Chapter 154: The Little Rich Woman
At least, don't let him be "beaten into a trick" and "die unjustly" by people with a heart. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
When Ji Zhaoya heard this, she habitually pinched her chin with her left hand, and scraped a thin layer of green stubble near the Adam's apple with her fingers. "Sven is not guilty of death."
Mingyu on the side also nodded pertinently.
Qinglan and Thirteen glanced at each other, and they knew it.
If the sin does not lead to death, it does not mean that he will not die, if the Yan family works hard to protect Xu Chunrong, then Shi Wen will definitely not survive.
Suicide in prison? Or was he too weak to travel long distances during exile?
Anyway, the end result is death.
"If Lin Shizi..." can dig out useful information from Shi Wen's mouth, but this information is not good for the Yan family...
Sure enough, people couldn't help but chatter, and before Qinglan's words were finished, Yuan Jin pushed the door and came in.
The conversation was interrupted.
"I'm looking for you so hard~!" Yuan Jin grabbed Qinglan's hand, and her face was full of "grievances".
"Come, eat a piece of candy and lick your mouth~" Qinglan took out a handful of mints.
Yuan Jin pouted and glanced at the tabletop, "What, it's just sugar?" β
As he was talking, the beauties were holding trays and fish in their hands, with graceful postures, and the plain hands were matched with plates painted with vermilion on a white background, which was really pleasing to the eye.
Qinglan raised her eyebrows, "Oh, there are these~!" β
Yuan Jin pouted, she was hungry after running all morning, so she would eat enough first.
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After eating, the group returned to the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, according to the thirteenth statement: discuss the details of the wedding with the elders.
And Shu Qinglan, as a bride-to-be, was excluded by everyone, this stubborn old custom makes people reasonable!
So on a hot summer afternoon, she and Zhu Yuanjin were sitting leisurely in the flower hall of Yongcheng Courtyard to rest and cool off.
"Yuan Jin, I need manpower." Qinglan handed a bowl of peeled grapes to Zhu Yuanjin.
Zhu Yuanjin finally couldn't help but roll her eyes towards Qinglan, and only then did she know that she was in a hurry, it was late~! Thinking of the Duanwang Mansion, which covers an area of about ten hectares, Yuan Jin had a burst of "schadenfreude" for no reason.
Picking up a green grape, Yuan Jin said unhurriedly: "What person? "Isn't there a share of the maids and maids around you?
"Guards." Female guards!
I feel sorry for my purse~~~
Yuan Jin knew that Qing Lan had the idea of starting the eldest princess's private soldiers, "How much?" β
Qinglan blinked, and tentatively stretched out her index finger: "A hundred? β
Ho! How dare you! The eldest princess's private soldiers add up to no more than a thousand!
Yuan Jin continued to eat grapes, ignoring this goods, the lion opened his mouth~! I can't take this job!
More or less?
Qinglan rubbed her head, "Or... Fifty? "It can't be less, such a big yard, fifty divided into two shifts, it really can't be less!
Yuan Jin swallowed the grape and tilted her chin: "I'll help you ask~"
Yes~!
As soon as Yuan Jin opened her mouth, she knew if there was one! The meaning of this statement is clear!
There are a thousand guards in Duanwang's Mansion, and fifty female soldiers shouldn't be eye-catching, right~?
"That..."Qing Lan deliberately lowered her voice, "You know about Xu Chunrong, right?" β
Yuan Jin's eyes lit up immediately, "How can I not know!" "It's spread all over the capital, and there's everything to say!
What Xu Chunrong's child is Yan Shifan's, Shao Jiajia's mother and daughter in the second room are married to each other, and they are fighting for the child's going. Xu Chunrong wanted to put the child under Shao Jiajia's name, but Shao Jiajia disagreed...
It is also said that the child is Yan Song's, originally Yan Song only had one son, but now he is old and has a son, Yan Shifan is afraid that his younger brother will rob his family property, so he wants to harm Xu Chunrong and so on.
Anyway, there are most versions, and without exception, they can't get away from the Yan family, and they can write several family ethics dramas.
"Then do you know where Xu Chunrong is now?"
Yuan Jin changed into a wicked smile.
Don't... People in the Lin Mansion?
Qinglan pointed to Yuan Jin's palm, and Yuan Jin sneered: "How is it possible~!" β
Xu Chunrong is pregnant, she is still an elderly mother, and if she is not careful, she will have two lives in one corpse. No matter how cautious Lin Yinfei is, he will not involve the Lin family.
"Don't ask, it's safe anyway." Yuan Jin didn't know where Xu Chunrong would be, but since Shen Zhai said so, people must be fine.
"If, I mean, if Yan Shifan goes to the court and asks Shao Jiajia to take care of her mother, what should the prince do?"
Yuan Jin's smile slowly froze on her face, "You mean... No, that's her mother! β
With the spear of the son, the shield of the attacker. Yan Shifan will not let go of this opportunity. What about mothers? People are selfish, and Shao Jiajia has to live.
