Weak Concubine [Qing Wear + Red House]

"Master, Nala Xingde has entered the mansion again!" Xizhi put down the agate fruit plate she was holding, and told Jinyao the news she had received.

Jinyao squinted her eyes and shook the round fan lightly without saying a word.

"Then Li Fujin must have asked Da Gege to pay his respects to Fujin?" Xi Lan jumped off.

Nanny Sun sat under Jinyao, hesitated and said:

"Master isn't worried about what they plan?"

Jin Yao sneered:

"What am I worried about? What's there to worry about when it's destined to fail? I'm more worried about Da Gege, a delicate flower. In the future, don't waste her Ama's hard work for her."

The only thing Li and Nala can calculate is the future head of the mansion.

If it was just a palace alone, then their calculation might have a little chance of success.

But if the fourth master is in power, then any calculations by them will be in vain.

The position of crown prince is not for a sick child who is not successful in literature, martial arts, and destined to have a short lifespan. It is Prince Yong's son. With Hongzhi's status in Kangxi's heart, she does not believe that they can successfully snatch it. past.

So she lay obediently and watched them jumping and dancing, just as a relief.

Let's not talk about Lashi, if she is herself, she will choose this way, after all, there is no possibility of cooperation with herself, she can't provide what she needs, and she doesn't need anyone's help, there is fourth master and her mother's family Now, any troubles are solved by them in advance.

In this way, he can only choose the second elder brother who is weak and has no backing.

It's just using the big grid as a bond... Jin Yao shook her head, this Li was willing to give up her daughter for her son, or for her future honor.

No one knows how the Nala Mansion will treat Da Gege in the future, but the example of the fourth master's sister-in-law Princess Jiugege Wenxian is there, she married into the aunt's natal family, and the other party may not necessarily take her seriously On the contrary, if he was really wronged at that time, no one could support him.

Mrs. Li had to persuade her to endure, for the sake of the second elder brother's future.

But all of this is just the plan of the two of them, whether the fourth master agrees or not is another matter.

Jinyao doesn't believe that he has worked so hard to obtain grace for Da Gege, and in the end it is cheap for Nala's family.

What's more, fourth master doesn't have a good impression of the current Nala family.

Anyway, it looks good.

"What time is it now?"

Xizhi went outside and glanced at the grandfather clock:

"It's half past two."

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

Xizhi covered her mouth and sneered:

"Is the master looking forward to the prince or the little master?"

Jin Yao was amused by her:

"You narrow-minded ones, I have spoiled you all, you dare to tease the master, what should I worry about when the prince enters the palace, but Hongzhi, who is still young, just..."

Speaking of this, Jin Yao is not happy.

When he was in Jiangning, the emperor liked to call Hongzhi over to talk, but he didn't expect to call Hongzhi to study in the palace directly after returning to Beijing.

For such a small person, what kind of books should he read?There is no need to take the number one examination!

What should I do if I hurt my body?

Besides, studying in the palace is not only about reading, but also riding and shooting. The youngest child in the study room is five years old. Hongzhi is one year younger than others, and he is not strong enough. What if he is injured or suffers a loss?

It's a pity that she is the emperor, there is no need to ask for her opinion, no one dares to disobey the order directly, but Jinyao has been looking forward to the end of get out of class since Hongzhi entered the palace.

Fortunately, Hongzhi is still young and cannot leave her, otherwise the emperor will definitely ask him to live in the palace and only see him a few times a month, then she will definitely resist the order.

Xizhi originally wanted to make her laugh, but unexpectedly, she only said one sentence, and the master's thoughts were on the fourth prince in the palace, and she had no choice. The master cared about the children and they all saw them, but they couldn't persuade her .

Finally, at 03:30, fourth master brought Hong Zhi back.

As soon as Jinyao heard the announcement from the servants all the way, please be quiet, she hurriedly got up from the couch and ran to the door, just in time to meet the fourth master and his son, Jinyao didn't care about the child's father, and hugged her precious son and kissed her And dear:

"Emiang's baby, are you tired? Have you been wronged in the palace?"

Hongzhi blushed, pretending to be calm and said:

"Emiang, everything is fine with your son, you should ask your son to salute and say hello to you first!"

"Oh, my son is so filial, he knows how to greet Er Niang! Well, it's fine for Er Niang to know it in her heart. You are still young, so don't rush to pay attention to these things!"

The fourth master frowned, and wanted to say a few words to Jinyao. Hongzhi has already entered school, so he can no longer hug and kiss like an ignorant child like before. Uneasy, I didn't speak in the end, that's all, let's talk about it another time.

Jinyao was relieved when she saw that her son was in good condition, greeted fourth master, and came in with Hongzhi in her arms.

The fourth master, who was not in the mood, finally couldn't help it:

"He's not a child anymore, put it down and tell him to go by himself!"

Jin Yao looked at him in surprise:

"If you're only four years old, you're not a child? At what age is a child?"

"..." Well, he shouldn't be talking to her.

Simply change the subject:

"The matter of Da Gege is almost done. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will prepare the dowry, and the mansion has to prepare some."

Jin Yao paused:

"How much does the fourth brother plan to carry?"

