[Red House] Release a concubine and have children

Because the two people's attention was always on that piece of paper, no one thought about why Xue Qinshi didn't remind her when he met Fu Li if it contained something very important, and didn't... …

Fu Li was stunned, and suddenly thought that when Xue Qinshi mentioned Fulu ointment, Xue Renming did mention the white paper outside his mouth, because this sentence appeared too abruptly, and she thought it was strange at the time Well, it's just because all the attention is on the list and I didn't pay much attention to that sentence.

But now...

This piece of white paper, which was almost ignored by Fu Li before, actually records the secret cargo channel between Huzhou and Guanghai Mansion that the two talked about before.

Through the opportunity of the most famous Zuiyanlou in Huzhou Prefecture to buy newcomers in Guanghai Prefecture every month, the people in Zuiyanlou will transport Guanghaifu's new Fulu ointment to Huzhou Prefecture, and then through these officials every time When going to the Zuiyan Tower to "entertainment", hand it over to the magistrate, and then the magistrate will distribute it uniformly, and let these officials take the amount they need back home.The rest will be stuffed into the food, spices or other things of the people who the magistrate and others want to "win" in various ways by the bustard of the drunken building, so that they will become addicted to drugs.

Everyone thinks that socializing in the Zuiyan Building is a very normal thing. Even if someone raises an objection, as long as the status is not as high as the magistrate, they can only walk into the Zuiyan Building holding their noses.

But when they entered the drunken building, all the words and deeds of these people may not be in accordance with their own wishes.

Many officials are recruited in this way.

It's just that although many people knew that they were recruited from the Zuiyan Building, they only thought that the Zuiyan Building was in collusion with the Zhifu and others, or that they were coerced by the Zhifu and the others, and could only work as a helper.These people didn't know that Zuiyanlou was originally the prefect's property, and they even hated the inseparable Fulu ointment, which was transported from Guanghai Mansion to Huzhou through Zuiyanlou.

Fu Li really admired the thinking of the magistrate and others. Although it is legal to buy people, it is obvious that people who are bought into places like Zuiyanlou are absolutely impossible to do so voluntarily. In such a place, most of those people will be looked at with strange eyes.

Not to mention the attention of the public, but as long as the identity is revealed, it is a fact that people will pay attention along the way.

Logically speaking, such a team is very unsuitable to be used to do illegal things, not to mention they are still used to deliver Phlox ointment

You must know that the imperial court has just issued an order. This period is the time when the crackdown on Fulu is the most severe. Many local officials want to seize more poppies and opium to please Emperor Yonghe, or to make their political achievements look better. Some incentives have been introduced.If the common people can report that someone is secretly hiding poppies or opium, as long as it is verified, the common people can get a lot of money.

The common people in this era did not even meet the most basic living conditions of food, clothing and warmth, and their lives were difficult, so they paid more and more attention to the rewards from the imperial court.If the common people find out that someone is hiding poppies and opium, they will definitely choose to report without hesitation.

What's more, the team from Zuiyan Building still transported a large amount of opium?

It sounds completely unfeasible, and even if you don't pay attention, you may be discovered, exposed and reported, but if you think about it carefully, you think it is really reasonable to do so.

After all, everyone knows what Zuiyan Building buys people for. Although everyone can't help but pay attention because of the disgust in their hearts, they will not choose to get too close to such a team because of the disgust in their hearts. Pity the people who were bought into the Zuiyan building, accompanied by the common people's dislike and avoidance of those people in the Zuiyan building.

Although it will be watched, no one will watch it too closely. This is the situation in Zuiyanlou.

Therefore, even if there is a risk in asking the purchasing team of Zuiyan Building to help deliver the Fulu ointment, the risk is definitely not too great.Moreover, Zuiyan Building has a good reputation and is willing to pay money for entry and exit, so the officers and soldiers in charge of inspections will often be more relaxed.

As long as it is well hidden, it is safer to hand over the Fulu ointment to the people in Zuiyan Building than to set up another team dedicated to transporting Fulu ointment.

After thinking about it, Fu Li couldn't help turning his head to look at Wei Yan: "I think what's written on it should be true, what do you think? What do you want to do?"

When the two of them talked about their trip to Huzhou when they were in the capital, they both thought that it would take at least several months, even more than half a year, or even a year to find out the matter clearly and give the emperor an explanation. The most difficult to investigate, the two also agreed that it was the communication method between Huzhou and Guanghai.

