Tianjin businessmen gathered, a hot one; And the capital is also the same as in the past, dignitaries and dignitaries come and go, so lively.

Today, the little grandson of Uncle Yongcheng's family is full moon, and the nobles in Beijing have gone to the banquet. Before the feast began, the ladies gathered together, and it was inevitable that there would be some gossip to talk about. Recently, nothing has happened in the capital, but the news from the outside keeps flying to the capital.

"Sister Wen!" As soon as Jiang Ruoshui entered the Yongcheng Mansion, a pair of eyes kept looking for Qin Xiwen in the crowd. Today's Qin Xiwen is not the Qin Xiwen who was talked about before and can only be low-key everywhere, she is now the princess of King Yong, who can not give three points of face? As soon as Jiang Ruoshui passed, he saw several ladies and ladies talking around Qin Xiwen.

As soon as Jiang Ruoshui came, Qin Xiwen had a reason to send them away. When everyone dispersed, Qin Xiwen reached out and pinched Jiang Ruoshui's face, and said, "Where did the little girl go?" Why didn't you come to save your sister Wen earlier? ”

Jiang Ruoshui was pinched into a bun face by Qin Xiwen, and her big eyes flashed to make a grievance. In the end, she was rescued by Yu Mei, who came to speak, "Okay, Xiwen, if you see Ruoshui when you come back, you will bully others, if Ling'er knows about it in the future, I will keep it and settle accounts with you." ”

As soon as Mu Qingling left, Qin Xiwen, as the princess, inevitably had more communication on the scene. Gradually, she got a lot closer to Yu Mei.

"Sister Wen, what did those ladies say to you just now?" Jiang Ruoshui rubbed his face and asked curiously. Qin Xiwen stood beside Yu Mei and said with a smile: "What else can I say, the news of Tianjin Port is being sent back one by one, these people are not clear about their business, don't they try their best to find out a little bit of truth from other ways?" ”

When Yu Mei heard this, her face sank a little, "Dare to be here to chew the root of your tongue, hum." ”

Tianjin Port is in full swing, and Xiao Lanwei selected merchants to open the port in advance, which is not a big move. When there are too many people, it is natural that there will be miscellaneous mouths, and the rumor that Mu Qingling is making a lot of money in Tianjin has gradually spread back to the capital.

Everyone in the Yu family naturally knew Mu Qingling and knew that she would not do such an eye-catching thing. But others are not necessarily, money attracts people's eyes, not to mention that the three of them become tigers, who knows where Mu Qingling is confiscating the money?

"If you want me to say, the Queen Mother shouldn't have been raised by the little princess, an orphan girl, who was raised by her grandmother without a father or mother, what good could she be? No, the little prince has just taken office in Tianjin, and she is busy collecting money and accepting bribes, wait, my sister said, Your Majesty will definitely not let this kind of person go! ”

Qin Xiwen and the three of them were talking about this, when they heard a slightly sharp voice on the side making a big noise, and the people present were all characters who were used to talking and leaving three points, and now when they heard that someone was so straightforward, the scene was a little stagnant for a while.

The one who spoke was Wang Erya, who was not good at giving birth to Mu Qingling in person, but people don't call Wang Erya anymore, they call Wang Erya.

Xu is a lot of mixed in the upper circles of the capital, and the world he has come into contact with is also broader, other people's young ladies are elegant, and people who pay attention to a little bit are like Mu Qingling, in addition to the name of the girl, there are also table words.

Wang Erya also felt more and more that this rural name was really unworthy of him.

The Wang family tasted the sweetness of their daughter's high marriage, and now they racked their brains to send the second daughter into the high gate, and the family of three muttered and muttered, so they simply invited a gentleman to officially change Wang Erya's name.

Wang Erya gathered in a group of official ladies and talked about it in a row, "My sister said, Your Majesty is the most diligent and thrifty, and if the officials in the court accept bribes on weekdays, they will raid their homes as long as five hundred taels." That Mu Qingling is now fooling around with the reputation of the prince in Tianjin, and if he can't keep it, he will be ...... one day."

