Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 123 New House, New Atmosphere

Ming Lanying asked her bodyguard Ming Langtao to send the three of them back. She looked at the huge mansion with some distress. The mansion also needs money to maintain. Not to mention that none of their masters need people to wait on them, but such a big palace definitely needs someone to take care of it. reason.

Suddenly, I miss the capable steward Wang in the capital.

The guards take turns taking care of the dozen or so carriages in the mansion. The flock of sheep, chickens, and thirty or so cubs in the beast garden are taken care of by Shan Zhao and Ning Er. The two of them had a great time playing. Ming Lanying handed it over to them with confidence.

Dongxia packed up the dishes and came back, saw her frowning on the swing in the front garden, stepped forward to give her a few pushes.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Ming Lanying took Dong Xia to play on the swing together, and said in a rambling manner: "You see the house is empty, and if no one helps to take care of it, things will become more complicated, but I don't worry about others staying in the house, I'm afraid of spending money The people who came here broke their mouths and chewed their tongues."

Moreover, she has the ability to often talk to animals. There are a lot of animals in the house. Only by communicating with them can they know their physical conditions. People around her are used to the way she talks to animals. They are afraid that outsiders will think she is sick.

The gossip of the rich family is first spread by the servants in the mansion. When the people in the frontier fortress know that the prince and concubine guarding the frontier fortress are fools and lunatics, the reputation of the palace in the frontier fortress will be lost.

The more Ming Lanying thought about it, the more worried she became, Dongxia just smiled when she heard the words.

"Sister-in-law, you are thinking too much. There are many slaves in the frontier who are willing to sign death contracts. If you are afraid of the slaves who will break your mouth, then buy a few dumb slaves."

"Dumb slave?"

"Half of the frontier fortresses are sinners who were exiled. Some of them were tortured and had their tongues pulled out, or they were poisonous and dumb. After coming here, their status is low and no one cares about them. The village before us was considered a good one. The common death is death. No one cares about the work, and those who are unlucky will be taken away by Ren Yazi, and they will be sold after training."

Ming Lanying rubbed her arms, pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "Let's go, let's go to Ming Langtao and ask him to find someone reliable."

Ming Lanying called He Bai, and left Shan Zhao in the mansion to accompany Ning'er.

He Bai drove the car, but arrived at the magistrate's office in the next town in half an hour. Thanks to Ming Langtao sending the account books to the capital every half a year, the old accounts accumulated by the magistrate were checked before the spring. Work.

Ming Lanying and others were stopped by the guards outside the government office, "Who trespassed on the government office?"

Hebai arrogantly showed the golden token bestowed by the empress, with a dragon and a phoenix carved on one side, and an imperial character engraved in the middle, "Prince Yanbei is here, and I'm looking for your magistrate, but I haven't passed it on yet!"

The guard guarding the gate hurriedly bowed his head to salute, and invited the person in without any communication.

Ming Lanying looked at the shy Hebai with a funny face, "Why didn't you say that your dignified female general is here?"

He Bai whispered in Ming Lanying's ear, "Sister-in-law, you don't understand, how can a female general be as famous as Princess Yanbei! It's a rare opportunity for me to pretend to be a tiger, so happy!"

Dong Xia covered her mouth and held back her smile, "Sister-in-law, just let her pretend to be a tiger once, besides the prince, you are the biggest in the frontier fortress, and it's rare to have a chance to show off your identity."

Ming Lanying shook her head helplessly, "Don't be too flamboyant, be careful of accidents."

He Bai chuckled, "I know."

Ming Langtao was discussing with Meng Huaisu the situation in various places in the beginning of spring this year, and the boy came to report that Ming Lanying and the others were a little surprised, so he quickly put down the things in his hand and went to greet them in advance.

"Yo! Why is Sister Lanying here?"

As soon as Ming Lanying sat down, she heard this out-of-the-ordinary laughter, and heard the sound before seeing the person, so she helplessly helped her forehead.

Ming Langtao led Meng Huaisu into the side hall, and saluted perfunctorily with a smile. Ming Lanying waved her hand and didn't care, "Of course I need to find you for something. The mansion needs more servants. Those who are honest and responsible, it is best to have a clean family background." , do you have anyone you can trust?"

Ming Langtao pretended to be sad and spread out in the armchair, "Sure enough, I won't think of my brother for no reason..."

He Bai slowly raised his foot, and kicked him mercilessly, "You are the prefect of the frontier fortress, and you are in charge of the archives of all the people in the frontier fortress. If you don't want me to look for someone! Hurry up!"

Dong Xia said to Meng Huaisu: "The mansion really needs someone to help take care of it, but my sister-in-law is afraid that outsiders will be unreliable. Huaisu, do you have any reliable people or reliable people?"

Meng Huaisu nodded, "Leave it to me and take someone to the palace in the afternoon."

Dong Xia smiled, "Okay."

