After getting accurate information from Guan Yingzhen, Feng Ziying felt at ease.
The cabinet and the emperor's side are only one day late, and it's not too late to go tomorrow.
At this time, Feng Ziying felt that people's spirits had been tense for too long. Once they relaxed, they suddenly felt exhausted.
When she returned to the house, it was dark, and all the girls were looking at her. Feng Ziying had a simple dinner, chatted with her mother and aunt, and then went straight to bed.
I slept so well that I didn't wake up until about three o'clock in the morning.
As soon as she opened her eyes and saw three pretty and charming girls clustered around her bed, Feng Ziying felt so happy that she didn't even think about the morning exercises she had been doing.
"Come on, come on, I was too sleepy last night. Let me take a good look at you today. It feels a bit like three autumns after not seeing each other for one day. This little heartless Yu Chuan'er, let her serve Miss Miaoyu. , but fortunately, I really went to serve others wholeheartedly, and forgot about me as a serious master."
"Isn't it possible? How is it possible for sister Yu Chuan'er?" Before Jin Chuan'er could say anything, Yun Shang refused, "I'm arranging Yu Chuan'er there again. I must have told Yu Chuan'er to take care of Miss Miaoyu. Okay, so I asked Sister Yuchuaner to leave her alone. Ruixiang was so clumsy and unsatisfactory. He had previously said that the three of us would serve together, but he refused. Now he came to complain and blamed others for coming. ."
"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few days, Yun Shang, I'm so impressed by you. Have you become so eloquent?" Feng Ziying was quite surprised, and she always felt that there was something going on here.
Yun Shang is not the type who likes to quarrel with her, but this time she is somewhat like Qingwen's temperament.
"Could it be that that girl Qingwen came to our house again during this period? She taught our Yun Shang to be sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued?"
As soon as a look of surprise flashed across the faces of Jin Chuan'er and Xiang Ling, Feng Ziying knew that she had guessed correctly. Yun Shang pouted: "Don't blame Qingwen, it's already very difficult for me. I come here occasionally." Let’s take a seat. This slave has invited me many times to come..."
"What's wrong?" Feng Ziying knew there was probably another story.
Qingwen remembers that in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions", she was very favored by Baoyu, and she could even do things like tearing off a fan. Why does Yun Shang's tone sound like Qingwen is very angry?
Didn't it mean that Qingwen had already become a maid in Baoyu House? Even though there were a few attackers ahead of her, she was sent by the old lady, so she should have some dignity, right?
The three of them were silent for a while. Yun Shang and Xiang Ling both glanced at Jin Chuan'er.
Jin Chuan'er quickly waved her hands, "Don't look at me, you two. I have come out of Rongguo Mansion a long time ago. I belong to the Feng family. Those things in Jia Mansion have nothing to do with me. My wife doesn't like Qingwen. It’s not a new thing, and it was only for the sake of my ancestors that my wife didn’t expose it, but I think it will happen sooner or later..."
Feng Ziying didn't seem to believe it, "Don't you protect Baoyu? Doesn't he like Qingwen very much?"
"Where did you hear that? If Mr. Bao really liked Qingwen, he wouldn't have let Qingwen into the house so late. There are so many favored people in the house now, and they all regard Qingwen as a guard against thieves. Just as defensive, there are also attackers, and Mr. Bao is running around all day long, and he seems to have no interest..." As if he suddenly felt that he had made a mistake, Jin Chuaner blushed and quickly stopped talking.
Neither Xiang Ling nor Yun Shang understood it, but Feng Ziying did.
It seems that Jin Chuan'er has a very close connection with the Jia family, and can even find out such secret things.
She must be talking about Baoyu getting involved with Qin Zhong, Jiang Qiguan and others, and even King Beijing was involved.
They are all romantic and handsome characters. This is a bit different from the original "Dream of Red Mansions" book. In the original book, Feng Ziying remembered that Qin Zhong had died long ago, but this time he was always healthy and even became inseparable with Baoyu. good friend.
However, Feng Ziying estimated that this matter would have to be resolved sooner or later. Now Jia Zheng had no intention of asking. If he suddenly learns about it one day, he is afraid that Baoyu will peel off his skin even if he does not die.
"Isn't Qingwen living a miserable life now?" Feng Ziying was too lazy to care about Jia Baoyu's nasty things, but Qingwen, a violent girl, was a pity in the Jia family.
Don't really end up like the original book "Dream of Red Mansions" where one day he was beaten and kicked out by Mrs. Wang, and he fell on the kang and called his mother dead all night. Baoyu was concerned about whose name was called and why. Instead of calling him by his name, that would be really annoying.
"It's not really aggrieved. Which maid in the house dares to say that she is carefree and free?" Jin Chuan'er shook her head, with a look of confusion on her face, "It's just that she can't please my wife. Huan Xin, there are some people she doesn’t like to see, so it’s just uncomfortable. Now even if she wants to go back to her ancestors, it’s impossible. If she really wants to say it out, she has no place to hold grudges.”
