Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 301 The Different Ni Yuze

"Mother—" Yuan Bao pulled Liu Guirong up from the ground, "You have nothing to do to me. I have long forgotten what you did in the past. Now our family has food, drink and money. Chunsheng and Qiusheng is promising again, and life will get better and better. My money is not given by my cousin, it is all earned by myself. You can use it yourself. When Chunsheng and I get married, it will be my dowry , Body, no one can take it away! Cousin is very nice, no matter what happens, he will not do anything to the Su family..."

"Really?!" Liu Guirong looked at Yuan Bao in surprise, "You still want to marry Chunsheng?!" It's not that she doesn't believe in Yuan Bao, nor is it that she doesn't have confidence in her son, it's because Ni Yuze gave her too much impact up.

"Of course!" Yuan Bao nodded repeatedly.

Liu Guirong was overjoyed and kept chanting Buddha's name. As long as Yuan Bao didn't change her mind, as long as Yuan Bao and Su Chunsheng's marriage didn't change, she would have nothing to worry about. But then, Liu Guirong thought of other things, "Then When are you planning to get married?"

Yuan Bao paused. If there was no matter about the Song family, she originally wanted to marry Su Chunsheng first and then go to Beijing. Now... Yuan Bao looked at Liu Guirong and said, "I plan to do it next year." I'm busy running for the Imperial Merchant, and then I'll look at the Song family's reaction. No matter what, it's too late this year. "But I haven't discussed it with Chunsheng yet, but I guess there's nothing wrong with it."

Liu Guirong patted Yuan Bao's hand, "What's wrong with Chunsheng? It's been so many years, how can you still not know about him?!" Quickly added, "Well, I didn't mean to rush you, I just asked, Yuan Bao , you know, Qiu Sheng is also fifteen!"

Yuan Bao nodded, "I understand. Chunsheng is the eldest brother. If he is not married, it is not easy to arrange for Qiusheng. The elders and younger are in order. There is nothing wrong with choosing people, seeing each other, getting married, preparing, and setting a date. I have to be busy for a year or two. There is no one in the village who is worthy of our Qiusheng. It is best to solve this matter in the capital. Mother, I know these things in my heart, otherwise, I can’t directly in the capital. When I bought such a big house, I was thinking that if their brothers become officials in the future, they will have to go to Beijing when they don’t have enough guarantees. There must be a place to stay. In fact, it’s just a coincidence. These children at home, just be safe and not in a hurry!"

Su Qiaoqiao is 13 years old after the new year. Girls are not like boys. It’s okay to delay for two years. No one will laugh if they don’t get engaged on the [-]th or [-]th. But girls can’t do it. She is an old girl through and through, and her reputation will be damaged, not only her own reputation, but also the unmarried sisters next to her family, such as Su Youran.

Moreover, Su Qiaoqiao can't compare with Su Qiusheng, whether it is ability or appearance, Su Qiaoqiao is in a situation where there is nothing outstanding, and the Su family is so high now, it is really too low to be high. If you don't hurry up, it's easy to stay at home, and you're afraid to find someone who doesn't know the basics, and Su Qiaoqiao will marry and be bullied later, then it will be troublesome. Yuan Bao is under a lot of pressure on Su Qiaoqiao's marriage.

Liu Guirong burst into tears again, this time not because of sorrow but because of emotion, "Yuanbao, our family has you, I don't know how many lifetimes it took to cultivate the blessing!"

After sending Liu Guirong away, Yuan Bao hurriedly began to look through the ledger, she guessed that the family didn't have much money left.

Although Su Chunsheng left, the work of land reclamation did not stop. It was their brother's reliance on their official careers, and from this year Yuan Bao could no longer help Su Chunsheng reproduce food with supernatural powers, so the cost of land reclamation would inevitably increase.

Out of trust in Master Peng, Su Chunsheng handed over all his staff to Master Peng for management, and Yuan Bao left 30 taels of silver at once. Of course, Master Peng's return is also very impressive. Chunsheng got into Taixue through the emperor.

