My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1534
Cao Shun remarried in early February. According to the calculation at this time, she was not considered a bride until the New Year.

After the New Year, she is no longer a new wife.

Xiao Chun said: "I don't know, but I heard that the Sun family lives a frugal life, and Grandma Cao's dowry is not very generous. Before she came out of the palace, she did her own sewing, and the maids and maids who accompanied her were not just waiters. , they are all prepared before getting married."

Shu Shu probably understood the reason.

In addition to salaries, the staff of the Prince's Mansion also receive various rewards.

The wife who is in charge of the prince's residence also gets a lot of monthly money.

No matter how Confucian the Sun family was educated, they lived in the imperial city and were surrounded by wealthy families. It was not unusual for them to have their own ideas after witnessing a daughter-in-law who was used to serving as a servant in the palace.

Shu Shu said: "What is she good at?"

Sun Wencheng is currently working in Hangzhou Weaving Co., Ltd. He was previously a tax supervisor, and before that he was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Xiaochun said: "He said he knows how to look after accounts, and he also knows some Western objects and materials."

Shu Shu did not respond immediately.

Although the Sun family followed Cao Shun into the house to make her happy after they got married, the new daughter-in-law only acted shy and showed no character.

Although Cao Shun works as an errand in the Prince's Mansion and is now a bodyguard, he is not under the name of Ninth Prince.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who worked in the house before were all from the Baoyi family under the name of Brother Jiu and Shu Shu's dowry.

It remains to be seen whether Sun's can be used and how to use it.

When Xiao Chun went down, Brother Jiu also got up, strolled over and said, "Master, I'm fine, no need to use the bitter medicine soup today!"

Shu Shu reached out and touched his forehead, and the fever was indeed gone.

Brother Jiu also cleared his throat and said, "My throat is not tight anymore."

Shu Shu said: "Then don't drink it. Just clear your stomach and intestines. Don't eat meat. There is millet porridge prepared in the dining room..."

Traditional Chinese medicine is inherently bitter, and coptis was added to it. After drinking the medicine, I lost my appetite and didn’t want to eat at all.

Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Okay, let's deal with it."

Shu Shu thought of Sun's incident and said, "Is Cao Shun not very wealthy?"

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "His father, Cao Quan, is a dandy. He can't stand up at all. He is just living on his old salary. However, he still has many sons and a lot of expenses at home. Cao Shun has become a serious official. After receiving his salary, the Cao family His subsidy has also been cut off. He only earns dozens of taels of silver a year. It’s strange that it’s enough money!”

Shu Shu felt that something didn't make sense, and said: "Cao Quan doesn't care, and Mrs. Sun doesn't care either? Isn't this the eldest grandson? How come his life is so difficult?"

She also thought Mrs. Sun was like the Queen Mother. Since Cao Shun, the eldest grandson, grew up next to her, there must be a lot of subsidies.

Cao Yin is just a concubine, but if you really want to say it, Cao Shun is the bloodline of Mrs. Sun.

Brother Jiu frowned and said: "These are all confusing accounts. I also asked about it. After Cao Shun got married to Ding, Mrs. Sun had subsidized Cao Shun in the early years. At that time, in case Cao Yin and his wife knew that they would be unhappy, they directly changed a few things. The property was recorded in the name of Cao Shun's late wife Zhang, and was regarded as the proceeds from Zhang's marriage. As a result, before Cao Shun's wedding this year, Sun Wencheng, the new father-in-law, somehow negotiated with Cao Quan and his wife to seal up Zhang's dowry. Waiting for Cao Shun's eldest daughter to leave the cabinet before making any move, all the property and income will be sealed year by year, so as to save the melon fields and plums, and it will not be clear when the time comes..."

Shu Shu was speechless.

If the Zhang family behaves like this, it is not out of the ordinary.

If their son-in-law remarries, they must protect their granddaughter's rights.

It is only natural that a married woman’s dowry should go to her biological children.

This was replaced by Sun Wencheng, which was truly a stroke of genius and somewhat of a gentleman.

