Wei Zhonghai comes from an ordinary military family. The glory of his ancestors is still that of his great-grandfather, who served as a minor official with meritorious service in battles. Later, his grandfather and father relied on their ancestors to beg for food in the imperial city. The same was true for him, but he Since childhood, people around him have commented that he is better than his father and grandfather.
Such a family background obviously cannot compare with Mei Huaigu in terms of material conditions. When he arrived at Mei Mansion, his eyes were opened. Not to mention the courtyards at the front and back, the structure of the corridor and rockery is not something that ordinary people can arrange.
After both of them finished washing and changed their clothes, Mei Huaigu asked him, "Brother Zhonghai, according to what you see, what should we do to satisfy His Majesty what His Majesty said today?"
Wei Zhonghai was actually thinking while walking on the road.
"Brother, do you want me to go to Gansu? What is that phrase your Majesty said, a confidant?"
"Know thyself, ever-victorious."
"Yes, in that case, we must know and understand clearly who this prince of Gansu is and what his palace looks like. Just send someone... To be honest with Brother Mei, Wei is really worried about this opportunity..."
Mei Huaigu understood what he meant. They were very close to the emperor. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be just minions, but the emperor was a wise master. How could they dare to say certain things?
We can only wait for the emperor to take the initiative to talk about it.
Now that this opportunity has come, Wei Zhonghai really doesn't want to let it go. Otherwise, when would he be able to live in a house like Mei Mansion?
As a real man, who wants to be depressed and frustrated for decades?
Mei Huaigu had never thought of going directly to Gansu.
Wei Zhonghai is not afraid of difficulties and does not take refuge. "Brother Mei's family has a big business, so it is inevitable that he cannot leave for a while. In addition, Your Majesty needs Brother Mei to take care of our brothers' affairs. If Brother Mei can trust Wei, Gansu will let Wei Go!"
Mei Huaigu's eyes narrowed slightly. Wei Zhonghai usually looked indifferent, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly be so energetic at this time.
If he goes, what will His Majesty think if he doesn't go? Don't you think Wei Zhonghai is more determined to carry out the imperial edict?
So he rolled his eyes and said: "Brother Zhong Hai, this is not a question of whether I believe you or not. How could I not believe you? But today His Majesty also said that any decision made must be reported to His Majesty about going to Gansu. , I think it’s better to ask Your Majesty to make a decision. In addition, the son who will be thrust into the Anhua Palace must be carefully selected."
Wei Zhonghai nodded thoughtfully, this sentence was correct.
"good!"
"In addition to people in the palace, there must also be people outside the palace. The simpler it is for people in the palace to pass on the news, otherwise it will be easily exposed. Therefore, there must be people outside to respond. As soon as the news comes out of the palace walls, then it will be delivered to the palace. The news will be much more comfortable.”
Wei Zhonghai couldn't help but admire after hearing this. Mei Huaigu looked fair and tender, like a little girl, but in fact he was a very considerate person.
His mind spins three times a second, which is very powerful.
"So there must be at least two people."
"Not only that, there needs to be someone in the capital. Can someone from Gansu be allowed to deliver news to the imperial city, or to our homes? In order to cover up people's eyes, we should also put some people in the capital. You and I don't want to get involved with them. This kind of If it is not well hidden, it will be meaningless to His Majesty.”….
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After such discussion, the two of them had no intention of sleeping until late at night, and they were very energetic anyway. It's just that the female Juan in the house is extremely anxious to wait.
But the next morning, the housekeeper still took the opportunity to say that someone was looking for him.
Mei Huaigu was a son, and he had very little contact with his father's concubine. It was best not to have any contact, as such things could not be explained clearly. But after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that since he didn't avoid this suspicion, it was no small matter.
Mei Kejia's little wife, whose surname is Gu, seems to be of some Hu descent, and has extremely white skin. Her two daughters are also as white as porcelain dolls.
When Gu Shi came in front of Mei Huaigu, tears filled her eyes.
In fact, she is also a poor person. In the Ming Dynasty, it was not allowed for merchants to take concubines. Let alone merchants, they were ordinary officials.
