The old lady said, "You are jealous that Shu'er has a good marriage. Have you ever thought about the fact that the Su family is an only daughter, Shu'er, and Yu'er sisters are guilty of having a jade, and have you ever thought about the many dangers they have experienced. This
In the past few years, you have seen Shu'er at home several times. She is always running around. Do you know what she is busy with? Do you know whether she is being plotted or hunted down? You only see the splendor of the Hou Mansion.
If you can't see the blood behind them, are you willing to let Wan'er and Yao'er live such a life of fear?"
The eldest lady woke up from her dream and was confused. She shook her head subconsciously. The old lady knew that she had listened. She waved and asked Feng Wan to come to her side, "Wan'er, I have a personal marriage. I believe that grandma will not harm you.
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Feng Wan's eyes turned red, "Wan'er knows."
"Today is a conversation we have as a family behind closed doors. No words can be leaked out. It is easy to cause trouble. We all understand."
The three sisters stood up and saluted, "Yes!"
After the old lady became angry and very tired, Feng Changlin led the confused eldest lady away. The old lady kept the three sisters talking for another quarter of an hour before the three left Songhe Garden.
Feng Jiao gave Feng Yu a hard look and asked fiercely, "I have told you what my grandmother said a long time ago, so you know everything, but you don't tell me and my sister."
"Fourth sister, you can easily understand what you want to know, and you can't teach what you don't want to understand, no matter how hard you teach it." Feng Yu said calmly, "We have only been in Beijing for three years. No matter how inexperienced the world is, we should be aware of it." Feng Yu said.
Looking at Feng Wan, whose eyes were red, she said, "Sister, it's windy and cold. You should rest early. My sister is leaving."
Fengyu took Qiuxiang to the plum garden, and Fengji stamped her feet, "She did it on purpose. Fang Lingjun must have told her before, but she didn't tell us, which made her grandmother scold her mother and also hurt her sister."
"Yu'er, why do you always blame Yu'er for everything?" Feng Wan was sad but also helpless, "Please always keep in mind what grandma said."
She left lightly, and Feng Wan caught up with her, begging for mercy. Two girls were holding lanterns in front of her to lead the way, but Feng Wan really didn't care about her.
Qiuxiang, Fengwan, and Fengjiao's girl were all pushed away by Rong's mother. They were far away and couldn't hear what they were talking about. They could vaguely hear the old lady cursing people. She shouldn't have asked. Qiuxiang was never curious and just protected Feng.
Yu returned to Meiyuan.
Instead, Feng Yu asked, "Qiuxiang, among the birds born in a nest, some will fly up the branches and become phoenixes, while others will fall into the abyss and become crows. Will you feel resentful?"
"Girl, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Feng Yu chuckled lightly, "I felt it."
Feng Shu had already mentioned what the old lady said to her. When she was young, Feng Shu had intentionally or unintentionally told her about the situation in the DPRK and the relationship between the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and the Su family and the Feng family. Regardless.
No matter what other people think, no matter how upright Feng Changlin is, in everyone's eyes, the Feng family is a member of the Zhenbei Houfu's ship.
The Feng family also had the Jiangnan Su family, who was extremely wealthy. The daughter-in-law of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was already a powerful person. The rest of the sisters could only marry lowly or choose rich and idle people with no real power.
Feng Yu heard these things from Feng Shu when she was very young, and after intertwining souls with Xie Xun, she understood more clearly the crisis in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. The crisis in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was the crisis of the Feng family.
Feng Changlin was in the middle of the game, so he knew even more clearly that neither he nor the old lady wanted the eldest lady to go around for fear of causing trouble, but for the sake of her sister's marriage, she sacrificed Wan'er and Yao'er, Feng Yu
I feel that her arrogant aunt will not give in.
The two returned to the plum garden. Zhang Da was waiting for Feng Yu. Qiu Xiang hung up the cloak that Feng Yu took off and poured her a cup of ginger tea. After Zhang Da waited for her to drink the tea, he said, "Girl, Wang Lizheng's family has replenished 80 shi of grain."
, this year’s silver was not handed over. I went to check his accounts. He didn’t deposit any silver in any bank in Kyoto. It’s not like he has any silver in his home. He has three servants in his family, and Nuanyang detained one. I asked specifically.
