Chapter 173: Expansion
The emperor has sealed all the princes, which can keep the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry busy.
The people of the Ministry of Rites were busy preparing the canonization ceremony for the princes who had been canonized, and the Ministry of Works was busy arranging the expansion of the mansions for the princes who had been promoted, especially those who had been promoted from Baylor to Prince.
Yinqi has now become Prince Heng, and the palace is naturally going to be expanded, but the Ministry of Industry is arranged one by one in the order of the princes, and Yinqi's position is just in the middle.
The Ministry of Industry had to expand the mansions of King Chengjun and Prince Lian before it was the turn of Prince Heng's Mansion in Yinqi.
As soon as she knew that she was going to expand the mansion, Wanyue and her sisters in the backyard got busy and made suggestions.
Su Xin wanted to build a small pond in the expanded area, and raise fish or something in it.
Ma Gege hopes to build an extra dining room so that she doesn't have to compete with the kitchen chefs in the house for the stove.
Qian Gege didn't have any opinions, except for coming to Wanyue on time to ask for peace, she hardly interacted with the people in the house.
Wanyue only hopes that there are a few more cool places, this capital is hot in summer, except for the pavilion in the garden, the other pavilions are not sheltered from the shade.
Yinqi didn't plan to take care of the expansion of the palace, the things that Huang Ama handed over to him were enough to keep him busy, if he took care of the expansion of the mansion again, he was afraid that the two of them would not be able to keep busy, so he had to hand over the expansion to Wanyue to deal with.
Wanyue thought that the palace after the expansion in her previous life was not bad, the backyard and the front yard were separated, but you can refer to one or two.
There is still a vacant land in the west, but the people from the Ministry of Industry can measure it first and then look at it, and arrange the accommodation of several children in the house, and the residence of the subordinates who take care of the children also need to be arranged.
Mama Wang looked at Wanyue, who was busy with the expansion, and Wang Mama thought about it, but still reminded: "Miss, I see that you have studied the expansion for several days, so let's rest, and wait for the adults from the Ministry of Industry to come to the house to measure before making a decision." ”
Wanyue raised her head and winked at Mama Wang, and said with a smile: "This mansion has been lived in for decades, and the children and grandchildren may still have to be here in the future, until they are satisfied." ”
Mama Wang shook her head with a smile, Wanyue kept writing on the paper what things needed to be expanded, and muttered: "I don't know how much money Huang Ama will allocate for this expansion, if it's not enough, I have to fill it myself!" ”
"Shouldn't this be, won't the Ministry of Works be solely responsible for the money for expansion and repair?" Mama Wang asked with some curiosity.
"The silver is in charge of the household department, although the Ministry of Industry is responsible for repairing, but the money has to be asked for by the household department, this circle down, both laborious and time-consuming, plus the treasury of the silver may not be sufficient, let the princes fill it by themselves It is normal." Wanyue said very calmly, but Mama Wang looked at her with a shocked face, as if the young lady knew these things very well.
But if it's really the palace to fill the silver, the young lady won't pay out of her own pocket at that time, right?
Mama Wang had this idea in her heart, so she couldn't help but say more: "Then if our Prince Heng's Mansion is short of silver when it is expanded, Miss, you won't make up for it yourself, right?" ”
When Wanyue heard this, her eyes were about to fall to the ground, and she hurriedly looked up at Mama Wang, who was a little puzzled, and said seriously: "How come, I won't fill it with my own silver, if it is bad at that time, let the account room fill it directly, and my silver will be reserved for Hongyuan and Sifeng." ”
When Mama Wang heard this, she was relieved.
About half a month later, when Wanyue was taking a break for lunch, Yu Dan knocked on the door outside, "Master, an official from the Ministry of Industry has arrived, saying that he wants to measure the vacant land in the west." The prince has not come back yet, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry said that they would find a master to look at it, and the strict housekeeper asked people to come and find the master. ”
Wanyue heard the sound, hurriedly got up, and shouted to Yudan outside the house, "You come in first." ”
Yu Dan pushed the door in, Wan Yue had already put on her coat, tied her coat with her hands, and sat in front of the dressing mirror and instructed Yu Dan: "You let people go to the dining room to prepare some melons, fruits and refreshments for those adults in the Ministry of Industry, you can't neglect them." Then ask someone to inform the dining room to prepare some wine and food and send them to the main hall of the front yard. ”
"Yes, Mama Li has already made people prepare." Yu Dan hung his head and replied, then picked up the jade comb on the dresser and brushed Wanyue's sideburns.
When the two of them arrived at the open space to the west, the Ministry of Engineering officials had almost finished surveying.
After seeing Wanyue, the three officials who measured hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The slave has seen Wufujin, Wufujin is auspicious!" ”
The tone of several adults was quite serious, Wanyue didn't plan to let them talk about these false courtesies at this time, so she had to reply with a smile: "A few adults don't need to be polite, the expansion of Prince Heng's mansion is still bothering the three adults, after measuring this open space later, please be sure to enjoy the light and sit on the mansion for a while, and let us do our best to entertain the three adults as landlords." ”
After hearing this, the three officials looked at each other for a moment, and then got up a little embarrassed and said, "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, thank you Prince Heng and Fujin." ”
With that, they continued to measure.
It was also the first time for Yu Dan to see an official come to the house to measure the open space, and he was a little curious for a while, standing behind Wan Yue and asking in a low voice: "Master, why are they measuring the open space?" ”
"After they measured, the officials of the Ministry of Works would draw a rough drawing of the house based on the results of their measurements, and then we would make adjustments to them according to the drawings they made." Wanyue replied very calmly, now King Chengjun and Prince Lian are in front of them, and when it is really the turn of Prince Heng's mansion to expand, I am afraid that I will have to wait until the next year.
Yu Dan seemed to understand or not, she thought of the cramped thatched hut in her house, where six people slept in one room, her parents, and three younger siblings, so she had to come here to be a maid.
For a while, Yu Dan felt that she still had money and power, and she couldn't count on the right in this life, but she had already saved a lot of money with Wufujin, and she could also let her parents expand the house, Yu Dan couldn't help but smile.
After the surveying officials were busy, Steward Yan took them to the main hall in the front yard, and Yinqi also came back from his official business, just in time to collide with the three adults.
When they saw Yinqi, they knelt down and saluted, "Slaves participate in Prince Heng, Prince Heng is auspicious!" ”
Yinqi glanced at Wanyue with some puzzlement, not knowing who these officials were and why they were kneeling here.
Wan Yue hurriedly looked up and explained to Yinqi: "These three adults were all sent by the Ministry of Industry to survey the open space in the west. ”
As soon as Yinqi heard this, he immediately understood, but when it was his turn to expand the palace, it would probably be next year, and he was a little surprised to come over to measure it so early.
He replied in a deep voice, "Three adults, please get up quickly." ”
"Lord Wang, I asked people to prepare food and drinks for the three adults in the main hall, do you want to dine with the three adults?" Wanyue squeezed her eyes at Yinqi, and Yinqi was stunned for a while before she understood what Wanyue meant.
"Okay, three adults, please!" After Yinqi came back to his senses, he raised his hand and said to the three adults.
The three adults came to Prince Heng's mansion for the first time, but their official positions were not very high, but they did not expect to receive such a favor, and they appreciated Yinqi and Wanyue very much in their hearts.
As soon as the three of them returned to the Ministry of Works, they told their colleagues about the matter in Prince Heng's mansion, which made the officials who went to King Chengjun and Prince Lian's mansion a little jealous of them.
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