From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 230 Surprised by Heaven and Man II

Ziqian is the name given to him by Lord Hou when he was still alive, and no one calls it except for the old lady on weekdays.It's not that others don't know about it, and it's not that others don't want to call it, but that he once told the empress himself that his name can only be called by his wife and daughter-in-law, not even the elder sister.

Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, Zi Chen instantly felt struck by lightning.Dumbfounded, incredible, I felt that I must have heard it wrong, I must have heard it wrong!
In fact, Mrs. Zongzheng Hou seldom called Zongzheng Mingzhen Ziqian, but usually called her son.Therefore, Ziqian is only called by his wife.

Although Mei Xin didn't know about this, she was also a little surprised. She had to know that no matter if it was a man's character or a woman's character, usually only relatives and friends would call it.It was only the first time that she and him met today, and they were not familiar with each other, so it was strange to call him by his name when they sat down.

Not only is it strange but also very weird, and Mei Zhongkai thinks so too.But it was not his turn to intervene between the two of them talking for the time being, so although he was surprised, he didn't say anything.

The incident happened suddenly and unexpectedly, Mei Xin was stunned for a while and then said: "I don't have fine print, Master Hou just calls me by my first name."

Others have already opened their mouths, no matter what the reason is, it is not easy for her to refuse.Besides, this is also a way of showing goodwill, she has to accept it, and she can't directly refuse to lose face.What's more, he is still the empress's younger brother, even if he does not have friendship, he cannot make enemies.

Knowing that Mei Xin grew up in the military camp and has a straightforward personality, Zongzheng Mingzhen was sure that she would agree before he opened his mouth.Climbing along the pole, smiling like a flower, he said: "Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful. Mei Xin, the account book and the aunt's dowry list have all been read by the emperor. Today I went to Chuhuai Palace, I found some things, but considering that the general would feel uncomfortable looking at them later, the emperor replaced them all. There are fifteen boxes in the yard, and besides the gold, silver and jade wares, there are also silver notes and land deeds."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to signal Zichen to send the box in his hand, and then Zongzheng Mingzhen continued: "Auntie's dowry list has too many items, and there is no suitable one in the palace. The emperor folded the cash for you. Before the silver I took three 10,000+, plus the items on the dowry list, and the emperor gave a total of 60 taels of silver notes. The rest of the items are in the box outside, you can open them later and have a look."

The empress dowager knew that King Huai of Chu had been sent to prison, so she immediately gave the emperor a silver note of 20 taels.The emperor originally planned to let King Huai of Chu pay by himself, but considering that Mei Zhannan was about to wake up, in order to calm his anger, he agreed to Zongzheng Mingzhen's suggestion to pay in advance.

Of course, Zongzheng Mingzhen's proposal was not for the emperor, nor for King Huai of Chu, but for Mei Xin.Thinking that no matter what, she was the one who ruined her innocence, and she became a widow again for the sake of her child, so it was all compensation.And the 15 taels of silver will be used as expenses for raising her children in the future.

When Mei Xin saw more than a dozen boxes in the yard, she thought that her calculations had come to nothing, but when she thought about the turn of the road, there was another twist.He opened the box and took a look, took out the top two land deeds and said, "Ginkgo Street, Shuangfu Street, what do you mean?"

For a shop and a house, Mei Xin was completely puzzled, not knowing what the emperor meant by giving her two land deeds, and what plans he was planning.

Not seeing any joy on her face, Zongzheng Mingzhen hurriedly explained: "This is a reward from the emperor. It was supposed to be sent together with the reward that day, but it was not done at that time. Today happened to be my Come here, the emperor asked me to bring them along. There are five connected shops on Ginkgo Street. They used to sell silk and satin. The emperor has taken them back these two days, and now they are empty. Shuangfu Street is bestowed by the emperor. It used to be Duke Qing's residence, but it was taken back because Duke Qing committed a crime."

Guessing that Mei Xin would mind, Zongzheng Mingzhen added: "The mansion has been vacant for five or six years. It is a bit old, but the scenery is good. When I came, the emperor ordered repairs, and it will be completed in two or three months. You can move in there."

The four households of Mei's family have not yet separated, no matter how much Mei Zhannan likes Mei Xin, it's not good to always live in Prince Liang's Mansion.After all, her current identity is not the unmarried eldest daughter of the Mei family, but a widow with a dead husband and a posthumous child.

Mei Xin felt strange, the excuse of not doing it well was really too bad to be honest, she knew it was an excuse as soon as she heard it.And if she guessed right, the emperor never thought of rewarding her with the mansion. It was probably Concubine Rong or someone else who reminded him that he had to make it up because of face or other reasons.However, she was too lazy to delve into it, and it was meaningless to delve into it. Anyway, the mansion has already been given, so don't take it for nothing.

Seeing the shop owner on Ginkgo Street, Mei Xin secretly rejoiced, this is really a pillow for dozing off.Just when she wanted to open a restaurant, the emperor bestowed upon her the shop on Ginkgo Avenue, so that she would not need Xiao Anzi to look for it, and could open it directly by redesigning it.

Very satisfied, she put the two land deeds aside, and Mei Xin took out all the bank notes in the box and said, "King Huai of Chu is really generous, he can take out 60 taels of silver casually, he is really rich."

Hearing the sarcasm in her words, Zongzheng Mingzhen said: "Not all of them belong to King Huai of Chu, the queen mother and the emperor both took out the banknotes. Most of the things in the boxes outside were picked from the emperor's private treasury. Let's go out and have a look together."

After finishing speaking, he stood up and gestured to Zichen.

Zi Chen went out first, Mei Xin and the others followed, and when the fifteen boxes were opened one by one, they almost blinded everyone.I saw that the box was either gems or jade.Gold, silver and jewelry are all available, and the jade is the best imperial green and suet white jade.

Mei Xin grew up in the military camp, so she doesn't really know much about jade, she just thinks the bright color is very beautiful, that's all.

Zongzheng Mingzhen is a real descendant of a family, because his mother can do business, the family is rich, and he is extremely rich, and he walks in front of the imperial court, so he has seen all good things.Therefore, he was very knowledgable, and when he saw Mei Xin's expressionless face and no wavering in her eyes, he immediately introduced them one by one.

I was afraid that she would not know that those were good things and would give them away casually in the future. He made it very clear, and also roughly stated the price.

Originally, Mei Xin wasn't interested in these things, but seeing that he spoke logically and enthusiastically, she listened very attentively and carefully.

One spoke seriously and the other listened carefully, plus the clothes they wore today were the same color, Mei Zhongkai thought they were a good match.Especially at this moment, they were standing side by side, and their heights matched.

(End of this chapter)