"Master, our people saw Zhou Rui, the foreign steward of the second house, in Tongzhou!"
On the other side, the elder received a report from the manpower sent to Tongzhou, with a sneer on his face, and Mrs. Wang stretched out her hand to Tongzhou.
"Let Tongzhou's men keep a close eye on Zhou Rui and don't let him take advantage of him!"
The elder ordered: "Find out their specific plans first, don't jump into the trap and alarm the snake!"
Mr. Zhou Rui is really valued by Mrs. Wang. After everything has happened, he can still serve as the outside steward of the second house. Is there no one available for the second house?
It will be easier to deal with after discovering Zhou Rui. There is only one person that Mrs. Wang can send out. As long as we find out his purpose of going to Tongzhou, we can know Mrs. Wang's specific plan.
I just hope that Mrs. Wang won't be too cruel. If she is merciless to her own relatives, then she can't expect to be treated well in the future.
It is a fact that the eldest master does not want to interfere in the affairs of the government, but if he really wants to interfere, even the old lady will not be able to stop him, and then Mrs. Wang will look good.
"Master, after entering the palace and meeting the eldest girl Yuanchun, what do you want to say?"
Here, Mrs. Xing came over and asked with an embarrassed look: "If Yuanchun asks about the situation in the house, do you want to tell the truth?"
"If you don't tell the truth, won't Mr. Wang exaggerate?"
The elder sneered and said, "You can say whatever you want. You don't have to worry too much, but I'm just a concubine and you can't scare people!"
Mrs.
The next day, she followed the old lady and Mrs. Wang into the palace and met the Queen Mother and the Queen. Then she went to Yuanchun's palace and saw Yuanchun, whom she had not seen for a long time.
It can be seen that Yuanchun is very close to the old lady and Mrs. Wang. As for Mrs.
Although she had known that this would be the case, Mrs. Xing was still unhappy. She secretly made a note to Yuan Chun and planned to talk to the eldest man after returning home.
According to the eldest master, she is just a concubine. Why are you so crazy?
This is indeed the case. After the excitement of Yuanchun's concubine sealing passed, Rongguo Mansion returned to its previous calm. It did not suddenly become crowded just because of Yuanchun's concubine sealing.
The second bedroom is still the same. Although Mrs. Wang behaves very arrogantly, she still has not been able to get involved in the housekeeping power. The second master of the government is still the fifth grade doctor of the Ministry of Industry, and he has not been promoted to an official position.
The servants in the mansion have always been people who flatter the superiors and disdain the inferiors. When they saw this situation, they immediately stopped enjoying themselves and no longer went to the second room to join in the fun. They still fawned over the big room who was in charge of the power in the mansion.
Outsiders also saw the clues. It was obvious that Yuanchun's transfer was unusual. Otherwise, no matter how stingy he was nowadays, he would have rewarded Mr. Zheng once or twice, but the result was absolutely nothing.
In addition, the capital city was still in a depressive atmosphere, so everyone quickly put the Yuanchun concubine issue behind them and settled down to get through the storm before talking about anything else.
Such a situation naturally makes Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Wang very disappointed. They are unwilling but helpless. They can't just go and ask why they are not being benefited now, right?
At this time, they thought of the eldest master, the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry, and wanted to find out some details from the eldest master, otherwise they would feel depressed and uncomfortable.
Therefore, Jia Zhu was brought out by the second master Zheng again and asked to go to the eldest master's other courtyard to find out what he had heard.
"Uncle, I wonder what is going on in Beijing right now?"
His arms couldn't twist his thighs, and besides, Jia Zhu also had doubts in her heart. If she could take advantage of Yuanchun's concubine's light, she would be happy to go further. It's human nature to be indolent and indolent.
After leaving the government office, Jia Zhu went directly to the elder's courtyard without returning home. After paying a visit to the elder, he went straight to the point and asked his doubts.
"The timing of Yuan Chun Jin's appointment of concubines is very delicate. There is obviously something going on!"
The eldest master did not hide anything, and said directly: "It should be that Yuanchun has made some contributions, and now he has been rewarded with the title of concubine. Your parents should know better about this!"
Jia Zhu was confused. What conclusion is this?
"Go back and ask your parents!"
The elder smiled and said: "Tell them, at this time, the anger in Jin Jin's heart is still lingering, so don't do anything stupid to provoke Jin Jin, otherwise Yuanchun will be in trouble!"
This statement clearly contains a warning.
Jia Zhu's heart froze, and she wanted to continue to ask what happened, but the elder directly waved her out of the other courtyard. She shook her head and returned to Rong Mansion full of thoughts.
After meeting Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Wang, he repeated the words of the eldest man and looked at his parents' expressions carefully, hoping to see some clues.
The second master Zheng looked confused. He really didn't know what happened to make Yuan Chun the concubine. He was full of confusion and couldn't understand the meaning of the elder's words.
Mrs. Wang's eyes flickered, and even though she concealed it very well, she was still noticed by Jia Zhu. She suddenly understood but did not immediately ask.