"The House of Internal Affairs looks good on the surface, but it's actually just a show. The house should be prepared more solidly. Prepare 32 bags. I will prepare for farm shops."

Jinyao nodded and asked Xiling to take the government's account book for this year and flip through it:

"Then tell me first, how many years' income are you planning to pay? Are you using the inner courtyard or the outer courtyard?"

Fourth master froze.

He had ignored it before, but now that Jinyao mentioned it to him, he remembered that the production that was allocated to the inner courtyard was only enough for annual expenses, and there was not much left over.As for those from the outer court, although it looks like a lot, the expenditure is also not small, and the balance is not much, which is embarrassing now.

Jinyao didn't seem to see it, and said again:

"It's right for the master to prepare a richer dowry. No matter what, they are all distinguished princesses in the mansion, but don't forget, sir, there are currently eight princesses in the mansion, not counting the four and four of his own. Should we treat each other more favorably than others?"

"Now that Da Gege is old, there is no rush for the other three who are still young. They can always marry decently. As for Da Gege's dowry... wait for the master to bring some money from the outer courtyard."

Jinyao nodded without expressing any opinion.

The accounts and money of the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard are all with her, and she doesn't care how fourth master uses them, as long as they don't cut off the daily necessities of the house.

As for how much dowry to accompany Da Gege, she doesn't care, she has prepared for her children, so she doesn't depend on the mansion.

It's just that the current situation needs to be known to fourth master. In the past few years, he has been busy with outside affairs and has never taken care of the general affairs of the mansion. He is afraid that he has forgotten this. Today, it is indeed the case.

Jinyao gloated and waited for the fourth master to raise money and come back.

Of course, she knows how much money is in the current account. The fourth master may not have more than 5000 taels of petty expenses. If he wants to prepare a solid dowry for Da Gege, there is no one in the 30s or [-]. Although the amount is not too large , but it is enough for him to have a headache, she depends on where he borrows it from, she can't go to the treasury to borrow it, right?

Fourth master didn't go to the treasury to borrow it, but it was almost the same, so he went to Kangxi to borrow it.

When Kangxi heard that he wanted to borrow 10 taels of silver to prepare a dowry for his daughter, his eyes almost popped out. No, I didn’t even enjoy your filial piety as a father, so why would I ask him to borrow money?

Return 10 taels!

its not right……

"Are you really only short of 10 taels?"

"I have gathered around two hundred thousand taels, and there is still a shortfall of 10 taels. Huang Ama also knows that none of the servants under my minister are good at business operations, and the income is only enough to maintain daily expenses. The silver taels saved are really limited. .”

This is the purpose of his borrowing money from the emperor.

Kangxi was speechless for a while, and said coolly:

"Fortunately, Hongzhi was born in the Nian family, otherwise I would be worried about his living standard."

Fourth master frowned:

"Nianshi is no different to other elder brothers, Gege and Hongzhi in the mansion."

He thought the emperor said that Jin Yao had treated the other children harshly.

The emperor didn't mind waving his hands:

"I don't have time to care how she treats others. I'm worried that you won't be able to give Hong Zhi a good taste. Fortunately, Nian's dowry is generous, so I can't treat him badly!"

"..."

Which child did he mistreat?How did Huang Ama say that she has become a little boy like Lao Jiu?

But thinking about it, it doesn't seem too bad. He did use the Nian's. Since he used it, let him say what others say.

Seeing that the fourth master didn't refute, now his face turned black and he became Kangxi, no, isn't his son too ambitious?Really don't care about his wife raising his children?

The fourth child is like this, and the ninth child is also like this. There must be more things he doesn't know, which makes Kangxi doubt his own education of his sons.

Thoughts flashed by, Kangxi asked Da Ge:

"Did you show her a good family? Which one is it?"

"Not yet, the dowry is being prepared first, and the candidates can be picked slowly." His first daughter, of course, should be cautious.

Kangxi nodded. Although he didn't look down on the fourth son who loves his sons and daughters, he didn't object.

The fourth master started to look for a son-in-law here. Da Gege is sixteen in real life, and eighteen in false age. It's time to look, and he will be at least nineteen when he officially gets married.

In the mansion, the Nala family and the Li family finally decided on candidates and confirmed the cooperation.

The candidate is Xingde, the second son of Nala's youngest brother, Wuge.

Xingde and Da Gege are about the same age, they like to read, now they are scholars, they are studying hard and waiting for the next exam.

Da Gege has a gentle temperament, not so domineering, and is not picky about it. Li Shi insisted that she choose the son of the Nala family, so she chose Xingde, who she had met several times and was relatively familiar with.

However, all of these were just their private plans, and they hadn't cleared the way in front of fourth master.

Jinyao has been taking care of the children all the time, and she also spends her time on Hongzhi who goes to the palace to study every day. She doesn't worry about the trivial matters in the mansion that have nothing to do with her. She didn't think of it until Xingde passed the mansion again.

After the fourth master came back that day, Jin Yao looked at it for a long while, and finally said:

"Fourth brother, do you know that Mrs. Li and Mrs. Nala are going to marry Da Gege back to Nala Mansion?"