Once the Crown Prince Joins In

They were all transferred to the Salt Envoy Department, which is what everyone often calls the salt official. Li Ji fell into the official position of Liangjiang Salt Administration!

Of course, the Salt Administration of the Southern Qi Dynasty had three yamen: the Department of Transportation of Salt, the Department of Salt Classification, and the Department of Salt Decoction. In comparison, the most powerful one was the Department of Transportation of Salt.

Liangjiang Salt Administration, which Li Ji once served, was also under the jurisdiction of the Dujiang Salt Envoy Department if we want to discuss it in detail.

Mrs. Jiang didn't say a bad word, but it made Concubine Li so angry that she couldn't even say anything.

The original intention was to embarrass Jiang Ruolan, but she didn't expect that it was her family that was really embarrassed.

Su Xinyi didn't quite understand this exchange, but the eldest lady on the side whispered to her and she understood it instantly.

Mrs. Jiang is amazing, this is a master, worth learning, worth learning!

What do women fight for?

Before she got married, she fought for her mother's family status. After she got married, she fought for her husband's official position, her son's future, and her daughter's marriage. Concubine Li was overwhelmed by Mrs. Jiang in every aspect. The only one who could win was Concubine Li herself. .

Sure enough, people who can teach such outstanding children as Jiang Zhongqing and Jiang Ruolan must not be ordinary people. I really didn't expect that Mrs. Jiang, who was so kind when talking to her, was really tough when she was powerful.

It's just that his toughness is completely different from hers. She shows off her edge, but Mrs. Jiang shows off her inner side.

Princess Pingjing frowned slightly, looking at Su Xinyi and she couldn't help but think of her son. But what surprised her was that Mrs. Jiang was actually on Su Xinyi's side. In this way, Jiang Shangshu was a confirmed princeling.

This made her a little uncomfortable. She had originally thought of marrying into the Prince of Guangping County, so that she could have a relationship with Prince Rong. With this marriage, her son's future would naturally be brighter.

But now that she saw the queen sitting firmly on the throne, her mind was slowly wavering. She lowered her head slightly. Naturally, she would not interfere at this time, but it did not prevent her from hating Su Xinyi.

The marriage between the Jiang family and the Yue family really changed the minds of everyone present.

At this time, the queen finally spoke, her eyes fell on Su Xinyi, with a slight smile, she spoke unhurriedly, "Concubine Li is just making a joke with the head of Yong'an County, Mrs. Jiang is also good Fortunately, my daughter can find a good match, and her parents will feel at ease."

"Thank you, Queen, for your kind words." Mrs. Jiang stood up and saluted.

"Mrs. Jiang, you don't need to be polite, just take a seat. I asked the orchestra to prepare songs and dances, and asked them to perform a dance for everyone." The queen said with a smile.

The drum music in the hall sounded again, and the dancers, all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, filed into the hall and danced to the music.

At this time, the most embarrassing thing was Li Qingyi. She said she was performing a performance, but she was the only one. If she wasn't afraid of getting into trouble, she would have covered her face and walked away.

Zhu Chanyi breathed a sigh of relief, and with the cover of the music, she said to her mother, "It scared me to death."

Mrs. Zhu patted her daughter's hand and whispered softly: "What have you learned?"

Zhu Chanyi was really eye-opening. After a while, she said, "I didn't realize that Mrs. Jiang is so powerful."

Mrs. Zhu:…

This is indeed one aspect, but it is not the most important.

Jiang Shangshu has been able to sit in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance for many years. As his wife, how can Mrs. Jiang be incompetent when she takes care of the housework and rear area for him?

Civil servants are different from nobles. Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Jiang have not had much contact with each other, but they have heard of Mrs. Jiang's reputation. However, today Mrs. Jiang supported the Yong'an County Lord, which made her feel shocked.

What surprised her even more was the way Mrs. Qi Guogong defended County Lord Yong'an. That kind of protection was not just for show, nor was it because County Lord Yong'an was about to become the crown princess, but it could be seen that she was sincerely protecting him.

This is very rare.

Today's palace banquet was really interesting.

