Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 28 Chrysanthemum and Ginkgo

"Why are chrysanthemums so expensive this year? You old dog, don't think that you can get a lot of money and simply take more money from the mansion, right?"

Xie Lin'an in Uncle Ning'an's mansion slapped the signing slip in front of him on the table, and only looked at the steward in the mansion coldly.

This steward used to be in charge of repairing the house in the mansion, if no one in the mansion used it, Xie Lin'an would not have sent him to buy chrysanthemums.

The steward stood aside, his head was covered with cold sweat, and his face was full of sorrow:

"Master, you kicked the little one back into the womb to make the villain have two hundred more guts, and the little one didn't dare to covet the money in the house. The villain was really scared when he saw the market for chrysanthemums in the market." I thought the chrysanthemums all over the street this year were made of gold. I heard that the emperor in the palace was in a good mood this year. Not only did he like chrysanthemums, but he even gave chrysanthemums to several elders. I'm so desperate to buy chrysanthemums, my son, you said that there are distinguished guests coming to the house, so let the little one buy good chrysanthemums, and now the high-quality chrysanthemums are at this price."

Xie Lin'an still had an ugly expression.

Although he is a dandy with idle jobs, Xie Lin'an is not a charming young man who is not ignorant of ordinary affairs. Since his father lost his job, the Xie family has been living on the money of their ancestors these years. His wife's dowry and the valuable calligraphy and paintings in Shen's hands have been cleaned up long ago, and he also knows that his mother's ostensible delegation of power to his daughter-in-law is actually just to let the two daughters-in-law use their own money to support the family.Now that his father is in prison, he is sending out the money in order to get rid of it everywhere, and he can't even bear to drink the flower wine. The 500 taels passed, but my mother insisted on giving away 600 taels, 500 taels were used to make friends with Zhang Dusi, and [-] pieces of silver were used to reward people for expenses.Mother was still lying on the bed and couldn't get up, so Xie Lin'an had no choice but to agree. Later, mother said that she had packed some clothes and would take them to the second brother. Xie Lin'an couldn't help sneering in her heart. What kind of good clothes can't be bought with money, and they have to be brought from the house?It's just that he stuffed money in private and had to be on guard against his eldest son.

The second brother wrote one letter after another, saying that he was quite appreciated by Zhang Dusi, and that he could ask Zhang Dusi to recommend Zhuo Shengquan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to speak for his father.A Niang wanted to send another 5000 taels of silver to the Xuan Mansion, but Xie Lin'an refused.

Zhang Dusi, Xie Lin'an, had heard of his reputation, and giving so much money at once would only increase his appetite.

Furthermore, the account in the mansion is empty now, and the proceeds from various Zhuangzi have been subsidized this year. If he spends another 5000 taels of silver, he is afraid that the Ning'anbo Mansion will have to sell the Zhuangzi first before the house is confiscated. Selling equipment.

But his mother, Sun, insisted on this. After some disputes, the old lady who had lived in the deep house for a long time sent someone to send twenty gold ingots and a standing white jade statue of Bodhisattva wrapped in embroidered gold cloth. The maid said with a smile: "The old lady said that as long as the family is united, there is nothing they can't get through. Money and money are all outside the body. It is a difficult time for the family. If you can find a way out, it is a way out. Brother Feng can It may not be his fate to get the blue eyes of adults outside."

The old lady sent her property directly, so what can Xie Lin'an do?Knowing that the statue of Bodhisattva was the treasure that the old lady gave to Princess Ying when she got married, Xie Lin'an personally carried it back to the back house, and went back to the room to ask his wife for money.

With red eyes, his wife pawned off her own set with a red jeweled necklace attached to it, and finally scraped together another 3000 taels of silver to give to Xie Lin'an.

With 5000 taels of silver and the small package brought out by Xie Lin'an's mother, Xie Lin'an found the head guard in the mansion and led three strong men to escort him.

The leader of the guards listened to his instructions and said: "My lord, many people outside the mansion are staring at our villain before leaving. There are very few people in the mansion. If the villain leaves again, I'm afraid something will happen to the mansion." It's hard to deal with it, it's better to leave it to Master Wu to send money to the second young master."

The martial master said by the leader was surnamed Shao. When he was young, he was a small flag of Jinyiwei. Later, he was dismissed from office for committing a crime, and was sentenced to eighty sticks to break a leg. Fancy, please come to the mansion to become a martial arts master, in addition to training guards, he also taught Xie Lin'an and several of his brothers boxing and kicking.

