Red House Shoufu

Chapter 359

Master Jinghui, the abbot of the Mani Academy, is over sixty years old and is very famous in Beijing.

She looked at the resentment and unwillingness on the face of this wealthy apprentice in front of her, and couldn't help sighing.Because of this former apprentice, Jinghui violated the Buddhist rules and allowed her disciples to persecute Miaoyu regardless of her fellowship, hoping that Miaoyu would leave the capital as soon as possible.

Now that Miaoyu was picked up by the Rongguo Mansion, seeing that the calculations were in vain, and her lover came to ask her again, Master Jinghui was a little unimaginable, wondering why the once innocent lover turned into such a gloomy and ruthless person.

"Everything in the world has a definite number. Why does Ling'er make things difficult for innocent people? Money and things are like passing clouds. Is it worth it to owe such a big karma for these things?"

Master Jinghui's persuasion did not have the slightest effect, but instead made the woman even more hysterical.

Her almost distorted face was full of hatred: "Master, a virtuous man, naturally looks down on this disciple, but I became like this because of his Cao family and Li family. Innocent? This The blood of the Cao and Li families is flowing in the blood of the bastard, and the karma owed to me by the two of them will naturally be repaid by this bastard."

Although he couldn't bear it, Master Jinghui was still worried that the Mani Temple he was guarding would be implicated because of this matter, so he had to say: "Miaoyu is just practicing with her hair, and her karma is not over. Both the Cao and Li families have their elders alive. If there is a way for them to find a marriage for her, she will naturally not be able to stay in Rongguo Mansion. This is also the purpose of her master Xuanzhen bringing her to the capital. In this way, you can get what you want, and she can live in peace A lifetime. You can also bear less karma.”

"Isn't that cheap for the bastard?"

Master Jinghui's method naturally made the woman dissatisfied, but the people behind her are holding their own hands, and they have been forced even more recently. If they don't find the money that the Li family hid in the past, maybe it won't be long before they die. behind bars.

The woman couldn't help shivering when she thought of the damp and dirty prison full of insects and ants.

"Forget it, if she's cheap, she'll be cheap..."

……

Yuanyang was ordered to lead Miaoyu to meet the girls who were playing in the Grand View Garden. After the two introduced each other, Sanchun and the girls all looked at the person in front of them curiously.

Miaoyu is almost twenty years old, and compared to other people, her figure is naturally more mature.But her appearance itself is also excellent, which naturally provokes praise from all the girls.

However, whether it is Daiyu or Baochai, they feel that they are a little out of place.It stands to reason that both Daiyu and Baochai are from the south of the Yangtze River, so they are from the same hometown as Miaoyu.Especially Daiyu, who came from the same mansion, but they just feel that they can't get close to Miaoyu.

"What's wrong with Sister Lin? I see that you have been wandering away, and you don't seem very happy."

The Rongguo Mansion hosted a banquet to celebrate the elder sister's first birthday. As in-laws, the whole Wang family naturally went to the banquet to congratulate each other.

Wang Yuan came with her mother early in the morning, and just now all the girls were visiting the beautiful scenery of the provincial hospital. She saw Daiyu and didn't speak much, unlike the past, when she saw the beautiful scenery, she would chant a few poems.

This time the two sisters were separated from the crowd, sitting on the corridor by the pool, watching the koi swimming in front of them, their minds wandering.

Hearing Wang Yuan's question, Daiyu replied in a low voice: "Although it's not good to gossip behind people's backs, I just can't see her being lonely..."

"Her? Master Miaoyu?"

"Yes! Doesn't Buddhism always say that all beings are equal? ​​But how can she look like a Buddhist high-virtuous person? Give sister Wan the precious glass cup, and give the second sister, me, sister Yuan, you and the fourth sister the eight-view porcelain cup. Pulling down the third younger sister, elder sister Bao, they are ordinary glazed white porcelain cups. Is it because the third younger sister is a concubine? Sister Bao was born in an imperial merchant family? Sister Yun has no father or mother?"

Daiyu is not a person who easily talks about right and wrong, but Cai Miaoyu's very obvious difference in treatment just now made her feel wronged for the sisters.

Originally, she admired Miaoyu for being so talented in Buddhism, but she didn't expect Miaoyu to treat her sister like this.She has lived in Rongguo Mansion for so many years, and she has never looked down upon anyone.

Is it true that when you invite someone to a cup of tea, do you have to change your status for a teacup?My elder brother, Da Chu Wenkui, Liu Yuan and Di Hanlin Bachelor, the noblest among the nobles, treat the rich and the beggars equally.

Miaoyu, a nun seeking asylum, why does she despise the third sister and the others so much?What's more, this place is still the home of the third sister, how can a guest insult the master like this?
In Daiyu's view, what Miaoyu did was insulting everyone.This made her extremely uncomfortable.

