Lord of Fortune

As the end of the year approached, every household became lively, and the Han residence was also beaming.

In recent years, not only Han Mengqin's life has been in a hurry, but even her servants have made a lot of money in the past few years, and their small life is very nourishing.

Mo Lan and Mo Zhu, following Han Mengqin's side, learned a lot of flower planting skills.Now, in their spare time, they can earn two thousand silver by planting several pots of rare flowers every year.

Seeing this, the other maids and women in the Han family also followed suit. They used the rest time to plant a few potted flowers, or plant some tea and tea flowers to sell to Han Mengqin's tea shop. You earn dozens of taels of silver, and I Earning a hundred taels of silver, although not comparable to Mo Lan and Mo Zhu, made these servants very happy.

If this was left in the past, they would never have imagined that they would have such a good life, and because of this, they were more loyal to Han Mengqin.After all, apart from Han Mengqin, no one can make them earn the same amount of money, and no one is better at serving them than Han Mengqin, as long as they are loyal enough to Han Mengqin and don't offend Han Mengqin. Bottom line, Han Mengqin is still very kind to his subordinates.

Even Han Mengling and Han Mengyin got 100 taels of silver each for running errands for Han Mengqin this year.They also followed Han Mengqin to learn how to grow flowers, but it was a pity that they were not experienced enough to grow flowers for the first time, so they died of raising flowers.However, the two have already accumulated a certain amount of experience, and they plan to fight again next year with great interest.

This year... from the master of spending money to the master of making money, they are already very content.

Han Mengling and Han Mengyin used the money they earned to pull high-quality fabrics and made some clothes for themselves and their respective mothers.Looking at their mother's surprised eyes, they were not to mention how proud they were.It feels different to buy things with your own money!

After discussing with each other, the two bought Han Mengqin a horse of high-quality material together.

When Han Mengqin received the fabric from them, she was very surprised: "The money in your hands is limited, just buy something for yourself, why don't you buy it for me?"

Han Mengling was still a little cautious in front of Han Mengqin, she lowered her head and replied: "Eldest sister definitely earns more money than us, and she doesn't lack our things, but it's kind of a wish for us to give elder sister something. Don't be disgusted, sister."

Han Mengyin smiled and said: "If there is no big sister, we will definitely not be able to earn so much money. We must not forget our roots. We have good things, so naturally we should think of big sister."

In the past, the elders of the Han family did not set a good example for Han Mengling and Han Mengyin, so when Han Mengqin was first brought back, the children of the Han family were more bearish than each other.

These years, Han Mengling and Han Mengyin secretly worshiped Han Mengqin in their hearts, and kept learning from her, but their style of acting was getting closer and closer to Han Mengqin's.

When Mrs. Hu came to visit as a guest, she knew the situation of the Han family, and she was really envious.

She and Han Mengqin half-jokingly said: "You are really amazing. Han Mengling, who was so hostile to you before, is about to become your follower now, which shows how charming your personality is."

"Auntie, stop making fun of me. I don't even know what I did to make them get so close to me."

"This shows that you are a good boy. Everyone can see your kindness." Mrs. Hu now likes Han Mengqin more and more. If Han Mengqin hadn't already had a lover, she would have wanted Han Mengqin Be your own daughter-in-law.

"Speaking of which, it's not only good to be your sister, but also to be your maid. Your family treats you so well, even I want to come to your house as a maid."

Prefect Hu is very clean and honest, and the Hu family has a weak foundation.

Although Mrs. Hu is now the magistrate's wife, the life of the Hu family is still very poor, and even holding a banquet has to be considered twice.On weekdays, Prefect Hu and Mrs. Hu used only those few clothes to support the scene.

Han Mengqin said: "Auntie doesn't have to envy them. Since I am willing to share the way of making money with the maids, why don't I want to share it with my auntie?"

Han Mengqin has always been generous to his own people.

If it is said that she was quite businesslike when dealing with the Hu family in the past, then after experiencing the ups and downs of human relations, she really regarded the prefect and Mrs. Hu as her own.

That's what Mrs. Hu said casually. She didn't expect that Han Mengqin was really willing to share the way to get rich with herself.After all, for anyone, this matter can be regarded as their own secret-secret.

