The upgrade of Concubine Xian in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 631 Fanwai Accompanying Master Jiu on Business
In the golden autumn of October, the capital became lively. As soon as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Cao family arrived in Beijing, they began to visit the homes of powerful officials in the capital. Every elder brother's residence in the royal family had already been visited by them.

Sifujin was at the back, and neither mother-in-law nor daughter-in-law dared to be too presumptuous.

In the south, the attitude of Zarafen and the pure Prince Fujin made Cao Mama a little worried. Except for Prince Lian Fujin, the other Fujin of the princes were just superficial efforts.

Princess Li used to value the Cao family very much, and hoped to get the support of the Cao family and the officials in the south. Now, Prince Li has repeatedly emphasized that she must never contact the Cao family again. It is best not to contact them.

"Jiaojiao, there's a letter from Fujin!" A few days later, Hongli received a letter from his family and called Zarafin who was busy at the side.

Zarafin was taken aback for a moment, then hurried to the desk, and leaned against Hongli's side.

Hongli quickly opened the letter, and found that Fujin said that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Cao family had already arrived in Beijing, and even brought a lot of gifts, and they would bring a lot of things when they visited every house.

Zarafin took the letter from him, and found that the letter not only wrote some things about the mansion, but also clearly recorded the actions of Cao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Except for Prince Lian Fujin, the rest of the people did not allow their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to visit." Zarafin said.

Hongli hugged her and sat side by side, thinking about the significance of the letter, Fujin must have heard the news in the capital.

Yongzheng would never allow the prince and his wives to have anything to do with the Cao family. After all, the Cao family controls the salt tax. Those who have been able to control the salt tax for many years are definitely the people Kangxi trusts the most. Now, Yongzheng's attitude is completely different. On the contrary, something big is going to happen to the Cao family.

"Master, what do you mean by Fujin?" Zarafin asked curiously.

"It should be Han Ama who ordered Fujin to restrain his hands and feet." Hongli believed that Fujin should be able to handle the matter well.

"Jiaojiao, reduce the chances of seeing the female relatives in the south." Hongli said.

In the past few days, Zarafin had a lot of exchanges with the women's family members, and found that when the Cao family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were away, the officials and family members in the south had some changes. Even when they spoke, they were much bolder.

"Master, I always feel that now is the best breakthrough." Zarafin resolutely did not want to give up.

"Jiaojiao, you can no longer participate in the affairs in the south." Hongli looked at Zarafin and said, "Since Fujin has said something before, you can just follow it."

Zarafin nodded: "Master, I understand."

Hongli opened the booklet, which recorded the detailed situation, and there was absolutely no concealment of every move in the capital.

"Jiaojiao, look, the details above should be that when Madam Cao, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law passed by, each house was arranged, stepping on the bottom line of Khan Ama." Hongli pointed to the above record and said , "The imperial decree will be obtained soon in the south, remember, it is only prudent to act."

The officials and family members in the south have been informed of the situation in the capital, and most of them have closed their doors and no longer communicate.

"Master, what you said is very true. I will close the door tightly and will not go to any banquet." Zarafin said directly.

A faint smile appeared on Hongli's face: "Jiaojiao, it's good that you can think of this, and the master will help you to prepare."

In the next few days, the atmosphere in Suzhou and Hangzhou was really tense. The women's relatives reduced their chances to go out, and even the stage at home rarely opened.

Zarafin leaned on the beauty's couch, holding a scroll in his hand, looking at the story book leisurely.

"Master, the pure prince Fujin is here!" Huang Ah hurried in, bent over and told Zarafin.

"Prince Pure, please come in." Zarafin glanced out at the sky, now it is time for lunch break, and the weather is the hottest, Prince Fujin sacrificed his sleep time to come to her, obviously something happened up.

Pure Prince Fujin walked into the hall in a fragrant uniform, picked up the cup next to him, and poured several cups of sour plum soup, with an anxious look on his face, he kept looking in the direction where Zarafin could appear .

"Ninth Aunt, why didn't you take a lunch break, and came to the courtyard now?" Zarafin said after sitting down, staring at the dispute.

"Jiaojiao, you haven't heard the news from the outside, the fourth brother ordered that he will thoroughly investigate the salt affairs." Prince Pure Fujin said while staring at Zarafin.

"Where's the Cao family?!" Zarafin changed this one.

Yesterday, Zarafen was because Hongli refused to help the Cao family, which made the relationship between Hongli and the Cao family very bad. Madam Cao and the eldest wife of the Cao family were somewhat at odds.

