On the Dragon Boat Festival in the 8th year of Jiankang, the Wuchang Bo Mansion held a very lively ceremony. In addition to the relatives and friends who usually interacted with each other, there were also many dignitaries who showed up.
Shi Dingxuan married the daughter of Song Jiusi and became the temporary chief arrester of the southern chief arrester's office; Shi Fuyin was also married by the empress dowager and was about to marry into the Duke of Anguo's palace. These two reasons were enough to honor the noble family.
Take a look at Wuchang Bo Mansion.
"No wonder."
Looking at the spacious Wuchang residence, Shi Fuxin expressed emotion.
Xiaofang asked curiously: "Girl, what's the reason?"
Shi Fuxin said quietly: "No wonder when it comes to marrying a wife or a daughter, so many people want to marry into a high family, or marry a noble daughter from a high family."
Whether it is the Song family or the Anguo Duke's mansion, they are both more powerful than the Wuchang uncle's mansion. The marriage between these two families instantly increased the value of the Wuchang uncle's mansion.
Once you have value, you don’t have to do anything, and people will take the initiative to come to your door.
After hearing this, Aunt Leng next to her smiled and said: "After becoming in-laws, the two families are tied together. Part of the reputation, power, resources, connections, and wealth can be shared."
Marriage with a high-ranking family is the quickest way to improve the family status, which naturally attracts countless people to worry about it.
Shi Fuxin didn't say anything. Two families from the wrong family got married. What outsiders saw was mostly the power and fame shared by the upper-ranking person. But the upper-ranking person is not a fool. The chosen lower-ranking person often pays the price of others.
Unimaginably heavy.
The chief arrester in the south has a lot of power, but also a lot of danger; Anguo Gong's palace has a distinguished family, but her sister has to be the tool for giving birth.
No one can get something for nothing!
"Where is sister?"
"Three girls are receiving ladies from various families at the Fucui Pavilion."
"oh."
"Girl, why don't you go find Miss Three? Girl, this is the way to the front yard."
"Of course I know the way to the front yard."
"There are all male customers in the front yard."
"Just to see the male guests."
"Girl, this is against the rules. It would be bad if someone sees it."
"I won't be discovered."
In the pavilion in the front yard, Mr. Zhao was talking to Mr. Cai Xiaohou. When they saw Prince Duan also sending someone to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival gift, the two couldn't help but look at each other.
Mr. Zhao sighed with emotion: "When Dingxuan left the capital, I thought the Wuchang Mansion was going to be quiet again. Unexpectedly, now it has taken another step forward."
Cai Xiaohouye said with a smile: "Master Zhao, what you said is a little inaccurate. You should not say Wuchang uncle's house, but Shi Zhenghe's family."
Mr. Zhao paused for a moment, then smiled again: "That's what the young marquis said."
Mr. Cai Xiaohou continued to smile and said: "As long as Shi Dingxuan can gain a firm foothold in the Southern Chief Yamen, and Miss Shi San can secure her position as the mistress of Duke Anguo's mansion, Shi Zhenghe and his family will have truly laid a foundation in the capital."
Mr. Zhao: "Actually, Shi Zhenghe and his family have already established themselves in the capital."
Mr. Cai Xiaohou thought of something and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I have it a long time ago. I almost forgot about Miss Shi Liu. The amount of taxes Hongyanxiao paid this year even surprised the emperor."
Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Sister Shi Liu is indeed very talented in business."
At this time, there was a commotion in the front yard. When they looked for the sound, they found that it was Duke An Guo, Xiao Ziqing, who had arrived.
Seeing Xiao Ziqing, Mr. Zhao's eyes flashed, and he blurted out: "It is said that the third sister of Shi has a high regard for Duke An, but in my opinion, the third sister of Shi is more than enough to match him."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Mr. Zhao regretted it. He and Mr. Cai Xiaohou were not very familiar with each other. The reason why they sat together today was because they were not familiar with other people.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Cai Xiaohou also agreed with his face. He is the son of a military commander and likes a man who stands upright. Xiao Ziqing is too weak in his eyes.
