The Heart of the Red Chamber

Now that Wang Ziteng understood it, he couldn't help feeling relieved, and stopped studying Wang Ren, and directly rewarded Wang Ren with a set of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", plus a box of lake brushes, two Duan inkstones, and a box of emblem ink, and then left in a hurry. Discuss with staff.

After solving a problem, Wang Ren also heaved a sigh of relief, and Chi Yan walked over in a somewhat inexplicable way: "Master, the master seems to be in a good mood today!"

Wang Ren smiled lightly and said, "Yes! You did a good job today, this is your reward!" Then he took two silver coins from his purse and gave them to Chi Yan.

Chi Yan's face burst into a smile. He is the eldest grandson of Wang Fu, the housekeeper of the Wang family, so he was able to become Wang Ren's personal servant, suppressing the other three servants to write, serve ink, and cut paper. Of course, this It is also because Chi Yan is not very old, but he has a flexible mind and is very good at pleasing tricks.

In the main room, a new batch of material was delivered from the shop, and it was late spring, and it was time to make summer clothes. Mrs. Sun looked at the samples of the material and said, "This stone blue one is for the master to make." There are two shirts, and the middle one should be made of fine cotton! I will make two for Ren'er with this patterned one, and I will keep this one for my master to make some homely clothes for my master, and this one for Jade Green and tooth-colored, the color is lighter, and it is comfortable to wear in summer."

"Choose six horses of each of these kinds of materials, and send them to the second room!" Madam Sun ordered again.

"Madam, don't patronize others, don't you want to make new clothes for yourself?" Qing Lan, the big maid next to Mrs. Sun, laughed.

"How old am I, how can I be like a little girl!" Mrs. Sun smiled, but she also knew that in this big family, clothes are face, and you have to do it. She looked again and said, "Just choose These few patterns, by the way, these few horses with orchid and willow patterns, each of you big servant girls, go back and make two clothes by yourself! You have been serving me for a long time, and seeing that you are not too old Little one, after a while, I will prepare a good dowry for you, and marry you off in a splendid manner."

"Thank you, my wife, for the reward!" The big maids blushed, but they were not so shy about getting married. After all, Wang Ziteng is not young, and Mrs. Sun has some tricks, otherwise Why haven't any of the house concubines got pregnant so far, but Wang Ren is too young, they can't count on them, it's better to marry a steward, it's cheaper to be the steward's wife.

While talking, a second-class maid came in and said happily: "Ma'am, just now the master took an examination of the school master's knowledge, and praised him very much. He also rewarded him with a set of books and a high-quality pen and ink!"

Hearing her son being praised by her husband, Mrs. Sun was also very happy: "Ask the kitchen to make a plate of fried quail, Ren'er likes it very much! Biyun, look at it!"

Biyun smiled and grabbed a large handful of copper coins, stuffed them into the hands of the second-class maid, and said with a smile, "Madam rewards you!"

The maid thanked Mrs. Sun for her kindness, and then she happily left.

Mrs. Sun was thinking about the evening menu so that she could make up for her hardworking son, and then asked, "Where is the master now?"

"As for Mrs. Hui, I heard from the housekeeper that the master is discussing matters with several gentlemen in the study outside!" another big maid, Qingyu, said quickly.

Mrs. Sun nodded, thoughtfully, and ordered: "I think the master is going to have dinner in the outer courtyard, so ask the kitchen to prepare more food and wine, so that I can send it to the master when the time comes!"

"Yes, ma'am!" Qing Yu agreed bluntly, and went out to spread the word.

Mrs. Sun knows that her husband has something on her mind recently, but she is a housewife with limited knowledge, so she can't help much. Now that her husband has thought about praising his son, he is discussing matters with a group of staff, which shows that the embarrassing thing Now that there is a solution, I breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Ziteng discussed with several of his aides in the study, and determined his own way of doing things. The prince didn't just want to get rid of it immediately, so he had to be perfunctory. Of course, he had to stand firm. Since the emperor said that the prince If it is the crown prince, then he will be the crown prince and the crown prince, but it is only the crown prince.The prince's messy things also quickly got away. The emperor wanted to show his loyalty. King Xin, King Ping, and King Ning were all jumping around happily. Cheng Wang seems to be the last fisherman.

