A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 669 The court asks for it, do you dare not give it?
Let him pay? !
Sheng Hong's face was pulled down again, cooperating with himself for a long time to waste his tongue, it was all in vain!
Wang's stupid woman!
Was he flattering Gu Tingye just for himself?
Not for Changbai!For the Sheng family!

"The officials won't forget it so quickly. Our family still owes 45 yuan in foreign debt." Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, "Now, except for the monthly expenses in the public account, all the rest is used to pay off the debt."

Repaying debts is a matter of course.

"This, this, this..." Sheng Hong was stuck for a long time.He has private money, but the amount is limited. If he really paid for it, then how can he keep his nose and raise a little wife?
This is a matter of principle and must not be compromised!
As the master who can pass the Jinshi examination, Sheng Hong's brain is still very good, he immediately changed his style of play, picked up the tea whisk on the table and handed it to Mrs. Wang, and said gently, "Since you entered the Sheng family, have I ever beaten you?" Dowry idea?

Look at your elder sister Kang Wang, how much of her dowry is left now?It's all stuck in the hole of the Kang family.

Ming girl is recorded in your name, she can marry a good man now, you have honor in your face, right?If when you get married, Ru Lan's dowry is the same as Mo Lan's, you, a mother, will inevitably be pointed behind your back."

Wang flicked her right hand, and with a 'snap', she threw the tea whisk on the table again, "For the sake of the old lady, I reluctantly agreed to let Ming Lan write down my name. Now it seems that I have taken advantage of her. It’s not like I don’t have a daughter myself! Write a letter to my hometown now and ask your cousin to cross Minglan’s name off my name!”

Sheng Hong "teng" stood up, pointed at Wang angrily and cursed: "Stupid woman! Short-sighted! Do you know that Gu Tingye will attack the prince after a while, and you will have multiple marquis sons-in-law..."

"Son-in-law of the Marquis?" Wang said with a sneer, "That's really sweet. Who discussed Minglan's marriage with me? After the marriage was settled, I finally found out. She's not married, so I don't think much of me anymore. , can I expect her to honor me in the future?"

Sheng Hong showed embarrassment, if he had told Mrs. Wang about this in advance, the Qi Xuan family would not have known about it right away.

Mrs. Wang continued to spray, "Minglan was raised by the old lady's knees since she was a child. The old lady will definitely prepare a dowry, and the dowry will not be thinner than Hualan's. When Minglan gets married, plus the dowry gift from Gu Tingye, Minglan Lan's dowry more than doubled.

Is this much not enough? !
Is she the princess or the head of the county? ! !

If you want to curry favor with Gu Tingye, just pay your own money.How much dowry should be given, I will not lose a penny, but if you want me to pay an extra penny, dreaming! "

The more Wang thinks about it, the more he gets angry. He has brought so many troubles to the family, and he still has the nerve to ask the family to prepare more dowry! With a 'snap' on the table, the tea bowl on the table jumped three times, and the tea splashed all over the table.

"You!" Sheng Hong was furious, and slammed the tea table down, and said sharply, "You have been married to the Sheng family for so many years, how many times do you visit your mother in a month? Which big lady is as disrespectful to the elders as you are? If it wasn't for your upbringing, Bai Hua'er, and the death of Wei Shi back then, wouldn't you, a big lady, be at fault?"

Wang stood up abruptly, pointed at Sheng Hong and said, "Follow your father at home, obey your husband when you get married, and obey your son after your husband dies. How many times a month do you go to the old lady?! Not as many as I do!

When Wei Shi died, Lin Xiaoniang was the head of the Sheng family.

You, the master, know who killed Wei Shi, but how did you deal with Lin Xiaoniang in the end? !
Why don't we go to the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion now and ask how many years the Fu Yin will be sentenced if he dies, and how many years will you be sentenced for indulging criminals? ! "

Sheng Hong's face turned ashen, and he pointed at Mrs. Wang tremblingly, but couldn't say a word for a long time.
Seeing Sheng Hong rolling out of Wei Rui Xuan with his tail between his legs like a bereaved dog, Wang's hands were on his hips, his neck was raised, and his complacency was beyond words. After many years, he finally won the quarrel once.