"Ha~"
Hearing Mr. Cai Xiaohou burst into laughter, Mr. Zhao looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mr. Cai Xiaohou said with a smile: "The dashing sister Shi San is destined to be the frail Xiao Ziqing. I wonder who the delicate and lovely sister Shi Liu will end up with?"
Looking at the weird smile on Mr. Cai Xiaohou's face, Mr. Zhao was very puzzled. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Mr. Cai Xiaohou had a bad taste in wanting to watch a good show.
Did Sister Shi Liu offend him?
Young Master Zhao wanted to ask, but at this time, Xiao Ziqing and Su Yuze came over.
Mr. Cai Xiaohou asked with a smile: "Mr. An Guo, why are you and Mr. Su and Cao Yunting alone today?"
"Yun Ting has something to do."
Xiao Ziqing thought of meeting Cao Yunting yesterday and Cao Yunting told him that Miss Xiahou suffered a lot of jokes because the Empress Dowager finally settled on Fuyin as his head wife, and she felt a little guilty.
After all, it was because of him that Miss Xiahou's reputation was tarnished.
Su Yuze quickly changed the topic with a smile.
After that, the four of them talked about other things. Not long after, some young men also gathered together under the leadership of the uncle of the Shi family. For a while, the pavilion was full of young men in their prime.
Shi Fuxin was lying on the wall of the courtyard, looking at the young men in the front yard, tall, short, fat, thin, handsome, elegant, romantic, rugged, all in different styles.
But after only watching for a while, Shi Fuxin left without interest.
Xiaofang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her girl returned to the backyard.
Fortunately, except for An Guogong, none of the young men who came this time were particularly good-looking.
She knows that her girls like to look at handsome men.
The Empress Dowager recommended Shi Fuyin to Duke An Guo as his wife, but did not choose Xiahou Huanyan, which indeed caused some criticism to Xiahou Huanyan and Duke Dingguo's palace.
There is no way that Xiahou Huanyan, who was born in Dingguo Palace, is not as good as Shi Fuyin who returned to Beijing after growing up in the border area for more than ten years, but it is inconceivable.
There was someone who did good things and took the opportunity to spread the news. Did Xiahou Huanyan have some hidden problem? Otherwise, why didn't he get noticed by the Empress Dowager?
Even though the Empress Dowager later summoned Mrs. Dingguo and Xiahou Huanyan and gave them many things, it could not stop everyone from talking.
For the first time, Xiahou Huanyan experienced firsthand the destructive power of rumors, so she locked herself in her room, and did not spend the Dragon Boat Festival with her family.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mrs. Dingguo also felt deeply embarrassed because of the proposed marriage. She was not in the mood to prepare for this year's Dragon Boat Festival, so she just did it hastily.
"Madam, Mrs. Pingguo is here with Crown Prince Cao."
After hearing the maid's report, Mrs. Dingguo got up directly to pick up the person.
Mrs. Dingguo and Mrs. Pingguo had a very good personal relationship on weekdays and moved around frequently.
"Aunt, are Huanyan okay?"
After Cao Yunting greeted Madam Dingguo, he took the initiative to ask about Xiahou Huanyan.
Mrs. Dingguo sighed: "That girl has been locking herself in the room these days. No one can persuade her to come out. She is so anxious."
Cao Yunting immediately said: "Let me go see her."
Mrs. Dingguo Gong glanced at Cao Yunting, and then at Mrs. Pingguo Gong who looked at her with a smile. She hesitated for a moment and called the maid: "Go and tell the girl that Crown Prince Cao is here and ask her to come to the garden to entertain guests."
Cao Yunting smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm going to the garden to wait for Huanyan."
Mrs. Dingguo Gong watched Cao Yunting leave, and then looked at her friend Mrs. Pingguo Gong: "Yunting is a good child."
Mrs. Pingguo immediately sat down next to Mrs. Dingguo and joked: "Since you think my Yunting is good, why not let him be your son-in-law?"
Seeing that Mrs. Dingguo was silent, she added, "I'm not here to take advantage of the situation. My Yunting has always liked your Huanyan. You know this."