With Yan Shifan's status today, Xu Chunrong is very particular about whether he dies or not, and how he dies.
On the one hand, it can't chill the hearts of everyone in the Yan Party, and on the other hand, it can't fall into the reputation of the Yan family, although the Yan family has no reputation to speak of now.
Even Kong Shangxian, the son-in-law of the Yan family, is very shameful about this.
Whether it is Li Tang's legacy or the openness of society, this matter is unjustifiable at the moral level!
If you frame others, the truth will be exposed, and the people below will be blamed, yes, this kind of trick is not uncommon in officialdom. The cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, and Xu Chunrong's hands were not clean, which was considered deserved.
But with just one Xu Chunrong, does he have such great ability?
Speaking of which, it is because of Yan Shifan, the roots of the Yan family's big tree are rotten, so many pickled and dirty are dug up.
As for Sven, did he really not know anything about what the pillow man was planning? Don't talk nonsense.
Sven is not a good bird, but Qinglan is even more reluctant for him to die so inexplicably, if she can take advantage of it, she will definitely reach out without hesitation, believing that her "life-saving straw" will be Sven's only choice at present.
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In the evening, after the guests left, Qinglan followed Shu Lao and his wife to the study.
"Dad, mother, what's the matter?" The expression is so serious.
"Qingqing," after the three of them sat down, Shu Lao Er handed a rectangular wooden box to his daughter, and went straight to the point: "You will get married in a few months, and your father and mother have nothing to accompany (marry) you. β
Qinglan took the box and opened it to see that it was filled with silver tickets, "How much is this?" β
Shu Lao Er glanced at Pan Erniang and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand taels." β
How much?! Lakh!?
Qinglan's eyes widened in surprise, "Where did our family get all this money!?" β
Although there is a hot spring village at home, the interest is not bad, but the Zhongyi Hou Mansion consumes a lot every day, and there are not many silver coins that can be completed in the end!
The bicycle industry has a lot of interest, but most of Qinglan's dividends are invested in reproduction; There are also beautiful times, not to mention earning in the first two years, if you don't lose money, you can burn high incense!
At the beginning of this year, after the emperor and the concubine visited, the business slowly improved. Of course, it can't reach the state of blowout, but there is only a slight surplus.
And these 100,000 taels... Qinglan took the hot hand.
She didn't dare to say that she hadn't won the "filial piety" of others, after all, it was good to enjoy the shade with her back to the big tree, and with the two big trees of Thirteen and Ji's, she had taken many detours, and even less handed over a lot of "filial piety".
It's just that... How could her father be such an upright person as a bribe!
Shu Lao Er stroked his palm and explained his daughter's doubts: "Hehe, do you remember the mutton soup pot restaurant and barbecue stall we opened in Jinan?" β
"It's not... Zhang Ji Zhang Xiang took it? "Originally, the house and the faΓ§ade were also owned by the Zhang family.
"Yes, but the recipe is from our family..."
Shujia formulas, the taste of soup pots and barbecue will not change, this is the foundation of a restaurant.
The ancients valued promises, and today's people value profits, Qinglan sighed when she thought of this.
ββ¦ There are also lambs, all of which are given by your uncle, and the annual dividends are also a few thousand taels. β
These can't convince Qinglan that she has only been in the capital for four or five years, even if there are a few thousand dividends per year, it is only a few thousand in five years, and it is still far from 100,000!
Seeing that her daughter's eyes were fluttering, Pan Erniang took over the conversation, "You also know that your third grandfather's industries are in the Northeast, and most of the food in the house is from Zhuangzi, as well as the big family inside and out, your third grandfather gave me some silver money to take care of the Hou Mansion..."
No way!? Greedy for ink?!
Qinglan stood up directly, and Pan Erniang scolded her, "What are you in a hurry, sit down and sit down, and listen to what your mother says." β
Qinglan swallowed and foamed, and said in a muffled voice: "I ate too much at night, so let's stand and listen." β
Pan Erniang successively calculated a few accounts for Qinglan, which was nothing more than the daily expenses of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, etc., in a word, the money given by the third grandfather was just enough to level the accounts (on Zhuangzi).
That's not enough for 100,000, right?
"Then your father and your uncle are in the business of selling horses and sheep." Pan Erniang explained with a smile, and she was honored.
The Mongols were defeated, and the Mongolian horses and steppe sheep were also suddenly in demand, and the uncle and son-in-law saw the opportunity and said that they should move the "Neiying" to pull their restraints, risking being expelled by the clansmen, and continued to do business with the Pan family, and they became bigger and bigger.
"At that time, you also gave your father money, and all the money you earned from selling horses was here." Shu Lao Er straightened up, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly "proudly".