It's a pity that the children of the uncle's house who grew up in Jinxiudui have long since lost the temperament to make contributions, let alone the ability to endure hardships. They lie down for three days a day, and their mothers and grandmothers cry heartily for a few days. Let it go.

Xie Lin'an thought about it and thought it would be okay, so he asked Master Wu to bring someone to send the money.

On the front foot, Master Wu took people and money away, and on the back foot, the people Xie Lin'an sent to Zhuangzi finally sent a letter saying that Shen's disease was on Zhuangzi, and he asked a doctor to see him. It was a lot of money, Xie Lin'an hurriedly asked a doctor to send it along with the medicinal materials, and then asked the messenger to tell the steward of the Zhuangzi that he had to take Shen back to the mansion no matter what, even if it was ginseng hanging his life, he had to Take it back.

There are expenses inside and out, and there is no money in the family account. It is full of pledges asking for money and debt collection on credit everywhere.

When he walked out of the counting room, Xie Lin'an raised his head to look at the sky, and he didn't know how the Ning'an Bo Mansion, which was well-clothed and well-fed when he was a child, came to such a field.

Finally, among the countless bad news, there is good news, and it is great news.

The Prince of England is going to Beijing!I still have to visit the old lady!
After seeing the letter from the Prince of England, the first thing that Xie Linan thought of was - with the face of the King of England, even if his father was really accused, the title of Ning'an House would still be preserved!
With this idea in mind, Xie Lin'an mobilized everyone in the mansion, the dead leaves in the lotus pond had to be picked up, the mansion had to be swept and cleaned, and all the old things had to be replaced. Without money, he asked his wife to sell it again. some jewelry.

He gritted his teeth and moved the money for buying chrysanthemums from his private room.

As a result, a good book of chrysanthemums can be sold for 20 taels!The 200 taels of silver he squeezed out, not to mention building a flower pagoda, ten pots of flowers arranged horizontally and vertically are shabby!

"How about this, you find someone to build a wooden frame, and then get some... bamboo leaves and the like to fill in the gaps, and then put the flowers on it. Anyway, for the 200 taels of silver, you can get me two Come to Huata, no matter what it looks like inside, it must look decent on the outside, and make it for me within today!"

The steward became more and more distressed, and almost cried when he retired.

Xie Lin calmed down and wanted to continue looking at the ledger, but felt bored.

Just a few pots of chrysanthemums, when will their Xie family be embarrassed to this extent by a few pots of chrysanthemums? !

"It's okay, it's okay. If Jitai came here and welcomed the prince of Yingjun to the mansion, our Xie family has passed this hurdle! If the second brother can rely on Zhang Dusi to get Zhuo Shilang, I can also seek help in the future." One is missing."

Consoling himself like this, he slowly exhaled a foul breath.

"My lord! My lord is not good! The money sent to Xuanfu was robbed by bandits! Even Master Wu was tied up, and only one guard escaped with his life!"

"puff."

Xie Lin'an took a long breath and almost vomited blood.

On Zhuangzi outside the city, Zhao Surui almost vomited blood.

He knew that the person who the Xie family used to send money out for the second time must be capable, but he didn't expect that this person was actually quite powerful, and he injured four or five people in a row. It took the wind to subdue him.

Tunan's arm was also slashed.

But Zhao Surui's heart aches so badly, is Tunan's hand a hand?That's his Grilled Elbow, Crab Noodles, Mutton Dumplings and Chestnut Cake!

It was Tu Nan's hand that was hurt by this man's slash, and it was Emperor Zhaode's mood that was broken!
"You don't need to be tied up, you dare to hurt my person and cut him off directly."

Da Ma was sitting on a chair in the yard, and Zhao Surui, who was wearing Shen Shiqing's skin, had a cruel look on his face.

A Chi looked at him with reddish eyes, and knew that his girl was really angry, so he thought it was the girl who felt sorry for Tunan, so he quickly persuaded him:
"Girl, don't be angry. Tunan's injury didn't hurt the muscles and bones. It will be fine after a few days. Master Shao recognized that Tunan had lost his strength. He didn't know what the girl was thinking. He was just doing his duty. That's all."

"Hmph!" Zhao Surui glanced at the man tied to the ground, "Do you know this man?"

