Sun Miaoqing and Zhao returned to the other courtyard, and the maid successively brought out a large table of dishes that had been prepared before.
[Hey, my sister-in-law is so kind to me. Eight-treasure gourd duck, hibiscus vermicelli shrimp, abalone chicken porridge, and even a whole plate of hairy crabs. 】
[Think about the fact that there are always noble people in the palace, and they can count how many chickens and ducks they eat in a month. If you eat more now, you may have to live frugally in the future. 】
Mrs. Zhao listened to Sun Miaoqing's inner voice, and the more she listened, the more aggrieved she felt.
Sun Miaoqing was only three or four years old when she came in. Her mother-in-law passed away early, and she single-handedly raised this younger sister.
Except that it didn't crawl out of her belly, it was no different from her own.
As for why she could suddenly hear her sister-in-law's voice, Ms. Zhao guessed that it was because her sister-in-law had an opportunity to enter the palace.
Only she can hear it, which means that her sister-in-law is the closest to her. Isn't it said that mother and daughter are connected?
I have to say that Zhao is quite good at comforting herself.
Seeing Sun Miaoqing concentrating on eating crabs, with crab roe staining the corners of her mouth, Mrs. Zhao wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief.
"You are so old and you still don't know how to eat crabs. When you enter the palace, other concubines will see you eating like this and you will be gossiped about."
Sun Miaoqing stuffed a crab leg into Mrs. Zhao's mouth and said vaguely, "I just want to relax before I go in."
[Let them gossip, as long as they don’t harm themselves. 】
[The Queen is pregnant and harms whom, Concubine Hua is pampered and harmed, and as for Big Fat Orange, whose mother's family has the power to harm whom! 】
[But how should I persuade my brother to draw a clear line with Nian Gengyao as soon as possible? In two years, Nian Gengyao will be completely defeated. He and his son will be sentenced to death, and others will not have a good ending. 】
Mrs. Zhao was shocked and doubtful. Everyone knew that the queen was the most graceful, dignified and decent. When he was still Prince Yong of Fujin, he had a reputation as a virtuous person. He has a first-rate reputation among all the Fujins.
The queen is... harming anyone who gets pregnant?
Then who is the orange one? Whoever’s mother’s family has the advantage will be harmed?
And Nian Gengyao, how could he end up like this?
It's so impressive that it really makes people restless.
Ms. Zhao hesitated to speak. When she came to her senses, she realized that Sun Miaoqing had already eaten several hairy crabs and had not yet dipped them in ginger vinegar.
How could this happen!
Quickly take the remaining crabs on the plate to the maid next to you.
"This thing is from the Great Cold. I only took three or five breaths and didn't pay attention. You just ate so much."
"Don't worry, I'll complain about my stomachache again soon."
Sun Miaoqing said, "If I don't eat more now, I won't be able to eat it when I enter the palace."
Zhao said, "The palace is the richest place in the world, how can it still lack your crabs?"
"When the time comes, I just need to bring more money in."
Sun Miaoqing asked curiously, "How much money are your sister-in-law and brother going to prepare for me?"
Thinking of the Dream of Red Mansions I watched in my previous life, how luxurious the Jia family lived, and the Sun family in my memory was no less generous.
Suzhou Weaving has one of the most fertile vacancies. If you are short of anything, you will not be short of money.
Mrs. Zhao touched Sun Miaoqing's head and said gently, "I have purchased a lot of dowry for you over the years, which should add up to a hundred thousand taels."
"But those furnishings are not easy to bring into the palace, and Zhuangzi's shop is not easy to manage after you enter the palace."
"Bring the 20,000 taels of silver at the bottom of the box first. The rest will be sent by my sister-in-law after you enter the palace."
"As for the income from Zhuangzi's shop, I will send it to the palace every year, so that you won't get used to being lavish and wasteful."
Sun Miaoqing couldn't help but convert it. One gram of silver was more than five yuan, so he calculated it as five yuan.
One tael of silver in the Qing Dynasty weighed 37.3 grams, and one hundred thousand taels of silver equaled 18.65 million!
Moreover, at this time, the purchasing power of silver is still higher than that of RMB, so that’s just how the gambling king marries his daughter, right?
Family members, who understands?
As soon as her eyes are closed and opened, she becomes fair and beautiful!
But after he was happy, Sun Miaoqing became worried again when he thought of Yongzheng's temper.
[Sigh, I didn’t expect that one day I would still worry about too much money at home. 】
[Yongzheng was the most petty and hated corruption. 】
[It’s also his fault that Kangxi left him in such a mess that he was short of money everywhere. I live a miserable life, and each of my ministers is richer than the last. Whoever becomes the emperor will also be mentally unbalanced. 】
[My elder brother is still from Nian Gengyao. When Yongzheng was short of money, their family bore the brunt! 】
Thinking of this, Sun Miaoqing felt that the hairy crabs in his hands no longer tasted good.
Zhao and Sun Zhuhe always thought that they were also ministers of the dragon.
When the emperor was still Prince Yong, he came to the emperor through Nian Gengyao's recommendation.
Now that Prince Yong has ascended to the throne, it is fitting that they, chickens and dogs, will ascend to heaven.
Unexpectedly, they thought that Nian Gengyao was deeply trusted by the emperor, so they wanted to get close to him because he was doing the emperor's favor.
But in the eyes of others and even the emperor, they were Nian Gengyao's followers.
Mrs. Zhao felt that this was a warning from God, and they must discuss it with her husband when they go back this time.
However, before that, I have to comfort my sister-in-law, lest she worry about this and that all day long and make herself sick.