When the Su family came to Beijing this time, Yuan Bao arranged the staffing in place at one time. Each master had 16 personal attendants, and the total number of seven members of the family was more than 100, plus the garden sweeping, big kitchen, and concierge reception. , rough sweepers, coachmen, guards, etc., there are now a total of more than 200 servants of the Su family.

These people were divided into two parts, one part went to Ningnan Mansion with the Su family, and the other part came directly to the capital to make preparations first. In addition, with the help of the servants of the Hou Mansion, they also found some local servants in the capital. People, such people are more familiar with the capital, and they have their own uses. For these servants who don't know their roots, all the ingots are bought with a death contract. It can be said that the current Su family is completely like a rich family.

More people will cost more, Yuan Bao roughly glanced at the account book, the Su family's food and other expenses are less than 200 taels a day, which does not include human relations, glanced at the balance at the end, and found that she left Ningnan Mansion Only more than 2 taels of the 3000 taels given to Su Chunsheng at that time were left.

It can be seen that Su Chunsheng did not save her on the way here, and after arriving in the capital, she also did all the things that should be arranged and communicated with, so she couldn't help but smile knowingly, but because of the lack of money, there were many things that Su Chunsheng didn't have time to do : For example, their house has not been completely repaired, and many of the furniture, decorations, clothes and jewelry that should be added are not there...

So, the first thing Yuan Bao did was to copy the silver. Now that Ni Yuze has withdrawn her surveillance, and Su Chunsheng and Ni Yuze don't ask about her private accounts, Yuan Bao is getting bolder and bolder in using his abilities. The cost of buying a house and a family for a big family is really a headache for Yuanbao, not to mention the far away, at least the 20 taels of silver invested in the treasure ship every month, she can't handle it completely coming.

Now, we have to prepare the things and expenses for the children to get married. In the future, the Su brothers will have to go to the government. From now on, socializing will become a big expense. Yuan Bao silently counted, the more he wanted to let Ni Yuze The more I felt that I was doing the right thing about sending "Yue Rong" into the palace as a gift.

Seeing that the copy was almost done, Yuan Bao asked someone to come in and carry the silver box, and went to the main hall of the inner courtyard to meet the servant director.

When Yuan Bao walked into the main hall of the inner courtyard of the Su family, the current Empress Dowager was sitting in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, staring blankly at the crowd of "Yue Rong" in front of her, and said in a dull voice, "This child Yu Ze looks different from before. It's the same."

A steward who had served the empress dowager for many years on the side said, "That's right, the Marquis didn't send any rouge when he came to Beijing in the past." , and Western items are still available, but the cloth has been turned into rouge. In the mind of Guan Shimo, this rouge is not worth as much as cloth.

You know, the Ni family has been an imperial merchant of silk fabrics for many years, and their weaving skills are definitely the top in the dynasty. On the contrary, it got better and better. Many masters in the palace specially asked people to buy the Ni family's cloth and embroidery from outside the palace to use.

As the saying goes, don’t be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods. In the past, when the Ni family provided cloth, they didn’t feel it. Now that they have changed to the imperial merchant, everyone can see the way. The material of the Ni family is really good, but it’s just because of the current The emperor's merchant is the queen's natal family, no one dares to say that's all.

Hearing that Yu Zehou has entered the palace, many people are eagerly looking forward to the few horses that will be allocated to each palace. Who would have thought that it would be gone like this!
The queen mother shook her head first. The change in Ni Yuze was not in these gifts, but in her whole demeanor. Then she turned her head, stared at him fiercely, and knelt down immediately with a shake, " Damn it, servant girl, servant girl is too talkative!" He raised his hand and slapped himself slappingly.

Yes, the sentence she just mentioned was not without purpose. She is over 50 years old this year and has been in the palace for 30 years. She is very clear about the grievances and grievances between Yu Zehou and the royal family. The words definitely have the meaning of provoking the relationship between Yu Zehou and the Queen Mother—in order to save money, or because Yu Zehou was filled with resentment for not becoming an imperial merchant, he replaced the high-value cloth with the cheap rouge.

