Concubine's Handbook of Good Life in Ancient Times

Chapter 82

The emperor raised his head and laughed, these millions of taels of silver came at the right time, seeing that there was another flood report in the south, and today’s tax revenue has not yet come up. Although there is still silver in the treasury, pirates are running rampant in the coastal areas. If you want to recruit more soldiers and horses to wipe out the Japanese pirates, how can you do it without money!Now that the emperor was worried about the money, someone acted like a timely rain and sent him the money.

So the Marquis of Yongning brought a bunch of things, and an imperial decree enshrining the second son of Marquis Yongning with a false title of third rank.According to the imperial decree, the capital city, which is already lively because of the festival, is like adding two big sticks of firewood to the stove, and the fire is extremely prosperous.

The title of Marquis of Yongning must be passed on to his eldest son, Fang Xian, which means that the following younger brothers, no matter how concubine, can only rely on themselves to succeed, or the emperor rewards them for their military exploits in battle, but they cannot follow him. Compared with the hereditary title of Marquis of Yongning, it is still a third-rank title, which can be passed on to two generations of descendants.

When Fang Debai picked up a title, it was like a pie falling from the sky. It knocked him dizzy, and he didn't recover for a long time.

Except for the eldest brother who was named the eldest son early, although the other three brothers were envious, they were not jealous.It's good to have this title, but I wouldn't be discouraged without them, just like what the second sister said, compared to picking it up for nothing, it's safer to hold it by yourself.

"Congratulations."

The brothers patted Fang De on the shoulder one by one. Compared with the joy of the brothers, Fang De was a little unhappy.In fact, he hopes to earn it by himself, rather than relying on his sister to get the title.

Although it is only a false title of the third rank, Fang De vowed in his heart that one day he would make this title a real one.

With 450 million silver in exchange for only one false title, no one in the Marquis of Yongning was unhappy. Although there was a lot of silver, the title was rare.And handing over the money will be of great benefit to the empresses in the palace. If they withhold the money, maybe the empresses in the palace will not say anything when they know about it, but there will still be a gap in their hearts and dissatisfaction with them. .

And the paper can't hold fire, if one day the emperor finds out, the impression of people in the Yongninghou Mansion will be greatly reduced. In the future, the emperor will not reuse the people of Yongninghou Mansion, and exchange 450 million silver for another Yongninghou Mansion In the future, even if the old Hou Ye knew about it afterwards, he would praise Yong Ning Hou for making a good decision.

And he felt even more distressed about his second granddaughter, if he hadn't entered the palace, why would he bother to plan everything for the Hou Mansion, just to make the emperor value them more and at the same time trust their loyalty.

As long as the men in the family are most useful, who wants to let their girls enter the palace to gain wealth and glory, only those who do not want to make progress do so!The Marquis of Yongning never thought of relying on a woman to gain power, but unfortunately he couldn't help himself, and his second granddaughter still entered the palace.

Shuning was sitting in the hall, listening to the news brought back by Hou Lin.

"Really? I see."

In just two sentences, it was her reaction to her second brother getting the title.

"Master, are you unhappy?"

Hou Lin asked cautiously below.

"not at all."

Shu Ning shook her head, she knew about her second brother, this title was probably a surprise to him, he was more willing to win it by himself than relying on his sister's title.

"Hou Lin, you lead people to stare at the gate of the palace. Anyone who comes will say that I am sick and see no visitors."

Shu Ning propped her forehead, the steps on her head wobbled with her movements, and she was very restless.

"Yes, the servant understands."

When it was over, Hou Lin took a few eunuchs to guard the gate of the palace. As expected, someone soon heard the news and came to Changning Palace to ask to see the concubine Jia.

Hou Lin stopped them according to Shuning's order, and soon the news of Concubine Jia's illness spread throughout the court.Those who couldn't see Concubine Jia's well-being kept snickering in the room one by one, and those who the emperor didn't serve when she fell ill, their chance came.

Concubine Jia's illness is very good, very sick, and croaking.

"Concubine Jia is sick?"

The emperor had just finished dealing with political affairs, and before he had a sip of tea, he heard a message from Su Maocai.

"Go and have a look."

The emperor stood up, and Eunuch Su followed immediately.

After a while, the emperor arrived at Changning Palace.No one told anyone, just walked in.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the palace, he heard thin voices coming from inside.He glanced at the maid who was about to salute and talk to him, then stood at the door and listened quietly.

"Master, are you worried that the second young master will be unhappy after receiving the imperial edict?"

Mei Chun and Mei Xia pinched Shu Ning's legs. They stayed by Shu Ning's side for the longest time, and the master never hid many things from them.

"I know the temperament of the second brother, the most strong. Although the title is the emperor's wish, but in the heart of the second brother, he must think that it was obtained by relying on me, and he will never be happy. He kept telling us that he would do it himself. He worked hard to obtain the title without relying on the help of his family, and now he is a fifth-rank general with a bright future, and it will not be difficult to make contributions on the battlefield by relying on his ability."

Shuning's original intention was for the family, if it made her brother unhappy, it would be her fault instead.

"Your Majesty, don't think that way. Although the Second Young Master is strong, he is not an unreasonable person. The emperor doesn't like to reward Your Majesty. That's why he rewarded the Second Young Master. This is a kindness, and the Second Young Master must understand."

The four of Mei Chun studied and read with Shu Ning since they were young, and their knowledge is no worse than those rich ladies.

(End of this chapter)