"Where did the ignorant village woman come from, she dares to talk nonsense here!" Yu Min on the other side heard Wang Er Yahao slandering Mu Qingling without hesitation, and couldn't help but choke, "Open your eyes and see, which of the ladies and ladies of the Gaomen clan is not present, you are embarrassed to show off what you have seen and heard, and you also said one by one, which tablet is your sister from, and the words spoken are Jinkou Yuyu?!" ”

Yu Min was more ruthless than one sentence, and in the end, even Wang Erya's proud sister took it out and stepped on it, Wang Erya's face turned red with anger, and she immediately said angrily: "You dare to be disrespectful to my sister!" When I go back, I will tell my sister that Your Majesty will punish you! ”

Yu Min didn't even look at Wang Erya, and sneered: "I really don't know who her sister is, Minghui, do you know?" ”

The girl who was called Minghui by Yu Min, her father had just been promoted to be a criminal prosecutor, and she and Yu Min had also had a handkerchief since childhood, and their relationship was extraordinary. Fu Minghui smiled faintly and said, "How can you not know, this is Erya, a girl from the Wang family, who used to be called Erya." Her sister is the king of the palace. ”

"Yes, it's the famous Wang Cairen." Someone on the other end of the crowd also spoke, "In the past, when the little prince was not married, that whimsical wanted to send his sister to the prince, but was reprimanded by the queen mother." ”

It was Li Siqin who spoke, and she had been at odds with Wang Erya for a long time. At this time, seeing that Wang Erya had provoked the people of the Yu family, he interjected without worrying about the excitement. Wang Erya only knew that her sister entered the palace as a concubine, and gave birth to a son and a daughter to the emperor, who was very favored, but she didn't know that it was also favored, and it was also divided into three, six, nine and so on. The so-called favor that their whole family is proud of is worthless in the eyes of the real family in Beijing.

"Li Siqin! Don't talk nonsense! You want to please, and see who you please! Be careful that you can't shoot a sycophant, but you will get fishy! Wang Erya's spearhead instantly turned to Li Siqin, Li Siqin has never liked to deal with Wang Erya, so she immediately sneered, turned around and just acted as if she hadn't seen or heard.

Wang Erya was embarrassed one after another, and her eyes suddenly turned red, and tears came out. At this moment, Jiang Ruoshui, who had been watching coldly, slowly spoke: "This girl, you keep saying that Princess Xiaoyao has collected money and accepted bribes, is there any evidence?" ”

"What kind of evidence do you need, the whole capital says so!" Wang Erya wiped her tears, twisted her neck and said, "There is no wind and no waves, if she Mu Qingling didn't do anything, how could others say that!" “

Jiang Ruoshui smiled and said: "Miss Wang, your sister only told you that I would confiscate my family and exile the officials if I took a bribe of 500 taels, did she tell you that she wronged the royal family for no reason, and you can slap your mouth fifty according to the law, by the way, you just called the princess by her name." ”

Jiang Ruoshui said slowly: "Princess Xiaoyao is a super order of the dynasty, don't talk about Miss Wang, you are your sister, in front of her, you can only bow your head and salute, claiming to be a concubine." Miss Wang, you have a white body, but you call the princess and princess by her name......"

"If you commit any of the following offenses, you shall be slapped with your mouth twenty according to the law. Miss Wang, has your sister taught you these things? Jiang Ruoshui asked kindly.

Wang Erya was stupid, Jiang Ruoshui was not in a hurry, but she was speechless. She squeaked and whined for a long time, but she didn't know how to refute it.

The people around her either hung up on the air and looked like they were watching a good show, or they gloated and were happy to see her unlucky.

In the final analysis, Wang Erya and the eyes of the Wang family who have never really entered the upper circle in Beijing, Wang Erya's unabashed villain's ambition is even more annoying.

"No, it's not me, I didn't wronged her, everyone obviously said so," Wang Erya said with a sob...... sobbing voice.

