After Hou Jing and the others left, the competition on the school field also came to an end.

The last question, Hu Laosi, really let him win three firsts, not only won sixty taels of silver, but also got a jar of imperial wine and a treasure knife given by Zhu Jinghong.

For a while, Hu Laosi became a popular figure among the guards, and everyone surrounded him to coax guests.

And Zhu Jinghong has left the school field and came to the Tongxin Hall where Baochai is located.

When he entered the hall, he saw Baochai sitting with a sad face, with a slight sadness in his expression.

"What's the matter? Look like who owes you money? Zhu Jinghong walked into the house and asked.

"It's too expensive to send this usher, and it's more than eight thousand taels of silver to go out in a few days!"

Sitting beside Baochai, just picking up the list on the coffee table, Zhu Jinghong said: "Even so, you have also received a lot of gifts, and the two offsets should not increase or decrease!" ”

"I did a simple calculation, I received a gift of 12,000 taels in the past two days, and we went back to more than 14,000 taels, but we actually lost 2,000 taels!"

"This time I rewarded the minions and guards in the mansion, and it cost more than 2,000 taels ......."

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong put down the list and said, "It's equivalent to spending more than four thousand taels, it's not too much, how much silver is there in the house?" ”

"Since you left the house, Your Majesty and Niangniang have been rewarded repeatedly, and it has been converted into nearly 200,000 taels ......."

The reason why it was converted was because in addition to rewarding silver, the emperor and queen also rewarded Lu rice and silk silk, as well as some gold and silver ornaments and precious utensils.

These things, which are also the hard currency of the moment, are all stored in the palace treasury.

"There are 30,000 taels in the accounts of the Huangzhuang and the shops, plus 40,000 taels of silver deposited, a total of 270,000 taels!"

"And from the time you opened the mansion to the present, in addition to the daily expenses and various rewards, as well as the recent expenses of human relations, there are now 246,000 silver deposits in the mansion!"

After all, he has helped his mother take care of family affairs since he was a child, and when he calculates the accounts, Baochai is very clear, which makes Zhu Jinghong understand the general situation in an instant.

"It means that from the opening of the government to the present, the income and expenditure have been reduced by 24,000?"

"Exactly!"

Baochai's expression was a little dignified, and people who didn't know would only think that the palace was a negative asset.

"It's only been more than half a year and I've lost 24,000, and I've got almost 30,000 a year, wouldn't it be a waste to sit and eat like this?"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "It seems that we have to find a way to make money!" ”

"Making money?" Baochai was a little surprised.

"Can't?"

"I'm afraid it won't sound good when it goes out!" Baochai had some concerns.

"It's not me who will go personally, just send a competent person to do it, and then the Xue family will help again, and the matter will be done!"

Hearing this, Baochai hesitated a little and said, "Do you want to take money from the Xue family?" ”

"I'm talking about making money!" Zhu Jinghong said very seriously.

"Actually, the palace is not really out of money, it really got to that step...... It's not impossible to borrow from the Xue family! Baochai said.

"Hahaha...... It's really the water spilled by the married daughter! ”

Picking up the teacup, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "I haven't reached that step yet, the princess can rest assured!" ”

"By the way, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, when will we leave?"

"It's not too soon, it's not too late!"

Hearing this, Baochai said angrily: "What you said is nonsense!" ”

The husband and wife discussed for a while, and after lunch, they made some preparations, and then went to the palace in the afternoon.

"You say...... If the lack of money spreads, will it be a good thing or a bad thing for us? ”

In the carriage, Baochai's sudden question made Zhu Jinghong a little stunned for a while.

"But...... We're not short of money right now! Zhu Jinghong replied.

After straightening the hem of his clothes, Baochai said, "Take precautions...... Anyway, my family is an imperial businessman, and it is normal to cry poor and collect money! ”

"One is reckless and has no brains, the other is greedy for money and loves silver, a perfect match......" Zhu Jinghong said with his palm.

He already understood what Baochai meant, this is to take a step further on the road of self-defilement, after all, Zhu Jinghong will make a big move next.

"Listen to the prince, I have to bear this bad reputation!"

