Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 143: Secretly having fun (please subscribe)
"Master, this is some information found by the secret guards."

Zhang An handed a secret letter to Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao took it and checked it carefully. When he saw that there was no problem, he opened the letter and read it.

After reading the contents of the letter, Yuan Wenshao closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes and said: "Let the secret guards continue to investigate and tell them to be careful."

"Yes." Zhang An responded and retreated.

Yuan Wenshao looked at the letter in his hand, put it on a candle, lit it, and threw it into the pen washer.

During these times, he has not stopped investigating Jiang Jingming, but he has not found any useful information at all.

Worried about being noticed by Jiang Jingming, he could only stop the investigation.

However, he remembered that when Jiang Jingming came to him before, he had said that he would buy colored glaze from him and transport it to Xixia for sale, so he sent someone to investigate this aspect.

After such an investigation, I really found something.

Jiang Jing secretly had many caravans traveling between Xixia and Zhou Dynasty.

Da Zhou and Xi Xia were hostile and did not trade with each other, but merchants pursued profits. Things transported from Da Zhou to Xi Xia could be exchanged for several times or even ten times the profit.

And when some things from Xixia are shipped to Dazhou, they can also be exchanged for high profits.

Naturally, some people take desperate risks, and there are many who smuggle secretly.

At first, Yuan Wenshao didn't care. He just asked people to continue checking along this line to see if they could find anything.

The letter just now was the latest news sent by the secret guards. They investigated that Jiang Jingming's caravan actually smuggled not only porcelain and silk, but also weapons, food and other military supplies.

Seeing this, Yuan Wenshao felt more and more that Jiang Jingming was not simple.

However, after thinking carefully, he decided to stay put.

Jiang Jingming can get food, which is fine. He can get weapons and military supplies, but saving lives is not that simple.

Moreover, the northwest border was very tightly defended, and fortresses were built on some important roads. Jiang Jingming was able to transport these things out without being discovered. It can be seen that many people in the northwest army were bribed by him.

Yuan Wenshao didn't know how many people were involved. If he exposed it rashly and couldn't eradicate these people at once, he would be constantly retaliated against.

Shaking his head, Yuan Wenshao walked out of the study and came to the main courtyard.

"The officials came just in time, I was just about to ask someone to pass on the food." Hua Lan said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao washed his hands under Chunhua's service and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you that the food is ready? You should eat before I come back."

"I said I wanted to eat first, but my mother refused to let me go." Sister Wen said dissatisfied.

Hua Lan glared at her and said, "Sir, Sister Wen will go to school in a few months. She must learn some rules. Otherwise, there will be no rules at all."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him. It was like this every time. Whenever she mentioned asking Sister Wen to learn the rules, she would change the subject.

Hualan served Yuan Wenshao a bowl of soup, put it in front of him, and said with a smile: "Originally, gossip about Minglan was still spreading outside two days ago. Today, Gu Erlang's aunt went to Yu's house to cause trouble, and now everyone is spreading the news. ”

Yuan Wenshao shook his head, and he reminded Gu Tingye.

If he remembered correctly, it was because of Mannia's trouble that Gu Yankai forced Gu Tingye to send Mannia and the two children away. Gu Tingye refused and had a big quarrel with him.

Gu Yankai was so angry that he vomited blood and passed away soon after.

Gu Tingye was driven out of the Gu family in despair.

After Mannia found out, she felt that it was not safe to follow Gu Tingye, so she secretly sold things in order to exchange for some money.

After Gu Tingye found out, he could no longer pretend and ran away with his son.

Gu Tingye started a journey to find his son and met Zhao Zongshi's family.

Now it seems that Gu Tingye still has to develop according to the original trajectory.

Do you think I can't change anything?
Yuan Wenshao persuaded Gu Tingye, partly because he wanted to help him, but also because he wanted to see if he could change his original trajectory.

But now it seems that nothing has changed for him.

"Officer, what are you thinking about?" Hua Lan asked seeing Yuan Wenshao in a daze.

Yuan Wenshao came to his senses, took some food for his daughter, and said, "I didn't think about anything."

"My mother sent someone over today to say that she would like to invite us to go back the next day," Hua Lan said.

"My mother-in-law asked us to go there, is there something wrong?" Yuan Wenshao asked doubtfully.

"My mother said that she originally promised her aunt that Chang Bai would marry Yuner's cousin. But now that she is engaged to the Hai family, she feels sorry for her aunt and wants to tell her that Yuner will marry Chang Wu, but she is afraid that her aunt won't agree. , I want to invite us to accompany you." Hua Lan said.

"Okay, I'll accompany you back that day."

Yuan Wenshao originally wanted to find Aunt Kang, but he had no good excuse.

Mrs. Wang helped him indirectly.

