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Chapter 327 5.9 Still feel aggrieved, Xue Shidu?

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5.9 Still feel aggrieved, Xue Shidu?

After entering June, even in the northern part of the capital, the temperature has gradually become hotter. Coupled with the summer grain harvest and other agricultural work, the flow of people on the streets of the entire capital has decreased a lot, which has naturally reduced the hustle and bustle of the city on a large scale. The "Guo Mansion", which is located close to the imperial city, naturally becomes more and more quiet.

Guo Mansion is not big, but it also has a small but exquisite garden. Although there is no major construction, it is equipped with pavilions, rockeries and so on. On the second day of the lunar new year, in the pavilion in the center of the garden, Yongchang Gong Zu held the letter in one hand and the teacup in the other, slowly combing through the contents of the letter.

"Bing'er is good, she opened up the situation quickly." After a long while, Princess Yongchang gently placed the letter on the stone table, and also put down the finished tea cup. "I cooperated well with that boy. I deserve my presence here. The emperor's brother helped to speak; but it was those group of dog slaves who did not know how to die. I really underestimated them at the beginning.

You're not bad. It's really a bit unfair for you to stay in the small courtyard of Rongguo Mansion all day long. Unfortunately, if you were a girl in that mansion, I would have given you another position of praise in this mansion. Well, even if your damn man is still here, I can't make an exception; but now that you have the reputation of being a widow, I can only recruit you in the name of 'talking'. "

"Princess, you are serious. How much ability do you have on this burnt paper? It's not a tribute to the princess." Li Wan stood up with a smile and filled the princess's tea cup. "If you really want to talk about ability, my second sister is actually pretty good. Since she and I Since the princess came to the mansion, I heard that the mansion has improved a lot."

"She is indeed capable, but she is not a person who does big things." Princess Yongchang shook her head indifferently, "With me in charge of this mansion, no one dares to gossip about her; if it were like in your mansion, , relying on her alone to support it, I'm afraid it will turn into a mess in less than three days.

A dignified second lady from the Duke's palace. Although she is a concubine, where did she learn such a weak temper?It really opened my eyes to the situation in your house. But you, woman, may be looked down upon by the entire Rongguo Mansion. I just don’t know where your “courtesy wife” comes from. That damned gentleman, or that kid from Yangzhou now? "

"I don't dare to ask any more questions. Just go from wherever the princess thinks you are coming from!" Li Wan replied calmly. These days, she was brought in from time to time for discussions, and she stayed at the princess's residence at least three to five days a month. , I am basically immune to the behavior of His Highness who bumps into the dump truck from time to time, "As for Sister Dongfang, is it really as easy as the princess said?"

"You're not polite. You just call me sister when you come in, and you don't even ask if they want it or not." Her Royal Highness failed to achieve her goal. She glanced sideways at a certain widow and said something sinister, and then continued, "Whenever money is involved in this world, Nothing is ever easy, only troubles vary in size.

If my guess is correct, she and that boy should have run into trouble by this time, and it won't be easy to deal with it, because these days, the emperor's brother's impeachment papers on Lin Ruhai can be used to cook. How about Jiangnan? Maybe peace?However, based on what I know about that kid, he won't be troubled by a group of salt merchants, because he has more salt in his hands than those who don't know how to die combined. "

"Princess, so relieved?" Li Wan was a little nervous instead, "The minister's wife is a widow who has not seen the world for many years, and she also knows the power of the 'Eight Great Salt Merchants'. 'It's not an exaggeration. Ziyang and Sister Dongfang are there to assist Mr. Lin, right?"

"Unless they make a clear sign of rebellion, otherwise here in this palace, they are just a bunch of blind dog slaves." Princess Yongchang stood up suddenly, looked down at the water lilies in the pond beside the pavilion and said, "It's like This flower can only be said to bloom or grow in the pool of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Once it is separated, it will be nothing but dead branches and leaves.

The 'eight salt merchants' sound prestigious, but they also need recognition from the court. The so-called 'salt merchants association' only sounds nice, and the 'salt merchants' awarded by the court are their true identities; without the 'salt merchants' General Assembly', the imperial court can rebuild ten or eight at any time, but if they don't have the identity of the general salt merchant, what are they?
It's a pity that if this person becomes famous for a long time, he will easily forget his true identity and take the so-called 'momentum' seriously. This will require the court to kill a few and confiscate a few to make them understand what is appropriate; one person cannot do it. Just three, if not three, then eight, there are so many people in the world who are willing to earn money, and the court is afraid that no one will do it? "

"That's what the princess said!" Li Wan stood up respectfully, bowed before continuing, "After all, this world belongs to the imperial court."

"No, this world belongs to the royal family. The imperial court is only used by the royal family to govern the world. They are the imperial court only if the royal family recognizes it." Princess Yongchang interrupted her lightly, "The imperial court cannot be said to belong only to the royal family, because the royal family itself can There is no ability to control, so there is another saying called "living with the country", which means being of the noble lineage.

