The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 76 Miss Wen Discusses Marriage

  As Wen Tingchun said, Dayin has thousands of good men, Wen Ning felt that no matter how he could find so many suitable men.

   It is said that it is easy to find a priceless treasure, but it is rare to find a lover. She doesn't ask for any "loved man", as long as the relationship with the other party's family is simple, there are not many constraints on her, and it is fine for her to be free.

  Linglan sees that she is serious about picking a marriage, so don't put too much effort into it.

  Every time Wen Ning turned a page, she introduced something beside her.

  The portraits were not only passed by her, but also carefully selected by Wen Tingchun. Some of them were sent over half a month ago, and Linglan had already figured them out.

  From family background to character, from how many people there are in the family, to whether mother-in-law and aunt-in-law are easy to get along with, the introduction is easy and smooth.

   Seeing that Wen Ning had almost done the research, she also highlighted a few candidates that she had already "selected from the best".

"Look at this, it's He Fu, the young master of the Taiyuan Hospital. I mentioned it to the girl before. Miss He Luan, who will enter the mansion in June, is his sister! If we marry him, then It's just kissing and kissing, how wonderful!"

  Wen Ning shook her head. It's good to get close and close, but the concept of Yuanzheng's family is pedantic, and some handicrafts are passed on to men but not to women. His parents and daughter-in-law have been married for several years.

"Then, Mr. Xie Ling, Mr. Xie, is a collateral branch of the Xie family. He is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. You can see that he looks upright. I heard that he is devoted to public affairs, and he does not have the bad habits of the son of the family. He also has his back to the Xie family. He is the head of the court." The Xie family of the assistant is the mother's family of the empress! The future is boundless!"

  Wen Ning shook her head. Anyone can go, but the Xie family cannot. The love of the emperor and empress has been widely praised in Dayin, but she knew that within two years, Emperor Jiahe would... abolish the empress.

  At that time, the Xie family will also follow their fate.

   "Then there is this, which I told you last time, Mr. Liu Yeliu, who was edited by the Imperial Academy. Look, how handsome he is! Just like our son Pei, there is not even a maid who warms the bed at home..."

  Wen Ning didn't understand why Linglan brought up Pei You and looked at her.

  Linglan didn't realize it, and continued on her own: "And he doesn't show his family status. If he marries, the family will definitely confess the girl, and he won't dare to bully the girl!"

  Wen Ning rested her chin, searching her mind for the impression of this Liu Ye in her previous life.

   An unpopular second-class Jinshi, a court official from a poor student background, his official career is not bad in his impression. But if I remember correctly, it seems that he... was single-handedly picked by Pei You?

  Impossible.

  She still wants to stay as far away from Pei You as possible.

  Linglan saw Wen Ning shaking her head again, a little anxious: "Girl!"

   Feeling that her daughter is still not enlightened, she said impatiently: "Why don't we meet the young masters in private first? Maybe the portrait doesn't look very good, but it's actually not bad..."

   Has she never seen any of the portraits? Even if you haven't seen it in this life, you have seen it in your previous life.

  Wen Ning still supported her cheeks, her slender eyelashes gently covered her eyelids, making her nose straight and small, and her red lips were also tender and moist.

"Girl, it's almost May, and there were many young masters who said they were good at the spring banquet a while ago." Linglan couldn't help persuading, "The longer we delay, the more outstanding young masters will be booked first. Well, wait for Miss He to come in at the latest, maybe the master won't ask your idea, and just book you a boy!"

  Wen Ning was amused by what she said, how could a kiss be like doing business to steal goods.

   "Linglan, I actually think that these young masters are either too high-born or too talented." Wen Ning rolled her eyes and landed on Linglan's face, "Go and help me find some other young masters!"

  Linglan moved her lips, Wen Ning knew what she was going to say, and immediately continued: "I will tell you my request."

  Linglan heard that it was the best, her girl really meant it this time, and she wasn't trying to perfunctory her and the master!

  She moved a chair, sat down beside Wen Ning, straightened her back, and waited for Wen Ning's next words with shining eyes.

  Wen Ning pinched her chin and thought for a while: "The son I want to marry doesn't have to be too handsome, doesn't have to be too tall, doesn't have to be too rich, and doesn't have to be talented."

  Linglan nodded, not too outstanding is easy to handle, she understands.

