She didn't expect that the government would cause such a big fuss over the construction of the provincial residence, and she would have to go to the palace to ask for her opinion.
She felt quite uneasy, as she had heard some rumors about the wedding ceremony.
This seems to be related to a current money-making plan.
The continuous natural disasters this year have caused great distress in the court, and the money in the inner treasury is now being spent like water.
I heard there aren't many left, so I need to replenish them urgently.
At this time, the Emperor and Jin Jin joined forces to discuss the issue of marriage, which was probably out of good intentions.
According to Yuanchun's original intention, she had no intention of proposing to marry.
Just as Jia Rong said, we can go to the palace to see each other every Tuesday and Saturday, so there is no need to let her go back home to take a look.
Especially when she learned that the government had raised 860,000 taels of silver to build the provincial residence, she even felt horrified in her heart.
This time I entered the palace to see Yuanchun, and it was over at this point.
To be honest, she was very panicked at this time.
Jia Rong said leisurely: "However, Yuanchun is basically waiting to sit on the bench, which is almost like entering the cold palace!"
But Yuanchun is the palace concubine, so she naturally knows some of today's mentality and thoughts best.
"The Ning family is so rich that they can't even part with three hundred thousand taels. How can a mere one hundred thousand taels be enough to send them to beggar?"
Jia Rong smiled very naturally and said slowly: "Why, if Daqian is in trouble, shouldn't Rongfu, as the founding father of the country, take the initiative to stand up?"
"This time when I entered the palace, I was awakened by your uncle and wanted to ask the empress for her opinion!"
As he spoke, his right thumb pointed upwards in a subtle way.
The old lady said with difficulty: "What if the Rong Mansion didn't take the initiative?"
She smiled bitterly: "Mother and grandmother, do you know how much money was spent on the renovation of several halls in the palace last year?"
Her soft words made the faces of all the Rongfu bosses present change wildly. Mrs. Wang said directly: "Whether to donate money or not is Rongfu's own business!"
Although she didn't know how powerful Jia Rong of Ning Mansion was, he was able to get the attention today, which would benefit herself.
"Mother, eight hundred and sixty thousand taels is already a lot!"
It's embarrassing to say that she herself doesn't know how she got into the eyes of today's Dharma, and even got promoted to the position of palace concubine step by step.
In addition, Yuanchun mentioned the current renovation of the palace.
Jia Rong continued to add: 'Actually, the reason is very simple, you just don't think too much about it!'
Without waiting for the old lady and Mrs. Wang to say anything, she reminded her in a slight voice: "Mothers and grandmothers still need to think carefully about the principle of keeping wealth secret!"
"Uncle?"
Look, Rongfu is Rongfu. Even if it falls from its peak state, it is still not comparable to ordinary noble families.
"The resources and money used by Kerong Mansion to build a mere provincial residence are enough to build a summer resort for the royal family!"
At this point, his voice suddenly became very soft: "Besides, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Works should also have made a lot of money out of it!"
After staying in the harem for so long, how do you not know that you are a powerful creature now?
"The same goes for the Lin family. Lin Ruhai is the chief envoy of Jin Province. It's impossible to say that he has no money, but he only gave out one hundred thousand taels!"
This makes sense, even Mrs. Wang nodded in approval.
"Haha, the mansion is the core area of the capital, surrounded by powerful families!"
She was deep in thought, and Jia Mu was thinking carefully about every word Yuanchun said.
He was not polite and said directly: "Provincial Qin Courtyard, it is best to build an area in Rongfu near the streets outside!"
"There is also the Xue family. They say that their family is very rich, but they are only willing to pay two hundred thousand taels. How stingy!"
"There will be another flood in the south in the second half of the year. Isn't the Rong Mansion influential in Jinling and among the clan members? Isn't it difficult to donate another 500,000 taels?"
Yuanchun was very confused and didn't understand what the old lady meant by this.
The uncle pardons the uncle, but in her mind he is an incompetent person who only knows how to spend money and lust, so what ability can he have to wake up the old lady?
"Your uncle told the old lady a few things. Didn't Brother Rong come up with briquettes a few years ago? Later, your uncle Lin became the chief envoy of Shanxi Province and stabilized the coal mining in Shanxi Province. Later, there was Jinmen
Hong Kong’s experiment on making sea salt!”
Ignoring the expressions of the people in the Rong Mansion, he continued: "Since the Rong Mansion is so rich, why don't you take the initiative to provide some support when the country is in difficulty?"