Wang Ziteng cursed secretly in his heart, there is really no one in the royal family that is simple, the king Cheng, his biological mother is Concubine Shu, but she is not a favorite concubine. Although Concubine Shu's natal Chen family is also an aristocratic family, but in a place like Chang'an, it is not a concubine. It's just second rate.As for King Cheng himself, he was not the emperor's favorite son. Of course, he would not be invisible to the emperor, and the emperor was willing to entrust him with ordinary things.He has always acted like the prince will follow his lead, doing thankless things all day long to clean up the mess for the prince.However, Wang Ziteng thought about it carefully and found that among so many princes, only Cheng Wang's six departments have been read, and some ministers have left a shrewd and capable impression.

Wang Ziteng snorted softly. It seems that Cheng Wang is quite worth investing in, but he still needs to wait and see, and he can't get in now. Besides, he is now counted among the "princelings" anyway, and he wants to get in without a trace. It is also easy to go up, but now, it is still necessary to put on an appearance of a pure minister, so as not to offend this one before he can please the next emperor.

Wang Ziteng couldn't help secretly rejoicing that the generation of the four major families was not prominent, and the relationship with the prince was nothing more than that the prince needed money, so he gave money to the prince, and it was not the turn of the four major families to do other things.After he became the governor of the Beijing camp, the crown prince seemed insecure. Therefore, every time the crown prince wanted him to do something, he just pretended to be a snake, saying that he was originally a civil servant, and now he is a military officer. Soon, many people at the bottom were dissatisfied, the relationship had not been straightened out, there were many factions, and there were quite some constraints in doing things. Therefore, it was only a princeling in name, not the real direct line of the prince, and it was not difficult to get out.

"My lord, don't worry too soon. The four major families have always been united. My lord wants to escape, but where are the other three families?" An aide poured cold water on the side.

Wang Ziteng shook his head and said: "The Xue family is far away in Jinling, and they have some financial connections with the princes, and the Jiangnan General Administration Department is in the hands of the Xue family, so they have good eyes and ears. As long as they don't make any big mistakes, there will be no problems." ;As for the Jia family, they have titles and no real power. Even if they want to support a prince, it's no big deal. Moreover, the deceased Duke Rong of the Jia family has saved him today, so no one will embarrass him for no reason. They, on the other hand, belong to the historian, and now the old master is still in charge, but he is stubborn, that’s all, when the time comes, I will come to the door in person and be a lobbyist for a while!”

"My lord is sure!" Several staff members thought about it, so they nodded and said with a smile, "If you follow the plan, your lord will be able to protect the wealth of the Wang family for another 30 years! I heard that the young master is also wise. With the support of an adult, I think that after 30 years, I can still have a place in the court, and my lord can sit back and relax!"

"Then I will accept your good words!" Wang Ziteng said with a smile, in a good mood, "However, although Ren'er is a little clever, the future is uncertain!"

"Dong Weng is really too modest!" A staff member twitched his beard and smiled, "An He was also fortunate enough to pass the examination for Mr. Ling. Although Mr. Ling is not very old, he is naturally tolerant. With such a magnanimity, it is normal for him to ascend the court to pay respects in the future. , how can you not be sure!"

Although he knew that several of his staff were flattering, how could Wang Ziteng be unhappy when others praised his son? He thought for a while and said, "Speaking of which, Ren'er is six years old this year, so I should hire a husband Good teaching! You have a lot of friends, if you have a suitable candidate, you might as well pay attention to it, thank you Wang in advance!"

Several staff members didn't even dare to say it, but they remembered it in their hearts.

Wang Ziteng talked happily with a group of staff, just as Mrs. Sun thought, he directly sent the wine and food to the outer study room, where he exchanged glasses with a few staff.