Most of the maids and servants left the garden after receiving the wedding money.
Only the eldest maid from the Kou Mansion and the personal maid who married Xiang Yan were left in the garden, guarding the door.
After Liu Heng, Cao Yi and others helped Kou Ji to the door of the room, they handed Kou Ji, who was slightly drunk, to the two maids.
After the maids took Kou Ji over, they helped Kou Ji through the door.
Liu Heng, Cao Yi and others did not leave. Instead, they came forward and hid on both sides of the door, quietly eavesdropping on what was going on in the room.
The maids helped Kou Ji through the door.
Kou Ji declined their help and slowly straightened up.
He was just a little tipsy, not really drunk.
The reason why he pretended to be drunk was to prevent someone from grabbing him and continuing to drink wine for him.
in the room.
Xiang Yan sat beside the bed, and Xiang Yan's nanny stood beside her with a smile, holding a scale rod in her hand.
Kou Ji walked to the bedside. After bowing and saluting, the nurse handed the weighing beam to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji picked up the scale and slowly lifted the hijab on Xiang Yan's head.
The hijab was lifted open, revealing a tender, rosy, and adorable face.
Kou Ji's heart skipped a beat and he called softly, "Madam..."
Xiang Yan lowered her head shyly and whispered back, "Guanren..."
The nanny came to the two of them with two glasses of wine in her hand, and said with a low smile: "Uncle, girl, it's time to drink Hexin wine..."
Xiang Yan shyly picked up a glass, and Kou Ji also picked up a glass.
"Madam, please..."
"Officials please..."
The two raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
The wet nurse happily took the empty cup and placed it on the table.
"Ahem..."
The wet nurse quickly walked to the door of the room, which had been closed by the maids, and coughed twice.
Liu Heng, Cao Yi and others who were waiting outside the door rushed in.
They rushed through the door shouting and started making a fuss about the wedding.
The fuss lasted less than a quarter of an hour.
Zhao Zhen happily entered the room accompanied by Chen Lin.
After he came in, the bridal chamber became less lively and began to become more ritualistic.
But if he stayed there, there was nothing anyone else could do.
The fuss lasted for a full hour.
Zhao Zhen, Liu Heng, Cao Yi and others left the room.
But the wet nurse, Xiang Yan's personal maid and the eldest maid of the Kou Mansion, did not leave.
Kou Ji looked at the three of them, a little dumbfounded.
"You won't retreat?"
The wet nurse covered her mouth and smiled like a chicken thief: "If I retire, who will guide you in the bridal chamber?"
Kou Ji was a little confused.
The nanny smiled and added: "If the girl can't bear it anymore, Chun'er will have to bear it for her. The Zhiqin girl from your house was sent by your grandfather to verify her identity."
Kou Ji originally thought that the bridal chamber was a matter between two people.
Until this moment, he didn't know that the bridal chamber was probably a matter for five people.
There is no such thing as laying a white cloth on the bed to verify virginity. They send a live person to keep an eye on it.
There is no such thing as giving a book of erotic paintings and letting the couple study on their own on the bed. They have sent a live person to guide them.
Not only that, considering that the groom was a virgin, the bride might not be able to bear it, so they sent a substitute.
Seeing Kou Ji's confused look, the nanny smiled softly and said, "Uncle, it's time to undress..."
Xiang Yan leaned towards Kou Ji shyly.
Kou Ji slowly came back to his senses and said dryly to the wet nurse and others: "You should step back first..."
The smile on the wet nurse's face was a little stiff, and the expressions on the two maids' faces were also a little unnatural.
They each shoulder important missions.
If it was their fault that Kou Ji and Xiang Yan's wedding ceremony was less than perfect, they would be scolded.
"Uncle, this is against the rules..."
The nanny said in embarrassment.
Kou Ji said with a dark face: "If there's anything against the rules, if I ask you to go out, you can go out."
Seeing Kou Ji's tough attitude, the wet nurse asked Xiang Yan for help with a grimace, "Girl..."
Xiang Yan shyly said to Kou Ji: "How about... let the nanny stay..."
Kou Ji's face turned even darker, "I won't leave any one behind..."
Seeing that Kou Ji's attitude was still tough, the nanny bowed and said, "I'll take them and wait outside the door. If you have any orders, please pass them on."
The wet nurse did not dare to embarrass Kou Ji and led the two maids out of the room.
As soon as I walked out of the room, I saw three old men hanging by the window.
After taking a closer look, the three of them hurriedly saluted.
"Master, prince, Mr. Li..."
Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, and Li Di showed no shame in being caught eavesdropping.
Kou Zhun nodded calmly and said, "Listen together..."
"..."
The three wet nurses nodded hurriedly.
Inside the room.
Kou Ji and Xiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the three nannies leaving.
However, before the smiles on their faces bloomed, they heard the voice of the nurse outside the door calling Kou Zhun and the others.
A moment.
The smiles on their faces froze.
Xiang Yan leaned in Kou Ji's arms and asked shyly: "What should I do?"
Kou Ji's expression was gloomy. After pondering for a long time, he gave Xiang Yan a quick peck, lifted the quilt, and whispered: "Ignore them, let's cover up the quilt and take our time..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The next day.
early morning.
Kou Ji slowly sat up, his arms were covered with pinch marks and bite marks.
Xiang Yan wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and hid under the quilt.
Kou Ji touched his arm pitifully and whispered: "You are too cruel..."
Xiang Yan hid under the quilt and said in a voice as small as a mosquito: "It hurts too much... and I can't scream..."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, ready to speak.
At this moment, the wet nurse and two maids burst into the door carrying washing supplies.
"Uncle, girl, it's time to wash up..."
"The master is still waiting for you to serve tea..."
"..."
Kou Ji got up and washed himself.
Xiang Yan also washed herself while being served by two maids.
After getting dressed.
Kou Ji helped Xiang Yan to the main hall of Kou Mansion.
Kou Zhun sat on the seat with a smile on his face.
Kou Ji led Xiang Yan to kneel down in front of Kou Zhun. They both offered a cup of tea to Kou Zhun. Kou Zhun took a small sip with a smile, took two small boxes and handed them to them respectively.
In one box are the land deeds and house deeds of the Kou Mansion, and in the other box are the land deeds and house deeds of the shop owned by the Kou Mansion.
Kou Zhun told Kou Ji: "Ji'er, you are married and will be an adult from now on. I will treat you as an adult from now on and will no longer pamper you as a child.
I will leave everything in the Kou Mansion to you.
I won’t ask any more questions in the future.
Just don't defeat the Kou Mansion before I die."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will definitely not lose all the Kou Mansion's property."
Kou Zhun nodded and said to Yan: "Yan'er, you are a well-educated and sensible woman. Ji'er is also busy with government affairs and doesn't have much time to manage family affairs.
You are the only mistress of the family, so you have to help Ji'er and manage the household affairs."
Xiang Yan nodded slowly and said, "My granddaughter-in-law understands."
Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction, "I will leave the affairs of the house to you. I have entered the palace."
Leaving behind everything in Kou's house, Kou Zhun entered the palace in a free and easy manner.
The only two masters left in Kou's mansion were Kou Ji and Xiang Yan, as well as a large number of servants.
The two of them stayed in the house and were inseparable for three days.
Three days later.
When Xiang Yan returned home, Kou Ji accompanied Xiang Yan to the Xiang Mansion.
The people in Xiangfu were very enthusiastic, but they guarded the property and other things in the house strictly, as if they were afraid of asking Yan for it.
In response, Xiang Minzhong sighed.
He felt that his house was full of sticks.
If it wasn't his own, he could have dragged all these sticks out and buried them all.
He kept giving money to Koji, why?
It's not just for these sticks.
Is Kou Ji short of money?
Kou Ji is obviously not short of money.
Then why did he keep giving Kou Ji money?
The purpose is to further bring the relationship between Kou Ji and Xiang Fu closer.
As long as the relationship between the two families is close enough, even if Xiangfu is involved in the disaster of annihilation, Kou Ji will still help him.
Not only that, if Kou Ji becomes a general or prime minister in the future, he will also support the younger generations of Xiangfu.
It's a pity that few people in the Xiang family understand his painstaking efforts.
They always think that by marrying the Kou family, they are already tied to the Kou family.
But they don't know that the relationship between in-laws is only reliable when they share common interests.
Once there is no common interest, will others care about your life or death?
There are so many martial artists in Bianjing who are married to each other.
But after the erysipelas case broke out, how many Wu Xuns helped those Wu Xun who were involved in the erysipelas case to speak out?
No one.
Not only did no one speak for them, but many people decisively severed the relationship between father and daughter to protect themselves.
What Xiang Minzhong's sons didn't see clearly, Kou Ji saw clearly.
In Xiang Yan's boudoir, he refused the house deed and land deed of Xiang Mansion handed over by Xiang Minzhong, just to avoid getting too involved in interests with Xiang Mansion.
