Chapter 222 - Becoming a Man
The fourth prince quietly watched his bold side Fujin finish his meal elegantly, the rain outside the house was getting heavier and heavier, the sky was very gloomy, and he was not in the mood to work even if he wanted to. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In this new Qing Dynasty, where there was no electricity and no electronic equipment hundreds of years ago, Zong Yanxia has also learned to have a pastime in the past year, of course, she can't learn to read the poems of the Tang and Song dynasties in the heroine of the text, and she won't read the uncreative script. She inherited the skillful hands of the original owner, wrote well, painted, and embroidered a very beautiful female red.
Since she didn't want to participate in the competition for the position of the royal family, she began to secretly collect a large amount of money through Zong Gengxiao's subordinates, and she didn't believe that Huaxia's saying that money can make ghosts grind does not work in this dynasty. She also wants to use the money to smash a way out for their mother and daughter and her brother's family! Moreover, when she had just returned from the Ten Princes' Mansion, she already had an extreme idea in her heart, to find a stand-in for the person she wanted to protect, and to prepare for the time when she got out in the future.
She didn't care about this master, she ordered someone to bring the good tea from her brother Zhang Luolai, so she washed her hands and went into the house to change into clothes with neat cuffs, and took her grandmother and personal maid into the study. The fourth prince followed her to the study, it turned out that this was the place where Zong Yanxia had set aside an office for him, although he had not used it, but he also knew that it was dressed according to his study's preferences. Now he looked at the new study with his hands behind his back, and there was a whole set of fabric decorations everywhere, which seemed to blow a fresh breath on this gloomy morning.
Xinqing already has glass products, and only the emperor and queen Lafayette have such a luxurious glass window in the palace, which is more than nine old families. He found out that this side Fujin had catered to his frugal style in the past, and a whole piece of glass was installed in every place, no, this dynasty still called it invisible glass. This low-key nouveau riche atmosphere made the fourth prince can't help but smack his tongue, the source of the silver in the house is his and Fujin's Yulu, the second is the production of fiefs and shops, and the third Fujin will also take some of his own dowry subsidies.
Every palace except for the Nine Baylor Mansion is a little stretched, after all, it is in politics~! A person who has a mind in governance does not know how to do business and manage money.
In the study, a pendulum clock inlaid in mahogany rattles and rattles, and the tea set on the log table is also a set of intangible and beautiful glass products. On the other side of the study lay all kinds of embroidery threads and cloths, and in the basket was the men's gown, which was about to be finished, and he squinted his eyes, this cloth was not the flashy brocade embroidery of their nobles, but a more wearable cloth that the subordinates wore for living. He can remember that Zong Gengxiao is this kind of fabric and this style on his body, and others laugh at Zong Gengxiao for not enjoying the blessings of the upper class, and he can't understand the smugness on Zong Gengxiao's face at that time, it turns out that the clothes are from Zong Yanxia's hands.
"Let's make a few sets of clothes for the master another day," the fourth prince touched the clothes that felt comfortable and had neat stitches, and said unceremoniously.
Zong Yanxia raised her head, hummed, and continued to write. There were seven or eight lamps placed around her to dispel the darkness, and Zong Yanxia seemed to be a fairy held up by the lights.
The fourth prince walked over and looked at the special fountain pen in Zong Yanxia's hand with novelty, her characters were as beautiful as the master. He stood for a while and found that it was the script that was circulating in the streets and alleys of the capital at the moment. The thirteenth and fourteenth were blocked by the concubines and princesses in the palace all day long, and they wanted to listen to the stories in the market.
It is said that this book is still on file with the government, saying that what kind of intellectual property rights, except for the teahouse tavern signed by the person who wrote the book, which can ask someone to tell the story, the rest of the people are not allowed to seek money from it. A steady stream of money was sent into the hands of the writer along the teahouses and taverns all over the Xinqing Dynasty, and even Lao Jiu was greedy, and this secret rich man turned out to be one of his side Fujin!
"What are you doing with a woman making so much money?" The fourth prince frowned, the jewelry on her body only brought a simple set at a time, although it was always the best, he couldn't afford it.
"Life-saving money," Zong Yanxia was interrupted from her train of thought, her hand paused, and said with a smile: "Help me fill in a poem, right?" ”
The fourth prince snorted coldly, "The lord's poems are not good enough for the people to recite them one by one." ”
Zong Yanxia sighed slightly, not knowing if the fourth prince was purely sheltering from the rain with her, or if there was something to say. She put down the pen in her hand, washed her hands and walked to the table in the middle of the hall and sat down, poured a cup of tea, took a sip and looked at the rain outside the house, which did not weaken at all, and said, "This is the second rain in the whole summer." ”
The fourth prince turned his head sideways and bowed slightly, this year is the driest year in ten years, most of the dealers in the field have died of drought, the imperial court has opened the warehouse and released grain three times, and the grain stored in the country has been less than thirty percent, but fortunately, the rain has finally fallen.
"I've heard that it's easy to get flooded after a big drought," Zong Yanxia said casually, holding the tea, as if the people's suffering had nothing to do with her.
The fourth prince clenched his fists, this sentence was mentioned by Zong Geng Xiao when he was in the last dynasty this morning, and everyone didn't take it seriously, after all, there is a lack of rain in all parts of the country now, and the riverbed is dry and cracked, so how much rain can cause a big flood? Ten years ago, after the drought, there were no floods, only in previous years, when there was too much rain, a few princes were sent out by the emperor to prevent floods.
Zong Yanxia is right, she started to lay out for this natural disaster a year ago. She likes to read books, especially all kinds of online novels, and she is transparent about the study of the new Qing Dynasty, and Mu Qi is also having some impressions of this dynasty by her. This stalk has appeared in many texts, and the four princes successfully rescued the disaster and won the emperor's appreciation, and gradually gave him the important task of assisting the prince.
Zong Yanxia wants to get some benefits in this disaster relief, such as a gold medal for avoiding death or something, or get a few favors from the fourth prince, so as to earn a little safety for herself and the people she wants to protect.
The rain of the next half month made the people in the court begin to panic, and the floods in various places in the Xinqing Dynasty were reported, and the princes and Baylor were sent to the places where the disaster was serious.
Zong Yanxia still writes her own little book, but at this time, teahouses and restaurants are not allowed to have any entertainment, but there is no need to be afraid of depreciation at all when this thing is placed.
She followed Fujin and other palaces and Beile and Beizi mansions at the city gate to give porridge to those refugees who were not allowed to enter Beijing, looking at these people, Zong Yanxia sighed again, after the great drought is followed by the flood, and then the plague, this series of disasters has achieved the status of the four princes in the hearts of the people.
The disaster situation in various places is getting worse and worse, the corners of the emperor's mouth are already bubbling and his lips are peeling, and there is evil news from the palace of the four princes, the four princes have been infected with the plague! Zong Yanxia's heart was so painful that she couldn't stand for a moment, she laughed at herself, this body is really infatuated. (To be continued.) )