Yixiu's Rebirth: Sending Bai Lianhua's Sister to Become a Concubine

This hits the pain point for Master Ma San.

Salt has been controlled by the imperial court since ancient times. Although his salt business is big, he still needs to make arrangements with many people from top to bottom to make the officials above turn a blind eye to his salt sales.

Although he relied on the Cao Gang and was a powerful figure on the Grand Canal, he was not as impressive as the connections of the royal relatives.

After a moment, Master Ma San said slowly: "Master Jiu, this is not a trivial matter. I really like that strange stone, but since it is to be presented to His Majesty, I can't be too selfish. But I also have a condition, I hope Master Jiu can agree to it."

Yinzhen asked quickly, "What are the conditions? Please tell me."

Ma Sanye said, "I hope that Jiuye can give me some special care in the future, such as the source of some scarce goods. Can you help me get through it?"

Yinzhen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you. As long as you transfer the strange stone to me, these won't be a problem."

The two people happily reached an agreement.

Yinzhen took a look at the strange stone. It was huge and naturally formed into the shape of the Chinese character "Shou". It was indeed the work of nature. Both the Shoushan Stone and the Chinese character had excellent meanings.

Since there were rare stones, rare flowers and plants became embellishments. However, some rare and precious ones were collected and sent to the capital.

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Emperor Kangxi was very pleased when he got the stone.

"Old Nine, you are thoughtful, but it must have taken a lot of effort to find and transport this stone."

"When my son saw this strange stone, he only thought about its good meaning, and never thought about these troubles."

Yinzhen's face was filled with excited smiles.

My mother’s suggestion is really good!

Emperor Kangxi asked him, "What reward do you want?"

"My son did not do this to ask for a reward from the Emperor."

Emperor Kangxi said: "If you do a good job, you should be rewarded. Do you want me to be an emperor who doesn't know how to reward and punish clearly?"

When Yinzhen heard what Kangxi said, he thought of bringing up the matter of Sumalagu.

"In that case, I do have something I would like to ask Father for."

Emperor Kangxi laughed, "So you are waiting for me here."

"Okay, tell me what you want. If it's not an excessive request, I will agree to it."

Yinzhen said, "My son and my twelfth brother were drinking a few days ago. He was very drunk and thought of Su Malagu. There was a lot of nostalgia in his words. When he mentioned the criticisms of Su Malagu by those people in the court, my twelfth brother was angry and sad."

"My son thought that Su Malagu was not only the husband of the emperor's father, but also the adoptive mother of his twelfth brother. Although the emperor's father buried her together with Empress Xiaozhuang Wen as a concubine, Su Malagu should not have encountered so much criticism."

"So, my son would like to ask the emperor to build another mausoleum for Su Malagu to show his respect for her."

Emperor Kangxi stared at Yinzhen with a piercing gaze.

Yinzhen's body was tense and he was very scared, but thinking of his mother's instructions, he pretended to be calm and stood there.

After a while, Emperor Kangxi retracted his gaze and said, "This is also a hard job, not a reward, but if you are willing to do it, I will leave it to you."

Yinzhen fell to his knees with a thud.

"I will definitely live up to your expectations."

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After getting Kangxi's approval, Yinzhen returned to his mansion happily and immediately began to prepare for the construction of Sumalagu's tomb.

He called Qin Daoran over and said, "The Emperor has entrusted the construction of Su Malagu's mausoleum to me. This is a great opportunity for us, and we must go all out."

Qin Daoran nodded slightly and said, "Master Jiu, our top priority is to determine the location of the mausoleum. I know a lot of Feng Shui masters here, and we can also ask the masters of the temples in Beijing to come and check the site."

Qin Daoran is very good at networking, and he can be friends with not only officials in the court, but also people from all walks of life.

Leaving these things to him would be a waste of his talent.

Soon, Qin Daoran found a Feng Shui treasured site. After having it reviewed by the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Rites, he began to work on it in full swing.

Building a mausoleum for Su Malagu was a big deal, and no one dared to make trouble here - because that was the person who had to stand guard and cry at the funeral, and on normal days they just had to say a few words about etiquette in the court.

"Old Nine's recent actions seem to be directed by someone." Yinzhen looked at Su Peisheng, "What do you think?"

Su Peisheng said: "In my opinion, the Ninth Master might be the same as the First Master and the Eighth Master."

"I guess so."

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As the year was coming to an end, Nian Gengyao returned to Beijing to report on his work.

Yinzhen specially held a banquet in a restaurant in the capital and asked Nian Gengyao to bring his wife along.

When Nian Gengyao's wife Yehenala Guxiu Lan heard that Prince Yong wanted her to come along, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Husband, the Fourth Master asked me to come here, I don't know why."

She was a gentle, virtuous and well-behaved woman who never worried about outside affairs. Suddenly, she was called by Yinzhen to go over, and she felt a little uneasy.

Nian Gengyao smiled and said, "Don't worry. If the Fourth Master asks you to come over, he must have brought his wife with him. I guess they want to talk about Shilan's marriage."

"Shilan's marriage?" Gu Xiulan was surprised. "Shouldn't my parents be in charge of Shilan's marriage..."

"My sister has been living in the palace all these years. Discussing her marriage now is just a formality. Do you think she can marry someone else? I know the Fourth Master, so just let me handle this matter. I will report it to my parents later."

Gu Xiulan said worriedly, "The one who is going to get married today should be Prince Honghui, right? But Prince Honghui is the eldest son of the Fourth Master after all, and I don't know what the Fourth Master will say to Shilan. With Shilan's family background, if she marries an ordinary family, she will definitely be the mistress. But it's hard to say for Prince Honghui, after all, Shilan is a member of the Han Army Banner."

Nian Gengyao's eyes flashed.

The Fourth Master had already probed him about this matter several times before, and from what Yinzhen said, he really wanted Nian Shilan to be his concubine first.

After all, the Fourth Master now wants to seize the throne. If he succeeds, Honghui will be the future ruler of the Qing Dynasty, and his queen cannot be a woman from the Han Army Banner.

But how could he bear to let Nian Shilan become someone else's mistress, as she was his most beloved sister.

Today he must fight for Nian Shilan, after all, ascending the throne is still a long way off.

There are not so many rules for ordinary royal family members to marry. If they insist, the Han Army Banner is not a problem.

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