There are also restrictions on the number of wives, but rich and powerful people will still keep many wives in the house, and they will only give them food and drink, not a name. Just like in modern times, as long as I don't get married, there is no such thing as bigamy.
In this way, people like Gu actually have a very low status in the mansion. It would be slightly better if they had a son, but they had two daughters in succession.
In the future, when she gets old and loses her beauty, Mei Kejia no longer cares about her, and the end will be even worse.
This is the reality, so her status in the house is incomparable to Mei Huaigu, otherwise she wouldn't dare to ask or disturb her all night long.
This morning, I also came with Xin Xin.
"Concubine, just tell me if you have anything to do. But what's going on in the house?"
Gu Shi shook his head quickly, "If it involves Madam, my concubine will not come. This matter is mainly due to Huaixiao and Huaiyan. I don't know who in the mansion passed the news to the outside, saying that Mei Mansion I have raised two naturally beautiful girls, and people outside are interested in coming to propose marriage."
Mei Huaigu didn't understand, "Although my two sisters are a little younger, they are still old enough to get married. It's a good thing that someone comes to propose marriage. Why is my mother still unwilling?"
"Because it was Uncle Huaiyuan who came to propose marriage. Originally, in an uncle's house, everything my concubine said was inappropriate, even if he was over forty years old. Mainly, my concubine heard that the man had a bad character and was greedy for money and lust. Huaigu Young Master, we are a merchant family, why does Uncle Huaiyuan insist on proposing marriage in Mei Mansion regardless of the eyes of others? What is there in Mei Mansion that Uncle Huaiyuan does not have? "
Mei Huaigu understood. What Gu meant was that the man was already lustful to a certain extent. As long as he looked good, he didn't care about anything but got the man over first.
"What did my mother say?"
When Gu Shi heard his question, she found it difficult to talk to him, so she chose to respond with silence. She knew that her young master was smart.
Indeed, Mei Huaigu knew at a glance that his mother had agreed.
For the main wife, what does it mean to be a little wife kept in the house by her husband? In her eyes, she is basically the same as a servant. Is it okay to be upset with Uncle Huaiyuan over such a person?
That's why the Gu family went to Mei Huaigu.
"Concubine, Huaixiao and Huaiyan are both my sisters, so I have to take care of them no matter what. But I can't resist my mother, and I can't resist Uncle Huaiyuan even more..."...
When he said this, tears couldn't help but fall down on Gu's beautiful face. She had a miserable life, and she could imagine what life would be like for her two children once they entered Uncle Huaiyuan's house. To put it bluntly, didn't a man in his forties just want to play with women? When you get tired of playing, just leave it aside.
So how could it be possible to stop the tears?
"Is there really nothing we can do about this matter?"
Mei Huaigu couldn't bear it. After all, she was his sister. "It's not impossible to do anything. But my mother-in-law has to give me some time, and I also told my two sisters Huaixiao and Huaiyan not to worry. The water in Beijing is deep, I really I can speak to His Majesty, but Your Majesty is in charge of major affairs in the world, so why would you care about such trivial matters in our Mei Mansion? Even if we were to take care of them, it is still unknown who has more weight in Your Majesty's heart, between us and Uncle Huaiyuan, so rashly Telling this matter before you...is really not the best idea."
The Gu family also knew it. Who called them a merchant family? There are some things you just can’t help yourself with.
From Mrs. May’s perspective, was she wrong? maybe. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital, and they are helpless. If they really want to have a relationship with Uncle Huaiyuan, maybe it will be a good thing. On the other hand, if you insist on offending others, what will happen to Mei Mansion?
Mrs. Mei also has to consider the large number of people in the Mei family.
After Gu retreated, he told Mei Huaigu's words exactly as they were to his two blossoming daughters. After this, everyone panicked.
Both of them are literate and would read Ming Pao or something else if they were bored on weekdays. It has long been imprinted in my mind that the current Holy Lord loves the people and is a benevolent king. As long as he is aware of the injustices in the world, he will not ignore them.
Imagine this. But when I actually heard what the people around the emperor said, it was a different story.
