Chapter Twenty-Three: Jumping Feet
Wen smiled and poured a cup of tea for Yan Shupeng and said, "Because I was born and raised in Huzhou, and I was born in a merchant family." ”
Yan Shupeng asked strangely: "What does it have to do with this?" ”
Wen said: "Where did the Xiao Chen family come from? It started from Huzhou. We Huzhou people know it. Back then, Lord Chen was originally a Qipin county magistrate of Anseong, but he was in Anseong to develop the economy, plant new seeds, and build roads, and developed Anseong. There was also a poultry and livestock market, which suddenly increased the price of real estate and shops around the market several times. Later, he became the prefect of Deqing. He also developed the economy in Deqing, and held a trade fair in Deqing, and the price of the real estate next to the trade fair and the shop price increased several times. Later, it was the history of Huzhou in Qingyang City, and the economy of the entire Huzhou was improved. ”
Yan Shupeng understood and said: "Yes, in the past few years, the economy of Qingyang City has been getting better and better, and the shops and real estate have become more and more expensive. Therefore, Mrs. speculated that after the county lord Wenhui arrived in the northwest, he developed the northwest, and the real estate and shops in the northwest would also rise in price. That's a really good idea, Madame, and I'm really going to be at a disadvantage financially. ”
Wen smiled and said: "Don't praise me, husband, how can I compare with my husband's ability, it's just because I'm a local and know more." The most important thing is that I believe that with the talent of my husband, I will definitely be able to assist the lord and wife of Wenhui to manage the northwest well. I'm just following the dip and saving money for my children. ”
Yan Shupeng laughed.
The Yan family is happy here, and there is one. The Lan family had already taken Lan Caiyu to Ancheng and greeted the county order of Anseong. The prefectural order of Anseong had already received a post from the royal family in the capital, and Wang Zhicheng of the royal family also sent gifts and silver to the prefectural order of Anseong. The county magistrate of Ancheng has long known that the Wang family of Ancheng is not only rich, but the Wang family is also a relative of the emperor, and the daughter of the Wang family is now the prince's Liangdi, who has a royal jade butterfly, has an identity, and has a royal grandson. In the future, the crown prince will succeed to the throne, needless to say, the daughter of the Wang family. It must be a concubine. Future. The grandson of the Wang family, that imperial grandson is also likely to become the next crown prince, such a family, does the county order dare to provoke?
So. This is a reasonable little case of the Wang family. The Anseong County Order has already been thought out. Although the woman's family is the Lan family, it is also a big family in Anseong and a famous cotton cloth merchant in Dachu. is rich enough to rival the country, and has a great relationship with the Xiao Chen family. However, no matter how rich you are, you can't compare to power, Ancheng County Ling is still biased in his heart, and there is a Wang family with Wang Liangdi in charge. In this case, the Anseong County Decree has already planned to come in accordance with the wishes of the Wang family.
However, at this time, three posts appeared on the table of the prefectural ordinance of Anseong. One is the post of the supreme governor of Huzhou, Lord Shi. One is the post of the supreme governor of Jiangnan, the governor of the three provinces, Lord Huang. There is another one that is even more incredible, that is the most legendary woman in Da Chu, the post of the county lord of Wenhui. These three posts are all for that Wang Lan's family.
The weight of these three posts is simply too heavy. Don't say anything else, let's just talk about this Wenhui county lord, she is the richest woman in the world, and she has won the trust of the emperor and His Royal Highness the Prince. Her maiden family is the Xiao Chen family, and the queen is her own aunt. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is her own cousin. Her husband is Zhao Shilang of the Ministry of War, who is the descendant of His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister of the humerus, not only has the power, but also manages the corruption and bribery of the investigation officials, which is not to be provoked.
Even if you don't care about the face of the county lord of Wenhui, there are still two bosses here, if this matter is not done well, how to talk about it in the future, now the two bosses can rectify themselves first, so after hesitating, the Ancheng County Order decisively returned the property and gifts sent by the Wang family.
Wang Zhicheng was dumbfounded. Originally, he thought that with the momentum of the Wang family, the money of the Wang family, and the small Qipin County Order of Ancheng, he would definitely do what he wanted. He will soon be able to get rid of Lan Caiyu and straighten the second lady in the family. Now that the family is being run by Dachu Bank, it is the time when the second lady's mother's family needs to contribute. But the second lady's maiden family doesn't see the rabbit and doesn't scatter the eagle, and the second lady doesn't straighten it, so their family is not the right in-laws, so they are unwilling to contribute.
Wang Zhicheng had long been tired of Lan Caiyu. For the young and beautiful, born in the official eunuch, the coquettish second lady is in love, I wish I left Lan Caiyu as soon as possible and helped the second lady to be the main room. However, I didn't expect that there would be variables in the matter of being nine out of ten. Now the county order of Anseong has returned the money and goods. Then the people of the Lan family took Lan Caiyu back to Ancheng, Lan Caiyu actually proposed to be the wife of the main room, she was not divorced for a day, she wanted to enjoy the rights of the lady of the main room, and asked the second lady to serve her.
This is not an overstatement. The lady of the main room was served by the concubines, which is a matter of course.
