$253: She Has the Capital to Be Proud Of

The Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, also known as the Salt Officer, was the official position of the Liangjiang Salt Administration!

Of course, the Southern Qi Salt Administration had three offices: the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, the Salt Tax Administration Office, and the Salt Frying Administration Office. In comparison, the most powerful one was the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office.

Li Ji once served as the Liangjiang Salt Administration. If you really want to talk about it in detail, it was also under the jurisdiction of the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office.

Madam Jiang didn't say a bad word, but she made Concubine Li so angry that she didn't want to say anything.

She wanted to make Jiang Ruolan lose face, but she didn't expect that it was her family that was really embarrassed.

Su Xinyi didn't quite understand this confrontation, but the eldest lady whispered to her and she understood it instantly.

Madam Jiang is amazing. This is a master. It's worth learning, worth learning!

What are women fighting for?

Before marriage, one has to compete for the status of her family. After marriage, one has to compete for the official position of her husband, the future of her son, and the marriage of her daughter. Concubine Li is always outshined by Madam Jiang. The only one who can win is Concubine Li herself.

Sure enough, the person who can teach such outstanding children as Jiang Zhongqing and Jiang Ruolan must be extraordinary. It is really unexpected that Madam Jiang, who is so kind when talking to her, is really fierce when she is powerful.

But her fierceness is completely different from hers. She is sharp on the outside, while Madam Jiang is beautiful on the inside.

Princess Pingjing frowned slightly. Looking at Su Xinyi, she couldn't help but think of her son. But what surprised her was that Madam Jiang actually stood on Su Xinyi's side. In this way, Minister Jiang was definitely a princeling.

This made her a little uncomfortable. She originally wanted to marry into the Guangping County Prince's Mansion, so that she could get in touch with Prince Rong. With this marriage, her son's future would naturally be brighter.

But now, seeing the queen sitting firmly on the throne, her mind was slowly wavering. She lowered her head slightly, and naturally would not interfere at this time, but it did not prevent her from hating Su Xinyi.

The marriage between the Jiang family and the Yue family did make the people present constantly change their minds.

At this time, the queen finally spoke, her eyes fell on Su Xinyi, with a faint smile, she spoke slowly, "Li Guifei was just joking with the Princess of Yong'an County, Madam Jiang is also very lucky, her daughter can find a good match, and parents can rest assured."

"Thank you for your good words, Queen." Madam Jiang stood up and saluted.

"Madam Jiang, there is no need to be polite, sit down. This palace asked the music hall to prepare songs and dances, let them present a dance for everyone." The queen said with a smile.

The drums and music in the hall sounded again, and the dancers entered the hall in a line in bright and beautiful clothes, dancing to the music.

At this time, the most embarrassed person was Li Qingyi. She was supposed to perform, but she was the only one there. If she wasn't afraid of getting in trouble, she would have covered her face and walked away.

Zhu Chanyi breathed a sigh of relief, and said to her mother under the cover of the music: "I was scared to death."

Madam Zhu patted her daughter's hand and whispered: "What did you learn?"

Zhu Chanyi was really eye-opening, and after a while she said: "I didn't realize that Madam Jiang was so powerful."

Madam Zhu: ...

This is indeed one aspect, but it is not the most important.

Shangshu Jiang has been in the position of Minister of Revenue for many years. Madam Jiang, as his wife, manages his household affairs and takes care of the rear. How can she be incompetent?

Civil officials are different from nobles. Madam Zhu and Madam Jiang usually have little contact, but she has heard of Madam Jiang's reputation. However, today Madam Jiang strongly supports the Princess of Yong'an, which makes her feel nervous.

What surprised her even more was the protection that the wife of Duke of Qi showed to Princess Yong'an. That protection was not just a pretense, nor was it because Princess Yong'an was about to become the Crown Princess. Instead, it was obvious that she was protecting her sincerely.

This is rare.

Today's palace banquet was really interesting.

At the end of the palace banquet, Su Xinyi left the palace with her aunt. After leaving the palace, her aunt took her to catch up with Madam Jiang to thank her.

