Everyone's hearts are full of imagination, this Xuanwu Marquis Mansion is stopping Miss Ji, do you really think that she is young and angry, or does she have their own selfishness? !

After all, that's about tens of millions of family fortunes?!

The atmosphere around it became more subtle, like a pebble falling into a lake, and the surface of the lake rippled in circles and circles.

Qi nodded to the end of the sentence, bowed slightly to those prisoners and said, "I still have class, so I'll leave first." She didn't say anything more, and turned back to Huilan Garden.

"Qi, everyone go slowly."

The prisoners were left standing in place, their expressions varied, and the silence spread, and beneath their seemingly calm exteriors, the waves were turbulent.

Since the Qi family was entrusted by others, she was loyal to herself, so she handed over a sign to the palace to meet the queen that afternoon, and conveyed Ji Lanzhou's meaning.

The queen was shocked, no matter what, this was great news for the court.

After Qi left, the queen went to the imperial study to meet the emperor, and no one knew what the emperor and queen talked about in the imperial study.

What others can know is that the queen immediately summoned Ji Lanzhou to the palace for an audience.

"See the emperor, see the queen."

Under the guidance of the palace maid, Ji Lanzhou came to Fengluan Palace and respectfully bowed to the emperor and empress above.

Today's Ji Lanzhou dressed up very decently for the face saint, with a black and dense green silk tied into a regular meniscus bun, wearing a snow-blue passionflower dark pattern skirt, with a moon-white threaded skirt, and a jade ring around his waist.

She is like a fresh orchid, ready to bloom.

Ji Lanzhou lowered his eyes, maintained a posture of bending his knees, and said unhurriedly: "When my grandfather was alive, he often taught his courtiers that there should be a country first, and then a family. The courtiers have always kept it in mind. Money is something outside the body, now the war in the south is not ending, the soldiers are bloody on the battlefield, the people are displaced, and a weak woman can neither go out to serve the emperor and benefit the people, nor can she go to the battlefield to protect my Dasheng territory, all she can do is to give half of my Ji family's wealth for the war in the south! ”

After finishing speaking, Ji Lanzhou knelt firmly on the smooth white marble ground, looked up at the emperor and queen above, and his bright eyes were as clear as the clear spring of the mountain stream.

Then, she bowed respectfully, knelt on the ground, and said righteously: "Ask the emperor to fulfill the wishes of his courtiers." ”

Ji Lanzhou's cold, weak and resolute voice echoed in the huge hall.

After the words fell, the temple fell silent.

Ji Lanzhou pressed his forehead against the cold white marble ground, motionless, his figure looked so slender in this empty palace.

"Good, good!"

The emperor's smiling voice sounded in the room, and anyone could hear the emperor's joy at the moment.

Now that the treasury is empty, Duanmuxian has been crying poverty with himself, with this silver, it can be said that it is a relief for the war in the south.

The emperor laughed, stroked his palms and praised: "Miss Ji, she really understands righteousness, and she is also a woman among women, and I am very happy." ”

"What the emperor said is that Miss Ji not only understands righteousness, but also has a good heart." The queen smiled gently, "Miss Ji, get up and speak." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise." Ji Lanzhou kowtowed again, and then stood up gracefully.

Her gaze was still lowered, and she stood in the center of the hall with her eyes and nose and nose attentive, looking low and pleasing to the eyes, docile and respectful.

"The courtier is a weak woman, and she has been filial piety for many years, and she is not popular, and she wants to ask the emperor to send someone to count the family wealth." Ji Lanzhou said again.

It was just a trivial matter, and of course the emperor allowed it.

In the morning of the next day, the emperor praised Ji Lanzhou in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, saying that he had the style of an ancestor, praised him for being a woman, but he had a family and country in mind, and ordered the household department to send someone to assist Ji Lanzhou in counting the family wealth.

Within half a day, the entire capital knew about it, and for a while, it overpowered Ding Zhongqing and their affairs, and the whole capital was boiling.

It also includes the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion.

In the main hall, Xuanwu Hou and his wife, Mrs. Zhao and others were there, and the air was so solemn that it seemed to be dripping water, and the wind and rain were coming.

"Lan Zhou, how can you do this?!" Zhao stared at Ji Lanzhou, who was standing in the center of the hall, in disbelief, the corners of his forehead were beating wildly, and he felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest, and his voice, which had always been gentle, was a little sharp.

Zhao asked sharply: "Why don't you discuss such a big matter with me?!" ”

Does Ji Lanzhou, this girl, still have her grandmother in her eyes?! What a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed!