At the end of the palace banquet, Su Xinyi left the palace with her aunt. After leaving the palace, her aunt took her to catch up with Mrs. Jiang to thank her.

Mrs. Jiang looked at the eldest lady and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't have to be so polite. I'm just telling the truth. It's nothing."

When people said this, the eldest lady definitely couldn't accept it just like that. She said with a smile: "Wait until after the new year. If I have the opportunity to invite you to tea again, I will definitely give you my respect."

During the Chinese New Year, every household is busy visiting relatives and visitors, so the eldest lady sets the time after the first lunar month, which is a sincere invitation.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and refused, looked at the eldest lady and said: "The Duke and Madam really don't have to worry about trivial matters. Speaking of the matter about Prince Dongli's Mansion, it was thanks to the county lord that he was fair and outspoken, otherwise the child would have gotten into trouble. The county The Lord is kind first, today I am just imitating the last.”

Civil servants and military generals should not get too close. Mrs. Jiang said this frankly, and the eldest lady no longer forced her. After thanking her again and again, she said goodbye to Mrs. Jiang amicably.

After boarding the carriage, Mrs. Jiang leaned on the soft pillow and breathed a sigh of relief. She closed her eyes and slowly rested her mind. This banquet was really tiring.

She had no intention of getting involved today, but both Empress Shu and Concubine Li looked too ugly. Most of her friends with Duke Qi were from noble families. In this situation, even Mrs. Zhu would not be able to speak directly. .

She just likes Yong'an County Lord very much. This child has a pure nature. What's more, he accepted her love in the first place. Today's words of help can be regarded as repaying the favor.

Thinking of Concubine Li's words, Mrs. Jiang's expression turned ugly.

Thinking of Concubine Li, one can't help but think of Su Yi's injury and Wu Daohong's sneak attack years ago. In fact, everyone has answers to these two incidents, but there is no evidence.

Su Yi's injury was in vain, and Wu Daohong's sneak attack was considered a loss of gains, but the real person behind the scenes still did not show up.

Nowadays, everything is clear in the court, but as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to get married, the marriages of several other princes have also been mentioned in the court.

Her husband naturally strongly supported the prince, but there were also many who were optimistic about King Rong and King Xiang.

She likes the Lord of Yong'an County, and naturally hopes that after marrying into the East Palace, she can give birth to a little grandson as soon as possible to establish a foothold. When other princes also have their own children, which one of the group of little grandsons is favored by His Majesty, there is no guarantee that he will have any influence on the position of the crown prince. No threat.

In the previous dynasty, there were cases where a new prince was established because of his love for his grandson.

Moreover, the husband said that His Majesty's choice of Yong'an County Lord as his wife for the Crown Prince was mixed, and the situation is not clear now, so we have to wait and see.

Just seeing that today, in order to deal with the Lord of Yong'an County, Empress Shu and Concubine Li, who had been enemies for many years, rarely put aside their old grudges and joined forces, one can predict that her life after marrying into the East Palace will not be too peaceful.

Mrs. Jiang sighed deeply. The Lord of Yong'an County grew up outside, so he might not be able to cope with the intrigues and intrigues in the palace.

On the other side, after Su Xinyi and her eldest aunt returned home, they went to the Mrs. Tai's place to say hello and briefly explained what had happened at the palace banquet.

Mrs. Tai sneered, Empress Shu was really not very smart. Her son was still practicing martial arts in their house, but he helped Concubine Li to embarrass Xin Yi like this. It seemed that after the Shu family was demoted to common people, they had no regard for Empress Shu. The blow is not small.

Perhaps, the situation in the harem is different from what they imagined.

"It is certain that Xin Yi will marry into the East Palace. Today the queen and the imperial concubine are joining forces, and I am afraid that it is not just Xin Yi who is targeted." The Tai Furen narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "The Ministry of Etiquette came to urge the wedding date years ago, but we have never given an accurate answer. I just said we would discuss it after a year. In my opinion, the wedding should not be postponed for too long. I will discuss it with your grandfather."

