Chapter 004: Money, Money, Money
Marriage? Or give Yao Xiruo and Qi Mianzhi marriage?
The Song family and Gu Jialuo were both stunned, and said secretly in their hearts: I haven't heard that Yao Xiruo has offended the nobles in the palace? Why did the queen punish Yao Xiruo like this?
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Yao Xiruo was born in a scholarly family, his grandfather was the former son of the country who supervised the sacrificial wine, and his father was all the way to the three-grade school politics. The father's family is noble, and the mother's family is the daughter of the first-class noble Zhao Guogong's mansion.
It stands to reason that Yao Xiruo's background can also be called a 'good' word. It's a pity that my grandfather died early, my father died young, and now there are only three of them left in the entire Yao family, but the only brother is not good at reading and can't support the door of the Yao family, so he can only rely on the foreign Zhao Guogong Mansion to live.
Not to mention that Yao Xiruo once set a family affair, which was set when Yao's father was alive, and the other party was also an official eunuch family, which was extremely compatible with Yao Xiruo. However, two and a half years ago, Yao Xiruo's fiancΓ© unfortunately encountered an accident when he went out to study and died in a foreign country.
Daqi's restraints on women are not very strict, like Yao Xiruo, if his fiancΓ© dies like this, there is no need to watch the widow.
Yao Xiruo has always advertised herself as virtuous and prudent, and she swore to keep filial piety for her fiancΓ© for 27 months, earning enough fame.
It's just that it doesn't matter if he has a good reputation, with Yao Xiruo's current conditions, it is difficult to find any good relatives.
And Qi Mianzhi, born in the Guogong Mansion, his grandmother is the most noble eldest princess of the royal family, his father is a general who leads the troops, and his mother is the sister-in-law of Princess Fu.
If it was half a year ago, if Yao Xi could marry Qi Mianzhi, it would definitely be a high incense that had been burned for eight lifetimes, and green smoke would be rising from the ancestral grave.
But now...... The Qi family was defeated, Qi Mianzhi's grandmother lost the title of eldest princess, his father and brother were still in prison, and the family was reduced to living by relying on the 'enemy' Xifu. Qi Mianzhi himself is even more literate, has no fame, and has learned all over his habits. A person like him, to put it mildly, is a noble daughter of a family, and even a young lady in an ordinary small eunuch family can't look down on it.
On the other hand, Yao Xiruo, although she has no father, her grandfather is the grandfather of the country, her uncle is the son, and she is the personal disciple of Master Miaozhen, and her medical skills are superb, not only saved the eldest princess of peace, but also cured the dementia of the ninth princess, and the nobles in the palace like her very much.
Even the saint also heard her fame and mentioned her more than once.
Yao Xiruo has been favored by the nobles in the palace, and her worth has also increased a lot, and many noblewomen have inquired about her situation recently. You don't have to think about the eldest daughter-in-law or anything, but it's still okay to hire Yao Xiruo to the second, youngest or concubine in the family!
At this time, the queen gave Yao Xiruo a marriage to Qi Mianzhi unexpectedly, how strange is this, how strange is this!
Song shook his head and said, "There must be a reason for Niangniang to do this." Xiang'er, go out and follow the order. β
Gu Jialuo returned to the Qi family, she was the wife of the Qi family, and there was a will in the palace, so she wanted to rush over and kneel down to receive the decree together.
Gu Jialuo answered and went out, just as she also took the opportunity to inquire and see what Yao Xiruo had done, and she had fallen into the Qi family!
Gu Jialuo's face was not obvious, but she sighed silently in her heart, she and Yao Xiruo are really a pair of enemies, the two were relatives when they were in the Gu family, and now they have become concubines in the next room, and they will have to live under the same roof in the future...... Alas, what kind of 'ape dung' is this!
Coming to Xuanrui Hall, the county lord of Qinghe and the Ning family and other female dependents were already ready, and the county lord of Qinghe did not react, still with a standard smile on his face. Ning's was overjoyed, and his white and fat face almost turned into a chrysanthemum. Xu felt that he had married a capable daughter-in-law, and Ning's confidence suddenly improved a lot, and even his voice was raised a lot.