It's a pity that, like those ignorant salt merchants, the imperial court has existed for a long time, and there are inevitably some people who think that the world belongs to them, trying to control this and that, and even have the courage to point fingers in royal affairs; but in this world No matter what they want to do, money is indispensable. Therefore, the so-called "eight salt merchants" have less and less money entering the royal family, and they still have the courage to say "serve the imperial court". "

Li Wan didn't dare to answer these words, so she could only kneel on the ground pretty and let Princess Yongchang talk to herself.

"Okay, get up. I just said a few words in vain. If you have a headache, that's the emperor's brother's business." Princess Yongchang waved her hand to Li Wan to get up, and she sat down again to drink tea, "Salt merchant again If you are powerful, you can raise up to a hundred or ten guards at most. If there are more, even if the officials in Yangzhou and even Jiangnan are fed, they will not have the guts to ignore them.

That kid is in charge of more than half of the troops of a thousand households. Before going there, he got the permission of the emperor to bring at least about 200 people. With such a force at hand, unless more than three salt merchants start an uprising at the same time, otherwise he will be exhausted at most. Even if something really went wrong, Bengong told Dongfang to prepare a way out. ""But, what if" If anyone in the world of red chambers least wants Zhou Yang to have an accident, Li Wan will definitely be ranked in the top five.

"What I gave him was an opportunity, not a golden seal." Princess Yongchang raised her chin slightly and interrupted her coldly, "However, as long as he doesn't die and has my help, is it possible that his future can be lost?" It's a pity that if this is the case, he may have to delay for a long time before he can reach a position that satisfies me."

"This" Li Wan hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "If the court pursues the investigation, he is afraid..."

"He is the official of Qianhusuo in Daye. What does the matter in Yangzhou have to do with him? Isn't there Lin Ruhai?" Princess Yongchang's words made Li Wan's heart freeze instantly, "Well, if this is the case If he can succeed this time, I will guarantee him a future in the Beijing camp; I didn't pay attention to it before, but now that he is missing from my side, many things seem to have lost their backbone, and I always feel that something is missing."

"That's what the princess said." After saying this, Li Wan didn't dare to ask any more questions.

"Okay, let's talk about your side." Princess Yongchang gave a certain widow a faint glance, "I heard that your palace is very dissatisfied with me often bringing you over? Do you need my help to solve it?"

Because Li Wan is now in charge of the entire business in the northern region of Xuezhao. Although she is directly in charge of Zhang Dehui and Yang Xin, her identity is there. Which of these two old slickers with slave status has the courage to cross?This inevitably brings about one thing, that is, Li Wan now has too much money.

Although in theory, she was only in charge of the money, and it was endorsed by Princess Yongchang, there were still people in the Rongguo Mansion - or to put it more bluntly, it was Mrs. Wang who didn't like it. "Rumors like this slowly spread, followed by, of course, "There are so many people in my family, why don't I use any of them?"

"You don't have to worry about the princess, I can handle it." Li Wan didn't care. How empty the Rongguo Mansion was now. She knew better than Princess Yongchang and knew about this kind of thing. Unless she surrendered herself, no one in the mansion would have the courage. How, of course, she is not a fool, "If the princess has time, she might as well help out."

"What a coincidence, I happened to hear that Wang Ziteng is in a lot of trouble?" Princess Yongchang smiled faintly, "Why don't you help him again and make him feel more relaxed. If I remember correctly, the nine patrols Dispatch, it’s almost time to start again.”

"That's what the princess said!" Li Wan smiled and bowed.

"Okay, the matter is over, you go back and rest, and by the way, take Jia Zanshan back to rest for two days, the car is ready, you pack it up and go." Arranging things, Princess Yongchang waved her hand calmly.

"Oh?" Li Wan felt a little weird in his heart, "Princess is serious."

"Little hoof, don't make me regret it!" Princess Yongchang smiled, and gently raised a certain widow's chin with her delicate hands, "I still say, you want to stay."

"Farewell, my wife!" Li Wan blushed, turned around and left after a hasty salute.

A moment later, the study room in the inner courtyard.

"Is there anything you're not used to in these past few days?" Princess Yongchang stepped into the door and looked at the figure sitting on the couch reading a book and said, "Northland and Jiangnan are thousands of miles apart, and many places are different. Similarly, if you have any discomfort, you can tell it, and I will find a way to solve it."

"My little girl dare not!" The woman stood up quickly, and bowed respectfully, "Although I do feel unwell these days, it is not irresistible, but His Highness does not allow my little girl to write letters."

"Feel dissatisfied?" Princess Yongchang's tone became much calmer, and she reached out to lift the chin of the woman in front of her, "Still you feel aggrieved, Xue Shidu?"

(End of this chapter)