In the evening, Guo Song returned to his house. As soon as he sat down in his study, his wife Xue Tao hurried over.
"Husband, do you have any news about Cheng'er?"
Guo Song laughed, "It's only been a few days, can't I wait any longer?"
"No, Aunt Cheng'er came here in the afternoon. She said that Cheng'er asked her to borrow a hundred taels of silver yesterday but refused to tell her the use. She was a little worried, but when Auntie said it, I became worried."
Guo Song pondered for a moment. He thought about the child whose family was in need. Would he give it to them?
Guo Song waved his hand, "Don't worry too much. I just visited him yesterday. He taught the students very well and everything is normal."
"But...what does he want one hundred taels of silver for?" Xue Tao asked still puzzled.
Guo Song and Xue Tao have the same position on educating their son Guo Jincheng, which is to cultivate the good habit of diligence and thrift in their children. Guo Jincheng has had pocket money since he was ten years old, but he only has a monthly amount. After he went to Taixue to study, his pocket money increased.
To Sanguan, this is similar to other ordinary students. Although there are many wealthy children in Taixue who spend a lot of money, Guo Jincheng is not destined for this kind of life. Under special circumstances, he can apply to his family and get a hundred taels at a time like yesterday.
Silver, never had it.
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Cheng'er has always been stable and won't do anything that makes people worry. I think the problem shouldn't be big. You can ask him when he comes back."
"Husband, didn't you arrange for someone to protect him? Wouldn't you know if you ask Yu Niang?"
One sentence reminded Guo Song, yes! He could ask the guards and find out.
"I know, I'll ask Yu Niang tomorrow."
"Husband, I still have a question."
Xue Tao continued: "Cheng'er asked my aunt to borrow a hundred taels of silver, which means I have to pay it back. What will he pay back? Have you ever thought about it, husband?"
Guo Song chuckled, "I guess Cheng'er has this money, but he's not with him. It should be in the palace."
"Husband, you are saying that Cheng'er has a large amount of money hidden at home?" Xue Tao was a little surprised.
"Definitely. You give him money every month. Have you seen him use it?"
"That's true! Except for buying some gifts for Master every Chinese New Year, he doesn't spend anything else, and Master doesn't allow him to buy expensive things. I've seen that they're all snacks, so he must have some savings, but where do he put them?
How come I’ve never seen it before?”
Guo Song's heart moved and he said with a smile: "Can't we just ask our little treasure hunter to find out?"
Xue Tao cared about his son and was anxious. He immediately asked the maid to find his daughter Guo Weiwei. Soon, Guo Weiwei came in like a gust of wind.
"Dad, grandma, what do you want from me?"
Xue Tao smiled and asked: "We want to ask you, does your brother have any savings?"
"Of course!"
Guo Weiwei blinked and said with a smile: "I secretly counted it, there are still quite a few?"
Xue Tao glanced at her husband, Guo Song nodded slightly, and Xue Tao said: "Take us to have a look!"
Guo Weiwei was most interested in this kind of thing. She quickly took her parents to her brother Guo Jincheng's room. Xue Tao often came to clean up her son's room, but she had never seen where her son's money was kept.
She looked at her daughter doubtfully, and Guo Weiwei smiled mysteriously. She dragged out a wooden box from the mezzanine at the bottom of the cupboard, patted the lid and said with a smile: "It's all here!"
Guo Song and Xue Yan looked at each other. A typical copper coin weighs more than six kilograms. How much can this small box hold?
Guo Song stepped forward and saw there was a lock on the box, so he asked, "Can you open it?"
"This is not a problem for me!"
Guo Weiwei dug around the bedside, took out a small key, and opened the box with a smile.
"It's silver!" Xue Tao blurted out.
There was actually a box full of broken silver inside, which added up to about a hundred taels.
"But the monthly money I gave him was all copper coins! Where did Cheng'er go to exchange it?" Xue Tao said in surprise.
