So he put these gold, silver and copper coins into the bedroom, and saw Cai Lian coming in with a box, and said to Fu Qiuning: "All the private money that I have saved over the years is here. Grandma, please keep it well."
Fu Qiuning frowned and said, "What private money? Isn't that what you just had?" As he spoke, he opened the box and saw a pile of banknotes. The top ones were in denominations of one thousand taels, followed by five thousand taels. The three at the bottom turned out to be worth ten thousand taels. A rough calculation showed that the pile of banknotes alone amounted to more than two hundred thousand. "
Isn't this Jin Fengju a corrupt official? Fu Qiuning was dumbfounded. He looked up at Cai Lian and said, "He... Where did he get all this money? Shouldn't such a lot of money be handed over to the public? Where is this private money? I'm afraid the public does not have that much money." Bar?"
Cai Lian smiled and said: "If you only have this little money, what will our Duke's mansion do with such a huge expense? Grandma, don't worry, I am a man of the highest caliber. I have not made any mistakes in running errands these years. It's just a reward from the emperor." It’s just plus the income from some shops. I really care about grandma in my heart, so I will hand over all my wealth to grandma. Otherwise, even Wan Er’s grandma, knowing that I have a body, will not Dare to dream."
After a while, Fu Qiuning let out a long breath and asked Cai Lian in a deep voice, "Does anyone else know about this?"
Cai Lian smiled and said: "With so many boxes, how can we hide them from others? But I deliberately chose an ordinary box, so we only said that it was some satin jewelry and toys for grandma. I don't think anyone would think of me and grandma." The love is deep and I have handed over all my wealth to you, so grandma can rest assured that she will not let you become the target of public criticism and arouse suspicion and jealousy for nothing."
Cai Lian was smart, and she could see through Fu Qiuning's worries at a glance, and quickly said with a smile. After saying that, seeing Biyu come in with a box in her hand, Fu Qiuning's head suddenly got big and he lost his voice: "What's here again?" "
"They are the property deeds of some Zhuangzi properties." Biyu handed the box to Fu Qiuning, then turned to Cai Lian and said, "Yesterday, my father said that the weather was getting hot and asked me to bring all kinds of fans that he collected in the past few years to grandma's place. , I looked through it for a long time but didn’t find it, do you know where you put it?”
Cai Lian smiled and said, "Why are the boys here and you are nowhere to be seen? It turns out you are looking for this. I know the location of those fans. I will go back and get them right away." After saying that, he turned around and left the house.
Fu Qiuning looked at the land deeds in the box and felt sweat on his forehead. He couldn't help but murmured: "There must be thousands of hectares of land here, right? He has so much, so it can be seen that other people in this house want to How many are there? This does not include the public ones... "
Before she finished speaking, Biyu laughed and said: "Either everyone is willing to be an official. After becoming an official, he hopes to have a title. Isn't it the wealth that he is pursuing? Then again, how many generations have our family had? It is only by operating and doing business secretly that we can achieve such great wealth. If it were an ordinary prince's palace, I'm afraid it wouldn't be of this scale."
Fu Qiuning nodded, thinking that everyone in the Jin family, from the oldest to the youngest, seemed to have their own money, but at the critical moment, they could still be of the same mind. This is no wonder they can manage like this. Outstanding. It's really funny. My grandfather and father used me to slap people in the face. Now think about it, what does that mean? I'm afraid that at that time, although the reputation of the Hou Mansion is not good, the secret wealth will be enough to support the whole world. "
Because I was thinking silently, I put away the house deeds and so on. Knowing that this is Jin Fengju's sincerity to him, he wants to use these things to tell himself that from now on, the husband and wife are of one mind. Not only is he his biggest support, but by entrusting these things to him, he will also be his biggest support. As I thought about it, I felt like my heart was spinning, and I didn't know what it felt like.
While he was in a trance, he suddenly heard Biyu laugh and say: "You lazy Cai Lian, why aren't you back now? Are you dressing up again?"
Fu Qiuning was startled, feeling that Biyu's words were really strange. Not to mention that Jin Fengju was not in the mansion now. Even if he was in the mansion, as a girl named Cai Lian, how could she deliberately dress up in front of her grandmother? Well, even if she secretly dressed up carefully to win favor, shouldn't these words come out of Biyu's mouth
After taking a closer look at Biyu, I felt that this maid had always been steady in dealing with things and had a loyal temperament. She should not be the kind of person who would instigate and frame up. Just as she was wondering, she suddenly saw that Biyu had only a black hair on her head and no jewelry at all. Then she remembered that she had just come to collect lotus flowers, and she seemed to be dressed like this. There was not even a beaded flower on her bun. This was a bit strange, now. Biyu said this deliberately. Could it be implying something
Fu Qiuning is also a smart person, not to mention living in this big mansion. After going through some things, he is not smart, and he has to develop a delicate heart. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly woke up and said with a smile: "Yes. Why are you two sisters dressed so plainly today? You are my people, although it is a good thing not to be extravagant and showy, but you should not not have even a piece of jewelry."
When Biyu heard what Fu Qiuning said, she knew in her heart that she understood, and said with a smile: "My master's order was urgent today, so Cai Lian and I came over before we could deal with it. What's more, here with grandma, where can we show off?" With so many jewelry, it seems like a lot of ugly people are making trouble in front of grandma.”