Madam Jiang looked at the eldest lady and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't have to be so polite. I just told the truth. It's nothing."

When someone said that, the eldest lady would definitely not accept it. She smiled and said: "Wait until the beginning of the year. If there is a chance, I will invite you to have tea again. I hope you will do me a favor then."

During the Chinese New Year, every household was busy visiting relatives and going out to visit guests. The eldest lady set the time after the first month, which was a sincere invitation.

Madam Jiang refused with a smile, and looked at the eldest lady and said, "It's just a trivial matter, Madam Guogong, you really don't need to take it to heart. Speaking of it, it was thanks to the county lady's honest and straightforward words about the Dongli Palace incident, otherwise my son would have been in trouble. The county lady was affectionate first, and today I am just following suit."

Civil officials and military generals should not get too close, Madam Jiang said this frankly, and the eldest lady no longer forced it. After thanking her again and again, she said goodbye to Madam Jiang in a friendly manner.

Getting on the carriage, Madam Jiang leaned on the soft pillow and breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes and slowly rested her mind. This banquet was really tiring.

She didn't plan to get involved today, but whether it was Queen Shu or Concubine Li, their faces were too ugly. Most of the people who were friendly with the Duke of Qi's Mansion were noble families. In this occasion, even Madam Zhu couldn't speak directly.

She just liked the Princess of Yong'an very much. This child has a pure character. Moreover, she accepted her kindness at the beginning, and helping her today was also a return of favor.

Thinking of what Concubine Li said, Mrs. Jiang's face turned ugly again.

Thinking of Concubine Li, one can't help but think of Su Yi's injury and Wu Daohong's sneak attack years ago. In fact, everyone has answers to these two incidents, but there is no evidence.

Su Yi's injury was in vain, and Wu Daohong's sneak attack was a steal, but the real person behind the scenes still didn't show up.

Nowadays, everything is clear in the court, but as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to get married, the marriages of several other princes have also been mentioned in the court.

Her husband naturally strongly supports the prince, but there are also many who are optimistic about King Rong and King Xiang.

She likes the Lord of Yong'an County, and naturally hopes that after marrying into the East Palace, she can give birth to a little grandson as soon as possible to establish a firm footing. When other princes have their own children, which one of the group of little grandsons is favored by His Majesty, there is no guarantee that he will have any influence on the position of the crown prince. No threat.

In the previous dynasty, there were cases where a new prince was established because of his love for his grandson.

Moreover, the husband said that His Majesty's choice of the Lord of Yong'an County as his wife for the prince has mixed results. The situation is not clear now and we have to wait and see.

Just seeing that today, in order to deal with the Lord of Yong'an County, Empress Shu and Concubine Li, who had been enemies for many years, actually put aside their old grudges and joined forces, we can predict that her life after marrying into the East Palace will not be too peaceful.

Mrs. Jiang sighed deeply. The Lord of Yong'an County grew up outside, so he might not be able to cope with the intrigues and intrigues in the palace.

On the other side, after Su Xinyi and her eldest aunt returned home, they went to the Mrs. Tai's place to say hello and briefly explained what had happened at the palace banquet.

Mrs. Tai sneered, Queen Shu was really not very smart. Her son was still practicing martial arts in their house, but she helped Concubine Li to embarrass Xin Yi like this. It seemed that after the Shu family was demoted to common people, they had no regard for Queen Shu. The blow is not small.

Perhaps, the situation in the harem is different from what they imagined.

"It is certain that Xin Yi will marry into the East Palace. Today the queen and the imperial concubine are joining forces, and I am afraid that it is not just Xin Yi who is targeted." The Tai Furen narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "The Ministry of Etiquette came to urge the wedding date years ago, but we have never given an accurate answer. I just said we can discuss it after the next year. In my opinion, the wedding should not be postponed for too long. I will discuss it with your grandfather."