Of course, this one wouldn't just say this for no reason. Seeing that the Queen Mother's health is getting worse day by day, she has to make plans for herself, and she has to find someone to rely on in advance, and take the risk of saying two things for the Queen. If it doesn't hurt, there is still a chance. It's not like she hasn't done this kind of thing in the past. The queen mother always turns a blind eye, but she didn't expect that this matter would fall on Yu Zehou. , the queen mother will be so angry, next time she will not dare to borrow her courage again, and she will definitely walk around when she sees Yu Zehou!
Seeing that Momo's cheeks were swollen, and blood was about to be seen, the queen mother sighed and said, "Forget it, you are also an old man for many years, don't blame the Ai family for being cruel, it is really a matter of great importance to the previous court, and you can't be careless! "She doesn't like Ni Yuze from the bottom of her heart. No, it should be said that she doesn't even like Yu Xiaomei. She is as beautiful as a goblin, and she is so unrestrained in her actions. She is just thinking about the late emperor...Okay, She admitted that she was very jealous of Yu Xiaomei and even Ni Yuze!
But there is no other way, for the sake of her own son, the Queen Mother had to swallow that breath forcefully, and even swear such a poisonous oath in front of the whole world, who knows how she felt back then? !

Fortunately, her forbearance is still effective. In the past 20 years, she knows how much money they have provided for the court. Not to mention the few years when the emperor first came to the throne, it is now that Ni Yuze pays it alone. The silver can account for [-]% of the entire imperial court's income!
"Forget it—" the Queen Mother sighed, "Let people send these things to various palaces according to their grades!" Since Ni Yuze has to be used, she is not satisfied, and she can't shame Ni Yuze. As for other things, she I believe the emperor will handle it well.

But after sitting for such a long time, the queen mother felt dizzy and had no strength at all. If it wasn't for seeing Ni Yuze, she wouldn't be able to make it now. She could live for a few more years. She should have let go of her heart a long time ago. No matter what, she is still alive now, her son has become the emperor, and those people have long since turned into a pile of loess. Thinking of this, the queen mother tremblingly went into the inner hall with the support of the maid.

The servant led Ni Yuze to Chaoxi Palace in seven turns.

Today, he is diligent in politics. When he first came to the throne, he once posed every day. In recent years, he has grown older. The hardships and overwork he suffered in the early years made his health go from bad to worse. This is why he changed to once every three days. Today, It is not the day when the emperor goes to court.

Chaoxi Palace still belongs to the harem. It is the study room of the emperor in the harem. The emperor often examines the papers of the princes here, and occasionally handles some political affairs in it. The name of the palace is "Seize the day and night". meaning, to encourage his sons.

Because the Chaoxi Palace is located in the harem, it is an area that ministers cannot set foot in, and the privacy is quite good, but the emperor chose to summon Ni Yuze in this place, in fact, he is showing his favor to Ni Yuze—I treat you as my own family look at.

After Ni Yuze entered the door, he knelt down on the ground, "I will see you, Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!" His attitude was neither tepid nor angry, his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, as cold as ever, and his expression was extraordinary.

The emperor frowned slightly, just like the queen mother, he could tell at a glance that this child was different from before, but, is this change good or bad?The emperor felt a little headache.

"Get up." The emperor ordered in a low voice, narrowing his eyes slightly, hiding the light of his scrutiny.

Ni Yuze thanked him, got up, didn't seem to notice the emperor's lukewarm attitude, and just took out a money bag from his arms, "I have been running a clothing store for a few years, and I have made a little money, and now the store has stabilized." , This is last year's profit and tax silver, and I hope that the Holy Majesty will not abandon it, and this year's ministers will pay it on time in the twelfth lunar month." He handed over the purse containing 300 million taels of silver bills to the side servant.

The emperor was slightly taken aback, the business of Nishang was so big, he naturally knew about it, by the way, is there anyone in the entire court who has not heard of the name Nishang?However, he didn't think about it at all. Just like Yuan Bao said, the emperor is a wise king. Even in such a difficult time for the court, he knew enough was enough, and the goals for the Ni family were all within reach. Yes, he has never done anything like killing a chicken and taking the eggs. All he wants is the loyalty and dedication of his subjects to the country.

