When Mu Xijin really joined Li Yuhua's disciples, Li Yuhua's attitude towards her changed immediately. In the past, Mu Xijin often helped Li Yuhua sell white cloth to wealthy families, and Li Yuhua never treated her unfairly if he got a commission.
Now, Li Yuhua went to Ci'en Palace to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Lan and took her with her.
Unlike when Jin Guogong and his wife accompanied the last lady in Ci'en Palace, Li Yuhua took Mu Xijin's hand and introduced her to Queen Mother Lan, "Does the Imperial Grandmother still remember Xi Jin?"
"I can forget this. The fourth girl from the Duke of Jin's family," she looked at the plum hairpin on Mu Xijin's head and said with a smile, "I remember that this hairpin was given to her when she and her mother entered the palace.
Yes, the new tricks presented by the Secretary of Internal Affairs are indeed suitable for girls to wear."
Mu Xijin stood up and blessed Queen Mother Lan again. Li Yuhua smiled and said, "Her mother, Duke of Jin, and I have always been good friends. Ah Jin is two years younger than me, and we get along very well. This time we went to Northern Xinjiang. Ah Jin
Come with me, stay with me, and see the outside world."
Empress Dowager Lan was so politically astute. She looked at Mu Xijin with special eyes and praised her, "Last time I saw this girl, she was unusually pretty. She is a good girl." She said to Mu Xijin, "Your mother and your aunt.
Just like biological sisters, from now on, when you are with your uncle and aunt, it will be like your own family. If you have something to do, just tell them. Everything is good only if you are good or only they are good. It must be good for both.
, is the long-term good.”
Mu Xijin chewed on the words behind Queen Mother Lan, and felt great admiration in her heart, and immediately said, "Yes. I will keep your empress's teachings in my heart, and I will never forget them in my life!"
Queen Mother Lan slowly asked her what books she usually read and what she did at home. She was gradually satisfied. The Duke of Jin's palace was not rich, and his wife was not very talented, but she was very attentive in raising her children.
She hired a female teacher to teach her daughter. Mu Xijin also loved reading, which was not as good as that of outside scholars, but she could read classics and history, and write poems and lyrics. It was a bit far-fetched to say she was a talented woman, but she also managed the household and accounted for her.
The key is that she knows how to make progress, is naturally ambitious, and is not afraid of hardship. She takes the initiative to go to northern Xinjiang with Li Yuhua to seek a future. This is really good material. Empress Dowager Lan likes this kind of girl who has some ideas about her own life.
Queen Mother Lan looked at Li Yuhua with good eyesight.
Mu Xijin will become a very useful girl.
useful.
These three simple words are Queen Mother Lan's high praise for a person.
useful person.
Only then it has value.
People with value are not trash.
Next, Li Yuhua discussed with Empress Dowager Lan about donating the weaving workshop to the Charity Society. Empress Dowager Lan thought for a while and said, "You go to Northern Xinjiang. As a rule, you will have 200,000 taels of feudal silver. But Northern Xinjiang is not as good as Guan Nei.
, there is too much you can do with two hundred thousand silver. I’m afraid you haven’t saved much money in the past few years, so why not let me take care of this workshop for the time being.”
Li Yuhua said, "The Imperial Grandmother loves me, and I mean it sincerely when I say that I will donate to Cienhuang. I have left for Northern Xinjiang, and I don't know when I will return to the imperial capital. The weaving workshop just built some buildings last year, and we have hired weavers this year."
, the annual turnover is about 500,000 yuan, and the net profit is more than 200,000 yuan. Without us, there would be a vassal, and the family business would have to be helped by the imperial grandmother. Besides, I also have selfish motives, and Yan Lin has always been the owner of the weaving workshop.
Take care of it, you still leave the affairs of the workshop to her. It is also my heart to do good deeds in the workshop every year. Furthermore, there are three to five hundred people in the workshop, most of them are women. It is difficult for women to survive in this world.
Working in such a place is their livelihood. As for the expenses of going to northern Xinjiang, the imperial grandmother just don't worry, I always have some private property. When we first got married, I often asked my third brother to borrow money from you or my father, because I was afraid that he would
I don’t know that my livelihood is difficult, but I also have selfish motives, so I have to let him know my hard work. In fact, our house has never been short of money. Besides, with me here, I can live a good life with my third brother wherever I go."