The eldest lady nodded slightly, "What mother said is true. I also think that if Xin Yi enters the East Palace as soon as possible, she will be able to know the situation in the palace as soon as possible. This is a good thing for her. Moreover, the master said that there has been a brochure at the court to invite your majesty. By granting marriages to several other princes, it can be seen that after the prince's wedding, the marriages of other princes will not be too far away. After all, it is impossible for those people to watch the prince have children earlier than the other princes. "

If the emperor's grandson can win the favor of His Majesty, the crown prince's position may also be overturned.

Mrs. Tai nodded and looked up at Xin Yi, "Xin Yi, what do you think?"

Su Xinyi was silent for a moment, thought for a moment and then said, "I listen to my family."

His Royal Highness also hopes that she will get married soon. The family is thinking about her marriage. If this is the case, it would be better to get married soon.

She can feel now that life in the palace is not easy. His Highness has faced the Queen and the others for so many years, especially the Queen as the successor. Given the prince's temperament, he may have suffered a lot.

This is not okay.

"The Ministry of Etiquette said that the wedding date is in February, which is too urgent." Mrs. Tai looked at Xin Yi and said.

Su Xinyi's face blushed slightly. The prince really asked the Ministry of Rites to set a date for February. She didn't want to say anything now.

It was rare for Mrs. Tai to see her little granddaughter blushing, so she couldn't help but smile, "It's not too late, and it's not too early. I think April should be good."

Su Xinyi:......

The prince also expected this!

Seeing Xin Yi's embarrassed look, the eldest lady couldn't help but feel happy, "Xin Yi, you go back first, I will discuss this matter with your grandmother. By the way, when you go back, have someone go and inform your mother. Let her come too."

Su Xinyi hurriedly agreed, turned around and walked out.

Mrs. Tai was happy to see her. It was rare that the little monkey in their family could be shy sometimes.

"How are you preparing Xin Yi's dowry?" the Tai Madam looked at the Eldest Madam and asked.

The eldest lady then said: "According to the amount of betrothal gifts for crown princesses in previous dynasties, my daughter-in-law has drawn up a dowry list. I will have someone bring it over for you to take a look at. Can you please take a look at it? The fourth brother and sister are here, so I will let her take a look."

The eldest lady nodded, and the eldest lady asked someone to go to her room to get the brochure. When the brochure was brought over, the fourth lady also arrived.

The dowry of a girl in the mansion usually consists of three parts. One part is the dowry given by the father-in-law, which is about five thousand taels. It is the same for every girl, regardless of concubines. The second portion is the one added by Mrs. Tai. Basically, the weight of this portion is almost the same. Occasionally, it is a little more important, such as the one for Su Xixian. The third share is the share given by each house. The exact amount of this share is hard to say.

The share among the public is regarded as fair, regardless of concubines or concubines.

However, there are still differences between the concubines of each house. For example, if Su Lanqian marries a concubine, the second wife will naturally give more to her own daughter. Su Chaoyan marries a concubine of the Tu family, so the dowry cannot be compared with that of her elder sister.

The same is true for the third wife. The dowry prepared by the third wife for Su Jingmo is incomparable to Su Xixian's. Moreover, both Su Chaoyan and Su Xixian have their own aunts. When Su Chaoyan got married, her aunts secretly provided a lot of support.

But Su Xixian was not as lucky as Su Chaoyan, and Aunt Weng was so resentful of her that she didn't take out any of the dowry originally prepared for her.

But it was different when it came to Su Xinyi, because she was married into the royal family as a crown princess, and this dowry could not be considered ordinary.

The father's share has increased from 5,000 taels to 20,000 taels. The wife has also prepared a share, and the specific amount will be around 10,000 taels. Not to mention the fourth wife, who only has one child in the fourth room. , the portion she prepared was more than the Duke and the Dowager combined.

No matter how much the Fourth Madam prepares, neither the Eldest Madam nor the Grand Madam cares about it. This is a matter for the Fourth House. What they are discussing now is how to distribute the 20,000 taels of dowry from the father-in-law and what they are going to write.

Clothes for all seasons, various patterns of silk and satin cloth, as well as various jewelry to match the clothes, broken silver purses and other items used for daily gifts, not to mention some gold and jade ornaments and large screens used for facades.

There are a lot of miscellaneous things, and the booklet prepared by the eldest lady is one finger thick.