Hugging Baochai into his arms, Zhu Jinghong said: "I often say to people that I don't love money and have no interest in silver...... If you suddenly love money, it's not suitable! ”

Baochai replied: "You still say that you can't recognize the beauty, and you don't have the same warbler Yanyan around you!" ”

The two talked and laughed like this, and soon entered the imperial city, and then got out of the car and entered the palace from Donghua Gate.

When they arrived at Kunning Palace, his brothers and nephews had arrived, but they were nowhere to be seen.

"Thirteenth brother, you are here!" Zhu Jingrun, the third king of Guangyang, came forward to greet him.

The eldest and second have passed away one after another, and this is the actual eldest son of the emperor, but he has no sense of existence in the government and the opposition.

"Third brother, today's face is full of red light, it seems that you are recuperating well today!" Zhu Jinghong responded.

Although he said that, Zhu Jinghong was very suspicious that this guy's illness was faked in order not to attract attention.

After all, the unnatural death of the two imperial brothers must have brought him great pressure, and he knew that if he wanted to live a stable life, he had to be honest.

"Me...... Every day, precious medicinal materials are recuperated, and there must be some use...... Ahem! ”

"Thirteenth brother, I was in Shanglin Yuan two months ago, but I tired you!" Zhu Jingze, the old king of Wuyunyang, stepped forward and said.

"Don't mention it...... The old man doesn't like me, can I still have a good life? ”

With just this sentence, Zhu Jinghong talked to death, making the brothers present speechless.

At this time, Baochai complained: "In front of your brothers, you can't speak well, and your father knows about it...... Have a good life with you! ”

said that he was a brother, but after all, he was only the king of the county, and in front of Zhu Jinghong, the prince, they really couldn't put up their brother's pedigree.

Ignoring Baochai, Zhu Jinghong looked around and asked, "By the way, why haven't the fourteenth and fifteenth brothers come yet?" ”

The third Zhu Jingrun replied: "I arrived half an hour ago, and my father said that I was untidy, so I went back to Chengming Courtyard to change my clothes!" ”

"The two of them don't have a straight shape!" Zhu Jinghong replied.

Seeing that this guy was going to talk at length, Baochai reminded on the side: "Lord Wang, go first to meet the queen mother, and then catch up with the brothers!" ”

"Yes, yes...... I'll go to see the queen mother first, and we'll talk later! ”

"Thirteenth brother go slowly!"

Immediately, Zhu Jinghong led Baochai into Kunning Palace, his sisters-in-law and nieces were inside, and Queen Yang Qingyin was asking her little granddaughter to count.

Of course, at this moment, Yang Jingting also accompanied the queen and took over the work of close service.

"Yo, the thirteenth brother is here!" Chen Zhi was the first to speak.

Yuan Chun and the other princesses of the county all looked at Zhu Jinghong and the others.

"The son (daughter-in-law) visits the queen mother!" Zhu Jinghong and the two bowed down.

"Bastard, you're here so late!" Yang Qingyin feigned anger.

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer this, but asked, "Mother, why don't you see the fourth brother and the sixth brother?" ”

"Go with your father to accompany the emperor!"

"Brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, my son will go out to catch up with them first!"

Regardless of the queen's reaction, Zhu Jinghong turned around and ran out.

"This kid is still so unserious, it seems that he hasn't been grinding enough in Shanglin Yuan!" Yang Qingyin was extremely dissatisfied.

At this time, Chen Zhi answered: "The queen mother's words are insincere, I really let the thirteenth brother go to Shanglin Yuan, how can you be willing to do it!" ”

While talking here, Zhu Yunsheng squeezed in front of Baochai and asked in a low voice: "Thirteenth sister-in-law, is the thirteenth brother avoiding me, and he doesn't even say hello when he sees me!" ”

"Uh...... How could it be, third sister! Baochai lied naturally.

"Sister-in-law, when are you going to take me out!"

Baochai didn't know how to answer for a while, and then Yuan Chun came over to relieve her and said: "You girl, why do you always want to go out, be careful that the queen mother knows and punishes you!" ”

"Third sister, your fourth sister-in-law is right, disobedient...... I'll sue you! Chen Zhi also came over to talk.

