The emperor has granted many princes titles, which has kept the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Work very busy.
The people in the Ministry of Rites are busy preparing canonization ceremonies for the canonized princes, while the Ministry of Works is busy arranging the expansion of the palace for those princes who have been promoted to higher positions, especially those princes who have been promoted from Baylor to princes.
Now that Yinqi has become Prince Heng, the palace will naturally need to be expanded. However, the Ministry of Industry arranges the princes one by one, and Yinqi's position happens to be in the middle.
The Ministry of Industry had to expand the residences of Prince Cheng and Prince Lian first, and then it was the turn of Prince Heng's residence in Yinqi.
As soon as she knew that the mansion was going to be expanded, Wanyue and the sisters in the backyard got busy and made plans one after another.
Su Xin wants to build a small pond in the expansion area and raise fish and other things in it.
Ma Gege hopes to build an extra kitchen so that she doesn't have to compete with the kitchen chefs in the house for the stove.
Qian Gege didn't have any objections. Apart from coming to Wanyue's house on time to say hello, she hardly interacted with anyone in the house.
Wanyue just hopes that there will be more places to enjoy the cool weather. The capital is very hot in summer. Except for the pavilion in the garden, which is still cool, the other pavilions in the mansion are not shaded.
Yinqi didn't intend to take care of the expansion of the palace. The things Huang Ama gave him were enough to keep him busy. If he took care of the expansion of the palace, he was afraid that both of him would be too busy, so he had to put the expansion aside.
Leave it to Wanyue to handle.
Wanyue thought that the expanded palace in her previous life was pretty good. The backyard and front yard were separate, so she could use it as a reference.
There is still an open space on the west side, but people from the Ministry of Works can measure it first and take a look. They also need to arrange accommodation for several children in the mansion, as well as accommodation for the servants who will take care of the children.
Grandma Wang looked at Wanyue who was busy with the expansion. She thought about it and reminded her: "Miss, I think you have been studying the expansion for several days, so you should take a rest.
It won’t be too late to make a decision after the adults from the Ministry of Industry come to the house to take measurements.”
Wanyue raised her head, blinked at Grandma Wang, and said with a smile: "I have lived in this mansion for decades. My descendants may still stay here in the future. We must be satisfied until we are satisfied."
Grandma Wang smiled and shook her head. Wanyue kept writing down what needed to be expanded on the paper, while muttering: "I don't know how much money Emperor Ama will allocate for this expansion. If it's not enough, I'll have to do it myself."
Fill it up!"
"Isn't this possible? Won't the Ministry of Works be solely responsible for the money for expansion and repairs?" Grandma Wang asked curiously.
"The money is managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the Ministry of Works is responsible for repairs, the money has to be obtained from the Ministry of Household Affairs. This process is troublesome and time-consuming. In addition, the money in the national treasury may not be sufficient, so the princes have to make up for it themselves.
It's perfectly normal." Wanyue said very calmly, but Grandma Wang looked at her in shock, as if the young lady knew these things very well.
But if the palace is really to make up for the money, the lady won’t pay for it out of her own pocket then, right?
With this thought in her mind, Grandma Wang couldn't help but say something more: "Then if our Prince Heng's Mansion is short of money during the expansion, will you, Miss, make up for it yourself?"
When Wanyue heard this, her eyes almost dropped to the ground. She quickly raised her head to look at the confused Aunt Wang, and said seriously: "How could it be possible? I won't use my own money to make up for it.
Let the cashier fill it directly, and all my money will be reserved for Hongyuan and Sifeng."
When Grandma Wang heard this, she felt relieved.
About half a month later, when Wanyue was taking a break at noon, Yudan knocked on the door, "Master, an official from the Ministry of Works has arrived and said they wanted to measure the open space to the west. The prince has not come back yet, and the workers
The official from the Ministry said that he wanted to find someone in charge to look over, so Butler Yan sent someone over to find you, Master."
When Wanyue heard the noise, she quickly stood up and shouted to Yudan outside the house: "You come in first."
Yudan pushed the door open and walked in. Wanyue had already put on her coat. While tying her coat, she sat in front of the dressing mirror and ordered to Yudan: "Please send someone to the dining room to prepare some melon and fruit tea for the adults from the Ministry of Works."
, we can’t neglect them. Then let someone notify the dining room to prepare some wine and food and send them to the front yard and main hall."
"Yes, Nanny Li had someone prepare it just now." Yudan lowered his head and replied, then picked up the jade comb on the dressing table and tidied Wanyue's hair.
When the two arrived at the open space to the west, the Ministry of Works official who was surveying had almost finished the survey.
After seeing Wanyue, the three measuring officials quickly bowed and saluted, "I have seen the Five Fortunes and the Five Fortunes. The Five Fortunes are auspicious!"
The tone of the adults was quite serious. Wanyue did not want them to talk about these false etiquette at this time, so she could only reply with a smile: "My lords, there is no need to be more polite. I have troubled these three lords about the expansion of Prince Heng's Mansion. I will wait for you."
After we finish measuring this open space, please be sure to come and sit in the house for a while, and let us do our best to entertain the three adults."
After hearing this, the three officials looked at each other for a moment, then stood up a little embarrassed and said: "Then it's better to obey orders than to be respectful. Thank you Prince Heng and Fujin."
After that, they continued to measure.
It was also the first time that Yudan saw officials coming to the house to measure the open space. He was a little curious for a moment and stood behind Wanyue and asked in a low voice: "Master, why are they measuring the open space?"
"After they measure, officials from the Ministry of Industry will draw a rough outline of the house based on their measurement results. Then we will let them make adjustments based on their drawings." Wanyue replied calmly. Now Cheng
Prince Jun and Prince Lian were in front of them, and when it was really Prince Heng's turn to expand the palace, they would have to wait until next year.
Yu Dan seemed to understand. She thought about the crowded thatched house in her home, where six people slept in one room, her parents, and three younger brothers and sisters. She had no choice but to come here as a maid.
For a moment, Yudan felt that it was better to have money and power. She couldn't count on power in this life, but she had saved a lot of money with Wufujin, and she could let her parents expand the house. Yudan couldn't help but smile.
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After the surveying officials finished their work, Butler Yan took them to the main hall in the front yard. Yinqi also came back from his official duties and happened to bump into the three adults.
When they saw Yinqi, they all knelt down and saluted, "I will join you, Prince Heng. Good luck to Prince Heng!"
Yinqi glanced at Wanyue with some confusion. He didn't know who these officials were and why they were kneeling here.
Wanyue hurriedly raised her head and explained to Yinqi: "These three adults were sent by the Ministry of Works to measure the open space to the west."
When Yinqi heard this, he immediately understood. However, when it was his turn to expand the palace, it would probably be next year. He was a little surprised to come to measure it so early.
He then replied in a deep voice: "You three gentlemen, please get up quickly."
"Your Majesty, I have asked people to prepare wine and food for the three adults in the main hall. Why don't you have a meal with the three adults?" Wanyue winked at Yiqi, who was stunned for a while before he understood Wanyue.
the meaning of.
"Well, the three adults have invited you!" After Yinqi came to his senses, he raised his hand and said to the three adults.
It was the first time for the three adults to come to Prince Heng's Mansion, but none of them had very high official positions. They did not expect to receive such kindness, and they admired Yinqi and Wanyue very much in their hearts.
As soon as the three returned to the Ministry of Industry, they told their colleagues what happened at Prince Heng's Mansion, which made the officials who went to Prince Cheng and Prince Lian's Mansion a little jealous of them.