The eldest lady nodded slightly, "What mother said is true. I also think that if Xin Yi enters the East Palace as soon as possible, she will be able to know the situation in the palace as soon as possible. This is a good thing for her. Moreover, the master said that there has been a brochure at the court to invite your majesty. By granting marriages to several other princes, it can be seen that after the prince's wedding, the marriages of other princes will not be too far away. After all, those people cannot just watch the prince have children earlier than the other princes."

If the emperor's grandson can win the favor of His Majesty, the crown prince's position may also be overturned.

The madam nodded and looked up at Xin Yi, "Xin Yi, what do you think?"

Su Xinyi was silent for a moment, thought for a moment and then said, "I listen to my family."

His Royal Highness also hopes that she will get married as soon as possible. The family is thinking about her marriage. In this case, it would be better to get married as soon as possible.

She can feel now that life in the palace is not easy. His Highness has faced the Queen and the others for so many years, especially the Queen as the successor. Given the prince's temperament, he may have suffered a lot.

This is not okay.

"The Ministry of Etiquette said that the wedding date is in February, which is too urgent." Mrs. Tai looked at Xin Yi and said.

Su Xinyi's face blushed slightly. The prince really asked the Ministry of Rites to set a date for February. She didn't want to say anything now.

It was rare for Mrs. Tai to see her little granddaughter blushing, so she couldn't help but smile, "It's not too late, and it's not too early. I think April should be good."

Su Xinyi:......

The prince also expected this!

Seeing Xin Yi's embarrassed look, the eldest lady couldn't help but feel happy, "Xin Yi, you go back first, I will discuss this matter with your grandmother. By the way, when you go back, have someone go and inform your mother. Let her come too."

Su Xinyi hurriedly agreed, turned around and walked out.

Mrs. Tai was happy to see her. It was rare that the little monkey in their family could be shy sometimes.

"How are you preparing Xin Yi's dowry?" The Tai Madam looked at the Eldest Madam and asked.

The eldest lady then said: "According to the amount of betrothal gifts for princesses in previous dynasties, my daughter-in-law has drawn up a dowry list. I will have someone bring it over to you for review. Can you please take a look at it? The fourth brother and sister are here, so I will let her have a look."

The eldest lady nodded, and the eldest lady asked someone to go to her room to get the brochure. When the brochure was brought over, the fourth lady also arrived.

The dowry of a girl in the mansion usually consists of three parts. One part is the dowry given by the father-in-law, which is about five thousand taels. It is the same for every girl, regardless of concubines. The second portion is the portion added by the Dowager. Basically, the weight of this portion is almost the same. Occasionally, it is a little more important, such as the portion supplemented by Su Xixian. The third share is the share given by each house. The exact amount of this share is hard to say.

The share among the public is regarded as fair without distinction between concubines and concubines.

However, there are still differences between the concubines of each house. For example, if Su Lanqian marries a concubine, the second wife will naturally give more to her own daughter. Su Chaoyan marries a concubine of the Tu family, so the dowry cannot be compared with that of her elder sister.

The same is true for the third wife. The dowry prepared by the third wife for Su Jingmo is incomparable to Su Xixian's. What's more, both Su Chaoyan and Su Xixian have their own aunts. When Su Chaoyan got married, her aunts secretly provided a lot of support.

But Su Xixian was not as lucky as Su Chaoyan, and Aunt Weng was so resentful of her that she didn't take out any of the dowry originally prepared for her.

But it was different when it came to Su Xinyi, because she was marrying into the royal family as a princess, so this dowry could not be considered ordinary.

The father's share has increased from 5,000 taels to 20,000 taels. The wife has also prepared a share, and the specific amount will be around 10,000 taels. Not to mention the fourth wife, who only has one child in the fourth room. , the amount she prepared was more than the Duke and Mrs. combined.

No matter how much the Fourth Madam prepares, neither the Eldest Madam nor the Grand Madam cares about it. This is a matter for the Fourth House. What they are discussing now is how to distribute the 20,000 taels of dowry from the father-in-law and what they are going to write.

Clothes for the four seasons, various patterns of silk and satin cloth, as well as various jewelry to match the clothes, broken silver purses and other items used for daily gifts, not to mention some gold and jade ornaments and large screens used for facades.

