Shen Shixing shook his head and said, "How do I know what is going on in the back house? However, Wu Ninghou's wife is indeed a businessman. Now she is in charge of the business affairs of the Hou Mansion, making the Hou Mansion's wealth increasingly rich!"
Speaking of this, Shen Shixing suddenly asked: "Madam, isn't today the day to pay homage to the Queen Mother! Have you ever been there before?"
The lady nodded and said, "Of course I have been there! And there were quite a few people entering the palace today, and they didn't even say a few words to the Queen Mother!"
Shen Shixing fell down on his chair and said, "Just go, just go!"
The lady was a little discouraged when she heard this. She waved her hand for the maids to go down and said: "Master, other people's wives are eager to go to the palace every day. Why do you have to stick to the day to enter the palace when you come here? Look at the wife of the Zhang family. , I have been to the palace more than ten times this month, and I can’t tell how happy I am to coax you! I can’t believe that this time the position of chief minister will fall to the Zhang family!”
After hearing this, Shen Shixing sat up straight and said, "What do you know? Don't talk nonsense!"
Seeing this, the lady angrily threw the fan on the table and said, "Why don't I understand? Then Mrs. Zhang's intention to enter the palace is to establish a good relationship with the Queen Mother, so that she can be as consistent as Zhang Jiangling in the court. ! I also know that the Zhang family sent many expensive gifts to Zhang Banban, but they were all returned! Why, don’t you want to compete for the position of chief assistant? "
At this time, Shen Shixing suddenly laughed and lay back, saying, "A woman's opinion! What Father Liu here emphasizes is to fight without fighting, and fight without fighting!"
When the lady heard this, she grabbed the fan and patted him on the arm and said, "If you have something to say, please tell me. Don't fight with me, I'm not a monk!"
But Shen Shixing shook his head and said proudly: "Buddha said it cannot be said, it cannot be said!"
The lady was even more angry when she saw him like this. She hit him several times with a round fan! These few beatings didn't hurt, but they made Shen Shixing laugh! He stretched out his hand to stop Madam's round fan and said: "Madam, they say that you women have long hair and short-sightedness. This is really the case! They all thought of contacting the Queen Mother and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but fortunately they kept their word in the court! But now His Majesty can't even I already have several sons, and Zhang Banban grew up with him. How can this road be so easy?"
The lady seemed to have another meaning when she heard what he said, so she came forward to ask! However, Shen Shixing was determined not to say anything more at this time, and his wife repeatedly asked but had no choice! It happened that at this time, a steward came to report the matter, so Shen Shixing could only be let go!
When the sun set in the evening, Zhang Siwei finally stepped out of the room. By the time he walked out of the palace, the sun had already begun to set!
Now that there is one less person in there, everyone’s work has increased a lot! So when they leave the palace these days, it's basically when the sun sets! Zhang Siwei stood outside the imperial city and could no longer see half of the sun on the horizon. The only thing he could see was the sunset glow in the sky!
Looking at the sunset, he couldn't help but sigh! During this period of time, he always entered the palace before dawn and came out only after dark. He couldn't even see the sun! Such busy days are so relaxing! When I think that I may be busier in the future, I feel even more comfortable!
Zhang Siwei couldn't stop even after he went home, finished dinner and washed up a little. There were some people he had to meet! After he dismissed some people one after another, he rubbed his temples and asked the housekeeper: "Who else wants to see you later?" Forget it, the people behind are gone, send them to come back another day! "
The butler bowed and said, "Sir, your clan brother Zhang Yuanfeng came early! He told me that he must be arranged at the end and see him again after you finish your business! Do you want to see him?"
Zhang Siwei said to himself when he heard this: "Why did he come to see me? Forget it, let him come in!"
To be honest, Zhang Siwei didn't plan to meet Zhang Yuanfeng because Zhang Yuanfeng's status in the family was not high! Back then, he only passed the exam to be a scholar, but he didn't even pass the exam! But Zhang Yuanfeng has one advantage: he is good at business! Now he is in charge of most of the business affairs of the Zhang family and has earned the Zhang family a lot of money! The Zhang family all depended on him for their expenses, so Zhang Siwei finally decided to meet him! .
After a while, Zhang Yuanfeng walked in under the guidance of the butler. After seeing Zhang Siwei, he respectfully stepped forward to salute and said:
"Brother, I'm polite here!"
Zhang Siwei waved his hand and said, "How can my brother have so many etiquettes? Sit down by yourself!"
Then the maid served tea to Zhang Yuanfeng, and Zhang Siwei said at this time: "You have been in the capital during this period, and your stay is not short! You have never stayed in the capital for such a long time in the past. And you are also in the house. I don’t come here often, so why did you come here all the time today?”
Zhang Yuanfeng smiled reservedly and said: "I have something to do. There are two things in total. The first thing is that I just sent 10,000 taels of silver to the mansion, which is specially used for the mansion's expenses! There are also another 3,000 taels. It’s specially for my brother’s personal use! These two pieces of silver have been delivered, so I came here to tell my brother something special!”
Zhang Siwei nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. Although he is an old man, the Ming Dynasty's salary has always been simple and clear, so there is no food left in Ge's hometown! If Zhang Yuanfeng hadn't sent him a lot every year, not to mention his personal hobbies, he wouldn't even be able to support the people in the house!
So Zhang Siwei said with a smile: "Brother Xian has really worked hard these years! The Zhang family cannot do without the support of brother Xian inside and outside. It can be said that the hard work has paid off!"
The two of them talked for a few more words in a nonchalant manner before Zhang Siwei said, "I wonder what the second thing you said is about?"
Zhang Yuanfeng stood up and said seriously: "Brother, please step aside!"
Zhang Siwei was stunned when he heard this! He didn't think that the clan brother in charge of business affairs would tell him anything important and confidential! So he said: "It doesn't matter! Everyone around me is trustworthy. If you have anything to say, you can just tell me!"...
But Zhang Yuanfeng said more seriously: "Brother, please step aside!"
At this time, Zhang Siwei finally felt that he seemed to have something important to say, so he waved his hand gently, and the housekeeper led the others back! When only the two brothers were left in the room, Zhang Siwei said, "You can talk about anything now!"
Zhang Yuanfeng stood up straight and said with a strange smile: "Brother, Zhang Jiangling probably died of illness, right?"
Zhang Siwei was shocked when he heard this. His eyes widened and he looked up and down at the clan brother in front of him. He was also filled with surprise and uncertainty in his heart! Because he knew one thing clearly, that is, the imperial court had completely blocked the news of Zhang Juzheng's condition. Everyone thought that he died of a serious illness after being blown by the wind! And very few people know the real situation! The remaining people were either silenced or detained!
