Yinlu happily left with the money her mother had saved over the years, leaving Wenxi in pain.
It’s not easy to save money these days! With such a son, it’s really hard to save money! To be honest, Wen Xi has a lot of good things in her private treasury, including countless pearls, jade, bonsai, and gold objects.
Silverware, jewelry, and silk can't fit into a side hall. It's just that these things are either donated by the local government or produced by the inner court manufacturing office, and they can't be exchanged for silver...
The son divided the house and the daughter got married. Wen Xi filled in a lot of good things, but there were still many good things. However, the gold filigree enamel Taiping Youxiang ornament on the rosewood table next to Wen Xi's feet was taken out and sold.
It is definitely worth one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver! And such things are just ordinary objects in the Wenxu Palace!
Just as he was thinking about his family fortune, Zhu'er walked in with a five-color phoenix-tailed statue with golden heron and lotus patterns. It was filled with newly bloomed peonies. They were large and as red as clouds, gorgeous and luxurious.
Zhu'er Fu Shen said: "This is the 'Yunxia Red' peony newly cultivated by the flower house. The color blooms very well, so I picked some off. It looks good and smells good."
Wen Xi pointed to the Golden Phoebe Eight Immortals table to the west and said: "Put it wherever you want." Inside the Eight Immortals table was a white jade carved plum blossom screen, which was a good thing presented by the governor of Shanxi. The whole thing was carved from white jade, and the entire
A round jade plate that was slightly larger than the dial was carved with strange stone plum blossoms, and was supported by a rosewood lotus base, as if it was holding a bright moon. Wen Xi liked it very much, so she placed it in the bedroom.
This picture screen is also a kind of screen, but it is not used for partitioning, but is purely an ornamental thing. It is generally relatively small, and some are even carved from whole jade. It uses precious sandalwood as the base, because it is large and complete.
Jade is rare, so the jade picture screen is the most precious among the screens. Wen Xi remembered that she also had a white jade Bodhidharma picture screen in her private treasury, but the carved figures were not what Wen Xi liked, so she kept it aside.
It's hot in summer, and it's a good place to cool off under the lush magnolia trees. It's naturally not as refreshing as Changchun Garden. It's a pity that Kangxi was busy with the northwest war, so he probably didn't have time to go there.
The gentle hand is holding an ivory bone stacked with colorful embroidery to celebrate the birthdays of immortals. There is a palace fan, a floor fan, and a freshly brewed jasmine tongue in the mouth, and a glass cup with red phoenix and sun embossed patterns. It is small and exquisite.
, the color is clear, the soup inside is yellow and rich, and the fragrance is fragrant. I sip it slowly with warm mouthfuls, holding a volume of "New Chronicles of Nations" by Feng Menglong in my hand, which is much better than history books.
Drinking a sip of tea and turning a page of the book, in the lazy dusk, is particularly leisurely.
Wanbi was embroidering a tulle fan on the side, doing every stitch and thread very carefully. There was a large box with lychee pattern placed on the white marble table. Inside, there were neatly arranged embroidery threads of various colors, and one of them was a bright bag.
Gold thread. This is also the embroidery thread Wanbi is using. She is embroidering an oriole. When embroidered with gold thread, it looks golden in the sun, which is particularly beautiful.
Two orioles sing in the green willows, and a row of egrets climb into the blue sky, which is exactly the scene she embroidered. The tulle is almost transparent. The texture of the gauze is light and thin, so the embroidery is double-sided in order to achieve perfection, so it is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.
"I said I wanted to ask you to embroider a round fan. In fact, I just wanted to ask someone to accompany me. You don't have to rush. Just embroider slowly." Wen Xi took a sip of tea and said slowly.
Wan Bi smiled gently and said, "I've been busy lately, and Bi'er has nothing to do except take care of Yan'er every day. I'm here to accompany E Niang, just to kill some time."
Wen Xi also had nothing to do. Kangxi was busy in the previous dynasty, so he only came here to sit around every day, and Wen Xi's son was also busy, so naturally a group of women were left with nothing to do, so they had to find something to do for themselves and someone to chat with.
While they were chatting, Yin Lu suddenly barged in without warning. He was wearing a heavy royal robe, and his head was covered in sweat. It could be seen that his back was soaked, and his whole face was also wet.
He was red and panting, as if something terrible had happened.
"Why are you here at this time?" Wen Xi gently put down the glass tea cup, doubtful. If she wanted to say hello, she would never do it in the evening when the red sun was setting in the west.
Yinlu took two deep breaths, and then said bitterly: "Mother, my son has just raised enough money, and was planning to ask people to go privately to the major grain stores to buy food. But he didn't expect that overnight, all the grain stores
The price of food has doubled!”
Wen Xi immediately heard something unusual. Even if the price of grain increased due to the war in the northwest, there was no need for it to rise so outrageously. It was not like it was going to hit the capital! Wen Xi frowned and said, "Who is controlling the grain behind the scenes?"
price?"
Yinlu gritted his teeth and said: "Who else could it be?! Apart from him, who else is looking forward to the return of the Western Expedition without success?!"
Wen Xi lowered her eyebrows and muttered, "Yin Zhen..." In Wen Xi's impression, although Yinzhen also resorted to violent means, he had never done anything that harmed the country and the country. She couldn't help but ask seriously: "
Are you sure? There is no misunderstanding."
"It was Seventeenth Brother who found out!" Yinlu was so angry that he felt angry. Who else has this ability except him?!
Wen Xi couldn't help but fell silent. Since it was Yinli who found out, there would be no misunderstanding.
