When he came out of Ting Yu Pavilion, it was already Shen Shi.
Knowing the news that King Zhennan had returned to the palace, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue simply walked directly to the palace.
Nangong Yue took the initiative to hold his hand, and said softly, "A Yi, we are not in a hurry."
Xiao Yi looked sideways at her, tender and weary, and said as a matter of course: "Yes! We still have a daughter, how can we delay three years for nothing!"
Nangong Yue's face flushed, and she couldn't help giving him a sideways glance.
Regarding the disposal of the Fang family's third bedroom and Xiao Fang's family, Guan Yubai mentioned a problem - status. Xiao Fang's name is now the wife of King Zhennan and Xiao Yi's mother. Once something happens to her, Xiao Yi and Nan Gongyue will inevitably need to "keep filial piety for their mother" for three years.
Therefore, only by letting Xiao Fang lose this "reputation" can they have less scruples in their actions.
Xiao Yi knew in his heart that King Zhennan had a good face, and he would definitely not want to divorce his wife, so he had to give it a push...
Xiao Yi's fingers rubbed against her palm, Nangong Yue's earlobes turned red again, and she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Ah Yi, we happen to have a good opportunity in our hands."
The property left by the old prince is incomparably rich!
The two looked at each other and smiled, Xiao Yi had already returned, and this matter should be settled as soon as possible.
After arriving at the study room of the palace, Ji Jiao immediately went in to report, and soon welcomed the two of them in.
"Greetings to King Father." The young couple saluted King Zhennan together.
King Zhennan was obviously in a good mood, so he asked the two of them to sit down, stroked their beards and said, "It's good to be back. Is the concubine's health better?"
"Thank you, father, for your concern. My daughter-in-law is already well." Nangong Yue owed her thanks.
King Zhennan nodded slightly, and said, "This king has thought about it. After your second brother gets married, let the second and third families live separately..."
Ever since he learned that his niece Xiao Ni secretly poisoned the eldest concubine, King Zhennan was both angry and chilled. He originally thought that the second and third bedrooms belonged to his father's blood and belonged to his own family, so it was fine to live in the palace. The place is big, and it can afford to raise such a group of people. I didn't expect that as the saying goes, Dou Mien is better than Mi Qiu, and some people are just white-eyed wolves who are not familiar with it!
Zhennan Wang thought, after all, there are too many people in this palace! There are many people, and there are many thoughts!
It's better to separate out.
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue exchanged glances quickly, but they didn't expect that King Zhennan would suddenly propose a separation.
Father Wang finally got it right. While thinking to himself, Xiao Yi echoed: "Father is the king."
Seeing that this rebellious son is rarely obedient, King Zhennan felt a sense of old comfort, and said: "Concubine Shizi, speaking of it, your second brother's marriage has been settled, but your younger sisters haven't been settled yet, so you can help Take a look." The girls in the second and third bedrooms have their own parents, so naturally they don't need to worry about Nangong Yue, Zhennan Wang is talking about his three daughters Xiao Fei, Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongying.
Nangong Yue naturally agreed, as the eldest daughter of the palace, Xiao Fei's marriage will have to be prepared for at least a year or two, so it's time to look at it early.
In addition, there is Xiao Luan's marriage.
Originally, as the son of the prince's mansion, there will be corresponding rules for the wedding, as long as you follow the rules, there will be no mistakes.
However, the roots of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion are too shallow. Speaking of which, except for the big marriage of the Zhennan King more than ten years ago, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has no direct descendants who got married. As a result, the so-called regulations are almost blank here, and she needs to arrange everything one by one. Originally, Nangong Yue had plenty of time, but this serious illness made it a little too late.
Therefore, Nangong Yue said: "Father, the second brother's wedding is coming soon, and my daughter-in-law would like to ask the father to allow Concubine Wei to help."
King Zhennan nodded in agreement, "You can directly tell Concubine Wei to do so. I heard from the old master of the Lin family that you still need to rest for at least half a year, Concubine, so don't worry too much in the near future."
Nangong Yuefu said, "Thank you, Father."
Xiao Yi interjected at this time, and said with a somewhat displeased expression: "Speaking of the second brother's marriage... Father, the son has ordered the accountant to sort out the account books that he brought from his mother, and he will move in later. Show it to your father."
Zhennan Wang actually planned to ask about those account books in a few days. After all, Xiao Luan was about to get married and had some property in his hands, so he could give him a good face in front of the Yue family.
Hearing Xiao Yi's initiative to mention it, King Zhennan naturally said hello, ignored his black face, nodded and said: "These properties left by your grandfather to your brothers should be divided up sooner. Father also I think your uncle's and grandfather's suggestion was good, as the son of the eldest son, you should share more farmland, and as for the shop and cash, give it to your second brother."
