After Tang Tianli saw it, he couldn't help but sigh, it was the wise prince who didn't even need to come forward, it was settled in just two sentences!
Shen Wei looked at Tang Tianli, "I will send it to the carver later to make this couplet into wood and hang it at the door!"
"Yes!" Tang Tianli shouted loudly, with full confidence. It is estimated that in the entire Ming Dynasty, only my father-in-law dared to hang this couplet!
And this was not just a matter of a couplet, but Zhao Xuanyi's attitude. In a short time, these two sentences spread throughout the capital, from the dignitaries to the common people, everyone knew it!
Of course, there are naturally different opinions. Most people praise that Zhao Xuanyi is a good person who is not greedy for money and does not accept gifts. He and his father Zhao Mingqing are really like a tiger with no son.
Some people say good things, while others say bad things. It is clear that Zhao Xuanyi is cold, heartless and impersonal. This is because he has a high status now. This is because he is afraid that he is unwilling to ask for help from his relatives, so he uses these two sentences to directly let him know. The so-called relatives should shut up!
There are different opinions and mixed reviews! But these two sentences also repelled all those who originally wanted to go to Zhao Xuanyi for help. This also made it very difficult for many civil and military ministers. They originally wanted to spend some money to smooth things over, but what was the result? Now there is no chance to even come to the door!
This group of people also understood that Zhao Xuanyi's current status was too high. He was the protector of the country, and he was a popular person in front of the emperor. His backer was the eldest princess. Not to mention his relationship with the prince. The protector's palace was simply that of the prince. Second home! With this status, you have enough crazy capital, and everyone is envious and jealous! But there is nothing we can do!
This matter quickly spread to the palace. Zhu Chufeng was sitting in the imperial study room reviewing the papers. When he heard several eunuchs whispering outside, Zhu Chufeng raised his head, "What are you talking about?"
After hearing this, the two eunuchs hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Protector of the Kingdom wrote a couplet this morning. It can be said that he shows his character and is superior to corrupt officials!"
"Couplet?" Zhu Chufeng smiled, "I know that the protector of the country has good literary talent, but this is not a new year or a festival, so what kind of couplet should I write?"
"The first couplet is, if you want to be promoted, please go elsewhere. The second couplet is, don't come here to give gifts or get married!" said the little eunuch.
"Huh? Hahaha! Interesting, really interesting! This Zhao Xuanyi can make some noise from time to time, which can make the civil and military officials of the whole court tremble. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no one has dared to use this couplet, forget it! In this way, I personally took the pen and asked the Ministry of Industry to make the wood carvings and send them to the Protector's Palace, and I rewarded him!"
"Yes, your Majesty is wise!"
After being disturbed in the morning, Zhao Xuanyi had no intention of sleeping. After breakfast, Zhao Xuanyi sat on the bed and thought carefully. It seemed that these people knew that Qi Mingshan came home yesterday, so they wanted to send their daughter to the palace to run for the crown princess. Then let yourself help!
Zhao Xuanyi smiled as he thought about it, thinking: Do I look like a beggar? You actually used these things to bribe me. I don’t even know how much gold and silver I have, so why would I like these things like yours? If I weren't afraid that some of the jewelry I grabbed wouldn't be displayed, I would be richer than all of you!
But this also let Zhao Xuanyi know what these people were thinking, and forget about others. How dare Huang Ning, the right prime minister, have the nerve to let his daughter run for election? Have you forgotten that your son was killed by the prince? These people are really shameless to the extreme!
At this moment, Tang Rou slowly stood up from the dressing table, put on a lavender dress, put on beautiful makeup on her face, turned around and came to Zhao Xuanyi, "Husband, do you think I look good today?"
Zhao Xuanyi turned around and thought to himself that he hadn't seen Tang Rou put on makeup for a long time. When she was pregnant, she never let her touch these things for fear of affecting the child. Although Tang Rou was also very beautiful, after applying makeup, she became more beautiful. pretty!
Tang Rou is undoubtedly the best at putting on makeup among her women. After all, she was born in a brothel, so practice makes perfect. "Why do you make yourself so pretty?"
"Go out and find a house and shop for Miss Qin!"