Jiang Ruoshui looked at Wang Erya's appearance, and said helplessly: "The rumors stop at the wise, Miss Wang will listen more and talk less in the future, so as not to provoke the fire." ”

It's time for a farce to come to an end. Qin Xiwen looked at the eldest lady of Uncle Yongcheng's family, the eldest lady was awake, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Hey, girls, don't quarrel." You children, it's a lot of trouble today, and Ming'er is as good as glue, Miss Wang, don't cry, quickly wipe your face and make up for it, and eat and drink later. ”

The eldest lady of Yongchengbo's family lightly said that this matter was a quarrel between the girls, and hurriedly asked her maid to take Wang Erya down to make up her makeup, completely turning the big thing into a small thing and a small thing.

Originally, only Yu Min, Jiang Ruoshui, and Li Siqin, who had not yet left the cabinet, were the only ones who spoke, and Qin Xiwen and Yu Mei were patient and did not speak. It is reasonable to say that children are noisy.

The hall was lively again, and everyone didn't mention what Wang Erya just said, but Qin Xiwen and Yu Mei couldn't relax.

Although Wang Erya is reckless, it also shows one thing, the theory of Mu Qingling's accumulation of wealth in Beijing is already popular, and if it is left unchecked, it will be a hidden danger for the Xiaoyao Mansion and the Yu family.

"This matter can't be let go, I think I still have to let Min'er go back and talk to the old lady and father, I have to think of a way." Yu Mei said with a frown.

Qin Xiwen was not in a hurry, she asked, "Don't worry, this word didn't come out the first day." Your lord, the old lady has not moved much so far, I am afraid that there is a hidden secret. ”

The old lady didn't say it for the time being, that Jingyong Gong Yu Enrong was the most rigid and polite person, and he hadn't moved yet, Qin Xiwen felt that this matter was not simple.

A banquet made people panic, and in the evening, Qin Xiwen returned to King Yong's Mansion and held Xiao Li for interrogation.

Xiao Li touched his chin and asked, "Is it really so powerful?" ”

Qin Xiwen stared at Xiao Li, and said in her heart that there is really a deeper layer in this matter, looking at Xiao Li's appearance of holding back his strength and bubbling with bad water, he is simply underwhelmed.

"Don't talk to me, you say, do you know anything?" Qin Xiwen grabbed Xiao Li's hand and asked.

Xiao Li squeaked and begged for mercy, "Madam, let go!" I promise you, the little prince and the princess will never have any accidents, and within three days, this matter will definitely be conclusive! ”

Qin Xiwen's eyes narrowed dangerously, "Pretending to be a ghost...... What the hell do you know! Don't tell me yet! ”

Xiao Li winked at Qin Xiwen, and said cheekily: "It's boring to say it, you just relax and wait to see a good show." ”

Qin Xiwen stared at Xiao Li for a while, then pouted, "Don't say it, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you." ”

"Madame, talk a few more words, ma'am." Xiao Li saw Qin Xiwen stand up and walk inside, sitting on the stool without moving, shouting at Qin Xiwen.

Qin Xiwen raised her fist and waved, turned around and entered the inner room.

Before Xiao Li said three days, the next day, the news that several young ladies quarreled in Yongchengbo over Mu Qingling's matter entered the ears of the Queen Mother.

When the Queen Mother heard it, did she pay it back? It is about Tianjin Port, whether this matter is true or not, it is a major event related to the fortune of the country.

When the emperor came to greet the queen mother, the queen mother looked at the emperor worriedly and asked, "Emperor, Mi'er and Ling'er...... Can you still be effective in Tianjin? ”

The emperor has just received Xiao Lanhuan's excerpt recently, and it was sent to Beijing with the fold, as well as the account book that Mu Qingling asked people to compile.

Xiao Lanhuan had been to Tianjin for less than three months, and it had already been quite effective, and now it was even more effective so that the emperor no longer had to embezzle silver from elsewhere to subsidize the port of Tianjin. Tianjin Port costs a lot of money, but the imperial court's silver is not abundant, this year's grassland outside the Saiwai is not abundant, the grassland marmosets are only afraid that they will soon come to plunder the border pass, the border guard will have several folds, asking the imperial court to allocate grain and silver, but also to build new armor and weapons, to resist the marmoset.