"In the past, when the children were still young, they thought many things were too good and too beautiful. Now that they encounter certain things, they can look at problems more objectively. I think this is a blessing in disguise."
"The two children have grown up together, and they know each other well. They were fond of each other in the past, but they may not be able to do so in the future. Now let them get along with each other more. If we can really see each other, wouldn't you and I have solved a big problem?"
Mrs. Dingguo looked at her friend: "What if I don't see you right?"
Mrs. Pingguo laughed and said: "That means the two children are not destined to be together. How can our two families get along with each other?"
Mrs. Dingguo sighed, this is all she can do now.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Shi Fuxin suddenly received a letter from Master Xiang.
Shennongtang's fleet transporting medicinal materials was robbed by pirates after setting off from the North Sea. A total of seven cargo ships were robbed!
When Shi Fuxin found out, her eyes suddenly sank. After smashing the note, she thought about it and got up and went to Yiguiyuan.
"Mom, don't you want to give something to my brother and sister-in-law?"
Jin Yue'e was checking the warehouse list. When she saw her youngest daughter coming, she immediately smiled and said: "Of course I will give it as a gift. Your brother's marriage happened so suddenly. Our family didn't prepare a betrothal gift for the bride's family. Mother can't express her gratitude."
Shi Fuxin smiled and sat next to Jin Yue'e: "Mom, I want to go see brother with the person who delivered the things."
Jin Yue'e opened her mouth to refuse, but Shi Fuxin said directly: "Mom, when Mr. Song was assassinated, I don't know if I was around. If he was, would he also be injured?"
"If my daughter goes there, she will definitely be able to check my brother's health. If there is any hidden disease, she can be treated immediately."
Hearing this, Jin Yue'e hesitated: "But it's too dangerous to go out. You had an accident last time."
Shi Fuxin: "Mom, it was an accident last time. I will be careful this time. Besides, there are servants in the house and the escort agency we invited. Nothing will happen."
Jin Yue'e thought for a moment and said, "You can ask your father when he comes back. As long as your father agrees, I won't say anything."
Shi Fuxin immediately smiled: "Okay, it's settled."
In the afternoon of the next day, Jin Yue'e looked at Shi Zhenghe with resentment and depression, and then watched her little daughter follow the servants out of the city.
Shi Zheng and Tan San touched their noses. Yesterday, his little daughter came to him and said he wanted to see Wu Lang. Of course he refused, and then his little daughter made a bet with him.
What to bet on?
I bet that I can't beat her.
Shi Zhenghe immediately and confidently agreed to the bet, and before he could make a move, his little daughter pinned him down. At the same time, more than a dozen silver needles were inserted into various acupuncture points on his body.
At that time, his back was wet.
"Dad, don't be afraid. I will use silver needles to unblock your meridians. Of course, if you were my enemy, your body would be stiff now."
Shi Zhenghe shivered when he thought of his little daughter pulling out the silver needles from her body one by one with a smile on her face.
The younger daughter was so fast that he didn't even see how she made the move.
The things sent to Shi Dingxuan this time, apart from those prepared by Jin Yue'e, and those given by other people in the uncle's house, took more than ten horse-drawn carriages to transport.
After leaving the city gate, Shi Fuxin asked An Ran to dress up as herself. With Xiao Fang and two ninth-grade guards cooperating with An Ran, Shi Fuxin left alone with peace of mind and went to Beihai as quickly as possible.
On Baiyun Island in the North Sea, Master Xiang has given up hope on the hijacked cargo ship. There is no other way. There are many islands in the south of Da Chu. Pirates occupy the islands and have considerable power.
There are still too few people in his hands, and he can't compete with the pirates.
What he didn't expect was that just a few days after Fei Ge's letter was sent, Shi Fuxin arrived.
"Sixth girl!"
Master Xiang looked at Shi Fuxin blankly.
Baiyun Island in Beihai is located in the southernmost part of Dachu, thousands of kilometers away from the capital!
After running around for several days, Shi Fuxin was tired. She ate something first, took a bath, rested for the night, and asked Master Xiang to tell her about the pirates early the next morning.