Han Mengqin's work is really majestic, and people can't help but admire it.

"Then I would like to thank my niece. My niece also knows about the situation in my family, so I will not be polite with my niece. If I make money later, I will share it with my niece, and I will definitely not let my niece suffer."

……

In the past few days, Han Mengqin had been taking her younger siblings and maidservants to cut the window grilles.

Han Mengqin's hands are the most skillful, and the window grilles he cut out are so vivid that people feel happy when they see them.

Vanilla said with emotion: "Miss is so quick to do everything. She just learned how to cut window grilles from the servant girl, and she cuts window grilles better than the servant girl. The servant girl really sighs."

Mo Zhu said triumphantly: "Our lady is so smart, no matter how difficult it is, she can learn it at once, isn't it the same when she was learning embroidery? You, don't dream of being able to compare with the lady. "

"That's right. I still remember the depressed look of the embroiderer when Miss compared the embroiderer who was specially invited to teach you."

Han Mengqin also felt quite happy watching the maidservants around talking and laughing together.

It's just that without Chu Chen, this year, after all, it's a little less fun.

Although in recent months, because of the war between Daqi and Ximan, Chu Chen has not sent a letter to Han Mengqin, but Han Mengqin has to send a letter to Chu Chen every month, and it is unshakable. .

This time...

She looked at the window grilles she had cut in her hands, and thought of the window grilles she had sent to Chu Chen earlier, she was slightly absent-minded.I don't know how Chu Chen is doing now, whether he has received the letter and window grilles from her.

The day before the New Year's Eve, Han Mengqin finally received a reply letter from the border, which was sent by Chu Chen.

She opened the letter almost tremblingly, staring greedily at the long-lost handwriting.

Chu Chen said in the letter that the western barbarians were unable to attack for a long time and were short of food and grass. He was afraid that they would retreat after a long time.In this battle, because of his bravery in battle, General Ma asked for credit for him. Now, he has been promoted to be the commander of the ten thousand, and he is in command of the vanguard - that is one of the army - battalion The sharp knife gathers the most elite combat power in the army.

In just a few lines, he summed up the hardships of his battle.Han Mengqin didn't need to think about how dangerous the battle Chu Chen had gone through to get promoted on the battlefield.

As she continued to look down, Chu Chen's style of painting gradually became less serious.

——I'm fine, don't worry about me.The rice grains sent by the empress have been received, and the cotton clothes made by the Qinqin people have also been put on. With the mother-in-law and lady so caring, how can I not fight bravely-kill-the enemy?This time I will make those Western barbarians come and go!

"Who is your wife? If you don't get my mother's approval, if you don't have three media and six hires to propose marriage to me, I won't recognize you."

Han Mengqin snorted softly, but the corners of her mouth curled up quietly.

She cherished every line of writing, wishing she could never finish reading this letter.

No matter how slow Han Mengqin reads, there will be a moment when he reaches the lowest end.

She saw Chu Chen write: Happy New Year, Qinqin, I will kiss you thousands of times.Although I can't spend the holidays with you, my heart is always by your side.

Because of these words, without Chu Chen, the New Year, which would have been a little less colorful, was finally complete.

Han Mengqin held the letter tightly, and didn't let go even when he was sleeping.

……

Years later, Mrs. Hu also learned from Mo Lan and Mo Zhu beside Han Mengqin, and began to grow flowers and tea.Mrs. Hu does not have high requirements, as long as she can get several hundred taels of silver a year, she is satisfied.

After planting flowers, she can sell them to vendors like Mo Lan and Mo Zhu; if planting tea, as long as the quality is qualified, she can directly send it to the tea shop under the name of Han Mengqin, even if the quality of the tea grown at the beginning If she fails, she can keep drinking by herself.

Han Mengqin has already told Mrs. Hu the cultivation methods of several famous flowers and teas.

Not only did she teach Mrs. Hu how to grow flowers, but she also gave Mrs. Hu some cultivated flowers and tea leaves. What Mrs. Hu needed to do was to use cuttings to cut off the roots, stems or leaves of these flowers and put them in the garden. In the water, wait until it takes root before planting it in the soil to cultivate new flowers.