Zhao's eyes were gloomy like owls, so gloomy that they seemed to be dripping water.

Mrs. Hou Yu then echoed: "Yes." Lan Zhou, you have been in the Hou Mansion for five years, and your aunt has always treated you like a daughter, and your grandmother has even more love for you like a pearl in the palm of her hand......" Yu Shi looked at Ji Lanzhou with a disappointed expression, his chest rose and fell violently, and he was furious, "That's how you repay us?!" ”

"Smack!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a teacup had already flown out violently and fell heavily on the side of Ji Lanzhou's skirt.

The teacup shattered in pieces, porcelain pieces and tea soup splashed on the ground, splashing the hem of her skirt and the tips of her shoes, and the orange-yellow tea soup flowed on the bluestone floor, a mess.

There was a dead silence in the hall, and a pin drop could be heard.

"Smack!"

Xuanwu Hou slapped his palm on the armrest, his eyes were nailed to Ji Lanzhou's body, and he scolded angrily: "What are you talking nonsense about this girl?!" It's because we've been so good to this girl over the years, and we've raised her heart, talking to ourselves, and making claims! ”

Xuanwuhou's voice echoed in the room like thunder, louder than the other, and angry one after the other.

Ji Lanzhou shrank his body, like a frightened little white rabbit, trembling slightly, but he still mustered up his courage, looked at Xuanwu Hou with his chin up, and said, "Uncle, this is my father's wish before his death, I ...... I just ......"

"Enough!" Xuanwu Hou interrupted Ji Lanzhou in a cold voice, raised his hand and pointed at her nose, trembling with anger, "So far, you still don't know what is wrong!" ”

Everyone's dissatisfied and disgusted eyes shot at Ji Lanzhou like sharp arrows, Ji Lanzhou lowered his head, twisted the handkerchief with his bare hands, and his body trembled timidly.

Zhao's eyes were bright and dark, and after the initial anger, she calmed down a little, and slowly twisted a string of jasper Buddha beads in her hand.

"Boss, Lan Zhou is young and ignorant." Zhao softened his tone and persuaded Xuanwu Hou again, like an elder who has no way to take the younger generation, sighed, and reprimanded him as his grandmother, "Lan Zhou, don't you ask your eldest uncle for guilt." ”

"Lan Zhou, you are so impulsive, how can you squander the wealth left by your ancestors like this!"

"Your uncle and your aunt also care about you, so they will tell you so much...... Hey, you're my granddaughter, how could we hurt you? ”

"Lan Zhou, you listen to me, enter the palace immediately, and go and admit your mistake to the queen......"

What Zhao said in his mouth was to admit his mistake, but in fact, he asked Ji Lanzhou to take back the preface.

Yu described eagerly, feeling that her mother-in-law was too tactful to speak, and hurriedly added: "Lan Zhou, your grandmother is for your good, go and tell the queen that you are impulsive, even if you really want to donate your family wealth, you don't have to give half of it!" ”

Ji Lanzhou's words were all exported, and the emperor announced that the Yu family didn't expect this matter to be written off, but it would be good if it could reduce a few million taels to 100,000 taels!

"Grandmother...... This ......" Ji Lanzhou bit his lower lip, with a look of "how can this be", and then lowered his head again, silent.

Seeing Ji Lanzhou looking like a pitiful little man, Zhao was even more angry.

She really didn't understand what kind of Gu Ji Lanzhou had fallen into, since this girl came to the Hou Mansion five years ago, she has always been dedicated to this girl, and if her granddaughter has it, she will not miss her share.

Ji Lanzhou is an orphan girl, and her mother's family has no brothers, and it is not easy to be looked down upon and bullied when she marries, so she thinks about this girl and wants to leave her in the Hou Mansion forever.

This is good for both the Wang family and the Ji family, it is the best of both worlds, but this girl suddenly went crazy, and she actually went behind their backs to such an uncontrollable point!

Zhao secretly gritted his teeth, the Buddha beads in his hand stopped, and he said with the old man: "Lan Zhou, grandmother is for your good, you must enter the palace tomorrow!" Then she didn't give Ji Lanzhou a chance to object, and instructed Yu Shidao, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you will hand the sign to the palace immediately." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a maid ran over panting, shouting: "Master Hou, Mrs. Tai, the holy decree is here!" ”

There was silence in the hall, what was the matter with the emperor's coming to the holy decree at this time, it can be imagined that the faces of the family were a lot gloomy for a while.

It's eerily quiet.

Ji Lanzhou still stood motionless, bowing his head and saying nothing, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned at an angle that others could not see.

When the decree comes, there is no right for them not to take it.