"Of course I exchanged it for Acheng."
Guo Weiwei smiled and said: "Isn't my monthly money just broken silver? I will exchange it for Acheng, and of course I will make a little profit."
"How much small profit do you mean?" Guo Song asked.
"One tael of silver will earn him fifty cash. If I go outside to exchange it, if I can earn two hundred cash, I will give it to him."
Guo Song was startled. How did his daughter know about the black market? He continued to ask: "Who did you hear that one tael of silver can be exchanged for one thousand two hundred cash?"
"The guy at the makeup shop told me quietly. He said there was a black market for gold and silver in the East Market, and he said I would be at a loss if I bought things with silver directly."
Xue Tao's expression changed and he immediately glared at his daughter, "You are not allowed to go to places like the black market!"
Guo Weiwei pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "Didn't I go? I'm just talking."
Guo Song nodded, "Put the box back where it belongs. Acheng will get the money next time he comes back. Don't let him know that we discovered his secret."
Xue Tao also believed this and told his daughter: "When your brother grows up, don't pry into his secrets anymore. Do you hear me?"
"He actually doesn't have any secrets anymore."
Seeing her mother glare again, Guo Weiwei quickly shouted: "I know! I know! I promise not to pry anymore."
After coming out of Guo Jincheng's room, Guo Weiwei ran away. She was afraid that her parents would ask her how much money she had saved. She spent all her monthly allowance and didn't save a penny.
Xue Tao looked at her back and shook his head, "This crazy girl who won't grow up is going to find a husband to take care of her."
"It's still early!" Guo Song said with a smile.
"It's still early. In a few years, I will be twenty."
Xue Tao sighed with emotion, then turned his mind back to his son, and told her husband: "Husband, don't forget to ask Yu Niang tomorrow, where did Cheng'er spend his money?"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "I'm afraid I won't have time tomorrow, why don't you just ask Yu Niang tomorrow?"
"Okay! I'll find her tomorrow."
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Early the next morning, Guo Song took Pan Liao and Du You to Yuzhen Temple. Of course Guo Song came to Yuzhen Temple to investigate the feasibility of the Queen Mother living here.
Guo Song had already sent people to inquire with the eunuchs and maids of the Daming Palace. The Queen Mother was indeed very frightened in the Daming Palace. She could not sleep at night and had to be guarded by several maids.
Of course, Guo Song also hoped that the Queen Mother would live a longer life, which would be beneficial to him, and there were also safety considerations.
However, Guo Song still had a secret deep in his heart that he could not tell others. He hoped that the Queen Mother would move out of the Daming Palace to create conditions for him to enter the Daming Palace in the future. Once the Queen Mother moved out of the Daming Palace, it would be impossible to go back.
"Your Highness, is it appropriate for the Queen Mother to live in Yuzhen Palace?"
Du You was a little worried. After all, Yuzhen Palace was just a Taoist temple, and the Queen Mother lived in a Taoist temple. It was a bit awkward no matter how you put it.
"What does Du Xiangguo mean?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"I am worried about the criticism of the world. If the Queen Mother wants to live in a Taoist temple, it is better to build one directly in the Daming Palace."
Guo Song shook his head, "The Empress Dowager encountered a fright in the Daming Palace. For her health and longevity, she is indeed not suitable to live in the Daming Palace. This is also the opinion of the imperial doctor. Is Zhiyuzhen Palace suitable? I think it is just a
As for the status issue, give Yuzhen Palace a status and the problem will be solved."
Pan Liao also said: "Your Highness is right. The Queen Mother has experienced many setbacks. As ministers, we should satisfy her wishes. Since she wants to live in Yuzhen Palace forever, we will find a way to make the conditions of Yuzhen Palace suitable for her."
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Du You felt that King Jin had made up his mind, so he stopped insisting, "Okay! Let's find a way together."
