Zhen Qingyin laughed.
Looking at who is blind and deaf, I don't know the good things between her and Wei Yi.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, when I came back from Chao Guogong's mansion, I didn't know who had a bright red mouth, and lied that he had put on lipstick.
The second aunt was probably so angry that she couldn't sleep all night, and since the girl was older, she didn't dare to speak directly for fear of hurting her face.
Zhen Qingyin said obediently and docilely: "Okay, I will listen to the old lady."
The old lady was about to be happy when she suddenly discovered that at some point, the granddaughter's name for her changed from "grandmother" to "old lady".
She felt a knot in her heart, and the excitement she had just felt was gone.
Two days later, it happened to be the first day of March, and Zhen Qingyin was about to take Meng Rulan out for a visit. Du Ruo sneaked back early in the morning with another black lacquer box.
After the red lacquer box, this was the second black lacquer box that Du Ruo took home.
On the first day of the first lunar month, the East Palace sent a bonus of 93,000 taels, plus a red envelope of 8,000 taels.
On the first day of February, a dividend of 156,000 taels was sent.
On the first day of March, Zhen Qingyin opened the black lacquer box and counted, two hundred and fifty-two thousand taels!
Her hand shook.
Why so many?
Although money is just a number to her now, holding so many banknotes still makes her feel hot, and she feels like she is in a trance that she has not yet woken up from. She also feels like she is being targeted, and will be killed and robbed of her money at any time. Delusions of persecution.
No wonder the love value increased by 5, Wei Ji really loved Yinzi to death.
Du Ruo retreated obediently, without asking anything or even looking at him.
The system asked curiously: [Host, what are you thinking about? 】
Zhen Qing said melancholy: "I was thinking, I don't know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident. What a pity it would be if I died and the money was not spent."
The key is, how to spend so much money?
If she spent too much, her second uncle might have to spend a few days in jail.
Pingyanghou Mansion and Ningyuan Bo Mansion serve as lessons from the past.
Donate it, don't give it up, who knows who will end up with the money donated, and who will spend it on whom.
The system suddenly became melancholy, staring eagerly at the box full of banknotes: [Yes, what a pity! It really hurts my heart. With your bad attitude, we will be finished sooner or later. The money has not been spent, but the person died. It is so unwilling to die. Even if you are buried in the ground, you have to jump out unwillingly. 】
Zhen Qingyin glanced at it.
She is melancholy, what is she melancholy about? Treating her money as his own again?
She opened the bottom of the box, took out the account book, and opened it. It turned out that the prince had opened a Linglong Pavilion branch in Jiangnan. No wonder the dividends soared!
If it were not for the cost of opening new stores, the dividend would be even greater.
"Du Ruo!"
"Girl." Du Ruo came in hurriedly, glanced at Zhen Qingyin secretly, and was about to lower his eyes, unable to bear the surprise.
She knew that the box contained banknotes. The girl had put the box away the previous two times and smiled happily. Why was she so listless this time?
Did you send less this time?
Zhen Qingyin's eyebrows drooped and she was unable to put on her clothes: "Did you get the letter I asked you to deliver?"
Du Ruo stepped forward to help and nodded: "Leave it to the lady who delivered the box."
It turns out that the person who came back to give out the dividends was an aunt.
The system teased: [The secret code for you and the male protagonist is "Du Ruo, your parents are here to find you", hahaha, it made me laugh! 】
Zhen Qingyin: "..."
Just speechless.
After Zhen Qingyun found out that Du Ruo had returned to the Zhen family, she encouraged Du Ruo's parents to come to see Du Ruo. However, Zhen Qingyin predicted Zhen Qingyun's prediction and took advantage of the power of Chao Guogong's palace to let her second cousin Song Chi intimidate Du Ruo's parents. Ichiban.
Du Ruo's father and mother compared each other and found out that the young master of Duke Chao's mansion was naturally more powerful than the young master of the Zhen family, so he immediately shrank his head like a quail.