Xuanwu Hou was the first to stand up, flicked his sleeves and walked towards the outside of the main hall, and the others also got up and followed, including Ji Lanzhou, all the way to Yimen.

The chamberlain who came to issue the decree was already waiting there, and the people who came were not only chamberlain, but also Duanmuxian and several officials from the household department.

Xuanwu Hou and Zhao Shi and the others all chuckled in their hearts, knowing that this time they would definitely not be able to escape, so they gave Duanmu Xian and Gonggong Li who came to deliver the decree respectively.

"Master Hou." Gonggong Li first bowed his hand to Xuanwu Hou, and then looked at Ji Lanzhou with a smile, his attitude was very polite and courteous, "Hello Miss Ji." ”

Gonggong Li treated Ji Lanzhou more warmly than Xuanwuhou, seeing this, Xuanwuhou's face stiffened, and his tone was a little stiff and said: "Gonggong Li, everyone has arrived, father-in-law, please read the holy decree." ”

Gonggong Li did not delay, and took over the holy decree of the colorful weaving cloud and crane pattern from the hand of the accompanying little chamberlain, and followed Xuanwuhou and his wife, Zhao, Ji Lanzhou and others all knelt on the bluestone brick ground. Ji Lanzhou knelt at the back very consciously.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, first Yongan Boji Chengtian's orphan Ji Lanzhou......"

Gonggong Li's shrill voice slowly echoed in the air, and the others all bowed their heads and were silent.

The emperor's holy decree praised Ji Lanzhou fiercely, and then said that he ordered the household department to send people to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion to count the Ji family's wealth, so that the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion must cooperate with the Hubu Yunyun.

"Obey."

Xuanwu Hou raised his hands high, received the heavy holy decree, and followed everyone to stand up one after another.

"Master Hou, in the next few days, I'm afraid I'm going to disturb your mansion." Duanmuxian arched his hand to Xuanwu Hou, and then pointed to the two officials beside him and said, "This is Liu Nanqinghe of the household department and Chen Guangying, the director, who will be bothered in your mansion next, and look at Hou Haihan." ”

This hot decree is still in his hand, and the chamberlain who issued the decree is staring at it from the side, and the person he is facing at the moment is the first assistant, even if Xuanwuhou is unwilling, angry, and resentful in his heart, he can only endure it first, and reluctantly respond.

Duanmu Fei learned about the holy decree from Duanmu Xian's mouth in the evening of the same day.

The people present were not only Duanmu Fei, but also Duanmu Heng, looking at her sister with a complicated expression, the little girl still smiled innocently and innocently as she did on weekdays.

If Duanmu Heng hadn't heard it with his own ears, he wouldn't have believed that she would have come up with this idea.

"The next accounting, I'm afraid that I will have to work hard grandfather." Duanmu said to Duanmu Xian with a smile and put down the teacup in his hand.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Duanmu Heng staring at herself in a daze, lest she be remembered by her eldest brother, so she hurriedly pursed her lips at her brother and smiled even more cutely.

She thinks she is an innocent little white rabbit, but in Duanmu Heng's eyes, her sister is a cunning little fox at all.

Duanmu Heng's expression became more complicated, and his thin lips were pursed.

Duanmu Xian took a shallow sip of tea, feeling that what the little granddaughter said was extremely true.

"This Wang family......" Duanmu Xian hooked the corners of his lips with a smile, and there was a hint of mockery in his smile.

After Gonggong Li, who came to deliver the decree today, left, Xuanwu Hou began to behave as a demon.

"As soon as I said that I wanted the account book of the Ji family, Xuanwu Hou said that Miss Ji was about to enter the palace to face the saint, and the account was not waiting for Miss Ji to face the saint......

Duanmuxian picked up the teacup again, took a sip of hot tea, and said mockingly: "Xuanwu Marquis Mansion is planning to swallow the Ji family's ten thousand family wealth!" ”

Duanmu Xian is a smart person, and from today's prevarication of Xuanwu Hou, he immediately guessed the reason.

Of course, Duanmu Heng also knew this, and his eyes flashed slightly.

The sunset was lower, the breeze was gusting outside the window, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected the swaying shadows of the trees on the window paper, like a group of demons dancing.

"Grandfather, what kind of Ji family is ......" Duanmu Heng suddenly asked.

Duanmu Xian had experienced the most glorious time of the Ji family, and of course he knew about the Ji family.

He stroked his beard, sorted out his thoughts, and then spoke eloquently.

Several generations of imperial businessmen of the Ji family have accumulated wealth from generation to generation and are thriving, and by the generation of Mrs. Ji twenty years ago, they were already extremely rich in Jinju.