Especially Meihuai
What Gu meant by what he said was that it was not easy to talk to the emperor about this kind of thing...it would not be brought to the table...
Now it's better. I originally thought that my eldest brother would be someone close to the emperor, but it was hard to count on him anymore.
Mei Huaixiao was a little bigger, and she knew better the consequences of a woman marrying someone like that, so she couldn't help crying softly, "Mother, Huaixiao, don't marry a bad person..."
For Mei Huaigu, going to the emperor to tell him was a no-brainer.
But he couldn't ask for the emperor, but there was one person who could ask for it.
After thinking for a long time, Mei Huaigu took Yinliang to the palace to wait first, and sent someone to keep an eye on Liu Jin's schedule. As long as he was not waiting by the emperor's side, he would come to visit him when he was resting.
Fortunately, Mei Huaigu was also a talkative person on weekdays. He often said flattering words in front of Eunuch Liu, so he could get in with a smile on his face.
"Father, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Liu Jin looked at this flattering little face. If nothing else, it at least said the word "silver."
"Brother Mei? Come in quickly, why did you want to come to our house today?"
Mei Huaigu raised the fine wine in his hand, "I bought the fine wine specifically to honor my father-in-law."
After saying the polite words, Liu Jin didn't make any detours with him and directly asked him the reason for his visit.
Mei Huaigu talked about the matter without hesitation.
As a result, Liu Jin blinked and said, "Uncle Huaiyuan...have you seen your sister?"...
This question has some flavor. Mei Huaigu still didn't understand.
But he shook his head first and said, "No, the two sisters below are both close to home. How could Uncle Huaiyuan have seen them?"
"Then how does he know that your sister is so beautiful that she can conquer the entire country?"
"My concubine at home only said that it was spread by people in the mansion. In addition, there have been rumors in the capital that there is a woman who is as shy as a moon-shy flower in the lower house, so Uncle Huaiyuan believed it."
"Brother Mei, this is not our family. How do you want our family to deal with this kind of thing? Uncle Huaiyuan is an uncle. He wants two girls. How can we stop him?"
Women are indeed unimportant at this time.
Mei Huaigu said with a smile: "If you were an ordinary person, how could I need to work for Eunuch Liu? Just because he is Uncle Huaiyuan, I really have no choice."
Liu Jin stood up, opened the door, and said, "You all should stay away."
After coming back, he approached Mei Huaigu and said softly: "You and I can't control this matter, and it's not easy to control. Except for one thing, but you have to be willing to do it."
"Father-in-law, please tell me."
"Be brave and let His Majesty meet your two sisters."
Mei Huaigu's eyes lit up, "My father-in-law means...but after all, the late emperor just..."
"Silly. Who said something was going to happen? As long as His Majesty has seen her, no matter what happens or not, even if he has the courage of Uncle Huaiyuan, he will not dare to mention the matter of marriage proposal again."
Because he couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts. Just be afraid of everything.
"But the problem is, Your Majesty is in the palace every day. I..."
Liu Jin touched his chin and said, "It's not that there is no way. His Majesty issued a decree that day for the Imperial Academy Zhang Jijiu to report on the situation in the academy. Your Majesty will also inspect the academy. You can find a way to talk to the doctor. She is a woman. As long as you If you say it out loud, the woman will naturally sympathize with the woman, so you ask her to bring her two sisters with her. By then, won't we see you?"
"But just a quick glance like this will work?"
Liu Jin smiled mischievously, "Anyway, when Uncle Huaiyuan comes to your house again, you just say that His Majesty has seen it. He only hints at it but does not say it clearly. This is nonsense. If you ask him to think for himself, how can he still have the courage? Go to the attendant's room and hand over a note to ask His Majesty in person?"
This won't happen unless your brain is broken.
Mei Huaigu said in his heart, these eunuchs are really thoughtful, and they will make so many twists and turns for you just for such a small matter.
"Okay, then I'll listen to my father-in-law and give it a try."
"Um."
Liu Jin was satisfied, and after Mei Huaigu left, he
After calculating for a while, he muttered: "I'm really sleepy, so I gave you a pillow."
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