"Pirates are very rampant in the southern seas, and they all have islands as their territory. The big pirates have tens of thousands of people under their command, and the small pirates also have hundreds or thousands of people."
Shi Fuxin looked surprised: "Tens of thousands of pirates? This is not a small scale. Didn't the imperial court send troops to eliminate them?"
Master Xiang shook his head: "Pirates are never willing to fight, and the sea area is vast, making it difficult for the imperial navy to pursue them."
Shi Fuxin was silent for a moment: "How many islands are there in the south?"
Master Xiang shook his head: "I don't know the exact number. I know there are more than ten, and most of them are occupied by the five pirate forces."
Shi Fuxin: "Who knows the pirates who robbed our medicinal materials?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Master Xiang nodded: "It is the Sea Snake Gang, one of the five sea pirates in Nanyu."
Shi Fuxin: "How many islands does the Sea Snake Gang have?"
Master Xiang looked at Shi Fuxin: "Two of them, each one is bigger than our Baiyun Island, and they are not far away from us."
Shi Fuxin pondered for a moment and looked at him: "If I take these two islands, can you afford them?"
Master Xiang's eyelids twitched and he reminded: "There are more than 10,000 people in the Sea Snake Gang."
Seeing that Shi Fuxin's expression didn't even change, Master Xiang pondered for a while and looked at Shi Fuxin: "You can eat it."
Shi Fuxin was a little skeptical: "Are you sure?"
Master Xiang nodded affirmatively: "There are many displaced people in the south, and the government has always wanted to arrange for these people. I can cooperate with the court and hire people to go to the island to help plant medicinal materials and flowers."
Shi Fuxin glanced at Master Xiang. She had also seen this man's ability in the past two years. She had asked him to leave with nine people, but whether it was Baiyun Island or the Blue Sky Ranch in Liaodong, this man managed everything.
He is lively and talented, and he is a man of facts.
"It's rude to come and not reciprocate."
Shi Fuxin stood up: "Since the Sea Snake Gang has robbed our medicinal materials, we seize the island, which can be regarded as retaliation."
When Master Xiang saw Shi Fuxin coming, he quickly said, "I'll go call someone."
Shi Fuxin stopped him: "No need to call anyone, just find someone to lead the way."
Master Xiang nodded and went down to prepare.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Shi Fuxin and Master Xiang got on the boat and headed straight to the island where the Sea Snake Gang was located.
Within half a day, two islands side by side appeared in Shi Fuxin's sight.
"You guys wait on the boat."
After saying that, Shi Fuxin flew onto the island across the sea.
"Master, can Miss Six go to the island alone?"
Master Xiang's eyes sparkled: "We'll know soon whether it works or not."
Two hours later, Master Xiang and others saw Shi Fuxin coming out of the first island and going to the second island.
"Let's go to the island."
Master Xiang led people to the first island. Not long after, everyone was stunned.
The pirates all lost their strength and were holding their heads and rolling on the ground, screaming in pain.
Master Xiang even looked at more than a dozen pirates but couldn't find where they were injured.
"Master, except for the pirate leaders, no one else is dead."
Master Xiang said ‘hmm’ and began to inspect the island with his men.
The pirates only engaged in burning, killing, looting and not producing, so most of the island was abandoned.
When it got dark, Shi Fuxin came out from another island.
"Tomorrow you can send people to take over these two islands."
Master Xiang asked: "What should we do with the living pirates?"
Shi Fuxin: "Their headache will last for several days. You tell them that they have been poisoned and need an antidote to continue to live. Every once in a while, you boil a pot of hot potion for them to drink, and say
It’s the antidote.”
"As for how to control these pirates, I believe you have a way, right?"
Master Xiang looked a little serious, but he still nodded.
Shi Fuxin smiled on her face: "Okay, I'll go back to the ship to rest. Tomorrow you will take me to visit the territory of the other four sea pirates."
Master Xiang was shocked. He could still do it by eating a sea snake gang, but if he wanted to offend other sea pirates, he would be a little overwhelmed.
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "I don't want to receive a letter from you within a few days after I leave, and lose the two islands I just got."