Empress Dowager Lan laughed and agreed readily, "Since you know what you are doing, I will take over this workshop." She said to Mu Xijin, "I will learn from your third aunt in this life. You can't go wrong. Look at your third uncle."
The person she was asked to take charge of is only focused on doing her job and has no luxuries or hobbies at all."
Li Yuhua smiled, "This is mainly due to the teachings of the Imperial Grandmother. If I have such a prodigal temperament, no matter how capable I am, my nature will not change. Third brother is already a good man, a first-class man."
Empress Dowager Lan left her and the two of them to have dinner together at noon. When Li Yuhua left, Empress Dowager Lan rewarded Mu Xijin with two boxes of fine jewelry and told her to just go to the palace to talk to Li Yuhua when she had time in the future.
Madam, it would be better to be closer to her.
Empress Dowager Lan secretly gave Li Yuhua a large sum of money to use as flowers. Li Yuhua also received a generous gift from Concubine Chu. This concubine, who was of the same generation as Empress Dowager Lan, was very respected in the imperial clan.
This time, Li Yuhua and his wife wanted to visit the feudal lord, and they also had something to ask in private.
Princess Chu came with her daughter-in-law, "The five thousand soldiers your Majesty allocated to His Highness this time are all selected from the Imperial Guards. The boy from my family was lucky enough to be selected. He has a low-ranking position and is ranked fifth."
General Pinwujie, I'm not too worried about what happened on the mission. He has been on the job for many years and has never made any mistakes. I just have something that I want to shamelessly entrust to the queen, but I don't know what the queen means."
Grandma Chu is also a sharp-tongued person. Li Yuhua was very happy, "You haven't said anything yet. You have to entrust me with anything. When it comes to taking care of your eldest brother, it goes without saying. We are not outsiders."
Grandma Chu said, "There are rules. Women are not allowed in the army. This boy of mine has just gotten married. He is now twenty-five years old. He is already late to get married. I just want to ask the queen to watch over me as a mother."
For your hard work, can you bring my daughter-in-law with you to stay with you? If the queen has an errand to serve tea and water, just do it. If she talks and laughs on weekdays, the child will also do it."
"I haven't heard of a wedding happening in your house?" Li Yuhua said. He is a descendant of the Chu family, and he is also in charge of the clan's mansion. He is highly respected in the clan, so there is no reason not to send wedding invitations to the third prince's mansion for happy events in his family.
Grandma Chu was embarrassed. Concubine Chu looked at her daughter-in-law and said, "Your Majesty is not an outsider, and there is nothing to hide. It was supposed to be done, but Brother Qing asked that Hu Meizi to stir up a scene, and the prince was all
I'm really angry. A-Yao is the daughter of Brother Qing's second uncle's family. His second uncle left early. A-Yao has grown up in front of me since she was a child. She is really a good girl. Although the wedding ceremony has not yet been held, the marriage contract has been signed.
, Ayao is my legitimate grandson-in-law."
This marriage in Chu Shizi's family is suspected of bullying a weak girl, but Mu Qing is the eldest grandson of Chu Shizi, and Chu Shizi's family is a prince. Just because Chu Shizi is still living in the imperial capital at his age and still holding the position of Zongzheng,
He has always had a good relationship with the royal family, and in the future, he will most likely be able to do so on the same level.
With the title of Mu Qing, he would at least be a Duke.
Listening to this Ayao girl, she lost her father when she was young and grew up in her aunt's family. The aunt's family agreed to marry her as their eldest son, which is not a grievance. The premise is that Mu Qing's love affair with the dancer from the outside is better than Jin Jian. It is not a secret in the imperial capital.
However, now that they were getting married, Li Yuhua agreed, "I'll rest assured if there's a marriage certificate. It's not fair to say that my name is not right. My uncle just sent Ayao here to me, and I will take good care of her."
Concubine Chu and the eldest lady of the Chu family thanked her profusely, put down their gifts, and then left.
There are endless people to meet and endless gifts to receive when it comes to family matters. Li Yuhua has always been able to organize them, but he feels a little tired. The men outside are more relaxed in comparison. For example, Chen Bian and Tang Mo all have family to worry about.