The most sensitive thing about this step-brother and the daughter of the first wife is this kind of dowry.

Brother Jiu hummed softly: "I have underestimated Cao Shun, how could Cao Shun still treat his own daughter badly?"

Cao Shun was careful when he was in charge, and Brother Jiu was able to handle him smoothly, so he naturally favored his own people.

Sun Wencheng's move shows that a villain's heart can judge a gentleman's heart.

Cao Shunben cherished his eldest daughter as if she were an eyeball. Such precautions were so chilling.

Shu Shu felt that it was good for Sun Wencheng to put the matter in front of him, so as to avoid having to argue later.

As the granddaughter of the Hou family, Little Princess of the Cao family has a rich dowry and a reliable nanny by her side. She has a much stronger conscience than waiting for her biological father and stepmother.

Even if the Zhang family knew about this, they could only admire the Sun family's character.

Shu Shu didn't hide it and told Sun that he wanted to work in the government.

After hearing this, Brother Jiu felt troubled and said, "She is a true concubine, but she has never been an errand in the palace, so what can she do?"

Shu Shu plans to get in touch.

Among the three major weaving companies, only the Sun family has a good beginning and a good end.

It can be seen that Sun Wencheng acted cautiously and made no omissions.

Mr. Sun also grew up in a wealthy family, but it was quite valuable to be able to take the initiative to seek employment due to a difficult livelihood.

I just want to take another look and think about any noble errands in the house, so I will let Mr. Sun try it first...

The years in the Prince's Mansion are quiet and peaceful, and the case of Guangchuku of the Ministry of Internal Affairs outside is spreading from the Imperial City to outside the Imperial City.

More than 40 copies were inspected.

It was even bigger than the “nest case” in the Accounting Department in May last year.

The wrappers all contacted relatives, and they had to inquire about the reason in private.

The prince's family has a high status, and not ordinary people can visit him.

The Gao family here welcomed waves of guests.

It's just that Gao Yanzhong went to the Yamen, leaving only women and children, and couldn't find anything useful.

If there are family members who are on duty in the palace, they will send messages to the palace.

Here in the palace, someone went to the main court office to look for Gao Yanzhong, but in vain.Gao Yanzhong was also sent to the Shenxing Division...

The news reached the Gao family, and others were also waiting for the excitement in the Gao family.

There are many people who are unhappy with the Gao family.

As a result, there was no movement from the Gao family, and Li did not go to the prince's mansion to ask for help.

It turned out that before Gao Yanzhong entered the palace in the morning, he told his wife to stay calm no matter what others said.

He didn't intend to go to Brother Jiu to intercede for the Zhong family, but he also wouldn't turn a blind eye.

He planned to go to the Criminal Punishment Department today.

He has dealt with the Division of Punishment in the past two years, and he is also familiar with Du Tu.

In the past, it was not for favoritism, but also for fairness and justice.

If the Zhong family is the principal culprit and deserves what he deserves, then no matter what the sentence, he should be sentenced.

If the Zhong family is the same as Guang, and the crime does not lead to death, I also hope that the sentence will be truthful.

He tossed and turned last night and stayed up half the night.

The two families are family friends, and even before his younger son got engaged, he acted without emotion and still inquired about the Zhong family in private, mainly to inquire about the Zhong family's property status.

It is not difficult to get rich by working as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But such a family is not from the same family as the Gao family, and Gao Yanzhong is too cautious to get involved.

He made inquiries before getting married.

In my haste yesterday, I forgot about this.

When he returned from the Shenxing Division, Gao Yanzhong's expression remained unchanged, but his steps became much brisker.

When he returned to the check-in room, Zhang Baozhu stretched out his palm, turned it over, and said: "In the whole morning, more than ten people have come, and they are all looking for Mr. Gao!"

Gao Yanzhong said: "Don't pay attention to them, they will be honest in a few days."

Looking at the speed of the Criminal Division, it would be impossible to decide on the conviction in just three or two days, and by then no one would dare to come forward to inquire.