Yinlu wiped the hot sweat off his face, drank three large cups of jasmine tongue, and calmed down a little before saying: "Fortunately, with E Niang's 750,000 shi of food, the Western Expedition army can still hold on."
A month later, my son asked Nian Gengyao to supervise the transportation."
A sneer appeared on Yinlu's face, and he said: "One month is enough time for my son to send people to the south of the Yangtze River to purchase grain and then transport it to the northwest! The fourth brother is acting like a villain in vain! The son originally planned to do it for convenience, so he thought
Let’s buy food directly from the capital! Now, although it will cost a little more trouble, we can still save a lot of money!”
Wen Xi nodded, this was considered a solution. Thinking that it was Yinzhen who secretly controlled the grain prices in Beijing, Wen Xi looked down upon him. She thought that Yinzhen was a man of action for the country and the people.
, it seems that for the sake of ambition, he can do anything.
Wen Xi turned to Zhu'er and said, "Go and make another pot of tea."
Just when Yinlu had rested, Li Dequan, the number one eunuch in front of Kangxi's imperial court, came in a hurry again. He came to look for Yinlu. He hurriedly saw the ceremony. Li Dequan touched the dense sweat on his head and said anxiously:
"Sixteenth Master, the Emperor is in a hurry to summon you! Hurry to the Yangxin Hall!"
Yinlu was slightly confused: "Father, what happened?"
Li Dequan stamped his feet anxiously: "Something big has happened! Lord Nian was robbed by Cewang Alabutan while he was escorting the Western Expedition Army's food and grass!"
"What?!" Yinlu looked horrified, "How is that possible! I specifically asked Nian Gengyao to follow the secret route of previous years. How could Cewang Alabutan know the escort route?!"
When Wen Xi heard this, she was filled with horror. The route of escorting the grain and grass was within the territory of the Qing Dynasty. How did Cewang Alabutan escape from the border guard and sneak into the country?! After thinking about it, the only answer was "a traitor"
"This is possible!
Li Dequan said anxiously: "The Emperor is so furious that he has already dismissed Mr. Nian and escorted him back to Beijing for questioning!"
Li Dequan said this to give Yin Lu a thorough explanation. It was true that food and grass had been stolen. As a logistics escort, Nian Gengyao must bear the primary responsibility. It is natural for him to be dismissed. He might not even be able to save his life!
Yinlu hurriedly thanked him, said goodbye to Wen Xi, and hurried to the Yangxin Hall.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
When Prince Yinlu of Yuan Dynasty rushed there, Prince Cheng, Prince Yong, Prince Heng and Prince Chun were all there.
"My ministers believe that Nian Gengyao's escort was unfavorable, so that half of the more than 700,000 stones of grain were burned and half were robbed. The crime is really not punishable and should be punished with death!" The person with a solemn face and sonorous words was Prince Yong, the fourth son of the emperor.
Yinzhen.
Kangxi unfolded the memorial on the imperial case which was full of vitriolic words. He glanced at his sons and then his eyes fell on the eldest son Yinzhi: "Third son, what do you think?"
Yinzhi looked at the fourth child, and then at Prince Yuan who had just arrived. He turned his eyes and said: "Back to Emperor Ama, my son feels that this matter is fishy. He should review it carefully before making a decision." This is purely true.
With the mud, both sides will not be offended.
Prince Heng Yinqi seconded the opinion: "I feel that although Nian Gengyao's fault is very big, the grain and grass were robbed in the Xining area, and the grain route is secret. It can be seen that someone among them secretly communicated with Zhungeer! I am not talented, so I would like to take a closer look.
Let’s review the case!”
Seeing this, Yinyou also hurriedly said: "Huang Ama, my son has been in the Ministry of Punishment for many years, and he is willing to join the trial with the fifth brother!"
After the sons finished speaking, Kangxi gave a faint hum and said: "Yinlu, Nian Gengyao is your servant, what do you think?"
Yinlu took a step forward and said respectfully: "My son thinks what the fifth brother and the seventh brother said is reasonable. Nian Gengyao did make a lot of mistakes, but there are many conflicts inside. It should be a fair trial!" As he said, he glanced sideways.
He glanced at Prince Yong: "Fourth Brother, do you think you are satisfied with this handling?"
"The sixteenth brother and the fifth brother are both wrong!" Yinzhen said with a selfless face, "Nian Gengyao is not a big mistake, but a big mistake, a big crime! If anyone has secretly communicated with Zhungeer, it must be this person!"
Yinlu raised his eyebrows and said: "Fourth brother, making this decision before the trial has been carried out is really inconsistent with the fair and selfless style of fourth brother in the past! Is it because Nian Gengyao is his younger brother's disciple that fourth brother is particularly strict?
"Said, Yinlu bowed with a smile, "Thank you, fourth brother! It's just good to be strict. If you are too strict, it will be unfair!"
"You -" Yinzhen was so angry that his face turned red for a moment, "Sixteenth brother, Nian Gengyao is your disciple, you should stay out of the way. If you make excuses for him like this, you will not be suspected of harboring him!"
Yinlu smiled and said: "If the younger brother can't escape the suspicion of harboring, then the fourth brother will certainly not escape the suspicion of frame-up. If we convict a person of collaborating with the enemy without evidence or evidence, isn't it a frame-up?" (To be continued.
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ps: Wan'er wr's new article "The Charioteer":
I dress up as a little orphan girl from a farm family, with excellent relatives and a scary reputation. Watch me trample on demons and monsters.
The husband must seize all the money, improve his situation, make money and become prosperous, and make money from farming and doing business.
Choose a good husband in advance and train him to suit your needs.
Live a new life and never wrong yourself if you wrong anyone!