The family reunion, Liu Tangxi is very happy today, and the Ming Kingdom's mansion is also very lively today.
Today is the birthday of the old lady of Ming Dynasty.
Not to mention the title of the Duke's Mansion, it is enough for the princess' family. Moreover, now that the third prince has also been entrusted by the emperor, the momentum of the prince has gradually increased.
Almost all the female relatives of officials of the third rank and above in the capital were present.
As for those below rank three, it's not that they don't want to come, but that they haven't received the post.
Like Liu Tangxi, you can come or not. If she counts with the Marquis of Wynn, she is naturally qualified. But if you follow Wei Hanzhou, it won't be enough.
Liu Tangxi didn't want to join in the fun, and because they didn't post messages to their house, she didn't go.
After all, you have to prepare a generous gift when you go there.
No extra money.
Princess Jin went with her daughter Fuping County Master.
When King Jin came back in the evening, Princess Jin told him what happened on his birthday today.
For example, who went there, who said what, and who was close to whom.
It sounds like chat, but it's actually no nonsense.
Although the female relatives have nothing to do with the court, sometimes they can see some things.
After speaking, Princess Jin sighed with emotion: "There are a lot of people going today, more people than when the Duke of Ming Dynasty married his grandson-in-law last year."
"The crown prince did those things, but the emperor didn't abolish him, and the third prince was successively enlisted again, but that's a sign of hope." When he said these words, the corner of King Jin's mouth curled slightly, and his eyes showed extreme Ironic look.
He was far to the north, and he thought that only his elder brother was a dark-hearted and ruthless man. Unexpectedly, the princes who were in power under him also had his "character".
Taxes have been levied year after year, the Ministry of Personnel appoints cronyism, and officials eat vegetarian meals... The Ministry of Rites can discuss the matter of the marriage of noble children for several months, but it has been silent about the corruption of officials and the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel.
This court was far more chaotic than he thought.
In just over a dozen years, the country that the father emperor laid down has been tossed into such a state.
Really outrageous.
After thinking about it, the anger in King Jin's heart was born again, and he punched the table.
Only a "click" sound was heard, and a piece of the corner of the table was knocked off.
Princess Jin was talking to King Jin about the Duke of Ming's mansion, but he didn't expect him to be so angry all of a sudden, and he was frightened by him.
However, when he saw the blood on King Jin's hands, he became nervous again.
He got up quickly, came over, took King Jin's hand and looked at it. He frowned and said, "My lord, what's wrong? Even if you're angry, you can't make fun of your own body. Come on, please bring Jiang Langzhong over."
"Yes, princess."
King Jin realized that his actions just now scared his own princess, so he eased his emotions and said as gently as possible: "The princess doesn't need to be so nervous, it hurts a little."
After hearing this, Princess Jin gave King Jin a disapproving look.
Soon, Jiang Langzhong came over, wrapped up King Jin, said some precautions, and left again.
"I know you don't agree with the actions of the crown prince and the third prince, but you should also take care of your body. Whatever happens to them, the emperor will punish them. We can't control it." Princess Jin said.
King Jin thought, how could he not care, he still has to care about these things.
What's more, these things were pushed from behind by him.
Since the elder brother can't manage the country well, it's better for someone else to take care of the country.
However, looking at the worried look on his princess' face, King Jin wouldn't tell her about these things, lest she be more afraid after hearing it.
"Well, scared you? Don't worry, it won't happen next time." King Jin said softly and authentically.
Looking at the expression on King Jin's face, Princess Jin sighed and sat back to the original position, the two did not speak for a long time.
King Jin looked at Princess Jin's expression, and took the initiative to change the subject: "Is there anything interesting happened at the banquet today?"
Princess Jin was originally worried about King Jin, so she was not in the mood to talk about it, but, seeing that King Jin took the initiative to ask, she still said it.
For example, a young master in the grandchildren of the Duke's Mansion danced a sword in order to wish the old lady a birthday, which looked very beautiful.
"Zhen Zhen likes it very much, and discussed it with that young master."
King Jin frowned and said, "It is estimated that it is just embroidered legs with flower fists. It looks good. You don't need to learn this, tomorrow I will ask the master to teach Zhen Zhen a more powerful set."
