The rich and noble peasant daughter

Chapter 344 Borrowing money, showing off

It was Su Yue and Su Yuan's aunt Su Wanshi who came to the door. Su Wanshi was a beauty when she was young, but unfortunately after marrying Su Muhe, she soon fell into a battle in the back house. The dignity of the wife.Sister Hua's biological mother was the one she found as a solid pet back then. It is impossible to say that Su Wanshi has much affection for Sister Hua, but she just used it as a pawn.But it is also good for her son if a sister is favored.This time, she tried her best to persuade her husband to build a garden, because she wanted to build a garden to fill her own pocket and increase her private money.

Especially the purchase of materials has a lot of oil and water. She can directly quote 1000 taels for 5000 taels of wood, deduct 1000 taels for servants on each floor, and put the rest into her pocket.

The Su family had a queen mother and a noble concubine, and they were not particularly extravagant and lustful, so they had accumulated quite a lot of family property over the past few decades, and the apparent land property, Zhuangzi and shops and restaurants amounted to 200 million.But Su Wanshi and the others only had three houses, with two houses on their heads. In the end, they only got 20 taels of cash and 20 taels of shop land, and some treasures were also distributed.

The third room has objections, but the first room directly stated that if they follow the ancestral system, they can only get 30 taels of things at most, and they can only grit their teeth and admit it.So now there is such a problem, Sanfang finds that there is not enough money to build the garden.

According to Su Mu and himself, it would cost at least 50 taels to build a garden that would not lose to others.They will have to eat as a family in the future, and they can't put all their property in to build a decent garden.

Su Yuan from the palace also euphemistically stated that the family of the Shun concubine in the palace planned to spend 30 yuan to build a garden. The Su family, an old and noble family, could not lose to this nouveau riche no matter what.Before the concubine Li entered Chu Ling's backyard, she was only a concubine's daughter, and her identity was not obvious among the concubines. If her belly was not strong enough, she gave birth to a healthy and safe fourth prince. It may not be possible to be named a concubine.Concubine Shun's father also relied on this daughter to successfully become the magistrate.

The position of magistrate has always been easy to make money. Even if the Li family did not exploit the people too much, the Li family who has been the magistrate for six years really has a lot of money. People who are willing to add to the cake with money, so the Li family can really do it with 30 yuan to build a garden.

So the Su family decided to borrow money to build this garden, as the saying goes, you don't lose if you lose.In the beginning, they were planning on concubine De, who owns a lot of private houses. Concubine De is not so easy to be calculated. After hearing the news, they took the initiative to give 1 taels to Su Muhe, saying that it was because of relatives. For the sake of the field, contribute a little strength.The big house also gave 5000 taels symbolically, and the other houses followed suit. As a result, the third house got less than 5 taels, which was a drop in the bucket.

Concubine De gave all the money, Su Mu and naturally couldn't lick their faces and ask for more.Originally, he planned to ask for 10 taels, but he almost vomited blood when he got the 1 taels.

Concubine De also told Yun Xi about this as a joke.

Because of Wuweizi and Concubine De, Yun Xi has always had a good relationship with the Su family.The people from the third room then set their minds on her, which surprised Yun Xi, she never thought that the people from the third room would be so shameless.

Su Wanshi looked as if the clouds were stained, and said with airs: "Speaking of which, it's not that our family is short of money, it's just that the fields and shops can't be obtained until the end of the year, so we can't just build a garden. Let the whole family eat chaff until the end of the year. So we thought about temporarily borrowing some money from relatives and friends, and then returned it when we got the money at the end of the year."

She paused, and the smile on the corner of her mouth showed a bit of embarrassment, "Speaking of which, after the news spread, many people said that they needed to borrow it, and they just used it. They were very willing to give it to the empress. It’s the emperor’s great grace, isn’t it? It’s just that those families have made it clear that they want to be honored, and we are also from the Duke’s Mansion, so we don’t care about those upstarts.”

"At that time, we will also say a few good words for everyone in front of the empress."

Don't look at Su Wan's saying that she will pay back the money, but she laid the groundwork so much. She just told Yun Xi that it was Yun Xi's honor that she asked Yun Xi for money. It should be a great honor to send money to them, and then they reluctance to accept the kindness.

Really shameless, invincible in the world.

In the past, the third house was a vassal of the big house, so it seemed submissive.Now that the family is separated, she is the master of the house, and she has been praised a lot by the people around her, so Su Wanshi doesn't know the weight of her own bones, and the whole person feels ecstatic.

Yun Xi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and the corner of her mouth curled up in a mocking arc, "I heard that Concubine Rong is quite favored in the palace."

Su Wanshi couldn't suppress the pride in her body, and said modestly: "It's just so-so. That child has been loved since she was a child. Looking at this point, His Majesty has favored her a bit."

Yun Xi asked very sharply, "I wonder if Concubine Rong can compare with the empress?"