As for the queen's side, she has her own little granddaughters pestering, and all the princesses of the county want their daughters to behave well, and they are valued by the queen and knighted.

The three sisters-in-law huddled together to talk, and Zhu Yunsheng himself felt bored, so he naturally slipped away.

"Baochai, now that he has received the treasure, he is in charge of the affairs of the government...... How does it feel? Chen Zhi asked with a smile.

At this time, Yuan Chun also spoke: "The affairs of ushering in the sending are complicated, and you are still young...... Be careful, don't let the minions fool you! ”

Some of the servants in the palace are not clean, and Baochai naturally knows that the reason why he has not been canonized is because he doesn't want to make trouble after the New Year.

Of course, Baochai also instructed several times that the people below should do things with a righteous mind and self-cultivation, hoping that some people can change their evil and return to righteousness.

Facing the words of the two sisters-in-law, Baochai first sighed, and then said: "It's good to welcome and send it away, but it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yuan Chun was very puzzled in his heart.

"Now in this house, the silver flows out like water every day, and he is a big man, and he often gives things to the people below, this family is really difficult to ......"

Shaking his head, Baochai said with an anxious face: "Only after we return home, there will be tens of thousands of taels of silver in deposits, if we continue to live like this...... Sooner or later, we'll have to go out and beg for food! ”

"Don't hide it from the two sisters-in-law, I, the princess, do it, and I think about how to catch the silver every day, and I have to be laughed at when I say it!"

There is no doubt that such a thing as setting up a person, Baochai has started very naturally.

And her words resonated with Chen Zhi, after all, the financial situation of the Rui Wangfu is also very difficult.

Of course, the so-called difficulty is only relatively speaking, the current flow of water in the Rui Wangfu is several times that of the Xiangwang Mansion, which can definitely be called a big business.

There is only the East Palace, because there are fewer things to usher in, and there are fewer places to spend money on Zhu Jingyuan, so the Curry is more abundant.

Based on this, Yuan Chun replied very arrogantly: "If it is really difficult, there is some silver in the East Palace, I can show it to the prince and take some for you to use!" ”

As soon as she heard this, Chen Zhi was not calm.

But as Baochai said before, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the Rui Wangfu family has a lot of money to spare, so it is difficult to stiffen up and say that it is borrowed at this time.

"The fourth sister-in-law really has a heart, and when I go back, I will also tell the one in my family, since the fourth sister-in-law has a heart of love and care, she should complain to her brother if she has difficulties!"

Speaking of this, Chen Zhi said with a smile: "Don't favor one over the other at that time, help the thirteenth brother but don't help us!" ”

It is equivalent to that as long as the East Palace sends money to the Xiangwang Mansion, the Rui Wangfu also has to borrow it, and it is incomprehensible that the favoritism is aimed at the Rui Wangfu.

"I have heard that you are going to the house for money, so why do you need to pretend to be poor here......

The conversation between the three of them is going on in this noisy noise, although it is nerve-wracking, but time flies quickly.

Half an hour later, everyone rushed to the Chonghua Palace, and the other royal kings and some Zhenguo generals, as well as the nearby royal clansmen, arrived.

The royal family banquet, to put it bluntly, is still a political activity, and it really has to be happy from the bottom of the heart, and it has to be seen by the people's homes.

For example, in the Rongguo Mansion at this time, there was already a night banquet with lanterns.

The two masters of the Jia family went to the palace to participate in the banquet during the day, so the family banquet could only be held at night, and most of the civil and military officials in the capital were like this.

Because he is living in Beijing, Lin Ruhai was also invited to Jia's house today, and he was chatting with the Jia Yu brothers in the living room at the moment, and there was still a while for the formal banquet.

Jia Lian and others interjected two sentences from time to time at the beginning, including Jia Baoyu, who had already entered school.

Although Baoyu is different, I have to say that he is really smart, even if he pinchs his nose and reads books he doesn't like, he is very perceptive when he learns.

Today, Lin Ruhai taught him a few words, and Baoyu replied that there was still something new in the stability, which really made this Lin Tanhua look at him.