Hearing this, Princess Jin suddenly laughed.
"Huh? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, I think it's better for the lord not to let people teach her to be more powerful. When she went to ask people for advice today, the young master was unable to fight back."
Upon hearing this result, King Jin was satisfied, and said proudly, "It's really my daughter, she's amazing."
"You, you know how to praise her, but be careful that she won't get married in the future."
"How is it possible, what kind of thing is Zhen Zhen looking for and can't find it? I will definitely choose the best son-in-law in the world for her as her son-in-law."
Princess Jin knew that King Jin loved her daughter very much, and she didn't want to tell him this again, and said something else.
After talking, Liu Yunan was mentioned.
"The second girl from Marquis of Huai'en is really amazing. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she speaks and does things with great spirit. She deserves to be the number one talented girl in the capital."
Hearing Liu Yun'an's name, King Jin's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and a different emotion appeared in his eyes.
"I don't know how Mrs. Huai'en Hou raised her daughter. The daughter-in-law is gentle and pleasant. She knows how to cook and makes money. The concubine is also so good. She is really lucky. "
King Jin nodded. He felt that his princess's praise of Liu Tangxi was indeed accurate.
As for the concubine—
"She is not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." King said, "Even she is very insightful about political affairs."
Hearing this, Princess Jin looked up at King Jin with a look of surprise on her face.
"Ah? Know the affairs of the government?"
The king nodded.
"Princess can still remember that more than ten years ago, when we just left the capital, the Marquis of Wynn's mansion was declining day by day."
Princess Jin thought about it for a while, and said, "It seems like this. I heard that a side room in their family did something and offended the Queen's family."
King Jin nodded and said, "Yes, indeed. After a few years, the title of Hou's mansion will be lost, but in recent years, Hou Wynn has not only maintained his title, but has even gradually gained a firm foothold in the capital. ."
"You mean that this has something to do with that second girl?" After speaking, Princess Jin denied herself again, "No, that second girl wasn't that old back then, so how could she understand this."
King Jin didn't believe it at first, but after investigation, it was indeed the case.
Some people are really precocious and talented.
"It does have something to do with the second girl. She was behind the plan to help the Marquis of Wynn rise, and because of this, she has a place in the mansion. "
Princess Jin's eyes filled with shock.
"Not only that, she is also the advisor of the third prince, helping the third prince to gain power and almost defeating the prince." King said.
If he hadn't intervened in the back, I'm afraid the crown prince would have been abolished long ago.
Princess Jin was speechless.
"If she is a man, I'm afraid she will be appointed a prince and become a prime minister in the future." King Jin finally commented.
"Is there really such a powerful woman in the world?" Princess Jin finally found her voice.
The king nodded.
Seeing that admiration and admiration gradually appeared in the eyes of his own princess, Wang Jing changed his words and said, "It's a pity that the mind is not right, and the methods are a bit cruel. In the future, the princess should not have too much contact with her, and don't let Zhen Zhen contact her. "
Princess Jin nodded and said, "don't worry, my lord, Zhen Zhen doesn't like her very much, and she told me a few things about her today. She still prefers the eldest lady from Marquis Wynn's mansion. "
Thinking of Liu Tangxi's temperament, he said to the king: "Well, that Madam Wei has a very good temperament, and she is also gentle and kind. It would be very good for Zhen Zhen to learn from her."
Princess Jin understood what King Jin meant and nodded in response.
Soon, the two turned off the lights and went to bed.
King Jin did not sleep, but opened his eyes to think about the problem.
He is not ignorant of the recent actions of the third prince. Although the third prince was grounded by the emperor, there were no small movements at all. He has been in close contact with the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Megatron recently.
What he intends, anyone with a discerning eye can see.
Although Megatron was a military general, he used to have a very good relationship with him, but in recent years, it has not been as good as before. Marquis Megatron is very optimistic about the third prince, otherwise, the matter of his daughter and the third prince at the palace banquet would not have come to the emperor.
This kind of person who is friendly with him on the surface, but has other plans behind the scenes, don't want it.
It is imperative for the Marquis of Megatron to marry the third prince.
However, thinking of what Wei Hanzhou said that day, there is one thing that has to be guarded against.