"It is said that the fourth brother ordered the family to be confiscated." Prince Chun Fujin felt a little chilled. At first, the Cao family was Kangxi's loyal ministers. Now, Yongzheng is going to uproot the Cao family. The emperor's art can be regarded as a thorough cultivation.

"Well, has the house been ransacked?" Azarafin remembered that although the Cao family ransacked the house, there were still people left, and Cao Xueqin was one of them.

"Yes, it is said that the women's family members did not participate in the matter, and their lives can be spared, but two-thirds of the family property will be confiscated." Prince Chun Fujin inquired about the specific situation, and said quickly.

Zarafin secretly sighed in his heart, and he must ask Narbu and his son to say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.

Will Qianlong be even better in the future?In the history of the Qing Dynasty, after Qianlong ascended the throne, the people who supported him were liquidated.

"The body and I stayed quietly in the backyard. Don't touch them anymore. Most of the women's relatives thanked guests behind closed doors. We don't know how many officials and relatives from the south participated in it." Zara Fen looked at Prince Chun and proposed.

"Jiaojiao, I'm waiting for your words. Before leaving Beijing, my eighth sister-in-law asked me to bring letters to the officials and family members in the south. I didn't send these letters out because I was worried that there would be a risk of leaking information." Prince Chun Fujin doesn't want to mix with Prince Lian Fujin anymore.

Since Yinzhen became estranged from Yinsi, his temper has improved a lot, and even his relationship with the pure prince Fujin has been greatly eased.

"Aunt Jiu, have you told Uncle Jiu about this news?" Zarafen seemed to understand the reason for Prince Chun's visit.

"Say it, my lord told me to tell you, and then I will hand over the letter to you to pass it on to the fourth elder brother." After Prince Chun Fujin finished speaking, he directly took a box from the hand of the slave.

Zarafin looked at the lid of the opened box, and she saw that it was full of letters.

"Ninth Aunt, don't worry, I will hand it over to Master directly." Zarafin didn't look through it, and had someone reseal it, and handed it over to Hongli before preparing dinner.

"Thank you Jiaojiao!" Prince Chun Fujin said quickly with a faint smile on his face.

After Zarafin got up, she sent the pure prince Fujin to leave the hall. The box was placed within her sight range. Although she really wanted to read the letter inside, she didn't read it in the end just to be on the safe side.

Chapter 38

When the sun was setting, Hongli went back to the other courtyard from the outside. Zarafin stood in the middle of the courtyard, waiting for his return. Huang A and Tortoise had prepared delicious meals. They planned that when Hongli came back, he would directly start eating dinner. meal.

On the dining table, there are two hot pots. One is a traditional hot pot with thinly sliced ​​lamb meat. The bottom of the pot is only green onions, sliced ​​ginger, longan, and jujube. The other pot is a pot of stewed seafood.

Hongli looked at the hot pot and shook his head helplessly: "It's not good to always eat hot pot, why do you eat seafood hot pot again?"

After arriving in the south, Zarafin often eats seafood pot. It is close to the seaside and there are a lot of seafood available.

"Master, Ninth Aunt sent a box today and said she must give it to you by hand, so I thought it would be best to use hot pot, and a few more people around me to protect the box." Zarafin didn't trust the servants in the courtyard. Yes, these people obviously have the eyeliner of the courtiers in the south.

When the pure prince Fujin came over, the box in his hand was a bit like the box on the head, and Zarafin was thinking about the box, so he opened his eyes for sure.

"Take it to the study later." After eating the hot pot, Hongli felt a little hot all over his body, and it was no longer cold. "Prepare more charcoal fires. Although the temperature in the south is not low, it is very humid. When it comes to winter, it will definitely be even more humid."

Zarafin nodded: "I have ordered the servants to buy charcoal fires, and the other courtyard has started to buy things for the winter. Lord, can you look at the list again?"

Hongli went to the study with Zarafin, and even handed the box to Hongli.

"Jiaojiao, have you looked inside?" Hongli asked.

Zarafin shook his head, these were to be handed over to Hongli himself, Zarafin understood the importance of what was inside.

"Master, is there something missing inside?" Zarafin found that Hongli opened it and saw what was inside, and his face changed a little.

Hongli shook his head: "Come here."

In the other courtyard to the south, only the two of them are the masters, and when he goes out on business, Zarafin will be alone.

Zarafin walked to him and sat down, and found that there were folded booklets in the box. Hongli took out one and opened it for review.

"Hold it and watch, I will ask you a question later." Hongli said.

