Siheyuan: I have broken space

The sudden imperial edict made many people confused. It was the first time in ancient times that a palace concubine had such a large-scale wedding.

If the emperor issued the decree alone, there would be a lot of opposition in the court, but this time even the Supreme Emperor did not object. With the strong support of the noble faction, the opposition was much smaller.

Lin Ruhai, as the Minister of Household Affairs and a new member of the emperor, was naturally worried that this would affect the emperor's reputation. However, he was not the emperor's confidant and did not know the mystery behind it.

"Tingxuan, why did the emperor issue such an imperial edict?"

In addition to calculating the wealth of nobles and weakening their power, there is also a special reason.

After all, the Supreme Emperor is old. He has held power for six or seven years after abdicating the throne. Now he really has no energy and shows an attitude of delegating power.

But the harem was not peaceful.

Among the harem, Concubine Zhen is now the most powerful. Although the emperor's concubines have diluted some of Concubine Zhen's power. However, the power of those concubines and their families are still thousands of miles away from Concubine Zhen's.

Inextricably linked.

The current prosperity of the Zhen family relies on the favor of the Emperor, the old lady of the Zhen family, and the honor of taking over.

Now that the Emperor cannot openly withdraw these favors, he has no choice but to let the new rich suppress Concubine Zhen and disintegrate their alliance.

The idea of ​​the Supreme Emperor coincided with that of the Emperor, so he came up with this imperial edict for the palace concubines to visit their relatives.

Wang Tingxuan got the news from King Zhongshun. The calculations involved were confidential and naturally he could not tell Lin Ruhai.

"Uncle Lin, the emperor's public interest outweighs his own interests, and now it is helping to break up the alliance of forces between the DPRK and China."

Lin Ruhai had already made a guess in his mind and nodded silently.

"The Emperor has good taste."

This is both a compliment to the Supreme Emperor and a compliment to the Emperor.

In the original work, the Jia family relied on the property of the Lin family to build a villa for their relatives. This time, even if the Jia family obtained the property of the Lin family, it would not be enough to build a villa for their relatives.

Not to mention, there are a lot more approval procedures to build a provincial villa this time.

In order to cope with this wedding, the Ministry of Industry set up a special construction department. If they wanted to successfully pass the acceptance inspection, the empress' family could only purchase goods from designated merchants, which were secretly controlled by King Zhongshun.

In this case, the Jia family will inevitably come to Lin Ruhai.

"Uncle Lin still needs to pay attention to Rongguo Mansion. They also need to build a villa for relatives. With the situation in their house, the Lin family will definitely need a helping hand."

Lin Ruhai sighed and said, "I already know. Ever since the decree came down, my mother-in-law has sent someone to pick up Yu'er every day. The excuse is that she misses her granddaughter."

"The Lin family's property has already been donated to the court, and the rest is just the family's expenses and Yu'er's dowry."

Wang Tingxuan said: "The Jia family's provincial villa is the best among all the empresses. Among so many empresses, only the Jia family's provincial villa is in the city, and the others' villas are outside the city."

Lin Ruhai said: "The Four Kings and Eight Dukes were actually headed by the Second Duke Rong Ning, and the two Dukes Ning and Rong were connected together, covering a huge area. That's why we could find such a big place in the city."

"Uncle, the provincial villa in the Jia family is not only in a good location, but also in a good design. According to the previous regulations, it would cost about one million taels of silver. Now, in order to show the royal kindness, the specifications have been improved a lot. Preliminary estimates

The cost will be two million taels."

Lin Ruhai was shocked: "Why is it so high?"

"According to the new regulations, provincial relatives' villas must pass relevant regulations such as etiquette, safety, and quality. In addition, the ladies are intensively building the villas, so the materials will also increase, and the cost will naturally be much higher."

Lin Ruhai didn't know what to say after hearing this. The Jia family still owed one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It was not worth it to spend so much money on Concubine Xiande's visit. But these words could not be said to Jia.

People at home said that Lin Ruhai didn't want to say anything either.

"As a relative, Lin can only sponsor 20,000 taels for the cost of building a villa for the mother-in-law."

This is much less than what the Jia family expected.

In fact, it was just as Wang Tingxuan guessed.

After the Jia family received the drawings approved by the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry, they were dumbfounded. The cost had doubled, and they couldn't even collect the original cost.

The cost of glass alone has increased by 200,000 taels, which is a necessary expense. Because all the palaces in the palace have begun to replace glass doors and windows. So as the empress’s provincial villa, can it not be in line with the palace?

But no matter how much they spend, the empress's family still has to build it. They have invested a lot in the early stage in order to be first. If they give up halfway, the empress will be unhappy.

For the sake of the empress’ face, the Jia family began to borrow money from their relatives. The four major families contributed a lot, but it was still not enough.

As a century-old family, the Jia family naturally has a lot of assets. If they really raise money, they will definitely be able to spend it. The Jia family's biggest assets are in the hands of Jia She, Jia's mother, and Mrs. Wang, and none of them are willing to spend them.

Jia Mu really missed Jia Min at this time. If she were still alive, the Lin family's property alone would be enough. After testing several times, Jia Mu couldn't sit still anymore and sent Wang Xifeng directly to the door.

Wang Xifeng was not willing to come over. The Jia family had only raised 800,000 taels for the two million taels, and the Lin family wanted to pay for the rest. But the Lin family's property had been donated to the court, so how much was left?

"Sister Lin, the eldest sister was canonized as a virtuous concubine and was allowed to go home to visit relatives. The old lady, the madam was very happy. The eldest sister has been in the palace as a female historian for more than ten years for the Jia family. It is really not easy. Old lady

Madam, madam feels sorry for my eldest sister and wants to give her all dignity..." Wang Xifeng told about Jia Yuanchun's contribution to the Jia family and the Jia family's guilt towards Jia Yuanchun, trying to impress Lin Daiyu.

Wang Xifeng doesn't expect the Lin family to contribute a lot, but if the Lin family provides an extra point, she can take it easy.

Lin Daiyu finally couldn't bear it and said: "Since the cost is so high, why not give up building a villa for relatives."

"Sister Lin, you are not an old lady. My wife insists on building a villa for relatives. She really has to do it. The emperor has given our family grace, and we must accept it no matter what."

The implication is that the emperor's kindness cannot be let down.

Lin Daiyu also saw that no one could destroy the Jia family's plan to build a villa for relatives, so she stopped talking.

Wang Xifeng saw that Lin Daiyu did not take the initiative to ask, so she could only take the initiative to speak.

"The cost of a villa for relatives is huge. The financial and material resources of Rongguo Mansion alone are not enough. I can only ask my relatives for help. Nowadays, the people who can borrow it, including old ladies, have already borrowed a lot, but they are still far behind."

"The old lady is so worried that she can't sleep. I can only come here to ask Uncle Lin for help. Please also ask my sister, for the sake of the old lady's love for you, to help intercede in front of Uncle Lin."

Lin Daiyu calmly said to Wang Xifeng: "To be honest with Sister Feng, the Lin family's property has already been donated to the court, and only the daily household expenses are left, so we really can't afford much silver."

Wang Xifeng felt that Lin Daiyu had been persuaded, and felt a little happy, and asked: "I wonder how much my sister can give?"

Lin Daiyu said: "There are only 25,000 taels of silver left in the Lin family's account. My sister can decide to keep 5,000 taels for the family's daily expenses, and the rest will be given to the empress. This is considered as the Lin family's support for the empress."

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Wang Xifeng was dumbfounded. This was too little. How could he explain it to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang when he went back?