Fu Qiuning shook his head and smiled slightly: "This shouldn't make anyone blush. In terms of appearance, I can't compare to you two." As he said that, he took out a jewelry box from the cabinet and picked out a gold jewelry box. He handed the flower hairpin to Biyu and said: "Put this on, your father gave it to me that day. I saw that this cluster of flowers is very unique, and the pearls in the center of the flowers also complement you."
Biyu quickly humbly declined, but Fu Qiuning stuffed it into her hand and said with a smile: "What's this? We are all my people. You dress up beautifully, and my face also looks bright. I also wore Cai Lian before." A hairpin? Master Pian saw it that night, and Yu Jie happened to be in the house, so he rewarded her with it. I was still thinking of giving her something." After that, he took out a pair of jade bracelets from the box. , asked Biyu: "What do you think of this? I think she has a pair of bright wrists, which matches this bracelet very well."
"This is too precious." Biyu only said one sentence, and heard footsteps outside. Then Cai Lian came in, holding a sandalwood box in his hand. Fortunately, there were only a few fans here. Although they were fans, since they were golden phoenixes holding flowers, Needless to say, what I have collected with my heart is of great value.
Immediately, Fu Qiuning gave the pair of bracelets to Cai Lian. She didn't dare to accept them at first, but then Biyu helped her a little, and then she had no choice but to accept them. After chatting with Qiu Ning for a while, the two of them left Fengya Building.
As soon as she returned to her room, Cai Lian complained to Bi Yu and said, "You really don't have a long memory. You gave grandma such a slap for me earlier, and how did I reprimand you and you have forgotten it? Now?" Reaching out to take grandma’s things, do you really not want to stay in this house anymore?”
Biyu smiled and said: "You were once bitten by a snake and have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. You are usually smart and smart, but now you are confused by the authorities just because it concerns yourself. Don't you think about it, what are our identities? We two. A girl with a common relationship, not even a concubine, not even a slave to put it bluntly? How dare you show off in front of Second Grandma Ning. It’s thanks to Grandma’s kindness that she doesn’t care about you. If it were Second Grandma Wan, how dare you hug her? What's the result of that little trick? You don't want to think that Grandma Ning is now my favorite. Even if she doesn't argue with you, can I tolerate it? I just heard that the Bu Yao has been rewarded. Rain steps.”
When Biyu said this, Cai Lian said in frustration: "I got advantage of that hoof for no reason. I'm really angry to death."
Biyu said lightly: "This is the truth. No matter how good Bu Yao is, what belongs to the slave belongs to the slave. How can you force it into grandma's head? I haven't done anything to us, even if it's because of our friendship over the years. Up. After admiring the rain steps, this matter has been revealed. I'm just afraid that I will feel unhappy and find fault with you and me in the future, so I secretly reminded grandma today. Sure enough, grandma is a With his exquisite and compassionate heart, he probably knew that we had been reprimanded by him, so he gave us these two things. In terms of value, this pair of bracelets and this gold flower hairpin are only more valuable than that step, not less than that thing. This is certainly compensation. In addition, it is a good word for us in front of the master. It is only right for a serious master to reward his slaves, not to mention that grandma does not care about past grudges. It is too late for me to be grateful, and you haven't realized the deep meaning of this. I really don't know if that's the case. Let the lard blind you.”
When she said this, Cai Lian suddenly realized, and quickly said with a smile: "That's not the truth. It's because of your cleverness. Now I feel completely relieved. Sure enough, what I said is right, a person only has one lifetime." Because of greed, I was deceived. I will never have delusions again. In fact, I never had delusions in the first place, but... I don't know what happened at that time, so... "
Before she could finish her words, she heard Biyu sneer and say: "Yes, you are not delusional, you are just thinking that Grandma Ning is so good-natured and has been left out for so long. Maybe you are just a short-sighted person, so you are too." Don’t think about it, if the second mistress is really as unbearable as you think, can she tie up my heart? Alas! That’s all, what do you mean by saying this? I don’t know what this house will be like in the future. Yan Xi, Cai Lian, let me tell you something. We should think about our future as soon as possible. Don’t set your sights on others just because you are with me. If there are good people who are honest, honest, and down-to-earth, we should win over them first. Stay."
As soon as she said this, Cai Lian couldn't help being surprised, and said quickly: "Biyu, why did you say such a thing? But what news did you hear? We... we have been with you for so many years, you... you are really... Would you be so cruel?"
Biyu looked out the window and said calmly: "Are you cruel? I don't think so. I am a generous man. If he doesn't want us anymore, he will definitely consider our wishes. Even if it doesn't work, he will arrange a good family for us. This is considered intentional. Use your affection, otherwise other people's masters, including concubines and aunts, will be in a bleak situation once they are not favored. Haven't we heard much about it in recent years? Besides, if you pick lotus, ask yourself, what do you have now? Apart from Second Grandma Ning, even Second Grandma Wan and Aunt Huo Yuelan almost never go there, let alone the two of us. Do you really want to live such a widowed life? You don’t want to have a family of your own and have the ability to Does the husband who lives with him have children of his own that he can pamper and care for?"