Chapter 661: Wax Moon
After Laba, the whole capital began to prepare for the New Year. Year-end accounting, gifts between relatives and friends, and New Year's festivals...... All kinds of trivial things fill people's lives, and even the gossip and gossip seem to have stopped a lot for the time being. Without him, people are busy to death, where is there time to chew their tongues.
Qin Hanzhen also began his first inventory after marrying into the palace of Suning County. This is not an ordinary eunuch's house, just a simple inventory of their own property and daily income and expenditure. The property of the county king's mansion is naturally rich, but in addition to Zhao Mo's own private property, there are also various incomes from the fiefdom of Suning County, and it is necessary to calculate how much it will cost to pay the annual tribute to the imperial court, make a list, and carefully let people transport it into Beijing and make a settlement with the Ministry of Rites.
This is definitely not something that can be done in a few days. Qin Hanzhen singled out the people who were good at accounting among his own marrying personnel, plus Ah Shou, Ah Xing and their subordinates' accounting offices, and counted it for seven or eight days before it came to an end, and then let people load the car. Just in case, Qin Hanzhen didn't procrastinate like other palaces to send things to the Ministry of Rites, but sent them as soon as they were ready, and it is said that they can still rank in the top three in terms of speed. The amount is no more, no less, just the average annual tribute of the royal palace of a clan with a normal income, which is not outstanding, and it is not wrong.
Of course, with Zhao Mo's favor in the royal family, Qin Hanzhen prepared a few more gifts in private, and honored the three gods in the palace respectively. It not only reflects the filial piety of her and Zhao Moxiao, but also does not have to hinder the eyes of others, and it can also show that they are closer to the royal family.
Qin Hanzhen even prepared a separate gift for the county lord of Minshun. Considering the little girl's preferences and the current state of filial piety, everything is in line with her mind and suitable for her use, not a jewelry costume that is not suitable for filial piety, mainly daily necessities, and some elegant stationery supplies or female red utensils and so on. Lord Minshun liked it very much and thanked her repeatedly.
Lord Minshun also secretly told her a secret: "That time, my sister-in-law advised me that if I have any doubts in my heart, I can tell my father directly, don't worry about it, don't question my father's love for my father and daughter because of the gossip of outsiders." I really asked my father why he didn't want to talk to me as much as he used to, and he told me that when he saw me, he remembered the death of his mother, and felt sorry for me, and made me a motherless child. But the mother concubine was indeed at fault, and he couldn't forgive her lightly with his conscience, just as if nothing had happened. My father was sad, and he felt that he had no face to see me, and he was afraid that I would resent him, so he would not want to talk to me too much, lest I could not help but say something that hurt his heart. But he also knew that if he avoided meeting me, he was afraid that the people in the palace would misunderstand me and neglect me, so he still came to see me every day......"
As the county lord of Minshun spoke, tears fell: "I only knew at that time that my father still loved me as much as ever, but I misunderstood his sincerity, which is really unfilial! My father didn't want me to say anything about resenting him, but he was actually worried that my grandfather would be angry with me. Because of what the mother did to the imperial grandfather, the imperial grandfather was the most angry person. If it weren't for his father's begging, the emperor's grandfather would have secretly given his mother to death! In fact, my father was really worried. How could I resent him? The death of the concubine was something she couldn't think about, and it was also her own fault. I may complain about Chu Zhengfang and his wife, and I will complain about my mother herself, but there is absolutely no reason to resent my father!"
Qin Hanzhen sighed and comforted her: "The county lord has now solved the misunderstanding with His Royal Highness the Prince, and it will be better for the father and daughter to be filial and get along in harmony in the future." The crown princess has passed away, but His Royal Highness the crown prince and the county lord will continue to live in this world. For the county lord, there is no closer relative in the world than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In the future, you don't have to worry about anything, and don't be separated because of the relationship between others. β
Lord Minshun wiped his tears and nodded, "I think so too. Even if my mother is at fault, she is my biological mother. Now that she's gone, I'll forget about the unpleasant past, and just remember her good. My father is my dearest relative, and I have never misunderstood his reasoning because of the provocation of others. There is also the imperial grandfather, in fact, the imperial grandfather also loves me very much, and he did not prejudice against me because of my mother. My father was actually too careful. I have already told my grandfather and father what is on my mind, and my grandfather himself comforted me, and called me to him every day to dine with him, so that no one would chew his tongue and gossip about me. The Queen Mother also re-selected the palace people who were waiting for me, and the old people were not punished, so they were released from the palace with other palace people, just to accumulate yin virtue for me. β
Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "It's good that the county lord feels happy." In this way, the county lord's family is harmonious, and there will be no misunderstandings and poor communication in the future. β
Lord Minshun pursed his lips and smiled shyly, suddenly remembered something, leaned into Qin Hanzhen's ear and asked, "Sister-in-law, you have a good relationship with the girl of the Cai family, don't you?
Qin Hanzhen blinked, nodded and said, "Yes, my stepmother is the sister of the Marquis of Yunyang." My fourth cousin, who is familiar to the county lord, is married to a side branch of the Cai family, and a cousin is married to the prince of Yunyang Hou, and now they are all pregnant. β
Lord Minshun hesitated for a moment: "Is his girl's temperament good, is it easy to get along with?"
Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "I don't know much about the girl in the Cai family's other room, but the temperament of the eldest daughter of Yunyang Hou is excellent, hearty and generous, and thoughtful. I know her best, but I don't have much contact with her sisters. I've met a few times before, and I feel like they're all girls who get along well. Qin Hanzhen hesitated, "What is the county lord asking for?"
Lord Minshun's gaze wandered a little: "It's nothing." The Queen Mother told me that if you are bored in the palace, you can call a few girls from high-ranking officials and eunuchs to come into the palace to talk to me. I was impatient to deal with people, I could have called Jinchun to come, but she was also very busy at home, and if I asked her about the Cai family, she would definitely say that the Cai family was fine. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Cai Qiqi poured into her!" Lord Minshun snorted lightly, obviously a little unhappy to see his little friend get married, and his heart was enveloped by his fiancΓ©. She grabbed Qin Hanzhen's arm and said, "Good sister-in-law, I only believe your words!"
Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Well, I have personal preferences, and what I like may not be in line with others." Whether the girls of the Cai family are good or not, the county lord will know if he has seen them in person. Just ask me, but you can't do it accurately. Since the queen mother wanted to find a few friends for the county lord to accompany her, the county lord summoned people into the palace to chat. β
Lord Minshun withdrew his hand and laughed dryly: "Then forget it, I have a Bodhisattva here, and I burn incense all day long, so I don't have to smoke others." If you want to see you, let's wait until later. β
Qin Hanzhen followed the words of Lord Minshun and carried the words with him, but he muttered in his heart. She didn't believe that the Queen Mother would suddenly mention that she would find a few high-ranking officials and eunuchs to enter the palace to be the companions of the county lord Minshun. Although the princess's filial piety period has passed, the lord of Minshun obviously wants to wear a full year of filial piety, and there is no reason to call people to play with him with great fanfare. Moreover, the county lord of Minshun originally had a few companions, not even Qin Jinchun, and there were also girls from the Tu family among the four. The Queen Mother wants to find a partner for the county lord of Minshun, and she can find someone without having to work hard to mobilize the people, so how could she suddenly mention the daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang?
The Marquis of Yunyang is still defending the country against enemies in Liaodong, and the royal family will only show more favor to his family. Although it is not rude to summon the daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang into the palace to chat with the eldest daughter of the prince, considering that the crown princess was the Chu family's reliance on the oppression of the children of the Cai family during her lifetime, even the princess herself has had times when she was not very polite to the Marquis of Yunyang's mansion, this approach seems very inappropriate. This is not an idea that the queen mother, the emperor or the crown prince would come up with, so why did the county lord of Minshun ask about the girl of the Cai family?
Lord Minshun didn't mention this matter again, and Qin Hanzhen chatted with her for a while, then left the palace. As the New Year approached, she was getting busier and busier, and she didn't even enter the palace as often as before. There is no way, Zhao Mo is not at home, and it is the first time for her to take charge of the affairs of the fiefdom, and she has no experience before, so it is inevitable that she will be in a hurry. Fortunately, Ah Shou and the others are very competent, and no one among the subordinate officials is making trouble for her at this moment, even on the fiefdom side, everyone is obedient and everything is going well, which makes her breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, without Zhao Mo's guidance, she wouldn't know how to pass this hurdle.
However, Zhao Mo has been away from home for so long, she really thinks about him. In the winter, the quilt is cold, even if the girls' various heating equipment is well prepared, she still feels cold in her heart. It's really strange, obviously before the end of July this year, she still slept on a quilt by herself, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it every winter. A few months after being married, Zhao Mo had already spoiled her.
Late at night, Qin Hanzhen dragged his tired body for a day, sat on the kang, leaned crookedly on the smoker, and sighed.
Feng'er brought her a soothing soup and said, "The princess has really worked hard today. However, today I finally finished all the accounts, and the festival gifts of each family have been sent out, and even the New Year's gifts for the uncle and Aunt Ma on the other side of the fiefdom have been loaded into the car, just waiting for tomorrow to leave early in the morning. The busiest days of the year are over. Before Chinese New Year's Eve, the princess was finally able to rest for a few days. Tomorrow, will you get up later?"
Qin Hanzhen waved his hand and asked weakly: "The New Year's gift prepared for the Yongjiahou Mansion has not been sent yet." I went on a personal trip tomorrow, and I also went to visit my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and aunt, as well as Brother Zhuang and my six sisters. When that's done, I'll be able to really breathe a sigh of relief. β
But even so, there is no guarantee that she will really be idle for the rest of the month. Zhao Mo is not at home, and she often has to fulfill his responsibilities. There are several Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, and she has to go for a walk in person. After the Chinese New Year's Eve, in addition to the banquets in the palace, there will also be banquets in the palaces and princesses' mansions, and the palace of Suning County itself will also have to hold one or two banquets according to the situation, as well as various salutes and New Year's greetings, and the relatives and friends of the Qin family cannot be left behind...... She was busy in the first month, and she couldn't take care of her family at all, so she had to finish what she had to do before the year.
As a boss, you have to visit a circle of employees before the year, entertain everyone to have a big meal, and send the year-end bonus down, so that everyone can celebrate the New Year happily, so that you can be considered a good boss.
As soon as Qin Hanzhen thought of the next busyness, he felt that he couldn't relax at all.
Alas...... Husband: When will he come back?