When she heard that Brother Jiu and Liang Jiugong were here and waiting outside, Concubine Yi felt a thump in her heart.
She was a little confused and had bad thoughts.
She nodded and motioned for Perlan to bring someone in.
When she saw Brother Jiu and saw that his straw hat was covered with red tassels, Concubine Yi's lips trembled.
She had known that this day would come since Guo Luoluo's family was expelled from Beijing at the beginning of the month, but when she arrived, she still felt panicked.
Before entering the palace, she was also Amma's pampered little princess. Even if she is not as good as her eldest sister, the bond between father and daughter for more than ten years is still real.
Brother Jiu paid a thousand dollars and said, "Son, please pay my respects to your mother."
Yifei's face turned pale, her eyes were red, and she said, "But is there any news from Dalinghe Ranch?"
Brother Ninth nodded, with a heavy expression on his face, and said: "Jinzhou Dutong Yamen reported that my grandfather died of illness in the early morning of the day before yesterday."
After a while, Concubine Yi held the handkerchief and said, "What about mourning?"
"Khan Ama ordered my uncle to go to Dalinghe for funerals, and the emperor also sent people there. Regarding the children of Guo Luoluo family, Khan Ama also gave grace and kept the two left leaders."
Brother Jiu said this with some sincerity.
Of course, this is not about acting with Concubine Yi, but about understanding the pain of bereavement of the biological mother.
To him, his grandfather, whom he had not seen twice since he was a child, was an old nuisance, but to his mother-in-law, he was also a close relative of flesh and blood.
Concubine Yi lowered her head and wiped her tears, looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "I am deeply grateful for the emperor's grace. After a while, I will go over and thank the emperor again."
Liang Jiugong said: "Your Majesty and your two elder brothers are not worried about your Majesty. I would like to express my condolences to you and please take care of yourself."
Concubine Yi nodded, then looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I'm in the palace and it's inconvenient to offer my condolences. Brother, please find a temple and light some lamps for me and perform some rituals for the old man."
Brother Ninth bowed and said, "Don't worry, my son will go with Brother Five to light more lamps."
Concubine Yi showed her tiredness and said: "This is the place where Gong Juan lives. It's hard for me to stay here for a long time. Please leave the garden early."
Brother Jiu agreed and withdrew with Liang Jiugong.
After leaving Huichun Villa, Brother Jiu sighed.
Even if there was resentment in the past, once I die, all my thoughts will be gone.
Liang Jiugong saw Brother Jiu's worried look, and was obviously worried about Concubine Yi, so he comforted him: "Master Yi is just confused for a moment. With Brother Eighteen here, he will recover. The old man has grown up, and Concubine Yi also thinks so."
Be prepared.”
Brother Jiu nodded. Not only was the empress prepared in her heart, but he also thought about today and felt a little secretly happy...
*
South Fifth Institute, front hall.
Princess Kejing felt extremely complicated after hearing the funeral news.
As a granddaughter, she should feel sad at this time, but there is no need to deceive herself, she is more grateful.
The Guoluoluo family has no heirs and their descendants are useless.
After Sanguan Bao died, the remaining people were just a ball of loose sand, unable to accomplish anything.
The Guo Luoluo family will also be reduced from a respectable relative family to an ordinary middle-class family.
That's good. Even if there are irregularities, it won't cause any big trouble and it's easier to control.
Nor will anyone be put on a pole to curry favor with others.
If the boss is still here, has his own system, and is not close to the princes and grandchildren, he will really want to poke holes and implicate Concubine Yi and her son.
After the fifth elder brother finished announcing his death, he picked up his tea cup and drank tons and tons of water.
The sun was hottest in the afternoon, so the brothers went out of the city under the sun and were covered in oil from the sun.
"Uncle is going to attend the funeral. I plan to arrange for the chief of ceremonies to follow him. If I want to arrange for someone to offer condolences, just follow me out," said the fifth elder brother.
Princess Kejing shook her head and said: "Forget it, I'm different from you. It's better for the people around me to be more restrained. Just ask people to light a few lanterns in Guanghua Temple."
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "It depends on your arrangement..."
After saying that, he stood up.
He was worried about Brother Ninth and was worried that he would be reprimanded if he stayed.
"I'm going to Lao Jiu's place for a visit, and I have to go back to the city..."
Princess Kejing did not leave anyone behind and sent it out in person, saying: "I don't plan to go out these days. I will wait until the end of next month to see my siblings."
This is to stay in mourning for a month and fulfill the duty of a granddaughter.
The fifth elder brother said: "Well, then I will come over and stay at home for a day, and also invite Lao Jiu and my ninth younger siblings..."
Princess Kejing nodded.
It is true that they, the siblings, have never been alone together.
The friendship between these two people was born out of getting along. Now that they have families, things are different after all. It is also a good thing to get together more.
The fifth elder brother got out of Nanwusuo and got on his horse. As a result, he saw two horsemen coming from the official road and hurried to the garden.
When the visitor saw the fifth elder brother, he gave way, dismounted, and stood respectfully with his hands lowered.
This man is in his forties, his face is a bit dark, he looks a bit weathered, and he has a grimace now.
The fifth elder brother looked familiar and said, "You are..."
The man hurriedly said: "Ning Sheng, the manager of Nanyuan Paddock, has met the Fifth Master and wishes to express his regards to the Fifth Master."
The fifth elder brother remembered that when he wanted a deer at the Nanyuan paddock in the twelfth lunar month last year, it was Ning Sheng, the manager, who arranged it for him, so he met in person.
He asked: "Is there something urgent that comes here in such a hurry?"
