The next day, early morning.
Zhang Yuhang, led by Aunt Zhou, arrived at Yangxinju early in the morning.
"Old lady, what do you want to do with me now?"
In the hall, Zhang Yuhang looked at the old lady who had been sitting on the chair waiting for him and asked.
The old lady smiled slightly when she heard this: "Yuhang, there are only a few days left before His Majesty's birthday. I ordered people to prepare some birthday gifts before, but I didn't like them very much. I called you here because I wanted to ask if you have any." I don’t have any good advice.”
Although the Marquis Mansion has spent a lot of money during this period, on the day of His Majesty's birthday, as the Marquis Mansion, they must be present, so naturally they cannot be careless about this birthday ceremony.
Zhang Yuhang thought for a moment and said directly: "Is the old lady planning to buy a new gift?"
"I was looking for some antique calligraphy and paintings before, but then I thought about it. These things are not new at all to His Majesty. It is of course the best to have other options."
"In that case, I have some suggestions that the old lady can use as a reference."
"oh!"
The old lady became interested and continued to ask: "What do you think? Tell me."
"As the Lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty, His Majesty is probably tired of seeing rare and rare treasures. No matter how good we can find, in His Majesty's eyes, they are probably just common objects.
The so-called birthday gift is nothing more than a word of heart. If you want to stand out from countless princes and ministers, you must be in line with His Majesty's wishes. "
"good."
Hearing this, the old lady nodded with satisfaction.
"So, we can take a two-pronged approach. First, the old lady will lead the whole government to abstain from eating meat and fish, and then invite some famous Buddhist masters to pray for His Majesty in the mansion. You will personally copy the Great Compassion Mantra and present it to Your Majesty as a gift on his birthday. .”
"Secondly, prepare some glazed objects as birthday gifts for the Marquis. The glazed objects must be new and unique enough. After all, we are nobles of the Marquis. If we only bring out the Great Compassion Curse, some people will inevitably say that we are trying to save money and are reluctant to spend it. Money, even taking out things like glass, can also block these Youyou's mouths."
"One thing, the Great Compassion Mantra, expresses our admiration for His Majesty's fists, and one thing, colored glass, expresses our everlasting awe for His Majesty. In this way, even if we cannot become the best in this birthday gift, we can still make everyone Can’t say anything.”
Zhang Yuhang said everything he was thinking. After all, if the old lady is really willing to lead the whole family to copy the Great Compassion Mantra, it will also give him more room to perform and avoid being noticed at this last moment. What.
When the old lady heard Zhang Yuhang's words, she didn't reply immediately. Instead, she thought deeply.
To be honest, she was willing in her heart, but when it came to copying the Great Compassion Mantra, she had to do it herself, but at her age, she didn't have that much energy.
Secondly, the glass object sounds very good, but what a treasure it is and how much it costs. A lot of money has been spent during this period. Although I now have the silver from Zhang Yuhang and the Liu clan, it still doesn’t matter. It's quite generous.
She was confused and hesitant.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuhang also added fuel to the fire, and continued: "Old lady, if this matter can please His Majesty, in the future, whether Zi Heng or Huairen will succeed the Marquis in our Marquis Mansion, His Majesty will have to approve it. Therefore, , it is necessary for His Majesty to have a good impression of us."
As soon as she heard that Zi Heng would inherit the Marquis, the old lady made her choice immediately.
As for Liu Huairen, she didn't even think about it.
"Okay, starting from today, I will invite some masters to come to the house to chant sutras and pray for His Majesty. I will personally copy the Great Compassion Mantra and the whole house will abstain from eating meat and fish until the day of Your Majesty's birthday banquet."
"It's just that this glass thing is not that easy to find. At this stage, as long as there is something special, the rest of the people are not allowed to snatch it. After all, we want to please His Majesty, and they, even more so."
Faced with the question given by the old lady, Zhang Yuhang smiled lightly: "Please rest assured, old lady, I am currently working in the Tiantian Supervisory Department, so I will pay attention to this information, but the cost is probably not a small amount." Numbers, when the time comes..."
"Don't worry about this. Just tell me how much you need at that time. As long as the stuff is good, money is not an issue."
She knew very well that how much money Wang Yu had lost in the casino recently had probably caused a stir and spread to everyone.
If I was unwilling to spend a lot of money on His Majesty's birthday, what would His Majesty think if he found out?
I am willing to give hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to my mother's grandson to spend a lot of money in the casino, but I am not willing to find a suitable birthday gift for His Majesty. This makes other people think, and also makes His Majesty think.
Maybe I wasn't worried before, but recently Xie Yongling was eyeing me as if he was digging up their ancestral graves. If he said something nonsense in front of His Majesty, it would really be life-threatening.
Therefore, this money must be spent and must be spent.
"I understand. It's just that according to the usual practice in previous years, on His Majesty's birthday, we have to take care of the servants, and all the guys in the industry have to be considerate. I had already given the Hou Mansion to Wang Yu before, but Now, I probably still have to handle it, but the money in the account may not be enough."
After Zhang Yuhang finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the old lady. The meaning was self-evident.
If you don’t have any money, please give me some money.
"So all the money in the account has been used up?"
Although she knew what Zhang Yuhang meant, she still wanted to know the whole story. If she could spend less, she would spend less.
Zhang Yuhang smiled bitterly and said: "There were some before, but a lot of it was taken to the casino by Wang Yu, and even part of the property was mortgaged by him in the casino, and the ownership is no longer in our hands."
After hearing what that bastard Wang Yu did, the old lady also cursed: "It's really unreasonable."
But scolding comes with scolding. After scolding, you still have to pay for what is due.
She sat on the chair and said helplessly: "I will ask someone to bring three thousand taels of silver notes to the account later, which will be used for necessary needs. The rest will be used as working capital first."
Zhang Yuhang took the order and left, leaving them alone in the hall.
"You have heard everything Yuhang said. They are basically for the sake of the Hou Mansion. Even now after Supervisor Tiansi takes office, he has not forgotten the feedback from the Hou Mansion. This is not caused by him, but he silently took on this responsibility.”
"I was busy with other things and didn't pay attention to the family business, but he handled it in an orderly manner. Do you still doubt him?"
Looking at the servant who had been with him all his life, the old lady asked in confusion.
There was nothing surprising when Nanny Zhou heard this. If she didn't feel wrong, she wouldn't be willing to doubt Zhang Yuhang.
She had seen Zhang Yuhang's performance over the years and was satisfied with it. She even felt a little sorry for him in her heart.
But the last time she went to Jian Tiansi to find Zhang Yuhang, she really felt the changes in this man, some of which made her feel strange.
Inside, there was a faint uneasiness.
