The door rumbled open, and then closed again amidst the uniform greeting sound like a mountain call.
The people staying outside were in a daze: Has the gate of Duke Wei's Mansion been opened? Or has it not been opened?
The eldest lady and uncle?
Duke Wei's legitimate daughter was not born smoothly, and he had no children, let alone brothers. Where did the eldest lady come from?
Everyone was full of doubts and talked a lot, but they could only disperse.
But Lao Miao, the housekeeper who entered the mansion, was holding a thick account book and reporting to Shen Qingyu about Duke Wei's property in the capital and its revenue in the past few years.
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao listened quietly, looking very calm on the outside but turbulent on the inside.
"In the past four years, the three grain and oil shops in Beijing have made a total profit of more than 32,000 taels;"
"The profit of the grocery store is less, only more than 13,000 taels..."
It can easily cost ten thousand taels or thirty thousand taels...
After four years without a boss in the capital, the shop of Duke Wei can still make such huge profits. All I can say is: Duke Wei’s servants are well-mannered, and their servants are really capable of taking care of things! They are also really loyal! Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao looked at each other, and both thought of the Qingping Hou Mansion, which was a bag of chaff.
To be able to live like that, the two masters of Qingpinghou Mansion can be regarded as unique and unique.
But now, these things have nothing to do with either of them.
After all, weren’t we expelled from the clan?
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao both breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other with a smile.
The housekeeper didn't understand, and thought that the young couple felt happy because they heard that they had so much money. Although he was confused as to why a young lady suddenly appeared, he still had to listen to what the lady said.
"Madam said that in recent years, all the income generated by the Weiguo Palace in the capital has been given to the lady, and all expenditures and arrangements have been made by the lady."
As he said that, the butler brought a box over.
The box is full of banknotes, some are 100 taels each, and some are 500 taels each. It’s a thick stack, and it looks very large.
Shen Qingyu took the box over with a smile: "That's it, I'll keep it first."
A stewardess next to me came forward and said, "Miss, if there is nothing else to do, can I take you and your uncle to your yard?"
Shen Qingyu nodded: "That's fine."
Shen Qingyu's yard is right next to the main courtyard. It has a thousand-work bed, various rosewood furniture, golden furnishings, rare flowers and trees, freshly made blue gauze, and a box full of the latest jewelry...<
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It can be seen that they are all newly decorated and taken with great care.
Apparently, Zhao Yuzhu’s letter allowed them to prepare the yard in just a few days.
"Miss, is there anything else you need to adjust? If you're not satisfied with anything, just tell me and I'll ask them to adjust."
The nun in charge is extremely courteous.
"No need to adjust, just leave it as it is." Shen Qingyu was extremely satisfied.
It’s just a temporary resting place, so what are the workers doing?
She has no sense of belonging to the Duke's Mansion, which she has never been to before.
After just sitting for a while, Shen Qingyu came out.
Seeing that the eldest lady was about to leave just after she came back, the housekeeper was a little panicked: "Miss, uncle, what did you do inappropriately? Just tell me, and the younger ones will definitely change it!"
Shen Qingyu looked at the housekeeper with a smile: "It's not that what you did was inappropriate, it's just that we are used to living in Xinghua Hutong and don't plan to live here."
Although it is said to be my mother's family, it is my mother's family that I have never visited before.
Here, Shen Qingyu was about to leave the Duke's Mansion when a boy suddenly ran inside like crazy. While panicking, he shouted: "The Holy...the Imperial Decree has arrived..."
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao looked at each other and were stunned.
Take this time to issue an edict?!
What does His Majesty the Emperor think?
However, since what came was an imperial edict, it definitely couldn't be for the servants of Duke Wei's mansion. Shen Qingyu had no choice but to stop and let the butler set up the incense table to receive the edict.
The imperial edict was issued, which was to make Shen Qingyu the Lord of Qingyu County.
Shen Qingyu was stunned!
This... is it a matter of time to issue an imperial edict, or to make yourself the county head? What do you think, His Majesty the Emperor?
No matter what happens, let’s thank you first.
Thank you, give rewards, give people a one-stop service, send the guards and father-in-law out of the door, send the imperial edict to the ancestral hall for worship, and sort out all kinds of rewards...
It’s time to eat.
The housekeeper asked me to stay, and I don’t want to go back, so just eat it.
Here I think that Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao stayed in the Duke Wei's Mansion, and even received the imperial edict to seal the county master. The news soon spread to the ears of the wealthy families in the capital.
The eldest lady of Duke Wei's mansion fell from the sky and actually married the prince of Qingpinghou's mansion.
It happened that just two days ago, Qingpinghou personally entered the palace and begged Your Majesty to take away the title of Prince Qingpinghou and expel him from the clan.
Now all the major families are laughing so hard that they slap their thighs.
It's really an eye-opener to personally try to hinder one's own family!
The ladies who had previously been secretly willing to marry the second son of the Qingping Hou Mansion also sent people to visit and canceled their next invitation.
The meaning couldn't be clearer: We regret it and quit.
When Qingpinghou and his wife heard the news at home, they were so angry that they fell down!
Is there anything you still don’t understand now?
Although His Majesty the Emperor agreed to deprive Qi Yunxiao of his position as the crown prince of the Qingping Marquis Mansion, he later gave him rewards, appointed officials, and granted the title of county head to his daughter-in-law. Obviously, he wanted to tell the world that Qi Yunxiao was His Majesty the Emperor.
people!
Anyone of you who dislikes him is equivalent to looking down on me!
When did Qi Yunxiao become so embarrassed in front of His Majesty?
Why haven’t you heard any news?
What a ghost!
Qingpinghou and his wife looked at each other: What should we do?
Qi Yunheng didn't know what was going on, so he ran over to express his grievances: "Father, Prince Cheng didn't take me with him when he went out for the past two days. What's going on? I didn't offend him either..."
Qingpinghou looked at him feebly: What's going on? It's just that in other people's eyes, you are useless.
Although Crown Prince Cheng lives in the capital and fights cockfights and lackeys every day, he never interacts with such useless children of aristocratic families.
This also shows from the side: The Qingping Hou Mansion, after he removed Qi Yunxiao's crown prince position and expelled the clan in a single thought, completely became the laughing stock of the capital.
The decline of Qingpinghou Mansion is irreversible.
In just two days, Qingpinghou suddenly seemed to have aged ten years.
Mrs. Qingpinghou was so frightened: "What's wrong with you?"
Qingpinghou waved his hand: "It's okay." His tone was old and tired.
Mrs. Qingpinghou didn't believe it: "You're like this, and you still say it's okay?"
Qingpinghou endured it again and again, but finally couldn't hold it back anymore. He stared at Mrs. Qingpinghou with sinister eyes: "You want to know the reason? Then I'll tell you!"
"Because you attacked that little bastard again and again, because you failed to take care of the family and raised the children to be extravagant, because you forced him to take the money back again and again, and because you encouraged me to ask His Majesty to take it away.
His position as the heir apparent..."
"And because you said that such a person should not stay at home to avoid unrest in the family, you asked me to expel him from the clan..."
"Our Qingpinghou Mansion is really going to fall..."