"I found out that several tribes may have formed alliances in private. Because the gifts they give are precious, they have something in common. The total value is strikingly similar. Of course, this is just a guess on my part, and you're going to have to let someone in the shadows find out. ”

Zhao Chongyi's expression became solemn and said, "I'll order someone to check today." ”

Chen Wenhui wanted to ease the atmosphere and said with a smile: "These things are not things that will happen for a while, so don't worry. It's our Honglie, it's only been a hundred days, and the top and bottom of Dachu, the various departments of the grassland, and the rich merchants in several cities are all vying to give him gifts, and now he is already a little rich. ”

As he was talking, the nurse hugged Zhao Honglie in. The husband and wife teased the child for a while. Zhao Chongyi smiled and said, "Lie'er, your mother said that you are already a little rich. We can't be satisfied, we must make persistent efforts, praise more money, and marry a daughter-in-law. ”

Everyone laughed at this.

Zhao Chongyi teased his son for a while, then got up and was about to go out, but Chen Wenhui called out to him: "By the way, Chongyi, there is one more thing I want to tell you." ”

Zhao Chongyi stopped and asked, "What time is there?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "The emperor has approved the marriage of Langxue. The wedding date is also Sister Mingzhu, and my mother helped to settle it, and then made a break to the emperor, who has approved to marry Xue in March next year to southern Xinjiang. In this way, the snow will start to go at least in February. Considering that there are also officials of the Ministry of Rites accompanied by the imperial court, as well as the huge dowry of Langxue, once the New Year is over. The snow is about to begin. In this way, we will be able to rush to southern Xinjiang in March. Can we go back and deliver the snow? ”

Zhao Chongyi thought for a while and said, "It is said that there is only our family in Rongxue, and we should go back." However, right now, you have just given birth to a child, and I have a lot of things, and the emperor has given us a holiday, but how can we go back? Can't you just leave things alone here? ”

Chen Wenhui thought about it, so she said, "Then I'll write a letter to my mother and Sister Mingzhu." Everything can only be left to them. ”

Zhao Chongyi smiled and said, "There are pearls." There is also a mother-in-law presiding, and she will definitely be able to handle it very well, maybe even better than us. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled. This is true, in fact, for these trivial matters. Especially when it comes to ancient rituals. Chen Wenhui is really inexperienced. It was she who got married. It's all done by the parents at home, and they don't care about it at all. This time she returned to marry Langxue, and she really didn't know what to do. There can only be more than that. With more money, everything will be left to my mother to take care of.

Zhao Chongyi went out to the yamen.

After Chen Wenhui finished eating and feeding the child, she handed over Zhao Honglie, who had already begun to fall asleep, to the wet nurse, and called a few water lotuses to interrogate.

First of all, I took stock of some major events in the house, and gave instructions to let the housekeeper put away the list of gifts, so that it would be convenient to return the gifts in the future. Some families, such as the Wen family, the Lan family, the porcelain Cao family, the Wang family of Lan Caiyu, the Xi family, the Zeng family, these merchants who followed Chen Wenhui, as well as several construction workshops in Nanyang, sent gifts, in addition to various toys and treasures, there are also 50,000 taels of silver given by each family.

This is to take this opportunity to thank Chen Wenhui for the huge profits brought to their business in the past few years. Chen Wenhui accepted all the orders and did not prepare to return the gift. This is what she deserves.

However, she was not prepared to ask for this silver. Now she is very rich, and she is not short of the income of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. So, she asked people to take out the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and send them to the maternity hospital, and gave them to Shui Han and Mrs. Hu, so that they could use the money to continue to build the maternity hospital.

The maternity hospital has 500,000 taels of silver invested by Chen Wenhui at the beginning, and now it has increased by 300,000 taels of silver, and the funds are very sufficient. Capable and business-minded Shui Han is already planning to use this money to open a maternity hospital in Shanhai City and Central City at the same time. Silver is sufficient. However, there is still a shortage of manpower. However, fortunately, there is a stable woman who can deliver babies in this regard, and she can get started with a little training from Mrs. Hu.

In addition, Mrs. Hu personally taught and brought out some students, and it is estimated that by waiting until next spring, there will be manpower to open hospitals in those two cities. Although there will be a shortage of manpower at the beginning, after a period of running-in and training, it should be able to cope with it.

Chen Wenhui was very pleased to see that the maternity hospital was well organized and thriving under the management of Shui Han and Mrs. Hu.

She then began to call Shuilian and others to come over and prepare some gifts for the snow in the capital, and send them over before the year. These are for the dowry of Langxue. She also wrote letters to her mother, Madame Bai and Mingzhu, and handed them over to Shuilian.