In addition to drinking flower wine, Wang Lizheng's daily expenses at home are not large. The basic necessities, food, housing and transportation of his family are like those of a wealthy family. It stands to reason that his family's level of expenses can be provided by the harvest of the fields, so where can the rest of the silver go?
Mystery, he couldn't hand over the silver and begged, it must be because he didn't have any money."
Feng Yu put down her tea cup, "Then where did this money go? Besides, after so many years, my family should have a considerable amount of money saved."
Due to the terrain, there are not many paddy fields in Yilingzhuang. However, the area of dry fields is huge, including corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton, etc. If it is difficult to ensure a family's livelihood based on paddy fields alone, these grains include corn and sorghum in addition to rice.
Especially wheat, the output is quite abundant. People in Lingzhuang can consign corn and rice at the grain store, which shows that the food is very abundant.
Zhang Da hesitated to speak, and Feng Yu asked, "What's wrong?"
"Wang Lizheng said that the eldest lady asked him to be filial every year, and all the extra money was given to the eldest lady." Zhang Da lowered his head and told the truth. He did not dare to hide these things from Feng Yu.
Feng Yu was startled. This Wang Li was a distant cousin of the eldest lady's family, and his relationship was not that close. In her impression, he came to Feng Mansion only a few times. Feng Yu thought of Feng Wan's marriage, and then thought of the eldest lady's knot.
, "Forget it, let's forget it. How much food did you receive?"
"About 1,000 shi."
"There is still grain in the granary. After you collect 5,000, tell Nuanyang that when the Zhenbei Hou Mansion needs it, you can hand it over to them."
"yes!"
Feng Yu chuckled and said, "You are injured. Go to the warehouse to get thirty taels. Have a good rest at home these days and come back in three days."
"Thank you, girl."
Zhenbeihou Mansion.
After Nuanyang came back, he told Xie Xun about the situation in Zhuangzi. Nuanyang said, "The main family there has six acres of paddy fields and more than ten acres of cotton and wheat. In the past few years, we can earn a thousand taels by selling low and selling high. His family can see that
This is an ordinary wealthy gentleman with a hundred taels. The whereabouts of the money is a mystery. He said that he gave it to Mrs. Feng. I don't believe it. Mr. Feng is an honest official. It is ordinary for Mrs. Feng to accept some filial piety. If he said that he gave so much money, it is not true.
It's very possible. When I investigated his family members, I found that this matter is a bit complicated. It will involve Dong Palace, master, are you going to continue?"
"Say!" Xie Xun had just finished practicing his sword, took off his wrist guard and threw it aside casually, his expression indifferent.
"Wang Lizheng's eldest son is from the East Palace. What's interesting is that Wang Lizheng's eldest son can't read, ride or shoot. When he was young, he ran rampant in the countryside and was a bully. He suddenly became the Donggong family. This is unusual." Nuan Yang said.
, no more words.
"East Palace..." Xie Xun looked in the direction of the East Palace. The Zhenbei Hou Mansion was very close to the imperial palace. Standing at the Star Observation Tower in the mansion, he could see the majestic palace. He did not expect that this matter would also involve the East Palace.
Prince Yu Wenjing of the East Palace had a reputation as a virtuous man, gentle and benevolent, but the late emperor caused widespread resentment due to his brutal and harsh administration. Therefore, the Marquis of Zhenbei on the side of the Qing monarch was a hero of the people of Yanyang. Emperor Jianming had no bad deeds with the help of civil and military officials, and the prince was wise and benevolent.
, won the hearts and minds of the people. Ningzhou has been in war for many years. From the imperial court to the people, they are cutting back on clothing and diet. Emperor Jianming took the lead in reducing the expenses of the palace. The same is true for the East Palace. The prince has assisted in the affairs of the court and wants to make friends with the ministers and win the hearts of the people.
Money is indispensable, the treasury is empty, and the East Palace has only a few ways to make money.
"Master Marquis, do you want to investigate?" Fei Ying sat on the roof holding his sword. He was not afraid to investigate the East Palace. As long as his master said a word, he would dare to break into the palace.
"Check!" Xie Xun said with a half-smile, "If you have short hands, you will naturally have to give her an answer."
"clear!"
It seems that I set the wrong date yesterday and updated an extra chapter. Today is just one chapter.