   "It's best to have simple interpersonal relationships in a family, with unruly parents-in-law and difficult sister-in-law. Absolutely not."

   Linglan nodded even more. A good-natured mother-in-law and sister-in-law are indeed important. I never imagined that her daughter would know so much at such a young age!

   "Those who say that their families are upright and refuse to allow their princes to take concubines, don't."

  Linglan: "Huh?"

   Those who don’t take concubines, how many girls ask for a good family!

  What Wen Ning thought was, if she didn't take a concubine, wouldn't she just be around her alone? In her previous life, she had been surrounded by Pei You enough, so she just wanted to be flirtatious and go to the concubine's room all day, so as not to bother her husband.

   "It's best if the concubine already has a son and a half daughter!" Wen Ning said again.

   In this way, she will not be forced to have children.

   Before the main wife came in, the concubine gave birth to children! What an outrageous family that must be!

  Linglan was about to say something, when Wen Ning suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "The best is the best, the widower with a son after the original spouse passed away! This way, the same concubine won't have to steal the child!"

  Linglan: …

  She couldn't help reaching out her hand to silence Wen Wenning's head, her girl...is she really normal?

Wen Ning brushed off Linglan's hand, held it back, and said slowly: "Linglan, think about it, if I go to such a family, my parents-in-law and aunts-in-law won't embarrass me, my husband has no time to take care of me, and I don't have to be like that court official." The eldest daughter-in-law of my family burns incense and worships Buddha to pray for a child every day, and picks up a child for nothing without having a child. What a comfortable life? Others will say that I am gentle and virtuous, dignified and generous, not jealous, and treat other people's children as themselves going out, and my husband's family will feel a little guilty towards me, and won't treat me harshly. You and I are like now, go out when you want to go out, no one cares about what you want to do, how comfortable are you?"

   "This..." Linglan was almost convinced by Wen Ning, "But..."

  But which girl in a boudoir from a normal family would plan this for herself?

  Which girl doesn't want to marry a man who looks like a crown jade, is talented, and treats her wholeheartedly?

  But her girl... wanted to marry a widower on her first marriage? !

   "Don't worry about it so much." Wen Ning pushed her, "Follow my request and find someone who is suitable. If there is a suitable one, make an appointment to see it, and you will know whether it is suitable or not."

  Linglan's two eyebrows are about to be knotted, even if she goes to talk about it, the master and the two young masters will not agree!

  Wen Ning seemed to see through her: "I told you not to worry so much, just do as I say!"

  Linglan had no choice but to respond first.

Ever since Wen Ning and Shen Jin retired, she has been thinking about Wen Ning's marriage. There is no nanny in charge in the mansion, so she took the initiative to get acquainted with the nanny of a few rich families, knew a few famous matchmakers in the capital, and knew many other families. I will go directly to the official media.

  Now that he has a direction, he puts away the scroll that Wen Tingchun sent, turns around and goes out.

-

  At the beginning of May, Jiangnan has entered the early summer. In the lotus ponds in Jiangning, the lotus flowers are already budding.

  In Jiangning Mansion, there is a magistrate and a general judge. Their official uniforms are as light as a cicada's wings, but a thin layer of sweat still oozes from their foreheads.

  The servant in front of me has been in Jiangning Mansion for more than half a month.

  Ministry Minister of the Ministry of Industry, an official of the third grade, from Beijing, and the son of the Duke's Mansion, they will not be neglected if they are given any name.

   Originally thought that the so-called "supervising the construction of the school" by the imperial court was just a title, and so solemnly dispatching a senior official, who is also a senior official trusted by His Majesty, must have other important tasks on him.

Therefore, news came from Beijing that the whole family has been busy for ten days, and managed to prepare some things that the imperial envoy might see before he came, but after he came, he really only stared at it. Several schools to be built in Jiangning.

   "Prefect Xu, three days have passed, the silver taels for building the school have lost five thousand taels for no reason, can you find out where?"

  At this moment, Pei You, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, who was rumored to have returned to the Duke's mansion last year and will be serving for a year, is sitting on the chief seat of his prefect in Jiangning, asking such a question in a casual manner.

  The sweat on Xu Shan's forehead became more severe.

   It's not like no one has been to Beijing before. But when this kind of Beijing official is sent to a local area, firstly, he is unfamiliar with the place, and secondly, he will return to Beijing within two or three months at most.

  Traveling the entire Jiangnan in two or three months, what can be found?

