This year's spring is particularly short.
It seemed as if it had only been here for a few days, and with a whiff, it flew away.
It's only April, and the weather has already shown its strength in advance, making people feel the horror of summer.
It's so hot in April, so when it comes to June and July, I'm afraid it will kill pigs and dogs.
This year, Gu Jiu did not launch any new projects. Keep working on old projects from last year, so she's taking it easy.
It's easy for her, but it's not easy for the Shaofu.
Shaofu Jialing arranged people to keep an eye on the movement outside the south gate and the cement road.
Ten times more worried than Gu Jiu's boss.
Whenever there is a disturbance in these two projects, the Shaofu family order becomes very tense.
When the old man got nervous, everyone in the Shaofu became nervous.
Gu Jiu is the number one customer of Shaofu Bank. She was the one who borrowed the most money.
Outside the south city gate, a new house opened, and the Shaofu family was delighted. After being happy, I started to worry again.
Because the house sold so well, thousands of houses were robbed within two or three days.
It gives people a feeling that people in the capital are very rich, as if every household is not short of money.
Why is the Shaofu family order worried
Because he was worried that Gu Jiu would start working again when he had the money, and would want to build a house again and again.
He knew that Gu Jiu was the biggest landlord outside the Nancheng Gate.
It's like ants moving, buying land by land.
Over the past few years, the land outside the south city gate has become one piece, and the farmland may become a house at any time.
Several times, the household order of the Shaofu complained to Gu Jiu, "Why are you building so many houses?"
The capital is just that big, with just that many people.
With so many houses built, will anyone buy them
At that time, Gu Jiu said with a smile: "How many houses are there? When the ancestors are free, they should also experience the people's conditions. It's not that I insist on building so many houses, but that the people need houses."
The Shaofu family order was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "It's nonsense. The common people have houses to live in, so why do we need so many houses?"
"When my house can't be sold, the old ancestor's words will be right."
"I'm getting old, and I don't understand the thoughts of you young people. I just remind you that you must repay the loan on time. Your Majesty has been sending people to keep an eye on the Shaofu Bank."
"Don't worry, the ancestors, you can't miss the business."
Of course, it is impossible for the Shaofu family order to be really relieved.
He sent someone to watch outside the South City Gate and the concrete road, which saved Gu Jiu a lot of work.
Once something happened to these two places, the Shaofu family order would definitely notify her as soon as possible.
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On a rare day to rest and take a bath, Su Zheng's cousin Su came to visit.
"Quickly invite Cousin Su to the Flower Hall for tea."
Gu Jiu was very happy that it was rare for Su Zheng to visit.
In the past few years, the Su family has supplied medicinal materials for the pharmacy, and invested money in the south gate and the cement road, and life finally showed signs of prosperity.
But the Su family is really not made for business.
In the first two years, I made some money by supplying medicinal materials. After having the capital, the Su family wanted to do some other business and buy back the sold family business as soon as possible.
As a result, except for the medicine business supported by Gu Jiu, which still made money, all other businesses lost money.
Several times of tossing, even almost tossing the cost of the medicinal material business.
Now, all the young and old members of the Su family realized that their family is really not suitable for business.
The reason why the medicinal materials business can make money is that Gu Jiu's pharmacy has been looking for them to purchase medicinal materials all year round.
They only need to be a middleman to ensure the quality of medicinal materials and supply them on time.
After realizing that it was not suitable for business, the Su family stopped thinking about doing business.
They will use the money they earn to buy land and houses.
In my hometown, the fertile land that was sold off in poverty was bought back bit by bit.
Here in the capital, the old house cannot be bought back.
Then re-purchased a house.
Su passed the Jinshi examination and became an official, so the Su family came to the capital one after another.
After all, the capital is the root of the imperial city, whether it is studying or starting a career, it is better than my hometown.
Gu Jiu packed up and went to the flower hall to meet with Su Zheng.
"Cousin Su is a rare visitor, so it's rare to come to the palace."
Su Zheng joked: "The threshold of the palace is too high, I really dare not step in easily."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I didn't expect Cousin Su, who is always serious, to learn how to joke."
Su Zheng waved his hands again and again, and said embarrassingly: "I have a lot of entertainment, so I have learned a little bit."
