Relying on the information from the Eagle Department, the tax affairs of Fontaine County have come to an end for the time being. Ji Yun, who was seeking trouble, has not been heard from either. I guess he has learned a lesson and will be quiet for a while.
The day after returning to the Duke's Mansion, Yue Jinghua called the old housekeeper Hongshan and asked about the current situation of the Duke's Mansion.
Although they had only been together for one night, Sequoia had already discovered that both his wife Lie Rou and his daughter Hong Ling now regarded Yue Jinghua's words as an imperial edict.
During the absence of the young Duke, matters in the mansion were naturally left to the young lady.
Yue Jinghua took stock of the debts of the Duke's Palace and discovered that just as Hong Ling said earlier, the Duke's Palace was once as wealthy as the rest of the country, but about six years ago, it gave a large sum of money to the Imperial Military Department as military pay, which was about Four years ago, after drinking and chatting with General Long Ao, the Duke made a huge bet with a group of ministers from aristocratic imperial families and spent all their money, which led to the Duke's Palace going bankrupt.
"So, the biggest creditor of the Duke's Palace now is the Protector General's Palace, followed by several wealthy families in the imperial capital?" Looking at the empty Duke's Palace, with only the house and walls left, Yue Jinghua knew that at the beginning, When the Duke's Palace went bankrupt, those so-called wealthy families in the imperial capital must have sent people to loot the entire Duke's Palace.
"Actually, the Duke's Mansion is not completely without property. The old slave still has one or two shops. It's just that the situation of those shops is a bit special and they cannot be rented out. This is why the situation in the Duke's Mansion has not improved. In addition to protecting the Because we are related to the General's Palace by marriage, we have never come here to cause trouble. From other families, at the end of previous years, the stewards and servants of each family would come to the Duke's Palace to cause trouble. Thanks to the eldest young master, he was defeated by his strength. After being selected into the Dragon Rider Preparatory Camp, we had a quiet year last year," Sequoia said with emotion.
"In-laws?" Yue Jinghua asked curiously.
"Hua'er, you have forgotten that in the early years, your eldest brother was engaged to Miss Long Rui, the eldest granddaughter of the Protector General's Mansion," Lie Rou reminded softly, while explaining to Sequoia, that ever since Yue Jinghua was frightened in the Hundred Beasts Mountain, After that, I forgot some things.
Sequoia also knew that the life of the young lady and his wife had not been smooth these years outside. He looked at the confused Yue Jinghua with distress, and thought for a while, "Madam, actually I shouldn't say more about this matter, but it's so big." The young master is already nineteen years old and should have started a family long ago. However, his marriage to Miss Long Rui has been delayed again and again. I am afraid that if it continues to be delayed, it will not be good for both families."
Having said this, Lie Rou also let out a long sigh.
Among the several children, Lierou owed Yue Min the most.
Yue Minzhi had no worries about food and clothing when he was young, and he was a young nobleman with a prominent status.
A sudden change in his family made him grow up overnight and take on the responsibility of the entire family.
A few years ago, Lie Rou was in the Shang Kingdom and had no way to interfere in the marriage of her eldest son. But now she has returned to the imperial capital. Yue Minzhi has reached the age of nineteen. In the imperial capital, many children of aristocratic families are already full of wives and concubines at such an age. , only Yue Minzhi is still alone.
This makes her, a mother-in-law, not sad.
But Yue Minzhi's marriage is indeed a long-standing problem.
You must know that if the Duke's Palace had not declined, he would have been a perfect match for the eldest granddaughter of the general who protected the country, and he would have been the envy of everyone.
But now that the Duke's Palace is in decline, if you come to ask for marriage, you will probably be ridiculed for wanting to eat swan meat. But if you don't ask for marriage, Yue Minzhi is already engaged, so it is hard to go to other houses to ask for marriage.
"Since we are in a dilemma, it is better to go to the General Protector's Office and make it clear as soon as possible. If they are willing to marry, we will dare to marry. If they are unwilling to marry, we will terminate the contract. Why drag on and end up in a dilemma," Yue Jinghua
I believe that things between men and women are based on your own will.
If the Protector General's Palace looks down on others, it is better to terminate the contract as soon as possible. Even if the Duke's Palace declines, it will not be easy to find another knowledgeable and sensible woman in the imperial capital. Why should I wrong my brother?
"Miss, you are not in the imperial capital, so you don't know the reason. The General Protector's Mansion has long wanted to dissolve this marriage, but Miss Long Rui refused to terminate the contract. She is very popular with the veteran General Protector Long Ao.
The General Protector's Mansion has not proposed to terminate the contract," Hongshan sighed secretly. His young lord was a handsome man, and now he has been selected into the Dragon Rider Preparatory Camp. It is reasonable for Miss Long Rui to fall in love with him.
"What do you mean, brother?" Yue Jinghua was curious about Long Rui's attitude.
She has already met Long Jiuzun, and her impression of the Long family is very average. Long Rui is one of the "evil officials" in the imperial capital. She doesn't know what he is like, but if her brother likes her, she will not reject Long Rui. After all,
, she still believed in her brother's vision.
"The young master never mentioned it, but Miss Longrui also joined the Dragon Rider Preparatory Camp for the sake of the young master," Sequoia said with pride and emotion at the same time.
"Miss Long Rui's child is also a real person." Lie Rou and Long Rui's mother have a good relationship. They also watched Long Rui grow up and knew that although the child was a bit arrogant, he was devoted to Minzhi.
The training in the Dragon Riders' preparatory camp is extremely hard, but a delicate lady like Long Rui from aristocratic family volunteered to go, which shows that she is also a tough-minded person.
"It's a pity that the Dragon Rider Preparatory Camp is closed for training. Otherwise, I would have to see with my own eyes what kind of person Long Rui is and whether he is suitable to be my sister-in-law," Yue Jinghua laughed playfully.
Unexpectedly, Lierou coughed and muttered: "Hua'er, you are already seventeen years old. If you talk about marriage..."
I am not afraid of heaven and earth, I am only afraid of the talk of my beautiful mother.
Before Lie Rou finished speaking, Yue Jinghua jumped up as if his butt was on fire, called Salman and ran out: "Mom, I'm going to go for a walk in the city first. It's been so long since I returned to the imperial capital, and I haven't gone yet.
Find Yunluo."
Seeing her daughter disappear in a flash, Lierou shook her head and laughed and cursed, her eyes filled with doting.
Seeing Sequoia on the side, his old face turned into a chrysanthemum smile.
"Madam, according to Lao Nu, the young lady has changed the most in the past few years. When she comes back from this trip, she seems to be a changed person. The young master will definitely be very happy to see her," Sequoia looked at the Yue family.
With several children grown up, he was very pleased to see Yue Jinghua's transformation.
"Sequoia, is there any news about him in Yuannian?" Lierou hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask.
"Madam," Sequoia was very surprised. It had been a long time since he heard Madam mention the Lord. Madam had always kept silent about the Lord's disappearance and was very evasive. "There is no news. The old slave is also looking for
I asked around, but there is still no news."
"That's it, don't look for it anymore," Lierou seemed to have expected this result, but her eyes no longer had the sadness of the past. In the past few years, it was not just her children who had changed. Perhaps unconsciously, her heart had changed.