"By the way, Dongchang Hou's old mother celebrates her birthday tomorrow, so don't forget it," Hualan reminded.

"Yes, I understand." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

This kind of contact is naturally inevitable in Bianjing, and Yuan Wenshao has become accustomed to it over the years.

On the morning of the next day, Yuan Wenshao took Hualan to Dongchang Hou Mansion.

Hualan was led to the back house, while Yuan Wenshao was taken to the middle courtyard.

Dongchang Marquis Mansion is also a veteran marquis, and the mansion is very grand.

Although Yuan Wenshao's house was originally a Hou Mansion, it was still inferior to Dongchang Hou Mansion.

Not to mention anything else, the stone lion at the door is a size smaller than the previous one.

There is no way, Yuan Wenshao is just an earl, so he can only decorate according to the earl's style, which naturally cannot compare with the style of the marquis mansion.

At noon, I wished Dongchanghou's old mother a birthday, had a meal, and then headed back home.

On the carriage, Yuan Wenshao heard a piece of news from Hua Lan.

"What did you say? Gu Tingye is asking to marry Miss Yu San?" Yuan Wenshao asked in surprise.

"Mrs. Yu is also here today. I heard her chatting with someone. She said that it was Miss Yu San who Gu Erlang proposed to marry," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that such a thing was really happening.

Because Mannia went to the Yu family to make trouble, Mrs. Yu insisted not to let Yu Yanran marry Gu Tingye. Yu Jiang and Mrs. Yu discussed it and replaced her with Yu Yanhong.

But the request is to send Mannian and her son away.

It was also because of this that the quarrel broke out between Gu Tingye and Gu Yankai.

When he first heard that Gu Tingye was going to marry Yu Yanhong, he thought he had changed the plot.

In fact, Yuan Wenshao didn't know that in the original drama, things did develop like this. Although Mrs. Yu was greedy for money, Yu Yanhong was her daughter after all, so she couldn't push her daughter into the fire pit.But now things have changed. Yu Jiang and his wife asked for three Zhuangzi and 2000 taels of silver in order to give him an explanation.

Mrs. Yu has had a lot of trouble these years, leaving little family property. As a result, the Yu family has become even poorer.

Mrs. Yu was afraid of offending Gu Tingye, her wealthy son-in-law, so she did not mention asking Gu Tingye to send Mannia away.

Gu Tingye went back yesterday and told Gu Yankai about replacing Miss Yu with Miss Yu San. Although Gu Yankai got angry and scolded him, he did not force him to drive Mannian away.

Yuan Wenshao didn't know this and thought things were still developing as before.

……

"Sister is here, please come inside quickly."

Mrs. Wang saw Aunt Kang get off the carriage and greeted her with a smile.

"My sister's daughter married into the Earl's Mansion, and my son is engaged to the Hai family. I'm really flattered that she can recognize me as my sister." Aunt Kang said mockingly.

Mrs. Wang forced a smile and said, "This is indeed my fault. I will explain it to my sister when we get into the house."

"Huh." Aunt Kang snorted coldly and said nothing more.

She wanted to marry her daughter to Changbai because she was optimistic about Changbai's future.

However, now that the marriage between Changbai and the Hai family has been decided, it would be better to get some benefits from the Wang family, so she chose the right measure.

When she came to the front hall and waited for the maid to bring tea, Mrs. Wang sent the servants away, leaving only Mother Liu.

"Sister, I am very fond of that girl Yun'er. Who knew that my official family had arranged a marriage with the Hai family without telling me. Now that the marriage has been decided, there is nothing I can do." Mrs. Wang said.

"I'm not talking about you. You are the eldest lady of the house after all. You only know about your son's engagement after the fact. No wonder you have been suppressed by a concubine all these years. Now even the power of the family is controlled by a concubine. That old lady in your family is also true, how can a girl who has not left the palace take care of the house?" Aunt Kang sneered.

She didn't have the slightest fondness for the old lady of the Sheng family.

Logically speaking, when she comes to visit, she should visit the old lady first.

But when the Sheng family first came to Bianjing, and she came to visit, the old lady said that Aunt Kang could come to the Sheng family, since they were relatives after all, but she didn't need to visit her, and she wouldn't see her either.

Mrs. Wang's face looked a little ugly when she was told that.

Aunt Kang seemed to have not seen it, and said to herself: "I see, the old lady was instigating what happened this time. Otherwise, my brother-in-law would not have the face to ask for a girl from the Hai family. "

Mrs. Wang came to her senses afterwards and complained a little to the old lady. After hearing this, she said, "Who says it's not true, but she is an elder. What can I do?"

"If it weren't for my Wang family, how would the Sheng family be today? Now that the Sheng family is prosperous, they will look down on my Wang family." Aunt Kang mocked.