There are a lot of miscellaneous things, and the booklet prepared by the eldest lady is one finger thick.

The fourth lady was very surprised after seeing it. She looked at the eldest lady and said, "Sister-in-law, are these too many?"

Twenty thousand taels of these things are definitely not enough, and the eldest lady must have made a supplement privately.

"Not much. Xin Yi is the one who wants to be the crown princess. This pretense is her dignity and confidence. She cannot let the people in the palace look down on her and make her unable to hold her head up for the rest of her life." The eldest lady said with a smile, "Fourth brothers and sisters, You don’t have to worry about whether the other children will be dissatisfied, they all know that Xinyi becoming the Crown Princess is only good for them, and her dignity and honor will naturally belong to everyone."

"Sister-in-law, that's not what I meant. I just thought that there are still a few Su Qi children in our house who are not married. When Xin Yi gets married, their marriage will have to be arranged, and everything will cost money." The Fourth Madam He hurriedly spoke.

The madam waved her hand, "You don't have to worry about this. Your sister-in-law has already prepared these. Just check to see if the items on this list are ready. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, change it."

"My sister-in-law is the most fair and considerate in her work. I see that everything is suitable and I am not dissatisfied." The fourth lady said with a smile.

The eldest lady was very happy when she heard this. She had a normal relationship with her fourth younger sister in the past, and the two of them were somewhat incompatible with each other. She is the person in charge of the family, so she is inevitably more decisive and direct in doing things, but her fourth sister is a scholar, and her behavior is different from hers, so her temperament is inevitably incompatible with her.

But I don’t know since when, the relationship between the eldest lady and the fourth lady has slowly become more and more harmonious.

"If the fourth brother and sister are satisfied, I will prepare according to this." The eldest lady asked the madam.

Madam Tai nodded, "Let's prepare like this." After saying that, she asked Mama Yu to take out a booklet, looked at Madam Eldest and Fourth Madam and said, "I prepared this for Xin Yi, you can take it to the warehouse and enter it into your account." .”

The eldest lady hurriedly reached out to take it, and opened it with the fourth lady. They were both a little surprised when they saw it, because there was no cash in the account book, but all kinds of things used as gifts.

The fourth lady felt a little hot, but the eldest lady did not change her expression. She looked at the four younger siblings and said with a smile: "That's right. Xin Yi became the crown princess. In the future, the princes will also marry wives, and they will communicate with their sisters-in-law. Always take action.”

There are some things that cannot be bought even if you have money. Some of these are the dowry of the dowager herself, and some are saved over the years. Each item alone can make a difference.

Naturally, it cannot be compared with the things used by the royal family, but it is enough for ordinary human relations.

The madam was a little tired, so she looked at them and said, "Okay, you can go back and discuss it."

The eldest lady took the hesitant fourth lady and left with a smile. After she left the door, the eldest lady said: "Fourth brother and sister, this is mother's subsidy to Xin Yi. First, because she cannot lose her dignity as a crown princess. Secondly, it’s because this child suffered a lot growing up outside, so be it.”

What else could the fourth lady say, she could only smile and say: "Sister-in-law, I... okay, I will listen to your sister-in-law."

The eldest lady smiled and nodded, "I'll prepare mine here, and you'll prepare the ones for Xin Yi in separate boxes and registers, and we'll put them together in the end."

The Fourth Madam knew that the Eldest Madam was not asking how much the Fourth Fang had given Xin Yi, so she agreed with a smile.

The banquets in the palace came one after another. Su Xinyi only attended the initial banquet, but she did not attend the subsequent palace banquets. After all, although she was a quasi-Crown Princess, she had not yet married.

She stayed at home with peace of mind. She had a lively and busy New Year. She remembered that she visited Zeng Liang and also gave holiday gifts to relatives and friends who came and went. The gifts from Huaining were sent early before the year. It is estimated that the New Year We can arrive before now, and they also received Huaining's New Year's gift before.

There was also a car sent from Pingningwei, Su Baiwei's New Year's gift to her family, a cart full of them, she thought of everyone.

Su Xinyi discussed it with several sisters, and each of them gave Su Baiwei a gift and left with the Duke's car.