Regarding such things, Feng Ziying could only sigh.
He is not the head of the Jia family, so he cannot have a hand in everything.
Even if he has some thoughts, he can only say that he wants to take advantage of the opportunity. It is really too evil and he will not lose the Feng family's face and his own identity. Let's see.
But I can leave the words there. This girl Yun Shang has a very good relationship with Qingwen, so I can bring it to her.
"If this girl really can't stay in Jia's house any longer, she might as well tell me first, and I will find a place for her to go." Feng Ziying thought for a while before saying.
"Thank you, Master." Yun Shang was overjoyed, "Master, are you planning to let Qingwen come into the house to be with us?"
"We can't go there yet, and it's not appropriate to tell the truth. If the Jia family knows about it, it will affect the relationship between the two families." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Anyway, I will make arrangements for her when the time comes."
Jin Chuan'er was able to figure it out, but Xiang Ling and Yun Shang didn't expect it to be that far away. However, I took the initiative to make this promise, which made Yun Shang feel much better.
Before Feng Ziying had finished washing up, people from the cabinet had already blocked the door and asked him to go to Wenyuan Pavilion immediately.
Feng Ziying had already been confident about this, but she didn't expect that she only stayed in Wenyuan Pavilion for less than half an hour. Without explaining the situation clearly, she went directly to the palace and was summoned by the emperor. It was obviously Feng Ziying who had brought this back. The money gains were so tempting that even Emperor Yonglong couldn't hold back.
The chosen location for the noon dynasty is usually the inner banquet hall of Zuoshunmen.
The banquet hall is small in size and can accommodate twenty or thirty people, but in fact so many courtiers have never attended, and at most there are no more than ten people.
For example, in today's noon court, there were only four cabinet ministers plus Zheng Jizhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and even the official Ying Zhen was not able to attend.
Feng Ziying felt that when she stepped into the palace, the gaze she received was so intense that it almost melted her.
When they were in Wenyuan Pavilion, several cabinet ministers could not suppress their inner joy. The charter fee exceeded their expectations, but in fact it did not reach Feng Ziying's goal. Several cabinet ministers were very satisfied with the salt merchant's Although we know that disputes will inevitably arise when we start, everyone knows that if this group is not affected, the sea opening will not achieve the best results no matter what. What needs to be considered is how to minimize the cost and impact. to maximize benefits.
The other thing is how to choose between interests.
There is a party behind everyone, and any move involves a lot. Therefore, the cabinet finally formed a tacit understanding. As long as Feng Ziying acted rationally, everyone was dissatisfied and needed to accept it, but they needed to control the subsequent situation. towards.
"Wei Chen has asked the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to intervene. Mr. Jiang has just arrived in Nanjing and is very motivated. This incident can be used as a training exercise. The evidence from Long Jinwei's side has almost been collected, and the two Huaihe Rivers are in transit. The Salt Envoy's Yamen is also very cooperative, so the progress is going very smoothly. However, Wei Chen still needs to think carefully about how to deal with these three companies, and cannot follow the past, to impose a general seizure and confiscation, but did not give any instructions. A convincing answer comes.”
"Oh?" Feng Ziying's suggestion was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Qi Yongtai was surprised.
"What do Feng Qing think?" Emperor Yonglong was very curious. It was definitely impossible to spit out the meat that he had eaten, but he still had to find some high-sounding reasons to decorate it, instead of just using some too rough reasons to deal with it. , Emperor Yonglong still understood this meaning.
"What I mean is that since it has been done, it must be made a solid case. We don't want to be stabbed in the back or even reverse the case in the future. If there are ready-made evidence and reasons, then the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice can slowly dig deeper and investigate more carefully. Of course, I am referring to their work on salt affairs, and then the final three departments will review it. We can even invite some local gentry celebrities and representatives of ordinary people to observe and observe, to show the court's attitude." Feng Ziying was methodical, "In addition, these can also be The two salt merchants who participated in the Dongfan Salt Service to show the court's favor were also publicized to show that the court's attitude and treatment of the salt merchant group was not because of their status, but because of their performance."
These words are profound.
When killing pigs, you cannot make them think that they are pigs because of their status, but because of the performance of some pigs. This requires clarifying the truth, and even giving continued encouragement to those who perform well.
The imperial court wanted to establish such prestige and image.
The faces of Emperor Yonglong and several pavilion elders were very exciting.
This consideration can be described as long-term and has successfully resolved some unfavorable voices.
"Ziying, what if the salt merchant performs well this time?"
"Master Chief Assistant, how is this possible? It is impossible for a salt merchant to accumulate millions of assets for decades if he does not go astray. It can be said that a salt merchant is born with an identity of original sin." Feng Ziying shook his head. Shaking his head: "Maybe we need to solve the problem institutionally in the future, um, but not now."