Du Ruo was able to stay by Zhen Qingyin's side peacefully.
At the beginning of the year, Zhen Qingyin and Meng Rulan went out for a visit.
Aunt Rong followed her and squeezed into the master's carriage. Her sharp eyes looking for adultery looked at Zhen Qingyin from time to time.
Zhen Qingyin asked Du Ruo and Meng Rulan's maids to get out of the car and go to the carriage behind.
Then, instead of being polite to Aunt Rong, she ordered Aunt Rong to serve them both, serving tea and pouring water. When she had nothing to do, Zhen Qingyin asked Du Ruo to buy a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts and ordered Aunt Rong to peel the chestnuts.
Aunt Rong has not done the work of a little maid for many years. Although the work is not heavy, it is extremely humiliating.
Meng Rulan had only been the master for two months and didn't understand these things. When she saw Aunt Rong, who she usually had to be careful to please, obeying orders and working like an ordinary maid, she couldn't help but despise her in her heart.
She held the car window open, her eyes wandering around, and asked as if unintentionally: "Cousin, do you know the hottest gossip in Beijing recently?"
Zhen Qingyin smiled and shook her head: "I don't go out much and have few friends. I don't know. My cousin is always by the old lady's side. The old lady is well-informed. Have you heard any interesting stories?"
Meng Rulan was refreshed, her eyes were shining, and she said with great interest: "What the second cousin and the old lady have been talking about the most these days is the prince's road construction! Does my cousin know? His Highness the prince feels sorry for the people's inconvenience in traveling, and also wants to make the north, south, east and west For the circulation of goods, road construction was proposed at the court. The adults in the Ministry of Household Affairs said that the treasury did not have enough money. The prince said that he had it and was willing to lend it to the treasury without any interest.
I heard that many adults impeached the prince and asked him where his money came from. Alas, the second cousin said that the position of His Highness the Crown Prince is in jeopardy. "
She stared closely at Zhen Qingyin's expression.
Zhen Qingyin smiled faintly: "This is actually happening."
Meng Rulan was a little disappointed: "Why isn't cousin surprised?"
"The prince likes to build roads. This is the old history. About three years ago, every year after the Lantern Festival, the prince would always mention it, but the Ministry of Revenue would refuse it every year because of insufficient budget, and the road construction would not be done. . I also heard what my second uncle said."
Meng Rulan was embarrassed.
Her father had an official, but he was very young. Zuyin's military attaché had never even entered the palace gate, let alone gone to court, so naturally he didn't know anything about the affairs of the court.
Zhen Qingyin's father is younger, but she has a second uncle who is a high-ranking official...
Meng Rulan felt sour in her heart and asked innocently: "Eldest cousin, where do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's money came from? The old lady said that he killed many corrupt officials. Did he get it from his house?"
Aunt Rong's hands were shaking with fear, and she glared sharply at Meng Rulan, who was speaking freely: "Cousin, is it possible that you are confused? How can you say such nonsense? After the corrupt officials ransacked the house, the money was poured into the treasury, how could it fall into the possession of His Highness the Crown Prince? Private treasury?”
Meng Rulan's face turned pale with fright and she lost face after being scolded. She fainted in the middle and did not dare to speak randomly again.
Zhen Qingyin was eating chestnuts at ease.
When the carriage arrived at Jingzhao Fuyin's residence, Grandma Rong's fingers throbbed and hurt.
Zhen Shijian once served in Jingzhao Mansion. Because he had a good younger brother who was the minister of etiquette, today the old mother of Jingzhao Mansion passed her birthday, so she also sent a message to the Zhen family.
Zhen Qingyin came to the banquet alone.
Except for the female steward who greeted guests and looked at her twice, no one else recognized her. The young ladies only played with people they knew, and no one paid attention to Zhen Qingyin.
Zhen Qingyin was calm and composed, just thinking that she was one of the people who came to share the feast, and found a corner to hide.
Meng Rulan was afraid that Zhen Qingyin would leave her and run to see the prince alone, so she followed closely the whole time.