However, it is not ordinary in the Wang family. The second lady was born in an official eunuch, although she is a concubine, but her identity is much higher than Lan Caiyu, who was born in a businessman, she has always looked down on Lan Caiyu, where is she willing to give Lan Caiyu a small volt?
Wang Zhicheng was a little helpless and a little anxious, at this time the door opened suddenly, and a beautiful woman dressed as a concubine broke in, and cried as soon as she entered the door, saying: "Master, how did I hear that Lan Caiyu, that slut, not only did she not want to leave, but she also asked the second lady to serve her." Bah, I am worthy of her? Master, you don't take the post yet, go to the yamen, let the county order tie her up, and beat her up. ”
As soon as he said this, the people who followed Wang Zhicheng couldn't help but pout. This woman is Wang Zhicheng's newly accepted concubine, and she is the second lady's personal maid. looks beautiful, when she was a maid, she hooked up with Wang Zhicheng, this time, Wang Zhicheng came out to do something, the second lady was inconvenient to follow, and she didn't worry about Wang Zhicheng, so she simply opened her face and put Wang Zhicheng in the house, became a concubine, and let her follow, saying that it was to serve Wang Zhicheng, in fact, in order to supervise Wang Zhicheng, don't rekindle the old relationship with Lan Caiyu.
Wang Zhicheng's followers looked at this demon tune concubine and couldn't help but think in his heart, you are a concubine from a maid, you are embarrassed to call Mrs. Lan a slut in the main room, besides, isn't the second lady also a concubine, the concubine goes to serve the mastermother, it is justified, how come there is no reason for her here? It's really a reversal of black and white.
hateful, Wang Zhicheng eats this set.
This little concubine, Wang Zhicheng has just been used for a few days, and she is favored, and when she saw the appearance of the pear blossoms with rain in the crying beauty, she was already distressed, and hurriedly said: "But the county order has already returned our gifts?" ”
The little concubine raised her eyebrows and said, "He dares to provoke our Wang family even if he is a seven-rank county order." also dare to provoke our second wife, our second lady's maiden father is a fourth-grade Beijing official? ”
Wang Zhicheng said helplessly: "Although the second lady's maiden family is a fourth-grade official, but now Lan Caiyu is a slut, with a history of strict assassination, Huang Xunpress, and the support of the county lord Wenhui." I have already sent someone to the yamen to inquire, and the county order suddenly changed the hexagram, all because these three people made Lan Caiyu a backer. ”
The little concubine was stunned when she heard this. As a maid from an official family, she still knows a thing or two about officialdom. These three people are all older than her master's maiden official, and it seems that this time Lan Caiyu has found a big backer.
The little concubine was scared, and she couldn't care about crying, and asked Wang Zhicheng: "Then master, what can I do about this?" Could it really be that Lan Caiyu can't help it, but wants our second lady to serve her? ”
As soon as the words came out, the little concubine could already imagine the second lady's tantrum and couldn't help but shudder.
Wang Zhicheng said suspiciously: "Caiyu, this person, and my childhood sweetheart, I still understand, such an idea must not have come up with her." I guess it wasn't her intention. If she wants to put the majesty of the main room on the second lady, and wants the second lady to serve her, where to use this time, when she is in the capital. Where else can I bring my children back to Anseong? ”
Saying this, the little concubine also thought that back then, when she married into the Wang family with the second lady, she knew that there was already a lady in the main room who had given birth to children, and she had planned to fight hard. Unexpectedly, Lan Caiyu retreated step by step, and there was no eldest woman's shelf at all, and the conniving second lady became more and more powerful, and finally surrendered directly, Lan Caiyu left the capital with the child and returned to this small place in Ancheng.
Thinking about it like this, the little concubine also asked strangely: "Then what is Lan Caiyu for?" ”
Wang Zhicheng groaned and said, "I guess she is going to take me into an army." Well, it seems that I still have to get in touch with her and ask her about her conditions. ”
When Wang Zhicheng returned to Ancheng this time, he did not live in his own ancestral house of the Wang family, but lived in an inn, of course, it was an extremely luxurious inn. It was because of the little concubine she brought that she didn't let him go back to the ancestral house, afraid that in the ancestral house, Lan Caiyu would play the majesty of the eldest woman and deal with her. Also, when leaving the capital, the second lady explained that Wang Zhicheng and Lan Caiyu must not be allowed to contact to prevent their old relationship from revival. Therefore, this little concubine lived outside.
Originally, I thought that Heli must be very smooth, and they would be able to go back after staying in Jiangnan for a few days, but where did they think that such a change occurred, and now, things have not been done well, and Wang Zhicheng is going to see Lan Caiyu again. That's not good. That little concubine was busy arguing and didn't let them meet.
Wang Zhicheng was so talkative, and finally persuaded the little concubine, Wang Zhicheng took his relatives and went back to the ancestral house of the Wang family and saw Lan Caiyu. At this sight, Wang Zhicheng was taken aback, he hadn't seen him for a few years, he thought that Lan Caiyu must be even more haggard, but he didn't expect that Lan Caiyu looked refreshed instead. (To be continued......)