  They deal with it with sufficient experience, and they will never make a mistake.

   Originally thought that this eldest son, who became a monk halfway, could sit on the position of the third rank in a short period of time, but His Majesty had a preference for the face of the eldest princess.

  Even with the title of No. 1 Scholar of the Sixth Yuan and the First Rank, he has only been an official for one year. How can he really have any shocking skills?

  The entire Jiangdong is step-by-step, and the things on the bright side are properly prepared.

  He didn't want to look at the things he had prepared, but only stared at a few schools.

  They thought he was really just here to watch the school. After all, he belongs to the Ministry of Industry and is in charge of construction. Seeing that the day to leave Jiangning was coming, he turned his pulse and suddenly asked about the money for building the school.

  He has already prepared the account on the surface, and he is not afraid of people's investigation.

But for Mr. Pei, two or three months is not enough for him to find out the whole of Jiangdong, and more than half a month is enough for him to delve into the school of Jiangning Mansion. After a little review of the account books, he pointed out several Where it is inconsistent with the facts.

  In the end, he personally compiled a detailed account book based on the results of his half-month investigation.

   Coincidentally, every school has thousands of taels of silver that cannot be reconciled.

"My lord..." Xu Shan planned to send Pei You away with gongs and drums, but he didn't expect him to join him in the army before he left. He tried his best to win three days and said that he would check it out. The school was so thorough that he didn't even have the room to lie, "My lord, it's probably... when the people below are doing things...careless, some raw materials haven't figured out the market price..."

Pei You's eyebrows and eyes were light, and it didn't look like he was invoking a teacher. His tone was extremely gentle, and there was even a slight smile: "The people below? Who are they? Please, Mr. Xu, name them one by one. My official I was ordered by the Holy Spirit to supervise the construction of the school, and I will return to Beijing in a few days, so I can’t report back to the Holy Majesty in such a vague way, can I?”

  Xu Shan couldn't tell whether his smile was sincere or mocking...

   But no matter what, he didn't dare to underestimate this young third-rank official anymore. It was definitely not a coincidence that he found out the school's account books.

"Just talk about the fir on this ledger. I have asked about timber from various places these days, and the local fir with the highest price is 300 yuan a load. The 600 yuan on this ledger..." Pei You tapped the ledger on the table with a long finger, "I don't know why Where did you buy it? Master Xu can call the person in charge and let me discuss it with him."

  How could Xu Shan dare to ask the manager to come, because he made fake accounts, even if Shan Mu asked him to fool him, there are so many items in the account book, a little confrontation will reveal the truth.

"My lord, the person in charge is not in the mansion today, or tomorrow... Tomorrow the official will send him and a few errands in charge of purchasing to come to answer the question together." Xu Shan used the word "drag" again, and by the way, he used his elbow He bumped into the judge next to him and asked him to say a few words.

  Na Tongsan took a step forward, cupped his hands and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a "pop".

  The gentleness on Pei You's face disappeared, he slapped the gavel, and his eyes were cold and threatening: "As the imperial court officials, are you fooling His Majesty and ignoring His Majesty like this?"

   "Come on, the prefect Xu despised the saints, neglected his duties, corrupted the law by taking bribes, Shen Tong sentenced cats and mice to the same house, and formed cliques for personal gain, and they are all detained pending trial!"

   "My lord!" Pei You broke out suddenly, and the tension in Xu Zhifu's heart for several days suddenly broke, and he knelt down and said, "I'm going to recruit! I'm going to recruit all!"

   When Pei You's carriage came out of Jiangning Mansion, it was already sunset.

  Gu Fei saw that his eldest son's thin lips were slightly pursed, and his brows and eyes were full of vigor, so he knew that things were going well.

  Emperor Jiahe asked Pei You to go to the south of the Yangtze River, of course not only to supervise the construction of government schools.

  In the past few years, there are differences between the two rivers, and Emperor Jiahe has long been aware of them. But every year, Beijing officials come over, but there is nothing to gain every year. Last year, when Pei Youcha was constructing the embankment, he did a thorough investigation and uncovered a case of ink corruption in Chuzhou.

   But the ink corruption case was full of thunder and little rain. In the end, only a few officials who were not in the key position were arrested. Knowing that there are still articles in it, but can't find any problems on the surface, so I have to close the case hastily.

  This time, their family's heirs went out and did not take an unusual path.