Wei Yan has only one person and can only sit in one place. Whether it is going to Guanghai Mansion or Huzhou Mansion as usual, they can only take care of one side, and the other place because there is no one with a higher official position than the local magistrate. Therefore, there must be no way to stop the various transactions of poppies and opium.Because of poppies and opium, the two governments are already regarded as grasshoppers on the same rope. Before Wei Yan arrives, they will definitely choose to unite.

Before the two set off, they had expected this.

Before Wei Yan's arrival, the two governments will definitely discuss an effective method that can avoid Wei Yan's eyes and ears, so that the officials in the place Wei Yan is targeting can have a breathing space, so that they will not be in Wei Yan's eyes. Not long after Xi arrived, he had no choice but to raise his hand and surrender because he had no anointing.

For the two provinces of Huguang, as long as one mansion is cleaned up by Wei Yan, there is no need to struggle in the other place, they can only wash their necks and wait for Wei Yan to come and arrest people.

Therefore, whether it is Huzhou Prefecture or Guanghai Prefecture, the officials of the two places will attach great importance to the secret channel for transporting Fulu ointment, and try their best to conceal and protect it. It is absolutely impossible for non-confidant people to know about this channel. .

But now, Wei Yan and Fu Li looked at each other, never expecting that the channel they thought was the most difficult to find would be delivered to them so quickly.

Fu Li opened his mouth, and suddenly asked: "If what is written on it is verified to be true, then Xue Renming has made a great contribution, right?"

Wei Xuan also has

I couldn't get back to my senses, but I nodded subconsciously.

Fu Li looked at Wei Yan: "For such a great contribution, will the emperor agree to allow the next generation of the Xue family to participate in the imperial examination?"

The Jia family is not only one of the four major families in Jinling, but also one of the four kings and eight princes in the capital. When the family was confiscated by Emperor Yonghe, the Jia family suffered the most.But because the Jia Shi family was the first to tell the location of the gold mine, Emperor Yonghe finally agreed to exempt the Jia family from the previous punishment of not being able to take the imperial examination for three generations since Jia's descendants were amnesty.

The crimes committed by the Xue family were less severe than those of the Jia family, and they had a relatively better impression in Emperor Yonghe's heart. If such great achievements were made, Emperor Yonghe would agree to exempt the three generations of the Xue family from failing the imperial examination, right?

However, Wei Yan was a little uncertain about Emperor Yonghe's thoughts: "Maybe I will agree."

"Huh?" Fu Li was a little surprised, "Then why the Jia family..."

Wei Yan explained: "Because it is the head of the Jia family who committed the crime, and it is also the head of the Jia family who made the meritorious deeds, so the emperor's punishment is the whole family of the Jia family. Naturally, if the punishment is exempted, the offspring of the Jia family who have not committed serious mistakes will not be missed. But the Xue family It was the main branch of the Xue family who made the mistake, but the offshoots of the Xue family did the meritorious service. Of course the punishment for the offshoots can be exempted, but will the punishment for the main line of the Xue family be exempted..."

He couldn't tell either.

Fu Li nodded, understanding what Wei Yan meant.

but……

She quickly laughed: "From what you said, Xue Biao can take the imperial examination anyway, right?"

"Xue scorpion?" Wei Yan's eyes flashed, "Who is Xue scorpion? Xue Renming's son?"

Fu Li nodded: "I heard from Mrs. Xue Qin today that they have a son and a daughter. The son is six years old this year and the daughter is four years old this year. From her description, they are very good children. I don't care much about Xue Ting , to her daughter..."

As she spoke, she smiled.

Wei Yan didn't understand Fu Li's meaning at first, and it took him a while to understand.He suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "Brother Jin is only nine years old this year, and this girl is even younger, only four years old. You just want to make these two a pair? Are you in a hurry?"

Fu Li couldn't help rolling his eyes: "I don't want to be in a hurry, but my daughter was born in the world. Before she left the cabinet, she rarely came out except for the elders at home. I want to meet and get along with each other before marriage like we do, and even write letters to each other. Contacting is really too difficult. Back then, my relatives were not around, and I was able to decide everything by myself, so I was able to communicate with you. Think about it, if my mother and younger brother were by my side at that time, I would still be able to communicate with you. Correspondence with you? Can I still meet you before marriage? Can I still cultivate feelings and finally get together?"

Wei Yan froze, then shook his head.

Although he himself didn't think there was anything out of the ordinary in the communication between the two, he also knew that if the two were known to have exchanged letters before they got engaged, he would be fine as a man, and others would only gossip at most. However, if the same thing happens to Fu Li, people will say that she is not a woman, that she is a slut, and that she cannot do without a man...