Since the dividends of the bicycle dealership in Qinglan, most of the income will be taken out every year to subsidize the family. Shu Lao Er was born in the account office, and his ability to make money with one hand is a professional skill engraved in his bones.
It's just that... 100,000 taels, that's all the belongings at home...
Qinglan's eyes are ruddy, what's going on lately, and she has learned the sentimentality of a boudoir woman, it must be the reason why she has been at home for a long time.
"It's too much," Qinglan put the box back in front of Shu Er, "It's really too much, Mingyu should also look at his daughter-in-law." β
Pan Erniang pushed the box back again, "Mingyu is not in a hurry, Mr. Ji means to wait until he is finished." There are two more years, and your father and I will earn it again! β
"Mingyu will need a lot of money to study!" The front is dotted with exams, and the back is dotted with official positions, which one must not cost money!
"Don't worry, your mother and I still have some left, enough for Mingyu." How much was left, but Shu Lao Er never wanted to disclose it.
"You're not married to an ordinary family, let's all go to see it today, Duanwangfu is so big, how many people do you have to raise? You don't have any money,... Beware of the people who are under their heads to fool around! "Shu Lao Er is wholeheartedly planning for his own girl.
Qinglan bit her lower lip, "How many people do I care, and it will take thirteen dollars to raise them." β
Marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating, there is nothing wrong.
Pan Erniang glared at her, "Yes, he should support you, but who is the heroine of the palace, not you!" β
Qinglan lowered her head and whispered, "The princess has a fortune, and an official also has a fortune." β
"I don't know what you have yet!" Pan Erniang really wanted to poke her daughter's fingers, but looking at her daughter's smooth forehead and pink skin, she was afraid that her hands would be strong and leave a mark.
Qinglan knew what her father and mother were worried about, but she was just afraid that her family would be looked down upon by her low background.
But does money really work? In a few hundred years, Qinglan might dare to say that, but now... Not necessarily.
Shu Lao Er and Pan Erniang looked at their daughter lovingly, "Take it." There was a hint of indescribable prayer in his tone.
Alas~ Pity the hearts of parents all over the world!
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Qinglan finally accepted the silver ticket box, because of this fist love for her daughter. But that's just the beginning.
The next day, the righteous old marquis called Qinglan to his study again, and not only gave him a silver ticket of 50,000 taels, but also gave a Zhuangzi, a Zhuangzi outside Shenyang.
The Northeast seems to be vast and sparsely populated, but Zhuangzi's popularity is not much more than that of the capital, because all the land is owned by the state, and except for a few nobles, no one else can get it.
Yes, Qinglan resolutely refused to accept it. "You have already given your granddaughter a lot of jewelry..."Boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings are still placed in the warehouse of Yongcheng Temple!
"The elders give it, and you can't say goodbye." The righteous old marquis's face is quite bluffing.
However, Qinglan was not frightened, and when she was about to argue, she was given a big hat by the old man: "If you don't accept it, you are not filial!" β
...... Okay, you're great, I'm speechless.
If you really can't reason with the soldier, you can't mess around!
This old man Pan was also "not to be outdone", and he also gave a silver ticket - 30,000 taels.
... It is almost all the income of the Pan family's bicycle factory in recent years.
The key is that if you don't accept it, you can't do it, "You look down on grandpa, don't you?" β
Boom!
Qinglan was recently smashed by a silver ticket, no wonder the officialdom has to hold a special wedding and funeral, it's only been a few days, and she looks like a little rich woman!
"Where is this," Mama Shen smiled and locked Qinglan's newly acquired silver ticket, "You just wait to add makeup!" β
Add makeup?
Pan Siniang was in a hurry when she got married, so she didn't invite everyone in Weixian County, but Qinglan's wedding date was set in the spring, even if there was no letter from Shu Laoer, the notices at the entrance of the yamen in various regions were also posted.
So just after the autumn harvest, the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion ushered in waves of "relatives".
The first to arrive was Uncle Pan and Pan Wuniang's two families, who went to Beijing together, and they were all dispatched, and even the half-year-old child was not left behind. Both the Poon Kee Grocery Store and the Bicycle Factory are currently closed.
followed by Pan Yuanniang and Pan Sanniang, Gao Jinpeng's children are all six or seven years old, which is the age when people hate dogs. In Pan Sanniang's words, it is "noisy and makes people's hearts tremble!" β
Not only did Old Man Pan have all the branches, but even the children and grandchildren of Master Pan also went to the official ceremony in Beijing together, and many people had never seen Qinglan see it.
The Zhongyi Marquis Mansion is not only lively, you can hear the cheers and laughter of the children through the wall, a few grandmothers moved directly into the Yongcheng Courtyard, no way, the Pan family has a loud voice from top to bottom, it is too noisy!
Even if the Pan family comes, the house in Jixian Hutong has been empty, and in the expectation of Shu Laoer, Aunt Shu and Shu Boss have finally arrived in the capital!