Chapter 710: Family Affairs, State Affairs
"It's good in the Daimyo's Mansion, what are you doing in Bianjing? Didn't I tell you, don't have private contact with Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Luo Cong, Yao Chang, I don't know how many people in Bianjing City are staring at us, just wait for us to make a mistake and catch us. ”
As soon as he heard this name, Yang Congyi couldn't help but be shocked.
The Bianjing court is much more dangerous than the frontier, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, he will be in trouble, even if it will not be lost, it is enough for him to shed his skin.
"She's coming in person, we can't turn her away, and besides, she's pregnant!" was told that Meng Yunniang felt aggrieved.
"Pregnant? It seems that the situation in the Daimyo Mansion is not too tense. However, after all, the Daimyo's Mansion was close to the front line, and Su Zhong was right to let her come to Bianjing. I saw it this time, and it was better to see it in the future. In the future, if any of my former subordinates come to visit, don't let them in, let them go to the Privy Council to find me, and I have time to receive them in the Privy Council. ”
"Okay, I know, I'll talk to my sister in a moment." Meng Yunniang was displeased, but she could only respond like this.
In Meng Yunniang's opinion, since the husband served in the Privy Council, he has begun to become a little unkind, and the old subordinates who used to have a good relationship with him will not see him, and he is no longer as approachable as before.
"Master, second lady, it's time to eat." In the massage room, a maid suddenly came to report.
"Got it, go ask Madame to come over." Meng Yunniang raised her head and ordered.
After the maid left, she said, "Husband, let's go, let's eat." Today, I specially ordered my subordinates to buy a chicken to boil soup, and in winter, to replenish the body. ”
"Bianjing is short of supplies now, and I think even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. Did someone send it? Yang Congyi immediately became alert.
"What's the matter, if you really want to give a gift, who would be so stingy as to give only a chicken." Meng Yunniang immediately denied it.
"Chickens and ducks are very scarce in Bianjing, and ordinary people can't buy them even with hundreds of thousands of dollars. How much did you buy this chicken in the pot? Yang Congyi turned his head to look at Meng Yunniang, with a somewhat solemn expression on his face.
"What do you mean by looking at me like that! I didn't buy it, I don't know. Being looked at by her husband like this, Meng Yunniang was a little annoyed.
"I don't want to ask about family matters, you should have brighter eyes, people with bad conduct, don't lose face and let them stay in the house, once you find out, you will be driven out immediately." Yang Congyi stood up after speaking.
"Okay, I know, I'll discuss it with my sister tomorrow." Meng Yunniang's heart sank, and she suddenly had a little doubt about the people in the house.
After the meal, Yang Congyi called Qingchen, Yunniang and Lian'er to talk about family affairs.
"In the past few years, I have been leading troops in the north, and I neglected to take care of you, but this year I finally settled down in Bianjing, I wanted to take you over to reunite with your family and live a good life, I don't want to be burdened, I can't take it easy, so I will be tired." Yang Congyi felt a little guilty.
"The husband is in Bianjing, it is not like being at the border, if we are not around, what kind of system will we become." Gu Qingchen replied lightly.
"What Madame said is that if we still live in Quanzhou, there must be other people rushing to take care of our master for us, and the family will be lively at that time." Lian'er suddenly said this, which had a bit of yin and yang weirdness.
"What are you talking about, am I that kind of person?" Yang Congyi first glanced at Lian'er, then at Qingchen and Yunniang, and saw that the expressions on their faces had not changed much.
When this was mentioned, the people were speechless.
After a moment of silence, Yang Congyi broke the embarrassment and said: "Yue'er is not young, don't let her be idle all day, Yun Niang has time to teach her to read, Qingchen can teach her to practice martial arts, don't talk about whether she learns well or not, it's always good to keep fit." ”
"It's not good for my daughter's family to dance and play with swords, so it's a good idea for her to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with her wife." Yue'er is Lian'er's child, and others rarely discipline and don't learn something, which is really not like words.
"Okay, Ming'er asked Yue'er to come to me, anyway, I'm idle and idle." Meng Yunniang naturally responded, she has been married for ten years, she has never given birth to a child, she has been working hard in Bianjing for half a year, but she has not seen any results, she also gave up.
"Yue'er is about to be spoiled, don't let her suffer a little, you will suffer in the future." Gu Qingchen glanced at Lian'er, obviously she was not very satisfied with Lian'er's education methods.
"Yue'er is not yet ten years old, it's not that serious, just use dim sum and discipline it well in the future. How is Siyuan? Yang Congyi hurriedly exposed Yue'er's education problem and led the topic away.
"Don't worry, my dad found him a good academy, there are many peers in it, listen to my dad, he is quite obedient and didn't cause any trouble." Meng Yunniang immediately replied.
"Just don't cause trouble, and it is estimated that it won't cause much trouble in the academy." Yang Congyi nodded.
"Can Siyuan go into Taixue? Or send him to Taixue in two years. Gu Qingchen suddenly asked.
"Bianjing Taixue can't be built within three years, and I don't recommend sending him over to Lin'an Taixue. Lin'an is a gentle township, enjoyment, the wind of comparison prevails, without tenacious perseverance and firm faith, will soon be lost in Lin'an. Let's let him stay in the academy, the academy is far away from the hustle and bustle of the red dust, the environment is simple, and there are few temptations. Yang Congyi directly rejected Gu Qingchen's suggestion, she wanted her son to be closer to her, but it was harmful and unprofitable.