Fu Li waved his hand: "Brother Jin has watched the two of us getting along since childhood, and his thoughts and thoughts must be different from those of others. I asked Brother Jin before, and he also told me, not to mention knowing each other and getting along with each other like us, knowing each other and loving each other. Afterwards, if you get married and stay together, the person you want to marry must conform to his aesthetics, share his thoughts and have common topics after marriage. Tell me, is such a person easy to find?"

Wei Yan couldn't help frowning: "It's really hard to find. But how can you be sure that this girl from the Xue family is the one Brother Jin is looking for? Don't forget, that little girl is only four years old this year. Brother Jin My son is already nine years old."

"Age is not a problem. Boys mature later than girls, and Brother Jin was spoiled by me, so he may mature later than other children. If you marry early, you may not be able to shoulder the responsibilities of your husband and father. .So I decided to wait until Brother Jin reaches the crown, and then consider his marriage.” Why do we have to wait until Brother Jin reaches the legal marriage age of 22 before letting him get married?

Brother Jin was five years older than Xue Baoqin. When Brother Jin was 22, Xue Baoqin was exactly seventeen, and then got engaged, and went through the three books and six ceremonies for a year. When he came in, he was exactly eighteen. Although he was not twenty, he was already I'm an adult, no matter what.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xue Baoqin in the original book is not only talented and good-natured, but she also sees and hears much more openly than ordinary boudoir girls.Comparing Xue Baoqin with Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, talent and appearance cannot be distinguished, but in terms of knowledge alone, Xue Baoqin, who has followed her father all over the world since childhood, is much better than the two, not to mention whether she composes poems or miscellaneous. Learning, and never fell behind.

It just so happened that Brother Jin also opened shops with Fu Li since he was a child, and has seen a lot of customs and customs.

Even if the Xue family is not as good as the original book, as long as there are Xue Renming and Xue Qinshi's parents, even if Xue Baoqin is not as good as the original book, he will definitely not be worse.

Fu Li liked Xue Baoqin at first, but now that he listed her as his daughter-in-law, he naturally liked it even more.

Such a good candidate for daughter-in-law, since she has met, how can she let it go so easily?

Fu Li thought from the bottom of his heart that this girl Xue Baoqin and his son were a match made in heaven, a match made in heaven, if they had the chance to be together, their married life would be happy and happy, and everyone would envy them.

The only thing that is not suitable may be...

"Although I don't know why you like a little girl you haven't met so much, but have you forgotten one thing?" Wei Yan reminded lightly, "Even if Xue Renming made a great contribution this time, he would save three generations of his own children and grandchildren. Not to be punished by the imperial examination, and their identity is only businessmen, which does not match Brother Jin's identity."

Fu Li chuckled lightly, and then leaned in front of Wei Yan: "Then I'm just a businessman, and I was married before and brought a child, but you are a marquis, I'm afraid we are even more incompatible. ? Then why do you have to marry me?"

Wei Yan was dumbfounded, unable to speak for a moment.

After a long while, he spoke again: "Did you forget that brother Jin will probably return to the Lin family in the future. You don't mind the identity of this little girl from the Xue family at all, but you can guarantee that the Lin family will return to the Lin family. The couple don't mind the identity of the Xue family girl? Maybe the Lin family couple have their own ideas and arrangements for Jin Ge'er's future wife? With Jin Ge'er's talent in reading, if there is no accident, he will definitely Is he going to be an official career? Lin Ruhai has worked so hard for so many years and has a lot of contacts in Qingliu. According to general thinking, the Lin family should be more willing to marry a girl from Qingliu's family to Brother Jin, right?"

Fu Li was stunned, yes.

Because she knew what Xue Baoqin would look like in the future, she never thought about whether she was worthy of Brother Jin

As long as she is good enough, Fu Li doesn't care about the identity of his daughter-in-law.

But from the Lin family's point of view, without knowing the other party's nature, they would of course be more willing to marry Jin Ge'er a wife who can help him in his career.Marriage is really normal in this era.

Fu Li himself hadn't thought about it that way, but...

What if Brother Jin wants to marry a girl who will help his career when he grows up?

Seeing that Fu Li dismissed the idea of ​​having a daughter-in-law for Brother Jin so early, Wei Yan was really relieved.Worried that she would still miss her, Wei Yan made a joke to divert Fu Li's attention: "Brother Jin is only nine years old this year, and it's too early to get engaged, but Brother Lang is 12 years old this year, you mother Shouldn't you worry about his betrothed?"