The next day was November 25, and Shu Shu still did not enter the palace.

After all, Yi Kun Palace has a young eighteenth brother, and the Queen Mother of Ningshou Palace is getting older. She should take leave of her own accord if she has patients at home.

When it was over, Wufu Jin came and brought rewards from the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi, all of which were used to replenish Brother Jiu's health.

The queen mother has two taels of third-grade ginseng; the concubine Yi has two boxes of sea cucumbers.

Shu Shu was waiting at the front to entertain the guests and also prepared gifts in return.

After seeing off Wufujin, Shu Shu took the ginseng directly to the main room.

Shu Shu and Brother Jiu hadn't paid much attention to ginseng before, and they often had good ginseng at home.

Ginseng is graded not only by size and age, but also by appearance. Anyway, there are related grading methods.

However, as long as it is fourth-grade or above ginseng, it is considered good ginseng, and dried ginseng is usually more than one or two.

According to the ratio of five taels to one tael, this amount of dried ginseng will cost more than five taels of fresh ginseng, and the age is more than 20 years.

For comparison, Shu Shu also asked Ging Guo to bring a box of fourth-grade ginseng from the family pharmacy and compare it.

Third-grade ginseng has a short and thick trunk and more complete roots.

Brother Jiu picked up one with both hands and said: "The cost of fourth-grade ginseng is seven or eight taels of silver and one tael, and the cost of third-grade ginseng is four taels of gold and one tael. I didn't ask about the second-grade ginseng, but it must be twice as much as the third-grade ginseng!" "

Shu Shu had known that ginseng was expensive, but she never expected it to be so expensive.

Such a piece of 40 taels of silver...

As long as one is taken out, it will equal the salary of a seventh-grade treasurer for one year.

It's really hard not to be tempted by such a big temptation.

Looking at the long ginseng whiskers and the relatively fragile reed heads, Brother Jiu said: "We usually put ginseng in a big box with pine needles underneath to prevent the reed heads and whiskers from being shaken off, but There is no way to carry the box, and it is not easy to hide this thing on the body, otherwise the reed heads and ginseng whiskers will be broken, and then even the fourth-grade ginseng will not be complete, and it will become fifth-grade..."

Shu Shu said: "Why are you thinking about this? There should still be a box, but it doesn't need to be inspected through the palace gate and comes out through other channels..."

Brother Jiu said: "Just wait, this fire is not only caused by Guangshuku, I'm afraid the imperial kitchen is not innocent either..."

The most transported things in the palace are the royal kitchen, and all kinds of kitchen waste must be transported out.

Shu Shu looked a little weird and said: "In addition to the imperial dining room, there is another place where things are transported regularly."

The ninth elder brother wondered: "Why don't you know? Is it an internal manufacturing company? There is a lot of time to transport materials there, but the finished products are all put into the Guangshu warehouse..."

Shu Shu said: "The things belonging to the official palace are transported out of the palace on the fourth day of each month in autumn and winter, and on the fourth or ninth day of the summer..."

There are 99 rooms in the Forbidden City, but there are no toilets.

From the emperor to the eunuchs and maids, there are toilets, which are elegantly called "official rooms".

The elder brother who lived in Shushu for a year and a half was no exception, so he knew about it.

Brother Jiu's face turned blue, he quickly put down the ginseng in his hand, looked at Shu Shu, and was speechless for a long time.

Shu Shu said with a smile: "The ginseng I am holding is from Ningshou Palace. It was not shipped out privately from the palace. Even if it was shipped out privately, it may not be the way I said."

Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I can't tell you what I'm talking about. Last year, I checked the kitchen waste in the imperial kitchen. If it was really related to the Guangchusi, I couldn't find out at all. Moreover, the Guangchusi and the imperial kitchen are two different things. Yamen, this kind of money-making thing should not be known to outsiders..."

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I went out for half a day yesterday, and today I have cold symptoms and a low fever. I lay down all afternoon, 555, and Xiaojiu's skin is also crispy.

The next update will be at noon on October 10th.

(End of this chapter)