The Ji family has been doing good for generations, building bridges and paving roads, giving porridge to study, and doing good deeds to accumulate virtue, but it has always been the heirs who have withered, and it has been passed down for five generations.

Until Ji Chengtian's generation, Mrs. Ji found that her son was talented, literate at the age of three, recited poetry at the age of five, and could write poetry at the age of ten.

Shang is the ninth rate, the Ji family has only produced a seedling who can read for several generations, and the old lady Ji can develop the family business to this point, of course, he is not an ordinary person.

He decided when he was decided, and gave up half of his family wealth to the imperial court to suppress the rebellion in the southwest, so the first emperor appreciated the Ji family's father and son, and named the Ji family's hereditary three generations of Yong'anbo, and additionally granted Ji Chengtian scientific research.

And Ji Chengtian did not live up to his father's expectations, he won the champion at the age of seventeen, and his career after that was also very smooth, but the heirs became thinner and thinner, and only Ji Lanzhou had a daughter.

God is jealous of talents, Ji Chengtian died unexpectedly in the prime of life, and a few years later, Mrs. Ji Wang committed suicide again, and now the Ji family is only left with Ji Lanzhou and the Ji family's Wanguan family wealth.

Duanmuxian said, sighing with emotion, "The Xuanwu Marquis Mansion has done quite well on the surface over the years, and many people in Beijing feel that the Wang family is righteous and takes care of the Ji family's orphans. ”

"Grandfather, it's been a hard work." Duanmu Fei said very intimately, and filial piety poured tea for Duanmu Xian, sent snacks, and served thoughtfully.

Duanmu Heng glanced at Duanmu Fei with some amusement, and Duanmu Fei was suddenly looked at by him.

Hmm, if you think about it, it seems that my grandfather's next hard work was all caused by himself?! …… However, she also has a good intention, isn't it! Duanmu Fei said to himself in his heart, and hurriedly poured tea for Duanmu Heng diligently.

Duanmu Heng was rightfully bearing.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea that his sister had just poured, his thoughts were flying, his face was impassive, and he said casually: "Grandfather, if the Xuanwu Hou Mansion wants to swallow the Ji family's Wanguan family wealth, then you have to leave Miss Ji in the Hou Mansion for the rest of your life." ”

Duanmu Xian nodded, and the corners of his mouth curled again, "Nine times out of ten, the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion has such an idea. ”

It's a pity that Ji Lanzhou is a human being, not a marionette......

This girl from the Ji family is a little interesting. Duanmu Xian stroked his beard slowly, his shrewd eyes shining brightly.

"Grandfather, ...... Miss Ji do this," Duanmu Heng moved his eyebrows, and said as if hesitatingly, "Xuanwu Marquis Mansion shouldn't be angry with her, right?" ”

Duanmu Xian's teacup, which was originally close to his mouth, stopped, and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

"Grandfather, Miss Ji has made such a great contribution, why don't you ask the emperor for a favor." Duanmufei said as he pushed open half of the window, and the room was much brighter.

Duanmu Heng nodded slightly on the side, feeling that Duanmu Fei was to the point when he spoke and did things.

Duanmu Fei looked at the sky covered with colorful glow outside the window and squinted, "When this silver arrives in the south, my cousin's life will be much better." Duanmu Fei said meaningfully.

The wealth is moving, not to mention that it involves millions of taels of silver, even a little oil and water in it is enough to make many people give up their principles, Duanmu Fei's words are also a reminder to Duanmu Xian to keep a close eye on the people who want to put an end to greed for ink.

Thinking of the eldest prince, Duanmu Xian's expression froze, and he immediately understood Duanmu Fei's hint. The problem of greed for ink has been a problem since ancient times, especially today, when it is quite tolerant of greed for ink, and after the silver taels and military rations for disaster relief are allocated, they are often exploited layer by layer......

This time, it is about the war in the south and the safety of the eldest prince, so I must pay close attention to it.

The atmosphere in the study became solemn, Duanmu Xian didn't speak again, his eyes looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea soup, revealing a deep groan.

After throwing the trouble to Duanmu Xian, Duanmu Fei didn't think about anything, well, those who can work hard, she was very happy to see that her grandfather was busy.

She picked up the teacup beautifully, and then accidentally met Duanmu Heng's thoughtful gaze, and her smiling face almost collapsed. What the hell is going on here?! Why does the eldest brother always think about her today?!

Duanmu Fei hung his head silently, in order not to waste the good tea in front of him, he drank the cup of tea under the "pressure" before running.