Su Deng originally wanted to come to the capital a few years ago, but unexpectedly the plan changed drastically. Su Li fell ill before setting off, so they couldn't make the long journey to the capital again, so they simply returned to Huaining. .

Cao Qing and others failed to come back before the new year, and they suddenly came back on the eighth day of the new year, which surprised Su Xinyi.

"Sixth girl."

Su Xinyi looked at Cao Qing and Mu Bu with surprise, "Get up, why are you back so soon? Didn't you say you have to wait until after the Lantern Festival?"

She looked at their expressions. Apart from being a little tired, they looked fine. Mu Xing's overall feeling was not as gloomy as before. Although he still looked cold and cold, he had the aura of a human being.

"We did not act together with Pang Pang and His Highness Prince Rong. We followed the two young masters to Huaining first, and then transferred back from Huaining." Cao Qing said with a smile, "In this way , we are faster than them.”

So that's it.

Su Xinyi saw that the two of them were busy with work, so he quickly asked them to go back to bathe, change clothes, eat something to rest, and talk to them tomorrow.

It was not until the next day that Su Xinyi saw them again. After a good night's sleep, their mental states were obviously different.

Cao Qing said everything was fine, but Mu Bu was holding back.

"The scenery on the grassland is beautiful, and most of the herdsmen I meet are also very kind."

"If there is a windy night and a mouthful of sand the next day, kind-hearted herdsmen will take your life with machetes."

"Trading with people on the grasslands is easy, barter, and many people will obey the order."

"There are always a few people who want to get something for nothing."

"This trip has not been a hardship, I have gained a lot and accumulated a lot of experience for the next trip."

"The hardship you eat is indeed much less than the sand you eat. I don't know if I have a lot of travel experience. I have a lot of experience being surrounded by people and trying to escape in the dark."

Cao Qing:......

Su Xinyi:......

Cao Qing couldn't go on. Let this man say that even though he has a smooth temper, he also wants to roll up his sleeves and hit someone at this moment.

Su Xinyi was so happy that she looked at Mu Bu and asked: "You don't want to go so much, so be it, don't go this time, just stay in the capital. Let Wu Shun follow Cao Qing, and with Wu Shun's You should like it if you have a good temper. Oh, you don’t know Wu Shun yet, this one is also a powerful person. If you two compete, you won’t necessarily win or lose."

Mu Bu looked at Su Xinyi and saw that what she said was serious and not a joke. He thought about it seriously. If he stayed in the capital, he would have to face a lot of people. He was not good at dealing with people. It was too annoying. .

After a moment of silence, he looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Oh, I suddenly felt that the scenery on the grassland is really good."

Cao Qing laughed immediately. Sure enough, it took a girl to cure him.

Seeing that Mu Bu had given up, he started to complain, "Girl, you don't know that Mu Xing is so hot-tempered that he will draw his sword at every turn, whether it is the people of His Highness the Crown Prince or the people of His Highness Prince Rong. He has fought against everyone. Everyone wants to hide when they see him now, so you have to talk about him."

Just because of Mu Xing, Cao Qing had to pay for him so many times. He couldn't hold back his anger when he thought about it. If Mu Xing hadn't been really good at investigating and exploring, he really wouldn't want him. It was too difficult to take care of him.

Su Xinyi turned to look at Mu Xing.

Mu Xing looked up at Chengchen as if he didn't hear anything.

Su Xinyi slowly spoke, "Did you win or did you lose? Looking at you like this, it seems that you lost."

Mu Xing suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Xinyi, "Are you kidding? How could I lose? If we fight now, maybe you can't beat me."

His second trip out of the grassland and exploration of the road alone were not in vain. After repeated training, his skills were indeed better than before.

He is proud because he has capital.

"Oh, that means I won the battle. However, there is nothing to be proud of. The people sent by His Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness Prince Rong are not the strongest around them, but you are my right-hand man. If you lose Aren't I embarrassed? Are you very powerful when you use the strong to defeat the weak?"

Mu Xing:......

I would spit out a mouthful of old blood, how could I bury someone like this!

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The update was completed in the early morning. Dear little cuties, I wish you all a happy Children’s Day.

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