Very popular!

Hurry up and let Liu Kun's family open a bottle of Western Region wine given by his son-in-law to celebrate.

But Liu Kun's family worried, "Miss, you have annoyed the Lord now, in the days to come"

Wang snorted a cloud of white air from his nostrils, and said forcefully, "If you are annoyed, you will be annoyed. When I first married into the Sheng family, I said whatever I wanted to say and scolded him. He was not polite. Ever since my father passed away After that, he accepted Lin Xiaoniang, that vixen. All these years, I kept my voice low, not only to see his face, but also Lin Xiaoniang's face. After Ru'er got engaged to Brother Heng, he treated me a little better."

The next day, not long after Wang Lidong woke up, the concierge came to report that Cheng Guogong, Lian Guogong, Ling Guogong and other 9 nobles came to visit.

Tsk, it's endless.

Recently, the prince's party has been strictly investigating the case of "Yan Wang's treason". Every day, many children of powerful and powerful people are imprisoned, causing panic among the government and the public.

According to intelligence, two companies have already surrendered to the prince, and each company handed over half of the shares in the cotton cloth trading company and made a certificate of investment.

The remaining shareholders were a little panicked, worried that the knife would cut off their heads, so they all wanted Wang Lidong to come forward and have a good talk with the prince.I have approached him several times for this matter, but he has pushed me away.

When they came to the front hall, Wang Lidong greeted all the nobles one by one. After a few pleasantries, Cheng Guogong couldn't help but said, "Yuan Ruo, I've been looking for you a few times, but you have pushed me away. If this continues, It won't be long before the cotton cloth trading company will be swallowed up by the prince's party."

Wang Lidong spread his hands and said, "Uncles, like everyone else, I have never dealt with the crown prince."

Cheng Guogong said, "Yuan Ruo, you and Gu Hou's family are relatives, and now Gu Tingye is the prince's confidant."

Wang Lidong rolled his eyes, more than half of the nine people who came today are relatives of Gu Tingye's family, seeing that he is young and wanting him to be at the front. "Cheng Guogong, you have heard about my elder brother recently, but they don't regard my family as relatives.

Isn't Zhang Guifen, the British prince, engaged to Weibeihou? Weibeihou is the wife and brother of the prince, so everyone might as well ask the British prince for help. "

Cheng Guogong snorted coldly, "Don't mention British Duke to me, this old guy is really going back after living. Bah!"

Several other people also showed contempt.

In the past two years, there are quite a few people who want to marry the British public, but the British public said, let the girl decide for herself, but Zhang Guifen's eyes are so high that she picks and chooses this and that, and doesn't even like one.

But a few days ago, it was suddenly reported that he had engaged Weibeihou.

It really fell through the eyes of all the nobles in the capital.

Marquis Weibei looks wretched, and he is a widower whose wife died. There are two legitimate sons in his family.

If you don't want to be a real lady, you'd rather be someone else's stepmother!Be a stepmother!

The arrogance in the past was all pretended, but in fact, he disliked everyone for not being a big enough official. Now when he meets the prince, he immediately kneels and licks him.

People who follow others and flatter them.

A group of nobles criticized the British Duke for a while.
"I heard that the British government also handed over half of the share."

"The British public also handed over? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Yuan Ruo, has there been any change in the share of the British public?"

Wang Lidong shook his head and said, "There is no change in the company for the time being. If there is a change, I will notify every shareholder."

"Temporary?" When everyone heard this word, they immediately understood that the British Duke had also handed in his nomination certificate.

When Duke Ling thought that if he wanted to save his nephew's family, he would have to hand over half of the share in his hand, he became very angry, and he rearranged the teacups on the coffee table with a "slap", and said angrily, "It's really deceiving!" .This is Ming Qiang!"

Huating Bo sighed, "Who made us Xungui have no power? Look at those civil servants, they can leave after only paying a few hundred guan. Our fines for military generals are ten or dozens of times higher than those of civil servants."

"Now he is just a prince, so he treats us honorably, if it is not fish on the chopping board in the future"

The hearts of all the nobles were desolate, and their anger was even more intense. Several people had fierce looks in their eyes. In this day and age, ten hits and eight hits can buy a life, hundreds of millions of hits a year...

