The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

It was decided within a few days that Chen Ge'er would be the prince's tutor, but no one was surprised. After all, his father was the prince's tutor, so it was normal for his son to be a tutor.

However, Zheng Xiaoyun was ridiculed by many people when he attended the court. It was said that General Zheng had not raised his son for a single day, but he was able to get the advantage for free.

Zheng Xiaoyun was too lazy to argue with others. He clenched his fists, his face still expressionless.

A few days later, Sun Bo and his entourage arrived in the capital. Sun Bo was escorted to the capital by Xiao Wu.

After Xia Mianwan received the news, at nightfall, Qiao Zhuang dressed up, left Pei Mansion through the back door, and went to Sun Bo's house in the capital.

Xia Mianwan and Sun Bo haven't seen each other for a long time. This time he really has something important to ask for. Xiaowu was afraid that he would be conspicuous, so he didn't come to Sun's house.

When Sun Bo saw Xia Mianwan at the door, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, "Mianwan, long time no see..."

Xia Mianwan's eyes were slightly red, "Uncle Sun, are you feeling well recently?"

Sun Bo wiped his tears and said with a smile: "Everything is fine, everything is fine, everything is fine for me."

Xia Mianwan and Sun Bo reminisced about the past for a while, and then started talking about business.

On the surface, Sun Bo and Xia Mianwan have no connection. Xia Mianwan plans to push for the second stage of Chen Er's run, and she needs someone who looks very rich but cannot be related to her.

Sun Bo is the most suitable candidate.

"Uncle Sun, how much silver did you bring this time?" Xia Mianwan asked.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver and five thousand taels of gold, are these enough?" asked Sun Bo.

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and said, "I will send people to guard the Sun residence and your storehouse. I won't really ask you to take out the silver, but I want Chen Er to see your strength first. I will ask someone to send another 100,000 taels of silver. I don't believe Chen Er will not join the game."

Sun Bo nodded and said, "I understand."

"Uncle Sun, you'll have to work hard these days to act more flamboyantly and portray yourself as a nouveau riche from Yanzhou." Xia Mianwan said, trying not to laugh.

Sun Bo laughed loudly, "Don't worry, Xiao Wu has already told me that tomorrow I will go to all the big restaurants in the capital to give out money. I am really rich, so I am not afraid!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and nodded, then said seriously: "Uncle Sun, I didn't want to drag you into this muddy water in the capital, but we have experienced war together, and we know that when the nest is overturned, the eggs will be broken. In the face of the great trend, everyone can only do their part. However, no matter what, I dare not guarantee that things will succeed. If there is any mistake, I will also help you arrange a way out."

Sun Bo said sternly: "Mian Wan, I have been through a lot and understand that the good life we ​​have now is not easy to come by. Don't worry, and don't feel guilty. I am also gambling, of course, on your luck."

Xia Mianwan nodded. She was also gambling. She was gambling on the destiny of Dachen.

Xia Mianwan did not stay in Sun's house for too long, for fear of attracting attention and being discovered. When she returned to Shaoguang Courtyard, Pei Yanxu was already waiting for her.

"How is it going?" Pei Yanxu asked.

"Everything went well, Pei Yanxu. Remember to send more secret guards to protect Uncle Sun." Xia Mianwan said.

Pei Yanxu nodded and started a new conversation, "Chen Er's first sum of money is moving."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mianwan hurriedly asked, "How are we going?"

Pei Yanxu said: "I found someone to infiltrate their team, and also found secret guards to follow them. This batch of silver is about 20,000 taels. I plan to let them go and see where they transported the silver to and what they did with it."

"hope everything is fine."

"There is another more difficult matter. The Queen Mother wants to grant Yanshu a marriage." Pei Yanxu became a little annoyed when he talked about this.

Xia Mianwan asked in surprise: "Yan Shu has indeed reached the day of the marriage proposal, but why did he alarm the Queen Mother for no reason?"

Pei Yanxu thought for a moment and said, "The Queen Mother and the Empress have always had some disagreements. After Concubine Xu gave birth to a prince, she took the Sixth Prince to serve the Queen Mother every day. I'm afraid the Queen Mother has also become confused because of her selfish motives. The Emperor and the Empress have tried their best to help Yan Shu, but the Queen Mother has made up her mind.

The Emperor just asked me to talk for a long time. After all, the Empress Dowager is her biological mother. If she insists on arranging a marriage for Yan Shu, he can do nothing about it."

"Have you talked to Yanshu? What did Yanshu say?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Pei Yanxu said: "Yan Shu said that he was protected by big brother, so naturally he has to share big brother's worries."

Xia Mianwan smiled softly, "After saying so much, you still haven't told me who the empress dowager wants to marry."

"It's the Empress Dowager's family, the Chengde Marquis's Mansion, and the eldest wife's granddaughter, Li Yaoyuan. Li Yaoyuan is a famous lady in the capital, proficient in all arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"It seems that the Chengde Marquis Mansion is also in the hands of the Xu family..." Xia Mianwan sighed softly.

"Now I just hope that Li Yaoyuan has a clear mind, otherwise I won't give in to her." Xia Mianwan said.

Pei Yanxu laughed, "Li Yaoyuan has a good reputation outside. She's not unreasonable. It's just that people in this world often know a person by appearance but not by heart. After she marries in, you two will be sisters-in-law. She has a noble status but you don't have to worry about it. Just do what you want. I won't let you suffer from other people's nonsense at home. If it doesn't work, I will separate the family. At most, my reputation will be a little bad."

Xia Mianwan was very happy that Pei Yanxu was willing to consider her, but there was no need to make enemies for herself first. She would know whether he was a human or a ghost after she married into the family.

"Since I'm going to marry her, I will prepare the betrothal gifts. But you know the situation at home, how should I prepare the betrothal gifts?" Xia Mianwan asked Pei Yanxu for his opinion. No matter how much money she made from her business, it was her own money. She would never pay out of her own pocket to buy a dowry for someone else.

Pei Yanxu thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about this. The emperor gave me some money as compensation. I'll give you whatever I have in the public treasury. Don't be too serious. We are just that kind of family. Besides, the public treasury's property has benefited a lot from your property. My private property has also been handed over to you a long time ago. You can just use my private property to make up for it."

Xia Mianwan thought this was reasonable, so she responded, "In that case, I will prepare in advance. Otherwise, if the decree comes down, I'm afraid it will be too late to prepare."

"Thank you for your hard work. Sleep late."