After Master Zheng left, he carefully asked, "Does mother know the reason?"
Seeing that her eldest son had found out, Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment and finally told the reason: "She is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law. She is the concubine of Prince Xianyi Zhong, Lao Qiansui!"
Jia Zhu was shocked. Why is the atmosphere in the capital so tense now? Isn't it because of Prince Yizhong?
Unexpectedly, Brother Rong's daughter-in-law turned out to be the half-sister of Prince Yizhong. Such news shocked him to the point of being dizzy and panicked for a while.
He knew that the government was cleaning up the Yizhong County Prince's party recently. If outsiders knew the identity of Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, the Rongguo Mansion would obviously not be able to escape.
"Mother, please don't leak this kind of news, otherwise the house will be in big trouble!"
Feeling really unsure, he still reminded Mrs. Wang in a low voice, hoping that she would not reveal the news, otherwise the situation would be terrible.
"Don't worry, mother knows what's going on!"
A trace of pride flashed in Mrs. Wang's eyes, and she waved her hand and solemnly promised.
Jia Zhu did not stay any longer and left the main courtyard of the second house with full of thoughts. She returned to her small courtyard without revealing anything.
Naturally, the eldest master had no idea what was going on in the mansion, and the concubine appointment in Yuanchun had almost no impact on him. Except for going back to receive guests on the day of the banquet in the mansion, his life remained as peaceful as usual.
Things in the Ministry of Industry have long been on track, and most of the affairs have been properly handled by the left and right ministers. Matters that require the eldest master's decision basically need to be decided through court discussion, and there is no need for him to worry too much.
His daily job is to supervise the specific implementation of his subordinates and assign supervisors to conduct final inspection and acceptance of the completed work. He can be said to be relaxed or busy, but he can also be considered busy.
It can be seen that in the days when the concubine sealing in Yuanchun had the greatest impact, Mr. Zheng was a little distracted, and his whole person was in a state of excitement, as if he might swell at any time.
The elder didn't do anything, he just asked him to leave the work at hand to the foreign minister and the supervisor, and let him calm down for a few days.
Obviously, the sudden transition from busy work to idleness made Mr. Zheng quite uncomfortable.
Especially when the influence of Yuanchun's concubine dissipated quickly, he did not expect to be promoted today, and most of the enthusiasm in his mind suddenly dissipated, and his originally wandering thoughts returned to normal. At this time, he found that the work at hand had been delegated, and he had been working all day.
It’s so uncomfortable to have nothing to do.
"Brother, do you have any new jobs?"
After holding it in for a few days, he couldn't hold it in any longer. Taking advantage of a break from going to the Yamen one day, Mr. Zheng walked up to the eldest man's car and asked in a low voice: "I feel a little unwell when I suddenly have no time recently!"
"If you don't have any work at hand, why don't you go downstairs to check on the supervision?"
The elder said angrily: "With so much work for you to do, and so much money, do you pay for it yourself?"
Mr. Zheng Er immediately shrank back in despair, but his mood improved a lot.
The elder reminded me very well that just because he has no work at hand does not mean that he can relax. The most important task of the Ministry of Works is not to assign projects, but to supervise and finalize the acceptance during the process. If he is really busy with the work, he will not be able to do it at all.
You don’t have to worry about being completely free.
As a result, Master Zheng quickly became busy and even made several trips to check on the supervision of his projects. He was so busy that he quickly forgot about the Yuanchun incident.
Yuanchun's appointment as a concubine brought him almost no substantial benefits, and the original passionate thoughts of the second master Zheng also faded away. Rather than waiting for Yuanchun to help him get promoted, he might as well work hard himself and save enough money.
Promote independently based on your merits.
This is the biggest difference from the original work. In the original work, the Rongfu family, including the Ningfu, all look to Yuanchun for support, and for this reason they do not hesitate to empty their pockets to make faces for Yuanchun.
The situation is different now. Although the second master of the government is eager for Yuanchun's support, if Yuanchun cannot support him, he has other ways to be promoted. He can't stand the injustice even if he is protected by a big boss in the Ministry of Industry. As long as he accumulates enough merit, no one can stop him.
He couldn't stop his upward momentum.
With other choices, Mr. Zheng Er will naturally not put all his thoughts on Yuanchun, and his support for Mrs. Wang will inevitably be much smaller. This makes Mrs. Wang's move to get involved in the housekeeping power very unsatisfactory. Without Mr. Zheng Er
With the great support from the master, the help from the old lady is naturally much less.
Mrs. Wang was angry but helpless. Seeing that Mr. Zheng was busy day by day and had to travel from time to time, even if she was unhappy, she would not cause trouble at this time, otherwise Mr. Zheng would be angry. She
I can't bear it either.
The turmoil in the house just disappeared without a sound. This was something that no one could have expected.
It was during this period that the news about Prince Yi Zhong finally reached Jin Jin's ears. While Jin Jin was very angry, the gloomy atmosphere over the capital also began to gradually dissipate...