"Are uncle and aunt okay?"
At the end of last year, Su Zheng's parents, Gu Jiu's uncle and aunt, took their children to the capital. At that time, Gu Jiu also went to visit.
Su Zheng nodded, "Sister Xiaojiu has a heart, and everyone in the family is very good. I'm here today because I want to ask sister Xiaojiu something."
Gu Jiu hurriedly said, "Cousin Su, please tell me."
Su Zheng looked hesitant, as if he didn't know how to speak.
After deliberating for a while, he said, "I'm here today because of my marriage."
Oh!
Gu Jiu smiled meaningfully.
Su Zheng, Ben, an unmarried young man of three years old, has been procrastinating about his marriage, and it has not been settled until today.
The eldest uncle and the eldest aunt went to the capital without hesitation, the main purpose was to settle Su Zheng's marriage.
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Is Cousin Su's marriage settled? When will you invite me to a wedding?"
Su Zheng shook his head, "That's not true. I'm here today because someone asked a matchmaker to come to propose a marriage two days ago. Nothing else, the family who proposed the marriage is so big, it's really surprising and staggering. My father can't handle it either." Knowing the specific purpose of the other party, I asked me to go to the palace and ask sister Xiaojiu."
When Gu Jiu heard this, she put away her joking thoughts, "Who proposes a marriage that makes Uncle and Cousin Su so nervous?"
Su Zheng looked around, and then said in a low voice, "The Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo."
ah
Gu Jiu was shocked.
Sure enough, the background is very big, surprising and staggering.
"Are you sure it's the Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo?"
Su Zheng nodded heavily, "It's absolutely true. Sister Xiaojiu, I'm just a little-known little person. Why did the Cui family fall in love with me? It's so weird to even send a matchmaker to propose marriage. My father guessed, could it be Cui? The family came to propose marriage because of Xiaojiu's younger sister."
"No, it can't be all because of me." Gu Jiu slowly shook her head, "Is it the direct branch or the common branch?"
The same surname is Cui, but there is a big difference between the direct branch and the common branch.
Su Zheng said solemnly: "It's the daughter of the first branch. If it's the second branch, I don't need to be nervous."
It turned out to be a direct descendant, or a direct daughter.
This thing is odd.
After Empress Cui Ruizhen passed away, the Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo gradually faded out of sight.
When Prince Renxuan passed away, Lord Zhen Guo directly resigned from his official position and went home to provide for the elderly.
Duke Zhen of this generation is Ruizhen Empress Cui's nephew. He is only in his early fifties, so he resigned and went home to take care of himself, obviously for self-protection.
In the Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo, there are still a few sons who work in the yamen, but they are all insignificant officials of the fifth or sixth rank. Not only do they have no real power, they are not even qualified to attend the Great Court.
It can be said that in just a few years, the Cui family of the Zhen Guogong Mansion faded out of the power hierarchy.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, anyway, it is also a serious state mansion, with a title and family background, it is not something the Su family can climb high.
The Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo married the daughter of the direct branch to Su Zheng, a junior official of the seventh rank. What is the plan
Drawing money
The Su family has breathed a sigh of relief in the past two years, and has gained some wealth, which can afford their children to study.
Figure people
Cousin Su looks good, but not so good that he looks better than Pan An.
Tucai
Tanhua of the same class, unrestrained and unrestrained, handsome, good poems, same older unmarried young man. Su Zheng was no match for the other party.
Oops, the only thing left is the relationship.
Twenty years ago, the Su family was demoted and left the capital, and there were very few connections left in those years. I don't have close contact with my in-laws and my family.
Only Gu Jiu's relationship is left, they have been in touch all the time, which is fairly close.
But it's about the prince, about succession to the throne. With the current situation of the Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo, I'm afraid they don't have the guts to get involved in such a dispute.
It's no wonder that the Cui family's marriage proposal from Zhen Guogong's family made the eldest uncle of the Su family panic, and directly asked Su Zheng to come to ask Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu thought about it for a while, and said to Su Zheng, "How does uncle reply to the matchmaker?"
Su Zheng said in a low voice: "I'm afraid of offending others, so I dare not say anything deadly. I only say that my family is poor, and I need to think about it for a few days."
