Chapter 1,244 The Bride Returns, Work Arrangements
Not long after, Huanbi and Liuzhu brought Lan Xin's dowry box.
Lan Xin then asked Su Mingzhe what should be given as a meeting gift.
Su Mingzhe looked at the box and picked out a few items.
When Lan Xin saw this, she didn't say anything.
However, the two maids Huanbi and Liuzhu next to them showed distressed expressions.
Ling Zhu's dowry for his daughter Lan Xin, plus Al Ling'a's decision to add the dowry from the public account, totaled only sixty-four dowries.
These dowries are mainly furniture, utensils, cloths, silks, ready-made clothes and other items.
In other words, these dowries are large items that are not very valuable and are not suitable as face-to-face gifts.
The few pieces that Su Mingzhe picked out as greeting gifts were basically the few fine jewelry and jade pieces that Lan Xin could get.
It's no wonder that the two girls Huanbi and Liuzhu felt very distressed about this.
However, the master Lan Xin didn't say anything. Huanbi and Liuzhu were just little girls, so naturally they couldn't make irresponsible remarks.
Not long after, Grandma Zhang, who was guarding outside, came in to report that her concubine, Mrs. Li, had arrived with her three children.
Everyone finished the ceremony.
Lan Xin still followed the man's instructions and picked out four meeting gifts and gave them to Mr. Li and her three children.
Su Mingzhe now has one direct Fu Jin (Rou Ze), two side Fu Jin (Nian Shilan, Lan Xin), two concubine Fu Jin (Li family, Yi Xiu), and six concubines (Song family, Feng family, Geng family). , Tang's, Yingying, Lili).
Among them, the four concubines of Song, Feng, Geng and Tang were all with his direct descendant Jin Rouze.
Yingying and Lili were the two beauties rewarded by the prince in June. After being used by Su Mingzhe, they lived with Mrs. Li.
Of these six concubines, only Mrs. Song gave birth to a child, and it died in infancy. It was equivalent to having no children and no need to give gifts.
The two concubines Fujin and Su Mingzhe's four children all needed to be given gifts.
The few of them chatted for a while, and at Su Mingzhe's signal, Lan Xin changed into pink clothes and followed Mrs. Li to visit his direct descendant Fujin Rouze and side Fujin Shilan.
Rouze has a gentle temperament, and when she saw Lan Xin, who had an appearance that was eighty-nine times similar to hers, she was both surprised and kind. After some instructions, she rewarded her with a lot of gifts.
Lan Xin also took the opportunity to give gifts to Yi Xiu and Hong Hui.
Rou Ze was happy to see Lan Xin act steadily and generously.
Later, Lan Xin went to visit Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan has always been cautious in doing things in Zhenbeile Mansion. Even if Lan Xin just came in, she would not dare to make a big deal.
Finally, Nian Shilan learned from the maid Songzhi that her concubine Fujinrou had given her many gifts, and Lan Xin also gave her concubine Fujin and several children a gift. After thinking for a moment, she asked the maid to take a box of jewelry. Give it to Lan Xin.
In this way, Lan Xin only gave six greeting gifts, and turned around and received two boxes of jewelry, as well as various silk and satin gifts, which was considered a huge profit.
Su Mingzhe had already expected what happened to Lan Xin.
After all, as the direct descendant of Fujin, Rou Ze is a capable and tolerant woman.
The women of Zhenbeile Mansion, under Rouze's training and management, have always lived in harmony and were safe.
Time is ticking towards evening.
Su Mingzhe had dinner in Lanxin Courtyard.
As a visitor, Aunt Zhang had someone boil the bath water in advance and asked her young lady to bathe and change clothes.
Su Mingzhe's body was originally very clean, but he also rinsed it off.
After You hour, it was completely dark.
The six glazed palace lanterns in the bedroom were all lit by Huanbi.
When Liu Zhu helped Lan Xin walk into the bedroom after taking a bath, she saw a man wearing a white silk gown sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a book and reading with gusto.
When Lan Xin saw it, she didn't dare to disturb her. She could only wear a pink dress and sit in front of the dressing table, letting Huanbi and Liuzhu fix their makeup and waste time.
Boom, boom! Boom, boom!
The sound of the clock passing by.
Su Mingzhe finally raised his head, with a hint of confusion in his eyes:
"Is it already Haishi?"
When Lan Xin heard that the man finally made some noise, she replied shyly:
"Yes, it's already Haishi, Fourth Master!"