Du Changshi also received a steward sent to him by his brother. It was no one else but the father of Du Changshi's confidant since childhood, the boy named Wan Yue.
Du Changshidu said, "Uncle Ye, at your age, you have to go on such a long trip with me. I feel really distressed. You don't have to go, as long as you have Wan Yue."
Manager Ye smiled, "I am lucky enough to have the second master call me uncle. I am actually the same age as the eldest master and in good health. The eldest master entrusted the second master to his subordinate. How can I not do my best? Wan Yue has always been fooling around.
With his subordinates here, he will be more stable."
Du Changshixin said that it really felt like having an extra wet nurse.
But he couldn't let go of the people his elder brother gave him.
Steward Ye took care of all Du Changshi's travel affairs, including Xunxiang's wife and children. Du Changshi even doubted whether Steward Ye had a crush on the Li family, and wanted to say that the Li family was
Although she is a widow in name only, her man is still there. Uncle Ye, please don’t show your wrong feelings.
Du Changshi was complaining in his mind when he saw a commotion in front of him, someone he vaguely knew. Du Changshi swooped over, just in time to catch up with Zhu Yue's big slap in the face, which made the slightly familiar young man back three steps. Du Changshi saw it
Half of the young man's face was swollen with five blood-red slap marks, as if he was blowing air, and he knew immediately that something was going to happen. Men would usually give way to women, but if this woman really didn't give the man face, it would be almost impossible for her to be truly graceful.
Du Changshi jumped over from his horse like a bird and stopped the young master's waving arm. At this time, he also thought of the origin of this young master, the eldest son of the Jin family. Du Changshi held the waving arm of the Jin eldest son and said, "It turns out that
It’s Brother Shizi, what’s going on? If you want to hit a woman on the street, you can’t do it.”
The Crown Prince of Jin tried to take his arm back, but Du Changshi's grip was as solid as iron. The Crown Prince of Jin could only put down his hand bitterly, touched the corners of his lips, and saw blood, and sparks jumped in his eyes, "How dare a merchant girl
For being disrespectful to the prince of the vassal, Du Changshi has not served as a clerk in the Ministry of Punishment, but he wants to tell me how I should be sentenced for this crime of disrespect!"
"Fuck you! You dare to mess with a daughter of a good family on the street. I will sue the clan immediately. I want to see if the clan king can bully the daughter of the people!" Zhu Yue said angrily, "That's me.
Even if I become a nun and become a nun, I will never make you a fool. Even if my Zhu family’s vast wealth is donated to the imperial court, not a single copper coin will enter the private treasury of your Jin family!”
Du Changshi looked at Jin Crown Prince and was surprised, "Brother Crown Prince is in a hurry now?"
Prince Jin turned pale with anger and scolded Du Changshi, "Are you stupid? You can believe what this bitch says!"
Du Changshi smiled lightly and said, "I am passing on my family background. If I am stupid, what are you doing with no fame?" He said to the Prince of Jin, "Miss Zhu's father was commended by His Majesty. If you are
If you can't tear it apart clearly, I'll send you to the clan's mansion and let Mr. Chu Shizi judge you."
"I don't need you to worry about Prince Mansion Chief Shi!" Prince Jin snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Zhu Yue's face was livid with anger, and he stepped forward to thank Du Changshi. Du Changshi saw that her sleeves seemed to have been pulled, so it was no wonder that Zhu Yue turned his back. This girl was already hot. Du Changshi signaled, "Get in the car."
Come on, I'll take you home."
Zhu Yue was very angry about this matter. Since her father's filial piety last year, the matchmakers who came to her house to talk about matchmaking were able to level the threshold. Zhu Yue had no intention of getting married, so she declined them all.
This year, since her brother-in-law won the Jinshi, the level of the family has gone up. Many scholarly families have begun to inquire about her, and Zhu Yue has not responded. The trouble is these wealthy families. The third master of Lan Gong's house wants to marry her.
Xu Xian, although this matter was a bit troublesome, Zhu Yue didn't want to. It is estimated that Lan Gong's Mansion didn't like her, so he went over. Now I don't know where such a noble prince of Jin came from, so he must take her as his concubine.
Reading Qi is not light.
