Shen Hao had known about the previous relationship progress between the Xu family sisters Hua Hua and Bai Changqing. Under the arrangement of Zhu Shou, the great "director", the three people's emotional progression was very layered, and every sudden emotional development had reasonable events. As a push, although the result seems a bit rare, people who know all the "ins and outs" will not find it abrupt, but will feel a kind of "fate" that comes naturally.
Now that the three of them are getting married, this is expected, and it is the result that all the participants in the Blackwater Project have long expected.
But I didn't expect it to be so big.
"The situation in the south is so tense now, and we have just cleaned up the North Korean Central Military Department. At this juncture, Bai Changqing still chooses to take action. What do you think? This person is quite interesting."
According to common sense, when the situation is tense, you need to be cautious in everything. This is especially true in the Imperial City. This is somewhat unexpected.
Wang Jian did have something to explain, saying: "In fact, Bai Changqing has said this before, saying that he would never wrong the Xu sisters."
"Oh? Did he make a promise to others? Tell me." Shen Hao was very interested. He was not the person specifically responsible for executing the Blackwater Project, so he didn't know many details.
"It is said that the Bai family objected to Bai Changqing marrying a sister from the Xu family as his head wife. If he had any children, he knelt down and begged. In the end, he said that he could just marry her as a concubine and never give him the title of head wife. But Bai Changqing insisted on going his own way, saying that the most difficult thing in the first half of his life was What he couldn't let go of was his wife. After his wife died of illness, his heart was already dead, but he was reawakened by the Xu sisters. He could never let down the Xu sisters' thoughts, so he insisted on marrying the two girls as his official wife.
This incident caused quite a stir in the Bai family. The homeless people we arranged to watch outside the Bai family all heard about it from the chats of the Bai family's handymen. "
Shen Hao nodded to express his understanding. Bai Changqing insisted on going his own way and did not want to live up to the beauty's favor. But his family members had completely different ideas than him.
This is easy to understand. Because according to the rules of the Jingjiu Dynasty, the head of the family controls everything outside and the mistress controls everything inside. Although the head of the family has direct authority over all affairs, internal affairs are generally taken care of by the matron. Internal affairs include all household matters, including finances, and can even easily change a family member's status in the family.
Another aspect is inheritance.
Bai Changqing is a monk, and he is at the first level of the God Gathering Realm. He is only seventy-six years old, and it is not a big problem to live for another fifty years. Even his sons might not be able to survive him if they hadn't cultivated themselves. But inheritance rights must be considered. Once the Xu family sisters take the position of the Bai family's head wives, and they are young, they can accompany Bai Changqing. Bai Changqing can let his heirs inherit the Bai family a hundred years later, completely overturning the original order of succession.
"Haha, Bai Changqing is a sentimental old man, but he has no righteousness. He typically cares about his own comfort and does not care about others. He did not run the huge Bai family by himself. If he insists on going his own way, the family will be in chaos." Shen Hao Everyone has a headache for Bai Changqing, and the whole family may not be able to comfort him.
"As expected, your Excellency, almost 40% of the Bai family's immediate family members were not present during today's worship service. Bai Changqing's face was ashen for a time."
"Two head wives, are they equal?"
"Yes, Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi are equal in status, equal to each other, they are equal wives and first wives. The empress's imperial edicts are also double, and they are both of the third rank."
Shen Hao stood up, poured a cup of tea for Wang Jian himself, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, from today on you have two sufficient people in your hands. The Blackwater Project can now be considered to have achieved results." .”
"Everything is due to the good leadership of the adults and the help of colleagues. The subordinates are just running errands." Wang Jian stood up humbly and took the tea cup handed by Shen Hao, and did not take the credit alone.
"You also know how to be humble, which is good. People should not be too complacent, otherwise they will lack the motivation to make progress. But I am not wrong. You should be the first to take credit, and there are many people in the Blackwater Project who have contributed to this.
In this way, you make a list for me, and I will consider how to set up a reward. Try not to leave anyone behind, okay? "
"I understand! I would like to thank you sir!"
There is no problem in giving some rewards. Whether it is money or elixirs, with the current oil and water in Black Flag Camp, I can completely afford it on my own. However, the elixirs will not be of high grade. They are mainly Xiao Peiyuan Dan, so the money can be more. Give some. There is also a conversion. This is a regulation that Wang Jian was asked to formulate before, and this time it can be implemented in accordance with the regulations.
According to Shen Hao's idea, these grassroots personnel of the Blackwater Project should not be treated badly. Even if they cannot be given honor, they must be given sufficient material compensation, and as much as possible can be transferred to future generations. He can't do such a stupid thing as "wanting a horse to run but not giving it grass".
"But sir, there is some bad news coming back from the Imperial City this time."
"Bad news? Is it from the Ministry of War Yamen?" Shen Hao sat back on his chair again and didn't pay much attention to Wang Jian's words. In his opinion, apart from the possibility of major changes in the situation at the southern front, what else is going on in the imperial city? It's nothing more than some bullshit factional fights, and these things are still far away from him.
"It's not a matter of the Ministry of War Yamen, but a matter of the family of Qin Wenhe, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Qin Wenhe?" Shen Hao pondered for a while before reacting: "You mean the Qin family? What happened to them?"
The Qin family had an affair with Shen Hao, so Shen Hao put away his relaxed mood and prepared to listen carefully.
"Sir, it's like this. In the past few days, a rumor about the Qin family has spread throughout the imperial city. It is said that Miss Qin Xiangyu, the daughter of the Qin family, was kidnapped by us for no reason when she was playing in Fengri City. She was imprisoned for several days before being released, and she died. I got a few black-shirted slaves."
This is basically true, but the cause has been obscured. Shen Hao specializes in this, so he can naturally hear the traces of artificial dissemination in it, and it is obvious that this is not done by professionals, and the dissemination techniques are relatively rough. This is to put Miss Qin in the position of "victim" first. When the verdict is finalized, the explanation will be many times more troublesome. It's not even possible to be considered a quibble.
"What else?"
"There are also rumors that Qin Xiangyu is engaged to the fifth prince, and will soon become a concubine in the fifth prince's house."
"Fifth prince? Prince Shou? Can this news be confirmed?"
"I asked someone to check and found out that the Qin family does have a marriage contract with the fifth prince, and it is Qin Xiangyu."
Shen Hao frowned and said nothing.
Wang Jian continued: "Sir, someone is deliberately building momentum. According to the analysis of the "Four Ministries", once these rumors of the Qin family take shape in the imperial city, they will make the next move, and it is most likely to catch this person. This big fuss is all about you."