In fact, Ni Yuze was exempted from the imperial business qualification, and when Ni Yuze was dying of illness, the emperor regretted it very much. In terms of interests, the Ni family lost a lot, and the country also lost a lot. The preparation for not being able to pay the profits and taxes, emotionally speaking, he owes Ni Yuze something, but this debt has not had a chance to make up for it under Ni Yuze's unruly behavior.

Therefore, the emperor is pleased with the success of Nishang. On the one hand, Nishang has proved Ni Yuze's strength, and on the other hand, it has also allowed the Ni family to "live". From a long-term perspective, this is very beneficial to the imperial court. Your Majesty It has been decided long ago that Ni Yuze must be a part of the imperial business this time. After another five years, the fleet of the Marquis Mansion will expand a bit, and then find a bright eye to raise the profits and taxes. Even the emperor has thought about it. Ni Yuze is honest, the court is not so difficult now, even if the fleet of the Marquis Mansion expands, the profits and taxes will not increase, even if it is compensation for Ni Yuze in disguise, in addition, it is also for the emperor's own son to leave A wealth that can be used at any time.

Unexpectedly, Ni Yuze took the initiative to hand over the profits of Nishang, not to mention how much, at least this attitude made the emperor very satisfied.

The emperor accepted the purse, and said a few words to Ni Yuze. Although they were all insignificant, his attitude was obviously much softer. Ni Yuze stood aside with his head down, listening quietly, neither flattered nor overwhelmed. There is no usual rebelliousness, and there is no trace of flattery.

When the emperor had finished speaking, Ni Yuze resigned.

At this moment, the emperor asked people to check the amount of banknotes handed in by Ni Yuze, and was shocked by the amount of 300 million taels.What is this concept?The fleet hasn't gone to sea for five years, and the profits and taxes paid by Ni Yuze are not only not less, but more!

The emperor suddenly discovered that Ni Yuze was a treasure. He really underestimated this child in the past, especially now, this "treasure" not only shone with a more dazzling brilliance, but also grew up, became obedient, and became a "good boy"!
The corner of the emperor's mouth couldn't help showing a sudden smile, and the servant at the side stepped forward very knowingly, "Congratulations to the emperor for meeting a good talent!" The lack of talents has always been the emperor's heart disease, and he has struggled hard on the throne for nearly 20 years. , this problem has not been resolved.

The emperor nodded with a smile, and then ordered, "Go and ask, what did he give the queen mother?" He was a little curious.

Ni Yuze's list of gifts was quickly sent to the emperor. Similarly, "Yuerong" also attracted the attention of the emperor, because Ni Yuze did not write any rouge on the list of gifts, but directly wrote about this brand.

The servant in charge of internal affairs quickly sent the answer to the emperor, "This is a kind of rouge and lip balm. The price is extremely high. It is said that it is quite good to use. Some people even compare it with the 'Jiao Yan' of the year. It is sold in Ningnan Fucheng, but no one in the capital has used it yet, and the specific slaves are not very clear."

After more than a year of sales, all varieties of "Yuerong" have been developed, and they are quite famous in Ningnan Prefecture. "Yuerong" is already quite famous in the high society circles of Nanning Prefecture City. Of course, the quality of "Yuerong" is also unparalleled. Adding the two together, how could it not be popular? !

This time, Yuan Bao spent a lot of money. The more than 100 boxes of "Yue Rong" she sent to the palace were all the most expensive sets, which included all colors of "Yue Rong" rouge, lipstick and two bottles of cleansing oil. The price is close to 20 taels of silver, only the ignorant steward of the Compassion Palace thinks that rouge is cheaper than clothing.

In fact, it's not only the steward who didn't know anything, but also many concubines. They thought it was just a small thing, so they rewarded the servants and some relatives outside the palace, but in the end, they all regretted it. Green intestines.

(End of this chapter)