Before Gu Jialuo walked into the courtyard, he heard Ning's voice from a distance, "Oh, this is really a blessing that I didn't expect, the queen mother is still thinking about our brother Mian'er, the mother is so deeply gracious, the concubine really doesn't know how to repay ......"
The tone was very flattering, and he said slowly that the ladies of the Qi family couldn't listen to it, even the attendants who came to deliver the decree couldn't listen to it.
Coughing lightly, the little chamberlain said with a sharp voice: "Mrs. Ning misunderstood, if you really want to thank you, thank you more to the ninth princess." It was the ninth princess who accidentally discovered that the fourth master of your mansion and Miss Yao were in love, and begged the queen several times to make this will. β
The little chamberlain regretted it a little, he shouldn't have taken a breath in advance, he just looked at the face of the county lord of Qinghe, and wanted to sell the Qi family a good, he didn't want the Ning family to be too trouble-free, and he didn't leave the queen mother, as if he had some irreversible friendship with the queen mother.
Ning was choked for a moment, and then smiled: "That's also the grace of the mother-"
The county lord of Qinghe couldn't stand it anymore, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gu Jialuo coming in, so he interrupted Ning's words with a smile: "The Gu family is here, Li Neishi, announce the decree." β
The county lord of Qinghe is the niece of Queen Ma, and she knows the chamberlains and palace maids in Kunning Palace. The servant Li Nei who came to deliver the decree was the queen's handsome, and the county lord of Qinghe was quite familiar with him, so when he spoke, he was a little more casual.
Li Neishou hurriedly stood up straight, took out the queen's decree with both hands, stood in front of the offering table, and cleared his throat: "The Qi family receives the decree!" β
Gu Jialuo walked quickly behind the county lord of Qinghe, and knelt on the ground with his mother-in-law to receive the order.
Ning Shi was interrupted and didn't like it, but she knew the weight and knelt down obediently.
The queen's edict was very simple, Li Neishou read it in a few words, and then handed it to the county lord of Qinghe, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the county lord, congratulations to the county lord." β
Ning's mouth curled, the queen gave her son a marriage, even if she was congratulated, she should be congratulated Ning's family, but this dead eunuch actually ran to stammer with Ma's, what a dog with low eyes!
The county lord of Qinghe couldn't hear Ning's heart, so he only smiled and invited the waiter into the house to eat tea. Li Neishou waved his hand again and again, saying that he had to rush back to hand over the errand, so he was going to say goodbye and leave.
The county lord of Qinghe couldn't keep it, so he had to order someone to send Li Neishou and others out. Before leaving, he stuffed a red envelope into Li Neishou as usual.
When Ning saw this, she hurriedly avoided her eyes, and at this time she forgot the fact that Li Neishou had come to give her son a marriage.
After sending off Li Neizhi, the county lord of Qinghe symbolically congratulated the Ning family.
Gu Jialuo followed closely with his mother-in-law and also said 'congratulations' to Ning.
Ning's triumphant personality was gone, and he suddenly suppressed his smile, replaced it with a sad expression, and said mournfully: "Thanks to Niangniang's blessing, our brother Mian'er also got a good family business." It's just that the master and Brother Qin'er are still suffering in the edict prison, and even if Brother Mian'er gets married, they can't get to him-"
Ning Shi paused, looked up at the county lord of Qinghe, and his eyes were shining: "Sister-in-law, please look at the face of the family, think of a way to save the master and Brother Qin." β
The county lord of Qinghe raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: "Brother and sister, what you said is unreasonable, if there is a way, I will rescue their father and son as soon as possible." But the problem is that our master is no longer in Beijing, and I am a woman from a Taoist family, and it is already very difficult to support the entire Qi family, where can I still have the ability to save people in prison. β
Even if he could save it, the county lord of Qinghe didn't want to let Qi Lingyuan's father and son come out easily. They caused such a big disaster to the Qi family, ruined the foundation of the Qi family for nearly a hundred years, and ruined the future of her innocent husband and son.
Ning's cry was suffocated, and then he said: "Sister-in-law, you are a dignified county lord, and you are also very decent in front of the queen." Today, the queen gives Brother Mian a marriage, and she will definitely have your face. β
The implication is that he wants the county lord of Qinghe to ask the queen mother.