Lian Guogong sighed, "The salt and iron business is only more than 3000 million guan a year, and the imperial court has taken over it as an official business. Our cotton cloth can be [-] to [-] million guan a year. I don't think it will be long before it will be taken over by the imperial court as a monopoly. Not to mention keeping half of the time, at most it is for soup."

Cheng Guogong said angrily, "Why! This cotton cloth business was started by all of us. Why take it away?"

Wang Lidong said, "The court asks for it, do you dare not give it?"

Cheng Guogong took a few deep breaths, and slapped the coffee table heavily, he was so aggrieved!

The emperor decreed that if he dared not give it, he would steal the house!

Or the word 'Rebellion! '

Everyone looked at each other... and then looked at Wang Lidong in unison. This guy is the largest shareholder of the Cotton Cloth Trading Company.
Half an hour later, Wang Lidong said to Fugui, "Let's go, let's go and see the courtyard."

Since he agreed to the old emperor, he is not a person who backtracks on his promises, it is just a small courtyard, he will not be stingy with such a small amount of money.Now I have a lot of gardens in my hand, but after looking at three yards in a row, I am not satisfied, mainly because they are too small.

The old emperor's concubines and two princesses have a total of 24 people. Not to mention each has its own small courtyard, but at least each has a master bedroom, a maid's room, and a reception room.

There are also the residences of servants such as rough envoys, maids, nurses, back kitchens, etc. There are not a hundred rooms, which really can't fit.

Xia Zhu reminded, "My lord, it's very suitable to have a garden."

Wang Lidong said, "How old is it? Where is it?"

Xia Zhu said, "My lord forgot, the chrysanthemum garden is not far from our Duke's mansion."

Wang Lidong immediately thought of this courtyard.Time flies so fast. One year ago, when Qin Guogong purchased a large amount of supplies, he took out a loan, and the mortgage was the deed of the 'Chrysanthemum Garden'.

Two quarters of an hour later, Wang Lidong came to the gate of a large compound. On the plaque were the words "Chrysanthemum Garden" vigorously, signed by the former Fubi who participated in politics.

Walking into the gate, I saw chrysanthemums of various colors planted on both sides of the main road, no wonder it got this name.

The chrysanthemum garden covers an area of ​​62 mu (41000 square meters), and the whole garden is divided into three parts: east, middle and west.

Stepping into the east courtyard, you can see Pinggang distant mountains, pine forest lawn, bamboo dock and curved water, accompanied by mountain pools and pavilions, which have the taste of Jiangnan gardens.

The middle courtyard covers an area of ​​about 26 mu.There is a large pool in the middle, which probably occupies half of the area. The pavilions, terraces and pavilions are all built along the water. The pool is wide and full of trees, and the scenery is natural.

The area of ​​the west courtyard is the smallest, about 18 mu, but the houses are the largest. Counting them, there are more than ten small courtyards. Wang Lidong counted, plus the middle courtyard of the east courtyard, each of the old emperor's family members can Divided into an independent small yard.

Thinking about the old emperor's physical condition, it feels like it's only been a few days. "That's it! Fugui, send someone to repair it immediately. It will be cleaned up within 3 days."

Fugui nodded and accepted the order, "My lord, where are we going now?"

Wang Lidong thought for a while and said, "Go to Princess Fukang's mansion."

After a cup of tea, I came to a mansion by the Jinshui River. A pair of white marble lions stood in front of the mansion.The gate of the mansion is three gates, each with a convenient gate in the east and west, and can enter the two courtyards in the east and west.On the plaque above the main entrance, there are several gold-plated characters, "Princess Yan's Mansion".

"Young master is here." Menzi greeted Wang Lidong with a busy smile when he saw him.

"Are the princess and the son-in-law here?"

"It's all there. But."

Seeing the doorman hesitating, Wang Lidong asked curiously, "But what?"

Menzi whispered, "Young master, let's see for yourself."

Wang Lidong was a little curious, and when he walked to the front hall, he heard noisy voices coming from the room.