Wang Yuan stepped forward to comfort her: "It's just human nature, why bother to make things difficult for yourself? It's just an irrelevant person, so don't be so concerned about a passing passerby."

"But I just can't get angry..."

"Why can't you be angry? Who dares to make sister Lin angry?"

Just as they were talking, Baochai and Baoqin came hand in hand. The two sisters wore almost the same clothes today, but Baochai's clothes were embroidered with lotus flowers, and the clothes holding the piano were covered with a few plum blossoms.

Daiyu and Wang Yuan stood up to greet each other, and the four of them sat on the corridor and fed the koi swimming down the corridor.

Baochai has a delicate mind, so she naturally knows what Daiyu is angry about.Just now, Baochai was very angry when she tasted tea in the gazebo, Miaoyu's way of watching people order dishes.

However, she represents the Xue family, and there are quite a few female relatives in the gazebo. She must maintain her demeanor and not lose face of the Xue family, so she endured it.

Even Daiyu, who has someone backing her back and has a noble status herself, doesn't need to look at other people's faces, and leaves the pavilion with a face shake on the spot.She can't, the Xue family has just entered the officialdom, so she can only bear it.

"I'm furious!"

beep, beep...

The fish in the corridor were frightened away by the sound of hurried footsteps, Xichun ran over with a puffy face, and plunged into Daiyu's arms.

"What's the matter? You didn't go catch fish with sister Wan, why did you come here alone?" Daiyu held Xichun's face and asked, pinching it.

Xichun went to the gazebo on the other side of the pool and said: "I was fishing with the princess and the third sister, but that Miaoyu said that all living beings are precious and should not be lightly injured. At first I thought she was from the Buddhist sect , wanted to discuss Buddhist scriptures with her, but unexpectedly she is such a person!"

Regardless of Xichun's young age, the four springs of Ningrong and Rongfu, in terms of intelligence, only Yuanchun is better than Xichun.How could it be possible for someone who could understand Buddhist scriptures at the age of eight to be as ignorant of the world as she showed?
It's just disdain for it!
Daiyu and the others looked at each other and laughed.It seems that everyone has a more or less bad opinion of Miaoyu, but they don't know whether Miaoyu knows what she is doing today, which is actually self-defeating.

There was one more person feeding the fish, and the noise of the female relatives could be faintly heard from the gazebo opposite.

Daiyu felt tired in her heart for the little sisters who stayed there, surrounded by a group of elders, it must be very difficult.

Sure enough, after a while, Gao Yunwan finally found an opportunity, and she and Xiangyun also ran over.

Before Gao Yunwan came, she said: "You guys ran so fast, you left us to suffer in the pavilion..."

"Sister princess, where are the second and third sisters?" Xichun handed Gao Yunwan and Xiangyun a handful of fish food, and played a game of feeding the fish together.

Gao Yunwan threw down a handful of fish food, looked at the chubby carp that had been fed in the pond, and said with a lick of her lips: "Your ancestors are pulling those wives to say hello to your third sister. Fortunately, my mother and concubine didn't come , or I will be the one who will suffer... Sigh, this fish is so fat, it should taste delicious..."

The plump carp in the pond finally got into Gao Yunwan's mouth, not to mention the provincial hospital, even the fish raised in the imperial garden, she would eat whenever she wanted.

In such an occasion as a banquet, there are not many people who can have a full stomach.

On the other side of the provincial hospital, Lin Shuzheng, Gao Wanjiang and others were fiddling with the grill, and the fish on the bamboo sticks were all caught directly from the pond.

The maids stationed in the garden on the side acted as helpers, helping to deal with the carp that was caught with a bitter face.

"What are you doing with a sad face? Don't worry, there are a lot of fish in this pond, and it's okay to lose a few." Gao Wanjiang got a little impatient when he was stared at by a sad-faced waiter beside him, and waved them away.

Jia Lian laughed, walked over to comfort the maid a few times, and then went back to the oven and said to Gao Wanjiang and the others: "Don't blame them, son, this garden is a place for mothers to visit relatives, and the rules are no less than those in the palace. Fishing for fish and roasting it here is not in compliance with the rules after all.”

"It's easy..."

Gao Wanjiang chuckled, and he asked someone to fetch a food box, and put a few big roasted carp into it.Called a court lady: "Go to the West Garden, and give these two food boxes to Princess Hui'an and County Princess Rongjia. They say that this son, Lin Xueshi, and General Jia baked them personally, and invite them to taste them together. .”

"My son is a good planner!"

Almost in unison, Lin Shu and Jia Lian looked at Gao Wanjiang with contempt.

Everyone knows the special status of Princess Hui'an among the noble ladies of the royal family, and Daiyu has won the emperor's heart even more. With the two of them sharing the blame, not to mention a few carp, it will bring disaster to all the fish in the pond. There will be no blame in the slightest.

Sucking and sucking, there was a sudden noise from the side, and the three of them turned around to see that Jia Cong was already sitting on the ground holding a grilled fish and gnawing on it.