During the speech, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps outside, and then a long follower came in to report that the account book sent by the son of the world had arrived.
After a while, Huamei brought in several large boxes and heavy account books with a few women. After the women went out, there were three father, son and daughter-in-law and a few serving maids left in the study.
"Father, the account books are all here." Nangong Yue respectfully blessed Fushen again, "What the father said just now is that the shop and cash should be distributed to the second younger brother, but..."
As she said that, she frowned and said awkwardly: "After calculating this account book, the annual income is a total of 2.3 million taels of silver, but..." She hesitated for a while, and finally said vigorously , "But my mother only gave us a total of three hundred and ten thousand taels of silver bills, which is a full two million taels of silver..."
"Two million taels?!" King Zhennan blurted out in shock.
Even if the king of Zhennan thought that there might be some problems in these account books, it’s just tens of thousands of taels, for the sake of his family and the prosperity of everything, it’s okay to be vague. At worst, he took it out of his own pocket, anyway, the palace is not bad. That little money, but he never expected that the difference would be such a huge sum of money.
Two million taels!
How many years has this been the military salary of the Southern Border Army!
Thinking about it, King Zhennan's face suddenly darkened. ,
Nangong Yue said cautiously, as if she was worried about offending King Zhennan, "Father, what my daughter-in-law said is true."
She signaled with a look, Baihui immediately opened one of the boxes, took out a few account books and handed them to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue picked up a book, flipped through it, stopped at a certain page, asked Baihui to present it to King Zhennan, and said, "Father, this is the account book of a tea shop in the east of the city for the past five years." , According to the account books, the tea shop earns five to six thousand taels of silver every year... Roughly calculated, in the past five years alone, the tea shop has earned nearly forty thousand taels of silver."
Nangong Yue counted the profits of the tea shop in the past five years, deliberately frowned and glanced at the account books of the remaining large boxes, and let the King of Zhennan imagine himself.
The old prince only left dozens of shops, and a lot of fields and villages...
Xiao Yi was drinking tea at the side, using the teacup to hide the smile on his mouth, he likes to see his stinky girl so energetic and slightly cunning, just like back then...
When Xiao Yi was not careful, he lost his mind.
"Father," Nangong Yue said submissively and considerately, looking at the sinking King Zhennan, "Daughter-in-law understands that mother has been in charge of the royal palace for these years, and she has to take care of these accounts. The younger generation really shouldn't haggle over every detail with their mother. It's just that Bi Xiaotang really can't afford the two million taels of silver..."
King Zhennan quickly flipped through the account book in his hand, and picked up the second and third books... His expression became more and more ugly.
"I don't know if the father can give me some time, or why not give the field and Zhuangzi to the second brother, so the son will get the 'cash money'?"
Nangong Yue's words were gentle and respectful, but there was a hint of helplessness. Hearing the twitching veins on King Zhennan's forehead, she suddenly understood!
It turned out that Xiao Fang had such a "good idea".
If Xiao Yi asked Xiao Luan to take the cash, he would give Xiao Luan two million taels of silver for nothing, but if Xiao Yi couldn't pay the two million taels, he would have to suffer this dumb loss and retire. And the next best thing is to give up all the fields and Zhuangzi to Xiao Luan!
Xiao Yi's rebellious son has always been at odds with him, with his stingy temper, maybe he will come to fight with him because of this, and then when he gets angry, he may help Xiao Luan to get rid of him. All the properties left by the father were taken away from Xiao Yi's hands...
No wonder Xiao Yi's face is so black when it comes to property, obviously already a little unhappy, that is to say, the Shizi Concubine has a good temper and can suppress him, otherwise, wouldn't Xiao Fang have been tricked into it? ! And wouldn't he just become the mallet in Xiao Fang's hands? !
Damn little Fang, even plotted against him!
The more King Zhennan thought about it, the more annoyed he became, Huo Di stood up, held the account book, and walked out of the house by himself, even ignoring Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue in the study.
The only thing left in the study is the crisp sound of the beaded chain door curtains colliding with each other...
Xiao Yi courteously poured tea for Nangong Yue, and served the tea himself, blinking with a smile, as if to say, my imperial concubine is really capable!
Nangong Yue took the teacup, the corners of her mouth curled up even higher.
Since Xiao Fang likes to make fake accounts so much, then I will repay her in the same way as her own, and let her taste what it means to lift a rock to shoot her in the foot!
The account books piled up in this study room are all a new set of account books carefully imitated by the fake accounts given by Mrs. Fang, but it took several months of work.