The county lord of Qinghe suppressed his smile, and said: "Gaozu has an order, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, although the mother cherishes me, she can't violate the ancestral precepts for me." Moreover, Fang Cai Li Neishou also said that Niangniang's marriage to Brother Mian'er was simply unbearable to the request of the ninth princess, and it had nothing to do with Niangniang. The Qi family is in turmoil, and the younger siblings still need to be cautious. β
In the end, the county lord of Qinghe showed a mocking smile: "County lord? The eldest aunt is still the eldest princess, the honor and favor are far better than mine, the affairs of the Qi family, even her old man can't do anything, what can I do? Brother and sister, Brother Mian'er's family affairs have been decided, in my opinion, it is serious for you to worry about his family affairs. β
Ning's face was red and white, she was not stupid, she could naturally hear the dissatisfaction and ridicule in Qinghe County's words. She also knew that Xifu was complaining about Brother Qin'er from top to bottom, scolding him for being the culprit, harming the entire Qi family, and almost killing her grandmother. There are even many people who can't wait for Qi Lingyuan's father and son to stay in the edict prison for the rest of their lives.
"Villain with a black heart, you only remember that Brother Qin caused trouble, why don't you think about Brother Qin who once went into battle to kill the enemy and earned a lot of military exploits for the Qi family?" Ning scolded in her heart, no matter how much trouble her son had, it was also the meat that fell from her body, as a mother, Ning would never allow anyone to curse her precious son.
"Sister-in-law, you can't say that, I know that Brother Qin has caused a big disaster to the Qi family, but the saint has also punished and beaten, and Brother Qin'er's case has been closed,"
Ning endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, and asked the county lord of Qinghe for favors in a low voice, "Now, the anger of the saint has disappeared, as long as we go through the personal favor and trust relationship, the master and Brother Qin can come out." β
Ning Shi paused, and his voice changed, "Actually, I rescued the master and Brother Qin earlier, and I also thought about my sister-in-law." Now there is no man in the family, so that the sister-in-law has suffered a lot, if the master and Brother Qin come out, many things can be handed over to them, and the sister-in-law can also save a little, do you say this reason? β
A different color flashed in the eyes of the county lord of Qinghe, hey, when did this Ning clan become so able to speak?
However, the county lord of Qinghe has a grudge against Dongfu, and he will not change his original intention for these two sentences, so he only heard her say lightly: "Yes, the anger of the saint has disappeared, but the title of the Duke of Qianguo of the Qi family is gone, and the mansion where he has lived for sixty or seventy years has also been raided...... Brother and sister, you are right, I am really tired these days. β
When Gu Jialuo heard this, he stepped forward with great discernment, stretched out his hand to hold the arm of the county lord of Qinghe, and said softly: "Mother, they are all daughters-in-law who are not angry, and their bodies are not well recuperated, otherwise they can come back earlier to help you share your worries." Now that my daughter-in-law is back, if you have any errands, just explain it to me, and you can rest well. β
A smile appeared on the corner of the Qinghe County Lord's lips, and he reached out and patted Gu Jialuo's hand, and said, "Good boy, you are a good boy, it is his blessing that Brother Jin can marry you." β
Gu Jialuo pretended to be ashamed and lowered his head, but said in his mouth: "Mother is making fun of me again." β
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law diverted the topic with a few words, and the two walked towards the main hall while talking, and directly threw Ning in the courtyard.
Ning Shi was stunned, looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were drifting away, she rubbed her eyes, turned her head and said to the mother-in-law next to her: "This person is Gu's?" "I haven't seen you for a few months, when did the Gu family become so clever?
The mother-in-law is Ning's henchman, she understands the meaning of Ning's words, she leaned into Ning's ear, and whispered: "The old slave heard that the Gu family has changed since he came out of the Iron Threshold Nunnery, and the eldest princess rewarded the two grandmothers of the Gu family through the hands of the queen's mother, it is said that the two grandmothers are very strict, and the Gu family has grown a lot with them." β
Although the eldest princess was deprived of her title, the people of the Qi family were used to it, and they did not change their words for a while.
Ning frowned, "It's really cheap for her!" "The eldest princess asked the queen to give her grandmother to Gu Jialuo, but it was just to humiliate and toss her, who would have thought that Gu Jialuo would turn disaster into blessing, and really let the grandmothers train her.