".It's all your fault, you give me back Qi'er."

"Brother Jiu, I beg you to help me"

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When Wang Lidong entered the room, he found a room full of people sitting around the princess and the son-in-law, abusing and arguing.
Princess Fukang was explaining something with her big belly, but the son-in-law Li Wei stood in front of the princess with his arms outstretched, and was pulled around. Wang Lidong yelled softly, "Stop!"

There was a sudden explosion in everyone's ears, and the legs were a little weak. Seeing Wang Lidong, Princess Fukang shouted, "Yuan Ruo! Why are you here?"

Wang Lidong stepped forward and said, "I need you and my son-in-law, what are these people doing?"

"Who are you?! Dare to meddle in our family affairs?" A round-faced woman pointed at Wang Lidong with her hips akimbo and said, "Hey, you are so handsome, you can't be the princess' new lover."

Wang Lidong raised his hand and slapped, "Pa!" The round-faced woman flew straight for more than a foot, "paji" stuck to the wall, slipped and fell to the ground, "poof" spit out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fly Several teeth came out.

Seeing his wife being beaten, Li Ju, son-in-law Li Wei's third brother, immediately waved his fists and came straight to the door, cursing, "You little grandson!" He got up and hit the wall with a "snap", his eyes darkened and he passed out.

The fifth elder brother-in-law Li Wei pointed at Wang Lidong angrily and said, "Bold, do you know who you are beating?" Then he shouted, "Come on!"

The son-in-law Li Wei hurriedly dissuaded him, and introduced Wang Lidong's identity to his brothers and sisters-in-law. Mrs. Li Yan said, "Even if you are the Duke of Qi, what's the matter with you, we are still His Majesty's natal family, our family affairs , has nothing to do with him as an outsider?"

"I am a disciple of an official's family. Everyone in the world knows that the matter of the senior sister is my business. You are so bold, you dare to slander me for having an affair with the senior sister." Wang Lidong shouted outside the door, "Come on! .”

Fugui led two guards, stepped into the house aggressively, cupped his hands and said, "My lord."

Wang Lidong pointed at the round-faced woman who was beaten, "Take her to Kaifeng mansion! Tell the governor of Kaifeng that this person has slandered me for having an affair with the princess! Tell him to handle it impartially. If the judgment is unfair, I will knock you down." Dengwen drum report to the imperial court!"

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Everyone in the Li family saw that Wang Lidong didn't look like he was joking, but seemed serious, and immediately panicked.The laws of the Song Dynasty stipulated that "the false accusations belonged to the mansion master, the governor, the county magistrate, etc., and the false crimes were added to the second class."

The son-in-law Li Wei hurriedly stepped forward to persuade, and explained the whole story to Wang Lidong. The sons of several people were all arrested by the prince's party and put into the "prison". It would be easy to get out of prison. The princess consort handed over the shares of the cotton cloth trading company .The harvest of several million a year is the lifeline of the two of them, so they are not willing to hand it over for nothing.Been arguing about it for days
Wang Lidong frowned and said, "Since you don't want to, don't let these people in! Tell them to find the prince! My senior sister is pregnant now, if something happens, can you buy regret medicine?"

The son-in-law Li Wei smiled wryly. They are all his own brother and sister-in-law. It's easy to say, if he really wants to do this, he won't be poked in the back. At that time, he will definitely ask his wife to come forward
Wang Lidong thought to himself that these people just saw you two being bullied, so they turned their noses up, "Okay, if you don't worry, let me handle this matter."

The son-in-law Li Wei nodded quickly, that would be the best.

Wang Lidong looked at Fukang, "Senior sister, what's your opinion?"

Princess Fukang couldn't wish more, her head was cracked by the noise these days.

Wang Lidong beckoned everyone in the Li family to sit down, and asked about the specific situation. Marquis of Weibei Shen Congxing arrested the sons of these people because he participated in the "Yan Wang's rebellion". How much can I get in a year?"

Several people have heard of it, but the exact number is not clear.

Wang Lidong opened his palms and said, "This year is less than 500 million guan, and next year's dividend should exceed 700 million guan."

Next year, we will be able to share 700 million guan!