Jia Rong made another suggestion: "The area is about three acres, which is not small!"
"The imperial court doesn't want much. For example, due to the drought in the north this year, it wouldn't be a problem for the Rong Mansion to donate at least one million taels, right?"
She still wanted to go back and have a look. Besides, the old lady and her mother had raised so much money. If there was suddenly no movement, wouldn't it mean that there was no silver here?
"How can it be?"
It's okay for Yuanchun, after all, she is considered a palace concubine. Even though she doesn't have her own palace, she still occupies a side hall of a palace somewhere.
We are short of money now, so the Rong Mansion can easily raise 860,000 taels!
It seems that the Rong Mansion has raised 860,000 taels of silver in such a short period of time. Is this a bit too ostentatious?
In the past, the old lady would naturally not care and would even be complacent.
Mrs. Wang hurriedly objected: "Why does the Ning Mansion need to take the lead in the affairs of the Rong Mansion?"
Otherwise, even if Yuanchun was out of his mind, he shouldn't have made such a suggestion. If outsiders saw it, wouldn't it be a joke to the Rong family?
"Then it's settled!"
The old lady spoke vaguely while paying attention to Yuanchun's reaction from the corner of her eye.
If you meet a petty palace master, you will lose a lot of face.
But later, this matter slowly dissipated.
Although the palace can have foreign wives visit the palace on the 24th and 6th of every tenth day, the length of time is regulated.
"The total cost is less than 1.2 million Liang!"
For example, if beauties below the level of concubines are visited by relatives outside the palace, there is not even a place to entertain them, and they can only be arranged by the palace master.
At this time, Yuanchun was so frightened that his heart was beating rapidly, as if he had picked up a big ingot and was so unhappy.
"If you were the housekeeper Lai of your mansion, your family would have more money than the rest of the mansion!"
This matter was rumored for a while in the capital.
Mrs. Wang even murmured: "860,000 taels is not enough, at least one million taels is needed, and that will be used to build a provincial residence for the empress!"
How could it become like this?
"I think the Lixiang Courtyard where the Xue family lived temporarily, and several nearby courtyards combined, it would be good to change it into the Provincial Family Courtyard!"
"How many?"
"Just do what Motoharu tells you!"
When she saw that Yuanchun was stunned at first, and then his face became solemn and even surprised, she knew that Yuanchun had understood what was going on.
"Since this is what Yuanchun means, I can't refuse it!"
Ningfu Jia Rong can give her a sense of solidity and security, and she will naturally feel close to her.
She couldn't help but feel proud in her heart, Yuanchun was indeed her eldest granddaughter whom she valued, and her brain was brilliant.
Mother Jia's face was as dark as water, and she shook her head and said: "Since the queen has spoken, let's not cause trouble!"
"No, it's too small!"
As for the others, they were even more frightened and didn't know what to say.
That's a million taels of silver. Even if the Rong Mansion wanted to take it out, it wouldn't be easy, and it wasn't blown by the strong wind.
Mr. Zheng, the second master with the worst psychological quality, turned pale at this time.
Last year, the always stingy emperor suddenly took out a lot of money from his inner treasury and ordered craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Construction Department of the Ministry of Works to repair several old palaces in the palace.
Hearing these chants, Yuanchun was speechless.
When Jia Rong was invited to Rongqing Hall again in the evening, he heard the old lady's latest proposal and did not show any surprise.
The total cost of such a large palace renovation project does not exceed 1.2 million taels!
But the money spent to build the Provincial Family Courtyard in the mansion must be at least more than one million taels!
How is it possible to say that the old lady has no feelings in her heart?
The old lady and Mrs. Wang were both stunned and asked subconsciously.
Although the old lady said it vaguely, considering the timing of these events and their promotion in the harem, how could she not understand?
Suddenly, he subconsciously said: "It is best to leave the construction of the Provincial Family Home to Brother Ningfu Rong!"
Now I understand, it turns out that it was Ningfu Rong's performance that gained the current attention, and this benefited me.
"It's nothing. It's not easy to make a fuss about something like this. Doesn't the royal family also want to lose face?"
The old lady remained silent, apparently acquiescing.
Jia Rong's expression remained unchanged and she said leisurely: "It's quite eye-catching to be able to build a garden of about three acres!"
On the other hand, the old lady is well-informed and knows that although what Jia Rong said may be exaggerated, it may happen under the right circumstances.