The fourth lady was surprised after seeing it. She looked at the eldest lady and said, "Sister-in-law, are these too many?"

Twenty thousand taels of these things are definitely not worth the price, and the eldest lady must have made a supplement privately.

"Not much. Xin Yi is the one who wants to be the Crown Princess. This pretense is her dignity and confidence. She cannot let the people in the palace look down on her and make her unable to hold her head up for the rest of her life." The eldest lady said with a smile, "Fourth brothers and sisters, You don’t have to worry about whether the other children will be dissatisfied. They all know that Xin Yi becoming the crown princess will only benefit them, and her dignity and honor will naturally belong to everyone."

"Sister-in-law, that's not what I meant. I just thought that there are still a few Su Qi children in our house who are not married. When Xin Yi gets married, their marriage will have to be arranged, and everything will cost money." The Fourth Madam He hurriedly spoke.

The madam waved her hand, "You don't have to worry about this. Your sister-in-law has already prepared these. Just check to see if the items on this list are ready. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, change it."

"My sister-in-law is the most fair and considerate in her work. I see that everything is suitable and I am not dissatisfied." The fourth lady said with a smile.

The eldest lady was happy when she heard this. She used to have a normal relationship with her four younger siblings, and the two of them had somewhat incoherent conversations. She is the person in charge of the family, so she is inevitably more decisive and direct in doing things, but her fourth younger brother and sister are scholars, and their actions are different from hers, so they inevitably have different temperaments.

But I don’t know since when, the relationship between the eldest lady and the fourth lady has slowly become more and more harmonious.

"If the fourth brother and sister are satisfied, I will prepare according to this." The eldest lady asked the madam.

Madam Tai nodded, "Let's prepare like this." After saying that, she asked Mama Yu to take out a booklet, looked at Madam Eldest and Fourth Madam and said, "I prepared this for Xin Yi, you can take it to the warehouse and enter it into your account." ”

The eldest lady hurriedly reached out to take it, and opened it with the fourth lady. They were both a little surprised when they saw it, because there was no cash in the account book, but all kinds of things used as gifts.

The fourth lady felt a little hot, but the eldest lady did not change her expression. She looked at the four younger siblings and said with a smile: "That's right. Xin Yi became the crown princess. In the future, the princes will also marry wives, and they will communicate with their sisters-in-law. Always take action.”

There are some things that cannot be bought even if you have money. Some of these are the dowry of the dowager herself, and some are saved over the years. Each item alone can make a difference.

Naturally, it cannot be compared with the things used by the royal family, but it is enough for ordinary human relations.

The madam was a little tired, so she looked at them and said, "Okay, you can go back and discuss it."

The eldest lady took the hesitant fourth lady and left with a smile. After she left the door, the eldest lady said: "Fourth brother and sister, this is mother's subsidy to Xin Yi. First, because she cannot lose her dignity as a crown princess. Secondly, it’s because this child suffered a lot while growing up, so be it.”

What else could the fourth lady say, she could only smile and say: "Sister-in-law, I... okay, I will listen to your sister-in-law."

The eldest lady smiled and nodded, "I'll prepare mine here, and you'll prepare the ones for Xin Yi in separate boxes and registers, and we'll put them together in the end."

The Fourth Madam knew that the Eldest Madam was not asking how much the Fourth Fang had given Xin Yi, so she agreed with a smile.

The banquets in the palace came one after another. Su Xinyi only attended the initial banquet, but she did not attend the subsequent palace banquets. After all, although she was a quasi-princess, she had not yet been married.

She stayed at home with peace of mind. She had a lively and busy New Year. She remembered that she visited Zeng Liang and gave holiday gifts to relatives and friends who came and went. The gifts from Huaining were sent early before the year. We can arrive before now, and they also received Huaining's New Year's gift before.

There was another one sent from Pingningwei, Su Baiwei's New Year's gift to her family, a cart full of them, she thought of everyone.

Su Xinyi discussed it with several sisters, and they each gave Su Baiwei a gift and left with the Duke's car.