Thinking of the recent actions of the third prince, the third prince is afraid that they are trying to ruin the reputation of the direct daughter, and want the direct daughter to be the side concubine, and the position of the main concubine is reserved for the second girl in the Marquis of Wynn.
Want to have the power of military generals, but don't want to give up Liu Yun'an as a military advisor
The third prince's abacus was a little too loud.
In the early morning of the second day, after eating, the third child of Wei shared their decision.
"The third child told me last night that Dad is here to thank you. Let your eldest brother and second brother go to work in the shop. Let's start with the buddies, and give others as much as they want."
Last night, my third son came over and told him a lot.
Third Wei felt that he was too short-sighted before.
Or he read less, less knowledge, and failed to think too far.
The third daughter-in-law is worthy of being a girl from the Hou Mansion, she has more vision than them. It is a blessing for their Wei family that their son can marry such a good daughter-in-law.
If you really want to survive in the capital, you have to take a long-term view.
The son has the strength, and even though he can make more money by doing part-time jobs, it is not conducive to long-term development. But now, grandchildren don't need to spend money to study, and the third son and third daughter-in-law have paid for it. They are not short of money, and they don't need to save too much money.
He was so seriously ill before, didn't he work hard all the time when he was young, and then he was exhausted.
He didn't want his son to go his old way.
Now that there is such a good opportunity, it is better for my son to go to the shop to exercise than to work hard on the dock.
Not to mention the third child of Wei, after chatting with Wei Hanzhou last night, Liu Tangxi also thought about it for a long time.
Listening to what he said at the moment, Liu Tangxi said: "Okay, I will listen to my father. However, I thought, the eldest brother and the second brother will go to the store and follow the second manager to learn how to deliver goods, familiarize yourself with the capital, and familiarize yourself with the steps. After a period of time, after getting familiar with it, I will go to the shop to be a clerk and learn to sell things. After I am proficient, I will follow the shopkeeper to learn accounting and other things. "
Wei San didn't say anything yet, but Wei Daniel and Wei Erhu looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
They have done delivery and delivery, and they are very familiar with it.
They have never been the servants in the shop, and they always feel that they need to be sharper. When they first arrived, they didn't understand anything, and they still had accents. Wouldn't they be laughed at at that time.
Third Wei also knew the concerns of the sons, glanced at the expressions on the faces of the sons, and happily agreed.
After all, he didn't understand these things. It was a good thing that the sons didn't have to go to the streets to find work.
They are foreigners. When he was young, he would be scorned when he went to the town to find work, let alone come to the capital.
The sadness here, he understands very well.
"I have quite a lot of shops, some selling food and dry goods, some selling cloth, some writing and calligraphy, etc. I don't know what my brothers and sisters-in-law plan to open in the future, what kind of shop do you want to open?" Liu Tangxi asked.
To ask everyone's plans clearly, it is better to arrange the work.
Daniu Wei and Mrs Zhang glanced at each other, neither of them had an idea, so they didn't answer for a while.
Wei Erhu and Zhou Shi had already discussed it.
Wei Erhu said: "We think that if it is possible in the future, we will open a food shop and sell some breakfast and pasta."
Liu Tangxi nodded and praised: "This is not bad, I happen to have a small restaurant, and the second brother can go there to help."
Zhou Shi smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank the three younger siblings."
Liu Tangxi thought about it for a while, and then said: "Second sister-in-law, if you don't want to embroider at home every day, you can go to the kitchen to help. Not all chefs in the kitchen are men, but there are also cooks."
Zhou Shi was instantly overjoyed. If she opens a shop in the future, she and Xianggong will open it together. It would be good if you could get acquainted with it.
But she hadn't thought about it yet, so she didn't know whether to agree or not.
Looking at Zhou Shi's face, Liu Tangxi said, "Second sister-in-law, it's better to think about it, don't worry. However, helping in the kitchen may not make as much money as embroidery, and it's more tiring than embroidery."
"Hey, good."
After asking Wei Erhu and Zhou Shi, Liu Tangxi looked at Wei Daniel and Zhang Shi again, and asked, "Have you made up your mind about it, brother and sister-in-law?"
Daniel Wei didn't know what to say, and Mrs. Zhang spoke up: "To be honest, the two of us thought about it all night last night and didn't think about it. I don't know how to talk to your elder brother, and I don't cook well. The shop can't be opened either. Besides this, I don't know what else to do."
