?"

"Where did the money come from?" Ruan Jingli frowned, "Mother, what did you do?"

"Mother didn't do anything, but really wanted to let my daughter live a good life!" Aunt Bai sighed softly, and pulled the broken hair from Ruan Jingli's ear behind her ear, "Child, are you really willing to marry a poor family that seems to have a future? Or do you also want to follow your mother's old path?

Ruan Jingli shook her head incredulously, "Mother, do you want to marry me to Yangzhou?" Shinong Industry and Commerce, is she going to jump out of the circle of scholars and marry the most humble businessman?

Aunt Bai nodded, "Silly boy, think about it, do you want to be unable to raise your head everywhere in the capital, or do you want to go to Yangzhou to walk with your chin held high?

Ruan Jingli took a deep breath, the temptation was too great, "But my children ......"

"Don't worry!" Aunt Bai smiled very successfully, "This salt tax matter, several families have already obtained the qualification for their children and grandchildren to enter the office. This Wang family finally barely got one for your father's sake, how dare they not leave this quota to your child?"