Shuilian said with a smile: "Although Miss Rongxue's background is pitiful, this marriage is very beautiful, and I hope to live a good life in the future." ”

There was no one left and right, Chen Wenhui said to Shuilian: "It's pitiful to make snow." It's easy to get to our house and live a good life for a few days, but it's only been a few years, and she actually likes Mu Li Gongzi again. Is it a good thing to marry in southern Xinjiang? Isn't it dangerous and difficult? However, the word love is a direct promise of life and death. There is no way. This is also fate, the fate of each person. ”

Shui Lian thought about her days in southern Xinjiang and said: "It's nothing else, that cunning queen is not easy to deal with, but she is in power, and she is the stepmother of Mu Li Gongzi, so she can't get around it if she wants to." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Who says it's not? However, fortunately, the marriage proposal of the prince was approved by the queen. The queen still attaches great importance to this marriage. Although she doesn't like Mu Li, now, since Nanjiang has traded with us in Nanyang, a large number of people have gone to our Nanyang. Many people have made a fortune and spent their money in southern Xinjiang, which has stimulated consumption in southern Xinjiang. He also took away a group of those poor relatives and solved many problems in southern Xinjiang. ”

"The contradictions between the six ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang and the Qin people have also been alleviated because of the large number of Qin people who went to Nanyang. Those people of the six tribes, without the threat of the Qin people, resources, land, money, etc. are much more convenient. Naturally, I am also satisfied, I heard that they all praise the queen's virtue and politics. ”

"The Queen's palace has also become much richer because of the trade with Nanyang in recent years. Therefore, the queen attaches more importance to trade with Nanyang and Dachu. In addition, we quietly sold her some inferior weapons, of course, these inferior weapons are good in the hands of the people of southern Xinjiang. This is what makes the Queen pay more and more attention to us. ”

"Therefore, about this marriage, the queen is more concerned than Mu Li, she hopes that through this marriage, Nanjiang will be connected with our Xiao Chen family and the Zhao family, so that in the future, if Da Chu really wants to do something to Nanjiang, we can help them, even if it is not helping, at least we can not help Da Chu beat them."

Therefore, the queen was full of sincerity, sent a luxurious team, took many precious gifts, and went to the capital to propose. The two of us were not there, so the emperor used the excuse that Chongyi was a good brother and dealt with this matter instead of Chongyi. ”

"I also gave Lang Xue the identity of a county lord. It's a little higher than the county lord status that Chongyi and I thought at the beginning. In this way, Lang Xue's marriage has a royal identity, and the specifications are much higher, and the royal family is bleeding profusely and gives Lang Xue a lot of dowries. Mostly treasures and the like. ”

"Now, the whole of southern Xinjiang is looking forward to this wedding, which can bring stability to southern Xinjiang. If you are not careful, you will become a messenger of peace. With such foreshadowing, coupled with the identity of the monarch of Dachu who made snow, thinking about it, the queen didn't dare to deal with Rongxue on the bright side. ”

"Since we don't dare to deal with it on the surface, we are not afraid in private. I've prepared a very strong escort for the snow, five hundred of them. With this power, it should be able to protect the snow thoroughly. Also, Langxue has a rich dowry, although it is not as good as me, but it is given by the imperial court, as well as by the families in the capital, I give it, and Chongyi gives it. and Langxue has been operating for the past few years, I calculated, how can there be a dowry of about one million taels of silver. With such a belonging, you are not afraid of going anywhere. ”

Shuilian smiled and said, "No, Miss Rongxue's marriage is richer than that of Princess Lichuan back then." People outside, although they don't know that the marriage of the Snow Maiden is so rich, but just by looking at the treasures on the surface, most of the celebrities in the capital are compared. For this, Zhao Yufei was very unhappy. ”

Chen Wenhui snorted coldly and said, "What's upset about Zhao Yufei? When she got married, Chongyi and I also gave 20,000 taels of silver to marry her. More than the loyal and righteous husband married her. Besides, although she is also Chongyi's sister, she is also the daughter of Mrs. Zhao, the enemy of Chongyi, so it's good for us to marry her regardless of our previous suspicions. Naturally, it can't be compared with the snow of Chongyi's mother's compatriots. ”

Shuilian said, "Not really. In fact, the dowry of the Snow Maiden is already very rich, why does the county lord still prepare these treasures to send back to her? ”

Chen Wenhui sighed and said, "Alas, although she was given so many properties and treasures, after all, she is married to a different race, can you reassure us?" Of course, I thought that I would give more things to help us, and it would also make us feel at ease. You'd better sort it out and send someone over as soon as possible. In this way, my mother can also take care of the snow as soon as possible in the capital. ”

Shuilian said, "Yes." The county lord can rest assured. The affairs of the capital, with the old lady watching, must be no problem. ”

Chen Wenhui remembered her mother's ability and nodded.

In this way, when the Chinese New Year was approaching in the capital, a pair of teams escorted by the Northwest Army arrived at the capital Wenhui County Lord's Mansion. After all these treasures were unloaded, Lang Xue was a little moved and said to the maids beside her: "My brother and sister-in-law have prepared so many things for me, how can I be good?" ”

Thinking about my brother and sister-in-law who are far away in the northwest, the eyes of the snow are moist. (To be continued......)