"Why don't you put your makeup on for me at home? After you put it on, go out and show it to other men? Did you do it on purpose? Wipe it off for me!"
Tang Rou laughed after hearing this, "Husband, I have been in disguise for a long time! And when I go out and let others see me, they also know that I am your woman? It's not because of your dignity.
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"Come on, I think you did it on purpose!"
Tang Rou smiled, lowered her head and gave Zhao Xuanyi a sweet kiss, "Okay, I'm going out. I'll buy you something delicious when I come back!" After Tang Rou said that, she walked out happily.
Just opened the door and saw Zi Yuan standing at the door, looking like she had just arrived. Zi Yuan was also surprised when she saw Tang Rou's outfit and makeup. Although she knew Tang Rou was beautiful, she looked even more beautiful after her makeup. , how does this look like a woman who has given birth to a child?
"You came just in time. I'll leave my husband in your care while I go do some work!" Tang Rou left happily!
Zi Yuan was very curious and walked into the room, "What... is she going to do?"
"I asked her to do something, and she turned herself into a peacock!"
Zi Yuan smiled and came to sit next to Zhao Xuanyi, "Just take good care of yourself now. I saw a lot of people outside this morning!"
"A group of weasels gave me this...the Duke of China to wish me a happy new year. They had no good intentions!"
"Just ignore them, don't be so angry!"
"Well, it's up to you!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
Tang Rou came to Du Xinyu's yard and saw Du Xinyu patiently adding fodder to Aoxue. Looking at Aoxue's belly, she was probably about to give birth to a foal!
"Xinyu!"
Du Xinyu turned around and saw Tang Rou. She put down all the materials in her hands and came to Tang Rou, "Sister Tang, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Well, I think I will accompany Miss Qin to look for a house and a shop today. Do you have time? Shall we go together?"
"Okay! I have time, just wait a minute!" After Du Xinyu said that, he walked into the room, put on his little purse, and then walked out of the courtyard with Tang Rou. After arriving at the atrium, Tang Rou found Su Minghua again. It was too late to go out now. It's dangerous. If you wear Su Minghua, it will be much safer!
"Brother Su! Are you there?" Tang Rou shouted.
Su Minghua walked out of the room and looked at Tang Rou, "Sister, what's going on?"
"Xinyu and I are going out to do errands. Are you free? You can be our bodyguard!"
"Okay! I'll get the knife!" After Su Minghua said that, he took out his own steel knife, and then followed Tang Rou and Du Xinyu out of the yard!
The three came and found Qin Jinyi again. Qin Jinyi was naturally very happy to have so many people helping, so they walked out together. Tang Tianli changed into plain clothes, put on a hundred Qilin guards, mixed into the crowd, and formed a pattern outside the three beauties. A protective wall, so the chance of being able to come into contact with three beauties is much smaller!
The three girls have not been able to go shopping freely for a long time, and today they are here to buy big things. They are very happy. The first thing is to choose a house. Choosing a house in the capital is no joke, because even if it is an inconspicuous shabby house, I dare to ask you for a few hundred taels for a thatched cottage, after all, every inch of land is precious!
The three girls have been walking for a long time, but any house they like costs hundreds of thousands of taels. Tang Rou is naturally not surprised. She also has a house in the capital, which she bought for her date with Zhao Xuanyi alone. Yes, it’s just a single-family house, and it costs 130,000 taels! What's more, those with gardens, front and back yards?
Looking at the overall price, Qin Jinyi was stunned. With the housing prices in the capital, he could probably buy a thatched house just by buying his ancestral property. I am really curious about how much money it would cost if the Duke Protector's Mansion sold it.
After walking for an hour and a half, Qin Jinyi had no choice but to announce that she would not buy a house yet, but go and see how much it would cost to rent a shop! The irony is that when she came to the street, even a stall in an alley cost more than ten taels of silver a month. Qin Jinyi even began to doubt whether she was in her own country!
The result is that a whole morning has passed, and the three girls' legs have become thinner, and they still can't find a suitable place. The ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny!