The purpose was not achieved, Ning was stunned for a moment, but still hurried to the main room.
No, as soon as she entered the middle room, Gu Jialuo came out and put a finger against her lips, "Shh~~"
Ning was stunned again, not knowing what Gu Jialuo was doing.
Gu Jialuo lowered his voice, "Auntie, please stay, my mother is too tired, just lie down, if Auntie Cousin has anything to say, just tell me." β
Ning's eyebrows were raised, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were really too deceitful. How much effort did it take, and Ma fell asleep? Do they think she Ning is a three-year-old baby? Can even such a low-level lie be fooled?
Gu Jialuo stretched out his hand to hold Ning's arm, and with all his strength, he actually dragged Ning's life outside the screen.
Ning was furious and was about to raise his voice to reprimand, Gu Jialuo hurriedly stretched out his slap and shook it in front of her, "Auntie, mother has just fallen asleep, let her have a good rest." β
Gu Jialuo's face was full of pleading, and he only looked at Ning Shi with anger - what did Gu Shi mean by this? Is it secretly accusing her that the Ning family is ignorant and inconsiderate of her sister-in-law?
Ning wanted to shake it off, but Gu Jialuo's hand was like a plice, and Ning couldn't break it at all.
ββ¦β¦ Okay, good, Gu, you are really a good boy with filial piety! Ning's smile was cold, and he almost squeezed this sentence out of his teeth.
Gu Jialuo smiled shyly, as if he didn't hear the irony in Ning's words, and said softly: "Aunt Tang praised it!" β
Support? Praise your grandma's claws!
Ning secretly exploded into a foul mouth, seeing Gu Jialuo's insistent look, she knew that she could no longer entangle with the county lord of Qinghe today. However, it doesn't matter, Ma has avoided today, and there is tomorrow.
Ning made up her mind, she was on a par with Ma's, as long as her husband and son were still in prison for a day, she would come to Ma's 'plead'. Anyway, she doesn't care about her family, and she has a lot of time to spend with the county lord of Qinghe!
β¦β¦
The Song family walked around the Agarwood Courtyard, and after making sure that the Qi family valued their daughter quite seriously, they got up and said goodbye.
When the county lord of Qinghe sent the Song family away, he called Gu Jialuo, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed things on the big kang near the window in the west room.
ββ¦β¦ Xiang'er, the situation at home is probably like this. The fields and shops in the Guogong Mansion are all gone, and now all the food is the dowry of a few of us. β
The county lord of Qinghe rubbed his forehead tiredly and told him about the current situation at home.
When she said this, she didn't imply that Gu Jialuo would hand over her dowry, but she just wanted Gu Jialuo to have a bottom in her heart - the Qi family has been defeated, and it is difficult to return to the old way of eating and wearing, and she is destined to suffer some hardships in the Qi family!
Gu Jialuo nodded slowly, she had already inquired about these clearly, and she was prepared in her heart, "Mother doesn't need to worry, when my father and uncle come back, and there is a man at home to support the door, everything will be fine." β
The cause of the disaster of the Qi family is not directly related to Qi Lingxian's father and son, the sage is very serious about Qi Lingxian, otherwise he would not have allowed Qi Lingxian to make meritorious contributions when the Qi family was guilty.
Now Qi Lingxian and his son are still in the southwest, and the overall situation over there has been decided, but there are still some rogues and the bandits of the Liang King of the previous dynasty.
Even if there is no reward, the father and son are registered with the saint, and the county lord of Qinghe can find a new errand for them with a little activity.
In this way, the Qi family has a chance for revival. The Qi family's predicament can also be gradually shaken off.
Gu Jialuo is very confident in this, but it is also a fact that the Qi family has no livelihood now, and the masters of the Qi family still need a lot of money to spend.
Gu Jialuo folded his fingers and calculated:
The eldest princess is seriously ill, and seeing a doctor and taking medicine is a big expense;
Second, Qi Lingyuan's father and son are in the edict prison, and they often need to be dotted, although they use the silver of the East Mansion, but the East and West Mansions are not separated, and now they use an account room to go to the account, and the silver of the East Mansion is also the money of the Qi family in the final analysis;
Third, Qi Mianzhi was given a marriage, and the wedding date was set for the spring of the next year, and the dowry, wedding and other expenses added up to a large amount.