Zarafin's small face was wrinkled, but he didn't escape in the end, and he was still reading the booklet, which recorded the actions of the officials and family members in the south in detail.

Although women's family members rarely participated in the affairs of the previous court, most of them sent people to the backyard by the women's family members in the front yard.

Later, Hongli quickly read the news inside, and his complexion became more and more bad. The Cao family and the Li family were just a role model. More support, a large number of tributes are continuously sent to the capital every year.

The mansions of Li Wenye and Dong E's were hard-hit areas, and Li Wenye would be used to send money and tributes to Hongshi's mansion. Although Yongzheng knew it, he thought it was just an annual gift from Li Wenye.

"Jiaojiao, can you handle these female relatives?" Hongli asked, looking at Zarafin.

Zarafin rolled up his handkerchief, with a look of fear on his face. The more he understood the situation of the female relatives, he felt a little powerless.

"My lord, if I have to face it, I can still do it, and I will give you some support." Zarafin took a deep breath and said directly.

After sizing it up, Hongli nodded in satisfaction: "From tomorrow onwards, you will accompany Aunt Jiu to meet these people."

There were already a lot of invitations sent to the residence of the two masters, and Hongli and Yinzhen withheld these invitations one after another, hoping to minimize the chance of meeting the officials and family members in the south.

Giving someone away is the first step. As the end of the year approaches, giving things and money is the most important thing.

"Jiaojiao, when you see these people, you can't take all the red envelopes and New Year's gifts. If you can't refuse, you can pay a higher price for the New Year's gift." Hongli taught Zarafin.

After the Golden Festival, the temperature in the south gradually became colder, and there was a clear difference between the coldness in the south and the north. The courtiers in the south were very happy when they found that Yinzhen and Hongli had not returned to Beijing. Good brothers, at least there is a shortcut.

"Master, I understand." Zarafin nodded.

In November, every hall in the other courtyard was lit with silver charcoal, which made the hall very warm. Hongli took out all the cloaks. Although the temperature was not very low, it felt colder than in the north.

Just after breakfast, Huang Ah came in and said that Prince Chun had arrived, Zarafin tried hard to think about it, but he did not receive an invitation today.

"Jiaojiao, you have to save me." Prince Chun Fujin was full of frustration, he didn't pay attention yesterday, and the servants below found that under the things given by the Wei family, there was actually half a box of gold ingots.

Zarafin felt a chill all over when he heard the words of Prince Chun Fujin.

"What did Master Jiu say?" Zarafen asked, looking at Prince Chun.

"My lord hasn't come back yet. I went to inspect the store with my fourth elder brother yesterday." Prince Chun frowned, "I want to return the gift today, and I don't have so many gold ingots on hand."

Prince Chun Yinzhen, like Hongli, told Prince Chun Fujin before leaving that he must pay special attention to gift giving.

Pure Prince Fujin repeatedly told the servants to be careful and to register all the gifts they gave.

"Let's talk about it when Uncle Nine and Grandpa come back. Calculate the time, we should be back before lunch." Zarafin said.

Pure Prince Fujin nodded dejectedly: "Jiaojiao, if the master reprimands me, you are going to say it, the person I met with you yesterday."

"Uncle Jiu is doing business, so he will send half a box of gold ingots, which is considered to be what he likes. Here is half a box of silver ingots." Zarafin counted the silver, and there was still a higher-grade silver note to go to return.

what? !

Pure Prince Fujin exclaimed, the two of them were considered to be reasonable, but they were still being calculated.

"Jiaojiao, we definitely want to condemn." Prince Chun Fujin was annoyed.

Zarafin nodded, and the two hadn't discussed a solution yet, when the figures of Yinzhen and Hongli appeared in the courtyard, Zarafin felt warm and hurried out of the hall.

"Greetings to Uncle Nine and Grandpa." Zhalafin's eyes turned red, "My master is back."

During the two days when Hongli was not in the mansion, the officials and family members sent things to other courtyards one after another as if they had made an agreement, which made her a little flustered.

Pure Prince Fujin stood not far away, and had already started to complain.

Hongli glanced at Master Jiu from the corner of his eye, and hurriedly asked Zarafen, "Jiaojiao, something happened?"

Zarafin nodded: "Master, let me tell you."

Zarafin talked about the performance of the officials and family members in the past two days, and there were some excessive gift lists.

"Why is Aunt Jiu here?" Hongli asked curiously.

Uh uh uh!
Zarafin became embarrassed, Prince Chun Fujin came to discuss, and it was not clear whether Hongli could be informed of the specific situation.

(End of this chapter)