Su Wan's face was pulled down. The queen has two sons, one of whom is the crown prince canonized by the late emperor, and her status is so stable. Even if Su Yuan and Su Yue give birth to a son in the future, her status will not be shaken. This is self-knowledge Su Wan's is still there.

She reluctantly said: "The empress is naturally incomparable."

Yun Xi laughed directly, "I think, Mrs. Su forgot one thing. I am decent in front of the empress, and my husband is even the prince's teacher. My family is decent, and I don't need a concubine."

Going to flatter Su Yuan, she's not that cheap.

Yun Xi continued to strike twice, "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and he will not sway his decision at will just because of a little pillow wind."

It means that Su Wanshi should not take Su Yuan's so-called favorite concubine too seriously.She thought it was a little funny, Su Wanshi's words could be used to fool some low-level officials, but she actually ran in front of her, did she think she was a fool?

Su Wanshi couldn't sit still anymore, she opened her mouth to say something, but found that she really couldn't refute it.

Yun Xi served tea directly to see off the guests, and added coolly at the end, "Mrs. Su might as well use the money for building the garden to do some good deeds. Your Majesty will see it, and maybe he will think highly of the two empresses."

After Su Wanshi left, she shook her head speechlessly.You really thought she was easy to mess with when you beat her head with a stick?

Afterwards, she asked people to pay attention to the affairs of the Su family, and learned that the Su family finally succeeded in "borrowing" 20 taels of silver to repair the garden.

The time for concubines to visit relatives is set in the golden autumn and September.This time, there are at least ten concubines who are able to visit their relatives, and those who are noble and above can have this kind of grace, which means that there are at least ten families in the capital who want to build gardens, and the amount of work is not small. built in between.

Therefore, in just one month, the price of those stone and wood materials doubled directly, especially the high-grade wood, which was priceless in the market, which made it cheaper for Yun Xi, who had prepared a lot of good things in advance.

In just this one month, she earned at least 30 taels of silver, and she was so happy that Yun Xi gave Lai San a big red envelope of 2 taels.

In order not to attract Chu Ling's attention—after all, she was competing with Chu Ling for business, Yun Xi specially dispersed into several inconspicuous shops.

Although Yunxi can easily earn two to three million taels a year, it's not as refreshing as it is now.

When it was April, Yun Xi did some calculations on the account book - yes, she made almost 70 taels.

Also because of her "snatching food from the tiger's mouth", in the end Chu Ling earned not as much money as expected, about 100 million taels.He originally estimated at least 200 million taels.After all... Yurong, Yunyao, Duoduo and Feng Dongxiang also got a share of the pie. Although they didn't have as much money as Yunxi, they together earned at least 50 taels.According to Feng Dongxiang, at least she earned her daughter's dowry.

To Yun Xi's surprise, Concubine Xi Wu Yu was really an expert at defrauding her family. For the sake of Chu Ling, she even ignored her family and never revealed any news to the Wu family.Concubine Xi is the first-class favorite concubine, and the Wu family is not short of money. In the end, they spent nearly one million taels to build a garden comparable to the imperial garden.

The Wu family even spent 20 taels to buy several kinds of precious peonies and orchids from Yunxi, allowing Yunxi to continue to make a fortune.People rushed to give her money, so she naturally had no reason to refuse.

Yun Xi couldn't help but sigh with Duoduo about the wealth of the Wu family.

Dodo, however, had a disgusted expression on her face, and her light tone couldn't conceal her dislike for the Wu family, "It's just bullying the orphan girl of a relative's family."

As soon as Yun Xi heard this, she knew there was an inside story, and asked enthusiastically, "How do you say it?"

Duoduo pursed her lips, "Concubine Xi has a cousin, Sun Hui, from her aunt's family, who looks the most gentle and handsome. Originally, the Sun family wanted to send this girl to the palace for draft. However, she was raised under her aunt's lap since she was a child, and she has a deep sisterly relationship with Mrs. Wu, her aunt."

"The Wu family had already decided to let Wu Yu enter the palace, so they were not willing to let Miss Sun enter the palace to share their favor. Sun Hui is also unlucky, her parents left three years ago, and they were afraid that the family property would be taken over by the family members. Even living in the Wu family, the eldest son of the same Wu family can be regarded as a childhood sweetheart, a childhood sweetheart."

"Sun Hui was originally interested in the eldest son of the Wu family, but Mrs. Wu expressed that she watched her grow up and didn't want her to enter the palace that cannibalize people. Naturally, Sun Hui refused to be drafted. Mrs. Wu also called her young, Help her take care of the property. Sun Hui herself doesn't like to take care of mundane affairs, so she handed over the family property to her."

When Yun Xi heard this, she was speechless.Is this Sun Hui stupid? She trusts the Wu family too much.

If Mrs. Wu was really good for her, she would have settled the marriage a long time ago.The Wu family has been in Beijing for more than a year, but she has never heard of their eldest son getting married, and she has never heard of the name of the cousin girl Sun Hui.

Duoduo continued: "Speaking of which, the Wu family's garden used the money of Sun Hui's family, that's why they are so generous."