"I'll call you 'ye' from now on!"
Su Mingzhe opened his consciousness and didn't find anyone listening to the corner outside, so he spread his arms and asked Huanbi and Liuzhu to help him undress.
Lan Xin shyly leaned over and helped along with the maid.
Su Mingzhe was not polite. After untying his shirt, he took Lan Xin, who had already become weak and weak, and pushed him down on the bed.
Just as Yi Xiu said in the morning, Su Mingzhe's anger has been vented a lot, and now he needs to flirt slowly to get into the mood.
And Lan Xin's feeling is that the "cold-faced king" rumored by the outside world is extraordinarily gentle when he treats her.
Under the illumination of candlelight, the two figures in the gauze tent kept overlapping each other.
I don't know how long it took.
Lan Xin's voice was almost hoarse, and her hands and feet had no strength at all.
Su Mingzhe then lay down contentedly and called Huanbi and Liuzhu, who were blushing outside, and asked them to go to bed to clean up the aftermath for himself and Lan Xin.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the ninth day of the wedding, according to the royal etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, Su Mingzhe escorted Lan Xin back home.
When Ling Zhu saw his daughter coming in shyly and her son-in-law Su Mingzhe smiling like a spring breeze, he knew that his daughter was living a happy life.
According to etiquette, Su Mingzhe asked Ling Zhu to sit high and bowed himself.
Ling Zhu also accepted this gift very calmly.
After the ceremony, Ling Zhu wanted to greet his son-in-law to take his seat.
Su Mingzhe asked Ling Zhu to prepare a quiet room for conversation:
"Brother Amu (father-in-law), now Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is seriously ill. According to the imperial doctor, his time is running out. As for the candidate for the new Shangshu, I think it is Li Zhenyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. How is my relationship with him? "
Li Zhenyu, who has been an official for thirty years, has always been honest and dedicated to the public, loves the people like a son, has good abilities, and has a good official reputation.
Emperor Kangxi praised him many times.
In the 30th year of Kangxi's reign, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Because he did a good job, he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
And because of his uprightness, clear and skillful handling of cases, and fair and impartial judgments, he was highly praised. During the third year of Kangxi's reign, he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When Ling Zhu heard Su Mingzhe's words, he was immediately dumbfounded:
"Fourth Master, this Li Shangshu is now the Shangshu of the Ministry of Husbandry. He has always done things well. How could he be transferred to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites?"
Although the official ranks of the six ministers are all Zhengpin, they are all bachelors.
However, in the eyes of civil and military officials, when ranking the importance of the six departments, the Department of Personnel must definitely be ranked first, and the Department of Husbandry must be ranked second.
As for the Ministry of Rites, it can only compete with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment for third place.
It stands to reason that Li Zhenyu is now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, with a good reputation and ability. Even if he is transferred, he should be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. How can he be transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites?
Ling Zhu really didn't understand.
Su Mingzhe was not stingy with his advice and directly analyzed it for him:
"A few days ago, Zhang Tingyu brought news that the Zhungeer tribe colluded with Lhazang Khan and planned to rebel next year. The imperial court will definitely send troops to suppress it."
"When Li Zhenyu was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was indeed honest and dedicated to the public affairs, and he could also practice frugality. However, once the border is in an emergency, a continuous supply of food and grass will be needed!"
"Li Zhenyu loves the people like his own son, and if you ask him to impose excessive taxes... I'm afraid he won't agree!"
Ling Zhu had been an official for many years and after hearing this, he already understood.
When Li Zhenyu was the Minister of Household Affairs, he really kept an eye on his money bag and prevented embezzlement and bribery from happening.
But now, with the border war imminent, Kangxi urgently needed a household secretary who could increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Li Zhenyu obviously does not meet the requirements, so,
He will be transferred.
It happened that the Minister of Rites was seriously ill and was dying, so it was logical that Li Zhenyu would be transferred when the time came.
After Ling Zhu understood this, he immediately raised his hands and asked:
"Fourth Master, I don't have much contact with Li Zhenyu. Now he wants to come over, what should I do?"
"Since you don't know me, you don't need to do anything. Even, you don't need to do anything!"
Su Mingzhe was given the opportunity face to face, and Ling Zhu couldn't help but marveled after hearing this.
With Su Mingzhe's advice, Ling Zhu believed that he would definitely be reused by Li Zhenyu.