  When they were in Suzhou Mansion and Zhenjiang Mansion, they fooled around and let them let go of their guard. When they arrived in Jiangning Mansion, they plunged into the construction of the school, and everyone lived in Jiangning Mansion for more than half a month.

   "The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant's nest". When he expressed his puzzlement, Shizi only said these eight words.

  Although I still don't understand it now, but no matter what, it's just that his family is good!

   "My lord, will you not live in Jiangning Mansion from now on?" Gu Fei asked.

  Before he lived in Jiangning Mansion, all the guards he brought were in Jiangning Mansion. When he left, those guards also withdrew.

   "Let them breathe." Pei You lowered his eyes and took a sip of herbal tea.

  Gu Fei scratched his head, he is not a civil servant, he really couldn't understand the twists and turns here.

  Pei You glanced at him and shook his head.

  The eight prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, the officials from top to bottom are working together, what is the use of the imperial court sending officials here every year? Even if a resident governor is sent down, he can be won over by them and turned into a part of their iron wall.

   To deal with them, one must be surprised and internally divided.

  He was perfunctory in Suzhou Mansion and Zhenzhou Mansion, and only stared at Jiangning Mansion. Presumably, the prefect Xu has already thought a lot. These days, when he was in the Jiangning mansion, he hijacked his secret letter, which made him think that he had long since abandoned his pawn.

  Weak people can share wealth and adversity, but they cannot be abandoned.

  Give him another two days, and when he finds out that he is not only isolated and helpless, but also has become the "car" of She Che Baoshuai, the confessions will not be limited to today's ones.

  Pei You lightly closed his eyes, leaned against the wall of the car, the setting sun slanted, and a ray fell on his face, making his complexion not so fair, but also slightly warm.

   "Is there any news about Tu Bai recently?" He calmed down, and his voice was low and sandy.

   "Yes." Gu Fei replied, "It's not an urgent message, so it was not sent to Jiangning Mansion, and it is in the hands of Wang Qinsheng, the county government."

  In order to let the Jiangning mansion relax their vigilance, when Pei You first came to Jiangning, he lived in the county government office, and all his luggage, including Wang Qinsheng, who was with him, also stayed in the county government office.

  Pei You let out a "hmm" and didn't say much.

  By the time he sat in front of the desk and checked the news from Beijing during the half-month period, it was already dark.

  The news is marked with different colors according to the priority. The red mark will be sent to him quickly, the yellow mark can be viewed first, and the green mark is some daily reports, which are insignificant.

  Pei You first opened the yellow-marked letterhead.

   "Li Wen has never set foot in Tianxiang Pavilion again."

   "Wen Lan stopped at the dining hall on the night of the dust-cleaning banquet, and all the drinks and dishes were tested for poison by his hands."

   "The drinks on the night of the dust-cleaning banquet seem to be related to Wen Qi, which needs to be verified."

   "Wen Qi and Ms. Wen opened a wine shop together, and the wine was provided for the wine shop at the dust-cleaning banquet. Duan Rushuang, a concubine from the Duan Mansion, seemed to be involved. Mr. Wen didn't know about it."

   "'Fushengzui' under the name of Wenjia Distillery is doing well, and has won the favor of Princess Showa, and will open a second branch."

  Winehouse? Princess Showa?

  Pei You raised his eyebrows, and gently stroked the paper with his fingertips.

  Open the next envelope.

   "Miss Wen turned to Yichun Garden and saw that Yichun Garden was closed, so she left after a brief inquiry."

   Yichun Garden.

  I ran into Wen Ning who was disguised as a man in Yichun Garden a year ago, and she really had something else to hide.

  The remaining letters are all marked in green.

  Pei You continued to read each letter.

   It’s all about the daily life of the Wen family, Wen Lan is going to marry a new wife, Wen Qi hasn’t returned home after a long time in the military department, Wen Tingchun is busy with court affairs, Wen Ning took the opportunity to sneak out of the house and wait.

   Soon there will only be one left.

  Pei You specially left it for the last.

  Because it seems so rare to be white, I am a little hesitant about what color to use for this message. In the end it was marked green, but there was yellow that was wiped off on it. If you look carefully under the candlelight, his initial mark was more like red.

  Pei You opened it with great interest, only a few words.

  Tu Bai wrote very correctly: "Miss Wen discusses marriage."

  (end of this chapter)