Han Mengqin had prepared all the things needed for Mrs. Hu, and Mrs. Hu could be said to have no cost at the beginning.

But Mrs. Hu did not take it lightly because of this, but asked Han Mengqin carefully about the habits of these flowers, and recorded these habits one by one on the small note she carried with her, so that she could look at them at any time.

Mrs. Hu is careful every day, serving these flowers more than serving herself.

I don't know if it's because Han Mengqin taught her a good method, or because she put in enough effort. After half a month, only four of the eight roots and stems she cut from Han Mengqin's flowers successfully germinated !

Mrs. Hu quickly found flower pots, planted all these buds, and then fertilized these precious flowers from time to time.

Although these flowers are only tender seedlings, when Mrs. Hu saw these flowers, she seemed to see hope and was very happy.

Mrs. Hu doesn't think the germination rate of this thing is low, the harder it is to raise, the more precious it is.When the flowers bloom, they will probably be able to sell for a good price.

At the same time, the tea leaves planted by Mrs. Hu also showed tender seedlings...

Now Mrs. Hu is in a great mood when she sees the things she planted.She is now full of confidence in the future.When she grows enough flowers, she will open a flower shop. At that time, [-]% of the profit in the shop will be given to Han Mengqin...

Similar situations happened in several companies at the same time.

Mrs. Hu is serious about planting flowers and tea, and Han Tongpan's son and aunt's daughter are also trying to expand their business scope and grow flowers.As for the Han family, not to mention Han Mengling, Han Mengyin and the group of little maids, they are more serious than each other for money.Even Lu Jingshen, under the influence of the people around him, became very interested in planting flowers.

Lu Jingshen loves orchids the most. He asked Han Mengqin carefully about how to grow orchids. He plans to go home and grow a few pots by himself, so that he can feel good every day.If a boss or friend has a birthday, give a pot of orchids planted by yourself, which will save face and save him money.

In the not-too-distant future, the local people will find that all the families who have good relations with Han Mengqin, no matter how poor they were before, will become rich later.Especially that poor prefect Hu, relying on the famous flower shop opened by his wife, his wealth has doubled several times at once.

Several businessmen who never betrayed Han Mengqin when Han Mengqin was "down and down" also got benefits to varying degrees, and their business became more and more prosperous.

The governor's mansion and Yongninghou's mansion and other people who had a bad relationship with Han Mengqin could only watch helplessly, without gaining any light.Even the tea shop in the Marquis of Yongning has been closed due to pressure from Han Mengqin's tea shop, and things have not gone well in the governor's mansion recently.

This is Han Mengqin's most powerful counterattack to those who betrayed her!

She will not take the initiative to do anything to those people, but she will try her best to make her relatives and friends live a prosperous life, catch up with those people she hates in an all-round way, and make those who value interests too late to regret!

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Recently, Han Mengqin has been too high-profile.To some people, she is very conspicuous.

Concubine Wu's people watched her buy fame for Empress Ding for a while, and watched her pocket a large sum of money for a while. The people fight for profit.

Emperor Chongde saw the memorial, but did not express his opinion.

Seeing this, the rest thought that Emperor Chongde really had an opinion on Han Mengqin, and jumped out to criticize Han Mengqin.

This one says that Han Mengqin, as a woman, shouldn't act so ostentatiously, otherwise it would be unseemly; the other one says that she relies on the emperor's trust in her to act recklessly, and I'm afraid she will become the next Mr. Zhang...

Emperor Chongde never commented on this.

Until March when the Yellow River flooded and broke down the dams downstream, causing thousands of people to be displaced, Han Mengqin stepped forward and bought rice worth 10 taels to help the victims, and persuaded those who had made good friends with her The merchants opened warehouses to distribute grain to the people, and immediately controlled the situation so that the affected areas would not starve to death. Only then did Emperor Chongde take out the booklet and slam it on the ground.

"You all say that Qin'er is competing with the people for profit. After observing for several months, Qin'er has no selfish intentions, but you are the ones who are looking for Qin'er all day long. Your selfishness is very serious!"

"Yes, I admit that Qin'er is really good at making money, but the money she earned was spent on the Shuren organization, on making winter clothes for the army, and on helping the victims. On her! Those people who say she is not every day, what did they do for me?"