As for Duanmuxian, he didn't pay attention to the turbulent tide between the brothers and sisters at all, and was still thinking about Ji Lanzhou and the Xuanwu Hou Mansion, the Xuanwu Hou Mansion obviously didn't want to hand over the Ji family's account books, so it is conceivable that they must be extremely dissatisfied with Ji Lanzhou's dedication of thousands of family wealth.

Duanmu Xian soon had an idea in his heart, he went to the imperial study to meet the emperor privately, indicating that Ji Lanzhou was willing to give half of the family wealth is merit, and it should be rewarded, whether to let the queen mother Xuan Ji Lanzhou enter the palace to live in the palace to show kindness.

At the same time, Liu Nanqinghe, the Langzhong of the household department, and Chen Guangying, the director, were so busy every day that they couldn't wait to break one person into two people, and the emperor's southern tour time was temporarily postponed.

Duanmu Jun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and said to Duanmufei: "Zhenzhen, I haven't finished sorting out my things yet, and I almost thought it was too late." "It's good now, she can check and fill in the gaps again, and bring everything that she can't prepare in time.

The eastern room is crowded at the moment, and there are boxes and boxes everywhere, and each one looks heavy.

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but look around, her little face was a little tangled, and she didn't dare to ask her sister what she was missing.

"Sister, you take your time, don't be in a hurry." Duanmu Fei said obediently, "I'll go to the back to dye it." ”

When Duanmu Fei lifted the curtain out of the east room, he couldn't help but glance at the room full of boxes, and thought: It will take at least seven or eight carriages to load these things, right?

It doesn't matter, anyway, I have horses, cars and boats!

As long as my sister is happy and moves the entire Zhanqing Courtyard, she has no opinion.

Duanmu ran away happily, thinking, in fact, it would be good to leave a few days later, it just so happened that her materials were finally dyed last night, and after drying, she could start making new dresses for her sister.

She was afraid it would be too late.

Thinking about it, Duanmufei's steps became lighter and lighter, and she was still thinking in her mind, whether she would make a horse-faced skirt for her sister, or a pleated skirt, or an intercolored skirt?

Let's just make a pleated skirt first.

Duanmu Fei was eager to try, walking faster under her feet, and in the next few days, she was even busier, tailoring, sewing, and embroidering by herself......

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the ninth day of the ninth month of September has arrived again in the blink of an eye.

This day is not only the Double Ninth Festival, but also the death sacrifice of Emperor Chongming.

Since he has corrected the name of Emperor Chongming, the emperor can no longer ignore this day, and this is just the name of the emperor, and the whole country is looking at it, no matter how reluctant the emperor is, he can only do it.

Because the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Chongming has not yet been built, this time it is still in the Huangjue Temple. On this day, in addition to the emperor, the prince and the princess, the royal family and officials above the third rank have to go to the Huangjue Temple.

Duanmuxian entered the palace early in the morning and went with the emperor, while Duanmu Fei was picked up by Feng Yan because of his identity as the daughter-in-law of the eldest princess of Anping, and the family arrived at Huangjue Temple in two batches.

The capital of the Double Ninth Festival is a little deserted, and those people all go out of Beijing according to the custom to go to Qianfeng Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing to climb high and look far away, only Huangjue Temple is crowded with the emperor and his party who come to do things.

The ritual was carried out in an orderly manner amid the solemn chanting of the Buddha and the monotonous sound of the wooden fish, and everyone knelt for a while, offered incense for a while, and bowed for a while according to the instructions of the monks......

The emperor had a gloomy face from the moment he entered the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and a gloomy aura was released from all over his body, and anyone could see his unwillingness.

Everyone else lowered their eyebrows in good spirits, just as if they didn't see anything, didn't know anything, anyway, it was just a ritual, just mix it up.

In the hall of the Great Majesty, the atmosphere was solemn, and the morning ritual ended with the sound of the chime of the "bell".

The emperor almost fled in despair, and An Ping, who was still kneeling on the futon, didn't look at the emperor, and slowly stood up with Duanmufei's support, his phoenix eyes as deep as the bottomless deep sea.

At this time in previous years, they were all in the Qianfeng Temple in Qianfeng Mountain at the moment, but this year is different.

An Ping looked at the tablet of his brother and sister-in-law in front of him, and his expression was full of remembrance and sadness, but also a hint of open-mindedness.

Compared to the dire situation seventeen years ago, they are getting better and better now, aren't they?!

An Ping's gaze inadvertently swept over the fiery red figure that followed the emperor out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the corners of his lips pursed, and his bright face was sharpened.