In addition to these major items, there are also daily flowers, and the total amount of odds and bits adds up to five or six hundred taels of silver per month.
Five or six hundred taels of silver is not worth much to the former Qi family, but for the current Qi family, it is a heavy burden.
The county lord of Qinghe sighed and said, "I hope so." But the New Year is coming soon, and the New Year's gifts in the four places, the exchanges between relatives, and a lot of silver. "Her dowry has already been subsidized by a third, and if it goes on like this, the rest will not be kept.
The county lord of Qinghe didn't feel sorry for the silver, but felt that it was too much to use his own money to feed his enemies. In particular, these enemies do not have the slightest consciousness of 'eating white food', and they still pose as uncles, often saying things such as 'how they used to be' and 'how they were when they were in the Guogong Mansion', and they demand comparison with the past everywhere.
The county lord of Qinghe wanted to say that in the past, the income of the Guogong Mansion was only a few thousand taels of silver per month, but now, there is no income at all, but the money is like flowing water, and it is a bottomless pit at all!
Gu Jialuo thought for a while and asked quietly, "Mother, I remember that the Qi family still has a sacrificial field-"
The eyes of the county lord of Qinghe flickered, "Well, the Qi family has purchased a total of 1,000 hectares of sacrificial fields. β
Gu Jialuo said: "A thousand acres? There are also a lot, the ancestors bought so many sacrificial fields in order to prevent such a day. Now that something has happened to the Qi family, those sacrificial fields should also play a role. Mother, it is better to take out one-third of the sacrificial field, sell it for the time being, and change a few shops in order to maintain the daily expenses of the family. β
The county lord of Qinghe raised his eyebrows, "The sacrificial field is the foundation of the family, needless to say, the eldest princess alone will not agree." "The sacrificial fields are the common property of the eastern and western provinces, and in the eyes of the eldest princess who is greedy for money, those sacrificial fields have long been in her pocket, and she will never agree to be touched.
Gu Jialuo smiled slowly and said: "Talent is the foundation, now the family can't live anymore, people are about to starve to death, what are you doing with so much land?" β
There was a hint of a smile in the eyes of the county lord of Qinghe, she already understood what Gu Jialuo meant. But she still smiled and said, "What do you mean?" β
Gu Jialuo stretched out his white and tender fingers and scratched on the kang table, and said bluntly: "The Qi family is no longer the Guogong Mansion, there is no need to put the Guogong Mansion on the shelf, from now on, the share will be halved, and all the expenses will be appropriately reduced." β
The county lord of Qinghe finally smiled, and then Gu Jialuo's words, said: "If someone disagrees, then sell the sacrificial field, you can't keep a large piece of land, but the family will starve." β
The biggest expense in the family is the eldest princess, relying on her high age and illness, she needs bird's nest, ginseng, sea treasures, and fresh fruits every day, and she can eat it alone, which can be worth the expenses of most of the Qi family.
The county lord of Qinghe has a rich dowry, and it is not that he can't afford it, but it is still the same sentence, why should the county lord of Qinghe spend his own money to support an enemy? Moreover, even if the eldest princess eats herself and lives on her own, she still won't miss her half a cent, so why should the county lord of Qinghe spend this unjust money?!
Gu Jialuo nodded, she was not reluctant to give a dowry, but this money must be used on the blade, Gu Jialuo didn't want to support a group of ungrateful villains in vain.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed, and the county lord of Qinghe was in a much better mood, and I have to say that the return of Gu Jialuo, the daughter-in-law, is really a helper for her.
The next day, the county lord of Qinghe went to the Chunhui Hall where the eldest princess was located, and told the family that the family was embarrassed and had to sell the sacrificial field.
The county lord of Qinghe was not annoyed, but said aggrievedly: "If you don't sell the sacrificial field, you will have to cut the flowers at home." β
The eldest princess thought about it again and again, but still agreed to cut the flowers.
Since then, the Qi family has really torn apart from the Qianguo Mansion and started a 'commoner' life.
But Dongfu will not let go of the county lord of Qinghe, and on the third day of the reduction, the Ning family hurriedly came to find the county lord of Qinghe: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, good news, good news, our lord and Brother Qin, finally have a way to come out......"
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