The maid wearing the navy blue bijia smiled and said coaxingly, "Girl, you forgot that Master Shao is a martial arts master in Uncle Ning'an's mansion. When the girl came out of Uncle Xie's study that year, Master Shao happened to be Passing by, said that my daughter wanted to practice calligraphy, and asked the girl what books she could read. The girl not only gave the book list, but also gave Master Shao a set of copybooks. Master Shao has been reading about this. This time, Master Shao will help us move the books. Where are you looking for?"

Zhao Surui raised his eyebrows, this Shen Sanwaste has nothing but a kind heart.

"The villain hurt the girl Tunan next to the young lady. The young lady has nothing to say if she wants to kill or cut the villain."

The words are harsh.

Zhao Surui snorted coldly, and drew a 100 tael bank note from his hand and gave it to Pei Feng:
"For those who were injured this time, each person will be given ten taels of pension money, and another pig will be distributed to each of their families. Everyone who goes out with you this time will be rewarded with a sum of money and a sheep, so that they all know that it is right to follow me. You won't be wronged."

Pei Feng should go down.

Zhao Surui looked at the martial master named Shao Zhiqing again.

Shao Zhi was about 40 years old, his gray-brown bunt was stained with dust, and his coat was covered with a torn cotton burqa. He was not very tall, but he could see his figure was strong and his eyes were bright. Although he was a little rough, But not an annoying sloppy guy.

The only pity is that he has a lame leg, otherwise he would be able to do something in the guards.

"You can be exempted from death, but you cannot escape from life." Zhao Surui glanced at the limping leg, and was about to have Shao Zhiqing's other leg broken, but someone stopped him.

"Girl, I'm just a few flesh wounds, it's not harmful. The most urgent thing right now is to cash out the bank notes as soon as possible, in case the Ning'an House reports to the officials, and the government relies on the bank notes to check."

There is some truth to this statement.

Thousands of taels of silver bills cannot be unobtrusive no matter which bank they are cashed in.

Still have to think of a proper way.

Holding his face with one hand, Zhao Surui looked around, and finally looked at Tu Nan's arm that had just been wrapped.

Tunan was injured.

The three meals a day and snacks are definitely not as delicious as before.

With nearly ten thousand taels of silver scraped from Ning'an Bo's mansion, he can be regarded as saving Shen Sanfei's family fortune.

Shen Sanwai sent Ning Anbo to prison in the palace, which can be regarded as an outburst of anger.

If Shen Sanwaste can turn into a trash like this... well, he is having fun, no matter how trash Shen Sanwaste is, he can make her life better than before.

After all, he is the emperor.

When the north wind blows, the golden ginkgo leaves fall to the ground.

The day after tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival.

Zhao Surui let out a "tsk".

Emperor Zhaode was tired of this "weak abandoned woman stepping on the uncle's mansion".

"I remember that the people in Ning Anbo's mansion wanted to take your girl back because they said that Princess Yueqing wanted to see your girl."

His tone was light and his expression became cold.

"That is to say, as long as you girls go to Princess Yueqing's mansion, you will be able to see the princess."

Isn't this a ready-made way to meet Shen Sanwaste?
Zhao Surui raised his hand and touched the plain bead and silver hairpin on his head.

"Write a post for me, and tomorrow I will go to Princess Yueqing's mansion to pay my respects."

Another gust of wind blew up, and a few more golden ginkgo leaves fell to the ground.

With one hand, he picked up the ginkgo leaves from the white jade railing and held them in his hand to enjoy.

"My lord, the things you ordered the slaves to find someone to do have already been obtained."

The four mice carefully opened an embroidery box and brought it to Shen Shiqing.

Shen Shiqing looked at it and nodded:
"well done."

After being praised by the emperor, the four mice lowered their heads and became more respectful:
"My lord, the King of England these days..."

"What's going on in Princess Yueqing's residence these days?"

The Four Rats were stunned for a moment, and replied: "Princess Yueqing is still studying inscriptions and calligraphy every day, and then sending people to Ning'anbo Mansion to pick them up every day."

"Have you received it?"

"not yet."

While talking, a chicken hurried over:
"Your Majesty, the Yueqing Princess Mansion sent you a secret booklet."

"The day after tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, he really refuses to wait."

With a smile on Shen Shiqing's face, she loosened her fingers, and the golden ginkgo leaves fell to the ground, and she stepped on them.

　See you tomorrow!
　　Siri Zhao: If Shen Sanwau cries at me as soon as we meet, I will... kill her.

　　Shen Shiqing: Let the real emperor settle first, and I will continue to make trouble.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)