Baoyu has a long face today, which gives Jia Zheng a long face, so the constraints on him are also lighter.

When he said that on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, before he asked the ancestor for peace, Jia Zheng let him go.

After Baoyu went to Guozijian, his knowledge and handling of things have grown, and these Jia Zheng sees it in his eyes, and now he will naturally relax his control.

Let's say that Baoyu left the living room and rushed all the way to Jia's mother's courtyard, where Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng and others were all around, laughing with her around Jia's mother.

So before she entered the courtyard, Baoyu heard laughter from inside, which was much easier and happier than the living room.

Let's say that Baoyu entered the house, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, but this guy looked at Daiyu at a glance.

But now that he knows restraint, he salutes Jia Mu first, and then retreats to the side after saying some auspicious words.

Then carelessly, Baoyu came to Daiyu's side, and at this moment, several people were also there.

"Second brother, why aren't you outside?" Tanchun looked up and asked.

"I came to say hello to my ancestors!" Baoyu replied.

Looking at Daiyu, who was not squinting and was talking to Yingchun, Baoyu finally couldn't help but speak: "Sister Lin has always been good?" ”

Daiyu turned her head and looked at Baoyu carefully, and found that he was indeed different from before, and he seemed much more mature and stable.

"I'm fine in the palace, thank you Second Brother Bao for remembering!"

I used to be called "Second Brother", but now I am called "Second Brother Bao...... Thinking of this, Baoyu felt like her heart was about to break.

"Sister Lin, come back this time...... Will you not enter the palace again? ”

Daiyu replied calmly: "The princess was granted a leave of absence a year ago, and after the Shangyuan Festival, she has to enter the palace to serve the princess!" ”

"Now that my uncle has arrived in Beijing, you have a place to go, so you can quit this errand of studying!"

Hearing Baoyu's words, Daiyu didn't know how to answer for a while, because normal people wouldn't say that.

In fact, Baoyu was stupid in front of Daiyu, and he also knew that what he said was a fantasy, how could there be a statement that his subordinates would resign from the royal family.

"That's right, Sister Lin...... I've made some rouge paste, and you'll come with me later?" If you have a favorite, choose some? ”

If it was in the past, Daiyu would have happily go, but now that she also knows the truth of male and female defense, it is impossible for her to be invited by Baoyu again.

What's more, the sun-like man was too dazzling, so that Daiyu was completely indifferent to Baoyu, who was too heavy in fat powder, at the moment.

"Princess Fat Powder has given a lot, so I won't trouble Second Brother Bao!"

Baoyu was very hurt for a while, but his sadness didn't matter, and there was still laughter in the room at the moment.

Especially Wang Xifeng, who was summoned to the East Palace a few days ago to meet the crown princess, told the situation humorously, which made everyone at the scene smile.

And among them, Mrs. Wang is the happiest, although she is trying her best to maintain her calmness.

"Ancestor, now that Yuanchun has been named the crown princess, my brother has been sent by His Majesty to take charge of Anxi, and Bao Yatou has become Princess Xiang again......"

After a pause, Mrs. Wang continued: "In just one year, so many things have happened, and my daughter-in-law feels incredible......

The incredible is of course fake, and Mrs. Wang is real for the sake of showmanship.

All of this indicates that the form is very good, and the prosperity of the Jia family has fallen on her.

As for Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang was completely disdainful and disdained to fight with her.

Mrs. Wang's mind couldn't escape Jia's mother's eyes, but at this time she also agreed with her daughter-in-law's judgment, so she said, "Yes...... Now that the good days are coming, we must be more cautious in the future to protect the immediate benefits! ”

At this time, Wang Xifeng interjected: "Thanks to the blessings of the ancestors, our house will only get better and better in the future, and there will be endless blessings for you to enjoy when the time comes!" ”

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly, with a smug expression on her face.

When everyone was even saying flattering words, a little girl ran in from outside, and it was rare to be out of breath.

Wang Xifeng's face turned cold, but he still suppressed his anger and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the second grandmother, Uncle Dongfu Zhen...... Dead! ”

(End of chapter)