At this time, Yuanchun felt an unprecedented sense of peace in his heart. He felt confident and at ease. He didn't take the attitude of his mother and the old lady too seriously.
Naturally, she heard the hidden meaning of the old lady's words, but it was precisely because of this that she felt so pleasantly surprised.
There was a moment of panic in her heart, because she didn't think she was interested in her appearance now.
Yuanchun sighed and said: "There are several large palaces there. Isn't the project volume larger than that of a provincial residence?"
"You have unscrupulously built a house bigger than Rong Mansion. What do you think?"
"It will be better to seal it up after the wedding in Yuanchun. Don't let any accident happen and ask the royal family to blame it. That would be meaningless!"
Yuanchun said with certainty: "In addition, it is best to listen to Brother Rong as to the construction location and scale of the Provincial Family Courtyard!"
"If nothing else, at least he will never harm us!"
To put it bluntly, Emperor Yan spent more than three million vehicles repairing the palace, which was a waste of time and money.
Mr. Zheng, on the other hand, doesn't care, as long as the construction of the provincial residence is not on his shoulders.
As she thought about it, the old lady couldn't help but feel frightened.
"If it were really built according to the original plan, it would probably be more luxurious than ordinary palaces. What will you think now?"
Even in the harem, she knew that 860,000 taels of silver was definitely a huge sum of money.
When they returned to Rong Mansion, they summoned the Second Master Jiangzheng and the First Master to discuss the matter of going to the palace to see Yuan Chun, and finally told Yuan Chun's proposal.
As for the pardoner, he was surprised at first and then didn't react much. He didn't care about it.
She said slowly: "Mother, whether my daughter can take a further step in the palace depends entirely on Brother Rong!"
Mrs. Wang looked unwilling, but she had no intention of speaking.
The old lady reacted instantly, with a flash of panic in her eyes, but her face remained calm, and she chuckled: "It's my fault!"
But when he came back to his senses, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.
The old lady nodded in agreement, she thought so too.
However, considering Yuanchun's attitude when talking about silver and his quiet actions, the old lady always felt a little uneasy.
It seemed that they had missed something before.
All the big bosses in Rong Mansion, except the old lady, were stunned.
Apparently, some families in Rong Mansion gave birth to children, which instilled some not very good information into her.
If she really fell in love with her, she had been in the Queen's Palace for many years and she didn't see how she was doing now.
Today, she would be coveting the wealth of Rong Mansion.
She had never seen Yuanchun's last relaxed posture before entering the palace.
"Second uncle, second uncle Lian, and uncle Zhu, don't expect any hope of promotion!"
But looking at the expressions of the old lady and Mrs. Wang, it was obvious that they were still a little dissatisfied with the 860,000 taels raised.
After leaving the palace gate, Mrs. Wang's face was not very good. She looked at the old lady and asked: "Old lady, look..."
"If there is any trouble in the officialdom and they are involved, they will be the first to be dismissed from their posts!"
"For Brother Rong, we can only win over and make good friends. Don't stalemate the relationship. This is not a good thing for our daughter and the Rong family!"
The old lady's face was as dark as water, and she made a decision directly.
The faces of the Rongfu bosses all changed, and the first thing that surged up in their hearts was full of anger and murderous intent.
Obviously, in today's eyes, the status of Rongfu and Laida should be about the same.
Finally, he smiled bitterly and said: "So, eight hundred and sixty thousand taels of silver is really a lot. At least building a provincial residence will not be a problem!"
The old lady and Mrs. Wang listened for a while and knew that this was the case.
Mrs. Wang was the first to refuse, and the old lady slowly shook her head.
Only with enough strength can we be taken seriously by today!
"Mother, it will definitely cost less than 850,000 taels of silver to build the provincial residence!"
However, he still said: "It seems that Yuanchun knows something!"
The old lady didn't particularly care about this.
The atmosphere in Rongqing Hall instantly became stagnant.
Since they all have murderous intentions, will it be the same today?
Just thinking about the murderous intention against Rong Mansion now makes even the old lady unable to sit still. Such a thing is really too terrifying.
"Besides, after the provincial residence is built, it belongs to the royal family. Why is it built so well?"
Jia Rong sneered and said, "Do you think there is too much money in the house and there is no place to put it?"
when!
The tea cup in the hands of Master Pardon fell directly on the blanket. He said angrily with a livid face: "Brother Rong is right, we can't put Rong Mansion in danger just because of the construction of the provincial residence..."