Meng Huaisu was familiar with people in the frontier fortress, so it would be easy for him to handle this matter. Ming Langtao stood up and said to Ming Lanying: "Sister Lanying, why don't you ask the prince to promote someone who can be used? The county magistrate in the ground is rotten like dung, I can't stand it!"

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, "How do you say that? Let's talk about it?"

Meng Huaisu met Shang Dongxia's worried eyes, and his words loosened, "The frontier is remote, the previous magistrate was incompetent, and the county magistrates below are few useful, and the situation reported in early spring is messy and clueless."

Hebai clicked his tongue, "Then what should we do? All the sharks are gone? Can't you? You only manage the county magistrates of two continents."

The combined population of the frontier fortress and Kyushu is only about 18, but there are only 1 troops guarding it. Apart from the military strength, the average state is less than [-] people, so we simply set up two states and one magistrate.

But there are not many county magistrates, because there are few people in the frontier fortress, and the work of county magistrates in the frontier fortress is not as heavy as in other areas, and the location is more remote, which has led to even more unscrupulous officials who are already corrupt and pervert the law.

Ming Langtao, the new magistrate, has been doing nothing since he took office a few years ago, so that the people below have relaxed their vigilance, and they have offered bribes. Ming Langtao accepted them all, secretly investigating their bad deeds.

Ming Langtao frowned in distaste, "I have collected enough criminal evidence in the past few years, all of which can be confiscated and beheaded, but I am afraid that after disposing of these wastes, there will be no suitable person to take the place, and a batch of useless things will be replaced. .”

Ming Lanying hummed calmly, "Understood, I will tell him. You should control those officials first, and don't let them run away."

Ming Langtao sneered, "I can't run away, how can I be willing to leave if I'm not greedy enough?"

Meng Huaisu said lightly, "The earliest one still has a one-year term, and they will make a lot of money in this year."

Ming Lanying snorted, "Then let them scoop it up, and when the time comes, they'll catch all of them, and let them spit out as much as they scoop up."

Ming Langtao propped his head on his arms, thinking of the new emperor of the neighboring country, "The new emperor next door is going to make a move, and there will definitely be restless disturbances here, and the money they squeezed will just be used to make up for the shortfall at that time. Tsk! It's not fun to think that they can move their heads and die, but we have to clean up the mess!"

He Bai felt a little upset when he thought about it, "Why! No way! Leave them alive and clean up the mess before they die!"

"Huh? What do you want to do?" Ming Lanying looked at her and said with a smile.

Hebai rolled his eyes, and immediately thought of a bad idea, "Go check their weaknesses! Relatives, friends, lovers, children, etc., can always catch them, and then threaten them to clean up the mess! Finally, replace our own people, put They're all sharks!"

Dong Xia frowned and tried hard to guess what the outcome of such a situation would be, Meng Huaisu interrupted mercilessly, "It's a waste of effort."

Hebai bared his teeth in dissatisfaction, "Why!"

Ming Langtao shook his head helplessly, "It's a waste of time, it's better to just kill them all. Although Prince Heng and the Ming family in the capital are all down, but the party members can't be killed, they will definitely be demoted and exiled from the capital. Pick two that work and put them on top."

"Cut! You all have countermeasures, so ask a fart!"

Meng Huaisu bowed to Ming Lanying, "Please let the princess and the prince know about this matter."

Ming Lanying nodded, stood up and patted the hem of her skirt, "Okay, let's go back."

Ming Langtao and the two quickly got up to see each other off. Before leaving, Meng Huaisu quietly asked Dongxia if she was used to living in the palace. You must know that Dongxia dared not even leave the door. Now Ming Lanying can accompany her across the town as soon as she comes back. , he was a little worried.

Dongxia smiled, "Sister-in-law treats me naturally the best, don't worry!"

He Bai looked at Dongxia's shoulder, and said carelessly: "Oh! Are you worried that our stay in the palace will not be good in Dongxia? It just so happens that we are back now, so when will you pick a good day to get things done and pick people up directly? go to my side?"

Dongxia blushed, pushed Hebai, "Don't talk nonsense..."

Meng Huaisu nodded calmly, "That's exactly what I mean."

He Bai laughed out of joy, Dong Xia's face turned even redder, not looking into Meng Huaisu's eyes, he hurriedly climbed into the carriage, and urged He Bai to go back earlier.

Meng Huaisu looked away after the carriage went far away, and Ming Langtao and his brother embraced Meng Huaisu's shoulders, "With the relationship between you and me growing up together, you don't mind if I go to have a bridal chamber?"

Meng Huaisu broke free from his arm without changing his expression, "Mind you."

"Hey?!"

Ye Juelu went to the frontier barracks early in the morning to recuperate, and came back in the evening. Seeing that there were some new faces in the mansion, he strode to change into clean clothes, and then went to look for Ming Lanying.

In the east study, Ming Lanying was counting the small assets in her hands, thinking about how to take care of them, when a cup of tea suddenly appeared in her hand, and she looked up to see Ye Juelu's cold and handsome face.