"Is there any answer from the Cui family?"
"Not yet. I'm just afraid. After two days, the matchmaker will come to the door to wait for an answer. At that time, I can't delay any longer. I can only refuse sternly. I'm afraid that I will feel that I have offended someone and fallen into a trap."
Gu Jiu pondered for a while, "Wait a minute. I haven't paid attention to the movement of the Cui family. I asked someone to ask my highness, he should know something inside."
"Please, little sister Jiu."
"No trouble."
Gu Jiu sent someone to the study to invite Liu Zhao, but Liu Zhao was not there and went out of the house.
Qian Fu personally went to the Flower Hall to answer, "Madam Qi, half an hour ago, His Highness had to leave the mansion temporarily for something. Regardless of the situation of the Cui family in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, this old slave knows a thing or two."
Gu Jiu laughed, "How could I have forgotten you? If anyone has the best news, the entire palace must be you. Why did the Cui family send a matchmaker to the Su family to propose a marriage? Let me tell you."
Qian Fu first glanced at Su Zheng, "This matter is still in the making, Mr. Su is understandable for not being aware of the inside story."
"What's the inside story?" Gu Jiu was quite curious.
Qian Fu said: "Calculate the time, wait until tomorrow, the court will have an outbreak. His Majesty has arranged someone, and tomorrow someone will come to the book to propose cutting the title, and test the reaction of the civil and military officials of the court."
"What? Cutting the rank?" Gu Jiu turned pale with shock.
No wonder there was no movement in the court.
This matter is too involved.
"The Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo, did they get the news in advance?" Gu Jiu instantly understood the connection.
Qian Fu nodded, "That's right. The Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo is in an embarrassing situation now, but their family is one of the only remaining hereditary Duke's mansions.
This generation of Zhen Guogong is not good at being an official, but he is really good at seeing the direction of the wind. It is estimated that they expected the Cui family to be overthrown, so they made arrangements in advance.
Marrying the daughter of the first branch to Mr. Su seems to be a low marriage now. In the future, when the day comes when the prince has to be cut, this move will come true. The Su family is backed by Madam, so no matter what, they can protect a few people. "
Gu Jiu looked at Su Zheng.
Su Zheng's face turned pale, "It's so! It's so far-sighted. It's just that cutting the nobles is a very important matter, and His Majesty's foundation is not stable. How dare you cut the nobles at this time. Don't you worry about the generals making trouble?"
Qian Fu said: "That's why I said it was a test, not really cutting the noble. However, His Majesty's heart to cut the noble will not die for a day, and this matter has been hanging around. With the current situation of the Cui family of the Duke of Zhenguo, it is necessary to lower his own daughter. Marrying can be regarded as a self-protection strategy."
Su Zheng was a little flustered. It was the first time in his life that he came into contact with things at this level, and he didn't know how to make a choice.
He looked at Gu Jiu, "Sister Xiao Jiu, what should I do? How about rejecting the Cui family directly?"
Gu Jiu said: "Look at the movement in the court tomorrow first, and then make a decision. Cousin Su, don't panic. Whether you marry the daughter of the Cui family or not, you will not be implicated in the loss of the noble. Your Majesty will cut it." Jue, I'm afraid the drunken man doesn't mean to drink."
Su Zheng was a little confused.
After all, he hasn't been exposed to this level seriously, and he doesn't know many things. The lack of information made it impossible for him to make an accurate judgment.
Gu Jiu didn't go into details, "After Cousin Su returns, you can tell uncle about the loss of the noble. But don't spread the word, so as not to spoil His Majesty's arrangement. When I have news here, I will send someone to send it to you. These few days, you will work as usual."
Su Zheng took a deep breath and calmed down, "Sister Xiaojiu more often. Except for my father, I will keep my mouth shut about cutting the noble."
Gu Jiu personally sent Su Zheng out of the gate.
After returning to the east courtyard, she called Qian Fu to speak to her.
In front of Su Zheng, there are some things that cannot be said clearly.
There will be no outsiders, so Gu Jiu has no more scruples, "Who gave His Majesty the idea to test the civil and military reaction by cutting the rank. Aren't you afraid of the shock in the army and the instability of people's hearts?"