"Master Li, are you able to donate huge sums of money without hesitation like Qin'er? Master Zhang, are you able to care about the situation in Daqi like Qin'er and ordinary people? If you can't do it, You should feel ashamed. You are not even as good as a woman, so what right do you have to criticize her!"

Emperor Chongde scolded these people bloody in public, without any scruples about the face of these ministers.

After he returned to the harem, he saw Queen Ding's worried face.

"Your Majesty, ever since the concubines were lucky enough to be made empress by the emperor, there are many people who criticize them because they don't like them. Now, this trend has even spread to the concubines' daughters. The concubines really have to be afraid..."

Emperor Chongde was used to Empress Ding's calm and steady side, and rarely saw Empress Ding's fragility, so he couldn't help but hug her into his arms: "Empress, don't worry, although many ministers in the court are very selfish, we He will not listen to one side or believe another.”

"The concubine believes in the emperor." Empress Ding looked at Emperor Chongde trustingly: "Although the concubine is always worried that some high-ranking concubines and their families will fabricate rumors that are not good for the concubine; although the concubine is always worried that the three of them will become a tiger." , but, the emperor said so, the concubine absolutely believes in the emperor."

"If one day, someone slanders the concubine, the concubine can count on the emperor to find out the truth for the concubine."

Emperor Chongde held Empress Ding's hand and comforted her: "I will, don't worry."

Empress Ding leaned her head on Emperor Chongde's shoulder, but she was thinking in her heart that she had vaccinated Emperor Chongde in advance.She had a hunch that next, some concubine would lose her composure and attack her.

Just now she observed Emperor Chongde's expression, and knew that Emperor Chongde had listened to her words.

This is the benefit of Queen Ding's peace and quiet on weekdays.Just because the other concubines in the harem and their mother clan in the previous dynasty were always jumping up and down, and had to complain to Emperor Chongde from time to time, Emperor Chongde subconsciously felt that the possibility of them framing Empress Ding was very high.

In the future, if someone said that Empress Ding, mother and son were wrong, Emperor Chongde would always be more skeptical.

"Qin'er has been wronged this time, but I won't let her suffer her grievance in vain. The queen said, how about I find a good husband-in-law for Qin'er? In my opinion, the champion Lu Jingshen is not bad. , when he worked with Qin'er, he cooperated very well." Emperor Chongde said.

Empress Ding thought about it and said, "Lu Zhuangyuan is naturally excellent, but I'm afraid Qin'er won't like it."

"The concubine did not dare to lie to the emperor. When Qin'er was just born, the concubine had ordered a baby marriage for her. Although due to various changes later, the two children did not exchange sex invitations. But Qin'er grew up with that child. , deep feelings... As a mother, Chen Qie has not been able to watch her grow up, and I owe her a lot. Now, Chen Qie only wants her to be happy."

"What the queen said, but the forward general Chu Chen?"

"The emperor actually knows Chu Chen? No, has Chu Chen become a forward general? I remember that he only joined the army three years ago. At that time, he was just a soldier."

"That's right, he was a young soldier who threw himself into the army. Before the examination, he was disqualified from the examination because he was falsely accused of bribing the examiner. Later, although he cleared his grievances, he was unwilling to take the path of the imperial examination again." Emperor Chongde I personally participated in this matter, and I was extremely impressed by this matter: "Civil and martial arts are different, from the beginning, I was extremely disapproving of him."

"But he proved to me with the facts that he is a good material who can be both civil and military. In this battle against the Western barbarians, he made a lot of contributions, and now I have been promoted to be the captain of ten thousand."

Emperor Chongde knew that Chu Chen had a verbal engagement with Han Mengqin, but he never took it seriously.

Now after listening to Queen Ding's words, I realize how important they are to each other.

"His status as the head of the ten thousand husband is barely worthy of Qin'er. When I, Da Qi, defeat Ximan, I will propose a marriage for him and Qin'er."

Empress Ding finally smiled when she heard the words: "The concubine will thank the emperor on Qin'er and Achen's behalf."

However, just when everyone thought that the Qi army would drive the Western barbarians away in one go, there was a sudden twist in the battle on the front line...

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I'm so sleepy, the red envelopes and points will be distributed tomorrow, good night~