The Zhu family didn't want to, but if they were sensible, they wouldn't be entangled. This prince of Jin Dynasty was different. He personally blocked Zhu Yue's carriage and dared to use his hands and feet. His dirty talk finally made Zhu Yue angry.
Zhu Yue went home, changed her clothes, and came out to talk to Du Changshi. Du Changshi and Zhu Yue had known each other for several years, but Du Changshi advised her, "You are not the youngest, so you should just talk to your husband's family. When you get married, you won't have these things."
It’s troublesome.”
Zhu Yueyuan suppressed the matter of the Crown Prince of Jin. As a result, Du Changshi mentioned her marriage, and Zhu Yue couldn't help but get upset, "If there was something good, I would have married earlier. Isn't this a bad thing!"
Although Du Changshi refused to admit defeat in front of his brother, he always had a good temper towards girls. He felt funny in his heart and asked Zhu Yue, "Then what is good? Tell me, while I'm here
Imperial Capital, if there is anyone suitable, I will introduce it to you."
The folk customs in Dongmu have always been open, and there was a princess who remarried, so no one is shy about the affairs between men and women. Like Mu Xijin, I just want to follow my third aunt to find a future, and I can honestly say my ambitions.
It’s nothing. Besides, the Zhu family’s merchant home is not that particular.
Zhu Yue said, "At least it makes it pleasing to my eyes."
"What kind of things do you like?" Du Changshi unconsciously looked at the Zhu family's garden. The flowers, plants and rocks were just right. When the breeze started, there was a faint fragrance of flowers. He picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea. It was an old and well-used tea cup.
Porcelain, classic and elegant. Although the Zhu family has been merchants for several generations, they are rich and they are royal merchants. How could it attract the jealousy of some people who are just in name or greedy?
Zhu Yue glanced at Du Changshi but said nothing.
Du Changshi was so bright-tempered that he immediately became energetic and asked, "You really have someone you like? Who is it? Do I know him? If I do, I will tell you about him." Then he said, "
We are not outsiders. You often come in and out of the Prince's Mansion, and you are the right person around the Empress. I assist His Highness, and you helped me a lot when we were in Yecheng. Speaking of which, how many years older am I than you, don't be shy.
It's okay to call me brother."
Zhu Yue was upset, "It's nothing. It's all in vain. I'm not worthy of him."
"I don't believe it. Unless you are a prince or a nobleman, or because of your appearance and talents like A Yue, there are only people who are not worthy of you. How can you not be worthy of anyone?" Du Changshi thinks Zhu Yue is quite good, although not as good as his sister-in-law.
She's so virtuous, but also very capable, even if she's a bit spicy, she's also very cute.
Zhu Yue glanced at him, "Why did you call me my name?"
"We are all so familiar. I call you Sister Yue, and you call me Brother Du." Du Changshi said in his heart, just like His Highness and His Majesty, one is the third brother and the other is Sister Yuhua... uh, Du Changshi
I glanced at Zhu Yue quietly, but I couldn't tell this girl, or I would get slapped.
Du Changshi quite likes to inquire, "Who is it? If you want to treat me as your brother, just talk to me! I will also help you with Shenxiang Shenxiang."
Zhu Yue sighed and lowered his head to take a sip of tea.
"You really have someone you like?" Du Changshi asked, "Which one is it? Do I recognize him? Tell me quickly."
Zhu Yue looked at Du Changshi, "You."
Du Changshi's phoenix eyes widened, and he saw Zhu Yue looking into his eyes, "The person I like is you."
Zhu Yue stood up and stood with her hands clasped in the wind. The summer wind blew through her forehead, revealing her smooth forehead. She said, "Originally, I hate those men who look down on women. You often make nonsense, and women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and raise children."
Such nonsense, I even said bad things about you in front of my mother-in-law. She said that you are very diligent in your work and have outstanding talents. I don’t know when I noticed you. It was probably the time you were assassinated on the street and you fought with a sword.
He looks extremely brave."
"It's strange. My family is a merchant, and I dare to fall in love with someone like you. I heard that the marriage you retired from was a lady from a serious official family. But I just have a crush on you. When I was in Yecheng, I heard that
You stayed in Yecheng because I thought there might be something I could do to help you." Zhu Yue said, "The person I like is you."
Zhu Yue's eyes were slightly red, "How could I fall in love with you? There's such a huge difference."
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