At this time, Ying Caihe came out with a group of old Taoist nuns. Du You knew Ying Caihe. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ying Caihe specially wore a small mask from the Hidden Sword Pavilion. The so-called small mask is just a small mask.
She changed some parts of her face, mainly her eyebrows. Even in Yuzhen Palace, she often wore this small mask.
"Principal Taoist Yuzhen Palace Qinglian welcomes His Royal Highness the King of Jin and the two Prime Ministers!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "I brought the two prime ministers to Yuzhen Palace today, mainly to examine the possibility of building a new palace, so I will trouble the Qinglian Heavenly Master."
"It's an honor for me to serve your Highness. Your Highness, please! Two Prime Ministers, please!"
Ying Caihe asked the Taoist nuns to go back, and she only took two disciples to accompany Guo and Song.
"Excuse me, Heavenly Master Qinglian, I remember that there was an open space to the north of the Taoist Palace. Is it still there now?"
The person who asked the question was Du You, and he did not recognize Ying Caihe.
Ying Caihe leaned forward and said: "The open space is still there and has been opened up as a vegetable plot. If necessary, it can be requisitioned at any time!"
Everyone walked through a long corridor, and a wall appeared in front of them. Behind the wall was the back garden of Yuzhen Palace, which was the open space Du You said. Everyone walked into a round door, and a large vegetable patch appeared in front of them, occupying an area of 100 square meters.
There are twenty to thirty acres of land, the entire Yuzhen Palace is a hundred acres in size, and this vegetable field occupies more than 20%.
The vegetable field is full of vegetables, which are almost ready for harvest. In the distance, a dozen young Taoist nuns and dozens of female monks are busy picking vegetables.
Guo Song saw a mound dozens of steps away, and on the mound was a pavilion. He walked towards the pavilion casually.
Walking up to the pavilion, Guo Song looked outside the wall. Outside the wall was a river. There were several rows of pine trees growing along the river. But looking through the gaps in the pine trees, he could vaguely see a large vegetable field on the other side of the river.
"Where is it outside? Why is it also a vegetable patch?"
As soon as Guo Song said these words, everyone immediately understood that King Jin was dissatisfied that the back garden of Dao Palace was too small.
Ying Caihe shook her head, she didn't know where that was?
Du You was a native of Chang'an, but he knew it well. He smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, the two hundred acres of land including Yuzhen Palace were originally the residence of Zhang Yizhi, the governor of Wuzhou. After Zhang Yizhi was executed, his residence was
Emperor Ruizhong razed it to the ground, and later built the Yuzhen Palace on the west bank of the river, while the large area of land on the east bank of the river remained idle. Later, An Lushan occupied Chang'an and granted this land to Tian Chengsi, who only lived in the south.
After building a house of forty acres and preparing a backyard garden of another sixty acres, Guo Ziyi took back Chang'an before construction started.
It stands to reason that this land should be taken back to the government, but Tian Chengsi is from the town of Weibo. He has always insisted that this land is his private property, and the court has recognized it. Therefore, the Tian family's mansion on the east bank of the river and the sixty acres of land
It has remained the same.”
"Does Du Xiangguo mean that the land behind is the private property of the Tian family?"
"Exactly!"
Guo Song said calmly: "But now that all Tian Chengsi's nephews and nephews have been killed, who will inherit this land and house?"
Du You said seriously: "Of course it's the Commercial and Residential Department!"
The three of them looked at each other, laughed together, and talked for a long time, this is the government's land and house!
Guo Song immediately said to Pan Liao: "The back garden here is only about 20 acres, which is a little too small. Then he allocated the land on the east bank of the river and the Tian family house to Yuzhen Palace, and built a palace on this 120 acres of land.
Small palace, start construction as soon as possible!"
Pan Liao bowed and saluted, "I humbly obey my orders!"
Guo Song responded to Caihe and said: "From now on, Yuzhen Palace will be renamed Imperial Feng Yuzhen Palace and will no longer be open to the outside world. Except for the current monks, there will be no more monks."