……

Qiaojieer's first birthday banquet was just a small celebration because of Jia She's absence, but it was quite perfect.Jia Shishi also showed Tan Chunxiang a few houses by the way, but they were not very satisfied.

The matter of Miaoyu's entry into the Grand View Garden has been decided, and there is a sliver of incense in the originally lonely provincial courtyard, and occasional Sanskrit sounds come out, which is considered a concern of Jia Shishi.

There are advantages and disadvantages, and Miaoyu's identity and the troubles she brought still need to be dealt with. Jia Jing informed Jia Zheng and Jia Lian of the matter that night.

After discussing for a long time, the uncle and nephew decided to take the initiative.It would be great if he could take this opportunity to eliminate several opponents of the Jia family.

The people who beat the money that the Li family hid back then were no more than those who spied on the dragon chair.The few families in the capital that are about to make trouble are almost all enemies of the Jia family.

The Ningrong and Rongfu have passed the most dangerous moment. At this moment, the Ningrong and Rongfu not only control the two guards, but also have a huge influence in the court.Although it can't be compared with Jia Daishan when he was alive, he still has the ability to start a counterattack.

Early the next morning, Jia Jing sent several soldiers to follow the Lin family's guards to the south of Suzhou, and at the same time sent spies to lurk around the Mani courtyard, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

As long as Miaoyu is in the Grand View Garden for one day, those people will try their best to contact Miaoyu in order to get clues about those silver coins.

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are indeed attractive, but Lin Shu doesn't care.Because at this moment, he was standing in the bank of the Ministry of Finance.

"My lord, why bother to resign from office? You just give 1 million taels of silver. It's not enough just to repair the Weihe River!"

Lin Shu was about to hold Wen Tongxuan and cry poorly, but the boss would not let go.Even though the imperial decree stated that the appropriation was 3 million taels, he just kept silent.

Forced by Lin Shu, Wen Tongxuan directly dragged him to the bank of the household department, opened the door, and there was a large amount of gold and silver neatly piled up inside.

Rows of large wooden boxes are placed in the silver vault, but each box is affixed with a household seal.

Wen Tongxuan pointed to the boxes of silver: "This is the military pay to be sent to the guards in border towns, this is to be sent to Songjiang, Quanzhou and other places for shipbuilding, this is to prepare for this year's general election, and this is to prepare for the holy birthday." The money used for festivals, the salaries of officials in Beijing, and the money used to build the imperial mausoleum..."

"My lord, please do me a favor, don't chant sutras with the officials!"

Lin Shu was really convinced. Everyone said that Wen Tongxuan was an old Pixiu who could only get in and out, but this Pixiu really took great pains in order to maintain the financial operation of the imperial court.

The big Chu is rich and extravagant, but the central finance has been in a situation where it cannot make ends meet. The main reason is that it relies too much on agricultural taxes.It is a pity that as the land annexation became more and more serious, the powerful and gentry who did not pay taxes gradually eroded the land of the common people, making the agricultural tax less and less, and the court became poorer and poorer.

Wen Tongxuan took office as Minister of the Household Department in the second year of Zhide, and gradually increased his support for the Maritime Shipping Department, collected maritime commercial taxes, and cracked down on smuggling, which can be regarded as an extra income for the imperial court.But on the whole, it's just a drop in the bucket.

The main measure he took was to save money, not to mention that the emperor wanted to use money, even if he was too emperor, he would not want to take a tael of silver from him if he had no legitimate purpose.

In the past two years, the emperor brought back a large amount of gold and silver from overseas, which can be regarded as a short-term solution to the silver shortage of the imperial court.But this is just a temporary solution, not the root cause. During this period, Wen Tongxuan finished sorting out the account books and arranged the money in the treasury clearly. Once he calculated the balance, he was poor again.

"Jinyu, let me tell you the truth. The money seems to be a lot, but it can be lasted until next year's autumn tax at most. This is not a mess in the middle, otherwise the 1 million taels of silver in your hand is estimated to be worthless." The old man can't even take it out!"

Wen Tongxuan solemnly said to Lin Shu: "The war in the north is not settled, and no one knows how long it will last. The troops of King Qin from all over the country have arrived one after another. According to His Majesty's temperament, the Northern Expedition cannot be escaped. I must always leave enough The silver is used by the army of the Northern Expedition. Tell me, where else can I get the silver for you?"

Naturally, Lin Shu knew that what Wen Tongxuan said was true. Qin Wang's army from all over the country had already arrived in the capital, and together with the forbidden troops staying in the capital, 400,000 soldiers and horses had gathered in the capital.

At first he thought it was a battle to defend the capital, but in the end Lin Shu understood the plan of the emperor and the cabinet. It turned out that he was taking advantage of the opportunity of Oala's invasion of the south to prepare for the northern expedition to the desert in order to restore the power of the prosperous year again.

(End of this chapter)