Chapter 35: Gambling
The officials of the Great Xia Dynasty are not high, but Xin Yu looks at it coldly, and Shaoqing Mansion is a four-grade official family, and life is very nourishing. It is conceivable how much of this comes from the huge amount of subsidies from the Kou family.
Xin Yu can see clearly, whether the daughter-in-law is divorced or the granddaughter is punished, these will make the old lady upset, but she will not feel pain.
The millions of family fortunes brought by Kou Qingqing are where the old lady's backlash lies.
Xin Yu mentioned this money at this time, just as she was clamoring to set up another door at the beginning, which was to put pressure on the old lady from another side.
The old lady did feel a headache at the moment.
Originally, there were rumors outside that the Shaoqing Mansion was greedy for the family wealth of the cousin, and Qiao's was suspended, and these gossips fell on Qiao's alone. If the granddaughter runs out and says something, the hat that Shaoqingfu finally took off will be put on again.
In addition, her granddaughter was seen by so many people when she rushed out today, if she was grounded, after a long time, I don't know what those idle and bored people will arrange for Shaoqing's Mansion, and maybe they will also attract that Jinlinwei envoy.
The old lady thought about it, if she couldn't make her granddaughter compromise, only meeting this girl's requirements would have the least impact, and she could even show the world her love for her granddaughter.
Wait for this girl to take care of the bookstore, and then cause something, after all, one surname Kou and one surname Duan, Shaoqing Mansion will be at most a grandmother who is too indulgent of her granddaughter.
And spoiling her granddaughter is much better than the Shaoqing Mansion greedy for the girl's family wealth.
Looking at the girl with a straight back, the old lady had to compromise. That's it, it's better to spend a little money to buy a clean net than this girl's fish to die and break the net.
With a decision, the old lady put on a gentle face again: "Qingqing, that is the dowry left to you by your father, what if you lose the foundation for your in-laws' family to gain a foothold in your in-law's family in the future?" β
Xin Yu just wanted to sneer when he heard it.
Buying Qingsong Bookstore is indeed a lot of money in the eyes of people, but it will not exceed 10,000 taels of silver, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to millions of family wealth. In the old lady's mouth, it was as if this loss had wiped out all the money left to her by Kou Qingqing's parents.
Xin Yu bowed her head slightly, and her tone returned to the little girl's softness: "If I lose, won't my grandmother still take care of me." β
The old lady stiffened, and barely squeezed out a smile: "Qingqing, this is not a small amount of money, you have to think about it." β
"Really thought about it. Qingqing's grandfather also ran a bookstore, although I was young at the time and didn't leave much impression, but today I feel comfortable walking into the bookstore, maybe this is the inheritance in the dark. β
The corners of the old lady's mouth twitched, naturally she wouldn't believe this kind of nonsense, and asked meaningfully: "If someone else asks about the reason for opening the bookstoreββ"
"In order to inherit my grandfather's legacy, I want to open the world's first bookstore. My grandmother loved me and supported me. β
The old lady nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this statement, took a sip of tea and asked, "Your second cousin-"
Xin Yu answered with a smile: "What does it have to do with the second cousin." Qingqing felt that she had grown up and could open a bookstore, but her grandmother was not at ease at first and disagreed, and Qingqing was a little willful when she was in a hurry. My grandmother couldn't have children, so she had to rely on me. β
The old lady looked at the smiling girl, and suddenly felt that she had never really looked through her granddaughter.
"Qingqing, do you know that this kind of rumor is not good for you."
"It's okay, Qingqing is not in a hurry to get married. If you can stay with your grandmother all the time without getting married, it would be best. β
"What are these words?" The old lady said this, but her heart couldn't help but move.
Originally, she planned to let her granddaughter marry her eldest grandson, because Qiao's stupidity was no longer possible. Now it seems that this girl has an idea, and it may not go well if she wants to promote her marriage with her second grandson.
In this case, the granddaughter will be out of the cabinet sooner or later.
But what if this girl can only stay in Shaoqing's Mansion because of her bad reputation?
The old lady had to admit that what she had just heard from her granddaughter had opened her mind to a new one.
"Since you like it, let the steward ask tomorrow."
The old lady's relief made Xin Yu breathe a sigh of relief.
Today's farce, from the moment she entered the inner room of Ruyi Hall, it has become a game between her and the old lady.
If the old lady didn't care about locking her up, although she could get out and make trouble outside, it would not be so easy to make the other party spit out a large sum of money so quickly.
Fortunately, the old lady is the kind of person she thinks, and she compromises by breaking the coercion with the net and luring her by not marrying.
The old lady's compromise, like Qiao's, was precisely out of the greed of the human heart.
Xin Yu despised it in his heart, but with a smile on his face: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, let the steward accompany me today, and save others from guessing." β
"It's not too late for you to come forward when it's all settled."
"Grandmother, Qingqing wants to exercise early."
The old lady hesitated slightly and nodded.
Xin Yu immediately asked, "How much silver money should I carry?" β
The old lady was stunned, and explained with the corners of her mouth: "Buying a bookstore is not as simple as buying a hairpin and a box of rouge, even if you talk about it today, it won't be settled quickly." β
"But if you don't bring money, Qingqing will be very passive, and the other party is likely to suspect that I am a little girl fooling around. My grandmother doesn't want to see me being laughed at by outsiders, does she? β
The old lady took a deep breath and calmed herself: "Then bring two thousand taels of silver tickets first, and if the negotiation is good, it should be a deposit." β
Xin Yu accepted it when he saw it and promised to come down.
The old lady stretched out her hand: "I've been waiting for a long time, let's help my grandmother out." β
Xin Yu obediently supported the old lady.
Zhu and the others waited quietly in the hall, and they were all taken aback when they saw Xin Yu helping the old lady out.
This is...... Reconciled?
"Zhu."
"My daughter-in-law is here."
"Arrange a steward to accompany Qingqing on a trip, and pay two thousand taels of silver from the account room first."
Zhu's heart was even more surprised, and he was busy.
Duan Yunhua didn't have this determination, and blurted out: "Grandmother, why did you give her money to let her go out!" β
Aren't you going to ground Kou Qingqing? How could he let her out and give her two thousand taels of silver?
That's two thousand taels!
Duan Yunhua was so shocked and angry that he forgot his grandmother's majesty for a while.
When the old lady saw the face of her second granddaughter, she was angry: "You kneel down for me!" β
Duan Yunhua came to his senses, biting his lip and kneeling.
Xin Yu didn't stop at his feet, Shi Shiran walked out.
Behind him, the old lady's reprimand: "Hua'er, you have disappointed your grandmother too much......"
Duan Yunling, who didn't dare to leave without his grandmother's words, tried his best to reduce his sense of existence, and listened to his grandmother's merciless reprimand to the second sister, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the door.
Not only was he not fined, but he also gave two thousand taels for the steward to accompany him out, how did Cousin Qing do it!
Walking out of the door of Shaoqing's Mansion, Xin Yu looked up at the vast sky and exhaled a breath of turbidity.
In the next step, I hope to buy Qingsong Bookstore at a price she is satisfied with.