[Red Mansion] The Wife of Powerful Officials

Qianlong leaned on the red sandalwood throne carved with eight treasures cloud and bat patterns, turning over the memorials on the case with one hand.

The atmosphere in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was silent.

The palace servants who were waiting on both sides did not dare to show their air.

Except for Qianlong, the only one who can be called leisurely is Heshen who stands at the bottom.

His hands were hanging down on his sides, his expression neither humble nor overbearing.

"He Shen."

"The minister is here."

Qianlong raised his head, looked at him steadfastly, and suddenly threw the memorial in his hand heavily on the table. Just when the palace people were worried that the emperor was about to get angry, Qianlong stood up abruptly, with a burst of laughter.

Laughing quite heartily.

"Good, good! This notebook is well written!" Qianlong praised without hesitation.

He Shen bowed slightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Aiqing is indeed worthy of the position of servant of the household department!" Qianlong boasted again.

He Shen still said humbly: "I don't dare to take credit for it, but in front of the emperor, I was influenced by my ears and eyes, which is why I came up with these trivial thoughts."

Qianlong enjoyed it a lot, and his face was naturally more cheerful: "What kind of reward does Aiqing want?"

He Shen smiled, and he was really elegant: "If I can be loyal to the emperor in this matter, it will be the emperor's grace."

Qianlong liked courtiers who were bold and dared to show off.But he doesn't like courtiers who stretch out their hands to ask for it and take credit for it.

The proportion is extremely difficult for others to grasp.

But for He Shen, it was very predictable.

In front of Qianlong, Heshen did not hide his talent, but he only wanted to serve Qianlong; on the other hand, he was modest enough. The more he put the credit on Qianlong's head, the more Qianlong wanted to reward him.

as predicted--

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's your reward! How can you not want it?" Qianlong looked at him with a smile: "Sure enough, he is still young and doesn't know how to plan for himself at all! If it was someone else, I would have asked for grace!"

He Shen just smiled and said nothing.

"Okay, Zhezi will stay with me. You can go back and wait for the reward." Qianlong was in a good mood, and his tone was also very friendly.

After finishing speaking, he asked again: "How is it? Do you want me to give you a few more days to rest?"

But before Heshen could answer, Qianlong shook his head again and said, "No, it's rare to have a young official like you in the court, so I can't rest at this time. When you get married in the future, I will naturally give you enough wedding leave! I will give it to you tomorrow." Come and go up!"

He Shen responded.

Qianlong sat back down again and said, "Don't leave yet. Let me ask you, have you met Jia Zheng in the past few days?"

When the emperor called his courtiers by their names, one was that they were extremely appreciative and close to each other;

It's clearly the latter here.

"When I went back to write the scriptures, because of a moment of confusion, I became angry and couldn't sleep at night, so I went to the Taoist temple to seek medicine, and I happened to meet Yuan Wai Lang."

Qianlong stared at him and smiled: "Okay, he is capable. Since Jia Zheng regards you as a confidant, you restrain him a little bit." Qianlong paused, his eyes were a little cold: "Of course, some small things don't matter. .”

Qianlong couldn't wait to see the Rongguo Mansion become extraordinarily rampant and self-destroy again.

He Shen had already grasped Qianlong's thoughts thoroughly, and now he bowed with a smile and said, "Don't worry, your majesty, I will save this matter from my heart."

"Come here, go to the imperial dining room and send a copy of the blood swallow, so that I can make up for the body with the servant. You have really worked hard these few days."

He Shen kowtowed thanks.

A bird's nest is nothing.

He Shen knew that there would only be better and bigger rewards waiting for him later.

After a while, the maid sent Xueyan to He Shen, and the little eunuch moved a stool for him.

He Shen was not polite, sat down immediately, and began to eat slowly.

While eating, Qianlong suddenly asked: "I heard how many shops Aiqing has set up in Beijing?"

This was made by He Shen when he first arrived in the capital.

He Shen didn't intend to shy away from Qianlong, he nodded in response, and continued to eat bird's nest without stopping.

"How's the payment?"

"It's just enough to pay the wages of the shop assistants."

"So you are fooling me. I don't know your method? You should make money every day." Qianlong didn't mean to blame him at all.

"The emperor's praise."