The steward glanced at the fifth elder brother and said: "The prince's daughter Li, an official under the name of the prince, died of illness..."
The fifth elder brother was startled after hearing this.
Of course, he was not worried about Yuqing Palace's involution, but thought about Liu Gege.
Liu Gege also asked him to send him to Nanyuan Palace.
He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it an epidemic? How are the others?"
Don't blame him for being careless, she is the mother of his eldest son and daughter after all.
Even if the other party develops his mind and plots against him, the crime will not lead to death.
The original plan was to lock him up like this for a few years, and then let Liu Gege follow him to support him when Hong was promoted to a higher degree.
The steward looked stiff. If there was really an epidemic, if he went to the imperial court at this time, it would be a serious crime to murder his master.
He hurriedly said: "It's gastrointestinal discomfort caused by unclean diet, and I have a high fever..."
The fifth elder brother didn't ask any more questions, but with his thoughts in mind, he reined in the reins and headed to Beiwusuo.
*
The fifth house in the north is the main room.
After hearing the news that San Guan Bao had died due to illness, Shu Shu couldn't help but frown.
She didn't feel any sadness at all, she just felt it was such an unfortunate incident.
As their grandsons, their granddaughter-in-law does not need to dress in clothes, but it is not easy for them to have banquets.
It would be difficult for the couple to attend Fusong's engagement party a few days later.
Brother Jiu was thinking about the Guo Luoluo family's money, and said: "Perhaps Khan Ama and I are overthinking it. The Guo Luoluo family doesn't have that much savings at all. Their money comes quickly, but the expenses
It’s too big, Guidan’s pocket money is only five taels per month, sixty taels a year..."
"Although Gui Dan is the eldest grandson of the eldest family member, in the eyes of the boss, he cannot be compared with the grandson of the eldest family member. The pocket money there will not be lower than Gui Dan..."
"Gui Dan is a grandson. He has never grown up before and has no social contacts. However, the five descendants have to go out. The monthly income must be several times that of the grandson..."
"I heard that when the Guo Luoluo family was in Shengjing, they often entertained guests. This was also an expense..."
Brother Jiu calculated it one by one and said: "If you don't look down on the concubine, how much more can you value the concubine? If you really have a fatherly heart, shouldn't you admit it? Even if you divide the family wealth, you won't.
too much……"
Shu Shu said: "Well, unless there are other ways to make money, if you just grow ginseng, you should still be able to count it. Just send someone to Shengjing to get an accurate estimate of the size of the ginseng fields in Huangzhuang and estimate the output.
, this amount of money should be able to be calculated..."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought thoughtfully and said: "What else can be sold in the Northeast? Dongzhu? Mink fur?"
Dongzhu has grade restrictions, and only royal family members can wear it. There are also various grade restrictions, and they are not allowed to be worn outside, so there is no need for circulation in the market.
People in Jiangnan don’t recognize mink fur very much.
Also, fur takes up too much space, so if it is imported in large quantities, it will not leave any trace.
Shu Shu couldn't think of it for a moment, so she asked: "Is there anything more valuable than ginseng on the mountain?"
Brother Jiu was also thinking, and happened to see the Baifu jar on display, with gold ingots of various sizes inside.
"Could it be a gold and silver ore seedling?"
Brother Ninth said.
Ore seedlings are mines that have not been officially mined.
Shu Shu thought for a while and found that there was a gold mine in Wula, Jilin, which was not far from Shengjing.
The Northeast is the land of Longxing, and military and civilian mining is prohibited.
If the Guo Luoluo family colluded with the noble clan and secretly mined gold, it would really be more profitable than privately growing ginseng, and the crime would be greater.
Brother Jiu hesitated for a moment and said: "These are all speculations, so I won't report it to the emperor."
Everyone has selfish motives. If this speculation comes true, the Guo Luoluo family's crimes will become bigger and bigger, and Daobao and his son will also be implicated.
Even their brothers, who can believe that they are innocent?
Shu Shu nodded and said: "It's just a casual guess. I don't have much contact with my maternal family. Who knows how they will act. Since the emperor has arranged for people to investigate, we can just wait until they find out."
Brother Jiu remembered the embarrassment the prince was in when he opened the stall in Xiaotangshan last September.
He said: "It would be fine if this money was used to honor the prince in private, but if it was misappropriated by others and hidden so deeply, I'm afraid the Guo Luoluo family would not be let go."
Shu Shu said: "Quiet? Is there too much noise? There are more than a dozen people in Guo Luoluo's family?"
Human life is at stake, and if there really is going to be a big eucalyptus that will wipe out the whole family, then the court will be alerted.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Where are you thinking? I will find a way to force the Guo Luoluo family to continue donating money, or to get the Guo Luoluo family to hand over the money..."
At this moment, the fifth elder brother arrived.
He did not go directly to the main house, but waited in the front yard.
Although they are close relatives, the weather is hot in the early winter, so everyone wears thin clothes for fear of any inconvenience.
When Brother Jiu got the news, he was in a daze.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Fourth sister is very sad? What did you say?"
The fifth elder brother shook his head and said: "Fortunately, we only met once in total, and there was no friendship or anything said."
After all, Princess Kejing is the princess Princess, and she is different from the prince.
Before getting married, he did not come out of the inner court; after getting married, it was also the first time he returned to the capital.
At the beginning of the month, when Sanguan Bao brought his two legitimate sons over to pay their respects, it was the first and last time that grandparents and grandsons met.
In terms of familiarity, it is not as familiar as the fifth elder brother and the Guo Luoluo family...