Hearing this, Fu Li subconsciously turned his head to meet Wei Yan's eyes. Seeing that his eyes were calm, and even a bit playful, he immediately laughed: "I want to worry about choosing a family for Lang Geer, Not surprisingly, he should marry a girl from the Xungui family in the future, right?" Just like in the original book, Wei Ruolan finally got engaged to Shi Xiangyun. Girls of Lange'er's age also understand better, so it should be more appropriate to leave this matter to them, right?"

She herself doesn't mind finding a marriage partner for Lang Geer, but she...

Ahem, from the fact that she wants to marry Xue Baoqin to Brother Jin, one can tell that the marriage partner Fu Li chooses for her son may care about the other person's good looks, whether she and her son have a common language, and their son's temperament Compatible or not...but they don't care about the family status that they care most about in this era.

If it is for Brother Jin to choose a marriage candidate, of course she has no problem with such a standard, after all, she is her own son, no matter what kind of daughter-in-law she picks for Brother Jin, others will not say much, At most, she felt that she didn't love her son enough.

But if she chooses Lang Geer's future daughter-in-law according to this standard...

Forget it, she doesn't want to be misunderstood by her family.

She didn't care about other people's opinions, but she was worried that Wei Yan and the two old people would not understand what she was doing, and that they would really misunderstand her after hearing too many gossips.After all, no matter how good her relationship with Lang Geer is, she is still Lang Geer's stepmother. Of course, it doesn't matter what she does normally, but if she completely follows her own ideas and standards in matters of Lang Geer's marriage, Obviously not very appropriate.

Wei Yan looked puzzled, as if he didn't understand Fu Li's words.

After hesitating, Fu Li asked directly, "If I set up a fiancée like a girl from the Xue family for Lan Ge'er, wouldn't you think it's inappropriate?" She glanced at Wei Yan and spread her hands helplessly, " From your tone just now, you don't even think she is worthy of Brother Jin. If I set such a fiancee for Brother Lang, you really won't be angry? The most important thing is, will you think too much about it? ?”

Wei Yan shook his head resolutely: "I can see your attitude towards Lang Ge'er, so how can you think too much about it? Let alone being angry."

But do you think that a girl of this status is not worthy of Lang Geer...

Wei Yan was stunned, and the subconscious answer in his mind turned out to be unworthy, unwilling, and impossible.

Fu Li understood Wei Yan's unfinished words, so he shrugged helplessly: "So, it's better to leave Brother Lang's marriage to you, the father, or to the old lady. If it's left to me, I'll be fine. Strictly follow your requirements to choose a fiancée for Lang Geer, and in the end it is hard to guarantee that he will not be affected by his true thoughts, and it will be bad if there is an unpleasant quarrel."

Whether it's the two old people in Dingweihou's mansion, or Wei Yan and Lang Ge'er, they are all people that Fu Li cherishes in his heart and really cares about, and she doesn't want to have conflicts with them.

No matter how close the relationship is, you can't ask everyone to think the same as you

Seeking common ground while reserving differences is the most common, most suitable and best way to avoid conflicts between people.

Of course, if Brother Lang also felt that his own criteria for selecting a daughter-in-law were better, and was willing to hand over the matter to her, of course Fu Li would not choose to refuse.After all, Fu Li really regarded Lang Geer as his own child, and he didn't want to favor one over the other.

It's a pity that Lang Ge'er's identity is doomed for him not to be self-willed. If his elders prefer him to take a wife who is well-matched, with Lang Ge'er's sense of responsibility, he may choose to follow the opinions of the two old people and Wei Yan. Finally, choose a wife who is "worthy" of oneself.

Who will let him inherit Wei Yan's title in the future, and it is very likely that he will succeed Wei Yan as the patriarch of the Wei family, and he will bear the honor and disgrace of the entire Wei family?

Thinking of it this way, Fu Li felt a little sorry for Brother Lang.

but……

Wei Yan suddenly said, "It won't be unpleasant."

Fu Li froze for a moment, but didn't react.

Wei Yan emphasized again: "Even if you decide on a fiancée like the Xue family for Lang Geer, as long as Lang Geer likes it, our family will not be unhappy." He could hear Fu Li choosing The standard of a daughter-in-law is completely based on the child's own preferences. Even if it does not meet the standard of an ordinary mother-in-law in selecting a daughter-in-law, the child will definitely like it.

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