Qin Jinyi returned to the Protector's Mansion with a decadent look on her face. Reality was like a slap in the face, completely waking up Qin Jinyi. She didn't dare to say that she had more money in her hands. She still had more than ten thousand taels of silver. She thought that this huge sum of money was enough. He made a comeback, but the reality was that he couldn’t even afford a thatched house!
At lunch time, Tang Rou came
Go to Zhao Xuanyi's room and have dinner with Zhao Xuanyi. Zhao Xuanyi looks at Tang Rou, "How was the harvest today?"
"Forget it, why didn't you tell me how much money Qin Jinyi has? If I had known she had more than ten thousand taels, why would I bother? Where is the capital? What can I buy here with ten thousand taels?"
Zhao Xuanyi rolled his eyes at Tang Rou, "If I buy some snacks, I can kill you. If I exchange them for money, I can smash you to death. If I buy a hundred coffins, I'll give you another one to sleep in every day...!"
When Tang Rou heard this, she got angry, grabbed Zhao Xuanyi's ear, and pinched it hard, "Where are you? Why are you scolding me? It's Qin Jinyi who has no money, okay?"
Zhao Xuanyi shook off Tang Rou's hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, don't you think that everyone can afford to go to Zui Chun Tower? I am just an ordinary person. One tael of silver can last me a year. What do you think?" Is anyone as rich as your husband? I asked you out not to scare her, but to help her! Do you think you can handle this?"
"I can bargain, but you can't let me lower the price of a room worth hundreds of thousands taels of silver to just 10,000 taels, right? Who do you think I am? Ye Yuanzhi?"
Zhao Xuanyi smiled and sighed, "It's a bit difficult! Well, don't you have a house in the capital?"
"Selling it to her? You can't do this for charity, right? I spent 130,000 taels back then, but now I sell it for at least 160,000 taels!"
"I'm not that generous! Besides, do you think the prince values this little money?"
"Lend it to her?"
"Miss Qin is a person with strong self-esteem. I guess she won't want it. Let's rent it to her!"
"Rent? How much do we charge?"
"One hundred taels a year!"
"so cheap?"
"I'll give you the rent!"
"Two hundred taels!"
"Don't make trouble. We are going through a difficult time now. Aren't you adding insult to injury? Just one hundred taels! You have to look back. If one day Qin Jinyi becomes the queen, do you think she will forget this kindness?"
When Tang Rou heard this, she looked away instantly and nodded lightly, "Okay, I have no objection, but didn't you lend my house to Xiao Xing's parents?"
"Yes! Someone is coming!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted.
Shen Wei walked to the door and said, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Call Xiao Xing!"
"Xiao Xing? Yes!" Shen Wei was very surprised. Why did he call Xiao Xing here?
In a short time, Xiao Xing came to Zhao Xuanyi's room. After entering, she knelt down and said, "Sister, Duke, do you have anything to do with me?"
Zhao Xuanyi said, "That's right, don't your parents live in Sister Tang's house? Now we need to lend this house to others, so let your parents move out!"
"This... is, okay!" After all, it is lent to me. If someone needs it, I can't take it away and not give it away!
"Do your parents have their own house?"
"No!"
"Nacheng, bring your parents over. There are many yards in my house. I will give them a house to live in and help them clean up. Then every year I will give them two taels of silver each. Do you think this will work? "
"It's done! That's great, thank you so much, Duke!" Xiao Xing knelt down and said!
"Okay, then let me bring you back and talk to Tang Tianli. Bring a few people, your parents and luggage, and then ask you to bring a few maids to clean the house inside and out. It's best to do it tomorrow. The kind that meets the master!"
"Yes! My maid has taken note of it! Thank you, sister, and thank you, Duke!" Xiao Xing said with a smile.
"Sure, go quickly!"
"Yes!" Xiaoxing walked out of the room happily!
Tang Rou looked at Zhao Xuanyi and said, "You are really willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the prince. You are so easy to talk to!"
"Then what should we do? The room has been found, but the shop? The key is that I don't know what business Miss Qin plans to do!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Isn't this simple? Wouldn't it be better to just ask her?"
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, "Are you full? When we are full, shall we...?"
"No!" Tang Rou pointed with chopsticks
Xiang Zhao Xuanyi, "Why do I feel that you are so active in helping Qin Jinyi?"