"Why don't I go and help, and I won't open a shop in the future." Wei Daniu said while rubbing his head.
Third Wei glanced at his eldest son, thought about it, and nodded silently.
Liu Tangxi also knew a little bit about the temperaments of Wei Daniu and Zhang.
But you can't work hard all your life.
At this moment, Wei Hanzhou said, "I remember that my eldest brother liked to make some tables, chairs and stools since he was a child. I wonder if he is still interested in it now. Have you ever thought about making a living from this in the future."
Hearing this, Liu Tangxi's eyes lit up and turned to look at Wei Hanzhou.
Oh, why didn't she think of it.
Whether it's Wei Hanzhou or Bo Sheng's book basket, they were made by Wei Daniel, and Shulan's small bench was also made by him.
David Daniel does have some talent.
If you can become a carpenter in the future, it will also be an excellent thing. If you have a craft, you will never starve to death.
After hearing this, Daniu Wei was a little cautious, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said a little embarrassedly: "What did the third brother say? I've learned, how can I make a living on this."
But Liu Tangxi said: "Big brother, we have a shop in Hou's mansion, which specializes in making furniture. It used to be a dowry for the girls in the mansion, and now it also accepts business from outside. If you are really interested in this, I will come back and follow me. Mother said, you can go to a carpenter and become an apprentice. However, I heard that being an apprentice is more difficult, and it may not be fruitful for a year or two."
Just now, Daniel Wei was still refuting, but after listening to it now, his heart was full of enthusiasm.
There used to be a carpenter in the village. If you go to him to study, you will have to pay. At that time, the family was poor and had no money, so he was envious, but he was not able to follow him.
Later, he secretly hid his idea and didn't tell anyone.
Hearing Liu Tangxi's words at this time, what he wanted to do when he was a child suddenly appeared in front of him.
Can he really go to school...
But the son still needs to study. Although the third brother took care of the matter, he couldn't rely on the third brother, and he had to buy some pen and paper for his son. Moreover, he still had to eat at home, so he couldn't put all the burden on his daughter-in-law.
"No... No need, thank you three younger siblings. Bosheng still needs to study, and I will pay for it. I'll go to the delivery." Wei Daniu refused.
As soon as he heard this, Liu Tangxi understood Wei Daniel's considerations.
She thought about it carefully and said, "You don't need to spend money. Apprentices also have wages, but the wages are not much. It may not be as much as the second brother going to the store to deliver."
The shop is owned by Hou's mansion, the carpenter in it is from Hou's mansion, and the apprentices who go to help are also the servants in the mansion.
Still have wages
Wei Daniel became excited again, and couldn't help but glanced sideways at Wei's third child.
Wei Laosan saw his son's eyes and said, "Boss, I think your third brother and third younger brother and sister have a good idea. If you really want to learn, then go to learn. Now the family doesn't need too much money, you don't need to worry about it. Concerned about this.”
The third child of Wei has a long-term vision. If his son learns it, he will not have to worry about things in his life for the next few decades.
Not to mention the salary, even if it is not paid, he still wants his son to go to school.
After finishing speaking, the third son of Wei looked at the second son and the second daughter-in-law again, and said, "According to what we said, coming to the capital will cost a lot, so you can take the money you earn, and the two will share it equally every month. costs in.”
Looking at Wei Daniu's reaction, Liu Tangxi didn't understand anything. She glanced at Wei Hanzhou, then at the third child of Wei and Mrs. Li.
"Then the matter is settled. The second brother goes to the restaurant to help, and the elder brother goes to the furniture store."
Mrs. Li quietly wiped her tears and said, "The third daughter-in-law, I'm really bothering you with the family affairs."
"What did Mother say, we are all a family." Liu Tangxi said with a smile.
After she finished speaking, she asked, "My father and mother and brother and sister-in-law have just come to the capital. They are tired on the road, so why don't they rest at home for a few more days."
Liu Tangxi was very tired when he first came.
However, she could also see the anxiety of Wei Laosan and others, so she added: "If you feel bored and want to go out for a walk, you can go out today."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the third son of Wei looked at his two sons and said, "Why don't you go today, it's okay after all."
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