The emperor was thinking that if he really couldn't do it, he would have to raise taxes and raise money from rich places such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As a result, Xiao Lanwei solved the flower use of Tianjin Port by himself, which greatly reduced the pressure on the imperial court, how could he not be happy!

The emperor was happy about this recently, and when he heard the queen mother ask, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the queen mother is so good for her daughter-in-law, it is the luck of the queen mother, the luck of me, the luck of the court and the people." I'm thinking about rewarding them. ”

"Commendation?" The Queen Mother was stunned, "This, where does the award come from?" ”

The emperor hurriedly told the Queen Mother what Xiao Lanwei had done in Tianjin, and the Tianjin Port was a big matter, and it was all over the place. Before the imperial court, it can be said that the world used the power of the world to build a Tianjin port, which was a good time, but not a lifetime.

If it drags on any longer, the port of Tianjin will be built, and other places will collapse.

Now that Xiao Lanwei has solved this headache problem, how can the emperor not be happy.

"As for the younger siblings, they are even more well-deserved virtuous helpers. I knew that the Mu family had a girl like this, so I should have hired that bastard boy back as soon as possible. The emperor said excitedly.

When the Queen Mother heard the emperor say this, she breathed a sigh of relief and was a little angry at the same time, "Emperor, do you know what is going on outside now?" ”

The emperor was stunned, but he really didn't know this. He is the Son of Heaven, and concentrating on politics is enough for him to be busy, and this kind of gossip is really not in front of him.

"Mother, what did you hear?" The emperor leaned over and asked, and the queen mother sighed: "The emperor only said that those two children solved the current thorny problems for the imperial court, but I don't know how much notoriety these two children have." ”

"Especially Ling'er's child, a girl, who rose to a high position at a young age, is already eye-catching. We know the inside story and understand that everything she is doing now is for the sake of the court. But people outside can't see the truth, they will only use all kinds of heart-wrenching words to talk about it. ”

"Collect money and take bribes, listen to it, what a crime! If you let it go, wouldn't you be unjustly killing that child? ”

After listening to the Queen Mother's words, the emperor said: "Don't worry, the queen mother, Lan Wei and her younger siblings are to relieve the worries of the court and do things for me." I won't let them be wronged. ”

The hour was getting late, and the emperor left the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

However, at noon, a holy decree left the palace and went to the Jingyong Mansion. The eunuch announced his will in front of everyone in the Yu family, and praised Mu Qingling as having nothing in the sky and on the ground, praising her as the virtuous internal helper of the King of Xiaoyao, and regularly persuading the King of Xiaoyao, and even more bluntly said that although the King of Xiaoyao did not have the name of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Mu Qingling had the virtue of the eldest grandson, and then praised the Yu family for teaching in a good way, and was a model for the country.

Finally, the eunuch said, "Grandpa Guo, the old lady get up quickly." The slave maid still has to go to the palace. When I went back and waited for the phoenix robe of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come out, I had to go to Tianjin. ”

Mrs. Yu was surprised and delighted, and thanked her again and again. Even Yu Enrong, who has always been unsmiling, was a little smiling at this time.

The dresses of the women of their own lives are all in order. The phoenix robe is generally exclusive to the queen of the main palace. The concubines in the palace and the women who have orders can only wear finch robes and pheasant robes according to their ranks.

The phoenix robe is divided into five grades, the nine dragon golden phoenix robe is exclusive to the queen, and there are seven dragons and silver phoenix robes, six dragons and colorful phoenix robes, five dragons and three dragons Qingluan robes.

These garments can be given to the wives of life, but without exception, they must be meritorious to the state.

How easy is it for the wives of people in the deep boudoir to have merit in the country? Since the founding of this dynasty, only a hundred years ago for her husband to go on the expedition, repel foreigners, and save the country from the time of critical survival, Mrs. Zhenbei received a silver phoenix robe.

Now Mu Qingling's message of collecting money and accepting bribes has spread vigorously, but at this time, the emperor issued an order to give her a vermilion bird robe.

What a glory! As soon as this holy decree was made, the entire capital was once again sensational because of Mu Qingling.