Swords, guns, swords and halberds, armor and horses, all are indispensable.
But these things are only available to the imperial court and the Ministry of War. Xiao Yan cannot blatantly use them for personal use. If he raises them in other ways, he will have to spend a huge amount of money.
But if they have an iron mine in hand, and the output of the iron mine is not low, and they plan to build some iron-making workshops, then they don't have to ask for help from now on.
Brother will also be more confident to deal with future wars.
Tang Ning's thoughts changed rapidly, and she suppressed her smile and said seriously: "Mrs. Cui, you should understand what it means to receive no reward without merit."
Mrs. Cui: "I said, this is our husband and wife's apology gift to Governor Xiao."
Tang Ning looked at her intently: "The Cui family has already paid compensation. The price is enough to erase Cui Lin's mistake that night. If we accept this thing again, we will be greedy."
Seeing Mrs. Cui opening her mouth to speak, Tang Ning's voice dropped slightly.
"Mrs. Cui, I admit that I am very moved by this thing, and I will also like it. If I had known that the Cui family was willing to part with this thing, I would have accepted the things that Taishi Liang had promised for you earlier. But now that I have accepted them, Once I have received the gold from the Cui family to apologize, there is absolutely no reason to ask for it again."
"If a man has no faith, he cannot stand. If it is just to apologize for Cui Lin, then you should take it back."
Mrs. Cui looked at Tang Ning's serious look. It was obvious that she was not joking. If she couldn't explain why, no matter how popular the iron ore interests were, Princess Xiangning would not take over today.
Mrs. Cui hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Princess is smart, you are right. This iron mine is indeed not just for apology. I have something to ask you and Governor Xiao."
Tang Ning thought as expected: "Say it."
Mrs. Cui: "I want my husband to be the head of the Cui family."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then heard the young woman opposite say:
"My father is old and confused, and has long forgotten the character of the family. He has committed scandalous things like the one with the Xuan Qin family without repentance, which has ruined the reputation of the whole Cui family and made everyone unable to hold their heads high."
"As long as he stays as the head of the family, this matter will be mentioned. Moreover, he hates Governor Xiao and tries every means to trouble him, which makes me really uneasy. I would like to use this iron mine as a thank you gift to ask Xiao. Lord Governor, please help my husband take charge of the Cui family as soon as possible."
Tang Ning never expected that Mrs. Cui would have such thoughts. She frowned: "The Cui family's uncle is the direct eldest son, and the Cui family will naturally belong to him from now on."
"I know, but I don't want to wait."
Perhaps Tang Ning’s words just now made her know that it would be difficult to get what she wanted without telling the truth. Mrs. Cui said in a deep voice:
"My father lost his official position and fell ill in bed, but he still clung to the Cui family. The Xuan family even got entangled with us because of the affair between the Xuan Qin family and my father."
"I just had a few words of persuasion with my husband before, but my father became angry and whipped him with family methods. He knew clearly that there was a mistake in setting up a trap at the palace banquet. The Cui family is now in dire straits, but he still refused to give up. He was still secretly investigating the past of the He family. .”
Mrs. Cui's face turned extremely ugly when she talked about Cui Lin's family law.
Cui Lin originally resented her for letting him go to jail to protect the Cui family in Zichen Palace. The situation forced him to agree, but after he was released from prison, he regarded her as a thorn in his side.
Later, when the Xuan family came to bother her, her son, out of embarrassment, scolded the Xuan Qin family for being shameless and blamed Cui Lin, his grandfather, for misbehaving. Cui Lin became angry.
The family law that Mrs. Cui said was not directed at her uncle Cui family, but at her son. If she hadn't been by the side at that time, she took the uncle of Cui family who was watching coldly and blocked it.
With that whip, her thirteen-year-old son's face would be completely disfigured, and his face would be ruined for the rest of his life.
Mrs. Cui's eyes were filled with annoyance and even a hint of ruthlessness.
"The princess knows how the He family died back then. Although our family has paid some compensation, is Governor Xiao really willing to give up?"
"My father has repeatedly provoked and is unwilling to accept it. If he continues to be in charge of the Cui family, sooner or later he will cause a big disaster. I don't want my children to be buried with the Cui family because of him. I want Governor Xiao to help me and let my husband I want to inherit the Cui family as soon as possible, and I also want Governor Xiao to agree to let my son become the young master of the Cui family."
"I can swear on my mother's family that no matter what happens to Governor Xiao in the future, the Cui family will never be his enemy. This iron mine is my sincerity."
Tang Ning listened to Mrs. Cui's words and looked at her with slightly narrowed eyes for a long time.
"Just that?"
"That's all."
Mrs. Cui pushed the brocade box to Tang Ning's hand: "Supervisor Xiao is very capable. He only needs to have someone take this item to Yuanzhou to take over the iron mine."
"This iron ore was discovered not too long ago. Although it has been mined for a while, it is still rich in minerals. The dead slaves in the mine are all experienced in mining. I can make the decision and give them to Xiao Du Lord, as for the matters regarding the Cui family, you can wait for Governor Xiao to confirm before helping me."
"The princess can take this thing back and give it to Governor Xiao first. I believe in the character of Governor Xiao and the princess."
Tang Jing looked at her quietly for a moment, then closed the brocade box: "Okay, I will give the things to brother, and I will also convey to him what you just said word for word. If brother agrees, I will come back." If you don't agree, I will have this thing returned."
Mrs. Cui's face showed joy: "Thank you very much, Princess."
Tang Ning put the brocade box aside: "The young lady just said that there are two things to keep me here, one is this, and the other?"
Mrs. Cui glanced at Xue Ru: "I have a son in my house who is thirteen years old. He has a good appearance and a gentle temperament. Although his education is not one in ten thousand, he is also smart and upright. I would like to propose marriage to the princess on his behalf."
"Propose marriage to me?!"
Tang Ning's hand slipped and the box was almost knocked over to the ground.
Xue Ru, who was originally quiet on the side, also widened her eyes. Mrs. Cui actually wanted her son to marry her sister? !
Seeing the shocked look on the two of them, Mrs. Cui knew that they were planning to marry each other. She quickly said: "No, no, I don't want to marry the princess, I want to marry Lady Xue on Quanzi's behalf."
"I?!"
Xue Ru's eyes got bigger.
Tang Ning was stunned: "Do you want to marry Aru on behalf of Mr. Cui Xiaolang?"
"yes."
Mrs. Cui Shao said: "Miss Xue is beautiful and dignified, with good character, and she is about the same age as Quan Zi. I liked her as soon as I saw her today. Originally, this matter should be discussed with her parents and elders, but the Song family..."
She paused and did not mention the bad things happening in the Song family. She just looked at the two of them and said:
"I know that Miss Xue has a deep love for the princess's sister. The eldest sister is like a mother. It would be more appropriate to discuss her marriage with the princess. It just so happens that Miss Xue is here today, so I won't beat around the bush."
"I would like to marry Miss Xue for my son, and help him take charge of the Cui family's middle-class husband in the future. I wonder if Miss Xue is willing?"