After all, it's not spending your own money, no matter how much you spend, you won't feel bad.

Yun Xi couldn't hold back, and asked rudely, "Is Miss Sun still alive?"

Dodo said: "A month ago, the Sun family announced that this cousin had died of illness. She had always been ill before, so no one doubted it."

"How do you know this?" Yun Xi was very curious. Although she also paid attention to the Wu family, she mainly paid attention to Wu Yin, a cousin who died of illness in the mansion, and she really didn't put much thought into it.

Duoduo said: "Actually, Sun Hui did not die. She was sent to Xiaozhuangzi by the Wu family to imprison her... Mrs. Wu disliked her as an orphan, and the Wu family is now in full swing, and Wu Yu, the beloved concubine, she How could it be possible for my precious daughter to marry Sun Hui and simply let her die of illness."

"Sun Hui's servant girl is a loyal servant. She finally found an opportunity to come out and planned to ask for help. It just so happened that Sister Man'er went to work nearby, so the servant girl asked her to come to her."

Yun Xi said clearly: "Sun Hui should have been rescued, right?"

Dodo nodded and said, "I see her, she seems to want to enter the palace for revenge."

"It's very difficult. The draft is held every three years. Is it possible that she will have to wait until three years later? And Wu Yu, as Concubine Xi, as long as she gives an order, the servant in charge of the draft will definitely go to Sun Hui's name. She is connected to Chu There will be no opportunities before age."

Dodo said: "Sister, you forgot, there is still half a month before Xiaoxuan."

Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, but looked at her with admiration, "She really has the courage to enter the palace to serve people." No matter what Sun Hui said, she was originally the daughter of a fourth-rank official, and she didn't dare to be reduced to Xiaoxuan.

Because she was very curious about this Miss Sun, Yun Xi took the time to look at her once.

To make Mrs. Wu so fearful, this Miss Sun is really beautiful, her appearance is even higher than that of Wu Yu, especially her book scent, which perfectly interprets what it means to have a poetic and scholarly spirit.With one eyebrow drawn and one lip curled, there are countless books and romances.

Yun Xi had a premonition that even if this young man entered the palace, he would still be able to cause a bloodbath.She couldn't help but look forward to it.As for whether Duo Duo would be involved, Yun Xi was really not worried, it was Man'er who came forward, and few people knew that Man'er was the backbone of the White Clothes Sect.

She disclosed the news to Su Wan, Su Wan took care of her a little bit, and Sun Hui's appearance was really good, so she was selected into the palace smoothly.Moreover, Su Wan specially placed her in the clothing bureau.

So in May, such news came from the palace.A court lady from the Huanyi Bureau was favored by Chu Ling, and after serving the bed overnight, she was directly named a nobleman by Chu Ling.After hearing the news, Yun Xi guessed that the person was Sun Hui.

You must know that even if the maids who were born in the palace are lucky, they usually start as official ladies.However, Sun Hui skipped several levels and directly became a nobleman, which couldn't help but shock everyone.

Concubine Xi Wu Yu wanted to take her into her own palace and put her under her nose. When she saw Sun Hui appearing in the palace, she could guess with her knees that she was not a good person.It's just that Chu Ling let Sun Hui live in the side hall of Suwan Palace first.

From this point of view, Chu Ling really likes Sun Hui.Yun Xi is clear about Su Wan's temperament. Although she has many means, she will not maliciously frame others unless someone else strikes first.Moreover, she will not be jealous and deal with anyone just because she is favored. Sun Hui is in her palace, protected by her, which is much better than in other places.

I don't know how Chu Ling coaxed Wu Yu, but Wu Yu didn't attack Sun Hui again.

It's just that the Wu family was unlucky because of this. When Sun Hui talked about the Wu family's appropriation of her family's property, Chu Ling expressed his dissatisfaction a little, and the Wu family had to sell some antique treasures to return the money.

The Wu family's relatives were overjoyed because of this incident, which cast a faint shadow.

What made Yun Xi quite amused was that the Wu family actually posted a post inviting her to watch the ceremony.

Yun Xi really didn't have much interest in this. She felt that no matter how beautiful it was, it couldn't compare to the Grand View Garden she built. After all, she was standing on the shoulders of giants, so she said that she had something to do that day and directly rejected it.

Because of this incident, Wu Yin dropped another set of porcelain out of her own helplessness. Yun Xi didn't know until the information came from the people below. Originally, Wu Yin planned to be accidentally pushed into the water by Yun Xi, so she couldn't conceive because of the cold. Who knows that Yun Xi didn't plan to go there, even the best design would be in vain.

Yun Xi was busy making money and making plans before, and had somewhat forgotten about Wu Yin. Now that she was reminded, she decided to get rid of her as soon as possible.

After finding out that Chu Ling planned to accompany Concubine Xi Wu Yu home to visit relatives that day, Yun Xi already had an idea.If the tiger doesn't show its power, it really treats her like a sick cat.

(End of this chapter)