"Ji'er, you are much smarter than those stupid things I gave birth to..."
This is what Xiang Minzhong said while holding Kou Ji's hand when Kou Ji took Xiang Yan away from Xiang Mansion.
Kou Ji held Xiang Minzhong's hand and said with a smile: "Grandfather-in-law, you are joking..."
Xiang Minzhong shook his head sadly and said, "I'm not joking. What I'm telling you is the truth."
After a pause, Xiang Minzhong held Kou Ji's hand tightly and said, "I just hope that when the Xiang family encounters great difficulties one day, you can help me."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "For your sake, I will definitely help you. I will never let Xiangfu's incense be cut off."
Xiang Minzhong nodded solemnly.
Xiang Minzhong sent Kou Ji all the way to the door of the house, and said: "In two days, I will hold a memorial to beg for the bones. If what I predict is correct, the officials will definitely make the memorial."
After all, with my current physical condition, I can no longer stay in the court.
If I stay any longer, I will only be impeached and accused of being greedy for power.
I will nominate someone to serve as a political advisor, who do you think is suitable?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said: "Li Di..."
Xiang Minzhong nodded and said, "Then I understand."
Kou Ji bowed his hands and left Xiang Mansion with Xiang Yan.
On the way back home, the two of them rode in a sedan together.
In the sedan chair, Xiang Yan said sadly: "I never thought that after I got married, my father and mother would treat me like this..."
Kou Ji hugged her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Xiang Yan lamented: "I am in a hurry to get married. When I went out, I didn't take many of my favorite jewelry with me. When I returned home today, I wanted to take them away, but my mother wouldn't let me."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "It doesn't matter...our Kou Mansion doesn't lack those."
"But……"
"Nothing is wrong. In the future, when I go to court, the money in the house will be taken care of. This year, the income of the Kou house is relatively large. You and Kou Zhong will count it together later. When you finish counting the property in the house,
, it’s not too late to tell me this again.”
"..."
Xiang Yan hesitated and asked, "The family has a lot of money?"
Kou Ji said mysteriously: "You'll know after you click on it."
Xiang Yan muttered: "When I get back home, I'll do an inventory to see what kind of deal you're selling me."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "That's just right. I just have something to be busy with."
After returning to the house.
Xiang Yan called Kou Zhong and the accountant of the Kou Mansion, and together they went to count the property of the Kou Mansion.
Kou Ji went to the yard where the craftsmen were.
The Mu family has taken care of the mess at Jiaozipu in Shuzhong.
Nowadays, the only three owners of Jiaozi Pu in Shuzhong are the Mu family, the Meng family, and the Qian family.
Including the Kou family, there are four families in total.
The Mu family, the Meng family, and the Qian family each hold two percent of the family.
The remaining 40% were handed over to Kou Ji.
In addition to the one percent that Kou Ji owned, the remaining three percent were also taken out by Kou Ji from the mouths of the three families.
The three families were quite critical of this.
Kou Ji told them that these 30% were to be given away.
They said no more.
The mess at Shuzhong Jiaozi Pu has been dealt with, so Kou Ji naturally has to help Shu Zhong Jiaozi Pu get back on track.
The reputation of the original Sichuan Jiaozi Shop has been ruined.
Kou Ji proposed to build a new Jiaozi shop with its main store in Bianjing City.
Jiaozipu in Shuzhong and Jiaozipu in Jiangning Prefecture will be preserved.
However, before the newly established Jiaozi Shop opened, Kou Ji had to help Jiaozi Shop make a set of Jiaozi printing templates that others could not imitate.
Jiaozi printing template is the key to Jiaozi's anti-counterfeiting. A slight mistake may cause massive losses to Jiaozi shop.
So Kou Ji must carefully design a set of templates.
Kou Ji entered the courtyard where the craftsmen of the mansion were, and all the craftsmen of the mansion rushed over.
Don't wait for Kou Ji to speak.
One of the craftsmen spoke first: "Young Master, there is something wrong with the harness you made before. Someone from Baozhou sent someone back to send a message, saying that the horses cannot support such a heavy harness."
"Baozhou has started forging harnesses? Have all the armors been purchased for the soldiers?"
"That's not true..."
"The soldiers' armor is not fully equipped, so what kind of horse equipment should they make?"
"..."
The craftsmen didn't know what to say when Kou Ji scolded them.
Kou Ji knew that it was not their fault and did not make things difficult for them anymore. He said to the craftsmen: "What's the problem? Do you have any drawings? Bring them over and let me take a look."