Everyone was stunned.

"Crack!" Wang Lidong patted the coffee table heavily, "Which one of you thinks your brother is worth 700 million yuan?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, my family knew about my family affairs, and those who were arrested were all idlers, incapable of writing and capable of martial arts.
Wang Lidong sneered and said, "You are really generous to others. Anyway, such a large amount of money can't reach your pockets, and some slutty bastards wanting to give away the golden mountain to others with both hands!"
What do you think in your heart, don't think that others can't guess. "

Everyone was swept away by Wang Lidong's eyes, and they dodged unconsciously. The princess son-in-law was able to take a share in the cotton cloth business, and these few families were all envious.Wanting to gain fame, but unfortunately being pushed back by the princess, how can I balance my heart.

After a moment of silence, Li Wei's third elder brother, Li Ju, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, we were also forced to seek the princess mansion. Marquis Weibei said that if the ninth brother doesn't hand over the share, he will punish the brothers severely. "

Wang Lidong said, "The five people who were arrested were not charged with serious crimes. At most, they will be imprisoned for four or five years and exiled for a thousand miles. They will not die!"

Hey!
Is this human?
Everyone is a little angry!

Wang Lidong didn't care about these people at all, and immediately threw out his own proposal. Those who were sentenced would receive a subsidy of [-] guan per year, or [-] guan for five years.

Um?
Can you still come this way?
Only one thousand strings?

Wang Lidong added, "If it's possible, everyone can write a deed, and if you don't think it's possible, then we'll follow the laws of the Song Dynasty." As he spoke, he glanced at the round-faced woman being escorted by the guards! "Slandering me and the princess, at least ten years and three thousand miles." If a woman is exiled, what happens along the way, a picture that is not suitable for children flashes in everyone's mind.
"Officials save me!?!" The round-faced woman was startled and shouted for help.

Carrots and sticks, choose one.

The five members of the Li family discussed for a long time before finally unifying their minds, "If there is an amnesty for the whole world, you will be sentenced to five years, and the whole world will be amnesty for half a year. How does that count?"

The emperor of the Song Dynasty often issued an amnesty. According to statistics, in the 319 years of the Song Dynasty, there were 203 amnesties, which means that the average fixed-term imprisonment of the Song Dynasty was only 1.57 years.

Wang Lidong said loudly, "If you're sentenced to five years, even if you're only locked up for one day, you'll be compensated five thousand."

Everyone was very satisfied with this answer, and immediately wrote a deed, drew a pledge, and left.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Princess Mansion became quiet.

Princess Fukang breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked, "Yuan Ruo has a way."

The son-in-law bowed and saluted, "Thank you Yuan Ruo."

"Okay, it's all from my own family, so why not be polite." Wang Lidong picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "You two are just too honest. When you have free time, read various tabloids. There are all kinds of things in the market, and the parents are short-sighted. There are so many examples of this kind, and when we encounter them in the future, we will follow suit."

The two are a princess of the Song Dynasty, who grew up in the deep palace compound, and the other is the youngest son of the uncle of the country. When he was born, the Li family had already made a fortune and was pampered.It's no wonder that the two noobs are not handled by others.

Princess Fukang said, "I have read the tabloids, and many of them are made up."

Wang Lidong laughed and said, "There are tabloids that specialize in publishing yamen judgments, most of which are real cases that happened in each yamen. Sister, you can read this."

The princess nodded, then frowned and said, "What if the crown prince continues to arrest people? There are no less than a thousand relatives in the five servants of the son-in-law, each with five thousand guan."

The son-in-law said worriedly, "I'm not afraid that the prince will continue to arrest people. It's impossible to arrest the whole family. I'm afraid that he will come to the door directly to ask for it. Will I give it or not?"

The princess's face darkened, the father's body can't last for a few days, and now the prince is so unscrupulous, if he waits for the father to leave, he will drop golden beans.
The son-in-law was flustered for a while, and finally coaxed the lady to put away her magical powers.

Princess Fukang sighed, "I wish I had an older brother or a younger brother, God is really unfair, my father is so diligent in government and loves the people, but now he has come to nothing"

(End of this chapter)