Su Deng originally wanted to come to the capital a few years ago, but unexpectedly the plan changed drastically. Su Li fell ill before setting off, so they couldn't make the long journey to the capital again, so they simply returned to Huaining. .

Cao Qing and others failed to come back before the new year, and they suddenly came back on the eighth day of the new year, which surprised Su Xinyi.

"Sixth girl."

Su Xinyi looked at Cao Qing and Mu Bu and was surprised, "Get up, why are you back so soon? Didn't you say you have to wait until after the Lantern Festival?"

She looked at their expressions. Apart from being a little tired, they looked fine. Mu Xing's overall feeling was not as gloomy as before. Although he still looked cold and cold, he finally had the aura of human beings.

"We did not act together with Pang Pang and His Highness Prince Rong. We followed the two young masters to Huaining first, and then transferred back from Huaining." Cao Qing said with a smile, "In this way , we are faster than them.”

So that's it.

Su Xinyi saw that the two of them were busy with work, and quickly asked them to go back to bathe, change clothes, eat something to rest, and talk to them tomorrow.

It was not until the next day that Su Xinyi saw them again. After a good night's sleep, their mental states were obviously different.

Cao Qing said everything was fine, but Mu Bu was holding back.

"The scenery on the grassland is beautiful, and most of the herdsmen I meet are also very kind."

"If there is a windy night and a mouthful of sand the next day, kind-hearted herdsmen will take your life with machetes."

"Trading with people on the grasslands is easy, barter, and many people will obey the order."

"There are always a few people who want to get something for nothing."

"This trip has not been a hardship, I have gained a lot and accumulated a lot of experience for the next trip."

"The hardship you eat is indeed much less than the sand you eat. I don't know if I have a lot of travel experience. I have a lot of experience in being surrounded by people and trying to escape in the dark."

Cao Qing:......

Su Xinyi:......

Cao Qing couldn't talk any more. Let this man say that even though he has a smooth temper, he also wants to roll up his sleeves and hit someone at this moment.

Su Xinyi was so happy that she looked at Mu Bu and asked: "You don't want to go so much, so be it, don't go this time, just stay in the capital. Let Wu Shun follow Cao Qing, and with Wu Shun's You should like it if you have a temper. Oh, you don’t know Wu Shun, this one is also a powerful person. If you two compete, you won’t necessarily win.”

Mu Bu looked at Su Xinyi and saw that she was serious and not joking. He thought about it seriously. If he stayed in the capital, he would have to face a lot of people. He was not good at dealing with people. It was too annoying. .

After a moment of silence, he looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Oh, I suddenly felt that the scenery on the grassland is really good."

Cao Qing laughed immediately, and it turned out that it took a girl to cure him.

Seeing that Mu Bu had given up, he started to complain, "Girl, you don't know that Mu Xing is so hot-tempered that he will draw his sword at every turn, whether it's the Crown Prince's people or His Royal Highness Prince Rong's. He has fought with everyone. Everyone wants to hide when they see him. You have to talk about him."

Just because of Mu Xing, Cao Qing had to pay for him so many times. He couldn't hold back his anger when he thought about it. If Mu Xing hadn't been really good at investigating and exploring, he really wouldn't want him. It was too difficult to take care of him.

Su Xinyi turned to look at Mu Xing.

Mu Xing looked up at Chengchen as if he didn't hear anything.

Su Xinyi slowly said, "Did you win or did you lose? Looking at you like this, it seems that you lost."

Mu Xing suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Xinyi, "Are you kidding? How could I lose? If we fight now, maybe you can't beat me."

His second trip out of the grassland and exploration of the road alone were not in vain. After repeated training, his skills were indeed better than before.

He is proud because he has capital.

"Oh, that means I won the battle. However, there is nothing to be proud of. The people sent by His Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness Prince Rong are not the strongest around them, but you are my right-hand man. If you lose Aren’t I embarrassed? You are so powerful in defeating the weak with strength?”

Mu Xing:......

A mouthful of old blood will vomit out, there is no such thing as burying people!

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The update was completed in the early morning. Dear little cuties, I wish you all a happy Children’s Day.

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