"Are you back? How's it going in the barracks?"

"Fortunately."

Ming Lanying didn't ask any more questions, she dug up the new accounts, and discussed with Ye Juelu, "Today, some new servants were added, and they all signed death contracts. The people were found by Meng Huaisu. I saw them and they were honest. There are 30 servants, 20 servants, 85 maids, [-] maids, and [-] kitchens. There are [-] more people in the house, and there is only one steward. I kind of miss the steward Wang in the capital. He will also take advantage of the people below."

She also read the dumb slave that Dongxia talked about, but she still didn’t buy it in the end. It was not convenient for the dumb slave to do things and communicate, and the dumb slave in the frontier fortress gave her a bad first impression, there was a tension that made the hairs stand on end feel.

Ye Juelu nodded, "It's fine for the lady to be the master. Steward Wang can't come to the frontier, but he has a son and a daughter who have learned some skills in stewardship. I'll transfer them here."

It doesn't matter if Ming Lanying thinks about it, since it's her own person, it shouldn't be a problem, "By the way, He Bai and Shan Zhao don't want a match for the time being. Him, do you want someone to follow you?"

Ming Lanying glanced over lightly, and Ye Juelu immediately straightened his back, "No, I'm fine by myself."

"Really?" Ming Lanying looked at him suspiciously, "Isn't it inconvenient to have no one to serve you when you are a prince? There are servants and maids in the mansion, which are enough."

She just suggested it out of good intentions, but it sounded like a warning to Ye Juelv, warning him to be more honest, and he shook his head even more firmly to refuse.

"No, the hidden guard will inform me if something happens, don't worry, lady."

"Okay then, but which yard do you want to live in now? It seems that other people's masters have their own yard..."

Ming Lanying bowed her head and planned the courtyard of the mansion. Shan Zhao couldn't find Ye Juelu in the morning, but after asking the guards, she found out that it was in Ming Lanying's main courtyard, and it was not easy for him to enter Ming Lanying's courtyard. It was just that he missed the time for Ye Juelv to go out.

Shan Zhao had no choice but to ask Ming Lanying to mention this matter, and asked her if she could allocate a yard for the prince. Shan Zhao originally said, "It's too pitiful that the prince doesn't have his own yard. Other people's masters have it."

In Shan Zhao's eyes, this Yanbei Prince's Mansion is already Yanbei Princess' Mansion.

Ming Lanying was sure when she thought about it, although it was comfortable to share the bed with Ye Juelu and have a thermostat pillow, but she still wanted to occupy the bed by herself.

Ye Juelu was shocked, and there was a little grievance in his eyes, "My lady, is it because I didn't take care of you well?"

Ming Lanying: "?"

What is he wronged?
"It's not bad. The strength of the massage is quite comfortable. Mr. Zhao's massage technique is different, but you are such a big man, you should have your own yard, and it doesn't seem like a yard with me every day."

Ye Juelu shook his head violently, "No, it's good. Husband and wife should have a quilt, a bed, a room, and a yard. People who sleep in separate rooms in other people's houses have no feelings for each other."

Ming Lanying looked at him hesitantly, "...Really?"

Ye Juelu squatted down and knelt down on one knee in front of her, raised his head slightly to look at her, and said seriously, "Sleeping in separate rooms is a long-distance relationship, so it's not good."

Ming Lanying: "..."

"Hebai told you?"

Ye Juelu's silence was a tacit acquiescence, "There is only one main courtyard in the mansion. I am the prince, so I can't sleep in the side courtyard or the guest courtyard. It's only natural that I share a courtyard and a room with the princess."

Ming Lanying scratched her head, "It's up to you, anyway, the bed is big enough, just don't squeeze me at night."

"……it is good."

Every morning when I wake up, all I see are his pectoral muscles, and I still feel his firm abdominal muscles in my hands. She is also a vigorous woman!

Ye Juelu came to her firstly to ask her to have dinner, and secondly, he wanted to tell you about the neighboring country.

Wipe her hands clean with a wet kerchief, hold her hand, "Talk while walking."

From the study to the dining room, you can walk along the veranda, and the servants you meet bow their heads cautiously and avoid them. You don't need to look to know that the one who can follow the princess so closely is the prince who hasn't seen him in a day.

Ming Lanying asked softly: "What happened next door?"

"The new emperor of the neighboring country has just ascended the throne and has not yet secured the throne. He wants to do something big to consolidate the throne. He has assembled 20 troops to attack, but the 20 troops are not listening to the orders of the people on the throne, but accepting the orders of the big The general is holding a tiger talisman, and the general belongs to the former emperor, who never wanted to quarrel with us, so now the general guarding the frontier is confronting the new emperor."

Ming Lanying opened her eyes in surprise, "Then us?"

How does it feel...now is a good time to attack our neighbors?

Ye Juelu guessed what she wanted to say, and shook his head lightly, "People don't offend me, I don't offend others."

Ming Lanying gave a smug smile.

(End of this chapter)