"Sister, don't worry, Siyuan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he is strong and strong, and his brain is flexible, only he bullies others, no one else bullies him, not to mention that my father will take care of him, and he will not be wronged." Meng Yunniang looked at Gu Qingchen and smiled and said with relief.
"Siyuan has never been alone outside, and I always feel unsteady when I am so far away from us all of a sudden." Thinking of his son, Gu Qingchen was worried.
"He's also a teenager, so there's nothing to worry about, besides, what can happen to him when he studies at the academy."
Yang Congyi looked at the three of them after speaking, and then said: "The New Year is approaching, keep an eye on the door of the house, don't put anyone at home, especially those who go through the relationship, and be careful of the trap of people with bad intentions." Also, try to keep a low profile when you go out, don't compare with those people, compare and compare, except for being angry and causing others to be jealous, it doesn't make much sense. ”
"Got it, we'll take notice." Gu Qingchen replied lightly.
Meng Yunniang and Lian'er nodded slightly, and they agreed.
Speaking of which, Gu Qingchen and Meng Yunniang are already very low-key.
They are the wives of the second rank of the dynasty, the status is respected, even the queen often summons them into the palace, but when they go to the street, they still take a very simple single-wheeled carriage, not to mention the family members like other high-ranking officials, they are accompanied by dozens of family members, their cars travel, except for the coachman, there are only two maids to follow, and it is very shabby in the whole Bianjing.
But since the husband said so, they can only keep it in their hearts, after all, they also know that the husband seems to be in a high position, but he is controlled everywhere in the court, and he is not satisfied.
Although the emperor expressed his trust in Yang Congyi in public more than once, the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty were still like thieves on the embankment, guarding him all the time, and the emperor was worried that Yang Congyi would be forced to leave Bianjing by the oppressive atmosphere of the court, so he had to use other methods to ease his heart.
Among them, let the queen summon Gu Qingchen and Meng Yunniang into the palace every once in a while to chat, talk, enjoy flowers and drink tea, there are several meanings, one is to widen the hearts of Yang Congyi and her family, let them know that the emperor always trusts him, the second is to tell other officials in the court, the emperor's attitude towards Yang Congyi, and the third is to love the house and the house, and show favor to Yang Congyi's family.
Therefore, Yang Congyi's difficulties in Bianjing, Gu Qingchen and Meng Yunniang both understand, they will not be willful, they will not take the initiative to make trouble for the family, they will be prosperous and lossy, they naturally understand this truth, especially Gu Qingchen.
In the past few years since Yang Congyi left home and went north, Gu Qingchen began to cultivate again, and gradually returned to the state of pure heart and few desires.
And Meng Yunniang is different, she is the daughter of an official eunuch, she has been pampered since she was a child, and some habits are difficult to change, although she went to the sea with Yang Congyi and suffered some hardships, but she is not a person who can endure hardships in her bones, nor is she a person who is willing to endure hardships.
Before in Quanzhou, the emperor was far away, and almost everyone's attention was in the north, first to fight against the southern invasion of the Jin people, and then it was the Northern Expedition for several consecutive years, their life in Quanzhou was rarely concerned by outsiders, no matter how extravagant and extravagant, no one cared, and no one asked where the money came from, a small Quanzhou, no one dared to ask.
But in Bianjing, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, high-ranking officials are everywhere, people in high positions, there are countless people staring at him, Yang Congyi has a heavy army, and there are even more people staring at him, and his family members are naturally in the field of vision of countless people.
Yang Congyi had served in the Huiyi Office for many years, went to sea several times, and accumulated a huge amount of wealth, although most of them were in the hands of Yang Siniang, but the wealth handed over to Gu Qingchen and Meng Yunniang was not a few.
This time they came to Bianjing, the silver money they carried with them was worth millions of yuan, and it was definitely not a small amount in Bianjing, where the treasury was empty and desperate for money.
Although Bianjing is now short of supplies, as long as they are willing to spend money, they can still buy everything they want.
It's just that since then, their net worth and wealth have been exposed.
Through normal channels, Yang Congyi will definitely not be able to accumulate millions of pieces of wealth, so the source of his wealth is a big problem, and this problem broke out when the Bianjing treasury was so empty.
In this way, the focus of the whole city of Bianjing is estimated to be set on him, and no matter how you explain it, it will not be useful.
Therefore, Yang Congyi had to repeatedly remind them to act low-key and low-key, and they must not compete with others and expose their bottom in order to be in the limelight.
He is not worried about Gu Qingchen and Lian'er, he is only worried about Meng Yunniang, because her background is there, the daughter of an official eunuch, she has an identity, she has a good face, and she may compete with other high-ranking officials' families and noblewomen anytime and anywhere, this habit is difficult to change, only let her go out less, or Gu Qingchen accompany her every time she goes out.
Yang Congyi had talked openly and honestly with them about this issue early on, but he still had to remind them from time to time, lest they let down their vigilance.
If they don't cause trouble, he will be able to persist in Bianjing.