Mrs. Wang opened her mouth. She really wanted to say that it is you who the old lady despises.

"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I also know that you are not to blame for this matter. However, your nephew is already twenty years old and is still a seventh-grade military clerk. Sister, can you talk to your son-in-law? Help him get transferred out of the army, whether he is sent abroad or into the Sixth Department." Aunt Kang said.

"Sister, I don't know anything about officialdom. Why don't you ask Hua'er and his wife when they come later?" Mrs. Wang said.

"Hua Lan and his wife are coming back today?" Aunt Kang asked in surprise.

"Well, yesterday Hua Lan said that she and Erlang would come back today to have a look." Mrs. Wang said.

"Okay, I'll talk to Erlang later, but you have to put in a good word for me." Aunt Kang said.

It's not that she hasn't approached Yuan Wenshao about Kang Jin's affairs, but Yuan Wenshao always shied away and had no choice.

She had discovered before that Yuan Wenshao was not that easy to talk to, so she wanted to use this incident to ask Mrs. Wang to help him talk.

Now that Yuan Wenshao is coming, it's even better. Yuan Wenshao can't refute his mother-in-law in front of her.

"That's natural." Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "By the way, sister, the eldest family member of the Sheng family has a nephew. He is seventeen this year and his character is acceptable. He also has an official status from the ninth rank, although it is lower. Yes, but the advantage is that he is young. And you know that Dafang has a rich family fortune, so he is a good match. Why don't you marry Yoona to him?"

Aunt Kang said displeasedly: "The Sheng family belongs to a merchant family, and my Kang family belongs to a scholarly family. How can we do this if we don't belong to the right family?"

In fact, she was already moved when she heard about the Sheng family's big room.

Sheng's family was very rich, she knew it, and now she was just pretending to get more betrothal gifts.

Her dowry has been spent over the years, otherwise she wouldn't have coaxed Madam Wang to loan money together.

Because of her reputation over the years, and the fact that although Kang Jin was a civilian, he had been in the military, and he was not a formal official in the imperial examination, so she was looked down upon. She was now twenty and had not yet gotten married.

She was of similar family status and was not willing to marry her daughter to the Kang family.

Even those with a lower price are not willing, and it is not easy to find someone who is willing. The betrothal gift is relatively large, and the Kang family simply cannot afford it.

She had always wanted Kang Jin to leave the military camp and join the Sixth Ministry or be posted as an official, just so that it would be easier for her daughter-in-law.

If you marry your daughter to the Sheng family's big house, given the conditions of the Sheng family's big house, a betrothal gift will definitely be required.

Mrs. Wang didn't know what Aunt Kang was thinking. She thought she really didn't want to, so she used the old lady's words to persuade Aunt Kang.

After hearing this, Aunt Kang pretended to hesitate, and then said after a while: "What you said makes sense, but my Kang family is from a scholarly family. If I marry a big family of the Sheng family, the betrothal gift should be generous, otherwise I will lose it." I can’t afford this person.”

"Sister, don't worry about this. When I get back, I will tell my mother and ask her to write to the eldest family to explain clearly. The eldest family has two sons, and the eldest is married to the daughter of the Jinling literary family. She is also from a scholarly family. I'm sure It will satisfy my sister." Mrs. Wang smiled.

This kind of thing is very common. In the previous dynasty, many people wanted to marry women with five surnames in order to improve their family status.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to make a stepping stone.

Although the aristocratic family has declined and is not as good as the previous dynasty, the scholarly family is still popular.

If you want to marry a merchant like Dafang of the Sheng family, you will definitely have to pay more as a bride price.

Mrs. Wang didn't expect that the matter would be resolved so easily. She was worried that Aunt Kang would not agree, so she specially invited Hualan and his wife back.

Who knew that the matter would be solved before anyone came.

"Madam, the eldest lady and uncle are here." The maid walked in and reported.

"Sister, Hua'er and Erlang are here, let's go to the front hall." Madam Wang said with a smile.

Wei Ruixuan is the back house, so it is naturally inconvenient for Yuan Wenshao to come here.

"Well, sister, don't forget to say something nice to me." Aunt Kang said.

"Don't worry, sister."

……

"Guanren, do you think my aunt can agree to marry Yuner's cousin to Chang Wu?" Hua Lan asked.

"Haha, it's not like you don't know the situation of the Kang family. Dafang is so rich, why wouldn't Aunt Kang be unwilling? Maybe she is secretly having fun." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and the two people stopped quickly.

"I've met my mother (mother-in-law), I've met my aunt."

Seeing Mrs. Wang and Aunt Kang coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Haha, Erlang Hua'er, sit down and talk." Mrs. Wang smiled.

(End of this chapter)