According to the fake accounts originally given by the Xiaofang family, the money earned by so many shops and farms every year is barely enough to maintain their income and expenditure, and some shops even have losses... Over the past ten years, the properties left by the old prince, Adding it all up, he earned more than a hundred thousand taels, plus the banknotes left by the old prince back then, it was worth less than three hundred thousand taels. One can imagine where those real profits went!
The intercepted silver is obviously in Xiao Fang's hands, but she wants to make the illusion that Xiao Luan's property is far inferior to Xiao Yi's. Forcing Xiao Yi to give away part of the farm...
If it's just property, Nangong Yue doesn't really care, and she knows that Xiao Yi certainly doesn't care either. Xiao Luan in this life has not been raised too badly by Xiao Fang's family. If the royal family is divided in the future, and more property and silver are given to him, Nan Gongyue has no problem.
It's just that these things are left by the old prince to Xiao Yi, and they are the kindness of the old prince to his grandson, so it must be clearly understood, and Xiao Fang and the others must not be confused.
Therefore, Nangong Yue ordered Shen Accountant to make a set of "beautiful" account books, and exaggerated the annual money earned by the shop by more than ten times, so the combined income of so many industries for more than ten years became more than two million. Two huge sums.
I hope Xiao Fang will be happy with this "heavy gift".
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue were drinking tea leisurely in the study.
The king of Zhennan came to the main courtyard of the palace aggressively, and the woman guarding the courtyard naturally didn't dare to stop him, and the servant girl hurriedly went to report to Xiao Fang with bright eyes, seeming to be happy but also worried.
I was glad that the prince finally came to see his wife, but seeing the prince's angry look, I'm afraid the visitor was not kind!
Before Xiao Fang could dress up, King Zhennan had strode into the main room and asked in a harsh voice, "Where is Madam?"
"Husband... madam is..."
A little maid stammered and replied, while speaking, Xiao Fang came out quickly and hurriedly saluted King Zhennan.
She had only bent her knees a little before she heard Zhennan Wang sternly reprimanded: "You are so brave! How dare you make false accounts!"
As he spoke, he threw away the account book on Xiao Fang's skirt, and with a "pop", the account book fell to the ground...
In the past, King Zhennan had so much faith in this stepmother, but now he is so disappointed.
When he thought of her father's property being in her hands for more than ten years, yet she dared to hide it from him, the thorn in his heart ached again. Why did she hide it from him? Isn't it just for money!
His lady has such a big appetite!
Seeing Zhennan Wang's extremely disappointed eyes, Xiao Fang was really anxious.
Xiao Fang glanced at the account book that slid on the ground, and at a glance, he knew that it was one of those account books, and his eyes flashed.
I heard that Xiao Yi and Nan Gongyue just returned to the palace today, it seems that they went to report to King Zhennan!
"My lord!" Xiao Fang gritted her teeth, knelt down with a plop, and cried out, "I am wronged! These accounts are all true!" Her account books are so flawless that no fault can be found!
Until now, she still has not repented! Zhennan Wang's eyebrows were tightly locked, and there was no disappointment in his eyes, only boredom.
"My lord..." Xiao Fang took a few steps on her knees, her eyes were red, and there was a thin layer of mist in her eyes, "I know that A Yi and the concubine Shizi have always disliked being a concubine. Bitterness can only be swallowed by oneself. I have been in charge of these shops for so many years, and I have been doing my best, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault... "
After speaking, she pretended to hold a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and continued in disappointment: "But how can A Yi and Shi Zifei accuse me of making false accounts without proof? The stepmother is also a mother... From the perspective of my concubine, A Yi would be so unfilial, it must be instigated by the concubine behind the scenes!"
Xiao Fang's few words seemed to put all the responsibility on Nangong Yue, but they also accused Xiao Yi of being unfilial!
If this was the past, the King of Zhennan would probably believe it again, but this time is different from the past.
He has long been no longer obedient to this lady's words, and the other party's words seem to be full of loopholes. Unfilial, she casually condemned the son of unfilial piety, does she still want to give the position of son to Xiao Luan, that worthless kid
How can a person who is on the battlefield and in front of the soldiers keep shouting that he will never go to the battlefield again can afford the position of Zhennan King.
King Zhennan closed his eyes and said coldly: "You said those account books are true?"
Xiao Fang thought that Zhennan King believed it, so he quickly raised his right hand and swore: "My lord, this concubine swears that the accounts are all true, if not, I would like to be bombarded by five thunders!"
She made a poisonous oath casually, hoping to make her words more credible, but she didn't know that it was just destroying the last trace of pity in Zhennan King's heart...
Zhennan Wang stared at Xiao Fang with both eyes, and his tone was so cold that ice scum was about to form:
"Okay! Since the account books are all real, I will ask someone to bring all those account books later. Madam, you can hand over all the shortfall of two million taels according to what is recorded in these account books!"