Qianlong suddenly changed his tone, and said: "Jia is not fake, white jade is used as a horse for Tang Jin. A Fang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling. There is a lack of white jade beds in the East China Sea. The Dragon King invited the King of Jinling. There is a lot of snow in a good year, and pearls Like earth and gold like iron... Ai Qing must have heard of it, right?"

"It's like thunder."

Qianlong's face turned cold: "What Aiqing said is right. It's like thunder. It's not a serious prince or nobleman, but it's much bigger than ordinary royal relatives and relatives. ...all of them are precious."

This time He Shen didn't respond.

It was obvious that Qianlong was unhappy at the moment, and he would not listen well to any words he answered.

"Your shop is doing well." Qianlong turned back abruptly and said, "Perhaps it will be better than the Xue family in the future."

He Shen understood what Qianlong meant, and immediately said: "Then I will borrow the emperor's words from the mouth of the emperor."

Qianlong glanced at the jade bowl he was holding in his hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go back. I'll go visit your shop some other day."

The court ladies and eunuchs hurriedly removed the bowls, chopsticks and stools.

He Shen bowed again, then turned and walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Not long after returning home, He Shen waited for the imperial decree of reward.

He gave four Zhuangzi, a hundred acres of fertile land, and more than ten servants, as well as gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and antiques.

The news cannot be concealed.

On the day the imperial decree arrived at the mansion, the news spread quickly throughout the entire capital as if it had wings.

He Shen made a big splash again.

Those who secretly fell in love with Heshen couldn't help but become more eager.

Naturally, it is inevitable to slander behind his back, saying that He Shen is a sycophant and will only confuse the present.But these words, even if they have a thousand guts, they don't dare to say them outside.After all, as soon as these words were said, it would not be He Shen, but them who caused Qianlong's outbreak.

Isn't this the same as slandering Qianlong's stupidity?

Who dares to speak out?

At this moment, He Shen's thoughts are not at all on whether others praise or slander him.

He asked Liu Quan: "Is there a letter from Rongguo Mansion?"

"No."

He Shen was a little inexplicably lost.

Maybe it's because Daiyu is so close, so she cares more than before.

He Shen said so in his heart.

Liu Quan watched He Shen's expression carefully, and said, "Someone came to see the master today."

"Huh? Who?"

"Governor Feng Yinglian of Zhili came from Mr. Feng's residence."

He Shen's eyelids twitched: "What did you say?"

"I didn't say anything, I just said that I would like you to come to have tea sometime."

He Shen pinched his fingertips: "Well, if I come again next time, I will say that I am very busy on business for the emperor recently. I am afraid I have no time."

Liu Quan couldn't help but said, "Master, you don't like Miss Feng's family?"

But everyone knows that the Feng family fell in love with their master very early on.

Now that the master has ascended to the sky in one step and has become a celebrity in front of him, he naturally falls in love with her even more...

He Shen raised his eyes, and said calmly: "Miss Feng's family is very good, but...it's not what I want."

Liu Quan whispered: "Then, what about Miss Lin?"

He Shen stared at him coldly: "How can you make such a joke? I recognized her when she was still young. I just feel sorry for her when she is young and lost her mother..."

Liu Quan hurriedly held his breath, not daring to talk nonsense.

He Shen didn't stop there, but continued: "I don't want to hear such a word spread."

Liu Quan nodded hurriedly.

If this is the case, if it spreads out, it will damage your boudoir's reputation.

How can He Shen watch Daiyu bear the slander of others?

"Tomorrow, I won't be so leisurely. While I still have some time today, I will go to the street to buy some things and send them to Miss Lin." He Shen got up and walked out.

Liu Quan sighed.

So caring.

You are not someone else's father or brother.

Isn't that what you like in your heart?

……

On this day, the Rongguo Mansion received another gift delivered to their door.

The net is some rare food, and the price is not cheap.

The only difference from before is that this time a lot of them were sent, and everyone in the Rongguo Mansion got a share.Even the sisters of Tanchun got it.

Daiyu's share was naturally sent to the Bisha cabinet openly and above board.

"But that son sent it again?" Zicuckoo asked.

Xueyan nodded with a smile: "Exactly."

Zijuan also smiled, rubbed the handkerchief in his hand, and said: "This young master is really powerful, so easily everyone in the house is grateful for his kindness."

Daiyu pursed the corners of her lips unconsciously, with a hint of a smile on her face.

It felt like he was praising her.