After finishing speaking, King Zhennan didn't want to pay attention to Xiao Fang any more, and strode away with his sleeves thrown away!
Two million taels of silver? ! Xiao Fang was a little confused for a while, what two million taels? !
Ming Mou didn't know what was going on, and hurriedly helped Xiao Fang up, but saw that Xiao Fang's face seemed even uglier than when King Zhennan was there just now.
"Quick! Show me that account book!"
Xiao Fang didn't care about her numb and aching knee, and hurriedly ordered Ming Mou to bring her the account book.
Ming Mou quickly picked up the account book, patted the dust off it and handed it to Xiao Fang, who eagerly flipped through it...
swipe swipe...
With the rapid flipping of the densely written pages, Xiao Fang's entire face turned pale, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. How could this be? !
At first glance, these account books look like the ones prepared by myself, but the contents inside are completely wrong. The profit of the shop has been exaggerated by many times...
two million two...
Xiao Fang's hands trembled, and the account book fell to the ground with a "slap".
Nangong Yue, it must be Nangong Yue who forged this pile of account books!
I am still careless!
"My lord!" Xiao Fang rushed out of the room anxiously, shouting hoarsely, "My lord, it's Xiao Yi! It's Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue..."
But King Zhennan's back was long gone, and the two women guarding the entrance of the yard quickly stepped forward and stopped Xiao Fang. If this makes the madam go out and make trouble, then their errands will be lost!
For a while, Xiao Fang was only heard screaming like a crazy woman, but she didn't get any response...
Two million taels? ! Where can I raise two million taels? ! Cold sweat dripped down Xiao Fang's forehead.
"Madam! Madam, the lord has already left." Bright eyes looked at Xiao Fang worriedly, really afraid that Madam might be in trouble.
Xiao Fang finally calmed down, she didn't speak for a while, her eyes were dark, like a bottomless hell.
After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Mingmou, her eyes seemed to have made some kind of determination, she looked cold and decisive, and she ordered: "Mingmu, go and call Aunt Mei."
"Yes, ma'am." Bright eyes respectfully replied.
Xiao Fang's feet were banned, and even her few cronies were not allowed to leave the main courtyard at will, but Mingmu naturally had another way. Instead of going to the main entrance of the courtyard, she went to the small kitchen, and after a while...
After a cup of tea, Aunt Mei, who was wearing a pink silk gown with white flowers and flowers, came over, saying that she wanted to say hello to Mrs. Fang. Aunt Mei came out of Xiaofang's yard, and since she opened her face, she still comes here to pay her respects from time to time, and the woman guarding the gate let her in without thinking too much.
Ming Mou hurriedly closed the door and guarded outside the house.
Xiao Fang had washed and dressed a long time ago, she was dressed gracefully and luxuriously, but her reddish eyes could not hide her embarrassment.
As soon as Aunt Mei came, Xiao Fang couldn't wait to ask: "Why don't you do it, when will you wait?" Her face showed obvious irritability.
This Aunt Mei has been here for several months, but she has not done anything.
A month ago, when Xiao Fang heard that Nangong Yue was seriously ill, she thought that Aunt Mei and the others had taken action. Who knew that Nangong Yue was still alive and well today!
Aunt Mei looked at Xiao Fang indifferently, without any respect in her eyes, but her tone was still polite, she said perfunctorily: "Madam, don't worry, since the master sent me, I will handle the errand well."
She was a little impatient, she was just using Xiao Fang to sneak into the palace, how to do things, she decided on her own, and she couldn't allow Xiao Fang to point fingers!
What's more, Prince Xiao almost bloodbathed Luoyue City recently, and his own spies lost seven or eight, so he managed to hide his identity and did not reveal his secrets. Now that the news has not passed, isn't he asking for death by getting involved at this time? !
Little Fang didn't understand that the other party was perfunctory, and said in a cold voice: "Aunt Mei, the old prince left those properties. Over the years, half of the money has gone into your pockets. Now the prince asked me to take two million taels." When the profits come out, where am I going to collect the two million taels? If I can't make it through, you don't want to live too!"
As she said that, a sinister light shot out from her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Yi... You said you want to take a long-term plan, but now I want Nangong Yue to die! It's just a woman, can't you do it?! "
Because of Nangong Yue, her children all turned to her, even the prince was bewitched by her, and put him under house arrest. Moreover, Xiao Yi, that evil bastard, became more and more harmonious with the prince. If things go on like this, not only can he not escape... Seriously ill", his son Xiao Luan will also be farther and farther away from the throne of King Zhennan...
When Nangong Yue died, she would like to see how Xiao Yi would feel overwhelmed with pain!